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adopted by General Grant Good men hold
ing places requiring special accomplishments
and experience were retained from administra-
ton to administration till they died or failed
in the harness. Under Washington's admin
istration-eight years-there were nine re-
movals from Office, and one of these was q
defaulter. Under John Adams--four years
there were ten removals, and one was de-
faulter. Under Jefferson-eight years, new
party in power-there were thirty-nine re-
movals Under Madison-eight years-there
were five removals, three Of them defaulters.
Under Monroe-eight years-there were nine
removals, six for cause Under John Quincy
Adams-four years-thete were two removals,
both for cause. And this administration of
the younger Adams, from the record, is now
universally recognized as, in every respect one
of the very best in the whole history of the
general government
Rotation in Office. nevertheless, is one of
the strong points of ct. w." against the
present administrative policy of civil service
reform. The proclamation of this doctrine
by General jackson was the opening of Pan
dora 8 box upon the country, the ending of the
old regime of honesty and capability and the
beginning of a new epoch-this still un-
expired epoch Of spoils. plunder and corrup-
ton, which General Grant has undertaken to
bring to close. General jackson opened his
administration by clearing out the Office
holders of the administration displaced to the
nc in oEHo
sequently proclaimed it in the palmer English
that 'To the Ictors belong the spoils;" and
the demoralzing example thus introduced
has, from that day to this been fruitful only
Of corruptions spoliations and public scandals
and crimes Of every description. Back to this
dark fountain we may trace the whole poison
ous stream of our party politics as it
lies before us. The frightful scramble for
the spoils, ''rotation in Office" insugurated
by jackson, has, with the incoming of every
new President since that disastrous begin
ming, been disgrace to the country. 1t cast
out Van Buren,, it killed Harrison and Taylor,
it demoralized Tyler and johnson, and dis
gusted even Buchanan; but it has made slaves
of them all, more or less, to their party men,
dicants, not excepting General Grant.
DESTROYS of conducting his administration
not only honestly and faithfully, but in every
sense with becoming regard for public
decorum, can we wonder that he has entered
upon this new departure Of civil service re-
form2 He seeks to lessen the tortures and
annoyances he has suffered and still suffers,
from this endless procession of Office beggars;
he wants little time for the consideration Of
public affairs he wants competent men and
stability in the executive departments; he
thinks he has found the key to these treasures
in this scheme Of civil service reform. The
country has approved the undertaking Let
it have at least q fair trial, and then let us
judge the tree by its fruit
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RGuT,L ASSAULTS upon women must be
fri5htiully common in Leeds, England, as, in
Liz charge TO the Grand Jury at the recent
opening Of the Assizes there, Mr. Baron
Pigo't observed that that crime constituted a
large portion of the cases before the Court
Could not some Of our women's suffrage agi-
tators help leeds to improve its manners by
making that city tho scene Of their iabors
We couli space ts,era
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BOOTHS THEATRE, Twenty third street. corner Sixth
aYenuo.-THK LILLY or FEANCE.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, between Houston
and Bleecker sts-LA BELLE HELENE.
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All business or news letters and teleglaphic
dispatches must be addressed New YORK
HERALD.
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WOODS MUSEUM, Broadway, corner Thirteth St.
BASES IN TUE WOOD. Afternoon and Evening
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civil service upon which he has entered
SO as to make them applicable to the
Cabinet, the foreign missions, the i'm
portant Custom Houses or Post Offices. On
the contrary, as the heads of the departments
are but the secretaries Of the President, he, Of
course, will continue to exercise the right Of
appointing them upon the good old rule Of
harmony between himself and them--upon the
political principles and administrative policy
which he represents by the will Of the people.
So, too, q large margin Of discretion will be
retained by the Executive in reference to all
other appointments materially involving the
success or failure of his administrative meas
ures at home or abroad. Having thus dis
lodged ct. W." from his premises on this
branch Of his argument, his objections touch
ing the absurdity Of a Cabinet appointment by
committee of editors and schoolmasters
may be dismissed.
