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TEMPERANCE AND TEVPL4RS.

We continue to-day our special reports
of the meeting recently held in London of
the Independent Order of Good Templars
q society founded in this country twenty
years ago, which now has q member
ship of 100000 here, with nearly 100000 in
Great Britain. The Most Worthy Grand Lodge
met in England, but the majority of Off
GERS and delegates were from the United
States; they paraded, made speeches, Wis
tied Sydenham Palace, listened to con-
certs, looked at a boat launch, and
balloon race, and had, we hope very en-
thusiastic and satisfactory time generally. Our
correspondent, in letter printed last week,
insisted that the parade and gorgeous
regalia of the Order account for its
rapid popularity, and doubts whether that will
prove a sufficient stronghold for mems minds
and morals to resist the overwhelming ten
dency to drunkenness both in that country and
here. This seems not an unfair but too mar
row inference There can be no doubt that the
pomp and brief authority of Worshipful Grands
and Right WOrshipful G.. X. rs, tempt many a
silly woman and vain man into the fold of these
Good Templars, and still less doubt that
these would prove but ropes of sand to hold
any man Dack IrOIu rum WuOsc system Hdu
once become corrupted with alcoholic poison
ing or had an hereditary tendency to it, But
are not silly women and vain men who have
not as yet tasted of temptation worth saving 7
After all, the men of strong intellects and
overmasterng passions and tendencies are
but few and far apart in the mass of man
kind: the rest of us are like the conies a
feeble flock, who herd together, and follow
each other, and are driven en- masse as sheep in
a cattle car, in search of God or the devil. A
little good fellowship tempts us long way,
and a brief authority still further, aud the
finery of badges and gilt aprons tickles us
nightly. Why should we not be tempted,
or drawn, or driven into Temperance by
these means2 Many soldier has put
on the uniform of king or country for no
better reason than because its gold-banded
blue or scarlet humored his eye; but once on,
nobleSSe oblige; the man does his duty and
chooses death rather than dishonor The
whole system of conventual rule and work,
whether Roman Catholic or Protestant, would
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tabIsb a constitution for the Government of
Egypt, both concise in form and tending 10
make it independent in domestic affairs, ana
influential in its intercourse with foreign ma
tiops. The Khedive is authorized to make
Laws for the internal regulations of the
country. He is authorized to contract
and renew conventions with foreign powers
for the regulation Of commerce and Gus
toms. and all transactions with foreigners
relative to the internal affairs OF the
country. without, however, infringing on the
political treaties of the Porte. The khedive
is to have complete control OF the finances OF
the country; if necessary, he may contract
loans abroad in the name of the Egyptian
Government. He has full authority to organ
ize means for defending the country, and may
increase or diminish the army, which is still
to be regarded as imperial. The khedlye' as
previously, can of his own will only CONFER
military promotions to the rank of Colonel.
The money must be coined In the lmperlai
name. War vessels. except iron-clads, may
be constructed without the permission of the
Porte.
Executing the fact that the Khedive is still
obliged to pay annual tribute to his suzeraln,
there is little in this frman to remind him
that he is vassal. AS far as his material
interests are concerned he will be as much a
sovereign of his country as King Louis ii. Is
of Bavaria, and he is more independent than
the King of Wurtemberg. 1t is certain that,
under the new order of affairs, the Sultan will
have less control over the allegiance OF the
Khediye than the German Emperor has over the
sovereigns of the States of South Germany
who voluntarily entered the new confederation
and who are so punctilious in asserting thelr
Independence. We are not disposed to believe
that the ambition of the Khedive will long
remain satisfied by the progress ne has maze
toward independence. 1t is impossible Tor
the Government of the Porte, feeble as IL Is
to exercise a permanent control over his
aspiring subject, and Egypt will probably have
cast aside even the form of vassalage long
before the dissolution of the German Con-
fadaratiOn
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THE FORT CARRY PRISONERS.

There has been a great deal of absurd bus
ter and violence on both sides OF the border
on account of the Gordon affair, but it seems
that we have a substantial grievance never
theless against the Manitoba officials Four
Americans are now imprisoned at Fort Garry
under circumstances of aggravated hardship
The officers, Hoy and Keegan, who arrested
Gordon, were on American SUI at the time
they were captured, and our Government has
doubtless right to demand that the Canadian
authorities surrender not only them but Gordon
ALSO who was of course on this side OF the
boundary when he was rescued from the
officers custody. The other prisoners, Messrs.
Fletcher and Bentley, were arrested at Fort
Garry on a charge of completely in the abduc-
ton, and their commitment was doubtless legal.
