The Portland daily press., 1872-09-24
NEW YORK.
Various Matters i'm the City.


New YORK, Sept. 49,
The Treasury officers from Washington ac-
quit the sub-Treasury of any blame in regard
to Johnson's defalcation. They state that John
son did not abstract the stamps but appropri-
ated the money realized from their sale. The
brokers with whom he did business have made
a clean breast of it.
A call has been issued to those favorable to
the reform movement in this city to be present
at the general conference to be held on We'd
nesday.
The convention of railroad ticket agents held
another session this morning. A committee of
seven was appointed to draft q new constitu-
ton and bylaws for the organization.
All the Norwegian and Swedish ships in the
harbor to-day had flags displayed at half-mast
in consequence of an official notice of the death
of King Charles. Appropriate services were
held in the Swedish and Norwegian churches.
Specials from London state that there is no
abatement to the spread of cholera in Rou-
mania. The nature of the plague is epidemic
in the extreme and it is feared it will spread
over the entire country 10000 have already
died from the disease.
Gov. Curtin Speaks.
The Tribune tomorrow publishes a letter
from Ex-Governor A. G. Curtin of Pennsylva-
mia, accepting nomination of Liberal Repub-
lcans for the constitutional convention. He
says "The bad rule that has wholly comprised
the channels of political administrative author
ity in Pennsylvania is not of recent creation. 1t
kEas the tireless but impotent power that con-
-fronted the action of the government, State and
nation during the dark days of the civil war
and steadily struggled to gather advancement
and gain from the bitter sorrows of the people.
Six years ago it attained control in our State
How it was achieved is remembered in humlia-
ton by all. Why it was sought and won our
| subsequent history painfully demonstrates.
| The Republican organization that has made
| its name illustrious in maintaining the unity
| of the States and redeeming continent to
xyaq col god in Mt IF tba will ,f
the people and its victories perverted to lcens-
ed wrong. l need not recite, how, under an
honored name and flag it has created wide,
| wide spread indeed, almost universal distrust of
authority and, made honest men despair of in
| tegrity in legislation, III elections, in confirm
| ing legislative .honors, and even in the admin
| istration of public justice. The tronbles and
steadily gnawing evils in our political rule
have made the people demand the right to re-
sumo their sovereignty, to make new safe
guards for themselves, but if the proposed con-
yention is to effect thorough reform it must be
aided not hindered by the vast power of the
| Executive and other important officials
II Mr. uckalew shall be defeated and new
lease of authority thus conferred upon the des.
potic control that has long misruled the com
nmonweaith, it will be marvellous indeed if q
convention, chosen in the partizan strife OF q
national contest, can afford anytsubstantial re-
lief and protection to the people If Pennsyl
vania is to be restored to purity, the govern
menu Ill all lUS departments as wen as tne con
vention must harmonic fully and earnestly il
the workof regeneration Mr.. Buckaew's con
fessed integrity and consistent devotion to re
form during many years of official service
give the best guarantees of honest admnistra
ton and complete restraint upon corrupt o.
reckless authority, and his election seems to b,
demanded by every consideration of fidelity t,
the honor and advancement of the State. Ii
as is claimed by the desperate leaders of Penn
sylvania, to regenerate our State in Octobc
will affect the national coatest, the cause thu
to be endangered must be wanting il the mos
essential attributes of popular confidence.