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Year: 1874

EXCUSE My GLOVE Certain kinds of
mistaken Doliteness, sincere az they are, are
absurd enough to be grotesqus. A common
mistake Of this sort with soma persons, even in
large cities, is to say Excuse my glove"
when they offer their hand to a casual acquaint-
ancs, or on introduction to a stranger. Ii
might be inferred from this remark that the
wearing of gloves is either extremely rare in
a civilized community, or that the wearer wish
es to advertise the extraordinary fact that he
has gloves. All he really. desires is to appear
polite, never suspecting for moment that he
is simply ridiculous.


If you Offsr 20 shake hands with any one in a
place where it is customary to wear gloves you
certainly need no excuse for compliance with
the habit. You might, with equal reason, on
receiving visitor at your house, apologize to
him for not removing your coat before bidding
him welcome.


The superfuous phrase probably had its
origin in the days when gloves were clum1y, and
used more for protection than as an essential OF
dress. Then the naked hands was thought to be
an evidence of good will and cordially Since
gloves have been ui. 5-f s4lly adopted, the idea
of asking pardon for wearing them is an al
chorism as we'll as an improperly.


G0ve4 are now uil f exactly, 30 that
were it cOurtesv r '..e e". T on encounter
ing one } trleHd, or actuuutances, an amount
of time and trouble would be required which
would inevitably render a social greeting a
once cOnical exhibition and bore.
Year: 1874

A Practical CoNGREssMAN.-An Iowa
paper publishes the following: Last week
Hon. James Wilson was to start from Chicago
with eattls train and watch it clear throus b
to New Y ork. The object of this novel trip
was TO gain some information regarding the
manner in which cattle are transported from
the West to the sea board, so that he night
communicatS his observation to the committee
on agriculture, of which he is q member"
Year: 1874

WILL TEACH HIM A LEssoN-It is said
that DR.; West, of Dover, Del, who was
acquitted of the murder of a negro TWO years
ago, but sent to Jail for arson, will be pardoned
on condition that he will leave the State and
not come back again to make it his permanent
residence. This is fearful alternative but it
will learn the doctor, the next time he Kills a
ntgro in Delaware, not to endanger his liberty
BY committing arsOn.-NOrrtStO,Un Herald
Year: 1874

As a general rule, it is better to take little
notice OF foolish, or even of malignant, gossip.
Let it alone. BY and BY those who 20 about
retailing such stuff will grow weary if, not
ashamed. Perhaps they will feel disgust at
their own baseness. If they are not noticed,
they will sink out of sight.
Year: 1874

When Alexander Dumas, the elder, gave a
dinner to commercial notabilitiss, he regulated
bis vine carts as follows: lie enjoiued his ser
wants to put the best wine on the table st the
beginning of the meal, while the guests beads
were clear; then" said he. watch the con
vsrsatiOn, and directly you hear any single one
OF the company say L, who am an honest ma n,
you may be quite sure that all their heads have
gone sstray, and you can serve up any rubbish
YOU choose"
Year: 1874

meeting of the above organization took place
last evening at their headquarters No. 43 WASH
ington square, SOUTH for the purpose OF hearing
some remarks in regard to the pubic debt OF the
city OF New York. and to engage in discussion on
the tax levy tor the coming year. In the absence
OF Mr.. Corsa, the secretary, gentleman read the


Mr.. Price then read brief statement OF the
growth and status OF the city debt. He re-
the corrupt Tweed regime. and traced the
enormous sums owing by the city until the
"pure and innexible Andrew Ii. Green, the
present comptroller" placed his honest and capa-
BILE services at the command OF the municipality.
Mr.. Prices whole report tended to applaud Mr.
Andrew H. Green TO such an extend that lit lt had
not been otherwise known--it would have been
supposed that the meeting had been called to in
dorse that gentleman, ana not to discuss the tax
levy Of 1878 or any other financial topic connected
with the nuhIic debt.
Year: 1874




We ehave the news from Mexico that Germany
is there intriguing for foothold in that coun-
try and that the Germans are Offering to loan
money on liberal conditions, based upon the
security Of colonial tract. We are inclined
to think that there may be some truth in this
report, for the evidence is accumulating from
day to day that the new German Empire as
pires to become great power on the sea as
well as on the land that accordingly she is
casting about for o foothold upon various
islands in the South Seas, that she has been
negotiating with Spain for an island or
naval station in the West Indies, and 80 on.
although denials Of all these projects come
regularly from Berlin.


