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Year: 1874




There was nothing Of importance in
either house to-day. This evening about
o'clock the presiding officer of the two
houses received telegram from Attorney
General Williams with President Grants
proclamation for publication.


As soon as it became known the widest
excitement prevailed on the streets. Never
in the history of Little Rock was there such
cheering and general rejoicing. 1t is al
most impossible for one TO elbow his way
through the excited crowds. Men, women
and children rejoice. Stores that were
heretofore closed are opened, flags waving,
bands playing and the people are wild with
their exclamatiOns. The President and
Baxter are just now the popular men in the
eye Of the people of Little Rock. Hun
dreds Of people are rushing to Baxter's
quarters to congratulate him; ladies as well
as men, white and colOred. Ten thousand
copies Of the proclamation are now being
printed in extra form by the Gazette, and
the office is beSieged with people to get hold
Of copy.


Gov. Baxter this evening issued a gene
raj order, congratulating the militia, and
thanking the citizen soldier, President
Grant.


Brooks Wants TO Disband


Tonight MI. Brooks sent cOmmunica-
ton to the Governor to arrange for the dis
banding of forces on both sides The Gov
ernor referred the matter to his command
ing officer, Gen. Newton.


A young man named West, from Pope
county, Baxter soldier, while on duty as
a sentinel was accidentally shot and killed
tonight.


The rejoicing throughout the city tonight
is very great.


Askansas COngressmen Dtsgusted.


WASHINGTON, May 15.-There is gen.
eral feeling of relief consequent on the
Presidents action in the Arkansas case.
Of course there is dissatisfaction amOngthe
Congressional delegation from that State.


Little Phil. Expecting n Job.


New YORK, May 15.--At meeting OF
the Executive Committee OF the Grand
Army of the Republic tonight, it was
stated that Gen. Sheridan could not promise
to preside on the evening of decoration
day. as the Lieutenant-G General of the army
might be called on at any moment to act
in Arkansas.
Year: 1874

SOME men never lose their presence
of mind. In Milwaukee man threw
his mother-in-law out of the window
from the fifth story of burning build
ing and lifted up tenderly' a feather
bed, which he carried down stairs safely
In his arms.
Year: 1874

The programme for tomorrow is a very
attractive one, and it is conceded that it
will be the event of the week. Tom Bowl
ing is expected TO make an astonishing re-
cord in the mile dash. Special trains
will start after the race on all the roads
leading from the CITY.
Year: 1874

are few elections where partisan zeal run
high, in which the victorious party witt
more or less Of truth, is not charged with
acts Of fraud. There must be an end Il
this controversy upon the subject. 1t would
be disastrous to allow the proceedings by
which Brooks obtained possession Of the
office TO be drawn into precedent. There
is not State in the Union in which they
would not produce conflict and probably
bloodshed. They cannot be upheld or JUS
tihed upon any ground, and in my opinion,
Z. Baxter should be recognized as the law
ful Executive of the State Of Arkansas.


Supplementary.


Since the foregoing was written, the At
torney General says: have received tele-
graphic copy of what purports to be the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court of Arkansas,
delivered on the It'll, deciding that the Cir
cult Court Of Pulaski had jurisdiction to
decide the GovernOrship, and issuing a
mandamus on the State Treasurer in favor
of Brooks. To show the value Of this de-
cision, it is proper that should state that
Treasurer Page recognized Brooks as the
Governor, but refused payment merely to
make up a state Of facts on which the Su-
preme Court might act. The issue so made
by the parties interested was sub
mitted to Judges virtually pledged
to give the decision wanted. The
Court was held in Brooks military camp,
and they rendered decision in plain con-
trayention Of the Constitution and laws of
the State and in direct conflict with two
other recent decisions of the same court de-
liberately made. / refrain from comment.
More than once the Supreme Court of the
United States has decided that it would
not hear argument in case made up in
this way, and a decision obtained under
such circumstances is not recognized as
authority by any respectable tribunal. The
call of the Legislature which convened on
the 11th inst, exhausts all the means which
the people Of the State have under the Con-
stitutiOn to invoke the aid of the Execu-
tive Of the United States for their protec-
tion, and there seems to be under the cir
eumstances of the case an impartial neces-
sity for immediate action.
Year: 1874

