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Year: 1874

THE NEW York SENAToRsHn CORE
spondent Of one Of our contemporaries intro
duces an interesting feature into the contest
for the Senatorship. This correspondent says
that the liberal republicans hold the balance
of power in the next Legislature and may
control the election Of United States Senator,
and that among these liberal republicans there
is no statesman who could control the repub-
lcan vote so effectively as Colonel Frederick
A. Conkling.


This gentleman served in Congress some
years since, and has been candidate for
great many offices with the same success that
attended Henry Clay and Daniel Webster in
their aspirations TO the Presidency. If Mr..
Conkling should be elected to the Senate we
should have the romantic spectacle of two
brothers representing the State, each heading
rival political organizations. On reflection
we think this is very wise arrangement.


During the time Of the Scottish civil wars
the cautious landowner sent one Of his sons
into the army Of the sovereign and the other
into the army Of the rebels, SO that which,
ever side won the estates remained in the
family.
Year: 1874

LArAYErTEs WArcH Minister washburne
performed yesterday pleasing duty in re-
storing to the family of Lafayette the watch
presented to him by Congress, and which was
stolen from him in this country. Some time
ago it was recovered, and the government sent
it to France for restoration to Lafayette's 8
family This pleasant ceremony was made
an occasion for the interchange Of
expressions of good will on the
part Of representatives of both coun-
tries The memory of Lafayette is guarded
with equal veneration both in France and
Year: 1874

We publish in another column two inter-


esting communications concerning the war Of


races which has broken out in Mississippi


There will be noticed in them the
usual divergence Of opinion and fact which
marks all political information that reaches
Us, from the opposing parties in the South
The democrats claim that the trouble was
caused by the effort of the negro Sheriff
Crosby TO establish himself in his
post by violence His election does
not seem TO be disputed by the
democrats, but they allege that he failed to
qualify by giving the necessary bonds.
The taxpayers, therefore,. requested his
resignation; a request with which he
complied, according to the democratie
version. A visit to Governor Ames
seems to have greatly modified his
views, for he returned to vicksburg and Is
sued . card calling ON all republicans to rally
to his support. This appeal was immediately
answered by the appearance of armed bodies
of colored men. A series of combats, attended
with regrettable loss of life, was the result


The editor of the Vicksbury Herald tele-
graphs us these facts on behalf Of the white
people. He denies that color or race had to
do with the question, which was merely one
of protecting the people against being plum
dered.


On the other hand Governor Ames sees in
the refusal of the white people of vicksburg
to allow Mr. Crosby to act as Sheriff without
giving bonds an attack on the equal rights
of the colored people According to his
view the shooting of the negroes
who attacked vicksburg was the natural re-
suit of the late democratic victories. In
view of these conflicting statements it is
difficult to say which party is in the right
Both have shown proper appreciation of
the value Of appealing to the American people
through the columns Of the HERALD. In
this they follow the example set by
Brooks and Baxter in the Arkansas difficulty
and Penn and Kellogg in the Louisiana
trouble.
Year: 1874

COn8ressmon ~ AttOrneyS-Mr. Books


"Beu Punch"


The bill offered by Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky,
forbidding members of Congress, under heavy
penalties. to serve as counsel for clients having
claims against the government is necessary
but humliating measure The need Of such
aprohibition, enforced by penalties, marks the
degeneracy Of Congressional morals. The
self-respect Of members and their sense of
personal honor ought to be sufficient guar
antee against this abuse of their trust There
is no good reason why members Of Congress
who are lawyers should not argue ordi-
nary private cases before the Supreme
Court or other tribunals. Webster,
Pinckney, Clay and other eminent men
always did this without reproach, but they
would have shrunk with recoiling delicacy
and sense Of insult from the offer of a re-
tainer to argue against the government case
relating to any matter on which they might be
called to act as legislators. They would as
soon have accepted fee to go into court
and argue money out Of the pockets of their
own fathers.


But although Mr.. Beck's proposed bell
punch for Congressman is badge of degra-
dation which bears witness to painful de-
cline Of Legislative honor we trust he will
succeed in getting it adopted, and that those
whom it is meant to restrain may not sue
ceed in circumventiDg it as some Of the car
conductors supplied themselves with false
bell punches, Mhich gave the sound,
but enabled them to defraud their employers.
We prefer not to 60 into the recital of well
known instances in which prominent Senators
and members of the House have taken large
fees for this kind OF service which it is the
purpose of Mr.. Beck's bill to prevent It
would give rs no pleasure and be of no advan-
tage to the public to put individual members
to shame, and we trust it may not be necessary
to do this as . means of correcting the evil.
Let the bell punch be put impartially into the
hands Of all, and there will be no need of indi-
vidual accusations. Each member will be at
liberty to class himself among the honest ones
who might safely be left to be law unto
themselves.
Year: 1874

