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New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
POLITICAL NOIES.

Judge E. r. Hoar of the With Massachu.
setts District has refused positively TO alter his eN
pressed determination not TO be a candidate for re-
election to Congress
Measures are being taken in the Vth Con-
eresslonal N. " District TO support the Hon. Richard
OGorman for Congress. in place Of the Hon. W. l. Rob-
erts who will not be again candidate
The Hon. D. w. Voorhees, of Indiana il
disgusted with his Democratic brethren. He charges
them with betrayng the sacred cause Of imitation by
giving 1t halbearted support. His purpose is to make
speech shortly, driving Messrs Hendricks aud Pende
from the party because they nave rtpudated ths
Democratic greenback platform.
The Peoples movement in Missouri is gain
ing strength. The ST. Louis Democrat says IS newspa
pers in the state. which 40 Republican. support
the ticket. Ii finds only seven Republican Journals In
favor of a third nomination by the coming Republican
Convention. II this is any indication OF public senti
ment. there Is little probability of the Republicans
doing foolish an act as 10 nominate straight
ticket.
The first Congressional Convention in this
State to declare against third term is that in tho
XXIId District. Republicans who renomnated Mr.Ellis
H. Roberts the other day. The resolution reads as fol-
lows "Resolred, That history coufrms the wisdom Of
the unwrten law enacted by the example OF our fore
fathers President shall be continued IN author
ity for more than two terms; while the same example
and that OF all parliamentary governments prove thai
the services OF legislators are rendered oIe Nauas
by experience"
The best suggestion yet made for Congress-
man In the new city district that coming from uany
quarters proposing that the Hon. Aoram s. Hewitt b<
thus drafted into the service. Mr.. Hewitt Is able
honest aud ndustrous and the office would seek him
not he the Office Tho Metropolis has not too often bees
able TO OF such representatives; ana II the city
Democracy want to show that the reform movement Oh
which Mr.. rden was borne into nomination did not
exhaust itself that spasmodic effort, they could noa
give proof OF he settled purpose than by tylng
To the election OF 80 good man as Mr. Hewitt
Tho Republicans Of the XIth Massachusetts
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
THE DRAMA.
THE SPHINX.

