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Year: 1876

NAPOLEON's PERSONAL COURAGE
His personal courage is very distinctly
Witnessed By tie records of these event.
1t does not seem as If he courted, or de
fed, or despised danger in the chival
rOus sense, too mnch So that his mind
was SO absorbed in the direction of his
battles that he had no place in it for
approhensions about himself Constant
ly we read OF him standing III situations,
where his staff and others were being
destroyed close to him, and where shot
and shell were falling profusely about !;
whlle he, surveying and contemplating
the fortunes of the field, was absolutely
nsens1hle to what was passing at his
elbog. At HGnau, while he was giving
some directions, shell fell quite close
to him. He paid no attention to it, aRd
no one dared to interrupt his speech ;
but those about him hardly breathed
while they awaited the explosion. The
missile penetrated SO far into the ground
that its bursting was harmless. Napo-
leon does not seem to have been aware
that there ever had been any danger.
At the passage of the Elbe, when ball
struck some wood close to him and sent
a splinter on to his neck, he SO far re-
cognized the danger as to say, eli it
had struck me on the astall had been
over" When he WAS suddenly recalled
to Dresden by the unexpected attack of
the Allies, their fire was very hot oyer q
SPACE which he had to pass, and he
erawled along there Oh his hands and
knees, but never thought of waiting or
Of seeking another path. Nobody has
ever given reason why fortune should
constantly favor these strong, andven
turous men; nor why they should be
aware, as they seem to be, that they are
proof against accidents that may come
to other men. Force OF VIII and physi
cal vigor might be urged as the causes
of the mans temerity; but strength of
will or Of body cannot keep Off the
strokes of shot and shell. l1.-Btackico0d's $
4MGgosi1ae.
Year: 1876

GEORGE ELIoTsays that a young man 8
eyes first open to the world when he is
III love. This is lot only SO. Usually
it is when he has gone away from home
and had his washing sent out for the
first time, and finds among it, when it
Is reiurnea, an odd stocking with two
red stripes about the top, and long
enough to button around his neck.
Year: 1876

Il CHICoPEE man had cat which he
cared no longer to possess. He took
thc animal into the garden, struck it
nine times on the head with hammer,
and, as it still moved, he boxed its ears
with spade and then buried it. Next
morning that cat walked serenely into
breakfast, willing to forgive the past.
Year: 1876

II young man wants to catch hat
which is being driven before the wind,
lie has to forget everything else and get
right down to business: overtakinga j hat
is one thing, and looking di8nitied an
other, and the two will not work well to-
gether.
Year: 1876

OF the youth, as he felt pressing above
INN the solid form of one who, but


day before, had been so full of life as he
now was but not sound escaped him,
for he knew that silence was his only
Year: 1876

Yesterday ut / o'clock Il duel was
fought by two young gentlemen Of this
city. The weapons used were swords


location, one Of the city presses. After
two passes the combat was suspended,
one OF the parties receiving two slight
wounds and the other one. We under
stand this encounter to have been the
result OF the difficulty which occurred
u few nights ago, at the Opera House.
Year: 1876

VIEWS or LEADING BUSINESS MEN-A BELIEF


THAT THE NEW Dill, WILL NOT BECOME A


LAw-THE CHANGES IT WOULD WORK IN


THE IRON, DRY GOODS AND GROCERY


TRADES.


The views of large number of lead
ing business men were obtained yester-
day In respect to the effects Of the pro-
posed new tariff There was no one who
expressed belief that II would pass
both houses, and many thought 1t u
party measure. Some were of opinion
thought the Senate and President were
both ready 10 prevent II becoming law.


