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Year: 1871

declare that she cannot fight anybody while
there is danger of our being her enemy. It
is very natural, therefore, that she should now
wish to be our friend and ask herself what is
the good of fighting anybody any more If she
can possibly avoid it. 1t will be a great day
for the world if this idea Is allowed to produce
its natural fruit and development, as we ex-
pect it will from this joint High Commission.
In that case the great English republic and
the great British empire will unite to keep the
peace of the world.


The truth is that the commercial classes in
England and a sober democratic policy have,
under the great American influence, revolu-
tionized England in this important direction
SO completely revolutionized it that England is
now going to have thoroughly citizen army,
and will no longer depend upon hired soldiery.
We look forward with satisfaction to the pros
pect, for it amounts to moral annexation OF
England to this country's objects and policy
in international affairs. England cannot do
better than revolve henceforward, so to speak,
In our orbit There is no question here, be it
observed, Of formal alliances but of that in
voluntary and best sort of cooperation in
which both parties are of the same mind and
animated by the same underlying purpose.
The liberal and commercial policy of Great
Britain has been preparing the ground even in
her own despite for this important consumma-
tion. She now perceives the enormous folly of
which her governing classes were guilty when
they threw their sympathies with the South,
and 80 did their feeble best to thwart the life
of the Power upon which her best moral depen-
dence is to be placed and from which her best
lesson in international policy needs had to be
drawn. The reparation which she will have
to make for that will be to her not only whole
some discipline but a luminous lesson instruct
ing as to the meaning of her own mind and
the direction of her own destinies. She must
keep the peace with us, and in securing this
she will fasten herself irrevocably to the USE
ful and glorious policy of promoting, as she
has of late so earnestly striven to do, the
peace of the world. Let her look steadily to
the great West; for here is being forged the
key to the destinies not only Of her own peo-
pie, but of all mankind.
Year: 1871

POLITICS IN NpIANA.-Indiana democratic
papers aver that treachery is not confined to
the radical camp in that State, but that ga
Few democratic Judases are about to give the
State over to the republicans" This is rather
m interesting matter. 1t is not confined to
State politics alone; for in the event of Sena-
Tor Morton taking seat in General Grants
Cabinet his Senatorial seat may be filed by a
republican instead Of, as has been hoped, a
democrat. If this should happen to occur
Che democrats have nobody to blame but
themselves. Their withdrawal of the States
ratification of the fifteenth amendment was
silly piece Of business, and no doubt disguised
several independent members of the party.
If the democrats are not careful the same
result may follow in other States where the
adoption OF the fifteenth amendment has been
Withdrawn.
Year: 1871

The recently elected members of the French
National Assembly met for the first time yes
terday for the transaction of business. The
meeting, however, was only preliminary one,
as over twenty departments are still unheard
from. The result in Paris is also unknown,
as, owing to the number of candidates, the
work of counting the votes is necessarily
slow operation. A second election,
too, in the capital may have to be
resorted to, and, if 80, still further delay
will be the consequence. In those depart
ments which have been heard from the repub-
licans have not been successful. Gambetta,
Picard, Garibaldi and number of other well
known radicals have secured seats, but there
is none of that extraordinary popularity for
the republican candidates which many persons
no doubt believed was cherished by a large
number of the French people. M. Theirs was
elected in eighteen departments General Tro-
chu in seven and the veteran Changarnier in
four, while Jules Favre was elected only in
two, Gambetta in three and Garibaldi in one.
If anything may be judged from this exhibit
it looks as though the Orleanist party were
going to make very strong show in the As
sembly. Theirs is an Orleanist SO is Trochu,
and if Changarnier is not moderate republican
we think his sympathies lean to the side Of
the Orleanists. The dispatches, however, are
too meagre as yet to form decided opinion
regarding the complexion of the Assembly.
The Bonapartists have kept quiet. Whatever
the adherents of the fallen Emperor-and that
he has many in France is not to be doubted
have done they have done it quietly, and when
the proper time arrives it may turn out that
they have worked not only silently but
effectively. From the facts received up to
this time nothing certain can be arrived at, if,
indeed, we except the conclusion that so far
as the radicals are concerned they may be
considered behind in the race, and the choice
now resolves itself between kingdom and
empire
Year: 1871

The Ice Blockade ON the East River.


