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Year: 1876

the most hotly contested political battle ever
fought in this country. The republicans
seem to concede that the ''solid South" is
against them, and if this impression should
be verified it is as certain as the rules of
arithmetic that their Presidential ticket will
be defeated if Tilden carries his own State
and the adjoining States of Connecticut and
New Jersey. To be sure. the democratic party
can derive little hope or consolation from the
October elections ; but it must be considered
that the three pivotal States are already
democratic, and that the republicans must
not merely hold their own. but make
conquests to wrest them from democratic
control. The democratic party has also
some chances in California and Oregon,
which would moro than balance South
Carolina if the republicans should carry
that one Southern State. Yesterdays
elections, instead of deciding the Presi-
Dental contest will make it more close,
doubtful, strenuous and resolute than any
national canvass in the history of our poll
tics
Year: 1876

One of the more terrible Of the stories in
vented for campaign uses is that, if the
democrats recover the power they will bank
rupt the country by the payment to the
South of indemnities for oil the losses
caused by the prosecution Of the war in the
Southern States There seem to be some
persons of lively imagination who contem-
plate such dreadful possibility as that our
government in democratic hands may even
pay the Confederate debt. 1t is to be hoped
that the holders of government obligations
at home or abroad do not lie awake nights
worrying over this danger, and on the ruin
of our credit which might be tho conse-
ouence. If there were no other security
the constitution Of the United States is some
guarantee on this point, and it is not easy
to either amend or disregard it. 1t directly
provides against the largest single item Of
loss caused to the South by the war, MS well
as against all debts contracted to support
the war; But if the dreadful democrats we're
thus evilly disposed in regard to payments
not forbidden by the constitution, how does
anybody suppose that this thing could be
done without the enactment of law, and
how could such law be enacted without
the cooperation of the Senate, which is re-
publican? 1t could only be done by the
purchase of several republican Senator's and
if a measure is to be carried by the pur-
chase Of votes it might be carried even
if the democrats should be beaten in this
canvass. If the indemnifcation of the
South for the losses of the war were to be
made the basis OF an enormous transaction
on the ring principle, like the Credit Mobi-
lier scheme, it might get through Congress,
not otherwise. But in such contingency
can anybody suppose that the projectors Of
Year: 1876

The War I'm the East-An Armistfce.
1t has been determined that Turkey shall
grant an armistice for six months. and
there is no reason to doubt that this
determination will be accepted by Ser
via or that it will be ratified by the
great Powers If there is to be .
European war, therefore, it follows that 1t
will be in the spring, when great armies can
move with celerity and effect. The next
question is whether the great States most IN
terested in this struggle, as Russia, will cease
their warlike preparations. II Russia con-
tinues to prepare for war England will be
forced to do the same thing and it is not
likely that 'the busy note of preparation"
which the kilograms report as heard in the
southern limits Of the Cars dominions,
will stop. 1t win not be an inexpensive
luxury for the Emperor of Russia to assume
all the lines of railway that can be used to
move troops toward the line OF the south,
and be ready to move them should the ar
mistice be broken or should a European
war result at its expiration. To be ready at
all times is Russia's safety, and it is perhaps
the best guarantee of the peace of Europe.
To Russian preparation more than to any
other cause is the armstice due, and it is to
the aid and sympathy she has SO far ex-
tended to Servia that a European war has
been averted


To see the day when the Russian standard
may be borne beyond the Turkish frontier
without involving war between Russia and
any great European Power is q triumph
OF Russian patience and policy, and fact
sufficient to crown with halo of national
glory the reign of the Emperor in whose
lifetime the event occurs. 1t is strange that
this glory, SO often dashed aside in the reign
of resolute, ambitious and warlike rulers.
should almost be thrust upon the Emperor
who, of all Russian sovereigns has the most
persistently adhered to peaceful policy on
all occasions. But the triumph Of Russia
on this occasion practically flows from her
peaceful policy. 1t is a result of her mas
terly inactivity" It has been often noted
in war that the greatest successes are less
frequently due to the genius of the tri-
umphant commander than to the blunders
Of his enemy; and the same thing is true in
diplomacy. England has always been the
head and front of every European coalition
that opposed the application of Russian
force to the settlement Of difficulties con-
nected with the presence of the Moslems in
Europe but in the present case the incal-
culable blunders of the British Ministry
have opened the way into Turkey to the
Russian troops whenever they choose to
march into the Ottoman Empire, and it is
only the armistice which has been agreed
upon that will keep the forces of the Gear
off Turkish soil until the spring.
Year: 1876

