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Year: 1878

To the Editor of the Globe.


NORTHERN PACIFIC, May 81, 187s.-The
papers of Minnesota have good deal to say
about the great tide of humanity flowing
into and through the State, but an editor
sitting in his office and drawing his know
ledge out of other papers or hearing others
talk or read what they write about it, can
neither form correct idea of the lmmensity
of that tide or convey it to his readers. To
properly realize it, you want to station your
self for but week on one of our great high
ways of travel, and probably nowhere would
its force strike you as it does on the North
ern Pacific or St. Paul & Pacific. Westward
was formerly the rallying cry, but now it is
toward the north star, and the great rush is
northern Dakota, northern Minnesota and
Manitoba. Every boat leaving Fishers
Landing this Spring has been crowded with
emigrants and their effects, including house
hold goods and entire outfits of farming
utensils and teams; many of them bringing
their cows, pigs, dogs and chickens from
Lower Canada, as far east as Montreal. As
q general thing they have their teams bond
ed with the privilege of driving them
from Fisher to Winnipeg. Quite number,
seeing the beautiful prairies of Minnesota
and Dakota, have forfeited their lands
and settled in this State,
whilst others go to Emerson
in compliance with their bonds and then re-
turn to the States. Thus is this country
being settled up with astonishing rapidity.
European emigrants are extremely scarce,
as nearly all are from Canada and the
States.


There are now awaiting shipment at
Fishers, number of car loads of Hudson
Bay goods, per the Mckenzie river and Lake
Athabaska, and are marked 1879, which
means that they viii just be one year reach
ing their destination. Most of these goods
are put up in packs with straps, ready to be
slung on the back of the packer who is to
carry his load for 1000 miles, after leaving
the navigable streams. St. Paul is no more
the jumping off place of this continent as it
was 25 years ago, as that point has been
transferred several thousand miles away.


The Red River transportation company
have thus far had good season, but business
is now Stacking some, and will remain quiet
until about August, when the fall trade will
begin, and will, in all probability, be busy
one.


The steamer j. Z. Grandin is engaged in
carrying the Dalrymple wheat to Moorhead,
but the water in the Red river IS getting low.
The weather is cold and unpleasant here,
and it is exceedingly windy. II.
Year: 1878

The result of the investigation of the con
vict Reeds death in the Joliet prison is the
same old story that is generally told when
such an inquiry is entrusted to persons con
nected with prison management. That
Reed was fogged and strangled to death by
the prison guards is unquestionable, but the
penitentiary commissioners who conducted
the investigation merely discharged the two


guards and reprimanded the two doctors and
the deputy warden who had assented to, if
not ordered, the brutal treatment of Reed.
The Chicago Times now calls upon the
Year: 1878

Pioneer Press, May 26th.


Those who know all about Washburn and
Stewart and their precise measure and
stature, will be disposed to smile at the
suggestion that either of them lays claim to
any striking intellectual superiority x Both
of them will draw their pay with great
ability Neither of them possesses the
order of civil abilities necessary to dis
tinguished career in Congress g So far
as the national public are concerned both
would sink out of sight in the general mob
of mediocre congressman.
Year: 1878

The Pittsburgh Dispatch alludes to the
results of the investigation into the electoral
irregularities as "Dead Sea Fruit AS the
tree has not blossomed we are at loss to
discover how it could have borne fruit of
any kind. But as the Republicans are
doomed to cat the fruit of the inquiry, it
would not be surprising if they would find
it Dead sea fruit indeed.
Year: 1878

IT may be some consolation to the Repub.
icans who are so impatient for the work of
Investigation to be completed, to remember
that


1.-THE mills of tho gods grind slowly,


But they grind exceeding SMALL


When the grist in question is fully ground,
the Republicans will be fully satisfied of its
fneness.
Year: 1878

The Pioneer Press is not for Stewart. 1t is
not for Washburn. 1t will insist on raising
politics above the level of the low cunning OF
the three-card monte tricksters who nave so
long too largely controlled it.
Year: 1878

