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Year: 1873

This wonderful painting is npon canvas,
and its hight is seyenty.nine centime.


tres, aud its width ffty.nine. Although
Wa cannot maintain that il is entirely


untouched, for certain small restorations
may be seen executed with discretion in


the last century, Il is, nevertheless. pre-
served in remarkable manner for the
work Of those days and the best of this
artist. The painting belongs to the
third, otherwise the grand, manner Of
Raphael, and according to all probabili-
ty was painted by him soon after he ex-
ecuted the marvellous frescoes Of the four
Sybils in the church Of Santa Maria del
Ia Pace. The influence which fres-


Gees Of such Importance and excellence
would exercise on the soul and hand Of
the wonderful painter would naturally
be very great, and several points Of
analogy cannot fail to be discovered be-
tween them and tke picture Of the cur
tain painted in oil soon after
Year: 1873

the street and picked up brick from
pile near by. With this he knocked APP
parently very gently on the wall OF the


house. The effect was magical. As the
dull, drum like booming resounded
through the house every window was
thrown open, and heads popped out on
every story. A dozen people were ready
TO let US in, il we would but knock NO


M nrn
Year: 1873

There is uoend 10 the effectiveness Of
a good knocking on the outside Of a
house. We remember one cold, bitter,
miserable winter night when We came
home late-Sad yet not so very late
either, but it was 50 cold that everybody
had gone 10 bed in the big house in
which We lived. aud to which We had no
latch key. At the bell We pulled aHd We
palled, and the more We pulled, the
more nobody came Az Last We we're
about giving Up In despair and going to
tha Station-honEe or q hotel. when pO-
Fceman cane along. " You cant make
iem hear, ehG said he. Nov just wait
a minute" And then be stepped into
Year: 1873

We clip from an exchange the follow
ing, in relation to late railroad acci-
dent


The engineer, VIM. d. Guild, lived in
that past Of Providence known as Elm
wood, his house being close to the rail
road crossing. And in that house were
his wife and BARNS. So every time he
rushed by the loved spot, whether in
night or day, in storm or sunshine, he
sounded short peculiar signal upon
the locomotive whistle, as greeting to
his wife. Think of hosrse, shrieking
locomotive whistle uttering notes Of love.
This signal meant he was there and all
right" and we can easily imagine how
eagerly she listened for the sound. TO
her Il was sweeter music than ever
dropped in golden stream from the pen
of Chopin. In time the people of Proyi-
dence. and the regular passengers along
the line, came to know the sound, and
when they heard it would say, That's
Guilds signal to his wife" On last Sun
day uight she missed it for the FIRST time,
and will never hear it again.


Such an incident as this, supplemented
by the noble character of the man and
bis heroic death, round and fill out as
pathetic story as was ever told. He
was as gallant man as any that ever
tilted for bit of ribbon in the rosy days
of the chivalric time. True, be was an
engineers smoky, begrimed engineer
always looking ahead to where the
flaming eye of his engine searched into
the light; but he was none the less a
hero. When the end came at last he did
not quail. They soy he could have
Jumped from the train, but he preferred
to die at his post. No doubt his last
thoughts were of the wife and babies at
home. A prayer futtered up from his
lips to heaven, and then came the crash.
His burned body was found erect, with
his face to the front and his hand upon
she throttle valve. That was a death to
die, since die we must, one and all OF us.
The Black Sergeant can come in no
better guise than when he relieves d man
from the post of duty, and tells him to
turn in for the long sleep Of eternity.
Year: 1873

1t now appe ars that the Cubans
refuse to deliver up the Virginius,
in accordance with the agreement
between our Government and that
OF Spain, and the United States will
be compelled to force compliance.
Hence there is still a prospect OF
war, not necessarily with Spain, but
Cuba; and preparations are being
made by our army and navy to be
in readiness for fight.
Year: 1873

under the investigation. We have
commenced an era of severe justice
upon offenders in high places, as,
for example, in the case of Tweed,
and it should extend to the guilty OF
all political parties.
Year: 1873

A rumor was in circulation yesterday to the
effect that q prominent director Of the Pacit; Mail
Steamship Company had told his broker that slGOO0O
had been taken the treasury Of that company for
Illegal purposes such as lobbying at Washington and
Albany.


