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Year: 1870




1t is not clearly understood that the Magic,
although she gallantly won the race for the
Americas Cup in the splendid and unprece-
dented race on Monday, is not entitled
to the possession of the Queens Cup
won by the yacht America in 1851.
The cup has been in the possession Of
the New York Yacht Club for the past nine
teen years. The victory won by the Magic
simply leaves it there. The club is still the
owner. Instead of being carried back to Eng.
land by the Cambria, had she been fortunate
enough to win the race on Monday, the prize
remains with the New York Yacht Club. The
owner of the Magic, therefore, has the honor
of preserving in this country the cup which
the America won from all the finest yachts in
England in 1851. But is the owner of the
Magic entitled to no substantial recognition for
his gallant share in this race? Public opinion
seems to gravitatc towards this idea. We have
received the following timely communication,
and hereby acknowledge the receipt Of its
enclosure:-


TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD


Observing with somo surprise that no provision
was lOr OF CcSCltnOnlal u the meII-
offer through your courtesy the accompanying
check for hty dollars towards repairing this
omission.


The triumph Of the beautiful little Magic was COM
plete at a points, Smallest save one OF all the YES
tons and having onIy iortytree per cent OF the ton.
sf the prize Sl II a t s @ saist allow
first at the laghtshp and first at the goal with an
increasing lead at every point, her victory was un.
qualified. It Is gratifying that the Dauntless, since
minute and halt behind the winner. Yours, &C..


J. q. HOADLEY, 40 Cortlandt street.


The suggestion conveyed in the above letter
is an admirable one, aid we hope it will be
taken up by the public. The yacht club,
which owes the preservation of the Queens
The club represents thirty yachts. Suppose
that each boat subscribed hundred dollars.
That would make three thousand dollars, the
price Of handsome testimonial to the owner
of the winning boat But it should not stop
there. The public, like the writer of the above
communication, would contribute largely to
purchase cup greater in value than that
which the America won and the Magic has pre-
aerved-somethng that the owner Of the latter
yacht can regard for future time as noble and
friendly memorial of the greatest event which
has ever occurred in New York harbor. It is
in keeping with Mr.. Ashburys general good and
generous feeling since he has plunged into our
yachting business here to find that he enter
tains the idea with regard to the Magic expressed
in this article. In the very interesting letter
from Mr.. Ashbury which we publish in another
column he says 81 think the winner of so
important race should have some record OF
souvenir to show that he was the victor in
Magical manner; especially so as he cannot
take the cup so ably won. Mr.. Ash
bury suggests the plan which we have pro-
posed above, that the yacht club should pre-
sent the owner OF the Magic with suitable
testimonial. We hope that the idea will be
carried out =
Year: 1870

In the beginning of our own civil war we


knew just how to quell the rebellion in three


weeks or ninety days, and would need only


seventy-6ve thousand men and few dozen


cannon for the purpose, were as plentiful as


blackberries All these theories were dis
cnssed and digested, and consequently caused
delay, and in war delay is ruin. We had
another class of persons who dreaded that
every weak point our army had was known to
the enemy, that our exact force was matter
OF certain knowledge in the opposing camp,
and that every movement we might contem-
plate was faithfully noted on the enemy's
chart 1t was not until General Grant made
his first brilliant successes that we compre-
hended that we might be as strong as the
enemy. When he moved Immediately on the
enemys works at Fort Donelson and captured
an army Of prisoners there was a general feel
ing that he had made blindly reckless dash
and by the mercy of Providence had sue
ceeded. When he struck into the enemy's
country behind Vicksburg many good people
thought he was as good as swallowed up by
the fierce hordes of Southrons that would fall
upon him. But when he took Vicksburg and
took another army with it then people compre-
hended that General Grant was a general who
meant business, that he knew his own strength
and found out as nearly as possible his enemy's,
and that he did not terrify himself with the
belief that the enemy knew more or was able
to do more than he. He was never guilty of
vacilsation or delay. He struck as soon as he
was ready, and he got ready as soon as he
could.


