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Year: 1877

the session Of the Legislature, when in fact
he was in Albany in the discharge Of his
public duties, and only had to walk from the
Capitol to the State House, distance OF
few hundred yards. For each of these at
tendances Mr. Beach is said to have made
the State pay over one hundred and twenty
dollars. Our correspondent alleges that the
has been common with Lieutenant Governors
since the time of Hamilton Fish, probably
with one exception. We suppose he may
refer to Lieutenant Governor Selden, and,
if this is so Mr.. Selden will deserve
credit for disregarding very reprehensible
example and acting with simple justice to
the State. Certainly no example could JUS
tify public officer in forcing the State to
pay an unjust account, even If o loose law
seemed to warrant a charge for services that
had never been performed, or, what is the
same thing. for expenses which had never
been incurred. The longest line Of reputa-
BILE names could form no good excuse for the
collection of constructive mileage by Mr..
Beach or any other public officer.


1t is noteworthy that the payment Of such
unjustifable accounts appears to have been
discontinued in the first year of Mr.. Til
den's administration. It is not likely that
when once such practice has been checked
it can ever again be resumed, and none of
the outstanding bills for constructive mile
age stand chance of being settled. 1t
seems that both parties have been in
the habit Of demanding these perquisites,
so that very little political capital can be
made out of the matter by either; but it is
not the less reprehensible because it has
been an offence common to democrats and
republicans alike. An account for con-
structive mileage is just as unjust II col
lected by Mr.. Beach or Chief Justice
Church as if received by General Robinson
or any other republican.
Year: 1877

It is q noteworthy fact that at the auction
sale Of seats ut the Academy of Music on
Monday afternoon the purchasers, with but
one or two exceptions, were members of the
dramatic profession. These testified their
earnestness in paying tribute to one of their
own number who is quietly but surely pass
ing off the earthly stage, not only by bid
ding extraordinary figures, in order to Sc
cure places, but by subsequently donating
these places to be bid for again. To say
nothing OF this gratifying exhibition Of
generosity and sympathy, beyond the re-
mark that it illustrates feeling that per-


neates the theatrical guild, it has been
subject of comment that 50 few among the
people at large were present to cooperate in
the good work. Perhaps their non-attend-
ance was due to the threatening condi-
ton OF the weather or to faulty an
nouncement; but whatever the cause,
the public STRANGELY failed to lend their
Year: 1877

tect, 30 far as the public is aware Of
his relations, is even glanced at in
tho confession. We are constrained
to believe that Mr.. Fairchild acted
entirely from honorable public motives.
But we have no desire to foreclose that
question. 1t is a question which intelligent
members of the Bar Of the State are compe-
tent to decide now that they have the con-
fession before them. We shall te disap-
pointed if their judgment is not unanimous
that Mr.. Fairchild could not properly have
consented to the release of Tweed in exchange
for this confession. This great felon has no
claim on public sympathy. He is getting
no more than he deserves. If He were
treated as other thieves are treated who
have not stolen hundredth part as much
he would now be serving out long term in
the State Prison. It does not appear from
his confession that his testimony would
be Of any legal value in procuring the
punishment of his accomplices; and even
if they could be convicted on his testimony
we doubt whether their conviction would
be such terror to evildoers as the spec
tacle Of this old man, who was the ring
leader in all those astounding robberies,
bearing the brunt Of the punishment.
Year: 1877

It would not be at all surprising if the
French Ministry should reduce the repub-
lican phalanx of three hundred and sixty
three by score or SO in next Sundays elec-
tions, but the claims their organs make
in advance of from one hundred and
seventeen to one hundred and sixty
republican seats are the merest political
.'bluff." The republicans, not to be outdone
at this game, lay claim to four hundred
seats This counting Of chickens before
they are Matched is n device not unfamiliar
in American politics, and is not new even
in France. The immense pressure brought
to bear by the government will not be with
out some effect in the rural districts, where
the priest and the prefect are still powerful;
but in the cities and even the smaller towns
the revulsion against repressive policy more
odious and barefaced than that of the En-
pire will be noteworthy. In the towns and
even in numbers of villages it has been
found impossible to break up the republi-
can machinery which Gambetta who has
studied our political campaigns to advan-
tage, put in motion long ago and which he
has taken good care to keep we'll oiled.
After six years of the Republic men are
no longer afraid to vote for republic
can candidates, although the priest
may still persuade the peasant that
it is for the good of the Church to vote for
the legitimist or Orleanist In the anxiety
of De Broglie to win at any cost the Bona
partlsts expect to fnd their account, and
the indications are that whatever may be
lost to the Republic will be q gain to the
party of Sedan.


