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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The London Democrats held their meeting
to protest against Prince Arthur's allowance
last night and they had a stormy time, the
failure of the day before having rather
warmed their wrath than dampened it. There
was speaking, fighting, and Communist flag !;
and we may be sure that the young man
whose annual income is made the occasion for
so much boisterous demonstration was severely
handled by the orators. In the United States
these popular outbreaks have their interest as
affording some indication of the strength Of
the undercurreHt; but it does seem little
pitiful that mere question of an annual al
lowaHce in accordance with ancient usage,
should make such commOtion when the
weigltier matters of great abuses, back of all
this are attcrly neglected by the great British
Public. In the midst Of ali the cutlery the
House of Commons passes the bill to give
young Arthur his $4,000 per year by a vote
of 2tG TO H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The Charleston Rcpublcoa is sourcd by our
castigation Of "thieying carpet-baggers,' yet
confcsses its justice, as follows:
"Thcre are indeed 'thlevhg carpot-b1egers' in tho
South as Mr.. Greeley says. To doubt It must be
fool There are here from abroad who belong 10 the
family OF Satan himself They here, better and
no worse than tho Of society who natives
The native thief and hehound and the from abroad
wonderfully alike.
"They are here these 'thoving carpet5aggor5,' and
go some OF the class in Greeeys own cty-yos tens
Of thousands OF them Horace Greeley did not blunder
when no showed that We have large criminal class
among u.s."
Very we'll We are agreed as to the es
sential facts Now THE TRIBUNE insists that
the honest Republicans of the Southern States
shall send these thieves to the rear, and not
allow them to lead and drive, to legislate and
execute, as their impotence and their rapacity
impel them to do if permitted. Is not that
good advice' Is it not timcly3 Ought 1t not
TO be heard and followed If yes, what are
Won snarling at ?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The Reading Ga:ctte and Democrat though
agreeing with THE TRIBUNE in little else evil
IDENTITY holds that "the way to prepare for re-
sumption is to resume" 1t closes leader
in favor Of a return to sOlyency as follows,
Paper money, easily obtained ana prodigaly spent,
is the cause Of much extravaganza and crime stable
business only DO done upon stable foundation, and
there real foundation for business prosperity while
debts paid In deprecated paper To insure stability
there must be return to specie payments There s gold
enough in the country for the purpose There would az
first be great rush for the coin, by everybody and
many persons would hoard it, But let the Government
continue specie payments for short time and this
boarding would People must live, and to live
they expend money. After short period Of gloat
ing over their beautiful CON- people would pay their
debts as usual Gold and silver would be used in small
sums aud larger amounts would be paid in paper which
would be accepted without objection because would be
understood by all that would DO paid in coin
demand Business would then have a solid foundation,
and the business would know tho actual condition
OF his bank account"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

1t seems almost incredible that any person
should have invented the stories OF devasta-
tons by famine and cholera in Persia, with
which the world has lately been thrilled. Yet
the Persian ambassador at London explicitly
denies their truth, and expresses the belief
that these reports are made up by commercial
agents. For the sake of the people of Persia
we should hope that the accounts are untrue,
or at least exaggerated; but what can be said
of the horrible ingenuity of men who can
deliberately invent such tales for merely selfish
purposesf If the Persans are not starving,
we shall hardly rest content till the wretch
who said they were is at least put on short
rations-say bread and water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
KEEP TO THE POINT

The World and The Times are at odds re-
specting the verify and value of the revela-
tions made by (or through the latter with re-
gard to our City Expenditures: The World
asserting that most if not all of the gigantic
and interminable bills of Ingersoll, Garvey,
Keyser, &c. published by The Times, were
printed long ago in Tile Transcript and after
ward in the journal Of the proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors, which, duly Endorsed
and bound, have been always accessible.
Now, we never saw the journal in question,
and have but limited acquaintance with The
Transcript, which seemed to us such hard read
ing that we gave it up several years ago. If
all the bills catalogued by The Times were thus
printed they can hardly be deemed to have
been published, until The Times displayed them
in its columns.
But the value Of The HmeS's agency in the
premises has scarcely more interest for the
general reader than the purity of its motives,
which Mayor Hall strangely discusses with such
emphasis The only questions which the public
asks or cares to have answered are these:
l. Are these true records of payments made
rs specified from the treasury of our City
and County,
g. If true, do they not imply that vast sums
have thus been paid for which the City has
received no equivalent7
g. Has not this gigantic peculation been
favored and concealed by the refusal or neg
lect of the Controller TO publish annually a
full exhibit of the receipts and expenditures OF
the last year,
A. Is there any excuse for such refusal and,
if so, what is it
8. Who has profled by these frauds, if frauds
there really have hanS
G. If responsible men shall be found TO have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
THE DISASTER AND ITS LESSONS


