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Year: 1872

If Mr. Tilton believes in the punishment that
is complete in this life, the experience he ia now
undergoing is well calculated to confirm him in


that dogma. His pamphlet biography Of Victoris


c. Woodruff, published d year ago, was net only
3 hyper-chivalrio vindication OF the ssteinlese
whiteness" Of that PERSONS character, and an
expression of uncommon respect for her, but
it professed 80 minute an acquaintance with the
details OF her real and imagined career az could
apparently be gathered from herself only
by an sssiduous and confidential friend.
The pamphlet WAS az grotesque as any OF
the vindications Of the charms Of his Dull
cinea BY Don Qui1ote, and inspired much
the aamo Impression in the public mind that it's
author had allowed himself to fall into gican-
tic hallucination. The coarse inference drawn
bY the vulgar from this production was the
most improbable one, for no sane man would
draw public attention to the character of a
woman with whom his own relations vere i'm
pure. By what means Mr. Tilton discovered the
mistake in his estimate Of the Woodruff has not
yet passed into history, perhaps never may un-
less he writes another biography Of her in quite
the other vein. Certain it is, however, that in
the midst Of his stumping tour among the green
hills Of Maine, looking down upon it's trans-
parent lakes and breathing its pure air, Mr.
Tilton came to his right mind. When some po-
lt1cal opponent sought to prick the floating irri-
descent bubbles Of his eloquence, By asking him
II he had not written = pamphlet in praise Of
Victoria Woodruff, he answered: "Yes and
Horace Greeley told me- it was the one supreme
folly OF my 1ifel Now, will you vote against
him because Was wrong and he Vas rieht2n
The answer .was effective and satisfactory in |
Year: 1872

There isa serious defect in the lays of thie
State in the matter Of tho collection Of taxes


which threatens to overwhelm the State and al


tho subordinate municipalities in loss and con-
fusion. This defec. is that, Whenever there NAV
be an error in the proceedings OF levy and
assessment of taxes, however technical it oper-
ates as defeat Of the tax and releases the per-
son resisting it, and his property, from any pay
ment OF that tax for all time to come. In this
matter, thepaw Is construed by the Courts makes
distinction between debts. realty tax is
debt due by the citizen to the State or to the
Government. The Law assumes . valuable con-
slderation on the part Of the State for the debt
due BY the property-owner. But the Law dis
tinguiahes between this and al other debts.
Year: 1872

that, when the city or Stats obtains Judgment
for taxes, execution may bo levied, as in the case
Of any other debt, upon any property OF the
debtor. In cases whore the objection ia to the
validity Of tho tax, tho power to levy it, or to
the amount levied, tho remedy should be as in
other States the objector paying his tax, and
then resorting to the law to recover the eamo
Unless the next Legislature give relief in this
matter, bya change in the system, there will
soon be IN end to the collection of taxes in this
city, and generally throughout the State.
Year: 1872

We differ, and We believe the people Of Hi
nois, will differ very widely, from the views laid
down us law by the majority Of our Supreme
Court in tho recent contempt case against the
Eucning Journal. They say:


We do not deprecate nor should we claim tho right
to punish any criticism the press may choose to pub
1sh upon our decisions, opnou8, official conduct
in regard to that have passed from ursdc-


ion 80 long action is correctly stated and
o11cial integrity is not impeached.


This implies that tho press must not comment
on the official action OF our Courts while IN ac-
ton is pending; that, after the action is over,
they may bo punished if the Court doemg their
criticism or statement of the action Of the
Court to be incorrect, and that no newspnpele
has the right to arraign or doubt the integrity
OF Court. We deny all these propositions as
alike unnecessary to the due administration Of
justice, but tending rather to encourage tho ad-
ministration Of injustice, and as wholly incon-
sistent with the ncedful and proper freedom OF
tho press which is guaranteed by our Constitu-
ton.


