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Year: 1870

One murder trial was concluded yesterday
before Judge Bedford, in the Court of General
Sessions, and another is still pending, both Of
which recall horrible murders which, although
committed less than eight months ago, have
almost entirely escaped the public memory.
Both were attended with the most thrilling
adjuncts. George Nelson murdered his wife in
June last, while drunk, and the little daughter Of
the murderer and his victim first discovered
the murder when she came inte her parents
room the next morning and found her father
sleeping carelessly on the lounge and her
mother lying stiff and cold in death on the
bed. This unfortunate little witness convicted
her father yesterday, and he was sent to State
Prison for four years for manslaughter. The
other case is an older one. 1t is that Of
Cooney for the murder of O'Day one bright
Sabbath dawn in April last, when O'Day,
big bully, had been out all night on a lark and
had been seeking for some one to kill up to the
moment that he met the prisoner. Sport, he
called it, and in seeking this sport he let his
lifeblood out on the sanded floor Of bar
room.
Year: 1870

A NOVEL SITUATIoN-To see an American
born citizen becoming naturalized subject OF
Great Britain for the purpose Of carrying on
the iron ship building business. Why don't
Congress allow the transfer of the American
flag to foreign built ships at once, and have no
more nonsense aboutit? The very fact Of the
United States becoming again great COM
mercial Power would give an impetus to
American industry in our shipyards that would
in time and under proper encouragement and
legislation overcome foreign competition, and
leave the field, or rather the ocean, very
nearly all to ourselves.
Year: 1870

THE HAYTIENs either fear Yankee absorb.
ton, or are jealous of the good fortune in store
for their Dominican neighbors when the latter
take their place under the American flag. The
Haytien Minister at Washington has prepared
protest against the acquisition OF st. Do
mingo by the United States; but the grounds
of the protest have not yet been made pubic.
This movement, however, can have no effect
with the Senate. In expanding the area of
freedom" our government does not feel called
upon to consult the wishes of parties not
Immediately interested in the transaction.
Year: 1870

Manifesto from the Cable Companies.


The presidents of the three ocean cable
companies have issued manifesto, which we
print in another column announcing an ad
vance of rates on and after Monday next, in
consequence of the immense pressure of busi-
ness resulting from the breakage of the two
damaged wires. The rates are declared to be,
for the time being for message not exceed
ing ten words, fifteen dollars, in gold and one
dollar and half for each additional word.
The press dispatches will be transmitted at
half this price. The companies explain that
there is an accumulation of business now at
both ends Of the line which cannot be got
through in less than two days. The present
advance in price is, Of course, only temporary.
As soon as the broken cables are put in work
ing order the old rates will be resumed. But
it is alleged that there is serious difficulty in
the way of restoring the cables at this season.
Nothing has been accomplished so far, and it
may take some time before they are picked up
and repaired. The break,-it appears, is only
a short distance from the coast of Newfound-
land, and great difficulty is experienced by
the steamers in operating on the fractured
lines when the wind blows from any quarter
except directly off shore. Indeed, it is stated
that they cannot work at all except when the
wind is in this direction. This fact would
naturally delay the work very much and leave
it good deal to the chances Of the elements.
We suppose, under these circumsta noes, that
people will have to submit to the advance. 1t
may seem rapacious to put the prices of trans
atlantic dispatches up SO high; but, as far as
the HERALD is concerned, we have no objec-
tion to pay our share Of the increased expense.
the news in our columns, whatever it costs,
while slender thread of communication re-
mains between America and Europe.
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
Of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables tne
operator to handle thework more readily
and to sit upright; while machines when
carry the work from the operatorrequlre
an inclination Of the body forward (detrl'
mental to health) and are hard and tire
some to use.
Year: 1870

The prices are within reach of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly


Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Year: 1870

It is an instrument of great versatility
in It's operations. twill hem, fell braid
cord. gather, tuck more beautifully than
any other machine in use, without past
ing or any preparation of the work.
Year: 1870

growing closely up to the margin. Be :
low and above, the stream made an aisle
OF black light under the arch of the trees,
and IN the current grew punches of duck
weeds, blue stalked flags, and other
aquatic leaves, the appearance Of which
indicated snakes beneath them We made
another long detour on the other side, and
came to q pair of bars, which again ad-
mitted us to the turnpike. and here we
made inquiries at the Van Pelt House, and
then retraced, over the track taken by
Iyler's division, to the celebrated stone
bridge. The turnpike was grown up into
long green grass, and before we got to
the bridge we saw a snake wriggle off
before the horses hoofs. Close by the
bridge we took the horses out of their har-
ness descended beneath the abutments of
the bridge, and proceeded ourselves to
cross thd stream by certain stones and
tish-boXes which span it. We had no
sooner put our feet on the first stones
than three black water snakes dropped
noiselessly into the water and swan away.
a black boy coming by, told us that the
stone bridge had become spot where
you are always sure to see snakes, and
that sometimes they lie on the tall red
abutments, and throw themselves with q





TIE BATTLE-FIELD.


sat by the single arch of red limestone,
broken, grass covered the parapets of the
approaches vergrown-andheardt the dark
waters sing and curdle along under the
natural lodges of rock, and saw the turn
pike barred by worm fences and deep with
grass, where once, in times of peace, the
! young men rode courting, the buggies
rolled to church, the runaway negroes
slipped northward by night the cattle and
sheep limped in dusty groves to slaughter,
and finally, where great guns rumbled and
! thetrOops stacked arms to rest, and thought
of death close by. All these images were
faint by the light Of the highway of desc
lation, and these appealing abutments
stretching toward each other and seeking
to span the river. What n little stream to
be known round the world-fordable every
few rods, not above sixty feet wide, yet
withal a stream of dignity and austerity !.
The timber that grew along the half
morasses here and there upon its borders
was high and full branching; the morasses
themselves were full of rank grass, and
the movement of the water was sullen and
dull, as ifit loved to tarry in the dark pools
: and drew back from the light To left and
right the woods closed in upon the visitor,
and over these tree tops careened the tall
hills, with but one house in sight and a
vague suggestion besides of Robinson's
shanty in some huddling fruit trees, which
carried human ntimation. Looking back
toward Centreyille from the bridge. u
group of negro quarters and u small house
stood on one side in an outfield, and new
negro hut solitary in cornfeld, on the
other, both backed by wood. Down this
road the halt-wiling troops of Tyler had
moved at daylight, blocking up the way,
delaying Hunters men, and these last had
finally re-appeared across the bridge, their
advance measured by the clouds of dust
which were denser and higher than the
cannon's smoke.


CONCLUDED IN To-MORRow'S PAPER.
Year: 1870

the son of my fathers only brother, and
my own and only cousin and guardian"


but not your husband nor your
loverY" demanded the doctor, much ex-
cited.


MY husband How absurdp ex.
claimed Flossy laughing hysterically,
and crimsoning deeper than ever =" lie
is to be married within the month to the
prettiest girl in New York, and it was for
her we were choosing furniture"


LET him, and welcomep cried the
doctor, exultantly, scizing Flossy's hands
In his, and bending glowing glance upon
her. My dear little patient, we have
both of US, like a pair of simpletons, been
taking it for granted that we each be.
longed to somebody else, whereas. in
reality, we belong to each other, as have
felt from the first ought to be the case.
Tell me, isn't it so9 Won't you be my
little patient, and let me be your doctor
forever from hencef0rward2 Don't be
coquettish-answer me, beg of you"


Hut Flossy held her face away shyly,
anG tried to hide the sudden great rush of
happiness which had come over it.


1T is a mutual mistake" she said,
saucily, "and shall go directly and tell
Fred about it. GOod-morning


But though she rushed to the door in q
wild, shy effort to escape, she was not
allowed to go just yet, nor without pay
ing toll and it was well for her secret
that the doctor had always required her
to wear thick veil in the street l-Apple-
toms Journal.
Year: 1870

A LITTLE work on "Modern Palmistry"
brings together large amount of anus
ing gossip, but we cannot say how much
you must believe of it. The person who
will carefully study the wrinkles, burrows,
lines and hollows on the hands, will be
able to tell fortunes as well as any mod.
ern gypsy.


