New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-03

Lessons for Lent, Ember and Rogation days;
and the confirmation of the Rev. VIM. r.
Adams as Missionary Bishop of New-Me1ico.
The proceedings, with several letters on
Episcopal subjects, will be found on our
fourth page.
In letter on our third page our correspond
ent In the interior of Louisiana gives series
of interviews with the cOlOred citizens VINO
came to register. Their utter ignorance OF
the issues of the canvass, of the candidates
and offices, of their own ages, nay even OF
the present month or year, and their Dlnd
following of the orders of the party managers
arc forcibly depicted. The ballots OF these
ignorant field-hands have hitherto controlled
the political destinies of the State.
An exceedingly interesting letter on our
third page from our correspondent with the
Hayden expedition gives an account of large
number of deserted villages discovered in
SouthW estern Colorado The houses were
built of stone and finished with skilled work
manship that no known Indian tribe inherits.
The romantic traditions concerning the race
that constructed these houses and was driven
out of them, bear evidence of general
truthfulness, although relating to remote
antiquity.
Details of the completion of the survey for
the cable to Japan are given, with diagram
of the bed of the Pacific, on our third page.
Many remarkable facts elected in the progress
of this survey have added much to the stock
of scientific knowledge respecting the .config-
uration of the earth and the currents OF the
ocean. A complete theory of ocean currents
will some day be worked out by these and
similar researches-a theory as complete as
that of the moon or tides-which will be of
great assistance to navigation, perhaps pre-
venting such disasters as that of the wreck
of the Atlantic on the coast of Nova Scotia.
Gen. Benet, Chief of the Ordnance Depart
ment, recommends in his report liberal
appropriation for the National Armory. Not
less than $5O0,OOO he thinks, should be aDnu-
ally expended, in order to accumulate
rapidly supply of the best weapons. 1t is
not good year to recommend large expendi-
lures, even though. as Gen. Benet says of
this. there is an economy to be effected there
by. Excellent as is the Springfield breech-
loader, it may be surpassed in the future;
and it will be just as well to let the weapons
supplied keep pace with improvements in
warfare
A correspondent at Yokohama describes on
our fourth page the striking features OF
japanese city deeply penetrated by the bust
ness and fashions of its foreign residents.
The minglDg of native and imported civiliza-
ton produces strange effects, and gives an
opportunity for studying the social and pO-
litical change that is rapidly extending over
the Empire. Before this change has taken
effect, it is well worth while to see Japan as
it now appears to sprightly and Observant
writer. A letter from Nagasaki on our third
page tells of the terrible effects of typhoOn
at that port, in which several hundred per-
sons persisted.
The most important thing for every citizen
to-day is to vote first for all the COnstltu
tonal Amendments. Insidious attempts are
made by the legislative lobby of both parties,
and by all who make trade of politics, to de-
feat certain of the more important reforms, and
particularly that checking special legislation.
One of their methods is to encourage the mis-
apprehension that this would keep the Legis-
lature from revising our City Charter.
Another and more dangerous is to circulate
imperfect ballots. or ballots against the more
desirable Amendments. TO make sure, voters
cannot do better than cut out the ballot for
the Constitutional Amendments printed on
our 18th page, fold it with the Endorsement
outside, and vote 1t as it is.
Several of the spaces in the intricate story
of the safe burglary were bridged over by
yesterdays testimony, but there were few
points brought out of striking Importance.
The part that the books of John 0. Evans
were made to play in the conspiracy was
shown by the evidence of Mr.. Alexander. He
testified that neither he nor his family knew
anything about the burglary till the day after
its occurrence. There is a queer bit of testi-
mony from witness named Gilbert, who was
excluded from the conferences of Whitley,
Nettleship, and Monk, and attributes his ex-
clusiOn to the fact that he was not Free
Mason. If the mysteries of the Order are to
be added to those of the conspiracy, there
will be plenty of time for the sick juror to
recover before the close of the suit.
Judge johnson, the candidate of the Repub-
licans for Judge of the Court of Appeals, has
gwen great satisfaction on the bench, and
while we have heard of no serious objection to
his opponent, we are certain that's vote for Judge
johnson is at any rate vote in the interests
of pure administration of justice by a tried
and safe man. In the same way, while we
have heard of no special objections to
the Republican candidate for Canal Commits
sioner we have reason to believe that
Adm Thayer. the Democratic candidate, is q