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Year: 1878




The attention of the Street Cleaning Bu-
reau is directed to the report in to-day's
HERALD Of the condition OF the streets on
the east side between Twentieth and Fifty
seventh streets, and also to the complaints
as to the irregulaiity and insufficiency of
the visits of the ash and garbage carts in
that locality. The latter evil is not,
indeed, confined 10 any particular
district but may be said to be
general all over the city and demands a
prompt remedy. By some unacccuntable
arrangement the carts seem to make their
collections at undesirable hours, and very
frequently to skip whole blocks, apparently
through oversight or carelessness. 1t is
not unusual 10 SEQ cars collecting
ashes along Nassau street and other
crowded thoroughfares at four or five
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
sidewalks are thronged and when the scat
tciing of the dust and dirt is particularly
offensive. Certainly such blunders as these
ought to be avoided and fixed hours named
for the collection Of the contents of barrels
and ash pans, when the work will be as
little OF public nuisance as possible.


IL IS TO be hoped that the street cleaning
authorities will set as efficiently to work TO
clean such streets as our reports show to be
Year: 1878

That ssthe old ones are the worst, !"
whether in love or folly, holds good in the
eyes Of the young, who can always find ex-
cuses for their own weakness or stupidity.
The SHOWS of age are supposed to be so
cooling on the heart that the fire of pretty
eyes cannot make it stir single fibre,
and when it is found that, on the con-
trary, the tough old cardiac region has
been palpitating like steam engine
under the glance of siren, public opinion
calls the owner of the heart fool. So it
was with the wizard Merlin, in the ''Idyls
Of the King and 50 it has been with
the musician Gounod. The vivien
Of the Arthurian legend coquettishly
WRAPPED herself in the old mans hoary
beard ''like a lovely baleful star veiled in
gray vapor." The charming Mrs. Weldon
in the contemporary story patted the COM
poser on his bald head and called him pet
names The legend has all the light
OF poetry upon it and is seen, too,
through the scftening mist of time; in
the plain prose of to-day the story is under
oil the sun-glare that makes unpo-
etic details stick out. But the old
semi-sayage medicine man whom Ten
nyson made 50 much like an Angli
can bishop is o thing Of rags beside the
polished wizard Of the tonic scale-the first
French composer of the time. The first
forest, uncleared Of underbrush, that came
to hand, was good enough scene for Ten
nyson, in which to show how his old man
was made fool but it needed the late home
Of the great novelist Dickens, in the largest
city in the world, for Gounod to come to
grief in. Pretty and ambitious women are
the same in all ages in their way Of dealing
with men, and if we make allowance for
the difference which is implied by scented
note paper and house in Tavistock
square we shall not find much difference
between the fattery and ''soul homage Of
Mrs. Weldon and the wiles of artful Vivien.
1t was with Gounod as with Merlin. Those
who read the strange story elsewhere can
almost see Georgina


Gaze upon him


With such fxt devotion that the old man,


Tho doubtful. felt the iattery. and at times


Would fatter his own wish III age for love


And half believe her true.


We do not know that there was Mrs.
Merlin, but we are certain there was a
Nine Gounod, which made difference
The savage little yivien shut her old focl
up in damp forest, ''lost to life and
use and name and fame;" but Mrs. Weldon
put her old man to work and kept him at
it for three years, turning out operas
and oratorios, songs and symphonies
in way that shows some supe-
riority in the modern method, although
il drove the composer crazy for time.
Gounod, however, got away, while old Mer-
lin, as we. know, is left by the poet befud-
died and asleep in the thicket. There is
some merit in civilization after all.
Year: 1878

AMONG THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS likely to
come before the New Jersey Legislature ut its
approaching session is that of the abolition Of
skilled labor in the penitentiaries. Several
members have been elected upon that issue. The
resul. will be watched with interest by many
other States.
Year: 1878

trial to be regarded as established and
capable of self-working according TO its
theory, and Lord Beaconsfield has given
signal mark of his confidence in
the Canadian people and their states
men in sending them a Viceroy
who will play the same part that
the Queen does in England, neither inter-
vening nor standing prepared to intervene
if the native statesmen should prove in
competent. The theory of sole ministerial
responsible is now as fully established
and as completely acknowledged in the
Dominion as it is in Great Britain, where
the sovereign 'sreigns but does not govern"


