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Year: 1876

isterfng comfort and consolation ana upon leaving
as the hour was late and His Holiness almost IN him.
SELF he gave the dying man the benedcton, in ar
ticulo norris


Long after midnight Cardinal AntonelIi sent
prelate to the Pope asking pardon for all nvolun
tary offences. He fingered along at times suffering
intense agonv, until daylight Then the vital ener-
gies seemed wholly exhausted. The spark flick
cred, and at the hour previously named went out


PUBLIC GRIEF.


The news spread abroad in the Eternal City last
night. Hopes were everywhere expressed that the
attack would not prove fatal the serious nature OF
the malady not being generally known until after
the decease OF the Cardinal was made public this
morning. In the carts the Cardinals death is the
universal theme this afternoon, and the expressions
OF grief and ragret are universal The sudden pros
tration Of the Cardinal created great CONSERVATION
in the Vatican.


HIS PROPERTY.


The Cardinals fortune, comprising his property
and personal effects, are bequeathed to his Kindred
His large and valuable cabinet OF brio a-orac paint
ings and cut and uncut precious stones are left to
the museum OF the Vatican


ANToNELLI's SUCCESSOR.


The Pope this afternoon appointed Monsignor "
vannutclli to take temporary charge OF the duties
OF Secretary of State. He was formerly Under
Secretary Of State.
Year: 1876

fend their lives. One white man In Central
Africa is OF more consequence to the world
than great many negroes. Perhaps he is
not of more consequence than justice, but
white man who could get there would per-
haps not take the London view on that sub
ject. At all events, the white man on the
spot Is the only competent judge of the ex-
igency Of the occasion; and in his absence
1t is fair to credit him with right intention
even If his own statement does not seem to
put his acts in the best light. We should
be the last to sustain inhumanity in our
correspondent but before we condemn him
We shall hear his answer to accusations that
he could not dream would ever be made.
Year: 1876

GENERAL AssoN G. McCooK, who is a can
didate for Congress in the Eighth district, is
of the fighting McCook" family. In the
field, where he won his rnnk by hard fight
ing he is known as gallant soldier, and at
the New York Bar he ranks as good lawyer
He is gentleman of high character, and
would make an excellent Representative in
CONGRESS- should he be elected.
Year: 1876

Import Duties at the Exhibition.


The Philadelphia Exhibition has been in
most respects SO eminent and gratifying a
success that we are sorry to hear of anything
likely to create dissatisfaction among the
foreign exhibitors. We suppose the Secre-
tary of the Treasury only needs to be made
aware Of certain facts, which we publish
below. to order justice done, and to have
complaints, vainly made to some of his
subordinatcs, attended to.


l. Complaint is made that goods bought
by some of the foreign Commissioners for
their governments, and which are to be ex-
ported as soon as the Exhibition closes, are
to be made to pay an import duty to this
government, on the ground that though
they were not, of course, regularly liable to
this, they fell under the letter Of tho law
because they are no longer in the ''original
packages"


2. Complaint is made that while the ex-
hibitors were induced to bring goods over on
certain instructions by Secretary Bristow,
promising that on final entry for sale dam
age suffered by exhibited goods would be



this is now refused, and goods, no matter
how much injury or deterioration in value
they have suffered through being exhibited,
are required to pay duties on their full or
original value as new goods.


g. Many of the goods on exhibition from
abroad are not accompanied by a consular
certificate OF the value of the variable paper
currency of the country from which they
were sent at the time of their shipment
Where this is SO our customs authorities
now refuse to allow of rectifcation of the
neglect by the Commissioners, and insist on
though the deprecated paper were equal to
gold.


4. Complaint is made that no general reg
ulations have been established for the re-
Ihipment of exhibited goods; and that in the
absence Of such the exhibitors are obliged
70 pay fees to brokers and other go-bctweens,
when originally they were promised exemp-
tion from oil such exactions.


5. Complaint is made that throughout the
period of exhibition the Custom House in
terference has been Of needlessly petty
character; that for instance, each building
being regarded as bonded warehouse, q
carpenter employed by one of the foreign
departments was not allowed to carry his
tools from one house to another, to make re-
pairs, without the leave Of the customs off,
GERS and the company of an inspector.