Napoleon's great mistake in the present
campaign lay in his vacillation and delay. 1t
was his purpose to invade Prussia, and at the
first enthusiastic uprising of the French army
''On to Berlin" was the demand. There was
no necessity for delay The French army was,
at least, much reader for the battle than the
Prussians; but the demon of vacillation seized
Napoleon. 1t may have been that he feared
the war would be over too soon for political
effect if he crushed out the Prussians at once,
just as some of our ninety day prophets pre-
dicted in our civil war. Or it may be that he
dreaded his own weak points, and believed, as
some of our earlier generals believed, that the
enemy knew all about them. So he delayed
and waited to strengthen his army when he
should have been striking with it across
South Germany for Berlin with the speed
and energy of the first Napoleon sixty
four years ago. Such a rapid move
ment might have served to divide to
some extent the sentiment of the South
Germans, and it would certainly have had the
advantage of taking the Prussan army, still
unready, on its own soil. But there came
vacillation and delay on his part and steady
concentration on the part of Prussia. The
result is that where Napoleon should have
invaded Prussia United Germany invades
France; where he should have struck an
almost unorganized army of Prussia he falls
upon solid wall Of united German bayonets;
where he aud Louis should have been long
ago in Berlin 'our Fritz" and old King Wilhelm
and the whole German family seem determined
to summer in Paris.
Year: 1870

The European War and the Gold Market.


The development Of the war in Europe has
found very curious reflex in the speculative
tendencies of the operators who frequent the
Gold Room. At first the simple idea of war
abroad sent gold up, for the reason that the
foreign bankers were apprehensve that in the
necessity of procuring money at any cost the
holders of our bonds in Europe would be
forced to send them home for realization. No
respect was had as to which Power would be
victorious in the struggle, the mere fact of
war being the stimulus to higher premium.
Latterly, however, the speculative movement
has shaped itself In new direction. The
victory of Prussia seems to be and 80 far has
been the occasion Of decline in gold, the
price of which fell to 117A yesterday on the
report that Napoleon was dead.


At a casual glance this might appear a
curious reason for the lower ruling of the
precious metal, but reflection will show that
it is very logical. Germany has been largely
interested in American national securities.
The bankers Of Frankfort and Berlin have
constantly UcdAt Ill OUT uVc-CWeuIloS ana Jo0~
forties ever since the close of the war. The
people|of Germany have also largely invested
in them. The Germans and Americans have
been intimately connected through private
correspondence with each other. On the
other hand, the French people have had
comparatively little to do with us
financially or socially. Germany and
England hold large amounts of our
bonds. France has very few. It is very
natural, therefore, that the general buoyancy
of German finances following the success of
the Prussian arms should extend to American
securities. While French victory would not
help us. Prussian reverse would depress our
bonds, in common with all securities in the
German market. Hence it is that in the
immediate present of our local gold market
the triumph Of Prussia produces decline in
the premium, despite the fact ofwar.
Year: 1870

TIE ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
sIoNAL COMMITTEE published in our columns
elsewhere, makes fine exhibit SO far as it
refers to the work of retrencbment and
economy done by General Grants adminstra-
tion. The republican party in the coming
elections may well claim success on this plat
form alone; but the address is very weak in
Its p sune5 of Congressional measures. There
fs little to be noted in the proceedings Of the
last Congress on which the dominant
party can demand reelection, and
there is much out of which the demo-
cracy will make political capital with damag-
ing effect. The everlasting diatribe about
slavery and slaveholding is unworthy OF
great party of the present. It'll maintenance
of old and dead issues, but only for party in
its dotage, and should be left only to the cop
perhead democracy. While the war record of
the party is something to remember ever with
pride, it should be no longer used for cleo
tioneering purposes. Let it be laid tenderly
away, and let the party stand on the present
record OF General Grant ard his adminstra-
tion~
Year: 1870




spOndence.