The terrible shock which convulsed the city
on Sunday afternoon, when the news of the
disaster in the harbor spread from street to
street, was without a parallel in our long his
tory of catastrophes. Never before had the
popular heart been so deeply stirred by a story
OF death and suffering. Almost every house,
so general was the horror and excitem emf,
seemed to pour forth its inhabitants to swell
the sympathizing throngs which gathered
around the newspaper offices, haunted the doors
of the hospitals, or hurried TO the scene of the
explosion. Far into the night sad and
terrified faces gazed at the spot where the
waters had closed over unknown multitudes
of agonized victims; and all day yesterday
excited crowds watched the grapplers at their
work, and counted body after body, as it was
dragged up, burned, torn, bruised. and drip
ping, and carried hastily away. A sickening
sensation of dread succeeded the first days
horror as the worst features of the disaster
came gradually to light. No similar accident,
within the memory of the present generation, has
equaled this either in the number of the killed
and wounded or the distressing attendant cir
cumstances. The worst steamboat explosions
OF burnings which we can now recall, the worst
railway collisions, the worst of tho many
great massacres caused by broken rail, or mis-
placed switch, or rotten trestes, or open bridge,
are surpassed in some of the elements of hOr-
ror by this affair at a city wharf. 1t ia only
when passenger ship founders in mid-ocean
or goes to pieces on q rocky coast that such
wholesale loss of life has to be recorded under
the head of an accident. And to be swalo wed
by the stormy sea is mercful death COM
pared with the fate of the sufferers on the
Westield.
What aggravates the distress of the public
in considering this disaster is the fact that
there is 80 much doubt and debate whether
reasonable precautions could have prevented
it-whether, in short, every man who crosses
a ferry or trusts himself TO o raiway-car ia
not in imminent danger of q frightful death
from which no human care and foresight can
render him moderately safe. There are in
deed, strong reasons to suspect that the i'm
mediate cause of the explosion on tho Westfeld
was the culpable carelessness of the engineer
that the force of steam was greater than the
certificate allowed, or that the engineers alb
sence from his post allowed the steam
to rise suddenly and Unexpectedly to a
dangerous pressure. These suspicious
will be investigated in due time /;
we do not pretend to Judge of them now
But the fact remains that take what care,
establish what rules we may we must trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
poLITIoAI,.
OHIO.

THE RHPUBLIcAN5 CONFIDENT or HLgcrwp
THEIR STATE TTCKHT-DOUBr5 CONCERNING
THE LEGISLATURE.
WASHINGTON, July 3f.--5en. Garfield, who
arrived In this city this morning from his home IN Ohm
says that the Repubcans in that state feel conAds Of
electng their State ticket next Fall They have not ,st
opened the campaign but will begin the 9th ~,
August throughout the State. from Cincinnati to tia
Lake. Twenty meetings Will DO held that day. Ths
Democrats have suffered heavy loss in the death OF
Nallandigham, who was about tho only prominoDt
man IN the party In Ohio who was thoroughly
In earnest about the "New Departure doctrine,
which drags heavily in the canvass without bis power.
ful advocacy Cen Garfield says that WHILE the SUCCESS
OF the Republican State ticket is regarded as certain
there Is danger that the Democrats may receive ma
Jor'y In the Legislature which would give them Uni.
tea states Senator IN place Of the John Sherman
ana also the rearrangng OF the Congress districts 10
Is regarded as unfortunate that the friends OF sey
RAJ Republican candidates for the 5enatOrship bring
ing the question into the present canvass and cndeayor.
Ing TO control tho County Conventions order secure
The nomination Of members OF the Legislature pledged
TO vote for their ayores This ugurates local con-
tests in the party, which. II continued VIII endeugorx
success IN the close counties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

