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Year: 1878

Yesterday morning Boston enjoyed on
unusual pleasure and honor in listening
to a sermon by the Very Rev. Arthur
Penrhyn Stanley, Dean Of Westminster.
This gentleman is one of the most eminent
divines of the Church of England,
and, beyond all of his clerical brethren, the
most versatile. Remarkably successful as o
student at Oxford, he earned several of the
more prominent prizes awarded for scholar
ship, and since taking orders he has made q
permanent mark in literature and the
Church by the publication OF important
biographical, theological and historical
works. Except Charles Kingsley no Eng
lish clergyman who has visited America
approaches Dean Stanley in ability, and
even Kingsley did not surpass Westminster's
Dean in intensity Of Christian sympathy,
while intellectually he was by many de-
grees Stanley's inferior. Great as are his
abilities and many and faithful as have
been his services TO the Established Church
of his country, Dean Stanley's fame and
sincere and intelligent liberality. Among
men of religious profession liberality usu-
ally indicates doubt or carelessness, but
with Stanley it seems the result of the
heartiest sense Of spiritual fellowship with
every man who loves right, hates wrong and
trusts in the uplifting and Strengthening
influence Of Higher Power, whatever may
be the name by which he designates the
Unknown. In his sermon Of yesterday, of
which we give quite full outline, and
which will be read with sincere salts
faction by good men of every faith,
the preacher tersely expressed the leading
feature Of his own belief when he said
that "in the better part Of every human
being there is spark of the Divine Spirit. Z"
Honest differences Of theological opinion
will probably continue to divide believers
as long as men live and think; but for this
very reason it is necessary to the sym
metrical progress of humanity that men
shall approach each others hearts when
heads disagree, and it is particularly graft
flying when IN influential sympathetic
spirit is manifested by man whose ten
derness is born of intellectual strength in
stead Of sentimental vacillation.
Year: 1878

If Louis Riege's Ellen Murphy is in the
land of the living, or if the missives that re-
port the death of Annie Hummel are only
coutrivances to prevent q too diligent in
ouiry as to her whereabouts, these damsels
have small reason to be thankful to their
friends who have bruited their names to the
world as possible pendents to a terrible
story. Troubles as to which these poor girls
had no other pre6ccupation than the
one absorbing anxiety that they might
be hidden from the world; that relatives,
acquaintances, ill-disposed associates, or
all who would point the finger of scorn
might not know them = these their dreadful
secrets are spread before the world with
all the particularly that examination and
cross-examination and the interviewer can
give. They went away to hide fact, and
suddenly it seems to fill the universe.
They were willing to tako oblivion at the
price of life. One Of them said, "You will
see me all right in little while or you will
never see me again" But their departure
and even the sacrifice of life they ven-
tured has not procured for them that safety
from reproach which was all they sought,
and, worse than all, perhaps they are
.'given away" by those who should have
done most to defend. This is but one Of
the minor incidents in that horrible barrel
inquest, but it is tragic enough in its way.
Year: 1878

It would be circumstance remarkable
beyond precedent if this city had good


sewers Tor if Providence takes care of
people who do not take care OF themselves
in any particular whatever it is probably
not in respect to their subterranean drains.


Our sewage system has no unity Of plan
or purpose but its greatest defect is not
merely that it is patchy and undigcsted as
to its original structure, but that nearly
every part of the original structure was ir-
redeemably bad. There is, perhaps, not a
sewer in the city made ten years ago that is
not defective, while 1t is known to the au-
thorities that there are places where they
are SO gone to pieces that what they should
carry away has spread out and made
extensive subterranean morasses of the
most poisonous nature. Street after street
was severed by itself in the old times with
little regard to any other street; or IL any
thought was ever given to the relation OF
was directed by 80 little intelligence that it
might as we'll have been left out altogether.
The varieties OF level are infinite; and as
much of the labor was done in the most cor
rupt periods of the city administration ii
has partaken largely of the general charac.
ter of chicanery in such transactions. Con-
tracts were in the hands OF one rogue and in.
spection in the bnnds of another, and walls
that would hold till the rogues got their
money was all that they ever sought to con.
struct. Open communications made by the
Year: 1878

The COuncn with the CheyenneS.