If the palm of the hand be long, and
the fingers well proportioned, etc, not
soft, but rather hard, It denotes the per-
son to be ingenious, changeable, and given
to theft and vice.


If the hands be hollow, solid, and well
knit in the joints, it predicts long life,
but if overthwarted then it denotes short
life.


Observe the finger of Mercury-thatis,
the little finger; if the end of It exceeds the
joint of the ring finger such man will rule
in his own house, and his wife will be pleas.
ing and obedient to him; but if it be
short and docs not reach the joint, he will
have a shrew, and she will be boss.


Broad nails show the person to be bash
ful, fearful, but of gentle nature.


Narrow nails denote the person to be
inclined to mischief, and to do injury to
his neighbors.


Long nails show person to be good
natured, but distrustful, and loving recon
ciliation rather than difference,


Oblique nails signify deceit and want
of courage.


Little round nails denote obstinacy, an
ger and hatred.


If they are crooked at the extremity,
they show pride and fierceness.


Round nails show chOleric person,
yet soon reconciled, honesty, lover of
secret science.


Fleshy nails denote the person to be
mild in temper, idle and lazy.


Pale and black nails show the person
to be very deceitful to his neighbor, and
subject TO many diseases.


Red and marked nails signify choleric
and martial nature, given to cruelty; and
as many little marks as are there speak so
many evil desires.
Year: 1870

THINK.-Do your own thinking. Yes,
that is the idea, Think for yourself 1t
is well to listen to the expressed thoughts
of others, and it is an agreeable pastime
to give expression to your thoughts. But
when alone, weigh what you have heard
and traverse what you have said. 1t is
we'll to do this, for it will assist in curing
you of false notions, and of eradicating
improbable and vicious ideas, and in time
make you better men and women. What
you thus gain from your surroundings,
you will unwittingly transmit to the ris-
ing generation, and the result will be that
you viii 90 your share in the glorious
work of eevatiug the human family. Do
your own thinking.
Year: 1870

THERE is in Detroit young man who
has on the right side of his face heavy
black beard, and has also Il moustache,
while his left cheek is, and always has
been, entirely beardless. He is now ~
years of age, and his beard upon the one
side began to grow luxuriantly when he
was mere infant.
Year: 1870

II is lamentable fact that SO many Of our
finest railways fall into the hands of the spec
ulative stock gamblers, who are to such thor
oughfares what the footpad and highwayman
are to the old routes of travel They wayIay
what promises to be dividend paying line
and safe investment, and by alternately
coaxing the public in and then swindling them
out Of the road they get it into such bad repute
that private capital is becoming less and less
enamored Of railway investment. We have
had late instance Of this in the case of the
Chicago and Rock Island Railway, which, by
the opening Of new link last June forming
complete connection between Chicago and
railway enterprises of the company. Large
dividends induced heavy Investments, and the
stock rose to 1873. A speculative clique took
hold Of it at this price and sold stock which
they did not own, but which they borrowed for
delivery, intending to demoralize the road and
buy in the stock at much lower prices. Under
such sales the price declined, and in the Sep
tember panic went to par, but only momenta-
riy, recovering to 1O5, which has been about the
average ever since The Clique, not content with
good profit, sought to break the price still
further, and hence the amazing discovery ofa
well known fact about the sale of additional
stock made last summer to provide for maturing
Indebtedness and to provide for additional
equipment. The stock was struck from the
call at the board, and the excited public began
to sell their shares in a great fright, lest the
price should go ont Of sight, only to find next
morning that the clique had bought all they
sold and were willing to take more at higher
price. We have often urged the necessity OF q
national law to meet the exigencies of such
case as above narrated, and we think Congress
has ample pretext to take general control Of
all our railways
Year: 1870

THE PRINCE IN WAsHINGToN Prince
Arthur and the President have finally met
without any serious breach of diplomatic Ell
quette. The young man waited upon our
Chief Magistrate yesterday in decorous form,
and passed twenty minutes very pleasantly.
The President aud Mrs. Grant, as was to be ex-
pected of them, made the young gentleman feel
quite at home without any derogation Of their
own dignity. The royal party afterwards
visited both houses of Congress, and although
the Prince was an object OF interest 10 the gall
ieries his august presence evidently did not 1us-
ter tho MEMBERS Senator Howe entertaining
him in the Senate with o particularly dry essay
on the currency, and that terrible Batter with
Brooks and Morgan giving him taste of our
Congressional quality in hearty wrangle
over the despotism in Georgia.
Year: 1870

