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Year: 1872

Since the days of the lamented General
jackson the occupants of the White House
have had q taste for indulging in Indian
shows. The object first proposed was, no
doubt, q good one, as it was hoped by show
ing the braves the wealth and resources Of the
the white man poor Lo would be induced to
abandon the custom of adorning himself
with the scalps Of white, settlers Whatever!
hopes on this point may have been indulged
in at first, time, we regret to say has proved
them to be utterly Alusory. The noble saw
ages were very willing to be fsted and whis-.
keyed and powwowed, if at the end
Of the tiresome ceremonies they wera
supplied with brand-new rifles and SUI
perior tomahawks, which would be turned
against the unfortunate frontiersmen on the
first favorable opportunity. This burlesque
has absolutely been gone through time after
time with On unpleasant and unpromising
sameness of result Latterly it has been car
ried to such an extent that it has become
nuisance. If it is to be continued we hope
that the system of making these cunning and
bloodthirsty savages presents Of arms, that arc
certain to be one day used for the slaughter Of
the frontier population, will soon be brought
to an abrupt end. Good Indians ought not to
want guns, and bad ones should only be-
served with plenty Of bullets. As practi-
cal illustration Of the dignity of labor.
we would suggest to the Washington
authorities the desirability of making each
brave present Of good spade. he maDht
receive hint at the same time that Ne shcas4
require him to prove his civilization and losscf
order by using it. Until he has acquired =
proficiency with this arm Of peaceful warfare
we shall be willing to feed him, but if b viii
insist on being vagrant and a nuisance we
shall be compelled to put him under arrest or
where the labor question will trouble him no
more. This is what ought to be impressed ON
the minds of the Indians by the Great Father,
and in the end it would have more effect than
the powwowing at present indulged in, which
leaves matters very much as they were before
and fails to give peace or security to the
frontier.
Year: 1872

The gold market advanced to 1154 yesterday
on the news that the Bank Of England had
raised the discount rate to five per cent This
procedure was wholly unexpected in Wall
street, and, an explanation being sought, the
conclusion was reached that England had be-
come alarmed at the nature Of her trade and
financial relations with this country, and had
advanced the rate to prevent threatened
movement Of specie in this direction. While
watching Germany all Summer to forestall the
cashing of the drafts given upon London by
France in payment Of the indemnity, she gave
no heed to the efiux Of capital to this country.
and has only lately perceived that with our
enormous exports Of wheat and cotton this
Winter and the reduction of our imports to
their usual Winter standard the rates for ster4
ling exchange must speedily cause flow Of
specie hither-a reversal of the direction Of ths
specie current, which she must stop at all
hazards. Hence the first application of the screw
on the money market yesterday. The emigra-
ton of capital Is only natural sequence OF the
long emigration Of labor to America, and fol-
lows it as naturally as water seeks its level
The present relations of the United States and
Europe in these matters are very interesting
and worthy Of profound study.
Year: 1872

Who Is TO BLAME p-So far as they have gone
the official Investigations into the burning of
the Bienville and the explosion on the Dean
Richmond do not succeed in eliciting very
satisfactory evidence. Such disasters are of
Too frequent occurrence. They cannot properly
be called accidents, being the natural results
of certain conditions which should be sedu-
4ously guarded against The travelling public
rely on the transportation companies to assure
safety by carefully obeying those physical laws
which govern combustion, explosion and other
perils to which passengers are always exposed
If carelessness is permitted. To ascertain
clearly the facts, and place the blame where it
belongs, is the duty of those in charge of the
investigation. No whitewash is required
Year: 1872

