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Year: 1877

There is no reason, we suppose, to doubt
the accuracy of the news from Rome given
in the London Times, and it is such as to i'll
dicate that the time is not far distant when
another of the remarkable figures of modern
European history will pass from the stage.
Indeed, the death of the Pope is an event
that, however deeply it might move the
world, could scarcely have surprised it ii
it had happened at any time within few
years past. But with rare vitality the
Pontiff has fingered on till reports of his
illness have almost been regarded with in
credulity, and he still fingers, though evil
IDENTIFY in condition that might make him
the victim of any imprudence on the part of
his attendants, or even of an exceptionally
bad change of weather. 1t seems probable,
however, that his physical functions are
to outlive the activity Of his intel
lect. His eagerness in regard to
the condition Of the Church, his
wane, while the strictly bodily functions
continue in reasonably good order. 1t is
not unfrequcntly seen in men who have
reached an advanced age that the body
seems, as it were, to outlive the mind. In
the case of ordinary men whose wills are
made and affairs settled at that age this be-
ginning of the end is of no especial mo-
ment, but in the case of the Pope it is
otherwise for, while The bodily existence
OF the Pontiff prevents the filing of his
place or the regular succession of his iunc-
tions, his mental decadence permits those
functions to lapse altogether or fall into un-
authorized hands and hence must neces-
sarily arise confusions and collisions that
cannot add to the influence of the papacy
in the world at large.
Year: 1877

The reports regarding the situation in
Armenia are decidedly sensational. but
as yet lack confirmation. The advance
on Erzeroum by the Russians un-
der General Heymann has not been
delayed by any fears of serious
opposition, and there is a probability that
stirring news may soon reach US from the
capital of Armenia. It is reported that
Kars is completely invested and that nego-
tiations for it's surrender have been opened.
A telegram from Constantinople states that
reinforcements drawn from the garrison of
that city are being sent to Trebisonde
for the defence Of Erzeroum under
the command of Achmet Eyoub
Pacha, but these troops cannot possibly
reach their objective point in time to
save it from the Russians if the advance of
the latter is vigorously pushed. We have
not underestimated the value of the recent
triumph of the Russian army, and with
Ghazi Moukhtar ''bottled up" in Kars see
no difficulty in the way of the Grand Duke
following up his victory.
Year: 1877

There is no reason why fox-hunting, with
all it's exhilarating accompaniments should
not become quite as popular and as success
full in New York as ever it was or will be in
merrie England, in rollicking Ireland or in
our own Southern States. We have good
horses, bold riders, fine country, the best
of iox-hunting weather and plenty of foxes.
If we have hitherto somewhat neglected the
sport here in New York it has been because
we have had other things to attend to, both
in the way of business and pleasure, and
not because the chase does not yield attrac-
tions for our people. 1t has. however only
needed the spirit and enterprise necessary
to make start in novel direction to carry
us at any time during these past dozen years,
"neck or nothing" on Roynard's track, and
the splendid runs that have recently been
realized with the Queens county hounds
prove that our horsemen can 60 as fast, as
far and as boldly over difficult country as
any Leicestershre or Kildare squire who
ever wore the buckskins


The difficulty with fox-hunting in the
Northern States has principally been the
farmers. They have had no idea of en-
couraging sport the votaries OF which,
when under the excitement of good
chase, have as little respect for standing
crops as a modern trustee has for the funds
under his charge or as a savings bank direc-
tor has for the money of the depositors.
There is, however, ample room for fox
hunting without doing damage to the
property of the worthy and indus
trious tillers Of the soil, and the
spanking run on Saturday from New
Cassel Wood along the crest of Wheatloy
Hill and over seven miles of tempting coun-
try, almost within q stones throw, figur-
atively speaking, of the metropolis, is an
illustration of his fact. Now that we have
got fairly into the exhilarating pastime the
spirit OF our people will not suffer it to flag,
and we may soon expect to witness ''mects"
at which the foremost Of our citizens will
be found mounted, and which will not I'M
frequently be graced by the presence Of
beauty on side-saddles What greater ad-
vantage could be offered to the people of
large and crowded city like New York than
the opportunity to indulge now and then in
the healthful and lnvigorating exercise Of a
day with the hounds?
Year: 1877

