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Year: 1876

r. is to be regretted that papers claim
Ing TO 30 III the interest OF this people
arc using their best efforts TO discredit
some Of Tho witnesses who may testify
before the Congressional Committee.
Time and again tho cause OF public jus
iice has boon advanced 10y the testimony
OF thieves and murderers. Indeed, In
very many instances the truth could
never have been discovered had not
some villain "peached" upon his con


federates. Tho law, based upon the eX-
perience that no man will be likely to
accuse himself ofan infamous crime for
the more purpose OF duplicating some
one else, encourages consprators to
testify against each other, and rewards
those who do SO by cxempting them
from punishment.


Very few Of the shocking disclosures
which have recently astounded the
county could have been made without
the Testimony Of men who had been
nearly as deep in the miro as the head
corruptionists. And 80 well have the Gus
tomhouse chiefs in New Orleans covered
up their tracks SO close II corporation
has been their thieves den. that, unless
the testimony OF some OF the rascals
who have been concerned in the Gus
tomhouso operations is accepted, moth
ing oan be exposed, and the whole in
vestigation will prove an utter failure.


There Is no danger Of any honest man
being damaged by the testimony of the
Soelyes and Barretts. The Washington
committees have received the testimony
Of the blaokest rascals in the flock, and
have had no difficulty In readily detect
ing what was false and what was true in
their evidence, and 1t may be safely as
samed that every official who has been
ruined hos deserved all that he got.
Our contemporaries ought rot to exer-
else themselves so much over the char
aeter Of some Of the witnesses who may
appear before the committee now in this
city. The only danger is that these fel-
lows will not tell all they really know.


If The committee is not collection OF
imbeciles, and we believe it is not, it will
find little difficulty In detecting false
hood and discovering the truth in the
testimony given before it,. BY all means
then let us have all that Barrett, and
SeeIye and Ferguson, and Mrs. Bowers,
and all the other witnesses have to
tell. There is a mine of corruption IN
this city, deeper and fouler than that
which EXISTS in any other city in the
South, and Il this committee does not
unearth It, It will be the fault OF
the committee To obtain the clue
It nav be necessary to investigate
not only the Customhousc proper, but
the connection Of Customhause officials
with State House officials, and the
intermingling Of Customhouse affairs
with State and city politics. Be that
us it may, there is a moral pestilence
pervading this city, and its source is the
New Orleans Customhouse and the
Louisiana State House. Is the Commit
tee equal to its task, and will it expose
the details OF what every man, woman
and chisd ia the State knows exist?
Year: 1876

Not week elapses that somc daring act Of New
York river pirates is chroniccd the Jersey
shore. Yesterday morning about thrce o'cl ock John
Miller. watchman employed at the Rotterdam pier,
near the Long Dock, saw toat containing three
emerge from the piles beneath the pier ana proceed
toward the lighter Rita, belonging to the New Jersey
Lighterage Company. One OF the men in the boat
clambcring up the lighter and seizing one OF
the bags of coffee the deck Before he had time to
remove IL tho watchman sent bullet whizzng past his
mead then another and another in rapid succession.
The thef hastily dropped into his boat and quick
treat followed. Meanwhile the lightermcn
aroused and they poured continuous
voley In the direction taken by tho pirates
An hour Atterward the boat, containing two men,
was pulled alongside the lighter Captain John, which
was laden with sugar and tea The thieves stole In SO
silently that they had removed chest OF tea to the
gunwac before they were discovered. A lighterman
named Louis Mead fired shot and gave the alarm.
Then lively chase commenced. Eight shots were
nred at the thieves the fifth Of which took effect
one tho pirates seen to fall back with groan,
while his companion hurriedy pulled away TO New
York. II rs the intention OF the company TO arm the
watchm with repeating rides and 10 furnish them
with . boat for ready pursuit.
Year: 1876

TWO WHITE hfEN SHOOT A NEGRO BECAUSE


Re REFUSES TO TELL. HOW he IS GOING TO


VOTE.


