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Year: 1876

Lord Beaconsiield's speech at the
Mansion House is the most important
indication we haveyet had of the policy
of the British Government in regard
to the Turkish question. 1t amounts
70 a distinct declaration that England
is prepared to go to war rather than
allow the treaty Of 1856 to be torn up.


We pointed out, in our last article
on the subject, how this WAS the issue
to which Russia was apparently bent
upon forcing the question. The British
Cabinet sees clearly what we have al
ready shown to be the case, that the
results obtained by the G.imean war
are indirectly imperiled by the
demands of Russia in regard to the
reyoltcd provinces, and more especially
in regard to Bulgaria; and the question
now is: Will Russia, after demanding
so much, be able to recede to the
position of accepting as the result of
the whole agitation, solution which
while it provides for an improved
administration in the provinces, shall
not have the effect of actually depriving
Turkey of its territory? On the other
hand, if, owing to the uncomfortable
impulse of the Sclavonic movement in
Russia, she cannot so recedc, will the
public OF England, for the sake of re-
tanning the results gained by the Cri-
mean war, and especially the right of
combining the Russian fleet to the Black
Sea, support the present Government
in war?


As the negotiations proceed, public
opinion both in Russia and England
will declare itself, so as to enable the
rulers Ofthe twonatiOns to decide these
points more clearly. In the mean time
the prince of Montenegro has done wise
ly, if the telegram speaks truly, to ex-
ercise the right of an independent
prince, which is denied to the prince of
Servia, and make his own conditions
with the Porte independently of any
conference of the powers. Ifhe obtains
in return for promise of neutrality in
the event of future hostilitieS, the port
of Spissia, which will give his country
the outlet to the sea it has so long need
ed, he will be more than repaid for the
losses sustained by the war, and may
retire on his laurels. On the other
hand, Turkey would be foolish to refuse
him boon which only deprives her of
few square miles of territory, and in
sures the quiescence Of most danger
Gus and troublesome neighbor in the
stormy times which may yet be in stOrs
for her.
Year: 1876

\ Glasgow clergyman hcsitated to
tell a dying man he would go straight to
heaven, and a brother of the patient
stabbed the minister twice in the head,
OIL the ground that a preacher nc right
to hang back on a thing like that.
Year: 1876

Nothing makes young man so hap
py as to get around to the post-oflice
after it is closed and see letter in his
box; to have his heart whisper that it
is from her; to dream sweet and ten
der fancies, hallowed with loves sa-
credness, all nigh,, and to come down
in the morning and find it a bill of 81
so for his last years underclothes-
Year: 1876

Gen. Sheridan has gone down to
New Orleans to pay his respects third
time to the people of Louisiana, whom
he loves so well, and to whom he is al
ways sent whenever any great wrong is
to be done them by the Grant admin
istration.
Year: 1876

FASHION is more than ever devoted
to mixture of different materials used
in the same toilette, and to bizarre
irregularity in shapes of Overskirts,
polonaises and draperies, whatever the
term by which the upper part of the
toilette is designated.
Year: 1876

The republican prospect In Indiana IL
apparently much improved by the per
emptory letter of withdrawal of Hon. An
son Wolcott, the Independent or Green
back candidate for Governor. In his let
ter he expresses the opinion that the fl
nancial aims of the Independents cannot
be advanced in this campaign, and that
theorganization can only serve TO play in
to the hands of The democratic party.
Having no confidence in the democratic
party, among whose leaders there are at
least as many enemies as friends to the
government. he does not desire to see the
success Of that party promoted by the In
dependents, and therefore he states that
he shall support the republican ticket and
advises all Independents of republican an
tecedents to do the same.


