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Year: 1879

Of the mother of Abraham Lincoln, an
old neighbor once said to correspondent
of The Gazette of Cincinnati: "My re-
collection of Mrs Lincoln is that she was,
in the latter years of her life, an invalid,
and underwent great physical suffering
as result of the privations and exposure
she was compelled to undergo in her pio-
neer life. But she was always gentle, al
ways kind. She had sweet expression
of countenance, though her face bore
the lines of great physical suffering. She
was far more energetic than her husband,
and was gifted with a great relish for the
humorous and keen appreciation of the
ludicrous She used occasionally to scold
her husband, but he paid little attention
to her 'chirping, as he styled her COM
plants at his want of activity.
Year: 1879

AN INDIAN TRADITION OF THE GREAT
FLOoD.-One morning water for washing
was brought to Manu-, and, when he had
washed himself, fish remained in his
hands. And it addressed these words to
him: Protect me, and l will save thee"
"From what wilt though save me?'' ga
deluge will sweep all creatures away; it
is from that I will save thee GLOW
shall [ protect thee?" The fish replied:
"While we are small we run great dan
gers, for fish swallow fish. Keep me at
first in vase: when [ become too large
for it, dig basin to put me into. When
| shall have grown still more, throw me
into the ocean; then l shall be preserved
from destruction" Soon it grew large
fish. 1t said to Manu-: "The very year
1 shall have reached my full growth the
Deluge will happen. Then build a YES
sci and worship me. When the waters
rise, enter the vessel and I will save
thee After keeping him thus, Manu-
carried the fish to the sea. In the year
indicated Manu- built vessel and wor-
shipped the fish. And when the Deluge
came he entered the vessel. Then the
fish came swimming up to him, and Manu-
fastened the cable of the ship to the horn
of the fish, by which means the latter
made it pass over the mountain of the
North. The fish said: E1 have saved
thee; fasten the vessel to tree that the
water may not sweep it away while
thou art on the mountain; and in pro-
portion as the waters decrease thou shalt
descend" Manu- descended with the
waters, and this is what is called the de-
scent Of Manu on the Mountain of the
North. The Deluge had carried away all
creatures and Manu- remained alone
Rig Vda-Mar Muller.
Year: 1879

PATRONIZED BY THE LADIEs.-Dr.
Prices Special Flavoring Extracts are
used by the most intelligent ladies in this
country. A few cents additional cost
does not deter ladies who are mindful of
the health of their family from procuring
that which is known to be pure and
wholesome.
Year: 1879

The Supreme Court General Term, in view
OF a general though vague complaint of the ineon-
yeniences ana expenses OF foreclosure, partition and
other judicial sales of land, recently made a rule that
the sales should be conducted by the referees them
,elves In the basement of the City Hail This and other
provsIors Of the rule strongly attacked 10y the
lawyers as making sales of the kind even worse than
before and the action of the Legislature was invoked TO
correct the rule. The rule was not to go into effect
until YESTERDAY At the opening Of the General Term
yesterday, the following order was handed down:


In view Of the probable action Of the Legislature ny
the enactment OF law correct the abuses sought 10
be remedcd by the rules in relation Ia judicial land
yaes adopted by this court January 6, lSf3 TO take
fec the first Monday Of March, II is ordered by the
COu now here that the operation OF SAID rules Oe suS
pended until the first Monday of May next
Year: 1879

The Superior Court General Term, Judge
Curtis giving the opinion. has decided an important
question in favor Of telegraph companies in tie case OF
McCool against the Western Union Telegraph Company
The plaintiff q shipbroker, tclcgraphed 10 Montreal
that lie had effected charter OF his correspondents
vessels Had the message gone through he would have
been entitled 10 81 800 brokerage but by some accident
the message was DELAYED at Boston until the shiPOwners
made OF neT ARRANGEMENTS. The Court below gave hin


verdict for 81 $50 So but this is reversed by the Cen
era Term when holds that there being nothing IN the
message TO show a special value, the damages must De
limited 10 the cost Of sending IL 81 o. and interest,
Year: 1879

