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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
LOUISIANA.
MEETING OF THE wARMoTH CONVENTION

MEETING OF THE wARMOTH CONVENTION.
NEW-0RLEANs, Aug. 10.-At Understanding OF
the Warmoth Convention, last evening, o7 delegates
were present resolution was adopted that Senator
West be requested to introduce resolution at the neIs
session Of Congress- calling upon the President ana otf
officers OF the Government for all Information IN theS
possession concerning the of the Customoase for
holding State Convention; the authority given tho
United States Marshal for the appointment Of Deputy
Marshals and bringing troops 10 suppress The COnVeh
ton. Another resolution was referred demanding mo
removal OF Collector Casey, Postmaster Lowell, Deputy
Collector Herwig, U. s. Marshal Packard, Assessor
Jaubert and Revenue Collector stockdale The ConYen
ton adjourned until II o'clock to-day.
The Warmoth wing ofthe Republican Convention ne'
at Turner's Hall at noon to-day, and os delegates an
swered TO the roll. The Congress Committee was an
nounccd and IL il the last year The CoHnhe'
reported resolutions ind0rsng the Administration, Wat
moth and faithful execution of the Consutuuoni pro
visions for the public education OF children WlOut u
tipcton Of color; in condemnation of appropriations !"
individual enterprises; urging the General Assembly
TO reduce its expenses; denouncing the acN
NJ the CustomIouse party in endeayoTins !"
cude bv force OF the recognized delegates Vi e
Republican Convention, and for other unlawful acts anu
expressing the hope that these acts are not at tine COM
mapd OF President Grant; indorsng his ADMINISTRATOR
re1uestng the removal OF the Cusom-house parry ""'
the appointment of true Republicans. Whenh asee'-
ton-uouss officials, then only VIII the Con.
veuton withdraw its support from him. ana
repudiate and condemn him. In cohcusIo'
tho resolutions recommended the President OF TUG
vepton TO appoint 20 citizens TO visit washington or
pettion for the removal OF those persons dchoahoe
tbe resolution and requesting United states sena'oi
West TO inquire into the authority given the O"saO
House party. The resolutions were adopted.
closed the business Of the Convention Gov NarinotA
tb,n delivered an address.
The city Press denounce the action Of the Cus'o'n-
House officials for suspending mercantile business y
terday and characterize it as gross outrage lodA'
the Federal troops were removed from tAe CUSTOM
House and business was transacted as usual
MARSHAL PACKARD ACTING UNDER TIE oRDEEs
or PRESIDENT GRANT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSBI
NEw-ORLEANs, Aug. I0.-ln the custom.
House Convention, yesterday, Marshal Packard s''r"
that he had authority from President Grant TO ue n
Custom House "a place OF meeting for the Coh'en'
and 10 bring tho United states troops there for lis p"
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
ASSESSING DAMAGES.

In The action brought by Dr.. Brccl Of
Springfield against the Connecticut River Rail
road to recover damages for injuries sustained
in the collision at Northampton last Summer,
the question virtually arose whether courts in
assessing damages ought to be governed by
the principle that ono man is as good as
another, and the decision declares that they
ought not. DR.. Breck is a prominent physician
and surgeon, who appears to have possessed
an extensive practice, with unusual powers OF
endurance. BY the accident in question he
was injured to such degree in his nervous
system through blow on the spine that he
has never since been able to perform more
than one-thrd of the labOrs which he formerly
endured, and it is the opinion of most of his
professional advisers that the injuries will be
permanent. The court held that while the
Jury must not regard the prospective damage
to the plaintiffs business, that being purely a
matter of speculation, they must CONSIDER
"tho plaintiffs capacity, both intellectually and
physically, at the time the injury occurred,
"and the dminutiOn in that capacity occasloned
"by the injury n--must "take him as he had
"etood with all bis accomplishments, profess
"sional, intellectual, and other and say what
"diminuton the injury had produced in them,
"and give him compensation therefor in dol
Glars and cents" Under this ruling verdict
was rendered for $4,000.
Whether this is good law or not, it IA evil
IDENTIFY good sense. If a horse is killed on a
railway, it will surely make some difference
whether the victim is cart-hcrse or
Dexter; and if physician is bruised and bat
tered in a collision it is equally matter OF
moment whether he is good doctor or bad
one. Tie valre Of mans life, like the value
Of any other animals, is measured by its pro-
ductiye capacity The Chinese opium drunkard
who crushed a mans skull the other might in
Baxter-st. tenement, doubtless sets as high
price upon his miserable existence as
Peter Cooper and Henry Bergh set upon
theirs; but If all three had been equally
injured by n railway accident, it would hardly
be assumed that because one man is as good
as another the Company must pay a3 much
for damaging Quimbo Apo as for disabling
Mr.. Cooper or Mr.. Bergh. When we demand
compensation f0r broken arm, or shattered
nervous system, it stands TO reason that the
court must measure the kind as well as the
quantity of the work that arm has been pre-
vented from doing, and find ont as nearly as
it can what our nerves were originally good
! for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