Lord Lorne being thus set free by the
constitution of Canada and the circum-
stances Of his appointment from any con-
nection with party politics, there is no
danger that his popularity can be i'm
paired by political causes. If the Governor
General and the Princess Louise shall be
gracious and affable, and do not make
themselves too difficult of access to persons
who think that they possess social claims;
il they show themselves frequently to the
people without too much ostentation of
dignity if they take an active interest in
education, charities and all bencfcent
movements which are not political if they
make it their study to ditfuse good taste,
good breeding and ref nement, without any
airs Of assumption, the fervid loyalty
which is awakened by their arrival will at
tend them during their sojourn in the
country and strengthen immeastrably the
allegiance Of Canada to the mother country.
Year: 1878

IF TIE Gas COMPANIES desire to be saved
they will do well to turn to our w Washington
correspondence. The suggestions in regard 10
the of gas for heating purposes are. 10 be
sure. only the dreams Of an electrician bat the
dreams Of the inventor to-day are very often
the realities Of tomorrow.
Year: 1878

NEXT ro a VISIT TO the studios of our ar
lists the best thing TO do is to read the descrp


tion and criticism in another column Of their
more noteworthy works during the past season.
Year: 1878

WHERE DID CHRIST Go after His DEATH is
one of the most interesting Of theological qucs
tions. Dr.. Armitage yesterday tried 10 give a
satisfactory answer, and the best he could do
was that He went into the blessed division Of
uadcs
Year: 1878

shout his huzzas as Justify as any royalist
in the crowd.


The general feeling will not be weakened
unless the Governor General falls into the
error Of taking an active part in politics
The government of the Dominion is organ
lied on the principle that the viceroy
shall maintain a neutral attitude to-
ward political parties, rs the SOW
ereign does in England, and thereby
escape their hostility and avoid the NOR
tiiication Of having his presumed wishes
defeated by party triumph. This theory
OF the Canadian constitution is now for the
first time to be fully tested. 1t has here
toiore been thought necessary that the Gov
ernor General should be statesman Of
mature age and faculties, large experience
in responsible stations and tried capacity
Tor government. This was indispensable
previous to the union of the Provinces by
the act Of the imperial Parliament creating
the Dominion, and the practice has
been continued during the first ten
years Of the new institutions. IL
was wise measure OF precaution
in the early stages OF the experiment.
Although neither Sir John Young nor his
successor, Lord Dufferin, overstepped the
theory OF the new constitution, it was pru-
dent TO have in the government house at
Ottawa statesman qualified to assume di-
rectiop il affairs should fall into confusion
BY some unseen source OF failure in the new
plan Of government. The constitution Of
Year: 1878

A remarkable hen is on exhibition
at the aquarium in New York. In
stead of beak it has a nose and face
like that of a monkey. and two of its
toes have instead of claws a perfect
nail, most human in its appearance
This remarkable fowl is the property
of Prof. Frederick Sieugel, of Colum.
bia College, and excites considerable
interest and curiosity.
Year: 1878

John said doting parent to her
gOrmandising son, do you really
think you can eat the whole of that
pudding with impunity?' Il don't
know, ma replied the young hope
full: but l guess can with a spoon.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Dental Cos
mos says. that the best treatment in
regard to offensive breath is the use
of pulverized charcoal, two or three
tablespocnfuls per week. taken in a
glass of water before retiring for the
night.
Year: 1878

1t would be terrible thing for this
country if the President should get
mad, as some papers hope he will. If
he should get real mad he might dis
charge one of the White House kitch-
en- girls. and what would the poor
girl do o?-DetrOH Free Press.
Year: 1878

fore the date when it would como to them any
ocrats will not try to force the calling Of the
Fortysixth Congress In extraordinary sesg1on N
faii but to pfgeonhoie enough Of the Pres
ident's nominations in the Senate to make
special session of that body necessary, such
vantage Of. and tho Democrats would then re-
organize the Senate and elect those, OF tnelr
OWN faith to administer the Senate Offices.
Year: 1878