THE New SULTAN, in announcing the de-
position of Sultan Mourad v. and his own ac-
cession to power, utters some very pious and
enlightened sentiments. He deplores the
Irregularities in public administration
shown in the past insists upon the necessity
of strengthening the public credit and shows
himself an ardent advocate of civil service re-
form. Nobody is to be appointed to Office
In Turkey hereafter unless he is fit for the
place. and no one is to be removed except
for cause. An American Executive could
not issue more wholesome proclamation;
and il may be that the new Sultan will prove
= Vigorous in action as he is in speech.
Year: 1876

PACIFIC MAIL AoAIx.-Every step in the
investigation of the Stockwell transactions
in the affairs of the Pacific Mail brings new
surprises. Another chapter in this remark
able history is printed in the HERALD this
morning 1t will be seen that an effort is to
be made to hold the directors personally re-
sponsible to the shareholders. Until this
principle is universally adopted there will
be no security in dealing with vast money
corporations.
Year: 1876

useless attempt to win. The earnest
efforts Of our authorities to break up the
gambling houses deserve the highest COM
mendation. The public is surprised at their
number, and can judge how much evil they
must have wrought while they remained
unmolested. The fight is hard one, fog
gambling is deeply rooted in the folly, the
excitement and even in the politics of Z
great city; but the Police Commissioners
have the support of the public in their wAs
against the Monacos of New York.
Year: 1876

THE DEATH SENTENCE to be inflicted on
John d. Lee, the Mountain Meadow MUIR
long delay in bringing the chief criminal to
justice. Having the choice of the manner Of
his death, Lee has chosen to be shot. There
is good taste in this selection, whatever may
be said of giving such an option to convicted
rnurderers
Year: 1876

the scheme would especially care to deal
with democratic administration? Gould
they possibly hope to do better than their
predecessors have done with successive re-
publican Congresses? Is there any place in
the world where few thousand dollars
could ''do more good" for such a scheme
than in the pocket of highly moral and
patriotic republican Representative
Year: 1876

In THE EUROPA INQUIRY the Coroner's jury
find that the Board of Health should cause
= scientific investigation to be had to ascer-
tain whether the gases from petroleum oil
will remain in vessel after she has been
ventilated. Such verdict ought to lead to
the acquisition of some practical information
which will tend to prevent disasters similar
10 that on the Europa.
Year: 1876

CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS are not always
we'll selected, and the view Of the party
nominees in Michigan, which we present in
another column, will show that there as
elsewhere there have been some unfortu-
nate nominations on both sides.
Year: 1876

THE CHARGES against the Superintendent
of the new State Capitol at Albany are to be
investigated by order of Governor Tilden.
This is the only way that truth in regard to
this matter can be ascertained.
Year: 1876

COMPTROLLER GREENS FRIENDS are deter
mined to support him for Mayor whether
the machine politicians nominate him or
not. If their purpose is to elect him, how
ever, it would not hurt his chances to get the
support of one or other of the machines.
Year: 1876

THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO BIZ oUSrED OR CON-


FINED TO NARROWER QUARTERS.


