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floated ont of one third-story window into
another, and repealed for that occasion the
law of gravity. There are those who think
that the witch-hazel will indicate buried treas
ure. There are those who know that their de-
parted grandmothers take delight in coming
TO earth, simply to be photographed. There
are those who think that bit OF birthstone
carried in ones breeches pocket will stave OIL
rheumatism. There are those who have no doubt
that the seventh son of seventh son must
have a special faculty for setting broken legs'
There are tho3e who think that lunatics arc
at their worst when tho moon is fall. There
are those who declare that the bees, upon
the death of their owner, will all tiy away
unless somebody "tells' them. There are
those-but enough!
Ii is not always easy 70 draw tho line be-
tween reasonable belief and superstition and
the limited nature of human knowledge Is
such that it probably never will be easy.
Every scientific marvel is sure to be listened
to by numbers who have no knowledge of
scientific laws and most of us are too busy to
investigate matters in which we feel no per-
sonal interest. rs for the rules of evidence,
we generally discard them altogether when we
have to deal with the marvellous. How can
we investigate something which happened N
California; Then, too, il is curious to notice
how easily we accept statements purportInS to
be attcsted by witnesses Of whom we never
heard before, and who may ba no better than
men of straw. We read the account, and
accept it,, because it is stated that John Doe
and Richard Roe testify to it, truth, while of
Doe and Roe we know nothing, and cannot
even be sure of their existence. The tale
ticlles our love OF the new, the wonderful,
and the startling and we carelessly credit it
because all of us love to cape at what is mar
velous. THIS il childish frlilty which we
never outgrow it is as strong in Us at fifty as
it was when we sat by the Winter fire and
heard legends which made every particular
hair like a porcupno's quill Many absurd
stories are saved from fatal investigation by
their doleful lack Of Importance; we hear and
forget easily what has nothing to do with our
business OF our fortunes. SO it happens that
there is many fasehood floating about the
world, some being venerable to degree, and
always in a limbo between general acceptance
and general contradiction. Error wounded
may writhe but our opinion is that it seldom
dies for good and an.
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place of one who deserved well of the Re-

Already the political Quid-nuncs have begun
to speculate on the possible changes in Presi-
dent Grants Cabinet. Mr. Fishs resignation
is once more brought forward as being prob
able, which il natural enough, under the cir
cumstances 1t is said that the commissions
of all the Cabinet officers expire on the 4.h Of
March next, and that the President will
thus be left free 70 make changes without
asking the resignation of any one of them.
This does not follow; POStmaster-General
Creswell is the only member of the Cabinet
who was in the original list of appointments.
Mr.. +. B. Washbune was Secretary OF State
for short time, aud was succeeded by Mr..
Fish. Mr.. A. II. Stewart was nominated Sec
rctary of the Treasury, but when his disabil-
ity became apparent was Withdrawn In favor
of Mr.. Boutwell,. Gen. j. NJ. SchOfeld was
first Secretary of War under Grant, was
succeeded by Gen. Rawlins, whose death
vacated the place next filed by
Gen. Belknap. Mr.. j. ID. Cox was first Secrc-
tary of the Interior. and, after his resigna-
ton, Mr.. Delano was appointed. Mr.. f. Il.
Hoar was Attorney General in the original
Cabinet, was succeeded by Mr.. Akeman,
who, in turn, gave way TO ex-senator Will
liams. Mr. A. Z. Bore, originally Secretary
of the Navy, resigned and Mr.. Geo. NJ. Robe
son became his successor. These changes
cover considerable period of time, that in
the office of Attoney-General being the
10
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CRHRRS or COMFORT.