II has already happened to Glover: the
experience of the farmer man, alluded to i'll
recent number of THE TRIBUNE, who sent his


dog down cellar as an expert to discover who
WAS stealing cider, and discovered that the
fragment of wearing apparel with which the
dog returned belonged to the trowsers seat of
his own son Bill. Indeed, it is worse than
that Gover's head expert got on q verv
fresh trail, it seems, and followed it up so
vigorously that he actually caught not only
one of the family, but himself. 1t appears
that this expert was formerly Treasury
Agent, and, while serving the Government in
that capacity, got hold of $1,000 of
Secret Service money to use in the detec-
ton of smugglers. With this money, il
is said that the detectives went to Canada and
bought goods and had them smuggled to New
York. The goods were seized and sold at q
sacrifice and tho detectives were awarded
great praise therefor, though no one was ar
rested. The Canadian merchants of whom
the purchases were made charge that these
agents swindled them out of about 81 ZOO
on goods purchased on their credit as Govern
ment officers, and That they attempted to
make large purcaa9e in addition, for which


they offered bogus check for $4,000. In
the latter case the merchant to whom they
offered the check had the forethought to tele-
graph the bank on which the check was
drawn. He found that they had no funds
there, and accordingly refused the check


These facts were not all brought out by the
Glover committee, but appear from documents
in the Treasury Department. Glover lost al


interest in the trail SO soon as it began to ap


pear where it was leading. Imagine Glover
pr0wling round in the dark in the Treasury
Year: 1878

Department looking for thieves, and finally get
ting somebody by the collar, and dragging out
into the light-his own chief expert. Could
| anything be more dscOuraging to an ardent
searcher after fraud7 May be this is the dis
cOvery that Glover was building up on when
lie came out and said "Hush !" to the country
three or four weeks ago.


Meantime, the DOOrkeeper investigation
holds its place as the only really successful
hunt for corruption during the session.
That was easy, without experts. That COM
mittee caught DOOrkeeper Polk, and
whole lot of deputies and assistants, and all
sorts Of subordinates, with scarcely an effort.
They fairly scoOped them In. And not only
dOorkeepers and such small fry; they caught
pretty nearly every Democratic member OF
Congress- For Polk had done nothing except
what he had been advised and urged to do
by these members. He had been caught. to be
sure, violating the law and doubling up his
pay-rOlls, but the dominant party in the House
was estopped from even censurlng him for it
by the fact that he had done it at their most
urgent solicitation, and because he could not
resist their opportunities. But they say
he meant well, and only erred through



they voted not to take up the report in the
case. Every Democratic member who had
said to Colonel Polk, "Put my friends name
"on your payroll whether you have place
" for him or not, and we'll see you taken care
"Of," voted against taking up the report,
and that settled it. The next thing to do is
to postpone the whole matter indefinitely, and
upon the passage of the vote to that effect
join hands around HIM and, under the lead of
Samuel Cox, sing, For he is jolly good
"fellOw, which nobody can deny"


Truly this is a Congress that investigates to
find out not to find out what actually exists
but what they hope exists. And the summing
up of results when they get through will make
an interesting chapter of political history.
Year: 1878

| On one tnllp inc ucDOSltOIS anu OLlCcIS vi
the Sixpenny Savings Bank are almost unan-
imous they object to the appointment of 6
receiver. Judge Westbrook assures the de-
positors that he has selected an excellent
man for this purpose, and the qualiii
cations of Mr.. Russell for the post
are described in glowing terms. To all
| this there is one answer: neither the persons
| to whom the money belongs, nor those who
have till within few days had charge of it,
want any receiver at all. Some difficulty is
found in obtaining an agreement among the de-
pOsitors, on the spur of the moment, as to
the best plan to avoid a receivership,
but that fact is not at all surprising, and
should not be allowed to count against them
in regard to the point on which their wishes
have been positively expressed. The stOppage
of the bank, under orders from Albany, was
sudden the appointment of receiver before
the people who are really interested had time
to take any action, was almost as sudden.
The proceedings may have been in accordance
with law, but their haste was scarcely decent,
and it is very doubtful, indeed, whether they
were the best that could be done for the thirty
thousand unfortunate depOsitors.


