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Year: 1872

From the London Globe, Oct. 28.]


'The Geographical Society,"" we are told by the
Saturday Revie,D, ''has shown proper spirit
in disregarding Mr.. Stanley's discourteous
treatment of ITSELF" This is somewhat
audacous but at the same time extremely
adroit Interpretation Of conduct not in itself
very easy to approve 1t is very wen to say that
Mr.. Stanley's discovery was received in England
with natural hesitation, it is certainly clever
invention to draw picture OF the Geographical
Society magnanimously forgiving Mr. Stanley for
having wronged him. But the complaint against the
society Is not that they erred in common with
Others but that they, who from their position and
knowledge should have been the first, were in
truth the very last to acknowledge the value Of Mr.
Stanleys services. We are told that the medal
awarded on Monday last 'is not certificate
OF good manners" and, looking to the manner of
its presentation, this announcement Is not sur
prising. To tell q guest whom you profess to
honor that had you entertained him earlier no one
could have been induced to meet him, is certainly
not the best example of good manners. Both the
society and their defender In the press stand them
selves sadly in need Of the quality they affect to
impart, and If Mr.. Stanley desires to study English
manners we would urgently implore him to forget
the clumsy politeness Of Monday last and to avoid
the SATURDAY. Repiel1.
Year: 1872

The NEw YORK HERALD has constructed telegraph lihe
from New York city to whitestone IL and the sameis
now open for the transaction OF business
This line win be found Of great service to those having
business with vessels passing and from the Sound and
every facility will be gwen to merchants and others to
communicate promptly.


As there Is other teegraphic Communication with
whitestone the Herald Line win De open for all business
and private messages and the attended to with all
possible despatch


All messages must be prepaid.


The following rates have been established -
Private messages twenty cents for ten words or
less two cents for every additional word
Business messages-For message of twenty words or
less to be delivered board vessels OF Whitestone
dollar; fvc cents for every additional word.
Advertisements for NEW YORK HERALD free.


OFFICES


Herald Once, corner Broadway and Ann street.
Herald Ship News ONCE pier No East River
Herald Branch ONCE, No l265 Broadway
Whitestone Dock. Whitestone. Ii.
Year: 1872

Nor EerAL RiGnrs One cannot blame
the women after all, and the only wonder
i that more of them are not bowling for
their rights. The other day Louisville
man met an accident which was headed
Terrible Aecident-A Man Shoots of
Part of his Jaw" On ,ie :. me day a
lady fell down in Brooklyn and broke her
jaw. So that she may never speak again. and
yet the accident was put under the head
cf More Good Luck for Sm;,h-llis Wife
Breaks her Jaw"
Year: 1872

SorrENIxG OLD PurrY.-Fn removing
old broken panes from n window, it il
generally very difficult, to get off the dry.
hard putty that sticks around the glass
and frame To obviate this. dip small
brush in nitric or muriatic acid. and 90
over the putty with it, I,c,it rest awhile
and it soon will become SO soft that YOU
can remove it with ease.
Year: 1872