From the Memphis Appeal (dem.) sept "a


About Ave O'Clock Thursday afternoon foul and
unprovoked attempt at murder was committed by two
white named W. n. Rhode and Perkins,
Louis store, the fernando road, miles from
the city From what can learn, this is one OF the
most unprovoked aud brutal attempts murder ever
committed, there being provocaton whatever for
anything like personal or even verbal violence toward
the victim. who a peaceful colored man named
Ben Wright Perkins and Rhodes who
wagon route from this city to their homo In
De Soto county, Mississippi met Wright in the road.
and one ofthcm asked him how he going to vote,
ana what were his politics Wright said he had
no politics mr.. and did not expec. to vote iSr @
anybody, SS,o Without thou any to do whatever w.
times ut Wright, two of the bullets striking him and
infiictng severe and dangerous wounds AS soon as
the cowardly white rulans fired upon the unoYending
negro they put lash to their horses and drove down
the road at rapid speed. Constable .ngrain, with
several ctizcns started in pursuit OF the ugtivcs and
pressed them so closely that they abandoned Their
wagon and horses and escaped through the woods We
understand that the fugtves we're IN this city Friday
but have not been here since. They merit the
fullest penalty known to the law ana If caught the
courts cannot exercise justice too rigorous pun
ishment too severe. Men who attempt such crimes
too mean to live in any community and are n dis
grace TO civilization and areproach TO any people. We
nope the OnceTS OF the Jaw VIII use every means IN
their power capture the iugtves and bring them
punishment The quicker society Is rid OF such brutes
the bctler will II be Tor every one.


Editorial comments from tho Memphis Appeal (Dem J
Sept "a


We publish in another column .he particulars Of q
brutal and wilful murder, for which tho perpetrators
ought to be brought to merited punishment without
delay. An inonensve negro man, challenged by two
white men, who demanded OF him his political convc-
tons end refusing to tell evadng answer, shot
down in cold blood Anything more naarant than this


In the way OF crime has not for years under our
notice 1end might fathom the heart that prom pied
| IT, and the devil himself match IT, Aside from tho


fact that will be sought by Northern radicals TO mako
political capital out OF It, II tehooves authorities
for the sake OF the good name OF shelby county, TO
lose time In hunting down the authors OF crime
that for cold booded atrocy Is unequallcd and that
has broughs unmertcd reproach upon the community.
There is nothing certain than that the people IN
their own Interests must act upon Tho conviction OF


Tree speech and free ballot and prevent 10 the extent
OF the law any attempt by Intimidation or otherwise
70 Interfere with tho right Of private judgment
Year: 1876

this practical feature Of the gazers problem II has
one that rs not less pleasing TO the poet than TO 'he
philosopher:


PHYSICAL CONDITION VULCAN


Ifthc theory OF some scientists be that through
the countless ages all the planets slowly but
surely drifting sunward, passing succession through
animal existence and final decay, tbcn truly, vulcans
the grand central uminary that tho heat at IL
surface fifty times as great that ol onr summer.
In other words the solid matter OF which It once
composed Is at temperature far In excess OF
white hot IRON Its metals its rocks, and It's animal
aud vegetable remains are molten and aglow with fer
vent heat; its waters arc soothing mass OF super
heated steam. II must OF necessity be globe
of violence OF colossal upheavas OF incaudes-
matter OF flaming gases aud liquid fire. 10
probably this blazing condition which has obtained for
il the name OF Vulcan who was the god OF Ore among
the ancient pagans Father Secchi will doubtless in
form the world early possible what the SUBJ
stances Vulcans surface that undergo such vciss
tudcs aud glow with vcor and intensity only excelled
by the sun itself The least We can do is to wish
cess to him and tho other great astronomers wno In
this our own day, acted small part In making
the present century eclipse all others and all
that tends ennobe the enjoyments OF civilized life.


eveIrier already mmortazec for OF the grandest
achievements of genus in his unfolding the remotest
world OF the solar system likely TO gain fresh laurels
for his discovery, In a similar manner. OF the nearest
OF all the planetary spheres to the glorious orb OF day.
The calculations OF this great astronomer which leo "a
those brilliant discoveries will be explained In future
issue OF the HERALD
Year: 1876

ranging tho slate remains 10 be seen Some assert
that tho action OF the committee will prevent any
chances Of union while others aliege that O'Brien Is
just the niuse spirit into the negotiations ana
compel proper and liberal recognition OF the claims
OF anti Tammany As matters stand some know


ing claim foreshadow decided rupture In the
negotiations for uniting the city democracy al the BAL
Year: 1876