The long-promised play of Octave Feuillet
"The Sphinx" adapted oy Mr. Geo. Fawcett Rowe for
the Union Square Theaer, produced IN that cosy
play house last evening before audience far too great
for the general comfort. 1t Is tbs story OF u
wild and wayward woman, whose demon VI
unrest has been only half fettered by a conyeu'
tional marriage aud who finds in the highly wrought
pleasures fashionable society diversion which gives
at least temporary fOrsetulness. She loves In secret
the husband OF her best friend, aud her love 10 as
secretly returned neither being aware OF the existence
OF such an affection in the breast Of the other. The
scene is laid in the neigabOrhood Of Paris, and the
four acts present different apartments In the
house OF Admiral de Cheles, fatherin law o
the heroine, opening IN the wood close
by, and in the Chateau de Savigny, where live
the herones intimate friend aud her husband To these
three main action Of the piece limited Bertha d,
Sqrgny has her jealousy suddenly reused by harmless
passage of words between her husband and Bache d'
ChelIes. ana the latter In desperate determine
ton to undeceiye her, agrees TO fly with a con
yenient and erratlc lord who has been dangling pI
tiently in her suite OF admirers for twelyemOnth
Bertha learns her guilty intent and urges her husband
to prevent its execution He presents himself at the
appointed rendezvous before the arrival OF the newly
elected lover and inercepts Blanche in their hurried
aud passionate talk the secret of each becomes knowH
TO the other, a disclosure which is overheard
by the faithful and hitherto happy wife. In
the nnal act the wife discovers letters writter
by her lifelong friend TO her husband, and charges heI
who has thus far yielded only to romantic passion
with the worst OF guilt In desperation. the unhappy
woman unclasps hidden store OF poison from rlnS
bearing the head of the Sphinx, and swallowing the
draught, dies terrible death. This IS the painful
and prohtless story Of misdirected passion
which is told In the play Of Octave Feuillet
The company had before them the best Of inspire
ton in the way OF audience the theatrical heart could
DESIRE and around them settings finished and elegant
as TO eclipse the previous efforts Of MI Marstcn
and despite some brief delays incident TO rrsi
performance, the play ran smoothly and well
The scenery, appointments and costumes n
every rich that they drew forth almost az
hearty paudts the actors themselves There art
some very effective situations notably that where tho
discovery OF mutual love takes place and the death
scene, about which so much has been written in de
scrpton and conjecture. For its novelty and intensity
the worthy of more extended comment at soma
future time. The following Is the cast:
Admiral de
Henri de sayigny. Nj hahAn
Lord DOrnOch. hr fredeIlc hooh
Arthur larile IL W
Eyead Lieutenant Of Marines AdeieCamp to the Admiral
Mr. Claude BIrrough
Tlrk Pianist and r. Mackst
Blanche Che daaghteinaw Of the ADMIRAL Miss Clara NORM
Bertha De Mss INA
Roberta
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at the absurdity of third term-were hoid-
ing office and depending upon it for your
support-wbat would you dof 1t is no deiu-
sion that take the country through, the men
who hold office really control the caucus and
cover all the approaches to the National Con-
yention. All their interests obviously lie IN
the direction of q reelection OF the President
who gives them official life. Is it grotesdue
absurdty then to say the third term question
is practical. present, realf Would it be weak
ness in a New York Republican State Con-
vention to treat it as a live issue, at least
alive enough to be stepped on and stamped
out
The Convention at Utica tomorrow will re-
nominate Gov. Dix. 1t can hardly adopt
platform 80 different from and so much better
than that put forth at Syracuse as to make
great diversion in its favor. There will be
then two tickets, each with candidate for
Governor at its head of admitted ability and
irreproachable integrity. Between them there
will be little choice; between the platforms
upon most of the current issues scarcely
more. Between the two parties the State Is
pretty evenly balanced. Neither can afford to
take any risks or be Indifferent to the large
class of voters who hold off from both, but
give their votes to whichever promises best
for the State and the country. For the Re-
publican Convention to pass by the question
of a third term will be to throw into the
hands of its opponents large advantage. Its
leaders do not need to be informed that this
it cannot afford to do. The action of New
York will go long way to settle the ques-
ton. If the gentlemen who laugh at the sug-
gestion of third term as the hight of abb
surdity, and characterize the discussion of 1t
as a mere newspaper sensation. desire to prove
it an absurdity and put an end to the sensa-
ton, they will contribute to that end by taking
explicit action in the Convention tomorrow.
To avoid meeting the issue is impossible to
postpone action upon it will be fatal.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

recognized by decisions of the Supreme Court
The court in question was Judge Durell. The
decisions are pronounced by Senator Carpen-
ter and his associates unwarrantable, extra
iudicial, utterly void for want of jurisdiction,
mere obiter dicta entitled to no consideration
whatever. and Senator Morton is perfectly well
aware that the Judiciary Committee OF the
House, led by so good Republican as Mr..
Wilson of Indiana, recommended that Durell
should be impeached for making them.
But the most disingenuous of Mr. Morton's
statements is that the Senate set the stamp OF
its approval upon the Kellogg usurpatlon by
rejecting the bill for a new election Gov
Morton is not ignorant of the meaning OF the
Senates action in that case, and he knows-or
he ought to know-that the bill was rejected
for reason directly contrary TO the one he
suggests. The question of approving the
Kellogg Government was never before the Sen
ate at all far from it, Mr.. Carpenter and the
majority of the Committee assumed that there
could be no question as to the fraudulent
character of the Kellogg usurpation, and they
only raised the issue whether McEnery should
be recognized or n new election ordered by
act of Congress. They said explicitly ii either
Government was recognized 1T must De
McEnery's. The alternative they recommended
was q new election, and when the vote was
taken on the bill prepared by them to carry
out their scheme only eight Administration ke-
publlcans were found to vote against it, and
those eight may fairly be considered the full
strength which Kellogg was able to command
in an intensely partisan Senate. The bill was
rejected because the Democrats insisted that
it was an unconstitutional invasion OF state
Rights and that instead of ordering new
election Congress ought to recognize McEnery
This is perfectly plain from an analysis OF the
vote For the bill there were eighteen votes,
all Republican except one; against it there
were twenty votes all Democratic except
nine, one of the nine being Senator Trumbul,
who had strongly advocated the recognition
of McEnery In short, the Kellogg fraud was
never sustained in the Senate at all except by
very small minority of extreme partisans OF
the Administration, led by Mr. Morton and
including carpet-baggers of the Clayton stamp,
and the neglect of Congress to provide any
remedy for the wrongs of Louisiana was made
all the more criminal from the fact that these
wrongs were so generally admitted.
We are not surprised, however, that Gov
Morton should be unwilling to remember the
history of the Louisiana inquiry; for in what
a situation do the facts we have recounted
leave the President! They strip from him the
last rag of excuse for his unwarrantable action
in New-Orleans, leave him without even the
pitiful plea of ignorance, exhibit him to the
country in the act of forcing upon protesting
and helpless people a government which has
not even the sembance of regularity.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
ae1o.2lork daily Gribatats.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1874.

