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Year: 1878

ATroRNEY-GESERALY YoUMANs, Of South
Carolin stopped in Washington long enough
to assure President HAYES that the people
of his State have no intention or desire to
resist the authority of the General Govern
ment. He is mistaken. The desire to resist
is apparent; it is only the good opportunity
to successfully do so that is lacking. We
say mistaken, because it is a mild and par
liamentary term. But when man talks
one thing and acts another there is a more
positive and fitting term. When the people
of South Carolina and the South generally
cease teaching Secession, Modification, and
States Rights in their public and private
schools, it will be time to begin talking
about a recognition of the authority Of the
General Government in that section.
Year: 1878

We have waited sc yeral days for an eX-
PLANTATION of Mr. MUEAT HALsTEAD's sud-
den departure for Europe. He was on the
eve, 80 to speak, of being wanted as q wit
ness before the POTTER Committee. Colonel
WILLIAM II. ROBERTS, the soft-voiced Miss
Nancy of the Southern diplomatists Of the
LAMAR stripe, had been on the stand in
STEAD gave him a letter to President
HAYES, sealed, which obtained for him the
famous Columbus interview, The commit
tee naturally wanted to know the contents
OF that sealed letter; but HAIsTEAD's burly
form was at that juncture seen upon the
poop-deCk Of m ocean steamer, as he waived
an affectionate "ta, Ia, PoTTAH" TO the
land of his birth. He had borne frequent
testimony in his paper editorially and
otherwise, to the high character of Colonel
ROBERTS, and had confirmed in the same
channel much of the testimony given by
that gentleman. His sudden disappearance,
leaving behind him chances to earn witness
fees from the Government and TO go down
10 history as fellow witness with AMBER
son, WEBER, and LEErE, to say nothing of
THE JESKs, is therefore matter Of surprise


He is not man to shirk responsibilities
although the fact that his HAYEs-RoBERTs
letter was sealed would indicate that he
had engaged in something akin to conf
dental intrigue. 1t is consequently reason
able to suppose that he preferred to defer
the disclosure, which must come sooner or
later, of the contents of that document for
tho present Or-happy thought-he may
have gono abroad to get drink of ice water,
unobsnrvcd by inquiring American eyes.
Year: 1878

A "PAREST" suggests that the opening
of the public schools of this city be post
poned until the middle of September or the
lst of October next, for the reason that o
large number Of scholars in attendance arc
from the Southern cities, where there is
yellow fever, and reside here with relatives
during the scholastic term. While we should
guard the health Of the city at every pos
sible avenue, it is not wise to create alarm
until danger is imminent. 1t is suggested,
and with good deal of force, that until the
epidemic makes its appearance at Norfolk
there need be no serious apprehension Ofits
appearance here, and as yet Norfolk is ex-
empt. If the epidemic should make its
appearance in our midst, then the sugges-
tion Of a Parent" might be in order, but
it is quite as important that the city should
be guarded against panic on this subject
as against the yellow fever itself
Year: 1878

THERE would be something in the nature
of prompting to true conciliatory effort in
the fact that the proposed monument for
Confederate General STERLING PRICES
grave is to be of Maine granite, were il not
for the fact that the preparations for its
dedication indicate a desire to keep alive
the sectional hatred or Issues TO which he
fell victim. II might be said of him that
he was an American soldier, and that
though he served the cause Of the South,
the North and New England paid tribute
to his memory, and all that sort of thing +;
but it will not The millennium has not
arrived now any more than it had at Rich
mond soon after tho close of the war, when
gushing Northern journalist offered to
trade toasts with his hosts at public
dinner. His idea was that LINCoLN's mem
ory should receive public recognition in re-
turn for his toast 10 the health OF JEFF
DAVIS. He proposed that toast accordingly,
and it was drunk standing. The rocip-
rocal sentiment was not forthcoming,
Year: 1878

THE. Hon. KENNETH RAYSoR insists that
in the discussion of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad case in THE NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN much injustice has been done him
through misapprehension Of his position.
The following, he contends, are the facts in
the case in brief: The opinion given by him
on this case occurred more than a year ago.
and when lie had been in the Office but
about two weeks II related solely to the
power of the Secretary or any other officer
in the Treasury to reverse the decisions of
his predecessor, except where proofs Of fraud
or some new testimony affecting the merits
Year: 1878