But what does Germany want with a
colonial tract in Mexico, and what could
she do with it? Has she not seen enough in
the results of the late Emperor Napoleon's
Franco-Austrian protectorate to satisfy her that
no European fraction Of political power will be
permitted in Mexico? No. Napoleon's protec-
torate was impossible, because it was q foreign
despotism founded on the ruins of Mexican
nationality, and because it was o flank move
ment against the United States But little
German colony in Mexico. and under the
Mexican government will be different thing.
And yet, though as innocent and harmless in
the beginning as Queen Dido's little colony in
Africa, this projected little German colony, if
admitted into Mexico, may in time first over
shadow and then become the State We con-
clude, however, that after all her instructive
experience in European interventions and
armed occupations and protectorates Mexico
will not consent to the experiment.
Year: 1874

THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION yesterday, after
q secret session of one week, has decided that
DR.. Seymour is not to be Bishop Of Illinois.
To-day it will consider in open session the
regular Church business
Year: 1874

If the story We print to-day of the blood
and fatal quarrel between two Italian BARRIERS
and two Brooklyn rowdies is correct, there
can be but little sympathy for the victim.
His attack and that of his companion was
conceived in that wanton, brutal, malig-
nant spirit in which the American ruffian ID
almost unrivalled These drunkards, who
had spent the whole night in coarse
revels, as they passed along the
streets in tho early morning were enraged by
the spectacle of two industrious BARRIERS pre-
pairing their shop for the duties Of the day.
That they were foreigners, and apparently in
offensive, was sufficient to make them tho
natural enemies Of these intoxicated petty poll
ticians, on whom the spectacle of honest labor
seems to act as red flag does upon an in
furiate bull. They stopped to abuse the
BARRIERS and to break the windows and mir
rors with bricks. Then they ran, as usual, but
probably discovering that there were NO
policemen near returned to the saloon and
proceeded to demolish its contents. The
Italians, who seem to have shown astonishing
patience, now lost control of their passions,
as they looked upon the wreck that had been
made of the shop, and one Of them slashed
man named School over the face with sabre.
while the other plunged his scissors three
times into the body of Orocker, who seems to
have been the ringleader in the assault, in
ficting wounds which must cause his death.


This wretched affair was the outgrovth Of o
bad social condition. Croker belonged to .
class of men which has been educated to de-
spise the restraints of the law. The ''well
known ward politician" is very apt to con-
slider himself privileged to behave as he
chooses, and Crocker no doubt thought no
one would dare to punish for such trifling
joke as the cleaning out Of an Italians barber
shop delegate to q Congressional Conven-
ton. If trouble should come he counted
upon his political influence to get
out of it. and not without good
ground. Had the contest simply ended
with the breaking up of the shop it Is un-
likely that the perpetrators would ever have
been punished. But sometimes this spirit OF
contempt for society meets with unexpected
resistance, and here the man perished by his
own folly, and forced the Italian, Dombrugia,
into the commission of deed Of which few
hours before he never thought, and which he
will long remember with remorse.
Year: 1874

The Indian Ring is a national scandal which
is lust as notorious as the swindles Of the Dis
trct Government the Philadelphia and Har-
risburg conspiracy, or the peculations of old
Tammany, and yet neither the philalthropic
friends of the Indians, nor disappointed and
disgusted traders, nor watchfui Opposition
in Congress have ever been able to bring it
to account. That a powerful combination of
thieves in Office and thieves outside has been
plundering the Government with one hand
and the red men with the other for long
course of years, and that they have not only
bought high fuuctionarcs but have dictated
the appointment of their own members to
offices connected with Indian affairs, no ren-
Year: 1874

