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Year: 1879

THERE was one feature connected with
the late unyeiling of the THOMAS statue
that brought excessive modification to
those having the affair in charge as well as
to those who largely sympathized with the
occasion. We refrained from especial refer
ence to it at the time for the reason that it
was so vexatious that we thought silence
the best solace under the circumstances


But as some time has elapsed, and wo can
speak with less feeling we now venture to
call attention to the fact that the citizen
soldiery who honored that occasion were
from the State of Virginia, which led the
van of secession and rebellion, We refer to
this now that wo may honor the citizen
soldiers who made sacrifices to be present.
Year: 1879

The day of riders" is again at hand.


Our dearly beloved Democratic Congress
will reassemble day after tomorrow, when,
despite past experience, it is to be expected
that the accustomed policy of that body of
loading the Government appropriation bills
down with extraneous matter will prevail.
But the result in the future will be, as in
the past, the overthrow Of the riders, and
the utter discontinue of the political
jockeys who provide the mounts therefor.
Year: 1879

THE Sentinel would no doubt be a very
clever, courteous and able journal of the
kind if it only knew how to get along with
out its personalities. This is the defect of
education and we overlook it, in the hope
that if its genial controlling spirit ever
learns that true journalism is impersonal,
it will ascend to higher and more genial
sphere Of life. Our observation is that true
German politeness occupies higher vein
in the mine of life than our cotemporary
has yet touched
Year: 1879

The movement in the House of Commons
for the appointment of a commission to
inquire into the causes of agricultural
depression in England and the speeches
for and against the proposition show at
once that intelligent representatives, inde-
pendent of party trammels, are fully awake
to the impending danger of greater distress
than England has yet ever seen, and that
the narrow-minded party leaders either do
not see what is coming or are too timid to
take position with regard to it. 1t is sig
nificant of the inanity of the present liberal
party in England that on the issue which
is to make the next great storm In that
country it is on the same side as
the tory party. People who have so
much misunderstood Mr.. Gladstone's re-
fusal to be considered any more
than an independent liberal will see
before long how we'll he understood
the cowardice and worthlessness, as a po-
litical force, of the present liberal party
Every year will and must necessarily make
the agricultural difficulty worse in Eng
land. 1t is not possible to frame temporiz-
ing laws that will make the land cheaper;
it is not possible with Zulu wars and vari-
Gus projects favorable to England's s.pres-
tige" to reduce the enormous burden of
taxation +; it is not possible to cheapen labor,
which already lives at the starvation point.
Thus all the elements of the price Of grain
must remain as they are in England, while
the very reasons that, in view Of the great
agricultural possibilities of our Western
States have made it Improbable to raise
grain near our great Eastern cities, operate
with even more force as between our West
ern States and England. England cannot
save her farmers from this competition.
Duties on grain, if they might save that
section of her people, would distress, in an
even greater degree, other sections and it
is not probable that she can find any pre-
text for the exclusion OF our grain suct as
has served her for the exclusion OF our
cheap cattle. Royal commissioners cannot
conjure this storm.
Year: 1879

Nj. de Lesseps pushes forward with great
energy the organization of his company for
the construction of an isthmus canal Our
special cable despatch announces that he
has signed an obligation to the Colombian
government in consideration of which he
obtains the concession Tor the canal, and
the company, with capital of four hum
dred million francs eighty million dol
lars) will be constituted Immediately. He
repudiates all idea of the intervention of
any government into the concerns Of
strictly commercial enterprise. and while
he recognizes the right of the United States
to interested supervision he denies that
the canal project has any nationality.
His theory, strictly followed, is, while
assuming that the utility of the
canal must be universal, Paris should
be the central seat of its opera
tions, because the severity of French
laws and the strictness of official super
vision give greater security to shareholders
and efficient control over the administra-
ton. There is project mooted to make
General Grant the honorary president of
the company-a step that would widely
commend it to popularity here, though it
would not remove the features that have
excited opposition. 1t is not possible to
make this canal apart from considerations
Of nationality. With an enterprise that is
French as to it's moral nature and Colon
bian as to it's location it will only be ques-
ton which of these shall prevail, and as the
Colombian is reasonably certain to 60 in
advance we should not like to see the gov
ernments of Europe, on account of defective
Colombian finances, levying an execution
and seizing the canal.
Year: 1879

