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Year: 1873

Polaris survivors on board the steamer Talapoosa
at the Navy Yard. Captain McRitchle, whom tne
reporter has abundant cause for remembering, pe-
cause OF his courtesies on previous OCCASION wei
coined the HERALD man and lntrouuceu nini 70 W
each OF the Arctic heroes. The men gathered upon
the upper deck and all conversed most freely upon
every subject save the only one which the reporter
was particularly interested IN.


A "REMINISCENCES.


Casting mis- eyes toward Cob Dock the reporter
saw the buoy from near which the Poiaris r9isea
her anchor for the last time in New YORK
harbor. 1t recalled the scene OF that June day,
wncn, in the quiet OF the early evening aItcr the
vlsiters had all taken their departure rom tne
yard and the long lines OF laborers had fled out or
the gate the reporter In company with Constructor
Delano had said go0d-by 10 Captain Hal ana
stepped into boat, Just as the trim little Polaris
dropped out into the tide and headed up the
Sound-the sunset gun on the ordnance dock
booming a sad, solemn farewell. That vision
recalled an event which transpired more than Two
years ago. but the scene was Is vivid as II IL were
only yesterday; around him were some OF the men
who on that same evening started FOR the regions
OF polar Ice, and the writer OF this tried TO reaize
how widely their path OF life has diverged rom MS
through these two years.


BEFORE THE COURT OF INQUIRY.


The men are under the strIcteSt orders 10 nave
nothing whatever say about the death OF Captain
Hall. No matter how volube they may be on any
all other topics they shut up like an oyster when
this subject Is broached. Captain Chandler says
that the Tallapoosa win wait orders before pro-
ceedng to Washington, and that she will not start
before this evening at the earliest The men will all
be examined before the same Board OF Inquiry who
heard the story OF the Tyson party. The men will
not be allowed to visit their homes until their
turn from washington.
Year: 1873

Meeting Last Evening of the Executive


Comm nmittee-Dccision the Report


To BE Made to the General Committee


The Utica Nominations To Be Sup.


ported.


meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the
General Committee OF the Apollo Hall democracy
met last evening. The object OF the meeting was
to confer with the ousted Utica delegates and de.
eide with them as to what course should be recon-
mended to the General Committee next Wednes-
day. Reporters were not admitted, but the HERALD
reporter, in conversation with one Of the repre-
sentatives OF the committee, learned that it was
decided at the meeting not to ''go backn upon the
Utica nominations, but to stand by them, while at
the same time the action OF the State Gen.
eral Committee would be severely criticised
for not giving any recognition to an
organization powerful as Apollo Hall,
and excaiming against the injustice OF ignoring a
branch or the democracy whose record was pure.
while recognizing exclusively section whose
record was one of corruption and fraud. At the
same time, while the general policy would be to
recognize the nominations made at Utica, il could
not be expected that Apollo Hall would be very
warmly In favor OF them, and that the action or
the body would be greatly Influenced by local
nominations. No DOUBT good deal OF "swOpping''
would go The several members with whom
the reporter conversed agreed that this was the
policy decided upon.
Year: 1873

The Ocean Raccs-Brsllinnt Time AM


ticipated-An Extra Subscription Cup


For the Smaller Schooner Yachts sug-


gested.


The Regatta Committee Of the New York Yacht
Club are rapidly perfecting the arrangements
necessary for the successful and satisfactory sail
ing of the grand ocean races on Thursday
9th inst The interest that is being developed
among yachtsmen generally and the many friends
OF the gentlemen who have entered their vessels
for the contest is very great Specializing on
the character OF the weather likely to be
experienced, they vouchsafe opinions regard
ing the result and draw comparisons be-
intend TO compete. Up to the hour OF closing bus
ness yesterday everything was going along
smoothly, and the chances are that the neet that
race will be very large and consist OF sucn boats
that there must be an exciting time during the
progress OF the event. 1t Is certain that the entries
will reach that number TO make the affair or the
most brilliant character, and 1t has peen sug-
Rested by prominent yachtsman, whose plea
surecrait has been entered for the $1,000
provided by the owners OF the smaller
schooner yachts and to be sailed for
by this class OF boats in addition TO the other thus
giving them an opportunity to win prize with
the larger yachts, whose chances of success in
cracking breeze may be greater than the smaller
boats In this case the feet of schooner yacnts
should be large Why do not the vessels OF this
class in the Brooklyn and Atlantic clubs join the
racersp


