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Year: 1870

The Latest ssGunpowder Plot'--FruEtless At.


tempt to Explode Safe-Gne of the Sup>


posed Burglars in Custody.


Shortly after one O'Clock yesterday morning dull.
ndistnct noise, accompanied by the apparent crass
ing OF glass, heard In the vicinity or the Court
House at White Plains. Westchester county; but al
high wind prevailed at the time the sounds did
rot attract unusual attention. About daybreak.
Central Bank of Westchester county, situated
on the corner or Railroad avenue and
Court House square, discovered the entrance open
ana the trout windows scattered in fragments on The
sidewalk. A further investigation revealed the ut.
most confusion In the bank, The door Of which was
wounds were OccasiOned While the burglars were
breaking through the glass of a rear window or by
known. The outer door of the safe had bson blown
or hole having been drilled near the lock.
Into which the charge had evidently been
three powier canlsters. two. Of which were
empty and the other partially so, leaving no
70 I'M TO doubt that considerable quantity had been
used by the burglars in their attempts to rinc the
SAFE The force Of the explosion, In addition blow
ing out the windows caused serious damage to other


first obstacle to their burgarous designs, the opera
tors tried to force the second door, one OF the lower
corners was turned up with the aid OF crowbar or
some similar instrument 1t il not known what
caused the robbers TO deslst, except they con-
cluied that their efforts were hopeless the
clock in the bank had stopped at halfpas one from
which circumstance it Is Inferred that the explosion
took place at that tine Had the burglars succeed d
in gaining access to the interior Of the safe they
could have appropriated large amount OF funds.


About five O'Clock, and alter the attempted bur..
glarV had become known in the village, constabla
Barnes observed two men l0itoring near the Harlem
Railroad depot, who, on seeing him, commenced
moving OF rapidly Drawing his revolver ho
ordered them to halt which only one of them obeyed
This fellow had some severe cuts on his nose and
forehead for which he was unable to account satis-
faclor;ly and he was confined IN the county jail on
suspicion Of being one OF the parties concerned in ha
hur
Year: 1870

CONGRESSIONAL THIMBLERiG.-Political mo-
rality in Congress is certainly at a very low
point; if one may Judge by the occurrence of the
admission to contested seat Of Mr.. Wallace.
This admission was secured by a dishonest
manGuvre Of his friends, who watched their
opportunity for llstless moment and nearly
empty house and rushed vote through in his
favor. Will Congressman who cheat the
country on such point serve it honestly on
any other? Is the Congressman who manmu-
vred this dodge any better than those ex-
PEELED for the sale of cadetshps?
Year: 1870

AN EVANGELICAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
It seems an association exists, with head
quarters in this city, having the above desig-
nation. Governor Claflin, of Massachusetts,
is the President for the current year. The
object of the association is asserted to be the
publication in secular papers as advertise
ments Of religious tracts, In which various
seasonable topics are discussed, many of them
pertinent to hot weather in New York, with a
sly glimpse at the ''other place." But what
does all this advertised morality amount to !?
There is more good done to the religious and
moral training of our reading population in
one page of the HERALD on Monday morning
and, for that matter, on any other day in the
week-than is secured by all the homilies the
Evangelical Press Association can distribute,
far or near, by way of paid advertisements in
all the other papers in the city. Besides, the
HERhLD's contributions to the Evangelical fund
are entirely gratis, costing neither clergy nor
layman, sinner nor devotee dollar by way of
subscription or otherwise. The HERALD's
reward is in the happy consciousness Of being
able to do good to all mankind
Year: 1870

An Important Wcek In Congress-.


A week Of steady industry on the part OF
both houses Of Congress has just closed.
During yesterday, in the Senate, Mr.. Chandler
made speech on his own plan for restoring
American commerce. He made some excel
lent suggestions, considering that he lives as far
in the backwoods as Michigan, and is usually
given to tho Incorporate use of buncombe IN
his speeches. He favored drawbacks and
took the broad ground that the Clyde builders
knew more about the business Of building iron
ships than we did, and that iron steamships
were already doing the carrying business OF
the world.