All who had the great pleasure OF seeing
Pauline Lucca as Marguerite in the opera Of
''Faust" on Wednesday night will long
remember that extraordinary performance. 1t
has been well said that the impression left
upon the mind by the highest works of art is
joy forever, and Lucca's delineation of the
beautiful creation of Goethe as adapted by
from the memory. We make no comparisons,
invidious or otherwise, between the art Of
Lucca in this representation and that Of other
prime donne. Several have afforded the
public much qualification in their per-
formance of the character of Marguerite,
and though differing in the conception
of it and in style of acting and sing
ing have had their excellences, but Lucca
gives us the poets idea. The acting
and the singing were in perfect accord and
were really superb. The vast and critical
audience was thrilled with delight. There has
never been any performance in the Academy of
Music, or in opera at any time in this country,
superior to that of Lucca on Wednesday night
Indeed, we remember nothing equal to it. We
can now understand the enthusiasm ocsthe
Berlin, st. Petersburg and London audiences
over this charming prima donna. We do not
know which to admire most, her clear, full,
rich, and, as the Berlnese call it, velvet voice.
used with consummate skill, or the unsur-
passed dramatic power of her action. How
ever opinions may differ as to the most agree
able representation of MarOuerita nona cao
deny the SURPRISING excellence of Lucca's per-
sonation Of it in accordance with the poet 8
idea end oil must accord to her the highest
merit, both as singer and actress. This was
evidently the verdict of the audience at the
Academy Of Music and will be Of the Ameri-
can public everywhere.


GAMDErrA, the irrepressible Gambetta, Ia, 1t
appears. by his stump speeches in France
building up powerful party in opposition 10
the present pro temp0re compromise republican
government of President Theirs. The ulti-
mate view of the partisans of Gambetta is 10
make their champion President and Theirs,
though apparently secure in his place, is very
old man. No wonder, therefore, that Gam
betta's speeches are creating some alarm slnong
the conservatives and business classes OF
France. Another storm is brewing ~
MH stMs


The RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE CAUCASUS may
find congenial professional employment at an
early day If the cable news reporting the hos
tile demonstration of His Majesty Alexander
against the Khan Of Khiva be verified.
Year: 1872

tion-itis evident that the effect of Wednesdays
work will solidify the Greeley party throughout
the entire South. 1t will induce the faint
hearted or the indifferent to come into the
campaign with greater certainty that their
labors will not be thrown away. It will ami
mate the spirits of the contestants on that side
in the three great Middle States and vivify
once more the energies of those who will
have to wait until the first Tuesday in November
before taking part in the war on the admins
tration. It is fortunate in every way that this
should be the state of public feeling as the
sun rises which is to witness the de-
cision of Tuesday next. Were it other
wise the liberals would have gone in
heavily weighted and depressed, and
the result would scarcely have been reached
on its actual merits. In such close State as
Indiana, for instance, the pressure of outside
opinion might SO dishearten the element which,
by its indecision, really holds the State in
its hands that Hendricks might have been
defeated on the merits of the Maine election
AS it is, the equilibrium is restored, and
what should be dear to oil lovers Of fair play
namely, fair fight, will take place. The in
creased majority in Georgia will, as the latest
coup in the campaign, doubtless tend to turn
the balance of enthusiasm in favor Of the lib
erals. who, in the face of their powerful and
resolute opponents will need oil they can
muster. So the fight goes on.
Year: 1872

The RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE CAUCASUS may
find congenial professional employment at an
early day If the cable news reporting the hos
tile demonstration of His Majesty Alexander
against the Khan Of Khiva be verified.
Year: 1872

THE SrRA1GHr-OUT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
ArALBANY does not appear to have set the Hud-
son River on fire. So far, indeed, these straight
outs in behalf Of their Independent Presiden-
tial ticket seem TO be in the precarious
and perplexing position of Mr.. Micawber,
when he was 'waiting for something to turn
up" Thus it is probable they will await the
results of the State elections of Tuesday next,
and then mysteriously disappear.
Year: 1872




effect of such a course would be to defeat re-
form altogether. Reform is not q work for any
one political party. The past has proved that
in this city it is the work of the people. Bad
men were hurled from power because the
people willed it. Good men will be elected to
Office because the people are determined to
have only good men. The people are urgently
in favor Of Mr. Duncan, and the politicians
who oppose him will themselves feel the
rebuke of the people. The work Of reform
must not be stopped for any paltry or
partisan reason, and the views of many Of our
leading citizens as they are read this morning
will convince the doubters and those who seek
to put obstacles In the way of an honest
administration of the city government that
every effort of that nature will prove futile.
Reform has triumphed in New York, and
William Butler Duncan is the candidate Of
the true reformers. His election is not only
assured but demanded. The people want him
because he is able and honest and identified
with oil the great interests of the municipality.
They know that be not only sympathized with
but contributed largely to the reform move
ment last year, and the determination to make
him the next Mayor of New York Is only the
embodiment Of the popular desire for the
permanent success Of oil that was good in that
movement. There must be no step backward,
and in his election the metropolis is assured
that there shall be no backward step, at the
same time that the Empire City Of America
will have reason To bA nroud of the hiQli
character Of Its chief public functonary.
Year: 1872

