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Year: 1870

Tie New York Liberal Club held It's thirty third
meeting last night at Reviile's restaurant There
was large attendance OF members. The essayist or
rather the speaker Of the evening, was Mr.. Charles
Moran, who very ably replied to the essay OF Mr. G.
L. Bach, on .Materalism delivered at the previous
meeting of the club.


Mr.. Moran commenced by stating the several
points In which he agreed with Mr. Batch, and In
Guided In this was that all knowledge obtained by us
was based upon phenomena. He thought that the
atomic theory was Of very little importance in the
investigation OF thls question. He utterly disOwned
the idea that we have to search for explanation
OF the whole by the study Of the part II reasoning
from the whole down to part that was the correct
mode OF reasoning. The great progress of science
had been through the deductive method, by the as.
sumption Of ahypothcsis A great many Of the by
observed phenomena. The term soul was
wrong name TO- apply to the human or
In living organisms there are found to be
six or more suhstapces but the only conclus on to
te drawn from that was that oil living organ.


through the living laboratory II has never occurred


tnat Inorganic matter has been transformed into


from inorganic matter; When the man man
all the organic conditions demanded by material
lists. Tie deaf man has no power, tie has to submit


blndy TO the law OF gravltation; when living ne can





theory he could make all desired phenomena agree


aud not clash with established principles. The great


test OF the whole question that living cell was
only found In living organism.


Mr.. Herbert spencer has proved himself not true
scientist when lie said that from Inorganic mater
an organic cell could be produced What world
produce an organic cell was living germ. The
lecturer expressed his surprise tnat 80 many Euro
pean minds were following in the wake Of Darwin.


In reply TO the inquiry that the condition OF the
earth might be favorable to the germ and not
favorable 10 the full conditioned organism, the
lecturer said that no man had been able
TO find any such phenomena. Ia every form OF


animal life the germ Of every living animal organism


has to go on through every stage to retain its
life. All this taught the great theory OF hna ends,
however much that theory may be sneered at. The
vegetable growhs were preparation for the animal
le. IL was unscicntic to claim for the atom That 1t
had produced these results.


Mr.. Baich, ID reply 10 the illustration Of the dead
man, said that the molecular atoms Of which that


body was composed had lost their vitality by the loss
Of the power or combustion, and consequently the
man died. In support Of this ne stated that plant
life was the result OF water air. light and heat with
out the help OF any organic substance. lie con.
ciuded by defending the Darwinian theory, AMI
urged the argument from comparative anatomy In
support OF IT,


Tue next essay will be read by Mr.. Alexander Del
mar, editor oil HUNTS Merchants MdQdxt3te. on
''Currencs-"
Year: 1870

The following enumeration sets forth the names OF
the winners Of the Derby in each year since the first
race In the year 1850, With those OF the owners. The
time made IS also given IN each instance where It
has been satisfactorily recorded, the annotation
commencing in the year 1s4s. The record reads
thus
Year: 1870

Do not fail to go to the Academy this
evening, ana listen to the melody of the
Emerson minstrels, who remain only this
week. The renowned Billy Emerson is
great in his roles, and the whole company
excel in their particular line. If you want
fun, stand not on the order Of going, but go
to the Acade ny this evening.
Year: 1870

The keeper of the Sixth District pound
has been gently reminded of his duty in the
following communication from the Depart
ment OF Police:


SIR-An examination into the publication
Of the ordinance establishing the Sixth Dis
trict pound has shown that arres.ing estrays
previous to the fifth instant was irregular,
and TIE Administrator of this department
directs that you return to the proper parties
any money collected from theR up to and
Including the fourth instant, taking receipt
IL each case.