There has been no time, until now, within
The last twelve years, when The TRIBUNE was
not suppOsed to keep, for the benefit of the
idle and incapable, a sort of Federal en-
plovment agency, established to get places
under government for those who were indis-
posed to work for their living. Any man who
had ever voted The Republican ticket believed
that it was the duty and the privilege OF the
editor of this paper to get him place in the
Custom house. Every red-nosed politician
who had cheated at the caucus and fought at
the polls looked to the editor OF TIE TRIB-
UNE to secure his appointment as eauger, or
az army Chaplin, or as minister to France.
Every campaign orator came upon US after
the battle was over for a recommendation AS
Secretary of the Treasury or the loan of half
n dollar. If one OF our party bad an interest
pending at Washington, the editor of The
TRIBUNE was telegraphed in frantic haste to
como TO the capitol, save this bill. crush that
one, promote one project or stop another
He was TO he Everybody's Friend, with moth
ing to do but to take care of other folks
business, sign papels, write letters, and ask
favors for them, and TO get DO thanks for 1t
either. Four-ffths Of these people were sent
away without what they wanted, only to be-
como strightway abusive enemies lit was
the worry of life to try to crafty one de-
mand in Il dozen for the other fifth.
The man with two wooden legs cOngratu-
lated himself that he could never be troubled
with cold feet. It is a source of profound
satisfaction to us that ohice-seekers viii keep
aloof from defeated candidate who has not
influence enough at Washington or Albany to
get sweeper appointed under the Sergeant
at Arms, or n deputy y-sub-assistant temporary
clerk into the paste-pot section of the folding
room. At last We shall be leC alone to mind
our own affairs and manage our own news
paper, without being called aside every hour
to help lazy people whom we don't know and
to spend our strength in efforts that only ben
eft people who don't deserve assistance. AT
last we shall keep our office clear of blather-
sixties and political beggars. and go about our
daily work with the satisfaction of knowing
that not the most credulous of place-hunters
Will suspect US of having any credit with the
appointing powers. That is one of the results
of Tuesdays election for which we own our
selves profoundly grateful.
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PARTIES And PLATFORMS.
,e Ereniuo Post forcibly says:

The Erontng IOSt IOIClDly buJS:
"That something required OF the Republican
mart more the incompetent men who had assumed
It's leadership Lad given shown by tho declarations
made az Philadelphia. They were compelled, In
obedience TO the popular impulses to promise us many
important reforms and TO these promises they VIII be
held The OF the people are sincerely and deeply
Interested In the reform Of the Civil Service. and be-
heving that tie President ia perfectly candid In his
avowed determination TO accomplish IT, they VIII not DO
satisfied with a lukewam cooperation nor be patient
with covert hostility TO 1t the part OF Congress-
They wish to the Of tho country put once
more upon specie basls and far more anxious hat
every paper dollar anoat should have metal dollar be-
hind IL than they arc for the speedy oHtngulshuent OF
the National debt"
All this is quite true, except that there IL
grave reason to doubt that a majority OF the
people really desire a Resumption OF Specie
Payments, though all manner of party con-
yentions pass resolves to that effect, Their
acts do not accord with their words. Nothing
more contributed to Mr.. GreO!ey's discom-
fture than an apprehension. scdulousiy dlf-
fused, that he was earnestly favorable 10
speedy Resumption.
Tie Post proceeds:
"ey impatient OF the taxation of the many for the
benefit Of the few; they weary Of the restrictions
upon tho industry the trade, aud commerce OF the
country Inflicted by protective tariff and they demand
that every man shall left TO buy where he can buy
cheapest and sell where he sell dearest without any
other interference with the laws Il political economy
than the exgenccs OF government shall make absolutely
Indispensable"
All this may be so; we are not IN DIS
putatious mood to-day but it would be inter-
esting To sec The Post reconcile its assertions
with the fact that the Convention which nomi-
mated Gen Grant saw fit to place this plank
in its platform:
81 The annual revenue should be raised
by duties upon impOrtations the details of which should
~ ac usted aid securing remunerative wages
TO labor and promote the industries. prosp ry ald
growth Of the whole country"
We do not need to discuss the soundness
Of this proposition, but that its drift and pur-
pose affirm the prOpriety and expe-
diency of what we regard as Protection 10
Home Industry We think Tie Post will not
question. That this resolve was imbedded IN
the platform in order to win votes for Gen.
Grant, not repel them from his support, viii
not be doubted nor that the men WHO drafted
that platform were good judges of what the
public required The Post might properly try
either courteously or in some other way-to
reconcile its broad assertions with the Conven-
toms platform.
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THE NEw MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONS.

