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Year: 1871

Point and at Harvard.


Massachusetts, sets itself up pre-eminently
as the State where law and order are main
tanned with the utmost strictness. Let it.
then, give an example to all other States by at
once and forever repressing such violations of
the common law as the late outrageous doings
at Harvard University, which the college
faculty seem to be unable or unwilling to
punish. We published yesterday a full account
Of atrocities committed by undiscovered under
graduates of Harvard, who have carried the
barbarous practice of ''hazing" to an undenia-
bly, criminal degree, Notwithstanding the mild
decision OF President Eliot. who pronOunces
their act "a reckless college prank, adding:-
''The perpetrators had no intention of really
hurting anybody or doing any harm to the
building. They committed wanton stupid
outrage, but not crime" Nevertheless.
their attempt to blow up with gunpowder
one of the college buildings, wherein four
Freshmen were sleeping, comes directly
within the provisions of statute which, as
President Eliot himself admits. makes the
blowing up OF an inhabited building a special
offence, and the legal penalty may be very
severe--even twenty years in the State
Prison. We are glad TO be assured that 'sthe
whole college condemned the act" We arc
fully aware of the extensive obligations which
the community owes to the high moral and
intellectual influences of the ancient seat of
learning at Cambridge. But when we hear OF
such outrageous doings as those to which we
have alluded we cannot refrain from express
ing the universal public opinion that if the
college faculty is impotent either to discover
or to punish the guilty perpetrators, the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts, is. bound, as we have
intimated, to give to the Legislature of every
other State the example OF direct and effective
interference for the purpose of rendering the
inmates of all colleges as amenable to the
common law as everybody is outside of col
lege walls.


For similar reasons we hold that If the pro.
icssors at West Point are incompetent to en-
force the discipline which alone can prevent
Year: 1871

We print this morning q cable despatch
which informs us that the London Conference
met on Tuesday last and adjourned. The
despatch also informs us that at the meeting,
which represented all the cosignatories to the
Paris Treaty of 1856, except France, the ex-
preston of feeling was such that the entire
Eastern question difficulty may be regarded
as settleS


This is well, 50 far as it goes. 1t is i'm
possible, however, to close our eyes to tho
fact that the Eastern question is, after all, a
paltry affair in presence of the graver ques-
tions Of the hour. Asthe first meeting of the
Conference, if report speaks truth, Lord Gran
vile had his revenge upon Prince Gortcha-
koff. At the suggestion Of Lord Granville
all the Powers represented signed note
expressly repudiating the right of any single
Power to retreat from the treaty without the
previous consent Of the cosignatories or
majority of them. This note is sufficient re-
buke to the Russian bounce and sufficient
vindication of international morality. Gort-
chakof may swallow his leek, and Granville
may enjoy his triumph, just as they please.


AS we said above, new questions make the
Black Sea question very small indeed. France
is in chaotic state-sO chaotic that Bismarck
may require some help before he can afford
to allow his master to return in triumph to
Berlin. The restoring Of France to herself
and the rectfcation Of boundaries make up
task too big for Germany alone to dispose of.
Then there is the Papal difficulty. Europe
cannot have peace until Pho Mono and his
Minister, Antonelli, are satisfied All the
Catholics all the world over are prepared to
undertake another crusade rather than that
the Holy See shall be despoiled of its patri-
mony. In addition to all this it must be re-
membered that France is still. amid all her
misfortunes, great European unit, and that
the work of this Conference cannot be con-
sidered finished until France finds her place
and expresses her opinion. We take it, there
fore, that the London Conference has much
work yet before it. If it should be insisted
upon that the London Conference must dis
solve when the Black Sea question is settled
the necessity is created for another conference
in London or elsewhere to consider and solve
the other outstanding questions. The year
1871 revives the memory of 1874 We shall
not be sorry if the great Powers agree, and
secure for the world a peace as enduring as
that which followed the Vienna conferences of
1614-1Sl5.
Year: 1871

