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Year: 1875

Gen. Grant is still complaining of Congress,
and insisting that it shall invent some scheme
OF legislation to get him out of his Southern
scrape without wounding his self-esteem.
chs intention of DO longer shOuldering the
"cntire responsibility of sustaining Govern
"ments, of the legality Of which there is so
"much dispute, is well known So tee-
craphed our well-iuiormcd Washington CORE
spondcnt the other day. And now we find
the President haunting the Capitol and urging
his adherents to lose no time in making more
laws for the South and relieving him from his
unpleasant predicament They are ready
enough to extend the Enforcement laws and
vote double appropriations for the army, but
with regard to the real difficulties of the sit
uaion, like the problem of Louisiana, they
are quite as much embarrassed as his Excel
lency, and not at all inclined to take any
responsibility which they can get rid Of.


Gen. Grant need not try to obscure this mat
ter by fussing about the Senate corridors.
There is no question that Congress has been
guilty of gross neglect of duty in refusing to
act upon the Louisiana case, but the last man
in the world to rebuke 1t for that is the Pres
ident of the United States. The only action
required of Congress is a correction of the
wrong committed by the President. Congress
had no hand in the establishment of the Kel


logg usurpatiOn III 1872; that was the work
of Gen. Grant alone Congress had no hand
in dispensing the Legislature last month
that also was the work Of Gen. Grant alone.
If he had confined himself to his constitu


tional functions Louisiana would have been
at peace two years ago under o government
of her own choice, and the massacrcs and
other crimes which have marked her recent
history would never have been committed.
And no man knows better than Gen. Grant
himself that he has had it in his power at
any moment to correct his own blunders.


The greatest fault of Congress in connection
with this matter has been its cOwardly subser-
vience to the Presidents dictatiOn; and if it
is disposed now to repair its own and his costly
blundere, it may as well recognize the impor-
tant fact that it must give up the attempt to
save his reputation and his self-esteem. The
disorder of the South lies right at the sur
face, where everybody sees it except the
Federal Administration. 1t is not dislOyalty,
it is not turbulence. it is not anpathy Of races,
Year: 1875

Through the American system of education,
from the college to the district school, there
runs a grave fault. 1t has too much rote and
routine 1t wants vitality, freshness, indepen-
dence. The young man throws away forever
his Homer and his Virgil with no cOmpre-
hensiOn Of the heroic strain, nor of the first
rich growths of art, invention, and intellectual
expression. The average boy in the average
expensive private school repeats his Latin
declensons and mumbles his United States
history with no intimate knowledge of his
work, and not much interest in 1t beyond the
momentary excitement of reciting literally
aud getting it over. College authorities have
borne testimony to the failures of the prepara-
tory schools The average girl in the average
expensive private school takes her French,
and her music, and her this and that of serious
learning, and emerges coated with accomplish
nients and information-and utterly incapable
of making her education available If hard neces-
sity should by chance knock at the door, There
is the average public school-pupils rise at tap
of bell, pupils march at tap of bell, fold their
arms at tap of bell, and recite as mechanically
the exact words of the book There is con-
slant toll and trouble about textbooks as if
memory were the only possession to be culti-
waited, and the textbook the only great agent
of education. 1t is, in truth, the refuge OF the
lazy and tho incapable, while to the thorough
and enthusiastic teacher it il only help aud
a reference. When it IL used as a collection
of printed sentences w DO ropeate' to the let
Year: 1875

In practical measures fOf securing cheap
TRANSFORMATION between the West and tie sea-
board the Cheap Transportation Society,
whose dinner at Delmonico's last night is
elsewhere fully reported, will have the cordial
support of all the business interests OF New
York. On the success indeed Of its main
Design no city in the Union has 50 large a
stake as this. The one thing vital to the
future prosperity of NewYorll is a reduction
in the cost of bringing things to this city and
reduction in the cost of getting them
through the city. 1t would not be wise to
complicate the consideration of this question
with some of the enlarged schemes for
the construction Of waterways across
the Continent with which Senator Window
has become identified. But in so far as the
Senator last night developed his plans, they
were not in many material points such as
New-York could not cordially approve, and
they were expressed with an aptness and
fervor which brought them much immediate
favor. The whole demonstration at DelmOni-
co.'s illustrated very well the profound sense
among our business men of the necessity for
some improvement on the present conditions
of transportation if we are to retain our exist
ing supremacy as the receiving and distribut-
ing point of the continent.
Year: 1875

We attach far less Importance to the Civil
Rights bill, which has just been carried
through the House, than the prOtracted con-
trotersies over its discussion and passage in
the House might seem to warrant. 1t is not
yet clear that any party, or anybody in Con-
gress, seriously wants to secure the passage
of this, or of any civil rights measure at
this session. In any case the bill which has
lust passed is 20 changed from the bill over
which the discussions on the civil rights of
the negro originally sprang up, that the
objections to, and the advantages of
the measure seem alike greatly dimin-
ished. The bill has yet to run the gauntlet of
the Senate, and there is no general belief in
its ever becoming a law, just as there was no
general belief at the last session that Mr..
summers far more complete and stringent
hill. however ostensbly favored by Repub-
licans. would ever be carried through Dem
ocrats have generally fought any civil rights
bin for the negroes at all stages. Ad-
ministration men have generally used
it as means for securing support,
without committing themselves TO it. 1t was
perfectly well understood at the last session


that the President would have vetoed the bill
| then before Congress. 1t ID the current un-
Year: 1875

A direct issue as to the powers of General
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the matter of the choice of bishops, was
raised by the resolutions considered yesterday
by the Illinois Diocesan Convention. Inc
resolutions expressly censure the lower house
of the General Convention for assuming to
Judge as to DR.. Seylnour's right to accept a
bishOpric.
Year: 1875

derstanding in Washington now, that there is
no serious purpose on tho part Of the party
in power, of passing either this or any other
bill. When this understanding is found to be
mistaken, it will be time to consider yester-
day's action with more care.
Year: 1875

If Mr.. Gladstone is of vindictiVe turn of
mind, he Will be gratifed with the reflection
that the speech at the opening of Parliament
yesterday suffers greatly in contrast with those
which distinguished his administration. This
speech must fall very flat on the country. 1t
shows no sign of distinctive policy. and it
makes no recommendation of any measure OF
more than ordinary interest. With the excep-
ton of one paragraph, it has no more
value than ought TO attach to the
address on the opening Of the most
unimportant of the provincial legisla-
lures of Canada. The exception which We
make, relating to the Brussels Conference, Is
not especially noteworthy on account OF the


intelligence which is conveyed, for we have
little that has not been anticipated. We can
scarcely believe that there is no ulteriOr rea-
son for refusing to entertain proposals for
further negotiations. But the position which
Great Britain has taken in this matter is well
calculated to prevent the extension Of some
alarming theories Of war TO countries which
prefer to live in peace; and the somewhat
decided language used III the speech is Its
only redeeming feature.
Year: 1875

They were young and they were fair-such tale
as this is rarcand they loved each other very, very
much A clergyman was he and charming girl
was She at least he had remarked that she was
such. She was also the niece of his landlady, and
she had moreover declared that she would wed him.
The sunshine of affection glttered about them, and
an expression of spoons rested upon their seraphc
faces when, the other day he and she went out for
walk Down the village street they passed, and 1t
is highly probable that he had just stinqured, Whose
little duckums was shep when the young ladyS
aunt appeared She carried a manner of deep in
dianation, and likewise a hugo umbrella with
which she proceeded to bounce at her future nephew
like Miss Betsey Trotwood at the tumble Uriah'
Called to answer for this assault, tho venerable lady
presented theological reasons, concluding her ex-
plantations with q vigorous and picturesque denun-
citation of the poor young man, because, as she
gracefully remarked, he was "a laundering ritual
ist" That was all, and nothing more
Year: 1875

Owing to the constantly circula-
lion of The TRIBUNE we find it more dilhcult
than usual, and indeed generally impossible,
10 furnish back numbers. Readers who do
not want to lose any of the proceedings of
the Beecher Trial, can have the Daily sent by
mail postage paid for 81 a month.
Year: 1875

A practice which has grown to such pro-
portions as much to interfere with the proper
progress of court procedure was rebuked by
Judge Lawrence in Supreme Court Chambers
yesterday. This practice is that of applying
for orders to show cause without sufficient
reason for the application. The Judge stated
that the somewhat loose way in which these
orders had been granted had more than
tripled work In the court so that one Judge
could not get through it. He made the
announcement that he should strictly enforce
the rule requiring good reasons to be given.
Year: 1875

Rapid transit schemes will be considered by
a subcommittee of the Legislature sitting in
this city to-day. The Common Council will
have hearing before this Committee at noon
in the Council Chamber.
Year: 1875

The announcement which Gen. Eckert makes
in another column of reductions in the cost
of telegraphing between New-YOrk and Wash
ington, Albany, Boston, and intermediate
points, is somewhat startling. If the prices
which the Western Union has heretofore
been charging have been fair, these are
ruinous reductions. If the superior modes of
transmission, of which the Atlantic and Pacific
claims the monopoly, warrant the reduction,
the Western Union has certainly made an
enormous mistake in failing to secure these
patents when it could. The public, how
ever, do not enter largely into minute
questions of this sort. What they
want is the most service for the least
money. 1t is rather amazing to find this new
Telegraph Company offering it. If they make
their offer good and are not promptly met by
the Western Union, they will be sure to get
the benefit Of it,
Year: 1875

The difficulties which the intelligent and
vigorous efforts Of the Health Department to
suppress smallpox encounter among the
dwellers in tenemont-houses, are stated in an
article on the second page, which shows the
recent increase If the disease in the city
The Department has made much needed i'm
provcment in The condition Of the smallpox
hospital, but is embarrassed by the reduced
appropriation, and far more by tho reluctance
of merchants to flrnish goods in the face of
the labor and delay which they expect to
meet in getting their bills against the city
paid.
Year: 1875

VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL.
Contains no alcohol, an excellent purgative for
the bowels, relieving and curing all complaints
Of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and Stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
York editor:


Office Of Geo. Fl. Sweets ''Texas New Yorker


Nos. 29, 80 and 80 Centre Street,


New York City Sept 8, 1874.


Messrs, J & c. Maguire, St. Louis: Gents -
Yours of the 3st ut, with case of one dozen Cund-
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand.
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
erosity. will try 70 put the medicine where it
will do the most good have given one bottle to
friend of mine who residys in Brooklyn. both
himself and wife have taken it. and their testimony
is the same as III ine first met with it in Houston,
Texas, afterwards returned to my home in Austin,
where have the Texas branch Office of my paper.
My Houston bottle was used up, and l found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin. for l went TO every druggist in the place
and there some five, but each house told me
they intended to order lt.on the strength of my
ommendation. Ere coming to New York l was in
Galveston. and bought bottle of Robirds, an old
friend and good house. l had no idea then that
could not obtain it in New York; but after my
Galveston bottle was used up. l started TO find
and much surprised to find none after visit
lug fully dozen different establishments gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents 50
good medicine as yours is ought to be placed at
!he command of the whole world, 1t will not ONLY
prove great fortune to yourselves, bat lastil z
blessing to the whole human family. As a remedy
in my own case have never met with its Cqral. l..
Il squeezes my liver better than Calomel, of which
have taken not little. am hard worker AID
constant thinker and consequently for the last ten
to twelve years my body has found it difficult TO keep
up with my BRAIN. There are millions of American
people just like myself and they need some simple
herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys
peptic graves, until they can apply, brakes and
cut off part Of the steam and see where they are.
You have the medicine and you have great fortune
in it If you will but let the world know it. In my
search after your Cundurango IN this market
found preparation of Cundurango sold at 50 per
bottle but no more like yours than is black man
like white. OF course did not buy it. This let
t.r is only written TO thank you and to give you
my experience with cundurango, Wishing you the
success You deserve l am.


Very Respectfully &c GEO. II. SWEET.
Year: 1875

WE learned yesterday that petition
is in circulation in this city begging sig-
natures asking the State legislature to
repeal the chatter of the Memphis city
schools. In the name of the thousands
OF children of this city, we invoke the
aid Of the legislature against the intent
of such movement.
Year: 1875

We urge upon advertisers the inn
pOrtance, for their sakes as for ours, Of
sending in their advertisements for the
SUNDAY APPEAL at as early an hour
to-day as possible. By so doing they
will secure favorable positions, and en-
able US to give them proper display.
Year: 1875

LOUISVILLE, March 5.-The manager
Of the Public Library hall tonight re-
fused admission to a negro barber who
applied for a ticket to the first circle
among white people. The gallery is set
apart for colored people, and no white
man is allowed there. After his refusal
at the Public Library hall, the negro
went to Macauley's theater, where he
was admitted, and took front seat.
Year: 1875

A telegram from New York says the
recent upward turn in stocks caught two
or three large spectators heavily short,
and they threaten to unsettle the gold,
foreign exchange, and money markets
Tor the purpose of driving stocks down
10 prices where they can cover without
loss. During the week both currency
and gold have been taken out of the
banks for the purpose of influencing the
bank statement to-day.
Year: 1875

We are now putting up our
Strictly Pure Granulated CQffee
In TIN PALS, nicely Japanned and bearing
our Trade Mark, which we confidently recon-
mend to a discriminating public for a fair
and impartial trial. They are for sale by all
groeers at 81 per pail.


Try it, and be convinced we have the purest
and best in this market.
Year: 1875

STRONG AND BRIAN FOR TWO HUNDRED


POUNDS.


From the Sportsman November III


This rowed yesterday the Thames from
Putney to Mortlake, and, might have been antici-
paed the interest taken In the affair compared widely
with centred in the great aquatic of the
previous day which was theme of conversation at
Putney prior to the race. The was rowed under
the old rules Of boatracing Both got OF well at the
first attempt Brian having the toss, bat before
hundred yards had been compassed the odds in
creased, Strong with a slow stroke, hauling
away from his opponent, who splashing the water
and could not get his boat steady After going half
mile Strong rowing 35 strokes TO the minute to his
antagonists SO and 81, had drawn out fully length
and half, when he swerved slightly, and Brian put
ting a squirt at the time gained little much to the
delight Of the Irish division. who thereupon offered
back their countryman. This only for moment
however and before reaching the mile post rs 30 Strong
had further increased his lead to couple OF lengths
In going TO the Surrey side the Barrow
further manifested his superiority by pulling fully
three lengths ahead and here both had 10 60 slightly
Of their course, barge was moving Off from the
Soap Works landing stage and they went along the
inside OF IT. They both went through the Barnes end
OF Hammersmith bridge Zone mile six iurongs) and,
with FIVE lengths in hand Strong went under 1t In l0n.
25s from the time of starting. Mace, in outrgger
here acted very unfortunately by racing for some
distance alongside the leader and close that he
giving him the back wash Of his right hand scul This
proceeding very naturally brought forth universal
requsitions for him desist the unwarrantable tao
tics he pursuing but when he did comply with the
desire Chiswek Eyot he fell back and interiered
the manner with Brian until entering Corney
Reach Strong had matters entirely in his own hands
up Barnes bridge which he reached at 23m Sd The
Northerner almost pulled up for few strokes, and
Brian made up rapidly by the aid Of succession OF in
enectual spurts bat although he finished gamey
possible strong went on and won by two lengths The
by BenSon's chronograph 2Sm. 40s.
Year: 1875

Game has been and still very abundant Bridge
hampton, and quail and seaduck have afforded rare
sport to the gunners There has been great flight OF
wild geese during the fall and many specimens have
been brought down. Baldwin Cook shot i've geese
with the discharge of one barrel
Year: 1875

Coroner Kessler held inquest on Wednesday night
on the body the who found frozen to death
sitting on wall at Broadway and the city line. The
Jury rendered verdict OF death from degeneration Of
the kidneys and exposure. II is thought that the
George Rawle Of No. 25l Eighth avenue, picture
frame maker
Year: 1875

IT is told Of man poorly dressed that
he went to church, seeking an opportuni-
ty to worship. The usher did not notice
him, but seated well dressed persons who
presented themselves, when finally he
addressed the usher, saying, " Can you
tell me whose church this is ?" "Y es,
this is Christ's church" is he in 20
was the next question, after which a seat
was not So hard to find
Year: 1875

REMARKABLE.-Did you ever notice
how very particular shoemaker Is about
his elbow room when handling waxed
end ? In is well to be posted in this par
ticular. We have seen boys who did not
notice it get knocked clear over pile Of
boots into a water butt for their ignorance
Oh the subiect.
Year: 1875

A NOVEL ADMoNITIoN.- A long
winded subscriber to a newspaper, after
repeated dunnings, promised that a bill
should be paid on IA certain day if he was
then alive. The day passed over, and
no money reached the office. In the
next number, therefore, of the newspaper
the editor inserted among the deaths n
notice Of the subscribers departure from
this life. Pretty soon after. this an
nouncement, the subject Of appeared to
the editor not with the pale and ghastly
countenance usually ascrbed to appari
tions, nor like them did he wait to be
sp ken to, but broke the silence with
" What, sir, did you mean by publishing
my death ?" why, sir, | meant what
! mean when publish the death Of 9TH
er persons, viz to let the world know
you are dead" "Well, but l am not
dead" Not dead then IT'S your own
fault for you told me you would posi-
lively pay your bill by such day if you
lived to that time. The day passed, the
bill is not paid and you certainly must be
dead for | surely could not believe you
would not forfeit your word" 90 ho I!
! see you have got around me, Mr.. Edi-
tor but say no more about there's the
money, and harkee, my wag, you'll con
tradict my death next week ?" Oh


certainly, sir, just to please you, though
| cannot help thinking you were dead at
the time specified and that you have real


ly come back to pay this bill on uccoun
of your friendship for me-"
Year: 1875

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.


North Carolina has a Republican
Governor, but the Lieutenant Cover
nor is a Democrat. The Governor iu-
tended to go to Boston to participate
in the Bunker Hill festivities And
the Democrats Of that intensely hon
orable State projected nice little
scheme to be played while the Cover
nor was absent. The present Judge
of the Supreme Court appears to be a
Democrat, but does not appear to suit
his party very well. Some of
the managing politicians of the
Judges political faith secured
mis- resignation to be presented
to the Lieutenant Governor AS soon as
his chief left the State and the duties
of acting Governor fell upon him
Then some other important offices were
to be vacated by their incumbeuts and
successors, in favor of some of :he
schemes, the accomplishment of which
the Governor has steadily obstructed,
were to be appointed by the Democrat
ic acting Governor. TO prevent the
success of this nice little scheme Gov.
Brogden has been forced to remain
away from Boston, and so fail to APP
pear at the Centennial, to which he bad
been invited and had announced his
intention of attending. This
scheme of the tar-heeI Democrats
bears q close resemblance to a plot for
stealing the Sunday dinner of man
who is going to church. But then, as
It was t. be done by chivalrous sons
of Carolina, we suppose it might be all
right. Only we have been educated in
different school, and SO we are una
able to appreciate that fine sense of
honor for which our Southern breth-
remand particularly our Carolina
brethren-are so justly celebrated.


We clip the above from the columns
of the Washington Repu6Hcan, the
filthy sewer for all articles abusive and
sianderous of North Carolina. The
Harrisburg Itlcgralh may publish
this nonsense in ignorance of its TN
truthfulness, but the ReluJZica3l
knows better and does it with a mali
cious qualification. AS the editor of
the Republican has lately been an
honored(O guest of one of the Judge
of the Supreme Court, he knows his po-
litical status very well.