Denmark is reported TO have asked Germany for
plantations regard TO the expulsion OF Danish subjects
from schcswig. =-= There a riot at Aspinwa be-
tween the soldiers stationed at that place and
italian lGbcreFs.
The Compromise Conference at New-Orleans has ad-
iourned zine die the Republicans having refused to
agree to the plan proposed by the Conservatives. 50
Col Miles reports three days fight by Major Lyman
dian River: one solder killed and four wounded;
wounded. 60 The annual session Of the
Grand Lodge Of the United States, lnde-
pendent order Of Odd Fellows. was opened
at Atlanta. Ca, yesterday. 60 The National Banks
have deposited over 100000 in legal tenders with the
Controller Of the Currency for the purpose OF reducing
their circulation. The trial OF the District of Co.
lumbia Safe Burglary case has been postponed to
Oct 90 - Charles II. Phelpss trial for lar
ceny and forgery while In the State Treasurers
Office has been postponed at Albany until
Friday. The California law in regard to the re-
turning Chinese women TO China has been declared
constitutional. -= The award OF the Mixed Commits
sion to the British claimants S929s9 was paid at the
State Department yesterday. 80 The investigation
into the Granite Mill disaster begun Fall River
yesterday
The Grand Jury continued the investigation OF the
charges against the Department OF Charities and Cor
rection 60 1t was rumored that one fnancer had
gone 10 Europe and another to San Francisco TO make
arrangements for opposition line TO the Pacific Mail
- Several insurance companies have withdrawn
from business in this city. 60 John Kelly said he
would answer ,the Mayors charges. =- Gold, 1925,
1904 Thermometer, GO. CO, 55'.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

THE TRIBUNE, not very long ago. mentioned the
later conservative conclusions in regard to woman
suffrage at which Prof. Goldwin Smith, after dwell
ing in this country, has arrived 1t is worth while,
perhaps to note formal reply by Prof. Cairnes.
He appears to consider Mr.. Smiths views scarcely
consistent or profound. and wants to know if the
disguised Liberal Is prepared to abolish male suf
frage and with it representative government every
where, holdIng-rather illogically, we think-that
to such length does Mr. Smiths argument against
woman suffrage carry him. AS to the latter's
tions that the admission of women to the suffrage
would be likely to aggravate political strife, and
his illustrative reference to our late civil war; Prof
Cairnes corrects what is undoubtedly piece of in
Justice However far Americans may go with Prof.
Smiths opinions. certainly none of us believe that
the women of our country during that war "notOri-
ously riyaled the men in fury and atrocity." The
generous and unsefsh devotion shown by both
Northern and Southern women deserves worthier
comment. 1t is true that those Southern women
were not remarkable for amiable and placid de-
meanor in the presence of Northern people, but that
they were guilty Of anything at all resembling the
violence of some of the Furies Of the Commune no.
body believes-except Mr.. Smith We would like to
know the facts upon which his statement is built.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
amnseu,snts ano tilsstinss.

