New-York tribune., 1874-06-13


highly interesting story of Old Egypt oeguh
in previous paper. Experts in Egyptoiogy
will find something new. possibly, in the re-
suit of NJ. Mariette's researches among these
ancient records. Certainly every man who
studies the history of his race will here lind
much food for reflection.
There was another slight rustling among the
dry bones of Civil Service reform In the House
Yesterday. Gen. Butler, not satisfied win the
depth at which this unfortunate bantling mas
been buried, wanted to dance rigadO0n over
the grave He had defeated the Appropriation
for the expenses of the Civil Service Commis-
sion; he desired to have the House express Its
disapprobation of the practice making
clerks "sit in Judgment on their fellows"
This unkind cut at the Examining Boards was
we'll received by the House. In fact. the
House considers the whole thing very ghastly
joke.
Shortly after Mr.. Greeley's death Typograph-
ical Union No. 6, comprising most Oh the jour.
neymen in the daily papers of this CITY, asked
that to them might be left the task OF erect
ing monument over his grave, to which they
proposed to give the form of type metal
statue. They began the work of collecting
funds for this purpose, and had raised per-
haps half enough, when tho dull season, fol-
lowed by the panic, put stop to their work.
At their late National Convention they passed
resolutions to take up and complete their task
at an early day, and appointed thorough
going Committee to that end The resolutions
and Committee, as furnished by them, are given
elsewhere.
There is great danger that the Customs Re-
| form bill will be lost. Congress will adjourn
ON the 22d of June. The bill hangs between
| the two houses, a number of radical changes
having been made by the Senate. The House
will disagree, the Senate having been much
| more illiberal in its treatment OF the bill than
the popular branch of Congress. Disagree
ment means Conference Committee and q
Conference Committee means indefinite delay.
This is an alarming state of things. But the
enemies of the reform have been fighting
for this all along. The friends of the bill may
as well make up their minds to stay IN Wash
ington until Congress adjOurns if they wish to
| save it.
| France is in cOmmOtiOn again over Gam
BETA. The Republican ex-Dctator arraigned
the Bonapartists for the use of official infiu-
ence to control an election. They thereupon
assailed him with charges of similar conduct
years ago. He spoke of them in response as
wretches. and at this point the GascOn blood
decided that the Pickwickian limits had
been passed. Hence hustlings, insults, blows,
threatened duels, and tumult which seems
skillfully famed with view of attempting
| to provoke an outbreak. Through it all
the truth is clear that the Republicans have
not been the aggressors, and that the Bona
partists are practicing the old, arrogant,
domineering tactics as recklessly as ii they
had forgotten Sedan and never heard OF the
Republican triumphs at the polls.
The sOundings with reference to bed for
| the cable to Japan reveal rather different
condition of affairs between Honolulu and
Yokohama from that which has hitherto been
found characteristic of the bottom OF the Pa
cifc Ocean. The letter on our third page de-
scribes at least six mountain peaks or ridges
that intervene between those points, five
being submarine and one reaching the sur
face. These mountains are from five to
twelve thousand feet in hight from the rest
of the bed which is very level plain. The
SUBMITS of these activities are covered with
coral and lava, which are 80 hard as to In
dent the sounding cylinder. These certainly
do not seem like favorable conditions for
submarine cable, but there are many COM
| pensating advantages about this route that
may outweigh its difficulties. A curious ac-
count of a rarely visited island, where an old
Massachusetts whaler for many years pre-
| sided as Governor, adds to the interest OF the
| correspondence.
The exposure of the corruption in judicial
| affairs in Arkansas made by the House Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Department of
Justice will surprise nobody. From the day
when United States Marshal Logan H. Roots
disbursed $4,000 month until now, the
administration of justice in Arkansas has been
a most expensive farce. The report of the
House Committee is temperate in tone, and
seems to present the facts more in sorrow
than in anger. The summary elsewhere printed
is scandalous one. Mr.. Roots is reported as
running National bank, with capital of
$4,000, doing great business in fraudulent
vouchers A genial deputy marshal, Perry
Duval by name, says that he and his cOadju-
| tors used to ride over the country and "gObble
"upn wayfarers, arrestng them on baseless
charges for the sake of the mileage and fees.
| Altogether, the condition of affairs in the
| United States Districts is not whit better
| than in the State under the discOrdant reign
of Brooks and Baxter. Now, what shall be
| done about it
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
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