DAILY ROUTINE. To those whose Daily
Routine is more or les imperstively dictated
to them by circumstances, it is a matter of
extreme difficulty to secure those various
conditions under which alone the full
amount Of nutrition can be got out of food
And yet such persons form the overwhelm-
ing majority of mankind. What are peo-
pie to do? They either must put them
selves in training, to borrow phrase from
the fstic brotherhood, or else, finding this
to be utterly impossible, they must en-
deavor to find something which will act SO
far as substitute as to enable the system
to appropriate the nourishment which food
alone is capable of affording. Such sub
stitute is DR.. GottEeb Fisch's Bitters A
wine glassful of this taken after each meal,
will enable man, in vefy short time. to
get from his food the proper nourishment
and will thus fit him to perform cheer
fully, nay, even joyfully, his DAILY RoU-
TINEl


This subject continued next week under
Mature Greater than Art. y
Year: 1874

WARRINGTON, fepruary Io'


The chaplain in his opening prayer
invoked Divine Providence to grant
that the country might ever think With
reverence Of the good men through
whose fundamentally the nation has
attained its present exalted position.
and especially Of him who Was hrat 70
defend us from all wrongs. and ever first
in the affections OF his countrymap.


Mr.. Anthony said that the country
was to-day celebrating the birthday OF
Washington, and it was not customary
for the Senate to cit on such q day un-
less there was 40 extraordinary press
ure OF business be therefore moved
that the Senate adjourn. .


The motion was unanimously carried
and the Senate adjourned.
Year: 1874

The public meeting in relation to the
location OF q school house for the Sec
ond Ward, or for the Second and Third,
which was held at the Court House
last night seems to have resulted in
nothing more tangible than that there
is an irreconcilable difference OF oFin-
ion between representative men OF the
several Wards in regard to the two
questions; Let, Whether a new School
House is needed at all and I'd, Where
ifnseded, it should be built Upon these
two questions the parties divided and
the feuds OF the Guelphs and the Chi
bellires but dimly ioreshsdowed the
war which eeems likely to arise in re-
latiop to this matter.


The report iu our local columns gives
q fair presentation Of each side oil the
controversy as discussed in the meeting
at the Court House, and our city
readers may judge for themselves as to
the merits OF the case. You pays your
money and you takes your choice" but
beitremembered that in eithercase you
pays your money" Itis impossible as
yet to form any Intelligent opinion as to
the shape the controversy will ultimate
ly take or where.o this thing may grow.


We have received from the publish
er a copy of a neatly printed pamphlet
entitled Waves from the Waverly.'
The Waverly Literary Society is an
organization OF sprightly young gentle
men in the city who have combined for
mutual improvement in literary pur'
suits. They meet weekly and present
essays, orations, recitstions and witty
seuibs, and formally debate, after the
manner OF literary societies everywhere.
the various social or political questions
OF the day. The little book before US
is compilation Of essays, poems, bon
nlot,, jokes, etc that have Interested
and amused the Society during the past
few months and which it is believed
will also interest and amuse the public.
For sale By Stanton.
Year: 1874

that was forced to nominate him by the popu-


lar demand and through the apprehension


that if he became the candidate of another


party that other party would triumph at the


polls. He cannot suppose that any sense of


fealty on his part requires from him


that he should regard the interests of
the country as secondary and sub
sidiay to the interests of party. He
has shown that he understands clearly that
his party is now packhorse for dead weights;
that it does not carry great principles and
great purposes, but only the luggage and
plunder of few leaders; and in the answer
made yesterday in the Senate to Mr. Car
penter by MIR. Morton he will see the degrad-
ing view that the strictly party voice takes of
the Louisiana case Mr.. Morton's answer to
the call for new election is that ''the republi-
can party does not demand it," and that ''the
republican party regards the call for new
election as movement to give the State to
its enemies. Never mind for the justice
of the case--for rights, liberties or
aught else-but do always, right or wrong.
what suits the programme of your party.
Such is the spirit and disposition of the men
who are unfortunately the constitutional and
personal advisers of the President; but we
cannot believe he can stxltify his heroic his
tory by accepting that view, or by failing to
oppose it wisely and energetically at the
proper moment.
Year: 1874