Il was stated that at the former place much money
had been spent securing the subsidy which had been
granted tho Company and it alleged that at the
latter certain privileges in relation to the purchase and
retirement OF portion Of the capital stock had been Oh
tanned only by the use Of money.


large part OF tho money, however, is said 10 have
conc into the pockets OF officials who falsely represented
that it had all gone for lobbying purposes.


Inquiry OF the gentleman who was asserted 20 be the
authority for the rumor, elected the statement that he
knew nothing the Of the C0mpany's affairs
beyond what he had in the newspapers. It was
probably intended 10 influence the price OF the stock.


It was expected that President Socweil and secre-
ary johnson OF the Company would proceed 70 wash
ngtOn last evening, accompanied by cX-Judge Homer
A. Nelson. purpose of estfying before the Con
gress Investigating Committee.


The appointment OF an Investigating Committee has
caused frequent fluctuations IN the price Of te stock
To opened yesterday 70l declined tO Ols reacted 20
G9t, and closed ut 68.
Year: 1873

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUEB.l


ALBANY, Feb. 24.-Nether House had a
quorum this evening and the business transacted was
unmportant. Mr. Piorson notice, in the Assembly
that he would move suspension Of tho rules, to-
morrow for the purpose OF putting the Charter on is
third reading He also offered concurrent resolution
for recess from Friday next TO Monday March TO-
There is to be a general departure OF Administration Re-
publoans 10 Washington 10 attend the Inauguration.
The Charter will pass the Assembly tomorrow, and be
sent 70 the Senate; and the programme is TO push 10
through that body, and get II before the Governor
before the Opinions are divided rs 10 the
possibility OF carrying out this programme.
Evey days delay is dangerous, and II the Charter does
not pass the Senate before the It is not likely 20
pass at all at least not IN s present shape. The more
sober and reflective Senators beginning TO inquire
whether the Cnstom-house managers are not pushing
things 100 recklessy whether If they are not checked,
they VIII bring the Republican party into as much
disgrace the Tammany Ring brought the Democratic
party into. The demonstration In New York tomorrow
night Is likely to have important bearing on the ac-
on OF the Senate and it should bo made as largo and


significant as possible. II Is alleged here that the price
Of AssembIyman Opdyyes apostasy was pledge 70
appoint his father, ex-ayor Opdyke to tho position OF
Chamberlain.
Year: 1873

The elaborate celebration of the centennial
anniversary Of the destruction of tea in Bos-
ton harbor, described in TRIBUNE dispatches.
brings yiyidy to mind the days Of excited
public feeling that preceded the Revolution.
Surrounded now by the accumulation of a
hundred years of prosperity, We look back Oh
those stormy gatherings at the Old South
Meeting House and Faneuil Hall. as on a
troubled dream. We read with kind
of wonder Of the high resolve Of Massa-
chusetts matrOns not to use the taxed tea,
carried out so IigidIy that the Dutch East
India Company lost on their share of the i'm
portatiOns not less than f40,0OO. Would any
political excitement, any question of tax or
tariff at the present day. draw forth similar
self denial on the part of American women
The subsequent act of the citizens disguised
as Indians who threw overheard their
life-earned lessons of frugality and three
hundred and forty-twO chests of tea together.
is in reality less remarkable. The wrath of
the people in moment OF uprising usually
writes history in rapid characters; but the de-
liberte REIMBURSEMENT for long space of
time of accustomed and accessible luxuries-
not to say comforts--Of life, is a deed OF
very different order.


Let us instance parallel-as far as it goes
We have now, as then, extravagant rulers who
waste the substance of tho people. 1t is a
progressive waste, increasing every year, and
displaying itself in more obnoxious proper
tions at the present time than ever before.
To meet this extravagance new taxes
are propOsed specifically, an increase,
Of the duties upon coffee and tea. 1t is high
time again for the people to enter their pro-
test and they do grumble little. But what
is needed is something more than this. A cer-
tain self-denal must be practiced. Ii it even
involves the REIMBURSEMENT of that absorb


ing attention to personal business which il
almost religious duty with every Amer
lean, the sacrifice is not too great
What il needed is that our citizens should
make the affairs of tho nation their own
business. Every act every speech of our na
tional legislators should be watched. They
will bear watching. 1t does Congressman a
great deal of good to hear from his coDstitu.
cnts occasionally. If at tho present time
when 30 many vital questions are under dis.
cllssion in Congress-, there were more gen
eral expression of the interest which the
people are taking in thcse matters, we should
Gud it pchood IN Walurgtop not by talk Of
Year: 1873