J. w. SimontOn. the General Agent of the
Associated Press. deeply afflicted last evening by
tho somewhat sudden death OF his wife. Mrs simonton
was an excellent wife and mother; she was beloved by
a most OF aoquaintances and by the many benefcares
o! her unfailing and Opeu-handcd charity with her
husband 5hs had just been visit 10 the Pacific
Coast aud Colorado. She attacked With pneumonia
on which developed latent heart disease,
sudden end LIE Of love and useluLness.
Year: 1879

made himself needlessly party to this fac
tion fight, is, to say the least, imprudent,
supposing the democrats to desire TO carry
the State. If they do not care about that
then of course they may do well to re-
nominate the Governor. We observe
that the republican journals almost
without exception anxiously urge that
he ought to be renominated. but the
republicans do not intend to vote for
him. They hope to beat him. What the
democrats need is harmony and union, and
whatever the merits of Governor Robinson
may be-and we think more highly of him
than Mr. Kelly does-he is clearly not the
man on whom his party in all parts of the
State are likely to unite with enthusiasm.
To renominate him in order to spite Tam
many might look magnificent, but it would
not carry the State.
Year: 1879




Elsewhere we reprint an article from the
Toronto Globe. on the fishery disputes,
which gives, presumably, the Canadian
view of the matter. This is, in brief, that
we have no rights under the Treaty Of
Washington, unless they are confirmed by
the legislation of the provinces.


We remark on this view, first. that treaty
agreements have always been held superior
to local laws, unless the reverse was ex-
pressly provided in the treaty; and this was
admitted, after tedious argument, by Lord
Derby, in the extradition troubles, where it
was at first held in England that the extradi-
ton clauses of the Ashburton Treaty were
in particular respect overridden by an
act of Parliament. Lord Derby was COM
PEELED to give up this ground, the best
lawyers in England showing that it was
untenable. Our fishery rights in Canadian
waters are therefore those which were
guaranteed by the treaty, without reference
to the local legislation.


Second-But even if this were not the case
we should still have reason for serious COM
plant and the demand for heavy damages,
in the fact that the local laws of which the
Globe speaks have been enforced on our
fishermen, not by the local authorities. but
by mobs which have attacked our people,.
their seines and their vessels. We have
paid FIVE and half millions to Great Britain
for certain privileges, and when we 60 to
exercise them not only does Great Britain
neglect to protect us in our rights, but she
does not even take care that the provincial
authorities shall act according to the forms
of law in ousting us of our rights, but toler-
ates the interference of lawless mobs. That
is the situation.


Finally, if it is to be held that treaty
between Great Britain and the United
States in reference to colonial matters does
not bind the British colonies, then of course
it is absurd for US to conclude such trea-
ties; and if it is desirable to US or to the
people of the Dominion to make any ar
rangements between the two countries, we
must concert together directly, and not
through the Intervention of on outside
and, as it seems, according to the Globe, in
such relations an unauthorized govern
ment. We are not unwilling to see this view
adopted; for it would be much better, and
would conduce to the welfare of both coun-
tries, if the United States and Canada
should treat directly upon all subjects
affecting the interests of their people. We
cannot conceive, for instance, any worse
arrangement of the fishery interests to
come about under such a system than that
we are now justly complaining of. 1t is
absurd that we should have to treat with
Power across the Atlantic for privileges in
American waters but it becomes useless,
as we'll as absurd, when the Canadians as
sert, after the treaty is concluded and the
money paid, that Great Britain had and has
no power to bind them.
Year: 1879

Grants countrymen will rejoice to discover
that he has not at any time countenanced the
schemes OF self-seeking men who desired
to use him as a means to re-establish their
broken political fortunes; and they will be
delighted to find him engaged in another
great service to his country and the world,
for which his technical skill, his studies
and his knowledge of the needs of COM
merce all peculiarly fit him.