Ii appears that between the passage of
the ordinance and its official PRONUNCIATION
several days interviewed, and in that time,
viz: On the second, third and fourth OF the
present month, large numbeys of cattle, ETC.,
were impounded. This was clearly without
warrant, as the ordinance only went into
effect on the fifth, and the action of the
Administrator was eminently proper. Some
of the fines amount as high as SIS aud $50,
and in many cases po9r people were the
sufferers.
Year: 1870

- aas
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
Newsham Sworn in at Last
PROPOSITION TO REDUCE DUTIES REJECTED
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
NEW LEVEE BILL IN THE SENATE
NEW YORK JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND MAJORITY CLAIMED
Violent Thunder Storm at st. Louis
DEATH OF THE EDITOR OF PUNCH
Severe Hail Storm in Cincinnati
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
Year: 1870

II WAS only crumpled letter,


In q careless. sirlish hand;
II vas only q childish message


From the sun-kissed touibern land.
II was only brief memorial


OF the tears the absent shed;
II WAS q triAe from the living.


And n message TO the dead
Father. dear. you are gone 10 battle,
But think necessarily.
As ! miss your morning blessing.
What your sufierings must be ~
SO she wrote. and 10 he held II,


With n blessing on her head
When the token OF the living


Was q message TO the dead
SIN so good. dear--ot, so steady
You would wish me to he so;
II I'm quiet, half your dangers


Dear mamma need never know.
SO, good bye. papa! God bless you.
Gusrd and bless you evermore -
See send you fifty kisses


From an ever ready storer
1t was only a crumpled letter


In dead mans hand that day,
Just TO show how hearts were aching
In his own land far away.
II was only loving message


From loving child that sped.
But the word. the living pcncilled
We're n message to the dead.
Take Il not then from his fingers
Lay it with him IN the grave
If il he a consolation.


'Tis the latest he will have.
For think the bullet reached him
As the tender words were read;
So that when the angels told It,


Twas NO message TO the dead
Year: 1870

In the Advertising columns of this days pa
per the Casco Street Sabbath School promise
sail to the islands and superb clam-bake-all
for 80 cents. We understand tho committee
who furnished such nice bake last wear are to
serve this year, and that they are planning for
one on mammoth scale. If this be so we
predict for Evergreen Landing host of hap
py people tomorrow. Tickets may be had at
315 Congress street, Exchange street and at
the steamer on Custom House wharf
Year: 1870

AccIDENT.-As Mr.. Perry of Cape Elizabeth,
was driving his wagon along Commercial street
yesterday afternoon, near Staples foundry,
with led horse behind, the led horse took
fright at the whistle of locomotive and ran
into the wagon breaking off one of the hind
wheel and njuring himself very severely.
Year: 1870

On Saturday last a shoe store on Middle
street sold two hundred and seventy two pairs
OF boots aud shoes at retail, amounting to seven
hundred and seventy-seven dollars We will
wager big apple that the proprietor of that
store advertises in the daily papers.
Year: 1870

Is physician OF over thirty years experience and
graduate OF the jefferson Medical College aud OF tho
University Of Medicine and Surgery OF Phladelphla
M. H. r. HeLDaLO!i.


DEAR SIR; In regard to tho question asked me as TO
my opinion about Buchu, would say that have used
and sold the article In various forms for the past thirty
years do not think there Ia any form preparation
OF It have not usod known to be used, In the vari'
diseases where such medcate agent would be In
dicated. You are aware well o. myself that II bas
Year: 1870

tions the English language. or, TO use his own
words, Through America England is speak
ing to the world"


10 sum up what we have said: All the
movements of the present tend to unity. The
most potent of the forces are English speaking.
The English speaking forces are represented
by Great Britain and the United States.
Hand in hand they are going for
ward, though somewhat unconsciOnsly, to
universal empire. Meanwhile it is common
triumph and a common gain, and the nations
are envious. So far as man can now judge
Great Britain and America are to make an end
OF the Babel curse-confusion and division.
1t is great, mighty honor, an honor never
given to people or a language before; but
who can say what terrific rivalry may reveal
itself in the future for absolute and universal
empire3 We do not, perhaps, go too far when
We allow ourselves to say that England is
greater out Of England than in it, and that If
the world is to become an English speaking
unit the worlds centre is much more likely
to be New York than London.
Year: 1870

