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Year: 1873

AN EMBRYO IRON MERCHANT
When man does s'the state some service"
as one Of its delegates in the penitentlary,
it is generally supposed that the :" one
term' principle applies and he would not
be anxious for a reelection, but prison life
has sort of fascination for some people,
and they never rest contented when once
out till they get back. Too many of the
human race are born with a general cus-
ednesso which they have not moral stamina
to Withstand. These creatures of crcum-
stances and sporting waits Of i'll fortune
fill our state prisons. The supply is never
exhausted, because the stock Of fools is al
ways ample.


Henry Walker, etat 10, Of Alexandra,
seems to be Of this style of man, A moral
lapse committed some years since in his ma
tive place caused his insertion in the state
prison for year. He was bu; lately
released, and this morning we find him
arraigned before Judge White as the petty
abstractor of a lump Of cold iron, the pro-
perty of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
The theft was proved, and Walker was
sequestered from the gaze of his curious
fellow-citizens for the space of three calen-
dar months. He will masticate corporation
corn-pone meanwhile in idleness. Walker
has six toes on each foot and five fingers
and a thumb on each hand, which freak of
nature may be one of the superinducing
causes of his light fingeredness.
Year: 1873

One or the Jack Sheppard School on the


Rampage In Jersey.


Three months ago the HERALD contained an ac-
count OF q daring robbery in Mr.. Ford's house, at
Trenton. Some valuable jewelry was stolen and
the thief escaped. His neZt depreciation was at
Somerville, where he was caught and committed
for trial on the charge Of burglary and arson. The
thiefis dusky individual named Howard B. Tuddy
and ne Is altogether too bold an adventurer
to admit OF the suppositon that his early education
was neglected or that he devoted much of his
time to the simple routine of life on the plantation.
Last Friday night this precious vagabond broke
Jail and fed to Trenton, where he ensconced him.
self until night set In on Saturday evening. He
then resumed his proving operations, and soon
found access to house in Willow street. but be-
fore he had time to escape with his booty he
was ''copped' by the police and lodged In the
Mercer County Jail. There are four charges OF
burglary and one OF arson to be presented TO the
Grand Jury against this Ethiopian of the Jersey
tribe. The tallor at Trenton was warned by the
police to to 1t that the black bird does not es
cape from the cage this time.
Year: 1873

Is Grant the man for this ambitious projectS His
war record proves his Indifference to human suffer.
fng on the road 10 success. He let his own SOL
diers rot In our prisons for food and medicines
rather than give Us any advantage By an ex.
change. He had little care how many OF hts men


were worn out IN his hammerlDg away" campaign
against Lee. For the iavor OF the radicals he was
perndious TO Andy Johnson and ignored his own pub
1ished opinions. lie las run the machine to use
rLlncoln's neat phrase, In his own interest ever
since he has been President. He is mercess mer.
cenary and shameless. HIS motto is Take care OF
no. and get all you can" His theory is the gov.
eminent and its good things belong TO the
strongest. He wants stiff backing, pot ignorant
men OF arms II the old ragged regiments
that once Kept him at bay were behind
him he would put down the fanatics
and thieves with rough hand The noble men or
New Orleans, IN their bitter extremity, solicit
social equality with the negro to secure protecton
from the nomadic Thugs Of the Caucasian race
The ballot Is q curse and the bayonet blessing In
such society. Armed, intelligent despotism Is
preferable to q reign OF rogues. Republican inst.
tutionsl What mockeryI hurrah Tor His High.
IessI
Year: 1873

The Harlem Club have q race with the Oneida, OF
Jersey City, some time this month. As there are
two good months left for rowing this year we ex-
pect to have some exciting times before the season
closes,
Year: 1873

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours In
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts
Pharmacy HERALD Building
Year: 1873

appearance OF the Pestilence In Ten.
nessee-Eleven Fatal Cases in Memphis.


MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. IA, 1879
There was considerable excitement to-day IN
consequence of the address published by the Board
OF Health In regard TO the prevalence Of yellow
lever, and great many persons have left
tie city. Several new cases were reported
In the southern part OF the city this afternoon.
The total number OF interments reported by the
Board OF Health to-day was fourteen eleven of
the deaths being caused by yellow fever. Tonight
and last night were unusually cool, and it is hoped
an early frost will soon stop the progress Of the
disease.
Year: 1873

undoubtedly the minority report by Mt McIn-
tire, to the Board OF Public Education presented
Al the last meeting, on the question of the How
ard school, in this city, is correct In It's views and
Sen1ible and fair in lis conclusions. Those who
read this brief sketch will more fully understand
the position of the Board and the reasons that
kept 1t from taking charge of the Howard School
Tor several years. The question of equality is uot
Touched By this decision and the Board is just as
liahle to prosecution as il was before it adopted
the majority report Those therefore who vote
torit violate the constitution Of the Board and
perhaps their oaths and yet accomplish nothing
tOTelIeve them of supposed violation of the laws
of The United States.
Year: 1873

The WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA COL
oNY FOR MAN1ToBA.-Messrs w. N Fairbanks
and Thomas Carney, of Esdaile, Pierce
county, the past summer visited Mani
toba, and being satisfied as to it's ,soil
and climate, are organizing a Colony to remove
TO Manitoba in the spring Of 1874. The Dominion
Government reserves for this Colony four town.
ships of choice prairie land at the terminus Of the
st. Vincent railway in the valley of the Red River
Of the North The fertility of the soil in this val
icy Is well known. Water, and wood for all farm
acres Of land is made to each settler with the priv
1iege OF buying to the extent Of $40 acres more at
duce and this colony will have the benefit Of water
and rail transportation. To those who desire to
change their place Of residence and acquire 4
homestead the advantages to be derived from join
ing Colony of magnitude are numerous. Full
Part1culars az to this Colony may be obtained by
correspondence with the above named gentlemen.
Special arrane ements may be made by persons will
ling to act as agents.
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga Republican
Congressional caucus will be held In the
hall Of the House Of Representatives on
Saturday evening next for the selection OF
o candidate to be voted for on Monday In
the organization Of the House.
Year: 1873

We stated the other day thar II seemed
IA II the prophet who prophesied so re-
malkably in the "Modern Thinker" last
wear must have had Pittsburgh in his
mind when he spoke about the number
Of developments of official rottenness that
would follow the outbreak Of the panic.


Absolutely the developments Of official
default and corruption up there are be-
coming monotonous. 1t was only the
other morning that we had the news Of
an Insurance Secretary being short some
$l7S,OOO in his accounts. Now we find
in the Pittsburgh papers OF yesterday a
discovery that the Water Works Com
mission Of the city through their secre-
lary are short $4,000.


It seems that said Secretary placed
bonds to this amount 10. the keeping OF
the "Nation Trust Company" bank, to
be negotiated, the proceeds to go to the
building OF an addition to the city water
works. The cashier Of that bank sold q
portion Of these bonds and bypothecated
the bslsuce for loans in Philadelphia, and
then, one fine morning, turned up miss.
Ing, leaving his bank to foot. the billto
The city, which they will be compelledto
do. ,sg. ~


Blame Of gross carelessness Is laid mp
on the Water. works Commission, especi-
ally upon the Secretary, who neglect
ed to follow up the bonds
when placed with the bank for
negotiation and to see that the proceeds
were promptly placed to the credit of the
city. A meeting Of the City Council was
held Monday, at whichit was stated that
the stockholders Of the ''Nation Trust
Company" Bank were individually liable
for the proceeds OF the bonds, and that
they represented pecuniary RESPONSE
bility Of $2oOOO,Ooo. This announcement
had a soothing effect on the Council, but
still does not allay the excitement among
the people up there, who by this time are
badly demoralized over the rapid success
sion oi failures and defaults that have
taken place in that community since tho
panic.
Year: 1873

