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Year: 1870

other powers Of Europe until the moment she
is ready to move with crushing force against
the selected victim. That it is not against
Prussia is still further assured by positive
reports of the utter failure of NJ. Tbierss mis-
son That it is not against Turkey would
seem to be as certainly assured by the official
announcement vouchsafed by Russia of her
peaceful intentions were it not a part of the
ancient and well-known Russian policy to con-
ceal her preparations by just such specious
promises. We should be glad to believe that
Aexanderis is wiser in this regard than his pre-
decessors but as long as brisk preparations of
war proceed, promises like these will be thought
idle
Year: 1870

Everything is in readiness for the bomoard-
ment or the assault of Paris. SO the Berlin
telecrams inform us. This is not unlikely, and if
il has been the serious intention of the Ger
mans to undertake the reduction or destruc-
ton of the city by violence, we may expect to
learn soon that the effort has been made.
The storming of Fort Mont Valerien or of
Fort De Issy will be dangerous and des-
peate enterprise, but it is not wholly without
reasonable chances of success
Year: 1870

The perplexity Of the celebrated old woman
who, in certain embarrassing situation won
dered "if be l." was nothing to the dismay
with which habitual readers of The World
must now peruse that remarkable sheet, and
debate whether it can be the same paper it
used to be few weeks ago. Even on the
subject of Cuba it has undergone complete
metamorphoss. AS witness the following:
Year: 1870

The expedition which we trust is TO find
route across the IstLmus for an lnterOceanic
Canal VIII sail this week from Washington,
and another from San Francisco goes direct to
the mouth Of the Tehuautepoc River. Now that
the project for a Canal at Darien seems aban-
doncd, greater responsibility rests on the
officers of this expedition to make its surveys
complete and decisive.
Year: 1870

II is encouraging to the consumers OF Ice 70
know that the campaign is already vigorously
opened, and that the first victory over the
Monopolists has been gained by the organlza-
ton of a New Company and the announce
ment of a new scheme 1t is intimated, we
know not how justly, but certainly by respon-
sjble persons, that the new scheme is part OF
the ancient monopoly under which we have so
long Toaned and is begun " with intent to
deceive" We hope not, for we should like
TO see half dozen new schemes attain sue
cess, but the "Ice Consumers Association"
must certainly understand that this IS a seri-
4siA. )D fact q terrible accusation which holds
Year: 1870

A valuable discovery, tending to no less i'm
portant ar advance than the photographing OF
spots on the sun without waiting for an eclipse,
and as frequently as may be desired, is detailed
in the letters of Professor J Dung OF Dartmouth
College, printed on our s>th page.
Year: 1870

Postmaster Jones left yesterday for Washington to
attend the convention or postmasters and postal
agents which VIII there convene TO consider reforms


In the mail service over the country and discuss the
efficacy Of the recently introduced system Of letter
delivery by carriers. Quite = number Of reforms
are In contemplation aiming to simplify and pro-
m0to the usefulness OF the postal service.
The box system, 1t Is believed, will be
gradually abolished, BY comparison with
the manner Of distributing the mails In England.
and that which wntu very lately has prevailed
here the delivery by carriers is emnently superior
Ihe increase OF business at the New YORK Poss
ONCE has been very marked this season. Tho
stream Of printed matter that pours into The news
paper department daily Is immense ana out OF all
proportion to the limlLed capacity OF the Old build.
Ing on Nassau street. Not alone Is the accommo.
dati0n Inadequate. but the force or men necessary
to conduct the business s unegnal TO the task and
Application has been made for SIX additional clerks
10 attend to the work OF sorting and distributing
the vast volume OF newspaper matter. The conane-
ment OF space just alluded TO Is painfully lelt the
employees OF the Post once, and is very papable TO
those who pay the institution q visit when the mails
are beng sent away by the wagons. The inc0nven-
lence extends to the traffic on Liberty street. which
ut certain hours OF the day becomes blocked up by
reason OF the many mail wagons being draw up
across the main breadth OF the thoroughfare. TINS
state Of AFFAIRS calls strongly Tor prompt hurrylng
up u tue new post once.
Year: 1870

