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Year: 1875

New YORK, Sep. lit is now pretty
definitely settled that all negotiations for
the consolidation of the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph lines have
come to'an end with little probability of any
further attempt, at least for the present, on
the part of the Western Union, to effect that
object. 1t was reported early to-day that
another meeting to reconsider the subject
would be held this afternoon but no such
meeting took place and it is not believed
that any further conference is contemplated
A meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Western Union Company was held this
afternoon but the proceedings it is under
stood had no reference to any consolidation
with the Atlantic and Pacific Company, pro-
badly owing to the abrupt termination Of
the conference yesterday and the rejection
of the proposition made by the Western
Union. A report of the Conference Com
mittee which. met yesterday will shortly
be made to the directors Of the
Atlantic and Pacific. The officers Of the
latter Company, express themselves as con.
fident of the Company. 1t is understood
that orders have already been issued for the
resumption of work at all points where
here had been suspended upon the consoli-
dation prospects, and general extension of
liues will be made. Instructions have been
given to complete the line from Chicago to
St. Louis. On this route of two hundred
and eighty-fve miles of wire two hundred
and thirty miles have already been put up,
leaving only fifty miles to be completed.
The building of additional needed branch
routes is also in contemplation. 1t is ru-
mored that the Western Union has request
ed of the Southern and Atlantic Telegraph
Company, the cancellation of the contract
made by the latter Company with the Wee-
tern Union for the use of wire between
Washington and New York. In the event
of these contracts being annuled the South
ern and Atlantic will probably make its
connection with the Atlantic and Pacific.
Thus making direct route from New York
to New Orleans.
Year: 1875

The large passenger depot of the Will
mington Il Western railroad in South Will
mington since the removal of the office to
Front and Market streets has been out of
use, and yesterday carpenters began to tear
the building to pieces in as large sections as
will be convenient to move on the road, and
some time this week the entire structure
will be taken by rail to Landcnburg and
used as a station. The movement Of SO
large structure over the rails is quite an
event in railroad freighting.
Year: 1875




Cause.


New York Tribune, JuIy6.


There is no part of the commercial
world where there Is not at the present
time more or less complaint of dull
times. These dull times are accounted
for in various ways, but the main
cause of them, IN our opinion, is the
close interdependence among CONNER
cial nations. Take England for an ex-
ample. Let US admit that she is the
richest Of nations, amply supplied with
capital for her own uses, and having
extensive productive investments IN all
other countries. Grant that her CON-
mercial system is perfect and still we
shall find that the power OF her capital
and the advantages Of her colossal
trade have their limitations. She cannot
sell to those who are too poor to buy.
She cannot tTansgTess the laws which
regulate commercial credit without suf.
ferng for it, With abundant harvests
and cheap food her trade languishes
and every wound inflicted ON the ma
tions with which she trades Is trans
mitted to her nerves as by an electric
shock If dull times taught no other
lesson than the unity Of the modern
commercial world they would not be
without considerable cOmpensatiOns.


There is another way Of accounting
for hard times, which was accepted as
the true theory by the majority in both
houses Of the last Congress. These
gentlemen would persuade us that the
whole trouble comes from the scarcity
of money. We beg to refer these gem
tlemen to the financial condition Of
England, France and the United States
at this very time, as practical demon
stratiOn that scarcity Of money has /
nothing to do with the universal dull |
ness of trade. We point to the re- |
markable fact that IN each Of the cOun-
tries named unemployed money Is ex. |
traOrdinarily abundant. Finally. We I
invite attention to the circumstance |
that all this money in England, France |
and America Is offered to the public on |
the usual conditions which govern bank |
loans and discounts at very moderate /
rates of interest. In France the rate |
for over a year has been only four per |
cent, and IN London for more than four /
months the discount rate has remained |
fixed at three and half. Does this /
show that the business world is suffer- |
ing for want Of a circulating medium,
either gold or paper?
Year: 1875