Some receiverships have been better man.
aged than others, but even the best OF them
are costly. There seems to be no limit to the
litigation in such cases. One very obvious
reason for the expense is the neces-
sity that a receiver is under OF dispOs-
ing Of the assets by legal procedure,
instead of by business negotiations. Take, for
instance, the mortgages bank officers wishing
to dispose of them would, doubtless, find buy
ers among other financial institutions, and the
expense of sale would be small but receiver
proceeds to forcclose and sell upon a de-
Ginning market. 1t is in general the expert
ence of men in mercantile or financial affairs,
that q lawyer would conduct their busi-
ness in most expensive way; a
receiver is usually lawyer, and works
by lawyers methods, including abun-
dant deliberation and delay. The poorer
class of depositors in savings banks suffer Sc
yerely when they must wait indefinitely for a
dividend. Too often they become desperate,
and sell their accounts to spectators at q
heavy loss.


When u savings bank OF insurance company
fails, the utmost discretion Of the courts
should be extended to secure to the peo-
pie who own the money the right Oi
managing it. That this is practicable IL
life insurance concerns has been re-
Gently shown in two or three instances; the
experiment is new, but it bids fair to be
successful. The nearest approach to doing
this with broken savings bank is the case OF
the Long Island. In that instance large
majority of the dcpOsitOrs consented TO
plan which gave the option OF scaling down to
so per cent, with payment in sixty days, or a
Ior,,or ovtens;on with payment in full. Per-
haps something like this can be done with t1o
Sixpenny Bank; at all events 1t Wouid DC
worth trying.
Year: 1878

The fierce fighting in Thessaly tends as
much as the AnglO-Austrian policy to annul
the recent treaty, and impel Europe to devise
q new mode OF settlement. Russia is thus
Learning gradually that she cannot afford to
free Bulgaria and leave Thessaly enslayed.


The relations of the President and the Repub
lcan Senators do not improve, as it was hoped
they might While Saturdays caucus OF the
Senators took no action, the dcsultOry discus
sion proved the existence of an increased bit
terness toward the President, and the majority
seem to have been of the opinion which one
Senator expressed, that it was waste of time
to try to keep Mr.. Hayes in the Republican
party.


The report Of the majority of the House Sub
Committee on the electoral system in favor OF
direct vote for President would carry more
weight if the name of Mr.. Southland, the man
who thinks great things of the scheme for
Presidential triplets, was not its principal sup
port. The vote of the Subcommittee dis
closes the existence of that rare bird in re-
cent politics-a States Rights Democrat from
the South.


1t seems that the election or November,
1876, is by no means over In fact, the
House of Representatives isn't half through
with it. OF the seventeen contested cases,
only four have been disposed Of, and, at this
slow but sure rate of propagating Democratic
members, the XLVth Congress will expire
before we shall know exactly what the Con-
federate majority in the lower branch OF it is.
1t seems safe, however, to count upon the
remarkable coincidence Of Democratic ver-
dict for Democratic member every time.


Being convinced that England Is on the
eve of war, Austria presents bOlder
front, and, 1t is said, intends to or
ganze an army Of 100000 men for service
on tho Bosnian frontier. BY this course,
Count Andrassy expects to make Russia revise
The treaty of San Stcfano, and pay more
regard for the interests Of the Austro-
Year: 1878

CRY OF MEXICO, Jan. 2-I am going TO tell
You of trip TO the mountain of Tezcosingo,
famous in Aztec days as being the pleasure
garden and retreat of the Indian poet-king,
Nazahuacoyolt. From TecOco the trip is
wildly picturesque and grandly beautiful


The curiously constructed bath of Nezahu-
acOyolt is cut from solid block of granite
overhsnging the brow of the hill. The rock
has smooth surface several yards square,
and dropping from its center is a circular
basin some three or four feet deep and a
dozen or more in circumference. Out Of one
side is cut seat for the accommodation OF
the bather, while rising from the surface,
little hack, is another having perfect chair
form, with rest on one side for the ann.
Protecting the outer side of this Is u wall-a
part of the same rOck--into which seats
have been cut, and various little inches in
the form of miniature steps which might
have been used by the old Indian monarch
as receptacles for his toilet paraphernalis.


Following along the still we'll preserved
path We came to a chamber cut into the side
of the hills, now unroofed and in ruins, the
floor being strewn with debris. At the end
of this vaulted chamber was raised plat
form a foot in height and several feet square.
hewn from solid rock, and on either corner
back of this were inches chiSelled out with
| fragments of cement still ciinCing to their
sides. We have since learned that between
these, above the platform, there still re-
mained at the beginning of the present Gen.
tury large calendar stone, which was later
destroyed by the neighbOring Indians in
search of treasure. This curious work must
have cost its builders vast deal of labor.