BoorH.s TfrflrER-' Connie soogah." Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney Williams. .f 1.... aIr-f ...l.. fl
BRYANr's OPERA HoUsE.-Mlnstrels.
DALY's FIFTH AvENUE THEATER--" School for Scan
dal"
LYcEux THgATER.-"La Princesse De Trebisonde."
Mile. Marie Aimee,
PARK 1nEATER.--" Gilded Age" John T. Raymond
sAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs -Sirch and wamoold'
UNION SQUARE TUEATER-"TAe Sphinx" MISS Ni"i"
Morris ana Miss Charlotte Thompson
wAILAcK's THEArER-"D arer than Life, j. L. IoOie'
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FATR-Anoual Exhibition.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.-Theodore InoinaSs o"'-"''
Nights Concerts.
COLossEUM--"Paris." -.
MErRoroLrrAs MUSEUM OF ART.-Exhiotion OF Paint
ingS auu Antiquities.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
TIE FNgLISH VHEAT MARKET


Two months ago. in the first of a series of
articles on the probable effects on prices of an
abundant crop of wheat throughout the
world, we gave it as our opinion that if the
English yield was large the average English
prices might be expected to fall about 20 per
cent, thus bringing the official quotation down
to so shilings the quarter, and perhaps still
lower. AS fail of the English price implies
an equivalent reduction in the American, the
Importance of so great change In the value OF
breadstuffs justifes the prominence we give
the subject. The course of prices in both
countries has been in accordance with our
conjectures, which, indeed, had no better and
no worse foundation than the anticipation
that what had happened in former years, under
similar circumstances would probably happen
again. The decline has been somewhat more
rapid than we expected, but judging from the
quantities sold there is little reason to expect
a reaction. The following shows the average
prices, as officially ascertained from the re-
turns of the officers of the excise, of the sales
at 15O designated market towns for the ten
weeks from July to Sept 5, inclusive:
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

The quantities sold at these $50 towns in
creased from 43,901 quarters for the week
ended August 30 to 64,693 quarters for the
week ended September 5, against 4,OjO quar-
ters for the corresponding week of last year
In the same week over 100000 quarters OF
foreign wheat and wheat flour were imported
into the United Kingdom-an unusually large
amount. From these facts it may be seen
that the fall in the price of wheat is not due
to the unwarranted operations of spectators.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

Washington is generally credited with having
the dullest newspapers published this side of Lon
don and some of the editors trying to get up
excitement by waking their fellow journalists to
sense of their heaviness. 1t is in pursuance of
this charitable design. doubtless, that one of the
morning papers calls its rival the daily morning
eghtpage stupidity" and insnuates delicately that
its editor made fortune by selling whisky to the
soldiers during the war; journalism is liveher to-
ward the setting sun. In a certain Western city,
where the sanctums of the rival papers command
diagonal views each of tho other the respective
editors are said to be suffering a severe attack of
strabsmus brought on by incorporate and angular
glaring into each others windows, and the local
Knickerbockers record with awe that on certain
nights when the political elements are laShed into
fury chains of blue lightning flash from window to
window and the papers next morning are Just
shade more bitter and personal than usual.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

The Christian Age, the religious family
paper edited by Dr. Charles T. Deems of the Church OF
the Strangers, has recently been promoted from
monthly TO weekly and presents other evidences OF
prosperity and growth II has fun and varied editorial
department and pays especial attention the children
and other stayat-homes While much OF its strength In
circulation Is supposed 10 lie In the South, where Dr.
Deems Is so widely KnowD there s sign Of sectional
bias in its and it is silent IN politics as out
shnsan aud unsectaSiap " gelxl9a<
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

What can be sweeter to teacher Of youth than
the consciousness that his efforts have been re-
warded with glitterng success and that he has had
part in ennobling the future society of his coun
trYi Sunday-school teacher at Alton, H., can
scarcely be said to possess that radiant satisfaction
After a very long and beautiful moral lecture it
occurred to him Furthermore to adorn il by desiring
all those scholars to stand up who intended to visit
the wicked, soul-destroyng circus All but little
lame girl bounded 70 their feet.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

Chicago, by which it was not supposed that
any companies suffered materially. The busi-
ness of fire insurance ought to be profitable
as the rates were considerably advanced after
the great losses in Chicago and Boston, and
we have no doubt that our leading companies
are generally in good condition.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
erelness Nonres.

