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Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

The immense cOncourse at the Cooper In
stute and the OF the meeting formed the
pivot OF yesterday among the politicians 10
was deemed wonderful that meeting representing no
political organization for success
on the public irrespecvely Of party, should have been
so complete success. and that the masses should have
responded in numbers to the simple call advertised
in the daily papers Moderate Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike thought that formidable demonstration
on the part OF the pubc and the sentiments Of the dis


tinguished speakers several OF whom have hereto
fore been in accord with the Administration.
would have great weight with the country at large even


President Grant and his advisers should pay no heed
them The absurdty OF the story that OF men
we're marshaled by Democratic leaders from the vari
Assembly Districts attend the meeting aud thus
insrre its success, evident to who In
about the Cooper Institute while the meeting was in
progress. The problem not how to induce persons
to attend, but how to keep out the thousands who
camored for admmttauce after every available foot OF
space in the great hall had been occupied.
Year: 1875

Mayor Wickham sent yesterday for Presi-
dent Masei OF the Board Of Police and desired him 70
explain why it was that the police arrangements on
that occasion we're inadequate The opening OF the
meeting prevented for several minutes after o'clock
because the Mayor who was TO- preside. and the first
speaker william Cullen Bryant were unable, for time,
10 pass through the crowds which beseged all the
frances the ball. and tho small number OF poice were
poweress for time. The Mayor twice wedged in
the aud u seemed probable that he would have TO
remain a spectator. instead OF an actor in the
proceedings President Matsell said that Capt Sebert
Commanding the Precinct sponsbe. for he ought
have had his reserve on the ground The Mayor re-
piled that Oh OF large meeting like thar OF
Monday evening he thought some officer higher than
Captain shonld be held responsible Tue crowd was one
OF the largest that nad been seen In. this city IN
several years the meeting was advertised, and
q large attendance was anticipated There was no ex-
the misma the part OF tue police
He desired that writte0 report should be made To hun
possible III regard 10 iAi disgracefu misnan-
Year: 1875

SIR: Now that poor prostrate Louisiana "lies
bleeding with the heel Of arbitrary unrighteous,
and unrepubcan Administration upon its PECK, let the
American people arise masse and by their solemn
protests unhappy brethren OF the South that
ana that we deplore the thraldom to which unhappy
Louisiana has been subjected even as sadly as we de-
Republican party Of Greeley and Lincoln has not done
his but the Grant party alone alone indeed for the
heart OF every true and honest Republican protests
against From this out the real cause Of the con-
tnued divergence OF the North aud the South be known
NV the name OF Grant p. L. d.


Meg York Jan. IL, 1875.
Year: 1875

The quarterly meeting of the Chamber Of
Life Insurance was held yesterday j. G. Patterson of


Hartford occupied the chair. Several committees
ported the most important statement beng tina. OF the
Committee on Mortality Experience. THIS Committee
reported that they had agreed upon form OF card to be
usod by ali Life Insurance Companies for the purpose
OF reporting tho character Of mortality 10 each rear
Year: 1875

This is medicine for consumption, and
all diseases of the throat, chest and lungs.
1t is claimed by the proprietors tn be the
most wonderful preparation of the kind
in The world, and to back up their faith
they will give trial bottle to any one
wishing to test it, Ask your druggists
or it.
Year: 1875

There Tss silence IN heaven to- the space Of haIf
Intenssst calm of silence feIi


Once, for ons little halfhour space.
Where hls1ded songs forever swell


In Eladnes- through the holy place.
Then ceased from every golden Tyre


The hnser-toueh that woke its chord.
And svs:y voice in all the choir


Was hashed in presence Of the Lord.
What hears in all that listening peace
Grew ovsrfuIl for silent praise,
And dared be first 90 bid IL cease1


Some soul led home through tlorHy ways;
Or some who out Of fire and food


Had reached shelter safe and sweet
What one Of all who, bought with blood,
Were kneeIing at the dear lords feet,
It may have been little one,


Whose spirit could net understand
The wonder Of the silence thrown
In mystic awe on voice and hand,
who sudden broke IL with a cry