There is q marked family resemblance be-
tween reports Of councils with Indians, and
the talk Of the Cheyennes yesterday with
General Crook did not vary from the usual
model. First came many expressions OF
courtesy, loyalty and obedience, Of which it
would be wise to accept no larger proportion
than might seem sincere if the speakers
we're white men. Then there was general
complaint Of the country they were going
to as reservation; claim, d la Mrs. Gaines
and other highly civilized litigants, that
certain lauds were theirs, although other
tribes had inhabited them for years; and then
came the stereotyped complaint about poor
blankets and insufficient supplies and re-
quest for ammunition. They wanted am
munition only to shoot buffalo with; but they
were in great haste to be upon the march,
and rs q body of runaway Cheyennes is ap-
parently about to cross the proposed line
of march there is possibility that
some fighting may take place. The DISPOSE
ton of troops in the neighborhood of both
runaway and removing Indians however,
seems to be excellent, and the presence of
General Crook with the main body of the
Indians is likely to do as much as can be
effected by moral suasion, for he has pun
ished the redskins many times and severely.
Whatever the issue may be it cannot long be
deferred.
Year: 1878

The friends of General Butler in cal
culating his chances of victory in the cam
paign for Governor estimate that he will
poll seventy thousand regular democratic
votes, thirty y-fve thousand republican and
thirty-five thousand greenback, OF in all
one hundred and forty thousand, which
they assert will be more than they need. If
General Butler can develop this strength
he will in all probability be elected but
can he do it? To show the liberal charac-
ter of his calculation for the figures of his
friends as they appeared in our columns
yesterday and rs they are reproduced
above, it is only necessary to recall the vote
of the last Presidential year. In round
numbers the entire number of ballots then
cast was two hundred and ffty-nine
thousand, of which Hayes received one hun
dred and fifty thousand and Tilden one
hundred and eight thousand. The vote for
Cooper was less than one thousand, but
Baker, the prohibition and greenback
candidate for Governor, received a little
over twelve thousand. According to Gen.
eral Buffers present rose-colored outlook
he will cut down the republican vote for
Hayes from one hundred and fifty thousand
to one hundred and fifteen thousand, and
the democrats vote for Tilden from one
hundred and eight thousand to thirty eight
thousand. This would give him only one
hundred and five thousand, which would
be ten thousand less than the republican
vote with the Butler guard drawn off. Of
course this result of his complicated arith-
metical problem does not suit him, so ho
again goes to his multiplication tables, and,
more than doubling the greenback vote of
1876, he packs it into his capacious carpet
bag and proclaims his victory. General
Buffers process of subtraction and addi-
ton may come out all right and make him
Governor, but it will strike great many
people that his campaign partakes good
deal Of Ben Jonson's celebrated Captain
Bobadil's plan for destroying an army.
Year: 1878

rats exist between the sewers and about
one quarter of the cellars in the city, ana
the ooze by these or the saturation OF the
earth accounts for far more disease than
even the defective pipes of the plumbers.
Year: 1878

Now THAT THE ELECTIONS in Canada nre
over official fashionable society is devoting it
self mainly to preparations for the arrival of
the Marquis of Lornc and the Princess Louise,
which interesting event is set down for No
yeruber.
Year: 1878

READERS OF THE HERALD between this city
and Washington will be interested in the de
scription elsewhere prin ted of the operation of
the railway mail service along that route. This
branch Of the postal service is marvel of eff
cheney and expedition, and to the gentlemen
who conduct it the public are under far more
obligations than they suspect
Year: 1878

Ir WILL Nor SURPRISE the majority of intelli-
gent people to read in another column that our
custom houses are doing their utmost by their
absurd regulations to obstruct tho growth of
our Southern and Central American trade.
Year: 1878

NEW ORLEANS sends comforting report this
morning in regard to the yellow fever. The
number Of new cases yesterday was one hundred
and ten less than the day before, while the
deaths were reduced by twenty-five.
Year: 1878

The London Standard Of the twelfth, con
tains the following items, showing the vigor
Gus preparations being made for war:
Orders are issued for the manufacture o.
with all possible dispatch, that the men OF
every. regiment on home service may bt
placed in possession Of it, in view of the com
plications, which might arise in the East.
transport train to three battalions OF Foot
Guards, those selected being the Second Bat
talon Grenadiers, Second Battalion Cold
stream, and First Battalion Scots, which
would be among the first troops to leave Eng.
land in case OF war.