The chief cause of the present insur-
rectiOn of the Herzegovinians against Turkey
is, at bottom, the impossibility of obtaining
Justice for Christians in MOhammedau courts,
so that it is useless for the former to become
legal proprietOrs Of land. The Turks and
Slayonic Mohammedans hate and despise
Christians, and generally hold that they have
no rights that true believers are bound to
respect. They may legally acquire landed
property, and may legally testify in court,
but the Turks pay no attention to rights or
Oaths, and do with them as they choose. The
Judges are, without exception, venal to the
last degree. The great reason why the terms
of the Andrassy note are not accepted by the
insurgents is that they know the sultan can
not enforce them even if he is so inclined.
The beys do not believe that frmans of lib
eral import are seriously intended, and pay
no heed whatever to carrying them out.
Year: 1876

BT CELIA THAETER-
The white reelection of the slOop's great sail


Sleeps trembling the tide,
In scarlet shirts her crew lean DER the rail,


LOunging on either side.
Pale blue and streaked with pearl the waters lie,
Aud glitter in the heat,
The distance gathers purple bloom where sky
And glimmering cOast-li1e meet
From the cove's curving rim Of ssRiY gray


The ebbing tide has drained,
Where mournfUl in the dusk Of yesterday


The CUrlew's voice complained
Half lost in hot mirage the sails afar


Lie dreaming, still and white;
No wave breaks no wind breathes, the peace TO ma
Summer is at its height.
How many thousand summers thus have shone
Across the ocean waste,
Passing in swift succession, one by one,


BY the fierce winter chased
The gray rocks blushing soft at dawn and eve,
The green leaves at their feet,
The dreaming sails, the crying birds that grieve,
Ever themselves repeat
And yet how dear and how forever fair


Is Natures friendly face,
And how forever new and sweet and rare


Each old familiar grace.
What matters it that she will sing and smile


When are dead and still
Let Us be happy in her beauty while


Our hearts have power 10 thrill
Let us rejeice in every mOBent bright,


Grateful that it is ours
Bask in her smiles with ever fresh delight,


And gather ali her flowers
For presently we part what will avail


Her rosy fires Of dawn,
Her uuontide pOmps, to US, who fade and fail,
Our hands from hers withdrawn
Year: 1876

a MAMMOTH grain elevator is now be-
ing erected for the New York Central and
Hudson river railroad company. The
elevator is accessible by water on three
Sides and extends from Sixtieth to Sixty
second street. 1t is 354 feet in length by
100 feet in width, and is to be 100 feet
high. 1t is TO contain 2G4 bins, each IS
feet high, and having capacity of 5000
bushels, or an aggregate capacity of over
800, 600 bushels. The foundation of
the building is composed of about seven
thousand piles. 1t IS stated that the
only grain elevator on the Atlantic sea-
board of equal size to this is one in Balti-
more. There are several at the west of
equal capacity, and one in st. Louis
capable of holding million bushels more.


A PROPOSITION to abolish Lent will
probably be regarded by many, even of
those who do not observe the fast very
strictly, az startling one but that is
the. proposition which is to be made in
the Reformed Episcopal church. At a
conference held in Philadelphia few
days since by clergymen Of that dcnomi.
nation it was decided to recommend the
policy of abandoning the observance to
the general standing committee, on the
ground that the indulgence in worldly
pleasures before and after Lent is in
creased by way of compensation for en-
forced abstention during the season of
fasting, anduPon the further ground that
uniform moderation of life is the church's
great need, and that this may be better
secured without lenten obscrvanccs than
with them.
Year: 1876

The ease and rapidity with which the
Boston forger, Winslow, was captured
while fleeing from justice is another IL
lustration of how nearly as one the
whole civilized world now is, and how
closely it approaches to being one or
ganism for certain definite ends. There
is hardly a nook or corner to which a
criminal can retreat with assurance that
he will not be dragged from it by the
officers of the law He is absolutely
hedged in. Almost before he is out of
port the telegraph has signaled his flight,
so that when he arrives at place where
a few years ago he would have been in
security, he is collared by a policeman
and presently sent home again. Prob
ably before decade shall have passed
we shall have extradition treaties with
all governments, and thus render it al
most a miracle for fugitive from Justice
TO escape its clutches.
Year: 1876