The number OF visitors to Collector Grinnes pri-
vate office yesterday was almost large the
early stage Of his administration when those who
sought to their country in profitable positions
crowded to the source OF offcial patronage from
morn till dewy eve. Very few appointments are
being made ut present. but the seekers for place are
none the less numerous. Some OF the walters on
fortune wore old, familiar faces that have haunted
the precincts OF the Collectors chamber for many
weary day. Eternal hope inspires their patient
yXilA
Year: 1870

death loves a shining mark"


Never before have these words come more
forcibly to our mind than to-day the sweet
song OF the birds have, to our ears, turned to
notes Of sadness, and the bright sunshine
seems less bright, for nature always wears
the cloak of the heart True IL is, that all
our hearts have been made to feel peng Of
sorrow. for my dear uncle has gone. Bright,
noble and good in life, all who knew him
bowed with respect at his approach.


Far may we search before we ind,


A heart as manly and so kind" ("


Even in his dying hour he never forgot his
politeness and respect for those around him
for every little favor bestowed, he wonld DC
heard to say, Thank you"


Weep not, bereayed mother and wife fo9
Year: 1870

with the assurance that his life was a good
one, we trust that he is now an Angel in
Heaven. Relations and friends, be COM
forted, for he has gone before as a beacon to
guide you to the courts of Heaven.


How well may we apply to this case the
words Of Holy Scripture, "In the midst Of
life we are in death" EVM
Year: 1870

BAD MANNERS IN CONGRESS. Congress is
very bear garden, and exhibits under any
excitement sufficient to draw out the true
character and nature of it's members the most
offensive demonstrations Of bad breeding and
bad taste that can be found anywhere. The
proposition made on Thursday to revive the
mission to Rome was signal for an ebullition
that disgraces the nation. There was storm
of recrimination. Every member seemed to
exercise his faculties only to remember or invent
some reproach to be cast at another, and an
open and general declaration against men,
bers veracity ftly closed the disgraceful TRADE.
Are the more prominent men in Congress the
only ones there who have no sense Of what is
becoming between gentlemen3
Year: 1870

The Senate finished the bill to enforce the
fifteenth amendment yesterday in the all-night
session of Friday. The members had agreed
to settle the matter on Friday, and succeeded
in doing SO by running Fridays session into
Saturday, thus adding to their other defective
legislation reckless arrangement of the calen-
dar. Oficially speaking, the Senate had no
session at all yesterday; but, in point of fact
1t had session from midnight Of Friday until
seven o'clock next morning, and in that inter-
val passed the bill by vote of forty-two to
eight. 1t would seem from the vote that
great deal of useless rhetoric was used to de-
feat so insignificant an opposition, but the
Senate, as body, has a weakness for rhetoric,
and any slight opposition will call it forth.
The bill will be found in full in another column
of the HERALD this morning.


After the passage of q number OF private
bills the House took up the Louisiana con-
tested election case Of Newsham against
Ryan. The latter is the democratic contest
ant, and it is quite likely received the largest
number Of votes. General Banks himself
testified to his loyalty, having occupied his
house at Alexandria on the ill-fated Red
River expedition. These facts were Of course
enough for the House. 1t could not with any
political consistency put him in, being
democrat; but then, as he was loyal and had
the necessary majority, it would not do him
the unkindness to put his opponent in. The
first vote ousted Ryan and the second ousted
Newsham. At this juncture the galvanized
consciences Of the republican members dead
ened again. They had already lost Sypher
and another valuable coadjutor by this ILL
timed generosity, and when the fact that
Newsham was also lost to them was plain
number changed their votes, so that he was
elected by five majority. After such bare
faced imposition nobody was brazen enough
to propose any further business except Butler,
and he was Immediately frowned down. The
House then adjourned, in sneaking sort of
way, until Monday.
Year: 1870