Cali arrangements are completed for the
issue OF the new military helmet, and it would
be supplied to all regiments of the First
Army Corps destined to wear it previous to
their departure from England on active SER
vice.


''It has been notified from the War Office
that the force of artillery to embark for active
service with the First Army Corps would be
| four horse and eleven field batteries.


Wagons, harness and sadlery have all
been laid out at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
and made ready for immediate shipment in
case OF an army corps being ordered to leave
England for the East.


Il he Cavalry Brigade of the First Army
Corps for field service would be placed under
lately employed as Inspector of Yeomanry
Cavalry at Aldershot, and who for many
years commanded the Twelfth Lancers. =
Although the depots at Gibraltar were some
tune since reported full consignments OF ad-
ditional stores are being continually sent
out, and the Cadiz steamship, which is the
forty tons of bedding and other barrack ne
cessaries from the Royal Arsenal


There are further accounts OF the inspection
and purchase OF horses, and abundant evil
dence that about the time peace is made Eng
land will be ready for war.
Year: 1878

New YORK, March 28.-A number of bank
ers and others, representing 5000, 900, 900 of
capital, called on Controller Kelly this after
noon, and presented him with an address ex-
pressing their faith in his honesty as public
official and their gratitude for what he has
already done in the way OF economy and re-
form In matters pertaining to our city gov


The Controller made reply, stating that
while ID office he should do ali in his power
ment.


The president of the Bank of New York
was the spokesman of the occasion. Among
those present We're the presidents of the Inn
porters and Traders National Bank and the
Shoe and Leather Bank and John J. Cisco, of
Wall street.
Year: 1878

| Standpoint.


The alluvial bed of the Mississippi varies


widely in its composition, but the theory, as


stated by Mr.. Eads, makes no provision for


variation in character, state or kind of mate


rial. Going out in skiff upon the river in


front OF st. Louis, you first notice that the
| water on the st. Louis side is exceedingly
| filthy from sewage contamination; next, when
clear Of garbage and the inky sewage, the
natural muddy color of the Missouri is recog-
nized; about midway this muddiness fades,
and few strokes of the oar will take
you into the brownish water of the
Mississippi. Put out floats, and you will
find no perceptible difference in the velocity of
the water which Is very muddy and that
which is comparatively clear; if any differ
ence be found it will be that the east or clearer
side is the more rapid In front OF the cen
trail part of the city, which condition will be
reversed if we go either above to the water
works or below to Carondelet. Now, accord
ing to Mr. Eads' theory it should be impossi-
BILE for two threads of water to move over an
alluvial bed with equal velocity, and equal
depths, and they not casry an equal quantity
OF sediment in suspension; but here we have
q CcoC tWulSA lcW pcOplo LII OCs LOUIS have
failed to notice, and which, if they have not,
they may observe for themselves any calm
day. two bodies Of water flowing side by side
over common bed and with common ve-
locity and depth, and will any one say the loads
of sediment are equal? Take another case,
which must by this time be familiar one
to Mr.. Eads. The current through South
Pass and the ietties must meet at some point
the incoming flood tide, which must check
the velocity, for it alters the slope for miles.
Has Mr.. Eads found, as yet, the locality
where the inevitable deposit is made?
At this point where incoming tide
meets the outgoing current of the
river is somewhat difficult to To-
cate theoretically, we will turn to that spot
where at times aserious check is given to the
current by the waves Of the gulf, (s'and please
remember" he says, 'the slightest check of
the current will cause deposit of sediment,
at the sea end Of the jetties. Is such a de-
posit made there or in the immediate vicini-
ty? II there is not the theory is false, unless
some new and external force is brought into
action. AS no such external force was known
te exist at the time the ietty project was un-
dertaken, (or for that matter, now it is not
easy to understand him:


My hopes of success at the ietties were
based upon the fact that it does exist, as
have stated, and that the slightest check i'll
the current will cause q deposit Of sediment. !.
4 i = q
Year: 1878

New YORK, March 28.-A large number of
representatives from the various railroad
freight lines OF the country met to-day at the
the differences between the various railroad
lines The meeting was strictly private but
1t Is understood that nothing affecting the
public interest, SO lar as any change Of car
rying freight is concerned, was brought up
for consideration
Year: 1878

The Charter Oak trial still progresses. The prosecution had diticulty in getting witnesses regarding the value of the company's New York property but the defence allow them tlll Thursday to get their evidence on that point ready. ,l'sN
Year: 1878

There may be seen daily on Chest


nut street. says the Philadelphia B,tI-


leti1a, a man dressed in faultless ap-
parel. with a great diamond on his
breast, vainly endeavoring to out
glitter the magnificent solitaire on
his finger. In a German university
he learned chemistry, and not even
Liebig knew it better. His business
Is the mixing and adulterating OF
liquors. GIVE him a dozen casks Of
deordorized alcohol, and the next day
each OF them will represent the name
of a genuine wine or popular spirit.
He enters a wholesale drug store
bearing large basket upon his arm.
Five pounds OF Iceland moss are
weighed out to him. To raw liquors
this imparts smoothness and oleag-


inousness that gives to imitation
bIandy the gllbness OF that which is
matured. An astringent catechu


that would almost close the mouth OF
a glass ink-stand, Is next In order. A
couple Of ounces of strychnine, next
called for, are quickly conveyed to
his vest pocket, and pound Of white
vitriol is as silently placed in the bot
tom of the basket. The oil Of cognac
Year: 1878

An old soldier at Omaha prints this
recollection of Col. Bob Ingersoll
in action: "Col. Ingersoll fought
manfully until oyerpowered and COM
PEELED to surrender, but not until one
of Forests men had him covered
with a gun and had drawn bead on
him. Ingersoll sang out: Hold on
therel What do you want to shoot
me for? I have been recognizing
your old Confederacy for the last two
minutesp When Ingersoll was ex-
changed his horse was returned to
him by the rebel General, with the
remark that he was the man that
saved his life with a joke"
Year: 1878

The great and gifted Thomas F.
Marshal, of Kentucky, once upon a
time delivered temperance lecture
in the hall OF the House OF Rrepre-
sentatives In Washington before the
Congressional Total Abstinence So
ciety, Of which the following Is one
of the most eloquent passages:


~Sir, I would not exchange the
physical sensations. the mere sense
of animal being that belongs TO a
man who totally refrains from all
that can intoxicate his brain or de-
range his nervous structure-the
elasticity with which he bounds from
his couch in the morning-the sweet
repose 1t yields him at night-the
feeling which he drinks In through
his clear eyes. the beauty and gran
deur Of surrounding nature; I say,
sir, / would not exchange my con-
scious being as a strictly temperate
man, the sense Of renovated youth,
the glad play with which my pulses
now beat healthful music, the bound
ing vivacity with which the blood
courses its exulting way through
every fibre of my frame. the CON-
munion high which my healthful ear
and eye now hold with all the gor-
geous universe OF God-the splendors
Ct morning, the softness Of the eve-
ming sky-the bloom, the beauty. the
verdure of the earth. the music OF the
air and waters-with al, the grand
associations OF external nature re-
opened to the fine avenue Of sense;
no. sir, tho poverty dragged me
though scorn pointed its slow fingers
at me as / passed-though want and
destitution and every element OF
earthly misery, save crime, met my
waking eye from day to day; not for
the brightest and noblest wreath that
ever encircled a statesman's brow:
not II some angel commissioned by
heaven or some demon sent from hell
to test the strength Of virtuous reso-
luton should tempt me back, with all
the honors which world can bestow
not for all that earth can give would
1 cast from me this pledge OF llber-
ated mind, this talisman against
temptation. and plunge again into the
dangers and horrors that once beset
my path; so help me heaven, as /
would spurn beneath my very feet all
the gifts the universe could offer, and
live and die as am, poor and sober. I"
Year: 1878

