The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1876, Page 6

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Gold ad- vanced from 112 1-2 to 112 5-8. Government and railway bonds were steady and invest- ment shares firm. Tae Exouish Frvanctzns who'go to Egypt come back like the doves to the ark, finding the watery condition of the Khedive's treas- ury too discouraging for fowls of the Thread- needle street breed. Tre Vatican is still in a bad humor with the Spanish monarchy because of the tolera- tion clause in the new constitution. Asa consequence the Papal Nuncio is given by the Pope an indefinite leave of absence from Madrid, which city will probably be able to endure its loss. Tae Scnpax Scuoor Disrtay in Brooklyn yesterday was a beautiful and touching spectacle, and the forty-five thousand chil- dren who paraded in Prospect Park were a striking reminder that the City of Churches is surviving its reputation as the City of Beandals. Tue Gexenat Depression rn Busrness is pinching the cotton manufacturing interest in England sorely. The manufacturers of woollen fabrics on this side of the Atlantic who feel the pressure are only sharing the squeeze with the entire trade in textile fabrics. Tae Porte seeing the difficulty of re- fasing the reforms proposed in the Berlin memorandufn, and the impossibility of even attempting to carry them out as they stand, has asked the Powers to modify their de- mand. It is certainly an awkward dilemma, supposing the Turkish government to have the best intentions in the world. Atatayxta Boat Crivs.—On Saturday next this club will formally open its house onthe Harlem for the season. The oc- casion is always embraced as a fitting time for triais of speed between scratch crews, and the present will not be an exception to past years. This association is the pioneer of rowing in New York, dating back as far as 1848, and from that time until this it-has maintained a reputation for efficiency, disci- pline and expert oarsmen. Tne Cane or Tax Frencu Government in selecting dona fide representatives of the various industries to make up the workmen's delegation to the Centennial will be well be- stowed. Ifthere is one character more dis- agreeable than another it is a “‘representa- tive of the workingman” on the model of old Eccles in Robertson's comedy of “Caste.” There is a well defined variation of this class in France, and the government will do well to keep them at home. Of her genuine work- ingmen France may well be proud, and such , America will be glad to welcome. Tax Straw Bar. Men of New York have tong been stumbling block to the adminis- tration of justice. The professional thief knows where to find them, and it seems im- possible that the principal offenders in this *inister line of business should not be suffi- _¢iently well known to the Court officials to repeated imposture. District Attor- ney Phelps’ efforts to purge the courts of | these rascals will, even now, deserve the thanks of the law-abiding community. The proper reform, however, lies in a stricter ingtiry into the truth of the statements of the would-be bondamen, . ~ New or Never. We, at the height, are ready to decline. ‘There is a tide in the affuirs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life | Js bound in shallows and in miseries. | ‘These oft-quoted lines of the great drama- | tist are among the many proofs of his keen insight as an observer of human affairs. Bacon, his greatest contemporary—as pre- eminent in philosophy as Shakespeare was in poetry—expresses the same idea as strik- ingly, but more quaintly, in that repository of sagacious sayings, his incomparable “Essays” :—‘Occasion turneth a bald nod- dle after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken ; or, at least, turn- eth the handle of the bottle just to be re- ceived, and after the belly, which is hard to clasp.” We commend these wise observa- tions to the democratic leaders as singularly apposite to this extremely critical conjunc- ture in the affairs of their party. Less than a month ago all the political omens pointed to the suecessof the demo- cratic party. The exposures of the investi- gating committees had made a deep impres- sion on the public mind and had shattered the confidence of the republican party. The Bristow movement derived all its strength from a feeling inside the party, that it had beer so damaged by these revelations that there was no salvation or. rescue but in put- ting forward a candidate whose sole claim rested on his relentless war against the whiskey thieves. This fear was at the bot- tom of the Union League Club resolutions. It was a knowledge of the disintegrating tendencies at work in the republican party that led to the Fifth Avenue Conference and its declaration in favor of a reform can- didate. It was this which gave Governor Tilden so much strength and prestige as a Presidential candidate on the democratic side. But a change has come over the spirit of the political dream with the events of the last week, and the democratic leaders are suddenly brought to confront a new situa- tion. The action of the Ohio Conven- tion threatens a. formidable split and bolt in the democratic party; while, on the other hand, President Grant's unexpectéd' coup d'état betokens republican unity and a compactness of organization which it will be difficult for the democratic party to cope with. Quite apart from the significant events of the last week, the wings of Governor Tilden as a rising candidate have been‘clipped by the vigorous opposi- tion to him in his vwn State. It was a hole low and barren victory which he won in the Utica Convention. That body was ‘‘packed” in his interest by the activity of his friends in the Congressional districts. It did not represent the. democratic. sentiment of the State, although it’ reflected, faitb- fully enough, a considerable portion of it. But there was a strong dissenting minority— a minority more powerful and earnest than appeared on the surface—and te dissen- tients have succeeded in making it appear that Governor Tilden is by no means the unanimous choice of the New York democ- racy. The Tammany revolt was the first pronounced symptom of disaffection; but that alone would not. have hurt him, for Tammany is in bad odor both in the State and out of it; Subsequent developments have shown that there is a strenuous opposi- tion to Tilden among the New York democrats outside of the city. Even the city opposition is fatal to his hopes. The capture of the Eepress by the opponents of Mr. Tilden was suggestive and significant, but the surprising change in the proprietor- ship and editorial management of the World in this erisis of Mr. Tilden's fortunes ig not merely ominous, but fatal. The World has long been recognized as the chief organ, not only of the democratic party of this State, but of the demo- cratic party of the whole country. Its Inte editor has long been an inti- mate and confidential friend of Governor Tilden; its new editor has no illusions re- specting the Governor, and while he is too wise to provoke the hostility of Mr. Tilden’s friends he is too fully cognizant of the strength of the opposition to him in this State to allow the World to be the leader of a forlorn hope. The conversion of the leading democratic organ from a pro-Tilden to an anti-Tilden exponent of democratic senti- ment will enlighten the party in other States respecting Mr. Tilden’s real strength. The conference of prominent democrats held last evening in Albany will also serve os an “eye-opener” to the democracy of tho country. It will convince them chat Mr. Tilden's fancied strength is factitious; that the blowing of Tilden’s trumpets was mere noise; that it is not the democratic party of New York, but only a faction of the party, that presses the Governor upon the St. Louis Convention. But if he be not the choice of New York he is tho choice of -nobody, for a strong opposition to him in his own State is ns fatal to Tilden as it isto Thurman. Everybody sees that Thurman is ont of the field since the Ohio Convention, and the revisory action of the New York democracy over the proceedings of the packed Utica Convention will dwarf the chances of Mr. Tilden in the same way. The canvass has reached a pass at which Mr. “Tilden must decide between his per- sonal claims and the success of his party, Will he ruin it or will he save it? If he per- sists in pushing his own claims the democratic party will be cleft in two, The inflation democracy of the West will bolt and run.a separate candidate, and the party will be beaten in 1876, as it was in 1860, by having two tickets in the field. It is mere verdancy and folly to suppose that the Western democrats are not ready to bolt. The intelligent Ohio letter which we printed | yesterday should dispel this ‘delusion. The | Western inflationists are the lineal descend- ants and heirs at law of the copperhead Bour- | bons who made such a figure during {the war. They are zealots and fanate ies, and like all men of their type, they are prepared to go all lengths to support an idea. They believe in soft | money. They have not taken up this heresy | as a eard to be played in a political game. On the contrary, they have a profound con- | viction Uhat they are right. They are will- \ ing to suffer political martyrdom in attesta- tion of their opinions. The greenback party of the West is composed of just the kind of materiels which would glory in a bolt against dttetiins they epee or candi- dates they detest. The republican party has nothing to fear from such a source of weakness. Jt isunited on the financial question and on other ques- tions of general policy. The only divisions with which it is ‘threatened are per- sonal divisions respecting candidates, and these are in ao fair way to be composed by the new attitude is not menaced with a great split on principles, According to present appear- ances ‘it will concentrate on Senator Conkling as its Presidential candidate. If he should be nominated at Cincinnati the republican party would give him a unani- mous and zealous support; but if Governor Tilden should be nominated at St. Louis nothing is more certain than a formidable democratic bolt and two democratic tickets. If Mr. Conkling should be strengthened by a good Western candidate for Vice President, like Governor Hayes, who would insure the State of Ohio, or Secretary Bristow, who would conciliate the reform element of the party, his chances of election would be ex- cellent against any democratic candidate who did not thoroughly unite the party, and much more against a candidate like Governor Tilden, whose nomination would split the democratic party. Even if Governor Tilden could feel sure of the St. Louis nomination it would not guarantee his election. The inflationists would bolt, put another candidate in the field and take more satisfaction in his defeat than they would feel in a democratic victory which shonld put him at the head of he government. With the strong» opposition to him which has, been developed in his own State Governor Tilden has’ hardly a chance for the St. Louis nominution, and the cer- tainty that the Western democrats would split the party and render his election im- possible is an additional reason why he should withdraw from the contest, If Governor Tilden desires a democratic victory, if he is willing to subordinate his personal ambition to the success of his party, he ought to withdraw his claims and support Senator Bayard. Mr. Bayard is the only democrat on whom the party can be cordially united. | He is as good a hard money man as Mr. Tilden, but he has done nothing to offend the pride or wound the sensibilities of the Western democrats, They cannot accept Tilden, they cannot. accept ‘thurman, both of whom have been arrayed against them in such a manner as would make it a humiliation to indorse them. But Senator Bayard has done’ nothing offensive, and there would be no sacrifice of Western pride in accepting him as the democratic candidate. Mr. Tilden has an excellent op- portunity to show his public spirit and magnanimity by withdrawing his claims and supporting Senator Bayard, the only gen- uine hard money candidate on whom the democratic party can ‘be united. If Governor Tilden is to do this at all he should do it at once. It is ‘now or never.” He cannot expect to stand high in the coun- sels of a democratic adminstration if he pushes his personal claims to the utmost and evinces a willingness~ to ruin the demo- cratic party to promote his personal aspira- tions. If he chooses he can make the nom- ination of Mr. Bayard smooth and easy; if he stands out he may ruin not only himself but the party. He is at ‘‘the parting of the ways.” If he persists in his selfish canvass, oreven if he hesitates and procrastinates, the canvass will pass beyond his control. If he has the foresight and decision to act at once he will be an important man in na- tional politics, but if he fails to take ad- vantage of the tide he will be.‘‘bound in shallows and in miseries”, during the short residue of his public career. No More Soldiers. It is a very appropriate, seasonable, and certainly a pleasant labor that the World has entered upon, in calling the roll of demo- cratic candidates and exhibiting to the country the wealth of its party in a commod- ity of so much consequence at the present moment. It demonstrates that it is untram- melled except as to party fealty; that it is not chained to the chariot wheels of any mag- nate, and it improves the shining hours that precede the days of the Convention by show- ing to delegates everywhere how promising is the record of many honorable and alto- gether worthy democrats. It has presented the name of General Hancock very hand- somely. This gallant soldier has done the State some service, and no individual in the nation fails to appreciate it or is disposed to belittle it. He is one of our heroes to be cherished in the good will and gentle re- membrance of the nation for many genera. tions after all such facts will cease to be personally of any importance to him. Hig title to the national respect does not even stop with his service in the field. The nation is fullof men who have served it bravely. One cannot pass down tho main street of any city in the land but he will meet them. General Hancock is one of the few soldiers to whose duty it fell on certain conspicuous occasions to draw the line be- tween the obligations of his position as a soldier and his obligations as a citizen to the law, and he drew it always with such a just discretion, he tempered the case so happily without delinquency on either side, as to earn for himself an immortal and peculiar honor. And yet we do not believe that the people wish to make him President. George Washington was the only soldier President we ever had who was o success, and his sue- cess was not in any sense due to the attri- butes that made him a commander. All the men who have been made Presidents since because they were soldiers are landmarks of calamity in our history, and the last ex- periment is so disastrous in this particular that the country cannot forget it or recover courage to try another soldier in a very great | while. It is not te be said that General Hancock might be or would be a repetition of our bad fortune, but only that the distaste for military Presidents that Grant has given puts aside the claims of all soldiers, however good. Tur Portrican Ovrioox in Mexico is gloomy enongh. The active rebellion is | supplemented by dissensions among the } government supporters, who offer a number i plans for deciding the question of the Presidency. ‘ EW ORs HERALD, THURSDAY, MA of President Grant. The republican party | The Comference at Albany—Governer Tilden. There was a political conference at Albany last evening at the house of Judge Parker. | The participants are understood to be hos- tile to Governor Tilden. We note the meeting as one of the many indications that the democrats of the Empire State refuse to be dragged at the chariot wheels of Governor Tilden, The feeling has become general that the indorsement | of his Presidential claims at Utica was “a put-up job,” accomplished by the wily activity of Mr. Tilden in securing delegates tothe State Convention. The revolt and protests of the party in New York against that piece of machine work have taken many forms. Among the most significant are the changes in the democratic press of this city. The evening democratic organ, | the Hrpress, and the morning democratic organ, the World, have signified their dis- sent from the action of the Utica Conven- tion, and the conference at Albany last even- ing is another indication that the party in this State refuses tobe bound by the action of a packed convention at Utica, which was a mere registering body to record the wishes of our ambitious Governor. These exhibitions ot dissent will have a great effect at St. Louis. They will con- vince the national representatives of the party that Mr. Tilden is not the real choice of New York, and that the opposition to him in his own State is so formidable that he cannot be safely nominated. The interview of our representative at Albany with Chief Justice Church is more significant by its omissions than by its declarations. The reserve of the Chief Justice imposed upon him by his judicial station makes all that he does say more suggestive, and it is very clear that he does not think that the pros- pects of the democratic ‘party would be im- proved by the nomination of any New York candidate. The conference at Judge Par- ker's was not a Church movement, nor a movement in the interest,of any New York candidate. It was rather a declaration that New York withdraws allclaims for the Presi- dential nomination, and the expression of @ willingness to accept any candidate on whom the party in other States can cor- dially unite. The spirit of this conference is, therefore, hostile to Tilden, as all the manifestations of democratic sentiment have béen since the adjournment of his Utica Convention. With so much active hostility in his own State he cannot reasonably expect the defnocratic nomination, and his last op- portunity for establishing his influence in the party consists in his willingness to promote the chances of Senator Bayard. Even this opportunity will soon pass. If Governor Tilden expects to exert any influence in politics it is “now or never.” Having no longer any power to help himself, if he declines to turn over his strength to Senator Bayard he will be of no more account in politics than any private citizen. With so large an element of dissent in his own State he cannot expect the St. Louis nomination, and if he has any politi- cal future it must grow out of his co-opera- tion with the general sentiment of his party. The America’s Cup. For the past few years, ever since the Livonia “‘topped her bodm” and left these waters, the Hundred Guinea Cup offered by the Royal Yacht Squadron, and so gallantly won by the schooner yacht America, has re- mained in the undisputed possession of the New York Yacht Club. There have been no farther challenges, and it looked as if the defeat of the Cambria and Livonia had for- ever settled the question, leaving the highly prized trophy to be handed down to pos- terity as a memento of the prowess of Amer- ican yachts and American yachtsmen of the nineteenth century. This year, however, a new aspirant appears upon the scene, and while still on the stocks sends forth her chal- lenge. In reply to the demand as to the conditions under which the cup would be sailed for an answer was sent from the New York Yacht Club to Vice Commo- dore Gifford, of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the owner of the Countess of Dufferin, the challenging yacht, that on the mornings of July 10, 12 and 14 the club would havea yacht at the starting point ready to sail over three