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Year: 1870

Advices received per ocean cable from Lon
don have it that Sir Samuel Baker and his
exploring party had been heard from. On the
lst of January, the date of the latest news,
they were at the head waters Of the Nile and
all well. OF Sir Samuel and his expedition
we entertain the very highest hopes. OF all
recent African explorers, with the single
exception, perhaps. of Livingstone, and that
barely, he is the greatest. But for Living
stone we should never have had Baker yet,
while we wait for the return of Livingstone
and the result of his final explorations, we
must admit that Baker has solved the great
problem of all the past-has traced to its
source the father of rivers, the mighty and
generous Nile. Baker is at the head of
numerous and well provided exploring party;
he is armed with all the authority of
military chiet his object is to explore and
conquer and then annex to Egypt those glori-
GUS highlands that are watered by the tributa-
ries of the Nile. 1t will not be wonderful if
Baker and Livingstone meet in that ancient
but still virgin land, although the probability
OF their meeting is of late somewhat dimin-
ished. At recent meeting Of the Royal
Geographical Society, Sir Roderick Murchison,.
whose knowledge of African geography is
something marvellous, stated that the presump-
ton now was that Livingstone had failed to
trace the Nile to higher source than had
been accomplished by Baker, and that in all
probability he was now far on his way on the
line of the Congo towards the Atlantic coast.
In that case the two great travellers will not
meet on African soil. We are glad to believe
that Livingstone is well and that Baker has
once more been so far successful. Let us
hope that final victory will reward the labors
and sacrifices Of the two greatest Of modern
travellers, that they may live long to wear their
laurels, and that as the result Of what they
have done tho area of civilization may be
widened and our stores Of knowledge in
creased.
Year: 1870

the money Nlnrkcts


A telegram from London informs us that the
Introduction of the Russian loan in that city
had caused depression in the money market.
This loan, it appears, amounts to about fifty
five millions Of dollars in gold, and is intAnded
for the completion of the Nicolai Railway con-
tract. This seems comparatively small sum
for such vast empire as Russia to raise. We
have individuals and private corporations in
this country who could get such q loan on any
great public work, and as to the government
it could. raise hundreds of millions if needed,
Notwithstanding our large debt. How is it,
then, that the great Russian empire, with
seventy millions Of population, finds it diff
cult to effect loan Of fifty-fve millions of dol
lars, or that the introduction of it on the market
caused depression In Russian securities
The credit of Russia used to be better. There
appear to be several causes for the decline
of Russian credit. First, the enormous military
and naval establishments ofthe empire consume
q large portion of its resources. The cost of.
the War Department alone is over hundred
millions of dollars year. The great and
costly public works, particularly railroads,
have required vast sums. Then, the Russian
government has been borrowing money every
year, at the rate Of thrty-fivs to forty millions
of dollars on an average, for some years past,
to make up deficiencies. Of course these con-
stantly recurring financial expedients shake
the confidence Of capitalists and depress the
credit of Russia. No doubt the empire has
vast internal and natural resources, but many
ofthem are undeveloped, and they cannot sup
ply the extraordinary expenditures. If Russia
would improve her credit she must reduce her
enormous military establishment, emerge from
her comparative isolation and enlarge her
foreign trade. But in order to do this she
must march with the spirit of the age, adopt
free institutions and, by doing 80, increase the
ambition, activity and industry of her people.
A free people are the most productive in the
world, and generally the productiveness and
wealth of nation grow in proportion to the
liberty which people enjoy. The United
States present a remarkable example in this
respect. England affords another example.
The Russian government would do well to
ponder over this fact and adapt its institutions
to the liberal ideas and progress of the age.
Year: 1870

Cardinal AntonelIi ON Church and State.