The money market has been steady all day at about
per cent as the common rate among the stock
brokers' though toe Government bond houses were sup
Piled at and G. The currency movement is in favor OF
this CENTER but the largo business in and higher prices
of stocks viii doubtless augment the demand as to
keep pace with the supply. Prime commercial paper
moves at 70o per cent On the 1st proXinO the City
Chamberlain VIII pay the interest maturing Oh city and
County bonds, 10 the amount Of s2,4ZS555.


Government bonds strong aud tuoyant AMI
prices had advanced up to the Second Board ito over
the closing prices of night the market being swept
so bare Of bonds that small orders even could not DO
flied without creatinga sharp advance in prices Tho
final dealings were at slightly lower rates, but the mar
ke closed strong on tie basis of l5l to 55 for lsG's
Fisk & Hatch report as follows at y. H..
Year: 1872

The bill providing for the teaching Of German
in the sixth and seventh grades of the public
schools having passed both branches of the Com
mon Council, it will be interesting to the public
to know what are the views of the Board of Edu-
cation on the subject "No one, upon reflection.
we are satisfied, can fail to see that it would be
useless 10 teach German in the first and second
grades fthe primary schools unless it is intended
to introduce It into the third, fourth and fifth
grades of the intermediate and the sixth and sew
enth grades of the German schools aud continue
it through the High school course as scholars adj
vance; in other words, unless the same promi-
nence is to be given to instruction in that Ian
guage as is now given TO the English. If this be
desirable, it will cost about IS goo per annum in
addition to the present current expenses for sala


ries inasnaueh as the work cannot be done by less
than ten teachers passing from room to room to
give instruction. The policy
Year: 1872

AN INCIDENT AT ASSEMBLY HALL.-One
evening last week while Theodore Thomass
concert organization were performing at
Assembly Hall the following incident con-
tributct no little to the enjoyment of those
present:


Schroeder and another distinguished musi-
clan were rendering most brilliant passage
from celebrated opera, and the vast audi
encc sat spclI-bound listening to the sllbdued
strains from the full orchestra, which filed
the room like rolian notes waited from afar
over moonlit waters. Every voice was
hushed, and the souls of the enraptured
listeners tloated out upon the sea of melody
Just then a middle-aged gentleman upon
one Of the front seats was seen to twist ull-
easily in his chair. He drew from his coat
tail pocket huge bandanna handkerchief
tlorrishcd it in the air, and applying it to his
face, gave one nasal blast so long and loud
that it resoundcd through the whole house,
The effect was grand. The swelling cheeks
of the musicians relaxed, a broad grin spread
over their features, and the applause which
| followed the performance Of this new aspi
rant for musical fame was enthusiastic ant
deafcning.
Year: 1872

JAMES RIVER FROZEN OvER.-On Saturday
night the wind sprang up from the west and
the weather turned very cold. Yesterday
morning the river was frozen over at Rockets
from shore to shore. This has not happened
in one night here for long ting. All day
Yesterday the air was sharp and piercing, AID
there WIS every appearance Of cold snap ol
considerable duration.
Year: 1872

MASONIC G1rTs.-In addition to the present
to Dove Lodge noticed In our issue of yes
tertiay, Captain Bohannon has given Temple
Lodge piece of the foundation of the Tenn


pie ut Jerusalem, and Joppa Lodge a relic
from the seaport after which that Lodge Is
Year: 1872

New ENTRANCE TO THE SENATE CHAMBER.-
The work OF making a new entrance to the
Senate Chamber, so rs to enable visitors to
reach the gallery from the lobby without
going through the Senate Chamber, was conf
lnenced yesterday, under the direction of
General NcwbeTy, Superintendent of Pub
!ic Huidings.
Year: 1872