The NEW MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS
The closeness of the vote on Tuesday, as
published yesterday morning, led many to
hone that one or two favOrte candidates, in
cluding Lawrence and DonOhue, might yet
rroye to have been elected. The fuller de-
tails which we publish this morning are con-
elusive, however, and show the result
to be otherwise. Mr.. Havemeyer is Mayor
by fully 5000 majority, and Phelps, ne
turned by as decided vote, extends
to the District-Attorneys Office the grip
of the Custom house Ring. A major
ity of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
elect, aud nearly two-thirds of the Assembly,
are the only fruits of the local canvass which
the Liberals and Tammany Hall Democrats
have gathered.
These assurances, however, will rejoice
and satisfy the heart Of all citizens true
to Reform in municipal afairs We shall
have peaceful City Government; honest
citizens can 20 about the streets without
fearing to encounter fraud in public
Offices and risk violence in the open
streets, az threatened to be the condition
of life and government, had another candidate
been elected Mayor: And there can be, In
purely city matters, no great Ring like that
which lately disgraced and robbed US. Mr..
Havemeyer and Mr.. Green, the Mayor and
Controller, will be in full accord, and as both
are IMPRESSED at once with the Importance of
public Improvement and development, and the
imperative need of strict economy, we shall look
forward to wise and happy restriction Of
the various subordinate departments. The Or
ganization which the Tweed charter gave the
city was endurable if honest administration
of it's several departments had been secured !;
and for this we believe we can confidently
look TO the new rulers from diverse parties
whom this extraordinary municipal contest has
given us
Of the Aldermen selected the general
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yUg dRBITRATTOE AT GENErA

That two Of the foremost nations in arms
as well as arts should settle their grave and
irritating differences by arbitration, is great
fact; that the award should be acquiesced IN
by all concerned, if not with cordiality, at
all events without hesitation, is still more
gratifying. IIenceforth, the alleged necessity
for wars is exploded; for few wars have a
broader basis, a clearer excuse, than the de-
vastatiOns of our commerce by the Alabama and
her pestilent brood afforded. A nation that
agrees beforehand TO abide the result of an arbi-
tratiOn which is likely to subject her to heavy
damages, and then actually does accept and
pay the award must be able hencetOrth to
avoid wars with any but savage or tran
scendently powerful and rapacious Reighbors.
"Why, then, is there soreness on this side of
the Atlantic with regard to this arbitration ="
Because it is widely felt that the assent of
our members of the Board of Arbiters to a
preliminary decision and declaration that the
so-called Indirect Claims" were not within
the scope of the Treaty, was practical con-
cession that our Government had no right TO
press those claims. In other words, it was a
back down.
We had agreed as to what claims should
and what should not be adjudicated by the
arbiters. We had made up our case under
that agreement. Great Britain had been served
with copies of that case, and weeks had passed
without demur. At length, the Tory press
raised clamOr against the indirect claims as
monstrous; the Ministry quailed before it, and
insisted that our case should be modified by
striking out those claims. Our Government
could not concede this; so there was danger
that the arbitration would utterly fall until,
after several fair offers of compromise on our
part, the device of having the indirect claims
ruled out by the arbiters wns hit upon and
adopted. So we were and were not allowed
to present those claims.
The assertion that we expected an award OF
hundreds of millions on account Of those claims,
was preposterous. There was neither hope
nor fear of such an award. But we had q
clear right to state our own claim; while the
arbiters were at perfect liberty TO reject the
whole or any part of it. TO insist that we
modify it was virtually to adjudge the arbi-
tiers disqualified for their great responsibility.
Still, the Treaty was saved by juggle, and
the British Ministry, that would else have
fallen, stands with il. We have an award
respectable in amount, and the principle set
tied that building fitting, arming and manning
corsairs like the Alabama renders the neutral
that allows such doings within Its jurisdiction,
and mainly by hs citizens, responsible as for
a violation of the rights of the agRieved
power. for which damages may be eXacted
aud must be paid. Best of all: we have
tangible proof that grave national difference
NAV be adjudcated and settled by arbitration
at least as well as by war. We hail this as
one of the great triumphs of our country.
In the progress of tins controversy, our Gov
ernment was encouraged to maintain its clear
rights by the American press. with hardly -
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while cooling from o melted condition u
utterly lost to the irOnmaster. Attempts have
been made TO cast slag INTO bricks OF artificial
stone, but as it contains much Of the gases
of the furnace, it ordinarily becomes when
cold, CLASSY, porous, and brittle, proving unfit
for use ia building material.
But Prof Egeston of the Columbia College
School of Mines has collected a series Of statis-
tics and details of the methods recently adopted
in Europe for utilizing this material. In some
cases the Stag is deprived Of lis fragile quail
ties by pressure and annealing, applied TO it
when run into molds, making slag-brieks,
VI. Sepucre, q Belgian engineer, mekes an
artificial stone by running tho Stag slowly and
IN large quantity into receptacle where tho
cooling takes place very MISUNDERSTANDING
several days ana the operation Is successful
with many kinds Of slags, though hot with
those which contain much lime. But tie pro-
cess of greatest Importance is that Of II.
Minary of Franche COmte. He reduces tie
alag t0 a powder OF sand, by having it while
melted run into water the steam and Sudden
cooling producing this effect. The iron grains
contained in the Stag are separated from the
sand by washing, and the residue is easily
handled and finds immediate use as casting
sand" pigs made in a bed Of it coming ont
very bright The granulated Stag is also found
perfectly available for making concrete NOR
tar, cement, and, by mixing with mostened
lime a brick which after passing through the
kiln exhibits extraordinary strength. great
variety of colors can be gwen to such bricks,
and they will furnish admirable material for
ornamental architecture. II is evident that
the much detested slag-heaps are about 10
furnish the material for new and profitable
industry.
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amusemenis. elt.. 6his Gpsnlns.

