New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-09

cause if he should. his people would think less
of him. Does Mr.. Frelinghuysen suppOse his
people believe he cannot do wrongly
The stories about Woodward are effcctually
set at rest by the statemeat of New-forker
Just returned from Europe. He assures us that
he saw and cOnversed with both Woodward ana
Thomas C.. Fields, three weeks ago. in Brus-
sells. and he ia convinced that neither OF them
had the remotest purpose of any speedy return
| to the United States. Fresh stories OF
WOodward's presence in the city will not now
be in order from the sensational press for At
least two or three weeks to come
Brooklyn has just cause for alarm in the
report OF tho Sanitary Committee OF the
Health Board, printed on another page OF The
TRIBUNE 1t is said in this document that
the average of deaths in our sister city is 3l.8
in each 1000 inhabitants while London, with
n much more discouraging aspect of municipal
| cleanliness, reports an annual death rate OF
237 in 1000. Defective drainage il reported
to be the chief cause Of this unhcalthlness,
and the condition of things, as presented by
the Committee, should urge the City Govern
mont to immediate action.
| Committee of the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of Louisiana, claiming to be
regularly elected, sent by telegraph yesterday
to the two Houses of Congress memorial
setting forth the condition of that State and
asking relief. To the common mind 1t seems
very civil and respectful document, but
Senator Conking said he did not propose to
sit there and have q telegraphic dispatch go
to committee. People had no right, he
said to petition Congress by Geographic
dispatches. Dir. Conkling, we conclude.
agrees with Mr.. Ferry of Connecticut In
being tired of the talk about Congress be-
ing the servants of the people. The Amer
lean Senate is a body not to be approached
by telegraph do you mind that, now !
Meantime Louisiana has two Legislatures and
two sets of State officers. and Congress rer
fuses to consider the case. But the Senate
preserves its dignity.
Mr. Proct0rs lecture last night, which we
report on the tenth page in full, with Illus
| trations, fully met the high anticipatiOns OF
the vast audience which filled Association
Hail. He is a fluent, rapid speaker, dealing
in straightforward way with facts, and
crowding a great abundance of them into his
discourse. Although of necessity going over
much ground which is tolerably familiar to
| American audiences. and especially to the
readers of TRIBUNE Lecture Sheets. he handles
his subject with much freshness of style and
apt illustration, and succeeds in conveying to
his hearers some notions of the vast magntudes
| of space and time in which astronomy deals.
| He dwelt more particularly upon the newest
phases of discovery, frankly presenting, with
the most recently ascertained facts, both the
| theories which are advanced for their ex-
PLANTATION and tho difficulties which prevent
full acceptance of the theories. In one
respect at least, Mr.. PrOctOr's discourse has
the characteristic of the true observer OF
nature; he seems ever ~ ready to admit his
ignorance of that which is not known al to
! urge his belief in whatever is ascertained.
The unquestiOnable success of last nights
lecture renders certain the popularity of the
entire course
The account Of the dramatic sequel to the
escape of Genet which was played yesterday.
in the Court of Oyer and Termlner. will be
read this morning with a satisfaction which
will afford some slight compensation for the
general disgust with which the public re-
ceived the news of his flight. Ex-Sherif
Brennan and his Deputy Shields have both
received the full punishment of their GRIM
inal neglect of duty in a sentence of $3.50
fine and Imprisonment for one month in Lud-
Lowest jail. An attempt was made to bofOg
the question by proving that the prisoner
was never technically in the custody
of the Sheriff, but this was disposed
of by the fact that the warning OF the In
tended escape. addressed to the Sheriff from
the District Attorneys office, was shown by
him to the prisoner. either in spirit OF
friendly confidence or with blind and
thoughtless heedessness which of itself would
prove Mr.. Brennan wholly unfit for his trust.
This trial only proves anew what we
have already shown. There has always been
bad atmosphere about the Sherlff's office.
Its enormous emOluments made it place OF
great political importance. and inevitably
lowered the standard of morals and conscience
in the Sheriff and his employees. 1t was i'm
possible for men accustomed to that sort of
surroundings to do strict justice to good
natured politician like Harry Genet. under
conviction for picking and stealing.
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MR. HUS7EDS OPPORTUNITY
The new Speaker Of tho Assembly stands at
the dividing of ways. Many unkind things