The EXTENSION OF THE ARMIsTIoR The
news of this morning goes to show that France
cannot go through an election crisis, hold her
Assembly and discuss peace terms in the time
prescribed by the armistice More time must
be had. It is not our opinion that Count
Bismarck will object to an extension of the
armistice term. France is gradually recover
ing her reason, and If request is preferred in
proper way the Germans will only be too
glad to extend the armistice, so as to bring
about peace settlement which all the world,
Germany and France not excepted, ardently
desire
Year: 1871

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, THE QUEEN AND
THE PEoPLE.-Queen Victoria viii open the
adjourned session Of the eighth Parliament Of
her reign to-day. Her Majesty will proceed
TO the House, of Lords and read her speech
from the throne in person. This part of the
ceremonial, which always anticipates a busy
session of the English Legislature, has been
wanting on the part Of the Queen during the
past few years. The British people were dis
pleased by The omission. Her Majesty, acting
under the advice of her Ministers, has deter
mined to repair her apparent lapsus Of duty.
She will consequently journey to St. Stephens
in state In view of the Importance and very
varied character and bearing OF the subjects
which the legislators of Great Britain will be
called on to debate during their sittings, we
have prepared special exhibit of the present
condition of the British empire; its means OF
defence and offence; its income revenue,
disbursements, taxes, debts, population,
emigration, and SO forth. The state OF the
army and navy is shown forth particularly,
As is also the question OF lreland-.he most
difficult, perhaps, OF all in the way of a peace
able and beneficial solution for the united
nation.
Year: 1871

After the Caledonian games at Jones's Wood
had ceased late yesterday afternoon the grounds
filed with pleasure seekers designing to remain until
late in the evening About p. two unknown young
approached the cakestand and after asking about
the prices in an insulting manner, finally ate pie
and refused TO pay for It, The girls In charge asked the
men for their money, and addressed in obscene
language. number Of young men. consisting of Frank
Dorian Of the Seventh Ward, Frank Raymond Of Eighty
third-st. and second-ave, and william Robb OF No u
Carmine-st, observing the conduct OF the roughs
demonstrated with them. One Of the unknown men.
upon hearing Dorian speak, suddenly stabbed him n the
right breast and fed. The place was very dark and
Dorian, although conscious that he had been struck did
not the knife, and did not know that he had been
stabbed until several minutes afterward The wounded
man then told his friends that he felt weak and was
carried into the light where the blood flowing
over his vest The Nineteenth Precinct Police were
summoned. and informed Of the stabbing ARRAY, hut
failed In their efforts TO arrest the assassin The police
placed Dorian in an ambulance. but his way 10 the
Station House the died
Year: 1871

The Susquehanna Valley Home, an institu-
ton for orphan children at Bnghamton N Y, has been
brought into questionable repute. On Tuesday last.
Elijah Castle citizen of Bnghamton discovered boy
about years old on Oaks, walking slowly along his
motion being impeded by heavy piece OF
wood which was chained to his neck. In
ouiry elected from the boy that his name
was Frederick Bowman. and that lie was runaway
from the Home" where he had been carrying the clog
about in the manner described for weeks The wood
was oak weighing 10 pounds, and was chained 10 bis
neck The boy was taken to the City jail, where the
rvets we're filed away and his neck released The Pres'
dent the Board Of Management at once oaed speca
meeting of the body and the following was adopted


Pd Thu. the Executive Committee hereby Instructed 70 take
thorough investigation Of the case fedsr
take such action they shall deem advisable or
Institution. They also Greeted eme ne


discipline exercised BY the superintendent ana report 70
this Board at early day.


