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Year: 1874

speed In their work, and especially IN
the perfection Of that organ izatlon
which will seek out crime In its hiding
places, and bring TO justice not only
the thief and murderer, but the moos
that are none the less guilty. This
mobocracy, without heart to conceive
or head to think, has cast n cloud over
the fair fame of Texas, and made II q
by-word upon the flippant tongues OF
those who are attempting to stem the
tide Of emigration to our state.


1t Is to the union of these sherifis,
both In sentiment and labor, that we
look to correct these evils. 1t Is to
the united strength of their organiza-
ton that must crush out these self-con-
stitu.ed authorities and usurpers OF the
law. When this shall have been ac-
complished, the people of the state
will bless the sherifls' convention as
the fruitful source of much of their
prosperity.


As the second convention is an
nouncsd for time when the sherifis'
of all counties must be represented at
Austin, to report to the comptroller, we
are confident the proceedings will be
most interesting and beneficial to the
entire community.
Year: 1874

The following is from the the
monthly cotton circular of Messrs.
Smith, Edwards & Co., dated Liver
pool, October 81, 1874:


The tone of the market has been
generally dull during the past month,
and American cotton has declined al
on the spot, and I'D to arrive, while
Surats are about I'd lower.


The prospects of our market have
not altered in any marked degree dur
ing the past month, but a decided in
crease of depression must be noted, and
a leaning of the public MUD TO lower
ideas of price than were previously
entertained; the development of the
American season SO far has been all in
the direction of weakness, and no turn
in the tide has yet been noticeable.


The more obvious cause of the recent
depression has been the very large re-
ceipt at the American ports, which for
October exceed all previous seasons,
except 1859, though it is also true that
the total received to date is only
abreast of 1872, when the crop reached
3,930,000 bales, and Is behind 1860,
when the crop was 8, ,656, 900 bales. But
it Is not so much the large receipts as
the weakness in America that has
affected the market; an utter want of
confidence seems to prevail there, SO
different from the customary sanguine
tone of that country, that 1t causes
perplexity. 1t usually happens that In
the early part of the season the Amer
lean market Is sustained above ours
this year they have been lower till the
last few days, and have repeatedly
weighed down ours when 1t gave signs
of Improvement. We account for this
very much from the weakness of Inn
porters; so much money has been lost
shipping cotton for the past three years
that the trade Is unusually poor, and
credit and confidence are alike at low
ebb; besides, a large part of the buying
power that moved the last two crops
Is wanting, from the indisposltion Of
splnners, 10th In this country and on
the continent, to buy cotton ON firm
offer from irresponsible agents; there
cannot be doubt that the bitter expe'
rience they have had of unpaid re
clamations and bad tenders have made
then unusually conservative, and henc'
many channels are closed that afforded
fatal facility for moving the last TIVE
crops.


The bad state of trade In the New
England states has also a share con
tributing to the general dullness. Man
ufacturers there are troubled will
heavy stocks of goods, which they can
not sell at covering prices, and are at
tempting to get up combinations TO
reducing production. We do no
think that much short time is beint
actually worked, or that there is
prospect Of q great reduction OF con
sumption taking place; but American
spinners are In no mood 10 speculat
In cotton, aud instead Of stocking them
selves early in the season, as they gen
orally do, are only buying for immedi
ate wants. The continent Is also IN
usually apathetic; instead Of being al
eager buyer at the opening Of the sea
son, IL has left that honor to England
its old stock Is not yet worked up, an
Il seems this year to be like America
indisposed 10 buy In anticipation Q
wants. All these circumstances favo
this country getting an unusually lsrg
share Of the frst shipmtnts, and u
Year: 1874

To the Editor Of The tribune.