The honest people of PENNSYLVANIA are to be
congratulated upon the success OF their upris-
ing against the corrupt Ring that has so long
been absolute in the government Of the State.
Bv a majority of 10000 they yesterday
adopted the new Constitution submitted for
their approval by the Convention elected last
wear. Even the City of Philadelphia, where
the Ring believed itself omnlpotent, and which
Ring organs counted on to give, or at any
rate return, majority of twenty to thirty
thousand against the Constitution, gives
majority of $4,000 in its favor.
The reaction that followed the under
handed tactics of the opposition by which it
was hoped 10 defeat ii upon purely technical
grounds was so great that the Ring felt that
the game was up with them and there was no
use in attempting to employ the usual appG-
ances OF fraudulent voting and dishonest
counting. In some of the city wards, how
ever. the hopelessness of the fight did not
dawn upon the Ring until they had begun
their cheating work, which later in the day
they corrected.


A synopsis of the principal features of the
new Constitution has been published in The
TRIBUNE. 1t aims to accomplish very dcsir-
dDit anu oNtcpiDS iCiViuo III tue WY anu
State. Whether it will be successful in all
that it undertakes is a question which only
time can solve. The most that can he said
now is that it is a long step in the right di-
rection. But the people have duties still to
perform. and it will not do for them to rest
content with the great victory of yesterday.
TO make the reforms aimed at practical will
require constant watchfulness. The new Con-
stitution will not Of itself destroy bad gov
ernment and establish good; it puts in the
hands of the people the power to do 1t. 1t is
for them TO use it wisely.
Year: 1873

If. as we believe, the Monarchy is dead in
France, it cannot be denied that its ghost is
still Omnipotent IN the councils Of the gov
ernment, and like the sDecter of buried Den
mark, il is an honest ghost. 1t seems
impossible to doubt the good faith of the
noblemen and academicians who are at this
time in charge OF the administration of
France. They sincerely believe that, like the
counsel0rs OF job, they are the people and
that wisdom will perish with and without
them. Successive elections have heretofore had
no power to admonsh them. They have sim
ply appcared like successive accidents, and the
ministers always have had the air of hoping
that the next time the voters would come to
their senses and elect the conservative candi-
dates. As long as NJ. Theirs was in office they
could say that his bad management encour-
aged the disOrderly elements of society. After
they had turned him out they could fiatter
themselves that their electoral disasters pro-


ceeded from the lack OF permanent and


recognized term OF Office, and the term
OF Macslahon being definitely pro-
longed for seven years, they might
hope that the people would henccforward


vote more III accordance with Official intupa-
Year: 1873

these gentlemen reported from the Judiciary
Committee. the cry of Job" having undoubt-
edly some influence. The bill was cut from
its head and the repeating clause left was
merely heightened by q provision that pend
ing cases in bankruptcy shall be wound up
under the old law In this shape the bill now
yoes to the Senate.
Year: 1873

After ALL there is not anything half so
funny as tragedy, particularly when it is put
on with plenty of vowel sounds and has a
fencing scene in it. 1t is little narrowing
to a sensitive soul, to be sure, in the low key,
sub-bass passages; but then what comfort
and consolation there even is in this to the
reflective mind. What comfort to SEQ and
hear people go about talking in such a ridcu-
lous way, and all as though they were in
earnest about it. Indeed, they are so much
in earnest that they make in many cases a
living by it, There's something quite exhil-
arating Id the spectacle of man who Is not
even an alderman pretending he is king,
and wearing clothes that no king. unless it
be the King of Spades, ever dreamed of, and
talking in such a royal way that if
any real, frst-class king should do it so,
they would clap him into madhOuse
before he had time to dilute regular active
transitive verb, or strangle a personal pro-
noun. And it's quite entertaining to see the
crowned heads go tearing around the stage
lungiDg at each other with dangerous weapons
in an imperial way till one of them receives
a fatal blow under the arm, and with rhe-
tOrical allusion compOses himself to his last