Tie Troy Wing, discussing the two Republic
can organizations in our City, sees ut to say
that
ave believe the Republican State Convention last
Fan regulated instructed the State Central Commit
tee 10 take some measures TO harmony and unity
in the City Of New-Yorl That Committee has performed
tho service and superintendent the organization of the
party. Meetings have been held delegates appointed
and General Committee appointed under tho direction
and with the appreciation OF tie state Contra Commit
tee" -
Tile Wig Will not be thanked by those it
aims to serve for the above awkward reminis-
cence. As We are assured By those present,
the Hon. VIM. a. Darling (since appointed
General Appraiser in our Custom-Eouse) was
the mover in our last State Convention of the
resolve in question, which was instantly met
by a storm of objections from all sides Mr.
Darling quailed before it and Withdrew his
proposition, which no one was so rash as to
renew.
So far is it from true, therefore, that the
last Republican State Convention clothed the
State Committee with the power which it has
since assumed to exercise, that Convention dis
tinctly and cmphatcally refused to do any
thing of the kind. Having just concluded one
reorganization of this City, the Republicans of
the interior declined to embark in another
venture of the kind. Pity the Committee had
not been equally prudent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

A Louisville dispatch states that the Demo-
cratic Assistant Secretary of State at Frank
fort estimates Leslie's majority at 10000. This
estimate We are by no means prepared to ac-
cept The same authority comedies to the
Republicans twenty members of the lower
branch of the Legislature. In the last Legis-
lature they numbered but ten. The returns
which we give in another column are su1i-
cient to show that the Assistant Secretary is
much out of the way in his notion of the
escape from defeat attained by his party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
Terms OF TIE TRIBUNE
I@e1p.21prls Daily CTIbn'l&ss'
FRIDAY. AUGUST II. 1871.

Tho rlb House OF Lords has rejected the Ballot bill
by a majority Of 49, ==== The French Assembly, mas
passed the Decentralization bill == Gems QueSaua ana
Fgueredo have been executed at Sanuaso DC Ouoa'-
Algerian insurgents.
Tho pcpub,ans have elected 90 members Of the Lower
House Of the Kentucky Legislature. = There were so
wounded AZ the Maine Central Railway disaster. ==
Two persons were killed and several injured by railway
accident in Texas Serious fires have occurred in
PHILADELPHIA Rochester, n. Y, and Rochester, n. II.
r The National Labor party have issued their plat
form.
CoTorcrs inquest and the Government Inspectors
examination as the of the Westfed explosion
were resumed Three additional victims reported
- Cod lIl2, lI5, 1l2s. Thermometer CO. So 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

We note with great modification the fact
that United States Marshal Packard, with SUI
perservceable zeal, told the dissenting men,
bers of the Republican Convention at New
Orleans that he was authorized by President
Grant to use the Custom-HOuse for the Con-
vention, and bring United States troops there
for its protection. We don't mean to believe
him, unless we must. 1t seems probable that
the United States Marshal is FESTIVE under a
load of odium which he desires TO shoulder of
upon Others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
PLAYING Ar rREASoN IN MoScoW.

