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Year: 1878

1t is now extensively believed that
the body OF the child found in the OHIO,
At Yellow Creek Station, on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh railroad, mention OF
which was made IN these columns some
DAYS ago, is that of Frank Lynch's child.
Frank Is supposed to have thrown his
ms child into the Allegheny river from
the railroad bridge in February las..
Constable James Robinson, of Glendale,
who arrested Lynch, was sent to see tie
BODY to secure evidence to identity 1t
The remains were much decomposed, but
the clothing was preserved and Is found
to exactly correspond with that worn by
the child on the night Lynch admitted
having thrown it into the river. 1t was
hitherto thought that thcre being no
corpus delicih, nothing could be done
with Lynch, but it now looks as though
unless insanity is shown, that ss!tpeter
won't save his bacon.
Year: 1878

Chairman Hughes received dispatch
tonight from Shearer declining the nom
inatiou of the National party Tor Lieu
The work Of filling
the vacancy will devolve upon the State
Committee. Itis believed Bently will
also decline the nomination for judge of
the Supreme Court.
Year: 1878




In New York state what is called the
Farmers Alliance has been organized. AS.
to it's objects the Elmira Hus5a,adnaq2s says:


The work which the alliance was organ
lied to accomhlish is an important one, and
should enlist farmers not only, but all class
es OF citizens who have an earnest desire for
real reforms. 1t needs no argument to sat
isfy thoughtful reading men of the injustice
Of our assessment laws. The insurance
monopoly is generally understood, and the
burdens which are placed upon the farmers,
merchants and manufacturers Of this state
by the irresponsible management of our
great railways are becoming to grievous to
be borne. The alliance is in itself protest
against these wrongs, and is doing good
work in uniting earnest men in an effort to
correct the glaring evils in the legislation Of
the state,. 1t is designed to arouse the pow
erful farming. class from their lethargy, and
to set them at work for their own protection
and in behalf of the great industrial inter-
esrs OF the state.


The Farmers Alliance is political but
not a partisan organization. 1t purposes to
work within the existing parties, aiming to
secure the nomination of good representa-
tive men on all the tickets, and to prevent
the nomination and election of railroad at
torneys and the agents OF. monopolies to
positions of Influence in our legislature. As
Il result of the work OF the alliance, in the
last assembly of this state there was a lar
ger number of farmers and representatives
Of our industrial interests than there had
been in that body for many years. and we
believe the proportion of these classes. will
be largely increased in the legislature to be
chosen at the next election. Farmers are
conservative class, and are slow to arouse
themselves as to the Importance OF taking
action on questions which vitality concern
them; but the leayen is working, and little
by little the demand for truer representation
is growing among. the thoughtful voters of
the state, The FARMERS Alliance has enlist
ed the energies Of many good men, WHO are
doing valuable work III behalf of the re-
forms sought.
Year: 1878

"All hoistways, well holes and trap doors
shall be closed at the completion of the
business of each day by the occupant of the
building having use or control of the same.
And for any accident or injury to life or
limb resulting directly or indirectly from
neglect to properly comply" with the
statute, the person so offending shall be re-
sponsible in case of death in sum of not
less than five thousand dollars, and for any
fire resulting from such neglect the
offenders shall be liable to the penalty for
the crime OF arson and to suit for damages
for all injury to property. 1t might be sup
posed that these provisions of our State
law are sufficient to force the closing Of
hatchways in all elevators, yet the authori-
ties say that these open passages, acting
as fues, make many fires far moro destruc-
tive than they would otherwise be. Are
there any Commissioners
Year: 1878