HE'LL GATE-ONE REsuLr.--It is reported,
and is probably true, that the Cunard Steam
ship Company will shortly transfer Its station
from Jersey City to Greenpoint, on the East
river, where it is said to have purchased an
extensive water front. In the removal from
Jersey City this company has, we believe,
been anticipated by the Bremen Company,
which long ago purchased land in the upper
part Of this island, on the east side. Both the
companies thus keep themselves in New York
State, while they have the accommodation of
the harbor as well as they had it over the river
westward. They do better than this, how
ever, in placing themselves advantageously
with regard to the entrance Of this port as the
entrance will be when He'll Gate is open and
when the Hallet's Point Canal is cut. In
those times, not perhaps very far away in the
future, all European steamers will come and
60 by the Sound, saving distance and time and
escaping the dangers Of the Jersey beach.
Year: 1870

REDUCTION OF PosrAaE.-One Of the most
sensible plans looking to a reduction of the
postage was advanced yesterday by q commit
tee Of newspaper men of this city, who were
in consultation with Postmaster Jones on the
subject. 1t was proposed that the postage on
all printed matter should be prepaid at the
point Of departure according to weight. This
makes radical change for the better in the
system OF furnishing subscribers with their
newspapers; for heretofore a subscriber, in ad-
dition to his regular subscription money, was
expected to pay the postage every quarter,
and the matter was generally an annoyance.
When the postage is prepaid on mass Of
printed matter such as first class newspapers
send out daily very palpable reduction can
be made without injury to the general govern
ment. And when we have a postal telegraph
system the effect will be to cheaper not only
telegraphc dispatches, but further to cheaper
the still important matter Of letter postage.
Year: 1870

Congress.


In the House of Representatives yesterday
Mr.. G. C. Washburn succeeded in getting up
his Postal Telegraph bill and its reference to
special committee of seven. A motion to
refer the bill to the standing Post Office Com
mttee, who are reported to be inimical to the
whole postal telegraph system, was voted
down by decisive majority. There was also
another postal telegraph bill introduced,
making three or four now pending in the two
Houses Of Congress. The bill OF Mr. Ramsey
in the Senate is unexceptionable, and 30 also
is that of Mr.. Washburn in the House. Mr..
Stewards Senate bill is too general and open
to objections. But in the midst Of all the pro-
positions it is cheering sign to see in the
House an apparent determination to have some
kind of postal telegraph bill pass the present
session. It is undoubtedly nearly the unani-
nous desire of the people to have a measure
Of this kind adopted in order that the exac-
tions Of the Western Union Company need be
no longer tolerated. And those members who
oppose it in violation of the wishes OF their
constituents may be sure Of coming to grief
when the period of reelection TO Congress
occurs and their claims are canvassed. Let
us have the postal telegraph under the direc-
ton of the government, with the least possible
delay.
Year: 1870

The difficulty of reforming any sort Of an
abuse is pretty well known, especially to those
who undertake the reformation; and of this
difficulty we have new evidence in the mat
ter Of the Custom House carriage. For very
long while the system Of carriage has been
complained of as teeming with abuses. Under
every collector there have been changes made,
and somehow or another the changes have
always worked with the cartmen at last, and
the result of every modification Of the system
has been the addition of one more abuse to
the list. Collector Grinnell has now really
laid an axe to the root of the evil, and pro-
misses to establish system of carriage in which
the interests of the cartmen, while satisfactorily
looked to, will yet be regarded as subordinate to
the interests of the merchants and the govern
ment. Scarcely, however, has he taken the
initiatory steps before the cartmen come at
him, impelled by an appetite like that of that
feminine figure of speech, the horseleech's
daughter. They fear the loss of their plunder,
and they are ready to show, therefore, that
the new system is very bad. The opposition
of the cartmen to the Collectors proposition for
reform in the Custom House carriage is the
highest praise the proposition can receive.
Year: 1870

