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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

From the letter of our Cuban correspondent
on the Electoral Question, we learn that Cuba has
not, as Gen. Dulce recently announced, re-
ceiyed the same rights as any other province
of Spain. On the contrary, in so important a
question as that of suffrage, the Cubans have
been greatly wronged. While in Spain every
$4,000 inhabitants elect deputy, in Cuba only
one deputy is given to every 100000 inhabi-
tants In Spain the suffrage is free; in Cuba
it is conditional upon the payment of tax.
Thus Spain, instead of adopting reconciliatory
measures, widens the breach which already ex-
lists between her and Cuba. ~ M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

L 4 II D = ! +" ~
himself, Gen. Grant is man OF the
people; one in heart and feeling with
the men who dig and pillow and weave.
He is the General of the Army" to be sure !;
but what was that Army Not the mere
fringe of regular officers and soldiers, VINO
numbered, say at most, $4,000! The Army was
the People. The millions who carried muskets
in defense of the country are the men whose
labor now gives the nation strength and pros
perty. They had no better representative
than Gen. Grant as soldier. We shall be
mistaken if they are not satisfied with him as
a civilian. r-s.
For ourselves, we contemplate serenely the
advent Of an administration that VIII oe
independent of politics so far as mere pohtc'dns
are concerned. We have seen so much OF the
4" caucus" the delegation BUSINESS INC
making of public opinion" the aggressive
eager, rushing of incompetent men deiilahu-
ing in an imperious manner 10 DC
coneiiated and honOred, that the change Will
be for the best. Gen. Grant can nnd no
better model than Gen. Washington. All
we can expect from him is that he will not
fake into his counsels men who have been
disloyal to the war, or untrue to the prin-
ciples of the Republican party. TO enter
tain any other suggestion wouid DC u
Doubt his honor. Beyond that we care
nothing. The country will be abundantly
satisfied with the Cabinet, if the work OF the
Government is well performed. We beg Gen.
Grant not to mistake the din. and clatter,
and hustle of the Capitol for Public Opinion
Public Opinion is quite content. 1t certainly
does not intend to judge Gen. Grants ADMIN
,stration, before he begins it. 1t will be quite
reconciled to see the "unappreciated statesmen "
earning their livelihood by hard, bodily labor,
and the ten thousand anxious Leaders OF The
PARTY obtaining recognition" by the sweat
Of their brows The Republican party needs
its best men in the advance. 1t has passed
through the struggle of mighty war. IL
has seen the overthrow of Slavery. III
has sustained freedom in spite OF the treachery
of the outgoing President. 1t has OUT
lived corruption and shame in its own coun-
sells. 1t has seen one great and trusted leader
carry to the opposition all the weight that
came from his splendid intellect and his great
name. The issues that have thus far welded 1t
together are dead 1t is a triumphant army bi-
youacking upon we'll fought field, with nothing
more to conquer. 1t has saved the natlon,-now
it must purify the Government of the nation.
And now we begin the new Administration,
trusting that, so far as Republicanism is con-
cerned, good men and strong men will be placed
in position; that the tainted camp-followers of
the johnson army will be dismissed from their
nositions and that Gen. Grant will rest upon
a reoenerated md mighty organization. The
Republican party must show itself worthy oil
It's triumphs, its destinies, and its fame!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

It is painful to observe that inc Da-
mon-and- Pythias friendship OF two emil
nont statisticians and men OF science
hos been broken. Common pursuits, COM
mon inspiration, common ambition. con-
snired to keep them together; but some fell
snirt of dscord has interviewed, and Director
Delmar and Special Commissioner Wells are no
longer friends. Can it bepossible that Dir, Special
commissioner Wells was wrung by spirit OF
jealousy in SO unhandsome an act as refusing 10
givo TO the world the learned report of his
eminent predecessor We are 10th to believe
il. and vet we cannot accept the nominal rea-
son for this strange discourtesy to the gentle
man in whose official footsteps he was SO glad
to walk, assigned by his super-servieeaoe
subordinate. Why, indeed should Mr,
Delmar's report be suppressed because OF
its striving to inculcate opinions while recltIng
figures, when Mr.. Wells's report was published
The excuse is ludicrous in its absurdity we
feel sure that Mr.. Wells would be as prompt
as Mr.. Delmar if put in similar state OF
enforced suppression by q successful rival, to
rip his report untimely from the tomb OF the
dead bureau, and send it to the world, as Del
mar did with all its errors on it's head.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Certainly if any prize money at all was fairly
earned by the Navy during the war, that of the
gallant seamen who sank the Alabama was.
We do not begrudge the heroes of that splen-
did victory Of the coast of France whatever
appropriate rewards n grateful country may
choose to bestow But we trust that the action
of the House yesterday-w as it seems to
us would have been more timely three
years agO--may not prove q precedent
for all manner of claims for extra pay for the
discharge OF duty during the war. Hundreds
OF thousands of patriotic soldiers and sailors
fought as nobly, though mainly on less bril-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Mr.. Booth played a charming trick upon tn
ticket spectators last week. He let them buy
as many seats as they chose for the first nights.
and then refused to let them sell in front Of
his theater. The consequence was these gentry
came to sore grief, and got lesson which We
hope may drive some of them to moro rputa'
bic pursuits. The house on the second nlga'
was half empty, though the places had Ml
been sold. Now the spectators seem 70 nav ;,
resolved to let Booths alone, and IL Wv
public will only be resolute for week OF WV
in letting the spectators alone, ana ousiis :.
seats except at the regular Offices, one OIL Wv '
most annoying of theatrical nulsanees ID"
easily be abolished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