1t is not often that the floating ice in the
East river, even in pretty severe winters, has
formed such an unpleasant blockade as we
have witnessed for the past few days. The
Fulton ferry, which is very rarely obstructed
in this way, is the severest victim on this
occasion. On Saturday, as we know, thou
sands who expected to make the voyage from
Brooklyn were disappointed. The sudden
gorging Of the ice Immediately above the ferry
afforded an opportunity for large number of
rash people to attempt crossing on foot. The
friendly interposition of some tugboats and
ferryboats upon which they clambered saved
hundreds Of them from an icy grave.


The ice gorge just at this time can only be
accounted for by the fact that the flow of ice,
relieved possibly by thaw in the Sound and
forced down by the tide, met the flow from the
North river, which was drifted by the west
erly wind then prevailing, and thus held the
ice in both channels in suspension.


The change Of wind to eastward, which pre-
vailed yesterday, must have carried the ice of
the North river out toward the sea, and
hence the navigation on the ferries was easier,
though by no means free from obstruction,
uncertainty and delay. The navigation Of the
ferries on the East river in an Arctic season
like this depends almost entirely upon the
direction Of the winds, as the experience Of
the last few days fully establishes. The moral
Of this ice blockade on the East river, Of
course, is that the bridge ought to be COM
pleted in the shortest possible space Of time
commensurate with the interests of the con-
tractors and others engaged in this immense
job. 1t is evident, from the experience of the
last week, that the Brooklyn bridge is essential
to the interests Of two great cities, and should
be constructed without any needless delay.
Year: 1871




Africa.


The cable telegram news reports which
reached us during the past few days, previous
to Sunday and yesterday, from Florence and
London, indicated that there existed danger Of
rupture of the friendly relations which have
lately existed between his Majesty the King
OF Italy and his Highness the Bey of Tunis.
Although the contents of the different de-
spatches were to very considerable extent
contradictory the latest, as it were, of its pre-
cursor, we had intelligence which was amply
sufficient to prove the fact that the exercise of
avery active diplomacy was absolutely neces-
sary in order to prevent an outbreak between
the governments, his Excellency Hussein Bey
having been forced to undertake a special
mission from Tunis to Florence with this
intent. The exciting cause of the agitation
was the old matter of outrage on peaceful
commerce by the pirates of the Rif-those
insolent buccaneers of the coast line fringes of
the Barbary States. At the present moment
the affair might be made dangerous to the
peace of Europe, as the Bey of Tunis would,
If severely pressed by Italy, appeal in his
suzerainty to his imperial lord and ally, the
Sultan of Turkey, and thus open an Africo-
Eastern question, the consequences of which
would radiate from Central Europe, in Flor
ence, to Constantinople, and from the homes
of ''the Berber in old Atlas glens" to the Par
lament houses of Britain. In view of the
interest which attaches to every matter con-
nected with the subject of Tunis and the Riff
piracies-the American government and people
being actively interested in the subject during
very late years-we publish to-day special
historical exhibit Of the case, accompanied by
statement of the government of Tunis, its
organization, location, strength and executive
resources.
Year: 1871

GOLD DowN.-Thc Wall street spectators
got up theory that peace in Europe was
worse thing than war and that the armistice at
Paris would lead to an advance in gold. Hence
everybody around the Gold Room loaded up
with gold, forcing temporary rise to l124.
The slender foundation for this theory Is be-
ginning to show itself in the steady downward
sliding Of gold to its old figures, Yesterday
it got back as far "a 1111.
Year: 1871

ROME AND THE NEW CRUsADE.-A special
HERALD correspondent informs us that a
Roman Catholic league has been formed and
perfected in Belgium, and that the object Of
this league is to organize an armed expedition
against Italy and in defence of the Papal tenn
poralities. Our correspondent adds that he
has the best reasons for believing that organi-
cations have been established in Austria, in
Spain and in some of the provinces of France
1t will not be difficult for this organization to
form branches in Italy, in Spain, in Portugal,
in South Germany, in Ireland, in South
America and even in the United States and
Canada. All that is wanted is Peter the
Hermit. We know no preacher who is equal
to the task. Gavazzi is not to be thought Of
Hyacinthe is not on the right track for q
crusade. The opening is good for some of our
young American priests. We want preacher
Peter the Hermit-and until we find such
we must be prepared for failure. In this age
Of sensations a new crusade for the rescue of
other holy places would not be unpopular.
Where is Peter the Hermit?
Year: 1871

THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SCHEMES in
the Legislature are increasing daily. The
lobby is determined to work the underground
mine to its utmost capacity, even if it never
secures real bona fde railroad. Another bill
for one of these schemes was introduced yes
terday, making at least five now before the
Legislature. So far, however, none of them
eeem to s'pan out very well"
Year: 1871

THE GRAPHIC ACCOUNT of the life-saving
service on the Jersey coast which we publish
elsewhere in our columns this morning will
probably call forth some efforts on the part of
the government at reform in the means and
appliances for saving life now in use among
the wreckers on that stormy shore. The life
boats in use at the stations are Of an old
pattern and are unfit for service, and but few
of the modern appliances for rendering assist
ance to wrecks in storm are to be found at
any Of the stations.
Year: 1871

The Senate, with that prolixity for which it
has become celebrated, maundered over the
whole of yesterdays session in debate as to
whether it should pass special law by
which Mr.. Miller, Senator elect from the
State of Georgia, should be allowed to take
the oath prescribed for those who cannot take
the iron-clad cath, and yet who do
not require to be relieved from politi-
cal disabilities imposed by the four
teenth constitutional amendment At the
close off long and uninteresting discussion
the bill was passed. But it has now to go
through the difficult ordeal of passage in
the House, where it will require two
thirds majority to get at it, and then, even if
passed by the House, it will require the ap-
proval and signature of the President; SO that
there is very little chance of Mr.. Miller being
admitted to Senatorial honors, as his term ends
on the 4th of March next, and in the meantime
the general bill dispensing with the iron-clad
oath remains at the White House unsigned,
and will probably have to become law to
morrow or next day without the formality of
the Presidents approval.


In the House most of the day was occupied
in fruitless attempts to have the roles sus-
pended for the passage Of various bills, in
cluding the Washington and New York Air
Line Railroad bill, which failed by vote of
Ill to "a, it requiring a thirds ma
jority. An effort was also made, but
without success, to have day set
apart for the consideration Of reports from the
Committee Of Commerce, which would include
the various steamboat subsidy bills. The bill
to enforce the fifteenth amendment was made
the special order for tomorrow, the vote to be
taken at four o'clock, thus displacing and post
poning the proposition for the repeal Of the
income tax. Resolutions were presented from
various State Legislatures protesting against
any further grants Of public lands for rail-
road purposes. The most interesting feature
Of the proceedings was the reading of letter
from the Secretary Of the Navy intended to
allay the apprehensions as to the fate of the
steamer Tennessee.
Year: 1871

this is great gain to the cause of
democratic humanity. The world has had
enough Of war, and is sickened at the elabo-
rate process by which Germany has had to
strangle France. And it is clear that Eng
land will bend all her energies to such an ad-
justment of international affairs as will, if
possible, prevent war hereafter. At this


point her policy becomes coincident with that
idea which underlies our own history and ex-
plains our own destiny. The Father Of our


Country left us as his best legacy not merely


his inustri0us achievements and his spotless


name, but that advice to which we steadily
adhere not to mix ourselves up with Euro
pean complications. In the fulness Of time
England, from whom we spring, is ap-
proximating to that policy herself. We, even
in our cradle, had worldwide, cosmopolitan
ideas in our breasts to which the sectional
and national antagonisms Of the Old World


seemed antiquated folly, which mankind.


under the inspiration Of our peaceful,


prosperous democracy, would speedily out
grow. If England is the first of nations to
adopt this more benefcent standard of inter-


national life she owes her conversion, in great
part, to the lessons she has learned from us


and the dangers to which she believes herself
to be exposed to from us. We have done


her the enormous service Of creating the most
powerful nation in the world speaking her


own speech, and obIging her to reckon with


us and adopt our ideas Of peaceful progress
Of humanity. Al her writers and thinkers
Year: 1871

This aged man had died and gone to
Heaven, through faith i'll Jesus, and
not through faith in his own deeds
and how was it with him 2


The deacon shrank from the inspec-
ton. For one moment, with that child s
clear eye upon him, he saw himself as
he was "a hard, unyielding, unmerciful
man-dead in trespasses and sin.