SIR: The short and unsatisfactory kilograms
which We have received respecting this unlucky snip
have scarcely done than convey the gratifying In
formation that all hands were saved. OF the cause OF
the disaster we are left in almost total ignorance e1-
cepting only the fact that whatever the trouble was IT
originated within the ship itself. The lucky chance
which brought Greece TO the rescue was one In ten
thousand and had it not 80 occurred we might have
had 10 add the Europe TO our long list OF
ships that have never been heard from. We
learn that there was no collision, nothing beyond
the ordinary ocean storms. If she went down after
heavy gale it will show that our present ships are not
strong enough the safety OF many TO the contrary
Notwithstanding. II she went down by some accident
10 her machinery 1t will show how to guard against
possible recurrence OF such disaster. Whatever the
cause OF her sinking is be attributed shall az
least learn here what might have been the mysterious
disappearance OF vessel In this light the loss or the
Europe NAV perhaps and US in future instruction ;
teaching us What to avoid, and indicating the danger
points LNSINEEH'


NetC- York, April 10, 1874.
Year: 1874

EDGEwATER.-COnsidera excitement was
created on the yesterday by report that the
O'Clock train from Vanderbilt Landing on the Staten
Island Railway, had been stopped by highwaymen aud
robbed The report grew out of the fact that Conductor


Wilbur missed his cketboI and suspecting that had
been stolen by party Of Italians put back to the land
ing to Intercept them their way New-York They
were found on board the ferry boat Westned and the
IcketbO1 was found, although not IN their essoD


They we're arraigned before Justice Kassner, but the
theft could be proved and they dschar ged


1t lie sad that exJustoe Garrett recently deprived OF
bis oce by OF the Supreme Court intends 70
make effort hold his Office IN spite OF the sentence
@, Judge Barnard his counsel insists thathe Is not
6sbarred from holding Office under the charter OF the
village alleged IL Is also said that he proposes
AZ candidate for the ONCE at the May election, and
sboud he do So lie thought that ne would be elected
. he would enlist the entire liquor Interest IN his be
Sa ip which the courts will decide whether he
ssyye or No. w SUI holds the ONCE ei Justice Of IhA
Year: 1874

A few days since an elderly gentle
man, who had got out of business and
considered that he was too advanced in
age to do hard work, concluded to start
a grocery store. He secured a stock OF
goods, and yesterday morning, while
preparing for opening the establish
ment, concluded that he would tap the
kegs of beer left on the previous day.
A friend who was present, seeing him
approach one of the kegs with an all
GER, inquired what he was going to. do,
and learned that he intended to ''tap the
beer.' The questioner suggested that
the proper way was to place tie faucet
in position and drive in the cork which
the revenue stamp covered, but the old
gentleman concluded that his way was
the best, and forthwith forced hole
through the top of the keg. Of course
the beer assembled like fountain as he
withdrew the auger, and he cndeavored
to suppress it by putting his hand ovel
the hole, and, failing in this, Dy inser
ting his finger; as last resort he sal
down upon it, calling loudly for some
one to hand him faucet, but meanwhile
the beer had forced its way through his
pants, climbed upward, and was oozine
out everywhere-emerging from hi:
waist-coat, and even at his shirt collar
and the bystanders were laughing sc
hard that they were unable to do any
thing to relieve, him, even if they had
dared to venture within the area of bee
spray. 1t was not until every drop hat
left the kcg that the old gentleman fel
warranted in getting up Sacramento
! Union.
Year: 1874

ga rather amusing story" says Col.
onel Stuart, in his "Reminiscences OF q
Soldier twas told NE some time ago
by an old lady who had an ancient ser
want that had lived with her for many
years, named Ann Brady. One day
Ann came in to her mistress in the par
lor, crying and roaring, Now amt !
the unfortunate woman? Och, what
will do at all, at ALP What's the
matter, Ann P said her mistress. Och,
man, replied Ann, the postman's out
side and he's got letter for me from
purgatory, and I know it's from my
ould mother, who's been there this ten


years, and it's all about me not paying
the masses I said l would. Ochone
but | am the miserable woman On
her mistress going out she found the
postman in fit of laughter, with let
ter directed to ANN Brady from the
"Dead Letter Office" Nothing could
induce her to touch it, the Dead to
her meaning purgatory, and nothing
else; and her mistress was obliged to
open The letter for her, and found it was
one Ann had written to a nephew in
Clare, but as he had gone to America
the letter had consequently been return
ed" t"a H
Year: 1874

Be ready to throw an odd half hour
or an hour when it will be an accommo.
dation, and don't seem to make Iner
it of it. Do it heartily Though not q
word be said, your employer will make
a note of it. Make yourself indispen-
sible to him, and he will lose many OF
the opposite kind before he will part
with you. Those young men who
watch the clock to see when the very
second of their working hour is up
who leave, no matter what condition
their work may be in, at precisely the
instant-who calculate the extra amount
they can slight their work and yet not
get reproved-who are lavish of theiI
employers goods-will always be the
first to receive notice, when times are
dull, that their services are no longer
required.
Year: 1874

A Vermont gentleman has bequeathed
Treasurer Spinner $4,000 toward liqui-
dating the National debt. Peace to his
ashes.