The advertisement of this school may be
found in another part of our paper, from which
it appears that its exercises and duties will be
resumed on the 11th instant, under the con-
duct of the same able and experienced faculty


who have already won for it a national repu-
tation. The long roll of its graduates, the


brilliancy Of its annual commandments and
the esprit de corps which exists among its


alumni are naturally matters of just pride to


the friends and patrons of the institution, but


we believe that they especially exult in the


tboroughness of the training which the school
is designed to secure for students of law. 1t
is to this end that all its courses and methods
of instruction are made directly tributary, and
the experience Of former years has enabled its
learned and skillful professors to combine the
greatest practicable dispatch along with the
thoroughness upon which they insist at every
stage of their discipline. The classes for the
coming year, we understand, promise to be
unusually large,
Year: 1876

The Washington Chariot Company, that has
now been in operation for a year past, has de-
cided to change the route of running their
vehicles. On Saturday next the change will
go into effect. Instead of passing the North
ern Liberty market, as heretofore, the coaches
will pass down Fifteenth street to G, eastward
to seventh, thence to D, Louisiana avenue,
Indiana avenue to New Jersey avenue and
Baltimore and Ohio depot, and then over the
remainder of the old route. The company aEe
at present engaged in repaving at their own
expense several broken places in the streets
over which their vehicles will travel, in order
to secure an easy, comfortable ride to their
Year: 1876

The closing scenes of the last act of
the drama are sketched by the witness
with unconscious vividness; the easy
going, obtuse and blundering impertur-
liability of the blundering Cabinet Of
ficer, even after the investigating COM
mittee had subpenaed his partner in
jobbery; the despairing and womanlike
suggestion of the wife that the guilt be
thrown by Marsh wholly on herself as
his partner in the corruption; the white
Tipped family consultation i'm Belknap's
gorgeous parlor on the night of the 23d
of February, at the same hour that the
fate of BabcOck and his agOnized family
was also trembling in the balance; the
proposition of Marsh to leave the coun-
try or cut his throat before perjuring
himself before the committee +; the cry of
Belknap that it would ruin him if Marsh
fed the reply, "If l 60 before the COM
mittee / will surely ruin you, for will
tell the truth :" the departure for New
York by the midnight train the advise
of his counsel to Marsh to leave the
country; the packing of his trunk for the
flight; the midnight arrival of DR.. Tom
linson, the Secretary's brother.in-law ;
the writing and rewriting of an exculpa-
tory letter, that contained nothing
untrue, but was not the whole truth
the daily trips of Tomlinson back and
forth between Washington and New
York the agony over the framing OF
versions Of the conversations with Mrs.
Belknap; the final explosion and clean
breast of the whole wretched business
all this forms rapidly moving drama
which it may well be hoped will never
be repeated in real life.-Boston Trans
cri,)f
Year: 1876

Living bits Of sapphire blue,
Through the riven clouds that show,
All, how high and distant you
Far and fadeless shine and glow,
Pierced with stars whose flames Of gold
Seem all desolately cold.
Far above earth's stormy skies,
Glimpse OF deep, eternal rest;
High, serene, and far II lies
A sure curtained paradise
Would Il hold an oracle
Answering to mans longing call.
But the God will never speak
Man is all too weak and frail-
And the silence will not break,
Nor mans feeble prayer prevail
We are quite as far from him
As the ages, old and dim.
Gone before us in the surge
Down eternity's dark tide
Other men did live and urge
Their petitions and then died
Yet along the voiceless shore
Comes no answer evermoIe.
Coldly, desolately blue,


Shine forever, fadeless deep,
What Is man to such as your
Why does he look up to weep?
Cold, eternal, high, and calm,
For mans heart you hold no balm.


-Neso York Graph
Year: 1876

Cincinnati Commercial.


A respectable German family, residing
on Vine street, near InwoOd Park, have
been sadly afflicted within the pas
three years. First, the husband died
leaving widow and one child. A yeal
after the husbands death the widow
through deep grief, lost her reason. Al
times she was perfectly sane, and always
entirely harmless. Several of her neigh
bors have kindly cared for her, and she
was kept out of the asylum. About nine
months since the child, nearly four years
of age, was taken ill, and suffered greatly
from tumor in its left eye. The regular
family physician, a German, whom we
will designate as DIR. X, was called, and
did all in his power to relieve its suffer
ings, but failed, the tumor constantly
growing much larger and more painful,
until it reached almost half the size OF
the child's head.