A gentleman who arrived in Pres
colt few days ago from Mohave
county, learned, while there, that
three men had just met with violent
deaths at place near the Planet Cop
per mine, on Bill Williams Fork of
the Colorado river. The gentleman's
knowledge of the facts was SO meagre
that we are unable to give the names
of all of the departed. We only
know that q man named Kearney lost
a mare and blamed two of those who
have gone to the other world with
having stolen and sold her; that he
persuaded another man to accompany
him to the camp of the men he sus-
pected of stealing his mare; that he
found them in their cabin, one on each
side OF stove; that a discussion arose,
during which he drew q siX-si9oter,
first firing atone and then at the other,
and soon after left them bouh for dead.
His companions went to another camp
for men to aid in burying the two
men. While he was gone, Kearney
went to the cabin to take look at the
men he had shot. Arriving at the
door, he was confronted by one of the


uedu Hlel, WIZ bstu uluSIeIcu SUM-
cient strength to procure shotgun,
the contents of which he speedily
buried in Mr.. Kearney's body, killing
him instantly. Then, with almost su-
perhaman effort, he arese, dragged
Kearney's body into the cabin, locked
or shut the door. procured horse and
rode to the Colorado River Indian Res
ervation.


Our informant is of the opinion that
all three of the men alluded to were
very bad, and will not be missed from
the Planet mine, or from any other
planet. We are in hopes that the next
mail will bring us the names of the
parties to this tragedy; also the par
ticulars, as at present it appears to be
as mysterious as it was unprecedented
III the criminal annals of Bill Will
liams' Fork.
Year: 1875

II was natural for Mr.. Morton To hoist
the "bloody shirt whenever hc spoke.
That is what whist-players would call
his strong suit 1t was said of his
longest speech in the ~euatc, last win
ter, that il was continuous shout of
" murder! murder! murderw He does
not like the Democratic party, for which
We d" not blame him, for ii is matter
of taste, and he has a good many people
with him in the dislike. But il is 81 sur
prlslng that 80 shrewd politician as he
is does not see that the "bloody shirt "
Is no longer AN effective exhibition.
since Poker Jack went back in security
to live under the peaceful Democratic
rule in Arkansas the garment which he
first hoi'ted has fallen into disrepute.
Does Senator Morton really still believe
that the Force Bill and the Arkansas
message were necessary or iu-titiable
measures? or does he imagine that the
peoples fears can any longer be played
with As they have been?


The next Presidential campaign can
not be fought on that line. II is time To
reason together, and the people are not
going TO be driven into the Republican
party next year 10y the exhibition of the
rebel specter, II the Republicans mean
20 win they will have Ia show statesman
ship; they must produne peace policy.
The war is oyer.-ArC iOrk Hrnahi
Year: 1875

the sluggish canvass Of the Democrats


he Republicans have not reduced the
Democratic majority in Kentucky, but,
on the contrary, the Democratic majority
is positively increased. The result in
Kentucky, under all the circumstances,
is n great victory for the Democracy,
and barometer of the general tendency
Of political opinion in the Southern
Year: 1875

DURING a recent tornado in Minnesota
two sheep were carried fully mile by
the wind, and finally landed in tree
toP, where they were found pinued to
gether by board that had been driven
through their bodies. Anybody who
does not believe the story can go and see
the sheep and the tree and the hoard.
Year: 1875

Tue English colliers think bathing
tends to weaken the system. At recent
meeting to discuss the question of pro-
'iding public baths, one Of this class
made the statement that he had heard of
a collier who had not washed Tor forty
years, and boasted OF the fact.
Year: 1875

AFAILRIvER Mass man successfully
raises water lilies. In his yard he sunk
in the ground the half of an old ca.k, the
bottom Of which he covered with peat
and swamp mud, and then filled it with
water. Early in spring he placed several
water lily roots among the earth at the
bottom of hisartifcial pond, and now he
hasa numberof pure white flower. daily
unfolding their petals and greeting the
senses with their beauty and fragrance.
Year: 1875




Sheriff Conner FIRST learned the news OF the escape
Of Tweed while on his way home Saturday night
After visiting Ludlow Street jail he reached his home
in East Fifty seventh street at little before one
O'Clock yesterday morning He could not be induced
to go to bed but walked the floor all night His family
tried to pacify him, but all TO purpose He would
every while exclaim, ~ runedi l
am ruined ~ He loud in his denunciations
of Warden Dunham and Keeper Hagnn He re-
marked to his son, "And this is tho class Of
men have got about me- ?" One OF his sons said
him, "Father, you have been warned against these
men, Now you what they are" "Yes,n he re-
ped "and If had only taken my friends advice this
could have happened have been too easy, but
they shall suffer for it will make thorough over
hauling in that office IL live till Monday morning"
At six O'Clock yesterday morning he put on his hat
and coat and started out but did not state where he
was going His family tried TO persuade him
not to go out early, but he would not listen
to them. This the last seen OF him all day by
his family. His two sons we're at the house most OF
the day and received all VINO called but they botn
strictly denied knowing the whereabouts OF their
father About six oclock~>lowever they received a
despatch from him. Stang that he would not be home
until midnight They were quite relieved when they
received IL