In the next place, may merciful Providence
save us from an aristocracy or privileged class
of ofice-holders. We have heard that Presi-
dent Buchanan, towards the close Of his
melancholy administration, bewailed his chief
duty in the White House as the dispenser Of
aims to hungry office-seekers, and that Presi-
dent Pierce compassionatej the average federal
office-holder, with lis beggarly salary and I'M
certain tenure Of Office, as among the most
unfortunate Of men. And yet ''T. W." is APP
prehensive that this civil service reform will
give us an aristocracy Of office-holders-
aristocracy of poor clerks, living from hand to
mouth. Practically, from Washington TO John
Quincy Adams, inclusive we repeat, our civil
service was il accordance with this neweystcm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-20
CHICAGO.
COLLAPSE of the Corner I'm wheat.

Collapse of the Corner I'm wheat.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-This evening has
been one of the greatest excitement in the
wheat market caused by apparent or real
collapse of the ecoTner, Yin the cereal named,
which has been so successfully run this far
through the present month. Wheat
opened an change this morning at S1.56i
cash OF seller August, but under largely In
creased, receipts reported for the last As
hours weakened and declined to S1.4S; raj
lied again and closed weak at Sl.50 at the
call board at half past three o'clock. Sales
and feeling of weakness
was quite apparent, and which became In
open Board very Ike panic. Amidst the
most intense excitement prices rapidly de-
clined 2, 5, 10, Is and 20 cents, until SIPS
cash or seller for August was touched and
the shades of evening drove the excited bulls
and bears from the pool. The decline in
September operations was less marked, the
price opening unchanged at Sl.2li, and the
last sales on the street being $1.14. There
ap pears to be some difference Of opin
ion as to whether the corner is
really broken or or not, some still hold
ing to the opinion that the drop was made
to stop the influx of wheat to Chicago, and
that the clique will advance prices. Others,
however, assert that the corner is efectual-
ly smashed, and that prices will go still
lower; that the clique found it impossible
to hold up against the heavy receipts which
are beginning to pour in from every quarter.
Five hundred and fifty-five cars of wheat
were inspected to-day, and about 10000
bushels arrived by lake and canal, and it is
claimed that the receipts will steadily in
crease from day to day.
There are all sorts OF rumors in circula-
ton to effect the sudden break in prices in
some of the larger operators, among others
that one large firm has failed; but there is
nothing of the kind publicly known, at least
the developments of the market tomorrow
are looked forward to with intense interest.
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BALTIMORE.
Third National Bank BurgIarized
Loss Supposed to be $500, 900.

Third National Bank BurRlarfzed-
Loss Supposed to be 100000.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-The Third Ma.
of the city, was burglarized last night oil
one hundred thousand dollars belonging to
the bank, and unknown amounts belonging
to private parties having boxes there.
The robbery was committed by parties
who cut through the wall from the adjoin-
ing store which had been occupied since
June by man named Stabler and others,
protesting to be commission merchants.
Two large safes in the vault were cut into
and robbed; a third was not entered. 1t il
now stated that between twenty and
twenty-five depositor's boxes were rob-
bed, and the widest Statements are cur
rent on the streets to the effect that the
losses by depositors in money, bonds and
other securities, viii reach $500 900.
Among the bonds certainly stolen, are $751;.
600 in the City of Louisville Water Loan
coupon bonds. ~
The officers Of the bank set forth their
losses as follows: 5000 in greenbacks and
National Bank notes, of which eight notes
are of 500 each, of the Third National
Bank, and the following bonds held as col
lateral securities:
Northern Central Railroad $500, North
Carolina State bonds $l1 800, Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad bonds $500, u. s.
500 bonds 81 500, Western Maryland Rail
road bonds $1,000. The Bank offers $l0,-
600 reward for the recovery of the above,
or in pro rata sum for partial recovery.
The individual losses of depositors having
boxes ia the vault cannot be ascertained, 30
many of them are out of town.
The total of losses viii probably amount
to several hundred thousand dollars, as it is
well known that several boxes contained
bonds and other securities amounting to
$4,000. The first floor of Getting's Bank
building, from which entrance was made
into the bank vault, was rented on the first
of June to man giving the name of E.