OF loves amaze and loves delight,
md woke the chorus Of the sky
Anew % sing of matchless might
On. for such pause when we shall bow,
Dear christ, before Thy blessed face
A silenz moment sweet and low,
To praise, unworded, all thy grace.
To feel the healing Of thy heart,
That once our woe was nigh to crush,
And Worship thee with tender art
Amid the hallelujaI's hush.
Year: 1875

is not so clear that its honor IS
bound to procure the gold by any particular
method. We presume the public creditors
would be equally satisfied if the gold were
raised in any other manner. 1t is not proba-
BILE that the value of the government bonds
would depreciate at all by a change IN the
method of providing the gold. But, be this
as it may it is quite certain that the payment
of the customs revenue in greenbacks would
have a good effect on the currency and tend
10 appreciate its value. Besides relieving
the government of the reproach of discredit-
ing its ewn paper, which is the point made
by Senator Ferry, it would have another
important effect which he does not explain.
1t would increase the uses of the currency
and diminish the amount in circulation, and
both parts of the process would enhance its
value The increased employment it would
give TO greenback is obvious. But, besides
this substitution for gold in collecting the
customs revenue, a considerable proportion
which is now kept in circulation would
be locked up in the Treasury as
gold from the same source is now
locked up. If the public faith
is pledged to different course the public
faith must be kept; but it seems like a strain
ing of the statute to put upon it such con-
struction If doubts can be removed on this
point there is no one measure of preparation
for specie payment so valuable as that recon-
mended by Mr. Ferry.


We totally dissent from the view which he
held in the spring of 1874, and which he still
defends, in favor of increasing the paper cur
rency to eight hundred millions, and fixing
that as the maximum limit. But that is an
obsolete question. 1t is only the present
opinions of the President of the Senate
that are of any particular interest to the
country. We are glad that we find so much
in his present views to approve, and we think
we have done a valuable service in drawing
them out and appeasing widespread solici-
tude. We thank the President of the Senate
for the frankness and courtesy with which he
responded to our request and communicated
his views for the information of the country.
Year: 1875

PLYMOUTH CHURCH had quite an exciting
and important business meeting last night.
Several letters of withdrawal were received
from members, and also one from Mrs. Fanny
West, asking that her name be dropped.
The latter letter was finally referred to the
Examining Committee, as was also
the case of her husband. But the
importance of the meeting was found in the
action taken by the church in relation to
Mrs. Emma G. Moultons letter of defiance.
lengthy document was submitted, review
ing the question from Plymouth aspect,
and deciding to grant her request for coun-
Gil to judge of the case in all its
bearings The answer was finally
adopted and the details left for the Exam
ing Committee to arrange. This decision on
the part of Plymouth church will undoubt-
edly renew the discussion over the great
scandal, and once more will the public be
worried by the troubles and griefs Of the
Plymouth pastor.
Year: 1875




One of the objections to Tammany Hall il
that it is a secret association. There is
lodge which meets in private, the members
of which are governed by passwords and
grips and signals who have no responsibility
to the people, whose deliberations are un-
known and who have power to dictate who
shall be the chief of Tammany Hall. Now,
in the old Know Nothing times, when
secret organization claimed to do this thing.
to ostracize men because they were Germans
or Englishmen or Irishmen or Catholics,
there was great howl all over the country.
The common sense of the American people
stamped 1t out as an invasion of public
liberty and violation Of national rights.
Since then the name Of Know Nothingism
has been a reproach to every man who
belonged to the Order Those who
were prominent in the movement have
been diligently striving to erase that part of
their record. Tammany Hall is only a
Know Nothing society in another form but,
like the Know Nothings, it claims to ostra-
cze every honest democrat who will not be
governed by the will of an irresponsible
leader who is not liable to public opinion,
who is elected no one knows by whom, who is
not open to impeachment or censure or even
removal from office, who is q mystery and is
capable of the highest acts of tyranny, be-
cause there is no way to reach him.
Year: 1875