We apprehend that the large proportion of our
population who are interested in rapid travel
through the city have not given proper attention
to what now seems the quickest solution of the
difficulty in getting up and down town. Half a
mile of the Elevated Railway, from the Battery
to Courtlandt-st., is now in operation, and
every person who rides over the Hudson
River Railroad should carefully examine
it; and, if satisfied, should do his part
toward furnishing the necessary aid in the
purchase of the bonds of the company in
sufficient quantities to complete the road to Thir-
tieth-st by the list of June. Should that road
prove a success, branch can be built to connect
with the Harlem Road, and property in West
chester County will he increased in value ten
times the cost of the enterprise An under
ground road will be good, and other schemes
may be good, when realized; but here is an inn
provement that can be Thoroughly tested in all re-
spects in a few months. ..---..e.... .....s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

bonds or coin shall hereafter be at Aublic auc.
ton, without payment of commissions Ia
brokers, and reduiresa more ineligible month.
ly statement of the public debt. Whether any
real necessity for increasing the gold-bearing
debt has lately existed may well be doubted;
but that such additions should now be peremp.
torily stopped admits of no doubt at ALL The
very liberal allowance of power welded by
the. Secretary of the Treasury during time
of war, may now be abridged with profit to tho
Government and the people. Whether justly
or not, the secret sales of gold have frequently
occasioned scandal, and spread distrust Let
us have hereafter Treasury dealing directly
with the people through its own officers, with
out the Intervention of brokers.
We notice that somebody proposes to keen
the printing presses at work some years longer.
to convert registered into coupon bonds at the
pleasure of holders and at the Government ex.
pense. We can understand why the Treasury.
naturally DESTROYS to change the investments
in Government bonds into more permanent
forms, should help holders to protect them.
selves against losses by converting coupon into
registered securities. But why the Government
should undertake to change them back again at
the within of the holder, or for the convenience
of the brokers, unless to furnish continuous
job for the Printing Bureau, we cannot 80
clearly comprehend. Let us, stop rushing
reams Of paper through the Treasury presses,
and then go to work manfully to pay our
debt. or appreciate our credit so that We can
fund it honorably at lower rates of interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

We do not see that the name of Mr.. Collec-
tor Smythe figures among the defendants In
the Government prosecution for the " drawback
frauds in the CustomHOuse, but we are at
a loss to perceive why it should be omitted.
These frauds occurred in Mr. Smythes Of
fee, among his subordnates. They have
been going on almost as long as Mr..
Smythe has been in office. They
amount to the enormous sum OF seven
hundred thousand dollars, as absolutely stolen
apparently from the Treasury as If MIR.
smythe's clerks had thrust their hands into
Gen. Spinner's safe and taken out rolls OF
greenbacks to that amount. The money was
obtained by deliberately false certificates for
drawback on exported manufactures, which
Mr. Smythe's clerks knew never had been
exported and were uever likely to be. NOW
we do not say, and do not believe
that Mr.. Smythe stole one dollar
of this money. But we do say that, unless the
evidence of the Government is grossly at fault
his clerks did; and that the corruption thus
fostering in his Office was VIGOROUSLY neg.
lected in his grotesque pursuit of other and
higher official honors. The man who permits
fraud through neglect of his sworn duty IS
well nigh if not quite MS culpable as the man
who commits it. Can the authorities tell why
the name of Mr. Collector Smythe is omitted
from the list of defendants in the prosecution
of the drawback frauds !"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

A correspondent suggests that meeting VI "
tenants be held at the Cooper Institute 10 u.
cert measures for resisting the exorphaa' =,
mands Of landlords. United action might y,
good but there is no getting around tue l "a.
that so long as the demand for houses eA' Sa.r
the supply, rents must be unreasoDawy .'
There is no way 20 put them down ' eicep IA "A
exodus to the country; and II tenants vi s"d.
bring effective pressure to bear upon ext! ,ao
lords, lot them try to persuade me fi ..t.
companies to increase their facilities io'
ting out of town. They would lind tlla' , ~~
easier than persuading housc-owners W WV
their rents. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
RAILROAD SUBSIDIES.

