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Year: 1878

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-The two men, Burke
and Vreeland, alias Wheeler, who we're ar
rested last week by Capt. Byrnes Oh suspicion
Of completely in the robbery Of the Stewart
vault, were arrigned this afternoon. The
accused appear to be hardened criminals and
seemed the least concerned Of an ybody in the
courtroom. Capt Byrnes took the stand and
made o long statement Of his connection with
the men. He said on Wednesday last he ar
rested them on suspicion Of being connected
with the Manhattan Bank robbery, but not
being able to produce sufficient evidence to
convict they were discharged; before leaving
the station he received information that they
were two Of the men who had been connected
in the Stewart robbery; he Immediately re-
arrestedithem, and they both confessed that
they knew all about the robbery. Vreeland
said that the body was buried at Chatham,
N j., and If the captain would go with him
he would point out the place where the body
was buried. The two men were taken in q
coach to Jersey, but after going some dis
tanCe, Vreeland made some objection and re-
fused to tell where the stolen remains were,
and finally added that he didn't know any
thing about the robbery. The two men were
then brought back to New York and locked
up again in the station.


The captain asked that the two prisoners
be remanded until to morrow. Justice Nor
gan granted the request, and set the case
down for 80 D. m.
Year: 1878

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov t8.-Sierra Nevada
opened at 155 and closed at 1919 In the early
board. At the II o'clock board it opened at
140 and closed at 96 in the 5 o'clock board.
favorable, but the bears smashed the stock
from early in the morning till the closing of
the last informal board. In the absence Of
any reason for the Decline there are rumors
that the attack is one Of the assaults maze by
the Nevada Bank party to crush the market
for tho purpose Of getting control of some
other mining property depending on the
property of the Sierra Nevada.
Year: 1878

New YORK, Nov. 18.-EIeven days have
elapsed since the remains of 4. T. Stewart
We're stolen from the vault in the churchyard,


and still the mystery surrounding the rob


rumors are afloat at police headquarters, but


at q late hour Superintendent Walling said


there was nothing new and that the body
had not been found, and a gentleman familiar
| with every detail Of detective work from be-


ginning to end said to a reporter that no man


in the world, except the men who did the
work, knows any more of the whereabouts Of
Mr.. Stewards remains than you do.
Year: 1878

A short time ago an Ellsworth lady
whom we will call Mrs. May, after wig.
orous prosecution Of her morning labors
stepped out into her front yard TO breathe
the pure air and enjoy the bright sunshine.
While thus engaged, sleek little pig ran
by her gate. adown the street, at the top OF
his speed. Mrs. May called to = neighbor
across the way: my little pig has escap-
ed FROM bis peu and run away; and II you
will kindly stay with my baby while I'm
gone, III try to catch him."


The neighbor kiodly consented, and Mrs.
May. in hot haste, started in pursuit. On
her way she enlisted two boys In her ser
vice, and after long and tiresOme race
the pig was run down and captured. The
lady returRed In high glee, carrying her
pig in her arms and pouring into his ear =
strain Of baby talk. very similar to this |:
ibid my little piggy get out Of bis pen aud
run awayr That was naughty. l shall have
to put him in barrel and keep him till the
pen Is made 90 safe that little piggy can't
get out"


She was rs good as her word, and put
tisg piggy into the nrst barrel she came to,
she hastily retired to the house for rest aud
preparations for dinner.


At noon. when Mr.. Nay came home, he
was informed oi the facts related above.
Taking the pig from the barrel be carried
him 10 the pen with tbe Intention Of put
ting him iu and making III safe. he gased
on tie scene In utter astonishsnent. With
In, calm aad eostented, was his own pig
which bad never thought Of runsinx away.
He took In the sitasiion Ut y glance Mrs
Nay had pursasd and captsred somebody Z
| else pig.
Year: 1878

The proceedings Of the City Council, printed
In the DEMOCRAT yesterday, show that the
contract system, which we advocated at the
time Of It's proposed adoption, has worked
admirably. The Administrator of Improve
mcnts has obstinately fought that system
and any failure OF 1t to meet public expecta-
tion must be attributed TO his indisposition tc
make It q complete and convincing sue
cess.


1t Ia never prudent or wise to intrust the
execution 1T q measure, or plan, or policy, tc
The hands Of those who have opposed Its
adoption. There is II great deal of human
nature III men. and a man who has opposed
fought and protested, In the face Of whole
community, against any given policy, and who
Is an asprant for renewed public favor, will
not, except whore he is u man Of superhumall
virtue, do anything to make that policy or
plan q success. On the contrary all OF his
pride Of opinion; all OF his vanity; all
Of his sefishness; all of his desire to dis
comiit his opponents; ell Of his eagerness to
vauntingly exclaim before his admiring fol
lowers 81 told you So" will prompt him, in
so far as the carrying out Of the policy is
committed to his hands, to make 1t a failure.
1t is the height of unwisdom, therefore to
commit the execution of a plan to the hands
of a man who has pronounced himself an op-
ponent Of that plan and who has fought to
defeat It's Inauguration.