In the House q discussion ensued on
general bill for giving pensions to the sur
viving soldiers and sailors of 1912, tho debata-
BILE point being motion made by Mr. Winans,
and favored by Messrs. Bingham and Butler,
to strike out clause excepting those who
gave aid and comfort to the rebellion. The
bill was finally passed without striking out the
clause. The bill to reduce internal taxation
was then considered in Committee Of the
Whole. The sale Of gold coin through clear
ing house was taxed one-twentieth of one per
cent additional, and the tax on gambling opera
tions in Wall street was doubled.


Altogether the week has been one of the
most important in many sessions of Congress-
Both houses seem to have devoted themselves
untiringly to the transaction of business, and
the business transacted has been rather above
the average character Of latter day Congress
sional transactions. The Fifteenth Amend
ment bill has been passed in both houses and
ranks first in importance, not only on its in
trinsc merits,, but by virtue of having already
reached the midway dignity Of awaiting the
signature of the President. The Legislative
Appropriation bill, one of the most important
routine fIieas;,.l a5, was passed IN the Senate,
with several sensible amendments, one Of
which increases the salary of the Justices of
the Supreme Court. The bill for a uniform
system Of naturalization has been reported in the
Senate and will probably soon come up for con-
sderation, and Mr.. Chandlers shipping interest
bill is already before that body. In the House
the Diplomatic Appropriation bill, another





passed; the Internal Tax bill is fairly under
way; Mr.. Lynchs Shipping bill has been
steadily discussed, and the Cuban question,
called up incidentally, has received a salutary
endorsement by both political parties in the
House, and is in fair way of solution as soon
as it is brought more formally before it.


Against this record Of industry and zeal we
have nothing more serious to place on the
Senate account than the average display Of
buncombe, but in the House the zeal and in
dustry is pretty nearly balanced by the
passage of an infamous land grabbing bill
and at least two displays of Incorporate dis
cussion. The weeks record, however, shows
that both houses are anxious to make up for
lost time, and we are inclined to deal leniently
with the minor faults.
Year: 1870

Oac Cent Fare on the Brooklyn Ferries.


The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
have taken a very sensible view of tho rights
and profits of the Brooklyn Union Ferry Com
pany. In response to the application of this
grievous monopoly for renewal of their lease
for ten years to come, the Commissioners de-
cided that the lease could only be renewed
upon the conditions that the company should
reduce the fare from two cents to one cent on
the boats running between the hours Of five
and halfpast seven in the morning, and the
same hours in the afternoon. The company
have acceded to these terms, and therefore
hold their lease subject to this obligation. The
hours to which these rates apply are those
when the working classes cross the ferries In
large numbers-thousands at time-both
morning and evening. The Commissioners
have therefore taken humane view of the
question, besides putting screw upon
the voracious propensities Of the Brook
lyn Union Ferry Company, which was very
much needed. The travelling public betwee n
New York and Brooklyn, however, must look
ont that those who have to cross the East
river between the hours specified at which the
low rate is fixed are not victimized to make
up for the sacrifice which the company is COM
pclled to make. 1t is not improbable that the
company will economize by running fewer
boats during the day and night to cover the
loss of the extra cent. This is their way Of
doing business. To exact the most and return
the least to the public in comfort and accom-
mediation seems TO be the rule of the Union
Ferry Company. The Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund should see that the reduction Of
one cent during certain hours of the morning
and evening shall not interfere with the privi-
leges of the thousands of people who cross
the ferry in the interval. However, it is
point gained in favor Of the working people
against grasping monopoly, for which W:
have reason to be thankful.
Year: 1870

SAMBo Come BACK ON HIS RELIGION
emancipation and enfranchisement have done
q great deal toward the political elevation OF
the colored population Of the South, it seems
that the same canno. be said in regard to his
religious advancement. 1t appears from recent
Investigations that the Southern Methodist
Church is rapidly losing lis colored member
ship, there being but about nineteen thousand
members this year, against thirty-two thousand
last year. How can this be accounted for?
Year: 1870

A MISTAKE IN ORGANIZING THE FENIAN
ARMY.-In the organization of the Fenian
army of invasion the general rule was re-
versed. Instead of having heavy body Of
rank and file and but few officers, numerically
compared, it is said they had more officers
than men, and as the officers retreated on the
approach of the Canadian militia the minority
of the fighting force only were left to do tn e
fighting
Year: 1870