English holders of our Five-Twenty bonds, accord
ing to u recent letter from London financial cores
pendent of Henry Clews suppose that the
five years having passed when the Govern
ment was at liberty to call in it's bonds
without its having done so, they cannot now DO
called in without the consent of the holder before
the date when they peremptorily payable by the
terms of the law. namely. twenty years from thtI'
issue 1t is represented that when these holders DIS
tinctly understand that they must either take tH'
money for their bonds or convert them into the ne"
Loan they will be glad to adopt the latter aiteri"
tive. Would it not be we'll for the Secretary 10 CIV
them the opportunity to the fullest extent IN MS
power avaling himself of the surplus goiu III INC
Treasury and oil other means at his command ior
that PURPOSE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The Prince of Wales and his party of recon-
citation did not meet with an enthusiastic
reception at Dublin yesterday. The weather
was cold and the people were cool; indeed, it
il said that the future King OF. England was
Kissed on his way to the castle Whether he
was Kissed as hated Saxon" or as the rep
resentative of an increasingly unpopular form
of government, or because his morals and
manners are not wholly acceptable to his sub
jects we can only imagine But any one
knowing much of the Irish character must be
able to predict the failure of this attempt to
win Ireland to cOntented loyalty by royal
DrOgTeSs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
3Gelr.2)ork Daily Gribll)1G.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 1. 1871

motion consuming the British Government for Its
abolition Of the Army Purchase System was voted down
IN the House Of Lords. Both Houses OF Parliament have
passed Prince Arthurs annuity meeting in London
In opposition appropriation for Prince Arthur was
dispersed by the police. The Prince of Wales has
arrived in Dublin and lis reception was not so enthusi-
astc as was expected. === The acceptance of Jules
Favres resignation is confirmed. President Theirs pro-
poses to increase the French Army There are 5000
Communist prisoners awaiting trial. == Another
Roman Catholic clcrgymn has been accommodated in
Germany.
The Ku-Klux Investigating Committee has adjourned.
$500 An ex-president Of bank arrested a Men,
phis Tenn as cOuntcrfeiter but subsequently escaped
from Jail. === daring robbery has been perpetIated
in Ohio == young lady in Indiana has ben Oru-
tally beaten by a rejected sutor The steamer ST.
Joseph was sunk in the Mississippi River on Sunday
night.
Seven additional bodies were taken from Whitehall
slip. large number Of victims OF the explosion have
died in the Hospitals == Suits have been begun
against the Controller for work the Courthouse
Gold, 10, 1123 1l2s. Thermometer G57, 49, CO..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
DRIFT or POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
/, wrsrERN vIEw Or rROn.BIrIONIsrs.

We f5o1 ne Clessiaad (Ohol KIatL
crvabopa County has a Prohibition party.
Like other political parties claims 10 oe nased AZ a.
o nrineiple Ike other parties its rank aho NE eis
@ ShIle again. like other parties its maragessar arc
slash But the insinerily of the leaders OF tnis riv
6jtion marty is not what at the present WiuhS ss
dryine A. We wish to call attention rather 70 ther
~ sspse than their lack OF honesty. Ine Ouy anvss
C,~ntv Prohibilou party has held ia CohlenIoh, -
its candidates, and laid down ts Ssss
Ioaders with homeopathic pellet OF Dram "ouI
ronsidersd the present situation ana nave ~ ~ nv
M ,.cy ~ the party 10 take advantaYe Y, 49,
notca condition favorng success Is notYriop psrS
49, dI.satsfaction exists with te doings oi le IN
k Co,nty Convention and that hundreds oi ~
heionging 20 that party VIII scratch ,nasi az.
,tiye ticket These men are, probahiyl withvVos IA
an,ian strong temperance men, and men VINO s An.
,Srprw away vote. and who might have Ofe, n
duced to vote portion OF the Prohoitlon aers oil
,,ckaI With these facts staring tpe s.mpetoh ~
me prohibition party in the face. they In
resolutioas abuse the Republican party d"SI WIG
ing n as party that outrages public mofas a" Shs
shond be defeated THIS Of course essaph hS n,mo.
sympathy betweea the Prohibition parry ANU w. and
SaIS party which last party II sloogers os'S .sSs.
hopes 10 swallow. Now when party ashs tuvsc aot,
isied Republicans by their vote, ~ e1husuh W
Republican patty q asks of them JOY tey ho,er an.
perform and should u PrUlbiuo9 NlectonovSs ..lii,
proach one Of these dissatisfied h9vi9le"ls "AI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

