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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

tho Hon. Mr.. FOxs hand, with tho fingers in
a slightly folded condition, under the Hon.
Mr.. Morrissey's nose, much as though there
were altar of roses, or some such perfume, on
his knuckles. We believe we use tho precise
phrase in vogue among Democratic lawgivers
to express what followed, when we say that
the Hon. Mr.. Morrissey thereupon "warmed
chs jaw for him" After which, contrary To
the received impression that the Hon. Mr..
Morrssey's best hold is in his heart rather
than his hand, that gentleman lowered his
massive brow and proceeded to punch the
Hon. Mr.. Fox with it.
1t will be generally remarked, we think, that
neither Of these Democratic lawgivers, in the
course of the debate, INDUCED in any refec-
tons upon the others ancestry. The most
common remark Of the Democratic lawgver
on such occasions relates to the family of tho
debater, and has in it flavor Of unkindness
toward that sagacious and faithful animal, the
dog The omission Of this style Of address by
q Tammany statesman and lawgiyer is one
of the most remarkable proofs of the purifca-
ton Of politics. The Hon. Mr.. Fox raised no
question, we understand, as to any part OF
the high debate except that wherein the Hon.
Mr.. Morlissey addressed him as thief aud al
luded to the fact that the Tammany General
Committee had to send two men to Albany to
watch him and keep him from stealing. This
was what disturbed the Hon. Mr.. Fox He
desired to know definitely who the two men
were and who sent them, curiosity which
under the circumstances was certainly very
pardonable. He had been elected to Congress
twice, he said, and was last year State Senator.
and was an honest man Notwithstanding ITO
wanted this matter investigated and steps
taken to purge the party of " unworthy ma
"terial' The matter was referred to tho
Committee on Organization, and that settles 1t.
Meantime. at the Manhattan Club Soon
" fession Of faith" was in process of adoption
which the Democratic masses Will be glad 10
know is accurately defined as "quod ubque'
4" quod semper, quod omnibus" This will surely
fire the Democratic heart. confession
of faith in a dead language Is just
tho inspiration they have been wait
ing for The eminent lawgiyers may come
together on such platform. Clasping tho
hand of the Hon. Mr.. Morrssey the Hon. Mr..
Fox will say with a rolling eye, Quod
"uJique;n the Hon. Mr.. Morrissey, with tears
rolling down his cheeks, will answer, "Quod
semper;r Tammany will shout the chorus
"Quod omnibus" and BlackweiIs Island
home of the statesman will SEND the echo
back, :" In quod" Let us all rejoice that tho
bad men in power are to be set adrlft, and the
good Iawgvers who hold public discussions
of each others moral qualities are to assume
the reins of Government with a Latin confess
sion of faith beginning in quod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
BITS OF CITY HISTORY.

While the buzz goes on about the Mayors
terrible infant of Police Commissioner, 1t Is
well enough to recall a few points:
1. So far as anybody is responsible for Mayor
Havemeyer, the Administration Republicans
are. THE TRIBUNE had nothing severe
to say Of his nomination., but con-
sidered Mr.. Lawrence a man moro likely
10 bring to the duties of the Mayoralty
the executive ability, familiarity with affairs,
and general practical skill that are essential.
The Liberal Republicans and Democrats took
the same view. The CustOm-house as
vehementIy opposed it. We are quite content
now to rest upon that record. We cheerfully
bear testimony to the honesty and good in
tentons which have marked Mayor Have
meyers career, but the credit for him should
go where it belongs.
g. The present City Charter IS the work OF
the Administration Republicans. 1t is prob
ably about as bad as any Of the long success
sion which the different parties and factions
have patched up for us but We have grown
used to it..
B. The last patch on the Charter, thrusting
upon the Mayor the sole power of appoint
ment, if presented as a part of general
scheme of responsible municipal government,
we have always approved, and should be glad
now to see such scheme adopted as
whole. But the adoption of this triding part
of it, at thiss time, was pure inven-
ton " Of r the = Custom-house for the
purpose Of furthering partisan scheme to
gain control of the Police Board for partisan
ends at the ensuing election. At the outset
they thought they could count upon the
Mayor Even after the rebuff of his letter
they thought they could manage him better
than they could manage Mayor and Aldermen
together.
A. The vacancy in the Police Board was
caused by the death of Mr. Henry Smith.
an Administration Republican, who contrived
to bequeath to the Liberals all the odium
of This career, and to carry to Gen. Grant
all his influence and his vote. AS an Admin
istration Republican the Administration Legis-
lature so shaped the charter as TO keep HIM in
power. At his death they so shaped the charter
as to give their Mayor the uncontrolled power
of naming his successor. The successor thus
appointed is Mr.. Disbecker.
s. The Custom-house does not seem to be
much better satisfied now than it was. 1t has
simply been kicked aside. Nobody can stand
such treatment better than its leader the Hon.
Tom Murphy, and so be comes forward to tell
how he enjoys it, and waits attentive upon the
young Police Commissioners nod. But Mr..
Havemeyer has carried his point. He has
secured the Police Board to himself, to have
and to hold, for the next election, according
to his own good pleasure. What will no do
with it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
Amusemcnte ano tt!eetings.

