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Year: 1878

ALL reports now agree in placing
Russia on the anxious seat touching
European complications. Austria is
with England and Bismarck urges
that they consider the old treaties and
let the new treaty be framed from
these in the light Of the existing state
of affairs, This will be delicate
subject for Great Britain to solve as
she may be reasonably distrustful If
such congress will not have for its
object to fix upon such a plan as will
satisfy Austria and push England to
the wall. This new turn in affairs,
however, may afford a breathing
spell for fresh conference between
the powers and SO the present excite
ment have time to cool of.
Year: 1878

1t is impossible to conjecture with
any satisfaction whether there will
be war in Europe from the present
complications or not. The struggle
is as to whether Russia or England
shall obtain tho aid of Austria. If
Russia shall retain the good will of
Austria, then it would seem England
is likely to make concessions, and,
Dice sersa, should England obtain
Austria's cooperation. The variance
between England and Russia is mark
ed, and one or the other or both have
much to yield to come together. The
people of both nations, by a large
majority, are pretty ripe for war
they have only to let loose the forces
and they will 60 at each other with
alacrity. 4oI
Year: 1878

Matters at Syracuse are tending toward a
compromise, although n great amount Of
sharp and defiant talk is kept up on both
they committed great blunder by their
abusive assaults on Governor Robinson,
who is very popular with the rural
democrats, and they IRE likely to with
draw their opposition to an indorse-
ment of his administration by the
State Convention. This retreat from po-
sition of venomous hostility to the Gov
ernor is a consequence of the fact that ma
jority Of the delegates have confidence
in him and will insist on on indorse-
ment of his administration. The Tam
many democrats think it inexpedient to
they would certainly be voted down.
They will silently swallow their noisy
abuse, which has been SO incessant for the
last four or five weeks, and consent to m
Endorsement of Governor Robinson. But
they will try to put coating of sugar on
this bitter pill by including an indorsem ent
of all the State officers, some Of whom are
nOStlle 10 the GOVeruOr.


The Robinson faction have been careful
not to commit themselves as body to
Judge Hand, although some of them favor
his nomination. But there are probably
more Robinson men who favor other candi-
dates for the Court Of Appeals than Robin
son men who desire the nomination of Judge
Hand. His defeat, therefore, if he should
be defeated, cannot be claimed as victory
over the supporters of Governor Robinson.


There are indications that Mr.. Kelly has
abandoned his original purpose of making
resistance to Governor Robinson as o test Of
the Tammany strength. All that he con-
tends for now is understood to be the i'm
mediate admission Of the Tammany dele
gates on their prima facie credentials,
which will probably be granted without
much opposition if it be true that
he has abandoned his war on the
Governor. The Tammany delegates are
fairly entitled to admission at once, both
because they are regular and because they
represent the democratic party of this city.
The prospect for harmony is better than it
was before Mr.. Kelly discovered that his
abuse of Governor Robinson was political
mistake. He finds that he is too weak to offer
battle on that ground with any chance of
success, and if he is disposed to be reason
able the other faction will have no desire
to humiliate him. Matters are as yet un-
settled, but nothing is to be inferred from
the action of the State Committee which
was appointed last year by tho Kelly Con-
yention.
Year: 1878

There is no early rush Of republican del
egates to the State Convention Of their party,
because Mr. Conkling has so large and un-
disputed majority that nothing can be
accomplished either for him or against him
by preliminary manDuvring His friends
have no anxiety and his enemies no hope.
1t is only when there is some likelihood Of
q contest that the pioneers of clashing fac
tions think it important to be on the ground
carly in order to intercept the delegates as
they come in and practise upon them the
arts Of persuasion. There is mono of
this sort of alert button-holing activ-
ity now. The Conkling men are too
fully assured Of their majority to take any
further pains, and the Hayes men are too
sen sible OF their overwhelming and ire
trievable defeat to have any heart or hope
for further resistance. Mr.. Conkling's
friends rest in the repose Of assured success,
and see no need OF fastening to the scene
of action. Senator Conkiing is himself a
delegate, and when he appears in the Con-
vention he will have such perfect command
OF his forces that ali the proceedings will go
smoothly on in accordance with his wishes.