G00rI's Tu,,4FR.-" Kerry" and Jessie Brown
Mr. aud Mrs Evucicsuli, and She Barry.
s1rm AVENUE iIlsATER. -" The lnconstan''
Chs'ics Fisher.
GRAND OrERN HOUSE, lie koi CarOtte MIS-
Join Wooi Mss Rose HcTsec. ana John Bronsham =.
OLYMPIC rnE,rER.-O Opera Doufe; "Barbe blene'
Nle Nare Air,e lnl Mona Juean
a MON SoUNr TIEATER-' Agnes MISS As"0'
hths AMI h. n. HsiAiua d.
wurAcK's 1urATrR.-" Pygmalion and Galatea'
Hiss Ksthsnne Ioger~
Ac,DrN,y or NUgTC.-ConceU. Mrs, Charlotte v
yis.eTs5rp Thecdoro Thouis's Orchestra eef
AMERICAN lNSrITUTE--FOrty y-hrSt Annual EXhlD'
hoa- Day ani EveHuf. -
ASSOCIATION HAu.-Mrs Jarley's WaN-Works'
CALIFORNIA MINISTRIES, at No. 20 Broadway
81. JAMES THE,TER.-S.n Francisco Min'trci~
TovY PAsroB'S OPERA HOUsE.-Farie;ieS' Maggie
rc san al Touy Pastor.
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2lego:2lo1Ja D1ilu Grib1a1e.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER :. 1872.

Tho Department Of the Marue IN France has been
cut,reIy evacuated by the Germans. The procureur-
general has dec Gcd against Prince Napoleon on the
question Of his expulsion from France === Ihe
abolition Of tlo Hcrr,nhaus is demanded In Prussia
= The town Of PslazzolO in Italy has been partially
destroyed by hurricane.
President Grant VIII receive about threefourths Of the
electoral votes = Gen. Geo. q. Meade died at Pma-
delpAia. age q.
Later returns indicate the election Of Havemeyer and
Tho Administration county and Aldcrnanic tickets.
- Gold. ia u2a ll2t. Thermometer, 90, go, go
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verdict will be approval Out OF the whole
list of fifty or more candidates it would have
been difficult to select fifteen who at present
command more of the confidence Of the public.
1t will depend upon themselves whether or
not they shall be found to deserve that good
oniniOn,
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A gentleman the other day bought thou
saud shares OF a fayorite nitro-g -glycerine stock,
lud as ho stood by the Indicator, watching
lis purchase dropping in price at the rate OF
q quarter per cent minute, he exclaimed
.Coniound this market There is no snap in
it, We hud the election returns this year
.nxteedingly dali reading.
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crsr.css Names

AN AEr1crr OF TRUE MERIr.-" Browns
BuoxcHtu TEocnEs' TIE most p'ioa' ''''' IN ~ COUNTY "
Ha-cpe for TrOat and C0Sgas sai tA' P0PuA' ''
Hpcn rel merit
, ~. ',v .Vn A-,rnYVr Is~HANCE CO. Of Hftiorl Conn
E,~.,1rLOK'S HAIR DYE. Best in the world.
- . Dye Har,Ic Icss Eati instartaHeou' Az an Dasctls
Dp B. FRANK PALMER-Patent ARMS and
Jrs tcos Cbssrrtst. ihl,iephia % Ureea'si Boston
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An extraordinary instance of the inconycnienoes
arising from the horse disease is gwen. gentle
man Just from Calais, Me-. states that the mail 10
carried from that place to AsohiaS, distance OF
forty-fo miles. by man on foot, no horse being
found able 20 perform tho work. IL used 10 be SAID
that steam had superseded horses altogether. or wss
likely 10, bat we have fou~d out our mistake
New-York tribune., 1872-11-07