The new Charter. in creating Department
hitherto sadly neglected part in our city gov
crnment. 1t is one of the most glaring short
comings Of municipal administration that there
Is not from one end to the other of the water
front Of this great commercial city single
first class wharf Just such rude piers as
fisherman might build in front Of his little
shanty are all that this city has to accommo-
date the commerce of the world There Is a
framework of timber filed in with loose
stone, and nothing more. When the timber
rots the city authorities seem to say, in their
conduct, let it rot. When 1t rots so that the
pier breaks down and the tide comes over it,
and, instead of convenience to shipping, it
becomes an obstruction to navigation, the
authorities regard it with the same easy indif-
ference. But the provision of the now Charter
seems to promise that this will be otherwise in
the futare, and that the docks shall be taken in
hand with energetic purpose. The words of
the law declare that ''there shall be Depart
ment of Docks, the head of which shall be a
board, consisting of five persons, residing in
the city of New York, to be appointed by the
Mayor, who shall hold Office for the term of
five years, and shall possess such powers
and perform such duties and receive such
compensation as shall be established and
defined by the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund of the city of New York, and who
may, in the performance of such duties, expend
annually for the repair or reconstruction of the
wharves, piers and slips of said city not moro
than three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars" Here is ample authority to do all that
may be considered necessary for putting the
wharves in proper condition. Exactly what
shall be done was no doub. purposely left open
for consultation between the commissioners
and the officers named, because the ground is
comparatively new, as the care of the wharves
has hitherto been the charge of a mere bureau
in the Street Department. We cannot suppose
that the gentlemen who are, In virtue of their
Office, to give direction to the labors Of the new
board will stand in the way Of any wise plan
for improving the docks. With the money to-
which the expenditure is limited much may be
done; and, since the words of the law will per-
haps be regarded as standing appropriation,
the commissioners are not likely to be often
out Of funds
Year: 1870




We publish this morning, from our special
correspondent with the expedition. full particu-
lars OF the progress 50 far made by the ex'
ploring parties on the Isthmus Of Darien. AS
we expected, the labor has been arduous and
disagreeable; but it was not to be supposed
that in the Cordilleras of the Andes journey
ing would prove otherwise Commander Sell
fridge and surveying party, numbering
nearly one hundred men, crossed the noun
tain to the Sucubu river in four hours, guided
by Indians OF the east coast. We regret to
say that the trip demonstrated the incorrect
ness of Osborne and DIR. Cullen in their state
ments regarding depression Of the Cordil-
leras-a small plain which the latter gentle
man claims to have discovered. Nothing of
the kind was seen. In addition, his charts
and maps have been proven unreliable as re-
CARDS localities and the course Of rivers.


While admitting that this is unfavorable
we do not regard the prospect as in any sense
discouraging. 1t will be noticed that the route
pursued by Commander Selfridge is the same
one which has been traversed by previous ex-
plorers. From tho two other surveying par
ties we hope much and We shall be disap-
pointed If they do not discover feasible route
for canal That it will be route requiring
an immense amount of work we have no
doubt, but we are sanguine that the pro-
ject is not too gigantic for realization. 1t
must be borne in mind that all that is now
sought is depression Of the Cordilleras on
this side of the isthmus which will admit Of
an open cut and obviate the necessity for tun-
nelling. Can this depression be found? Does
it exist? We feel hopeful that it can and that
it does. At any rate, the question of its exist
ence will, we are assured, be fully and finally
settled by the present expedition.


The details of movements of the vessels and
explorers our letters describe in graphic and
interesting form. The voyage of the storeship
Guard, the arrival of the feet at Caledonia
Bay, the powwows with Indians, who are
friendly though much opposed to the canal
project; the trip across the mountains and
the voyage to Carthagena in quest Of laborers,
are all narrated accurately and pleasantly,
and will convey to the reader much informa-
ton regarding the tropics as well as of the
great work performing.
Year: 1870

Palm Sunday Services in tho Churches.