We have had several interesting items of
news from Rome regarding the Council. The
Freemasons Of Germany have openly objected
to the tendency manifested by the Council in
the matter of the Syllabus. In this we dis
cover no cause for wonder. The only thing in
the affair worth noticing is the fact that Free
masons, men notoriously ''excommunicate,"
should give themselves any concern about the
Council now held at Rome. It is far more
serious matter to learn tina. Cardinal Antonelli,
who has been the Pope's righthand man and
who has stood by the temporal power during
all these years of trouble, has openly declared
that the Pope will never hesitate to maintain
the rights of the Church as equal to those Of
the State. What provoked this remark we do
not know. 1t shows us that Cardinal Antonelli
has not much changed, and it leaves us at lib
erty to infer that on this great question there
may be some serious trouble before the Council
is ended. Antonelli was never in favor of this
Council-he apprehended no good-but now
that the Council is fact for good or for evil
he is not the man to allow himself to be sold.
He does not care much for infallibility, but
he cares o great deal about the time-honored
though now dying principle that the Church is
greater than the State, the Pope mightier than
kings.
Year: 1870

A PRAIsEwoRTHY CnARTY.-The Young
Mems Association give their thirteenth annual
ball in aid of the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum at the Academy of Music on Monday
evening next. These entertainments have
always been of the highest order of excellence,
and the object is one toward which all the
charitably disposed can conscientiously con-
tribute their aid
Year: 1870

A DISMAL PICTURE of the crimes Of New
York is printed in one Of the Boston news
papers, but it is only the old story Of kettle
calling pot black. Moreover the gay old boys
and fast women of 'the Hub" add their full
share to our criminal list in their skylarking
adventures in Gotham.
Year: 1870

We will esteem it favor if our readers will
inform us, by letter addressed to this Office, OF
any dereliction on the part of the carriers Of
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
aheeta
Year: 1870

Blower Wanted In tho National Capitol.


The National Capitol Is magnificent struc-


ture. On the crest CT commanding hill and


In the midst Of pretty park Of green trees,


summer or winter its appearance to the eye,


approached from any point, is exceedingly


beautiful and imposing. Its position gives 1t


all the advantages Of an abundance Of fresh


blow; and yet it appears our national law


makers in both chambers are somewhat In the


condition Of mouse in an exhausted receiver.


The two chambers are so enclosed in such


masses Of masonry as to be excluded from the


air, and the required oxygen has to be pumped


in by machinery. The folly Of this sort Of


architecture, ignoring ventilation and fresh


air, may be detected in the new Parliament


buildings Of London on the margin of the


filthy Thames; but tho stupidity which has
placed our two houses of Congress each In
the centre, as 1t were, Of great stone monas-
terry Of numerous walls aud cloisters on every
side Is unsurpassed.


OF course the atmosphere in both wings of
the Capitol is considered unhealthy, owing


to the insufficient supply Of oxygen from
the pumps below, and TO its rarihed
condition from the action of the subterranean
furnaces. In this extremity New York engi-


neer has come to the rescue with proposition
to supply blower to both houses. A blower!
A grim joke, this. A blower! AS If we had
not had surfeit of blowers in the House and
in the Senate since their first opening! As If
these blowers who had blown upon the country
raging four years tornado Of fire, sword,
blood and chaos were not equal to any require
ments of blowing But they are not; and 80
New York engineer proposes steam blower,
blower of thousand horse power, embracing
a system of blowers which will blow the fresh
air id through the openings overhead and blow
the exhausted air out through the openings in
the floor, and regulate it to the temperature
and moisture of pleasant summer day.