Police Commissioner VOorhis discussed with
the Health Commissioners yesterday afternoon the pro-
posed occupation by the Police OF the rooms at the Cen
trail Office now given up to the Health Department He
stated that the least that the Police Department
could get along with was the basement now occupied by
tho Street Cleaning Department the first floor now used
by the Vaccination Bureau and half OF the present
meetingrooms OF the Board Of Health He was not GER
tain that this was all the that the Police would re-
auire. DIR. Janeway asked whether arrangement
could be made whereby the Bureau OF Elections could
be moved up the Occupiedby the Attorney
of the Board OF Health and then the Police Department
could take those the second O0r now occupied
by Mr. Hasbrouck Mr. yoorhs said that he did not be-
eve that this could be DONE He said that Inspector
Dilks was to be moved into those apartments on the
first floor facing on Motst which TO be the head
quarters Of the First District. The now occupied
by Capt Gunner the Superintendent OF street Clean
ing would be vacated by him Immediately These rooms
on the first floor facing Muberyst were TO be oceu-
pied Inspector McDem0tt as the headquarters OF the
Second Inspection District. Capt. Gunner was TO DC
provided for by rooms on the second floor The base
ment occupied by Inspector Dks, was to be used
by the special duty men, and the front basement now
occupied by Inspector McDermott, would be used by
another branch OF the force Commissioner Voorhis adj
ded that was badly needed for meetings OF the
Police Board and that the private secretary OF the Pres
dent Col May occupying any quarters that he
could find.


President Chandler said that there were some
why the Board OF Health would prefer to remain in that
building There they used the telegraph and were near
the SANITARY Squad. IT, however, they were obi ged 10


give up their present rooms the city would be put to an
expense 900 provide other quarters Tor the
Board. lie added thatH the Police commissioners couid
put up with half OF the quarters now occupied oy the
Board OF Health they would try To ACCOMMODATE them
selves 10 what is lett
Year: 1876


1t is rumOred that some scandals in connec-
ton with the Liverpool cotton trade will shortly be made
public There have been two three failures OF brokers
recently and IN the OF one OF the bankrupt firms
is alleged some very questionable transactions were
brought TO light They reported to have bought cot
ton freely for their account giving spnners names
as purchasers There other serious allegations
against hem and the partners believed to have
decampcd.
Year: 1876

We hear with much regret that Sir Daniel Lange has
ceased be connected with the direction OF the Snes
Canal Company the representative OF the English inter-
ests therein. The important share which Sir Daniel took
the formation OF the eanaa share scarcely second to
that n dc Lesseps hmsefand the fact that be has
been the only Englishman prominently connected with
the enterprise. render his dismissal Dy the French ad
there too many English politicians on the watch for


signs of the CJmpanys disregard for the interests OF this
country and Its stake In the canal.
Year: 1876

would be unnecessary then, tits true,
but they are not now essential in
such transactions.


We. have waded through a good
many long articles upon this subject,
written by good, bad and indifferent
authors, well informed men and
by those lily informed,-but have
failed to find a single valid objection
to the proposed currency reform,
growing out of this branch of the
subject; and yet, strange to say, the
effect OF the proposed system upon
the banks and the relation they
bear to the government debt is We
hemently urged as a most weighty
objection. To the bankers them
selves it is, no doubt; a serious mat
ter, for it would deprive them of the
power Of obtaining six per cent. in
terest on the money they have in
vested in bonds and, at the same
time. loaning ninety per cent. Of the
self same capital to the public at
twelve per cent! We know that
the advocates Of the present system
declare that this part of the bank
ing business does not pay, that the
banks are taxed to death, and that
they do not care to issue currency -;
but We cannot understand, if such
statements are tue, why they do
not abandon this part Of the busi-
ness. We cannot believe that they
do this merely for the accommoda-
ton Of the public. That story is
not plausible.


Legitimate banking, then, can be
carried on as facilely and proftably
with "greenback" currency as under
the present system, and all this class
Of objections to the reformed curren-
cy system are, therefore, groundless.
The objections urged as arising
from its influence on foreign COM
nerce still remain, but as this arti-
Gle is long enough, we will consider
them hereafter
Year: 1876

why the buyers of their products fix
the prices Of both what the industrial
classes buy and what they sell.


