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Year: 1874

THE CONDITION OF FRANCE. publish in
another column letter of remarkable inter
est on the political and social condition of
France. The state of parties is cleverly
stated There seems some reason to hope
that the divisions between the monarchical
parties will result in the permanent es-
tablishment of the Republic. If this
should be the ultimate result OF
the conflicts and antagonisms of the
last few years it will be well for France. The
Republic means peace, and peace prosperity.
The Empire pretended to mean peace, but it
was only a hollow truce. No government
which does not rest on the affections of the
people can give those social and political
guarantees at home and abroad without which
continued prosperity is impossible. If the
French people have learned this lesson their
bitter experiences of the past few years have
not been altogether in vain.
Year: 1874

SUMNER TRAVEL TO EUROPE. In the early
part of this spring it seemed as if the summer
exodus to Europe was to be small beyond any
comparison with previous years The panic
which had just preceded, the dulness of
trade which still existed, and other present
facts justified the fear. The warm summer
days have revived the passion for the ocean
voyage, and the reduced fares have permitted
many Of our people to decide between the trip
to Europe and sojourn at Long Branch,
Saratoga and other such places. The trip
across the Atlantic has marvellously grown in
favor and the crowds which are leaving on
Tuesday and Wednesday and Saturday give
abundant proof that our people have acquired
in some way a strong desire to visit the
famous scenes of the Old World. That 50
many are able to indulge the desire shows
that the suffering by the panic was not so
severe as some are disposed to regard it.
Year: 1874

The PRoH1BITIoNIsTs NOMINATION Of ex-
Governor Clark is nice little farce that is hand
somely supplemented by MIR. Clark acceptance
of the nomination. 1t is very funny to see the
simless efforts of the advocates of temperance
reform though their sincerity may well be
doubted when they turn aside from their
proper work to make exhibitions of this kind.
Governor Clark's acceptance of this useless
nomination can have no other purpose than
10 prevent very respectable old gentleman
from being entirely forgotten
Year: 1874

The reactionists in Cuba seem to be grad
ually bending before the inevitable march
of events. For the first time the Spanish flag
divested of the emblem of royalty was yester-
day hoisted over the palace of the Captain
General. 1t may appear very small matter
whether or not certain piece of bunting
carries crown, but with the Spanish
people small points of etiquette have more
significance than with us. AS long as there
seemed chance that the Republic could be
oyerthrown and some form OF monarchy
erected in its stead so long the Spaniards in
Cuba stubbornly held on to the flag with the
crown, even when it had ceased to be the flag
of the nation. If they have now consented to
the hosting of the purely republican
banner it is because they recognize
that the restoration of any form of
monarchy has become almost impos-
sble in Spain. We are pleased to notice
this power Of appreciating events because it
gives promise that, sooner or later, they will
see how foolish it is to continue to hold Cuba
against the wishes of the Cuban people. Six
years of war must have modified their belief
III their ability to suppress the insurrection,
and ought to have convinced them that the
only possible issue to the present struggle in
wolves the entire separation of the island from
Spain The struggle may be continued until
! Cuba becomes u second St. Domingo, but it is
/ difficult to see what benefit can accrue to Spain
| from a war d routrance. On the contrary,
the recognition of the independence of Cuba
would secure the property of the Spaniards at
present on the island and would give Spain a


hundred millions of dollars to fill her depleted


treasury Can we hope that the ''good


Spaniards" will recognize these facts before il


is too late?
Year: 1874

The Docs.-The absorbing question OF the
hour is how to avoid hydrophobia' No one
seems to be perfectly free from apprehension
OF the roaming ours that amuse themselves by
tasting the citizens legs. There IS general
desire to be rid of the canine population, and
even Mr.. Borgh feels called upon to declare
that he simply wishes ours to be killed with
decency. In the meanti me the dogs are
taking their revenge, and while the bipeds are
discussing the best way of getting rid OF their
enemies the CANNES are actively engaged
biting whenever they get fair opportunity
In view of the insuffciency Of the
arrangements to remove vagabond dogs to
the happy hunting ground might it not be
well to establish such ordinances as would
effectually root out the vagabond canine tribe
by keeping It's provisions in force durlnR Tue
Year: 1874




Mr.. Sawyers vacant Office seems hard to fill;
but we have rumor this morning that the
place is to be given to Mr.. George B. Nc
Cartee, at present Superintendent of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. The posi-
tion is properly one of mere routine, and the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury ought to
be an officer practically acquainted with all
the workings of the department. In this
aspect of the case, which should be control
ling consideration with Secretary Bristow, the
appointment Of Mr.. McCartee would probably
be as good a selection as can be made


The STEAMER EDGAR A. STUART is to be
released to the owner on furnishing bonds for
her estimated value pending the trial Of the
libel case The United States District Court
at Baltimore has decided that this famous
alleged flibustering vessel belongs to F. W.
Fishwick, OF Halifax, Nova Scotia, he having
acquired the title from Zimr Butcher, of New
York The libel case will not be tried till
September. 1t appears so for that there was
little or no ground for case. Should it turn
out that the arrest and detention of the Edgar
Stuart was spiteful proceeding of the Span
ish agents without any foundation for it, who
is to pay the damage to the owner?


