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Year: 1876

Mr.. Henry Bergh, not wishing to appear
singular, has written an original American
play. That the President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails should have done this seems q
little inconsistent yet when the play is
produced we are sure that Mr.. Bergh will
be acquitted of any malicious intentions. 1t
is impossible that so benevolent man should
write anything that would give pain to others.
There are many rumors of the nature of this
drama which would convey q contrary i'm
preston, as, for instance, that it is in blank
verse, that it is in five acts that it is tragedy,
that the subject is taken from the American
credit Mr.. Bergh is too sensible to enter
into rivalry with Mr.. Tupper, or to repeat
old dramatic effects when he has fresh ma
terial of his own.


Nothing is more probable than that Mr..
Bergh intends this play to crown the work
of benevolence to which his life is dedicated.
The general theme, as we have almost the
highest authority for believing, will be the
prevention Of cruelty to animals. The plot,
it is understood, is full of interest The first
act introduces q superb display of Third
avenue car horses, who are cruelty driven
upon the stage by excited drivers. The
horses Grained animals from the circus,
taught to represent all the principal equine
diseases prevalent on that celebrated road)
resist. The vindictive drivers redouble their
blows, when a tall figure in cloak rushes to
the aid of the steeds. A terrific hand-to-
hand combat ensues between the mysterious
stranger and the drivers, in which the latter
are routed. The act ends with tableau of
grateful horses kneeling at the feet of their
chivalrous defender. The second act, we
learn, presents a magnificent dog upon q
real treadmill-one of the great mechanical
effects of the piece. His efforts are stimu-
lated by some fine pork chops hung before
him, but Just beyond his reach. The dog is
grinding coffee which his cruel master will
not allow him to drink. Again the mysteri-
Gus stranger appears and a fierce combat
follows, in which the master is defeated.
The tableau with which this act closes rep
resents the master upon the treadmill and
the mysterious stranger and the dog divid-
ing the pork chops between them. In the
next act we see a noble fox entering with
fat goose, pursued by pack of hounds and
field of huntsmen. AT the most interesting
moment of the fox's existence tall figure
enters and interposes. Here fine quota
tion from 'Richeheu" is introduced MARX
where she stands around her form draw Z"
&c. The huntsmen recoil The fox is saved.
The goose dies. The fourth act has for its
scene field on Long Island. A band of viii
lains, armed with double barrelled guns, are
firing at pigeons. The only pigeons allowed
in the cast are drivers" and always escape,
not only from motives Of humanity on the
part of the author, but also for the sake OF
economy, as the piece is expected to have a
long run. The mysterious stranger springs
through trap, and both the pigeons and the
gunners ay He then throws number OF
Year: 1876




In his open defiance of the republicans
we are probably shown the extent of M.
Bullets confidence in the conservative"
victory ut the polls. He faces very calmly
the wrath of the Left in the permanent COM
mittee, stands by those of his acts which
they denounce as an abuse of power, and
challenges them to avail themselves of any
remedy they have either in the courts or in
the Assembly, which they may convoke if they
have power enough in the committee. This at
titude is at once bold and polite, for it pre-
sents the Minister to the country in the i'm
posing and attractive light of one who
''takes the responsibility under the law /;
and if they resort to so extravagant step as
a convocation of the new Assembly, what
then? 1t must be remembered that the re-
publican power there was the result Of bar
gain, and it is by no means certain that even
what was regarded as legitimately the repub-
lican vote could now be scored for that party
in the same body. Republican politicians
are as ready as any other politicians to
''stand from under" when a general election
seems to exhibit that the country is against
the party they have acted with, and while
many quondam republicans would be shy
oil conservatives would be correspondingly
encouraged. Buffet, therefore defes very
safely the wrath of the dissatisfied, for the
voting shows that he is a great deal nearer to
the average mind of the nation than is the
party that denounces him.
Year: 1876

THE LoNsDALE STRIKE appears no nearer
solution than in the beginning, but it can
have only one termination if the allegations
of the owners of the mill are well founded.
than run their mills at loss they can do SO
without regard to commercial consequences.
Apparently such is their purpose The re-
suit of such action would be much suffering,
and it is to be hoped that to prevent it an
accommodation will soon be reached.
Year: 1876