Separating himself from the cares of his
kingdom NeZahuacoyolt came for retirement
10 this beautiful mountain, and here, four
times every day for forty days, on bended
knees, he offered prayer and incense to the
"All powerful God, hidden and unknown"
1t is said that. in answer to these earnest
petitions, a vision appeared to one OF his
servants in attendance, directing him to go
at once to his master with the comforting
assurance that the unseen God had been
pleased to accept his prayers and offerings.
and would aveDge him by the hands of his
SOD, AxOquatZin, a boy of only IL years.
The king could not accept the supernatural
vision, which was, however, fulfilled.


Nezahuacoyolt, upon hearing OF the full
illment OF what he had considered false
prophecy, retired in humiliation to the gar
den of his palace, and, kneeling on the
ground, gave thanks to the unknown God
for his signal benefits, promising to build
temple to bis worship, TO abstain from idcla-
trous worship and human sacrifices, and to
alone acknowledge the supremacy of the un-
known God. In compliance with his vow,
he built a tower nine stories high, the inte-
rlor of. which he garnished with gold and
precious stones, and the exterior he covered
with black cement embslished with stars.
The workmanship was of the most eXpen-
sve order. In this superb tower were sta
toned men, whose duty il was, at certain
hours OF the day, to strike upon plates OF
fine metal, at the sound of which the mon
arch fell upon his knees in prayer.
Year: 1878

The Protestant Episcopal church has a
usage of refusing TO consecrate churches
until they are paid for. which is very salu-
tary. 1t may be doubted whether an ex-
tension of it to forbid the use of church
for worship until it has been consecrated
would not also be salutary. 1t can not be
satisfactory for bishop or laymsn TO con-
slider that a church is erected for divine wor-
ship subject to two mortgages. Even the
limited restriction now enforced does much
good. The conservation OF ST. Bartbolone " s
yesterday was also celebration OF tue DAY
ment OF the debt. and notwithstanding the
wealth and liberality OF its congregation, it
may be doubted whether its debt would
have been paid off so soon unless payment
had been condition precedent to consecra-
ton.
Year: 1878

THE ANNUAL SERMON BEFORE THE PREsBYTERAN


BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS, BY THE REV. DR..


HERRICK JOHNSON.


The annual sermon before the Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions delivered at the Fifth
Avenue Presby Church. yesterday, by the Rev. Dr.
Herrck johnson, of the Auburn Theological Seminary.
The audience completely filed the church. The Rev.
Dr. John Hall and the Rev. DR.. William Adams took part
In the exercises From a brief account of the years
work il appeared that although considerable reduction
was made in estimates at the beginning OF the fiscal
year. the expenses fell short OF the appropriations by
over OOO the total receipts were less than those OF
tile previous year, excluding the gift OF Mrs John c:
Green the extinction of the debt In consequence OF
this decrease in receipts, the board reports deOt OF
The Rev Dr johnson took his text from First COrn-
thiaus 23d and oath verses. These words indicate he
said true methods in the prosecution and success OF
all missionary labor. The end aimed at wasihe glory OF
God In the salvation OF men, The dicuies 10 DC over
come were tYo-a moral ruin and broken law. What
shall tore this ruined soul Power may punish ana
crush, but cannot give salvation IheIe was Wisdom @ ao
power TO create. Is there wisdom 10 rtuecIn but
there was also broken law sin Is udnsgresson rs
well as a ruin. Justice is Indispensable Not to punish
sin would be to abrOgate the law In the creation there
was ruin, broken law; in the redemption Is the
C6rst's fitness is shown by the constitution of His
person IN HIS two distinct natures, finite and the
other inlnite. Wonderfully blended were sympathy
with man and the capabilities Of God He thus is better
adapted TO secure the redemption OF man. His suif
Through His human nature He suffcrs In His Divine
nature He conquers death; He held 10 justice, but with





Shown by His coming 10 the iowly This IS
the Christ that Paul preached and we preach
Belief that He is tue power ana wisdom Of God IS the
lever to all church work II may retire machinery
that has taken much space schemes OF evan
gelization Commerce and civilization have done much
10 break down the barIIeS OF pagalls ana te gates
are now open Christ the power aud wisdom Of God is
the warrant OF all missionary without this TIE
scheme Is visionary dream. IL Is also the vital c0nd
tion OF success Paul and Barnabas did need the
preparation on which lean. They believed that Christ
needed sy to be presented % draw muudes OF hearts
and this they believed because they believed Him TO be
the power and wisdom of God In the sowing Of the seed
have forgotten that other figure that the harvest
Is always ready We shall make great inrOads IN he-
then lands when believe that the central might and
power God is Christ cruciied.
Year: 1878

ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR FELIX ADLER, BEFORE


THE SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE.