Mr.. Conkling's position in the Conven-
ton being so strong and invulnerable, he
can afford to be forbearing and even mag
nanimous II is for his interest and will
no doubt be in his disposition to promote
harmony. In order to carry the Legisla-
turo the votes of the Hayes republicans are
needed, and it is of vital concern to Mr.
Conkling that he do nothing to estrange
them from the party or furnish them with
excuses for sulking ut home on elec-
ton day. He may even be SO con-
ciliatory as to consent to mild
means Of taking the wind out OF tho
sails of Mr.. Curtis, and isolnting him
from the more moderate Hayes republicans.
This being accomplished, il Mr.. Curtis
should ''lift up his heel in the Convention
and attempt to make fight he may get
moro sarcastic and memorable dressing
down than he received ut Mr.. Conklings
hands in tho Convention of last year.


1t is understood that Senator Conkling
has prepared an elaborate speech, which
he will deliver in the Convention. He
will, Of course, do his best, for there
has never been nn occasion when he
had 50 deep ON interest in making
q good impression. If this speech is
made in an early stage of the proceedings
tho applause it will receive from favoring
audience will so increase the difficulties of
Mr.. Curtis position that he may recoil
from the task of rowing his oratorical skiff
up political Niagara. Mr.. Curtis, who is
already at Saratoga, seems to have full
appreciation OF Mr.. Conkling's strength,
and is assuming non-resistant attitude.
Year: 1878

be counted upon as certain to be hurled at
any man who halted only hairs breadth be-
hind the radical projects. The depreciation
OF moderate men indicates the danger OF
Gambetta's course that it is susceptible to
misrepresentation as an anti-religious prop
aganda, and that no party can afford to
affront the religious sentiments of a nation
even in appearance. Another objection not
without consequence is that this departure
indicates point of unity on which all the
enemies of the republican party can act to-
gether against it. Every other party Las
been by turns the organ of ultramontane
projects. In the latest conflict the Orlean-
lists held that position. and the imperial
party and the legitimist party are equally
subject to this controlling interest. 1t is a
blundcr in politics to give prominence and
leading importance to an issue on which all
your enemies can readily combine.
Year: 1878

Gambetta's speech at Romans, that seems
to lead the way for a republican campaign
against the ecclesiastical party-which is
now the only formidable enemy tho Re-
public has in France-is deprecated by
moderate men as liable to the misinterpre-
tation that it seems to array the republican
party against religion but, on the other
hand, it is denounced by the radical doc
trinaires as falling far behind the demand
for the absolute repeal of all laws in virtue
of which the people are taxed for the sup
port of public worship-the abolition of
the Church rs an institution for which the
government is responsible. Ordinarily the
denunciation Of extremists is somewhat in
structive Us to the direction in which u
politician who wishes to economize, not
waste, his strength with tho peo-
pie may safely move; but in this
case the radical denunciation might
Year: 1878

neither the government at Washington nor
any political party desires war with
Mexico; and if such an event could be OF
any profit or advantage to any clique OF
jobbers or schemers desperate enough to
hope to provoke it there does not exist in
the country any irritation or excitement, or
even any state of opinion, upon which they
could operate for the furtherance of their in
trigues. All this is known in this country,
and it is known equally well in the Mexi-
can capital Why, then. did the head OF
the Mexican State spend money on this
side the border in order to produce an i'm
preston that our government was endeav-
oring to force a war, when he knew as well
as any man living that our government
thought of war, and did not believe
even that war would result from the
pursuit of cattle thieves upon Mexican soil?
Did he do this merely to cover the paltry
game of the cattle ihieves? That is un-
likely. II there is any man in the world to
whom war between Mexico and the United
States might prove an advantage that man
is Porfrio Diaz He has already seized the
Executive Office in his country and holds it
by extra constitutional methods, but pre-
tends respect for constitutional forms. He
does not want to suddenly abandon that
pretence, yet is loath to face the possibili-
ties of an approaching Presidential cleo
ton. 1t is believed he will declare him.
self dictator without waiting for the cleo
ton; but the excitement, enthusiasm
and madness that he might stir up with the
cry of war against the Northern barbarians
would greatly help his scheme. and his
reptile fund might even make the Mexi-
cans believe that the struggle was holy and
patriotic.
Year: 1878