THE GAS NUIsANCE.-In another column we
give the very interesting report of an official
of the Board of Health, including all the facts
of public interest in regard to the manufacture
of gas and as to what has been done to
relieve the city of the intolerably foul smells
given off by the publication Of gas with lime.
II will be seen by the report that the puriflca-
ton by iron is quite as effective as by lime,
more economical and not a nuisance. The iron
and Manhattan companies, but the Metropoli-
tan Company, whose works are at the foot of
West Forty-second street, is obstinately reso-
lutte in adherence to the practice that makes it
q nuisance.
Year: 1870

THE UNION FERRY BENEvoLENoE. The
Union Ferry Company does not run its boats
for the sake of making money-so it says. 1t
can only pay to its shareholders dividend of
ten per cent by law. How are the figures
manipulated to keep the company within the
law and yet to prevent it spending some mil
lions per year on its boats and slips? Simply
by the watering dodge. Any man who holds
ten shares Of stock has twenty shares set oppo-
site his name in the books and gets ten per
cent dividend on twenty shares, though he
only holds ten. This is the way twenty per
cent is paid where more than ten ia unlawful.
Year: 1870

bSoam CDmmunlcaSaon With AusxaAa -


Way Of saa Franchise.


We are informed by telegram from London
that there is project for establishing steam
ship route, in connection with the railroads
across the American Continent, from Aus
tralia and New Zealand to London. The route
is to be by way of San Francisco, Port
land, in Maine, and Milford Haven, in Wales.
It is thought the entire distance can be passed
over in forty days. There is no doubt that
this is the shortest route from Great Britain to
Australia, and, therefore, such project as
the one mentioned seems likely to be carried
out. This will be another important step in
making the United States the centre Of COM
merce for the world and San Francisco one of
the greatest commercial cities, as we have
foreshadowcd from time to time in our remarks
upon the revolution which steam power and
the telegraph are efCecting The Pacific rail
roads will thus become international highways
as well as important lines of communication
for ourselves from one ocean to the other
When the Darien Canal shall be cut another
great line of communication, particularly for
shipping, will be opened, and will tend still
more to make the American Continent the
centre Of trade and movement in the world.
But even with that q large portion Of the travel
and good deal Of light valuable freight will
go by the way of San Francisco; for that will
always be the shortest and quickest route.
We think the passage could be made from
Great Britain to Australia in thirty-fve days
If all the connections were properly estab-
lished. In all these great movements and
revolutions of travel and commerce the city of
New York must be alive to its interests. 1t is
now the commercial and financial metropolis
in America, and has many advantages for
holding that position or of becoming the COM
mercial centre of the world. But our citizens
and capitalists must be on the alert and draw
the trade from the new channels that may be
opened to this point.
Year: 1870

Misunderstanding Architect Mullett is
running up our new Post Office very fast,
and for that we like him; but we still do not
believe that he is so great a man that he can
afford to indulge such eccentricities as that
reported in our Washington columns yester-
day, where he was represented as using vio-
lence to an aged doorkeeper who did not
happen to know that he was Mullett. 1t is
not beneath the dignity of any man to make
an explanation to functionary charged with
the enforcement of an order; at least it is an
invalid sort of dignity that can feel itself
injured by making such an explanation.
Year: 1870

THE QUESTION OF OLD BARRELS was brought
up in the Assembly yesterday and Immediately
slnothered by Mr.. NJ. G. Murphy, who forced
an adjournment on the point Of order that there
was no quorum present. When there are
chances for so many other more magnificent
jobs the idea of job in old barrels looks like
bunghote and spigot concera.
Year: 1870

We will esteem it favor if our readers will
inform us, by letter addressed to this office, Of
any derelicton on the part of the carriers of
the HERALD, either in furnishing the paper late,
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
sheets.
Year: 1870

MARKET JoBs.-Almost any method of i'm
proving our metropolitan markets would be
acceptable, but it can certainly be done with
out such an extensive scheme as Mr.. Frear's
bill in the Assembly proposes. To reform the
markets is an immense task, but it need not be
on immpnaa iOh