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Year: 1870

TnE CATHOLIC POWERS AND INFALLIBILITY. -
There seems TO be no doubt that if the Pope
and those who act with him push in the
Ecumenicai Council the dogma of infallibility,
the dogma will be carried, and carried easily.
At the same time It becomes more and more
apparent that the Catholic Powers are bitterly
opposed. The Council of the Vatican may
represent the Church, but most assuredly it
does not represent the State. In recent
sitting of tho Council the Archbishop
of Paris, who is in the confidence
of the Emperor, spoke strongly against
the dogma IL appears, too, that
Austria wakes more and more hot against
IT, Chancellor Beust and the Hungarian
Premier Andrassy, who, together, really
rule the Austro-IIungarian empire, have
agreed to forbid the promulgation of any
decree of the Ecumenical Council de-
claring the infallibilty Of the Pope. If the
proclamation Of the dogma of Papal infall-
bi!ity alienates, as it threatens to do, the
Catholic governments of Europe from the
Church, the Church will not have any
good reason to bless the Council, although
the world may.
Year: 1870

The international Channel tSace'


The splendid victory Of the Sappho is not
palatable TO all on the other side. The Lon
don Times comedies that there is probably no
schooner in England that 'can sail with the
American yacht Sappho;" and this, whether
or no 1t be correct, is at least a remarkable
admission; but aside from this, all
the expressions of tue English journals
seem distinguished for mistaken views
of the snbject and questionable spirit. The
Sappho, further says the Times, was 'handled
by an English captain and crew under his
personal direction" This gratditous misstate-
ment Is corrected in our special despatch,
given elsewhere; but the putting forth ofsuch
a statement, az if iu mitigation Of the disgrace
OF defeat is pitifully characteristic of spirit
that has not the manliness TO face its fortune
fairly. What poor little grain of comfort
will sometimes satisfy our bur!y cousin! Ex-
actly how much better would he feel IL this
our hardy lads some Of the glory Of this VIC
tory by showing that Englishmen are better
sailors than shipbuders-t an American
boat is SO good that even Englishmen can win
in one though they cannot win in those they
build themselves 1t viii be observed that the
last Of the three races was much the tairest Tor
the Sappho in its conditions, inaslnuch as 1t
was race that within distance OF sixty
miles gave the wind on several different
points; and 80 clearly acknowledged Is the
= 4 fl,.tr anIa
yachting world of England, aud even urcon-
scIousy by the press which disparages
her success, that the raco is given
up to her by common consent when
she has won only that third of it in
which the wind was dead against her. This
is as if all the yachtmen Of England should
say the Cambria may try the Sappho pretty
close on one point of the wind, but with the
wind anywhere else than at that one point
the Cambria il nowhere. Some OF the state
ments Of news we get are scarcely intelllg.ble,
from their obscurity. It is reported, for
instance, that the steamer posted for turning
point had TO take the Cambria in tow, from
which we should infer that she did not finish
the race. Yet one of the dispatches implies
that she did finish the race and had claim
for victory by time allowance. This we take
TO be altogether blunder. As the terms of
the race were settled in the published cores
pondence, there was to be no allowance for
size, and we cannot believe that this agree
ment had been in any way modified. Alto
gether, this is splendid triumph for the
Sappho--cor an American boat for the
american model and for American yacht
men---a triumph complete in all its parts, and
we are sorry that John Bull does not hand
soInely acknowledge it, rather than chatter on
small points and disparage the gallantry
against which he could not successfully
contend.
Year: 1870

A FEEBLE ExpLANATIoN.-An evening out
side republican contemporary says that with
the election OF Fenton to the United States
Senate commenced the downfall of the repub
lican party in this State, and that General
Grant has helped to demoralize il by his federal
appontmenls" This sounds like the venerable
Thurlow Weed; but we were of the opinion
that he had settled his accounts with Fenton
and had retired from the Morgan firm.
Year: 1870

THE GEORGIA INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
have made a report which discloscs most in
famous attempts on the part of Governor Bull
lock and others interested in the passage Of
the stringent Georgia bill to influence legisla-
ton. The intention to bribe Senators Carpen-
ter and Upton was fairly developed, but the
parties called upon by Bullocks adherents to
do the dirty work refused to approach those
Senators for any such purpose. The result Of
the investigation puts the Senate in high po-
stion as contrasted with the result of the cades-
ship selling investigation in the House, and it
remains to be seen if General Butler, whose
committee is trying to tack the Bullock clause
to the bill, will proceed further in that busi-
ness
Year: 1870

A Good Example Of Justice in Brooklyn.


