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Year: 1875

How entirely the mind Of the country has revolted
from the theory Of national conduct which radical
guides and teachers had been ncucatng is shown by
the extraordinary enthusiasm with which all parties
and all classes Of the nation have greeted tho simple
and necessary stroke Of policy the purchase OF the
Khedive's shares in the Sucz Canal Who Affect to
be blind what this feeling dscloses3 Certainly
thing all feei and therefore have applauded this
transaction. We feel that the OF Engands empire
outside of these islands has become object
OF solictude to her rulers. Possibly they who
took what has been called audacious step had not
fully calculated upon the heartiness and the
unity Of the response which II would call forth
Year: 1875

[From the Pail Mall Gazette, Dec 81


There s one advantage In the possession by this
country Of large interest in the Suez Canal which,
though almost unheeded at present. may In future be
not the least Of the gains which will result to tho
pre from the bold and judcious step which has been
taken by the government In buying the Khedives
shares. Our vast traffic with Asia and the immeasur-
able importance from every point Of view Of keeping
open at all times the road to Eastern dependencies
tend for the moment obscure tho fact that only
is the suez Canal the highway to India but that it is
also the most direct route TO Australian colonies
Hitherto although the mails and passengers have prn
cipally gone this way, very small proportion
indeed of Australian exports or imports has passed
through the canal Moreover owing to the incon-
veniences OF transhpment at Gale and to other cir
cumstances efforts have been persstenty made by the
government OF New South Wales In the face of many
discouragemcnts to establish regular mail service by
way Of San Francisco and New York TO Liverpool and
Victoria has been inclined TO encourage alter
native line OF mail touching at the Cape of
Good Hope SO soon, however, as the intercolonal
railway system is flnished-and its completion Aus
tralans seem to hope will not now be long deayed-it
will become at once apparent that really fast fort
nightly mail to and from England through the canal
supported by all the colonies, would afford far greater
facilities to the whole OF Australia than such waste
full plan of divided subsidies as that which now hnds
FORE which call attention TO the superiority
OF the Suez route, securing at the same time
free passage and speedy Intercourse with this
portion Of the British empire is eminently
beneficial to colonists Such steamers are
plying between Liverpool and New York the
Inman and White Star lines, modified slightly to SUIT
the requirements OF the canal transit, would bring
London within little than thirty days by post of
Melbourne; and an attempt Will almost certainly be
made to establish such direct service when the
stng contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Com
pany expires. II is reasonable TO suppose also that
part at least OF the valuable. freight will
this way, and that In the Australian trade, as
elsewhere steamers VIII eventually TO considerable
extent supplan sailing vessels At any rate, it will be
well TO bear in mind, in considering such schemes
may be put forward now hereafter for the manage
men3 of the canal by 'internatonal syndicate"
that represent in this matter not only Great Brit
and India but also rapidly growing colonies in
the Southern Ocean.
Year: 1875

From the Moscow Gazette Dec 81


In consequence OF the English proceedings in Egypt,
the difficulties incidental to the Oriental question have
been considerably aggravated England's step gives
rise to questions OF the most delicate and complicated
nature. There is no precedent Of q government ac-
quring share in joint stock enterprise on foreign
SOIL and thereby virtually extending its territory
The fact OF the canal being international concern
adds force to this reasoning though II the canal
were purely Egyptian, the TRANSACTION might give rise
TO dinlcuitfea Luxembourg was intended TO be
sold, but the sale not allowed TO
be completed As the crowning feature OF
Il ALL Egypt is not even an independent
State but the vasal Of Power itself client Of Eu
ropean guarantors Egypt Is Turkish territory and
the canal concession Is based upon o hrman or the
Porte Has the Khodive right 20 sell portion OF his
erritory-that to partition out the property OF his
suzeran9 ? II s doubtful whether the Sultan himself
would be entitled TO take any such step without the
consent OF all Europe We're the Sultan TO claim in
dependent right 70 sell the harbor Of ConstanDople
the port of Batum the Turkish neet would England
allow such claim TO be legitimatef But we remember
reading in English Journal that there would be
nothing prevent the Sultan ceding his navy Eng
land in payment OF the interest upon his national debt
Year: 1875