LET us send General Ben BUTLER to the
Car Of all the Russias as present We
have no especial antipathy against the Gar,
but he might utilize BrTLER as q Chief
of Police in st. Petersburg Two function
aries of that rank have been shot in that
city lately.
Year: 1878

Of the question had been presented. That,


as no new faets had been adduced and no
claim OF fraud had been set up to Justify n
reversion Of decision, he simply gave the
opinion, based upon the law as he under
stood it, that an officer had not the power
to reverse the decision of his predecessor
under the circumstances. We give him the
benefit of this brief statement of his case,
subject to popular judgment, as we would


be the last to do him intentional injustice.
Our quarrel is with the merits of the claim,
and not with Mr.. RAYNoR's legal opinion.
Year: 1878

The Republican is inaccurate in saying
the GAZETTE is opposed to Senator Bay
ard. The GAZETTE only favored GER
tain measures, which have been well de-
fined by the Democratic party in council,
to which the Senator chose to put him
self in opposition.
Year: 1878

No man wortty the office Of President
should be ,cillin0 to hold it II counted in OF
placed there by any fraud. Either party
can afford TO be disappointed in the result,
but the country cannot afford to hare the re-
suit tainted BY the suspicion of illegal or
false returns.-P GRANT.
Year: 1878

NOTWITHSTANDING the Peril of the
Nation, MIR. Hayes will go to West Point
tonight to witness the manufacture of
another batch of unnecessary shoulder
strap tax-eaters. During his absence the
melancholy Rogers will barricade the
White House and hold the fort, SO to
speak,
Year: 1878

A NEW Court HOUSE NOT WANTED.
1t has come to our ears that the Levy
Court is to be called together on Thurs
day, to consider the project of new
Court House.


We could hardly believe that there is
any serious intention of going into such
needless extravaganza now. But it is
fact, and the Court has already
held one meeting on the subject.


The Court is composed entirely of
Democrats, and Of course the action will
be saddled upon the party.


The present Court House Is almost as
large and as well ventilated as either of
the court rooms in Philadelphia were
when that city had four hundred thou.
sand Inhabitants, and we doubt if the
new court room built on Sixth street
near Chestnut, few years ago, is any
larger than our court room. If a court
room covered an acre lot it would be
packed in cases of excitement and on
the first days of court


A new court house is not needed. The
present one is good enough unless the
county was out of debt The people OF
the county do not wish to be taxed 70,
new one. The old one is we'll located
on an elevation in the centre of the cit,
of New Castle, with fine opening oil
each side.


If new court house is built now. i
will be impossible to make the peopl
believe it is not job for somebody
benefit, and it will tend to the injury o
the party and probably defeat it befor
the house is ready for occupancy.


A better way would be for the peopl
to settle their difficulties without goin
to Court, and thus reduce the crow,
that attends Court, and save the time an
money they now spend in litigation.
Year: 1878

Ofcer Geiger Of the Thirieth precinct startled
on Monday evening while making his rounds by hear


ing low cries and pteous moans ~ of some person in
excessive pain. proceeding from vacant lot situated
ON 117th street. between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
On going in that direction tho officer found young
woman lying on the ground apparently enduring
great physical agony. An ambulance called and
ON its arrival at the Reception Hospital Ninety
ninth street. the found to be unconscious
Every effort was made to revive her, but without
avail she evidently suffering from the effects
Of some noxious drug. EARLY this morning she
turned to consciousness. and on being interrogatcd
said that her Amelia Davis. twenty
three years of age and had been employed during the
past summer domestic in private family at New
Brunswick N j. but refused to inform the physicians
OF her whereabouts subsequent to her arrival in this
CITY, It was afterwards learned, however. that in q
conversation with woman employed about the hos
ptal she admitted the fact that during her sojourn
the country she had formed the acquaintance Of n
young man whose name she refused to give and had
been betrayed She had underworld TO hide her shame
by swallowing decoctiop which she had procured.
and which. she was informed. would relieve her of
her trouble. After taking the drug she entered an
Eighth and alightcd at 10th street. feeling
very ILL., and had wandered until she had sunk in
an exhausted condition. at the place where she was
found. DR.. McDermott tho physician in charge at
the hospital. allowed the woman 10 proceed to her
homo Ut her own request. sar
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HFRALD:-


