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Year: 1878

If we have not yellow fever, the chol-
era, or the plague in this city, we have
among US that which makes more misery,
destroys more lives, and imposes a heav-
ier tax on property, than year of pesti-
lence.


When David was offered the choice of
his people being smitten with the pesti-
lence or by the sword, he chose the pes,
thence as being more directly the Instru-
ment of Gods displeasure, and he said,
"Let me fall into the hands of God, and
not of man" The trouble with us is we
are in the hands of men, and dreadfully
bad men at that. There are good laws
made to prevent the sale of Intoxicating g
liquors, because their use is the most pro-
life source of our crimes, diseases and
deaths, and especially Of our enormous
taxes. But the men set to execute these
laws, have in the first place given about
six thousand persons full permission to
sell, number far in advance of the wants
OF the people; and then, in addition to
this vast licensed army, our authorities
suffer about five thousand men to sell
without license, so that, with or without
the permit, and in all cases with the
knowledge of the officers of the law, we
have in this city standing army of
more than ten thousand men dealing
out the destructive element for the ruin
Of our people. These are the men who
are doing more injury than the yellow
fever would do if it were now to burst
upon US. Since the 1st of May the num-
Der of hotels in this city has increased
by 1600 and more! They are mostly
mere grog shops, but the Excise Board,
under their oath, declared these hotels
necessary, and gave them the legal sane
tion OF the State. How much longer will
an oppressed and overtaxed community
submit to such official outrages ?-1 ew
York Observer.
Year: 1878

music, is an @thetic entertainment. They
have developed a religion which is not
religious They have learned how to be
Christians, according to their meaning,
without self-denial, or any abridgment OF
of the pleasures, pursuits, or ambitions OF
people who acknowledge no religious OBJ
| legations. They are the most intelligent
members of the popular churches of this
country. They are decorously moral,
conforming to the easy, worldly criterion
of people of like social position. They
are nearly all able to live comfortably,
possessing the necessaries of life and a
scrupulously truthful or conscientious,
and do not believe it possible to maintain
very high standard of justice or homes
ty in business life. They regard the
golden rule as impracticable, and with
more or less sincerity deplore the exist
ence of finsurmountable obstacles in the
way of obeying it. They do not believe
the creeds which they subscribe when
they join the church, and generally make
no secret afterward of their doubt or dis
belief respecting various fundamental
doctrines Of Christianity"


These are the two classes into which
this liberal writer divides the Church !;
rather, we should say, the latter class, in
his esteem, is the Church of to day, and
the former lonely band in the midst of
it, isolated, and yet power; above the
world: too good for it: too good even for
the Church, but "one of the most whole
some forces of our national life"
The sort of men thus esteemed by the
Atlantic Monthly school of thought, it
would be an honor to represent, or to be
associated with in any form of Christian
or national work 1t is on this account,
and with the hope of winning more and
more men to the same standard, that we
dwell with so much satisfaction upon the
features by which they are known. They
are evangelical, orthodox Christian mem
bers of the Church Would to God they
were all Israel who are of Israel. Would
to God it were true that the men who
claim to be evangelical Christians furn
ished no examples to mar the perfection
of the portrait. But let US thank God
the class of Christians is counted worthy
of being drrwn in such splendid colors as
these:


They live pure and good lives"


They speak the truth, rare virtue
now"


"They will do what they believe to be
right


"They can be trusted with anybody s
money"


Better than wealth, better than to be
President, better than leisure and luxury
with art and beauty to delight the tastes,
is such character as this. And we cannot
conceal the satisfaction with which we
read such tribute from such a quarter
to the little army of Gods people.


This corps is the last hope of humani-
ty. If the conservative power Of the
men who live pure and good lives, who
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with anybody's money" is not effcacious
to preserve society, to redeem it from
present corruption and restore it to the
tone of other and better days, then the
salt Of the world has lost its SAVIOR, and
the Church is dunghill.


But we think the number is increasing g
daily that the tendency is toward the
better; and one good sign is that liberals
admit that the men who "are not liberal
in their views" are "the most wholesome
force in our national life"
Year: 1878

We remember the days when the up
rising of the North" had another mean
ing than it has now. Then it was the
expression of universal rushing to arms,
Of the prompt and willing sacrifice of
money and life in war. Now it means
the same unanimous, hearty, self sacri-
fcing spirit to give aid and comfort not
to those in arms against us, but to our
brethren and friends who are suffering
under calamity worse than war.