ACADEMY OF MUSICAL 2: Readings. Miss Charlotte
eastman. AIS: Commencement OF Law School Of
Columbia College.
BARNUMs ROMAN HIPPoDRoME -E Exhibition. at 1880 and
att
Booru's TurArER-Ati3O and at 8; "The Gladiator"
John Mccullough.
BROADWAY THEATER.-" Humpty Dumpty" G. l.. Fox.
CoLossRUM-Diy and evening: London by Night"
DAYS FIFTH AVENUE TuEATER-i:3) and at s: "Mon-
sicur AlphOnSe."
Sr.INwA1 HALL--Readiugs. Miss Nelson.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-At 1880 and at s." Led
Astray'
wALIACT's THEATER.-At 1880 and at 8: "School'
Lester Walack.
BROOKLYN ART AssoCIATfoN.-Spring Exhibition
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Anuual Exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
A CHANCE TO SELL FTVES.

The market price of five per cent Govern
ment bonds of the New Loan is now quite
two per cent above par in gold, both in New
York and London. When the highest price
for which United States five per cent bond
could be sold was less than par the Treasury
Department made desperate efforts to reduce
the rate of interest on the Public Debt, and
ended by creating the Syndicate. Now, when
five per cent bonds are full three per cent
higher, and higher than they have been before
since the war, the Treasury makes no effort to
substitute five per cent bonds for skies. We
are told by telegraph from Washington
that "the Treasury Department is in re-
"ceipt of numerous applications for the pur-
"chase of new ives for gold, but owing to
the inability of the Government to purchase
outstanding six per cent bonds at par in
gold these applications cannot be complied
with.n That is to say. that the market
price of five per cent bonds being two per
cent above par in gold, and Government
having the option of calling in and paying off
at par hundreds of millions of six per cent
bonds, the Treasury Department is unable to
issue call for skies and sell the tives at less
than the market price.
Is it then so much more difficult to sell five
Der cent bonds at par when the market price
is two per cent better, than when it was
nearly two per cont worsef Three years ago
Mr.. Richardson took several safes full of
bondsj and went over to London, and the re-
suit was the Syndicate. Cannot Mr.. Richard
son to-day sell what five Rer cent bonds are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
A HIDEOU9 FARCE,

Surely there never was such miserable
mixture of screaming farce and reDulsive
tragedy as the performance now acting in
Arkansas. To-day we laugh at the ludicrOus
picture of ragged and idle guards, drunken
brgader generals, armies subsisting on the
confiscated stock of the village grocer, grin
ming negroes basking in the sunshine of the
camp, and welcoming anarchy as holiday
from work, the sheriff and the sheriff's horse
running away together in a panic at
the accidental discharge of a prisoners
pistol, the Supreme Court of the State
taking to the woods in fear of O
squad of federal infantry, and friendly
soldiers securing the thicket in pursuit of the
draggled and tattered ermine, to take it in to
q place of safety. The pOmp and circumstance
of the beggarly war would have delighted
Artemus Ward, but he could hardly have
made the story of the Little Rock campaign
more preposterous than it appears in the
sober dispatches of the Associated Press and
the importunate kilograms of the rival Govern
ors to the President of the United States.
But there is sad side to the burlesque.
These rampant militiamen are trihing with
solemn things. While they are marching, shout
ing. drilling drinking, filling the streets and
highways with riot, throwing contempt upon
laws, courts, and constitutions the whole State
administration lies PROSTATE under their feet;
the whole machinery of popular government is
broken down; there is no protection for life or
property except at the point of the pistol |;
Arkansas fox the tune being has relapsed into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