THE FOREIGN DISPATCHES of the Evening
Telegram of yesterday, which We reprint this
morning, report disposition among the vic
Tins of the Emma Mine swindle to punish
the vendors of the stock, while the holders of
shares in the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad are anxious to have the stock of the
company placed on the regular list of the
Stock Exchange
Year: 1876

EULocIEs or VICE PRESIDENT WILSON occu-
pied both houses of Congress yesterday.
Most Of the addresses were replete with good
sense and good feeling but it is difficult to
determine who offended most against good
taste, Mr.. Dawes, in quoting some of the
strong language Mr. Wilson had employed
during his lifetime in speaking against those
with whom he differed on the slavery ques-
ZION, or the two ladies who enlivened the
solemn scene in the Senate with the click OF
their knitting needles
Year: 1876

Pope P1us TX. is again reported i'll, but
there seems to be no ground for serious
alarm. The great age of the Supreme Pontiff
would not occasion surprise should his death
occur at any time but not only the Catholic
but the whole Christian world will rejoice
however his days are heightened.
Year: 1876

In MosT PARTs of this country the weather
yesterday was delicious, whileh severe storm
is reported from the other side of the Allan
tic. Although in midwinter we have expe-
rienced very few cold days, and so far we
have had no tempestuous weather We can
console ourselves with these reflections
while the cable4olls US Of storms in the other
hemisphere.
Year: 1876

Yesterday we had the opinion of the 'city
man." or financial reporter of the London
Times, on the proposition of Senator Sherman
for common. unit for money and accounts"
between Great Britain and the United States;
to-day we have some considerations on
this proposition from the editorial columns
of the same journal. Editorially the Times
views the case favorably, and holds that the
proposition should find favor if the English
sovereign is accepted as the proposed unit;
but the writer, who is supposed to report the
opinions of men on Change, regarded
the suggestion as revolutionary and
unpardonable Evidently the ''city man"
never fancied that any new system could be
built on the English money divisions by any
sane creatures; but it has occurred in the
other department of the establishment that
as we have no coin of our own just now we
might be happy to make all that we expect
to have on the basis of the sovereign, and that
this would do no harm to British trade.
There might be no objection to the sovereign
itself, as it is practically a multiple of our
own unit and with q little change might be
made exactly multiple; but its value is too
great. If England would abandon the ordi-
nary fractional division, and instead of
crowns and half crowns make "four-shilling"
pieces, making them exactly of the value of
the French five-franc piece, to which our
dollar could be adapted the unit would
be attained and with exceedingly little
change on anybodys part
Year: 1876

METH0DIsT EpIscopAL FRATERNAL


UNloN.-The commissioners appointed
by the two great bodies of Methodism


the Northern and Southern Churches
Ito remove all obstacles to formal fra
ternity and to adjust existing difficult
ties between them, who have been in
joint session at Cape May for some days
past, concluded their labors Wednesday
evening. In advance of their report to
their respective general conferences. the
commissioners issued an address "to
the bishops. the ministers and the mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church
South" in which they recite the objects
of the conference and announce that,
after having given due attention to all
questions involved in the proper con-
struction Of a platform Of complete fra
ternity, they have arrived at a settle
ment Of every matter affecting the
principles Of a lasting and cordial ad-
justment. They state that they have
agreed upon formal declaration and
basis Of fraternity. and in relation to
conflicting claims to church property
unanimously adopted a series of rules
for their adjustment. They proceed at
length and with enthusiasm to illustrate
the advantages which will arise from
complete fraternity, presenting a pic
ture Of harmony between the sections
and in. the great body of Metbodism
which it may well be hoped may be
fully realized.
Year: 1876

TILDEN's FORTUNE AND now HE MADE
IT There has been 90 much talk about
the way in which Tilden made his for
tune that his friends are putting out an
explanation They admit that it is IN
usual for lawyer, no mattef how great
his ability, to accumulate Sc, 600, 900
or 81. 900, 900 by legitimate devotion
to bis profession. They say he had a
good round sum to start with, and that
his faculty for Strengthening out the
affairs of involved ard embarrassed cor
porations has brought him the drest. -


This method Of working they explain
in this way: A corporation either a
railroad, coal, or some other kind, hope
lessly involved. would come to him for
enlightenment and relief He would
devote himself entirely to its affairs for
months at time, put it on its feet and
start it on the road to prosperity. For
remuneration he would take quantity
of stock. Of course when he took it it
would be greatly deprecated. but . it
would soon rise in value, and in time
bring him an enormous profit They
claim that he had more practice of this
kind than any other lawyer in the
country, and that be accumulated al
most all Of his wealth in that way
New York Letter an ees ses .eis
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATIC VOTERS should not forget
or neglect the delegate elections to-day
Good men for all positions is the de-
mand Of the times We want good
men-in our Legislature, our Levy
Court and al other representative posi-
tions, and we must send good men to
our nominating conventions or4we need
not expect to have the kind Of men we
want put upon our tickets. Every good
Democrats citizen should, therefore,
make it his business to go to the polls
to-day and aid in the selection Of such
men as be wishes to have represent him
in the county and State Conventions.
Year: 1876

One of the worst features of the
times, is the fact that out of the 80, 600
officeholders which the Administration
Party hes required to perform the
service of the government, so large a
number of them have been guilty of
nalfeasance. The consequence is a
loss of confidence in the party that
placed them in power; and the distrust
has been added to very greatly by the
efforts of the Republican leaders at
Washington to hinder and prevent ex-
posure where even guilt was known to
attach. Instead of going heartily to
work and assisting the Committees of
Congress to expose the corrupt prac>
tices o.. Officers, some of the most pro,
minent gentlemen in Congress and in
Grants Cabinet have endeavored to
thwart the efforts of the House OF Re
presentatives in bringing the offenders
to justice. Even the Hon. James G.,
Blaine, is liable to this charge, and it
is serious one to attach to a man
who is put forward as fit in the esti>
nation Of great party to fill the first
Office in the gift of free people,
Neither has Mr.. Blaine vindicated
his own character of the charges made
by some of hislown party, and be Ger
tainly ought not to be made a candidate
for the Presidency under all there sus-
picious looking circumstances. Once
he is nominated his friends will at
once shroud the whole affair under the
plea that a candidate for the high
Office ought not to reply to charges
made against him by his political foes.
But this will not suffice for Mr.. Blaine
for he has Esd enough time already
to prove his inn ,1enc.
Year: 1876

The argus thinks that fourteen years is
too long for any party to be in power. 1t
didn't think so in the days of Buchanan and
it only thinks so now in the case of the Wind
sor Democratic officials who swindled the
town. But here is another case-not of
thieving but of extravagance: Ten years
since the Democracy of Knox county went
into power on the cry of economy and reform.
In that time the county taxes have been
doubled and even trebled. 1t is said that
this increase is the result of building a new
court house. But the increased taxation be-
gan before the court house was built. The
estimate, too, of the cost of the court house
was about $4S,000, not over $4,000 at the
outside. A similar one in Somerset county


had been built for that price. 1t is said that


the Knox county court house built by its
Democratic officials has cost $4,000. The


fact is the people OF Knox can't tell just how
much it cost or how much anything costs
them, as the Commissioners do not publish a
statement of the expenditures of the county
Year: 1876

We 90 not read anonymous letters and commun.-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
uications that are not used.
Year: 1876

In looking around for an original rhyme
for month yesterday, We came across it in
the only place in the world where it could
be 5ound-the New York Commercial Adert-
scr. II read as follows:


There were two men a training went.


Twas in Deeembers month;


One had his bayonet thrown away,


The other had his gun tn


rown way VicksbuTy Herald
Year: 1876

A New York temperance lecturer says
one OF the chief causes of the present .inan-
cal depression is alcoholic indulgence.
The Boston Post asks: Does he mean to
say that money is "tight9'
Year: 1876

pounds offered by Government, the


bereaved husband added another


Months passed away, but brought nc
intelligence Of the missing man.


In accordance with the usual sys-


tenn of the astute English police
while eagerly following up the one


clue, they never gave a moments


consideration to the probability that


they might be upon the wrong scent
it never entered their heads to extend


their researches and inquiries in any
other direction. To the one point
they tenaciously cIung, and utterly
overlooked evary fact or indication
that did not lead to that point.


And thus the Blakely Hall tragedy
was added to the already long list of
undiscovered crimes.


But faI exceeding the mystery of
the murder was the mysterious dis
appearance of the infant. Was 1t
probable, even supposing he had COM
mitted the crime, that Wieland
would clog his movements with a
child wh ch would afford so strong a
clue to his pursuers? Again supPos-
ing him to have murdered it, what
possible motive could be have for the
commission of the double atrocity?


The effect of these events upon
Robert Blakely were terrible. In a
week he appeared to age ten years /;
there was a stoop in his shoulders,
deep furrows in his face; his favOrite
pursuits were utterly forsaken, and,
from being one Of the most active of
men, he sank into a state of listless
dependency. Helen DeerbroOk was
also deeply affected by her sisters sad
fate. No one had given her credit for
entertaining so strong an affection for
the poor girl as she now showed In
her pale face, listless eyes, and defect
ed demeanor.


A few days after poor Edith's fun
eral, Helen departed for London.
The Robert Blakely paid off all the
domestics at the Hall, and, leaving it
in the charge of an old housekeeper,
departed for the Continent, where he
had continued to reside ever since.


Nov there was one strange thing
on the night of the muir
der" said Bilge, "that think is only
known at the present time to myself
and two other people. Mrs. Blake
ly's maid was a married woman her
hus band was the coachman. On that
very night their baby-a boy, born
about a month orsiX weeks before her
nissus's-died in fit of Group. In
the uproar, nobody heard anything
about it, except the parents. Now
mark this! In the dead o. the night
the father hisself nailed il down in q
deal box that he put together with
his own hands, and buried it In the
churchyard unknown to anybody /;
bit the neat morning there s0aS q live
infant IN the cradle Just the same as
before, and nobody knows but what it
was the one born to 'em, to this day.
And now shall tell you what the
maids name was? 1t was then, and
is still, Sarah Candy"


but do you mean to say that l am
the son of Robert Blakely, and the
heir of Blakely Hall, instead of the
child of John and Sarah Candy ~
cried Charley, starting up.


81 mean to say nothing of the kind.
[ only say that such thing might
be ~
Year: 1876

AN exact statement Of facts, SO far as known, relating to the death ofJ. G. Phil ip was written and put in the compositions hands last week, but by an accident 1t was misplaced and the omission of it from the paper was not discovered until after part of the edition was printed; and all things we think the omission just as we'll and probably more satisfactory than the most careful publication Of facts.
Year: 1876

SINCE Mir. l.. S. Mitchell returned from Silver City, the mails from the east come in on good time and we hear no further complaint from that direction. We felt sure he would put everything in correct order.
Year: 1876

nUR MILL NOW BEING IN FULL 'O operation, we are prepared t0 furnish the market with a quality Of Flour, which we guarantee far superior to any manu- lactured in the Territory. and fully equal to the very best imported from California We will keep constantly on hand at the Mill, and at our several agencies

 Three Qualities Of Flour
Year: 1876

ing to do our part towards making
more. Don't talk of it now. what
ever you do" and tuning from the
Doctor, she bade him good morn
ing.


Arrangements were made in the
hospital at San Francisco for Mrs.
Johnson's accommodation, and
Hetty, glad to leave Sacramento,
proceeded with her.


The city of Sacramento, at that time
subject to inundations, was just recov-
ering from the effects of the one of
40, and looked quite bustling and
lively. The principal business streets
were filled with ox-wagons, loading
at the stores for the mines, and the
people at that time were hopeful and
trusting to be pro'pered. The raw
ages of the cholera of the autumn
preceding had filled up the grave
yards till it seemed hardly possible
to calculate which were the most
numerous, the dead or the living.
The chills and fever of the valley
were at that time notorious. yet the
emigrant wagons, laden with a new
population, still toiled into the town,
worn weary and generally be-drag-
gled by their six months life on the
plains, yet giving promise of growth
for the future of a. sturdy generation,
and Sacramento then declared herself
rival to San Francisco.


1t had been miracle almost that
the city had survived so much of
catastrophes and still had hope, but
to be conquered sometimes gives
more strength than to conquer, and
from its troubles it then seemed likely
to advance to the front of rival cities.
But alas for its fruition, Sacramento
is now but a station on the way to its
rival-a gateway merely, through
which enters the emigration and
commerce of its sister city.


ITO be continued)
Year: 1876

A Tribune Washington special says
Grant is said to have heard more OF
what has been going on about him
during the last few weeks, since Bah
cock has been relieved from duty,
than during his whole administra-
ton. From his first Inauguration he
has known or seen nothing except
through Porter and Babcock. They
guarded jealously all avenues to his
presence when at home and accompa-
MED him abroad; the mails passed
through their hands--in short, the
President has been living in a false
atmosphere, and he was like man
waking up from long dream, and
though he cannot escape, there is at
least little comfort in believing the
President is not personally dishonest,
nut led astray.
Year: 1876

The FL Dorado Canyon Coal Com
pany have struck a new formation
in the shaft being sunk by them,
which superintendent Daggett says
Is good coal, and just the thing tor
which they have been looking.
Year: 1876

KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR NEIGHBOR.


Take care of them. Do not let them
stir without watching. They may do
something wrong, il YOU To he
sure you never knew them to do any
thing very bad but it may be on your
account that they have not. Perhsps,
if it had not been for your care, they
might haye disgraced themselves aud
families long time ago. Therefore,
do not relax An effort to keep them
where they ought to be; never mind
your own business-that will take care
Of itself. There il man passing along
-he is looking over the fence-be sus-
picious of him-perhaps he contem-
plates stealing some of these dark
nights; there is no knowing what
queer fancies he may have got into his
head. Ii you find any symptoms of
any one passing out of the path of
duty tell every one else what YOU see,
and be sure to see great many. 1t
is . gsod way to circulate such things,
though it may not benefit yourself or
any enc else particularly. Do keep
something going-silence 10 dreadful
thing though it is said there was si-
lence in heaven for the space Of half
an hour, do not let such thing occur
on earth, it would be too much like
heaven for this mundane sphere. II,
after your watchfui care you cannot
see anything bad perhaps i'm an un-
guarded moment you lost sight of
them-throw out hints that they are
no better than they ought to be-that
you should not wonder il people
found out what they were after .
while, then they may net carry their
heads SO high. Keep it going, aud
some enc will take the hint and begin
to help you after q while-then there
will be music, and everything will
work to . charm.
Year: 1876

It is surprising that SO many people
live without taking thought of the NOR
row. Reckless expenditure to insure
ease for the present seems to be the Or
der of the day. With all the accom-
plishments of the young people nova
days, how few have the education which
will enable them to economic in time
of need! The girls smattering of the
languages won't do this, nor the boys
skill at billiards; and thus the house
hold expenditure suffer from the lack Of
an intelligent system of housekeeping,
and ignorance of the younger branches
of the family, both on this point,
and the way to earn their own living.
Isn't it high time that there should be
q change in this respect? The chances
and changes of business, and the uncer-
tainties of investment, make sad havoc


with the position of once well-to-do
people, and find too many members OF
families unable to do anything to keep
the wolf from the door The same neg
lect of sound and reasonable educs-
ton prevents the wife and children oi
working men from helping to bear the


load which presses SO heavily on the
father of a family. How many good


housekeepers are there among the mid
die or upper classes who can, by care.
full management, so reduce their expen-
ses as to tide over dull times, and in
bright days have surplus ready for the
savings bank? This is apractical ques-
tion, to which our household economists
should pay attention. Although the
cost of living has largely increased dur.
ing the last decade Of years, it is still
possible, by the exercise of judicious


economy and foresight, to provide for
the rainy day. Clearly the demand of


the present day is for more practical
and more useful education for all classes