The WEArHER.-The barometer is high over
the Atlantic coast districts nerth of Virginia. and
also in the section OF the lake regions. 1t
is, however, falling rapidly on the western mar
gin of the high area on account of the advance
OF u depression through the Missouri and AIissis-
sippi valleys. This depression, although small
in area at present, will probably enlarge itself
during its passage over the lake districts, and
possibly develop storm centre of considerable
energy. It's general course will probably be over
the lake regions toward the st. Lawrence Val
ley so that it is not likely that the weather in
our district will be very much influenced by it.
It's western margin not being well defined 1t is
difficult to tell ut present its exact nature and
movement. Theprcssure is low over the Gulf, but
pnly relatively so The winds have been from
fresh to brisk in the lake regions, brisk to high
In the Northwest aud generally light elsewhere.
Rain has fallen on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
the lake regions and the Northwest. Tempcra-
lures have risen in the Middle Atlantic and New
England States and the lake regions. In the
other districts they have been variable.
perature continues relatively very high, and
there seems very little probability Of cool
weather in those sections for some time TO come.
The weather In New York and its vicinity to-
day will be wnrm and cloudy with rains, clear
Ding toward night. Tomorrow it promises TO be
cooler and partly cloudy, with an occasional
bshower.
Year: 1878

AN EMrnATIo DENIAL is given by Commits
sioner Campbell and the engineer of the Depart
ment OF Public Works to the recent charges of a
former employe in regard to the-sewera OF the
city. The vile odors ut West Twenty third
street are, they assert the result of the negli-
gencc Of the Dock Commissioners. We sup
pose il is useless To remind them of the fact.
Year: 1878

IT Has BEEN DETERMtSEDby the Bar Assoca
ton to present the charges against the Sheriff,
Register and County Clerk in regard to the
alleged e&acton of Illegal fees To the Grand
Jury. The contest on the subject at the meet
ing last night was long and bitter.
Year: 1878

TRAINS WERE Run on the New York Elevated
road up to midnight for the first time last night
During the week ending September u the enor-
nous number of nearly three hundred and forty
five thousand passengers were carried on tho
road.
Year: 1878

treatment of the disease than many
who make greater pretensions. He
carries sunshine into every sick
room, and always leaves his patients
in better spirits than he found
them. He has done much to bring
up the weak and respondent; very
few men have been more useful
throughout this epidemic than
CDR" Stewart, although this is the
first time his name has been men
toned in print. He is a man of
indefatigable energy and would be
an accession to this community
after our troubles are over. We
hope he may settle here. When we
fiud out more about the operations
of the order it will have to be pub
lished. nad
Year: 1878

The other afternoon an old fel-
low, who for some time worked at
the sluice boxes in Six Mile Can
yon, sold his Sierra Nevada and
came out $1,000 ahead. He went
to his broker and remarked that he
was going East to see the folks, and
guessed he would take the money
along.


"You want draft on New York,
l suppose?"


"No draft for me; l want coin.
Gold twenties is what came for.


Here he placed brown leather
valise on the counter and told them
to pile in the money.


81 am going to take this sack all
the way to New York myself"


"You can get the gold in New
York and save the bother of carry
ing the coin along" remarked the
clerk.


"You can't pay gold IN New
York on me; they don't have any
there; the last time | was there |
never set my eyes on even a two
and-a half piece. Now just dump
the coin in this sack. / want good
solid Oomstock money. No paper
in NINE"


lie was given the coin as desired,
and last night he was on the tr in
with the carpet-sack alongside Of
him.


The chances are that the first
three-card monte sharp that falls il
with that fellow will relieve him o
his pile.
Year: 1878

THERE was more animation and
appearance of business on Main
street this morning than we have
seen in many weeks. Yesterdays
report caused a more hopeful feel.
ing. The convalescents are turning
out in force to congratulate and be
congratulated, and some refugees
are foolishly Yenturing back. II
they had an idea of the horrors Of
genuine case Of yellow fever they
would shnn it as the brink Of a vol
cano.
Year: 1878