1t would appear that the Printing Bureau of
the Treasury Department needs investigation.
Certainly, the charges made by Mr.. Stuart
President of one of the NewYOrk bank-note
printing companies, are very grave. They
amount to this: that the Printing Bureau
makes its work cost the Government forty or
fifty per cent more than it can be done for
by private companies In one instance it is
charged that the Printing Bureau underbid a
New-York firm, but subsequently received
more than had been asked for the same work
In another case, it is alleged that the Super
intendent of the Printing Bureau demonstrated
with one of the bidders at the low price for
which he offered to do work, promising him q
share in prospective profits if he would with
draw his bid. If these assertions are main
tanned, an amazing state of things is revealed
The Printing Bureau is known to be e1trava-
CANT; that it should also be said to be dis
honestly managed is most damaging accu-
satiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

there is something in these professions OF vlr-
tue; but while Parker parades his wealth III
Columbia and Kimpton is in friendly consul
tation with Treasurer Cardozo in New-fork,
we can see no reason for changing our opln-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

earned and kept these so-called fees, or
whether he was an intermediary in the mys-
terious business of addition, division and 81
lence. Hence a reopening of the inquiry. 1t
really does not seem worth while. That
fleeing shadow is always just ahead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

GENERAL ACCIDENT Policies BY THE MONTH
OR NEAG-IRAvELEHS LlRR AND Accident Insurance. Co
EVERYTHING IN HOMEOPATHY.
562 and Sl7 Broadway Books, FAMILY MEDICINE
Casa, ovRoPATIC SPECIFICS MEDICINES Isetures
D'pt.Oas feitts. HUsPHEE1s' WITcH HA1EI, &C. Sc
To CONsUMPTIvEs.-Nany have been happy
Their te.Imoay the WILBoEs PURE Con
LIVER on AND LINZ Experience has proved TO be ys9sb rem
e Tor Consumption Asthma hihera and az deases inc hro
Manufactured only by A b. W!LBOR Chemist Boston
Sold BY drug IS generally.
The Foremost Tonic OF THE AGE.-A new
psth provided sick shield against disease
healthy when HosTRTrgRs STOMACH BTrERs
tonic OF America For Deay quarter Of
ta powerful aud genial and tb. which
produce hiss beea sanitary march building the feeble help
ght anent soothing pro-
oog digestion regulating ecretons increasing
proougne value p putting thousands OF nvs
enough history Of The Of dyspepsia constipation, bill
iousuess debility Sui mena and physical
prostitution cared by tbs great vegetable nvgoIDt which not only
bellth but protects from danger the unhealthy dis
tiCts
The TRIBUNE EXTRA No. IS contains in full
Car sohur,s Eucgy Charles Che address by Wendell
Phillips sud the funeral hymn BY Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes presng
To added several Of the striking tributes
paid pOmuen, sad Representatives Pee OF
A0sie postpaid cents copies % cents % copies ST.
Address, TuE TRlBusE NewYork
ACTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM on THE
EXTRA No 10.
sheet e!uoB. lOee1h; pamphlet 20 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

The ladies of the Flower Charity will open their
rooms at No. $50 Fourthave on May II, and will
meet every Monday and Thursday. until the end OK
July, from 10 a. III. until p. IN. All who have HOW
ers at their disposal would be doing kindness 10
send or bring them to the rooms on the days Heh-
toned. Let no one be deferred by the sulaness OK
their offering. If each person brought only one
flower, every ward in the hospitals where so many
suffering people lie for days without cheering nu-
ence. would DO decorated. Floral gifts from tho
country are earnestly solicited. If friends who
wish 10 send flowers will give box, directed to
"The Flower Charity, No. 2S9 Fourth-aye," to the
brakeman on an early train, or to any one who VIII
hand 1t to Westcotts Express it will be delivered az
the rooms free of charge, The flowers are carried
70 every hospital and charitable institution In tho
CITY and to Blackwelps Island. Fifteen thousand
bououets were distributed last year. These bou-
ouets are tied up at the rooms and oil ladies inter-
ested will be warmly welcomed to assist in this
dirty. and also in the work of distributing them.
ANY ladies who know of poor sick people to whom
they would like 10 carry flowers will be gladly given
them for this purpose at the rooms.
Gen. Butler Is reported to be in search of a news
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