WashburD, who paid quarters rent, 1925,
in advance. l
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FOREIGN.
GREAT BRITAIN,
Serious Riots in Belfast, Ireland.
Riots at Belfast. Ireland.


Riots at Belfast, Ireland.
LONDON, Aug, 19.-Riots in Belfast have
not yet been thoroughly suppressed. The
Mayor and Magistrates of the city have
issued proclamation causing the natives
to dispense, under the segerest penalties for
continuance of disorders. The arrests
thus far, in proportion to the number en-
gagged, and the casualties have been remark
ably few. In the hospitals are many vic
tins of riots. Quite large number of
whom have sword cuts and bullet wounds.
A correspondent teleTaphs from Belfast
this morning, that the fighting continued
last night, and that stones fell In the streets
like bail.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-Dispatches Just re-
ceived from Dublin, dated to-day, bring Ia
ter news from Belfast. The rioting still
goes on. -Four persons were killed 10 the
streets this morning. Peaceably disposed
citizens of Belfast sIe greatly dissatisfied at
the want Of vigor Gvinced by the author
tiles in suppressing the riots. Ruffians,
with pistols in their hands, stalk through
the city and whole sections are given
up to the rioters. As.sska
LONDON, Aug. -, p. M.-Advices ffom
Belfast to this hour state that shots continue
to be exchanged in the streets, though it is
not known that the rioters have concentrat-
ed in large numbers at any points. A tele-
gram from Lurgan, Ulster county, on the
Belfast and Ulster Railroad, says that seri-
GUS disturbances are in progress there, and
the authorities have called upon the mill
tary to aid them in restoring order.
LATER.-A telegram from Belfast says
reports are current there that the city is
about to be placed under martial law. The
same telegram states that the military is now
charging upon the rioters in the centre of
the town. ~ rs r rz
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THE TURF.
Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, Aug. 19.-The first race,
steeple chase, was won by Lochiel but
given to Tammany on account of Lochiel
not adhering to the course.
The second race was won by Frank
Hampton Time, $40. -
The third race, mile and three-quarters,
for $500, was won by Mary Louise. Time,
9:07a.
The steeple chase was run amidst the
widest excitement that has taken place at
any similar race in America, the horses run
ming very close together throughout and
frequently changing places as they made
various leaps. ODonnell's horse threw
his rider somersault over bis head at the
first water jump, with serious injury. The
others continued, and finally came home
with Lochiel half length ahead of Lobe
Liza, who was one length in front of Tam
many, Blind Tom fourth, half a length
behind, and Vesuvius three lengths in the
rear. .s a- oe
The excitement and cheers were ire
mendous, but the greatest disappointment
was manifested when the Judges placed
Tammany first, Blind Tom second and We
suvius third, having ruled out Lochiel and
Lobelia for having made mistake by not
going the exact course.
In the second race of one and half
miles Hampton ran locked with Tubman
for mile and three-eighths, when Tub
man suddenly gave way, and Frank Hamp-
ton led over the score dozen lengths.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

j. NJ. Rice, formerly of Kerr & Rice, at
Knoxville, died in that city on the 10th
inst, of consumption.
Col. "Jeemsr White was nominated by
,be late convention at MorristoWn as can
1didate for the State Senate.
The first bale of cotton of the crop of
1872 was received in Memphis on the 10Th
by Messrs. Petit & Simpson, cotton fac
tors. The cotton was raised in Colbert
county, Ala.
The Emmett Guards, of Memphis, have
invited Ex-PresideDt johnson to address
them on theil anniversary, the 25th inst.
1t is understood that several Memphis
Hsports" were indicted by the grand jury at
the Bartlett Circuit Court on Friday, for in
dulging in chicken dispute in that village
short time ago.
John NJ. COrwine, a well-known citizen
-. Of Memphis, died on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Gattis, an old and highly respected
citizen of Gibson county, died very sudden
" at his residence near Dyer Station last
week.