But all four have been treated with gross
severity. The crime with which they are
charged is not very black one, and there was
the best reason for believing that they acted
in good faith; it is certain at any rate that
they acted under legal advice. Nevertheless
they were deprived of the benefit of counsel,
treated with every possible indignity, and sent
to Jail until October, the Police Justice by
whom they were committed peremptorily re-
fusing to take bail in any amount. Under this
treatment Mr. Fletcher, who was in bad health
at the time of his arrest. has become danger
ously ill, and his wife, who went to Fort Garry
to be near him, is admitted to see him only
twice o week.
Although the case has not been the subject
of any official diplomatic representations, we
learn that Sir Edward Thornton has written
to the Canadian premier to request the re-
lease of the prisoners. Unfortunately, Sir
John A. Macdonald for some time has been
in seclusion, and the counsel Of the prisoners
has been unable to see him. When he
energies again into public life we have no
doubt the condition of our unfortunate
countrymen will at least be ameliorated. 1t
will, in any event, be the duty of the Presi-
dent to ascertain whether the arrest of Hoy
and Keegan really took place ON the Ameri-
can side of the line. If so, the officers and
Gordon must be sent back to Minnesota, and
we do not believe the British will resist a
demand to that effect. Whether it was law
full for Gordon's bail to arrest him on British
territory will then have to be decided by the
nnrfo
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THE TWO FIRES.
them.

The two melancholy disasters of which we
give the, particulars this morning must be
classed among the signal catastrophes of the
year. Portland, the beautiful metropolitan
city of Maine, has suffered calamity, far
lighter indeed than the great fire of 1866, but
heavy enough to deal a severe blow to her
reviving prosperity. The loss of three fine
steamers, an expensive grain elevator, and
other valuable property, must be bitterly felt
by a people who have not yet entirely recovered
from the calamity of seven years ago. The
ruined property is on the northeastern
water front and on the edge of the old burnt
district, and it includes warehouses and freight
sh eds important to the shipping trade Of the
city. Sadder, however, than the embarrass-
ment of business and the destruction of
valuable property is the loss of life, small
compared with the frightful sacrifice on the
Potomac, but loss which probably might
have been avoided had there been no
panic 1t is satisfaction to know that
in this case there was no official mismanage-
ment and inefficiency The Fire Department
seems to have done well and, considering the
highly infammable nature of the materials in
which the fire first caught-dry birch shavings
the flames were stayed very soon.
With regard to the burning of the steamer
Wawaset, on the Potomac, there seems moth
ing to be said that has not been said scores
of times of similar disasters. The steamer was
crowded with women and children out for
holiday-crowded with about twice the num-
Der of passengers allowed by law. When tue
fire, which originated in some unknown
way, was first discovered, it was already
uncomfortable. The boat was as dry as
finder, and the flames having once seized upon
the upper works. the frail fabric flashed out
like torch. Then it was found that the boats
were insufficient, and not easily accessible, and
that the life preservers were not distributed
about the vessel, but stored nearly altogether,
practically out of reach and the panic-struck
passengers rushed headlong to their own de-
struction.
Now there are numberess other boats In
just the condition of the Wawaset; it needs
only the accidental spark and the tragedy will
be repeated How many of the brightly
painted craft that pillow the waters of New
York Bay have the same preparation for great
calamity as that which has iusG shed horror
over the waves of the Potomac7 How often
do inspectors, owners, andNommanderso of steam
boats think Of inquiring whether the life-saying
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apparatus is conveniently disposed about the
vessel, or whether the hull is a Undertook II
we ever have such disaster to record, we
hope a Coroner's jury will point out how it
might have been prevented. and will find a
more exemplary verdict than the Virginia
jurors, who solemnly declare that not knowing
anything about the condition of the boat, they
cannot assign any cause for the disaster; but
they exonerate the officers from all blame,
"as all the passengers testify that they did
" their duty" That is to say. so long as the
officers behaved manfully after the fire was
upon them, we will not inquire as to any pos
sble previous neglect of duty. u y
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Some good must como Of the CONGREGATIONS which
of late have been common and so disastrous. III
we are not FOOLS and 1t is be hoped that we ara
not il is hardly likely that we shall continue in tho
future and necessarily multiply the risks of the past
We are prosperous people, but no people can afford
to have a city burned annually. IL we can learn
nothing in the way of prevention from such great
fires as those at Chicago Boston, Portland and Bal
timore then this species Of human calamity must DO
altogether unlike any other. We shall expect tho
scientific gentlemen to take this matter in hand for
instance as Mr. Joseph Bird of Boston has done.
He is pointing out in the newspapers that tho
rational way to prevent a great fire Is TO stop II
while it is yet small one-to manage 1T while IL Is
manageable lie instances the last fire at Portland.