INsUREs MEN OF ALL TRADES AND OCCUPA-
s1oSsrAavsLEKs LIFE ACciDESr INSURANCE. COMPANY
CoAT YOUR OLD TIN RooFs WITH PLASTIC
SLATE al eAk and perfect protection against water
and Ore. Oiace 20 Maide8-lane
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

A rumor of heavy defeat and loss by our
forces operating against the Indians in the
Red River country, and giving many details,
is specifically contradicted by the official dis
patch which we publish this morning. From
this it appears that our troops have been sue
cessful in all their encounters with the saw
ages, but that one series of attacks on a wagon
train was of extraordinary severity and dura-
ton; that the loss inflicted on the Indians was
very much greater than our own, the latter
being specified as one killed, one mortally
and three moro or less severely wounded.
The Indians withdrew from the attack on the
third day. The return march of the troops
under Col. Miles, after what seems to have
been fruitless pursuit of the Indians routed
on the Staked Plains, is described as exceed
ingly harassing to the men and animals; but
the forces are now encamped in position OF
security, and will doubtless be able to give a
good account of themselves in new expedi-
tons from their present base. After season
of this sort of hard work there will be capi-
tai opportunity for the triumphs OF the peace
policy
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

The failure of the Compromise Conference
at Newt Orleans, as was foreshadowed in our
dispatches, took place as soon as tne ques-
tions under discussion were narrowed down W
a vital point. The proposition of the McEnery
party was to reorganize the State Returning
Board, which really controls elections by It's
power to decide upon the validity OF votes
That Board now consists of five Republicans i
for three of these it was proposed to substitute
two of the McEnery party and Republican
acceptable to both parties. BY this means 1t was
hoped that fair election could be held but
this the Republicans would not agree to.
Meanwhile the Kellogg Government is rein
stated in name, though only recognized by
the people where it directly represents the
military power. Some extracts which we pub
lish from letters to the Northern correspond
ent of several New-0rleans merchants, lndi-
cate their distrustfulness of the Kellogg Gov
ernment by positive instructions to cancel all
orders for goods from the North if that re-
gime is reinStated.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

The friends of Hans Christian Andersen
have adopted very sensible and cOnsiderate
method of testifying their regard in the form
of Christmas offering, for which contribu-
tions are invited in a card published in this
mornings TRIBUNE. 1t is ascertained that
gift of this kind will be deeply gratifying to
the veteran story-teller, and thousands of fam
lilies in the United States viii be glad to share
in it.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

A slight futter in fre-insurance circles has
been occasiOned by conference of the In
surance Superintendents of New-York, Con-
necticut and Pennsylvania, resulting in the
withdrawal from business in this State of one
OF two Philadelphia companies. Neither of
those whose names are given has been in
operation more than three years; period
usually sufficient to demonstrate whether the
management of company is skillful OF the
reverse, but not enough to give it strength to
tide over any considerable misfortunes. Since
Boston's great fire, there has been only one
potable confiaeration- of lssf Iniv. at
New-York tribune., 1874-09-22

The postponement for month of the trial
in the safe burglary case is said to be in the
interests of justice. Harrington is anxious to
have the trial proceed Immediately because
certain witnesses are now absent. Meanwhile
even those who were most incredulOus about
his guilt are beginning to be disgusted by the
expedients of the defense. Col. Whitley's
non-appearance when called for is an unfayor-
able feature. What with absent witnesses,
escaped convicts, and missing defendants, the
case would be very prettily managed if Mr..
Harrington had it all his own way.