On another page of the HERALD this morn
ing will be found an interesting budget of
news from our correspondents in some of the
Central and South American republics and the
empire of Brazil From Colombia we learn
that Spain has already taken steps to turn the
feeling of the Colombian government against
the Cubans, or at least to stay the promised
support to aid the revolutionists. So far the
Spanish commissioner at Bogota has not been
successful, and it is extremely doubtful that
the Colombians, who have expressed them
selves SO distinctly in favor of struggling
Cnba, will now back down from the stand they
originally took


The religious question, in one phase, at
least, has again attracted the attention of the
Brazilian Legislators. 1t will be remembered
that some time since we called attention to the
probable religious changes that possibly might
take place in Brazil Now we have veri6ca-
ton of what was then only dimly limited. The
monastic orders in the future will not be able
to accumulate that amount Of wealth which for
centuries they have been boarding up. They
will also be compelled to sell their slaves.
Regarding the subject Of slavery in Brazil
little or no progress has been made towards
emancipation. But as there Is a strong and
continually increasing liberal party within the
empire, who have determined to keep this
question alive and fight it out on the line they
have chosen, the question will not be allowed
to rest.


The troubles which for some time threatened
to disturb the peaceful relations between Peru
and Bolivia have been finally settled, and the
dark war cloud which was gathering on the hori-
zon has passed away, leaving both republics to
pursue peaceful and prosperous future. The
Peruvians are somewhat excited over immi-
grafton schemes. A healthy immigration into
any of the South American republics from
European countries would conduce greatly to
the advantage Of the South Americans. The
Germans who have gone to Peru have done
well, and that there is plenty of room and many
opportunities for others to acquire fortunes
there is very little room to doubt.


The national education project entertained
by liberal and progressive Chileans for the
PRONUNCIATION Of knowledge throughout the
republic is not meeting with such success as
we could desire. The scheme meets with q
deal Of secret, if not open, opposition from
the clergy, who are anxious to have the matter
in their own hands. Still there is every
reason to believe that the undertaking will be
ultimately successful


The accounts from Paraguay speak in gloomy
terms of the wretched condition of that once
gallant little republic. The revolt in Entire
Rios, of which General Jordan is the head, is
not yet ended, and although he has suffered
many reverses Of late he still defes the
Argentine government and the forces which il
sends against him.
Year: 1870

New VoLUME.-The daily San Joaquin
Republican, one among the trucst and ablest
of the Pacific Coast dailies, has entered upon
its second year and third volume. The Re
publican met with mean and unjustifable
financial opposition from source as unex-
pected as undeserved, and we feel the more
reoccd that it has triumphed, notwitE-
standing this petty opposition of man that
owes his present position to Democratic votes.
We hope the Republican will long live
and prosper in a continued honorable and
successful career while he who sought its
injury may receive the just execrations Of all
Democrats, everywhere.
Year: 1870

WARNING TO THE INTEMPERATE.-
Charles Lamb tells his sad expert
snco, as warming to young men,
in the following language:


The waters have gone over me:
But ont of tho black dcbths, could
| be heard, l would cry out to all
those who have sot foot In tho
perilous flood. Could the youth
10 whom the flavor of the first cup
is delicious, look into my desolation,
and be made TO understand what q
drearv thing il is to see his destruc-
ton, and TO have no power to stop
it to see all godlinoss emptied out
of him, and yet not able to forget a
time when it was otherwise; could
he see my fcvered eye, feverish
with last nights drinking, and
feverishiy looking for to-nig hts re,
petition Of the folly; could be bu'
feel the body Of tho death out Of
~hich ] cry hourly with feeblel
outcry to be delivered, it were
enough to make him dash th'
sparkling beverage to the earth, II
+ in all the pride ofits mantling temp
[ tatiOn.
Year: 1870

l. Auction sales, for the accommodation
Of members of the Association, will be
made on every evening after theezhibition.


9. Afier the exhibition the Fair Grounds
will DO opened for nll who wish to sell or
purchase any property brought to the Fair
for exhibition, such sales to bo made by
the Marshal.


