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Year: 1870

REOPENING OF THE CHURCHES. Pastors
and their f1ocks are returning home and the
folds are reopened for them. The interiors of
many of our fashionable churches have been
thoroughly renovated during the summer holi-
days. On each succeeding Sunday they will
be more fully thronged with worshippers. Our
pulpit orators have had an opportunity while
absent on their pleasure tours to gather from
nature and from human nature wealth of
fresh and pertinent illustrations of their
weighty themes. The organ and vocal music
will continue to enhance the attractions of the
sanctuary without drowning the tones in which
the preacher denounces vice and invites sim
ners to repentance. The churches will now be
open, at least on Sunday. Is 1t too much to
hope that the custom on the European Cont
nent Of keeping them open on week days as
we'll as on Sunday may yet be adopted in
New York? In this respect Trinity CHURCH
has set an example that might well be generally
initiated
Year: 1870

REoPRNING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
reopening Of the public schools brings happily
together the teachers and pupils who, during
the past vacation, have gathered health and
strength for their tasks. They will enter on
these tasks with fresh energy, and our public
schools are now so well organized that they
will doubtless prove more abundant fountains
of good than ever. The whole community is
deeply interested in them as indispensable
means for educating those who are to be the
men and women of the next generation.
Year: 1870

Prussia's first demand will doubtless take
the form of a ACKNOWLEDGMENT of France. She
will seek remuneration for the expenses of the
war by the territorial aggrandizement of her
self and her allies; but if the general sense
of Europe Is against this she may accept the
satisfaction of money indemnity. One or the
other she will certainly insist upon, and her
demand will not be light one in either case.
Common rumor, taking its inspiration, perhaps,
from what has been thought and said in high
circles in Berlin, has named Asace and Lor-
raine as the parts of France the German will
grasp for-Alsace to be given 10 Baden, and
Lorraine, no doubt, to extend the limits of
Rhenish Prussia. The western boundary of
the ancient kingdom of Lorraine was the Meuse
river, and thus the Prussian would come into
possession Of the whole of the present theatre
Of war-would have indeed, simply to hold
on to his conquests. But Europe will never
accord this. The same sentiment that in 1915
set England, Austria and France in agreement
against Russia and Prussia, when these two
Powers desired little too much, would now





Russia would on this occasion join the oppo-
nents of her too potent neighbor. Indemnify in
money, therefore, is in all probability the shape
that satisfaction will take and the sum will be
one that will perhaps fasten remembrance upon
the taxpayers of France. In 1915 France
paid three hundred and seven million dol
lars, or one billion aud half francs
OF course that was not money satisfaction
for the devastation of the revolutionary and
imperial wars, for that devastation had wasted
Europe dozen times over and was beyond
computation. 1t was penalty adapted rather
to the endurance and capability of the offender
than to the remuneration of those who inflicted
it. But for this war Of forty-fivc days it is not
impossible to compute the damage and ex-
pense. Prussia has to be reimbursed and has
to reimburse her allies, and there will also be
a pension list of startling proportions. Indeed,
we should not be surprised to see France
mulct in sum double or treble what was
exacted Of her in 1915.
Year: 1870

FROM THE FAR EAsT.-From Japan and
China and the banks of the Suez Canal we
have quite an interesting budget of news sup
piled for our columns by reports received by
the European mail. The facts as they appear
to-day denote a very considerable amount of
healthy progress in Japan. China advanced
also in materialistic way. The empire re-
NAMED wrapped, however, to very great
extent, in the gloom Of religious fanaticism.


The sad consequences Of this are made appa-
rent by our detailed account Of the terrible out
RACES which have been lately committed on
the Roman Catholic Christians in the empire.
Year: 1870

The FIGHTING IN THE LAST BATTLE. -
In the last battle the French seem to have
been crushed almost mechanically by the mere
weight of their enemy. The failure of the
Germans to force point in the French line
shows how well the French fought; but the
irresistible movement of the German force
along the whole length of the line, which rem
dered it impossible for the French commander
to reinforce any particular part of his line,
while it was sure to develop all the weak
points in the French position, was the obvious
way to give the Germans the full advantage
of their superiority in numbers. 1t was the
act of commander confident Of vast numeri
cal superiority; but the loss must have been
very great so long as the French artillerists
kept heart and head.
Year: 1870