The Pail Mall Gazette is under the
impression that any person who, enter
ing confectioner's shop on hot sum-
mer day, asked for an ice and was
served instead with cod and oyster sauce
or fried soles, would feel himself some
what aggrieved. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, that the fish curers, fish fry
ers, costermongers, and others frequent
ing Billingsgate Market in London pro-
test against a custom pursued by the
statesmen there of selling small baskets
nominally containing fish, but in reality
half filled with ice At ameeting held
by the malcontents the other day, to
protest against the use of small baskets
in the market, and to memOrialize the
statesmen to adopt a general plan ''of
weighing all fish on the principle OF ten
stone to the kit some curious revelations
were made respecting the fish trade. 1t
seems that about four years ago 1t was
the custom of the statesmen to sell fish
coming from Hull and Grimsby in bas-
kets or kits containing ten stone. The
cOstermOnger and small dealer was then
able to obtain a small profit, but by lit
tie and little the baskets have diminished
in size, growing ''small by degrees and
beautifully less" until at the present
time, it is alleged, they only average
five stone, although the price remains
about the same as the ten-stOne basket.
The poor dealers declare they are robbed
in a wholesale manner by the use of the
small baskets, and are unable to get their
living. They further complain of the
large quantity of ice put into the baskets
in winter time, when ice is plentiful and
fish are scarce. One speaker said that
out of four baskets he purchased one at
least was all ice; another said that when
he bought a gallon of whelks or wrinkles
he knew what he got, but when he
bought basket of fish he did not know
the weight Of it. 1t might be all fish or
all ice. He was ignorant of its contents
until he had opened it. In the end a
resolution was passed that on and after
the 2d of December all fish coming to
London from Hull and Great Grimsby
shall be sold in baskets of ten stone, and
it is to be hoped that the public, who
probably are the chief sufferers by the
practices complained of, will gain some
benefit under the proposed change of
system.
Year: 1872

MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAIL
RoAD.-The directors of the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad have concluded
to suspend further work in ironing the
road this winter. Among the reasons
which have induced this decision are the
cold weather, and the depth of snow
which interferes with the work, and,
greater than all, the fact that iron is
steadily receding in price, so that they
expect to make a considerable saving by
delay At the earliest possible moment
in the spring operations will be resumed,
and by the first day of July it is expect
ed that the road will be opened its entire
length. The Montpelier Watctman says
that they are authorized to deny the
statement, which has appeared in sew
eral papers, that the road twill be
leased and run by the Boston, Concord
and Montreal railroad" There is a re-
corded vote of the stockholders of the
road forbidding its officers from making
any lease of the road to any parties
whatever, and we are assured by those
who certainly ought to know, that they
have no such intention.
Year: 1872

AN AwKwARD CASE OF MISTAKEN
IDENTITY. - The Baltimore Ame7-5c0n
vouches for the following: A case that
illustrates the liability of persons to
make the gravest mistakes in the identi-
fiCatiOn of those with whom previously
they nave come in contact occurred ia
this city few days since, but has been
kept secret in the hope of capturing
sharper who, by false pretenses, defraud
ed a Pratt street merchant out OF 300
pounds of butter worth $8l. The rogue
got away with his booty, and the mer-
chant, in hunting for him, came upon
gentleman whom he at once identified
He recognized the size, manner and
general appearance. His dress was ex-
actlv the same, and so also was the pecu-
liar expression of the face. and the style
and color of the hair and the beard. The
SUSPECTED individual was arrested, and
proved to be one of our most popular,
esteemed and venerable clergymen. He
took it coolly,, bat his friends were in
dignant that he should be suspected OF
such rascality as that alleged; but neither
the clergyman's GOODNESS nor the heat OF
his friends changed the opinion OF the
merchant He was still confident that
he had got the right man. When the
case came to trial it was shown by the
testimony of numerous witnesses that at
the very time when the rogue was de-
frauding the merchant of the butter, the
suspected individual was conducting ser
vices Ia a meeting in his church. OF
course the clergyman was at once acquit-
ted, but 1t is still an open question who
got the butter.
Year: 1872

INDEPENDENT JOURNALIsM.-The New


York Tribune expresses its belief that
we are to have an administration which
we lit) can honestly support, - 1t goes
on to give the assurance - we certainly
shall not be found capitOusly and mali
cicusly opposing it," 1t certainly makes
a poor beginning in fulfllment of the
promise. when it so assiduonsly aims,


in the same issue, to produce the false


impression that Republican government
is maintained in Louisiana by federal
bayonets, instead of public suffrage. In
order to reach its conclusions, it is
obliged to accept and indorse all the
violence and lawlessness by which War
mouth sought to overcome the Republi-
can vote of the State and to maintain
himself in power, Every step of his
progress was in palpable violation of the
law. The court stopped him in obedi-
ence to the law of Congress, and the
President sustains the Court. That is
Year: 1872