G. Complaint is made that the exhibitors
and Commissioners, when they try to make
known their troubles to the Secretary Of the
Treasury. are not allowed to reach him. but
are by subordinates referred for redress Of
grievances to the same local officers against
whose conduct they protest.


We are sorry that there should be cause
for such complaints and we trust the
authorities will try at once to remedy every
real grievance. We shall take the trouble
to investigate the matter more fully, and
shall report in detail in a few days.
Year: 1876

The New York Herald, in view of the
recent mysterious departure OF well
known lawyer and trustee for several es-
tates. calls for rigid law for the pun
ishment of breach of trust. The editor
saws: We must make breach OF trust q
crime. We must accept no apology Like
that we hear every hour almost in dis
cussing the cases of these recent de-
faulters. There is 40 Office more easily
executed than that of trustee. We
have securities of the best character In
which to invest trust funds. The law
should make it crime for q trustee to
use any other. Let the securities be
government bonds, trust companies ap-
proved by the State laws, and mortgages
on real estate so guarded as to allow for
depression of business and the fall that
is sometimes seen in that generally
prime security. We must 60 into this
whole business of trusts with two pur.
poses-frst to 80 arrange our laws that
any breach of trust where it affects the
management of the estates OF widows
and children, shall be felony, TO be
punished as we punish forgery; and,
second, to deal with the offender against
this law, in personal and social life, as q
criminal of the most despicable grade.
Year: 1876

AS very much misconception has laid
hold o: the popular mind in relation to
the manner of exploding the charges in
the excavations under the water at Hell
Gate, in New York harbor, and the re-
suit of such explosion to riparian
houses, General Newton gave the writer
a detailed account of both, in the hope
of .allaying fears which have been need
lessly and fooliahly aroused. In the
first place people imagine that the ex-
plosive material will be fired at one
time in bulk. This is not the case. No
single charge will be larger than can be
contained in O boring of three inches
diameter, tapering off gradually to two
inches and half. No boring will con-
tain more than three pounds OF the ex-
plosive. The charges will not be fired
simultaneously; but there will be. be-
tween each explosion, an interval OF the
fractional part of second, small in
deed, but quite appreciable, enough to
make every explosion laterally counter.
act the earth-wave creating effect OF
every other explosion.


General Newton said, with much earn
estness "I am so confident of the alb
solute certainty of what I advance that,
so far as the effect of the mere e1plo-
sion is concerned, should not hesitate
to stand within hundred feet OF the
adits at the time of the discharge. The
only thing which would render such q
position unsafe is the probably large
volume of water which will rush through
the mouths of the galleries immediate.
ly after the explosion. No one should
be insane enough to suppose that l
would discharge in bulk the nitro-gly-
cerine used; it will be divided into such
fractions that practically it will be unfelt
in the vicinity of the works" General
Newton had bad news for those who
have made up their minds that the last
act in this long and arduous work is to
take place on the fourth of July. The
explosion will take place either toward
the end of July or in August, but GER
tainly not on the fourth of July. The
necessary appropriation has already been
voted, and General Newton is sure that
should any further amount be required,
Congress, in view of the importance Of
the work, would Immediately furnish it,
Year: 1876

In the days of Peter the Great,
dueling in Russia went very much
out of the fashion, by reason of
that monarch's passing an edict
that any man who challenged an
other should be hanged, whether
the meeting took place or not.
General Zass and Prince Dolgo.
roueki, nevertheless, discovered a
means Of repairing their wounded
honor.


eve may not fight, prince" said
the General but let us both stand
in yonder embrazure against which
the enemy are directing their fire,
and remain there till one of us is
struck" The sagacious proposal
being accepted, both accordingly
repaired to the spot indicated, and
in the presence Of their own army,
as well as that of Sweden, "stood
erect with one hand on to hip, and
looking fiercely at each other, un-
til the prince was cut in two by a
cannon ball. If this proceeding
was not very sensible, it was at least
a fair one and the same may be
said of that professional proposal
of the physician who suggested
that himself and his rival should
select at random from couple of
pills the one poisonous, and the
other inOcuous. A duel between a
barber and a grocer with razors re-
suited, on the contrary Gas might
have been expected), in the victory
of the former, who had, of course,
precisely the same advantages as is
enjoyed with pistols by the better
shot.
Year: 1876

nor in like good condition in this
instance, the court decided that to
return the corpse would have been
against public policy, and as the
hospital superintendent had no au-
thority in the first place to pur-
chase the casket, he could not make
any one else pay for it, but might
stow it away, like TOOdles, as some.
thing handy to have about the
house.
Year: 1876

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature for tho past twenty four hours In CON-
parson with the corresponding datc OF last year. as in
dicatcd by tho Thermometer at Hudnurs pharmacy,
HERALD Building
Year: 1876

The Turkish softas seem bent on real re-
form. They. disavow all hostility to Chris
tians, invoke their aid in establishing the
new government, demand the assembling OF
the National Council, the reduction of expen-
ditures, a strict account of the use of the pub
lie money, and new and equitable system
of taxation. But it looks as though it was
too late to save the empire.
Year: 1876

THE scene in the House Monday will be a
great relief to the sympathetic young man of
the Argus who has been moaning over the
fate of Mr.. Blaine's family, and who sobbed
through all the columns of that paper Mon
day. His grief was calculated to wiring the
hearts of the stoutest, and his friends enter
tanned serious apprehensons that he would
make way with bimself. Indeed after read
ing his lucubration some went so far as 10
say he had.
Year: 1876

IT is the Boston Tfareller which remarks
that Mr.. Blaine owes it to the people who
have put confidence in him to make public
the contents of those letters, thus relieving
himself from the suspicion the keeping of
their contents private has involved and justi
flying the esteem in which he has heretofore
been held. That seems to be Mr. BIaine's
opinion exactly
Year: 1876

PROCTOR KNOTT never made more apt
quotation in his life than when he opened his
reply to Blaine with 'Why, man, he doth be-
stride the narrow world like a Colossus, and
we petty men walk under his huge legs and
peep about to find ourselves dishonorable
graves" The manner in which the ex-
Speaker walked over his opponents, and the
complete discontinue of their small malice
naturally suggests the great dramatist's
words. No wonder Proctor Knott is hunt
ing grass
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The namG 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-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

In very ancient times-all know the story
"a good man landed on an island; he was
one who could save ship in time CT danger
a brave, practical upright man. However
he did not consider his record to be faultless,
and whose record is, tried by a standard
worth setting up? ...-.


AS this good man stood in the strong light
and heat of new-kinded fire, viper came
out from it, and fastened upon his hand );
then the islanders said, che is murderer"
but he shook off the viper into the fire, with
out harm to himself, and then they cried,
che is god.'


The encyclopedias pronounce the bite of
the viper to be "more dangerous to small
to than large victims, and to the terrified than
to the unterrifed," adding further that
''there is no viper found in the United
States" 1t is left therefore for this present
age of Investigation" to develop in political
heats the Great American Viper, the one
purpose, pure and simple, Of whose bite is to
prove every prominent stran ger to its politi-
cal ring, to be villain unless he chance to
be able to show himself saint. This species
OF viper is equally hurtful to large as to small
victims, and to the unterrfed as to the ter
rifed. Future editions of encyclo pedias please
notice.
Year: 1876

Inc following is the balance of the Blaine
Fisher correspondence:


,, WASHINGTON, d. G., April 20, 1872.
Your brief note received. / do not know what Won
mean by my mot mentioning Northern Pacific and
denying everything else" You have nv obIiSation
TO deliver to you specified interest in Northern Pa
cihc, which was to purchase for you and on which
never had penny's interest, direct or indirect
Some months ago you wrote me twice, declaring that
you would not receive the shares but demanding the
return OF the money. This was impossible and
could therefore do nothing but wait. Nothing I
could write would make my obligation palmer han
the memorandum you hold nothing you could write
dun.


