New-York tribune., 1872-08-30

leaves the denying business to Duncan and
Harlan. Duncan does not mind 1t. But 1t
must be a fearful trial TO good man ike
Mr.. Harlan.
The Science Association at Dubuque have
been examining skulls with almost phreno-
logical enthusiasm, and trace in the absence
of foreheads relationship between the Mound
Builders of the Mississippi Valley and the
aborigines of Mexico ana
Peru. There is also some scientific lllumina-
ton offered on the subject of Arizona dia-
monds to the effect that they are, possibly,
colorless sapphires.
A Liberal Republican, who has shown the
most painstaking industry in securing the tactS
concerning the canvass in Ohio, presents eise-
where the cheering results OF his CALCULATIONS
We should be disposed to distrust MS ehIhu-
siasm much more than we do, but tOr our
knowledge that he has written OF nothing
whereof he has not taken pains TO INFORM
himself, and that his judgment has heretofore
been proved trustworthy
Mormon Justice appears to have given
some sort Of order to the Mormon police to
descend upon two houses of bad repute. Ihe
jealous policemen went there with axes, ana
hewed the unhallowed habitations IN pieces
before the Justice. The act does not seem TO
have been regarded with enthusiasm among
the Gentiles and there is talk OF drawing
practical parallel between Paphians and Patrl-
arcbs by organizing a similar descent upon the
many-wived mansion of Brigham Young
The late Gov. Bullock seems to imagine that
he has some sort of controversy with Horace
Greeley, which is mistake. Having resigned
his GovernOrship and fled from Georgia, her
authorities desire his presence and his tesu-
mOny with regard to certain issues and IN
dorsements of bonds by him-said bonds Deing,
in their Judgment, the grossest frauds. Now
let MIR. b. face those authorities and square
his accounts with the State before he gets
into trouble with any one else. Face the music,
Governor
We learn from a veracious Washington
paper, edited by a serious Senator, tnat Secre-
tary Fish says all the Democrats In his neigh
borhood are for Grant. One of the nhablt-
ants of this little BGotia, named Klmball
wants to get free from load OF shekels-to
wit. S1OOOO-and offers to bet this amount
that Grant will carry New-YOrk by 100000
majority. Of course he will make no such
bet but Harlan says Fish says Kimball says
he will. This is a very different matter, as
any one may find by writing to Phillipstown
and accepting the wager.
The reply to Mr. Frederick Douglass which
we publish this morning is one of the best
letters called forth by the cOlored orators
ill-judged appeal to the prejudices Of his race.
Mr.. Clark shows very clearly who the real
friends of the cOlored people are, who stood
by them during the war, and who are likely
to stand by them hereafter, and we commend
especially to the attention of Grant men gen
orally his analysis of the action OF prominent
public men on the question of making Slavery
perpetual in 1861. 1t is rather curious to learn
that when it was proposed to amend the
Constitution in such way as to prevent the
abolition of Slavery, Messrs Harlan, Anthony,
Colfax, Logan, Morrill, (Me.), and others who
are now good Grant men, voted Yea, and the
prominent supporters of Mr.. Greeley, includ-
ing Messrs. Sumner, Trumbull, DOohttle,
Blair, FentOn, FarnswOrth, Grow, and Ashley,
opposed it.
The miserable wrangling of the last few
months among the half-dOzen parties in Lou
isiana has given way to apparent compromises
by which but two parties are left in the field,
the Greeley and the Grant The Liberals and
Democrats have agreed upon State ticket
headed by Col. McEnery, for Governor, and
the various factions of the Grant men have
submitted to the powerful harmOnizing influ-
ences of the CustOm-hOuse, and have agreed
to support Kellogg. In a State so torn by
faction it is difficult to predict what will be
the result of an election where decency and
honesty are on one side and the General
Government on the other. But our friends
enter upon the contest with no embarrassing
alliances, and with strong anticipatiOns of
success If they gain control of the State,
there is nothing to prevent them from
thoroughly cleansing and reforming its govern
ment, assisted by Reform Administration at
Washington. If the other side retain their
position, there is no present possibility of
escape from the tyranny and corruption of
the last four years
It seems settled by our tepid little clique of
Laodiceans that nothing must be said about
Gen. Dix in this canvass, because he is an
elderly and respectable gentleman. One of
them is greatly scandalized that anybody
should ask his age, but the question is never