fonr previously selected. The company
is also authorized to establish offices, in
dependent of those established by the
Postmaster General, and any postmaster
may act as operator with the assent of
the Postmaster General. The company
may make special contracts with rail
roads, persons or associations, for the
use of the wires. The government re-
serves the right to renew the contract on
annual franchises for neglect or failure
of the company.
Year: 1872

and control over each other. What we
all want at the present moment is faith


in our own efforts and in moral influen-
ces, and the determination to place a
check upon ourselves whenever we feel
inclined to make other people see and
think and act as we wish them to do by
any means whatever. This high spirit
is what we as Republicans have to show.
Year: 1872

WHAT THE COURT SAYs.-Ina an editor
ial on the Louisiana question, few days
ago, we said we did not see how the
United States Supreme Court could in
terfere, in the way they were asked to.
Chief Justice Chase, in delivering the
opinion of the court, confirms this view.
He says: eve are of opinion that this
court has no jurisdiction in this case to
issue writ of prohibition until an ap-
neal is takcn.N
Year: 1872

COLDS AND how TO Treat THEM When
you are again attacked with hard cold,
treat as follows Eat no supper On
going to bed drink two tumblers of cold
W water. On rising in the morning drink
freely of cold water. For breakfast cat
piece of bread as large as your hand.
Go irecley out during the morning For
dinner cat aqout the same as you ate at
breakfast. During the afternoon take n
sharp walk or engage in so.e active
exercise which shall produce little pors-
piraton. Go without your supper and
retire early, drinking before you jump
into bed, as much cold water as you can
swallow. The next morning you are near
y well. II, instead, you feed the cold
it will stay week Or ten days, and will
wind up with hard cough, causing free
cxpcctora ion. \ bad cold is not, as
many think the result Of exposure to
sudden chr &C in the atmosphere. It is
the product Of of two factors: one is


ertain condition Of the within. and the
other is a certain condition Of the without.
The only soil in whica this plant can grow
is certain condition Of the system, the
prom'9 feature ofwhich is a dcranged
stomach. Those who have good digestion
very rarely have colds. So, to prevent
colds, you must keep yourself in high
health. For example, the use Of hot
drinks, which in addition to flooding and
weakening the stomach open the skin,
and increase thereby sensibility to the
influence. Of outward changes. The use
of warm baths especially warm foot baths.
Sleeping in close, unventilated rooms.
Wearing the same hanucs during the
night that have been worn during the
day. Using fat meats and pastry, there
by derangiog The stomach and liver
DR.. D'o Le~'s
Year: 1872

A newly married gentleman and lady
riding in chaise were unfortunately
overturned. A person coming to their
assistance observed it was very shock
ing sight, "Very shocking indeed, re-
piled the gentleman, "to see newly.
married couple fall out so soon."
Year: 1872

The Secretary of the Treasury has made
the following decision:


The fact that there is no United States
consular officer at the immediate place, in
foreign country, from which goods are
shipped to the United States. does not ex-
cuse the production of verified invoice.
The law and regulations require that an
invoice shall be verified by the consular
officer nearest the place of shipment for
the United States.


On vessels engaged in trade between the
United States and Mexico, the British
provinces of North America, the West
India Islands or any port or place south of
Mexico down to and including Aspinwall
and Panama, or any port or place in the
Sandwich Islands or the Society Islands,
the tonnage tax should be levied on the
first clearance or entry after the expiration
of one year from date of any preceding
collection. Railroad or steamboat routes
will not be bonded under the act of July
Ia, 1870, for transportation of unappraised
merchandise in cases where such routes
connect two or more of the designated
points between which such transportation
Is authorized by law.
Year: 1872

I press were unable to obtain copy of it.
| The chief points embodied in it were.
| that Carter would, at 1880 A. NJ. request
Governor Warmoth to remove the armed
force from in and around the State House.


in order that he and the members of the
House over whom he presides, be permitted


to enter and take their seats, assuring


Speaker Brewster and the members that no


injury would befall them.