The matters between us are all perfectly plain and
simple, and am ready to settle them all comprehen-
svely and literally am not willing to settle those
that benefit you and leave to the chances OF the fu.
ture those that benefit me. L willing 10 fore0o
and give up great deal for the sake of friendly
settlement, and retain copy Of this letter as eyf-
dence OF the spirit of the offer make think II we
cannot settle ourselves friendly reference would be
the best channel, and propose Mr.. Ward Cheney
who stands nearer to you certainly than he does 20
me. lfthis name does not suit you please suggest
one yourself. Very sincerely yours


j. g. BLAINE.
Year: 1876

My Dear Mr.. Fisher


Yours of oath received. There seems to be one
great error Of fact uader which you are laborng in
regard to my ability to comply with your request
about the $4,000 letter of credit. L would gladly
get 1t for you If were able, but L have not the
means have no power Of getting letter OF credit
from Jay Cooke, except by paying the money it.,
and the money have not got, and have no means Of
getting it. Yon ask me to do, therefore what sim
ply impossible. Nothing would give me more pleas .
ure than to serve you If able, but my losses in
the Forth Smith affair have entirely crippled and
deranGed all my finances. You would, know, be
utterly amazed ii you could see the precise expert
ence have had in that matter. Very bitter, as
sure you. Among other things owe nearly all of
the S25,0O0 which delivered to Mr. Pratt, and this
is most harassing and embarrassing to me.


If you will give me the SIG, 500 of bonds which L
propose to throw OH payment OF the notes which
you say owe you, will gladly get your $40 900
letter of credit, but If 1 release those bonds to
you, as propose, yon do the same for Yourself
am at a loss 10 know what you mean by your re-
peated phrase that: Il have denied everything"
What have denied? do not so much as under
stand what you mean, and would be glad to have
you explain. You reject the name of Ward Cheney
as friendly referee; please suggest yourself
OF some one known to both Of US. mean for you to
suggest name in case you do not accept my basis
OF settlement proposed in my last letter preceding
this. Yours very truly,


j. G. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr. ESQ.
Year: 1876

AGRICULTURAL GENIUs-Col. Finnigan
was a Florida planter, wealthy and hospita-
bic. Toward the poor he was always kind,
and even the shiftless he would not turn
coldly away. A man who had often been
the object of his bounty was named Jake
Hartrufr Jake was a squatter in the
woods, where he had log cabin and a
small clearing. Upon this land he some
times raised corn, and with his gun he
captured game. Of the game he ate the
flesh, and the skins he traded for whisky.
Long before the winter was over he was
sure to be out of corn, in which emergency
he would bring his bag to the colonel for a
supply, which was generally furnished.
Once upon a time Jake came with his bag
very early in the season-in fact winter had
just set in.


"Why, how's this, Jake?" demanded
Finnegan. "Seems to me you are rather
early in your call for corn


".Well, Colonel, fact is my crop failed
this yer season"


Failed How is that? I thought thi:
had been an uncomenly good season fol
corn"


"Yaas, s'pose it has Colonel. But y
see I forgot to plant"
Year: 1876

The ART OF MAKING COFFEE" Aunt
Prudence - writes in the American Grocer:
five Drowned our ceffee, which we confess
we do not, we should certainly adopt a
plan which we see spoken of in HATS
journal, and which carries conviction of its
excellence to the mind of an old house
keeper. 1t is this; When the coffee is
roasted, and before it is quite cold, while
YOU can hold the berries comfortably in
your hand, add to every pound of coffee
the white of an egg, and stir the mass
thoroughly. so that every berry will be wet
with it. 1t has two advantages-the first
is one spoken of by the writer of the
article, of settling the coffee without the
addition of anything hut boiling water, md
the second would he to coat the berry with
the egg so as to preserve the aroma, which
will pass away in measure from the
roasted berry"


OLp-FAsHIoNED INDIAN PUDDING.-Scald
one pint of milk, turn into it one-half cup
of Indian meal; one egg. two-thirds OF
cur of molasses; salt and cinnamon to
taste. Add one pint of cold milk, and
bake about two hours, stirring two or three
times while cooking, so as to make it
wheyey.


For MoTHs.-A small piece of paper or
linen, moistered with the spirits of turpen-
tine and put in bureau or wardrohee for a
single day, two or three times, is said to be
sufficient preservative against moths.


