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Year: 1878

A BRILLIANT AND PROMISING OPENING LAST


NIGHT-soME OF THE ATTRACTIONS.


The fair in aid of ST. Timothys Protestant Episco-
pal Church was opened last evening without any
formalities and though the attendance was not very
large. there considerable enthusiasm, and those
present were nearly all purchasers and par
ticipators in the many schemes for OBJ
tanning contributions to the general fund.
Tho Seventy y-frst regiment armory, at Thirty sixth
street and Sixth avenue, where the fair is held
very attractively decorated. and this. with the soul
inspiring music of the band of the regiment gave an
animation and gayety the that put everybody
in good humor and what was better STILL prcdis-
posed them to comply with the urgent de-
mands of the young ladies to aid them in
disposing of the fancy and useful articles
on the stalls, or to stake chances in the numerous
enterprises that presented here and there Scve
raj of the stalls especially noticeable and were
toned the cigar table. presided over by Miss Moncini
and Miss Cassidy the mirror and silhouette table, in
the of Miss Myers and Miss Kohler "Rebecca at
the Well is the cynosure of all eyes, and is prsonated
by Miss Dominguez, q beautiful young Cuban lady.
The floral temple is in the centre of the room and
when the promenade is completed this is rallyng
point for gossppers and loungers. Seventeen young
ladies', under the direction of the president, Mrs.
ing Of bouquets. and last night they found
their time fully occupied Burlesquc finds
ing place iii the arrangements and not the least
attractive part Of this department is the Art


i'll which pictures in 1.-The highest style of art
sold readily ut ten cents each. Science too,
well represented in the phonograph and the tele-
siderable profit the fair and the development of
OF fun. For the little ones the Punch and Judy
show failing source of amusement. The
fair will continue open during the remainder of the
week. and each evening there will be a promenade
concert, for which the Scventy-frst Regiment Band
hasprovided excellent programmes.
Year: 1878

MRS. VAN COrTS REVIVAL SERVICES IN THE


ELEVENTH STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL.


CHURCH.


Il am not discouraged. feel q ssong glow Of
faith and trstfulness in God. stand face to face
with you." said Mrs. Van Cott, yesterday afternoon
addressing about fifty persons in the Eleventh Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Il know that most Of
tho residents Of this neighborhood," she continued
are working people and cannot come here in the
day time, and 1 feel that the spirit OF God
is strong here, when find so many assembled" The
afternoons exercises not Of formal nature
Short prayers alternated with singing. aud Mrs.
Van Cott and her assistants went among the people
arguing with the obdurate, persuadng those hestat
ing and encouraging the tinid. Now and then the
lady raised her voice to reach all present and
tlilated on some important evangelical truth. Once
she dwelt on the pleasures OF religion. and on the
fact that when sinner steps into the road to
salvation God holds him right In the centre
not with bit and bride. but with
me out. know he must not forget me. Satan can
have power over mo. Por am determined not to
SIN. ana SIN cannot gam power over mo unless sub
middle of the church who desired salvation but had
not courage to come to the front 'Iet us have tho
altar i'll the middle Of tho room.'' said she, she
knct in their midst and offered up o prayer for grace
to come to them. Under the influence of her exhorta
tons large number of those present declared their
desire to lead religious lives and TO be saved and a
few already converted gave their experiences.


In the evening large crowd filled the church. and
many marks of fervor noticeable. Many hymns
sung by the congregation ana prayer offered
by Rev. Mr.. Morehousc and others, and Mrs. Van
Cott preached from the text, Tho Lord Abra-
ham in vision and said unto him. Fear not. Abra-
ham, am thy shield and thy exceeding great re-
ward Powers. principalities and kingdoms" she
said. ARE leagued against those who str,g
gle to be good. But why should they
faar? God Is their shield. If they have
TO make sacrifice, il they must fight why should they
hesitate? Ii not God their great reward! Some peo-
pie desire to be saved she thought, but did not feel
as the present were the proper moment, and there
aIip
'for any Christian who does not and always take
up and keep at the work from principle whether he
feels ike II or not. In the course of the evening q
number of persons signiied their spiritual ionrngs
by coming up to pray at the altar and in other ways
~ suggested by the leader OF the meeting.