''EvERY MAN HIS Own GovERNoR


Governor Hoffman reviewed brigade OF the


National Guard at Binghamton few days
since and made a speech, in the course Of
which he said 1.-THE best government is
that which governs the least, and the most
certain way to procure and maintain it is for
every man in the community to feel that he
must be his own governor" That is the true
theory of republican government, but how few
politicians in our day practise 1t If every
man would be his own governor vast amount
of wickedness would be averted the necessity
for State conventions, cabals, cliques and all
the paraphernalia and trappings of partisan
life become useless and unnecessary. trea-
tise or lecture upon the subject of every
Man His Own Governor" would prove novel
entertainment during the coming lecture season.
Year: 1870

ANOTHER YACHT RACE-PERHAPs.- In
another column will be found the note of Mr..
Frank Osgood, Of the yacht Magic, winner Of
the race for the Americas cup. accepting the
challenge recently issued by Mr. James Ash
bury to any schooner Of the New York Yacht
Club. Mr. Osgood accepts for race of
twenty miles to windward and back from sthe
Sandy Hook lightship The achievements Of
the Magic in the race for the Americas cup
and subsequently will give such race much
interest if it shall take place.
Year: 1870

Can France ProlOng the Ware


France, as will be seen from our news


columns this morning, has been stunned by


the intelligence of the defeat of MacMahon


and the surrender of Napoleon; but the war


spirit has not by any means been extinguished.


The proclamation issued by the Council OF


Ministers and the debate in the Corps LGgisla-


tif clearly show that the nation has not made
up its mind as yet to submit to defeat. We


are not surprised by this intelligence. 1t
would be strange if great nation like France
should reconcile itself to fate 80 hard all at


once. A few days more may convince even
| the Council of Ministers that while France


might prolong the contest for little she
would do better to make peace with the vic


torious enemy with as little delay as possible
It is undenable that the French people might
yet make desperate and even glorious strug-
gle; but it is not our opinion that France can
prolong the struggle with any prospect of ulti-
mate success. The Ministers talk big of armies
which are forming. But all the world knows
what raw ievies can do when matched with
trained armies in fine condition and flushed
with success. If any large portion Of the
splendid army which set out for the Rhine
some six weeks ago were available the raw
levies might be usefully employed. But that
magnificent array of men from whom 80 much
was expected is virtually extinguished. The
army of MacMahon is no more. The forty thou
sand who have survived the battles of Saar-
bruck and Wissembourg, and Woerth and
Gravelotte, and those terrific four days fight
ing near Sedan, are now prisoners of war. The
forces of Bazaine, demoralized, are shut up in
Metz, and Prussia will take good care that
not man of them shall escape till the war is
ended. What is now to hinder the victorious
march of four or five hundred thousand Prus-
SLAMS to Paris ? II the flower of the French
armies, the picked soldiers of the country, led
by the best men whom France could supply,
have failed, and miserably failed, to arrest the
onward progress of the Prussian hosts, what
reason is there to hope that raw levies imper-
fectly equipped and led by second rate men,
will turn the tide of battle


We have never denied that P aris is able to
sustain siege. But we have never been able
to see what good could come from pro-
tracted resistance of the capital city. Prussia
has marched on to victory in spite of Slras-
bourg, in spite of Metz, in spite of many forti-
fed places which lay in her way, and so she
will march on in spite of Paris. The resist
ance Of Paris may prolong the war for little
but it will only be for little. Sooner than
some of us are prepared to believe the Prus-
SLAMS will surround the capital King William
will take up his headquarters at Versailles,
which is defenceless, and the cry will be
raised from one end of France to the other in
favor of peace. With five hundred thousand
men in the heart of France recruiting will be
vain and revolution impossible. If France is
wise the unnecessary slaughter will cease at
once
Year: 1870

ALL's LOST BUT HONOR. 1t is clear to all
that the French army has succumbed only to
inevitable necessity. 1t has fought with the
same courage and tenacity that have given it
immortal glory on thousand fields but the
imbecility and apparently the treason of
generals have wasted that valor, and the per-
feet handling of the German troops, as well as
their overwhelming numbers, left no oppor-
tunty for the battle to be won as battles have
been won in many wars, by headlong courage
and blind chance.
Year: 1870