Such an uprising is something to thank
God for. We will not be glad that an
occasion has come SO soon for this exhi
bition of sympathy; the cause is too sad
.ly dis tressing for any other feelings but
those of pity and sorrow. But we do re-
joice that the response to this Providen
tial call has been SO swift, so generous. so
general and so spontaneous. The long
lists of churches sending their contribu
tions to the Committees in New York are
eloquent. Some of the sums are very
small, and we read them with even m ore
emotion than the large gifts, for they tell
the story over again of her who gave from
her penury and not of abundance. In
this paper we acknowledge donations
from some churches on Long Island that
are expressive of intense benevolence.-
The city of Chicago has sent $50, 900, and
by this time more. Surely that is a great
sum for a city to raise that has been so
recently tried in the fire itself Other
and all the cities have done as well, ac.
cording to their ability. There is no diff
ference of section, Or party, or interest.
The question of expediency or duty has
not been raised. 1t has been the simple
outpouring of the heart, compassion for
the afflicted, sympathy with those in
trouble, and desire to do for others as
they would be done by. In this view of
the case, it is in the highest degree cred
liable to the people of the North.


Nor is the work yet done. Perhaps
many have given all they are in duty
bound to give. These obligations haYe
their limits, and it is only required of a
man according to what he hath But if
there be any churches that have not con-
tributed, or individuals waiting to know
if their aid is needed, to them we say
without hesitancy that the wants of the
suffering regions are not by any means
supplied. The sacrifice of business and
the failure to produce anything may be
followed by a long term of famine, or, at
least, of positive want. 1t will require
all that can be given, and then there will
be multitudes suffering from lack Of help.


II is we'll that so few offered to 90 as
nurses of the sick. They were soon tax
en- down with the sickness, as might have
been expected, and thus became burden
instead of assistance. Their death sane
titles their heroic sacrifice, but their ex-
ample is not to be initiated. There are
those who live in the midst Of the disease
and are acclimated. They may be en-
ployed to wait upon the sick, and it is
better to furnish the means to pay for
suoh nurses rather than TO go, or to send
men or women there.
Year: 1878

There is such thing .as doing a good
thing in bad way-Or in way that is,
at best, questionable; and this fact has
been forced upon our attention by
some of the methods adopted for raising
money for the fever sufferers at the South
To devote the gross receipts of all the
saloons in ST. Louis for certain day, to
the plague-stricken South, was certainly
a very dubious exercise of charity; and
something similar may be said OF the pro
jects for raising money for this praise
worthy object by means of theatrical per
formances and baseball matches. The
money derived from such sources will, we
suppose, do as much good as the money
given from purer charity; but it doesn't
seem in the very best taste to appeal to a
man s love of fun, or something worse, in
mitigation of the distresses of his suffer
ing fellow creatures. The following asso-
ciated press despatch illustrates a much
nobler way to do what everybody desires
to do than some of the ways indicated
above:


"PHlLADELpHI,, Sept. l4-One hundred
prominent Good Templars, who had plann.
ed an excursion TO Niagara Falls, have
given up the trip and donated the con
Year: 1878

When the south wind huns and signs,


And ocean smiles, and wild birds sing
In woodland ways meath clOudless skies,


And care and gloom take hasty wing,
think of you, and eV'ry thought
With love and joy and hope is traught.
When ocean means and north winds shrek


And Winter lowers and birds are fed,
And woodland ways and skies are bleak,


And hope and Joy and song are dead,
L think of you, and thinking, sigh,
Lest love with these and Summer die.
But in your eyes a brightness lives,


And in your voice song is heard,
And each to Winter something gives


OF Summer sun and Summer bird;
And so in thinking still of you
My sun is bright, my skies are blue.
'Tis only when that brightness fades,


And when that song has died away,
know the gloom of Winters shades


And miss the Summers joyous lay,
All, lady, from me for while
Keep Winter with your song and smile?
Year: 1878