There seemed to be u decided interest
felt In the bill among the importers and
jobbers Of iron Among the most note
worthy changes proposed in the tariff
on this class Of goods are the follow
ing.
Year: 1876

Down to the wlarves a. the sun goes down.
And the dayghts tumut, and dust and din
Are diving away in the busy town.


go to see ifmy ship comes in.
I gaze far over the quiet sea,


Rosy with sunset like mellow wine,
Where ships, like lilies, lie TRANQUILITY,


Many and far-but see not mine.
l question the sailors every night


Who over the bulwarks idly lean,
Noting the sails as they come in sight,


"Have you seen my beautiful ship come in?'
"Whence does she Gomez" they ask of me,
''Who was her MASTER and what her name?"
And they smile upon me pityingly


When my answer is ever and ever the same.
Oh mine was vessel of strength and truth,
Her sails We're white young lambs fleece.
She sailed long since from the port of outh,
Her master was Love, her name was Peace.
And like all beloved and beauteous things,
She faded in distance and doubt away,
With only trembe of snowy wings,


She hoatcd, swanlike, adown the bay,
Carrying with her precious freight,


All had gathered by years of pain;
A tempting prize to the pirate Fate,


And still watch for her back again.
Watch from the earliest morning light,


Till the pale stars grieve o'er the dying day.
To catch the gleam of her canvas white


Among the islands which gem the bay.
But she comes not vet-she will never come
To gladden. my eyes and my spirit more,
And my heart grows hopeless, and faint and dumb
AS wait and wait on the lonesome shore,
knowing that tempest, and time and storm,


Have wrecked and shattered my beauteous bark !;
Rank seaweeds cover her wasting form,


And her sails are tattered, and stained and darl
But the tide comes up, and the tide goes down,
And the daylight follows the nights eclipse
And still with the Sailors tanned and brown,
l wait on the wharves and watch the ships.
And still with patience that is not hope,


For vain and empty it long hath been;
/ sit on the rough shores rocky slope,


And watch to see if my ship comes in.
Florence Percy
Year: 1876

The new Sultan was married a few
years ago to beautiful Circassian slave,
who was purchased for the sum of f12 :
ooo. She was taken to Constantinople at
very early age, and was taught all the
accomplishments that could be acquired
IN that metropolis When she arrived at
a marriageble age she was reckoned to be
the most beautiful and elegant lady in all
the Turkish Empire. This lady has borne
Mehemet Murad several children. and it
IS said that he has devoted much care and
attention to their education. He is said
to be fanatic, but rather disposed to be
liberal in his views.
Year: 1876

IN New Jersey the potato bugs are pros
Pecting around among the strawberry
peas and other green things. A Wiscon-
SIN farmer advises planting late, saying
that the beetle does his work in the early
summer The experience of suburban
New orkers last year, however, proved
tnat the pest was destructively active un-
til benumbed by the frost late in the fall.
Year: 1876

A correspondent gives the following
remedy for cows inflamed udders: Apply
to the affected part one great spoonful OF
molasses made thick with black pepper.
twice day, and cure will be effected, in
two or three days
Year: 1876

1t is gratifying to announce to the public
this morning that our war against the gam
bleIs and their mysterious hackers has been
crowned, at least temporarily, with success.
Every gambling house in Washington was
closed tight last evening, and the click OF
the ivory chip was heard nowhere within the
purlieus of "Rum Row." We are informed
that the men whom we have thus routed
after but two discharges from our Hoe press
assert confidently that the suspension
of their thieving operations is but
temporary; that THE REPUBLIcAN's moral
squirt will shortly cease, and that every
thing will be lovely again in week or ten
days. We can assure the swindlers that they
are in error. They must expect no 'slet upY
from this quarter. The war will be carried
into Africa, and If these infamous Shells"
survive this last blow it will not be
for lack of an efficient and vigorous prosecu-
ton of the campaign on our part. And with
the support of the public, which we unquali-
fiedly possess, we have no fears of the result.
1t must be well understood, however, that the
gamblers are a powerful class. We are not
quite ready, but when we shall fully reveal,
at no distant day, the extent of their ramifea-
tions, the wheels within wheels that form .
part of the intricate machinery of this nefa-
rious business, the dullest mind will then
comprehend how 1t is that gambling has been
carried on SO boldly and defantly. We are
not through with our task by any means.
Year: 1876

EVERY INTELLIGENT man in the country
knows full well that the last pronunciamento
issued by the National Democratic committee
is not supported by the fact, the equity or the
law of the case, and Mr.. Hewitt knows that
no such conclusion will be accepted by the
great Republican party. If, therefore, the
object of these men is to play game of bluff,
to foment civil discord and strife all over the
land; If it be the purpose of the desperate
Bourbon Mortimer to force an issue which
can only be decided by crossing swords, they
may as well understand in the outset that the
Republicans will be prepared for the worst;
that there will be no soft play this time; that
the men who have power on their side will
have peace, and that the disturbers Of the
public tranquility will be dealt with in q
manner to teach them that this country has
yet great and grand mission on the face Of
the earth
Year: 1876

AnAmer1can ProtectOrate for Mexico.