We print elsewhere an interesting letter
from Providence, stating in detail grounds
Of dissatisfaction on the part of the Sprague
creditors and describing the movements
they are making to get the property into
more satisfactory shape. Had the times
been better during the four years that have
elapsed since the failure the property might
have been retrieved and the creditors satis-
fed Whether grumbling is justifable
or is mere exhibition Of impatience
under long delay and disappointment
we leave readers to decide after read
ing the interesting statement Of facts
reported by our correspondent from
sources which we have reason to believe
trustworthy. The amount for which the
Spragues failed was so colossal and their
assets were 50 large that very wide interest
in their affairs has been felt in business
circles. Everybody will regret that their
recovery has been obstructed by the long
prostration of business. We hope that the
prospects of the creditors are better than
they seem at present toconsider them. The
facts contained in this letter have never
before appeared in print and were known
only to very limited private circle.
Year: 1877

Kellogg, both rs a means Of retaining their
small and waning majority in the Senate
and of maintaining their party consistency


in connection with the Louisiana cleo
tion. AS Mr.. Blaine SO strongly put


it in his well known speech, Packard's
title rested on precisely the same
election returns as that of the Hayes
electors both being equally valid or
equally fraudulent Kellogg may, there
tors on a pretence Of fidelity to Mr.. Hayes
and as means OF vindicating his questioned
title. This would be signal condemnation
Of his policy; but he could no more reverse
it than the Senate can depose Governor
Nichols. The Senatorial seat Of Kellogg
and the Gubernatorial seat of Nichols would
be held by an equally secure tenure, neither
the President nor the Senate being able to
undo the work Of the other. The Senate
having thus rebuked the President and
got even with him there would be
no further practical ground Of difference
between them on that subject. The quarrel
might then be dropped by mutual accept
ance of accomplished facts. The President
would not be defeated, but only censured.


The difference between the President
and the republican Senators on the civil
service question might be brought TO
practical termination by similar method.
Mr.. Hayes has only to attempt the re-
moval of some federal officer on the
sole ground of his having meddled with
politics to bring this question to focus.
If the Senate refuses to accept this as q
proper ground Of removal there is an end OF
the question. There being no law forbidding
federal officers to take an active part in politics
the President could not insist on making that
q ground of removal on plea that it is his
duty to execute tho laws. When the Senate,
in test case had declined to recognize it
as a ground of removal it would be futile
for the President to make any futher at
tempt to enforce the order, which would
fall by the impossibility Of executing it.
This would indeed be defeat as well us a
rebuke, but the President would have no
remedy. There would be no ground for
continuing the quarrel on that subject after
It's cause had been removed, and the parties
might then act in concert on other ques-
tons 1t is possible that this may be the
upshot of the contest which Mr.. Hayes de-
clines to prosecute. Ho retreats within the
line of his executive duties, leaving the
Senate to act as it pleases uninfuenced by
him. Let it award the disputed seats as it
will, that controversy ends with its deci-
sion. Let it treat the civil service order as
it will, it's rejection or acceptance will
equally end that controversy and remove
all grounds of difference between the party
and the President except the personal one
relating to the composition of his Cabinet.
But if the Senate condemns both the South
ern policy and the civil service order the
self-respect of the present Cabinet would
probably impel the members to relieve the
President from all embarrassment on their
account.
Year: 1877

Every day in the year the police reports
give us stories fully as tragic in their nature
as the history of the Gilman family, as made
known in its latest stage but there seems
d less effective moral, n less deep instruc-
tion in these everyday histories, because
the past lite of the victims is unknown to
us, or, if known, does not furnish those ele-
men,s Of a terrible contrast that make this
case so exceptional. Here is u father in
prison, enduring lis striped garb with q
certain kind of maudlin pentence. the re-
suit Of complete breakdown of the false
pride in which he has lived for years the
mother is in u lunatic asylum, and three chill
dren are in the hands of relatives who may
easily be more considerate Of their real well
fare than their father was. Well, desolated
homes, insane mothers, and children
dependent upon charity are the COM
mon results of the crimes of fathers !;
but they are commonly fathers from
and the lot Of children dependent upon
charity may often be an improvement upon
what it was in the home supplied by q
drunken or violent father But il was diff
ieront with the Gilman family for but q
few months before it was thus made u waste
its inmates lived in the possession of COM
fort, luxury, elegance, and seemed guaran-
tcod by the very refinement of the home lite
from all the possible consequences Of Grim
inal acts. But they lived in a false splcn-
dorm n FOOLS PARADISE and rather than
change that rather than suffer injury in
Year: 1877