Their mules gave out on the way,
and much Of the baggage was thrown
out. After the capture the officers
ransacked the camp, helping them
selves to anything they could use,
and then turned the soldiers lonse at
the remainder, without hindrance.
Year: 1875

or this work Commissioner Van Mort reported IN hia
annual report OF 1878 follows This work was done
by contract and when the water was FIRST let into the
pipes twenty Of them split at the Joints
IL furnishes another illustration OF the nferiority Of
contract work and the necessity Of laying water mains
with tho utmost care and skill" prominent official
yesterday speaking Of the factous opposition OF the
republican Aldermen to the passage Of the Croton Main
ordinance, remarked 1.-THE course of the minority
with respect this most important question will con
vince tho public that far the charter OF 1873 pre-
tends To give efficient economical administration
TO the city, IL is entire failure charter which
insues of the Board OF Aldermen 10 the party
in the minority and gives cwer than that third power
10 defeat any ordinance involving the expenditure oi
money establishes a system anomalous In republic
Comment Is superuous The practical operation OF the
CITY laws, as shown this water question, Is before
the public and II does not require political philosopher
70 detect the utter absurdity OF this so-called


PRINCIPLE OF MINORITY REPREsESTATIoS-


hoopy which has no possibilities IN the United STATED
or state or New York governments under their cons


uons but is partisan outgrowth of the shifting and
unstable legislation with which Albany has cursed New
York Tor many years. As confusion and tyranny
the only fruits Of the principle il may be safely
inferred that no future Legislature viii retain it.
The overthrow OF an anti-repubcan hobby however
affords no compensation for the hourly peril Of the city
nor for the nconveniences which the domestic busf
ness and sanitary interests Of the city are made "a
suffer from its offspring, republican City Fathers
upon whom rests the onus Of insufficient sup
ply for that portion of the city where the great banking
institutions and wholesale mercantile interests OF the
city are centred"


REPUBLICANS sruBBoRNNEss


1t is the general opinion among the politicians wha
make the City Hall their headquarters that no matter
how satisfactory General Porter's reply the Vance
resolutions may De, how much additional strong
proof he may adduce in it TO that which he has already
given the Board to show that the Croton Main ordi-
should be passed by the Board that the repubi-
Aforementioned fear that the passage Of the
dnance will throw large patronage into the hands OF
the democrats, or that they will not be allowed to be
partakers of tho patronage that will be invested by IL in
the Department Of Public works-wil resoluteiy op-
pose II TO the bitter end.
Year: 1875

HAND-To-HAND ENCOUNTER WITH BRAVE


WOMAN.


Yesterdays criminal record in Jersey City shows
that the ramps continue their operations with unusual
grocery store of Mr. John Anderson Seventh street.
the of Brunswick and just he got behind
the counter he was seen by Mrs. Anderson who is a
strong muscular woman, and a moment sho
clutchcd him by the neck and dealt him several
heavy blows The thief struggled 70 escape and
struck her the head and shoulders In his frantic
efforts his coat was torn but Mrs. Anderson still cung
to him and kept up her cries for help, but
to her assistance. At last, by sudden movement no
released himself from her grasp, and rushed into the
street leaving behind him his coat and vest which
torn to shreds His shirt nearly torn OF his back.
During the struggle he retained possession OF thirty
five cents which he had takon from the money drawer
till the last moment when he dropped II. No cew to
his whereabouts was aftcrward discovered


Another tramp entered Brooks fancy store on Ege
avenue and pretended he wanted to buy goods.
while the articles being sought for he took posses
sion of 500 worth OF pearl buttons and cooly slipped
out That was the last seen OF him.


The schooner Eva Adele lying at tho public dock,
visited by ramps during Tuesday night and clothing
valued at sos taken away from the forecastle while
the young in charge in the cabin. This Is tho
dock where the explosion took place and river thief
burned to a crisp few weeks ago.