The ever-tottering fabric of Mexican
Government is rapidly crumbling away. With
all her bounteous endewments, her delicious
climate, her luxuriant forests and long reaches
Of fertile plains, with a soil Of unsurpassed
fertility and q wealth OF fruit and agricultural
productions, with mines of fabulous and mex
haustible treasure, with wooded dells and
towering mountains, and sylvan lakes, with
all these to bless and make her great, Mexico
is still a wretched and unhappy country.
This condition arises from the instability of
her Government, and the restless and un-
governable temper of her people. From So
nora to Tamaulipas a military banditti rove,
sacking, pillaging, robbing and desolating the
land. Where might be business, thrift and
industry railroads and telegraphs, wooden
mills and iron manufactures, there is nothing
but prostration, Incidence and poverty, dis
cord and bloodshed. What Mexico wants,
and what she must have if she would remain
on the face of the earth as en independent
nation, is a stable Government that will pro-
tect and encourage peace, industry and enter
prise, and make of her, in material wealth
and prosperity, the marvel of the Western
world. With the present temper Of the peo-
pie nothing can be accomplished in this direc-
tion except through the benign influence of
come great and powerful Government, and
there is no nation so happily situated as is
the United States to aid in delivering this un-
happy people from the plundering banditti
which are fleeing her of rich heritage. An
American protectorate for Mexico will sup
press internal discord, establish law and order
and build up the waste places of the country
into prosperous and peaceful State. 1t is the
duty of the American Government to estab-
Hsh this protectorate, and should It perform
that duty, the oppressed and despairing peo-
pie of that distracted country will gladly sub
NIT.
Year: 1876

Charles A. Dana, the editor of the New
York Sun, and the notorious moral assassin,
is once more pilloried as scoundrel and a
villain on the docket of Criminal Court.
The grand Jury of the District of Columbia
have indicted him for attempting the
moral murder of a woman. The cir
cumstances of this foul deed are stated
at length in another column. No word
of ours can add to the indignation that
the reader must experience at the perusal of
these details. Shameful enough 1t is that
this monster has been permitted for
so long to traduce and yilify the
best and purest men Of this country. But
that he should be allowed to fasten his venom
GUS fangs upon pure, chsste and defense
less woman, without being visited with the
seyerest punishment Of the law assigned to
the offense, is q sad commentary upon
American manhood. Charles A. Dana is al
ready q social outlaw. He has sunk to the
lowest depths of deprsyity and wickedness.
Compared to him the highway robber is q
man of honor, the miserable wanton vir-
tuous woman. 1t is impossible to make him
more infamous than he has made himself, but
it is possible to check his career of moral as
sassination.
Year: 1876

The possibility Of creating corners in our
currency is undoubtedly the most damaging
feature, and one to which the attention of our
legislators should be drawn. If gold Is the
only legal tender, and as all debts are the
same thing as selling gold short, then gold is
the worst basis for currency simply because
the volume of gold in the world Is always so
limited as to be liable to q sudden corner.
Mr.. A. j. Finch, writing to the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, says: "If we produce the base and
make both gold and silver full legal tender,
then both gold and silver must be cornered, at
the same time in order to corner the money
market; for If gold alone is then cornered as
soon as its price starts up people pay silver
and the corner Immediately breaks" He
further claims that If Congress weuld give
the country the double standard of gold and
silver, as full legal tender, we might be able
to Withstand the ruinous effects of forced re-
sumption, but to compel people to pay gold
when the gold market is cornered, Congress
would simply legislate both the country and
people into national bankruptcy by permitting
an alien money lender to take all kinds of
property without let or hindrance and with no
regard to equity or decency. To make gold
the only legal means Of payment, when the
nation and nearly every individual in the
nation has sold gold short, and thereby turn
the country over TO the tender mercies of
foreign sbylocks, is something more than
ordinary villainY, although it may be done in
the name of honesty. Not q single one Of the
fraudulent gold acts has particle of moral
force, because they would all fall under the
statutes of frauds had they been committed
as private acts.
Year: 1876