The Railroad Subsidy" question resolves it.
self into this single point, and we trust that
Congress will not lose sight of it in present
discussions: We made @ bargain with cor
poration calling itself "The Union Pacific
Railroad Company" and mainly composed
of Eastern capitalists, and with corporation
named "The Central Pacific Railroad Com
"pany, Compassionate of Western capitalists.
The bargain was made blindly, and witho ut
much knowledge of the country through which
the road was to pass. We have kept to it. We
want to know, How much have the Union
and Central Pacific Railroads COST How much
has been paid by the Union Pacific to an organi-
cation called the Credit MobiierT Who are
the stockholders Of the Credit Mobilierf What
Members of Congress are directly or indirectly
connected with its operationsi What assur-
ance have we that in granting any new
subsidy we don't create new Credit Mobiher,
and enable its stockholders to amass large
fortunes out of the Government This is one
question. We do not sympathize with the
theory that this single railroad will be enough
to accommodate the commerce between the
Atlantic and the Pacific. This seems to be
the opinion of the Illinois people, however
The road that is built connects Chicago with
San Francisco, and of course the Chicago in.
terests are quite willing that they should
monopolize the only line of tlaveL ST.
Louis is quite as important city as Chicago
and more directly in the route OF inter-oceanlc
communication. Before we are through with
Pacific Railroads we hope to see two running
from California to New-O Orleans and st. Louis.
We don't oppose the building of railroads, nor
a necessary aid on the part of the Government
Just now, however, we must see how we stand
financially. Then we must revise our contract
with the Union Pacific people, and find how
much we lost by it. A new and prudent bar
gain should be made. Any bill based upon the
old one will be a fraud upon the Treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

The long quarrel between the two great Mo-
hammedan Powers of the world, Turkey and
Persia, is passing over into an open war. Ii is
reported that the Shah of Persia, at the head
of his army. is marching upon Bagdad, one Of
the large cities of Asiatic Turkey about one
hundred miles distant from the Persian FROM
tier, and that, on the other hand, Turkish
troops are pushing forward to meet them
Apparently this conflict is unconnected With
the struggle of Greece, Russia, and the Chris
tan tribes of Turkey, to expel the Mo-
hammedan Government OF Turkey from
Europe; but there are many indications
that Persia enjoys the active sympathy, the
advice, and secret support of Russia to fully %
large an extent as Greece. Russia thinks thai
she is, and that England and France are not
Asiatic Powers, and she takes, therefore, the
most active interest in all the Asiatic contiets,
with view to establishing moro and more q
controlling influence over ali countries of Asia
She is charged with preparing for the tine
when the Eastern question shall be ready fCf
solution, simultaneous attack upon Turkey on
all sides. The temptation for pursuing such
policy is, at all events, SO great that the whole
world readily believes the charges TO be true.
The progress of the Turco-Persian conflict
will, therefore, be watched with uncommon in
terest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

SECOND PAaEThe FaShi0nA Imprisonment Mid Winter
FoURTH PAGEThe InaneThe Relic Of Benjamin PrshknGOv
W eminent Bonds Pacific Observation-Disclosures from the
ple.-AlAskA a-. Hft $3.50 r. GO
FIFTH PAGETbe Washington MARKET MOnopoThs Relief o. the
Blind-The Attempted Rescns Of Convicted BurgsrS-The
seVenbave. Tragedy-Captus Of Burglars IN Broadwsy-
General Notes.-The Courts-shippDg intelligence. "a
RIsHrH PAGE-Lerary na-Resl Estate. 10 Az.
BLEyKSrH AgeuiEursSudden Deaths Of Cattle Horses
6e-EngrAton the west--A gicaltara Fsrts-Protee.
ton.-Co6peratiOn.-The Don-Pouer Billiard Maeh-The
Money AaFket--The Markets. .-.-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Prof. Goodwin Smith has not only given Ia. Al
time and services gratuitously to the CO INA
University, but purposes depositing MS yaiu SSs
historical library with the new institution ,hs
Is an act of muni6cence which entities mn ~ n
lasting gratitude of the American peopsf' a n
is also especially appreciated by US oecau'Iu Mr..
shows what deep and favorable impresslO 'a,;oa
Cornelrs benefcent scheme of popular eau'a ..o,,
must have made upon one of the lo'e"''
thinkers of the Old World.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