The increasing pressure upon our crowded
advertising columns, the daily arrival at the
city hotels of merchants from the far West
and South, and the activity which is every
where astir in counting room, store and ware
house, on wharf and sidewalk, are unmis-
taxable indications that a brisk and pros
porous fall trade is opening in New York. A
most healthy symptom is the recent large
demand for goods Of American manufacture.
There is nothing to check the working of New
England mills but the temporary lowness
of water. This is the season of the
heaviest imports from abroad, and for
the last fortnight they have arrived
at the rate of eight million dollars
worth per week. The immense cotton crops of
1869 and 1870 amount to 3, 25O, 900 bales, and
the mills in Great Britain which had stopped
running on account of the Franco Prussian
war; thereby causing decline in the prices OF
cotton, will soon be at work again if the pre-
sent prospect of speedy peace holds good.
The teeming crops of Western wheat which are
tasking the elevators of Chicago and Milwaukee
to their utmost capacity will overtake seven
million bushels Of unused wheat of last years
crop, so that we can abundantly supply the


European markets as well as our own. The
splendid September weather which we are
enjoying is highly favorable for the prospects
of every department of the fall trade.
Year: 1870

TaE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
has offered to loan its wires to the War De.
partment on liberal terms, for the purpose of
carrying out the extended system Of reporting
the observation OF storms along the seaboard
and in the northwestern lakes, which we sug-
gested some time ago. This is very COM
mendable step. and is, furthermore, strongly
suggestive of how much better it would be if
the government had sole possession aud cou-
troll of these wires.
Year: 1870

WHY HAS PRUSSIA BEEN So SUCCESSFUL p
Not merely because she was better prepared
for war than France, nor because her armies
have been better offcered. Prussia has won
because she had right on her side, and be-
cause every German on the field Of battle and
every German at home felt that the cause was
just. This mighty instrument Of power was
wanting to the French
Year: 1870

Yesterday morning John Adams and his wife Mary
A. Adams had an alteration at their place OF rest
dence 10 Charlton street. Mary struck her spouse
on the head with an axe inHicting slight wound
The wound was dressed by DIR. WhIte and Mary waa
taken III custody to answer
Year: 1870

It is proverbial that people treat cold (and the generally accompanying cough) as something that times fatal. The fame of Dodd's Nervine in the relief of colds is established. Use this standard remedy, and so ariabstan from liquids of all kinds as to keep somewhat thirsty for few days, and the worst cold will soon be gone. ''-
Year: 1870




Democratic Nominations for Comptroller and
sheria-Republican Preparing for the
fight.


The Tenth Ward Tweed Association met last even
ing at No. Orchard street, the President Myles
Keane, occupying the chair. After the transaction
of some preliminary business the following resolu.
tons were unanimously adopted


Resolved That the Tenth Ward Tweed Association nom
their first choice for tho next Sheriff Of the city and
county Of Now York that true and tried democrat Mr. Ed
ward J. Shandey.


Resolved That this association recognizing fealty
ability and integrity OF Matthew 7. Brennan, him
as the candidate for the office Of Comptroller


After the passage of these resolutions some twenty
new names were received and placed upon the roll
which swells the membership to about 150. The
meeting then adjourned.


The Republican General Committee met last even
ing and agreed to issue call to the various
tions to meet next Wednesday evening and elect
delegates to the several conventions that are
to meet on the Goth proximo to elect delegates
to the conventions to nominate three candidates
Tor Judges of the Court Of Common Pleas and for
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen under the new
Charter and Civil and Police Justices, in case
the present incumbents are in the meantime legs-
lated out OF oice; and also delegates TO the State
Conv enton that Is to meet at Rochester on the 2sth
proximo TO nominate candidates tor Judges OF the
Court OF Appeals.
Year: 1870

After Careful Chemical Analysis ~
Professor O. F. Chandler Chemist to tbs Board Of HEALTH
LAIRDS BLOOM OF YOUTH Is pronounced harmless, tree
from any substance Injurious to health For benuying the
this delightful toilet article has equal.
Sold at all druggist and fancy goods stores.
Year: 1870

to have had chance to get OF this extract,
which he had SO carefully Learned, when
kingsbury was up like a rocket,


"Mr, President" he said, Il also am re
minded accidentally Of q quotation winch l
have read somewhere, and it is this:


when ounces come to grow satric,


We take their words for panegyric.'