A lager beer saloon Palisade entered
by tramp who called for glass OF beer and while tho
ham under his coat and under pctcnce he had go
n rear apartment, walked into tho yard. Tho bar
tenders suspcions not aroused for eight
minutes. Search made in vain for tho thief
Year: 1875

Tho mechanics and aborcrs tho new Post once
building yesterday closing up the work they have
been engaged on for years Painters and cabinet
makers have for day sole charge of the interior
OF tho edince and their abors be confined the
nau and mezzaninc floors upon which the vast opera
>Ons OF the mail this city will be conducted
Yesterday the Offices OF the foreign mail department
and the rooms of the special agent nnshcd and
the money order office, with all its aduncts, Is now
ready TO lie occupied The Postmaster and the other
responsible servants of the Post OfIce Dcpartmept
offices can be moved into to-day. They completely
furnished The letter box arrangement Is not yet en-.
tirely complete The larger require some specA


labor in regard to construction and the management o
locks and keys, which will consume day or TWO 90
fore finished The clerks tho old building IN Nae


sau street were busy Yesterday placing the on the
1000 boxes showing to whom they have scvcraiy ocen
awarded and which has been paid Tor tne pass


quarter The removal Of books and documents IRON
| the old building has already far advanced
Year: 1875




LINES.


Tho Commission sent out from England or behalf or
the bondhoders and stockholders OF the Erie Railway
Company, OF which Sir f. W. Watkin is Chairman and
Mr. John Morris Solicitor have been in tho city for
nearly week. They found on their arrival that Mr..
Jewett. Receiver OF the Erie Railway Company, was
laid up at his residence and they have visited him
there For several days they have been visiting in tho
ncghborhood Of the city and presenting letters OF in
PRODUCTION TO leading gentlemen OF the metropolis.
The Chairman and Solicitor are accompanied by Sir
Joseph Heron OF Manchester. England, who, however,
has no official relation to tho Commission, and Mr..
Norris nephew of the Solicitor whose visit to this
country has no connection with the Erie
affairs. unless II be that Of private secretary
to the Commission. Yesterday Mr. Watkin
returned from brief visit 10 artist whose residence
is on the Hudson, and, after breakfasting with lead
ing railway Official ho returned his hotel in this city.
This morning the Commission will leave the city by the
Eric Railway to inspect the line and all its branches
They will be accompanied by Sir Joseph Heron and
number OF Erie magnatcs, who propose 10 show them
how leading main line great State Is man
aged II is understood that they will proceed by easy
stages to Niagara Falls where Sir Joseph Heron will
separate from them and proceed 10 Chicago The Com
mission, after brief stay at Niagara will return by the
Eric and run the branches Of the road IL is
pcctcd that week ten days will be consumed in the
investigation after which English visitors will
spend some time in the city investigating with a critical
eye the books OF the company.
Year: 1875

The Board Of Firc Commissioners met yesterday and
in session for four hours transacting con-
siderable business The appointment OF Chief Clerk
occupied their attention for time, but they
unable agree. 1t is said that Charles Z. Gderslccve
is to be tho man. Some twenty transfers made
and three were dismissed the force. The Commits
sion located permanently the Aerial Ladder Fire Trucks
but action taken on the back pay of the Ere



The Commission of Public Parks met yesterday after
and appointed some forty men on the public parks
and pollce
Year: 1875

Yesterday official notice was given to the Produce
Exchange that Mr. John Trench produce dealer, ofNo
Bowling Green, unable to meet his liabilities The
failure of this gentleman not unexpected and
only another of those small quidations constantly 60
ing among the lesser merchants who have had paper
renewed on old obligations and unable to meet tho
issue of maturity Upon repairing to the Office of Mr.
Trench found who had authority to speak
to the liabilities of tho firm, but it matter of
curiosity to the members of the Exchange, the
effect of the failure insigniilcant
Year: 1875

familiarity with the rules of logic
and gave evidence also of mind
disciplined by careful study.


She seemed entirely self possessed,
and capable of commanding the at
tention Of her hearers.


Her remarks on Capital and La
Dor, and their relation to each other
and to mans natural wants, were
most excellent. She spoke unquali-
fiedly in favor of absolute Prohibi-
ton, and against the Federal or State
authorities assessing a revenue tax
upon, or granting a License to, the
Liquor Traffic, on the ground that by
SO doing the Government becomes
Pgrticeps c'-inai,sis with the manufac-
tureIs and vendors.


1t is encouraging to the friends of
Temperance that the meeting was so
largely attended


Although Miss Raper's theories
we're not endorsed by all the Temper
ance people, some of them regarding
them as too radical, yetall admit that
her Lecture has had the effect to elic-
it much comment and discussion up
on the subject of intemperance and
its remedies. P.
Year: 1875

Measuring by inches is not a fair
way to get at the contents-other-
wise what is called the reading mat,
ter-of a paper. But the correct
way, as every printer knows, is to
measure by "ems." The Gazette
contains as many "ems' of general
reading, that is, as much miseella-
neous and news matter, as the News.
At any rate, the difference is slight.
There was no need of the News MAX
ing the comparison it did in order to
establish that its rate of subscription
is none too high. The fact is, its rates
are low enough, and the Gazette's 8
are too low. Like the News, its rate
of subscription should be $500.
We shall put it at that one of these
days Gazette.


The editor of the Gazette is mis-
taken when he says that the Gazette
contains as many ''ems" of general
reading as the News" The princi-
pal part of the reading matter in both
papers is set in type of the same
size, the Gazette's "outside" and our
''inside" pages being printed at the
same office. The type we use for
reading matter on the side we print
at home is a size larger than that
which the Gazette uses, ours being
Long Primer and the Gazette's Bour.
geois. The difference between them
is very slight, as every printer knows,
and it is more than offset by the fact
that nearly all the reading matter in
the Gazette's "outside" is leaded
while nearly all the reading matter
on our ''inside' is solid.


We agree with the Gazette that its
subscription price is too low. Il
ought to be 50 at least, to single sub
scribers. No county paper as large
as the Gazette can be afforded fol
less, and yield any profit to the pub
Usher.
Year: 1875

Desiring to increase our circula-
ton to the highest possible point
during the coming year, the Genten-
-nial year of the Nation, as well as
the year of the Presidential election,


we have decided to offer the News to
Clubs at the following reduced rates:
Year: 1875




A correspondent writes mo Won
der poets have written about this
Lake Of Lucerne; it is a delight ia
lean idly over the side of the boat
and watch the changing lights in ita
lovely tinted water, and catch the
reflections Of sky and mountain and
pretty village as we float along; il is
delight to watch the moving shad,
ows on the mountain side, as soft
clouds drift lightly over, touching
the smiling hillsides with a pOnsiye
light that for q moment saddens them,
but in q breath is gone, and they
brighten into sudden gladness, What
unexpected turns we make! What
sudden revelations we have AT one
moment we seem TO be hemmed in
by mountains, with no break any
where, and some little hamlet not
far distant seeming to mark the end
OF the lake, and we sigh to think our
sail will be ended hll the sooner; in
another moment we hayeswung round
the promontory and new and fairer
lake lies before us, all bathed in sun
shine, with even more glorious noun
tains guarding its peaceful sleep, un-
Ill it seems q charmed spot and one
hesitates to break the spell, but
steamboats, rush in where angels fear
to tread, and our little boat pushes
into our fairy lake putting and snort
ing like an asthmic alderman, and
sending dirty pufs Of smoke into the
blue beavens to Hoat away in igno-
minious contrast with tho snowy
cloud; and at picturesque landings
on the shore, and whore only dainty
row-boats should glide gently in,
with pretty girls singing an accom-
paniment TO the oars, it creaks and
splashes and backs, while men shout
and throw ropes and knock trunks
about and demand tickets (think Of
ii, tickets on the way 10 Paradisel
and in fact does all that any reason
able steamboat could do TO destroy
all oursromance. But mountains arc
greater than steamboats,, after all,
and they were holding high state that
day, gathered in goodly numbers and
calmly overlooking the world; and
we forgot the boat and thought only
Of them"
Year: 1875

A married man in Brooklyn thought
he detected 40 obstruction in the key.
hole OF his bedroom door one night
last week, and, in a ft Of eBthasiaan
he chucked q hali.pint Of carbolic acid
into tho opening The next morning
his mother.in law turned up missing,
and there is a lingering impression on
shat mans mind that carbolic acid is
one Of the necessities that no newly
married couple can afford to do with
out,
Year: 1875

We do not like to complain, and
we are no chronic grumbler, except
where the cause is chronic. But
here we always get two or more OF
our North Texas exchanges at once.
They never come right, and have
not for 3 year or more. There is
something wrong in the way the
mails are handled on the main line
of the Texas Central. Now our
Austin papers came quite regularly,
for Z month or so, hut within the
the last week they have relapsed,
and we get our papers from the
capital and West Texas by twos
and threes. This is a serious inju-
ry to MS, and the authorities should
hunt for the evil and correct it, OF
we shall use our influence with the
Great Father at Washington, to
have somebody scalped, if not be
headed.
Year: 1875