Sunday trains will be run on the Metro
politan or Sixth avenue rapid transit road
to-day. At the start, in Difference to the
wishes of the church congregations on the
line of the road, the running of the cars
will not commence until noon, and will
continue from that hour till midnight
throughout the whole route, from Rector
street to Fitty-eighth street and 104th
street. This will afford n large number
of persons an opportunity to spend the
Sabbath afternoon in Central Park or
at the upper part of the island,
and will be very acceptable addition to
Sunday travelling accommodations. 1t is
considerate on the part of the management
to delay the running Of the trains until
midday, and as many churches have SER
vices in the afternoon and evening the ar
rangement will afford the congregations an
opportunity to judge how much or how
little annoyance they experience from the
passing cars.


The people are to be congratulated on
this settlement of the case, as tho Sixth
avenue line will before long carry them well
into the country and to very enjoyable
Iocalitiaa
Year: 1879

Who Shall BE King but Plon-Plons


1t is pretty good high comedy to find the
party of the Bonapartsts making all sorts
of wry faces over the difficulty into which
they are plunged by the rule of succession
established by Napoleon I'LL, yet deter
mined to adhere to it, nevertheless, for the
sake of the principle of legitimacy; as if
there were not necessary conflict of ideas
between the notion of Bonaparte as SOW
ereign and any sort of legitimacy whatever.
But it is queer to remember that the party
went over the same ground some years since
in o spirit of objection to the pretender who
last held the throne as Bonaparte prince.
Louis Napoleon's famous escapade at Stras-
bourg disgusted the pure Bonapartists Of
that time. Not because of its failure, but
because it was made by prince who had
no Legitimate" claim to be the head of the
family or to sit on the throne of France by
right of the Napoleonic tradition. Legiti-
macy was then held to be in the line of
Joseph, and every other pretender was an
interloper upon the rights of that line.
But the capture of the throne settled the
point of legitimacy. 'Cest le orai Amphuryon
Oh ron dine" The prince who can get pos
session Of the throne, no matter whose son
he is, will be legitimate in the most salts
factory way.
Year: 1879

Apparently there is great difference
from the point of view of the police or the
Coroner, or both together, rs to where
man dies. His body is subject to entirely
different theories OF law If he is found dead
in the water from those that apply If he is
found dead on land. At least we Judge
this to be the case from the varying course
of the authorities. Only n few months
since tho sensibilities of all considerate
people were narrowed by the brutality
with which the police insisted upon keep
ing in the water for many hours awaiting
the arrival of q Coroner the body of a
woman found drowned, and her husband
passed the night on the wharf awaiting the
moment when this superstitious routine
should permit the withdrawal from the water
of the poor remains of loved one. How
different were the proceedings in the case
of the body Of Mr.. Seymour. No sooner
did the police discover this than they
Year: 1879

Although Congress has been talking for
nearly half year there are yet localities
in which our national emblem is respected.
dent of that city having accidentally and
without knowledge of the fact hoisted his
flag Union down. the Fire Departments
chief saw tho holy rag in its unhappy
condition, and straightway called out
his entire department 1t is not exactly
good for disabled flag in mid air, unless
it might raise column of water, with
man on the end of it. to the scene of the
accident, but the habit which officials
have of devising plans that no COM
mon mortal would suspect justifiss
us in believing that the chief would
have done something wonderful il
he had been allowed time enough. But
when the Fire Department arrived it could
find no flames except in the patriotic heart
it's superintendent, and these were of
kind which no true American would care to
extinguish. Then there was great hubbuh
in the streets; the fremen were disappointed,
ana SO were the small boys VINO mad
run after the engines. The perpetrator of
the aagitious offence was suspected of dis
loyalty, the Mayor made speech to allay
the excitement, and finally the chief gall
lantly threw himself in the breach--to
speak fguratively-an raised the glorious
banner right side up, before the iremen,
boys and residents in general would
go to their homes again. 1t is fitting
that this rare, exciting event should
have occurred in the Keystone State,
whittier the residents of both sections are
looking for the coming man, and it is
enough to make one shudder to think how
all the patriotic fervor would have remained
dormant had the chief given some boy ten
cents to go aloft and start the flag Alright.
Year: 1879