courses, viz.:—Tho New York Yacht Club course, a course twenty miles to windward and return, outside Sandy Hook, and the third, in case each won a race, to be selected by lot from the two named. An answer has arrived from Vice Commodore Gifford which will be presented by the Regatta Committee before the mecting of the New York Yacht Club this evening. In reply Vice Commodore Gifford declines the plens- ure of meeting a yacht to be named on the morning of the race, but proposes to sail the three races offered by the New York Yacht Club, provided they select their representa- tive on or before the ist of July. As the matter will have to be decided by the vote” of the members of the club, in whose trust the cup has beon left by the original owners, it would be advisable for them to take into due consideration Mr. Schuyler's interpretation of the deed of giftand give 35, 1816.—TRIPLE SHEET, the challenger’s proposal a fair hearing. Vice Commodore Gifford has shown himself throughout his correspondence a thorough | yachtsman, anxious to measure the speed of his boat with those of the New York Yacht Club. As such he deserves hearty welcome and every encourage- mént that, as guardians intrusted with the safe keeping of the cup, the club can afford to give him. It is reported that the Countess of Dufferin has been built from ‘a model furnished by an American, and, fur- thermore, that an American expert has been engaged to sail her, and in consequence it is said that some of the members of the New York Yacht Club have been inclined to make the terms of sailing the race as stringent as possible. They should not, however, view the question in that light, as, if. the Canadians have to send to our waters for a model to beat our yachts, the more credit will devolve upon American yacht bnilders; and, again, it can hardly be ex- pected that a strange yacht will sail in these waters without obtaining the assistance of an experienced pilot. When Mr. Ashbury sailed his races with the Cambria and Livo- nia he always had one and genorally two pilots on board. The majority, however, of give Vice 2 ER Gifford’s their tavorable consented, sak, Sapoaal to the intrepretation of the deed of trust through which they hold the cup, will prob- ably aceede to his wishes and select the pick of the fleet to meet the Canadian repre- sentative. Senator Bayard, of Delaware. The World a few days since contained a leading article in which the claims of Sen- ator Bayard to the nomination at St. Louis are set forth with great force and justice. The fact is that the last retrograde move- ment in Ohio, so damaging to Senator’Thur- man’s candidature, makes it more than ever necessary that the different wings of the democratic party should unite around a name which would be acceptable to all sec- tions of the country. It needs not the unfortunate experience of the past to prove that internecine dissensions are fatal to suc- cess, and tHe lessons so dearly bought should not only prevent the repetition of suicidal blunders, but should be ao restraint upon those who, if they cannot rule a party, strive to ruin it. It isnot, however, merely for the sake of party that such a union must be brought about, but it is essential to the in- terests of the whole country that any feeling of sectionalism which may exist between the East and the West should not be given an opportunity of asserting itself when it can be checked at the outset. An article from the Lexington Press, which we print this morning in another portion of the paper, is full of suggestions on these points. ‘Save me from my friends and I will take care of mine enemies” is especially applicable to the period of a Presidential election. But to tell the truth plainly, and, moreover, to recognize it openly when it is found so clearly expressed as in the article to which we refer, are the first necessary steps in arriving at sound conclusions in political matters, and the friends of Mr. Bayard have every reason to de- sire that these principles should be the distinguishing marks of the present canvass, The more light that can be thrown upon Senator Bayard’s past and present course the more will it prove to his advantage. The ordinary political hack and many a skilful tactician would find it im- possible to appreciate the benefit of out- spoken common sense, uninfluenced by local or sectional considerations. Indeed, the extreme wariness and shyness of many of the candidates themselves, of both par- ties, is almost ludicrous. They have learned by long experience that intrigue is a power, and are.therefore employing all the political machinery at their command. ‘But they forget that the power of intrigue is deservedly short-lived under the present temper of the people. This temper, of which the late ‘‘Advisory Council” is but one of the numerous indications, ill brooks the idea that the next President should come into office bound hand and foot to his fol- lowing. This, the inevitable consequence of