The BURNING OF THE GLAUCUs. The de-
struction of the steamer Glaucus, while lying
in her dock at Boston, furnishes another ex-
ample of want of due precaution in prevent
ing fires. Although discovered before it had
taken any serious hold on the ship, the fire,
owing to the dangerous nature of the cargo,
defeated the efforts of the firemen to extin-
guish the flames. The practice of carrying
highly infammsble freight in general cargo
is very reprehensible, and there certainly
ought to be some regulation to prevent it. If
it had not been for the presence of kerosene
oil among the cargo the fire would have been
conquered by the efforts of the firemen. As
a measure of public safety freight of such q
dangerous nature as kerosene ought not to be
carried with general cargo, as in case Of fire
it is almost certain to cause the destruction
of both cargo and ship. The loss of mer-
chandise and the damage sustained by the
Gaucus from the fire are estimated at one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Year: 1874

Fifteen of our best naval vessels are now in


rendezvous at Key West and are to have


naval drill at the Dry Tortugas, and, as our
correspondent at that place observes, the exer-


cises will consist of sailing in squadron, de-


ploying in order of battle and other minor


evofutions. Landing in surf boats, howitzer


drill in boats and on shore Will be


carried on; the marine corps will be exer-


cised in battalion drill, and the mysteries OF


torpedoes, as discovered and taught at New


port, will receive due attention, as we are IN


formed that "a large schooner has Just
arrived from the North bringing an assorted
cargo of the very latest patterns of torpe-


does" "Away, all boarders! "a command
which has seldom been heard from the
horse block since the dark hours of the
Last war, will be sounded from the
decks OF our few remaining frigates while the
batteries are supposed to be engaging the
enemy; and at the very moment when the
boarders-pike, pistol and cutlass in hand-are
secreted behind the bulwarks and hammock
nettlngs the proper appliances will be fitted
to prevent the enemy's boarders from execute
ing counter movement All of these exer-
clses will simply prove the value and efficiency
OF rival systems for rival systems exist on
the sea and, as they also exist on shore
target firing-a feature in warfare to which
Captain Luce called attention in his exhaustive
treatise on Manning the Navy"-will be
practised by all the assembled batteries, and
We are convinced, in a manner which will
show that our naval ordnance such rs it
IS, is we'll handled by our gunners
whether they be officers or men. Fuses, the
charging of shells, great-gun exercise, the
internal police of O man-of- war, feet tactics,
signals and the steam enginery of our naval
service will be thoroughly tested.


At no time in the history of the United
States has any moment been more important
than the present one seriously to contemplate
our position as naval Power. Either we need
navy or we do not need navy. Inland
legislators maintain that transportation, pub
lie buildings, the Great West, the Great
South and railways are the only interests of
the American people. Those who contem-
plate the future with foresight can see that
there Is no issue in our national politics OF
domestic character upon which parties can
divide; nor is there any possibility for the
growth of such an issue while financial and
tariff questions are pending. republican
does not know whether he is a republican or a
democrat, and democrat faces the same
dilemma. But as we are organized-as
American society is organized-a question
must excite and divide the people, and that
question, we believe, will be foreign one
one that will require large and efficient
navy during its discussion and as essential to
its ultimate decision Will that question be
''The Fisheries" 'sThe Annexation of British
North America, ''The Liberation of Cuba,
''The Cutting Through of an Isthmian Canal
or 'The Annexation OF the Sandwich
Islands?" We leave time and Congressman
to determine.
Year: 1874

The SCHOOL COMMITTEE WOMEN in Boston,
Notwithstanding Massachusetts, is the home of
most Of the female suffrage shriekers, have not
been very fairly or gallantly treated by the
men on the Board. After being chosen to
their positions under the law they have been
excluded from any participation in the delib-
erations of the School Board and compelled
to establish their rights in that body by an ap-
plication to the Supreme Court. The legal
question would have been settled in worthisr
manner if the ladies had not been compelled
to demand their legal rights at their own
exnense.
Year: 1874

RAPID TRANSIT. -There are several schemes
before the Legislature for rapid transit between
the lower and the upper end of this island;
but, between this company, that company and
through. The only resource for this people is
bill authorizing the city to do the work.. and
providing the ways and means for doing it
speedily, for time is more valuable than money
in this business, and time and money can be
saved in the bill suggested.
Year: 1874

General Howard's Case in Congress.