The WIFE MURDER STATISTICS quoted ut the
meeting Of the Temperance Union yesterday as
20 many arguments III favor Of total abstinence
are supplemented by the report from Richmond
Of the brutal killing of unfortunate woman
by drunken husband under circumstances Of
unusual barbaiity. II it he true, as stated, that
OF the twenty-five wife murdcrers in this city dur
ing the past five years not a single man was ex-
cs,,ted the machinery Of justice must be GER
tainly very much worse than the majority Of
people believe il to be.
Year: 1877

DESPATCH FROM WssnINGToN says the
friends Of the Supreme Court are interesting
themselves in an effort to obtain mileage for
the judges while travelling on their circuits
The majority Of the public will be sur
prised to learn that these officers are
not included in the law which allows all
other officials their expenses while travelling
in the discharge of their duties. There is GER
tainly no good reason why an exception should
be made i'll their case. The salaries paid them
are not large, and it is hardly right to ask them
to expcnd large portion Of their official in
comes IN travelling over so wide a territory as
their circuits, with the extension Of the country
have hcrnmn.
Year: 1877

IN the U. $. Supreme Court, on the 18th. Justice Miller delivering the opinion of the Court, all i'm portant decision was announced with reference to land grant rsil- roads. The court held that land grant railroads are not bound to transport troops and property of the United States free of charge b.; reason of the fact; that they are only to allow the Government the free use of their tracks in re turn for grants; and that they are each entitled to compensation for all such transportation they have performed, except the carrying ot the mails, subject to fair dedac tion for the use of their several roads. The general course oi legislation on the subject of rail roads is reviewed at lepgth, and the conclusion is that it demon strates the fact that in the early history of railroads it was very generally supposed that they could be public highways in fact as well as Tn name. In view oi this fact, it is thought that there is no resisting the conclusion that when construing legislative dee iaration to the effect { at q partic- ular railroad shall he public highway, the meaning is tbat 1t shall be open to the use of the public with their own vehicles, and that when Congress, in grant ing lands ill aid of such a road. declared that it shall he and re main a public highway for the use oi the Government, It only meant that the Government shall have the right to use the road, hut not that il shall have the right to re quire it's transportation to oe pei

 ilrmed by tine railroad company. and that when tfis right to us, the road is granted free from ail toll or other charge for the trans portation of any property or troops of the United States" it only means that the Government shall not be subject to any toll for such use ot the road. The decision was in the case of the Lake Superior and Mississippi, and the Atcheson, Topeka and santa Fe Companies, and rcverses one recently made by the Court of | Claims.
Year: 1877

Try it; keep trying it, and try it again.
We say this because we believe that the
health, happiness and prosperity of the
people depend upon the proper use of
these medicines, which have proved so
successful in eradicatiug disease aud de-
feating death The medicine so effective
in its cure of diseases is the great Southern
remedy, Simmons Liver Regulator. Try
it; we believe that the first trial will be
satisfactory.
Year: 1877

testimony in accordance with the house
resolution of yesterday on the subject of
the Mexican border troubles. They will
commence investigation tomorrow and
expect to continue it during recess.
Year: 1877

CERTAINLY IMPROVING AT NINE O'clock LAST


EVENING.


RICHMOND, Ind, August 2s, 1871
At nine o'clock the following official bulletin of
Senator Mortons condition the only report that will
be made tonight, there should be change for
the worse


Senator Morton Is certainly improving and getting
along nicely. Ne have no doubt o his getting up IN
time.


tendency toward dropsy OF the heart is now tho
worst feature OF his malady
Year: 1877

NO FINAL DECISION ABOUT THE COMMISSION
UNTIL AFTER CONSULTATION WITH GENERAL
TERRY.


BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


WASHINGTON, August 2s, 1877.
Tho anal instructions to the Sitting Bull Commis-
sion. which 10 to visit Canada, have been postponed
by the decision OF the Cabinet the arrival OF Gen
sra Terry in Washington. The Secretary Of War says
that then The whole matter Will be discussed and con-
elusive action taken


GENERAL CROOKS ACTION


Much unfavorabe criticism has been made because
General Crook. having been first designated to 20 as
member OF the commission, declined 10 serve and his
right TO SO act Is disputed because he is an army
officer and should 60 where he Is ordered On the
other hand It is SAID by those connected with the nd
minisTation that he was not positively selected to
serve but was merely invited by President Hayes 70
come to Washington for consultation.


THE ROUTE


Great objection is had 10 the route marked out for
the commission, and necessity IS believed to exist
for the determination OF Fort Duncan az the
point departure from the United States A
stronger moral effect, 1t believed would
be produced by route through Canada
thus approaching the hostile sioux from
and In British territory. This Is more especially urged
project originally into by Secretary
Schurz at the urgent solicitation OF the Canadian
government, whose representative Mr. MiIos
their Minister OF the Interior, was seut
here to prevent international complications and tho
existence Of troublesome element on their border.
1t Is freely said, however, by officials that the
whole thing is q mistake from beginning TO end and
that 10 not Sitting Bull nor hts bands, but
that II Is dsvously wished they may stay In Canada
Year: 1877

From the London Ango-Amcrican Tmesl
The NEW YORK HERALD OF August 4, had two pages
OF a cable message on the battle Of Plevna with a
map showing the positions more distinctly than any
newspaper we have In Europe.
Year: 1877

commission 10 undertake the trip with small escort
II would not be safe 10 attempt 10 treat
with that treacherous old villain unless
there were 500 soldiers within shooting dis.
tance No such escort as this could be spared
from the field just at this time Nearly all the troops
In the upper country had been ordered In the direction
OF the Yellowstone Park, take care OF Joseph and
his Neg Perces should they attempt to come east
Quite considerable force OF cavalry and Infantry,
under command of General Brsbp Is cam pair mig on
the Little Missouri, trying 10 overake renegade
bands Of hostiies that skuKi ing In that
General Terry said he did how he could spare
more than 26o men, at the outside, escor. to the
commission
Year: 1877

Congress is still engaged in the dis
cussion Of the silver question-that is,
whether silver shall be part of the
currency of the country in connection
with gold 1t seems to be pretty well
settled that silver will be, as we think
it should be, remonetized, aud will take
its place as part Of our circulating
medium. Its exact status or relation to
gold seems to be the great difficulty. 1t
is feared by some that being the least
valuable Of the two metals (gold and
silver it will drive gold out Of circula-
ton; and by others that the government
will assert its rights to pay our bonds
in silver instead of gold, which tits
maintained would be violation of
plighted faith. However that may be
we will not pretend to say, only If tho
bond says gold let the bargain be kept.
If the bond requires the"pound OF flesh"
why let the pound Of flesh be paid.
Neither governments nor individuals
can afford to go behind the strict letter
Of their obligations without danger of
dishonor But what we think is most
material in the matter is that we should
as soon as possible get our currency
whether it be paper, gold or silver
down to fred value, so that it will
he entirely removed from the field Of
speculation. When this is done il
seems to us that business will readily
resume its wonted channels, and the
period of depression be speedily brought
to close. This is what is most needed,
and the sooner this fact is recognised
by our Legislators the better we think
il will be for all concerned.
Year: 1877