The Judiciary Committee Of the Common
Council yesterday agreed to report recommend
ing the passage of an ordinance governing tho
question Of releasing prisoners at the police
stations On bail bonds or special depos4ts OF
money. The ordinance, as recommended, Pre-,
vides that prisoners may be released upon Dali
bond with good and sufficient surety, or. in tho
absence OF this, the prisoner may deposit with
the Police Captain or Sergeant an amount Or Or
money equal to the maximum fine which may oe e
imposed for the offence committed, provided
that the prisoner shall execute and sign d writ
ten agreement, authorizing the officer or; making
The arrest to plead guilty for him at tue exam an,
ination in the Police Court, in case OF Ms 1ali-
nre % to appear in person, and also that in such
case the u amount shall be forfeited
to the City Treasury. It is probable, how9;el,
that the ordinance will be amended by STRIKING
out out the clause relating to bail bonds, as Mayor
Medill has ascertaiued that, under q decision o.
the Supreme Court, the amount Of the BOND
cannot bo collected unless the prisoner was reg"
uIarly arrested on a warrant.
Year: 1872

At a spirit meeting the other night, q
gentleman requested the medium TO saw
what amlusements were most popular in
the spI1tWorld? The reply was, Read
ing OF our own obituary nOtices,n
Year: 1872

Persons who are confined to their
homes by illness, and unable to earn


bread for their poor families, will find it
profitable to go fishing among the
islands in the bay, says the editor of
Year: 1872

A Detroit paper says that during
the last two weeks, work on the river
tunnel has progressed very rapidly
and the strata of blue clay yet holds
out on both sides of the river. The
workmen on the Canada side are
ninety feet under the river and are
getting along finely. 1t is believec
that before the middle of August
men will have passed from shore to
shore under the river.
Year: 1872

PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCE OF LIGHT


A writer in the Manufacturer and
Builder thinks there can be no doubt
that bright red and yellow rays sti-
mUlate, and in some cases irritate.
the brain and mind. Deep blue is
said to depress or exhaust the vital
force. Some animals are excited
when brought in contact with scarlet
color. This may be observed at the
bull fights that take place in differ
ent parts of Spain, and the effects of
the same color upon turkey-cock is
familiar enough to Americans.
Green, violet, and in fact all neutral
tints, soothe the nervous system and
alley mental irritation.
Year: 1872

From the Nashville Union and Americana


The lady members of the First Baptist
Church in this city have agreed that they
will dispense with all finery on Sunday
wearing no jewels but consistency, and
hereafter appear at church in plain calico
move, and the ladies of the First Baptist
Church are entitled to great credit for be-
ing the first in our city to lead off in this
much-needed reform. This is matter
which has attracted considerable atten-
tion of late, and in many cities prominent
ladies are taking the same sensible view of
the question of dress as that held by the
Nashville ladies referred to, who, in carry
ing into effect this good resolution, will re-
ceive the hearty support and Endorsement
OF all whose good opinion is worth any
thing.
Year: 1872

When your horse first shows signs of the dis
ease blanket we'll and put in warm stable.
Give Immediately warm bran mash with q
large dose of Damon's Stock Powders, to move
news; then rub the throat and chest freely and
vigorously with DR.. Harts Great Relief. This
will relieve the swelling and soreness of the
throat, and by repeating this treatment few
times your horse will be all right again.


500 Reward is offered by the proprietor of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for a
medicine that will equal it in the cure of Bron-
chitis, severe Coughs, and the early stages of
Consumption.
Year: 1872