The superintendent of the Home is the Rev MI Van
Epps.
Year: 1871

A PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SAVED FROM
WRECK BY A WoMAN.-Un Thursday after
noon us the express train on the Western
Pennsylvania railroad Was proceeding east
ward, and rounding curve about midway
between Leechbury and Apollo, in Arm
strong county, tue engineer observed L wo-
man on the track waving her apron yio-
lcntly in the air. The first thought was of
danger, and he Immediately applied his
brakes and got the train stopped Just in
time to prevent terrible accident, as 4
mass Of rock, weighing about fifteen tons,
had fallen upon the track few rods from
where the woman had given the signal.
When the train stopped the passengers
were not long in ascertaining the cause and
appreciating the noble conduct of the poor
countrywoman to whose presence OF mind
they owed their rescue from shocking
casualty.


Colonel Hicks, the conductor of the
train, at once consulted with some oil the
messengers, and in Il short time purse OF
twenty dollars was made up and presented
to her. She gave her name as Mrs. Frank.
passenger ON the train, from whom we
obtuiped our information, desires that we
should commend the case Of this humble
woman TO the officers of the company. Had
if not been for her warning signal, the
train would have been dashed into Inc
rock. and serious damage to the tram, II
not to the passengers, wonld have been the
nseuuence.-Pittsbuyy Commercial, June
3H .....
Year: 1871

THE STREET CARS are doing very good
business now. The warm weather drives
many persons out to Hollywood to get the
shade and cool river brceZes which prevail
there. A large number too prefer paying
a small sum for ride, rather than risk u
sun-stroke by walking the streets.
Year: 1871

Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and titles a thousand fold
Is a healthy body, mind at ease,


And simple pleasures that always Please;
4 heart that can feel for neighbOr's woe
And share his joy with genial glow,
with sympathies large enough to enf0ld
All men as brothers, is better than gold.
Better than gold is a conscience clear,
Though toiling for bread in a humble sphere,
Douby best with content and health,
Untred by the lusts and cares of wealth;
Lowly living and lofty thought
Adorn and ennOble poor mans cot,
For mind and morals, or Natures plan,
Are the genuine test of a gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
OF the sons of toll when their abors close;
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep,
And the balm that drops on his slumbers deep;
Bring sleeping draughts to the downy bed,
Where luxury pillows his aching head;
His simpler opiate labor deems


A shorter road to the land of dreams
Better than gold is a thinking mind,
That in a realm of books can find
treasure surprising Australian orc,
And live with the great and good of yOrc.
The sage's lore and the poets lay,
The glories of empires past away,
The worlds great drama will thus enfOld
And yield a pleasure better than gold.
Better than gold is peaceful home
Where all the iresde charities come,
The shrine of love and the heaven of life,
Hallowed by mother, or sister, or wife
However humble the home may be,
Or tried with sorrow by Heavens decree
The blessings that never were bought or soLl,
And centre there are better than gold.
Year: 1871

TT WAS II strange scene-and yet there
Il was nothing startling about it. l could
not tell why my eyes were riveted to the
spot. Probably, I said to myself, it can
only be accounted for by some occult pys-
Geological reason and l will simply watch
and endeavor not to wonder. My library is
situated in the third-story back-room of an
ordinary-built house in the neighborhood
of the Heights, and it is there ! spend hour
after hour in work and study-sometimes,


as the light fades from the sky, drawing
near the window with my book or writing,


and semi-occasionally glancing at the backs
of the houses opposite. The house whose
garden joins ours has always been an object
the neighborhood, on account of an old
gentleman who was to be seen in his library
at almost any hour Of the day. He seemed
to be an indefatigable worker, and was
generally at his post long before / was.
This old gentleman grew TO be very enter
tanning to me, and came to miss him very