Hence we hold that the contract system,
under the charge Of the present Adminstra-
tor Of improvements, has not had fair
showing He was bitterly, nay, violently
opposed TO Its adoption. It's adoption largely
curtailed the patronage Of his Office and pre-
vented him from exercising the influence in
local politics he was very naturally ambitious
to exercise. It Is not reasonable therefore. to
suppose that he followed up the contractors
with that pertinacity and diligence which an
Administrator Interested in the policy would
have displayed. On the contrary, we find
him even depreciating the work that has been
done, and confessing his own incompetency
and failure as an Administrator in his eager
ness to convince the public that q grave
error WAS committed in curtailing the exorbi-
tant and dangerous patronage of the Ad-
ministrator of improvements.


We speak In no spirit of hostility to the
Administrator OF improvements. Our object
Is to call the attention of the public to the
fact, established in the Council yesterday
that, despite the hostility of the Administra-
tor of improvements, the contract system has
worked we'll, and that, under q vgilant, ener-
getic and determined official, believing in the
system and resolved to give the city the full
benefit of 1t by following up the con-
tractors and forcing them to do their full
duty, it will realize the highest expectations
of it's advocates.
Year: 1878

One Of the most remarkable features of the
recent labor agtations Is the demand, almost
universal of those who have assumed the di-
rection of them and who claim 50 vociferous-
ly that they represent the people. for the ex-
pansion Of the domain Of government and the
increase of its powers. Yet the complaint Of
these same statesmen Is against rings and
monopolies, and the superior privileges and
vested rights with which capital is hedged
about like some divine thing, and by
which the sweat of the brow is sub
iected to an incalculable discount in


the scale of latter day economies. We
shall not endeavor to reconcile this most
palpabe contradiction, for it must strike any
rational human being of ordinary intelligence
that any effort to do SO must of necessity be
either insincere or the most delusive of So
phistry and special pleading.


It must be plain to any man of observation
that the very evils against which these agita-
tions are directed are the direct fruits of too
much law wmaking and law-enforcing; of the
too constant and universal interference of
governments with matters which should be
left to circumstances and the laws which
naturally grow out of them. It was the neces-
sity Of war which forced the Federal govern


mont to take hold Of the finances Of the cOun-
try and remove them from the domain OF
commerce, which originated our troubles, and
1t Is to the effort to keep up this policy that
the continued stringency Of our markets Is
chiefly attributable. TO this same idea OF


government intermeddling Is due all Of our
troubles. TO government interference, to ad-


ministration policies and legislation was
due the Credit 1fobitier, Black Friday. the


Freedman's Bank, the possibility of In
dian and whisky rings, and, when we
get down to State affairs, the infamous


Lottery swindle, the Slaughter-House


and the numerous other steals by which
the people have been robbed during the past
decade. ALI Of these inquities, to which all
Of the existing troubles may be traced di-
rectly, have arisen from the exercise, under
abnormal conditions, of governmental powers
limited by the most stringent constitutional
restrictions. Suppose these restrictions were
removed and the Communists and Socialists
had their will, who could calculate the re-
suits? With all these results Of over govern
ment staring us in the face, these Socialists
would have us believe that the people are
eager to relinquish their personal privileges,
their self-dependence and freedom, in order to
establish mechanical organism of society
in which every individual energy will be con-
served and applied to the universal
good. There Is something fascinating In this
idea to the stern theorist who maintains that
utility and not individual happiness is the
fundamental idea of human existence and
effort. BY this means you give to society the
method and precision Of machinery. Civil
life is governed by the discipline of a camp,
and, every individual being utilized, as the
ant in its community, there must be q grand
Year: 1878

aggregate of comfort that will leave none In
want or suffering. The same apology has
been made for slavery, and that IL precisely
what this tangled Communism would
lead to. 1t matters but little wheth-
Ell 1t Is the government that or
ders Its citizens. or the slave owner
who directs his slaves that utillzes the hu-
man being. the results are the same-the
absolute suppression Of the Individual and
the irresponsible power of the governing
agent. This idea, then, is this merest dream
of Utopia. It presumes O. purity, unseltish-
ness and philanthropy which rulers have
never had The complaint now Is of wrongs
which have grown out Of the abuse Of power,
and yet we are told that this power should be
greatly Increased and the temptations to en-
croach upon it indefinitely multiplied. Gov
ernment must extend Its domain, and direct
the Management Of all capital and exercise an
immediate supervision over all industry, aud
the social organism must become q mere
| machine.