PLAYING At TREASON IN MOSCOW.
A singular trial is now attracting public
attention in st. Petersburg. 1t is reported in
full in the official newspapers under the head
ing of Conspiracy for the Overthrow of the
Established Government III Russia" 1t ap-
pears in the Russian capital TO be regarded as
highly important from political point OF view.
The secure despOtism Of the Car seems to
be pleased with the idea that there is political
life enough within its borders to give rise to
serious conspracies. The prisoners were ar
rested more than year ago. Every expedient
of an absolute tyranny has been employed to
accumulate evidence against them. In his
opening statement of the case, the Prosecutor
absurdly exaggerates the importance of the
affair. There seems deliberate intention on
the part Of the Government to indulge III all
the luxury of an err post JdctO scare over the
terrible danger it has escaped, combined with
an indefinite feeling of pride in the posses
sion OF those revolutionary elements which
distinguish all civilized societies. While we
cannot allow to the iron despOtism of the
North Its claim to a genuine radical con-
spiracy, this affair is not without curious
and suggestive interest of its own.
Divested of the official exaggerations, and of
the selt-deceiving fances of the accused, the
affair reduces itself to singuarly interesting
study of student-life in Russia In the be-
ginning of the year 1860, widespread and
earnest demand was made by the students in
the different Universities of the Empire, for
the right of reunion and the right to associate
for charitable and social purposes. This was
OF course steInly denied by the paternal Gov
eminent of st. Petersburg, and the students
reduced Ivy prompt punishment to silence.
mo pubic prosecutor now pretends to
say that the DoIsons who instigatod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

viii President Theirs resign7 He threat
ened resignation if the Decentralization bill
were passed by the Assembly; and it has been
passed. We cannot tell what notifications of
the bill have been accepted since the threat
was made, but when it was last discussed the
Assembly desired that all Mayors should
be elected by their own Councils. NJ.
Theirs, who is not enough of a Re-
publican to desire that such a
change shall be made in the centralized sys-
TEN of France while he is in power at least,
opposes even this timid step towards decentrali-
zation On the other hand, the more advanced
Republicans want to see an entire reOrganiza-
ton of France, by which the provinces shall
be quite cut off from the central power. AT
any rate, it is evident that the Government
and the Assembly are not in accord upon this
question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

An exhibit of some Of the expenditures of
the City Government for salaries, published in
another part of The TRIBUNE, will show our
taxpayers where some Of the public money
has gone. And it must also be apparent that
with such oxtravagant, reckless wastefulness,
rs have already been exposed, the City Gov
eminent will not be ale to procure money
enough to carry it through this Summer and
Fan. The City Treasury has been bank
rupted, the City credit exhausted, and nothing
remains for Mr.. Connolly and his friends but
confusion, disaster, and retreat. He must get
ont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

The House Of Lords, after a vigorous de-
bate, has refused to pass the Ballot bill, by a
majority of forty-nine against the Govern
ment. This crisis has come suddenly, but not
unexpectedly. The Lords, deeply angered by
Gladstone's coup dftat on the Army bill,
have nursed their wrath. They conceive
that the Government has sought a COLI
sion with them, and instead of avoiding
they have courted this. 1t has come at
last, and we shall now see if the same vigor-
Gus policy of the Government which resulted
in the abolition of Purchase will be equal TO
this emergency. 1t has been said by members
of the Gladstone party that the Lords did not
know enough of the country in which they
live to keep out of the way of beneficial legis-
lation. We may find the Government improy-
ing the intelligence and temper of the House
of Lords by the infusion of new blood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