General Grant himself will read with
amusement the series of conversations we
print this morning, in which o number of
prominent public men give their opin-
ions of his expressions concerning the
Presidency to the Chinese Li-Hung
Chang. These views of prominent men
lose their Importance in view of the
facts We make public this morning;
but General Grant would probably be the
first to oppose what is advanced by several
that his services as President might be
needed to ''keep down the South" He
would probably reply that only constitu-
tional methods are allowable, and that
these civilian can use even bet
ter than military man. There is
something contemplate and un-Ameri-
can in this notion that we need
general in the greatest civil Office
of the Union which Grant would be the
first to denounce. The country does not
forget that the purely civilian administra-
ton of President Hayes knew how to deal
successfully with the most formidable and
extensive riot which this country has ever
seen.
Year: 1879

An important decision rendered in the
Supreme Court on the subject Of the OBJ
struction of streets by booths is reported to-
day. BY this judgment the issue between
the market authorities and the Commits
sioner OF Public Works is determined on
what certainly seem to be good grounds,
and the public would have reason to be
content if this Interpretation of the law
were final; but it may not be final It has
is supposed to know the law except the
Judges of the Supreme Court, and they
have the Court of Appeals to correct them.
Perhaps the Court OF Appeals will once
more perform that part; but we hope it
may not. ''Any building or like structure"
says the Court, ''erected upon street
without the sanction of the Legislature is o
nuisance, and the local corporate au-
thority cannot give valid permission
thus to occupy the streets without
express power conferred by charter"
There is no such authority in the
charter, and consequently the law which
makes it the duty of the Commissioner of
HuDl1c w OrkS TO remove Sucu ODStructIOuS
is not qualified in any degree and is i'm
perative. This makes clear the right to
drive away all the colonies of squatters
that grow around the markets like toad
stools, and it even hands all those relations
of the Aldermen who possess the privileges
of peanut stands over to the tender mercies
of the dreadful Commissioner and his men.
The Bureau of Street Encumbrances,
armed with this authority, will be able to
secure to the public the use Of several i'm
portant public thoroughfares dedicated to
traffic, but practically closed by the en-
croachment of booths. AS this point is
settled may we hope that the same author
ity will consider the subject of the obstruc-
ton Of the streets by the skids OF mer-
chants on the west side? That is q nui-
sance which incommodes more people than
the booths did.
Year: 1879

Governor Robinson in the Interior.


1t has been asserted by the advocates of
Governor Robinson's denomination that
the democrats of the interior of the State
the s'hayloft and cheese press" as it was
once the fashion to call them-insisted on
the Governor in quite u ferocious and
unanimous way, and that Tammanys op-
position stood alone in the State.


Even if this were true the opposition Of
the Tammany organization would be q
very serious matter, because without the
New York city vote the democrats can
scarcely hope to carry the State But there
are numerous evidences that even in the
interior the democrats are far from being
united for the Governor We print this
morning communication from Roches-
ter democrat, who gives number of
reasons for this feeling 1t may be
said that he represents but band of
malcontents but it will scarcely be for
gotten by prudent democrats that what
they really want this fall is to carry the
State and that, as we have before said,
even if Governor Robinson were an angel
from heaven il he could not carry the State,
if his party could not be united upon him,
or even if it could probably be better and
more securely united on some other candi-
date, it would not be well to renominate
the Governor.


We leave the communication from Roches-
ter to speak for itself, and will refer to only
one point which it suggests. 1t is true that
in the faction fight which Mr.. Tilden and
Governor Robinson have been waging for
several years against the present chiefs of
Tammany they have pushed these about as
far as they can go without going overheard.
The i'm preston given out in Tilden quarters
that Tammany is aggressive and tyran-
nical is scarcely correct. On the con-
trary, Tammany submitted to the op-
posing faction in 1876, and helped
carry New York for Mr.. Tilden; in
1877 it again went to the wall; in 1873
the Tilden people, finding it difficult to
carry their point otherwise, united with
the republicans to defeat their fellow DEM
ocrats; and when the HERALD some time
ago advised Mr.. Kelly TO strike out it was
because it saw that he and the Tammany
organization could not back any further
without going over precipice.


Now, If the aim of the Tilden- Robinson
people were to destroy Tammany utterly as
political power or organization we should
have nothing to say. The HERALD has re-
peatedy urged that this be done. But in
fact the anti-Tammany people are only Outs
trying to capture the Wigwam and hold it
for themselves; and that makes oil the
difference in the world.