was successful, he astonished Vice-Pr,' 'Sioon'
Wilson and others who had labored har,, 1or
the result and thought they deserved soile
credit for it, by the cool assumption that he
and not they had saved the party. And no
one dared whisper dissent from his opinions,
hardly indeed to suggest or advise anything, lest
the White House doors should be clogcd against
him and the Senate cabal excOmmunicate
him. In the late campaign, though all these
leading statesmen knew that the suspicion OF
Grants being q candidate for third term
was injuring the party, no one dared suggest
to him the necessity for his speaking out until
it was too late, and even then when the sug-
gestion was made and urged and he refused,
not one of them dared speak above his breath
one word of honest, manly criticism of the man
who stood by and saw the party which made
him all he is impcriled by his obstinacy and
silence, and made no sign to save it.


And to-day he looks them calmly in the
face and says the party has been defeated by
their "loose and bad legislation" Well, it is
not strange. They should have known what
fruit would come from such seed.
Year: 1874

We have been asked to specify few OF
the aggravated cases" in which we advise
the Southern people to prosecute Federal
officials who have abused them so OutrageousIy
during the political campaign. We shall be
pleased to do SO from time to time, and we
begin with the detectives Beach and Hester in
Alabama. On the eve of the election these
officers arrested great number Of prominent
Conservative politicians in the district mis-
represented by the Hon. Charles Hays, and
instead of taking them before the Federal
Commissioner at the place Of their arrest and
of the alleged offense, sent them three hund-
red miles under guard, to submit to prelIml-
nary examination at Mobile. Some OF the
prisoners were speedily discharged, there
being no evidence whatever to Justify their
detention, and the others, released on their
own recognizances, will probably be dis
charged in due time. This outrage, COM
mitted purely for political effect, perhaps can
not readily be punished under the existing
laws. But there was one achievement by
which Hester seems to have fairly laid HIM
self open. Just as an important Democratic
meeting was about to take place at Livingston,
he arrested Col. Wetmore, Chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee of Sumter
County, and sent him to Mobile with three
other prisoners q charge of cOnsplrlng to
injure him. Last Tuesday the defendants
were discharged without argument, there
being no case against them. 1t now appears
that in order to compass this political arrest
Hester made use of papers issued two
weeks before the alleged Oifensc in connection
with a totally different affair. We hope that
in this and every other instance of lawless
interference with personal liberty the ag-
grieved persons will prosecute the criminal
officers with the utmost rigOr. The country
cannot afford that such transactions should be
forgiven.


In Louisiana it seems to be very well un-
derstood that Mr.. Kellogg's canvassers are
cooking returns for the purpose of defrauding
the people out of their votes cast at the recent
election. No sensible man doubts that the
Conservatives carried the State by a large
majority and unfortunately it is equally clear
that the Kellogg officials intend to make the
figures read the other way. If this fraud
should be carried out it will be the duty of
the Louisiana Conservatives to pursue it
through Congress and the courts, and exhaust
every means not merely to undo the wrong
but to punish the swindlers with the utmost
severity the law permits. They must never
rest until this crime is avenged, even if JUS
tice keeps them waiting for years.


Then there is the case of Major Merrill.
This officer requires very severe overhaul
ing, not only for the benefit of the State of
Louisiana, but for the credit of the army. He
can be reached through Congress, and though
he may be protected for while by the Ad-
ministration, it will be easy enough next year
to bring out the true story of his career. De-
failing military officers to regulate State poll
tics is an anachrOnism which the next Con-
gress will not fail to correct, if the South
only cultvates the virtues of patience, resolu
ton, and a long memory
Year: 1874




JOHNS GUILD.


TO the Edttor Of the Trtbune.