Some other passengers and myself went up town .
few evenings ago the Metropolitan Elevated Rail-
road. We happened to be very the rear door Of
the last car. When we arrived at Fourteenth street
we went to the rear door TO aight but the back plat
form did not reach the stations PLATFORM 30 we had
to go to the front. Before reached it, however,
the train had started and we carried Sen blocks
out of our way. II the company would like to ac-
commodate is passengers 1t must stop its cars so
that all reach the station stop long enough for all
to light some other way. A. q. III.
Year: 1878

(NorE.-Letters intended for this column must DO
accompanied by the writer's full and address 10
insure attention. Complanants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing
Write only on one side of the paper.-Ep. HERALD
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD 4M8t


Are we always to be annoyed by mistakes made In
change. caused from the similarity of the nickel


threes and dimes and the twenties and quarters
Are not the threes" and "twenties" to be called in
If they how long does It take TO diminish the
number In circulation to so few that if wanted to
see them rs curiosity 1t would be like looking for
needle in haystack to find one? CASHIER.
Year: 1878

Application made yesterday by William R.
Roberts to Judge Donohue for peremptory mandamus
against the Board Of Assessors to compel it to
damages to his property. between ll2th and Hath
streets through the opening OF the East Side Boul
ward An alternative writ granted. and the matter
will come up to-day for argument in Supreme Court.
Chambers. ,F ~.~ me
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


On Grand street, between Broadway and the Bow
cry. Sunday afternoon at quarter to Ave o'clock
there was enacted as brutal decd disgraced
civilization 1t appears that little boy not ten
twelve years Of age accidentally upset barrel
the sidewalk which came rolling q child
which, with it's mother, at the time passing that
locality. Officer No. 1S41. seeing the occurrence.
came running across Grand street. baton In hand,
and, without word of warning, dealt the poor.
helpless lad two cruel blows across the small
of his back. causing him to double up with pain and
most pitfully. all the while protesting his in
nocence and begging his prosecutor for mercy. The
boys pitiful cries attracted large crowd. who de-
nounced the ofncer in no very choice terms. Among
the number eye witness, like myself. who had
manly pluck enough to reprove the policeman for his
inhumanity asking him his for clubbing tho
boy The answer was this q dubbed him for
fun-is that good enough cause !? II you open your
jaw again Ill club you also." making grab for the
offender. Me


Being stranger in New York. and not knowing but
that policeman had the law on his side when
clubbing innocent citizens. wisely concluded hold
my tongue. / managed, however. to summon up
enough courage to raise my Dyes to the officers hat
and mentally take his number, not daring to make q
note of il until ut least block away. or all the
wantonly brutal deeds Witnessed this the
most shocking and cowardly. A spectator requested
my name and address that might bo summoned
witness against No. S41 but intending to leave the
city, reluctantly declined. fearing might be de-
tanned. BALTIMOREAN.
Year: 1878

depreciation OF the treasury circular
relative to the manner in which
standard silver dollars may be OBJ.
tanned for circulation, in exchange
for currency. Under the operation
Of this circular, it is confidently ex-
pected that the 100000 silver dol
lars now in the treasury vaults will
soon SO into the volume of circula-
ton; and while 1t is probable that
very considerable amount will be
again returned to the treasury as GUS
tom dues, the treasury confidently
expects that large proportion will
remain in general circulation. Mean
while, it is said not to be the purpose
to withdraw from circulation one and
two dollar notes, and it is authorita-
lively stated that any person can re-
ceive any desired quantity of those
notes on application at the treasury.
WASHING Ton Special to Cincinnati
Gazette.
Year: 1878