ANOTHER INDIAN DELEGATION, composed of
Spotted Tail, Swift Bear and other harmonious
chiefs of the Sioux tribe, are on their way to
Washington to meet the Great Father and Red
Cloud-a deadly enemy. 1t behooves our
Indian Commissioners at Washington to make
matters and things Ineligible to these bloody
minded chiefs without any delay, and to keep
them away from Washington whiskey, or else
we are likely to hear s'the gentle war-whoop of
the savage, the cheerful report Of the pistol
and the pleasant cry Of the VICTIM" right
under the shadow of the Capitol.
Year: 1870

Mr. FIsH's NEUTRALITY is a very remarka-
BILE sort of neutrality. He allows thirty Span
ish gunboats to leave this port to make war on
the Cuban insurgents against Spain, but will
not allow Canadian troop ship to pass
through the Sault St. Marie Canal for war pur-
poses against the Red River insurgents. But
why the Secretary should make this nice dis
tinction in favor Of Spain we cannot under
stand, except upon the theory that he is re-
solved that Spain shall continue in the occupa-
ton Of Cuba, SO far as our neutrality can be
applied, and that, on the other hand, it is well
to be on the right side of the Fenians.
Year: 1870

The Park CommIssion-The New Programme.


This important body, which was organized
under the new Charter, met on Friday to com
plete it's arrangements for the government of
all our parks. Much of the future beauty as
well as the good health of the city is deposited in
the hands of the gentlemen who compose this
board. The parks over which they have con-
troll cannot be regarded alone as the garden
spots but as the lungs Of the metropolis. If
the eye drinks in beauty from the herbage and
the flowers, from the artistic arrangement of
color, and the delicate effects of light and shade,
which are all essentials in the proper laying
out of public park, the sanitary value of
these breathing places cannot be disregarded.
The excellent report of code of bylaws pre-
sented by Judge Henry Hilton shows that the
board understands its duties and comprehends
the wants and wishes of the people. The
abandonment of all political considerations in
the employment of officials is step in the
right direction. The public parks are not DO
litical institutions. They are not expected
to be wheels in any political ma
cuiue, Uut tue property OI Tue people
at large, to be governed honestly and judi
ciously for their use and benefit. We are glad
to observe that the new Commissioners UNDER
stand this. The division of labor into bureaus
having each separate responsibility is a wise
idea. Judge Hilton in his report very properly
says:-'sNo greater spur to ambition can be
devised in perfecting great public work like
the parks and places committed to our charge
than to make each prominent employee feel that
his success is bound up with it, and that its
failure will be attributed to his inattention or
want of ability"


The appointment Of engineers, architects and
landscape gardeners naturally falls into the
programme for the regulation of our great
Park, and there can be no difficulty in select
ing suitable persons out of the varied talent in
these branches for which our city is conspicu-
Gus. So far the programme for the proper
management of our public parks appears to be
perfect, and we have good reason to expect
that a wonderful Improvement in all our parks
from the City Hall to One Hundred and Tenth
street will soon be efficiently accomplished.
Year: 1870

A Coop BEGINNING.-In the new State
constitution of Illinois some excellent provl-
sions are made for the protection of the State
and the people against railway monopolies,
railway combinations and railway extortions
and impostions. We have been urging Con-
gress to provide some general law Of public
protection against these grasping railway
monopolies; but if the several States con-
cerned will each for itself follow the good
example of Illinois no Intervention from Con-
gress in this business will be required
Year: 1870

A Coop ExnIBT-That of the last monthly
report of the Childrens Aid Society. In be-
half of thousands Of destitute boys and
girls in its several establishments this society
is doing good work and deserves liberal
encouragement from the city and State.
Year: 1870

THE One LEG RAILROAD TO COME
DowN.-We learn that the Corporation Coun-
sci, in the performance of his duty, has in
stituted legal proceedings against the Green
witch street man trap railroad company on
the grounds Of trespass upon the property of
the city and the fragrant violation of the pro-
visions of the law under which they claimed
authority to set up those dangerous iron
girders on single pin. This outrageous nui-
sance is therefore in fair way to be soon
abated. The case will be heard early in June.
Year: 1870

