New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-02

of Marshal Serrano. President MacMah0n will
find more correct appreciation of the wisdom
of his course in public opinion outside OF
France than these short-sghted partisans dis
play.
The very full account which we publish OF
the proceedings of the Congregational Council
at New-Haven, includes the sermons of the
Rev. Drs. Zachary Eddy of Michigan and J.
Z. Dwinell of Sacramento. DR.. Eddy ad-
yances the theory that there is immediate
prospect of a great revival of religion, because
such movement always follows close upon
remarkable attacks from infdelity, and he re-
CARDS the recent manifestOes of science az OF
the latter character.
In the case of Phelps the defaulting cashier
of the State Treasury, now on trial at Albany
q question Of considerable interest is argued.
The defense proceeds on purely technical
grounds, and undertakes to show that as there
was nothing illegal on the part of the accused
in receiving the funds in his official capacity,
there could be no larceny.k The prosecution
claims that the appropriation by Phelps OF
draft belonging to the State constitutes lar
ceny within the meaning OF the statute.
decision of this question may determine the
degree of crime for which large proportion
of the defendants in this class OF cases, and
especially official defaulters, can be convicted.
An endeavor to secure united political ac-
ton between the Temperance Committees and
the PrOhibitiOnists, at Albany. brought out
from the latter written reply to the effect
that they had put their ticket in the field
with Myron II. Clark at its head, and no power
to withdraw it was vested in the Prohibition
Executive Committee. The Temperance Re-
publican Committee then nominated their
separate ticket for Governor, Lieutenant-GOv-
ernor, and other State offices, basing this ac-
ton on the ground that although the Auburn
nominees were sound ProhibitiOnists, reports
from various sections of the State indicated
that cordial union of temperance men could
not be secured on that ticket.
The closing session of the Episcopal Do
cesar Convention was rendered of especial
interest by the address of Bishop Potter. II
reviewed the history of the Diocese during
his episcopate, period of twenty years The
number of persons confirmed in ihe Diocese
during this time was TG,599; 70 lew parishes
have been admitted, and the mission work
has increased ten-fOld. In view of the growth
and prosperity of the Denomination, the
Bishop sees no cause for anxiety because
some have left the fold. SecessiOns from the
Church are much rarer than they were twenty
years ago, but the experience of the past is
that for every one that is lost there are
hundred gained.
In the earlier stages of its session the Liquor
Dealers Convention was gravely considering
the prOprety of forming new political party.
This would have been a pOnderOus undertake
ing. With the present sentiments of the COM
munity it seems likely that the vote for liquor
dealers candidates would not embrace many
ballots outside of their own circle. But at the
close of the meeting the delegates came to a
wiser conclusion, deciding to cOnfine their pO-
litlcal action to that feature of their address
which discOuntenances voting for candidates
of either party who do not advocate the repeal
of the Excise and Sunday laws; the rest of
the address being principally statement of
grievances.
In the extended account which we give to-
day of the Fitch-Sherman wedding no pains
have been spared to describe all those pleas
ant details that add interest to such an OCca-
sion. The distinguished guests present, the
splendOrs of the ceremony, the toilets and the
uniforms, the reception, the abundant pres
ents, and some sketches of personal history,
supply materials for so complete description
of the scene and the surroundings that the
reader will be better able to form an idea of
the entire affair than if he had been among
the happy thrOng. We don't believe there is
a curmudgeon from one end of the country to
the other who will wish anything less than
years of happiness to the bridal pair.
In this season of political surprises there is
none so utterly beyond all expectation az that
with which Collector Simmons has burst upon
u.s. Without a word of warning he has sud-
denly turned upon Gen. Butler, and fairly
beggars language in denOuncing shim.f But
lerism, he tells us, is chicanery, fraud,
corruption. He bushes with shame when
he thinks what he has done for the Butler
party, how he has packed caucuses, suborned
votes used his power as United States officer
to intimdate voters. He fears indeed that he
will be called insane, but having purged him
self he now proposes to live clearly. What
hope is there now for Butler when even Sim
mons has forsaken him