There seems to be some difficulty in obtain
ing a court Of inquiry from a republican
House of Representatives against christian
soldier and gentleman" The case o. General
Howard and his conduct in the Freedmen's
Bureau have been so very generally ques-
toned and accusations OF so grave nature
have been so often made against him that
soldier with delicate sense of honor, though
he was not pious Christian, ought to have
long ago insisted on full and searching
inquiry into charges which cast stain on
his honor. The friends of General Howard
are evidently not people with very tender SEN
sibilities or the scene in Congress yesterday
would not have taken place. They pretend to
desire an investigation, but they say that it
must be q fair one, SO impugning the veracity
and honor Of the army officers, and intimat-
ing belief that they would do grave injus-
tice to their own comrade and use q court of
justice for the satisfaction of private wrongs.
Even the President of the United States is not
above the pious suspicion of the Christian
friends of General Howard. The proceedings
in the House on the case were undignifed,
and no confidence can be attached to a
court which is organized to whitewash. What
ever services General Howard may have rem
dered his country in the past, he can have no
claim to the creation of special courts in his
favor, and the efforts of his friends to obstruct
honest inquiry will only strengthen popular
belief in the charges made against him.
Year: 1874

The German LssbOr Meeting I'm tho


Cooper Union.


The hall of the Cooper Union was crowded
last night by an enthusiastic audience COM
posed of German residents affiliated to the
International Society. They came together To
denounce the conduct Of the police in dispers-
ingthe Tompkins square meeting. Several very
inhammatory speeches were made by the
speakers while asserting their right to free
speech and to assemble in public One gen.
tleman uttered words of awful warming to the
community, and, being in a prophetic
state OF mind, announced that the day
might not be far distant when
Communists, like aboIitionists. would
cease to be despised, and their principles, now
so universally condemned, would be accented
al saving truths The "Fifth avenue rabble"
were warned that the Republic is on the edge
of terrible volcano and that ali eruption
may be looked for at any time 1t appears.
that we are in danger of having free speech
destroyed by the police. This news, if true,
is very important. but it needs confirmation.
However, the assembled Germans were quite
agreed that in the police we have the germ Of
an overshadowing tyranny which imperils the
safety of free institutions. The meeting was
very enthusiastic and when the oratory was
exhausted the audience quietly dispensed.
Year: 1874

The New CRY PRISON JoB.-The bill for
the repeal of the law of last session authoriz-
ing the building of new prison in place of
the Tombs should be passed by the Legisla-
ture for many reasons. The city debt has in
creased over forty million dollars in the last
two years. The rate of taxation has also
heavily increased, and we have. besides, float
ing debt in the shape of unpaid claims, &C.,
the amount Of which no person has yet been
able to discover. The present City Prison,
which has been good enough up to this time,
will be good enough for some time longer AS
improvements progress down town. when the
present distractions to all improvements are
removed, we shall be better able to decide than
now on the most desirable location for a new
prison. The people need above all other i'm
provements some means of rapid transit, and
no expenditure of dollar Of the public money
not absolutely necessary should be sanctioned
until this shall have been secured. The talk
about an "honest commission and an s'unsal-
aried commission in connection with the new
prison job is all claptrap. An honest COM
mission can be created at any time, and we
have practical experience of the humbug of
''unsalaried'' commissions in the fact that
a Central Park ex-Commissioner, who is also q
New Prison Commissioner, managed to make
the former ''unsalaried" Office pay him over
ten thousand dollars year for ten or eleven
years service.
Year: 1874