LEMON JUMBLEs.-0ne pound of sugar
three-quarters of pound of butter, foui
eggs, the juice and grated rind of lemon
and as little -four as will possibly enable
you to make them into small cakes with
your hands.


INFANTS FooD.-Mix the rice -four with
cold milk, and stir it into boiling milk
until of the proper thickness; sweeter
with loaf sugar.
Year: 1876

patch of partisan committees of investlga-
tion resulting in partisan reports. Nothing
but chaos, the Nation thinks, would be
likely to result from the assumption OF Ju-
dicial functions by Congress in the matter
of counting the electoral vote. and it
hopes that any attempt TO perpetuate the
practice in February next will be defeat
ed Not even the Supreme Court would
be able long to bear up under these du-
ties; it would become an object for part-
san denunciation, and there would be a
danger that the last party would, when
in power have, as part of ts programme,
schemes for packing the Court in readl-
| ness for the next Residential ele ction by
increasing the number OF Judges or other
wise. and their credit and authority would
rapidly decline under the suspicious of all
sorts that would settle down upon them.
In fact, says the Nation, "there is only
one course open TO us in this matter, and
that is to let the States manage their own
elections and accept the result as they give
il. We cannot make State governments
better than the population of the State
want to have them" The conclusion of
the whole matter the Nation gives in the
following words


'Of course, all this means that the wisest course
for the democrats and ey,Iy body is to allow Hayes
to take the Presidency quietly and without fur
ther dispute on the 4th OF March next This will
doubtless be a very unpalatable course to those
who cannot afford to wait four wears more for an
other such chance as apparently now offers itself
to them; but the country desires law and order
and certainty, and does rot now particularly care
who is President, provided there is general acqul-
e,ence in his accession. II seems to
that the only sound course now is to stop quib-
bling and chopping logic, to accept the Southern
figures, however bedevied, and inaugurate Hayes
the interest of peace and quiet, ard for the bet
ter preservation Of constitutional forms. Any 9th
ei course Is Mexican"
Year: 1876

with delight the bare possibility Of success by
defeat of the acknowledged vote of the people in
Oregon, assuming to state n public address, after
so much deliberation, that the votes they still so
anxiousy seek are in possession, the case on
which they so earnestly seek evidence is already
closed in brief, that what they still are seek ing
thus 10 do is done already. Can absurdity go
farther! Surely fair minded men must see in this
the wild stroke of departing manager, who as
serts his wishes for facts, regardless of the con-
quences of such folly.


knowing the depression of business and the
anxiety of the people that quiet settlement be
had Of the Presidential question, aware that there
is proper tribunal which is to pass upon it in
accordance with the constitution and the laws.
this arrogant assumption is issued, and the menace
Of war is heard, with calls for assemblies of the
faithful party workers TO see TO II that the party
proclamation is carried into effect by the naugur-
alton of its candidate. The fact that the chief
manager Mr. Hewitt, is a member of Congress
and in that capacity may be called TO pass as
judge on these questions, is worthy Of notice.


Fortunately, in spite of some errors which the
executive freely confesses, the country feels that
domestic disturbance will not find the path easy
under General Gtant, and winnie partlZan prt IS
may utter what in many countries would be
promptly suppressed, and orators may almost
counsel treason, the country rests undisturbed
confd, Mt that the overt act will not be done, and
that after showing its true spirit and illustrating
clearly to the people the hollow pretence of the
cry Of reform to which many have confidently lis
tened tie hand of the trckster who trifies with
the very life of the nation for personal gain viii
be clearly seen, and the voice of the Of bus
ness men be plainly heard, that if there be any
so lost to patriotic impulses as TO attempt distur-
bance, the wisdom of President who prepare
for threatened mischief will be most highly ap-
plauded.


In actual lie gslative work in the House the ap-
propriation bills have practical attention, and in
dcstions are that no great delays will occur. The
mail service crippled the last session is about to
be made more acceptable, and the fast mail prac-
tically replaced. 1t is also suggested that the
force of employees is to be Increased in several
places where the reduction of foice has been most
seriously felt. A. b. c.