RALEIGH, n. c., October 2.-The


sudden and singular death in this COM


munity yesterday Of man Of some


mark and much usefulness, is the sub


iect Of absorbing interest and discussion


to-day. He was the Rev. DR.. l. Brin-


ton Smith, founder and President OF the


st. Augustine College in this city, for


the education Of colored students for


the Episcopal ministry. He came here


since the war from New York, but New


Jersey, l am informed, was his native


State and home FOR many years OF man


hood. The circumstances OF his death


are.briedy these: He took a double dose


Of seidlitz powders yesterday morning


before breakfast from the hands Of one


Of his daughters, very soon after took


breakfast, and Immediately thereafter


went out for a smoke on his from gal
lery, And there in the midst Of this,


his customary indulgence, be fell down
In violent convulAOns, and in a few
minutes was a corpse. his only words
after he was seized were: 4" l am dy-
ing, and feel that l am poisoned" A
physician was sent for Immediately, but
arrived after death. He tasted the re-
mains in the glass from which deceased
had drank heseidlitz powders and found
them intensely bitter. A coroner's in
quest followed in the evening, which
ordered 8 post H1Ortem for to-day, and
which was held this morning. But al
together no results are reached except
to determine to send the stomach on TO
Baltimore for the examination OF eX-
perts. There are many painful rumOrs
in circulation criminally duplicating the
family OF deceased but Lfeel warranted
in saying, after careful inquiry, that
none Of these has or will prove to have
had the least foundation. The fact that
deceased was intensely Cisliked by some
Of the colored population suggests to me
quite another suspicion. But It remains
to be absolutely pronounced yet whether
or not it was case Of poison, and after
that whether it was foul or accidental.
The family are all cultivated and re-
fined.


Happening so Immediately upon the
heels Of it, this topic has quite swal-
lowed up any interest in another and
death by violence in neigh
boring county but day or two since;
the killing OF a negro child, twelve
months old, by its stepsather, in the pres
ence OF Its mother. The man and wife
were in the field at work, the child
with its mother for OCCASION
81 nursing. The man threatened re-
peatedly that IL it did not stop its cry
ing and fuss he would break its neck or
dssh its brains out; and finally most
brutally and literally executed the latter
threat by snatching the child up and
hurling it head foremost with all his
might upon the hard ground. This &C
count I had last night from the gentle
man upon whose place the atrocity was
committed.
Year: 1872

From the Fort smith Herald.T


The Gazette cannot, need not hope.


even backed by the reapectability she
claims for "our ticket" " to fool many in
the State who have watched her course
for the past few months; nor does she,
nor can she, hope 70 elect the ticket now
put forward by her, nor to produce any
other effect by adherence TO il, than 70
divert some influence from the State Re
form ticket-and the sequence viii be,
to secure the election Of the Minstrel
band, for which she appears TO be labor
ing. We must be permitted to caution
the people all over Arkansas, that the
course Of the Gazette is not calculated
for our good, but has been concOcted by
ring, 10 whom, place, power and dol
lars are far more important than the
rights, the liberties, or the freedom Of the
people, and the very fact that the Gazette
gave quasi support to every move


made by the reform party since the call
ing OF the state convention, proves our
position TO be correct; and now that her
pet scheme Is about to be cOnsumma
and her bid has been accepted, she pro-
claims aloud against the Reform ticket,
aud presents Us with one Of her own
make, or one furnished by the Conven-
ton Of Seventeen that met st Little
Rock on the eighteenth Of June. We
oppose the movement; and while the
Reform State ticket would not have
been our choice, yet, having accepted
II in good faith, and believing, As we do,
that success under il would De ours, We
positively set our face against the course
Of the Gazette, and call aloud and plain
ly 70 every Democrat in Arkansas to
beware, There is danger in the move
Of the Gazette, and in our Eext, and
hereafter, We viii ventilate it. The flop
Of the Era was s square one, made for
its Own party; the flop Of the Gazette is
covert and for the benefit Of the same
party. We fear that there are a few
say J0ar-papers Of Arkansas that have
been allied with the Reform movement
aud that have heretofore been faithful to
Democracy, that viii indOrse the Gazette,
and having confidence in their honesty
aud zeal for the good Of the State, the
party and the people, We viii not men
tIOn them, preferring 20 wait and see if
the bait viii catch them too. Already
have two nibbled; they were under the
shadow Of the throne, and may recover
when free from that influence.
Year: 1872

Special TO the Appeal


LITTLE Rock, October l0.-General
Tappan has retired from the Bourbon
ticket, and so viii the balance. The
State was thoroughly eanvassed for sup
porters Of the new movement, but none
could be found worth speaking OF, and
so the colors have been hauled down.
Brooks is now certain OF election. The
fiasco Of the hunters who went to the
woods and caught nothing, only
strengthens him before the people, who
are determined to exert themselves more
than they ever before intended to do.
Everywhere the Democracy and Liber-
ais are a unit for their candidate. Now
that the malcontents have been defeat
ed, we feel assured OF victory. Brooks
will be liberal, and will make us a good
and faithful Governor. He is determin-
ed to be all he can, and all we expect.