Me- It originated in a paint-shop, in which there
was a Waterman, who says: when saw the hire
could have put it out in moment If could have
had a pail of water" Mr.. Bird says: :" This man
was watching against fire. If there had been dan
GER of robbers he would have had club and pistol;
but to extinguish hre-nOthing" Mr. Bird gives
other cases-one in which q pint of water would
have quenched. when the Waterman discovered it.
fire which caused loss of S5OOOOO When" he
asks, will men be wise upon the question of the
extinction of fires as upon their ordinary busnessP
Some time, perhaps.
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Neip'lpork Daily Gribmtte.
FOUNDED eY HORACE GREELEY
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1873.

There will only be middling harvest this year In
France The Carists concentrating around Bur
gos In Spain.
More than 80 lives were lost on the wawaset. 80
Three steamers. two DOCKS were burned at Portland,
and three lives lost Gov. Dix has vetoed the bill
authorizing q new State prison. - The President
promises IL noedfu interfere on behalf OF the Fort
Garry prisoners. 80 Col. stackpole OF Dover, N H.
and W. @. Allen OF Washington are dead. - DR..
Dunn Deputy United States Marsha was shot dead In
Cornth, Miss.
The investigation Of the Supervisory Committee has
brought to light gross inequalities in the system OF
assessments. Spirited religious services were held
at the Sing Sing and Merrck camp-meetngs. - The
Atlantic Yacht Club abandoned its cruise after reaching
stonington. - Col Thomas A. Scott was elected
President Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad company
- The Police Board not authorized to foroid
armed societies to parade. =@ A young girl was
stabbed by her jealous lover IN Brooklyn. - doiu'
l5. l15a list Thermometer, 100. $780, 74o; '4' S' 49,
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THE EMANCIPA7ION or THE RHEDIVE
Nearly two months ago we were informed
by brief telegram that the Sultan of Turkey
had issued frman granting extraordinary
powers to the Khedive of Egypt. Doubts were
afterward cast on the trustworthy character
of this announcement, and we were left to the
impression that no change had been made in
the relations between the suzerain and the
vassal. The authority for this contradictory
statement was not given. On the other hand,
about the same time such details were given
in the journals of ConstantinOple in support OF
the original announcement as to leave little
reason to doubt that even greater c0nces-
sions had been made to the Khedive than we
were at first inclined to believe. One journal
in COnstantinople even published what ,pur-
ported to be translation of the irman with
the additional statement that it had been Off
cially communicated to foreign powers. So
circumstantal are these reports that to dis
credit them would be to believe in an extraor-
binary impostuIe, which would have aroused
prompt official contradictions. For these rea-
sons we are justified in assuming the anthem
ITCHY of the firman as published, and consider
ing its effect on the future condition OF Egypt
Hitherto Egypt has occupied no higher posi-
ton than that of province of Turkey. With
an area of 81, 900 square miles, and inhabited
by at least 100000 people, it has been less in
dependent than Roumania which has the four
teenth part of its area and one-half its popu-
lation. In certain respects it occupied an in
ferior position to Servia, which had only about
79l square miles of area and $780, 600 inhabitants.
This disparity was both calculated to foster the
dissatisfaction of the Khedive, and, by dis
turbing the harmonious action between the
governments of Turkey and Egypt, to dimin-
ish the capacity of the latter to afford service
to the Sultan when political emergencies
might render such service of inestimable
value. The new firman will relieve the Khe-
dive of many irksome obligations, serving
only to remind him of his subordinate posi-
ton; at the same time the Sultan reserves
those powers which enable him to exercise a
directing influence over the most important
relations between the two countries.
The frman is designed, by combining and en-
largng the provisions Of Other irmans, 10 es-
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Even those members of the Board of Super
yisors who were unwilling to believe that the
system of assessment for taxation and i'm
proyement in this city was grossly unequal,
will have to admit that distinction should be
made between lots of the same size in Fifth
ave. at ThiItieth-st. and at Eightieth-st,
and that there should not be difference
of thousands of dollars between the assessed
valuation of houses exactly alike in the same
block. The table published in to-day's TRIB-
UNE shows many of the more glarng instan-
ces of inequality and injustice that have been
brought to light thus far. 1t is to be hoped
that the Committee, on reassembling after their
short recess, will extend their investigation to
every district of the city.
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diately adds that whenever judgment I'M
trammeled guides the people they will get
right, but so long as they are governed ny
"passion and prejudice, which has been the
case for twelve years past, they will most
likely be wrong" They have certainly
Judged of this back pay business without
passion. They have heard all its advocates
have to say. They have made up their MINDS
with deliberation. And if Mr.. Machen lives
long enough he will find that they nave got
right, about il. without any peradyenture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-11

The general practically of things which becomes
apparent when two fond hearts are suddenly severed
is illustrated by a late sad affair in England
Young and pleasing widower of 6S met and woOed a
lady of the flighty and immature age of 45. For a
time each seemed all that fancy painted, and their
path was strewn with poetry and all that sort Of
thing. But the widOwer, alas became estranged
and signifed it in letter to the lady. Il have had
good deal of unpleasantness" he observed, since
| saw you in the famley srcles, aud it is a dayleY
dish from the publick until hartley sick of it.