The manly struggle of the States
man for the free school principle,
will go far toward neutralizing the
bad effect of its action on other
matters. So confident are we of
the correctness of this sacred princi-
ple-public education = that we
have urged it with all our might
and main, and at the risk of being
considered importunate, nor can
we conceal the chagrin which
its practical defeat occasions us.
We had hoped better things of
the Convention, but it will never do
to set down supinely and regret
what has passed. The true line of
policy is to address ourselves to the
task of procuring an early corrective
amendment of this erroneous ac-
ton.
Year: 1875

We admire the man, and the pa
per too, which is noted for plain
speaking, above all things. And, If
we note those who achieve success,
we End them with strong individual
characteristics, and these are only
brought into note by plain, una
dorned form of direct and positive
utterance. Now, tits not necessary
to be either coarse or abusive, in
order to be plain and direct rather
the contrary, because simple and
direct approach to our object, may
be made easier by plain, direct
paths, and around truth and simple
dignity, gathers all that is either
grand, graceful or noble in either
written elegance or spoken elo-
quence. It has the advantage, too,
of being more impressive, and ap-
proaches n mans reason through
the channel Of his respect and sym
pathy, and when you once secure
an audience with him, through
these means you may be sure of in
fluencing him to n greater or less
degree.


Fierce, ihvective and unreasona-
BILE denunciation is simply warning
on the Chinese principle that a man
will be intimidated by uHcouth
sound. Rant and fustian neither
kills nor converts an opponent, but,
boomerang-like, return and wound
the sender.


Now, both the public men and
the public papers of Texas are too
much given to this way of discuss
ing matters. Papers should speak
plainly, but if they would have the
weight contemplated, they should
speak respectfully,a and treat adverse
sentiments and men in the only way
they should be treated, in order to
either convince or convert.


Because many of the papers criti-
cized severely, the action of the
Convention on certain points of
their work, delegates saw proper to
denounce in incorporate language,
and thus provoked the inevitable
retort, and the Convention, were it
entirely unit on all points, is not
strong enough to fight the papers,
nor any considerable part of them.
Much of the trouble which has
been the result of these differences
if both delegates and papers had
stopped short when they had plainly
and courteously spoken, woult
have been avoided. Both wer,


led by their passions from plair


speaking, by an easy process, int


bitterness, denunciation and othe


forms of speaking, which ar,


neither elegant nor convincing, ant


which certainly has been provoca


tive of neither good will nor goo
! understanding.


Plain, simple, direct and mani
bearing on the rostrum and in tn
columns of a public journal, carry
a weight of their own, outside o


and Independent Of the considera


ton of the cause served or the abil
ity displayed. Both the press an


the public men of this State ca
, ponder these things with profit, nc
q do we mount pedestal and tai


ao'on at our brethren, but we tax
G to ourselves as much of the blam,


as we accord to others, and wi
: try just as hard as any to profit b
, the lesson we teach this morning.
Year: 1875

The Cincinnati Enquirer, addressing
few words to the Pennsylyanians,
says:


There is concerted attempt all
along the line of our opponents to
noise abroad the statement that the re-
suit of the election in Ohio is the de-
feat of the Democratic financial plat
form. This is not merely the tantaliz-
ing boast of victorious party for
boasting's sake. The same is with
intent to deceive, and all this glamour
of triumph is summoned to the aid OF
the Republican party, of the money
power iD Pennsylvania, whose election
is Just at hand, and whose Democrats
have adopted financial platform iden-
teal with our own. In the first place
our friends in Pennsylvania should be
advised of the fact that the Democratic
party in this Republican State was moi
beaten because of, but nothwithstand.
ing, its declarations upon the questions
of finance. Our currency doctrine
misrepreseuted, lied about though il
was, probably saved US thirty thous,
and votes in the State. The falsehood
that the Democratic party and the Ro.
man Catholic Church were indentica
institutions, and that the Democratic
party in this State in battle array agains
the common school system, found thous
ands of believers in Ohio. and that
was the commanding public fact which
won the State from US.