Meetings will be held to-day ut halt. past two and
half.past seven T.. NJ
Year: 1878

Mrs. James Halliday. young and attractive lady,
has been missing from her home in Paterson. n. j.,
since Wednesday of last week. and great anxiety Il
felt by her friends, who have up to this time clew
to her whereabouts. Her husband. who is a most
respectable citizen greatly puzzled her mys-
terious disappearance, and said yesterday that he
could assign possible Tor her having left her
home voluntarily, as their domestic relations were
most harmonious and he knew Of no trouble that
could have led her TO such a step.
The Haidays a very comfortable home at No.
97 Cross street and the lady in question has always
been noted for her attachment to her home and fam


lily. On the day in question the husband came to his
dinner and foundit ready as usual, ate 1t and de-
parted to his shop leaving his wife busted about her
household affairs. He had occasion to come TO the
house about two hours later and found the children
there alone and his wife absent. The children said
she had put her hat and gone out as II on an er-
rand. Since that time nothing whatever has been
heard from her. There is much gossip in connection
with the affair and some speak confidently of an
elopemenf
Year: 1878

Robert Harriott, who well known throughout
the country pedestrian and athlete. under the
sobrquct of Mickey Free died yesterday at his
residence, in Newark avenue Jersey City, in which
place he had resided for quarter of century
He was born in Ireland but TO this country and
settled in Jersey City. where he built small hut and
placing 1t wheels moved IL about the city, when
ordered of property to another. Whenever u lot
owner took legal measures to have him moved from


lot Mickey, with the assistance Of the boys of tho
Volunteer Fire Department, would wheel his house a
block further up the street He lived in this way for
several years until the late ID. s. Gregory presented
him with lot on Newark avenue. He was sixty years
of ago and leaves q large family.
Year: 1878

Sumner did not have Il very high
opinion Of Grant. Some of his letters
to Gerritt Smith have recently come
to light, in which he say:


The more reflect on the question
the more ! am distressed for the
country and the Republican party at
the idea OF Grants reconciliation.
We could better have lost one of his
bloody victories. His rule for the
second term would be the imperialism
Of seltishness and vindictiveness-
without moral sense, without ideas,
without knowledge.


think you will admit that he is the
lowest president. whether inte .lectual
ly or morally. we have ever had.
Undoubtedly he is the richest since
Washington. although he was very
poor at the beginning of the war.
Summers prophecy AS to Grant:
second term was realized. 1t very
nearly destroyed the Republican par
ty.


His declaration rs to Grants grea
wealth is confirmed by the English
newspapers which assert that he i
worth ten millions of dollars. He i:
travelling in Europe like an emperor
His pardon of the men who stole
ten millions of dollars of the revenu,
from the manufacture of whiskey. i
one of the strangest and saddest thing
in our history. Many poor wretcl
is now at work in the state penetenti
airy for stealing an ovefcoat or lie,
of mutton, while the men who stol


millions are turned loose by the yer


government ,hey stole il from. afte
spending a few weeks in Jail.
Year: 1878




We are now paying interest on
about forty million dollars of new
natioanl bonds, issued to buy silver
bullion, to make into coin, to take
the place Of the fractional currency
which cost lis nothing. And now the
silver coin is worth less than paper
money, because it is demonetized
and the Bullionists propose to keep it
so. Thus we pay $4,000. 900 of addition.
aI ta.res annually to enjoy the luxury
OF an inferior currency! and the men
who brought this state OF things on
us now refuse to take the silver. We
quote from the telgraphic dispatches,
Of Friday last:


Many Of the savings banks in this
city decline to receive silver among
the deposits. On Saturday, in several
instances. tho Seamen's savings in
stitution refused to receive silver
dollars in a deposit "a large as $50.
saying that they could not get rid OF
them.


