New-York tribune., 1874-06-26

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| some interesting details of the work of an
American artist who stands at the head OF
the etchers of the world. and some points OF
| recent sales of bric-a-brac which throw in the
shade any extravagances of our own million
aires. In the presence of Lord Dudleys
Sevres vase at $500 guineas, and Lord Gov
entry's set of jardinieres at 1o,oOo, the
widest follies of our collectors must niue
their diminished heads. Where there is such
competition there must be some unwise buy
ing, and no one will be surprised to hear that
the National Gallery has again been victim.
The Rhode Island Legislature has been bal
loting for United States Senator to succeed
Gov. Sprague from the 10th day of June. 1t
has had sessions and has cast IN all say II
ballots, and the result is nothing. 1t now,
in despair, adourns over till January next.
II is questionable whether this procedure fully
complies with the spirit of the law regulating
the elections of United States Senators which
was passed by recent Congress; but there
appeared every probability that the con-
tinuance of the obstinate struggle would
lead to an even lamer conclusion
than was recently attained in Massachusetts,.
The average Republican Legislature nova
days seems to have great aversion to putting
strong men in the United States Senate. Gen.
Burnside still led the list in Rhode Island,
and on the final ballot stood within ten votes
of an election. and sixteen ahead of his prin-
cipal competitor.
Another fatal case of hydrophoba, treading
close upon the heels of the last, is likely to
In Ipo
in Mr. Buffers case, the victim did not fear
the malady, and laughed at the anxiety OF his
friends The bite was not severe, and
nearly month elapsed before the symp-
toms of disease became apparent Some
light is likely to be thrown on
the nature of hydrophobia by the eminent
physicians who have witnessed this case and
will undertake the autopsy. In almost
| every case of well authenticated hydro
phobia an essential element in its his
tory is wanting. TO determine it fully,
the fact of the dog having rabies is exceed
ingly important, but it almost invariably
happens that the dog is killed shortly after
biting. The present case is yet more de-
fective in this particular, as the dog was one
of the early victims of the pound. The fact
that two cases of hydrophObia in SO large
community create such a marked sensation,
itself indicates the infrequency of such occur
rences and the folly of the general fear they
occasion.
The political significance Of the Presidents
appointment for the Postmaster-GeneralshiD
is subject of great bewilderment to the
Washington politicians, and indeed to every
body who hears of it. On the one hand, MIR.
Hale, the new incumbent, is the most
intimate friend in Congress of Mr..
Speaker Blaine. On the other, Mr.. Blaine
has been the most prominent among the
Presidential candidates whom Gen. Grant
was supposed to be skllfully killing off.
Whether the appointment means that the
President has marched into the enemy's camp
and captured his lieutenant. or that ne
has concluded to make no fight and to
make over one of the places in his
gift best adapted to partisan manipulatiOns
for the special benefit of Mr.. Blaine, or
whether, indeed. he neither thought nor
cared anything about political effect, but
chose only to nominate young man
for whom he had a personal liking,
and for whose father-in law he had stronger
one,-these are the perplexing phases of the
problem. Readers will settle it for themselves,
precisely in accordance with their estimate of
Gen. Grants present purposes, and general
political aStuteness.