much when for any reason he was absent


from his library. The time above alluded
to was early in the evening in the latter
part of February. My neighbor had gone
from bookcase, to bookcase, and drawer to
drawer, arranging and putting away, and
at last noticed or thought saw him lock
the drawers of his desk and put the key in
his pocket. Soon after / heard the ring
of their tea-bell, and watched until the old
gentleman walked slowly out of the room.
What was the reason that even then l
could not withdraw my gaze? There was
nothing particularly inviting in the apart
ment now that its occupant had gone, but
still could not help looking. The gas was
burning very dimly, and could just make
out the different articles Of furniture, as
sisted little by the light of a very pleasant
CRATE fire. AS watched, figure clad in
white came swiftly in at a door at the right.
A cold, nervous tremor took full possession
of me. Not that felt there was anything
supernatural aboutthe vision. knew bet
ter-for Immediately recognized the form
and dress Of lady had noticed in the
garden only an hour or two before but
did not know that her presence in that
room at that particular time meant mis-
chief and woe unutterable. | know that
her feet made no noise as she moved hastily
about, going over exactly the same ground
which the old gentleman had travelled only
few moments previous. Drawer aft
Year: 1871

rlver, and the young lady stopped the
white horse, SO that Deb could look
across, and up and down, at the shin.
ing stream and the shining bank.


There's so much of it +" said Deb,
softly, thinking of the crack of it that
she had seen between two houses fol
fifteen years in a high chair; and the
long, broad-shouldered, silvered river
seemed to her veiy much like this
world about which she had wondered.


They rode to the mills, and Deb
trembled to look up at their frownine
walls, and to meet their hundred eyes,
for the windows stared like eyes; but
some of the girls who wore the little
pink bows, and who knew her, came
nodding to look down out of them, and
she left off trembling to laugh; then in
a minute she trembled again, for all at
once, without any warning, the grea.
Androscoggin pealed the time just over
her head, and swallowed her up in
sound. She turned pale with delighted
terror, and then she flushed with terri
fed delight.


Did it prayl or cry or laughl Deb
did not know 1t seemed to her that il
the white horse would carry her into
the sound of that bell, she need never
sit in high chair by a window again,
but ride and ride with the young lady.
1t seemed to her like forever and for.
ever.


They turned away from the Andros
coggin without speaking, and rode and
rode. Daylight dimmed and dusk drop
ped, and see! all the town blazed with
lights. Deb could not speak-there
were so many lights


And still she could not speak when
they rode into Brick Alley, and Jim
McMahoney and her mother and the
children who did not wonder came out
to meet her, and take her back to her
high chair.


She was too happy to speak. She
need never wonder any more. She
could remember.


But the young lady did not want her
to speak. She touched her white
horse, and was gone in minute; and
when the Androscoggin rang them both
to sleep that nlght-for the young lady
forgot to ask for her Cluny, and was
too tired to go to the party-I am sure
cannot tell which was the happier.
she or Deb. Androscoggin did not
trouble himself to find out All he said
was, Forever and forever. Deb knows.
She heard him. She had no need to
wonder about him any more. She m
derstood.


And this is all l have to tell. Vheth
er the young lady took Deb to ride
again or whether she didn't-this is all
l have to tell. 1t is very little thing
to have to tell, but when it was told to
me, thought it was the sweetest, sad
dest, tenderest little thing in the world.
Year: 1871

The announcement of the death of
Alice Cary will be read everywhere
with regret. This gifted woman was a
native of Ohio, but came with her
younger sister Phoebe, many years ago,
to this city, where the two have ever
since had their abode. Their first ap-
pearance in authorship was made con-
jointly in book of poems, which was
well received, and was followed by a
series of prose sketches by Alice, en-
titled "The Clover-nook Papers, /"
which established for her an individual
reputation. Since that time her con-
tributions to current literature have
been frequent and various. Novels,
sketches, poems and essays have attest
ed the versatility of her genius and the
hold she had upon the public favor.
All that she wrote was graceful and
pure, and it might be said of her with
strict regard to truth, In the hackneyed
line of Lord Lyttleton, that she left
behind her


s'No line which, dying, she night wish TO blot"


For many years the two sisters have
been the centre of literary circle
which gathered informally at their Sun
day evening tea parties, where the books
and topics of the day were pleasantly
discussed. Alice Cary's health had
long been failing, and the last summer
was spent by her in Vermont in the hope
that she might regain her strength, but
at the beginning of the winter it be-
came apparent to her friends that she
could not long survive. She bore her
long and painful illness with perfect
submission. Miss Cary died in the
fiftieth year of her age.
Year: 1871

In December gentleman at settle
ment on the northern border of Texas,
called Montague, wrote the following
lily at that place:


"Last Friday with a couple of com
panions 1 started from the pleasant lit
tie village of Decatur to this place
about two o'clock p. m. We logged
along until about one hour after night.
when we arrived at the residence of
William Freeman, an old pioneer, where
we spent cheerful night, and again
pursued our journey.