Tne Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance will convene in Humboldt on the
22d inst.
The Rogersville Reporter says that few
DAYS ago John Hasson, ESQ, shipped from
that place to Baltimore block Of marble
weighing sixteen thousand pounds. 1t was
the heaviest ever exported from East Ten
nessee. 1t was quarried at his works, four
miles west of town, where MIR. Hasson is
operating upon a splendid vein of variegated
marble.
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RADICAL FRAUDS IN NORTH CAR
OLINA.

Thef frauds that have been developed since
the election, show conclusiyely how North
Carolina was carried by the Radicals. The
Raleigh Sentinel OF the 18th inst has the
following:
"Guilford county has population of H.
1856. halifax county a population of TO-
4O8. Guilford county has 1866 whites
and 6,OSO colored. Halifax is divided, white
GALS, colored Is 900. If the same ratio of
votes to population obtained in both Of
these counties, what ought to be the negro
vote? In Guilford the whites perponderSte
over the blacks very much to the same ex-
tent that the blacks perponderate over the
whites in Halifax. What then should be
the vote? In GuilfOrd by dividing the
whole population 81, 736, by the total vote
polled at the last election, $3.50, we find
that t-ere was not quite one vote to every
six of the population. How will this work
in Halifax? Let us see. Halifax has TO-
40S population. 1t polled 5,31S votes, or
one cote to less than eUery four of the popu-
lation. A difference, it will be observed, IF
nearly fftyper cent IN fduor Of Haitian. VIII
any one pretend to say that more people
can vote lawfully in Halifax according to
population than in Guilford? Only think
of it-a county with little more than 20
O05 people voting 5,313, whilst a county
with over q 900 only voted 8, $3.50, aud yet
the vote of the last county is thought to be
full How can this be accounted for?
Were there not the most villainous frauds
perpetrsted? The census gives the voting
population of Halifax at Abs. The vote
was 5,3l3-S5S more than the census takers
could find. There is certainly vast diff
ference in the voting ability of white and
negro counties if no fraud has been COM
mitted. Is there not in the Halifax vote
sufficient indications of fraud to excite
very great suspicion, and ought such indi-
cations to pass unchsllenged? There are
many other counties whose record may
turn out TO be no better than that of Hall
fax"
If the vote of Halifax should be thrown
out by the Legislature, Judge Merrimon
will be elected Governor of the State. And
yet there are number of other counties in
which as glaring frauds wers perpetrated.
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NEW YORK.

Thermometer 100 i'm the Shade.
NEW York, Aug. 19.-The heat to-day
was more excessive than yesterday; the
thermometer ranging to 100 in the shade.
Yesterday it reached 81 in the shade.
Gazing I'm of a Causeway I'm Jersey
City. . +E
Two hundred feet of Montgomery street
causeway, Jersey City, sunk this morning.
Loss 100000. -.
A. II. Stewart Denies.
The NetcS says it is authorized by
A. T. Stewart, to state that the following
paragraph, which has been telegraphed over
the country, is a falsehood made from
whole cloth, viz: "a. T. Stewart says
the election of Mr.. Greeley would be
a national calamity TO the country. If be is
elected, God help u.s."
A Greeley and Brown Mass Meeting
TO be Held ON Sept. IL.
The committee appointed 10 arrange for
the Greeley and Brown mass meeting on
Sept. II, met this evening. A plan to erect
a wigwam in Union Square, capable of &C
commodating four thousand persons, was
reported. 1t was decided to invite leadin 2
men of both parties TO speak on the occa-
sion.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Prince Augustus, of Sake oburg, arrived
In New York yesterday in the steamer
North America from Rio.
Gen. Howard denies the charge made by.
David Clark that be had stated in CONVEX
sation that the President and Secretary Of
War desired the dismissal of the colored
Cadet Smith, from West Point.
The Republican campaign in Ohio opened
at Dayton last night. Hon. Samuel Craig
head, of Dayton, O., and Gen. John NJ.
Harlan, Of Kentucky, made speeches to
quite large crowd. 1900.