We lay before our readers this morning the
official card Of the committee appointed by
the Schuylkiu Navy to take charge of the
great rowing meeting next summer at Phila-
delphia, and the long and excellent standing
of the many clubs composing this organiza-
ton is ample guarantee that the conduct of
the affair will reflect credit on the nation.
The programme has many noticeable fea-
lures. While it is customary to divide row.
ing into amateur and professional only, the
committee has wisely separated the former
into three classes namely, that for college
graduates, college undergraduates, and crews
composed exclusively of neither. The first
distinction-made at the suggestion Of the
HERALD-introduces a new and valuable
feature in this country, though not unknown
abroad In preparing for it, as for all the
contests, there should not be a day lost
Many foreigners, and especially Englishmen
of the better classes, purpose attending the
Exhibition in large numbers. Out of Oxford
and Cambridge alone are annually graduated
the material for many excellent crews, and
there is good prospect that our oarsmen
will find backing up to the line next season,
in the presence of an assembly not unlike
that which yearly pours out of London to
view the Putney to Mortlake contest, more
than one English crew well able to put them
to their very best Columbia and Cornell
have already shown themselves entirely safe
custodians of the fair name of the Empire
State, and both are looking sharply
to keep the Undergraduate champion
ship within the State during 1876
also. Now let Messrs. Rees and Ra-
pallo, Timpson and Cornell. of Colum-
bia, work together q couple of hours daily
this winter let Messrs. Bacon and Kennedy,
of Yale, call in two of their old mates let
Mr.. Loring bring from Boston three Of the
men who sat behind him in '6S, and Mr.
Eustis put another good Wesleyan with
Messrs Rodgers and Downs, work them this
winter and coach them all next season, as
they know how to; and Mr.. John Chambers,
even though he has rowed two hundred races,
may bring the bestthree Cambridge graduates
he can get and find plenty of work cut out
for them. Already the undergraduates have
learned how to insure fast and close work
all over lie course and, with old and sea-
soned stuff like this, there is ample promise
of really superb racing in these graduate
contests also, especially as the distance is
limited to a mile and half


Another and welcome feature is that six
cared boats are at last done away with, and
club work confined to fours. TO this end
we have labored in season and out of sea-
son. Now there will be no more weak or
doubtful men In the crews on which we
stake our names. -Four excellent men have
i often sat in boat, six almost never. Limit
ing it to four, there are sure to be good re-
\ lays, the boat is more easily handled on


water or land, costs less, can probably be


better modelled, and will now accommodate
our visitors, most Of whom never saw Six


oar. Row the University race in fours. and
Year: 1875

MuK.-The determination to increase the
price of milk in this city ought to be resisted
by everybody. Twelve cents per quart for
this necessary article is exorbitant and any
combination to impose such price upon
consumers cannot be regarded as otherwise
than criminal
Year: 1875

THE FUNERAL of the late Vice President
Wilson took place in the Senate Chamber
yesterday, and the remains will reach this
city to-day. Much heartfelt sorrow was
shown during the ceremonies at Washing
ton, and the grief of the public men with
whom Mr.. Wilson was associated will find
a response all over the country.
Year: 1875

AND Now COUNT VoN ARNIM is to be in
dicted for treason on the charge of being the
author of the irritating pamphlet which re-
Gently appeared in regard to the trial and
punishment of that distinguished statesman.
1t must be confessed that the work was as
imprudent as it was bitter, and among other
things both the Prince Chancellor and the
ambassador, in an interview which took
place between them in 1873, are represented
as deficient in dignity as two fishwives. Bis
marck's treatment of Won Arnim, long before
the trial. is characterized as cruel persecu-
ton; but the cause of all the trouble seems
to lie in the fears of the former and the
hopes of the latter in regard to the sue
cession to the Prince Chancellor's place.
This being the case Won Arnim will certainly
be indicted and convicted of treason if Bis
marck lives long enough to effect this pur-
pose.
Year: 1875

SECRET Societies are nuisance at best,
but in colleges they are absurd. The troubles
in Princeton College grow out Of these un-
necessary organizations; but it is difficult to
determine who is most to blame, the Faculty
or the Students
Year: 1875

IN THE TWEED CASE in the Supreme Court
the motion to vacate the order of arrest or re-
duce the bail in the one million suit was
argued yesterday, but the decision has been
reserved. While fees are to be earned it
seems the lawyers will continue to find ex-
pedients for earning them.
Year: 1875