TaE WAR DEPARTMENT will not recede from
the position it has long held in regard to the
powers of the General of the Army. This is
TO be regretted because, after ALL the only
thing really demanded by General Sherman
is that he shall not be ignored in conducting
the business of the war establishment. In his
letter to General Sherman Secretary Belknap
seems partially to concede this, when he says
that no important changes shall be made in
the movement of troops without the consent
of the Department but that it is in reality
no concession at all is apparent from the dec
laratiQp that the previous practice Of the War
Office is to be adhered to. II, however, the
Secretary ceases to ignore the General by no
longer giving instructions to subordinate Off
GERS without Shermans knowledge, OF least
the point of honor will be saved to the dis
tinguished soldier who now only nonnall7
commands the army. Heretofore the Secre-
tary of War has performed all the functions
of Gcneral-in- Chief and if he chose he ig-
nored the General of the Army altogether. If
his letter means anything it means that here
after General Sherman will issue the orders
for the army subject to the approval of the
department But we are not sure that Score
iary Bclknap's letter means this much, or, In
decd that it means anything.
Year: 1874

and were able to conduct
their business with all the secrecy Of COM
pact body of small wits. Their best joke was
, resolution to hold State convention at Al
bany on the 9th of September.
Year: 1874

only applies to the large cities the mass OF
the people care little about it, and voters who
have hitherto acted with the republican party
will not dissolve old ties for what they would
deem so slight reason If the federal Elec-
ton law were really regarded as an important
grievance the States could easily redress it
by separating the election OF local officers
from that of members of Congress. The
States have an unquestioned right to fix any
day they please for the election of their local
officers and thereby prevent federal intrusion
in the choice of State and municipal fhnc-
tionaries Congress has an unquestonable
right, conferred ON it by the constitution, to
regulate the election of its own members, and
if the exercise of this right interferes with the
freedom of local elections the States have o
perfect remedy in thar own hands by simply
assigning a different day for the choice of
their own officers TIE fact that no State has
awaited itself OF this easy, obvious remedy is
pretty conclusive proof that the people
attach but slight importance to the federal
Election law And as the democratic party
can point out no other practical grievance for
which the principle OF local self-government
would be q remedy the common sense of the
country will not go with them in making this
a prominent issue in the ensuing elections.
The really strong ground OF the opposition is
the monsrous corruption and abuses which
have crept into the government in the exer.
else of its ordinary powers.
Year: 1874

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF GOVERNMENT BLAcKMAIL'
To the EditOr Of The Tribune.


SIR: If ever there was an upright man IN
commercial life the well-known member Of the Society
of Friends Abraam Bell who died come years was
one He was above all breath Of calumny, and yet he
was obi ge to pay $4,000 TO the moiety ring when he
did not owe one cent How it done, and the reason
why he yielded TO the demand, furnish answer 10
those who are surprised that strictly honest merchant
can be put in position that makes him appear COM
pounding a felony" One morning, few years ago, the
Cusomhouse officers entered the Office of Abraam Bell
& CO. aud seized all their books the ground that
cargo OF hides Just then arrived from Buenos AVres
was underyalued in the invoice. The COnsuls certificate
OF proper valuation produced, but the officers
fused to take any cOgnIzance OF IT, The consignment
was TO A. Bell & Co. for OF their dealers. Some
days were spent in producing evidence of the correct
ness OF the invoice without effect In the time
the cargo was losing in market value by the fall OF
prices and the depreciation of condition. The owner
saw that he likely 10 lose largely by delay, and
authorized Mr. Bell 20 settle with the officers. He drew
a check for $4,000 and the books released. Bell
was not personally interested, yet he appeared the
responsible party in the transaction. There was no
fraud but the owners losing 5000 day by the
causes stated. and If they had not settled at s3OOoo
would have lost two or three times tnat much PENN.


Nec- York, March II, 1874
Year: 1874

FWt tttVI Ut ITIUUUC.