A great deal of fresh and interesting informa-
ton on the great questions now agitating Ru-
rope may be found in our Paris. and London
letters. The missions from Crete and Greece
to the United States, where the Cretans, OF
late unsuccessful in war, expect to find both
sympathy and aid, the relations Of the Great
European Powers, and especially France, to the
Eastern Question, the hope rekindled in many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

There never seems any trouble about getting
bill for military" or "air-line," or other
opposition railway between Washington and
New York. through one or the other House !;
but it seems specially difficult to get the same
one through both Houses at the same session.
1t remains to be seen whether the one passed
Yesterday is TO conform to the usual rule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Our readers will observe that quite large
proportion of THE TRIBUNE is devoted to ad-
vertisements of Real Estate, both in the city
and country. That appears, at present, to be
the preponderating interest, and dealers have
the good judgment to insert their advertise
ments where they will be most read 10y intel
ligent and enterprising business men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Our dispatches from Cuba indicate that the
insurgents have, of late. made undoubted ana
great progress. One of the Spanish papers IN
Havana, the Diario, makes the most important
admission which has yet been made on the
Spanish side since the beginning of the Revo-
lution,-that the Cubans hold possession OF the
entire district of Puerto Principe, except the
oonital ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

liant and perhaps less critical fields. We can
nav them what we agreed but we can never
aiys them money rewards commensurate with
our gratitude OF their desert. Meanwhile. we
Iavo other debts, likewise agreed upon, which
wa are vet unable to pay. Let, us not forget
60 no inst, before we set out on an extended
course of grateful generosity. 3I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

Frenchmen by the death of the heir to the
Belgian throne, and the first trial Off ballot dec
ton in England, are among the points lilly
calculated by our correspondents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

The bill lately reported from the Ways and
Means Committee, by Mr.. Hooper, seems TO
us, in some respects, desirable measure OF
reform. 1t revokes all existing authority for in
creasing the six per cent gold obligations OF
the Government, provides that all sales of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

h Our Albany dispatch gives some interesting
facts concerning Cornell University; and shows
the Democratic scheme for defeating the new
Constitution. 4 "a, .f.s r 81. WON. --
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13

On the fourth page we print an interesting
account of the New-YOrk Lunatc Asylum,
and some results of explorations among our
icebergs and Esquimaux. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
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stey obtained and BY It's use she 6Ss oeeh
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THE C,MPuoR TREE.-An eminent bo-
taniSts says this valuable tree can as easily
be cultivated i'll the United States as else
where. 1t is quite As hardy i'll its habits
rs any of our apple trees. There is no
reason why it should not succeed well
wherever the apple tree will grow. 1t is
Indigenous to all parts of China, Japan,
and Chinese Tartary; but it is found i'll
the greatest abundance along the eastern
coast i'll China, where it grows in dense
forests, the trunks attaining size cqualing
that of any of our North American forests
trees. The camphor gum of commerce
docs not i'll any case cXudc from the tree,
but it is obtained from the leaves, twigS
and smaller roots by distillation. The tree
itself is SO tenacious of life that to kill it
is a >emi-impoSSiblity and there would be
no difficulty in introducing the plants here
IS If you want to be in a good humor
all the week, get your washing nicely done
by 10 o'clock Monday morning and have
the clothes roned and put away before
night Now if yon don't know how to do
this, Just inquire at Moore * Bro, who
manufacture that famous g Wilmington
CITY soup" Ask your grocer for it.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-03
ooLUMBfAs WEDNESDAY, MORNING NOVEMBER 1863 yoI

TIT FOB TAr.THavipg been dispos-
sessed of his charges. Father Hyacinthe
retaliated by eating beef. steak on Friday.
Hearing of the sentence against him, he
must have exclaimed: Tere dignun est
it is truly meetl And meat it was accord
ingly. 2OF -. Iti
A train which ran off the track near
Evanston, Utah Territory, Thursday
evening, was RIM into by the SECOND seo-
tion OF train filled with Mormons, and
David Shields. Joseph Thomas, John
Tustin and Philip Dell were killed. Seve-
raj were wounded. So,
A young man named Charles Grant
was crushed to death in Touring mill
at Marion, Linn County, Iowa, last week.
The New York Leader says the Roth
schilds have been nipped in Russian
speoulations. and are now Wrothschilds.