erybOdy is in glow over it, and the royal
remains lie limp and dusty by the fOotlights,
or have been gathered into "a gilded mauso
leum at the rear of the theater, we submit
that it is unseemly and unbecoming, that it
jars upon the prOprieties, rasps the tine-strung
sensiblities of the spectator, and upsets
the eternal fitness of things, to have
the supernumerary people at the back
Of the stage, who have only been brought
into the play to dance round and jab sticks
at each other and help on the confusion, and
who are more pasteboard and pinchbeck and
wooden than the velvet and pewter kings who
have just subsided-tO have these fellows take
up the business and go to fencing at each
other and making speeches and trilling their
rs and mouthng ont their hollow O's and e's.
There's something so utterly incongruOus, so
grotesque, so unexpected and unaccountable
about it; it is dreadful. The other sort of
thing was tOlerably amusing this is madden
ing.


1t has, doubtless, occurred to the dsinter-
ested observer, if there is such one, of our
quadrennial Presidential contests, that the
marching up and down the land of cOurtly
persons who address their fellow men in
touching language upon what they term the
issues OF the hour the sounding of many
cymbals and other instruments of brass, the
blowing Of many horns and the indscrimi
nate takiDs OF many more. the stIidiDg hitber
Year: 1873

Prof Agassizs speech before the Committee on
Education at Boston, last week, was practical,
impetuous, and little inpatient. His demand for
a State appropriation for the benefit of the Cam
bridge Museum, served as text from which he
drew sermon, unpleasant but not untrue nor I'M
necessary. He warmly expressed his disapproyal of
the existing system of popular education in America


Instead of using the rich and growing intellectual
material of later years he declared that colleges
teach chiefly the tradtionary Learning of the Middle
Ages: Harvard" said the fiery Professor, /" is not
a university-it is only a tolerably well-organIzed
high SCHOOL, Nor is even this learning in his eyes
the best of its kindit is merely the dregs of schol-
arship. He brought up our grammar as an example,
referring to IT as no longer living matter but
reduction to formulas from which all the living
spirit has fed As for his darling, Natural Science,
Le contewplates poarnfully the want Of thorough
Year: 1873

youth did MT care much for a First Glass
Clerkship and rather than else preferred
TO throw up the numerical sponge $50 to
speak, and retire from Washington forever.
If, on the other hand, he was still able to
fight the tiger of interrogation the screws
were applied after a different fashion. He
was requested to inform his tOrturer "Wh0
was Secretary of War during the war with
Mexico aud "Under what circumstances
:" the writ of habeds corpus may be sls-
pended" Also, "Where is Kansas City n
OF the latter query we have only to say,
"Why Kansas CityT Why not Boston or
New York What has Kansas City par
ticularly to do with the qualifications of n
First Class Clerk in the War Department
And why must he be required to know "the
capital of the State of New-Jersey,' and not
be required to know the capital of the State
of New-Yorki 7


We believe in examinations. We believe in
having well informed men appointed to the
service of the War Department and OF all other
Departments. We believe, however, that the
ability to spell wagon with two " g's" by no
means implies frst-class qualification for
First Class Clerkship. A man might answer
correctly every interrOgatOry propOunded to
these candidates, and yet be totally unfit for
even Third Class Clerksllip. Something more
is required than ability to multiply s95.s6 by
a42.0O3." There isn't a query upon these
wonderful examination papers which ought to
bother a well grown boy in district school,
Year: 1873

There is some feeling about the removal Of Mr..
Goodae from the position Of Secretary OF the Maine
Board of Agriculture and it is said that he was
removed merely because another man wanted his
place. We really trust that this is not so. Such an
Office should be bestowed, il seems to u.s. solely with
regard to competency and TO make it the reward of
political services is simply to the risk of destroy
ing its value altogether.
Year: 1873