Another candidate has been put in the
field by little coteric of the Grecnbackers.
to supply Wolcotts place, but the appear
ance is that the party is completely disor-
ganized and that the republicans will
make large gain In consequence. The
signs Of intended frauds on large scale
have increased since the democratic bogus
soldiers convention at Indianapolis last
week. that convention itself being CON-
posed largely of men from other States,
repeaters, and others, who intend to re-
main in the State until after election, and
aid 10 rolling ups fraudulent vote that will
give the State to the democrats. But in
spite Of this there is strong confidence that
the State will give republican majority.
Year: 1876

yard partitioned off from com
mon court, surrounded by block
of buildings, and it is only accessi-
BILE through one Of these houses.
The front of this little garden
house presents a door two or three
steps from the ground, and a small
window with ontside wooden shut
ters on either side Of the door; a
low attic room under the slanting
roof is shown as the place where,
in his inspired moods, he often
passed the night; the doorway is
shaded by trees, one Of which is
said to have been planted by his
own hand; every visitor is allowed
to break or cut off a memento from
a beam inside of the house, and to
carry away as many leaves from the
tree as he chooses; nature sends a
fresh supply Of leaves every year
and new beams as often as they are
needed. 1t seems to me that some
Of Swedenborg's wealthy followers
in our country might well do some
thing toword the preservation and
cleanly maintenance of this spot,
which should be almost sacred to
them.
Year: 1876

Virginia New Knterprise.l


The men who run the snow plow
trains in the Sierras deserve kind
thoughts from all travellers. 1t is a
touching sight to see them, at a
signal, take their stations. Behind
the plow are ten or dozen heavy
freight locomotives. Should a rail
break under the first engine, of
course the others would be piled in
an undistinguishable heap in a
moment, and yet through days and
nights these men keep their places.
Last week, without moments
rest or relaxation, one of these
trains fought for twenty-eight
hours against a bank of snow, only
two miles in length, before it was
broken. One white man and two
Cinnamon were crushed to death,
but, as in battle, the fallen were
carried to the rear, and the fight
against the storm never relaxed
until the way was cleared. To ride
through the snow at Emigrant
Gap and Blue Canyon is like float
ing at the bottom of a canal, the
banks of which are twenty feet
high. This shows how patiently
and persistently the work has gone
on. Against the storm, the cold,
the avalanche, the fire and steam
and iron these men have toiled
flanking and conquering winter in
his very stronghold, though backed
by every one Of his prime ministers
Men ON bsttle-felds fight for glory
and for the kind remembrances Of
their countrymen. Men often make
superhuman exertions for great re.
wards. That no selfish motive may
be ascribed to the snow plow men
to tarnish the glory due theil
heroic and self-sacrificing acts, We
will state that we understand theii
reward is two dollars per day.
Year: 1876

The Stockholm correspondent of
the San Francisco Chronicle says +:
In connection with the Southern
Faubourg, l must not forget to men,
ton spot of great interest to many
American travellers, the house and
gardens of Emmanuel Sweden


borg. With scarcely a follower or


believer in all Sweden-a prophet
without honor in his own country
here he was looked upon, as l
learned to my great surprise, as
half insane charlatan; and hence
it is not to be wondered at that
this is a neglected, dirty spot, whose
associations its nearest neighbors
know little or nothing about. The
house in which he lived is occupied
by tenants of the poorer classes Of
people what is called his "studye
is a small wooden house in the
garden, and this is unoccupied and
entirely empty, though kept toler-
able clean swept. One is fortunate
if, after a dozen inquiries in the
immediate neighborhood, he finds
any one 10 conduct or direct him
to the spot. y8t t7s sos.bea
al The garden is kind OF back
Year: 1876

Bow-legs aud knock-kneeS are
among the common deformitieS Of
humanity, and wise mothers assert
that the croOkednesS in either case
arises from the afflicted one having
been put upon his or her feet too
early in babyhood. But a Massa-
chusetts physician who has watched
for the true cause thinks differ
emily. He attributes the first
mentioned distortion to a habit
some youngsters delight in of rub
bing the sole of one foot against
that of other; some will 60 to
sleep with their soles pressed TO-
gether. They appear to enjoy the
contact only when the feet are
naked; they do not attempt to
make it when they are sOcked or
Slippered. So the remedy is OBJ
vious; keep the baby's sOles coY-
cred. Knock-knees the doctor
aScribes to different childish
habit, that of sleeping on the side,
with one knee tucked into the hol-
low behind the other. He has
found that where one leg has been
bowed inward more than another,
the patient has always slept on one
side, and the uppermoSt member
has been that most deformed. Here
the preventive is to pad the insides
of the knees SO as to keep them
apart, and let the limbs grow freely
their own way. All Of which is
commended to mothers who desire
the physical uprightness of their
progeny.
Year: 1876

Mr.. George Cary Egglcston, some time
ago, published work entitled "A Rcb-
els Rccollections," in one chapter OF
which he pays the following just tribute
To the fidelity and honesty OF the negroes
in the South, prior to the period of rc.
construction. 1t will be read by men of
all parties with interest;


With the history of the South during
the period Of reconstruction, all readers
are familiar, and it is only the state of
affairs between the times of the suIrcnd.
er and the beginning of the rebuilding,
that / have tried to describe in this
chapter. But the picturc would he in
excusably incomplete without the men.
tion of the negroes. Their behavior
both during and after the wal may well
surprise anybody not acquainted with
the character of the race. When the
men of the South were nearly all IN the
army, the negroes were left in large
bodies on the plantations with nobody
to control them except the women and
few old or inirm men. They might have
been insolent, insubordinate, and idle, il
they had chosen. They might have
overturned the social and political fab
rics at any time, and they knew all this
too. They were intelligent enough to
know that there was no power ON the
plantation capable of resisting any move.
ment they might choose to make. They
did know, too, rhat the success OF tho
Federal army would give them freedom.
The fact was talked about everywhere,
and no effort wac made 10 keep the
knowledge Of it from them. They knew
that to assert their freedom was to give
immediate success to the Union cause.
Most OF them coveted freedom, too, as
the heartlness with which they alter
wards accepted it abundantly proves.
And yet they remained quiet, faithful,
and diligent throughout, very few ot
them giving trouble OF any sort, even on
plantations where only few women re-
mained to control them. The reason for
oil this must be sought in the negro
character, and we Of the South, knowing
that character thoroughly, trusted it i'm
plicitly. We lett our homes and help
less ones in the keeping OF Africans of
our households, without any hesitation
whatever. We knew these faithful and
affectionste people too well to fear that
they would abuse such trust. We
concealed nothing from them, and they
knew quite as well as we did the issues
at stake in the war.


The negro is constitutionally loyal to
his obligations as he understands them,
and his attachments, both ideal and per
sonal, are urcommonly strong. He
speedily torgets an injury, but never a
blindness, and so he was not likely to
rise in arms against the helpless women
and children whom be had known inti-
uately and loved almost revcrcntially
from childhood, however strongly he de-
sired the freedom which such IL rising
would secure 10 him. 1t was u failure
Year: 1876

Mr.. John A. Weeks, chairman of the Executive
Committee OF tho Republican Reform Club said yes
terdxy that tho club would not be represented at the
meeting Of the State Central Sub. Committee Reor.
ganizatlon, at tue Filth Avenue Hotel, this evening,
but that the Independent Republican Organization
would be, and that arrangements would probably be
made for thorough reorganization OF tho republican
party in this city utter the coming election.
Year: 1876




Thanks to the wheeler compromise, :"
so called, the impeachment OF the
usurper Kellogg, pretended Governor
Of Louisiana, terminated ere it had
scarcely begun. Though called com
PROMISE" the adjustment made by
Wheeler and his associates was simply
and only surrender by the Democrats
Of Louisiana Of seats enough In the
State Senate to allow the Radicals an
overwhelming majority in that body,
and, looking only to perpetuation OF
their own unlawful rule in that down
trodden State, we'll have they used the
power 80 unwisely given them. In the
Senate they have stood complete
barrier to all efforts OF the Democratic
House Of Representatives to improve
the character Of Radical legislation.
With steadfastness Of purpose worthy
OF nobler cause, they have resolutely
refused to abolish the State Returning
Board, the most damnable institution
ever devised by the ingenuity OF man or
set In motion by political prostitutes
to nullify the voice OF the people at the
ballOt-bOx, and to retain in Office at
their pleasure the scurviest set OF rogues
and scoundrels that ever debauched the
morals Of penitentiary. But they
seem to have capped the climax and
really to have astonished themselves
last Monday by the satisfactory way In
which they double whitewashed the i'm
Kellogg. We venture to say
1t could nak have been done better. In
Brooklyn, Athough the latter city has
been longer In the business, and is pre-
sumed to know how. augusta C0nStitn-
tiOndlist.
Year: 1876

The army should be reduced by this
Congress to 10000 men. It is larger
than there Is any need for it to be. Its
reduction would be advantageous in
many ways, and in no way detrimental.
It would diminish our taxes, and these
must be cut down somewhere. The
army is monstrously expensive estab-
lishment. In proportion to its size, it is
by far the costliest army in the world.
A half Of the millions now spent upon
might be saved.


The Belknap affair shows how the
military establishment may be used for
corrupt purposes. The facts 80 far re-
vealed are unimportant as compared
with those which actually exist. There
are millions Of plunder every year, by
contractors and agents, under the
shadow OF the army.


The army and navy estimates before
Congress are utterly preposterous,
when we consider what there is to show
for them, or what there will be to show
Belkpap, in his report OF last December
Year: 1876

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Should the Attorney General carry
out the idea OF indicting both Belknap
and Marsh, 1t would look as though the
Administration wanted TO choke off in
vestigatioD by the intimidation of wit
nesses. BY all accounts, Marsh was
brought to Washington an unwilling
witness, but when confronted with the
committee he had the moral firmness
to tell the truth. Had he lied, as is now
SO common as to scarcely excite remark
in Washington, he would have gone
forth free, and Grant would have given
him an office: but as his evidence has
brought to light the utter unworthiness
OF one OF his confidential friends and
admirers, Marsh is to be made to suffer
Witnesses summoned to testify before
the investigating committee should re-
ceive ample protection. Threats Of in
dieting such will have the effect OF pre-
venting any disclosures hereafter.
Year: 1876

The non commissioned officers OF the
Marine Corps are far superior to the
same class OF men in the army, us are
indeed also the privates, the principal
reason being the general re-enlistment,
but the officers are, as a rule, utterly
worthless. The officers of the navy are
almost a unit on this subject, and they
should be admitted to be tho best judges.


The officers OF the Marine Corps are
appointed In the same way as Consuls -
and the result of it is that they are, to
say the least Of it, as inefficient. Mid
shipmen and cadets from Annapolis and
West Point, who are dismissed, have
always turned to the Marine Corps as q
refuge, and with little political influ-
ence, this desirable haven Of Incidence
Is rarely denied them. Give them any
thing like fair examination, and the
result would be the peremptory dismis-
sal OF at least one-h half OF the whole
body Washington Chronicle.
Year: 1876

A milliner's apprentice went to visit
her mother in the country, and when
that worthy matron beheld her child,
she exclaimed: Isabel Marie Stephens,
what on airth do you mean coming. out
with your gown all kajummuxed up
behind ye, and bound up that way n
front OF ye And hain't ye got no stock
ing one color that ye have to wear them
going to be q milfiner? Should think
Ve'd married a barber, and was playin'
up signboard for him. Did l ever
think one Of my girls would come to
this ?'
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune says: eve
have had an unbroken series OF scandal
scandal, scandal, besmearing almost
every department, of the Government,
and it has long seemed inevitable that
the White House itself should be in
volved in the disgrace. II Gen. Grant
shall be aroused by this bitter lesson to
the need Of nicer sense Of propriety, a
stricter regard for the character Of his
appointees and associates, and reali-
zation Of the responsibilities which rest
so lightly on his shoulders, he may save
himself and his country from q much
greater shame in future. We shall be
better able to judge whether he has
learned the true lesson OF the Babcock
trial when we see whether he is embold-
ened by it to the madness Of trying to
drive Secretary Bristow from office. The
Secretary has honestly and ably pro-
tected the revenue, has prosecuted and
convicted a number OF the whisky
thieves, and has certainly had ample
reason for the suspicious which led to
the prosecution OF Gen. Babcock. Let
us see whether the country is to be in
suited by an attempt to punish him for
doing his duty"
Year: 1876

An Eastern man calls himself on his
card "a temperance boot maker" The
need of temperance boots Is apparent,
for though they're not generally drunk,
it's notorious fact that they're often
very tight.
Year: 1876

was very anxious to strengthen the
army by getting large appropriations
Tor 1t, and Robeson was equally anxious
way. We know ut least OF the reasons
why these men were so much concerned
about tho appropriations through
which they have enriched themselves
and their friends to an extent that has
not been yet discovered.


An army Of ten thousand strong is
sufficient for oil the necessary military
work OF this country in these times. =
~ Y SIM
Year: 1876

If the people Of the country had not,
in tho autumn OF 1874, declared their de
testation of Grantism, and elected n
House Of Representatives unalterably
opposed to Grant and all his works,
Belknap would still be Secretary Of
War andTstill be selling offices. He
would have been as secure from pun
ishment as Robson was when his ille-
gal and corrupt payment OF $4,000 to
Secor WAS exposed. We are only be-
ginning to gather the wholesome fruits
Of that moral revolution.
Year: 1876

Suppose Belknap, instead OF confess:
ing, had followed Babcock's and Beech
thing and using every legal device to
keep out the evidence against him. He
would have had a party on his side, and
there would have been no end Of fools
to argue chat there wasn't particle Of
evidence OF his guilt. He would proba
bly, have been elected deacon Ia the
Congregational Church, have been in
vited to lecture before Yale College, and
OF course Grant would have liked him
better than ever
Year: 1876

The Republicans OF this city are
quicker than their opponents TO recog-
nize and discount the crushing load
Belknap's guilt adds to the burdens of
Mr.. Grants Administration. Measures
to promote harmony in catastrophe
were recommended at numerous dis
trict meetings last night, and one eur
the declaration that the Republican
party was not guilty OF Belknap- no
more, he said, than the Democratic
party had been guilty OF Tweed. TO
the astounding novelty Of this saying
we bow in silence, and commend It to
the hospitable illogicality Of all who
are able to receive tn Y. WOrM.
Year: 1876

II Is understood that bill viii be shortly introduced
In the Legislature providing under suitable penatos
that on oil horse city railroad lines passengers
are not TO be obliged 10 pay fares unless pro-
vidod for them in tho vehcles This ueedfuI measure
Ia intended TO stop the perncious practice OF over
erowding, which easily be ebviated by the COM
panies placing their at cortaln hours of the
day additional number OF The profits arising
from the traffic nearly all city lines enable stock
holders to enjoy dividend ranging from ten to een
per cent per annum besides paying on debts
which not contracted for tho building and equip
ment Of the roads. Last year similar bill was pre-
sented in the Assembly by one OF the
city delegation, but for some reason 1t was
smothered In Tho exposure and consequent
suffering of passengers have been so long that
has come 70 be considered that the companies the
right TO collect fares when the suitable accommodations
prescribed by law withheld is time that more
effective statute should be enacted and the public Sc
cured in their rights of person. and the corporations
compelled to fulfil their duties under their charter


THE ONLY PKRFRCr RKLIEP.


Tho Common Council possess considerable control
over the management OF the horse lines, but If
incorporating the companies plainly state that the city
authorities shall prescribe tho number cars be rum
the intervals at which they are TO bo started from each
terminus and other conditions all having in the
comfort and convenience OF the public which are now
totally ignored Indeed, there is regard whatever
paid 10 these important matters and the consequence
Is that thero Is very largo amount OF misery endured
in certain ssasons without any effective means so far
OF bringing about change for the better Overcrowd-
Ing is the great evil city cars, and perhaps,
complete will bs accomplished until the introduce
ton Of rapid transit


hGHrD or PASSKNQERS


As the law In interpreted now a passenger can de-
cline to pay fare unless he provided with suitable
accommodation in the ears-thzt is, \ seat, with
proper amount OF space and ventilation II he Is
PEELED from want of seat to stand and ho refuses to
pay fare and he is thus torcod TO leave car, passon
ger thus elected recover damages against the
company. But this would be tedious and expensive
process, and would not answer for the protection OF
that large army OF working girls and who travel
on the cars, and they areparticularly the former
the chief sufferers The bill proposed TO be introduced
next week will provide new remedy against over
crowding and make obligatory the companies 70
place sufficient number of their lines 90
meet the demands Of travel in tho required by
law. II may be added that measure OF like char
acter governing horse raroads) passed the lower
branch Of the California Legislature q week or ten
days ago II is 10 be hoped that the ow York Legis
ature will promptly suitable law this subject
II is very much needed The eny objection to II would
come from the companies, who are unwilling that their
large dividends should DO reduced cent matter
who may suffer.
Year: 1876

meeting OF citizens will be held In Association
Rall tomorrow evening eight O'Clock to take action
n reference TO proposition to build hospital Tor the
treatment Of chronic diseases