The punishment of highwsymen, burglars
and garroters means the security of peaceful
and respectable citizens The public, there
fore, know how to appreciate the honesty and
frmness Of Judges who give this class of ras-
Gals their due. We have an energetic City
Judge--now on the briny wave--who does not
spare crime when it comes before him in
convicted form. He has set good example
in dealing with criminals who are alike the
danger and the terror of society-fellows who
would cut your throat for dollar or break
into your house for silver spoon. We are
glad to see that Judge Troy, of Brooklyn, has
inhicting summary punishment upon two
ruflians who attacked, garroted and robbed a
New York lawyer within a short distance Of
his own home in Brooklyn. The Judge sent
both of them to the State Prison for terms of
fifteen and ten years, where they can mediate
upon the atrocity of robbing a lawyer, or any
other man.


Such exercise Of the judicial authority is
lust what we want to break up these organized
gangs who infest the community. These fell
lows rely as much upon the leniency of the
courts as they do upon their own skill to COM
init crime successfully and to escape its pen
atty by avoiding arrest and prosecution.
They should be taught that justice is swift and
sure, and that the bench is not to be polluted
by the filthy stream which floats upon the sur
face Of all our political institutions. Therefore
Judge Troy did well in putting these enemies
Of society out OF harms way for some years to
come
Year: 1870

DooroRING THE INDIAN IN New YORK
Now we are clearly organizing chorus of
Indian shriekers. Just as we used to be deaf
ened by the freedom shriekers when the nigger
was the great topicas all the unoccupied old
ladies who do the humanitarian gable gave
their attention to that man and brother-so
now it is all Indian and philanthropy, and the
barbarism of our conduct nationally. Exactly
the same class Of people take up all the isms and
grind the monotonous tune of agitation; and
il is an intellectual satisfaction to see that so
vigorous, clear and competent thinker as
General Sherman has proved himself to be
regards them with contempt, and does not care
TO conceal it, Sherman was right. The pro-
per place for these people to study the Indian
ia on the Plains.
Year: 1870

Consress-The Enforcemeut Of tho Eiis
teenfh Amendment- -Disorderly scenes In


the House.


The enforcement OF the fifteenth amendment
was, Of course, the great subject in the Senate
yesterday. A night session was determined
upon to close at what we feared would be an
endless flow Of words, by final action on the
bill, but at the last hour the Senators, with a
display Of good sense and fine taste almost
unparalleled in the annals of Washington legis-
lation, concluded it would be better to attend
Senator Stocktons silver wedding. Among
other matters before the Senate during the day
was resolution presented by Mr.. Pomeroy
asking the President to open negotiations
with Great Britain for on honorable
union of the British North American
possessions with the United States. 1t was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The time is very opportune for the opening Of
such negotiations, which are otherwise likely
to be made at some time in the future when,
perhaps, they may not be received so reason
ably as it is probable they would be now The
accommodating troubles and disatfection in the
New Dominion and our claims against England
all combine to give us an advantage over that
haughty government at present, and we could
feel assured that such a proposition, even II
not accepted immediately would receive very
respectful consideration.


In the House the shipping interest bill was
considered until the expiration of the morning
hour, when it went over until Tuesday. The
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was then taken
up in Committee of the Whole, and, as usual,
created an exciting discussion. The House
can get excited over almost any kind Of bill that
comes up though we believe that it never made
merry over Tariff bill until the last one was
before it, and we have been little surprised
that they have kept such digniGed front on
the shipping interest bill, but we hardly
expected them to be otherwise than
excited either in a Jolly or bitter
sense over the diplomatic bill 1t is such a
gttering subject, dealing as it does with
kings and courts, plain suits and court
dresses-things that plain republicans, like
members Of the House, do not often have a
CHduCe 10 tOuCu upOu-tuut tuc mohDOAo .