JUSTICE TO RoME.-A correspondent asks
ter of her compelling Protestants to worship
outside the walls of the sacred city," as al
legged by Representative Bingham in the
recent controversy in Congress about the
mission to Rome. Our correspondent AYERS
that this story is utterly without foundation in
fact, and the evidence proves that he is cor
rect. The suggestion about the restoration of
General King to the Office from which he was
deprived as Minister to Rome is good, but we
imagine it comes rather too late in the session
for the present Congress to take action
upon it,
Year: 1870

The public have reason to be grateful to the
new Commissioners of Public Parks for the
opportunity afforded to enjoy delicious music
in the various parks down town which are ac
cessible to multitudes of people who cannot
frequent Central Park, nor come within the
precincts of Theodore Thomas magnificent
classic temple of art. The Commissioners
announce that fine band will play in Tomp-
kins Square on Tuesday evening, from five
o'clock till seven. They also furnish the pro-
gramme of music, that shows admirable taste
in the selection, which embraces the works of
such composers as Mozars, Offenbach, Verdi,
Abt, Herold, Wagner and Strauss. We can
imagine what treat this will be to the denizens
of that crowded region Of the city. We can
fancy the toilers Of the day, and those gentler
ones-women and children-who lean upon
the toilers for support, indulging in such re-
fined enjoyment almost at their doors-such
pleasure as was never furnished them before.
And when they turn their footsteps towards
home, after the last strain of melody has died
away, will they not bless the Commissioners of
Public Parks for their consideration for the
comforts of the people?


Mr.. Sweeny and his colleagues evidently
comprehend their duties in democratic point
of view. They do not confine themselves to
the aristocratic Central Park in lavishing their
favors, but they give fair share of attention
to the little green spots where the sons and
daughters of toll look for their recreation in
the afternoon. On Wednesday evening WASH
ington Square will be resonant with the genius
of the best composers. On Thursday Madison
Square will be equally favored. This is just
what is wanted. 1t is impossible to exagge-
rate the beneficial effects Of occasional music
in the parks. Trfing as the circumstance may
seem it will effect moral revolution in many
districts that no police system could enforce.
It will do more to empty the grogshops,
corner groceries and other pernicious haunts
than people imagine. The attraction Of
delicious music in neighborlng park will
steal many wild and wayward soul away
from gross temptations. For this, as well as
for the pleasure afforded to all classes, we have
reason to be grateful to the Commis sioners for
the music in our public parks
Year: 1870

IT IS TO BE FEARED that reconstruction in
Richmond is being shaped too much after the
New York order. It seems the election can
vassers there are trying to count out Chahoon,
the radical Mayor elect, on account of row
in one of the wards.
Year: 1870

"Vic," the vivacious local gossip OF
the Chicago Tribune, reads the following
lecture to ber married sisters:


One other topic want to touch upon
it is the Irritation of married women.
1t sounds bad, doesn't it? And | wish 1t
we're confined to so low strata of so
ciety that you and ] need never touch
upon it. But this is not so. Women
who are wealthy, refined and educated,
with good homes and attentive husbands,
are continually talked about in connec-
ton with some Irritation, which, if not
seandalous, is criminally imprudent. A
few evenings since a gentleman of this
city went to lecture accompanied by
his wife and two lady friends-all moving
in the highest social circles. While wait
ing on the street corner for car the two
ladies entered into conversation with a
couple of gentlemen, who followed them
into the car, and we're only prevented
from speaking to them by the presence
of their gentleman attendant When he
demonstrated with them FOR carrying on
a light. trivial conversation with strangers
in that way, they answered that they en-
loved tit was such fun. There are
hundreds of women in this city to-day
not young and thoughtless women, either
who are idly participating in such
fan. receiving and encouraging the at
tentiops of men who, like themselves,
are bound BY the most solemn VOWS to
others. and who are no less criminal than
the ladies in their weak, if not wicked,
intentions.


Is it an infatuation? Is il natural
moral depravity, lack Of those good
principles which, once firmly established
by persistent Christian teaching, can
never be shaken, that women part so
lightly with their good names, and run
the gauntlet of foul suspicion? Wives,
too, and mothers who seem to forget
that


"A wife suspected is a wife disgraced,'


at least in the eyes of those to whom she
can never affirm her innocence.