We had not travelled further than a
mile, when we received the sad intelli-
gence that family had been massacred
about two miles above We hastened
on to the place of the awful tragedy
and may God forbid that nv ewes
should ever again look upon such an
other scene as | there witnessed. The
or ten years old, about forty yards from
the house, stone dead. His left arm
was cut out from his body, exhibiting
to full view his heart and lungs; his
bowels cut out, and then scalped.


We then repaired to the house, and
the first victim that met our gaze, near
beside the entrance, was girl of nine
or ten years old wrapped, or rather
tumbled, in mass of old bedding, &C.,
with one naked hand and arm elevated.
l took hold of her hand, but to find that
she too was dead and wounded in sew
eral places. Next was a lady, some
sixty years of age, by the name OF
keenan,, shot through her breast with
two arrows that passed through her
body, suffering all that humanity could
suffer. Her scalp was taken off, too.


Next was lovely little girl, three
years old, nursing babe; and when il
was taken from her arms, the poor child
said she "did not want Dolly to
starve" On examination it was found
that she (the little girl had been lane
ed through the breast, the weapon en-.
tering on the left and passing through
the right. Near by her was anothe,
girl about ten years of age, with hel
head beaten and bruised in a most bru-
tai manner, stiff and cold, almost fife
less. The Indians had beaten her head
until she was probably thought to be
ucdt, duu pitcucQ ncI Out al tuc VIII
dow, where she had lain all night in 9
senseless condition. Then we turned
to little boy calling for water-he was
lanced, the wound entering above the
breast bone and passing out below.


The next and last was Mrs Pascha,
laying beside the bed on her face, welt
ering in gore. On examination she wal
found to be dead, with several wounds
that had been inflicted in different por
tions of the body. One little boy was
lanced in the breast, who made Lis
escape during the night, and after day
light made his way to neighbor',
house about one mile Off Two little
children were left in the bed unhurt
One of the wounded has since died
This leaves four dead and four wound
ed; two of the wounded will probably
recover. Mrs. Keener says there were
eight or nine Indians that entered tn,
house about two hours after night
after they had retired for the night-ant
committed this brutal massacre. Their,
were no men about the place. The deat
were promptly buried in as decent
manner as possible, and the wounded
moved to where they could be cared for
Year: 1871

A fight between rat and couple of
snakes occurred at McKeesport, Ohio,
last week. The snakes, not having been
fed for several days, were first present
ed with mouse, when both reptiles
attacked, killing it in thirteen minutes.
A large rat was then put into the cage,
when a terrible battle ensued, both
snakes striking as rapidly as possible,
the rat also displaying considerable
pluck, keeping up his end of the fight
bravely. The fight continued from two
o'clock in the afternoon until nine at
night, when the copperhead threw up
the sponge and was taken out dead.
To prevent the rattlesnake from sharing
q like fate, the rat was then removed
from the cage. The rat showed consider
able generalship in the encounter, and
every time it was bitten it would retire
TO the corner of the cage and bite out
the piece from its body.
Year: 1871

The southeastern portion of
Kansas, and in fact all of that
section of country lying tribu-
tary to Kansas City, Leaven-
worth, Lawrence and Topeka,
has received the largest portion
of the immigration which has
been constantly flowing into
Kansas during the last three
years; but this does not prove
that the lands are better or
cheaper than in the central or
northwestern portion of the
State, but that a more system
attic and persistent effort is con-
stantly being made to turn the
tide Of emigration in that di-
rection.