3. The premium -four and meal will be
sold for the benefit of the Association.
Year: 1870

We have never secn any Thing
from the pen ola Texan more tuch-
ing aud beautifully pathetic than tho
poem by W. T. q. Weaver which
we copy this week from the Dal az
Herald There is that mourn f !
eirnestuestness-that depth Of fe, !;
ing and intensity Of expression
about it which ranks it above all
other productions Of this talented
author we have vet seen. Texas
should be proHd OF the mar who
wrote it Bonham News.
Year: 1870

The universal success which has at
tended the administration of this prePar-
alton has been such as to warrant US in
plcdging ourselves to the public to


RETURN THE MONEY


in every instance where it should prove inef-
fectual: "proyiding the symptoms attending
the sickness of the child or adult should
warrant the supposition Of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine to be gwen
M STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH TIE DIRECTIONS
We pledge ourselves to the public, that
Year: 1870

be thus shut up with a mailman. /
caught the eyeOf the intelligent dog,
and felt reassured. He would pro
tect and assist me in the case of his
poor master.


All that night We watched. Often
Blodget would fancy that he was
back to the time of his honeymoon,
and words of endearment would he
coupled with 'Wife-Estelle'. Then
the scene would change. He fan
cied was the treacherOus cousin
who had been the cause of all his
suffcrings, and he raised his arm to
give the fatal blow. But something
in my voice calmed him, m,and he sank
back powerless. Again he would
see his wife, as she pleaded for mer-
cy, and her dead lover at her feet,
and thoughts became words.


take away your armsl Great
God how they scorch me! And
your long hair! All! you would
seek to hold me by such threads of
silk. See! | will tear them out 10y
the roots. How they twine and
coil about my fingersv


And he began picking and throw
ing away imaginary serpents.


did all in my power to sOOthe
him; but as the hours crept slowly
%! how slowly along = he grew
more frantic; broke from my con.
troll as if | had been an infant
stood upright, and shrleked out -


'Do you not see his blood upon
her white dress and on my hands I
Nothing can ever wash it out. Ye
may laugh and jeer, We black fends,
but my vengence was swift and GER
tain. Great Heaven! would you
make me drink his blood 7 There is
hand upon my thrOat-I am chok
ing-cannot swallow. Take it eff !!
Take


There was a look of horror in his
eyes-a long burst of agony-half
shrek and half grOan, and he fell
back, with a surgling sound in his
throat. The expression of his face
changed almost instantly. A cold,
calm smile rested upon his lip, then
settled into one of mourntul relit f,
which became fixed and beautiful.


He was dead. | spread the blank
ct reverently over him, and went
out with fearful eyes into the clear
light of morning to procure assist
ance. 1t was soon accomplished,
and, as the sun was sinking, We
buried him beneath the shadows
of the eveigrcentrees. Since then
| have never visited the lone cabin
His dog is lying upon a rug neal
my feet as | write these final words
OF his once kind master | know
nothing more than l have tOld--nOt
even his namc-but feel that God
is mercitul ,and that he is where 'the
wicked cease from troubling and
the weary are at rest
Year: 1870

Somebody advertises "if the fel.
low who stole my hat from the bar
Der shop, and left an old one in its
place, don't return it, | will send his
wife IA letter which was found in the
lining of the old one, directed to a
certain female not related to the
family"
Year: 1870

An Interesting turn Is given to the feud be-
tween the dissenting Mormons and the Brigham
Young party, BY the fact that Harrison and
Godbe, the publishers OF the Utah Macasins.
have established the headquarters Of their rebel
lion at Ogden, the point OF junction of the Union
Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads. They
are holding public meetings there and propose
TO spread their views through the medium OF o
daily newspaper, to be published ut that point


From this fact some Of our contemporaries rush
To the conclusion that the se...sm Is growing to
proportions that portends the immediate dis
ruptiOn Of the Mormon Church, and the over
throw of the rule Of Brigham Young This Is q
mistake, we take It. The fact that Godbe and
Harrison have gone to Ogden, ON the outskirts
fMormondom, indicates, IL anything, that they
have been crushed out at Salt Lake City; that
they could get no fcothold there whatever. Few
who have not visited Salt Lake City have an
idea how hopeless q task 1t Is for q GENTLE, or q
seeding Mormon. to make q stand against the
Church, on . business or any other footing.
That Church, despite the sloughing OF occa-
sionaily Of some of their numbers, In fanaticslly
united; and an anti-Mormon paper, or an anti
Mormon business house Il sure to be starved
out 1t must go under simply for want of Gus
tom. And an anti-Church paper published
outside OF Salt Lake City will serve rather as
an irritant than as . disintegrant while the
mass Of Brighams followers are thus fanati-
cally united.
Year: 1870

In Michigan wife can apparently get rid Of
her husband by the very simple expedient Of
telling him that he don't suit, and. in one in
stance. an Abigail contracted to pay her lord o.
for the privilege of never seeing his face again.
This beats the Indiana system of divorce COM
pIetesv.
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, JANUARY 1, 1870.