Meanwhile Gambetta keeps attention GEN.
tired in the vigor of his movements. The
threatened prosecution has dwindled into o
charge Of illegal bill-posting. Truly, the
government in its shifts for oppression is
leaving nothing undone to make itself ridic-
ulous, and that, il France, is akin to being
contemp ptible.
Year: 1877

We hear pretty often just now of an cpl
demic of swindling in unsuspected places,
which the cynical are inclined to call an
epidemic Of being found out. The pious
young forger Gilman heads the list Of the
recent victims Of the law Of honesty, and
from various cities of fair repute we learn Of
soiled saints and spotted Puritans. 1t is
curious to note the effect Of these disclos-
ures. To the good they bring keen regret
and deep disgust, but to the loose people
of the world they are a justification and
broad JOY, the fountain of world Of leers
and grins and the keynote of jeering
chorus that shouts in the slang of the day,
s'They all do it." The straight-out burg
lar, the confidence man." the pickpocket
deem black eye to decency Of life.
All the worms Of dishonesty wriggle the
livelier in their slime that q creature who
held up his head in the sunshine is now no
better or cleaner than themselves. go
tham's godly thief, "Philadelphia's fraudu-
con, !" "'Friscos holy fraud, are each sweet
morse,s for the lame ducks of the land.
Rolling them under his tongue the burglar
huns "Hold the Fort" while he picks o
lock; the confidence man" swindles hun
dred to the tune of NINETY and Nine;' the
pickpocket promises himself wallet to the
numbers of 'Sweet BY and By"


1t is rather disagreeable to acknowledge
these things, but they are worth taking
into account. What the professional cracks
man thinks of the moral law may be Of
little moment to US if he confines his opera
tions to our neighbours back windows, but
in giving oil honest folk stimulus to the
prompt detection of knavery that hides
under the guise of ostentatious virtue it is
well to know it. The ingrained knave for
gets the great lesson at the bottom Of the
story Of the soiled saint caught at his vii
lany--namely. that the forces making for
good in this world are to the forces OF avowed
evil what the ocean is to the driftwood of O
wreck; sooner or later it will be hurled
through the breakers to the shore. But with
the ordinary run Of mortals who do not re-
joice over infractions of honesty there is
always some satisfaction at the unmasking
Of a hypocrite. A stout thief like Tweed,
convicted OF gigantic frauds, did not awaken
half the scorn which followed the smiling
statesman whose white fingers were found
in the Credit Mobilier. ST. Thomas, we
think it was, who likened minister falling
from grace (they fell even in his time) to o
star falling from heaven. AS the drop is so
great it is wonderful that any risk them
selves near the edge. Yet lay or cleric,
when they do go over, humanity, good and
bad, is unanimous in sinking them out of
sight forever This is lesson from the
stories Of Gilman, Morton. Sibley ct al.
Year: 1877

Our Albany correspondent states that the
politicians opposed to the democratic party.
are engaged in hunting up the record OF Mr..
Allen G. Beach, while Lieutenant Governor
of the State, with the object of showing that
he charged the State for mileage from Water
town to Albany and back whenever he at
tended meeting of the Commissioners OF
the Canal Fund or OF the Land Office during
Year: 1877

THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION now in session
promises to be, in many ways, memorable in the
history Of that branch of the Christian Church.
Some very important questions affecting its
growth and usefulness are discussed from day
to day, and the indications are that in the future
Il will become rs aggressive in its missionary
work as some Of the other denominations
Year: 1877

endeavors to the success of an occasion from
which they are to derive the greatest pleas
ure. The entertainment on Friday promises
to be one of the most enjoyable that has
been presented to New York audience for
many years, and when it is remembered that
Edwin Adams. the recipient Of the benefit,
was once among the most fascinating and
popular of our actors, the representative OF
school that is rapidly disappearing, and
withal a genial, whole-souled gentleman in
private life, it seems that natural impulse
should draw together great throng to bid
him welcome back to his native land, even
though that welcome may be tempered by
the thought that his earthly course is nearly
run, and the prompter's bell will soon ring
up for him the curtain that opens on eternal
scenes.
Year: 1877