Bun11NeToN, Iowa. Oct. ,21.-The Democratic
In this city to day. They have taken alarm at
the recent suggestion of the National Republi-
can Commission at Washington, which was to
the effect that Iowa should hold her election In
November. They propose to profit by this
warning. and are taking active measures to run
candidates in every congressional district IN
the State. BY a combination Of Greenbacks
and Democrats they expect to carry six out of
nine districts. Weaver and Gillette will be
without opposition.
Year: 1878

The time is fast approaching when the fes-
tive watermelon will be far, far away, and in
stead OF having the cramps the city youth
will be gracefully gliding over the icy surface
Of some duck pond, and Whispering loads Of
lies into the ears Of the object OF his youthful
alteration And then he will come home with
his pants split all the way up, to the part in
the back of his hair, and cash in his cheek
as long as the tWenty-second OF June.-lNeW
York DiSDatch.
Year: 1878

Earl Beaconsfleid was revived to-day by the
news Of reported Anglo French convention:
but the anxiety felt respecting financial afairs
also remarked that the MontagsblnA newspaper
Is not exactly tho organ through, which such an
Important state secret would be likely to bo dis
closed The alleged treaty, however. If it really
exists, would be popular here with very large
class. Germany, however. would be aDt to re-
gard It, it is said as an Indirect but dangerous
menace, and wou1d be sure to treat il as q griev-
nnce The appointment Of Count Won Beust as
Austrian Minister to France has already been
taken to heart by Prince Bismarck an un-
friendly act on the part Of Austria and now this
treaty would still further displease him; but the
authenticity OF the report is at this moment In
some doubt.
Year: 1878

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 20, 1878.


Trade has been generally very fair, and prices re-
main about the same as last week, with some slight
changes. Flour is firm at late advances and sales
large; Coffee is dull and Rio is half cent lower;
In the fish market the trade is gradually dropping
off as the season advances and some change of quo
tations will be noticed; The fruit quotations re-
main about the same with fair demand; slight
change has been made in the quotations of straw;
The Iron market is steady; Lard is dull and easy


in price; The price of leather remains the same, it
having got so low as not to admit OF much change in
that direction; Lumber remains about the same; /;
Molasses is dull and rates as quoted There is not
much change in produce, Poultry is little lower, if
anything, eggs are firm and quoted little higher;
In the provision line beet is unchanged, and pork
is dull and quiet; A little decline in granulated
and sugar have taken place; Teas are dull with
no change of price; Tobacco is quiet and unchanged
No change Of quotations is made in the dry goods
line, and the trade is about the same.
Year: 1878

The Berliners complain of the stingi-
ness of the Imperial Crown Prince and
Princess of Germany, and are specially
hard on the latter. They accuse her of
making a purse for her younger chill
dren, as if that were a crime, and tell
how, at the seaside last year, she was
content to take half house. AS mat
ter of fact, Their Highnesses are COM
PEELED to exercise the strictest economy,
and it is immensely to their credit that
they are able to make ends meet on re-
sources so limited. People who SYM
pathiZe with the Prince OF Wales by
reason of his restricted income may be
surprised to learn that the appanage''
that is, the allowance from the state
to the Imperial Crown Prince-is just
97 800 q year. The Crown Princess
has from England an income of $4,000
year and the interest on her dowry of
100000, say FL, 800 year more. So
the income of the couple is Il bare e15,-
900 a year plus the little Schloss in I'm
ter den Linden and the villa at Potsdam
rent free, and also the right to give a
certain number of dinners annually in
the White Schloss" at the charges of
the emperor. That illustrious monarch
has a civil list ofabout 100000 per an
mum, and a private income from landed
property of about e260,000 per annum
more. He, however, makes no allow
ance to his son the Crown Prince. The
old gentleman does not believe in al
lowances. He is not stingy; Fritz can
have what he wants if he likes to ask
for it; only he must ask Fritz has a
spirit of his own, and for years after
his marriage the modest me1oge of the
heir apartment was maintained without
indenting on the parental funds; but of
late years the expense entailed by an
increasing family has forced the Crown
Prince to ask subsidies from his father
1t is not generally known in this coun-
try that no prince of the Prussian blood
royal draws the pay of any office he
may hold in the state, whether civil,
military or naval. Pluracies in the
Imperial family are only honorary plu-
racies.
Year: 1878