In conversation with friend on Saturday night the
Sheriff sad"I viii spend the last dollar have in the
world but what III have Tweed back again y
Year: 1875

HERALD reporter, despatched to ascertain the dis
position of the people touching Tweeds escape in the
Seventh ward where most Of the lower classes are in
cned to remember only his favors and forget his
crimes, endeavorcd 10 fathom public opinion in his ro-
gard, and arrived at the conclusion that or the
working people in this district look upon his eludng the
ends OF justice cause for congratuaton Opinions
expressed by who are fitted by circumstance
and position 20 acquire thorough knowledge
OF the drif OF public sentiment tend show that his
old constituents look upon Tweed's case with eniency
and, carried away by very general disposition Of sym
pathy they feel that escape only the due OF the
who has faced the charges brought against him and
manfuly combated them. Some or the property
owners, however who subjected to heavier taxation
than formerly are not disposed look so favorably
upon for whose sins, they themselves say
they are dointpcnance They claim that this thwart
ing Of the law every way reprehensibe and that
any one concerned in enecting it should suffer the
severest penalties Among the politicians a
disposition was manifested 10 give utter
ance to private opinions but while they declined
ing their sentiments regarding Tweed they generally
agreed in excupating Dunham from any completely
the escape He man, they claimed, OF strict In
tegrity and who would be likely to cvade any
rupt influences brought to bear upon him.


DISTRICTS


the reporter found that a peculiar rumor had gained
ground 10 the effect that certain Tammany officials had
Interested themselves in efecting Twced's escape
Statements brought to bear touching the indebted
ness OF certain politicians the Boss OF days gone by
and reasons shown why tho holders OF Tammany
distinctions should be inclined favor his speedy exit
from Ludlow street confinement


story circulated in the Seventh and Thirteenth
wards that Judge Timothy J. Campbell, who was rc-
Year: 1875

The Hebrew charity fair for the benefit or the Mount
Sinai Hospital will open this evening at the Hippo
drome Every preparation has been made TO the
fair to be successful in spite OF the prohibition by the
police OF the lotteries in which valuable prizes to
have been drawn The lair viii be opened with an ad-
Dress 10 be delivered by Governor Tlldcn and win
tinue fifteen days AS its purpose u 80 good ita pro-
jecors and managers VIII doubtless receive encourage
ment and aid from the benevolent OF every sect Il
Year: 1875

At a late hour last night Commissioner voorhis
to the Central 0fcc HERALD reporter interro-
gated him with reference to the mysterious person who
chartered the locomotive at Hunters Point but he
declined entering into the particulars of the
work done by the detectives in that
direction, fearing that publication might
interfere with their plans He would say that the
detectives had identified the stranger as j. Foster
Dewey neither would be deny that such was the case
He admitted however, that the prolonged absence of
Mr. Dewey from his residence at the Holman House
had a strange appearance at this juncture
Year: 1875

An editorial on catching colds, in the
British Medical journal, concludes thus:
ssrhe practical considerations which are
the outcomes of this reviewof the pa
thology of colds are these: Never to
wear wet clothes after active muscular
exertion has ceased. but to change them
at once, to meet the loss OF the body heat
by warm fluids and dry clothes; to avoid
long sustained loss of heat which is
not met by increased production
of heat; to increase the
tonicity of the vessels of the
skin by cold baths, &c. so educating
them to contract readily on exposure, by
a partial adoption, indeed, OF the ''hard-
ening.S plan; to avoid too warm and de-
bilitating rooms and temperatures; to
take especial care against too great loss
of heat when the skin is glowing; and
Ito prevent the inspiration of cold an by
the mouth by some protecting agent, as
a respirator. We can readily understand
how respirator should be effective pro-
lection against winter bronchitis in those
so disposed.
Year: 1875

TnE TmEn TEsN..--li t. not
often that We feel disposed to re-
fer to political matters, but the
constantly recurring story Of a
third term for Grant is getting 60
be monotonous. II he j, or in
tends to be, a candidate Tor noui-
nation for a third term, it must be
admitted that ho gives no evidence
Of il in the distribution Of the pat
ronage under his control. Since
the adjournment Of Congress, he
has taken care Of about a dozen
ex-Congressmon who have been
repudiated by the people of their
own districts, and who cannot rea-
sonably be supposed to have much
influence at home, not enough GER
tainly to control the election of a


delegate to the national nomina-
ting convention. A number OF
these gentlemen have left their
districts and home entirely,to take
Office in some distant part of the
country, and a year hence they
will be utterly forgotten. This,
however, is not the only instance
wherein Grant has put the patron
age where it will not do the m ost
good. The Distinguishing feature
of his administration has been to
gather around him comparatively
obscure men-men of at most
local reputation, without much
status or influence.
Year: 1875

Application was yesterday made to Justice Duffy, at
the Tombs Police Court for warrant Of arrest of Mr.
George Jones, Of the Times, for alleged libel The ap
piication mado by James T. King, Tammany candi-
date for Assembly in the Nineteenth district Justice
Duly at rst declined TO issue the warrant because II
was rule among the police justices to issue warrants
only In the districts where the accused party or parties
resided.


Mt Jones does not reside in the First Police Court
district and agreeaby TO the rule OF comfy established
Dy the police magistrates the warrant should not have
been Issued from that district


Counsel for King threatened to sue out writ OF
mandamus before the Supreme Court and Justice
Duly thereupon ordered the warrant TO be made


Among other things the alleged libel charges King
with having taken $4,000 OF the city money and APP
propriated 1t to his own USE
Year: 1875

man named De Bray represented to the Belgian
Benevolent Society OF this city that he destitute but
had once been wealthy in Brussels The society bought
him ticket for passage to Brussels Three times the
ticket offered for sale to the agent OF the Red Star
hne by drunken and dissoute looking men. Yester-
day the agent Of the line learned that De Bray
drunkard and also procured possession of tho passage
ticket without pay and will be given to some worthy
Belgian
Year: 1875

The trial OF william b Howard Justice Of the Peace
or East Now York, who indicted for malfeasance
was held in the Kings County Court Of Sessions before
udGe Mooro Yesterday he tried and convicted Of
Year: 1875

A LITTLE GIRL Drowned Thursday
afternoon last little daughter of John
L. Woollens, of Northeast, Md, fell ints
the mill-race of its father mill and " as
drowned. She was playing with some
girls near where her father was washing
a carriage, when he was called to the mill
leaving her in the care of her playmates


When he returned they had left and he
supposed she had gone to the house. He
continued his work until called to supper
when the absence OF their little one was
discovered. Search was made and the
father soon found his lifeless child lodged
on a sand bar about fifty yards below the
mill. She had attempted to walk plank
across the race and fallen into the water.
Year: 1875

BARRooM FIGHT WHICH SERVED THE ENDS


OF JUSTICE


On the corner of North First and Second streets,
williamsburg is little rum holo which has become
notorious of late for the dsordery character OF its
customers and proprietors August and Phoebe Baker,
and Captain wogom Of the Fifth precinct police has
been anxously watching for an opportunity
TO obtain revocation of the license, and
thus relieve the neghborhood OF crying
nuisance Last evening the opportunity occurred
Baker and his wife both became udded and under tho
influence of liquor opened their saloon Sunday
About nine o'clock Daniel Graham and John smith,
who had been out riding, alghtcd in front OF the place
and entered TO take drink. Mrs Baker waited on
them and as she seemed TO tumble the change
Baker charged her with giving away the drink and
money from the drawer to Smith row was the imme
dae consequence Baker struck his wife first and then
Smith struck him. revolver next drawn and
then Graham entered into the lght which, though II
lasted scarcely five minutes resulted in the complete
wreck OF the saoon the counter being upset and every
fragile article within II being broken and tho entire
party, with black eyes, bloody noses and cut heads,
being taken TO the station house. where they were
locked up for the night The horse and wagon oil era
ham also taken charge OF by tho police
Year: 1875

Coroner Croker was yesterday notified by tho police
Of tho Twenty FIRST precinct that an unknown woman,
ared about forty five years had beon found dead tho
hallway OF No 43S Third avenue Tho deceased had
blue ewes and brown hair and cotton dress u
black shawl and hat. red underskrt and gater shoes
Year: 1875

State He is a numerous office
holder and serves for pay and gets
it. When on the County Board he
got five or six hundred dollars year
extra allowances, without author
ity by law. AS School District Treas
urer he has bad the trouble of taking
care of two or three thousand dol
lars a year.