It must be remembered that the power Of all
the Judges OF Courts OF Record to punish for
contempt is tho same, without regard to tho
grade Of the Court, or tho character Of the Judge
Occasionally, corrupt Judges, as we'll as corrupt
Legislators End officers, have arisen under all
governments. Recently, in New York, three
Judges havo been ogerthrown for being corrupt
They could not have bocn assailed by any effect
i've means had not their corruption first been
freely charged and proved in the columns Of the
newspapers, and public opinion reused by those
publications to the point OF demanding their
punishment The legal powers Of Judges Bar
nard, Cardozo, and McCunn to punish for con-
tempt we're the same as those Of tho Supreme
Court of Illinois now are. What would have
been thought had they caused every
editor to be fined who arraigned
their integrity? The question whether it impedes
or promotes the administration of Justice to
charge Judge with bribery or not depends on
whether the Judge has been guilty OF bribery or
not Il he has, the administration Of justice is
promoted By charging it in the newspapers. It
be has not, it is impeded. But this is not fit
question for the Judge himself to decide. Being
the aggrieyed party, he should not eit in his
own case.


We hope it may be long before the press
OF Illinois will be justified in charging any of
our Courts with bribery. But should they ever
assume the responsibility Of making the
charge in earnest, the particular Judges who
deem themselves aggrleyed thereby will hardly
have the audacity to determine the question
which would be raised between the press and
themselves. For Judges, no more than Govern
ors, or members Of the Legislature, can claim
that tho interests OF justice demand that they
shall be exempt from criticism either by the
press or by individuals, whether it bear on their
integrity or ability. It is only by such right OF
criticism that the purity OF any grade Of officials
can be preserved. Reputation itself would
have no value unless criticism were free
Year: 1872

An English gentleman OF largo experience in
the iron trade, who has been making q tour Of
tho United States, informs. us that the most
favorable locality ho has yet found for the man
ufacture and sale OF. iron is ChicaGo-tho orc
coming from Lake Superior, and the ccal from
Brazil, Ind, tho market here being practically
without limit. He thinks that pig iron can DO
produced here for about the saoo money that is
paid in Pittsburgh for tho ore
Year: 1872

The Supreme Court of Illinois has just made
decision in the case Of certain property -owners
on South Clark street against the Chicago City
Railway Company, which is Of general public
Importance. It will be remembered that some
time previous' to the fire, the Company, under
the provisions of an old city ordinance, UNDER
took to lay down q track on South Clark street,
from Randolph to Twenty-second. Certain
p1operty-owners on that street applied for IN
injunction in the Circuit Court. but the Court
ruled in favor Of the Company. An appeal vas
taken to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme
Court has now affirmed the decision Of the
Court below, which leaves the Company free to
resume its track-laying. Under the operation Of
this decision, it is now proposed, in conjunction
with the North Side Company, to lay continu-
ous track from Twenty-second street to Lincoln
Park, charging but one fare for the through trip.
Year: 1872

Commodore Vanderbilt comes to the sur.
face again with a mammoth railroad pro-
ject, which is no less than to add two tracks
to the already double track of the New
S20,000,000 For this purpose the company
has authorized mortgage not to exceed
$4OO00,000 The completion of the work
will admit of very considerable reduction
in the rates of freight, as the interruption
of freight by passenger trains will then be
obviated. The time that will thus be saved
is an item Of no slight gain The Commo-
dore estimates that this saving will more
than equal the interest Oh che bonds to be
jsspeds
Year: 1872

pany also felt well. They said their capital was
$780, 0OO their net assets $650,000 at this time, and
they had rsked in the section Of Boston destroyed
less than 100000. OF this there may be salvage
OF $780, 000 which leaves their loss $l7000o. This Is
near the correct figure. Then came the Etna.
Most OF the directors we're In the ONCE discussing
their liabilities in the direction which all insurance
men are now looking. This company writes be-
tween four and half and five millions Of
dollars at their Boston agency during year.
At the time of the fire they had about
seven hundred and eighty thousand dollars In the
burned district on merchandise and real estate;
but the larger proportion on the former. OF this
there was saved by removal about two hundred
thousand dollars, and dispatches at ten O'Clock
this morning from their Secretary put down the
loss that they will incur, after salvage and overn-
surance have been deducted, at 81 100000 This can
be considered to approximate the right sum, what
ever may be said to the contrary; but, with net
assets over oil outstanding policies Of s5,ooo,Ooo
they


CAN STAND THE STORM,


even III is o little unpleasant. The Connecticut
was next visited and the assistant secretary was
found as smiling and happy as mortal could wish.
The cash capital OF the company Is $5ooooo and
assets s650.00O. In the burned district they had
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
road, and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions who are on the road to
an un.imsly grave with bilious complaints,
there is but one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

The Slave Trade An Eastern Africa.