Alas it appears to be the doom of hu-
manity to be left always in some degree Of
doubt as to the doings of Prince Bismarck,
and even in his conduct at the princely we'd
dings there is no exception to the rule.
Did he dance? Did he carry torch9 And,
if he did dance, what kind Of steps did he
take or what capers did he cut? On the
first point, as to the fact whether he did or
did not dance, the authorities differ, and Eu-
rope and the world wait in breathless ex-
pectation of the solution Of this uncer-
tainty; for upon this hangs the other grave
doubt, what steps he indulged in, and
nations watch with palpitating anxiety to
find in the steps taken, if any there were,
some indications Of the state of the Princes
mind, some unriddling Of the great puzzles
of the day, some hint as to the nature of
the immediate future. Evidently the
Princes steps may be symbolical. Thus, if
he cut pigeon wing the ornithological
reference to Turkey as bird in distress,
would be evident. 1t is true that turkey
is not a>pigeon, but the reduction Of its size
to the proportions required by such figure
would not be difficult to Russia. Did he
give them breakdown? Then he laughs at
the failure of England at Vienna Did
he twirl his important person in diplo-
matte pas seuI? Let England be assured
he means she shall continue to 90 it alone.
Did he lead out pas de t,'ois with the Rus
sian and Austrian ambassadors, like Gen.
eral Boum with Prince Paul and Baron
Puck in that fine political study the "Grande
Duchesse?" Then let the enemies of the
Kaiserbund beware. From time to time the
world has been compelled to watch the
lghtest words and littlest acts of great
men in order to discover the drift of their
inmost thoughts, which thoughts become
''the brood and hatch of time" There is
no great man who could be studied in this
respect with more advantage than the Ger
man Chancellor and we hope, therefore,
we may presently have all doubts removed
as to whether he did dance and what he
danced.
Year: 1878

There are some smoky evidences of little
fire remaining among the embers of the late
strife in the East, although all danger of its
bursting forth alarmingly has been for the
present removed, thanks to Prince Bis.
marcks extinguisher The delicate opera
ton of removing burning brand from
between the Russian and English magazines,
with so much loose powder lying about, has
been successfully accomplished, and hence
the German Chancellor. replying yester-
day, in the Reichstag, to Herr Benning-
sen, said, like Cannings knifegrinder -
"Story have none to tell, SIR" He does
not believe in war. Germany has no
Eastern interests worth fighting about, and
she will not fight unless she has. The
Czar will be good boy. The Powers, he
added, who opposed Russia will have to
assume the responsibility Of the legacy left
by Turkey. A phrase like this may have
many meanings. but he evidently thinks
Turkey tolerably dead, or he would not
talk of such thing as legacy.
Without doubt it is intended as warning
to England. who has taken such an interest
in the property of the alleged defunct. To
Austria it is q mild hint, of which there Ia
every evidence she will avail herself
Turkey, still clinging to her vain English
hope, is said to be growing restiva
under the peace conditions. If so she
is courting complete obliteration. Her old
game Of playing one Power against another
is revived at the sight of English guns on
one side of her as set-off to the Russian
guns on the other. In any struggle be-
tween them she would be battered into
dust Before anything of the kind can
happen, however, the European Congress
will be in session, and then the mystic man
of ''blood and iron" will explain his latest
riddle or give some Of the members still
harder ono.
Year: 1878

While the duties of the police are roughly
property there is evidently desirable
limit to that guardianship. For instance,
if man goes out of his house it is not de-
sirable that the policeman on duty should
Immediately 60 in to take care of the mans
wife and household effects until his return.
mans coming back the policeman should
club him and arrest him for drunken and
disorderly person. II the man is poor and
gets two months Imprisonment on the Island
it might be some solace to his mind to
know that the policeman is still
guarding his wife and his home while he, in
his dungeon is unable to give them any
protection at all 1t might be, we say, but
on the whole we think it would not. II
when the man returned from his Island re-
sort the faithful policeman was still on
guard and gave the man another clubbing
to show how vigorously his home would be
protected against q real intruder, the man
would probably think that the police took
too much 'duty" upon themselves. At any
rate, 30 William Kinsella shoemaker, thinks