Scarcely had the wonderful event OF aStro-
nomical history passed its closing stages yes
terday morning when the multitude of scien-
fists scattered over the face Of the globe hur-
ried to grasp the electric chains that
to convey to the anxious hearts Of
the scientific world the results Of their
patient and energetic labors. From many of
the isolated islands that seem to the minds eye
to be fixed away beyond the confines Of earth
itself, it is true that instant communications
do not come. But from regions hitherto un-
explored and impervious to the progress Of the
traveller the marvellous tongue of the
telegraph speaks to us across the ocean and
the continents Of the genius, the progress
and the successful labors Of the glorious army
that went forth many months ago to perform
the wondrous operations soon to result
in such benefit to the human race.
Who would have imagined, one hun
dred years ago, that in tracts
of territory among the Oriental clmes, sep
arated from us by mountains, rivers, oceans
and continents, events Of vital moment to
men would transpire and the news thereof be
carried to the remotest ends of the earth within
the limits Of single day? This has never
been realized to such an extent as in the case
of the observations Of the long-waited for
transit of Venus. From the extreme recesses of
Siberia, the most distant regions of China,
from Africa desert bosom and from the shores
of the Empire of Japan, the intelligence
reached us last night of the varied
success Of the astronomers in scrutiniz-
ing the transit yesterday. Our cable de-
spatches to-day furnish ample testimony
to the resistless march Of science and civiliza-
ton, and the part which the press deems it an
honor to take therein, by giving to the world
with q promptitude and precision unsur-
passed, the fullest details of every struggle
fought and every laurel won by the
votaries Of science and the friends
of progress and human freedom. We
publish to-day, particulars of the work done
by many of the astronomers throughout the
world, especially by those in whom Ameri-
cans take special interest These have, in
every place where it was possible to do 50,
the micrometsr, the result Of which will be
that the planets track will be known with
perfect accuracy. They have taken photo
graphs which will aid them in this work, and
they seem to have determined with surprising
accuracy the exact locations of their respec-
tive stations. Thus nothing has been
left undone to have America play as
prominent part in this grand scientific
labor as possible. And when the results
are made known it mag be found that we
will have ample reason to rejoice in having
sent forth our own army Of observers, whose
fame for success in this enterprise will not be
less than that of more pretentious scientists.
Year: 1874

unwillingness of the democrats to act on the
subject at all confirm the foregone belief that
there will be no financial legislation during
the present session.


Kelley bill is foolishncss itself, but we hope
it will be brought to vote in order that the
country may see how many Of the republican
members are prepared to go to extreme lengths
in thwarting the policy Of the President We
trust there is no possibility of 80 insane
measure passing the House; but the vote on
il, if it comes to o vote, will be an instructive
indication of the want of conference in the re-
publican majority. Of all new ways to
pay old debts Kelley's scheme is the
most grotesque and preposterous. The
bonds and the greenbacks which he
proposes to make constantly interchange
able are alike evidences of debt against
the United States. In both the gov
ernment promises to pay SO many dollars to
the holder Now, when the greenbacks are
presented for payment it is proposed to dis
charge the debt by giving an equal amount Of
bonds, and when, the next day or the next
week, the bonds are presented for payment, it
Is proposed 10 discharge them by giving the
government creditors an equal amount Of
rreenbacks, and SO on, without limit of time
or any other provision for payment. 1t is the
same as if debtor who owes you large sum
on book account offers to pay by giving his
note on demand and stpulates to pay the
note by taking it up whenever you wish, and


again charging you an equal sum on bis
| books, Offering To reciprocate these forms az
Year: 1874

We clip the following article from an
exchange. 1t is true, and we recommend
it to every man who has an interest
where he resides:


Nothing is more common than to
hear people talk of what they pay news.
papers for advertising, etc, as so much
given in charity. Newspapers, by en-
hancing the value Of property in their
neighborhoOds, and giving the localities
in which they are published reputation
abroad, benefit all such, particularly if
they are merchants or real estate o owners,
thrice the amount yearly of the meagre
sum they pay for their support, Besides,
every public spirited citizen has a laud-
able pride in having paper which he is
not ashamed Of. even though he should
pick it up in New York or Washington.
A good looking. thriving sheet, helps to
sell property, gives character to the 10
cality, in all respects is a desirable public
convenience. IT, from any cause, the
matter in the local or editorial colums
should not be quite up to your standard,
do not cast it aside and pronounce it of
no account, until you are satisfied that
there has been no more labor bestowed
upon it than is paid for, If you want a
good, readable sheet, il must be support
ed. And it must not be supported in a
spirit Of charity either, but because you
feel necessity to support it. The local
press is the power that moves the peo.
pie "
Year: 1874