The two letters which we publish this
morning from Henry NJ. Stanley are written
on subjects of the. deepest interest to the
geographer and the humanitarian. They
treat respectively of slavery and OF
Livingstone's journey in the remote in
terror Of the African continent at the
time when fatigue and sickness and
prison the lonely traveller within very
small area of exploration. The horrors OF
the atrocious slave trade are depicted by nm


eye witness of the miseries of it's victims
aad the terrible depopulation of once smil-
ing and well cultivated districts. Few trav-
ellers have had the opportunity such as
Stanley enjoyed Of recording on the very
ground of exploration the strange sights
and incidents OF travel in region so
little known to the outside world. In
deed, this particular district of Nyangwe
may be said to have been visited by only
two xplorers-Livingstone and Stanley-for
Cameron made Lo excursions northward
when he found his journey down the Lua-
laba barred by the savages. One of these
witnesses is dead; the other now gives us
the opening chapters of the story which
will enlighten US as to o region of which
nothing was previously known. One can
share Stanley's gloom when, surrounded by
the natives, he learned the particulars Of
the last wanderings of the man he risked so
much to rescue, but who, with a heroic
stubbornness. refused to leave his work un-
finished and died in the effort to accomplish
it. We can readily understand how appro-
pirate, then, is Stanley's suggestion to name
the Lualaba after its discoverer. Every
object that he gazed on inspired Stanley
with sympathy tor the man who, knowing
that his days were numbered, ran race
with Death along the line Of discovery, which
So it is and ever will be. Some sow the seed
and others gather the harvest. 81


In his comments ON the slave trade, which
still fourishes in Central Africa like poi
sonqus plant that overgrows and destroys all
it touches, Stanley points to where and by
whom this iniquitous traffic is most actively
maintained. In the face of outraged civil
ization great Powers preserve friendly rela-
tions with the authors of this cruel and de-
yastating trade. IT the only result of STAN
ley's journeys was the exposure Of the slave
trade, which is connived at by great
European commercial nations, 1t would be
praiseworthy achievement worthy Of the
days Of chivalry But Stanley has accom-
plished more than this by opening to the
world territory so vast and varied in
character as to tempt enterprises that of
themselves annihilate the illegitimate trade
in human beings. If production attracts
commerce the poorest policy that the Arabs
could adopt toward the natives would be
to kill them off, as they now do. Labor
would be too profitable to warrant an indul-
gence in Wholesale massacre and one of the
first results of commerce would be the
preservation of human life. With commerce
civilization would come, and then freedom.


1t is not easy to place limit to the ndvan-
tages that must arise from Stanley's success
Year: 1877

THE CRY ESTIMATES for the next fiscal year
are, in the opinion Of the democrats in the
Board Of Aldermen, all right. The unanimity
with which resolutions looking to an investiga-
tion of the different items were voted down ought
to satisfy the most exacting taxpayer that his
interests are most rigidly protected
Year: 1877

The AMERICAN SOCIETY of the Red Cross, it
will be seen by the report elsewhere printed
although less than q month old, already num-
bers some Of our most influential citizens. 1t
win be an additional link between this country
and Russia and at the same time help the cause
Of humanity.
Year: 1877

THERE Is ONE SENSIBLE PLANK in the plat
form of the workingmen of this State--namely
that which calls for the abolition of unnecessary
offices and the reduction Of cxorbitant salaries
They have the remedy in their own hands.
Year: 1877

JEROME PARK COURSE was bright and beau
tiful with the fashion and beauty Of the metrop
oils yesterday, and the racing was in every
respect excellent. The steeplechase was one Of
the best ever witnessed on any course.
Year: 1877

THIRTY ADDITIONAL TRAINS have been put on
by the Elevated Railroad Company, but no ar
rangements have yet been made for accommo
dating the public after midnight The promises
TO do 30 ought to be kept.
Year: 1877

When Flora first her kingdom knew,
Went forth to call each flower that grew.
One tiny thing of snowy hue
Stood, with its crown Of glist'ning dew.