He makes affidavit to such state of affairs
in and around his household, and he be-
lieves Officer Kennedy, of the Eighth pre-
cinct, is exceeding his functions, to put it
mildly. We have noticed that at various
times certain qualities are cultivated in the
force. In Gardner's time the biggest
"brute" was considered the best officer,
and we have little doubt Kennedy
would have stood high in Gard
ner's estimation. Latterly there is
belief that the term gallant" best de-
scribes the meritorious policeman. The
haste with which Commissioner Nichols
came posting down to the Tombs yesterday
to go bail for Kennedy implies certain
sympathy with an officer so accused. His
ready bail was, however, declined for legal
reasons, and the clubbing gallant had to
put up with being builed by another kind
Of official. Now, If the Police Commission
ers desire to encourage domiciliary visits
as part of an officers duty, let Kennedy be
given the gold shield which police official
. forgot in his flight from q house he was
visiting with similar intent That will be
Year: 1878

ably than in endeavoring to tighten this
load. We can lessen our local taxation in
two ways-by cutting down our annual ex-
penditures and by increasing the value of
real estate so as to reduce the rate of taxa
tion. We have necessarily an expen-
sive city government under the best
management. We need large police
force, an efficient fire brigade and liberal
free school system. Our criminals and
paupers will be costly, however much we
may economize. We have O city whose
growth has not recently been rapid, owing
to variety of causes, but for whose future
destiny we are compelled to make prepare
tion at once. We must secure good docks,
an ample water supply, perfect drainage
and other improvements on a scale commen-
surate with what we know will be the wants
of the metropolis ten or twenty years hence.
An illiberal, hedgehog policy now would
be false and losing economy, and progress
costs money. Nevertheless, we can retrench
in many ways without i'm pairing our future
prospects or obstructing our immediate
prosperity, and this it is our duty to do
There is demand for reduction Of the
salaries paid to our city officials, and while
this would effect comparatively insignifi-
cant saving there is no reason why tho
heads of departments and their principal
subordinates should not be made to share
in the reduction forced upon the
school teachers, the city laborers and
a few others. But if we are to effect a
material and beneficial decrease of annual
taxation we must do it by insuring care
full. intelligent and honest administration
of our city government in all it's parts. We
must stop those expenditures in the depart
ments that are of much greater amount
than the salary lists and far more liable
to abuse. The money spent upon our
docks and our parks must be made
to return the city an equivalent for
every dollar invested. If we secure
such Improvements as will encourage in
vestment in real estate. cause new build
ings to rise, attract capital to the city and
aid and encourage commerce, we need not
begrudge the outlay. But if we continue
to impose on the taxpayers levy of thirty
million dollars, year after year, with no
great public improvements to show for the
amount, we shall leave real estate par-
alyzed and seriously retard the growth
and prosperity of the city. If the
Aldermen, who ought to be the representa-
tives and mouthpieces Of the people of the
city, will use their influence to cut off all
needless and Improbable expenditures to
foster wise and necessary public improve
ments, and generally to improve the char
acter of the city government, they may
really benefit real estate and all other in
terests, which they can never hope to do by
the nonsensical proposition to make raid
on the city valuations.
Year: 1878

mand. 1t was inevitable that the unusually
fine weather should hatch out q brood of
such growls, but the report of the quantity of
ice already housed along the Hudson, which
we published yesterday, shows that this
years supply is all that can be desired.
Until, indeed, the world gets a little tilted
off its present axis and the North Pole is
shifted, say to Pekin, there is little danger
of ice being scarce any winter near New
York. The snowfall has not been very
great, but that is rather benefit to the ice
gatherers Our citizens will, therefore,
know the next time they hear the howl OF
the ice companies that-there is no shadow
OF reason for an increase of price, but that
on the contrary, owing to the greater cheap
ness of labor. every reason to expect re-
duction,
Year: 1878