there are many brave, reliable men on the
force, the bad ones are SO numerous so pre-
suming, and, for some unaccountable rea-
son, so influential with the commissioners,
that they taint and disfgure the whole
body. No person pretends that police,
however efficient and faithful, can wholly
prevent crime; but it can check crime by
being a terror to evil doers through
its watchfulness and by its intelligence and
vieor in detecting criminals and bringing
them to justice. The police of New York
are to be held directly responsible for the


burglary at the Manhattan Bank on Broad
way, for the robbery of the Stewart
grave, for the Twenty-seventh street homi-
eide, for the Hull murder and for the Sey
mour assassination, not because they did
not happen to be present at the right mo-
ment when these crimes were committed
and to catch the criminals in the act, but
because their incapacity, carelessness and
ignorance are so notorious that male
factors set about the most des-
perate and atrocious villanies without
any dread of the police or any
fear of detection. Such crimes as the
Stewart grave robbery and the Hull MUIR
der would never have been thought of if
the police of the city had been as noted for
untiring watchfulness as they are for
neglect and stupidity. 1t is idle to sup
pose that the incapacity and carelessness
that rendered the stealing of the Stewart
body possible; that failed to discover the
negro murderer enter the Forty second street
house; that took no note of the open doors
during the night; that gave an opportunity
for the Twenty-seventh street homicide and
allowed the nightly invasion of the Episcopal
Seminary grounds, will not give an addi-
tional impetus to crime and be followed
by new atrocities. AS the character of the
police force deteriorates the boldness Of the
criminal classes naturally increases, and it
is to be feared that the record Of robbery
and murder, already SO alarming, will re-
ceive fearful additions from the experience
of the last few months. The only hope of
protection for the people is in the Police
eral Smith, Mr.. Wheeler, Mr.. MacLean and
Mr.. French that New York shall become
the harvest ground for murderers and
robbers and place of deadly peril for rep
utable citizens. 1t rests with them to
weed the police of brutality, corruption
and incapacity and to give us a force under
whose protection and in whose vigilance and
fidelity the lives and property of the people
will be safe.
Year: 1879

For some weeks past every fresh report
from South Africa gave the details Of the
excessive anxiety of the Zulu king to make
peace and get the awful burden of the war
off his hands but it now begins to appear
that these reports represented rather Lord
Chelmsford's wishes as TO what Cetywayo
would do than any intention on the part Of
Cetywayo. He has, it appears, made no over
lures with terms of peace. His messengers
sent forward to palaver-perhaps simply
with view to stretch out events and make
every possible delay were sent away be-
cause they did not talk turkey" They
had no authority to say on what terms
peace might be made, and they were or
dered to return to endeavor to secure, not
even Cetywayo's terms, but some evidence
of his sincerity in his pretended wish to
make peace. That reduces his peaceable in
clinations TO very fine point. One of the
evidences thus required was that he should
send in the two cannon captured at Isan-
dula. As these cannon are of no use what
Year: 1879

ever to Cetywayo he can obtain a character
for sincerity at very cheap rate in that
way. Pending Cetywayo's answer there
would be mo operations" and if his answer
was favorable there would be q cessation of
hostilities pending the discussion of the
terms of peace. All OF which is quite salts
factory to Cetywayo. no doubt, and is per-
haps satisfactory to Lord Chelmsford also,
who seems to be principally eager to find
one pretext after another for avoiding in
definitely that fighting of which he is
clearly not very fond. Government has
sent out scheme for the basis OF peace,
and as Sir Bartle Frere sent one before the
war began that has evidently been reconsid-
cred
Year: 1879