Another effect Of the silver crsze
The new York Central and Hudson
River Railroad company refuse to
take more than y dollar in silver as
payment for freight.
Year: 1878

1t is beginning to be generally under
stood that the eastern newspapers,
especially those of New York, are
the abject instruments of the Money
Power. Representative Phillips of
Kansas, said the other day in Congress:


"But yesterday New York paper
called Il member of this body an idiot,
because he made really eloquent
speech in defence Of the people against
the aggresSiOns of capital. So those
papers of Eastern commercial centers
abuse the champions of the people.
Four men in New York, who have
made or control great fortunes, much
of which has been gained by oblique
transactions and watering stocks,
have got possession Of papers that
grew into power because they were
the organs of the weak and oppressed,
and are fast loosing their honor and
renOwn by becoming the tools of
avaricious capital. How the ghost OF
Horace Greeley would agonize if he
visited the establishment ne founded


for he conld not find anything Of the
ancient Tribune from the basement tt
the tall tower. Once it uttered q
giant s voice from Maine to California
for it was the champion of the
laboring-man. Eainly shall it strive
to cover with its dead lions skin the
betrayal of the people. Those mem


bers who are misrepresented and
abused have one consolation: in doing
the work of their masters these paper.
have ceased to be metropolitan"
Year: 1878

rupC means we WOuIu llOt ZOE one
moment imply; but the great wealth
of the country understands the
necessity of courting government
officials; of appealing in the strongest


manner to their prejudices, and OF
exciting their fears over any PROPOSE
ton that looks towards an escape from
the ownership of Wall street.
Men who make money are supposed
to be good inanciers. and such men
crowd about the administration, and
with the prestige Of successful money
getters, excite apprrehensions, and
predict disaster for any financial
course which their judgment does not
approve. AS their judgment is largely
swayed by personal interests. the
result is small encouragement to those
outside of the golden circle. to whom
their policy means bankruptcy and
ruin.


The Inter Ocean is no coaker, and
it has no desire to see any financial
scheme adopted by the government
which is not in the stricteSt sense
honorable and practicable. We
would much dislike to see this ques-
tion become sectional one, but we
say frankly to the Eastern people, and
to the Presidentand his advisers, that
the West willnot consent much longer
to a policy which means its impover'
ishment.


A contest of this character will not
be sought by the West, but, if the
fight is forced upon it, it will accept
the necessity, and right its wrongs by
the preponderating force of numbers.
For two years the cry has gone up
that we were on the eve Of prosperous
times. We were to have them when
this law or that in the interest of
bags was passed. We were to
have them when the Presidential
election was over. We were to have
them when the Presidential election
was settled. We were to have them
when the South was conciliated. But
still the wrecking process goes on,
with no prospect of a termination.


The failure of the German National
Bank of this city is a fair illustration
Of the folly Of that financial course
which destroys confidence and shrinks
values until suspension becomes
necessary. A million dollars has
been drawn out of that bank. not
because there was need for the cur.
rency, but simply because the general
shrinkage of property and assets
excited the fears of depositors that
their money would he no longer safe.
The panic of 1873 has settled dOwr
into permanent suspicion and distrust
and all this is bred and encouraged by
the course of tae government.


The multitudes Of people withou,
work, the throng of weary, hungry
hopeless men and woman who have
looked forward to better times unit
despair has overtaken them, make ;
mute but pitiful protest against this
grinding policy, an appeal that ough


to touch and soften hearts of stone


Still the grinding work goes on


commanded by those who ought to b.


the first to aid in lifting these cloud


of distress that have so long obscuret


the sun of prosperity.
Year: 1878

ito put all their wealth in inter-
est-bearing securities. easily hidden
from the assessor, it seems reasonable
that they should pay taxes on their
incomes. Otherwise they escape
their proper share Of the burdens Of
government. Any other policy tends
to induce men to avoid the ownership
of real property, and this is an injury
to the whole nation.


Moreover A may own farm worth
nominally, SIS 900: he may owe mort
gage upon it to B Of IS, 900; and the
entire proceeds of the farm may be
consumed annually in paying the in
terest on that mortgage, leaving moth
ing to A. Yet under our law 4 pays
all the taxes on that farm; and in nine
cases out Of ten, B escapes all tax on
the mortgage which really represents
all the value there is in the farm. If
A has a turn Of luck las by inheriting
a fortune, or otherwise,) which ena-
bles him to get out Of debt to b, he is
very apt, if shrewd man, to sell out
his farm and lend out all his money at
high interest. and then live on the Ia
Dor OF his fellow men. The result is
that no one desires to buy farms and
every one desires to sell them ;and the
debtor class, with all the burdens Of
government to bear, degenerates into
a kind Of serfs. toiling night and day
to support a class who produce nothing
and do nothing, well fed drones in the
in the hive Of humanity.