The remedy is-cheap money!
Money which shall be. truly a medi-
um of exchange and.not a commo-
dity to buy and sell! The cost of
measuring wood, in the instance re-
ferred to by the Republican, is not
added to the price, but is paid by
the seller, and is a tax imposed up
on him.
Year: 1876

The movement to the Black
Hills is becoming very general.
We see accounts of parties being
organized in nearly all parts this
State and in Wisconsin and Iowa,
and learn that Benjamin Young, a
trustworthy guide and scout, is about
forming a company in St. Paul. He
proposes to go by way Of Bismarck,
and says it is the best and safest route.
He declares that there is water and
forage along the entire route and
that there are no dangerous Indians
except Sitting Bulls band.
Year: 1876

The POLICE OF LoNDoN.-John Paul
in letter to the New York Tribune,
compares the London police with those
of New York as follows: The police
men, let me remark, are rather heavy
set of fellows, slow, if not stupid, but
/ like them. They are civil to you, and
seem to understand that they are put ON
duty to be OF service to the public
They are less ready with thsir clubs, too
thon our policemen, and carry them
most of the time out of sight, instead OF
swinging conveniently at the wrist.
ready to crack skull with. For Lon
don policeman to draw his club is dan
gerous and to use it to the injury of d
citizen were still more serious matter;
he would have to prove that the provo
cation was sufficient. Not here is
81 cop " allowed to add the Office of
Judge, jury. and e1ecutioner to the sim
gle function with which law invests him.
Were London policeman to club q
drunken man, as have repeatedly seen
done in New York, his own head would
be knocked in by the bystanders.
Year: 1876

The RAIN.-One of the readiest
roads to the brain is through the lungs.
You can reach the brain in O minute
with chloroform, for example. The
power of this drug is something mar
valous. When under its influence d
man may have his limb cut off without
any sensation whatever; and even when
he RECEIVERS from the artificial trance be
may still have neither pain nor uneasi-
ness. Why? Have you ever seen a
person after fit of epilepsy? After a
fit OF that kind people have no remem>
brance of anything done to them during
the fit. During the epileptic paroxysm
the brain is all completely torpid. The
sane thing happens after the anesthehc
sleep of chloroiorm. In neither case
can man remember what he never felt.
But mark what may happen after am
putation performed on patient under
chloroform. The same man who felt
no pain in the stump, either during OR
after the operation, may continue for
mary months to be attacked with the
identical local SYMPTOMS for which his
limb was removed at the hour of the
day or night when he was wont to suf-
fer martyrdom before its removal. And
more than this--if seized by the old
enemy during sleep, he may wake ex-
claiming, "Oh, my leg, my leg! it pains
me the same as when it was on!' More
curious still, he may tell you he can, as
far as his feelings are concerned, actual
" move the foot of the amputated limb.
What do these facts prove? They prove :
i. That the brain is the source OF all
motion and all sensation, morbid or
sane. 2. That the brain is the source
of all paroxysmal recurrence, whether
the prominent symptoms be general or
| local.
Year: 1876

A GEORGIAN negro was riding mule,
and when he came to bridge the mule
stopped. III bet you a quarter, said
Samoo, I'll make you go over dis
bridge and with this struck the mule
over the head, which made him bob
suddenly. You take de bet den?' said
the negro, aud contrived to get the mule
over the bridge. 4 won dat quarter,
anyhow" cried Sambo. But how will
you get the money!" asked man who
had been close by unperceived. To-
morrow replied Sambo, 'masse glib me
a dollar to get corn for de mule, and I
take de quarter out
Year: 1876

CRouP.-Says some one: Group may
be cured in one minute, and the remedy
is simply alum and sugar. The way to
accomplish tie act is to take knife or
crater and shave off in small particles
about teaspoonful of alum, then mix
it with about twice its quantity of sugar
to make palatable, and administer it as
quick as possible. Almost iustantane-
GUS relief will follow.
Year: 1876