While there never was civil war in
which the victors displayed less vindic-
tiveness toward the vanquished than in
our contest with the South, there never
was one in which. from the peculiar ma
ture of the conflict, the vanquished lost
so much. We hear so little of social life
in the South to day-for those who lost
the most are the last to haunt their woes


that very few north of Washin gton
realize at all what it is; but in truth it
can scarcely be said to exist. Speaking
broadly, there is no money anywhere


Out of New Orleans, hardly a dry goods
shop could be found which would offer a
choice of half dozen silk dresses, and a
Northern lady who passed the winter in
Tennessee, at university town, said she
didn't think there were two dresses of
such material among all her friends. In
Mobile there are said to be now only
three private carriages, and not more
than that number of persons who would
think of giving an entertainment which
in the North would come under the de-
scription of a dinner party. What is
much more serious and sad is the deteri-
Grafton of no inconsiderable portion of
the educated and refined class. A South
ern banker asked a friend, lawyer of
high standing, who had lately mad occa-
sion to travel up the country, how he
found matters. He replied that he found
men and women Of education, his former
friends and acquaintances, gradually
sinking to the level of their.own negroes.
They have the means of subsistence, but
that is all; not cent to spare for Gtera-
ture or any of the arts and elegances of
life, and such an existence year after year
will tell on any one, no matter how well
nurtured originally New York Times.
Year: 1878

Symptoms Of Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, Under the edge
L Of the ribs, increases on pressure; !;
sometimes the pain is in the left side !;
the patient is rarely able to lie on the
left side; sometimes the pain is felt
under the shoulder blade, and it fire.
quently extends to the top of the shoul-
der, and is sometimes mistaken for
rheumatism in the arm. The stomach
is affected with loss Of appetite and
sickness; the bowels in general are
costive, sometimes alternative with lax; ];
the head is troubled with pain, accom-
panied with dull, heavy sensation in
the back part There is generally a
considerable loss Of memory, accom-
panied with a painful sensation Of hav-
ing left undone something which ought
to haye been dcrc y slight, dry cough
is sometimes an attendant. The patient
complains OF wcariness and debility; he
is easily startled, his feet are cold or
burning, and he complains of a prickly
sensation of the skin; his spirits are
low; and although he is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him,
yet he can scarcely summon up forti-
tude enough to try it. In fact, he dis
trusts every remedy. Several of the
above symptoms attend the disease, but
cases have occurred where few of them
existed, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1878

THE SUBCOMMITTEE of the Senate apprOpr-
atiOns committee will meet the heads of bu-
reaus of the Post Office department at the
Postmaster Generals room this evening to
talk over the proposed appropriations for the
department.
Year: 1878

The action OF the Baltimore TypOgraphical
Union in voting, by more than a two thirds
majority to reduce the price of composition
on morning newspapers from forty five to for
ty cents per thousand ems-the rate now es


tablished in Philadelphia and other leading
cities-deserves more than passing notice.
have refused to make any concessions to the
necessities of the times, that it is peculiarly
pleasant to find one of the most powerful and
extensive organizations in the world frankly
ing their schedule to suit the altered condition
OF business. A body directed with SO much
intelligence and fairness must always com
is really stronger today than it was before the
reduction. Common sense always pays
Year: 1878

A CURIOUS DREAM AND WHAT CANE OF
IT.-Philosophers have specuated much
upon the cause of dreams, poets have sung
of them in moving numbers, and the i'm
mortal Bunyan traced the Christian career
under the smilitude of dream so truth
fully and SO beautifully as to win for him.
self the title of "prince of dreamers. -
But it remained for an ancient widow lady
of Elkton to add another chapter to their
history, which she did, on Sunday night
last. She and her daughter were in charge
of house, the usual occupants of which
were absent from town, and the twain re-
tired to rest as usual. We should have
said, retired to dream, at least, the mother
did, but her dreams were not like those of
the exile of Erin and its sea beaten shore,
nor were they like the sailor boys "dream
of delight" nor did she, like Byron, dream
of darkness, but, sad to say, she dreamed
that man pulled her toe, which woke her
up. But, strange to say, she slept again,
and again she dreamed; this time the cow
ardly wretch, with clenched and impious
fist, gave her heavy blow upon the breast.
This was too much to take, so awaking
her daughter, the twain hoisted a window
and took refuge on a shed roof where they
gave vent to their terror in cIy that
would have shamed the vocal powers of
Stentor, in his palmiest days. This soon
awoke the slumbering neigbbors, who has
tily armed themselves with pistols, fowling
and defensive, and being led by one of the
dignitaries of the court (Judge L., whose
slumbers had been disturbed) and an old
soldier and ex-major, both armed to the
teeth, FASTENED to the scene of the hubbub.