Again; while the census shows that
the average earnings OF labor in the
United States do not exceed three
percent per annum in currency on the
principal invested, the people are pay
ing from five to six per cent per an
mum in gold on vast amount of ma
tional bonds; and the men who re-
ceive that interest are not required to
pay one cent of taxes. Thus the gov
ernment becomes vast machine to
compel millions Of men to toll from
years end to years end to support q
few men in idleness. The true end OF
human government, the greatest good
for the greatest number, is subverted
and the laws are perverted to produce
the e'greatest good to the smallest mum


ber of the people.


! This is precisely the condition o1


things that existed in France prior to


the great revolution; society was di-


vided into three classes. the nobility,


the clergy and the common people


The two former owned all the proper


ty and m ade all the laws the people


stepped in poverty and wretchedness


paid all the taxes. At last the dos


became too strong, and outraged hu


man nature broke forth in rebel


lion the most bloody and the mos
salutary in history. If to-day Franc


is great and prosperous she owes i


TO that revolution, which smashed {,


flinders the ancient forms OF Gun


ningly constructed injustice and CAV,


the masses Of men . chance, for foo,


and ra:ment and comfort and pros


perity.


| 1t is simply question in this coun


try whether the privileged classc


will be wise in time, or whether the
will drive the laborers to such e,
trmities of suffering that civilizatio
and christianity will disappear an
the original savage break forth.
Year: 1878

gard 10 the latters former services or the merits OF
tho same know very little and care less But TO
rob him OF honor OF turning doleat into victory
is matter that may we'll be fought out this
line Ia the HERALD.


know l was there that day, and did not observe
from Utica still there may have been, but not
sufficiently enough In the front know the real
facts In the ! do not wish to detract for mo-
from General Wright, who assumed command
in absence OF Sheridan, or Of has corps the glorious
Sixth, who, conjunction with the cavalry, were our
afternoon and obtaining the overwhelming victory
did. But the credit OF advancing during that
memorable afternoon must be attributed wholly to
presencs OF Little Phi and the spii that his pres
cnce Infused into the men, There are, ana presume
always Will be, soreheads In connection with the
events OF the late war who will find fault and rob 9TH
Of their legitimate rights; but an attempt OF this
kind in the OF facts Is too palpabie TO 40 unno
tccd. WILLIAM h. OLIVER


Captain Of late Ninth New York Veteran Cavalry
Year: 1878

POSSIBLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS SOUTH THAT


MAY NEcEssITATE THE Re- ELECTION OF GEN.


ERAL GRANT


From The Cincinnati Commercial, August 1871


The interviews with people and politicians in 70.
spcct to Grant Tor third term which have appeared
in the Commercial during the past three days, In
structive Of tho temper OF republicans in the States
observed by our readers that there Is by means
that unanmiy OF opinion in favor OF the nomination
which the assumption that General Grant Is
the expedcnt candidate Of the party 1880. There
is positive sensiliveness even among the admirers
oil General Grant touching the precedent OF taird
term. II would, many ot them arc say Ing serve
warrant hereafter Tor the ambition ot men less
scrupuous Than he 10 pant themselves permanently
oi the admins tration-a It's patronage and em0lu-
men,s-Lo advance selfish ends.


Even many who say they would vote for Grant Tor
tnIrd term, he to receive the nomination, Ike
their support conditional upon the attitude temper
OF the South II thcre Is persistent disposition in
that quarter TO revive the issues supposed have
been settled by the war and reassert principles OF
States rights at war with Tho central idea oil u
tona aud stroug government, thea they ready TO
stand by Grant, as IN their opinion the strongest
TO counteract these mschievous tendencies There IL
II possible condition OF things which would make
Grant the grave objections ihird
term, the first choice OF majority OF tho republicans
But II that condition of things brought about will
be due to the porversencss O the South IN refusing to
In friendly accord with the policy the present
administrator. THIS Is precisely what the ''stal-
warts" desire and what they to bring about, and
the South play into their hands better than
by 0birusve attempt to accomplish under the nag
the surviving purposes OF the act OF secession.
Year: 1878