When Mr.. BilIony went home and saw hand
some bouquet reposing one of the parlor chairs
he mentally observed that it was a shame to let
such beautiful flowers lie there to wither, so he
took them up tenderly, procured basin of water
and placed them carefully therein, and the same
instant his wife gave piercing shrek and faint


ed dead away. But it too late. Mrs.
Billony's new Spring bonnet was utterly ruined.
Year: 1878

oh. the sweet hour Of haIcyon rest.
At evenings calm and tranquil close
We sink into little nest
And WOO the goddess Of repOse;
But-curss ON that mosquito pest
Which breathes its treble round nOsei


Boston Post.
Yes. dear. the still nights tranquil sleep
That comes like zephyr from the sea:
Your al lost in slunber deep,
Prom work and worriment set free.
But, then. you must your patience keep
To strike light and catch that flea.
Year: 1878

branded as heinous in the extreme, is not


SO innocent after all. It's moaning, sad
( sounding voice is a mockery and a cheat;
| its soft, dark eyes are sham it's sober,
! Quaker gsrb is calculated to deceive its
timid movements are not to be trusted.


When once it has been insulted or injured
by one of its kind, the dove becomes as


cruel and outrageously heartless as any


murderer can be. Some years ago I Wit


messed fight between two female moan


ing doves which for utter barbarousness


could not be exceeded. was anglingi in


brook for sun perch, half prone on a


grassy bank, lost in a brown study, with


cigar between my lips, when I hap


pened to see dove slight on a gnsrled


bough of plane tree a few yards distant.


Immediately it began 10 coo in that


dolefully plaintive strain 50 well known


to every lover OF nature, and was soOn


joined by a male, who perched himself


within a foot or two of her. I espied
their nest, not yet finished, in the fork
of an iron-WoOd trse near by. The
birds made very expressive signs to each
other with their heads by "a series-oI
bows mods and sidewise motions, of which |
l understood enough to know that some


intruder was near-perhaps they meant


me. The fish were not biting any too


well, but the shade was pleasant and the


grass fragrant, the sound OF the water


very soothing and the flow of the WIND


steady and cooling, so did not care to


move just to humor the whimofa pair Of


billing doves. 1t proved, however, after


all, that was not the cause of alarm.


Another female dove presently dropped


like hawk from a dark, dense Of leaves


above the pair, and struck the first on the


back With beak and wings. A fight en-


sued, witnessed with calm interest by


myself and the male dove. At fret the


combatants struggled desperately to-


gether on the bough, fercely beating


each other with their wings, and plucking


out the feathers from breast and neck,


all the time altering low, querulous


notes, different from anything had ever


before heard. Pretty soon they fell of
the bough, and came whirling down upon


tAe ground, where they continued the
battle with constantly increasing fury,
their eyes fairly flashing fire, and cutting
and thrusting with their beaks like
swordsmen. Blood began to show itself
about their heads, and in places
tteir necks were quite bare Of feathers.
When at last one Of them became so
exhausted that urther struggle was
the other proceeded to take
its stand upon its helpless opponent, and
would have quickly made an end of it
had I not interfered. The vanquished
bird was minus on eye, and was IN
able to fly for some minutes. The secret
If the bsttle was jealousy. The male
'at by and watched in nonchalant way ,,
until it was all over, when he very
ovingly strutted up to the victorious d,
love and began cooling in a low, soothing
one. From that day to this I have
epudiated the figure innocent as a
ove," and, Whenever opportunity Of
cred, have sped a twoounce arrow full y
t the breast of the bird, widow or no
widow. When properly cooked by par
,oiling, stufiing and baking, a dove is
choice bit fof the table.
Year: 1878

The officers of the postoffice depart
'ment estimate that the revenues of the
department are now suffering not less
than a quarter of a million dollars a
month by the food of stamps by post
masters at small country offices at a
discount for use in cities and towns.