Upon making an examination of the
house, the doors and windows were all
found to be securely fastened, and the val
lant company who were all well armed and
sought the dreaming females, now pretty
wide awake, to go back into the house and
let them in for, be it known, the house
was so well fastened they could not get into
IL themselves, WlInOuI DledkIHp IL OPEN
but with the pertinacity Of the sex, they
refused to do this, and one of the men was
obliged to climb to the roof of the shed
and enter the house in that way. A thor
ough search was made, but no "man " was
found, yet the frightened females insist
that one was there, while the valiant
knights of the rescuing party, now thor
oughly convinced that there had been
"much ado about nothing" sought Sheir
homes, sader and wiser men.
Year: 1878




Last Sabbath was Children's Day here,
and the kind pastor provided feast for
them, not of sweet meats, but that kind
which is more lasting and beneficial. Mr.
Alfred Scott came by request; he is won
derfnlly endowed with tact for talking to
children; his manner is to teach by objects
important lessons. To us it was real
pleasure. He spoke at st. Paurs in the
morning, and, although his discourse was
directed to children, it found its way to the
hearts Of hardened men, Judging from the
tender tears. The plain old time meeting
house was made to look real pretty by a
few wreaths and some handsome bouquets.
Seven more probatiOBers were taken into
full connection with the church. Among
the young ladies was one who had the cour-
age to stand up before the audience with
out feather or flower in her hat her dress
was correspondingly plain and pretty also.


DIED.


Along the shore, which is washed by the
water of Captain Johns creek, stands a
little one story and a half house. The pro-
prietor of that humble abode, short time
ago, was stricken by disease, and after suf-
tering but a few days, died. The two or
three carriages which followed his remains
to the place where strangers are inferred
contrasted very noticeably with some 9TH
ers we have seen; but We are valued in this
life as we make ourselves valuable. Ills
name was Myron Hovier.


CHILLS AND FEVER.


The families that were kept sick during
last year by chills and fever have already
had them.


MORE POISON.


One evening last week there We're depos-
tied, on j. Reynolds wharf, six barrels of
the deadly narcotic poison, the distilled
essence of death. Awake, ye temperance
people, awake!
Year: 1878

loom up on every side. Painting and
whitewashing Seem to be the order of the
day. The most remarkable is the beautiful
residence of our worthy townsman, Jos.
Price, Esq, who has busted himself for
some time painting and building. Rumor
says Joe. means something. However,
we will leave that to some of the fair sex
to solve.
Year: 1878




tied with bow of black Grape, and said:


There is one part of the programme of
the evening which we have purposely de-
layed until the close, that the ,joyousness
of the occasion might not be interrupted
by the thoughts it calls forth. But it may
not be dispensed with. The sad thought
comes to US in the midst OF our enjoyment
that there is one absent who was with us
last year-sister Mary II. Crouch,-a con-
sistent Christian, devoted teacher, be-
loved by the whole school, and especially
beloved by her class, has gone from labor
to reward. | may not trespass further
upon your attention, but will pass the
wreath to our pastor, MIR. Ridgway, who
will now address you.


Accepting the memorial wreath from Mr..
Ellis, Mr. Rdgway feelingly said:


And thus intimately are ever mingled
the Joy and SORROWS of life. Even now
while the odors of flowers are filling the
air round about us, the flowers themselves
droop and die, and are to be laid aside,
their work done and mission fulfilled


Even when the youthful pair stand be-
fore the altar, joined hand to hand, to
plight each to other the troth it is only
" till death do us part, death even min-
CLING with life, and casting his shadow over
lte's brightness.