The Chicago Times severely reprimands a cotempOr-
airy for saying that Mr. Il. T. Colbun, unpleasantly
associated, just now, with poisoning sensation in
Ohio was a correspondent of The HOrd and not of
TIE TRIBUNE and goes on to state:
The fact ofhs that though Cotun reported for IN World
for time during the LIE before and the in the
employment OF THs TRIBUNE"
There is something amusing about this stupid and
pig-headed mendacjty. Ii The Times knOwsanything
at all about Mr. COlbun. it knows he for several
years the staff of The UOrld, and was never for
one moment on that Of THE TRIBUNE. We make this
statement, not that have any doubt of the inno-
cence of Mr. Colbum, but simply out of good nature,
because the Editor of lie Times evidently enjoys
being proved liar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

already unit in resisting him; and
it is tho duty of all merchants in
tcrested as they are in the increase
of trade to join with them in compelling the
authorities to remove tho men who rob them
and destroy the traffic by which they live
United, firm action will surely accomplish this,
and nothing else will do it. In the interest OF
Our merchants we purpose TO expose, when
over facts like those we give will warrant,
every fraudulent act Of the Quarantine pirates,
until the authorities who sustain them arc
compelled to dismiss them or share their
ignominy as they do their plumber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

This matter of seats in public vehicles Is in
dreadfully uncyilized and uncertain condition.
Somebody writes to Boston newspaper to protest
against the white lies of the ladies in railway car
riages, who take one-haf seat for themselves
while they artfully arrange sundry shawls and
parcels and newspapers on the other half. Being
asked " l. this seat engaged :" they answer with
smile of artess innocence that it is, and thus they
secure an entire bench whereupon to spread Their
crnoline and fiounces and bundles during the Jour
ney. Some of the more rigid sort might consider
the frequent railway accidents as sort OF Sapphna
judgment upon this mendGclty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

We read in the fashion newspapers that for next
seasons styles neutral tints and dark cloth colors
nearly black, will pervail. Black itself will DO
worn more than ever for the special and indsputa-
bic reason that half Paris and Berlin are IN mourn
ing. Wei may have as gorgeous and prismatic tastes
as we please but Death is MEMORABLE and brings al
of lis back now and then to the livery OF gIiei vi
course. if we were asked why tho beautiful DANES
and dcmoiscllcs of New York should all 90 into
black because French and Pruss.an mothers or
wives are beroavpd. wo should answer, we shohd
tell you. mat tho way5 oil fashion 40 p1ae uh-4hs
nuf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

The ridiculous World which still fancics it
is newspaper, vigorously pOoh-poOhs the
statement that the Associated Press has re-
ceived from Berlin, to the effect that the New
York City loan has been excluded from the
official stock-lst in that city. The World
sagely says: "The NewYOrk City loan is not
capt to appear in the official stock-list
"of any city, being taken up by savings
"banks and prudent citizens" etc. Perhaps
it may be worth while thus deliberately to
mislead people for the sake of the Tammany
conspiratOrs; but the truth is that the loan
does appear in the foreign markets, and the
last quotations received by mail were in the
National Zeitung and other journals of Berlin,
July 81, when the New-YOrk City loan was
at 97b. The World forgets that denying a
damaging statement instead of discrediting
it may only authenticate the mendacity of
the denier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

The National Labor Convention, now in ses-
sion at st. Louis has put forth the platform,
or declaration of principles, upon which it
proposes to go before the country. The frame
work Of this document does not materially
differ from a sketch which Wa published in
advance of the assembling of the Convention.
But, summing mp the grievances Of the Labor
men, eia5oIately detailed in FIVE counts, NO
find that C may all be condensed IN single
word-Aonoroly. Il is of Monopoly, whether
IN banking. railroads. manufactures. land. or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION
MAYOR HALLS CAREER.
NAHUM TNIs y NsNN
Prom The Springfield R'p> ol,oah'

There i an impressive lesson for young m l'.a
in the career of Oakley Hall Here Is man VINO Ills
out In life with brighter prospects than he
Unnr1 talents though not great, were respot snneh
VS. literally educated he had friends to he i him "a
his boat and wish him God speed was ro' balasied
acbiove greatness, but had he been properly % nosE
no would by this time have made his va! 20 svIas
ton at the bar or journalism, and woua DC o his
I,"" With comfortable income the reepeet e,oniet
Shnrs and nssOe'nf les aud the higher Joy Int
conscience. THIS il wnst might h"'o rc wa sIn:
~ ,yofrr lie changed his profession Us - of
grI his ussucates, bis code OF morals. IA nlbls
such a lnau. eXeeiiVuCo IN any dIeou"H 10 ~"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

articles OF commerce, of which The LrboT Con-
veutOn complains. The numerous remodieS
proposed TO be applied have already beeh
noticed ct some length in The TRIBUNE buo
there is something pathetic, after ALL IN 'n ~.
vague reaching ont after relief from 'hu a,o
which Cypress the poor even though ~; sn
loncod- for blessings come in such questionable
shane az paying our bonds in groeho"oA' "a
still further reducing the army,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