The girls at Vassar College are learn
ing to swim. Fourteen of them got into
a wash tub at once, so as to give each
other courage. a Vas
Year: 1874

been connected with any of the corruptions OF Gov
Scotts administration but the Conservatives charge
that they could not have been committed without
his knowledge. The principal objection urged
against him, however is the support which he has
received from the Patterson Bond Ring. His ability
as a lawyer is unqnestioned. He claims to be
noncommitted to Patterson or anybody else, and
advocates his speeches a thorough reform
IN the State Government. 1t is generally be-
leved that his surroundings win prevent his
being an acceptable candidate to the Taxpayers
organization. He is supported by every member OF
Congress from South Carolina, and every prominent
Republican politician and is said to have the back
ing of President Grant. With these advantages and
Republican majority of 5000 in the State 1t will
take pretty strong candidate to beat him. Before
the adjournment, r. H. Gleaves, the present incum-
bent, was nominated for rLieutenant-Governor
Year: 1874

VIEWS OF STATESMEN RESPECTING RE-ELEcTEo


THE PRrsrpENT--wAsHINGTON's REPUGNASCR


TO SECOND TERM-HIs REFUSAL or THIRD


DEFINITE EXPRESSIONS OF JEFFERSON ON The


sUBJECT-JACKsOS URGES CONSTITUTIONAL


LIMITATION CONSEQUENCES INVOLVED IN THa


THIRD TERN MOVEMENT.


T.


From present indications the time is rapidly an
preaching when tho people Of the United States will
have TO decide whether under any conceivable Cir
cumstances, they would be willing 10 confer tho
Office of President for more than two terms upon
any oDe and whether unbroken usage of nearly
O century, having it's origin in the august example
of Washing gtOn, has established precedent which
has OF has not acquired the moral authority Of
stitutional provision.


Several presses, and some politicians Of local nfu-
ence, have already begun to agitate the renomina-
tion Of President Grant, and no indication has thus
far reached the public from any authoritative quar-
ter that reelection would be otherwise than agree
able to him.


AS President Grant is the first Chief Magistrate Of
this country who has held the Presidential office for
two terms, and allowed the public to believe that
third nomination would be agreeable to him. the
question for the American people is practically
one the responsibility for deciding which, wilt
for the first time rest entirely with themselves.


AS III Is question WHICH IN certain aspccB In-'
wolves all that distinguishes from dynastic
government it is obviously duty to meet it with
that deliberate frmness and promptitude that would
be due to any proposal that contemplated funda-
mental change the form and policy of our political
institutions.


The question Of q second reelection turns upon
trely different considerations from those which con-
troll the question of first reelection. 1t is not So
much whether the incumbent's mode of administers
ing the Government is acceptable to the people, butt
rather. whether it would be prudent to coufde to-
any chief magistrate more power and influence
than could accumulate in his hands in the course OF
two consecutive terms.


AS this question has much wider bearings than ie
commonly supposed, the serious discussion of it
no longer be considered premature. In the contri-
button which we propose to make to this debate
there will be question of persons. The consider-
ations we shall offer viii have just as much or just
as little force with candidate as with another.
We shall not ask whether Gen. Grant should be re-
elected, but whether any man, however popular and
capable, should be elevated to the Chief Magistracy
of this country for than two consecutive terms.
Year: 1874

The WoRKISGMEN.-The Brooklyn Ar
gus of December 18th has the following:


A meeting full of significance was held
in the Cooper Institute last night, at
which some startling disclosures were
made and variety Of feelings manifest
ed some temperate and lnw-abiding,
mixed up with here aud there a crotchet
which will find airing on all such occas-
ions. We can admit the reasonableness
OF propositions looking to a reduction
OF the preposterous propositions of
some Offices in New York, while con
demning the doctrine that would fix a
limit to q mans accumulations. But
We do not perceive the relevancy of eth
er proposition to the object of the meet
ing of last night, which was to devise
ways and means to furnish the unem.
plOyed with work and bread. More to
the purpose was the appalling catalogue
of statements with which the bust of
Washington was fianked on either side.
Ten thousand homeless men and wom-
en- in our streets; $500 homeless men
and women lodged in the ckarnaI sta
tion-houses per week; 20,25O idle men
from eleven trades unions; 49,, 900 idle
in the Unions of the State; and 11O, 900
Of all classes idle in III, city of New
York alone" Th. y are figures suggest
i've of a grave necessity, and they amply
justify the gathering of last night. The
most sensible measure proposed toward
the alienation of this vast mass of dis
tress was the pushing forward of such
works of public improvements as have
been already authorized, and which
would reduce the number of unemplcy-
ed one-half. This proposition was n ct
by the announcement that the treasury
of the city was bankrupt, and the last
hope of the meeting seemed clouded.
But the credit of the city is not yet SO
low as to forbid some measure of hy-
pothecation, some anticipation of the
city's income. Something of this kind
would seem to be necessary to avert the
consequences of strain which cannot
be born much longer with safety. Pri-


yate benevolence can do, and is doing


much, but it cannot cope with this mon-
stroux distress.
Year: 1874

covering che ground to the depth {
about two inches, is running off in riv-
ulets, and not less than three fourths of
the days since the first of November
have been clear, bright and mild. In
the mean time large number of rail-
road lsbofefs have been constantly en-
ployed IN laying rails and ballasting
tract. the logging camps have been kept
busy. the wood choppers have continued
to chop and the teamsters to haul. and
no outdoor employment has teen sus-
pended ON account Of the stress of
weather. During large portion of the
year. including the summer, and part
of the spring and fall months. there is
no more delightful climate on the face
Of the earth, and at no time is it subject
to tho extremes of heat and cold.
Year: 1874

money markets Of the world, and all the
property of the Company viii Be held
in trust to meet these liabilities when
they mature. II the trust is honestly
administered there will be no loss to the
Government and NO wrong done to any
body.


Instead Of entertaining any feeling Of
hostility to the N. P. Railroad, We have
aver cherished the most ardent wishes
for its success. We have but made war
upon the parasites who were draining
the ife-blood of the grand project for
their own selfish purposes. These have
in q measure been shaken of, snd there
is reasonable hope that the -aanags
ment of the enterprise is gradually pass
ing under the control of men of broader
views and more honest purposes, and
that it will be made q blessing instead
Of curse to the country.


There is no reasonable objection to
the judicious appropriation cf a portion
of the unoccupied public domain for
such public improvements as would
double .he value of the balance to the
Government and to the settlers. But
such appropriations should be made to
the States or Territories in which such
lands are situated, and not directly to
irresponsible private companies, which
has been the cause of all the corruptions
complained of in connection with land
grants. Congress might without viola
ting any principle or wronging any citi
zen. grant to the Territory of Washing
ton. to bs at the disposal of the Le-
gislatnre, ten alternate sections per
mile, to aid in the construction of q
narrow-guage railroad from Seattle to
Walla Walla. This was the amount and
manner OF the grant upon which seven
hundred miles of railroad was bnilt in
Illinois, against which no serious objec
ton has ever been urged, except that it
created large land monopoly. This
objection may. and should be, avoided.
The grant should provide that the lands
should be left open to settlement and
entry at not moro than 50 50 an acre.
which would aggregate $4,000 . mile
for the construction of the railroad and
no loss to the Government. In view oi
the fact that grants of land have been
made to nearly all the new States and
Territories to aid internal improvements
his might be asked with Justice and
If properly presented, with a reasonable
prospect of success.
Year: 1874

MIsrAKE.-In our account of the loss
of the steamer Diana, We stated that
Captain Britain, the owner. was in San
Francisco. We were mistaken. The
Captain was on board at the time of the
disaster.
Year: 1874

u From Register Brown we learn
that the Quinaielt Reservation has been
enlarged by a recent order of the Presi-
dent. Until lately it has only contained
about township of land, but the change
increases it to some IL townships in ex-
tent. II now has within its boundaries
the river Qaillehute and the lake of the
same name, and several other minor
streams. We believe it is now the larg.
est reserve in the Territory, and proba-
bly, the only one that does not serious
ly interfere with the advancing tide of
immigration. 1t is SO far out of the
world that it is unlikely any clamor
will be raised to have it vacated dur
ing tho present century,-COurier.
Year: 1874