We have received another communication
from one of the rival Republican factions in
Mobile in reference TO the appointment of
Gen. Willard Warner. 1t seems to lis high
time for this mischievous quarrel to stop. 1t
appears TO have come first to bad prominence
when Senator Spencer exerIed his influence in
the Legislature in such way that his col
league, Senator Warner, was defeated, and a
Democrat elected in his stead. Since then, for
months the Republicans of Alabama, instead
of preparing for the serious business of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The British Government in appointing the
Right Hon. Russell Quincy, NJ. p, to be one
of the Commissioners to adjudicate the
claims referred to in Art. XII. of the Treaty
of Washington, has disregarded his Con-
seryative politics, and selected him evidently
on account of his high legal reputation.
He has been Is years Recorder of London, and
during the last five years has represented
Southampton in the British Parliament. In
1866 he was one Of the Jamaica Commission.
This experience in judicial and political life
must go far to qualify him to determine equita-
bly, the complicated cases that will be laid be-
fore him and his associates at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

The telegraphIc announcement of a consolidation
of all the California railroads appears to have been
confirmed. The more incredible rumOr of the
purchase or lease of the Central Pacific Road
the main line from San Francisco to Salt
Lake) by the Pennsylvania Railroad, IS, We
are assured upon the best authority utterly untrue.
Indeed the Central Pacific is enterprise of such
magnitude and resources that there Is probably no
railroad in the country less likely TO be offered for
sale and it is certain that propositions Of the kind
have been entertained.
We have spoken of some of the influences of rail-
roads upon California which we deem unfavorabe;
but these do not stand alone The great benefit ac-
cruing to the Pacific Coast from the opening of the
overland line is too obvious for doubt. The Central
Pacific Railroad COmpany-a California corporation
which built with wonderful rapidity and efficiency
the western half of the Pacific Railroad in less than
five years-is certainly entitled 10 be regarded
as a benefactor of California. The same Com
pany, with the same energy, is pushing forward
a northern branch up the famous Sacramento Val
ley, toward the Columbia River and Pugets Sound
settlements whereof 40 miles already in opera
ton, and similar southern branch along the San
Joaquin Valley, toward the Colorado, whereof 40
miles are in use. These, when finished will COM
prise more than 600 miles of north and south line
traversng the most considerable and fertile valleys
the Pacific coast These lines, to say nothing OF
the main stem. opening and bringing within
the range of easy settlement and markets millions Of
acres Of the choicest lands. Already, the grain
crop of California is of more value than her annual
yield Of precious metals and tho effect Of her rail
roads must be to enlarge her harvests and place her
in the front rank among agricultural States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

There are bad reports of the State Reform School
at Westboro Mass Mr.. l. II. Sampson seVeIai years
connected with the institution charges IN me "O',
cester SPY that the boys are butaly l-trea'ed anu
badly beaten. Another gentleman, who says 'na' nc
has witnessed these ourages at the school, BACKS up
Mr. Sampson Both witnesses declare that tley nav
presented the matter to the Board OF iius,oos' ~
that tbe connlaints are ignored without q hearing
In sucb affairs "A these there may DO two sides TO
the question. and the complainants here may have
some private grudgc to feed; but mono the loss Is II
tle dnty of the Trustees 30 keep sharp oyo upon
officials who have good deal % authority. ana may
have bad tempcrs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

was defended by the Liberals. The result was
that in the vote upon the motion of censure
the Government had majority of eighty.
This is a notable triumph of the Liberal party
in the stronghold Of TOryism. 1t does not
however 50 much prove that The Lords love
ariStocracy in The Army less as that they lear
the power of the Premier more. In any case
substantial point has been gained Tor the
party of Progress in England. The Lords have
tried their strength against the sure advance
of Reform and have retired with utter dis
cOmfiture from unprecedented effort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
COMPOSITION OF THE CUSTOM-HOUSE GEN.
ERAL COMMITTEE.