intrigue, would not be the reform of which our reformers are preaching. Our own State of New York is to-day suffering from this very evil from which the national administration must be preserved. Senator Bayard’s position is such that very different results would follow his election, and, asthe time approaches for the two conventions, his consistency and independence of character become daily more and more conspicuous. This contrast is very gratifying to those who wish that his name should come before the St. Louis Convention unhampered by politi- cal cliques and unembarrassed by previous obligations to selfish advisers. Incapability of intrigue is a tower of strength which grows from day to day, and the two-edged sword which has already given the quictus to more than one of the present candidates has never soiled the hand of Mr. Bayard. In this respect, aside from his personal charac- ter, the very fact that Senator Bayard is from a small State‘is an additional reason for his nomination, and one which grows in force as soon as presented to the minds of those who desire the Executive office to be as free as possible from local influences. Our Ken- tucky friend is a little severe on New York, but we agree with him in the main, and would moreover suggest that a President of intelligence, firmness and scrupulous honor, who is neither from the North nor from the South, and who stands midyay between the East and the West, is to be-preferred in the present emergency. The Vice Presidency. Our genial contemporary the Sun has put together n Presidential ticket that reflects the shrewd perceptions of the sagacious editor of that journal. We are happy to find that the Sun agrees with us as to the necessity that Senator Conkling shall hold the first place in any ticket that is to win; and that itis also of ‘our opinion as to the main principles which should, and, indeed, must determine the choice of the second name. It assigns the second place to Bristow, but we still prefer Hayes as the stronger name. It is not to be denied that Bristow has gained a good position before the country by his splended campaign against the whiskey thieves, and also that Ins name might be deemed a concession to | | the South as well as the West, But the | people are not yet disposed to ‘assent that Mr. Bristow is the only man in the country who would in the same circumstances have been honest and resolute enough to do his whole duty as Secretary of the Treasury. He was fortunate in his prede- cessors, and his achievements are brilliant by comparison with other men’s failures rather than by a tair measure of the possi- bilities. Although the little known of him is good it is unfortunate that he is not better known in order that the nation might judge for itself asto whether he is equally good all the way through. Hayes has the ae tive excellence in this case of great strength | in one pre-eminently important State; he | has further a general strength with his party in the West. As to the South there is no republican power there apart from the ad- ministration, and that power will, therefore, be assured by the nomination of Mr. Conkling. Tur Last Dottan having been squeezed out of Cuba Spain is trying to mortgage the | Cuban customs dues to taise a loan of ten | million dollars to carry on the war. This indicates a desperate state of efthizs om the the yacht owners appear to be inclined to island, really formidable, and the winner will fully deserve the prize he secures, The quarter mule run, half-mile run, mile ran, hurdle race and walking and jumping contests also have both quality and quantity, and must ensue in each a fine struggle for vic- tory. Among the namesin the list, pub. lished elsewhere, are representatives of most of the leading clubs in the country, and there is the best of reason for believing the majority of those entered will put in an ap- pearance. For the first time the games of the coming meeting will be taken part in by members of college athletic associations, and, judging from past records, these strangers, if in good health and condition, will be worthy of consideration. Governor Hayes on the Canvass. At a time when the people as well as the political managers are turning over in theit minds the names of prominent citizens likely to contest for places in the race for national honors in November it is well to be able te see the candidates in a manner more per sonal than merely hanging them on to their respective States or sections when balancing the probabilities. Our correspondent at Columbus does this much in a pithy way for Governor Hayes, of Ohio, and the Governor himself speaks frankly out his views of can-_ didates and the canvass, except where the question touches himself. What will most strike the reader in this conversation is the Western touchiness regarding what he terms thelittle pains taken in the East to ‘‘under- stand the West,” except in a ‘hog and hominy sense,” as well as his opinion of the