The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21

where it is uttered, but in every corner Of the
earth.
The French Assembly and the Prose-
cution OF Deputy Ranc.
The debate in the French Assembly on the
case of Deputy Ranc and the subsequent votes
revealed painful and somewhat suspicious
amount of strength on the part Of the anti
republicans M. Ranc's offence has not been
great. He simply used strong language against
the present government and regarding the
means by which the present government came
into power. He did SO in public journal,
making reasonably fair use of the liberty of
the press. 1t would not have been difficult to
prosecute NJ Ranc according to the laws
which regulate the press in France. But M.
Ranc is a member Of the Assembly, and rep
Der of the Assembly the Lyons Deputy had
certain rights which he claims not to have
exceeded. It was claimed by one member of
the Left that M. Ranc should not be given
over for prosecution until the charges against
him had been properly inquired into, and a
luton was lost by vote of $50 against 200 A
subsequent vote was taken, when 485 against
1877 declared that the offending Deputy be
handed over to General Ladmirault, the Mill
tary Governor of Paris, for immediate trial
Evidently MacMahon is strong in the Assem-
bly,. Whether he is equally strong in the
country remains to be seen. It would not be
wonderful if the prosecution of the Deputy
from Lyons should prove to be government
mistake. Time will soon tell.
The INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION Bill. has been
signed by Governor Dix and it seems to be
well guarded to prevent fraud upon the city
taxpayers. AT frst before amended, it had
the appearance of being job by which the
money of the city was to be used chiefly for
the benefit Of stock company or to help
stock operation. Now it appears the one mil
lion seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
which the Mayor and Common Council are
authorized to loan the company, is to be
loaned only upon first mortgage when the
land is purchased and clear of all encum-
brance, and that an additional sum of seven
loaned on the building as soon as it shall be
erected, with another like mortgage on that.
The ground and building will certainly be
worth much more than two and half mil
lions, and SO the city will be properly pro-
tected, provided the deeds be all right and the
structure be such an one as is contemplated
and ought to be put up. But there are SO
many ways in which shrewd spectators can
overreach OF corrupt officials and fleece the
taxpayers that the greatest caution will be
needed even with SO plain law to act upon.
Politics IN THE EAsr.-The nomination of
Nelson Dingley, Jr., as the republican candi-
date for Governor of Maine, and the appoint
ment of George P. Sanger as United States
District Attorney for Massachusetts, settle two
things, to wit: That Speaker Blaine's inAu-
ence in the republican party in Maine is
supreme, for the nominee is Familiarity known
as '.Blaine's man," and that the power of
General Butler among the republicans in
Massachusetts, preponderates over oil oppo-
sition, for Mr. Sanger was Buffers candidate
against the combined forces Of the anti
Butterflies. This would seem to secure Buffers
nomination as the republican candidate for
Governor in which event his election, like that
of Mr. Dingley in Maine, may be considered
foregone conclusion, for in both States the
republicans have overwhelming majorities.
TIE LICENSE LAW IN CoNNEcTIcuT.-It APP
pears that in Connecticut the new License law,
as change from the old prohibitory Liquor
law, works very well. No more liquor is sold
or given to thirsty souls than was made away
with under prohibition, and from the change
in the general law the towns, Jumping their
savings gain some 100000 We have always
thought that prohibition in Connecticut was q
wooden nutmeg.
BROOKLYN WILL BE GETTING BAD NAME
in regard to the cheapness of human life
within her jurisdiction if the finding therein
of the dead bodies Of men, whose lives have
been taken by violence, is continued from day
to day tor few weeks longer. The churches
we fear, ore neglecting their duties in Brooklyn
ANOTHER CASE OF INsANrrY.-A Mrs. Rosa
Canning has been indicted in Binghamton
for the murder of her mother, occupying