A negro man named Tabs Gross, who
appears TO have gone to Cincincinnati, o.,
for the purpose of making speeches in favor
of Greeley, was waited on by large num-
Der of negroes and notified to leave the
city, which he did, and went to Covington,
KY, where he made speech last night,
strongly guarded by the police. -
The report that Rev. DR.. Patterson, of
Chicago, was about to accept professor
ship in Lane Seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio,
is pronounced untrue by that gentleman.
A fire at Englewood, suburb of Chicago,
last night, destroyed four dwellings, causing
loss Of $4,000, on which there was no
insurance. E
James Henry Fitch, steamboat engi-
neer, died suddenly in Evansville, Ind. yes
terday evening from the combined effects
of liquor and morphine.
A colored Greeley meeting was adjourned
in great confusion last night in Evansville,
Ind, caused by loud and repeated calls for
Alfred Carter, a favorite eolored Republi-
can speaker.
The first invoice of the new North Caro-
=, IN
yesterday, and is said to be the earliest con-
signment of that cereal ever received in that
city.
All the railroads leading into Louisville
will sell half fare tickets to the Industrial
Exposition, which commences in that city
September 3. eH
There were several cases of sunstroke in
New York yesterday.
Gen. Joseph r. HaWley arrived in New
York yesterday from Europe.
An election was held in the township of
Lancaster, Ohio, yesterday on propo sition
to aid the Ohio and Kentucky Railroad to
the amount of $4,000. The proposition
was carried by 1902 to Ill.
j. B. Taylor, the City Treasurer of Cairo,
died suddenly yesterday of congestion of
the brain.
Richard Hall, jr., was shot and kl.ei in q
row with negroes at Webber's store, in
West Louisiana Parish, on Saturday last,
18th of August.
The Cold Spring races at Milwaukee,
Wis, commence to-day. There will be
four days racing with fine list of entries.
On Friday, the fourth day, there will be a
trotting race between Goldsmith Maid and
Lucy for purse of $1,000.
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APPALLING TRAGEDY.
Two Hen, Two Women and Three
Children Murdered and ThrowR
Overheard from the Steamer
Helen Brooke.
Robbery the Probable Cause.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 19.-Later advices from
Brsdley's landing are that soon after The
Helen Brooke arrived there with the trading
boat, man named James Trumbull wenl
on board and being drunk, commenced tri-
fling with the machinery. Capt. Patti or
dered him to desist, to which Trumbull re-
piled with opprobious epithets and threat
ened to throw Patt overheard. Patti took
up a shotgun and ordered him off the boat.
Trumbull went before Esquire Walt and
swore out warrant accusing Patti of re-
failing liquor without license, and the latter
was arrested by a colored constable and
taken before the magistrate. His wife,
leaving her infant with two women on the
boat accompanied him. After waiting till
nearly dark, Pats brother fearing trouble,
took the boat over to island Forty and
made fast to the shore.
That night, Downing, the colored con-
stable, Trumbull and a man called Hans,
took skif, and pressing two negroes
into service, ordered them to row across
and land above the steamer; which being
done, Ches Pote, one of the negroes, says
that on landing Downing and party then
crept cautiously toward the boat, which
they boarded. Soon after loud cry was
heard; then several shots in quick success
sion. Ches then saw them pursuing Capt.
Pats brother, who had jumped ashore,
and firing on him. Whether be was killed
or not, he docs not know. a
Patt was the only one seen by Ches, and
be thinks two ether men, one of whom is
named Robinson, two women aad three
children were killed and thrown overheard.
When Ches and his partner were called 10
the boat, they saw no one but Downing,
Trumbull and Hans, who broke into the
bar, ana the entire party got drunk. Ches
remembered nothing more until the boat
was landed by fisherman, as stated last
night, when he jumped ashore and made
his way back to Bradley's, where the wild
est excitement prevailed, as nothing had
been seen of Patti and bis party, while
Downing and party had also disappeared.
From the fact that the boat has been plum
dered, it is feared that the whole party has
been murdered. easa,g liR ,zEBLg ?