Professor Adler yesterday delivered lee
ture at standard Hall upon the second ami
yesary Of Society for Ethical Culture of which he is
the head The rostrum nearly covered with flowers
and full orchestra furnished the music.


We have reached the end Of the second watch in
difficult and dangerous voyage, said the lecturer and
call TO you that oil is we'll That we exist to-day is
happiness Failure foretod of u.s. 1t was said that
a permanent liberal organization was unnecessary and
could not continue because it would only be the forma
tlon OF new ties which would bind mems minds TO new
principles How can you be than free The SIM
plieity OF humanitarian interests was not under
stood. Theological opinions may change but principles
Year: 1878

We have been informed that the rumor Of
Chief Justice Comegys having the small
pox is not true, aud that he was simply
suffering from slight In disposition. We
are pleased to learn this, and hope that the
Chief Justice may speedily recover. q .ssa 1
Year: 1878

On the 18th inst, q young man named
John Collins was committed to New Castle
for vagrancy. Yesterday application for
his temporary release was made to Mayor
Almond in order that he might attend the
funeral of his father on Friday. The ap-
plication will be granted.
Year: 1878

The only case before his honor, Mayor
Almond yesterday morning was that Of
George Pickens, who had taken too much
g stseger fluid" on board on the night
before, and afterwards became uproarious,
Year: 1878

THE CODE DuELLo.


In early days when was out here, the practice
oi dueilIng was so common that even fanced
grievances were settled by challenge to engage
10 mortal combat. Many citizens met with their
death in this way. and even when dueliug became
prohibited by legal enactment it did not restrain
men from settling their differences at the mouth
oil revolver At length the murderous practice
fell into desnetude, and of late years it has been
lost sight of ia more enlightened civilization.
The other day. however, an attempt to revive it
was made, and the challenged party was no other
thsD Judge Terry who killed Senator Bro lerick
Year: 1878

The Republicans of the eighth Ohio dis
trict have placed the Hon. CHARLES Fos-
TER in nomination for Congress, and being
present at the convention he made q speech
OF acceptance, which, under all circum-
stances, Is somewhat remarkable for the
outspOken boldness of its utterances. Mr..
FOSTER frankly expressed his disappOint-
mcnt at the effect of President HAYES pol
icy upon the South. lie holds the action of
South Carolina in the case of the four reve-
nue. officers arrested there and refused bail
or surrender to the United States Govern
ment, to be as reasonable rs any former act
of that State. lie said that 80 long rs a
solid South is presented, the North can
do nothing but resist it with solid North.
lie had no bloody shirt to wave, but he
would have the Constitution and laws of
the Government upheld, lie called attcn-
ton to the reasonable speech of JEFF
DAVIS, and to the answer which SINGLE.
ToN, Of Mississippi, gave to question by
him, when that gentleman said he owed his
first allegiance to his State and would 20
with the State, no matter what the General
Government might order This uttcrance
had not been answered by any member OF
the party, either North or South


This sentiments frankly uttered, and
coming from the wcll-known friend of the
President and one understood to he on
terms of personal friendship and confidence,
Year: 1878

THE Democratic newspapers of the coun-
try are not as certain now as they were
three months ago that they will retain their
present majority in the House in the next
Congress. They begin to see that the Ma
tionals are making inroads upon their
voting strength, and that the widespread
exposure OF the short comings, demagogism,
and covert treason Of the present House is
having bad effect upon their prospects
The truth is the discontented voters who
have joined the Nationals are equaled in
numbers by that other class who have
been converted outright or reconverted, SO
TO speak, TO Republicanism.
Year: 1878

GENERAL BUTLER has managed to in
crease his stock of notoriety by calling on
KEARSEY, being closeted with him for
half an hour and then issuing card in
effect that he had nothing to do with his
coming. If true, this much was due to
KEARSEY. But it gave BUTLER an oppor-
tunity to advertise himself.