A Democratic exchange complains
that Minister Noyes has come across
the ocean "at great expense to the
government and tells nothing" He
tells much, but rot Of the character
to suit the revolutionists. 1t is a
late hour to complain Of expense;
1t all lays at the door of Dem
ocratic reform, and when the whisky
bills and witness fees are all paid up.
the party can put it in as one OF the
planks OF the reform method OF
saving money peculiar to the modern
Democracy.-Inter- ocean.
Year: 1878

Adrift in my little boat,


Becalmed on cold gray sea;
And chill mists lazily float


All over my boat and me.
The breezes lie dead asleep,


Not breath i'm the idle sails;
And wearily watch and weep


And listen for distant gales.
Shall still drop useless tears


And sit here and wait and wait,
Till my head grows gray with years,
For the wind that may come too later
To he idle is shame TO the strong.
will lay my hand to the oar;
And the bark that has waited long,
Shall wait for the wind no more.
Year: 1878

child was found, 1t appears that he
had wandered to the brink of the
precipice, and then either fallen or
scrambled down till he reached the
cave, which the dread OF the torrent
had afterward prevented him from
quitting. The dog by means of his
scent, had traced him to the spot, and
afterward prevented him from starv-
ing by giving up to him his own dali
ly allowance. He appeared never to
have quilted the child by night or
day, except when it was necessary to
60 for his food, and then he was al
ways seen running at full speed to
and from the cottage.
Year: 1878

Life lays burden on every mans shoulder
None may escape from its trouble or care;
Miss II in youth and twill come when you're older
And ut us as close as the garments we wear.
Sorrow comes into our lives unlimited,
Robbing our hearts of its treasure of songs,
Lovers grow cold and friendships are sliehted,
Yet somehow or other we worry along.
Every day toll is an every day blessing,
Though poverty's cottage and crust we may share,
Weak is the back on which burdens are pressing,
But stout is the heart that is strenpthened by


prayer.


Somehow or other the path grows brighter
> ust when we mourn there was none to befriepd.
Hope in she heart makes the burden seem lighter
And somehow or other we 20 on the end.
Year: 1878

New YORK, May 13.-J. Fl. Eberle, of Bnffa-
10, now at the Astor House, said to a re-
porter that Jonathan r. Bass of Cambria,
Niagara county, has not Joint In his body.
He went to bed in 1857 and has never been out
Of it since. He can't move even finger. He
ran as captain of a canal boat between Buffalo
and Rochester in 1850. He was getting stit Il
then and could not work. He had to quit canal
,, ing, and then he went to book keeping. His
joints kept getting sitter and stitfer Doctors
could not do him any good. At last
he had to, give up, and for twenty
two years he has been abed at the
| farm homestead Of his family, between Lock
port and Lewiston. His trouble commenced
| In 1913 pain shot through the bottom OF
his right foot that tumbled him to the ground
The foot commenced to swell and got to be
almost twice its natural size, Stiffness in the
Joints followed. Now Bass Is literally bone
| man. There is no more bend to his arms


legs and body than there is to a marble
stature. His arms are as fast to his sides as
If they were nailed there. For eight years
after he went to bed he could move his arms


but the joints finally became solid bone. They


have to feed him with q spoon. His jaws are
as immovable as his other joints There is &
space between his teeth that is Just wide
enough to get victuals through. In 1869 bt
became blind. His mind is sound, but ht
speaks with difficulty.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, May ia shameful assault
was perpetrated last evening in Central Park
upon a defenseless woman by two unknown
ruffians. One of the men seized the woman
and struck her severe blow on the head,
saying: "That will stop you from making a
noise" The woman was stunned immed-
ately. Officers were called to the scene of
outrage where they found the woman uncon-
scious and bleeding from an ugly wound in
the head. The ruffians had fled and have not
been arrested. When removed to the station
house the woman gave her name as Margaret
Lynch. She said the men were unknown to
her and had attacked her while she was walk
ing alone in q solitary portion of the park.