One Of the most prominent of North Caro-
Ina industries that Of turpentine maDufac-
ture. has lately received a new impetus. A
TRIBUNE correspondent, whose letter is here
with printed, gives some interesting particu-
lars concerning this business, and the reader
viii find therein enlightenment on the subject
Of the three great staples" tar, pitch, and
turDen6ucn
New-York tribune., 1872-11-07

We encounter q ne at little snake story. A gentle
man in Des Arc, Ark. lately discovered two big
rattesnakeS engaged in battle. But they were un"
equally matched for one was five feet long with
seventeen rattles and the other six feet with twenty
six rattles. Both killed-one by the spectator.
and the other by his wounds. We mention this con-
test because it said 10 be the first ever observed
between these reptiles.
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dissenting voice. Certain of our leading mer-
chants stood almost alone in publicly urging
in effect that We recede from our impregnable
nositiOn.
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remarkable criminal is described By The ASse
rile On. ca Pioneer-the ex-Rey. William Wilson OF
Yancey County, who has Just been sent for nine
years to the PententiaTy Before tho wal, he Was
a Baptist minister in good standing and com
manded the respect and esteem Of large ouclo OF
acquaintances. Domestic inf,lIety led Inn 70 abal
don his wife. He thus fell into disiayC- with tno
religious community 30 that he abandoned tic mn
istry and betook himself TO highway robbery. ain'
eularly enough. he goes to prison for robouc
wagon in 1865. For five years he eyadcd arrest, was
then tried carried his case up on Law points and
now the verdict is sustained Speaking OF this I'M
fortunate man, we may mention that the OK -H2Y.
Mr. Green one of the most noted conyiets in The In
diana State Prison, was isehaTged on tte SiG Lt'
by expiration Of time. His crime was forgery. lie
was once Baptist preacher Of some nDte, and Is
man of fine talents. In prison be has becn the
leader of various moral reforms, and has been es-
peciaIly active in organizing teInpera &c society
among the inmates. 1t is infinitely to tns credit Of
the clergy that such cases as these 50 rre and
are always spoken Of as remarkable exceptions.
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Honor to the young ladies of the Portland (Me1
High School The fret class girls lfirst-class in
every sense have resolved TO dIess plninly and to
dispense With dress parade on examination day. IL
they indulge in jewery, it will be to very limited
extent Lace they entirely abandon. But We have
something to tell Of them even better than this.
They have solemnly determined to refrain upon all
occasions and under the severest temptations fror
the use of slang phrases and expressions. We
shouldn't wonder if the marriageable youth of the
United States kept special eye ON that remarkable
school.
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Now have como the days Of meteorological proph.
eey. Now the muskrats, as usual at this season
vaticinate. Now they give us to understand that
the present Winter is to be an open ore. This they
do by delaying to break ground for their Winter
residences, while last year at this time they had
their huts built large high, and thick. But in West
Virginia they scOrnfuly reject the probabilities
Of the muskrat, and swear by the doiugs and dig
eings of the eround hog. We shall probably have
Winter like all past Winters; it will be Ike they
have been. the most remarkable for seventy
years. Aud still another ancient character has
made his annual appearance, and is travelling
through the newspapers. We refer to The Oldest
Living Voter who voted twice fox Gen. " ashington
and has never failed TO vote at every Presidential
election since This time lie is called by the beauti-
fully appropriate name Of Matthew Phoenix; he Is
six and hundred years OF age, aud he lives III Gar
verton, Luzerne County, NC. After we have stated
tha he voted on the winning side. need we say that
Intellectually this poor old man is perfect wreck
and. a, it weIe, in his third childhood
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OE. DOolittle is the name Of a Boston citizen
who on the morning of election, appesrs to have ex
perlenced terrible fright. He found that certain
evil-minded persons with malice aforethouRht were
bent upon voting for him to represent them in the
Legislature. Straightway the retiring DOolittie
wrote and printed an advertisement, protesting
against any such procedure and desiring his ad-
mirers to desist from their fell purpose. This is
remarkable instance Of modesty, and We are inclined
to think that Mr.. Doolittle would make q good sOrt
of representative in spite of his suggestive name.