James S. Ritchie, Esq, a home
farmer and has pattern farm is 2
real-estate holde1, keeps what he
has and adds to it for the good time
to sell and realize. His oficious
control of the County Board, get
ting his taxes abate1, streets ditch
ed and favors granted supplemented
with the salary Of District Attorney
will be big thing forhim. We 90 for
him all the time His legal ability has
nothing to do with the office; when he
held ithitherto the Court esccztseG him
and appointed an attorney to attend
to the duties of his office, except
the duty of drawing his salary,
which he did promptly in person.


For County Clerk there is 30 be
another contest at the polls. Mr..
Vincent Cournoyer, a gentlemanly
young man, is the ring candidate.
This is the only financial office not
yet subordinated to the control Of
the ring. A complete control of
this once Will give the ring masters
full swing and cut off all means Of
tracking on the trail of Deficiencies,
extra pay and stealings.


Quite likely DR.. Laffitte, the
Town Clerk, will be supported for
the office Of Clerk of the Circuit
Court. AS an expert and ready
writer he Will afford the ring and
available candidate. His accustom-
ed double pay as town Clerk being
about to be stopped a new Office
will be quite acceptable to him.
His qualifications are quite up to the
average for any office when dis
qualification is no objection. As
town Clerk he has never had his
tax roll done in due time, order or
legality.
Year: 1875

The modern newspaper editor in
the line Of duty, free from the tram
mels of party, holds a higher and
more responsible ofice-that of
cenSor-than any other, pensioned
upon the public. His popularity is
of more value to him than to the
annual office-seeker for his bread
and butter comes from voluntary
contribution, while the office seeker
designs to obtain his emoluments,
will ye nil ye, from the forced tax
payer. To some extent the pub
Usher becomes one of the latter
class, as regards public advertise
ments-and for these he is to be
paid his laacf~l fees.


Our bill for publications, requir-
ed by law, was duly allowed by
the Comfy Board and orders upon
the County Treasury were issued
to us; and the same was added in
specific amounts to the delinquent
taxpayers property but in no
way a burden upon the prompt tax
payer. In other counties these
printing fees are collected for the
printer; but here, to our surprise,
our fees went to pay any or all sorts
OF other claims against both county
and town as well as all sorts of
e;rtr0 and unlawfully issued orders.


Upon investigation we learned
the following facts-that our fees
were being subsidized to the pay
ment of not only older but younger
claims than ours that about 81
10000 Of county orders had been
presented and registered, which bv
law should be paid by the Treasurer
before ours; that regardless of the
registered orders the Treasurer was
daily redeeming unregistered or
ders, aud orders drawn in. anticipa-
ton of taxes to be levied for the
year 1856. Hence, we confess
our ignorance OF any means what
ever of how or when we could ever
obtain our pay under the course
being pursued by the Treasurer.
Our pay we mast have; and the
laws which authorized the lndebt
edness, authorize a judgment and a
direct and specific tax to pay it.
Suit was broughs; no defense cenld
be interposed-e1cept the one chat
there cere .funoS in the Treasury
and, had the District Attorney plead
Year: 1875

There is an insinuation about as
currant as County Orders that the
County Attorney and we are in col
lusion regarding our Judgment
against the County. AS a good
many officers are under suspicion it
is not strange that Judge Clark
should have his share. We confess
to our suspicion of him; the is
IN collusion with the Treasurer is
evident, or he would have inter
posed some sort of law proceeding
to compel the payment of our claim,
as we believe he is in duty bound,
instead Of permitting his tax-bur-
dened constituents to be forced to
pay what his old friend the Treas
urer ought to- pay. We wish old
Diogenes> would come around with
his lantern and find that 't0the,.- HZ-
lo2o to succeed him..