Dear Agge, do not let angry temper arise, nor ami
mostly prevail against for this for shall always
entertain friendly fealing towards you and all
famley, and when we meet each other may it be
with friendly fealing until meet in heaven,
where parting shall be no NOR" Anybody would
think that kind and Christian statement Ike this
should awake in reply sentiments equally pleasant.
But no; that spinster did let luminosity prevail and
having warmly remarked in answer You old hypo-
crite how dare you write such stuff to me about US
meeting in heavenl" she straightway began u
breachofpromise suit, and the widowers gentle
piety cost him $500.
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All scholars and boOk-lOvers will sympathize with
the Rev. DR.. Leonard Woods, who, at Brunswick.
Me-, has just lost his fine library by fire. Ii was
valued, after the way of the world, at Sl0,OOO-to
the Doctor, doubtless, it was worth million
Fresh books may be bought, but they can never re-
place the old ones grown to be friends through years
of daily intercourse, reference, and perusal. DIR.
Woods also lost an Ms. upon which he has been
labCring for four years, and which was just ready
for the press. This makes the misfortune rounded
and complete and just the thing to test the Doctors
philosophy and courage. The Ms we are told, was
a copy of the famous Hakluyt MS, long supposed
to be lost. but which discovered in 1869 IN the
library of Sir Thomas Phillips This the Doctor
had prepared for publication by the Maine His
torica Society 1t gives details of the earliest set
Elements in America by the English, showing them
to have been on the coast of Maine. However, Or.
Woodss annotations. we are told it is not lmpossi-
BILE to replace
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DIAMOND POINTED GOLD PENS.
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hoao engaged mercantile pursuits Invention that VIII ch
highly worthy Of notice well OF extensive patron
important inventions Of the present age Is that Of
possesses the qualities OF tmness In mark and dura
biity
Prccmnery ere FOLEY Manufacturer Of fine
Pencils No Aor House Their superior value Is
long he has been engaged in city IN their mtnuae
10
We the subscribers who ysne Of FoLErs Pans from
for number Of cheerg mend them 70
for the best perfect Cold Pen ever made
sigued BY following gentlemen ana over 1000 Others;
J.. h. Williams, President Metropolitan National Bank
s. Cos President American Exchange National Bank
j A BeAudsev Cashier National Bank Of North America
Wm A. Pals President Cor Exchange Bank 80
n. President National Bank OF the Republic.
y D. Tappsn President Gaain National Bank.
G. v Timpson Cashier Continental National Bank.
g. Ogden Cashier NewYOTk County National Bank
wn L. jenkins President Bank Of America
J. W. Lewis Cashier Union National Bank
r. Meeker Cashier Bank Of n Y. n Banking Association
J 4 Southworth. President Atlantic National Bank
WIN. H. Cox. Cashier Mechanics National Bank.
Buell. Importer and Traders Nato nal Bank
J Gram, Cashier Shoe and Leather National Bank.
Gee w. wIeit Cashier Balls lead Bank.
Carrie. Dodge 4 Co. Wells Fargo Co.
United States Express Co.
white Morni Co Barclay Livingston.
vermire & Co IA. j. Raymond Co., NeH-York
WinslOW LAnier L Co. Daily IimeA
Geo u. Arthur Co. A. GOrdon, Cashier NEWTON Her
Fik Hatch aid
~ I. Morgan 4 Co 7. ketchsm Co.
American EIpress Co. S. b. Cht,snden 4 Co.
Adams Express Co Johus0n u HggnL
Ckss Dennif Viee.rresient Atlantic Nu1al lbs Co.
Daniel ID. Smith, President Commercial Mutual ms Co.
Ewooi Walter. President Mercantile Mutual ms Co.
A. r. Wlmarih, Y,spresidsn Home Fire ms Co.
Morris Frsnkln President eglOrk Life las Co.
sold by III ths principal ststonert sud jewellers
Gold Pen Manufacturer.
No. 2 Astor House, opposite the Herald Once.
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be stripped of half its solace and its power Il
vail and trailing robe and the name of sister
and the tolIing bell were done away with.
Grated windows Have certain glamour seen
from the outside, and once behind them one
accepts ones lot. Our Temperance friends
have attacked their enemy from their strong
est hold when they resolve drunkenness into
physical disease and meet it with scientific
treatment; but by no means let them lay aside
their beating drums and flying flags. No
means should be scorned which helps humanity
up its tedious climbing way.