A correspondent OF the Gin ncinnati
Commercial relates an incident In the
career of Beaconsfled which occurred
in 1874. While addressing q local
literary club OF young men he said;
~Man can be whet he pleases; every
one u you can be exactly what be
designs to be. have resolved to
hold certain position, il I live, I
will The only limitation required
for that statement is that it Is not for
visionary people. For reasonable
and practical people it is a Law only
limited by the powers Of endurance.
We recall a number of young men
who entered active life with fixed
purposes. and Of them all only one
failed. His defeat came from strong
drink. Among them are teachers,
lawyers, editors, business men, and
educated farmers, all occupying the
front line. One of the most useful,
reliable and successful flnanciers in
Chicago came to the West, with a
fine academic education, and the
trade OF a shoemaker. He sat down
with his awl and lspstone. and reso-
lutely "pegged away" until he was
called into more profitable employ
ment. He kept "pegging away"
metaphorically till he was worth his
million. ard able to give away his
money by the thousands. Young
men do not realize the possibilities OF
resolute determination, and intelli-
gent perseverance, because they are
discouraged by wrong comparison.
The young man feels that he is no
match for men OF wealth, position
and ability OF middle age. He for
gets that his competition lie not with
them, but with those OF his own age.
The older man will be pressed out OF
the way by age or death, and he will
find himself on an equal terms with
all about him-differing only, more
or less, by the improvements of
natural advantages which each have
made. Starting fairly. and in a fair
open field, he can win the race II he
so chooses.
Year: 1878

would shoot over the bluff into The
river il it had gone on.


Yes, sir, they found that, aud toll
you there was some pretty solemn
looking faces when it got among the
passengers how near We had been 70
death.


never b'ieeved in ghosts. seq the
conductor. but / believe that YOU seen
something. Connell, and you've saved a
precious lot of lives. That's a sure.
thing.


Well. sir. they went to hunting
round and they found q 10. of tools
aud things that the men who'd torn mn
The rails had left in q hurry. when
they found that train wasn't going over
the blnff as they had expected. And
they found. too, when it come To light.
the body Of the man whose business it
was to see to the curve, where it had
been hid away after being murdered.
And that man was the man whose
ghost we had seen.


Yes, sir. He'd come to warn US of
the danger ahead after the men had
killed him. and was waiting for us to
go over the rocks to destruction. And
he had saved US.


found out afterwards that there
was lot of money on board, and
suppose that the men who tore up the
track knew it.


So that's my ghost story, and it's a
true one, sir.
Year: 1878

Shall we take bus up Broadway"
laid young New Yorker. who WIS
showing his country cousin the wonders
ct the CITY 20 dear, nor SAID the
frightened girl II would not do that IN
the street
Year: 1878

The Democratic Statesman
thinks the purpose Of the Radi-
Gals in affiliating with the Green
hackers is to encourage weak
Democrats, wanting Offices, to
withdraw from the Democratic
party, not that the Greenbackers
may succeed, but that the De-
mocracy may be beaten. The
ultimate purpose is to use the
ambition and selfishness of men
so that the control of the House
may be transferred to the Radi-
Gals. The House next chosen
will probably choose the next
President, and Radical leaders,
where they cannot themselves
carry a district, are shrewdly
giving power to the Greenback-
ers that the Democratic party
may be made impotent and
Grant restored to Office.
Year: 1878

only publicity, but distinguished
and detailed publicity, to crime in
its most repulsive forms, has famil-
iarized the people with all kinds Of
iriquity, and poised the minds of
the young with impure thoughts,
and inspired them with unholy am
bitions. not only.sapping the foun-
dation of all piety; but fitting many
for career of lawlessness and
crime. 1t is said public journals
are newspapers and not vehicles to
convey moral truths to the people.
Grant all this, does not the news
paper owe something to society 7
If an editor should come into gen
tleman's family and entertain his
sons and daughters by the shocking
details of a murder or a divorce or
some more immoral suit at law,
would he not be unceremoniously
expelled from the houses And yet
the effect of such detailed state
ments in the newspaper is just as
pernicious on the mind, aud even
more so, than if recited orally. We
do not believe in turning the secu-
lar press into religious journals we
believe they ought to give the news,
bat this can be done without the
sickening details now so unhappily
familiar to the American readers OF
leading city daiiies. Well, where
is the remedy? 1t lies in a revival
of old-fashioned Bible sentiments
among the people, and in recon


struction of the methods of the press
The pulpit and the press are the
two great levers to effect the needed
reform, but will they do it,
Year: 1878

REV. Dr. w. r. BoGGs, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church, re-
turned yesterday greatly improved in
health and strength, with his family,
from South Carolina and Georgia.
During the prevalence of the late
plague no man in Memphis displayed
more sublime moral and physical
courage, or was more useful than Dr.