This does not comport at all with tho re-
publican American idea OF government, or Of
the Importance Of self-assertlon on the part
Of the citizen. In America we believe that





self, just as fully and sincerely as we believe
that he has the rightso to do. All we ask Of
government Is to put no impedments In our
way. TO protect the weak against the unjust
oppression Of the strong, to establish certain
sanitary and police regulations and establish
81 certain process OF justice, exhaust
the powers of necessary government and
whatever goes beyond this Is gratuity that
may or may not be wise. The true American
asks no government assistance, but he be-
lieves not less In the dignity Of labor than In
that of personal freedom. He Is very jealous
Of power, and he Is quick to resent official in
terfelence In his private affairs. It the Idea
Of the Communists, Socialists, Labor party,
or whatever these agitators choose to call
themselves, were carried out, every third man
would be OH official, and we would encounter
this interference at every step.


What we need is not an increase of power
nor an extension Of the dominion OF govern
ment, but the restriction Of both. Let the
functions Of government be confined us nearly
as possible to the mere enforcement Of good
order and civil Justice, and Industry and com
merce, from which oil prosperity springs
will make laws for their own governance.
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. It Is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make a note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use eur best efforts to keep our oOlumps
free Of all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
tiSinsi for many good people seeing an sd-
verti'sment in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
spOn'ibility. Such confidence should not TO
abused when 1t can be helped. We want
therefore.
Year: 1878

PETER THORNToNs wIcKEDNEss CROWNED BY


ATTEMPTED MATRIcIDE


Mrs. Catharine Thornton is widow, fftytwo
years of age who resides at No. 3o4 Mott street with
her two sons, William and Peter. The latter is the
younger, and is twenty-three years old. He is OF
eccentric habits and is regarded what is commonly
termed "a half natural Tho elder brother is a
steady sensible young man and the mainstay OF the
family. He supports his mother and neer do
weel brother on the proceeds of his salary
clerk in a downtown Office His mother
had been saving up small of money to
provide for household winter neccssaries, and with
ii had intended to purchase supply of
coal Peter ascerained the whereabouts Of this little
store. which was laid away III an old box. He helped
himself to the scanty savings of months. The widow
upbraided him for the theft. Her resolution
with the occasion and she laid her hand the
unflal Peter with the intent of making him dis
gorge his gains. struggle was the result between
mother and son, the former coming out victorious.
Peter capituated with bad grace and delivered up
the abstracted funds, with the exception of ST..
which he had spent in providing himself with some
of the creature comforts.


IGNoBLE REVENGE.


This maternal victory, however, did not restore
harmony to the divided house of Thornton Peter
retired to his in sullen mood late Saturday
night brooded over his wrongs and nursed his anger.
He arose early yesterday morning and after partak-
ing of breakfast. he asked old woman who assists
Mrs Thornton in performing household duties to go
down stairs crrand The old woman had
scarcely left the room when she startled by hear
ing the report of pistol She returned to the
and Mrs. Thornton lying upon the floor with blood
streaming from her forehead At the same moment
the unilal son and would-be matricde hastily
going down stairs with smoking pistol in his hand.
He disappeared down the street and managed to elude
the police who followed quickly upon his track.
Meantime, the mother PROSTATE the floor, her
face bathed in blood from wound i'll her forehead.
The neighbors assembled and rendered her all possi-





mortally wounded. and word despatched
to Police Headquarters giving exaggerated
account of her condition. Az she suffering prin-
cipaly from shock it deemed advisable to
her to Bellevue Hospital. Upon her arrival at that
institution it discovered that the wound in itself
insignificant. The pistol had been loaded with a
few buckshot and of these had glanced off her
forehead, inhicting slight wound She rallied
and IN the afternoon able to leave the hospital
and return home. The arrested last evening
by Officer Thomas MCGOWAN, of the Fifteenth pre-
cinct, and will be arragned at court to-day.
Year: 1878

A BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS COMPLAINT.