These are the times when investiga-
tions are the order of the day. This is
well. There should be general over
hauling of public affairs, for the times
appear to be sadly out OF joint, and
there cannot be a too close scrutiny into
the conduct of the servants of the peo-
pie. Moved by this spirit We notice
with satisfaction that Senator Davis OF
this State has set on foot an inquiry into
the affairs of the United States treasury
department. II we mistake not he in-
sisted during the administration Of that
department by Mr.. Boutwell, tha: there
were discrepancies and omissions in
some of the accounts which could not
be satisfactorily explained. aud be reit-
crates that the same condition OF affairs
still exists. Whether Mr. Davis will
be able to make clear his assertion IS
not material to the question. An inves-
tigatiou can do no harm, and may do
much good. II there be looseuess in
this department, the most important
branch of the government, it is right
that the people should know it and that
Congress should find remedy therefor.
Mr.. Davis may have hard task before
him to anravel the tangled skein OF our
financial matters, but he has the nerve
and the intelligence, aud we should not
be surprised if he does not bring TO the
light of day some rather unpleasant
deYelonmenti.
Year: 1877

We do not want Wall street silver
dollar coined, but a peoples silver dol
Lara Mississippi Valley dollar dol
lar with an eagle on it, whose right
wing shall fan Washington City while
his left watts the dust along the streets
of San Francisco, and his tail spreading
over Hudson's Bay, while his beak is
dredging the mud islands from the
stream between the jetties OF the South
Pass Cincinnati Commercial


S1- Gosh what an eagle. Let him
Year: 1877

CURE EoR AGUE.-The Waynesboro
Record says, a subscriber furnishes US
the following recipe which is said to be
a sovereign cure for ague. Though
frequently administered both in this
county and in the West it has never
been known to fail in a single instance
in giving prompt and permanent relief,
1t is this:


Take one teacup of strong vinegar,
to which add one tablespoonful OF
ground coffee and one teaspoonful of
black pepper. Boil and drink as warm
as possible.
Year: 1877

WE the undersigned beg leave to in
w form you that we have associated
ourselves together in the Mercantile bus
mess at KNOXVILLE, and have re-
turned from the city with full line of
Goods which we have now opened and
invite your examination. We propose to
sell Goods upon the closest living profit
for the cash or trade, excepting only
those who deal regularly and pay prompt
ly, upon thirty, sixty and ninety days
time. We cannot do business upon the
old system of twelve months time. Both
duty and interest to ourselves, as we'll as
our customers, forbid it. We hope, BY
strict attention to business, an earnest
desire to please and give satisfaction, to
merit and receive your support.


All kinds Of marketing, including corn,
received in exchange for goods.


Respectfully.


.r MELVIN & STRIDER.


Unionville, Nov. 3, 1871. II
Year: 1877

1t has been heretofore stated that
prairie dogs and rattlesnakes form part
nerships and live together in the house
of the former. A gentleman Of St.
Louis, who has carefully observed the
habits and customs of the prairie dog
villages, says that this is mistake. He
says that in the prairie dog village there
are many houses that, for one reason or
other, have been abandoned by the
dogs, and that rattlesnakes finding these
vacant take possession and use them for
their dens. At first sight there seems to
be peace between the snakes and the
dogs, but this peace is only truce.
The dogs are SO much more numerous
than the snakes and fight SO bravely in
defence of each other, that the
snakes are afraid to make war on them
about the villages. The prairie dogs are
so peacefully disposed that they never
attack any animal except in defence,
consequently rattlesnakes are tolerated
and let alone. Hearing a prairie dog
making great fuss near thicket, past
which he was riding, this gentleman says
that on accommodating he found prairie
dog defending her young from the furi-
GUS attack of rattlesnake. He dis
mounted and killed the rattlesnake,
which was FIVE feet in length, the two
dogs, meanwhile, hiding in the thicket.
Retiring behind the thicket, he watched
results. The old dog came out first
from her hiding-place, and, approach
ing the snake timidly, soon satisfied
herself that it was dead. She then ran
to the thicket, and returning with the
young dog, they ran about the dead
snake with every expression of delight.
Leaving the young dog on guard, she
ran away to the village, and soon re-
turned leading troop Of at least one
hundred dogs. They had noisy meet
ing over the remains ..of their enemy,
many of them spitefully scratching the
dead body, after which they conducted
the rescued mother and son home at the
head of what was quite like triumphal
procession.