make the most of it when they get it. The
greatest excitement yesterday grew out of a
proposed amendment by Mr.. Brooks to accredit
Minister Plenipotentiary to Rome. 1t called


forth more religious sentiment than the House
was ever known to indulge in before, and it
naturally brought up "reminiscences of the
| Salem witches and Know Nothingism, and even
opened up new authorities on the effect and
tenor of the Syllabus. 1t also called forth some
astonishing personal statements, some ex-
tremely unparliamentary language and some
very disorderly scenes.
Year: 1870

The PRINCE IMPERIAL OF FRANCE has had
a fall from velocipede. II resulted in a
sprained ankle, FIRST painful life incident for
the youth but one which will count for no
thing in the experiences Of bis father.
Year: 1870

Idle Threats of the Disorganized Brother erh o. cd


Plenty of Troops to n eep the Peace.


TORONTO, May 30.-Despatches from Buffalo
say there are in that city about 1900 Fenians,
who express their determination to make raid
in some locality, but being without organization
or anybody capable of leading them, no attack
may be feared This opinion is from source
usually considered good.


A despatch from Port Colborne says the
people there expect that an attempt will be
made to break the Welland Canal, but as there
are plenty of troops inithe vicinity, there is
really not much danger of the success of any
such undertaking. Three hundred Red River
troops and one company of regulars are under
arms here, ready to move to Port Colborne or
elsewhere if occasion requires.


The Red River troops we're to start for Fort
William tomorrow, but will now probably be
detained as a precaution. The general wish
here is that the Fenians will come across and be
so thoroughly beaten that the "sunburst" would
be thoroughly eclipsed, and an end put to the
present suspense.


A tremendous fire swept over a vast tract of
woods near Fort William, at Thunder Bay, May
1S. The burned district is on the route of the
Red River expedition, and will give some
trouble in making road.
Year: 1870




The important part which the question our foreign
trade Yields in the situation and which is often
local topics and events has been made rather manifest
Changes Shs s '1S
The Imports the present season is one IN which usually
sity for gold Shipments and eOrTsspOndng sd,ancs
question Of When o trade @ H% former
sy%s Sufficient to give very spPToaiTate result Bns
American 0 snd sssaftSs
70 Europe, it has been matter of impossibility to
record made Of these shipments and hence mPor
Of s


largest OF any week during the present year he ad
yey extensive demand for remttsnces But cOmmerciaf
The decline in gold laSi winter unsettled the importing
tTodSonS TCod n rsno in in
sahnessd nSSS ms r sss.d ais
the that some Of sSSng bar afs conSsTned
upward 10 gold and hence the assistance
market s in such state however that slight advance
and Paris has stimulated our Fiyswentss and placed


d With gold At 5 Sn and Exchange % y cs The gold
the week come of the outside operators, and per
sod ddS4 ShSS With the


the close Wss weak and S be
by sales according to the testimony Of the
parsnty intimaton Of the policy Of the Govern


month OF June, well as upon the be-
lief that with $50 100000 of gold interest to the
market July there cannot be serious advance in the
premium. II is pretty well understood that the Govern
ment having once enhanced the national credit the
degree represented by gold at present prices
Secretary Boutwell, is IN accord with General
Grant shaping the policy of the Treasury that there
shall be disarrangement of values in the future by
any sharp advance in gold, The farmers and
have become reconcied to and have pockeed the
result from the fall in gold from 1873 to 3 They
begun anew the present platform Of prices and do
not need an advance in god Indeed. the next winter
will doubtless witness still lower prices for gold than
made last winter the country remaining at
being undisturbed in its foreign relations. When
the cotton in the ground is marketed gold
likely to dip below no. and those whose business is
materially affected by the gold premium should mako
feir calculations accordingly.


he money market unusually easy for the season. and
at the close of the week lenders mad difficulty employ
ing their balances at than three per cent The
on call was three to four per cent? with
engagements at five; The market for commercial paper
exhibits corresponding ease, and prime double
were readily saleable at six cent. Time loans for
sixty to ninety days have been made at five cent