Lent draws to close. To-day we enter
upon Holy Week, commemorating the entrance
of Christ into Jerusalem. In the Catholic and
Episcopal churches the ceremonies will be
solemn and imposing, and although the
evangelical denominations do not observe the
day and week with the same strictness, they
will not fail to pay to the occasion that respect
which 1t demands. During this week was
enacted the greatest and grandest drama that
ever occurred on earth since the creation for
within the next seven days, more than eighteen
hundred years ago, was witnessed the cruci-
fixion OF our Saviour. Undoubtedly many Of
the sermons preached in our churches this day
WILL be devoted to this subject. It is one
which has more of interest to the Christian
than any other. 1t is the story of the sacrifice
by means Of which man can be redeemed and
the gates of heaven opened to him.


We need hardly say, without regard to par
ticular denominations, that Palm Sunday is one
on which all persons protesting the Christian
faith should go to church. We can never suf


"S'Sh''J A'hPiSoo upVu OuT ulIuo luc SIuuucul
of the sacrifice which placed the Son of God
upon the cross Let, therefore, all our readers
attend divine worship this day. There is
much Of irreligion in our midst; men seek
false gods and worship them. The true, the
pure, the only faith by which salvation can be
attained has not as many votaries as il should
have. People who are only nominally Christians
are not Christians at all. There are many who
believe in God, because they dare not doubt
His existence, through fear of His power, but
who are Indifferent to the Son. Let these
attend the churches and hear the story of His
life. 1t will do them good. 1t will teach
them to appreciate Him who came upon earth
to die for men, and from this appreciation will
spring that true religious faith which has
given to us a civilization founded on the
gentler virtues, revealed to us many of the
mysteries Of nature which paganism could not
fathom and almost shown us heaven itself.
Year: 1870

NATIONAL ECONOMY. appropriation
for the new Post Office is cut down to figure
barely sufficient to keep the work in progress
and the appropriation for He'll Gate is to be
treated in the same way. Expenditure is
foolishly kept down that q good show of
economy may be made before the country.
Year: 1870

The House OF Representatives continues to
doctor the tariff, and wrctched doctoring it is.
On Friday the subject of taxing cotton nd
woollen goods was chiefly discussed and acted
upon, and the whole drift of legislation 80 Gar
was to protect the cotton and wooiien manu-
facturers, and, as consequence, to make the
people pay high price for the most necessary
articles of general use For example: cotton
shirts, drawers and other articles, knit or
woven on frames, are to be taxed Ave cents
per pound and thirty-five per cent dd UaJOrens,
and, in addition to this, corsets Of manufactured
cloth, woven or made in patterns Of such size
to be fit for corsets, are to pay a tax of three
dollars dozen. We merely present this as
an example, but we might go through the
whole list of articles to show that the tariff
legislation of Congress is to tax the poor


the people generally-and to protect few
manufacturers. More than that, this tariff
legislation in some cases is posi-
lively stupid. Members know not what
they are doing, and just run through the
clauses Of the bill and the almost numberless
articles proposed to be taxed like dull school
boys through their lessons. There is no
thought or craftsmanship. The duty on wines,
for instance, was changed 80 as to make the
poorer classes pay more for ordinary wine and
to reduce the cost Of the high-priced wines,
which only the rich consume. As the tariff
stood before the high-priced wines had to pay
higher duty. This, of course, fell only upon
the rich, who could afford to drink such wines


Now the duty is to be the same per gallon on
all wines. The ordinary Bordeaux, that health
full and cheap drink Of the people, therefore, is
raised in price, while the rich get their wines
cheaper The interests and welfare of the
mass of the people appear never to be consid-
cred by Congress. Such is the stupid legis-
lation with which this country is afflicted
Year: 1870

index of the enlightened and growing senti-
ment of the age.