1t must be borne in mind by those who wish to
enter their vessels in either class that the time ex-
pires for such opportunity at twelve O'Clock M, on
Tuesday, nth inst. Meanwhile any information de-
sired concerning the races can be obtained by
addressing or calling npon Mr. Charles A. Minton,
Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, No. 20
Broad street.
Year: 1873

The primary election passed or quietly in all the
Assembly districts last evening, the regular ticket
being elected without opposition, except in one
TWO districts, In which local differences could not
be united. County Convention OF ten delegates
and an Executive Committee OF two delegates for
each Assembly district was elected, and also
General Committee for each Assembly district OF
two members for each election district.


The following are the delegates to the Executive
Committee
Year: 1873

But our workingmen are of another sort


They are too clear headed to be used fol
taking other peoples chestnuts out of the
fire. They have their grievances sometimes
and they know how to remedy them for them.
selves without calling in English, German OF
French secretaries. or other tailors of Tooley
street. They know that this is working.
mans country, and that there is no other land
where the workingman is so well of as here !;
and, if we understand them, they would bs
the first to crack the skulls like walnuts Of
these three tailors in case they should succeed
in provoking the disturbances they aim at
Year: 1873

The want of frmness of our government in
defending the honor of the national flag is
producing its natural results. The volunteers
of Santiago have compelled the American
Consul to haul down his flag, and we
would not be much surprised to learn that
he had been driven from the town. In the
beginning of the present insurrection another
American Consul was hunted through the
streets of Santiago, and was only preserved
from death by taking refuge with the British
Consul This outrage passed without
punishment or reparation. The Wash
ington government was rather surprised,
we believe, at the magnanimity of the
mongrel mob in allowing its representa-
tive to be smuggled out of the city. Now that
they have gone further and tasted blood we
cannot be certain where they may STOP


Should Mr.. Young, one of our few efficient
consuls, be assassinated by the Santiago mob
he will have the satisfaction of knowing that
Mr.. Fish will write a polite note to CASTELAR,
requesting information as to the manner of
his death and suggesting that few dollars
should be given to console his widow Ameri-
can blood is cheap now, and if the volunteers
should be seized with the idea Of varying
their national sports there is no
reason why mobbing American consuls, and
even shooting them, should not replace the
worn out bull fights. A real live American citi-
zen would not cost so much as good bull, and
as for the national flag, it is only worthless
rag to which no Spaniard need pay any atten-
ton. We would strongly advise Consul Young
to leave Santiago without delay unless some
British gunboat will stay in the harbor to pro-
tect him. As for our navy, it had better be
recalled from Cuban waters. Under the
present administration it can neither COM
mand respect for the national flag nor pun
ish outrages on American citizens. We
would have the gallant tars spared the
humiliation Of seeing their flag in
suited with impunity. The action of the
Santiago mob illustrates well the temper Of
the ruling class in Cuba. 1t points out the
danger of Mr. Fishs policy, and would be
motive for extraordinary measures to gov
ernment at all interested in the protection of
its citizens The Washington government is,
however, too much absorbed in schemes for
the protection of Buchu bankers and other
virtuous supporters of the administration to
have any time to devote to assuring the safety
of citizens or the honor Of the national flag.
Year: 1873

VENTILAT1Na CONGRESSIONAL ORAToRY. The
Cleveland Leader is exercised over the fact that
Congress had scarcely been organized and the
committees Of the House announced when
members began in the old way to ask permis-
sion to print in the Congressional Record
speeches which they wished to deliver but had
not. We do not know, after ALL but that this
is the best method for ventilating Congress
sional oratorical buncombe. If the speeches
are delivered in the House the telegraph lines
will be burdened with synopscs of the same for
transmission oil over the land. On the other
hand, if published only in the Congressional
Record the area of victims will be confined
principally TO the constituencies of the honor
able gentlemen making the buncombe speeches
aforesaid. NNy
Year: 1873