The information in regard to the slave trade
on the East Coast of Africa brought by. the


HERALD Livingstone expedition is already be-
ginning to yield gratifying return. From
special cable despatch from London published
in the HERALD to-day it will be seen
that the London Times of yesterday
pronounces the paragraph in the Queens
Speech relating to that inhuman traffic
"the most significant part !" of Her
Maiestys address. The Queen announced
that the government had 'taken steps intended
to prepare the way for dealing more effectually
with the slave trade on the East Coast of
Africa" and the London Times adds:-"We
suppose il is not an error to connect the an
nouncement which has just been made by Her
Majesty with the recent discovery of DIR.


Livingstone and the dispatches to the
Foreign Office brought by Mr. Stanley, of the
NEW YORK HERALD, from the great traveller. y


It will be remembered that DR.. Livingstone
stated in his letter to the HERALD that If he
could be instrumental in destroying the slave
trade and averting its horrors from the simple
people among whom it has been his lot to
dwell for SO long q time, he should regard it as
greater triumph than anything he could
achieve in the accomplishment of the task
which was the special object of his eventful
pilgrimage. We can imagine the JOY it would
afford the Christian man TO find on his
return to the coast, probably to learn in the
:~k~ nr thok


aroused to action by his earnest words, were
already stretching forth their strong arms TO,
the relief and protection of the people fol
whom he has pleaded. The promptness with
which the English government has acted
reflects credit upon its humanity.
1t is especially gratifying to know that this
solid, practical good has been accomplished
by the HERALD Expedition, in addition to the
satisfaction of the discovery of the grea,
explorer and the valuable information
obtained of the result of his researches.
If DIR. Livingstone had remained un.
visited in the wilds of Africa 70,
another two years, even If he had
lived to return to civilization, the time fol
action in this important work would have beer


Just so much longer delayed. We cannot bu


believe, too that the practical success o.


the HERALD Expedition has brought to mems
minds more vividly the idea Of the possibilit,
of effecting good in Eastern Africa, not only il
the direction of humanity aud civilization


but of business as we'll The land tho


one bold man would penetrate with nothing
| but his own resources TO depend ppol
Year: 1872

and WIN probably serve to show each party in
the Presidential contest that great amount
Oh hard work must be performed TO
secure success for its favorite candidate. At
present the scales seem very evenly balanced.
and we shall have to wait until the great Oc-
.ooer elections before the scales will be seen 10
turn decisively one way or the other.
Year: 1872

cannot remain much longer closed to efectual
missionary efforts or to the enterprise of trade
and commerce. We may soon have strong,
determined men from among ourselves such
as rush to the new-found mines, combining to-
gether to develop the resources of Africa, and
in their path will walk the spirit of freedom.
England may not be alone in the good work
she has SO promptly and so humanely under
taken.
Year: 1872

The PBoaREss OF KING AMADEUS. The
young Kingo OF Spain continues his tour through
he had reached the ancient city of Bilbao in
the Province of Biscay He was well received
by the inhabitants, as indeed he has been at
every halting place in his extended tour. The
King signalized his visit to Bilbao by issuing
pardons to several prominent Carlists who
took part in the recent insurrection. The am
nesty will no doubt have q good effect, and it
must increase the Kings popularity.
Year: 1872

We report in another part of our paper
to-day no less than six separate addresses
made by the liberal democratic Presidential
nominee during his run from Bradford to Lam
caster yesterday to Fellow Citizens OF My
Native State of New Hampshire" &c. Who
can deny his fertility henceforth?
Year: 1872

In IRELAND the anniversary of the relief Of
Londonderry from the siege of the troops Of
King James was celebrated yesterday in the
Maiden City in perfect quiet--a first excellent
result of the repeal of the English law against
party professions. When all parties have 'a
chance good humor comes in play
Year: 1872