COOKING by means of solar rays has
been tried successfully at Bombay, and
an apparatus has been contrived to cook
chops ard steaks in the open air as well
and expeditiously as over an ordinary
fire. The apparatus consists of cop
per vessel timed inside and painted
black outside, with a glass cover envel-
oping the vessel with an inch of hot air,
and fixed on to the bottom of conical
reflector lined with common silvered
sheet glass. If properly covered over it
will retain the heat for full three hours
and half.
Year: 1878

test vote in the senate and house, that a
rapid push will be made to pass the sill
Yer bill and thus drop the financial
question for time; but the friends of
the repeal of the resumption act are
waiting. After short test they will be
clamering for that, but they will not
command any such vote as the silver
hill
Year: 1878

The various reports that have reached
the government with reference to the
whereabouts of Sitting Bull and his
band have not been disregarded at the
war department. There is solid de
termination to make thorough war
upon the party whenever and wherever
found in our dominions Permission
has been asked of the Indian bureau
by military authorities to en-
list the Grows against the hostile Sioux.
The Crows are old enemies of the
Sioux tribe and have been for long
series of years friendly to this govern
ment. The Indian office has decided
to request from the secretary of war if
there is any danger of Sitting Bull
crossing into the United States terri
tory, that recruiting the Crows will COM
mance immediately
Year: 1878

Neglect OF small things is the rock
on which the great majority Of the
human race have split. Human life
consists of a succession of small
things, each OF which is comparative
ly unlmportant, and yot the happiness
and success of every man depend on
the manner in which these small
events are dealt with. Character is
built up ON little things-little things
we'll and honorably transacted. The
success OF man in business depends
on his attention to little things The
comfort of household Is the result of
small thiogs we'll arranged and duly
provided tor. Good government can
only be accomplished in the same
way--by we'll regulated provisions for
the doing of lite things.
Year: 1878

No deuSion is more common than
that illness Is conclusive to salntline>s,
and that God sends sickness upon us
to make us holy. On the contrary,
sickness is the penalty of wrong do
ing, either by ourselves or our an
cesters, and in many cases should
make us ashamed and truly penitent.
The most devout Christian will have
the nightmare if he eats half mince
pie before going to bed, and crusty
temper next morning.
Year: 1878

The Boston Herald severely con.
demns churches for turning off theil
old ministers to make room for young
er men. 1t says that this is one ot
the growing evils Of the times. sit
meets one everywhere, and is cutting
up the churches by the very roots, -
What inducement is there for capable
and able men to enter the ministry,
when, at the very time their large ex-
perieuce will make them most useful
to parish or to society in general,
they are asked to resign to make way
for Younger men ! Are religious
people 80 stupid that they cannot see
what they are doing 2"
Year: 1878

lnlaying out town more attention
should be given 10 street corners.
Where two principal streets cross each
other, there should be not less than
ten corners instead of only four as at
present. Four corners will not ac-
commodate all the loafers in town,
without a great deal of crowdipg.-
Norristowp Herald.
Year: 1878

A NR0NGED HUSBAND SHOOTS HIMSELF on
HIS FIRST WIFE, GRAvE.-A singular case OF
suicide occurred in Wheeling w. Va Wed
nesday night, Henry DOub, a well-known cit
zen OF lhat place. who was once very wealthy
shot himself through the heart. He had been
married twice. and had quarreled with his
second wife, who turned him out of the house
ana IS said 10 have commenced leading a dis
soiuie life. Late "Wednesday afternoon he
showed revolver TO a friend and said he in
tended to Kill himself on his first wife'S grave
AS he could not be found next morning the
friends went out To Mount Calvary Cemetery.
and there, upon his wifeS grave, covered with
snow nearly a foot in depth. his body was
found. and beside him lay the revolver with
which he had shot himself. This is is the third
suicide among Germans in Wheeling in three
weeks.
Year: 1878