The strike reported elsewhere of the railway
engineers employed on the Western lines
operated by the Pennsylvania Company is one
of the most extensively and accurately organ
lied movements of the kind ever known in
this country, and indicates the way in which
the real workmen manage their affairs, as
compared with the ranting imbeciles of the
so-called Committee of Safety. 1t is to be re-
GREETED, certainly, that in difference between
the engineers and their employers the inno-
cent public is made to suffer by the total dis
continuance of travel on SO many Western
lines but it is clear that in cases of this
sort some one must suffer. The public will
have no option but to consider this one OF the
drawbacks on the many advantages of the
railways. Every engineer who thus, at noon
on Friday. left his locomotive standing on the
rails where the hour of noon found it violated
his contract with the company, and upon the
faith of that contract the public relied and
counted in all its arrangements, and it is
scarcely possible to estimate the mischief of
such strike. The demand of the engineers,
however, is only that they should continue to
receive their present wages they simply re-
sist reduction-and it may therefore well be
reasoned that it is the arrogant course of the
company that has stopped the trains Organ
izations to such enormous extent as our rail-
way companies are in great degree de-
pendent upon their employees of the skilled
classes, and they must deal moderately and
fairly by them.
Year: 1873

0ltlOn ITo8tys


Although there is o school of ariable
philosophers who always remind you Of
the Golden Rule, prove to you con-
clusively that by the abolition of capital pun
ishment you abolish the Hourishing institution
of murder, and who vary the monotony of
their lives by daily signing appeals to the
executive authorities for clemency, there is
also an organization in which we all have an
interest, however limited, known as society,
which, however absurdly, is deeply con-
cerned in the punishment and determination
of crime. When it is possible for statesman
like the honorable Senator from Harlem to
change his residence and live in opulent ease
in Mexico, Belgium, or Brazil, we cannot
perceive that any of the demands of justice
are satisfied. Neither do we understand that
it is to the advantage of any of these Powers
to offer an asylum to the misdemeanor COM
mitting class Of our fellow citizens Belgium
may find it itproftable to hold out the hand Of
fellowship to rich criminals, but the
effect on her society can hardly be
of salutary character. For the United
States, certainly, it does not improve the ma
tional reputation to have "Senator" Norton,
Alderman Conan and others pointed out as
members Of our most important legislative
bodies. This is phase of the question
which the humanitarians overlook when they
repeat those phrases 80 often uttered by re-
spectacle men, "Oh, let him go! I'm glad
Genet has got off" II wouldn't peach on
Sharkey if I knew where he isl" "a man
who is smart enough to run away has my SYM
pathy." The simple fact that there are many
civilized countries where criminals can live
unwhipt of justice is in itself the most power
full incentive to violence against the peace of
the people and their dignity. If every man
felt that the moment the crime he had in con-
temptation became known he would be safely
lodged behind prison bars and live there
until society should be satisfied with his pun
ishment there would be fewer defalcations,
forgeries and cases of plundering the public.
Our State Department, then, should instruct
our easy going Ministers to conclude treaties
for the extradition of criminals wherever pos
sble. Thoroughly accomplished, this action
would close up the utopia Of crime and every
would-be offender wcc...,,d read in advance, ;'No
quarter for criminals here! |"
Year: 1873

CORRUPTION, PRESENT AND PASTA New
York stockbroker, interviewed on the Ken
lucky Central Railroad the other day by cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is
alleged to have declared that ''the men,
bers of the present Congress are more
corrupt than even their immediate pre-
decessors, and the country will find my
words true Their rascality is more of
the unblushng kind, and they prosecute
their dishonest schemes regardless of shame
or fear" A little wholesome prosecution of
another kind in Washington against federal
delnquents would prove refreshing repast
to the people at large these holiday times.
The same people will take caro- of the dis
honest congressman in due time, or the pres
ent majority party will ere long be sent to the
dogs.
Year: 1873

"OpNIoNs AS ARE Nor OprN1oSs Boston
lawyers are trying to opinion out of their
positions those ladies who have been elected
on the school committee in that city. Public
opinion is the best criterion in such cases
and as Legislative Judiciary committee has
already declared that there is no law prevent
ing the election of women to such places, the
elect will probably be able to hold on to their
end of the birch.
Year: 1873