SIR In your discussion of the Jayne and
sanborn robberes 1t that two vital points
have been overlooked, which show how completely the
merchants at the mercy OF these public marauders
and how useless Is 20 buck against them The first is
that merchant, after years OF litigation and eventual
success, Is confronted with certificate OF probable
cause always granted by the Judge which cstOps him
from maintaining an action for damages for his loss
injuries and possible Tue Is that there s
NO appeal ia criminal prosecutions from the rulings and
decision OF the Government Judge VINO "a case In
a pTOmisSOrY appeal be taken en- giving
securty criminal prosecution for known fraud
Ia which thing depends the rulings VI tue Court
Year: 1874

The Mayor said yesterday that there was
nothing new to be said about the vacant Police Com
mssionershp. II Commissioner Andrews still wished
10 withdraw his he would not press the matter
but would of course comply with the request. lie
thought it unlikely that he would send IN
new name 10 the Board OF Alder
men to-day He ftlt more inclined to
take more time for Consideration. Still he might DO
"seized with an Inspiration and send IN a name Com
missioner Andrews, 1t Is understood mas not changed
his mind. Meantime, the friends or the candidates
whose names have been mentioned 10 connection Win
the position are exerug themselves again 10 have their
fayOrite nominated
Year: 1874

Who can tell what a baby thinks
When it wakes from its forty winks,
And rubs its face into numerous kinks,
And stares at the light that comes in at the


chinks


Of its rock-a-ty nest, and gapes and blnks?
Who cantell what baby thinks?
Who has courage to hazard a guess
As to what the baby may think of its dress
Trimmed and ruffled to such excess?
OF what the baby may think of the mess
For the headache and toothache and stomach


distress


And all for its ailings more or less?
What does it think when it wakes in the night
With all the pretty things out OF sight,
And nobody striking or making lght?"
Does it think its condition far from right,
And that big folks are not all polite,
And treat their visitors far from right
And that darkness is meant for personal


slight?
Is that the reason it takes delight
In screaming with all its personal might,
And rousing all the neighbors at dead of night?
What do you think that baby thinks,
Looking around like mld-eyed lynx,
Watching the spoon that tinkles and chinks,
While mamma Is warming its milky drinks
Over a candle that glimmers and blinks.
Humming and drumming out Captain Jinks, "
That the children skate now in the rinks,
What do you think that the baby thinks?
Do you think that babies are thinkless things,
With no other light than instinct brings,
With brains as drowsy as butterflies WINGS
And heads as empty as ball that swings
Over and under, and rings and springs?
When muscular motion is working the strings ?
Do you say that babies are thinkless things ?
Then when does the thing begin to grow?
And when does the mind begin to show?
And when does the baby begin to know
That this is true or that is so?
Say, when you find out please let me know
Year: 1874

nIAMOND D BRAND OF BLACK Al
~ PACAS AND PURE MOHAIRS-We
have now nd led to our stock this well known
brand of old English goods to which we would
call especial attention; our facilities for obtaining
these goods are such AS warrant us in saying We
can guarantee both prices and qualities Call
and be convinced.


FERGUSON'S
ap IS Fancy Goods Store 66 King st.
Year: 1874

How TO REBUILD FORTUNE.-An old ana well
known merchant OF this city lost In the great fire
OF 1872 property IN merchandise and warehouses
to the amount or $l,750,0 Deducting what he
recovered from Insurance. and including what he
lost in Insurance stock, the net loss to him was
ST, $50 900. He Immediately set TO WORK 70 rebuild,
though any one seeing how cool and calm he was
on the Sunday morning following the fire would
hardly have supposed he was interested to. the
amount OF q dollar. He has just completed the
last OF his buildings He has neither sold loot OF
real estate, nor has he borrowed dollar from any
source. Can this be beat in any record Of great
lOssesY-BOStOn Traveller.
Year: 1874

The house then proceeded to con-
sideration of the West Virginia contest
ed election case question, as to which OF
two elections, held on different days
and resulting differently, was the legal
and valid one. After discussion, and
without any action, the question went
over till tomorrow.


The house then took a recess till half
past seven-the evening session to be
for the consideration of a bill revising
and consolidating statutes.
Year: 1874

The proposed new basin project met Waterloo
defeat in the City Council last night, and so fal
the interest of economy was advanced.


Tie construction Of the basin is entirely un.
necessary a fev people have an idea that the
water is moi as pure as it would be il pumped In.
to a basin and there allowed to settle before i,
reaches their dwellings. This process nigh,
benefit few but we believe not more ,han hall
our people would receive water from the basin
erected for this purpose, as the proposition does
not contemplate changing the present dstribut.
Tug pipes.