In THIS mornings issue we begin to publish
the shipping news of Washington and George
town for the benefit Of merchants and captains
of vessels. Arrangements have been made
so that the news presented every morning win
be complete and reliable.
Year: 1876

Yesterday was the New York HerGld's TIL
den day, and it indulged in an abusive article
on President Grant, which was characterized
by injustice and great deal of nonsense. The
tenor of the article was to the effect that Gen.
Grant is weak and wavering, and is losing
the confidence of the people in the grave crisis
which now threatens constitutional liberty
and the Republic itself. Never was there q
time il the history of this great
soldier and patriot when the loyal
masses rallied to his support as they are
raIlying to-day. Go where you will, through
out the length and breadth of the nation, and
you will hear the people crying, in the full
ness of their hearts, "Thsnk God! the man
who saved the nation stands watching at the
helm" Never before has there been such
deep wrought consciousness among the masses
of the integrity, the bravery and honest pur-
pose of Gen. Grant. They have unbounded
faith in his ability to maintain throughout
this contest the rights of freemen won at the
ballot box. They feel deep down in their
hearts that the popular will of the people,
constitutionally expressed, will prevail under
the guidance of this master mind. General
Grant comprehends the duty of the hour bet
ter than any living statesman, and as far as
he is concerned the American people
NAV rest assured. that duty will
be scrupulously Performed. When the
time comes to act in the interests
ofpeace and our country against the plottings
of political demsgogues and scheming con-
spiI a'Ufs, General Grant will stand BY the
peop9kg in the securement of their constitu-
tionsl rights. The people do not feel misgv-
ings when they hear the name of Grant. 1t Is
q tower of strength to them in time like
this, when it seems as though political dem
agogues were measuring arms to tear the
bowels of the country out and lay her
PROSTATE at the feet of anarchy and
chaos. The Opposition press In its bitter and
vilifying assaults upon the man who led US
through four years of fratricidal war into q
season of prosperity and peace does not echo
the sentiments of the men who followed his
victorious lead in the great American conflict.
While this Opposition press hate and SANDER
the soldier President, q stronger sympathy
goes out from the people, and the memory of
his patriot deeds, and his honest and OPEN
heartedlife, become enshrined in their hearts for
ever. The Herald says that he wavers in this
hour of peril. The truth is that at no time in his
long and brilliant career has he exhibited
greater frmness and more Of the grand quail
ties which have endeared him to the Ameri-
can people as patriot and q statesman. No,
the people are not disappointed at the action
of their President. On the other hand, in
every home where loyalty dwells there is no
doubtings, while there is intense satisfaction
and gladness that he is at the helm in this
important juno ture in the history of the Re-
public.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENT ORION, of the Western Union
Company, appeals to the country to sustain
him In his refusal to surrender the private
kilograms of individuals TO the Louisiana in
vestigating committee of the House. This is
as It should be. A telegram is as sacred and
should be held as inviolate as letter. And
Congress has as much right to demand the
production of private kilograms as 1t has to
order the Postmaster General to surrender
the letters that are deposited In the mails.
Year: 1876

A man named Nutter was bitten by q
rattlesnake a few days ago in Sherwood
Valley while out fishing. The snake was
crawling in its hole, and Nutter's compan-
ion suggested what sport it would be @ to tie ,e
a fish line to the reptiles tale and drag 1t
home Taken with the fancy, Nutter un'
dertook the tying job. The snake instantly
turned and bit one of his fingers. First the
nair killed the snake, and then started for
home to get whiskey. On the way the
wonnded man suffered great pain, and his
whole arm was fearfully swollen. AT last
accounts he was getting better.
Year: 1876

6xcnANGEABLE AND MARKET VALUES OF COIN


REAL VALUE or SILVER FIXED BY TIE LONDON


MARKEr-LoCAL VALUE DEPENDENT on QuAN-


THY PEopUCf.D AND on LEGISLAIION-EFfECf


OF DECLINE IL TIE VALUE OF SILVER.


TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.


SIR: Your correspondent, "G.," whose contHDu-
tons to the discussion of the silver question al
ways read with great interest although sometimes
dissent from his conclusions takes the text of his
last letter the assertion that Silver Cannot fali
and constructs a very ingenious argument to prove
it. He SAYS that it is Eot shown that the purchas-
inc mower of silver has declined; y that g in any
country where it has not been by governmental in
reference wholly partially demOnetizcd, 1t viii
buy nearly as inuch of the products of human labor
generally as it would four years age" Ana again
"The purchasing power of silver cannot fall with
out q total change in those vast regions where
change is most slow and difficult Therefore, II the
relation of the metals changes the result must be
seen in the Advance of the purchasing power of
gold"


shall not attempt to follow &C" through the ar
R1,Inent by which he reaches these important con-
clusions, but will point out what conceive to be
its fatal defect And first in order to avoid confu-
sion. let ME say word about the use of the term
"yaue" Applied to silver in the present discussion
IL is the equivalent of the price Of that metal III the
y
pressed in the units of any other standard cOnnod-
ty as may be most convenient. ID Is usual to reckon
this price in gold, but gold itself like every other
commodity. fuctuates in value, though in less de-
gree than most Of them, changes in theraio of the
values of the two precious metals TO each may be
caused by changes in the value Of either or both Of
them. 1t is therefore necessary, in order to deter
mine whether either of these metals has absolutely
risen fallen in value, to take into account some
thing else beside the simple change of the relation
which one bears to the other in the markets of the
world We must know whether tho metal, by the
units of which the price of the other is measured
has changed in actual value or not. think these
propositions will be universally accepted.


have said that the value of silver is its prioe in
.be markets of the world and wish to lay especial
stress ON the last six words of this proposition. The
local value of an ounce of silver in India China
q, France when it is used in domestic trade, may he
affected by a dozen local circumstances, which may
NOT change the real value of the metal in the least
The French silver fve-franc piece Is exactly oquiva
lent in weight and neness to two haii-doiaIs OF our
.ubsidiary coinage and was worth in the markets
of the world sODs cents in American gold Ias' hfs
Say. The same day it tas worth in France 'he
Year: 1876


The Eastern Question as it Affects the
Great POWers-The Line OF Demar-
cation the Point Of Present


Difference.
While the Conference Is Still Progressing
the Preparations for War Are Not
Intermitted by Russia or


Turkey.
Ministerial Crisis in Austria and Hum
gary-Threatened Famine in India
The Clerical Grant In the


French Assembly.
Year: 1876

To THE EDfroR OF THE HKRALD:-


Il is now some days since have been compelled to
have my water back and connections taken out, and
am now hardly able to get enough water for cooking
purposes. What gong to do for our closets ?
The smell from the closets Is something dreadful
Fever and pcs,cnce will soon have nod OF us Can
nothing DO done to relieve this fearful state of affairs
Yours, HOUSEHOLDER
Year: 1876

OF the burned building, and one
to which there IS reason o believe the
dreadful loss OF life in the gallery is in
u large measure attributable TO the
use of painted cloth for ceillng. The
canvass caught easily and burned rap
isdly, Qf COURSE the flame followed il
i,o the ven.ialor ut The top making
The dome funnel Of fire right ever
the heads OF the people.
Year: 1876

for reckless appropriations for railroads and
other measures which were put aside at the
last session only because they were not pru-
dent and it will need the united opposition
of the friends of economy in both houses
and of both parties to prevent during the
next session the passage of numbers of such
measures What is wanted, in addition to
the mere cry for retrenchment, is thorough
reform in the civil service. We can never
get back permanently to sound economy,
either in city, State or federal expenditures,
until these governments conduct their
affairs and hire, retain and promote their
servants on business principles until hon.
esty and capacity. and not political opin-
ions, are the tests for appointment and re-
tention In Office. And whoever is chosen
President, to obtain the necessary reform he
will need the intelligent support of the peo-
pie against those politicians who, in one
party as much as in the other, will vehe-
mently resist it.