In the story of the closing scene Of Marshal
Bazaine's trial win be found the material for
future historians to draw o fine historic
picture of treachery avenged. AS graphically
described in another portion of the HERAID
this scene will not fail to impress. This Mar
shall of France, in the sight of the common
soldiers of the guard, touched on the
shoulder and bade to come as plain
Monsieur, is as suggestive Of degradation
as if his corpse were lying at Satory with thd
insignia OF rank hacked from his uniform and
the bands Of the regiments playing lively
tune to the march past OF the garrison of Paris.
And now we learn by cable that Bazaine,
degraded. but spared from ignominious
DEATH has started on his journey to the
Isle de Sainte Marguerite there to com-
mence serving his terms Of twenty years


sseclusion" This is mild word, and wa
have no doubt that pains will be taken by the
present French government to make his resi-
dence on the island as comfortable as possible.
The moral of the Communication is that it is
better for ones self to treacherously surrender
French army than to be suspected Of burn
ing French palace. sG q -afq al54aos.
Year: 1873




No MORE TAXATION. that our Senators
and Representatives have been home on .
flying visit to their constituents they may
probably have been given to understand that
the people see no need for additional taxation
and do not desire to be taxed unnecessarily in
order to keep up the pet policy of o rapid
decrease in the public debt. The country is
in prosperous condition and is growing
richer and richer every day. Values ara
rapidly recovering from the temporary de-
preston Of the commercial crisis, and while
we may still hear of caution and retrench-
ment in business our revenues will speedily
increase with increasing commerce. Let Mr..
Richardson be patient, and be will soon have
money enough in the Treasury. Meanwhile,
if Congress will put q stop to jobbery, while
encouraging all legitimate enterprises and
aiding in liberal development OF our mag
nifcent resources, we shall do very well
without rushing in q panic to the extreme
measure Of taxation to make up temporary
deficiency in our revenues.
Year: 1873




The CAnI1sT CAMPAIGN would seem to be
taking lively shape once more. The retreat
of General Moriones, with fourteen thou
sand men, from San Sebastian, looks
as though the republicans had ssus-
tanned severe check, although the inn
punity with which the twelve thousand
were allowed to embark and depart shows
that the thirty thousand Oarlists are not


provided with the proper means for carrying
on anything like regular siege. It would
seem that the three thousand republican sol
diers remaining behind the works at San
Sebastian are thought sufficient with
the aid of the townsmen, to re-
pei the poorly armed mountaineers


The fourteen thousand troops whose retreat
may be termed o strategic movement, as steps
of similarly lively nature have been termed
heretofore, were landed at Santona, about
seventy miles of, but their future is in doubt
Year: 1873

ministratfon.


A report from Washington states that Judge
Duren. Of Louisiana notoriety, being threat
ened with impeachment for official miscon-
duct, is willing to resign if the President will
appoint him to second rate foreign mission,
by the Senate if he should obtain the nomina-
tion. The report comes from an unreliable
source. but its plausibility makes its truth
probable. Judge Durell knows that the
offences alleged against him have been COM
mitted as a blind partisan Of the administra-
ton. In his official action in the Kellogg
outrage he only followed the dictates of the New
Orleans Custom House. The Attorney General
who endorsed his action has been rewarded
with nomination for the highest judicial
Office in the nation. Why should not Durell,
the instrument without whose aid even the
Attorney General could not have upheld the
Louisiana usurpation, be rewarded with
second rate foreign mission? Certainly Du-
rell as our representative abroad in the posi-
ton he seeks would not be such a disgrace to