There is very neat little difference be-
tween Mr. Beecher and former foreman in
the Tribune printing Office as to whether it was
in the columns of our contemporary or Of some
other paper not named that reports of ser
mons were first given. This is the way these
things always happen. Robert Fulton did
not make the first steamboat. Somebody
else did it. You can read all about it in the
history of somebody else's life. Watt didn't
make the first steam engine. Somebody in
ancient Greece contemplated his teakettle
while Watt was yet floating around in space
as an ssatomic molecule." To associate the
name Of Morse with the telegraph, or Frank
lin with electricity, or Newton with gravita-
ton, is moonshine. These associations are
the fond delusions Of common knowledge. In
order to destroy all these claims of inventors
it is only necessary to establish that some
body watched teakettle boil before Watt
did, or carried steam engine over river in
kite before the time of Franklin, or saw
pippin tumble to the earth before Newton
ever went into an orchard. This is the patent
process for invalidating discovery. Sermons
were first regularly reported in the HERALD.
For years other journals left us q monopoly of
this field, and we gave on Monday morning as
part of the news of the day all the important
sermons preached on Sunday. Some people
of the Puritanic stripe even thought it was a
very great outrage on our part. And the fact
that the HERALD first made sermons feature
of the daily news will not be invalidated by
showing that some other paper had printed
sermon now and then long before.
Year: 1874

II seems to be certain that the President has
expressed his determination to sustain the
civil service reform measure and to enforce it
in spite of the clamor of those republicans who
contend that the only way to save the party
is to turn out one class of office-holders
and appoint another class. The President


no doubt, meant to have civil service reform
in the beginning. When he became ambi-
tious and prone to dattering counsellors, and
with the third term phantom leading him on
as Hamlet was led by his fathers ghost,
he neglected civil service reform and ap-
pointed men merely because they were
efficient politicians as ruthlessly as ever
Andrew Jackson appointed them. But he
sees the folly of that as he no doubt sees
the folly Of many other things. He sees that,
after all, he has more to gain or lose in the
two years before him than any man in his
party He has his fame as President and
General to conserve. He has the pride of his
tory He will be remembered when nearly
every man now living will be forgotten, and
he must be jealous of that memory. He does
not care to throw away all he has gained and
all he may gain to save politicians who are
largely responsible for the ruin that has fallen
upon his administration. Il Is bis duty to
Year: 1874

NJ Clement Duvernois of Paris goes to
prison for two years for financial operation
not more reprehensible morally than the ope-
ration of Little Emma, in which a United
States Minister Plenipotentiary was concerned
in London in fact, not more reprehensible
than operations that are started by the hun
dred every day in the year at all the specula-
tive centres. Half the intellectual activity of
Wall street is excited over projects with no
better economical foundation than the Span
ish scheme that has sent Duvernois to prison
as swindler-has put the indelible brand of
crime on life that was above the average for
fair record and promise. Duvernois was a
journalist, man of clear perceptions and
vigorous intellect He sat in the Chamber OF
Deputies, has occupied important posts in the
government of his country and has been in
politics nearly all his life, at one time as q
liberal and then as an imperialist. He is,
therefore, no vulgar jailbird but he tam
pered with scheme to get the money of the
public in exchange for printed swindles and
away he goes. We may measure the disre-
gard for persons of the French law in matters
of this sort by the fact that gentleman Of
brilliant talents, who received very large
vote for the Presidency of the United States,
might 60 to the same prison for the same
offence if French justice could lay hands on
him. Facts Of this sort have good effect on
the financial mind, and they force US to con-
cede that ''they manage these things better
in the Gallo capital than we do How some
of that sort Of justice would clean ont Wall
street! It would be much less free there; but
there might be compensation for that in the
honesty it would enforce. And what would
be the consequence Of making Wall street
honest? Here is q speculation that touches
the edge of the infinite.