New-York tribune., 1872-09-10


sion of opinion it claimed the State by from 575 aa
our tables showed IT, to 1000, as we judged the per-
centages of loss and gain would finally indicate Inc
latter figure it still maintains to be nearer the actual
result of tho election on that August day than the
official returns at last cooked up and published only
within week. For the truth OF this belief IL APP
peals to the ndisputable facts exhibited IN ITS North
Carolina correspondence to the uniform testimony
of all reputable North CaTonians and to the verdict
soon to be evoked by the North Carolina Legislature
on the sworn evidence in the case. Nheh MI. Uani-
son was in the habit Of writing to some purpose
though he preached disunion, he generally kne"
what he was writing about.
The apoogists Of Gen. Dix would do well TO learn
something about his antecedents before they begin
TO talk so loudly about his disnterestedness. ono
of them. the most ignorant and blathering OF them
all on Saturday published with great glee the state
ment that Gen. Dix did decline an appointment
that of Minister to the Hague. There is probably
only one man in New-York sufficiently ignorant OF
American politics to say this. Gen. DIX deserted
from the Republican to the Democratic party ior
the sake of an office under Mr. Johnson. The PreS-
dent was grateful for small favors, and paid nun
with the mission to the Hague. This was not satis-
factory but Gen. Dix is not man to decline any
thing; so he held it under adyisement and grumbled
for more until he was given the Naval Office and
the mission TO France. He then dropped tho httlo
Dutch mission but held tightly to both the other
two until the Naval Office was positively forced
from his grasp. As soon as Johnson was h0pelessy
beaten. Gen. Dix declared for Grant, and has had
long period of doubt aud anxiety, waiting for the
empty compliment of q nomination by the RepuDl-
cans He is a respectable gentleman-we would say
old gentleman but that our mentors insist that this
would be brutay unjust considering that no was
only born in 1792-but for anybody TO deny that no
has always been q professional ohiee-seeker WIN
political convictions hung on q swivel, indicates
singular ignorance or a phenomenal disregard ior
truth.
II almost makes one melancholy to think how
much hard work the Grant Committee threw away
in getting up the Louisville Convention. Here is
letter which they wrote TO post-Offce employe on
the subject and we have doubt hundreds of post
masters have received copies Of the same or SINH
lar missive: ,o-,
DEAR SIR: am directed by the PostmasterGeneraI
TO say to you that any assistance You eau gye 70 t1s
Louisville movement will be considered done Tor the Adj
minstratlon. You are expected 10 see taI Ihe meet
dered enthusiastic bring Chas OCOnOTs name forward
candidate for President there must Pe concert OF
ana all the employees of the Government are looked to
TO sustain this movement Dy every poSsiOIe inc@ns'
anu '0'' j. ". CHANDLER Chairman r. NC
It was dangerous to write such things, of course
therefore the prccaution of signing them with tho
name of J. w. Chandler, who is no: Chairman OF
the r. n Co. but a very useful and active person IN
that concern notwithstanding. The document be-
fore us, however, carries its authorization on the
outside for it is franked by the Hon. u. Chandler.
who writes enough like Mr.. J. W Chandler to be his
twin brother Aud to think that the only result of
IL T aft "A
been to promote the chances of Mr. Greeley
tale of incredible horror comes to us from I'LL
nois It is well for the journalistic mind that 1t is
not often called upon 10 describe an event OF such
inky and unmitigated gloom. The time was August,
the skies were far when seated in a railway ear.
bright, blooming bashful and beautiful young
bridal pair went forth from Peoria the first stage
of that journey which ends it may be- In the grave.
or haply in Chicago. The husband of an hour was
all pride and tenderness; the bride all bonnet and
bushes AS the slow train moved from the station.
the fair young Being ncautiOusly put her head out
of the window, perchance to scent the morning
breeze. like Hamlet's fathers ghost perchance to
wave last farewell to the weeping friends OF her
girlhood Too, too fatal moment! A telegraph polo
did no, decapitate her no, oh no! That were JOY
COMPARED to Hastily bringing her head within
the ear she buried an agonized face in her hands.
The terrified bridegroom is said to have instantly
expressed himself, with great presence OF mind, IN
this touching and memorable language: What was
il darlings What frightened it, dear Tell Its own
hubby What makes it cry" What, indeed -
| vicions Fate She had dropped lovely and expen-
| siea sst of teeth out of the window She neycr
smiled sgaln-until she had seen a dentist.
What n cataract Of lectures of foreign manufao-
! ture we are to have during the coming season
They are TO be given chiefly by literary people, 1t
seems There are Froude and Macdonald, and Yates.
end Emily Faithful for the new stars Here is Mrss
Faithful alone bringing list of no less than bfteen
d.cour., on all sorts of nice subjects from the En-
Olish Aristocracy to the Education of Women Miss
Faithful is said 10 be an extremely practical woman.
! IN whom feminine self-support seems of more I'M
nor,anoe than the possession of vote. She is also
said 10 be a line eIocltionist-a thing almost un-
| known among women lecturers.
Mr. Theodore TiltOn seems to have countered
fairly on the Grant assailant who interrupted him
at a Greeley meeting in Maine with the inquiry,
Didn't YOU write biography of Mrs Woodhullp
| Eyes: what have you got to say about itf why.
| IL was an outrageous thing" Well. that's pre-
cisely what Horace Greeley said about it, and no
was right, where | was wrong What are you OPP
| posing him torI"
The fortunate Henry La Pierre OF San Francisco
most unfortunately drew. a month since, a prize ot
81. 800 in the Havana Lottery Since then, ne mas
been drunk all the tme and has tried to hang MAJ
self once and upon the whole it Is the genofhi
op,nion of his friends that blank would have peoh
| the greater blessing.
What are we 10 say Of a father who, having mt
tle Girl three years old running about the house. sare
/ e. -, .f ,xanide Of nOtasyini