The WEATHER.-A great area of low barom-
ster has now advanced from the Rocky Noun
lains to the regions of the Mississippi and Mis-
,ouii valleys, extending from Manitoba to the
Gulf Of Mexico. This depression moved in two
areas, one via Texas and the other over Montana
Territory, and which united east OF the noun
tains, their line OF first contact being in the
Plato Valley region Very little rain has yet
fallen, as the disturbance was exhausted of its
moisture west Of the ''great divide" during it's
movement from the Pacific coast But the tenn


pcraturc has risen to "a remarkable degree, cs-
pccially in the Missouri Valley. AS the storm


advances heavy rains will probably fall in


the Ohio Valley and lake region and eastward
to the New England and Middle Atlantic
coasts, as well as in the Lower Mississippi
Valley. The winds are becoming very strong
on the margins OF the depression, and the press
urc is rising of the Atlantic coast, where it Is
now highest The weather in New York and Its
vicinity to-day will be warmer and fair, followed
by increasing cloudiness and rising temperature
and probably rain toward night. Tomorrow
the weather will be cloudy and warm, with rain.
Year: 1878

The London Times said in it's financial ar
ticle yesterday Omitted States funds
have surprised many people by advancing
instead of falling on the news that the Sill
YER bill passed in a manner that will insure
its becoming law in much its present
shape" The Times explanation of the
phenomenon is feeble and insufficient.
There is no real ground for surprise, the
HERALD having accounted for the fact three
weeks ago in an article which was not
prophecy, but logical inference from well
known financial principles. The substance
of what we explained at length on the
30th Of January was that the bonds
of solvent government bearing high rate
of interest derive additional value from the
length Of time they have to run, and that
the passage of the Silver bill, by putting
stop to the refunding of the public debt,
would make it impossible to call in the six
per cent bonds. Had it not been for the
silver agitation the government could have
borrowed all the money it needed for re-
funding purposes at four per cent and have
used the proceeds for redeeming the five



yer bill becomes law the refunding Of the
public debt ut low rate of interest is in
definitely postponed, and the OWNERS of
the six per cent bonds are insured
against their being called in and
redeemed. On the plainest principles
of financial reasoning our existing bonds
ought to advance, instead Of declining, in
consequence of the passage Of the Silver
bill, except so far as it may impair conf
dence in the good faith of the govern
ment. Six per cent interest in silver is
better than four per cent in gold, and
the passage of the Silver bill, by making
it impossible to refund the six per cent
into four per cent bonds, increases
their value in spite Of the payment Of


the interest in silver. The period when
the principal will be paid is so distant, and
circumstances meanwhile may have SO
changed, that the bearing of the Silver bill
on the principal is hardly taken into the
calculation.


We judge it probable that the Senate
amendments will be accepted by the House,
and that the bill will 60 to the President in
it's altered form. Although the extreme
silver men, like Mr.. Ewing, will make
bitter opposition to the amendments there
will probably be majority in the House to
support them. The most important of the
amendments passed the Senate by 80 large
a majority that that branch of Congress can
not be expected to recede, and refusal of
the House to concur in that amendment
would simply kill the bill and save the
President the trouble Of veto. The no
tice given yesterday by Mr.. Stephens of
his intention to call up the bill
with view to concurrence in the
Senate's amendments was Endorsed by Mr.
Bland himself, and the present indications
point to the success of Mr.. Stephens effort.
Mr.. Bland, the author of the original bill,
stated that it had been his intention to
make the same motion if Mr.. Stephens had
not anticipated him. Although Mr.. Ewing
and his squad may vote against the amend
ments they will probably vote for the bill
when 1t comes back to the House with the
Presidents veto and their votes are neces-
sary to make up the requisite two-thirds.
Year: 1878

Some little time ago it was announced
that the ice companies, in view of the un-
usual mildness Of the present winter, had
determined to advance the price of their
commodity during the summer months.
1t is time that this periodical howl of the
icemen should be put an end to. No win
ter can pass in this latitude without ample
opportunity being given for harvesting an
ice crop fully equai tc s~s>seyiag the de-
Year: 1878

lie square or park" and we do not doubt
that the present Legislature, while favoring
the erection of a brigade armory, will make
similar restriction as to the site. The
regiments can be just as well accommo-
dated without depriving the people of the
benefit and enjoyment of Washington
square or any other public park.
Year: 1878