the basis of which must be the right on
the part of the city to cause the lamps
to be lighted on whatever nights she
pleases. If IL rain light the lamps, and
light them early and extinguish them
late, Let it be stipulated that the Chief
of Police have the power to cause
the lamps to be lighted whenever, in his
discretion, they are required. If the
gas bill Is large one let him explain
the cause; that is 10 say, les him keep q
journal to show the condition of the
weather during every hour of the night,
and that the lampswere required during
more hours than common; or he could
report tho hour lighted and extinguished
each day aud the aggregate number Of
hours lighted during che month. Would
the Gas Company be content with this
management? Certainly; because ()
ii would be relieved Of much Of the odi
um attending the present system, and
~ get paid for its commodity sold, and
l3l not be liable to the illegal curtail-
ments nov practiced. But it would not
be content to permit the lamps to be
lighted by the servants Of the city unless
meters were used 10 measure the amount
consumed; and as meters are the bone
of conteatOR, end the reason why the
streets are dark now Gu muddy and rainy
nigkts, let US FIRST investigate the sub
iaef az the t.a.
Year: 1873

You may tell the man Of average in
telligence that the distances between the
sun and his various planets have been
calculated with great accuracy; that the
incliuation Of the planes Of the several
orbits Of the planets TO the plane OF
ecliptic have been found oat; that we
know the composition of the gases OF
the sun, and even Of the fixed stars,
though so far away in space as 10 be be-
yond the power Of mans instruments 10
measure the distance. Tell him this, |
say, and be is likely 10 believe you. But
tell him that you can measure 70 him a
bushel Of illuminating gas, thing you
can neither see nor feel when the meas
ure iS fun, and be viii not only tell you
that he does not believe It, bat that he is
not at al cOmplimsaied BY the estimate
you place on his intelligence b7 asking
him 10 believe a. Nov, then, the city
faiheFS being only average men, they
turn up their aidermsnic noses 81 the
ides Oftrusting one Of these yillsinous
Year: 1873

Lighted.


EnyerSaos v. dpE Ill


From the several paragraphs which
have recently appeared in the daily
papers Infer that the public is not sat.
isGed with the present system of light
ing the streets, and, as the present con-
tract with the Memphis Gas Light Com
pany will expire on the 18th of March
next, | propose to discuss the matter,
that the parties who may be called upon
TO make q new contract may do so with
some knowledge ofthe subject.


FVTHE PRESENT SYSTEM


ia very Objectionable in many respects
II is stipulated that the lamps shall emily
he lighted on such nights and parts of
nights as the moon shall not shine-the
moon to be up and shining according to
the almanac. AS no provision is made
for cloudy weather, you will see that
such an arrangement is very senseless,
inasmuch as everybody knows, and from
very recent experience, that it is some.
times extremely dark, though the noon
is ON the meridian. And it so happens,
also, that it is on these very particular
nights that we want the lamps most, be-
cause the streets are muddy and covered
with water. You will admit that we
could dispense with the lights on any
dry starlight night much better than on
these wet ones which are moonlit accord
Ing only to the almanac and the con
tract with the Gas Company. / hardly
think any person will be found to defend
the present absurdity, and why it has
been endured for 50 long time | can
not imagine, The duties and rights Of
neither party are clearly defined, and
they 20 laundering along from year to
year; the city half lighted, yet roundly
taxed in that regard; the Company fire.
ouently fined heavily by ignorant or
preiudiced committeeman for imaginary
shortcomings, on reports made to its
prejudice by mere ignorant or mere
preiudiced individuals. Both parties
suffer, say, because a stolid stupidity
forbids that this thing should be taken
hold of in an enlightened business way
and settled. The citizen gays to the
Gas Company, Why do you not iilumin-
ate the streets on rainy nights, moon or
no moon2 The Gas Company retorts
that It ia paid to light only on certain
specified nights aud parts Of nights,
and as the city will pay for no other
nights you must suffer, The city when
applied to says that any other system
would be too expensive. This | deny,
and viii proceed to discuss s1
Year: 1873

young man from one Of the suburbs
appeared from store on Nest street. on
Saturday noon. in quest Of tho family
team. but not discerning it. stepped quick.
ly To the corner Of Main stree, and looked
up that asenu. just in time 10 detect the
familiar establishment about turning into
White street on the homcward course