The roar of laughter which followed this
prompt retort, made the sweet run off the
weathcr-boarding Of Old Brains like the
drippiugs from an ice house.
Year: 1870

You will, Gentlemen, permit me to say
that in the first organization Of our par
ty We were compelled to use some very
bad material, and in fact one OF our great
est faults as a party. in the State, has
been supporting class of persons who
were left in this State by the exigencies
of the war; men who after the war ccas-
ed never returned to their former homes,
fol the reason that they well knew that
their greeting at their old home would
be quite different from that received by
honest soldiers who come here from
principle and love for the old flag and
fought honorably to put down the rebel
lion The whole people, both in the re-
publican and in the opposite party, are
very Justly incensed at the folly Of sup
porting this class of Office beggars who
are sapping the life of the people, getting
rich from their chance gotten Offices
Do not understand me as being opposed
to immigration. | have been the means
of bringing whole families of strangers
here to settle among you, within the last
six months, for which | was censured by
the friends of this +. j. Searle.


| am in favor Of enough immigration
from the North to cultivate the last foot
of tillable land in the State, and would
have here mechanics to work all the raw
material we have to manufacture I'M
migration Of this character would prop
erly represent the northern people in
this country, which in so many instances
is now badly represented.
Year: 1870

his is 10 be wonderful year in Holland,
for this is the year of the blue tulip. A
prediction exists that in 1870 some success
ful horticulturisr will raise blue tulip, and
prize of many thousand francs awaits the
producer Of the rare flower. Already there
are some SIX hundred different kinds Of
tu.ips IN Holland
Year: 1870

he mem bers of the cabinet who have


opposed to the bill which passed congress
!a,t week, reorganizlng the attorney general 6
Office under the name of the department OF
ius.!ce, and transferring said officers TO It's
control They say it will only contribute to
delay, and produce no new result. These
and other objections have been communion
ted to the President, who holds the bill


under advisement, and who may possibly
Year: 1870

Advices received here from North Carolina
foreshadow a troublesome time. The Cow
ernor of the state is endeavoring to bring
the militia into active service, and TO that
end all kinds of Kuklux outrsges are being
manu- factured to order. The case of this is
prospect that the conservatives of the
state will carry the election this fall, and
shs radicals intend 20 resort to this move
meut Of intimidation to prevent it.
Year: 1870




moth.


We quote the following from the New Or
leans correspondence of the Philadelphia
Press of a recent date:


That the Democratic leaders did not sue
ceed in getting up riot in this city two
days after the election by the publication of
the most inhammable and outrageous false
hoods in reference to the DOnaldsonville
affair, is no fault of theirs. In fact, it is
well known that had it not been for the
wise precautions taken by Governor War
moth, in calling out the militia and holding
in readiness sufficient force of United
States troops to quell any disturbance
which might arise, the disgraceful scenes of
1868 would have been repeated on a larger
SCALE And, while speaking of Governor
Warpoth, it is but an act Of simple justice
to add that the Republican party of the
State and the whole country are largely in
debted to him for our recent grand success.
For months, in connection with General
Sheridan, 1.-THE young Douglass of LOuisi-
ana," he has canvassed the whole State, ad-
dressing large audiences of both white and
col0red citizens. exposing the fallacies of
Democracy and making many converts to
the Republican party.
Year: 1870

The trains on the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chattanooga railroad now run with
almost perfect regularity between this city
and Mobile, and are usually pretty nearly On
schedule time. The road bed this side of
Pearl river is becoming solid and there is
now no danger of delays. 1t is contemplated
that two passenger and two freight trains
will run over the road daily within a short
time
Year: 1870