IT is well-known fact that clover
has the singular property of being able
to extract from the atmosphere, without
the aid of manure or stlmulants, nitro
gen sufficient for its own proper growth
and nourishment. The straw and roots
of the clover contain large amount of
nitrogen, and these. when plowed down.
are therefore as valuable to the next
crop sown as copious supply of guano.
Year: 1876

PUNs may be of the lowest order OF
wit, but the highest order of men often
indulge in them. It was Archbishop
Whately who announced that Noah's
ark was made of gopher wood, while
Joan of Arc was maid of Orleans.
Year: 1876

T Our "Divel'' seems to have
made fair hit among the young ladies
who anxiously await for the genial smile
which he munifcantly distributes among
che lady subscribers Of this paper.


Cinnamon are being killed by the
wholesale by snow plows on the Central
Pacific Railroad. Why can't we send
q load thele.
Year: 1876

The reports as to the condition Of Commodore Van
dcrblt very encouraging at eleven O'Clock last
night lie passed very comfortable day. and 10 the
evening was moved Tor short time into the front
parlor, where tho papers were read to him. Apart
from members OF his family be received no visitors
In conversation with HERALD reporter last night Mr..
De Forest expressed the opinion that there
Immediate danger and that the strong probabilities
were that the Commodore would linger in his present
con ition possibly io- months. "A the same time,
he said cannot tell what change may occur at any
moment and OF course shall nave to keep strict
watch and be PREPARED for any emcrgcncy.n
Year: 1876

Tho Times Denver special says tho election was
quietly conducted yesterday, though thcro great
excitement all over the State Governor Routt called
out the State militia TO suppress reported outbreak
on the southwestern border. Indications now are
that the vote will be very close Returns favorable to
the democracy come from Colorado Springs Major-
ties for the democrats reported from Central City,
Black Hawk, Trinidad, Boulder and other Places the
State county and legislative tickets being successful
in those places. The democratic headquarters at Den
yer is the OF the greatest excitement and the
democrats claim the election OF Hughes for Governor
Patterson for Congress and the whole legislative
ticket
Year: 1876

. Soap is so universally used at the pres ent day that it seems almost impossible to do without it. It may appear sur prising to lea1n that soap is not an un- mixed good, and that some of the worst diseases have originated in, or at least been carried about by, the too frequent use of some kinds of the article. Man ufacturers care but little what lngre- dients they employ so long as the article they bring forth has the proper amount of perfume or the requisite capablllty of producing suds with little rubbing. In this manner vast amount of diseased animal matter, taken from beasts which have died of putrescent maladies, IS em- ployed.

 Soap fat is we'll known in the manu- facture of the soap, and owing to its condition and the imperfect way in which it is refined, it sometimes con tains most deadly poisons, which, by friction upon the skin, are introduced into the pores, gradually soak into the blood and develop into some local affeo- tion for which no cause can be assigned. Typhoid fever has been often produced in this manner, it is ascertained posi- lively, but the most common form m which this soap poison has made itself felt is in the production of diphtheria. It has hitherto been an inexplicable fact that while doctors have been urging great cleanliness to avoid this disease, 1t is precisely where this has been most shown that the disease has made most ravaees. Boards of health have been constant in their efforts to prevent diph- theria by urging cleanliness, with a re- suit that is already known by the con- stant increase of death.

 It has also been feund that large proportion of the soaps now used are made from putrid and filthy grease ob- tained from tenement houses, jails, hos pitfalls and public institutions, and which no possible process can remove Of their impurities and render fit for human use. The medical faculty of Paris and London have already sounded the keynote oi warning in this matter. Alarmed at the increase of disease transmitted from i'm pure soaps, they have impressed on the people the necessity of only using soaps of tested purity. The annual mortality

 of children, which is now so great, ls

 also attributed in large part to this in

 discriminate use of soap. The sensitive

 and tender skins of the little ones more

 readily absorb the poison and disease transmitted by the soaps referred to

 Wise legislation is needed on this mat