So, then, let 1t be. But the Western men,
who are blowing for the removal Of the seat of
idea of making laws in an atmosphere sup
piled by steam blower. Men from the


boundless Western prairies will naturally


recol from the thought Of consenting


to be cooped up in place where the bounteous


air of heaven has to be supplied by machinery,
and whereby it must be adulterated like our


modern confectionery. Men of the West what
say ye to this steam blower2 And ye wise
acres at Albany, in providing new State
| Capitol, beware of the blunder which can only
| he remedied by blower.
Year: 1870

AN HONEST LEGIsLATUEE.-The only appa-
rent attempt at taking unauthorized money
out of tho peoples pocket that the democratic
Legislature at Albany has yet made was in the
shape OF favorite plan Of the Common Council
Of this city for the same purpose--namely,
increasing the compensation of the clerks.
But even this mild fraud was defeated yester-
day. The Legislature is evidently on Its good
behavior, and has reason so far to be proud OF
its honesty.
Year: 1870

PIRACY IN THE CHINE sE SEAs.-Piracy is
not yet thing of the past in the waters Of
the East. BY reference to another part Of the
HERALD an account Of an attack on the Ger
man bark Apenrade, now in this port, may be
read. On tie Oath of last September the vessel
was attacked by pirates in the Chinese seas,
and but for the unexpected appearance Of a
steamer the crew Of the Apenrade would pro-
bably have been murdered and the vessel itself
scuttled and sunk. The pirate was subse-
quently captured by Chinese gunboat, but
not until after o bloody conflict, in which
twenty of the pirates were killed.
Year: 1870




tress0 in London.


We have received from London copy of
handbill or poster proposing as "a remedy for
the existing distress" in the British metropolis
ssthat proper and lawful means be adopted to
effect the annexation between Great Britain
and her colonies and the United States of
America" In support of this vast and COM
prehensive proposition it is declared in said
handbill the results of such measure would
be:-


Flrst--Jealousy and bad feeling would be removed
risk OF war would be taken away, and peace would
secoad-Naval and military expenditure could be
reduced, ana the money applied to ameliorate tho
ThirI-Increased power would be given to the
reformation OF abuses IN England, and feelings oil
manhood would be invigorated.


We are finally informed that "a project Is
afoot to form a movement to promote the above
object by meetings, lectures, pamphlets, the
PRESS" 90. This comprehensive pronuncia-
mento may come from some far-reaching
reformer in London of the school Of Colorado
Jewett or George Francis Train, but still
there is something in it, If the author Of tho
handful had confined himself as beginning,
to the annexation Of the New Dominion, or
Year: 1870

Mine eyes wers stiened with the last nights tears


And my brow aehed too heavily to weed.
oppEett with sorrow past and future fears.
Too weary to avake-too sad to sleep.
With Hstless hand drew away the blind


To look where lay the morning duh and gray;
Iheard no whisper Of the cold night wind,


saw no gleam to chase the gloom away:
Spread like a morning veil on every hill


Hung eheerloss miEt, thro' which the dark dawn


crept;


The rain drops on the trees hung cold and still,
Like tears of one who in his sleep hath wept.
Sadly turned and laid me down again


Til sorrows leaden trance my s9nze did steal,
As those lulled by very strength of pain


Forget their pain a while and cease to feel.
30 passed the hours away, and awoke;


But while slept the world had Travelled on
The damp mist rolled away, the morning broke,
And, pouring radiance forth, up rose the sun.
The purple hills were tinged with living light.
The grass was waving in the morning breeze,
Like sparkling gems the raiu-drops of the night
In rainbow showers were glittering from the


trees.


Then my heart melted too, and the deep gloom
Passed like the dreary morning mist away;
The sun shone warm and bright into my room,
And IrOse up from my dull tran:e to pray.
o God, most mersifuli it's ever 50:


While thankless man feels but the present pain,
Andlie steeped in the WEAKNESS of woe,