It is expected that the bill prepared by the
Citizens Association for amendments to the
City Charter will be brought before the
Legislature next week. In addition to the
Committee having the matter in charge, it is
stated that several Of our prominent citizens,
including Measra. W1RT DEXTER, Coo1DAuaH,
BowES, and GnxzyEBAux, will 60 to Spring
field for the purpose Of fully explaining the
merits of the proposed changes, and the
necessity therefor. We are glad to hear it,
and hope that no effort will be spared to in-
duce the Legislature to adopt the amend
ments- We have already gone over them at
some length and in detail They provide for q
simplifcation of the departments, concen-
tzation Of responsibility, two houses in tue
municipal legislature Zone elected by the peo-
pie at large), check on lavish appropriations,
prohibition Of the false system of spending
city money before it Is collected, and other
indispensable changes. The fact is TINT the
proposed amendments are 80 essential that it
Is not likely the people Of Chicago will
vote to adopt the new charter unless they
are provided Without them, wo would be
little better of under the present general
law than wo are under our present charter,
and there would be no object in making the
chnupe
Year: 1875

ers; native Chief hereupon claimed the
ground; Dutch army was sent out against
the natives, but Withdrawn on making the
discovery TINT they we're under British pro-
lection. By another chain Of circumstances
the Transvaal Republic found itself face
10 face in hostility with. the Brit
ish Government, and only by NOV
ing on does it avoid collision.
simultaneously with the discovery Of dia-
monds in the Orange Republic, the announce
ment of gold in the independent colony Of
Natal drew thousands. thither. and now all The
colonies are swarning with Englishmen, and
they, the natives, and the Dutch have SO
complicated matters between them that the
Secretary Of State is as much puzzled over it
as the world in general over the Schleswig-
Holstein question The calm, analytic mind
Of AIr. FRoUDE has been retained to look irto
the matter and tell the world all about it.
Year: 1875

Information was received yesterday at the Coroners
ONCE that Emil Capcl Frenchman, aged thirty seven
years. in dying condition, having 1t is supposed
been poisoned by mulatto female named Lucy Bedel
with whom he has been on terms Of intimacy A re-
porter visited the poisoned at his residence No
l42 Forsyth street yesterday afternoon when he found
Capel considerably improved and probably out of dan
ger The latter told the following story :-On Saturday
afternoon went with Lucy Bedell lager beer saloon
on Houston street, and there we had two drinks
Shortly afterward she left the place quite abruptly
since when have not her That evening was
taken with violent pains in the stomach attended with
vomiting. DR. Lewandowsl called and said that [
had been poisoned with veIdgrs and gave emctics
Lucy had often threatened TO poison me should
leave her | did not see her put anything into the
beer, but judged from her actions, as she was very
angry with me- that she had done so. She had ample
opportunity to put poison in the beer, and sure
she did SOL


Captain Ulman Of the Tenth precinct yesterday
caused the arrest of the accused her residence No
II Thompson street, and locked her mp the Edrdge
street station house. to await the result of Capels i'll
At the station house the woman stouty denied
her guilt, and asserted that Capell had frequently
abused and neglected her On Sunday afternoon tired
of living any longer, she took live cents worth of
sugar OF lead, with the intention of committing suicide
but beyond making her vomit freely the poison had
effect


Coroner Croker took the ante-mortcm statement of
Cape, but no facts beyond the above elected. II
Ia believed that he will recover
Year: 1875

The case of Captain Uman of the Tenth precinct
again called before President Matse holding Court
at Police Headquarters yesterday Four officers of tho
Tenth precinct testified having been aware of the
existence Oi Il gambling house at No los Bowcry Had
1t been there they would undoubtedly have known IT,


Alter some irrelevant testimony the case was ad.
journed until to-day order secure the evidence OF
a witness who had not appeared
Year: 1875

The first rule in listening to music
ls-to listen. We do not want to
arouse ourselves to a frenzy of delight,
but we do want to hear what the mu-
sic is like. A very simple and a
very good rule for those who are per-
picked by the orchestra, and who fancy
they are puzzled to know where the
tune comes in, is to listen to one in
strument, the violins, for instance,
alone for time. These will proba-
bly, take up the melody and sing it
plainly enough, then the movement
may become more complicated and the
air seems to have grown more Aorid,
to be broken perhaps into brilliant
fragments, but harken the violon-
celli have taken it up, and over it
floats this new and lovely strain of the
violins, then the flutes catch the mel
ody, the cornets and the bassoon swell
the harmony, the drum makes its
rythmathic beats, the whole orchestra is
alive with the theme, and before you
know it you are in the very centre of
the music, and what was before in
volved and intricate now becomes
plain and beautiful Scribner for
AprH.
Year: 1875