The organization of the Custom House Gen.
eral Committee is expected to be completed next Friday
evening Report assigns the Hon. E. d. Morgan TO It's
chairmanshp. The composition Of the body and the
origin OF any representative character II may claim
may perhaps be inferred from the following partial it
Of its members who are also o1ce-hOders IN the Cue
tom House, In other Federal positions IN this ctyi
WIN. MCMoSEGAL, Inspector, CustOm-HOuse.
NJ W. BURNS, L. ;. We gher Cu,tom-HOuse
MORRIS FRIEDsAM, Assistant Assessor Internal keVs
MATT STEWART, Custom. House.
c. y. BRAcKErT Special Agent U. s Treasury Depart
SIDNEY SIXTH. Inspector. Custom-IIJuse.
D. +. CROWLEY. Custom-Houso.
II. A. SMITH. CustOm-HOuse.
ESEAs ELLIOTT CustonHouse.
JAMES 4. ELLERr, Cusi0In-lIOuse.
Is. T. MORGAN, Assistant Postmaster.
GEORGE b. DEAN, Custom-i0ls Csrnan.
NORMAN STRATIOS, Civil Engineer Niil fafd
ROBERT UILEY, Inspector, Custom H)nse
ISRAEL GtLLETT, Sinecure, Custom House
JOHN \. MEEK, Captain Nlght-WdIch' C1stom,houSs'
WILLIAM H. ALBERrsoS custom HSGcs osrla MA.
los C. PINCKNEY, Inspector Cigars, custom House.
FRANK L. HOWE, Special Agent treasury ana many
others.
The same system OF inrusting the management OF our
local political affairs to Custom-House and other Federal
small ofce.holders has been illustrated in the selectioa
OF Inspectors OF Election among whom are found tos
following officials
JOS. c. scuLLY, Night Inspector, Custom'House'
GEO. NETHERCorr Custom-HoH-'-
D. II. CROWLEY. Custom-Hou''.
Jas. III. ANDERSON, Custoul-iiOuSe. o-,,--.- A.
mo. j. OBRIES, Private secretary 10 Cohector hoh
ply.
MICHAEL NEVILLE. 49,, ,,o,,au,.
gro r. KAssNRE. Deputy Collector Intcrnai KeVehuo
Thirty-secOnd District 49,. ,,.,.u
LEWIS J. KIRK, Deputy surveyor custom houso'
/ NJ PATTERSON. CustOm,House -,
SAMUEL q. ACTON, U. ;. Wegher, custom, House
e. IT. SoUTHwoRTH, Clerk, Appraiser once.
SAMUEL REYNOLDS, Internal Revenue
JAMES HUNTER Internal Revenue. ~ 49,.
los C. PTNCKNEY, Inspector Ot q 1f' u'.Ol u a
NICuAEI CREEGAN, Assistant Assessor lnerh'' heV'
" III. HAGERIl, Superintendent io'i OiA',s
sIMrEL MINES, Night Inspector, Custon-iouse
RARSIY BIGLlN. Internal Revenue.
A. NJ C. SMITH, IT,, Clerk, Custom HOUSE
~ A LINDEN Inspector Custom-Honse, -.
iuTHFR HORTON. formerly c0nnf s WI n insnoeto3
IN ~ DTRYfA Night Superintendent Post ohee-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

SO it seems that the $1,000 unfOrtunates who
constituted the rank and file of the Com
munist organization are to be tried in detail
after ALL 1t was thought that a rough sort Of
Justice would be dealt out in a lump, and,
after proper classification, the whole would be
dealt with as each merited. But the Assem-
bly, proposes to increase the number of Judges
until they are equal to the emergency and all
are duly tried. So Col. POstOn will have to
wait until the judicial mills grind out his first
batch of emigrants for Arizona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

Our friends in Ohio will do well to heed the
warning which has been uttered before in
several quarters and comes to us this morning
from Gen. Garfield. They can carry the Legis-
lature and elect the U. S. Senator, unless the
criminal ambition of rival candidates for the
Senate defeats all. That a Republican State
so stanch and trustworthy as Ohio should
have one Democratic Senator is disgrace
] enough If she is given two, it will work
the political death of the Republicans who
cause it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01

Gladstone has gained a great victory in the
House Of Lords The Duke of Richmond, the
Tory leader in the Upper House, moved a
vote of censure on the Queens message
abolishing Purchase in the Army, as unworthy
ministerial resort. A spirited aud somewhat
acrimonious debate sprang up, in which the
Tories bitterly as5ailed the Government. which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE Tuesday AUGUST I, 1871

coming campaign. have been dsgracing them
selves and encouraging the enemy by a vulgar
squabblc over tho loavcs and fishes of Office
IL they have any common sense they will take
warning by the deplorablo condition of tho
party in New-York and keep quiet. If they have
not common sense we do not purpose allowing
them to display their folly any longer in tho
coIumus of THE TRIBUNE.