FLOATING THE STEAMER BRIsToL.-At about
powerful steam pumps were set to work to
pump the water out Of the Bristol, and in less
than ten hours this magnificent boat was again
aaoat. She successfully made the trip from
Coal Mine Flats, where she had been beached,
to Newport yesterday, and after discharging
the remaining portion of her freight she will
proceed 10 New York for repairs.
Year: 1872

The bill to give this State another men,
Der Of Congress having become the law,
we are authorized to say that if the election
is to be made by the State at large, ex-
President johnson will be candidate. His
friends throughout Tennessee will receive
The intelligence with gladness as affording
an opportunity to the people of the whole
State to tender to him a richly deserved
tribute Of respect and esteem.


One such man in the House face TO face
with Ben. Butler and the servile tools of
military despot viii be an inexpresible joy to
all the patriots and friends of constitution
al government in the land.
Year: 1872

THERE is every prospect at the
present time of a very large en-
igration from England and Scot
land to this country this season. The
high wages paid to good mechanics and
worlingmen here are likely to stimulate the
movement. The Edinburgh Scotsman, of
The Stb, says: @Many masons particularly
have recently left Aberdeen and adjoining
counties; and the farm-servants have set on
foot the collection Of fund Of 10000 to
enable those of their brethren to emigrate
who may desire to do so, and thus reduce
the home supply of labor to the extent
which is calculated by the servants to Sc
cure higher rate Of wages to those who
remain" OFcourse the same change that
win thus operate to keep up wages at
sthome," viii be likely to have a contrary
effect here-labor, like everything else, be-
ing subject to tue laws Of demand and sup
ply.
Year: 1872




THERE has been an effort on the part Of
one or two of the sensational journals of
New York, within couple Of weeks, to
start a belief in the community that there
was prospect of the cholera following
close upon the heels of the smallpox, which
IS now raging in that city. As the majority
of people catch upon rumor sooner than
upon assured facts, the above Statements
are running through the country newspa-
pers, and in some places have already ere
ated quite panic among the population.
1t is almost needless TO say that there is not
the slightest foundation for any such state
ments or rumors as those alluded to. At
the present time that fearful seourge, the
Asiatic cholera, is quiescent In the death
records of the various cities of Europe we
find no single case of cholera, nor is there
in the United States to-day, within the
knowledge Of physicians, a case Of that
type Of disease.
Year: 1872

AeooD many people have wondered what
real purpose the rattles of the snake Of that
name were designed to subserve. A scient-
ist who has given attentive observation TO
tho matter, says the rattle is actually bene-
ficialsto it, its object being to initiate the
cicada, or other insects which form the
food Of many birds, thus attracting them
within its power, and accounting for the
apparent ssfascination" of its prey.
Year: 1872

Abeut ten minutes past twelve O'Clock last
NIGHT the alarm of fire was sounded from the
ststionhouse on the Square, causing the Fire
Department to turn out with its usual prompt
ness. The alarm was oecasiOned by the ignition
of gas in Che hall leading up the stairway Of a
half over house No. IS Cedar street. The gas
ometer having bursted, gentleman lit a candle
and went up to see what was tae matter. Inc
a vi9orOus vOciferatiOn for the engines assist
Year: 1872

Victims of the Earthquake still Un-


buried.


NEW YORK, May pa letter from
Aleppo gives a distressing picture Of the
state of Antioch. The town is now mere
heap of ruins, and as the shocks of the
earthquake still continue, and the soil is
quivering with a volcanic movement all
around, the people are afraid to remove
the large number of dead who lie un-
buried.
Year: 1872

The journals of to-day generally agree in
the expression of opinion that the debates
in the Assembly Tuesday and Wednesday
inflicted crushing blow to the hopes of the
friends of the empire. The Journal deS
Debats says the result Of the discussion is
a parliamentary Sedan.