He sank down on his knees, and
buried his face in the clustering golden
hair of his wondering grandchild.


"Martha!" he cried bitterly, "I
have sinned, and fallen far short! Do
as you willard may God show me the
mercy [ have never shown to my fell
Iowsl'


Emma Clayton lived, though she was
never very strong; but never was a
daughter loved and cared for bya father
as she was. And little Annie was in
sore danger of being spoiled by the in
diligence of her grandfather.


Everybody noticed the great change
in the deacon-he grew humble and
forgiving, and his prayers in the pub
lie meetings were no longer full of vim
dictive threatenings hurled at the sin
ner, but were rich in mild persuasions
and gentle intimations to try the good
ness of God.


Royal Clayton was dead and Emma
lived always with her father. Every
thing was forgotten-everything forgot
ten except the love which united the
family ever after in bond of unbroken
Deace
Year: 1871

Bear hunting is not always the pleas
antest kind of amusement. So thinks
Mr.. Hamilton, of Missouri. This gen.
tleman shouldered his rifle one morn
ing, and went into the timber about a
mile off, to shoot squirrels. At night
he had not returned, nor did he make
night. AS squirrels are not apt to de-
your man, several neighbors, the
next morning, went in search of him.
About o'clock in the afternoon they
found him mp tree, thirty
feet from tee ground, and un-
able to extricate himself. He
said that about o'clock the previous
day he came across large black bear
and shot at him but missed him, when
the bear made for him with all his
might. He ran, and finding the bear
gaining on him he threw away his rifle
and climbed up a sycamore tree, with
the bear following right at his heels.
The top of this tree had been broken
off, and was hollow, in which hole he
thrust one of his legs to keep himself
from falling, but he soon found that
his leg was fast when he tried to extri-
cate O1nS6lI, anu uo COltltt uob dfaW III
out. The bear in the meantime had
torn the boot off on the outside and
was gnawin9 and eating the flesh
from the foot and ankle. Mr.. Hamil
ton took his pocket knife out and c11t
at his eyes, but with one sweep OF his
paw the bear struck the knife from his
hand, with a part of two of his fingers.
He could now see no help, and gave up
to die, expecting to be eaten up alive
by the beast. But soon happy idea
struck him. That morning he had put
some salt in his pocket to salt some
cattle he had running in the timber,
which providentially he had not found.
Of this he took small handful and
sprinkled in the bears eyes. It had the
desired effect. He shook his head,
growled and went down. He soon,
however, returned, when little more
salt drove him away the second time,
when, to Mr.. Hamilton's inexpresslble
delight, he now saw him trotting off
into the forest And now Mr.. Hamil-
ton advises all hunters in Usage county
to carry pocketful of salt with them,
or else to be sure that they are dead
Shots before they practice target shoot
ing on a black bear
Year: 1871

The Monson "jost" is described by
those who have seen it as a very tall
women att1red in black, closely yelled,
and wearing a white hood. She has no
particular time or place of appearance.
but comes quickly and silently when
but one person is present, and slowly
follows at short distance Her first
appearance was from one of the WIN
dows of the new church to ayoung man
who was passing late at night, some
three weeks ago. Since then she has
appeared in several places, and to some
half dozen different persons; and men
who were thought insensible to fear
have trembled in her presence. Last
week, young man in the south part OF
the town was passing on foot and alone
through piece of woods, when he was
suddenly confronted by the apparition,
and, thinking to solve the mystery,
asked what was wanted. For reply
he was knocked down and severely
beaten, and was glad enough to escape.
His father who wouldn't believe the
yarn, was served still more roughly
when passing over the same road few
nights after, and the son of wealthy
citizen was steadily followed by the
spook at uniform distance on the
same haunted path the Sunday night
following. She was seen one morning
about o'clock issuing from the new
church with an armful of wood, bnt
disappeared and was noticed no more
till late in the evening, when she prr-
sued a man from the village to Flyn'ts
quarry, the distance of a mile, running
the whole way The most likely theory
is that the 'Eghost " is an escaped lu-
matte. but the difficulty is to find where
she keeps herself daytimes. Spring.
field Republican.
Year: 1871

A Pleasant Place to Spend the Even
ing.