Probably the enemy of mankind never
takes any vacation. So far as personal in-
telligence has been given of him. and ac-
counts of his peculiarities and habits, it is
not recorded that he ever went away for
rest or to escape the heat. On the con-
trary, it is generally set down that he is
indefatigable, inventive, alert and forever
planning new traps and snares for mortal
man and covering his hooks with the incest
and newest sorts Of bait. Some of the old.
est of his bats are killing, but he gets up
new ones now and then with tremendous
effect. Now, as this troublesome customer
never takes any vacation, how is it that at
about this time Of the year q vacation is
taken by hundreds and thousands Of
those good men who have given
their lives to the noble service
OF protecting the souls of men and
women against the devices of this arch
enemy? Looking out for him, watching
his games. telling where his new traps are
set aud giving precise directions how we
shall avoid the bait is the function of o
noble company of men the world over, and
this function must be useful and important,
because the world pays every year at least
a tenth of its yearly earnings to the men
who perform it. That could hardly happen
if it was not known that the service rem
dered was worth it. But if the keepers and
defenders Of human souls 60 away for
rest and the enemy continues his campaign
may we not lose in summer oil that has
been protected with great difficulty through
the other seasons? Or If the people left to
themselves are safe for the summer might
they not perhaps be just as safe for the
rest of the year without the payment of the
vast sums given for priestly service?
Year: 1879




A citizen applied to Justice Flammer at
the Tombs Police Court yesterday for
warrant against the foreman of the Street
Cleaning Bureau for the Tenth ward for
failing to remove dead goat which had
been ripening and rotting in the hot sun
opposite the complninant's residence for
the last three days. The police had been
notified to remove the offensive body, but
no attention had been paid to the notifica-
ton, and there the carcass remained, to the
disgust of the residents and the enjoyment
of the visiting flies. The Justice instructed
the complaining party to communicate with
Commissioner MacLean.


Here is splendid opportunity for the
new and learned Police Commissioner to
make another decision on q grave legal
point connected with street cleaning mat
ters, of which he has supreme control. Re-
Gently he terrified all the old lady house.
keepers by the stern announcement that if
they dare to sweep a handful or two of dir.
from their front stoops across the sidewalk
into the gutter they will be arrested
summarily by the police, dragged to
the station house and if necessary
60 to dungeon cell for the night. ''It
is the law" says Commissioner MacLean,
and he instructs his gallant knights Of the
locust to enforce it at the butt end of their
clubs. But it is also the law to promptly
remove the carcasses Of dead animals from
the public streets, and now suppose Com
NJ IT - ,x,e eo~ Al -
duty it is to cart off the ripening Tenth
ward goat and who is to be punished for a
piece of gross official neglect that risks the
health of neighborhood and disgusts the
residents.
Year: 1879

The RUFFLAN accused of stabbing a man ut
Staten Island badly that he will probably
die, and who afterward engaged viciously with
Officer Cobb, proves to be an ex-policeman from
New York. If the Commissioners desire brutes
on the force as earnestly they seem to do he
should be reapponted at once.
Year: 1879

hurried it away to the station house, and
compelled the grief-stricken wife of the de-
ceased to tramp at their bidding in the
train, and her brother, the Bishop, also.
Upon what new theories of law did they
carry away that body and take into custody
the relations?
Year: 1879

The TwENTY-THIRD REGIMENT had some
genuine camp experiences at Newport ON Friday
night. There is more practical soldering in
making tents watertight during a storm than in
u month of drilling in armories
Year: 1879

are more or less constant good police
should be able to find every one of them in
a short time. But it is also possible that
Mr.. Seymour had the misfortune to happen
on some fact to which it was disagreeable to
have a living witness.
Year: 1879

The WEATnER.-All traces of the disturbance
that passed over the Middle Atlantic and New
England States on the 4th have entirely passed
away, and the barometer rose with remarkable
rapidity during yesterday. The pressure is
high throughout all the country east of the
Mississippi River, there being two distinct cen
tres where the barometer is above 30. 20 mches