Then hc took his ha. in his baud aud
struck out on the chase at a speed that
was wonderful. A clerk in store that
he shot by. ran out to see what was the
matter. and finding a man fleeing for dear
life, he pu. after him. This created a
curiosity in man who was digging out n
gutter. and he forthwith dropped his
shovel and joined in with commendablo
alacrity And then milkman who was
getting into his cart suddenly changed his
mind, and went Logging up tho stree. in
rear Of tho others. Two merchants talk.
Year: 1873

One of the intrepid HERALD correspondents,


writing from Vera, supplies us with another
act in that rare drama entitled 1.-The Cure of
Santa Cruz" From perusal Of this faithful
portrait of the independent chieftain the
reader will discover one of the most extraordi-
nary characters ever developed by the un-
happy civil wars across the water. Combining
o marvellous talent for organization and dis
ciplne with o mixture Of severity which has
high flavor of feudal cruelty he has gathered
about him q strong troop of followers who,


from love or fear, are his to the death. While
we cannot express admiration for the manner
of the man, and while we have no sympathy
for his faction, it is impossible to see any
other conclusion than that he must either
perish by the sword or become master of
SPAIN Carlism, according to the accurate re-
ports of HERALD correspondents, is growing
feebler day by day. Internal dissensions have
weakened it, and the very fact that the
Carlist generals and bid defiance to Don
Carlos does not disclose very remarkable
state of unity, without which there is no
strength. The would-be King has ordered his
arrest, but Santa Cruz receives this command
with as much complacency as he would an
invitation to dine. Thus at present he is
more of monarch than Don Carlos, and if
the cause of royalty prospers, which we are
strongly inclined to doubt, Santa Cruz will
become its redoubtable chieftain and perhaps
the future ruler of Spain. Certain it is that
he is the only prominent leader who "means
business" and such men always make OF
break" In the excellent letter of our CORE
spondent will be found enough of anecdote
and detail whereon to base an epic poem,
though the claims Of Santa Cruz to heroism
are not as strong as his gifts are brilliant in
mountain lawlessness His estimate of the
value of cleanliness is not bad, and the
reward that he offers for hygienic delin;
quencies shows that he does not meanly dis
! burse his funds But 1t is In the interview
Year: 1873

OuR WATER FRoNrs--THE DOCKS AND
Pxas. Now that the Department of Docks
has been reorganized by the appointment OF
m Engineer-in-Chief we trust that our dock
end pier Improvements, upon the plans
already prepared will be prosecuted with
vieor. 1t is time that the unsightly and
tumble-dovn wooden piers should give way to
handsome and solid granite structures, and
that the. facilities for the accommodation
of shipping should be enlarged and
every means taken, which o proper
spirit of Iberality on the part OF the city
government can suggest, to improve our
extensive water frontage. No false sentiment
of economy should be permitted to throw
obstacles in the way Of the speedy resumption
and steady progress of the noble works already
planned and partially commenced. The in
terests Of commerce and the prosperity of the
whole city imperatvely demand this OF the
city authorities
Year: 1873

. greater ehuaon Of blood than Is absolutely
necessary for saving the honor OF the two
great English speaking nsSons. We are
aware that grave offence has beau committed
by the United States of America in p6i@Sne
certain of its citizens to bay unhoiy and vid-
lent hands upon live lord Of tho most noble
house Of Gordon and cart him away like calf
to market But, on the other hand, there may
have been deep, ranking injuries in the nature
of unsettled washsrwoman's bills and grocery
scores of which we as yet know nothing, and
that if known might 60 far toward mitiga-
ton of damages Tho glorious result of the
Geneva arbitration has given the world conf
dence in the ability of nations to settle their
differences without recourse to the sword and
despite the alarming state of affairs at Fort
Garry we shall continue to hope that bloody
war will be averted.
Year: 1873

The country will be profoundly stirred by
the account presented to-day in the HERALD of
the momentous events now transpiring on the
Red River. From the exciting dispatches
forwarded to us we learn enough to
satisfy us that we are on the eve of serious
trouble It is to be hoped, however, that the
good sense Of the British Foreign Minister
and of Mr.. Hamilton Fiah will prevent
Year: 1873

with our correspondent Chat we meet Che
frigid brevity and blunt speech of the soldier;
and it is only as bold, reckless leader, who
makes war to win, that Santa Cruz deserves
the name Of ''the celebrated Cure"
Year: 1873

we're, we presume, what the captain desired.
This is terrible, when we think of the awful
death roll that was counted after Captain Will
liams was aroused and of the fate which the
Washington literally grazed