Forgotten there.
To Heaven it raised its fearful eye,
Sent out humble, timid sigh,
That wresthing with its fragrance there.
Wound upvardly a silent prayer.


Forget me not
And Heaven, blue, Dnclouded mild.
Breathed smilingly upon the child
Benedicite-from above
or Heavenly grace and constant love,


For e'er and e'er.
The foweret bowed its tiny head,
Content to rest within its bed;
The dew drop caught Heavens sparkling hue
Then faded. and the flower was blue,


Forget me not
Thus blest and christened by the hand
OF Heaven, it blooms all through the land /;
Its gentle air. wee, modest face,
Beseech for only humble grace,


Forget me not
Year: 1877

Ingratitude and indifference some
times mar the character of men. A
husband returns from his business at
evening. During his absence and
throughout the livelong day, the wife
has been busy with mind and hands
preparing some little surprise, some
unexpected pleasure to make his home
more attractive than ever. He enters,
seemingly sees no more of what has
been done to please him than If he were
blind man, and has nothing more to
say about it than if he were dumb.
Many loving wife. has, borne in her
heart an abiding sorrow, day after day,
from causes like this, until, in progress
OF. time the fire and enthusiasm of her
original nature has burned out, and
mutual Indifference spreads Its pail over
the househoid.s e ogoisf ssssisfrs5
Year: 1877

of course you have, If you thought
you had any chance of winning this
lady. She's bespoke sir-she's mine!'
cried Rejoicing, smuggling up closer,
and hugging me tighter than ever.


1 never saw anything like Cuthbert's
face! From green it turned deadly
white, and he tried to speak but couldn't.


Stop? cried getting alarmed. Il
can explain this all. 1t Is only


There is no need of explanation p
thundered Cuthbert. ACTIONS are
stronger than Words


And he pointed to that mischievous
critters arms which were like vice
around me.


Then he tore from the house as il he
was mad, and Rejoicing Peters rolled
over on the floor. laughing ready to
choke herself.


I've done you a good'turn, Nina, she
cried. I've cured Cuthbert Jones OF
jealousy; for when he hears little,
ugly, fat old maid reused the green eyed
monster in him this time, he will be so
mortal ashamed of his folly that he will
reform for life, depend upon it!'


Aunt Jemima paused and sighed
again, this time more deeply than ever.


She was wrong, Emma Matilda
wrong in one thing. She had not done
me a good turn. l received short let
ter from Cuthbert, but l never saw
him again.


Rejoicing had long tongue. She
spread the story everywhere, and it met
him at every turn.


He believed that il was plot bet ween
US, and wrote some bitter things in re-
proach TO me before leaving the town,
where every one was laughing at him.


L had a spirit of my own, as l told
told you, and L wouldn't condescend to
defend myself when accused in such a
way; and so we parted.


Heigho! it's good while since that
day, and I've got over the pain of it,
but L can remember it well enough to
want to spare you from doing such.


No, no, Emma Matilda, thank heaven
for giving you a kind, even-tempered
lover, and doa't you long for jealous
one.


1t may seem nice, as the apple did to
Eve before she ate it, but don't try il,
my dear, or you may live to rue it, as
she Gid. And so she ought; for, if it
hadn't been for her, we women would
have had better show in the world
That's my opinion.
Year: 1877

During the time OF general prostra-
ton of business, chiefly caused by the
withdrawal of capital from its usual
industrial channels, there is perhaps no
more powerful aid for the nation than
home industry. Perhaps in no country
in the world is this soextensively SO prac-
ticed as in France and neighboring
Switzerland. These industries consist
of such occupations as those wherein
all the members of a family can and do
take part. The head of the family or
ganizes this labor and frequently IN
vents special labor-saving arrange
ments for his own use. and delivers his
products to large manufactures. in
stead of sending his children there.
As labor is the source of all wealth,
that nation must be the wealthlest in
the end where they are the greatest
number of workers; and in this, France
has a great advantage. The working
at home by children, especially girls,
has another incidental advantage over
the English and American customs of
sending them into large factories
namely their moral character. and for
this the latter custom Is most ruinous.
and from this cause, no matter how
much England may sneer at French
morals, the average French girls, the
daughters of the working class, are far
more virtuous than those of other ma
tions, among whom immortality is often
most sadly diffused and much more
generally than is suspected by the un-
initiated. In France, however, this
immortality is more confined to certain
classes, who do not hypocritieally dis
grace their true character. as they do in
other counties; and this undoubtedly
has, more than anything else, contri-
buted to the unjust prejudice genera
ted among foreigners against French
morality.-Americdn Builder.
Year: 1877