In the House on the goth, the follow.
ing action was had in regard to the affairs
of this District:


Mr.. Cessna also presented resolutions
directing the clerk to furnish the attorney
general, secretary Of the treasury, third
auditor, and first controller of the .treasu-
ry. copies of the evidence taken by the
judiciary committee in the matter of the
impeachment of Judge Story, of the
Western District Of Arkansas, so that
action may be taken for the restoration
of money wrongfully paid to officers of
that court, and to prevent any such
wrongful payments hereafter.


On motion Of Mr.. Sener, the resolu-
tien was amended to include copies of
the testimony taken before the commit
tee on contingent expenditures in the de-
partment Of justice in regard to the same
district The resolution thus amended
was adopted.
Year: 1874

FRUIT AND HEALTH DR.. Hunt said at
a recent meeting Of the Warsaw Horti
cultural Society, that 'an absence OF
fruits implied doctors bills. We have
urged for many years the Importance OF
regular supply Of ripe fruit to prevent
disease, and insisted that the best medi-
cine chest which an emigrating family
could carry to a newly settled country
would be box Of early. bearing fruit
trees, currants, gooseberry add raspber.
ry bushes, and strawberry plants. We
knew a family who moved West, and
took with them a very large supply OF
dried fruit, which lasted them through
out the first summer None of them
were sick, although disease prevailed oil
about them that year but the next year,
with more comforts and less privations
but with no fruit, they suffered much
from sickness. Other Western residents
have told us that so long as they could
have ripe fruit, they have been free from
all disease resulting from malaria. -
Southern Farmer.
Year: 1874

EJ And now comes a rumor from
Western France that things are to bC
made lovely, even before the future EN-
pire can be established, by marriage
between the Prince Imperial and a daugh
ter of the Marshal President The high
contracting parties are both very young
and neither Of them has as yet made any
definite statements as to his her or in
tentions" The probabilities are thai
the whole story is the invention Of some
Partisan Republican, bent on doing hi'
best to frighten his fellow-citzens ant
discredit Marshal MacMahon with thu
French people -New York Herald.
Year: 1874

CHARACTERISTIC. .-Dunham Is awfully
"put out " in his last issue because Gen
Thomson alluded to the fact that the la
dies could do much in putting down
usurpation, ballot box stutling and ring
rule. That individual is not of the stripe
that understands the value Of this sug
gestion He does not care whether the
ladies' read his paper or not-as all know
who remember the characteristic article
about Thos. NJ Bowen that he wrote and
published some time ago, much to the
disgust Of all decent mcn.-CrdwJoro
Bulletin.


just so. You remember too, Wilcox
the father Of the Bulletin says, IL have
been the editor OF that paper the Press
except q few articles in my absence since
the war" He was evidently at home al
the time. Ah, Gran, be careful my boy
look out for your tracks as you &C
along
Year: 1874

ES- Gov Vance gets off good thing
in welcoming to Charlotte the Medical
Association Of North Carolina. The
Governor closed his remarks by saying


~ am therefore instructed to say that
the city Of Charlotte, with all it contains
of hospitality and liberalties, is at your
devoted service during your stay; but,
as was said to Satan concerning Job


" Behold all that we have is in thy power


only upon ourselves put not forth thy
hand" (Great laughter and applause J
Year: 1874

EH- An old lady in Massachusetts be.
ing informed that dam above the village
where she lived was likely to give way,
Immediately wished for pair Of clean
white stockings, saying in explanation
that she once saw a woman struggling in
the waters and that she foated along
feet upward
Year: 1874

OF tho court on the ground that Miss Proctor not
resident OF the State of MAssachusets but resident
OF tne state or Ne~York and that therefore the
under the of the courts of this state
Inc only reason that the entered for trial IN
the United states Circuit Court ground that
the eompaina not q resident of New-Yvr state
when the suit was begun.
Year: 1874

The decision Of the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin
In regard to the long pending litigation growing out
OF the Potter law" had no very material effect
upon the general stock market to-day. Business at
the Board has been somewhat less active than dur
ing Yesterday and there has been less uetuaton in
prices The Granger stocks have been about the
strongest upon the list-more especially ST. Iaul.
We are inclined to think that the large purchases of
the Granger stocks which have been recently made
have been under the belief that the decision is Of
butlittle Importance and that the law itself is not
sueh a bugbear as has been heretofore imagined.
The believers In the present value OF the Grange
stocks base their hopes for rise upon the allegation,


first that the decision does not apply to interstate
business ine-tenths Of the traffic of the North West
road in Wisconsin being of this character. Second.
that the Company has only to make fractional in
crease in the rates for interstate traffic to compen-
safe for the forced reduction in the local business
third, that the Ia Crosse division Of the St. Panl
road, being exempted from the operations ofsthe
law, and forming a link in the main trunk line of
that corporation, both West and Northwest, puts
che business Of Milwaukee upon the same basis as
International business. We find on the street those
who attribute the recent activity in stocks TO
.s alleged existence of the two distinct strong OPP
,,os;no narties fact which gives brokers reason TO
booa for increased business as the contest wakes
raym. 40 far u appears to be fair, standrup fight
betyeen parties of large means and abundant
experience-the same persons, IN fact' WIN two or


three exceptions who were opposed TO each other in
the memorable Northwest corner. Stocks nave
yuIed firm nearly al day though at times o desire
20 realize caused occasional yieldings The largest
dealings were IN north'west. Laks shore. WABASH.
Year: 1874

The following record Will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours In
comparison with the corresponding day of lass
year, as indicated by the thermometer at HudnutS
Dharmacv HER m Iudin0
Year: 1874

The Democratic state General Commit-


tee to Meet ut saratoga-Probablc Date


or Meeting OF the state Convention.


The Democratic State General Committee win
meet at Saratoga on either the 18th or the 18th
inst, when the date for holding the State Conven-
ton VIII be determined On as also the place. At
present there appears to be division Of opinion
as to whether Utica or Albany would be the most
desirable. The majority, however, are greatly In
favor OF Albany for the reason that better accom-
modations and facilities are offered in that city
than in Utica The Convention this year, 1t Is ex-
pected Will be more numerousy attended than ON
former occasions, both by delegates and other
politicians interested in the work to be trans
acted. The 27tn OF September will in all proba-
biity be the Date liked upon for the Convention to
assemble, as by that time IL Is thought the re-
publicans will have made their nominations and
thus the democratic party win be enabled TO act
intellgently. and put forward such men for the
different offices to be filed as will meet with
universal approval and insure success to the
ticket.
Year: 1874

N-ANTED-sEvERAL LADIES OF INTELLIGENCE


and ambition 10 learn Of an opportunity to do bust
ness on their account OF highly respec table and
profitable nature, requiring little capital Address
AMBITION, Herald office.
Year: 1874

be found of the old-fashioned corrupt Tam
many politician.


It was not to he hoped that Mr.. Morrissey
should have selected more decent represent
ative. 1t is idle to expect keen regard Tor
honesty and honor from a politician who
was formerly a prize-fghter and Is now o
gambler by trade. We cannot therefore blame
the bruiser for putting his man on the Tam
many ticket. But it was bad beginning for
those worthy gentlemen who are trying to re-
organize the Democratic party of the city IN
the interest of decency, to yield to his vigor-
ous exactions and disgrace their ticket with
such a name. II showed one Of the worst
faults of cotemporary politics, as
belief of tho innate preference OF
the majority to vote for good
men when they can get the chance. Men like
Mr. Schel and the other Sachems OF Tam
many must have felt their praises of James
Hayes stick in their throats when they pre-
sented him at their mass meetings as life
"long Democrat" Their papers incurred
needless dscredit by declaring that every
Democrats duty was to vote the entire ticket
without regard to the character OF the candl-
dates They may have imagined that the
current in their favor was strong enough
to float any kind of timber. 1t proved so
in Brooklyn. But the maligned and DIS
gusted voters Of New-York once more
proved how much better they are than those
who assume to lead them. In face of an
enormous Tammany victory in this city, Gen.
Jones is elected Register by large majority,
and James Hayes has been shown to have
materially weakened the ticket.


Are the new leaders of Tammlny too old
or too young, too keen or too dull, to learn
anything from this mishapf Do they not see
that these noisy, turbulent fellows Like
Morrissey are of no advantage to any party,
but only source of weakness and discredit
Twice as many votes would be gained by
showing him the door when he next demands
recognition as would be secured by yielding
to him and putting his creatures up for Office.
When we speak of him, of course we mean
those like him, whose presence is continual
reproach and peril to our politics. They are
only strong by tho cowardce of their betters,
and only available as choice of evils They
are not needed by Tammany, if the new Tam
many desires merely good government and
good repute; and if they are allowed voice
in its councils, these ends must be accom-
plished by other means.