fSI Wa


THE WASHINGTON STAR is the only newsDa-
per published at the national capital which has
been able to hold its own through all changes
for tWenty-fiy years. Those who want Con.
greSSional and other national news directly
IRON headquarters will find il 10 their interest
TO try THE STAR
Year: 1878

philadelphia North American, Dee. 5th. 1877 J


The event in Washington journalism this
week is the quarter-centennial of THE Eve
Ming STAR which celebrates the occasion by
the publication of its history together with 4
list of about two hundred papers that have
gone down in this journalistic cemetery,
Year: 1878

The well conducted WASHINGTON STAR on
Tuesday last celebrated its 18th birth day by
appearing in double sheet and new type
looking very handsome. 1t gives an interest
ing history of its rise and progress. The STAR
IS among our most valuable exchanges
Year: 1878

THE SOUTHERN TOBACCO MANUFACTURER5
have submitted a plan to Representative
Tucker, of Virginia, To overcome the detri-


entail effect upon the tobacco trade of the
',ltation of the change of the rate of lax on
tnat staple. The plan is that all tax paid to-
baccO on hand at the date OF the reduction OF
the tax shall be allowed Il drawback equal to
lie lmnuut of Tie reductinn
Year: 1878

LAMBERT IN THE TOMBS-Dr. Lambert the
convicted insurance president. occupied him
self in his cell in the Tombs yesterday in an
extensive correspondence, preparatory TO his
removal to Sing Sing. AT half past eleven his
son called ana long conversation took place
between them. Lambert's cell is on the first
uer In that section reserved for convicted
prisoners. Although he occasionally exhibited
Signs OF depression. his bearing was on the
Whole remarkably calm.-I V. L Hel.nLR IN
Year: 1878

Mr.. Talmage lectured last night in the Brooklyn
Tabernace1 on the secular events of tho week,
looked At from religious standpoint. Tho
first event the Dwight insurance People
should not blame Colonel Dwights friends for being
affronted at the suggestion OF suicide. nor should
they blame the insurance companies for doing
their duty in having the investigated.
Edison's electric light next spoken Of. How
much brighter the world would look under it. IL
consisted in burning tho lightning out Of small
thunderbot set on end for candle stick Edsons
invention was only the echo Of the divine mandate,
LET there be Light"


Another event." said Mr.. Tamagc, lis the protest
Of Philadelphia clcrgymen against The publication of
their sermons in the secular newspapers. They say
that this publication IL damaging to the pulpit and to
Christianity. SO far from being cause of complaint


ought to be matter of Thanksgiving to God That in
this country the secular press has become the means
OF Gospel proclamation. suppose oil tho SER
mons reported were dull and useless tile
text would be there; and who can tell
what the publication of twenty Scriptnral
passages per week among the millions accosted by
tho American printing press may do for the worlds
evangelzation. Ministers not be nervous about
ton III this world--not in the pulpit.
The ample fact Is that some people are
afraid of death of reporters
They don't realize that the who write la fron of
the pulpit have their mission certainly az the rnan
who stands In the pulpit. Tho pastor ought not to
say anything the Sabbath that he would be
ashamed to SEQ la lrint next morning. the
Year: 1878

Deputy Coroner Cushman made investigation
yesterday into the Of the death of Mrs Bridget
Brogan. who died last Thursday ut the advanced age
of ninety -four years, in squad rear basement at
No. 52s East Eleventh street The deceased born
in the county Roscommon Ireland. in the year 1884
and to this country while comparatively
young woman. She the mother Of a
large family and her children and grandchildren
still survive her, many of them having attained a
green old age. Her children devoted to her.
and they through industrial pursuits having raised
themselves above the wants and necessaries of
lfe took good care of their venerable parent and
lieved her from all responsibility of earning her
living She, however. did not appreciate this kind
ness and through habits of intemperance contracted
in her old age became estranged from her children
and lived apart from them for several years During
these years she has mainly relied ON charity, and
what she refused from her own flesh and blood she
did not hesitate to accept from strangers. She died
In great poverty and amid the most NAL souaor