The Louisville Journal has a Naples
correspondent who writes:


I spent the night with some friends
on the top of Vesuvius, freezing on one
side and boiling on the other We
kept ourselves awake by the amusement
of lodging the falling stones About
once in ten minutes the old mountain
gave shiver-thefl a burst like forty
thousand muffied cannon, if ever there
was such thing, At each burst, a
cloud of black smoke, in the shape OF an
inverted haystack, and thirteen times
the size of the Gait House, was driven
into the air, followed by Iivid flame
that lighted the country for leagues
around Then look out for stones :;
millions of tons are thrown hundreds
of feet high in the air, most of them
falling back into the crater, but many,
varying i'll size from pigeons egg to a
tobacco hogshead, land outside, and
you must dodge; generally easy enough
as they are of white heat, and show
as plain as rocket star They tumble
down the steep cone, kissing and steam



into fragments, and flying Like burst
ing shell. Now is the time-te min
utes interval. We rush up to the very
edge of the abyss and look down; for
further particulars see "Dante's In
ferno." But you spoil your boots; I did.
You SINCE your moustache; | did.
And you wish you were safely out of it;
L did. You turn away sneezing, as if
yon had accidently ignited box of To-
cofocos under your nose; for moment
all is dark then the long, twinkling
row of gas lamps in the streets of Ma
pies seem to spring out of the ground
under your feet, though miles away,
then you see the lights in the little
towns above the base Of the mountains,
in all save one, and that one the largest
Pompeii-with it's great old temple,
magnificent theatres, close-built streets
and vast arena, is dark; the grim skel-
etons lying in their ashen beds alone
keep their vigil there their eyeless
sockets need no light. No sight that
ever witnessed can equal clear sun
rise from Vesuvius. No one can imag-
inc it's grandeur; but you must try to,
for dare not attempt a description.
AS we stood gazing down on the roofess
houses of Pompeii, the sun lighting its
gay-colored wall-Torre del Greco,
with its earthquake-shaken walls-I
said: "I'm glad of it, Says one of
the party, It's awful shabby; don't
think it pays" That young man was
from Henry county, Indiana. With a
pretty general destruction of boots and
clothing. and the aforesaid loss of one
of the handsomest moustaches in Ma
Piles by your humble servant, we got
down safely. Not so with another par
ty who assembled from the NoIa side.
One of them had an arm broken by a
falling stone another a leg, in getting
down.
Year: 1871

A Smart Young Man Tackles 81 Broad


way Hatter---Gets Out with Three


Hats.


Yesterday two well dressed young
men entered the store of Burke. the
halter, corner of Fulton street and
Broadway. One of them asked to look
at felt hat. A number of hats were
produced and laid along the counter.
Among them was very superior arti-
Gle which the shopman said be could
not sell under $8. After looking at
several hats, the young man took off
his hat and IN careless way placed it
on the counter over the So one. He
then fitted on q 50 and said he thought
that would do. He took out well fill
ed pocketbook and handed Burk's shop
man two dollar bill. Then lifting up
his own hat, with the So hat inside, he
said:


"Say young fellow, give me some
paper to wray my old hat in. -


The shopman said, Certainly and
handed him newspaper. The young
man wrapped up the parcel, and the
two young men left.


AS soon as they were gone, the shop
man put on his hat and followed them
several blocks, until at the corner of
Chambers street he saw a policeman.
Then tapping the young man carrying
the parcel, on the arm, the shopman
said:


" Excuse me, sir, but I think you did
not pay me for that hat.


Why, of course I did," replied the
young man, taking the hat off his head
and looking at it.


&" I don't mean that hat," said the
shopman, " I mean the hat you have
under your arm"


" Why, that's my old hat" exclaim-
ed the young man.


C. don't your old hat, answer
ed the shopman, "but the hat inside
your old hat which you took by mis-
take. The price of that hat, sir, inside
your old hat under your arm, is twenty
dollars paid at once.''


The young man looked at the shop
man, and then at the policeman who
stood at the corner. The young man
took out his purse, and with exceed
ing courtesy handed two ten dollar bills
to the shopman.