To EDITOR THE HERALD:


Boarding house keepers often represented
gang OF tyrants but my experience in that business
convnces that they frequently more '.sinned
against than SHINING" do not believe there is
boarding house keeper in this city who will in
dorse this complaint. am at present patronized by
a number OF male persons who temporarily
residing in the city for the purpose of learning vari
GUS professions in certain colleges One would natu-
rally suppose that such persons would. in their
duct, exhibit more than ordinary evidence of good
breeding: but il you could them in their rooms
feet cooked upon the table. filling the apartment
with tobacco smoke, expectorating upon the carpet
and 40 forth. you would be convinced that there
are some other humbugs in this world beside
well furnished rooms. with gas. bath. fire. and when
one of them is dead broke" loan him stake"
notwithstanding he may be in arrears for board.
also supply them with well cooked and well served
food in abundance, and in return for all this
ceye S5 per week from each student, But this does
not satisfy many of them, and. like the
daughters of the horse lcech. they cry
ing. give, give !" Recently q number of them
have left. saying they could get cheaper board
the restaurants. Having ascertained the average
price of meals ut the restaurants. find that such
just 81 per week. and such lodgings l furnish
them would cost 81 per week. making total of S1I.
Verify, there many people in this world who
would grumble If boarding house keeper paid them
for patronizing his house.
Year: 1878

lNoTR.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address To
insure attention. complanants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


wish to call attention 10 what consider very
dangerous projection. in the shape of long slab Of
stone. the sidewalk between buildings Nos 81 and
SO Union square. A few days ago an old gentleman
was walking along and fell over the same and nearly
broke his nose. The authorities ought to see and
have the same removed. j. G. IL.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Cannot the dignitaries of the Catholic Church in
this city find more church accommodation for the
municants of the uptown districts the east side
viz from Fifty-fourh to Eghty-fourth street. Fifth
avenue to the East River ? delicate woman
endangers his her life by attending service at either
the Dominican Church on Lexington avenue st.
Lawrence Church Eighty fourth street account
Of the throng that attend these churches.


A CATHOLIC,
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR HERALD


Cannot the east side elevated railroad give us few
side-seated cars? These the most popular.
and why not crafty the public taste in the matter?
The new cars are very nice and great improvement
the old ones, but they should put side seats in
few OF them, and then everything would be COM
pete. YORkVILLIAN.
Year: 1878

iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUsE.l


WAsHISGTON, Sept 3O.-The District Commits
sioners have directed that full examination be
made Of tho fats and marshes near Long Bridge
lately discovered 10 be thickly covered over with
the sewage Of the city, Were il not for the fact that
cool nights have set in, It is the opinion OF those
who have partially examined the matter that the
city would be in danger Of pestilence Had yell
low fever existed at the coast cities south
OF this place its development here would have been
almost certain nithe opinion Of the best physicians
The surface covered is 50 great that no present
remedy seems to be possible. 1t amounts 10 several
.hundred acres. The unusual prevalence OF q low
type of malarial fevers rs now attributed to this
source. The only effective remedy seems TO be the
nliing up Of these fats, and this cannot DO done
Year: 1878

IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l


WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-InformatOn received
from South Carolina is to the effect that the terror
ism heretofore practised at elections through
out that State now prevails in all districts
where there are any indications Of independent
action among the Republicans. There are few MUIR
Gers which can be called political, but roughs have
full sway and the lives of Republicans are safe only
because they keep themselves in the background
and show no special activity in the campaign.
Year: 1878

Of good material which Dakota presents, to
choose from, no doubt our convention will
select good man, and then the republican
party Of Dakota must turn out ON election
day and elect him. {?
Year: 1878

The case Of Mrs. Southern, the
Georgia woman, who, excited BY
jealousy, stabbed woman to death
who had for years tried to step be-
tween herself and the man who was
her lover and after ward her husband,
has excited great deal OF interest
among women here at the North, and
many and heated have been the dis
cussions as to the amount of crimi-
nality involved in the deed.


AT a recent ladies' lunch party
where the subject was discussed, II
was q little curious to find how much
sympathy was left for the murderess,
and how largely she was exOneTated
in the minds OF nearly every married
woman present. The argument waa
simply this That tie devotion OF
the husband since the act Of killing
the other woman shows clearly that
he deeply loved his wife, and that Il
WAS only his gallantry, his vanity,
bis amour DTOpre that were enlisted
on the side of her INSCRIPTIONS rival,
who evidently pursued every advan-
tage regardless Of honor, deceney and
loyalty to her sex, or consideration
for the feelings OF wife and prOspec-
tive mother.


For this kind Of Wickedness In
women there is no punishment. The
law does not recognize It, and the un'
fortunate wife Is utterly st the mercy
OF q man who is impelled by his vani-
ty to parade his influence over other
WOMEN. That this wretehed woman
was driven 10 desperation there Is no
doubt, and 80 common II the cause
which impeIled her 10 the fearful act,
1t is surprising terrible scenes are not
more frequently enacted on this ae'
count