Speaker Brewster returned the document
to Carter, addressing it, &c. w. Carter,
Esq, New Orleans, Louisiana" and giving
as reason for returning it, that there was
no such person in this House as Chairman
Brewster


All this time the situation in and around
the State House was serene. The an
nouncement that "they are coming" did
not raise ripple on the surface; yet had
the rabble carried out its unlawful inten-
tions, there would have been a warm re-
ceptiOn given. 1t was limited that the no
ble men on duty there were not altogether
unprepared for a little fracas, and we are
inclined to think that the hint meant busi-
ness. Both branches Of the Legislature
were in session when word arrived that the
mob was marching, yet not single mem
Der left his seat.


After the rioters had disbanded, going off |
to secrete their stolen arms, business on
Canal street revived somewhat, and the |
only subject discussed was Carter's ignoble |
march up the hill and then down again


And whereas
Year: 1872

The abstract reports made to the Con-
troller of Currency, showing the condition
of national banks in the United States at
the close Of business Oh the sixteenth of last
month, contains the following items:
Year: 1872

!
Full knee-deep lies the winter snow,
| And the winter winds are wearily sighng
Toll ye the church bell sad and slow,
| And tread softly and speak low,
| For the Old Year is q dying.
| Old Year, you must not die,
You came to US so readily,
You lived with US so steadily,
Old Year you shall not die
He leth still, he doth not move
He will not see the dawn of day;
He hath no other life above
He gave me friend, and true, true love,
And the New Year will take 'em away.
Old Year you must not go;
So long as you have been with u.s.
Such JOY as you have seen with u.s.
Old Year, you shall not go.
He frothed his bumpers to the brm
A jollier year we shall not see;
But though his eyes are waxing dim,
And though his foes speak i'll Of him,
He was q friend to me.


Old ear, you shall not die,


We did SO laugh and cry with you,


I've half a mind to die with you,


Old Year, if you must die.
He was full of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are DER.
To see him die across the waste
His son and heir doth ride post haste,
But he'll be dead before.


Every one for his own,


The night is starry and cold, my friend,


And the New Year, biithe and bold,


Comes up to take his own.
How hard he Dreathes over the snow
l heard just now the growing cock,
The shadows flicker to and fro;
The cricket chirps the light burns low;
'Tis nearly twelve O'clock


Shake hands before you die,


Old Year, we'll dearly rue for you;


What is it we can do for you?


Speak out before you die.
His face is growing sharp and thin.
Alackl our friend is gone
Close up his eyes, tie up his chin;
Step from the corpse and let him in
That standeth there alone.


And waiteth at the door,


There's new foot on the moor, my friend


And a new face at the door, my friend,


a new face at the door
Year: 1872

The FRENCH SITUATION Is UNCHANGED.
After the petition debate of Saturday public
attention has been turned to the work Of the
Committee Of Thirty. M. Theirs appeared
yesterday before them and argued for the crea-
ton of q second Chamber. The defeat Of
the radicals, implying large majority
pledged against dissolution, will probably
embolden the monarchists of the committee
to continue their work SO as to keep out the
republican tide as long as their pitchfork will
fill the gap. The advantage which M. Theirs
possesses he thus makes the committee share
with him. He is always willing to profess
acquiescence in anything beforehand, but he
somehow manages to have it SO happen that
when the time comes he acquiesces only in
what he wants. 1t is curious also that his
opponents as well as his supporters generally
come out pleased with the result.
Year: 1872

