Year: 1873

in these young female Maniacs they
can hardly feel pride in thus having
their folly brought to their minds. Wag-
ner evidently felt that the conditions
were lot favorable for his receiving calls
at his cell from the young ladies in ques-
tion, and that common courtesy required
that he should allow them an opportuni-
ty of seeing him by travelling around
the country and exhibiting himself.





The progress of the settlement of
questions between this country and Great
Britain is marked up by successful in
ternational and diplomatic steps, all
proceeding from the action of the franz
ers of the Treaty of Washington. The
latest step is the proclamation of the
President in reference to the fishery
question. The entire international ar
bitration based on the Treaty of Wash
ington grew Immediately out of propos-
ais made on the part of the governments
of Great Britain for settlement of the
vexed questions connected with the fish
cries. These questions. like all the. 9TH
ers embraced In the arbitration, were
settled in manner which commended
itself to the best judgment of the peo-
pie of this country and of Great Britain.
Yet, while the Alabama claims, which
President Grant insisted should be en-
braced in any arbitration between the
two countries, were of interest to the
whole people, the fishery question was
one Of more local nature, and conse-
quently aroused stronger feelings among
those most directly interested. Hence
it was found that, to some degree, both
the fishermen of the States and the Ca
madam authorities were opposed to the
result of the arbitration. This feeling.
however, has gradually ceased to find
expression, and the provisions of the
famous 'sfsheries clause of the treaty
60 into operation with no apparent op-
position from either of the parties most
directly interested.


The Albany Journal believes the Re-
publican party is the only true reform


party, and that it is the party of the


people for the promotion of the interests


of the people. 1t says:


HAS not the Republican party given


the people all they asked, and has it not


fulfilled all its pledges? Say, if you


please. that ii needed TO he gnaded by


righteous public opinion-does not the


fact remain that public opinion was able


to control it? Say. if you please, that it


faltered and hesitated before it came out


rights it not true that it did come


out right at last? Neither could be


said of the Democratic party. The fault


with the organization was that public


sentiment had no influence over it and


that it was not only wrong in its begin


ings but wrong in its endings. No par
ty is perfect All are subject more or
, less to selfish impulses. 1t is every
thing to have party which is amenable
to public opinion and which can be held
8 by the expression of the public voice to
right conclusions. The Republicans
nominated Gov. Dix because the reform
sentiment urged it. They nominated
Mayor Havemeyer as the representative
of the same movement. They gave New
York charter which embodied the re-
form principle, and which seemed on the
whole as generally acceptable as any
thing that could be devised. Grant that
: during the progress to these successive
! stages there may have been a doubt
!, when the conclusion was reached, it was
: admitted to be not partisan but reform
1t has been SO in every important issue
throughout the reform struggle since


1871. Results are the tests, and meas
ured by them the Republican party ha'
). fulfilled its pledges"


d 1t is recorded that. not many months
$ ago, there came into the villgae of Nortl
If Adams, Mass, widow from the bill