In marrying men should seek hap
py women. They make terrible
mista Ike when they marry for beauty,
or for talent, or for style; the sweetest
wives are those who possess he magic
secret of being happy under any and
every circumstance Rich or poor,
high or low, it m axes no difference,
the bright little fountain bubbles up,
just as musically in their hearts.
Nothing ever goes wrong with them
no trouble is too serious for them
81 to make the best of it. Was ever
the stream Of calamity so dark and
deep, that the sunlight of a happy
face falling across its turbid tides
would not wake an answering gleam ?
Why, these joyous-tempered people
don't know half the good they do.
No matter how cross and Grabbed you
feel, no matter if your brain is full
of meditation or "atilicting dispensa-
tions, and your stomach with medl-
cine, pills and tones, just set one Of
those CHEEKY little women talking to
you, and we are not afraid to wager
anything she can cure you. The
long drawn hue about the mouth will
reIaX-the cloud ofsettled gloom will
vanish nobody knows where, and the
first thing you know, you will be


laughing ! All, what blessings are
these happy women How often
their little hands guide the pom der
GUS machine of life, with almost an
invisible touch How we look for
ward through the weary dav to their
fire side smiles ! Nc one knows, no
on" will ever know until the day of
Judgment reveals, how mich we owe
to these helpful, hopeii,L, uncomplain-
ing happy women
Year: 1878

CLARA MORRIS is the actress that
arouses fellows and his girls better
nature-the actress that makes the
husband and wife hunch up to each
other and feel glad that things axe as
they are.
Year: 1878

"WnL you always trust me, dear
est" he asked looking down into her
great blue eyes with unspeakable
affection. She was saleswoman
at an uptown shirt store, and she
told him business was business, and
he'd have to pay cash every time.
Year: 1878

1t is surprising how enormously the
consumption OF oatmeal has increased
in our cities within the past few years;
but we suspect that its merits as cheap
and highly nutritious food are not so gen.
orally appreciated in the country. Every
one knows how generally it is eaton in
Scotland; and in some parts Of England
it is equally popular as an article OF diet.
A correspondent of an English exchange
SAYS: "In West Cumberland, West
moreland, and North Lancashire, espec-
tally in the rural parts, not only amongst
the laboring classes, but also in the fam
lilies OF tradesmen and the well-to-do,
the children OF most Of them have por'
ridge at least once day. For the past
forty years have made my breakfast oil
pint OF oatmeal porridge, with very
rare exceptions, and nothing else. fast
ing for four hours afterwards. If, how
ever, take any other form OF breakfast,
I find myself very hungry before the next
meal, which is never the case when l
have hal my porridge. l feel assured
tha. if the laborers Of the southern coun-
ties, with their children, would but take
basin of oatmeal and milk porridge
night and morning, with such other food
as they can procure in the interval, we
should have much stronger and health
ier race of men and women than now
exist. A few years ago had Devon
shire girl living with me as servant.
The girl was willing enough to work.
but had not the stamina to perform 1t.
This l found. on questioning her, arose
from the deficient and ill-advised diet on
which she had been reared. She shortly
began to take her porridge night and
morning. and this, with daily midday
Meal of meat enabled her to perform her
duties with ease"
Year: 1878

This lie is like e game Of cards. We
must play the hands dealt TO US, and the
credit is not SO much in winning a. Ia
playing q poor hand well.


When / hear q man Dragging about
what he did last year. aud what be Is
going to do next year. can tell pretty
near what he's doing now.


Don't despise your poor relations.
They might get rich sometime. and then
II would be so hard to explain things.


The reputation a man gets from his
ancestors wants about as much altering
TO ct him as their clothes would.


There is no woman stationed on the
face of the earth who tries 50 hard 10 DO
right and fails oitener than the average
mother -in-law.


An enthusiast is an individual who be.
lieyes about four times as much - he can
prove, and can prove four times - much
as anybody else will believe.


Falling In love Is like falling down
stairs; it's hard work to 6nd out just
how the thing was done.


Al man who has been waiting for tho
last fifteen years for something 70 turn
up, Is still in the same business.


A poodle is q womans pet. and have
seen some l would like 10 swsp livings
with.


Mice can live anywhere comfortably
but in q church. This proves that thsy
can't live on religion any more than
minister can.


The worst !yrant In this world Is . wo-
msn who is superior to her husband. and
lets everybody know 1t.


Love is like the measles. you can have
il but once, and the later in life We have
il the tougher it goes with rs.