A short time since Sir William Anderson,
commenting on the dangers of the present
general transatlantic steamer route, heartily
endorsed the change of route made by the
Cunard line. We cannot think of anything
which should bring the subject more promi-
nently before the steamer interest and the
public than the late wreck of the Inman
ship. She sailed in the track of the fog for
seven days. Such an occurrence is,
we are assured, avoidable with almost
certainty in the new Cunard route. Of course,
grasping corporations will always find means
of defying every precaution; but is it not time
that something should be done TO lessen the
opportunities of sacrificing life, which in
competent and reckless master mari
ners are so superserviceably anxious to
improve? The money balance in
favor of the rushing lines will not appear so
great when all losses are counted, and the
only fatal drawback to their economy is that
they never calculate to lose. Let us have q
rigid inquiry into all the circumstances of this
latest loss and something done to prevent its
repetition in the future as well as punish the
offenders
Year: 1873

a DOMESTIC TRAGEDY AND ITS NOR
AL.-When woman puts three mack
erel to soak over night in disl-pan
whose sides are eight inches high, and
leaves the pan on a stairway, she has
accomplished her mission and should 90
hence This was what Division street
woman did, Friday night. Filled the
pan at the pump, and then left it stand
ing on the steps to the stoop. while she
went into the next house to see how
many buttons would he required to go
mighty important affair that was to he
sure. And there was her husband tear
ing through the house in search of a
handkerchief, and not finding it, of
course. And then he rushed out into
the yard, wondering where on earth
that woman could be, and started down
the steps without seeing the pan. or
even dreaming that any one could he so
idiotic as to leave it there. OF course
he stepped on it; or, at least, that is
the sulpposition, as the neighbors who
were brought out by the crash that fol-
lowed, saw Mortified man, and a high
dishpan, and three very demoralized
mackerel shooting across the garden,
and smashing down the shrubbery


And he was nice sight, was that un-
happy man, when they got him on his
feet.-There wasn't dry thread on him,
and his hair was full of bits of macker-
ell, and one of his shoulders was out of
Joint, and his coat was split the whole
Year: 1873

length of the back, and he appeared to
he out of his head. He was carried
into the house by some of the men. and
laid on bed, while Others went after
the doctor, and sixteen women assem-
bled in the front room. and talked in
whispers about the inscrutable ways of
Providence. and what a warning this
was to people who never looked where
they Were going DnL.bMlu NcIrS.
Year: 1873

We exceedingly regret that we should
be driven to the necessity OF making an
issue of personal veracity with Il MA


whose aye and personal character has
heretofore excited our veneratiun and
commanded our respect, and would not
now place hin, In tie humiIiating posi-
ZION of Il f,l,itier before the public we've
we alone Interested in Ii q issue. l. E,is
not been our purpose to MAKE person
al issue With any of the highly respe Jta
BILE gentlemen who are the chief owners
of t. speculative town OF Focoma; and
still less to misrepresent or wrong them
will not now. permit any personal or
pecuniary consideration to swerve us an
iota frop what we Conceive iC be our
dury to The public us journalist. hold
lug that the first duty OF every citizen is
10 the co.ninnity with which his lot il
cast. as mnch as tie first duty ,t fa
ther is to his family. Whoever is faith
less to his in either OF these r.la-
lions, is social traitor.


We did not sees General NJ Carver's
C, nlidence. nor violated any of the rules
of social intercourse IN making public
use of Information which he voluntarIl,
and publicly communicated. In dis
Year: 1873

WHAT SEATTLE HAS TO FIeH} In an
interview with General McCafver. last
evening. the General with his usuai
honest frankness exhibited his map and
pointed out upon it the principal own


ers of Tacoma. From Il is we learned
what we had little doubt of before. that
one of the principal proprletor- is Mr.
L. 5. Smith. the agent of the old land
ring which operates under the corporate
name of Lake superior and Pnget Sounu
Land Company, a company. as is well
known, which up TO recent date was