The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

tive. The fates, however, are not so unjust as
we are sometimes disposed to regard them.
The offended brother and uncle, both now In
Constantlnople, have waited long for an oppor-
tunity. The opportunity has come. Austapha
and Hahn have made their case one.
Mustapha, one of the very ablest Of the party
of young Turkey, long in disfavor and deemed
dangerous theorist, is now high in favor at
the court of the Sultan and occupies q promi-
nent place among what we may call the Privy
Councillors Of the Empire. The two Egyptian
princes have now the ear of the Sultan and the
sympathy Of the Sultan's advisers, and we may
rest assured that they will not allow the
opportunity to slip. Revenge is sweet 1t is
especially so to a Mussulman
We have no doubt that difficulties will be so
far smoothed down that the Viceroy will be
able to make his intended visit to Constanti-
nople and that plentiful outpouring Of Egyp-
tian gold among the Sultan's needy attendants
will SO far give him the victory that he will
return and preside in triumph at the opening
of the Suez Canal towards the close Of the
year. The conditions laid down by the Sultan
to bis vassal are more hard in seeming
than In reality. 1t will not be diff
cult for tho viceroy to comply or to
seem to comply for a time. 1t would be
foolish-it would not pay-to allow trouble to
arise before the Suez Canal Is formally opened
The viceroy will be well advised; so will the
Sultan, and some convenient agreement will
be patched up. It would be absurd, however,
to imagine that any arrangement that may now
be made will be permanent The Viceroy will
cling to his purpose. His purpose is to have
Egypt proclaimed an independent kingdom
and secured to his family. The Suez Canal
must be opened before he takes final action.
So soon as the canal is opened for purposes
Of trade Egypt will be less portion Of the
Turkish empire and more a part Of the mod
ern world. By the common consent Of the
nations the Sultan will no longer be allowed to
interfere in the affairs of that country. West
ern Europe will take the land Of the Pharaohs
! under its protection, and the Suez Canal may
become the bounteous parent Of another great
Eastern empire. It is by no means certain,
however, that this change will be effected
without war. The Sublime Porte may make
dying effort to maintain the integrity Of the
empire. Rebellion on the banks of the Nile
would be followed by rebellion on the banks of
the Danube, and Roumania would follow Egypt.
All these questions will have to be considered
in the reconstruction of Europe, which many
causes render imminent. We do not consider
that there is any immediate danger of rup-
ture between the Sultan and the Viceroy,
but we do not think that the general con-
dition of Europe warrants us to hope for the
continued integrity of the Turkish empire.
Unless the Sultan hurries up the railroad and
the telegraph and the steamboat and the canal
and the newspaper win accomplish his ruin.
The Disposition of the Avondaie Relief
There appears to be some doubt and con-
siderable speculation as to the proper distribu-
ton of the Avondale Relief Fund, which it il
! thought may reach near two hundred thousand
dollars. Suggestions have been made, too,
that in view of this large sum being contributed
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permanent investment for suffering miners and
their families generally-to establish for the
future manned, widows and orphans of the
mines permanent charity. This idea is
good enough If the contributions had been
made for that general purpose, but they have
not. They were made for specific object, the
| relief of the families of the miners whose lives
were lost in the Avondale mine, and cannot
honestly be applied to any other object
| These families are entitled to the whole
amount. whatever that may behave, in Ger
tain sense, property in it-because it was
subscribed specifically for them. Though TIT
sum may be large, Or larger than was antici
! pated, that does not alter the case. Besides
we are opposed to any such manipulation o
the money by committees, agents or trustees
1t might fall into the hands Of unprinciplet
parties who would filter fees, charges or com
missions out of it, and the poor people NIGH
derive little benefit. The simplest and bes
plan would be, probably, for q committee o
gentlemen unconnected with the mines to tax,
charge Of the fund, and this committee t,
ascertain what amount Is needed Tor tn
present wants Of the families, and then to pa
over on the spot the necessary sum in eacl
individual case. After that the balance shoul,
be safely invested upon good interest, and tn
interest periodically distributed to the familie
in proportion to the number of persons il
them, but to the families Of the Avondale dea
miners alone, for 1t belongs to them only. Thi
will be just and prevent any jobs, and we hop
the large amount subscribed will be dispose
Of in that way.
INCOMES. Commissioners Delano eyldenn
means that the internal revenue shall be col
lected efficiently while he Is in Office. He ha
several times decided important points In
way to give peculiar qualification TO all VIII