of the Supreme Court of the United States


But the proposition which it is said has
been made directly to the authorities at Wash
ington is noteworthy as indicating the opinion
of the administration held by the accommo-
dating Judge. He has no idea that there is
any impropriety or even indelicacy in asking
the President to bestow foreign mission on
judicial officer who resigns from the Bench
only to save himself from impeachment. In
deed, he evidently considers that he
is offering o bargain profitable to the
administration. Unpleasant secrets may be
brought to light in the course Of impeach-
ment proceedings which he no doubt believes
may be judiciously concealed from the world
by such compromise as he proposes As to
the Senate, he is quite willing to take his
chances there. Kellogg was United States
Senator, and Durell is familiar with the stuff
of which Senators are nowadays composed.
He sees no difficulty in arranging his little
affair satisfactorily with q Credit Mobilier
back-pay Senate, provided he can make it all
right with President Grant His confidence
may not be misplaced; but we believe that he
will find his estimate of the Presidents char
acter an erroneous one. President Grant in
his ignorance of law may see no impropriety
in rewarding such friend as the Attorney
General with the Chief Justiceship, but he
will scarcely care to bestow foreign mission
ON DurelL rsN
Year: 1873

For the information of all, j,
may be well to state that a postal
card forwarded from the Office Ia
which it was addressed, requires
an additional stamp if not taken
ont of office. If taken ont and
then returned to be forwarded
it requires three cent stamp.
BY a recent decision of the Post
master General, postal card
having additional matter other
than the address on its face, is
mailable excepting at letter post
age rates. All matter foreign to
the address should I've placed on
the back ofthe card.
Year: 1873

Max Adeler mentions q report
that the chief astronomer at the
Washington Observatory was
dreadfully sold a few days ago.
A wicked boy whose Sunday
School experience seems only to
have made him more depraved,
caught a fire fly, and stuck it,
with the aid Of some mucilsge, in
the centre of the largest lens in the
telescope, That night when the
astronomer went to work he per-
ceived a blaze of light apparently
in the heavens, and what amaz-
ed him more, was that il would
give couple of spurts and then
die out, only to barst forth in a
second or two. He examined it
carefully for few minutes, and
then lie began to do sums to dis
cover where in the heavens that
extraordinary star was placed.
He thought he found the locality,
and the next morning he telegrap-
cd all over the universe that he
had discovered a new and remark
able star of the third magnitude
in Orion. In a day or two all the
astronomers in Europe and Amer
lea were studying Orion, and
they gazed at it for hours until
they were mad, and then they
began to telegraph to a man in
Washington to know what he
meant. The discoverer took an
other look and found that the
new star had moved about eigh-
teen billion miles in twenty. four
hours, land upon examining it close
ly he was alarmed to perceive
that it had legs! When he went
on the dome the next morning to
polish up his glass he found the
lightning bug. People down at
Alexandria seven miles distant,
heard part of the swearing and
they say he infused into it much
whole souled sincerity and vigor-
ous energy. The bills for tele-
graphic dispatches amounted to
$4,000 aud now the astronomers
want to find the boy. He wish
es to consult with him about
something.
Year: 1873

The body of Frank Keiser, OF
Charlcvoix, who was drowned last
FALL was washed ashore near Nor
wood and discovered by an Indi-
an on the 14th. As the body re
mained in the water 80 long,
suspicious of foul play are enter
tanned, and it is thought the body
must have been anchored out in
the water.
Year: 1873

TO prevent horses from paving
10 the stable, tie or strap the legs
together just above the knees,
so they will stand about natural
say six or eight inches apart. It
will not IN the least inconven-
fence the horse in lying down or
raising, and will prevent tbia
annoying habit.
Year: 1873

Bur little wheat is coming to
market at Schoolcraft now. Far.
mers are holding it for betterpri.
ces. Corn can not be a good crop,
the weather being so dry. Feed
f,r stock is very poor and cattle
are suffering. Farmers and msr-
chants look blue over the business
prospect.
Year: 1873

The wheat crop of Manistee
county is entirely harvested, and
is one Of the best crops ever rails
ed in the county, both in regard
to quantity and quality. The oat
crop of the county is also an un.
usually good one. Corn, pota-
toes and buckwheat are said to be
suffering for want of rain.
Year: 1873

The British government has
decided to send an expedition
from Cape Coast Castle against
the Ashantees. Sir Garnet Vols
ley will command the expedition
and will DO accompanied by
a distinguished staff.
Year: 1873

Tomorrow is the last day of the meeting
and promises to be equal in success to any
preceding day. Gold smith, Maid, Lucy
and American Girl are entered for the first
race, and the second race will be for 240
horses, foriwhich there are eleven entries.