Government bonds have been comparatively quiet but
strorg and less sensitive than the
tons in the Gold Room the market being steaded by the
low rates for money which have diverted great deal Of
capital to these securities thus kept
offering within narrow limits"
Year: 1870

years of patient toll and preparation-the issue
of this movementhas demonstrated the propriety
of the action of the legitimate authority of the
Fenian Brotherhood, who warned the people not
to be drawn into an attempt which was never
sanctioned by them, because Ii had not been based
upon preparations sufficient to warrant the ex-
pectation of success. But while the failure of
this expedition has proved the wisdom of those
who foresaw the disastrous results, it has also
proved the readiness of the Irish people to
make every sacrifice that could be demanded of
them upon even the bare chance of advancing
in any way the cause of their country. The
patriotism they have exhibited needs only con-
centration upon the object to be attained to
develop power which nothing can oppose; but
that power can only be successfully applied by
means of thorough organization and obedience
to the rules, upon which the stability of all or
ganizations depends.


The past history of the Fenian Brotherhood
teaches that all the evils from which it has suf-
fered, and the losses thereby entaied upon the
cause of Ireland, have flowed from departure
from this principle, and from resistance to the
laws which the prople themselves had made for
their government. To remedy these evils and
obviate the danger of their repetition, an imme-
diate return to that principle of obedience and
discipline, in which alone safety can be found
is absolutely necessary. The members of the
organization are therefore required to comply
with the provisions of the constitution, and
place their circles forthwith in direct communi-
cation with the central Office of the brotherhood.


Measures have been taken to secure, as far as
possible, the property of the organization from
loss or destruction, and the results, as soon as
ascertained will be communicated officially.


In the meantime the members of the Fenian
Brotherhood should bear in mind that as the
attempt of General O'Neill upon the Canadian
territory was undertaken against the author
ity of the Brotherhood, its failure cannot be
recognized as q defeat of the national organi-
zation, and that the efforts which England has
been compelled to put forth to meet this attack,
ill-timed and ill-advised as it was only showed
how much she would have to dread from COM
bined and well-matured movement of the Irish
people under competent military leaders


The misconduct of few irresponsible men
may have postponed for short period the day
of Ireland's deliverance but the sacred duty
of accomplishing that deliverance can never
be ignored by our people; it shall not now be
abandoned even for a day by those who have
put their hands to the work, and the events of
the past few months prove conclusively that
neither knavery nor statecraft can avail to pre-
vent the advent of the glorious day of Irish
independence. JAMES GIBBONS,


Chairman Executive Council F. b.


RICHARD MCCLoUD, Secretary.
Year: 1870

A very large and fashionable audience was
present at the National Theater last evening, to
witness the second performance of "Leah."
Miss Bateman in the title role strengthened the
favorable impression she made on Monday
evening. Tonight she will appear for the first
time in ''Mary Warner" the play in which she
has achieved such decided reputation here
and abroad.
Year: 1870

j desire to acknowledge the kindness of INV friend
samuel Strong, Esq in cautoning the public against
Imposition. He says he will not be Responsible for
the mistakes that others may make in the renumbar
ing Of their houses hold myself responsible for All
mistakes made by the employees Of my estabIish-
meht, and therefore regard il preposterous in NV
friend Strong To assume that his responsibility l. ~
any possible consequence in relation to any work
done 10y me. As there is no law to prevent me- or
any one else from putting up the New Numbers /
respectfully ask the patronage Of the public in the
work Of re numbering their houses.
Year: 1870

~The Fat Contributor says that he has
made SO 900 by lecturing this winter, and would
have made more il he could only lecture and
tend door at the same time.


~The Grand Division of the Sons of Temper
ance of New Hampshire have voted to invite all
clergymenin the State to preach Temperance
discourses or the Sunday before the election.