We have received through the courtesy of
Brother Adelard, an invitation to attend
the literGky and musical entertainment, to
be given at the Lyceum Hall, by the men,
bers of the Philharmonic Society and
the Philharmonic Circle of St. Mary's
College, on Wednesday evening, the
twenty-eighth instant, commencing at seven
o'clock. The programme Nr the occasion is
quite an attractive one, consisting OF literary
addresses and vocal and instrumental music.
A portion of the latter will comprise pieces
of the piano solos, and piano with fiat
cornet accompaniment by the pupils; a
magnifcat" will be sung by the choir.
An interesting portion of the entertainment
will be the debate by the pupils on the sub
ject, Do parents or teachers exercise the
greater influence in forming the character
of the younga" Every holder Of ticket
will be entitled 20 a chance for a prize silver
pitcher, which will be awarded to the pos
SCISSOR of the lucky number.
Year: 1870

The WaterwOrks and Public Buildings
Department of the city administration, has
now in course Of preparation plan for im-
proving the facilities of water supply to the
inhabitants Of New Orleans. The present
basis of supply consists of the waterworks
in the upper part Of the First District, on
Orange street. This, as most residents OF
New Orleans know, consists of an artificial
mound, occupying square, at an elevation
Of about twenty feet, and containing sew
eral capaciOus basins. into which the water
from the river is pumped up, and thence
descends into the mains, supplying the city
to limited extent. These waterwOrks,
which were erected by chartered company
having banking privileges, were finished in
1885, under the superintendence of Albert
Stein, then an engineer ofhigh standing. At
the time the city of New Orleans was not
much more than one-third its present
extent, yet not many years had elapsed be-
fore the supply was felt to be too limited.
Numerous plans have been suggested from
time to time, the result of one Of these
plans being the iron building st the foot of
Canal street. None Of these plans, how
ever, have ever been carried out, and the
matter now occupies the attention of Mr..
Delassize and his able assistants. Among
others proposed has been the plan Of an
aqueduet from the Tangipahoa river; but
the impediments to this are SO great as to
be almost insurmountable, especially in the
present state of the municipal finances.
The plan which seems to be most in favor
at the present time is known as the Holly
plan. which plan we believe will be fully
considered in all its relations and practica-
bilities, and the result made known in
time. That the action of the municipal
authorities should be brought to bear on
this important subject at the earliest
moment not inconsistent with financial en-


barrassment, is evident from the fact that
the present waterworks yield less than ten
millions of gallons Of water per day, while
twenty millions would be limited supply.
Year: 1870

Important Real Estate Sales Yesterday.


1t is with much qualification that we ap-
pend below long and valued list of i'm
pOrtant real estate sales, made by Messrs.
Nash & Hodgson, at the St. Charles Auction
Exchange, yesterday. For two long, mortal
hours the throng stood, packed in solid
mass, bidding spiritedly on every piece of
property offered, especially on the vacant
property in the Sixth District, which fact is
convincing evidence of the faith in the
present administration Of affairs by those
who invest their all in real estate, and are
willing to abide the future


Property formerly considered nearly val
ueless was, through the tact and energy Of
the above popular firm, made to bring prices
far beyond the most sanguine expectations
of the parties at interest, and well may it
be pronounced one Of the most important
sales made here for many years. The fol
lowing is the list sold, with the prices real
lied.
Year: 1870

man. 1t is but for time that you are
to be here, and then you will go home.
When | go to Europe, find fault with
the ship, with the attendants, with the
sea sickness but lie on my back, and
charge ten days to profit aud loss, aud
wipe it all out When travellers find
fault at hotels, the landlord says it is
because they never lived well at home (;
and there is great philosophy in this /;
for the man that lives well at home
says, why should | complain? | am
only here for time. | shall soon go
home, where | can live well ugain. So,
when the time comes, which cannot
long be delayed, and my grey hairs
become white, aud my hand palsied, and
L can scarcely pronounce the bededic-
ton. you will say, / remember him in
the days of his power, he is old now, he
must pass off, it is sad TO see him here ;
but then you will say he is like an old
tree in November, and March is not far
off, it is but step. 1t is only the out
ward part that is wasting, for. though
the outward man perish, the inner man
is renewed day after day. | 4m glad
rhatoI have been able to do some good ;
but arm willing to lay down my task
when God requires it Of me, for have
this Imagination Of Heaven, which
makes me cheerful aud indomitable in
the day of trial