LEFT HIS EVERY DAY HAT AT HOME
A few miles out from Providence, recent
ly, an old gentleman boarded an outward
bound train, and afIer satisfying himself
by numerous inquiries that he was all
right, sat down on the front seat and began
to read. He was evidently trying to enact
the experienced traveller without hav-
ing had experience enough 10 support his
pretensions. That he was extremely hard
of hearing, however, was more apparent.
There was one of those nomadic musical
geniuses aboard the train, who soon took
up his position Immediately behind him
and struggled through his programme,
from Zip Coon" TO "Casta Diva" on vi
olin none the more musical for the morn
ing fog, performance, by the way, of
which the old man was happily uncon-
scious. When he got through he pulled
off his populous looking hat and held 1t
expectantly before Rusticus, who, falling
to comprehend the situation, took it, and
looking it over carefully, returned 1t with
a negative shake of his head. The boy
mo destly explained, but his explanation,
like his music, was wholly inaudible, so
when he again presented it, the old gent
said, mildly but firmly: mo, sonny, it is
not mine; I LEFT my every day hat at
home" The boy skunk away, making
some casual remark in his native "lingo."
-ProUidence Press.
Year: 1875

A secluded little village was that of Lea
hold, and situated in one of the most Sc
cluded country districts; primitive viii
lage, such as those that railways and tele-
graph stations are rapidly sweeping from
the face of the earth.


Strolling out of Leahold amid the clus-
ters of farms into the country, along a
shady road, you came upon Leahold Hall,
a commodious but unpretentious dwell
ing-place, most secluded of all, for it nest
led amid its towering trees and shrubs, as
If it did not want TO be seen by the world.
It had been a thorn in the sides Of the
this isolated dwelling, inasmuch as that,
with all their curiosity, they could not get
to know anything of the family inhablting
1t. Agentleman had come one day to Lea
hold, went over the place with the agent,
and purchased it. His name was Radnor.
Later he took possession with his sister,
Mrs. Courtney, a silent, naughty dame,
much like himself his daughter, then a
toddling wee child, and some respectable
old servants, who seemed as silent and re-
served as their master and mistress. More
than that Leahold could not get to know.
They heard of the Improvements and dec
orations made in the rooms, which work
men from a distance came TO execute they
saw the fine grand piano brought, the par
cells of books delivered once a month at
least; they watched the close carriage
drive out with its inmates daily; and that
was all. They seemed to have no friends !
two or three people who had ventured to
call upon them were received courteously,
but their visit las not returned. Twice
every year the gentleman rode away on
horseback to the country town, a long dis
tance. There he left his horse at the liv-
cry stables, took the train, and went steam
ing away somewhere. At a months end
he would come back again, pay for the
keep of his horse, mount him, and set of
on his tide home. Naturally all this was
exasperating TO lively public curiosity
but at the end of fifteen years the public
had become none the wiser.


The child, Elise, was the joy and care ol
Year: 1875


OF It is worse than mockery to list the haterers tone
To lend ready to thoughts the cheek must blush
TO own;
To hear the red lip whispered Of and the flowing curl
and eye
Made constant theme Of culogy cxtravagant and high
And the charm Of person worshippcd in homage
offered not
To the perfect charm Of virtue, and the majesty Of
thoughL-Whitfer.
Year: 1875

Nothing is our own we hold our pleasures
Just little while, ere they are fed;
One by one life robs us Of our treasures;
Nothing is our own except our Dead
They are ours, and hold In faithful keeping,
Safe forever all they took away.
Cruel life can never stir that seeIing
Cruel time eau never seize that prey.


Miss Proctor
Year: 1875

no WEST TWENTIETH STREET-THREE STORY
tUC and basement high stoop brick House; contains Is
rooms bathroom and every convenience recently
painted throughout and in complete oer overlooking the
grounds Of the Episcopal College Apply of d. A.
CUSHMAN, 172 Ninth avenue between Twentieth and
Twenty first streets