The vote was so large by which the matter was
postponed until September that there is hope for
further postponement after that time. We
should like to be able to announce this action as
the commencement Of reform in the Council and
that hereafter the ruling party in that body will
Lot be so welded to caucus as 10 be controlled By
TWO or three members who manage matters pre,.
~ much to suit themselves and their particular
friends-and thus have been subjected TO the
charge Of subserving the interests Of Ring In
stead of the whole people of the city.
Year: 1874

90 far as we have been able to learn very lev
people in Delaware are so foolish rs to. efpouse
the side of either Beecher Tilton in their guar
rel over the seduction Of the cid lady Of the lat
ter The great sorrow" therefore, will not per
wade the Diamond State very much but the de-
tails OF this shameless affair elicits regret shat
morality has suffered severe blow from Chris
tian orators $50 called and writers, that is DANA
ging to the cause of honesty and virtue every
where, in this that it tends somewhat to destroy
confidence in the ministry.


We do not see how man weighed down with
such great sorrow" as Tilton proclaimed himself
to be could have acquired an appetite sufficiently
strong after finishing up his statement as to 60 to
hotel to dine with Ben. Butler and other such
like notables. This be did, however, and there
be was when he fret learned that his statement
was in the papers.


We shall copy such matters OF this affair as we
deem necessary for the information Of our read.



Mrs. Tilton has published denial of the
charges contained In the statement of her hus-
band, Theodore Tilton. But it fails to furnish
any evidence beyond her own words and he
holds her at an unmanIy advantage. The SYM
pathy OF the New York Press Is generally against
rilton, whom they intimate had made msrchan-
disc of his wife's chastity, whether che Is dishon-
oret or not
Year: 1874

When they find man in Washington who
hasn't plan of his own for the solution o.
the financial problem, they drown him in the
Potomac. No one has been drowned there
yet.


A Philadelphia lady lost thousand dollar
diamond out of her engagement ring, and
though every means of search was employed
the case was finally pronounced hopeless
But, one day, the lady happened to be brush
ing the dust out of the trimming of her street
dress, wheu, 10 and behold there was the
lost diamond sparkling in the insecure Gre
vice of founce. 1t had gone to and fro in
streets and shops, been brushed and shaken
nearly every day, and yet there it lay like
an ordinary crumb or shred


VIM. Hawley alias Hamilton was conyic-
ted in New York last week of bigamy. The
defense was dementia, and on the trial his
mother swore to the following incidents in
his life : When six months old he was afflict-
ed with "water on the BRAIN" This was
followed by scarlet fever, later by smallpox.
and some years after by typhoid fever, to say
nothing of catarrh, fits and numerous absces-
scs. At tsixteen years Of age he fell from a
fve-story building and cut the back of his
head open so that the brain protruded. He
was thrown overheard into the Hudson river.
Year: 1874

The Elevated Railroad is to be extended to
Central Park this Winter Notwithstanding tho Gov
ernors yeto The officers OF the road that there
no suit against them now pending The only claim
AGAINST them made by stockholders of the old
Company who claim that the foreclosure proceedings,
nv virtue of which the present Company
the road, were Illegal. The Company claim to have
the night to extend their road to ,Yonkers and to
bridge the Harlem river at High Bridge.
They will push the work Of extension rapidly pos
sible and even have engaged In repairing the
old track and placing switches and turnouts that
trains can be both ways every six minutes.
This work will be completed by Feb l. 1875. Trains
run only every minutes The extension OF the road
will be done by contract, and will be begun very
soon It will be finished far Fifty-ninthst. by
March 1875 The maximum cost will be about $4,000
per mile. The rate Of fare will not be altered.
within q year the road will be extended to
the Harlem River where IL will probably connect with
saracc roads running still further north. The officers
SAY they know why their bill was vetoed. The
them the right extend their tracks from the foot of


Green 20 the South Ferry, 10 erect their road
over centre Of the roadway OF Nnthave instead of
over sidewalk according TO the desire OF residents
along the route. and 70 make various improvements In
the OF tho road for inst In having
double iron columns for supports Instead OF single
ones The COMPANY by their charter has tho right to
double trek road but thu wii not DO done ~
preseut.a ts =. 1i"a ' 10 '@
Year: 1874

SIR: Does the merchant when trade is dull
say he will sell his except at good-times
proft3 No; he aiyerses and marks his goods down to
cost or less they will SELL knowing this is better
for the time being than To do nothing On the same
principle would not be better for all classes OF persons
who work for daily offer their services for much
less than they been receiving to encourage some
one employ them think II the different trades In
the large cities would hold meetings and decide to
say TO capital that they willing to labor for


or twothrds of the pay they received good times
and keep faith with capital 1t would not be very long
before all would have work and the workmsn's labor
and the merchants wares would bring good profit
would ASK this better and quicker way
good times In the meantime, they will receive half
loaf which have always found better than none.


Eeuo York. Dec. g. 1874. MECHANIC.