1A London coroner gives sad account of the
doings Of English ladies Of the higher classes
At a recent inquest he declared that downright
intemperance was one Of their common and be-
sOtting vices.
Year: 1870

THE ALEXANDRIA LIMP.-The Princess of
Wales has been suffering some time from rheu-
matism IN the knee joint, which has impaired
lous initiative spirit of flunkeyism has led the
royal LOndoners to initiate the royal family
even in this defOrmity. Ladies have taken to
affecting a sort of interesting limp in imitation
OF tie Princess, and shoes are made slightly
irregular in thickness for that purpose. This
interesting amble will follow the Grecian bend,
and mincing your ladies will astonsh the simple
natives of country resorts the coming summer
by seeming to be universally deprived of the
free use of the knee Joint.
Year: 1870

q SEVERAL Of our Republican exchanges
are calling on the President to veto the
Tax bill because IL continues the income
tax. The President, VIC trust, will not
heed the suggestion Much as we are
opposed to a continuation of this tax, we
would not DO willing for the sake Of its
immediate repeal to sacrifice the Tax bill
which makes reduction in taxation
estimated atseventy millions. That would
be sacrificing the greater TO the less. The
Congress will have another chance at
tie Income tax In December. r
Year: 1870

Spain is improving upon both Portugal
and the United Stotes in the vindication of
marital virtue by assassination. A gypsy
of Seville has purified 4is household from
dishonor by numbering his wife, whose
fidelity he suspected, q policeman, whom
be charged with participation in the crime,
and his infant child, whose legitimacy was
involved in the main accusation. The
gpsies of Spain have not heretofore been
thought to be 3 race who relied on their
virtue as sole means Of subsistence, or
who troubled themselves much Us to whose
children they had, so long as they could
steal with grace and fiddle and sing with
out stint. But, now that moral insanity
has broken out among them, it may reason.
ab1y be expected that all who survive the
general massacre necessary to dispose
their unchaste members, will be as pure as
srypsies need to be. So much for the in
auence Of Christian examples even upon
the Egyptians of Spain.
Year: 1870

The measure which the present Confer
ence Committee on the Currency bill have
agreed to is, undoubtedly, the best that Gun
be had at this session, aud we hope the
House, notwithstanding their heavy vote
against the report Of the previous confer
ence committee, will pass it, It works lit
tie, if any, expansion of the currency, but
greatly improves its character by making
forty-6ve millions less of it consist Of pub
Lie debt, and basing ffty-four millions
more OF it in capital. It withdraws one-
eighth of the legal tenders which stand in
the way of resumption of specie payments,
and does SO without diminishing the total
volume of the currency. It gives the South
and West eighty millions of new currency,
and authorizes free banking on gold basis.
The last will prove, as the premium on
gold declines, the most valuable measure of
the session. We must unload our national
banking system from its present burdened
condition as monopoly, or it will he de-
stroyed.


II Congress adjourns without passing this
bill, it says to the nation, in effect, that the
Republican party is incapable of framing a
financial policy of any kind. That is not
the record on which we can afford to 60 into
our Congressional elections next fall. Let
Congress diminish, BY one-ejghth, our green
back debt, enancipate banking from its
bondage and its monopoly, give the West
and South eighty millions more currency,
and, TO the whole country, free banking On
"a gold basis, and their financial sins will be
less numerous than heretofore Let them
do nothing whatever, and the people viii
conclude at the next elections that the
cheapest place for them to do nothing is al
home,
Year: 1870

A little two-ycars old found a dead
mouse in the trap in the back yard, and
taking il up in her chubby little hand.
RAN into her grandmother and held it
up saying, 20 grandma, here'sa little
mouse just gone to its heavenly father"
Year: 1870

Two little girls were heard one morn
ing engaged in a dispute as TO what their
!" mothers could do Tho dispute was
ended by the youngest child saying,
/" Well, there's one thing my mother can
do that yours can't my mother can take
every one Of her tocth oui at once"
Year: 1870

The election is over, and Mr. Reddick has
proved the most popular candidate on any and
all the tickets. But he is not whit more popu-
Reddick & Gillen as a candidate for public pat.
ronage. Everybody goes there to get goods just
as everybody votes for Reddiek. Indeed it is
largely on account Of his excellent goods and
fair dealing a merchant that he is 80 popular
as politician. The one reacts on the other,
you see. But exactly how it works none can
explain to you better than Hugh Gillen, whom
we recommend everybody wanting good goods
at reasonable figures to call and see at once.
Year: 1870

Winter is approaching and muddy weather is
getting too common for health or comfort. Both
can be largely mitigated by wearing good water
proof boots and shoes, of which you can find
dozen new kinds at Child IL Bros.