The postmaster at st. Louis alone shows
his Office Is defrauded of revenue to the
amount of $4,000 per annum this in
Year: 1878

extreme simplicity and detestation of all
display is illustrated in the remark made
to his family after it was apparent to him
that his death was near at hand and they
had entered his room to take final leave
of him: "Don't let US have any parade
now, nor hereafter
Year: 1878

"A lady that would please herself in
marrying was warned that her intended
although a good sort of q man, was very
singular. Well" replied the lady
"if he is very much unlike other men,
he is much more likely 70 be good
husband.''
Year: 1878

The man with stomach as nncom,
Portable as a tenement house Will be gao
to learn that popcorn will cure dyspepsia


II don't take over five hundred or six
hundred bushels for the most STUBBORN
Year: 1878

"A movement is on foot among the
church people of Chicago to lure the
youth of that city from their wicked
ways, by establishing billiard snd bow
ling alleys and shooting galleries under
Christian auspices.
Year: 1878

ENGLAND is going to get good. start for
her leap into the Russian empire. She is 60
ing to start in the Dominion. There will of
course be immense enthusiasm in Canada.
Its distance from the scene of combat is high
ly favorable to that sort of thing. The Cana
dians are valiant men when there is a war in
Europe, but let a stray Irishman happen over
their border and they fall to trembling,
Year: 1878

Our citizens are to be congratulated upon


the choice of municipal officers made yester-
day. The Republicans have elected their
candidate for mayor, and have secured the
usual majority in both branches of the City
Council. For the year to come the city will


be as is proper, under Republican control.


1t is especial matter for rejoicing that Mayor
Butler has been reelected. That reelection
is not only just recognition OF the merits of
faithful public servant, but a duty as well
which the city owed to itself.


Yet the Republican candidate for the chief


municipal office came near defeat, and this


too in city which is really Republican by


many hundreds of votes The cause for this
surprising result is not far to seek. The


"citizens' movement" which on first view
seemed an element of strength to Mayor
Butler was in reality source of weakness.
1t led Republicans to believe that he would
be elected without struggle and so to relax
their customary efforts. OF course they sut-
fered because of their confidence. The scit-
izens." as usual, were but men in buckram.
Not fifty Democratic votes probably were cast
for Mr.. Butler. These movements outside of
the regular party organizations are huge in
promise but puny in performance, aud the
party that trusts to them finds itself the VIC
tim of misplaced confidence. Had it not
been for the labors of those who through
hard experience have learned to justly esti-
mate the weakness of these no.party move.
ments we should have Democratic mayor.


No wonder that Mr.. Louis Jennings, who
was editor of the New York Times when
that journal made its famous assault on the
Tweed ring, is trifle astonished at the turn
affairs have taken, and writes from London
to the New York World thus: I for one
cannot understand how it is that all nv old
acquaintance OF the Tammany ring are turn
ing up again in New York, including Harry
Genet, Prince of Harlem, whose escape so
staggered us four years or so ago. What did
they run away for, and why have they come
back? Has anybody been put in prison yet
for publishing wicked libels about them?
What have they done with their big diamonds
and fast horses and palatial mansions? Have
any more carpets been laid down in the new
court house lately, and how does the plumb
ing-work get on? Are chairs and table as
dear as ever, and does plastering work cost
as much as it used to do? Where is the
New York Printing Company, which once
received 81, ,673.SS0 from the city in single
year, and where is 'smy Gratz?" All these
things are mysteries to me, and indeed
cannot decide whether the circumstances to
which they relate happened two years ago or
ten, or whether they really happened at all,
but are not the mere recollections of dsor-
dered dream.
Year: 1878

WHAT an idea to name volcano for a
ship, the imperishable for the perishable, a
work of nature for work of art Think too
of the confusion in geographical nomencla-
ture if our men of war are permitted to cruise
about and give their names to every new
spot they find. The world will become like
Oxford County.
Year: 1878

CONGRESSMAN Cox has been asked by
Speaker Randall to consent TO the elmina-
tion from the pages of the Record of the
words that the veto message on the silver bill
was ga charge of fraud by fraud" Cox re-
fuses. He is having a long one this time.
Year: 1878

The kind of sword England is going to
draw, unless Russia behaves better, is thus
described: "It is combination of the ordi-
nary regulation sword cavalry and infantry.
with six-chambered revolver at the hilt, the
hilt of the sword answering for the stock of
the revolver, the chambers of which take the
Boxer cartridge regulation pattern. The
steel scabbard is wonderfully utilized, being
cut in sections, with stop hinges, and folding
up 10 the form of rife stock. This is at
tached to the hit of the sword by slot and
catch, the whole forming shor. repeating
carbine, or, without the scabbard attach
ment, sword and revolver in one and the
same weapon. 1t is sighted up to one hun
dred yards, the foresight being taken from the
point of the sword" What weapon to 90
to war with.