Its understood that party of the Left in
the assembly will after the close of the i'm
pending trial of Marshal Bazine demand
the Impeachment of the members Of the
last ministry under the empire.
Year: 1872

A Detroit man turned up in Salt Lake
City the other day, inquiring about some
mining stocks in which he had invested
years ago, and found, to his surprise, that
it was worth about two million dollars.
Year: 1872

On motion of Mr.. Price it was ordered
that in the payment of Cotton Claims the
internal revenue tax on cotton shall not be
deducted.


The committee then rose, and the bill as
reported from the Committee Of the Whole
was passed under suspension of the rules.


The House then took recess until 7:30
P. NJ, the evening session to be held for
business of the Committee on Naval Affairs.


In evening session Senate bill granting a
pension of $1,000 year to the widow o.
Admiral Farragut passed.
Year: 1872

must feel an almost bowildering sense OF tho speh-
dor of fancy and fecundty OF expression that Dathe


ts compositon in streams of purple and rosy nght'
Mrs Snofford seems to have enlisted all tho coors


and shapes and sounds of external nature IN her
nr;vate interests and these nmble ana airy serVi-
tors y trip around her at her bidding. She is too
exuberant too impetuous, and OF course 700
impatient to be always studious OF minute ac-
curacy in her descriptions of the universal life.
She does not number the petals Of the
rose nor measure the curves OF tho crimson
cloud nor divide the golden ray into It's prisInatc
colors. She finds the perfume of the Muscat grape
in the VINEYARDS of the Moselle and might look for
Alpine flowers on the plains of Italy. Nor does she
attain TO complete and harmonious portraiture oi
passion in her studies of experimental psychology.
Only in the picture on the wall does Catherine re-
veal any traits of character that betray the posi-


bility of crime. With all her subserviency to social


advantages she shows a generous. loving nature, a
warmth of feeling and attachment, to say nothing
of the latent tenderness which comes out so strongly
at the last that would recoll with horror from the
stain of blood. She has nothing OF the stuii whicn
furnishes the materials for deeds OF Violence ana
her sef-possession and sef-cOmmand, which are SO
signally displayed on several occasions, are a
sufficient guarantee for her propnety OF conduct
She certainly not a lJcSucnOnt dS 10 o"o
n Cleopatra and much less n Lady Macbeth. Stli


with the preoccupation of her heart for Gaston ana
the habit of long indifference to her husband II Is
not natural that such a sudden blooming forth OF
affection for the latter should be produced by the
bloody spectacle of his terrible death 1t could not
have been a sudden reaction OF conscience; 10r tha'
element seems to have been torpid in her nature
throughout the whole: and the quality of mercy
must have been greatly strained" TO call out snc


a degree of compassion for man she had never
loved and which was at variance with the course oi
all her life. Her character is accordingly left IN
contradiction with itself She is an enigma, though
no prodigy, and certainly not "A monster. Nor Is
CASTOR the poltr0on to have yielded to the sickly
effeminate daiancc with passion, which tempted
him 10 find home in the house of his friend. He is
a man. TO be sure Of variable moods of sensitive
Temperament beneath masque OF audacious bear
ing. but fired with glowing love of action, and
with an athletic strength of will, sufficient to resist
any soft infatuaticn that might lure him from the
path of social honor and manly integrity. We can
not then accord to Mrs. SpOlord, without consider


able reserve the gift of eminent skill or great truth
fulnesS in the delineaton of character. She has
mastery at times even magnificent. power III pant
| ing certain exceptional phases of human emotion


but the brilliant coloring of her pictures now urid
| now sunny, cannot make mp for their lack of har


mony of proportion and fidelity to the soul.
Year: 1872

OF course the large city papers con-
tain larger amount of reading matter
than country papers, but which is most
interesting? Do the city papers say any
thing in regard to your own county?
Nothing. Do they contain notices ofyour
schools. churches. meetings, marriages,
and hundreds of other local matters of
interest which the country papers publish
without pay? Not an item. Do they ever
say a word calculated to draw attention
to our county and its thriving towns, and
aid in our progress and enterprise? No;
a line And yet there are men who take
the contrary view of this matter, that
unless they see as much reading in their
country paper as they do in a city paper
they are not getting the worth of their
money.-It reminds us Of the person
who took the largest pair of boots in the
box, simply because they cost the same
as the pair much smaller that fit.