The Cororers Jury in the Bufenburgh case
reports that the deceased came to his death
by poison. This is contrary to the views hith-
erto received and though it does not directly
inculpatc Mrs. Colburn, much less her hus-
band, it undoubtedly presents the case in a
very grave aspect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

An exhaustive review of the political situa-
ton in the country made by Washington
correspondent, is printed to-day. The out
look, it viii be found, is generally cheerful
and highly encouraging. Here and there arc
symptoms of domestic differences but for the
most part our friends may well congratulate
themselves OH the hopeful aspect of the field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

spector's certificate is worth the paper upon
which it is written. Let the whole system Of
testing boilers be overhauled and if the pres
ent Board has not tho ability for such thor
ough and scientific inquiry, Mr. Boutwell, will
do wisely to reinforce it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-18
A Spiders Engineering.

In 1880, at Newcastle on-Tyne, Eng.
land, gentleman boosted to q friend that
he could introduce TO him an engineer of
more wonderful skill than Robert Stephen
son, who had Just made himself famous
by perfecting the railway locomotive. In
f1lfillment Of the boast, he brought out a
glass tumbler containing little scarlet
colored spider, whose beauty, with its
bright yellow nest on sprig goflaurus,inus,
had induced young lady to pluck 1t from
the bush where it was growing. When
brought into the house it was placed on
the mantel piece, and secured by placing
glass over it.
In a very short time, this wonderful
little engineer contrived to accomplish
the herculean task of raising the sprig OF
laurustinus, a weight several hundred
times greater than itself, TO the upper part
OF the glass, and attaching it there so firm
ly that, after forty years, it is still suspend
ed where it was hung by the spider.
In the Bible we read The spider
layeth hold with her hands and in kings
palaces; :" but in its glass prison there was
nothing for it to lay hold of-no peg, OF
nail. or beam, on which to fasten its
threads. Yet, in a short time the little in
sect had accomplished its task.
1t is believed that this kind of spider
always deposits us nests upon trees, and
never upon the ground and this may ac
count for its wonderful effort to raise the
branch to the upper part of the glass.
1t may still be seen, dead and dry, hang
ing by one of its threads from the top o.
its prison house, with its little nest upor
leaf of the laurustinus.- Of Chem
istry
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-18
Progress in Kentucky.

In 1860 the vote of Kentucky stood,
Lincoln, 1864; Democratic, 94,952 In
1854 the vote stood, Republican, 81, ,766 !;
Democratic, 64,321 In 1868 the vote
stood, Grant, 39,566; Seymour, 1889 /;
a majority of 76,323 In 1870 the vote on
candidates for Congress, the colored vote
being polled for the first time, stood, Re
publican, 57,261; Democratic, SS,945. And
now comes the election for 1871, and the
Democratic candidate for Governor has
but 10000 majority on full vote of the
State. The total vote of each party has
not yet been ascertained; but the returns
show that the large annual gain of the
Republicans is kept up. 1t is not too
much to expect that in a comparatively
short time Kentucky will throw off the
BOurhonic rulers, and become as strong a
Republican State as Ohio or Illinois. The
growth Of the Republican vote is more
| than equal to the increase of the State as
the old generations pass away the new
progressive, and liberal population, which
| is all Republican, are taking their places
Ten years ago Kentucky laughed in scorr
at the BLACK Republicans" and in 1871
it required all the energies of the Demo
cratic party, with all their old prejudices
and hates, to prevent that same Republi
can party electing the Governor, and OBJ
tanning control of the Legislature. Al
honor to the brave and persevering Re
publicans of Kentucky. A few NOR
years and their devotion will be crOwne'
with vic cory, and the State will be re
deemed. Chicago Tribune