Il is not lovel That is too honest to
deal in Irritation or invite scandal. 1t is
selfshness. 1t is sei6shRess, vanity of
love of admiration, a species Of gam
Hing in which character is ut stake.
Men wrapped up in the cares of business
leave their wives alone in fashionable
boarding houses, with nothing to employ
their time or occupy their thoughts ex-
cepi the routine of fashionable dressing,
dining aud visiting, which, without some
higher influence goes further than any
thing else to demoralize women. Other
men tell her she is pretty; wayiay her
on the street corners; meet her at the
matinees; take her to the opera, and sip
wine with her at fashionable restaurants.
They are only pleased with her, but she
soon learns to make it the grand passion
of her life. Women will Rot tell her or,
if they do, it is in such way as only to
accelerate matters. When men begin to
talk about her, heaven help her And the
man for whom she braves scorn and dis
honor Is the first to turn his back and
walk away on tls other side.


And some fair woman vii read this,
and Law il down earelessly, with the re-
mark "How true but she will never
think Of making the application or inn
agining Il could mean her. 500
Year: 1870

We are more than ever impressed with
the truth Of the above quotation when
we think of the number of poor deluded
girls who can be seen every day throng-
ing onr principal thoroughfares, dressed
in all the brilliant colors Of the rainbow.
Poor, deluded wretches, while they seek
to hide their true. colors in fashy
clothing, their faces but too well tell the
tale Of life of shame and woe. How
many yonng girls, well educated and tit
to adorn any station in society, have
thrown themselves away for the sake OF
making an appearance For high
dress" they are willing to accept " low
life and exc out miserable existence
in some out-of-the-way alley The crea-
lures who lead them away from the paths
of rectitude and clothe them in all the
finery that money can purchase, soon
tire of them and leave them for other
victims. The gorgeous apparel finds Its
way to the nearest pawnbroker S, and
commoner takes its place. From the
gilded saloons of the aristocratic pro-
curer they rapidly descend the ladder of
shame until they die, young in years, but
old in iniquity, in some out-of-the-way
novels. while their seducers flirt in arIs-
toeratic circles, as though they had never
done a wrong. If their vices are known,
how soon they are forgotteu-and the
blame all thrown upon the poor girl who,
loved and loving, was lost. How soon
after the first fall do they, like the but
teray, appear in their true eolors. High
colored dresses, gaudy ribbons, immacu-
late curla. painted cheeks and immodest
glances, show at once where they belong
yet 50 long as society receives the
gentlemen (?) who cause this, so long
will our streets be filled with their VIC
Tins
Year: 1870

Some time since the Duchess of Som
erset, when in great grief at the death OF
her only surviving son, made most serl-
Gus allegations against very eminent
London physician who was considered
to have mismanaged him. The physI-
clan brought an action for libel, hut when
the case came on the Duchess counsel
offered the amplest retraction and apol-
ogy on the part of his client aecompa-
MED by sincere expressions of regret
that the Duchess had, under the feelings
of the moment and the loss Of her only
son, circulated statements which she
knew 10 be unfounded.
Year: 1870

A man out in Kansas had been read
ing about the African method of using
the boomerang; so he made one, and
went out hunting for prairie dogs He
flung that boomerang just exactly one
time. 1t didn't hit the dog-the boom
erang didn't-but it came right back on
the man in disgusting manner, and
broke his nose, and knocked out his
right eve. He used to be Republican,
this boomerang man, but now be is down
on African weapons, Africans, and every
thing that has an Ethiopian flavor about
it. He cant even bear negro minstrels,
and he is anxious for repeal of the
fifteenth amendment.
Year: 1870

could be recognized everywhere by her
neatness and prettiness. In travelling,
the short dress was perfection. Down
comes the ruthless milliner, and sews
the hideous, dirty dust sweeper on again:
And yet we hear all this preachment
about woman's freedom and woman S
rights. Why not get up revolution
against this barbarous proclamation of
the milliners ?-Nep York Times
Year: 1870

her money and jewelry, is still fresh be
fore the legal profession. Mollie distin-
guished herself in many other ways, but
never won the applause of any excepting
the most depraved.