To insist now on nominating cen ndidate
who, as the Rochester writer remarks. has
Year: 1879

ONCE MORE the greenback-labor party looms
mp in State politics as possible breaker of party
states. 1t is generally admitted that this party
finds its recruits principally among the demo-
Gratis; if, therefore, it can poll vote even
one-half as large it did i'll 1873. the State of
New York will be hopelessly lost by the demo-
cratic party. Interviews with certain leaders
of the labor party, whose language is reported
on another page seem TO indicate that there is
not any particular enthusiasm in tho labor
ranks. II is also certain that the success of the
resumption measures have undecevcd many
men who were once enthusiastic grcenbackers
Still, in State large as New York, only q
small proportion of the people need to be dis
affected to upset the shrewdest political calcula-
tions.
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.--Thc storm centre that
moved over the Gulf and South Atlantic States
since the 22d has at last passed into the ocean
30 far that not even its influence is felt on the
Atlantic coast. The tongue of high pressure
that follows it has expanded and now domi-
mates the weather in all the central districts,
from the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico In the
Northwest the barometer is falling steadily
and "a small but severe disturbance is organiz-
ing in the Northern Missouri Valley. This, how
ever, is likely to pass too far north of our dis
trct to affect very much. Rain has fallen
In the Middle South Atlantic and New England
States and the West. The weather was clear
in the central valleys and the Gulf States, and
partly cloudy in the other sections of the
country. A decided rise occurred in tempera-
ture throughout the West and North west, it re-
maincd nearly stationary in the central val
lev districts and fell in the other districts.
The winds have been from fresh to
brisk on the Middle Atlantic and New
England coasts. fresh in the Northwest and light
elsewhere. 1t increased to high the north
rlstcrn margin of the low centre that is advanc-
ing from the Northwest, but did not continue so
for a very long period The weather over the
British Islands continues stormy, but will clear
mn to-day and remain so for few days. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will he warmer and fair. Tomorrow the same
conditions arc likely to prevail
Year: 1879

WE PUBLISH this morning an editorial which
appears in the San Francisco Chronicle of to-day,
and which goes over the entire ground of the
quarrel between De Young and Kalloch. While
the principal and final feature of the quarrel is
not materially changed in aspect by this plea in
defence some references to events and dates
alter considerably the story, first told, of the
personal causes that led to the tragic issue upon
last Saturday,
Year: 1879

THE CUSTOM House has again assumed the
regulation of the silk trade, and done more
harm to legitimate business than many months
of careful attention can undo. Is there any
other land in the world, outside Of Central Af
rica, where such impertinent intermeddling
would be tolerated by the business classes and
thos who are behind thena
Year: 1879

THE LATEST "INsTALMENT-PLAN" ruf1ian who
has fallen under the eyes of the law was held
yesterday in five hundred dollars bail to answer
on charge of assault and battery. Sufferers
by similar characters should make complaint to
the nearest police magistrate, and assist in
breaking up q most brutal gang of house
breakers and thieves
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Dealing in
stocks were limited and the market was weak.
Money apparently in active demand and
firm at per cent for call loans. Government
bonds were dull, States were duller, while rail-
roads were in fair demand, but very irregular.
Year: 1879

THE COUNSEL OF THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS
declares that the Board has not power to pun
ish all violators Of the law against fouling the
harbor. Shore Inspector Hopkins there
fore proceed against the guilty parties without


finding any other officials working Oh lines
parallel to his own. When is he going to begin 2
Year: 1879

COMMISSIONER FRENCH's METHOD Of bringing
the Police Commissioners deliberations to q
deadlock may be the result Of loyalty to his
party, but the material interests of New York
are of far more consequence than he, his repub-
ican colleague, and his party too.
Year: 1879

When we ask why the existence Of
one half the species should be merely
ancillary To that of the other-wIy each
woman should be a mere appeudage to
a man, allowed TO have no interests Of
her own, that there may be nothing to
compete in her mind with his interests
and his pleasure-the only reason which
can be given is that men like it. IL is
agreeable to them that men should live
for their own sake, women for the sake
OF men and the qualities and conduct
in subjects which are agreeable to
rulers they succeeded for long time in
making the subjects themselves con-
slider as their appropriate virtues Hell
vetius has met with much obloquy for
asserting, that persons usually mean by
virtues the qualities which are useful or
convenient TO themselves.