TO THE PUBLIC.
Our stock of


READY.MADE CLOTHING
Is fully $4,000 in excess of our usual limit at this
season Of the year, and We have therefore con-
cluded not TO take stock until February. We have
recently


MARKED DOWN
the prices all goods adapted to the present season
and shall, in addition thereto, for the next thirty
days. make further reduction of


10 PER CENT.
from the marked prices,


ON CASH SALES ONLY
We have this day obtained full possession of the
building We occupy, and previous to the spring
shall make extensive additions to our already
large salesroom. We arc now engaged in manurac
turing very large stock Of rstclass garments for
the spring season, being determined to outdo all
former efforts in our line in this city
We are preparing very largely for an increased
trade, and as our expectations have always been
realized, shall offer every honorable inducement
to retain the patronage Of friends and increase
in the number OF new names ON our roll Of patrons
We shall strictly adhere to our old system Of doing
business, namely:
ONE PRICE ONLY, AND THAT FOR CASH


a. SA KS q co..


SIT SEVENTH STREET.
Year: 1870




One Of the Senators of the Georgia Legis-
lature, whose eligibility is contested, has sub
mitted to the military board convened to
inquire into the facts his protest against such
inquiry, on the ground that it is not
a legally constituted body; that it has
no legal jurisdiction over the question,
which belongs to the civil courts alon 9,
and that because Of his having been registered
voter and declared such by General Meade
his eligibility to vote and hold Office was re-
cognized and admitted by the government of
the United States The protest is quite
lengthy and is very forcbly written; but it
will avail nothing. 1t is great pity that re-
construction in Georgia cannot be successfully
consummated without resort to military tribu-
mails. The Governor of the State and his clique
are not satisfied with the political complexion
of the Legislature. They are determined that
the majority shall consist Of men who will do
just as they demand without question. Thus
it is that we find board Of military officers
inquiring into the qualifications of members
It is somewhat significant fact, though by
no means remarkable one, that all of the
representatives whose eligibility is questioned
are either democrats or are republicans
opposed to Governor Bullock and his fol-
lowers.
Year: 1870

The proposition Of the Prison Association to
put all the prisons Of the State in the hands OF
q Board of Commissioners to hold Office for
ten years has the advantage of all the arguments
in favor Of government in general by commits
sions and against it all the arguments that are
so familiar against that system. 1t is the sys-
tenn, of all in vogue, that is least subject to
abuses SO long as the commissioners are the
right sort of men. In our first use of the
commission system it was excellent. because
we got new kind Of men in Office. It brought
out men who had made up their minds that the
post Of honor was private station when the
very fountain Of political life was that hustIing
dog fight. primary election. But the polti-
clans saw that they must change their base,
and they at once began to operate for appoint
ments on the commissions, just as before they
had operated for place on this or that ticket.


Now the commissions are no better than the
Year: 1870

Self-GOvernnlent1


can Old Line Democrat" has presented in
our columns the view that the transfer of
Police Justice Ledwith from the district in
which he was elected is proper, because it
might be 'safsly presumed" that he made
pledges during the canvass that could not be
kept without the violation of some other under
stood pledges, such as that he would render
strict and impartial justice to all men. We
need not point out that this argument assumes
the corrupt state ofpolitical life among us. 1t
presupposes that Judge may be swayed from
the performance of his duty to the public by
considerations Of personal and party favor
itism. Now this argument is the very starting
point of the system on which the republican
party has governed this motropois-the sys
TEN OF commissions. The authorities at
Albany also thought it might be "sate to pre-
sumo that election pledges would stand in
the way OF every man chosen for office by the
ueope in this city, and that such pledges


,uld prevent him doing his duty, therefore