Thy step is drawing near to heal again.
Year: 1870

One Of the most beautiful conda-
grations that occurred in St. Louis
this year was caused by boy who
soaked the family cat in kerosene
and touched a match to her. Sh
was total loss. No insurance.
Year: 1870

self into great fury, in which I left
him to 60 to work at the theatre. He
continued in this rage throughout the
night, and spent terrible night with
him. All the next day, the goth, he
remained at home, abusing and tor
menting. He used to me expressions
which never could forgive or endure,
and still harping on the fact of my
being at Richardson's room. He asked
me, before Percy, who was all the time
present, "Did Richardson ever kiss
you? Have you ever been in his room
alone with him ? and others which I
considered insulting and objectionable.
He was under the influence of liquor
all the day, remaining at home, and GO
ing out every little while to drink.
At last he declared he was willing to be
separated from me, and that might go
home to my fathers, and leave him.
When l assented, he wanted me to
bring in some of my friends to talk the
matter over before them, but l refused
to take counsel from any one till
my father could be sent for, and I
only prevented him from calling in some
Of my friends by representing to him that
he was then so intoxicated that his cause
would be pre- JUDGED by that fact. On the
morning of the Goth, before going to the
theatre, l secreted his razors, his pocket
knife. my scissors, and all articles l
thought dangerous, as l often did on such
occasions, and left him. When l came he
was still raging. He frequently had made
threats of committing suicide, often going
out doors with that avowed purpose. On
this occasion, about midnight, he bade me
an unusually solemn and eternal farewell,
and told me this time he was certainly
going out to destroy himself. He had
done this so often that said nothing, and
made no effort to detain him. At the door
he hesitated, and asked if had nothing
to say in this last parting. said, II can
only say that am hopelessly sorry for
you" He went cut and in few mo
ments returned, as l knew he would,
cooled and sobered by the night air, and
then, it being nearly morning, as mildly
and firmly as l possibly could, began to
talk with him. told him / should leave
him forever; that had borne, with Pa
tience, for many years, great outrages
from him; that he had made my life miss
cradle and had often put me in great
dread of my life r; that ! could not endure
it any longer; that by his conduct the
past two days, and by his language when
he found me at Richardson's door he ad-
ded the last drop to my cup of endurance,
and | should 60 away from him at once.
On this he grovelled at my feet in the
most abject penitence. He wept and Sob
bed, and begged me to forgive him.
He confessed he had wronged
me that no woman would have borne
with him as | had done, and about day,
light went to sleep exhausted. The next
morning did not allude to my purpose,
but after seeing him leave the house for
Mr.. McElrath's Office, went to Mr.. Sin
clair's, and placed myself under protec>
tion of his roof, and never afterwards
saw Mcfarland, except once or twice in
the presence of Others ..
Year: 1870

VVNucu LII tuc UHIttHs


We are not going to review woman's
career in the garden Of Eden; let by
cones he hy-gones. Nor do We wish to
try our hand at that most popular of all
pictures, IA woman among her flowers
not that We are less charmed with the
scene than are those who add to all the
other attractions of the scene the skillfpl
touches of the poet and the painter. We
would like to display our gallantry here
with the rest of our appreciative friends,
but the contestants for these honors are
so numerous that we quietly retire from
the jostling thrang to take up more
humble, but not less worthy subject.


While no one would wish to close the
flower garden against women. the friends
of Horticulture would ask that she would
include the fruit and vegetable gardens in
her duties and pleasures. In all the light
er labors of gardening women are superb
or to men. They are far more careful,
and this is one of the first requirements in
this calling. They are closer observers
than men, and while they are tender of
what deserves their care they are terrible
exterminatoIs Of vermin in their hidden
retreats and during their different stages of
existence.


Two thirds Of the caring and working
required by the garden during the season
is better suited to the habits and nature OF
women than those of men. They are
more patient and perseyering in accomp-
fishing their purposes, and have more
:, correct appreciation of the value Of what
is grown.


Nearly every woman would prefer to
have n garden and it is by her coaxins
and urging and going out and proving her
faith by deeds. that many waste place
has been reclaimed and made into pleasant
and profitable gardens. How many oi
the enthusiastic and successful gardeners oi
the other sex have been Id into these
quiet ways by the persuasive influence o
q wife, sister, a daughter, or a mother
1t is among the natural instincts Of woman
for good. And there are few points where
she can exert her pure influence to great
er advantage to herself and to others.