PEACE AND CUBA.-A confirmation comes from
Havana OF the terms OH which peace is offered
by the Spanards TO the Cubans, and u general
acceptance of them by the insurgents in the
field is asserted. Owing to the vigorous and,
VIC may say, competitive system OF braggadocio
and Justification which has prevailed on both
sides for the past eight years the confirmation
will need to be further confirmed before we can
prepare to believe it. The Cuban patriots in
America we may add, say they will die before
they surrender; they will sacrifice every armed
patriot in the field first.
Year: 1878

THERE WAS AN INTERESTING DEBATE on the
excise question in the Legislature yesterday, in
which the whole subject was discussed from
various points of view Mr. Astor made his
maiden speech in favor of moderate policy and
against the folly Of prohibition.
Year: 1878

II Is Nor VERY PROBABLE that the new
ordinance in regard to concealed weapons will
make much difference one way or the other
Those who want to carry them will do so, per-
init or no permit, as they do now, in violation of
the law
Year: 1878

EVERYBODY must admit the force
and truth of the following, which
we clip from the ST. Louis Evening
Post, an independent journal;


The Southern Congressman get
the better Of their opponents so In
variably i'm every form of debate or
discussion, that il dispOses very ef-
fectually of the pretense that the
Southern Democrats are not able to
send their proper representatives 10
Congress. At first the ex-Confede-
rates were little fierce, and injured
their cause very much by assuming
an attitude Of aggressive ferOcity
which was not justified by the cir
cumstances. But now the ferOcity
is all on the other side. All the
outbreaks of hate, malice, and Sec
tionalism have come from the Re
publicans, and we believe there is
not a single instance during the pres
ent session of a SOutherner attempt
ing to insult the feelings or wrong
the patriotism Of his fellOw-citizens
from another part Of the country.
The Blaines and HOwes have n
monopoly Of that sort Of thing, and
much good may IL do them.
Year: 1878

FOR THE CHRONICLE.
We who have left thy clustered hills to roam
Have sought for and have found elsewhere


home,
But still have cherished the fond hope that


we,
Sometime, dear Clarksville, might revisit


thee
Ere yet the landmarks we from youth have


loved
By time and change and progress were re-


moved.
We heard with sad hearts of thy dire distress.
Language we feels too feeble to express
Our sympathy for thee, or our regret,
For hopes which, since thy woe, fore'er have


set
The sire fiend7 in wrath swept DER thy


head;
His footprints, left in ruins grim and dark,
With smouldering embers for his signet


mark;
He spared thee not, took from thee of thy


best,
And thy dear, homely Court House with the


rest.
Tween smiles and sighs we read of its sad


fate,
Though some its uncouth form did oft be-


rate
We always loved it for sweet memory's sake,
Whose treasures time from us can never


take.
We read with pride, of no wild, vain regret,
For loss thou couldst not help, and prOuder


yet
Felt of thy energy and brave resolve
To see thee from thy loss new growth evolve.
Wen ever think of thee with a warm glow
OF love and pride, dear c., for well we know
Thou1t, like the Phoenix, from thy ashes


rise,
And with new beauties greet thy sunny


skies. Ida Glenn.
Little York Ill.
Year: 1878

We have authentic information
OF an immigration to Tennessee
from New England Of considerable
magnitude, the details Of which
we shall be- more able 10 lay before
the readers of the American i'm a
few days. a community OF heavy
eastern capitalists are at the head
of the enterprise, which eOntem-
plates the purchase OF vast area
Of the famous Cumberland table
land, to be colonized with a little
army OF fruit growers, TO raise and
can fruits for foreign shipment,