ANOTHER HORRIBLE CRIME stains the annals
of the metropolis another wealthy assassin
will have luxurious lodgings in the Tombs,
and the community is doubtless doomed to
witness the farce Of one more murder trial,
beginning in heat and ending in nothing.
The account Of this awful tragedy, which we
present in another part of this issue, will
be read with feelings Of indignation
and genuine alarm. That one ruffian should
slay another is perhaps not so much q matter
for deep grief on the part of law-abidng citi-
zens; but it is cause of indignation and
alarm that the murderer should have
no fear Of punishment before his ewes. Ii
the butchery Of Nicholas w. Duryea by his
partner in crime, Zacharah Z. Simmons
should result in awakening the citizens to a
realization Of the weakness of our laws for the
punishment. of crime and stimulating them to
demand a remedy, the sickening tragedy Of
last night will have had its use.
Year: 1872

TIE LOUISIANA CASE AND THE SUPREME
CoUnT. The Supreme Court at Washington
has decided that an appeal from Judge
Durell's action in the New Orleans troubles
will lie as soon as final decision is reached
in the case now before that Judge, but that
the Court has no jurisdiction to issue writ
Of prohibition until an appeal is taken. As the
republican papers have already predicted, no
decision will ever be reached, and 50 the State
of Louisiana will be handed over to revolu-
tionary cabal, supported by federal bayonets,
until the time shall arrive for another ex-
preston of popular feeling. Then, probably,
the decision will he so emphatic as to prevent
any further outrage upon the freedom of the
State.
Year: 1872

The CONGRESSIONAL. INVESTIGATING FARCE. -
The Oakes Ames investigating committee-it
ought to be written Hoax Ames-continues to
be the subject of speculation among the Wash
ington politicians and letter writer's We are
promised day after day startling disclosures"
and are favored with dark hints as to the
parties implicated in the bribery and corrup-
ton notorious in all this Pacific Railroad
business from beginning to end. AS, how
ever, the honorable Congressman are investi-
eating themselves, and very wisely do so in
the dark, we have no expectation that the
Baines smelling committee will nose out any
thing more than is usually discovered by such
bodies, and SO we may as well make up our
mind to a verdict declaring Oakes an injured
innocent and all the suspected congressman
the victims Of misconception.
Year: 1872

Mexican MUNICIPAL TROUBLES. BY tele-
gram from Matamoros, we are informed that
the work of counting ahe vote which was cast
at the recent municipal election eliminated in
a quarrel among the scrutineers, and that the
agitation became 50 serious that troops were
called to the scenef Two delegates who dis
appeared suddenly were supposed to have
been kidnapped, but whether the event Of
their absence will affect the constitution of
the Republic in any way is not stated. The
new customs tariff will 80 into operation on
New Years Day. The members of the From
tier Commission are engaged busily at work.
an important fact and Of considerable interest
to the American people.
Year: 1872

The Buffalo Courier, in an editorial upon
Journalism and les Recognition" remarks
that Journalism is becoming more and moro
impersonal. In the past individuals neces-
sarily became identified with their papers in
building them up Many Of them made the
paper sort of tender to their personal ambi.
tons and personal intrigues, like Weed,
Raymond, Forney and others; but it was
always done to the detrimcnt of true journal
ISM The Courier is right. Whatever may
be said to the contrary it is nevertheless q
fact that tho old system Of considering the
editor of paper the embodiment of its
opinions and sasgss.iQns i giving way y a
Year: 1872

PLAIN AND FANCY SKATING. o.-There is quite
tempest in teapot among the numerous
devotees of skating. It is a rather unseason-
able subject to get excited over, considering
the present condition Of the season. The
clancy fellows" as those who have attained
high proficiency in the noble art are irrever-
emily termed, wish to keep the profanum v,d-
gus at a distance. and therefore petition the
fark Commissioners to reserve q portion of
the lake in Central Park for their exclusive
use. The profan,m vMgus naturally become
indignant, and consign the '1ancy few to
one of the duck ponds. The clerk of the
weather stepped in last evening and kindly
relieved both parties of the necessity of further
discussion. When the season comes it is
likely that the Commissioners will reserve the
lake for tho use of tho public in tho broadest
sense sens e !si Wort.