SIR: was somewhat struck by the juxtaposition
in your issue of to-day of the admirable letter Of
DR.. Hall and the appeal following it in column
behalf of ST. Johns Guild The ideas represented
in the two dramatically opposed, and if DIR. Hall
is right the plan proposed by the Guild is all wrong
notwithstanding tho very respectable array Of
names marshaled in its support. For myself. I be-
the appeal in question is based, e., that there
at least 10000 men and women now out OF m1loy-
ment in the metropolis is mIsstatement. II it DO
not, let the public see the figures, by wards which
make up this aggregate certified by names known
to be those of experts in public charity. Intimately
connected as this matter of relief is with ques-
tions of public and private security and morality.
it ought to be dealt WITH especially in such timo
as the present not mcrely upon kindly impulse.
but with the gravest sense Of moral responsibility
Most certainly nothing should be encouraged which
will irreparably deteriorate and dsbOnOr those who
being really of us. compelled to accept relief FOR
want which they cannot avoid. nor bring into cur
streets the horde OF tramps which swarmed in them
like noisome birds of prey last Winter when, to my
personal knowledge, an offer of free transportation
to neighboring county in this State, with board
and steady employment at pay at sl5 per month
as wages was in, say of cases, made to able
bodied single men who were begging in our streets
and living off our soup and station-houses, without
fndug one taker H.. r.
NeW- York, Nov. IL, 1874.
Year: 1874

subordination. It was in the highest degree
indiscreet in Count Won Arnim to quarrel with
Prince Bismarck unless he could do it more
effectively and more strictly within the law.
It remains 10 be seen whether the Foreign
Office has acted wisely in forcing the differ
ence between the two statesmen into an open
scandal which has already involved France
and Austria as well as Germany, and has not
vet exhausted its powers of embrOiling
Year: 1874

1t will scarcely be matter of surprise to
those who have read the conflicting testimony
in respect to the election day murder, that
the Coroners jury found themselves unable
to determine who fred the fatal shot But as
it was evidently one Of two or three men
named by the witnesses, the verdict that the
death was "at the hands of some person un-
"known to the jury" does not meet the facts
of the case. 1t now remains for the District
Attorney to take prompt action, before the
men toward whom the evidence points, escape
the hands of justice.
Year: 1874

The action of Mayor Havemeyer IN removing
the Commissioners of Accounts will be viewed
with grave suspicion. For more than year
past these officials have been examining the
accounts of the various Departments, and they
were now engaged in preparing their annual
report. This summary dismissal may render
their Investigations futile
Year: 1874

The visit of Commodore Vanderbilt to Bal
timore to induce the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to enter into treaty of friendship
and alliance with his railroad and the Penn
sylyauia, seems not to have been completely
successful. How very large profits are to be
made this Winter carrying Western grain and
Year: 1874

BEEcHER ON CoNFEss1NG SIN.-If a man
lies think he ought to confess it; but is not
expedient to tell all our sins openly. Moth.
ing is more disagreeable to me than to hear of
mans ailments. Ifa person has sore, l
don't want to hear about it. I don't care to
be RECALLED with the state Of mans stomach
or liver have ills enough of my own. Yet
some people will get together and Groom and
Groom, and talk about others sicknesses, and
about corpses, and how many they have laid
out, and have regular graveyard banquet.
1t is the same with spiritual ailments. There
are times when men should make confession
of specific sins. If man has been carrying
on the liquor business, and is converted, it is
quite proper that he should confess that he
has been doing the devils work. If he has
been engaged in any wickedness that has been
open to the whole community, his repentance
should be open. 1t is not necessary to give
an inventory of all ones fault, but if we say
anything it is better to be specific than gen.
eric.
Year: 1874

CRUEL BUSINESS number of so-called
respectable dealers in large cities make it their
business to buy up all wornout and cast.off
sewing machines ostensibly for old iron, but
really to repaint and revarnish them and sell
them as new. In this way the unfortunate
sewing-woman has a useless article palmed, OH
on her, for which she has to pay invariably
the hig ghest price, and, although, as she pays
by instalments, she discovers the true worth Of
her purchase long before the total is reached,
she is threatened with the law unless she con-
tinues to throw good money after bad: A case
had recently come before the New York Sew:
ing Girls Union, where, although the deluded
purchaser had paid $3.50 as part payment on
SIS for manifestly useless article, the seller
had got out an execution against her in de-
fault of the balance, although she was willing
to surrender the machine The Union, how.
ever, was able to make him forego his demand
and saved the poor girl from going to prison.
Year: 1874

Since the arrest and examination OF one OF the
half brothers OF Samuel J. Jones, some months
ago on suspicion OF having been concerned III bis
murder, the public have heard very little about
the much talked-0fmurder OF the well at South
Oyster Bay committed in June Of last year. The
authorities, however, have been working persist
entity though silently At the case, and az q few
days Will probably show, with good errect. 1t
would be inudicious at present disclose all that
has been done In the matter. as one or two i'm
p0rtanJ arrests are yet 10 be made, but it may be
said that District Attorney Dunning, who has from
first to last taken great interest in the case Is
well satisfied that The murderers are known and
viii speedily be brought TO justice. The suspected
persons are coiored men VINO were employed near
Mr.. jones' premises at the time OF the murder,
and VINO were examined at the Coroner's inquest,
In the absence Of the District Attorney. Their
movements were regarded with considerable sus-
plciOn but the stories they told, although marked
by some contradictions, were apparently straight
very close watch OF them and has mad several
conversations with them apart, In which be has
involved them IN serious contradictions not only
each other, but OF their sworn testimony at the
inquest. One OF them, for good part OF the time
since the murder, has been living In another part
OF the island under an alias during which time
he apparently had considerable money, although
he did no work. This man Is now under arrest,
and awaiting examination, which will take place
as soon as the other arrests are made, and an at.
tendance OF requisite witnesses Is secured. The
quietly In the matter TO AVOID the possibility OF
foil
Year: 1874

The excursionists on the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's new vessel the City OF TOXIC, returned
to the city yesterday after pleasant entertain
ment owing to the log that prevailed, as well as
to the fact that it took a considerable time to ad-
Just the compasses OF the steamer, IT was deemed
advisable TO remain at anchor curing the nlXht
inside OF sandy HOOK. This, however dld not tn
terfere very much with the enjoyment or those on
board. and what with excellent music, a hand
some pyrotechncaI display and a lavish disburse-
ment ol those good things which make pleasure
Excursions so attractive. the guests managed 70
take Philosophical view OF their Incarceration in
the great ocean monster. Everybody praised the
vessel and compliments ana CONGRATULATIONS
we're as Aunerous as The revolntlpns ol- lar wheel
Year: 1874

The italian, Charimontf, Discharged
U4 No Evidence Against Him.


Miguel Charmonti who was arrested about q
month ago on SUSPICION Of being concerned in the
murder Of Salvatore T0rrina, the counterfeiter
who was found dying from the effects Of stab
wounds on Hayward street. near Broadway
Brooklyn on the night OF August II, was brougnt
before Justice Morse Tor examination yesterday
afternoon. The District Attorney stated that he
not in possession OF Information sufiicient to
prosecute the prisoner. ThereupOn the Justice
Year: 1874

Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arreargss before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip tions ere in advance.

 Money should be sent by post-ofice order, cheek or registered letter, if possible If remit tances are made by mall we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take al risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odioala
Year: 1874

MORTALITY PREvENTED.-lt would be 8 moderate estimate to place the number of cases in which Consumption is prevented by the timely use of Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar at ten thousand per annum. No cough, cold, bronchial afec- tion, sore throat, or other ailment of the organs of respiration, can ever degenerate into mortal disease, if this palatable and absolutely infallible specific be taken in time and long enough persevered in.

 Pike's Tooth-ache Drops cure in one minute. -...... ....

 Your life can be saved by using H,1ats Remedy. It cures dropsy and all dis organs Hundreds that have been given up by their physicians to die have been saved by this great Remedy and are now with us as living witnesses of the value of this medicine.
Year: 1874

DANGERoUs.-It is well known
that there are people in every COM
munity who are mean enough to
steal wood from widow with a
large family to support, and this
place is not an exception to the
general rule. A convenient, yet
very dangerous remedy, is a charge
of giant powder. We hear of parties
in different parts of town who have
thus fixed some of their wood.
1t would not surprise us much to
hear of some one wanting a new
stove soon, and having old castings
for sale.