Women are told at every turn (and
probably they knew it all the time with
out being told) that they should max,
home and it's surroundings attractive
Many and potent are the powers withir
her little kingdom for this purpose
Among the most effective Of these is tn,
garden. Not the flower garden merely
but the neat, we'll kept and remunerativ'
vegetable and fruit garden also.


Where can the members of the family
circle spend their leisure time so proftably
all things considered, as here? 1t is al
ways attractive; and there is Away
something to interest, even when there i
nothing to do j; and the labor is hcver irk-
some in garden that is properly man
aged. The picture of the family circl
gathered about the evening fire in winte
is something more than pleasant to tn
beholder it is sacred. But there is
scene of domestic happiness which sum-
mer brings in its train equal to the pre-
cedins picture in present beauty and hope
ful promise. This is the family garden
where the favored few enjoy the substan.
tial gifts and gentle pleasures of the sea.
son, and improve and ornament the spot
and assist Nature in dispensing her bless
ings.-- Utica Dem.
Year: 1870

may never be put to tho proof She
has at least made It clcar that she is
no moro Reine Crinolne sho has
shown that she possesses somo henrt,
somo courage, and some brains she
hns had sense enough to retrieve
blundcrs, and merit enough to live
down calumny. The best thing one
can hope for her is that sho may
never again DO placed in a position
which would tempt and allow her to
mako political influence tho instru-
mcnt of religious bigotry. The great
est woman her native country ever
produced, Isabella Of CASTLE, became
with all her virtues and genius a
curse to Spain, because Of her bigotry
and her power; and there was time
when the Empress Eugenio was likely
to make for herself an odious fame rs
the chief patroness Of conspiracy
against the religious and political lib
critics Of the South of Europe. Let
us hope that in her future career she
may be saved from any such temp
tation, and that.sho may be kept lis
much as possible out of all political
complications where religion inter-
fcrcs; and if she be thus graccd by
fortune, it is all but certain that what
ever her future years may bring, she
will deserve and receive genial
record in the history of France.
Year: 1870

iho use Of electricity as q motive
power and its practical application to
q sewing machine has been success.
fully experimental with in New York,


"ln the old Cor first) engine there
were four sets of magnets, five arma-
lures and battery of FIVE large Guns


The improvement has reduced thc
sets of magnets to three, each of them
smaller than those Of the engine OK
hibitcd last fall-in fact, the bulk OF
the engine and battery has been re.
duced just one half while tho power
seems to be fully equal to that Of the
larger apparatus. Another improve.
ment is i'll the regulation of the speed
simply by means of greater or light.
er pressure on the pedal common to
all sowing machines, which pedal
may, at will, in case Of accident to
the battery, be Immediately detached
and made to operate the machines by
the usual process. Even two small
battery cups are sufficient to furnish
power for all ordinary machine work
Willie the addition of another cup is
Sufficient to drive tho needle at rood
speed through eight, ten, or ever
twelve thicknesses of material. The
use of nitric acid in the battery, the
order of which was an objection tt
the old plan of operating by electric
power, has been supplemented by
using cromate of potash, which i,
odorless. The expense of operating
by this means is about five cents nc,
day. 1t not only renders work casie,
to the operator, bat, which is far bet
ter, it does away entirely with the
liability to certain diseases will
which female machine operators were
afflicted by reason of the constant
tax on the lower limbs" II is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the same motiv,
power can be applied to other ma
chincry and the uso of steam don'
away with in many instances.
Year: 1870

sage. The writer says: "The Senate
belongs body and soul to the railroad


corporators, and there is hardly any


hope that in tho House tho rights of
actual settlers under the homestead


and presumption law can be guarded.
Tho land monopolists are controll-
ing force in. the I;adical party, and
are rapidly absorbing what is left of
tho public domain. Radical Senatars
support these schemes with an alac-
rity and perfectness of discipline SO
that even the blind can discover a mig
ger in tho fence" -. w.