DEATH FROM BASE BALL.-A promising
youth of fifteen was killed at Dover, N. H., on
Friday last while engaged in game of base
ball, the ball striking him on the head. Con-
sidering the weight and hardness of the balls
generally used in said game, and the force
with which they are thrown, the only wonder
is that we have not had more of such fatal
blows on the head. 1t is sad to think that
every useful lesson in the world involves some
sacrifice of human life but so it is. There is
no necessity in this national game for ball
so hard and heavy as to be sufficient to kill
man or boy by chance blow, and the thou
sands of young men engaged in this otherwise
wholesome pastme will do well to take warn
ing from this sad affair in New Hampshire.
The sport is simply barbaric in which the
instruments used, without rhyme or reason,
involve the danger of killing or crippling the
players.
Year: 1870

DANIEL OCoNNELL AND ARCHBISHOP
HUGHEs.-A correspondent suggests whether
it would not be more appropriate to erect
monument in Central Park to the late Arch
bishop Hughes rather than to Daniel
O'Connell. Why not to both2
Year: 1870

EIGHTY THOUSAND DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
The Albany Argus claims eighty thousand
majority for the democratic ticket at the last
election. One of the most remarkable politi-
cal somersaults was that in Orleans county,
the lifelong residence Of the democratic candi-
date for Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals,
Sanford E. Church. AT the election last fall
Sigel, the republican candidate for Secretary
of State, carried the county by nine hundred
and forty-three majority. At the last election
Judge Church swept every town, with but one
slight exception, and received seven hundred
and eighty-six majority. This is one of the
most remarkable changes on the political re-
cord-a perfect ''wheel about and turn about. +"
1t shows that man can be prophet in his
own country. If the rural democracy keep on
in this go-ahead way they will be able to
swing the State without the aid Of the metro
politan democracy.
Year: 1870

MAKING THE LAW NUIsANoE.-It is
pleasant to see from the Department of Inter-
nal Revenue sharp rebuke to those under
lings who enforce the law without discretion
and in way calculated only to provoke public
ill-will against it. There is this great difficulty
in making law: if it is made on the assumption
that all men are honest it leaves plenty of
places for rogues to slip through; while if it
is made on the assumption that all men are
rogues it is apt to become oppressive and
grievously vexatious to honest men. 1t is on
the latter assumption, however, that the law
must be made, and thus much must be left to
the wise judgment of those who administer it
and apply all its force only against those who
give reason to believe that they are disposed
to roguish practices. Several times the
department has exhibited the purpose to act
on this principle, and it is pleasant to note it.
Year: 1870

not forget that the main OBJECT OF the pCe02Sc5te
was to pledge France to his family and thus to
make secure the succession of his son. As
little do we forget that Napoleon the Third
has never yet been formally crowned. For
eighteen years the coronation has been de-
ferred. Why, is one Of the mysteries that at
tach to Napoleon's name and character. We
are willing to believe that personally he
despises the coronation show. Now, how
ever, that he thinks solely of his son, the
question is no longer one Of personal
liking or disliking. A coronation is neces-
sary. In what fashion is it to take
place? The question is really imminent. 1t
would not do for his son to be told that his
father was never consecrated. Have we in
this coronation the great coming question?
Will Napoleon 60 to Rome or will the Pope
come to Paris? Some people think that
Napoleon meditates abdication in favor of his
son. This would never do until the father
were recognized by the Church as the Lords
anointed. Really we do not see how the
Emperor can longer, with safety, delay this
matter. Crowned he must be, or the success
sion is in peril. The coronation question will
be aggravated if King William of Prussia has
himself proclaimed Emperor of Germany.
We advise the Emperor to summon the Pope
to Paris. The coronation Of Napoleon the
Third would be fitting conclusion to the
Ecunenical Council. IF the Pope comes to
Paris the French people will pardon his infal-
libilty.
Year: 1870

Ew The King Of Prussia recently
visited a needle manufactory In his
kingdom, in order to see what ma
chinery, combined with human hand
could produce. He was shown a
number of superfne needles, thou
sands of which together did not
weigh half an ounce, and maryled
how such minute objects could be
pierced with an eye. But he was
to see that in this respect something
stin finer and more perfect, could be
created. The borer-that. is the work
man whose business it is to bore the
ewes in these needles-asked for hair
from the monarch's head. It was
readily given. and whith smile: He
placed it at once under the boring ma
chine. made hole in it with the great,
est care. furnished it with thread. and
then handed the singular needle to the
astonished king.
Year: 1870

SOmnambulists appear to have
double life, in illustration of which
the Troy IN. W Times relates the
following:


"A farmer residing in Bristol,
Ontario county, in this State, is a
solnnambulist. One day while
working in the field he lost an iron
tooth from the harrow with which
he was putting in his wheat crop.