The BROOKLYN TRoUBLEs.-A delay of
which the Brooklyn people (not without rea-
sony complain has followed the trial of the
charges against District Attorney Britton
The decision of the case on its merits ought
not to require long consideration. Indeed,
the principal plea of the friends of Mr.. Brit
ton appears to be based upon partisan grounds.
The delay with the Executive, however, is
said to have arisen solely from the determina-
ton of Governor Dix to select thoroughly
unexceptionable person as Mr.. Britton's sue
cessor, so that Kings county may secure real
reform in most important branch Of its gov
eminent. The honest reformers of Brooklyn
ought, therefore, to ignore all personal prefer
ences and unite in recommending for the
District Attorneyship gentleman whose
character and qualifications will command at
once the popular endorsement of their choice.
Year: 1874

The STATE SENATE CoMMrprEE WILL report
favorably the bill to consolidate the city and
county of New York. This bill should meet
with no opposition. It will simplify the gov
ernment, and ought to lessen the expense Of
its administration.
Year: 1874

The DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION declares that he has been asked by
eight newspaper correspondents in Washing
ton for money for their influence with Con-
gress in favor of an appropriation. The story
looks incredible; but is important, if true,
at least to the journals whose correspondents
are for sale
Year: 1874

AN ANNUAL ATTACK is made on the Capitol
Commissioners at Albany. but no evidence of
mismanagement or improper action has yet
from those who would rather be commission
ers themselves but whether they would do
anY better fox the State is an open question.
Year: 1874

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty-lOu hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year. as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
Pharmacy, HERALD Building =
Year: 1874

NATURAL ENoUGH.-The Governor of the
District of Columbia memorializes Congress,
objecting to any further investigation into the
affairs OF the District. His pleas are curious.
He claims the right to be let alone because the
District government was whitewashed by q
Congressional committee last year and has
been sustained ''by every election in the Dis
trict.' Well, Tweed and his Tammany asso-
ciates might have made similar plea. Every
body knows what committees report is
worth, and how ring of corrupt officials can
manipulate local elections. New York in
especial can speak from sad experience on the
subject. Honest men demand the fullest in
vestigation when any breath of suspicion
touches their reputation. The memorial of
Governor Shepherd and the indiscreet zeal Of
Senator Conkling will only convince the
people that thorough and an honest investi-
CATION into the affairs Of the District is i'm
peratively demanded
Year: 1874




In another place in the HERALD of this
morning we print very readable, instruc-
tive and suggestive letter on French politics
generally, but having q special reference to
the position and prospects of the House of
Bonaparte. Our correspondent is familiar
with the Sins and ''outs'' of French politi-
cal life, and his letters from time to time
reflect the growing sentiment of the hour. A
letter in the HERALD of yesterday, giving an
account of the solemn religious ceremonies
held in Paris on the anniversary of the
Emperor's death, conclusively established the
fact that the NapOleonic idea is far from being
dead in France. An idea is not dead which
can bring in France ten thousand people to
one place of worship-these ten thousand
people representing the prominent members
of society during twenty years reign of
comparative peace and almost unparalleled
prosperity. The letter of to-day enters more
minutely into the actual situation, and its
presentation of facts leaves us little room to
doubt that, unless some unexpected turn Of
events places the Republic on a more hopeful
basis, the Empire will be restored, and that
at no distant day. We should like to see the
Republic live and prosper, believing as we do
that the masses favor it, and that if
the masses were properly educated it is
the best form of government for the French
people. But facts must be looked at and
every dispassionate mind must admit that the
facts are not encouraging as to the continu-
ance of the Republic The legislation of the
Assembly is essentially ant-republican in its
character. We cannot say that it has been
carried on in the interests of the Empire but
what it has done leaves the door open for
the Bonapartists quite as much as for the
Bourbons. Paris is the worlds capital, and
the Parisians know it. A state of things
which robs them of their profits and robs
them of their pleasures the Parisians will not
much longer endure; and Paris, in spite of
all that has recently happened and notwith-
standing all teaching to the contrary, lis still
France. The restoration of Paris to her former
proud position means the restoration Of
Court, and, as the Bourbons must now be
counted out, Napoleon the Fourth begins to
be more than an early probability. Such
would most certainly have the ap-
proval of England, and it would not be disa-
greeable to Germany. 1t would thus mean
peace, and peace is what France needs for
many years to come. Unless all the indica-
tons Of the moment are deceptive, the Napo-
leonic Empire will yet be living fact.