greenback difficulty in the democratic camp. This, he thinks, the party will get over by some evasion in the platform, but that even then it will weaken the party. Among Western democratic can- didates he thinks that ‘Thurman is stronger than the opposition’to him,” and that Allen is not his equal either ‘‘in ability or political experience.” He does not think Tilden has strength in the West compared with Conk- ling in their respective parties. The former “hardly knows on what platform he stands,” while ‘Conkling stands straight, square on the platform of his party, and has always stood there, beside being known as a power- ful worker in the organization, » man of high attainments and unblemished char- acter.” This frank and hearty compliment from the most prominent republican in Ohio to our able Senator is an omen of good to the party. When the piqued vanity of the young Western giant at not having his news- paper articles more frequently copied into © the New York papers has been soothed. by the assurance that Boston groans under the same fancied neglect we are sure that the: kindly feeling expressed by Governor Hayes’ will spread like a prairie fire among the rank and file of his numerous following. Massacuusetrs Murprrers,—To-morrow will witness the execution of two murderers in Massachusetts, and to one at least attaches a terrible interest-—-namely, the slayer of the little girl Mabel Young, who since his sen- tence has confessed to the murder of anothes female child. The story of his crimes and that of Frost, the Petersham murderer, & be executed at Worcester, will be found else where. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘This 8 a good year for Doms, Donns and Dons, ‘The first mosquito of the season has struck St. Louis, Farmers are advised to keep a few pickerel in theit wells as scavengers. Somo one says that calceolarias and geraniums will keep flies from a room. Daniel Wobster’s old farm at Marshfield, Mass., is te be sold at auction June 1, Colonel Meacham says that government agents who deal with Indiavs should be religious men. Chambers’ Journal says that nurses have greatest “staying” power when they avoid stimulants, Vice President Ferry’s {ather used to keep a school at Mackinaw, where the Indian Janguage was taught. At St. Augustine, Fia., boys amuse thomecives by throwing stones at tho countless green turties that haunt tho shore. The railroads of this country that do the greatest good and the greatest business are those whose “pros pects” are least talked about. Since Senator Sargent made his speech against the. Chinese many papers on the Pacific slope demand that _ he sha'l be nominated for Vice President, Mr. D. Johneon, of Topeka, Kansas, has received @ patent for a “‘calf-weaner.”’ The editor of the Kansag City Times has used it, but without success, Ahomely Scotch proverb says:—'*A door plate wit a man’s name on it isa very guid thing, buta denoer plate with a man’s donner on it is a better.” The Chicago (IIL) Times says that the New Youre Heratp has the most brilliant paragraphs that have appeared in this country since the days of Prentice. im 'Paris there is an attempt to revive the old Greek costume for jadies—a picturesque garment, without very much of a waist, bare armed and looking like as © oat bag falling loose from the breast to the instep. Paris indies who do their own needlework have adopted thimbles with a pebble inserted asatop. The agate, cairngorm, onyx and crystal ate the most popu Jar, a8 they look very pretty in their setting of silver. Mr. George Lies, in the Popular Science Monthly, iMustrates the limit of practical greatness by imagining the grand astronomer Kepler, while making a scientitio Journey to be suddenly su; nded by hostile Sioux. The fact 1s plain that Gonkling is Grant’s can didate for President, Our popular Senator will enter the lists at Cincinnati armed cap 4 pie, and let no one wonder if victory perches on his helm. —The Sun of yesterday. Governor Hayes, of Unio, who is supposed to he one of the great un-no-ones, welghs 190, 18 a good sho’ and a good sparrer, aud, according to the Dayton (Uhio Journal, could “knock the stafing oat” of Murat Hal Stead in six ronnds, Mary K. Dallas writes:—"The moment a girl has ¢ secret from her mother, or has received a letter shé dare not let her mother read, or has a friend of whom her mother does not know, she isin danger, The fewer sccrets that lie in the hearts of women at any age the Dotter, Itis almost a test of purity. In girlhood de nothing that, if discovered by your father, would make you blush.’ Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, of the United State: Supreme Court, arrived in thie city yesterday with bh wite and daughter, and is at the St. Nicholas Hotel The Chief Justice's purpose in visiting this tty to te, obtain medical assistance for his wife, who bas been aa invalid for some time past. On Sunday next the Chier Hecaepreoreattementtersane 78 54° Circuit Coors, ie