He hunted an hour to find It,
but was unsuccessful. During the
ensuing night he arose from his
bed, partially dressed Himself, and
started out. The night was very
dark one of his boys followed
him with q lantern. He kept ND
q running talk with himself about
the drag tooth He walked in a
straight line to the field where he
had been laboring, perhaps a
quarter Of o mile from his resi-
dence. Arriving at q certain point,
he stopped short, kicked away
some earth, and brought forth the
missing tooth. Then turning
squarely around he proceeded di.
rectly to his home. Arriving at
the door, he performed the feat of
lifting the heavy stone step, which
required the combined strength of
himself and another man to raise
the next morning. He threw the
iron under the step, let the stone
down easily, saying, there You
are and can't get away again. and
then coolly, and apparently without
the least excitement, retired to his
chamber, disrobed himself and
went to bed. He was entirely I'M.
conscious the next morning of what
he bad been doing. Now, the
question is, what peculiar power
enabled the man to perform this
wonderful feat . 1t would seem
little less than q miracle, but of
its truth as related, there is no
doubt"
Year: 1870

EXTREMELY CHEAP.-By reference to our new
advertisements twih be seen that good seasoned
lumber is now offered at SIS per thousand feet,
and shingles at S. per thousand. This lumber
10 right in town and is offered at bargain of
fully forty per cent. Enquire at the lumber.
2md, adjoining the school house lot. Those
wishing to purchase must apply soon.
Year: 1870

ONE Of the worst evils we have to COM
plain of in Alaska is a system of slavery
that for barbarism cannot De surpassed in
any country under the sun. It is a sys-
tenn that will require years TO- abolish, and
great patience on the part of the white
population and the civilized Indians to
endure. 1t is a system which has been
practiced ever since the discovery OF the
Territory, and tradition tells us that it
was in existence for centuries before.
Slaves can be bought to-day from any
tribe that is in Alaska. Parents will sell
their children for three or four blankets
or few dollars, and have no compunction
of conscience for the use they may be put
to in the future.


When one tribe goes to war with an
other all the prisoners taken by either
tribe are called, treated and used as slaves.
When a chief or any of his family dies 1t
is the custom to kill one or more of these
slaves, SO that the chief or his deceased
relative may have a servant in the other
world to wait on him. About year ago
the old chief of the Sitka tribe died, and
q few days before his death, when his rela-
tiyes were satisfied that he could live but
short time, they selected as a victim for
sacrifice young, healthy, good looking
warrior whom the Sitka tribe had taken
prisoner while at war with one of the
tribes down near Queen Charlotte's Sound.


The slave had been tied up two days
about the time the old chief died, and by
some means some Of his friends were
apprised of his condi ION and Immediately
notified General Davis that the Indian
slave was liable to be killed at any mo-
ment. General Davis had one OF the
chiefs brought before him, and after
long conversation about the foolishness
of such sacrifices he agreed to let the
slave go free, and lest they might attempt.
to put into execution their original idea OF
killing him, General Davis permitted the
Indian to remain in the city where he
would be protected.


The slaves are put to death as follows
As soon as the chief dies the slave is COM
pelled to wash the body of the corpse,
and is then taken out and thrown fiat on
his back and held there when stick OF
wood is placed across his throat and two
Indians sit down on each end OF it, and in
this way strangle him to death: His body
is then placed inside large pile OF WOOD
and burned to ashes.


1t is customary when big chief dies to
put to death two or more slaves. All
slaves taken in war have to act as servants
for the chiefs who own them.-Sst&G
Times.