The Cherokees have over eighty
schools. A young pedvgogue who went
out there 10 teach school about n wear
ago incidentally mentioned in letter
home that he logged Il youthful aborig-
nal the day before for giving a war.
whoop in the geography class and that
lie is hourly expecting the lads old man
to CAL around with scalping knife.
Year: 1877

ACQUIEsCING In THE FINAL RESULT.


Tie question that nows sgitates the pub.
lie mind is, "Will the Democracy peace.
ably scquiesce in the ultimate result Of the
Electoral Commission 2" A strong dis.
trust has fastened itself upon the minds OF
the people In this respect. 1t Is groundless,
however. The Democracy are powerless
to oppose the final result of the great Tri.
bunal. If they do commit such folly, 1t
will only be the hot. t.heads from the West
and North. Southern men will have moth
ing to do with an opposition to the result
Of the Commission. They accepted the
decision Of the Tribunal in good faith, and
will abide by Its declarations, no matter
what they may be. 30. whatever opposi.
tion Is made on the part Of the Democracy,
II must originate and be executed by the
riff-raf element of the party. The best
element will stand or fall by the action oi
the Commission, without interposing dis.
turbance or revolution.
Year: 1877

Now that legislative business is in order
in the House, would 1t not be wise for the
Judiciary Committee to report that amend.
ment to the Constitution prohibiting the
payment of rebel claims? The people of
the country demand immediate action of
the House in this important matter. The
Committee should report the amendment
this week. viii the Republican members
urge this upon the Housef They will If
they are faithful to their trusts.
Year: 1877

OF all the Electoral Commission, Jus.
tice BRADLEY is just now receiving the
most abuse from the Democracy. The
walls of their most bitter wrath have been
opened, and their contents poured upon
his devoted head in unstinted measure
They deliberately denounce him as q
fraud, a delusion and a snare" They
charge him with having trampled upon
every principle Of right aud justice, be-
cause he did not coincide with Justice
FIELD in the Florida finding, and that his
every action has been Of a partisan nature,
and a monstrous outrage on Justice, law
and Constitutional liberty. This is, how
ever, not at all surprising. as it is well
known that one Of the distinguishing fea-
lures Of the Democracy Is to abuse and
villify all who oppose them.


We copcede that thousands OF Democrats
honestly believe that Mr.. TILDEN was
elected. There is nothing positively wrong
about this. 1t Is simply 3 mistake, and
therefore we do not blame them. But we
do charge them with wilful and malicious
abuse In assailing Justice BRADLEY for his
decision. Republicans can Just as consist
emily charge Justice FIELD with being a
political hack, fraud, and a trickster.
But not one word Of abuse or slander has
been said against him by Republicans,
while the Democratic press and Democratic
lips are teeming with outrageous assaults on
Justice BRADLEY. 1t is quite as probable
that Justices CLIFFORD and FIELD were
governed by partizsn motives as is charged
Justices BRADLEY, STRONG and MILLER
were. The fact is. the Republicans have
just as much, If not far more, reason to
complain Of the partizan considerations
which influenced Justices CLIFFORD and
STRONG. than have the fault finding Dem
ocracy to complain of the course of the
three other judges. This is the way thu
people of the country are looking at it.
and therefore the sooner the Democracy &C
cept the result In good grace. the more i'm
proving it will be to their interests in th'
future.
Year: 1877

DEACON TRUMBuLL still insists that the Re-
public is failure and universal suffrage q
dangerous thing. Now let US hear from him
on the cause and effect of quadroon balls In
New Orleans dance-houses, and then he can
go home to the bosom of his indignant and
mortified fellow. citizens Of Illinois.