Boggs. Nearly all the members of his
wealthy congregation left the city, but
he chose to remain and administer re-
lief and comfort to all classes of the
needy, suffering and dying, regardless
of creed, color or caste. When the
yellow fever overlook him he was we'll
nigh broken down with incessant
labor, and he had long and severe
prostration. When able to travel, he
Joined his family in South Carolina,
and we are glad to know has returned
to his field of such great usefulness
and distinction much improved and
ready to enter upon the duties of his
high calling. He will preach his first
sermon since the epidemic tomorrow
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
senate committee inquiring into the
omission of the Hot Springs clause
from the sundry civil appropriation
bill met to-day. George II. Johnston,
clerk in the postofice department,
testified that he met Senator Conover
in August last, and had a conversation
with him in reference to the attack
made on the characters of both by
Benson, of the treasury secret service.


Prior to the interview he had never
conversed with the senator in relation
to the Hot Springs matter Mr.. Ben
son and another employe of the secret
service division of the treasury, had
called at the postofiice department and
desired him to tell them all he knew
about the Hot Springs matter. One
Of them asked if he had not been to
New York in January in the interest
of certain parties in Washington He
told them that he had not; also, that
he (Johnston) was not at the capitol
the last night of the session. The
larger man said they had the afidayits
of three persons that he had been seen
waiting around the hall of the
senate and had been seen to
take a paper from Mr.. Rice, SEN
ator Conover's clerk, who told
him to get away with it. Witness re-
piled that it was a pack of damned lies
and suggested there was a mistake
about it.


The large man said there could be
no mistake. Witness went to Acting
Postmaster General Tyner and told
him an outrageous attack had been
made on witness and Senator Conover
and asked leave of absence for few
days to investigate the motive of the
attack; did not ask who made affida-
Wits for he did not believe any had
been made had had a conversation
with w. P. Rice. In relation to the
matter, Rice said thewholestory was an
outrageous tissue of falsehoods calcu-
lated and intended to injure Conover
had no knowledge of the abstraction
of the paper, and had never said he
had
Year: 1878

SOME interesting testimony appears
in our Washington dispatches to-day
regarding the singular omission of the
Hot Springs clause Of the sundry ap-
preparation bill at the close of the last
session Of congress. The affair raised
quite breeze at the time, as it was
freely charged that the omission was
intentional, and for corrupt purpose.
Conover, the earpet-bag senator from
Florida, is mixed up in it, and he is
one of the meu always supposed to be
guilty until he proves himself inno-
cent.
Year: 1878

The amusing story that General
Grant was rendered the Bulgarian
throne is denied by his brother-in-law
Corbin. OF course the throne was
not offered to him or he would have
accepted and sent the thing home, for
it is not his habit to refuse anything.
Well he can comfort himself that he
did not miss much, for it was a cheap,
forty dollar old throne anyhow, and no
doubt he would prefer a good arm
chair or a lounge any time.
Year: 1878

THERE seems to be misunderstand-
ing in the British parliament as to
who should pay the expenses Of the
Afghan war. The government has
moved to charge it up to the account
Of India, which would be very con-
venient way of getting rid Of the fnan-
cial feature of the difficulty. Now il
England could get somebody else to
do all of the fighting the war would be
a very pleasant little affair.
Year: 1878

TnE heirs Of old Stephen Grard,
after long watching for a favorable
opportunity, have brought suit against
the city Of Philadelphia to recover all
his vast estate, amounting to many
millions and interest on the general
Year: 1878

WE learn that the Howards of
Memphis arc preparing voluminous
report of all operations during the
epidemic. 1t will make a large book,
and will contain an acknowledgment
of all aid received, item by item, that
the world may know who came to our
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