But shall we sorrow that darkness has
come over the light of this earthly life :?
No; we have dropped the tear, but how
can any thought connected with such a
life, so pure, so gentle, bring sorrO,o? She
wrought we'll here, but hon aosH she had
never known, unless she had gone out from
the circle of her earthly life to see. The
toilers in the quarries, who wrought the
massive blocks and precious slabs and pill
lars for Solomon's temple saw not the
beauty their hands were fashioning, while
stepped in their toll, and in the dim half
light of their labor only wrought on as they
were bidden; but the day came when they
gathered on Zions heights and saw the ma
jestic temple rising in its snowy whiteness,
cedar lined and gold rooted and canopied
and illumed with the glow of the divine
presence, and then they knew what their
hands had wrought.


SO now shall we weep when the great
Master Builder has called our sister, our
Year: 1878

DR.. James d. Bryant of No. 6s West Thirty fifth
street, was making professional call in that thor
oughfarc yesterday and left his horse and buggy to
the care Of small lad while he entered the house.
On his return 10 the sidewalk he was somewhat as
onished 10 see his vehicle departing up the street


round pace. The Doctor followed and the buggy was
driven more rapidly Quckening his pace the gen
teman succeeded In reaching the horses head sezing
the reins aud stopping him. To jump into the buggy
but the work of instant and then Ae pinioned
the chap who was driving the concern away. He was
William Willis Of No l0i East Twenty-eghth street.
seventeen years old and not the lad who had been
intrusted with tie turnout The Doctor detained him
Ia the vehicle prisoner and drove him to the Thirty
seventh street police station, whence he was brought
yesterday afternoon 10 Jefferson Market Police Court
His excuse for attempting 10 away with the horse
and trap was that he wanted situation from the
gentleman and tnis fhe way he took to get IL.
lie was held In sl.UoO bail to answer.
Year: 1878

The case Of Clifford against Dam & Co. was argued
In the Superior Court. General Term. yesterday on
appeal. The plaintiff who is q practising lawyer in
Massach usetts, and Of the late Governor Cliff
ford Of that State fell into coal hole the prem.
ses Of the defendants about year ago and seri-
ousy injured The defendants the proprietors Of
the Union Square Hotel The theory Of the plaintiff
that the defendants were guilty Of negligence
in maintaining the coal hole in state
OF insecurity, and that the said maintenance
in law a nuisance. The defendants below offered
to prove permit from the proper authorities to
struct and maintain the coal hole and this evidence
was excluded by the Judge who tried the cause He
charged the jury that defendants were guilty Of neg


and that the only question for them to consider
did the plaintiff contribute to the accident Ex
Judge Curtis Tor the appellants argued the anpea
yesterday that if the defendants had special authority
to construct. build and maintain the coal hole they
were not guilty of maintaining nuisance in the eye
Of the law and that it to exclude the
posed evidence of such special authority. Counsel
further contended that the charge of the Court that
defendants were insurers Of the safety Of all who
travelled on the sidewalk manifest error. Peter
b. Olney for the plaintiff contended that the charge
correct, the defendants had pleaded license
in their and the authorities required them
do so. After hearing the arguments the Court took
the papers, reseryng decision. !,
Year: 1878




To THE EDITOR rHK HERALD:-


Win the receiver Of the Sixpenny Savings Bank
please inform the depositors when they may expect
second dividend? Mr.. Russell was heralded. when
appointed. as model receiver and that would
attend to the interests Of the depositors with
selfish aim. It may be that he il doing SO. but It
strikes that he is in great hurry. As receiver
he is not entitled to much credit for the rst div
dend as he ha0 the money or bonds on hand to do
this at Yet it took him months to do what any
business concern would have performed In many
weeks.


Many Of the depositors are also anxious to know II
the receiver has discovered any fraud Irregularities
the part Of the officers of the bank that were
alleged to have taken place before the failure by fhe
Depositors' Committee am aware that the
receiver is an officer Of the Court that
appointed him and only responsible to the
Court, to whom, presume, he makes his reports;
but reports made in Kingston some other out Of
the way place seldom seen, let alone read by the
depostors. the majority Of whom reside in New York
city. II Mr.. Russell has made thorough invcstiga-
ton of the affairs OF the bank why not give the result
to the depositors or let it be made public 2


STAND UP DEPOSITOR