New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-07

heart, and declares that his statement. soon to
be published, will fully vindicate him before
the public. Verify these are the days Of state
ments and indications.
There il no noteworthy change in tho pros
poets of the Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention, which meets to-day. Mr.. Talb0ts
nomination on the first ballot seems probable,
and the interest centers on the second place
| on the ticket, which is in greater doubt The
officers of the meeting are already agreed upon.
| A correspondent in Genoa gives grapmc
| picture of the rural quiet and content in which
Gen. Kossuth passes his declining days. SO
much has been said of the restitution of the
Hungarian President that our readers will DO
pleased to hear how pleasant are the surrouno-
iDgs of his tranquil age. With sucn PIC.
turesque landscape around him, with moueS.
ease and plenty at his command, ana so"'
| in the Hungarian Parliament for MN W IeiuSo
whenever there is vacancy, IL "ouiu uo
hard to conceive q happier ending for VIGIL
spent life.
Our correspondence describes the COnven-
| Carolina. The gathering was almost exclu-
sively of colored men, and was earnest and
dignifed. Despite the assurances to the con-
trary of Mr.. Elliott. Chairman of the Republic
can State Committee, this bolt from Chamber
lain's nomination is likely to carry large
number of votes. If the future action of the
new party is as sensible and prudent as at
this Convention, they may hold the balance
of power in the State.
TRIBUNE extra No. % will be ready for issue
in sheet form within day or two. 1t will
contain the remarkable addresses of PrOfs.
Tyndall and Huxley before the British AssO-
citation at Belfast Chat of Prof. Huxley being
much more complete than as published in our
daily edition.; the lecture of Prof. Owen before
the Oriental Congress, on the Early History OF
| Man; and long abstract of the Reply OF DR..
| McCosh of Princeton to Prof. Tyndall. Ad-
vance orders for this extra will be first served j;
the price is 10 cents, which includes postage to
| any address.
| The Society of Friends at their yearly meet
| ing present long and interesting report OF
their labOrs among the Indians. The preju-
dices, habits, and superstitiOns of the savages,
and bad treatment from white men, including
the supply of whisky. are the chief obstacles
to civilizing them. reform among Indian
traders is also needed. to begin with and the
due enforcement of law among the white men
of the border will greatly help the process.
| The report presents many encouraging features
| and shows clearly that the Friends have been
doing good work among the wards of the
| nation.
The recent loss of life in the administration
| of chlOrOfOrm at Boston is fresh warning
against its use for dental operations. There
are surgical cases where its use is deemed
necessary by experienced physicians. but in
| such trifing affairs as tooth drawing tho risk
| is out of all proportion to the advantage.
A dentist who employs it should be held re-
sponsible for its use, and If tho result is
fatal, should be tried for manslaughter.
There is no excuse for tampering with human
life when comparatively harmless an@sthetics
would serve every purpose, if, indeed, any is
| really needed.
In the whole financial discussions of the past
year we have printed no more lucid and strik-
ing plan for resumption than that of Mr..
Charles Nordhoff, given on our third page this
morning. Mr. NOrdhOff has the immense adj
vantage over most writers on financial topics
that he not only knows just what he thinks.
but knows exactly how to state it in the few
est and clearest words. Details of his argu-
ment and plan will provoke criticism. But it
is a plan that is not self-cOntradictory, that is
not at war with the plain principles of cur
rency, that is not impracticable or dangerous.
There have been few suggestions for resuming
specie payments of which so much could be
| said.
The recent interview between Prof BOnamy
Price of the University of Oxford and rep
resentative of THE TRIBUNE on the subject of
our Currency, and the Professors address
before the New-YOrk Chamber of Commerce
on the Reign of Panics, have been repubished
in full in a handy pocket pamphlet, sold by
the New-York News Company for the merely
nominal price of five cents for single
copies, or 81 so per hundred. : The pamphlet
is also for sale at THE TRIBUNE counter. or
will be mailed to any address on receipt of
price. Friends of hard money and sound cur
repcy will look a long time before they will
find more good sense and practical wisdom
than in these frank talks of the Oxford pro-
fessOr.
Chicago is gradually aroused to her dangers
from fire. Careful examinations show that
| her water supply ia deficient because the