OF all the nationalities, OF rather Of
all the great Powers which are con-
trolling the present and shaping the future,
we have no choice, but single out two. The
one is the parent; the other is the child; but
the child in certain respects is more important
than the parent Say what we may, the
aggressive, the shaping and controlling forces
of the present are English, so far as language
and the spirit Of liberty are concerned. The
steam engine, the telegraph and the modern
newspaper all speak English. All the modern
forces so far as language goes, are English.
All over the world man may travel and he
wN hear the gladsome old sounds. The
Britisher and the American meet in Egypt in
China, in the South Seas, at Cape Horn, at
tho Cape Of Good Hope, in Australia, and
the difficulty is, who is who? 1t is the
same language Parent and child have
met Great Britain now masters the
ocean, and has her colonies and her trade in
all latitudes. The United States. which have
all but mastered Continent, are almost
equally omnipresent. The two modern forces
are Great Britain and America the parent
and the child. On land and on sea these two
great Powers are shaping the destiny of the
race. England has done much, but as one of
the most hopeful of England's sons has re-
Gently said, America is teaching all the ma
Year: 1870

"Giye me-" says Stebbins, "the money
wasted in war, and I will purchase every
man, woman and child, in the attire that
kings and queens might be proud of. I
will build a school house upon every hill
side, over the habitable earth. I will
supply that school-house with a compe-
tent teacher; l viii build an academy in
every town and endow it; a college in ey-
cry State, and fill it with able professors :;
l will crown every hill with a church
consecrated to the .promulgation Of the
gospel OF peace; l will support in its pull
pit an able teacher of righteousness, so
that on every Sabbath morning the chime
on one hill shall answer to the chime on
another around the worlds circumference.
and the voice of prayer and the song Of
praise, like the voice of universal hoio.
oaust shall ascend to heaven. - Egcha2age.
Year: 1870

The Archbishop of Bordeaux thus des-
cEbes a case of somnambulism in a vounr
priest He was in the habit of writing
sermons when asleep, and although a card
was placed between his eyes and the note
book, he continued to write vigorously.
After he had written a page requiring cor
rection, piece Of blank paper Of the ex-
act size was substituted for his own man
uscript, and on that he made the correc-
tlons IN the precise situation which they
would have occupied on the original page.
a very astonishing part of this is that
which relates to his writing music in his
sleeping state, which it is said he did with
perfect precision. He asked for certain
things, and saw and heard such things,
but only such things as bore directly upon
the subject of his thoughts. He detected
the deceit when water was given to him
IN the place Of brandy which he asked for.
Finally, he knew nothing of all that had
transpired when he awoke, but in his
next paroxysm he remembered all accu-
rately1Fand so lived sort of double life,
a phenonen which is said to be universal
IN all the cases of exalted somnambulism.
Year: 1870

A ROMANTIC young lady fell, the other
day, into the river, and was nearly
drowned but succor being fortunately at
hand, she was drawn out senseless and
carried home On coming to- she declared
she must marry him who had saved her.


Impossible p said her papa.


What Is he already married ?'


"NoW


Wasn't it our gentlemanly neighbor?'
dogl"
Year: 1870

WHY should we worry? This life is not lohg


enough


Here he was wasted in signing and tears;
Silly and childish is he who's NOT strong enougb
Wisely with reason to fright away fears
Cares but a coward, with courage not half enough
Fairly to face if we show no ieara
Nay, if it poster you, you've but 10 laugh enough
Presto, begone 10, the bore is not here.
Year: 1870

1a FOR SALE OR RENT-That first class
Ea three story BRICK DWELLING HOUSE
is now being put in first ratio order, and will be
ready for occupancy about the Goth instant. 1t
will be sold low for house OF its class and
term. accommodating, or it will be rented to a
good tenant at q reasonable price. For terms
apply to C. p. SHAW, N. E. corner King and
Fairfax streets. oct 1876
Year: 1870

This society will meet at the Porter
Building this evening at 5 o'clock. This
will be the last meeting previous to the
holding of the fall exhibition, and as va
rious matters of interest and importance
are to be presented for discussion an con-
sideration, it is to be hoped that every
member who can do so, will be present on
kha oocaaior
Year: 1870

There is to be a meeting of our French
citizens at the City Council Chamber to-
night to organize an Aid Society, and to
express sympathy for the cause IN which
their native country is now Struggling.
They invite all our citizens VINO are IN
sympathy with France to be present.
Year: 1870

This ably conducted religious paper,
published in this city for the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, comes to us this
week enlarged to eight pages, and other
wise improved in appearance.