The reports of the condition of Spain are
somewhat conflicting. While the Carlists dis
play more activity, there does not, at present.
appear to he any indication that the new Re-
public will have to contend against greater
sdyersities than the late dynasty. The pros
pect is the more favorable, as the former is in
a better condition TO maintain order than
Amadeus was at the close of his reign.
Year: 1873

great many years ago, before ice in the Summer
season had come to be a necessity, but just be-
ginning to be housed up and used in the large cities
as a luxury, good deacon from rural Connecticut
town came to New-York TO celebrate the E9grth q
July. L his misfortune TO celebrate little too
much he got intoxicated. News thereof followed
him home, and he was called mp before the Church
for discipline. The deacon confessed his fault He
said the day was hot. and he went into hotel bar
room where there bowl of punch, and the
lemons and ice looked cool and inviting he drank
some it tasted so good and the ice refreshed him so
that he took some more and finally he took so much
that he was ashamed TO say he became intoxicated.
lie sat down. There moments hush,
and then an angular brother at the rear
of the meeting and said, I'm satisfied with the
Deacou's explanation about his getting drunk. He
confesses it and says he's sorry. That's all right.
Anybody's liable TO do that But when the Deacon
comes into this ere meetn and talks about seeing
ice in July go for having HIM jerked out for lying
II that brother were only in Congress now, though
he might not object to the other brethren holding
Credit Mobler stock, he would be liable to reduce
both Houses below quorum by jerking EN- out for
lying
Year: 1873

The action of the New-Jersey Senate, yes
terday. in acting upon the monopoly railroad
bill before it had been advertised as the law
requires, indicates that the demand of the
people for free railroads will receive small at
tentiOn from that body. The names of those
voting TO overrule the Presidents remonstrance
are given in our correspondence and the citi-
Eens OF New-Jersey can thus see what mem
bers OF the Senate represent them, and what
the monopoly.
Year: 1873

Nobody need think that we have heard the
last of the great Internal Improvement schemes
because they have failed in this Congress.
The session was too short for any such gigan-
tic operations to be carried through; but we
shall see them all full blown in the next Con-
gress. The tangible shape assumed by the
various canal-digging schemes was the bill to
establish National Board of Commissioners
of Commerce. This was an entering wedge,
and was to prepare materials for general
campaign, next Winter. Fortunately, the
scheme failed in the House, yesterday, by a
vote of 80 to s.. So far, so good.
Year: 1873

II may be pleasant and profitable to write pepper
andyinegar essays national manners, but 1t
is MT reasonable. How be justified In assert
ing positively that nation is the pink of courtesy
or the reverse that bad or good manners are in
sttutIons of the countryi Is it quite fair to take
one class or two classes or three and censure
several millions for their faults! There men and
women to whom cOmmon-sense and kindness of
heart and uDselhshness have given manners which
do notineed the polish of attriion to be good of
and women buried deep in social yarnish
that only occasionally the simple material beneath
becomes visible men and women yulgarians by in-
hertance, taste, choice, place habit and the pecu
liarity of any one of these sets may not be magn-
fed into national one. There be women who
thank you when you give them seats in city
cars and there be women who do MT. There be men
who give the seats. and men who dOn MT. There is
no collective censure deserved, and he who makes it
gets only ten dollars page so for his pains.
Year: 1873

The Minority Report on the New-York Char


ter from the Committee on Cities, admirably
sums up the chief objections to the Custom
house Charter, reported yesterday. The pro-
vision that the Mayor shall nominate the
heads of departments to the Board of Alder
men is specious enough; it is blind behind
which the veriest tyro in legislation can see !;
because it is Immediately nullihed by
putting the Mayor into the Board, where
he has one vote, if his nominations are
not speedily confirmed. On this clumsy
trick to eyade responsibility there has been
enough said to show that it is disingenuOus,
indirect, and unmanly. 1t shufles the power
into the hands of Ring, and leaves the Mayor
nominally responsible for its exercise. AS the
minority represent, the whole framework of
the Charter is wrong in principle A careful
sOsaaipg of its provisions shows cunning
Year: 1873

BosToN, Oct. Al Board of Directors
Of all the mills at Fall River have ap-
pointed committees to confer with Rep
resentatives OF corporations in other
places with regard to suspension of
work during the present dull season.
Fishback paddle and rail mills have
suspended and six hundred hands are
thrown out of employment.