In the West and Northwest the pressure is de-
creasing steadily, and there are indications of
ance over the Northern Missouri and Mississippi
valleys. Rain fell in the Gulf States, the lake
regions and the Northwest. There were also
some light showers experienced in the central
valleys. The weather was cloudy in all the
districts except the South Atlantic and East
ern Gulf States and some sections Of
the lower lake regions and Middle Atlantic
States The winds have been from fresh to
brisk on the Middle Atlantic coast and in the
Northwest aud generally fresh in the other see
tioms of the country. The temperature fell de
cdcdly, except in the central valleys, where it
remained nearly stationary. The depression
that is moving in the West will probably take a
course similar to the one that has just passed
AWAY, that is, over the lake regions to the 81.
Lawrence Valley and thence in northeastcrly
direction toward Nova Scotia. The weather
over the British Islands is unsettled. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be slightly warmer and fair. Tomorrow
the same conditions are likely to prevail, fol-
lowed BY rapidly increasing temperature.
Year: 1879

Is THERE ANY SYSTEM in the payment of pen
sion arrearages! 1t would seem not, if some
men who filed their papers nearly half year
ago are still waiting while later applicants have
received their money.
Year: 1879

FIREcRAcKERs have killed another person
by setting fire to the clothing of lady, who
died from the effects Of the flames. If Con-
gressmen want to hit China in way that all
adults will appreciate let them legislate against
the importation of irecrackers, which do more
harm than cheap Chinese labor.
Year: 1879

BURNING Down BUILDINGS so as to get q few
glasses of beer is almost as ingenious as the
Chinese plan of roasting a pig by burning a
house, but when the youthful 'frebUgs" of
Flushing come to trial they will undoubtedly
find that ingenuity is not always virtue
Year: 1879

DEAN STANLEY has struck the keynote Of the
publics tender sentiment over the death of the
late Prince Imperial of France by quoting Scrip
ture-he was 1.-The only son Of his mother, and
she was "a widow"
Year: 1879

To THE HERALDs SKETCHES of suburban
resorts are added this morning some notes upon
the White Sulphur Springs and the northern
shore of Long Island Sound. These localities
are far from each other, but not so far from the
city to discourage the New Yorker in search
of "a summer abode.
Year: 1879

TnE MARRIAGE OF "A loving couple in Germany
il being deferred because the bride cannot
prove that she was born, her existence seeming
not to answer German legal requirements as to
proof. The family Bible will hereafter be in
Germany something more than place to hide
things that no one desires should be found
Year: 1879

The first Of the Joseffy concerts at the Phiadepha
Academy of Music last night drew fully as large
an audience as that which greeted Carlotta Patti on
her recent appearance the same stage. There
appear be plenty of patrons in Philadelphia for
a really good entertainment by first class musical
talent: but. well known impresario
recently discovered nothing short of real excellence
will satisfy The wonderful execution of Joseny
received from the audience last night the most
respectful and grateful appreciation. For nearly
two hours this young man was the sole attraction
the stage, and without apparent fatigue he played
through the programme. The great success Of the
night. so far popular verdict goes, was Chopns
valse in 4 minor Josefys rendering of schu-
mans "Bird Prophet" elected rapturous
applause. Herr Josefy played on recall.
after his study on Chopin's valse in fiat.
n transcription OF his Of the aria "Pergolese."
To,his rendering of the music of Liszt the large
audience listened with breathess intentness. and
when the young pianist bowed his farewell the vast
crowd rose to it's feet and for several minutes the
applause was deafening. Mr.. Lewis Blumenberg.
violoncellist and Bruno o. Klein accompanist. ap-
pearcd twice during brief rests which the chief ar
tst took Josey will be heard for the last time at
the matinee this afternoon.
Year: 1879

The tolloEin is an extract from q
letter written Leadvile:


You Gao come here aud return home
for about S250-providing you only
stay few days The majority of the
inhabitants here are of the roughost
class, who do not regard human life
more than beasts, and in consequence,
a murder a day is but u fair average.
uuobserved, save by many of the
miners who take that day to get drunk
The business houses arc kept open
and the carpenter and painter ply
their trades the same as on other days
The miners get from 81 so to 81 pei
day, and board ranges from SIS to $50
per week. Three weeks ago snow wa:
five feet deep in places. aud was told
that it would continue TO fall occasion
ally till August For the information
of those who persist 10 calling it, as i
it were spelled Lede Vile, We would
state that Dr. Hall says it is known
there as If spelled Led Vile.