Another physician, also German, DR..
H., for convenience, hearing of the case,
called on DR.. X, and with him visited
the little sufferer. After examining the
tumor, DIR. u. asked permission to per,
form an operation, which DIR. X. agreed
to. The operation was a failure. The
sack was opened, and found to contain a
spongy substance, firmly attacked to the
eye. This discovery caused DIR. u. to de.
sist in his operations, for fear of fatal
consequences. The foulest Odors issued
from the exposed tumor, making it al.
most impossible for attendants to remain
in the room. The child grew rapidly
worse, and finally died, about ten days
ago.


And now we come to the shocking part
of the story. Preparations had all been
made for the funeral, which took place
about week ago. DIR. H., probably with
view to making some scientific expert
ments, asked permission from some of the
friends of the dead child to remove the
tumOr. This was refused. On the morn
ing of the day of the funeral he visited
the house and found the insane mother
sitting beside the coffin, in which her
dead child was inclosed. He gently led
her to another room and asked her to re-
main with some friends who had as
sembled until he could make one more
examination of the tumor.


Alone with the corpse, Dr. u. opened
the coffin, and, with sharp knife, quick
ly severed the child's head from its body.
He then wrapped it up in some paper,
closed the coffin tight, and left the house
with his CHASTITY trophy. Before leaving,
he made a request OF those in attendance
not to open the coffin again, as the odor
was so offensive that it might cause sick.
ness. His request was complied with,
and the headless trunk was deposited in
the grave, the friends of the child not
for a moment suspecting the object of his
visit.


The doctor was so elated with his sue
cess in securing the Specimen" for
scientific investigation, that he told a
friend all about it, and that friend" told
it to a reporter, who was never known to
keep a secret with news in it.


The friends of the dead child are in
possession of all the facts now, and the
Coroner will, it is said, commence an in
vestigation of the case at once.
Year: 1876

GERMANY published more than twelve
thousand books last year II that nation
Is an index of what the whole world will
be when brought to the same degree OF
intellectual activity and culture, the
prospect Is that novels will 60 into the
background. OF the entire number only
nine hundred were devoted 10 fiction
and the drama.
Year: 1876

AN ugly editor publishes the following
in his paper: A professor who has lately
been lecturing in Newark, N. j., advised
young ladies never to marry men" whose
heads were fiat, whose necks were thick,
and whose ears were low down on the
sides of their faces" We should
think person of this extraordinary
physiognomy sufficiently unfortunate
without subjecting him to ungenerous
suspicious. He would be likely to make
slow work enough with the ladies with
out the hint that he would turn out a
wife beater. We dare say that there are
many excellent husbands at this mo-
ment whose heads are as fiat as pan
cakes, whose necks are bovine, and whose
ears are asinine. A man who is ugly,
and knows it, usually tries the hardest
to please. How do husbands who are
married for their beauty usually turn
Out2
Year: 1876

The busy day Is over;


The household work Is done
The cares that fret the incoming
Have faded with the sun;
And In the tender twilight


sit In happy rest,
With my little darling baby


Asleep upon my breast.
White lids, with silken fringes,
Shut out the waning light;
A little hand, close folded,


Holds mammals fingers tight;
And In their soft white wrappibgs,
At last In perfect rest,
Two dainty feet are cuddled
Like brides In nest.
All hopes and love unworthy
Depart ut this sweet hour
All true and noble longings
Renew their holy power !;
For Christ, who In the Virgin
Our motherhood hes blest,
Is near to every w0T IN


With baby on her breast.
Year: 1876

The effect of this formula will remain
in the soil for number of years, and
the expense is comparatively small. If
1t pays well on the first crop, as it can
not fail to do, then the manurial value
left in the soil for future crops is just so
much gain.
Year: 1876

THOUGH the Centennial will probably
not be honored by the presence of Queen
Victoria, there will nevertheless be two
royal personages who will give their at
tendance and countenance to the grand
Philadelphia show. The Emperor of
Brazil will come, of course, and the son
of the King of Sweden is also booked for
the trip. Though they will be equally
welcome, the visit of the Emperor will
be by far the more important. For years
those who look after our foreign re-
lations have called attention to the neces-
sity for closer intercourse with Brazil,
and better opportunity for promoting
friendship between the two countries was
never seen than will be afforded by the
coming visit of Dom Pedro.
Year: 1876

The quantity of these may vary ac-
cording to the character of the soil.


The following formula for manurlng
root crops has been tried with marked
success by number of practical farmers: