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Year: 1870

There is q movement to abolish the income
tax, which will probably be successful. 1t
is difficult to say whether it should rightly be
repealed or not. A large portion of the
wealth OF the country can be reached and made
to contribute its share towards the expen-
ses OF the government in no other way, and
not one half so much as it ought to, in this
way. If abolished, that large and wealthy
part of the community whose means are in
vested in non-taxable government bonds,
will escape all direct contributions to the
government. On the other hand the tax it.
self is so prying and inquisitorial, so exposes
the business and affairs of men that rightfully
and properly should be their secrets, that it
is cursed and hated by everybody upon whom
the taX-collector calls. 1t is an invention of
the radical party, and we trust will expire
with it, if not before.
Year: 1870

Governor Hoffman, Albany Speooh.
The speech OF Governor Hoffman ct Albany,
on Tuesday night, in response to . serenade
of the Jackson Guards touched some very
important points In the future Of the demo
cratic party twas mere local compliment,
Of course, rendered to the Governor upon his
reelection from the citizens of Albany; but
the Governor improved the occasion by deal
ing largely with the question Of the hour. He
rccited the story Of federal interference with
the exercise of the franchise in this city at the
late election, and how miserably it failed to
effect the purpose for which 1t was intended.
We all know how weak and futile that attempt
was, how fairly the election was conducted
after all, and how everybody is satisfied with
the peaceful and decisive result.


The Governor, accepting for his party the
responsibility of the future, declares that the
democratic party should 80 shape its policy
and conduct it's affairs as to command the con-
fidence of the people. This is a wise doctrine.
A momentary triumph is not always the fore
runner of permanent success; but the demo-
cratic party have now in their hands the golden
opportunity which they can improve If they
choose, with view to obtaining control of
the general government in good time.
The Governors speech points In this
direction. Popular thought will follow him
it must follow HMM the view of the results
of the late elections all over the States.
When the Governor speaks such words as
these which we quote he represents the good
sense of the whole people and not Of party.
The ideas are outside Of mere party claptrap.
They rise above the mists and shadows Of par
tisanship. Governor Hoffman says:-


AS we bury our dead out Of sight whether they
be friend f0e so behOoves great party to bury
dead issues and to direct the whole force OF It's
ergy to dealing with the living facts and questions
OF tns day; Tney VIII crowd upon u.s. US fast enough
reduction OF expenditures and taxes under the fede-
raj government and the State, to free canals free
trade, free elections and to the assertion and MAIN
zens everywhere and OF a free people In the free
States to the blessings OF free constitutional gov
ernment In the United States.


This Is policy with WHICH no one can quar-
rel upon honest grounds. 1t is broad enough
for whole nation to stand upon. II the vic
torious democratic party only fills up this
picture, with all its lights aud shades so deli
cately put in as to make perfect work, we
may have no reason to regret that the votes
in the Electoral College will count a majority
of six for the democratic candidate for Presi-
dent
Year: 1870

A BOLD OPEN DAY RoBBERY--A bank
messenger was on Tuesday tripped up in the
street and robbed of thirteen thousand dollars
in gold certificates and promissory notes. In
this case the bitter was bitten, inasmuch as the
certificates and notes can be Of no use to
tune and not his fault that he secured no more
available booty. Perhaps, however, he may
hope to make something yet by the operation
in the usual way that banks and their despoil-
ers unfortunately have of compromising mat
ters. He will not object to restoring bis useless
prize for suitable reward and no questions
asked.
Year: 1870

The movements Of the army Of the Loire
and of General Won der Tann's army, which
Is now commanded by the Grand Duke Of
Mecklenburg -Schwerin, have become series
Of strategic maneuvres, worthy Of well con-
tested game of chess Prince Frederic Charles
Is still advancing to the support Of the Duke,
his columns moving by way Of Nemours and
Sens. He Is yet four or five days march from
General Paladines army His object is to
reinforce the Duke or to make diversion Ia
bis favor by threatening Tours or turning
Paladines right flank. To Offset this move
ment q French force has been sent
from lie Mans to Chartres, and now
holds that ancient city, thus in turn
threatening the right flank of the German
force, and, in fact, already forcing it back.
A determined attack would probably double 1t
up at once, but the force at Chartres seems
hardly sufficient for the purpose. A reluc-
tance to reduce the actual force of the main
army il apparent, and can only be ascribed to
the fear of uncovering Tours. The phrase is
expressive enough to all who remember the
dread our government had of uncovering
Washington. It means that the politicians
have undertaken to man9uvre the army, and
the incubus that weighed down the judgment
Of Mcclellan and Hooker and suborned Burn
sides massacre at Fredericksburg has
cutched the last promising army of France.


As the game of chess now stands it is at
very critical point. The army investing Paris
is said to feel frightened at the situation. The
men cannot be spared from the works to rein
force the Grand Dukes army, or even to
furnish an escort to the King on his way
home. A determined sortie from Paris stimuli
taneousy, with determined attack from
large army posted at Chartres, would probably
overthrow the entire line Of investment and
scatter the Prussian force throughout the
country-a country now united in bitter hos
tility to the invader and teeming with Francs
treurs.
Year: 1870

COOP So FAR AS IT GOEs.-General Grant
says, "What the people want is the paymen.
Of the public debt, the reduction Of expen-
dtures, reduction Of taxes and an economical
administration Of the government" 1t would
be wonder if they did not. But we hardly
think, as 1t Is asserted the President does,
that this platform alone will carry the repub-
lican candidate into the Presidency in 1872
II is very good SO far as it goes. But it does
not 60 far enough. Something else is wanted
to rally the republican hosts and cause them
to concentrate their forces. Unless these new
elements be infused in the party its return to a
healthful condition is hopeless and its final
dissolution only question Of time.
Year: 1870

Our SPECIAL CABLE TELEeRAMs reporting
the active naval preparations which are being
made in England for war, with other incidents
10 the progress of the alarming complications
which are apparently likely to ensue in the
Old World in consequence Of Russian move
ment towards the East, supply matter which
Is Of the very first Importance to the public.
Year: 1870

The benefit of free Libraries for the people
has been frequently demonstrated. Perhaps
in no community are they more necessary or
more available than in ours The report of an
institution in Brooklyn, which provides free
reading rooms for the young and adult popu-
lation in one district demonstrates the very
gratifying fact that over thousand eight hun
dred boys have availed themselves of the op-
p0rtunity for the past year of visiting the
reading rooms, and thus passing their time
valuably which might otherwise be wasted on
the streets or occupied in idle and vicious
amusements Why should we not have several
establishments of this kind in New York?
Our charity is boundless; aportion of it might
be exercised in this way. The children Of the
Streets those bright-faced, fair-browed emfans
du pace. who are yet to become either good
citizens or curses to society, just as we direct
them, are not unsusceptible of refining influ-
ences; but they want helping hand to lift
them up little, just little, out of the
slough. They can be made to read and enjoy
reading for the pleasure it affords if the oppor-
tunity is only offered to them. We suggest,
then, that free reading rooms on the principle
which has worked so we'll in other cities
should be established here. Under good
management we think that their good effects
upon our juvenile population would soon be
demonstrated
Year: 1870

AN UNREASONABLE DOUBT. Judge Bedford
had before him yesterday river thief named
Lake, charged with the burglary Of several
thousand dollars worth of goods from the
depot Of the Southside Railroad, at the foot
of Roosevelt street. The point of doubt as
to his guilt lies in question Of identity,
one witness testifying that he had on a mus
tache when he saw him, and another that he
was passing false mustache about among
some of his confederates. The policeman
knew him to be a river thief; the proceeds of
the robbery were being devoted to the pur-
pose of his defence, and he had even offered
to compromise the matter since the trial began,
but the jury-laymen of the law-failed to
agree on a verdict and were discharged


They had their d0ubts-some in the actual
matter Of his guilt and some as to the question
of his identity-but while it is well to be sure
of one guilt before condemniqg him, there is
such thing as an unreasonable doubt, and
that evidently stood in the way in this case.
Year: 1870

THE WOMAN who murdered her child the
other night seems to have been insane: The
burden Of taking care Of her infant children
seems to have induced her to try the abor-
tionist's remedy, and finally to have. insanely
determined on murder. Her case is one Of
the most terrible instances Of the foulness that
pervades the whole social system, among rich
and poor alike.
Year: 1870

SOME OF THE DEMOCRATIC PAPERS are very
severe upon General Grant, both personally
and politically. This is too bad These
papers ought to reflect that General Grant
sscant help being President"
Year: 1870

PRESIDENT GRANT does not seem to have a
very high opinion of the Chicago Tribuae,
and says the paper has been for years past
with the opposition. What does he think OF
its New York namcsake
Year: 1870

FAMILY TROUBLES. Boston AdDcrtsser-
republican Of the Sumner-Motley schools
out in long article reading the Chicago
Tribune out of the republican party. The
fight Is getting hotter and hotter.
Year: 1870

1t is very satisfactory to know, from the


returns of the Board of Health, that the metro


polls is at present enjoying an absolute i'm


munity from contagious diseases, and that the


mortality for the past week has been less than


for the same week in many years past. This
proves two things-that Providence is very
kind TO us In bestowing the blessing Of such
delicious winter weather as we are now enjoy
ing, and that the sanitary affairs of the city
are very well managed. We cannot forget
that a fearful contagious disease-yellow
fever-has been knocking at the gates Of the
city all the past summer, craving for an
entrance and eager for an opportunity to get
foothold in our crowded localities, and that
the demon has been kept out by the unceasing
vigilance of the Health Officer of the port, DIR.
Carnochan, through his rigid quarantine regu-
lations, which he enforced under circumstances
of no little difficulty, as the public knows.
We cannot be too thankful then, in considera-
ton of the facts, for the present healthful
condition Of the city; and on the approaching
Day this blessing might be ap-
prepriately made the subject for especial
recognition Of the mercy Of Divine Providence.
Year: 1870

GoLpll2a The exciting news from Europe
has started the gold spectators on a fresh
campaign. The price advanced yesterday to
ll2j. Last summer, on less substantial
basis, the price was run up from ~ to 1913.
But those who were unlucky enough to jump
to conclusion then as TO the stability of gold
at such figures are less anxious to speculate
nsw for the sudden decline in the midst of the
hardest fighting in France has not been for
gotten.
Year: 1870

SENATOR ScHURz who, from being one OF
the most extreme radicals that the republi-
can party could conveniently carry has come
to represent very fairly and fully the most
liberal and conservative doctrines that the
party has ever advanced, had conversation
on the critical situation Of the party with our
correspondent in Washington yesterday. He
holds that the government is strong enough
for universal amnesty and universal enfran-
chisement He thinks that the defeat of the
republicans in the late elections will have one
good effect--it will make the coming session
Of Congress talk business and avoid buncombs
or buster.
Year: 1870

COUNTY JUDGE OF PRINCE EDwAHD.-Since
his modcsty prevents his announcing himself
candidate, the writer hegs leave to place in nomi
nation for this position Mr.. FRANK NAT WAT
KISS, gentleman who must be known TO nearly
every member of he Legislature as a lust and up
right citizen. He is warmly endorsed by the
Prince Edward bar. and the people OF the county,
were the choice with them, would elect him by o
large majority. fc 7-2w* FhRMyILLE.
Year: 1870

CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsE.-A letter received
on Saturday from well-informed source
intimates that the Chief Justice will proba-
bly, be here during the last week in Febru-
ary or first week in March to hold the
United States circuit court.
Year: 1870

RICHMOND MALE ORPHAN S0CIETY.-The
regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Directors of this Society will be held at the
Office of the Virginia Fire and Marine In
surance Company at 5 o'clock this after
noon.
Year: 1870

The TUREER BALL.-The preparations
going on for the grand mask ball to be
given by the German Turner's of this city
on the ed instant are of nature that pro-
mise for it most brilliant success. Ar
raneements are being made for fine col
lection of costumes, and everything has
been done necessary to make the affair the
most brilliant of the season.
Year: 1870

The wife of farmer residing


near Buffalo, N. Y, recently be-
came so much enamored of cow


doctor who went to attend her hus.


bands. cattle. that she proposed


to elope with him TO a distant
State. He informed the husband
about the mattor, and, much to
his surprise, the latter told him to
crafty her little whim. 1t was
then arranged that be should meet
her on the outskirts of the farm.
In the mean time the husband
persuaded him to change clothes,
and when the time arrived for the
elopement, he (the husband) was
on handJoIn the dark
ness she mistook him for her lover,
and the 'jokeD was not discovered
until their arrival at one of the
Buffalo hotels. The cow-docter
was on hand with his own wife,
and between the four of them they
to do justice to an excel
lent supper and make away with
several bottles of wine. If elope-
ments were usually to have such
a jolly termination, the divorce
market would soon be obliged to
close for want of brsiness.
Year: 1870

A writer in Harper's. Magazine,
speaking ofthe terrors of the earth.
quake, says:


An earthquake, in Its most de.
structive mood, usually seems to
strike the solid ground a heavy
blow from beneath. This is by
far its most fatal form. Nothing
can resist the conclusion. The
earth itself seems to rise into the
air the strongest buildings start
upwards, crumble into ruins, and
fall in a confused heap upon their
occupants; the land slides away
from its accustomed place, and
whole fields and towns are driven
through the air to the tops of the
hills or to some distant region ;
men and cattle are shot out as from
a catapault, and fly like missiles
over the land until they fall,
bruised and bleeding, upon the
earth and, as if resolved to COM
plete tie labor of destruction, the
fearful concussion is sometimes re.
peated three or four times, until
the whole face of nature is changed
into a chaos Of ruin. At the
great Calabrian earthquake man
was carried, in an instant, togeth-
er with the field on which he was
laboriDg, to a distant part of the
valley; at Riobamba the bodies
of the inhabitants were hurled
through the air to the top of a
neighboring hill. The Calabrian
shock was described as resembling
the explosion of a subterranean
mine, which did its fearful work
in an instant. In Chill, a wit
ness of one of the sudden earth
quakes, describes it as a sudden
explosion, accompanied by a noise
like that occasioned by the dis
charge Of countless cannon. So
perfect is the change produced on
the face of nature that lawsuits
have frequently arisen after an
earthquake as to the possession,
of lands that have been wholly
removed from their ancient bounds.
In the indiscriminate destruction
and removal it was impossible for
men to determine what was their
own.
Year: 1870

The Postofice Department has
issued a circular relative to regis
tered letters, which will produce a
much needed reform In the regis
tering system. Heretofore, when
a registered letter was not called
for by the person to whom it was
addressed, it was sent to the Dead
Letter Office, to be from there re-
turned to the writer, provided the
name or address could be discov-
cred. This plan resulted in con-
siderable delay, at least; and to
obviate this, and provide for the
direct return of "uncalled for
letters to the writer's thereof, the
department directs that the Post
master receiving a registered let
ter shall require the sender to
write his pane and address, plaiL-
ly upon the end of the envelope,
in the same way as business men
print their names and addresses
upon their business envelopes
After a letter remains in an Office
for thirty days without being called
for, it is then returned to the Office
from which sent, the Postmaster
of which will endeavor to return
it to the writer. If he cannot be
found, the letter is then to be
sent to the Dead Letter Office,
where it will be opened and pur-
sued for some clue to the changed
location of the writer, as in the
case of all letters sent to that
office.
Year: 1870

A disgraceful scene was enacted
by two druken brothers, quite
recently, at Buffalo. Both had
neglected their wives, until death
had released one, and seemed
about to deal with similar kind
ness toward the other. The
drunkards met in bar near the
house where the corpse lay, and
fought about some trivial matter,
until they fell insensible to the
floor.
Year: 1870

Itwas reported in Williamsport,
Pa, among the elite, that one OF
the upper ten was in the habit of
beating his wife, and a committee
of old ladies were deputed to wait
upon her and learn the facts from
her own lips. They did SO, and
to their horror learned that he
was in the habit of beating her.
"But," remarked the lady, sit is
at euchre y The committee miz-
Zled.
Year: 1870

During the trial of case at
Louisville, a witness persisted in
testifying to what his wife told
him. To this the attorney object
ed and it was ruled out by the
Judge. He would proceed to tell
"shoots how it wash" when the at
torney would cry out:


"How do you know that 2"


"My wife told me-" was the re-
ply.


This was repeated several times.
The Judge unable to contain him
self, interrupted


Suppose your wife were to tell
you the heavens had fallen, what
would you think 2"


"Vell, think they wash down.
Year: 1870

A courteous Frenehman, In re-
ply to question why ladies were
not permitted in the Chamber of
Deputies, said, that to be a mem
Der it was required to be forty
years of age, and it was impossible
to suppose that any lady would
reach that unseemly age.
Year: 1870

How Human Life is Considered by Build


ing COutractors-A Side Wall Gazing In.


About two O'Clock yesterday morning the side
wall OF the new BRICK building, now in process Of
erection on Broadway, betweenlAstor place and the
New York theatre fell IN with terrible crash. The
wall had been carried up TO height OF six stories
and gave way from no other apparent cause
tnAn It's own inherent weakness. The building
belongs to WOOd Brothers, carriage makers and was
being put up according to contract the terms being
to have 1t finished by the 1st Of May. This wall
faced Astor place, and had it fallen during the day
when crowd OF wOrkmen were engaged upon IT,
the loss OF life would have been fearful The ndig
nation Of the neghbOrlng residents and the people
VINO visited the ruins against the unscrupuious con-
tractor and builder Is OF the deepest kind. Here Is
q case for Mr.. Macgregor whicn demands thorough
investigation. Many other buildings now in process
OF construction in this city are no better This was
partially finished wall, but the d9QrS had been put
up and partially ceiled In fact. but few days would
nave elapsed before these floors would haze been
ready for occupation The side wall was OF the


imsfest description and had there been any loss OF
lie resulting from It's fall, the verdict Of jury could
not De honestly less than charge OF manslaugnter
on the contractor 1t Is high time for the pi oper a.
tnorities to look into this important matter.
Year: 1870

We believe there will be no more favorable
time to sell Govern ents. aud buy really frst.cass
railroad securitiessucl as those-than the present
After full examination, wo have accepted an
Agency for tue sue OF the above First Mortrage
Binds, and desire to recommend them to our Gus
toners US thoroughly safe as well as profitable in.
vestment JAY COOKE Co,


Oh wall
Year: 1870

hibitozy to great extent, and the compa-
MES resort to the policy of exforting from
tic few who do travel the same apaount Of
revenue that ought to be received from six
6r eight times the number of passengers.
Year: 1870

RARE CHANCELLOR SALE, IN AN UNEX-
IA ceptionable locality with all the material connected
with IT, first class Boarding House, full of boarders
ing good will &C. The place is Of long standing paying
house, oes chance ldom with Best given
for the retirement of the present occupant Terms
made responsible party. For particulars address
for two days Halter, station A, Spring street
Year: 1870

The Press ms a C0nservntOr and Worker for.


the Public Good.


To THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD


Crime is rapidly on the increase aud now that the
pulpit Is comparatively silent in regard to some OF
the most prominent tnat induce it, there ap-
pears to be left but one sufficient instrument
tally to meet the contingency. l. allnde
to that portion of the press that, In tile
main, faithful IN the protection of public
morals. / could demonstrate beyond controversy
how two daily newspapers OF the city might be made
efficient in immediate vicinity IN the detection OF
criminals and the suppression OF crime aided by the
police authorities, the results OF which would speed.
lily tell in complete revolution OF desperadotsm.
But that is not the immediate object of this
nicaton. While the press might be made the source
OF such great good yet 1t innocenty opens up chan
nes for the commission of crime by the lily dis-
posed and 1t s to this fact in one particular and the
remedy tnat | wish to call the attention Of
through the columns OF the most widely
circulated journal in the world. l have
said that the press Is made the innocent instru-
mentality and so 1t is thai thousands OF poor females
OF ofunsulled character whose necessities compel them
to labor, seek employment as housekeepers or in
other positions OF industry by publication, and are
thus thrown open to the vile communications and
personal insults Of the vicious. could name many
such cases that have been reported to me, when
violence has been used by these hell hounds TO effect
their nefarious purpose. Now what should be done
to stop this growing wlckedness is that an ass0cia
tion Of ladies' who may feel interested in
protecting this unfortunate class Of their
sex, should be formed TO whom should be
full personal description Of such vagabonds and
the particulars attending their insults; and when
fully Identified let their names and the circumstances
attending the abuse be registered, and If married
sent to their wives or, at least let themselves,
red SINGLE be placed in possession OF the facts of
their own lnfamy and warned OF the consequences
OF any future misconduct OF like character. Such
an association, with such Objects would act power
fully in restraining those whose selfreliance and un
,o,y ma tho,o raGa rfiass r.