How truly this Is said Of mankind in
general, and how wonderfully the ideas
Of virtues set afloat by the powerful are
caught aud imhihed by those under their
dominion, is exemplified by the manner
in which the worlds were once per
suaded that the supreme virtue Of sub
jecis was loyalty to kings, and are still
persuaded that the paramount virtue Of
womanhoOd is loyalty to men. Tn Ter
a nominal recognition of a moral code
common to both in practice, self-will
and self assertion form the type of What
are designated as manly virtues, while
sbnegatiou Of self, patience, resignation,
and the submission to power, unless
when resistance is commanded by other
interests than their own, have been
stamped by general consent as pre-
eminently the duties and graees re-
quired Of women. The meaning being
merely that power makes itself the
centre of moral obligation, and that a
man likes to have his own will, but
does not like that his domestic COM
Ianion should have a will different
from his owu.-John Stuart MI.
Year: 1879

The Board of Supervisors of Richmond
County met yesterday TO the returns from the
elections the various towns of staten Island Some
OF the returns were not made with all the formal
tes tho law reouires and were therefore sent back to
the inspectors for correction but the figures are correct
and the totals and majortes given belowi
Year: 1879

as to elude either detection or punishment,


General Sherman said yesterday that he


hoped for the best, but there was no tell


ing what would take place. He had given


orders. he said, to leave no means untried


to make our soldiers at present in camp in
the Ute country as comfortable as possible
and had directed that shelter. clothing and
the best of food that could be procured
should be furnished them. 10 the event
of the Interior Department failing In its
present efforts to obtain possession of the
murderers, the army would be on the spot
and make short work of them in the
spring, or sooner, if necessary. He be-
lieves the winter will so reduce the condi-
ton of their ponies as to make it i'm apostolic
for them to escape,
Year: 1879

and I feel rpiserably'' said hard working
man. The doctor questioned him and
found that he had been habitualiy costive
for wears, that now bis kidneys were dis
ordered and his whloe system derauged.
KIdney-W Wort was recommended and faith


fully taken and in short time every
trouble was removed. The cleansing and
tonic power of this medicine on the bowels
and kidneys is wonderful.
Year: 1879

When your system gets out of tune and
you feel completely played out, it is pretty
certain that you need a medicine to act on
both the Kidneys and liver tor these i'm
portant organs work together in freeing
the system of its waste. and keeping up
the tone Then take Kidney-W ort for
this is just what it does, for 1t is both
diuretic and cathartic.
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the Oldest in the country ard
has the largest trade in its line. dtf
Year: 1879

WARRINGTON, Dec. 2S.-There Is
good authority for the statement that
on or Immediately after the assembling
Of Congress the name Of Senator Ed
munds will 90 into the Senate for the
place on the Supreme bench to be made
vacant by the resignation Of Jus ice
Hunt. 1t now appears to be fact, as
made known through the friends OF the
Senator, that some three weeks ago the
President called him to the White


House and offered him the position,
stating that Justice Hunt was soon to


resign. After some lengthy consulta-
ton with his intimate friends, the Sena-
tor has finally decided to accept the
offer, IL being understood that the
gentleman now ON the bench will re-
tire.


Business Is now so far behind In the
Supreme Court that the whole bar OF
the country is complaining, and the
| President has arranged with Justice
Hunt, in view of his inability TO attend
to duty, to withdraw, and an effort will
be made to compensate him for The re-
manning two years, at the end of which
| he might have retired ON full pay
| There will probably be no objection Il


this, aad the Senator, as distinguished
member of the Judiciary Committee, ,ant


It's chairman for many years, will be con


6rned beyond all doubt by his asso-


ciates, according to the rules OF Senator


al courtesy, without any reference t
committee.