"A moderate sized romance might be
written on this fortunate, and yet oh,
how deeply unfortunate, woman s career.
She had been seduced when very young
by trusted suitor, and then, in shame
and agony, fed her native shore. She
came to this country while yet girl in
years, and since then has led an aban-
doned life. The woman is now perhaps
thirty years old, still fine looking, but
merging fast into the scar and yellow OF
premature decline. Her rice is almost
run, and too late to bring contentment
to her polluted heart the gift of fortune
is poured into her lap She may return
to her own country to become rich, but
she never can enjoy her accidental
wealth with the calm philosophy of vir-
tue. Doubtless she may not add to her
short and vicious career another decade
Of years ere the wealth, which it is said
she has acquired, melts away as the
snow of her innocence has been melted
and sullied by life of shame.
Year: 1870

A New York correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Times, writing of Trinity Church
tells this. An extremely fashionable
young lady, who was showing country
cousin the interior of the church, was
asked what the alpha and omega on the
batismal font signifed. The A, was
the response, stands for the Almighty;
and the other thing, there, is a horse
shoe to frighten away evil spirits. Ever
since the Lord was born in stable. the
horseshoe, you know, represents his di-
vinity.' After this astounding bit of
theological erqdition, the blue-eyed little
idiot smiled as complacently as if she
had just discovered fourth member of
the Trinity"
Year: 1870

In Wyoming Territory at the
election the other day, when a
sprightly girl of some eighty sum
mers drove up in her carriage and de-
posted her ballot, the men took of
their hats and cheered her.
Year: 1870

An old bachelOr says that Civ.
ing the ballot to woman would not
amount to anything practically, be-
cause they would keep denying that
they were old enough to vote until
they got too old to to take any inter-
est in politics.
Year: 1870

THE CLERKS in the Secretary's office of the
Treasury Department were permitted to leave
at one O'Clock to-day to attend the funeral of
the late George Wood, chief Of the Navigation
Division.
Year: 1870

The APPOINTMENT OF ADMIRAL.-Secretary
RObesOn yesterday transmitted to Vice Admiral
Porter letter OF appointment Is Admiral Of
the U. s. Navy, in place OF Farragut, deceased
The commission, signed by the President, to be
dated from the 10th instant, will not be given
until after his confirmation by the Senate. Ad-
miral Porter will remain on duty at the Navy
Department, in accordance with the desire OF
both the President and Secretary Robeson.


No appointment Of Vice Admiral in place OF
Porter has yet been made, and probably will
not be until after the return Of the President
next week. Rear Admiral John Rodgers is At
present spoken Of for the position but the selec-
tion is by law entirely at the pleasure OF the
President, and he may take any rear admiral
upon the active list.


The first two names upon the active list OF
Rear Admirals are l.. NJ. GoldsborouRh and
Charles H. Davis, both Of whom have been in
the service long enough to be retired, but hay-
ing received q vote Of thanks from Congress en-
title them to be borne upon the active list ten
years longer, hence IL either Of them should be
promoted to the grade Of Vice Admiral no Va.
cancy would be created In the list OF Rear Ad-
mirals, and there would be no promotions OF
oficers beneath that grade. On the contrary.
If either Of the other Rear Admirals should be
promoted to the Vice Admiralship Q vacancy
would be created, and Commodore Thornton A.
jenkins, Secretary OF the Light House Board,
would be promoted to oil the vacancy.
Year: 1870

The LAST CALL.-By reference to our
new advertisements it will be seen that the
great Mercantile Library Gift Concert has
been postponed till Monday, Oct. 3lst, 1870,
at which time it will positively take place.
This is the first and only postponement which
will be made, and all persons not having
purchased tickets prior to that date will have
lost all chance in the 500, 900 or any Of the
great gold prizes, forever. All tickets not
sold at that date will be cancelled, and the
drawing proceeded with just the same as
though all had been sold. This will add to
the chances of ticket-holders, as neither the
amount or number of prizes will be reduced.
The names attached to the advertisement is
a guarantee that the whole proceeding will
be honestly and honorably conducted
Year: 1870

The San Francisco city election for a por-
ton of the municipal officers was held on
Wednesday last. The Republican party
felt its weakness to such degree as not to
enter the contest. An independent party
ran a ticket composed Of half Democrats and
half Republicans against the regular Demo
cratic ticket. A portion of each ticket was
elected. The Republicans elected one Su-
pervisor in the Ninth district and he is under
indictment for swindling the city.