How an adventurous woman crossed the
Spanish frontier INTO France, running the
gauntlet of Carlists and smugglers, is brightly
told on the third page of The TRIBUNE to-
day. Few casual travellers have had more
adventures in so brief space of time; none
could extract moro fun from the days haps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

A Boston gentleman, who is described as
"a sort of a lawyer" is responsible for an
other reopening of the SanbOrn investigation.
This awyer-like person from Boston is said
70 have received much money from Sanborn
% "fees." 1t is desired 10 Gud Whether ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

With the Manhattan Club revival, the Tam
many meeting, the Custom-house bewilder-
ment over the new Police Commissioner, and
tho universal political scheming for next Fall,
political affairs promise soon to be lively. The
Albany letter elsewhere printed gives some
of the points in the present situation, but
its appearance is likely to change as often
as a kaleidoscope before definite results are
reached. Evidently tho Republicans proper
have triumphed over the strict Administration
party, have sent the Custom-house again to
the rear and resolved to renominate Gov. Dix.
The City Democracy as clearly means to sup
port Mr.. Tilden. The Liberals are the objects
of good deal of curious interest. but the wiser
ones among them are in no haste to settle
their programme Neither of the great polti-
cal organizations is so anxious now as year
ago to reject any possible alliance with them.
And beyond these points everything seems
confusion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

The Governor General of tho Antilles has
resolved to apply, as remedy for the
financial evils with which Cuba is afflicted, a
novel scheme of contraction. The bills of the
Spanish Bank are greatly deprecated in
value The decree contained in the Havana
letter published on our third page, provides
for an annual tax of ten per cent on all in
comes and profits of property, payable III this
deprecated currency; and tho bills so paid
are to be burned in public. This plan of
amortization is to be kept up until the Treas
ury debt, represented by the extraordinary
issue of bills, is completely extingushed, or
until the value of the bills is reestablished.
The scheme is a plausible one, but, in the
absence of trustworthy statistics, doubt is
likely to arise respecting the ability of the
Government to secure enough bills by this
tax to exercise any important influence on
the currency for several years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

Gen. Butler Is reported to be in search of news
paper. Notwithstanding his contempt for the forty
iacksss wudY0wag Of w pgessL. hs wants ~ oggaR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

The French Government seems to cxpe-
rience the constant necessity of attempting to
define the indefinable tenure of President
MacMahon's powers. A Paris letter, published
on the third page to-day, gives some opinions
which were current in France on the manner
in which the most recent definition was to be
interpreted. After all it would seem that
President MacMahon is wanting in the moral
courage to say, in precise language, whether
he CONSTITUTES the powers with which he has
been invested as irrevocable by the Assembly,
or subject to the same uncertainty which at
taches to the will of that heterogeneous body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
bnslnfss Noiires.

GENERAL ACCIDENT Policies BY THE MONTH
DE- YEAa -IRAvKLEIs LIRE AVID ACCIDENT INsuR.NcK Go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

We give on another page liberal extracts
from the report of Col. A. b. Steinberger,
who seems to have been constituted Especial
agent of the United States and sent with
instructions to investigate the Samoa or Navi-
gators Islands. AS a result of Col. Stein
berger's mission, it seems that he has raised
hopes among the people of those islands of
protection from the United States. He brings
back an exceedingly entertaining description
of tropical elysium where the natives all
attend church on Sundays, are managed by
missionaries and continue to practice
pOlygamy. Our scientific friends will forgive
everything, however, when they learn that
the expedition has secured living dodo, and
that specimen of this bird, supposed to
be long since extinct. is on its way to this
country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

The prospects of rapid transit, since the
various schemes agitated in the Legislature
have been passed or killed, are clearly set
forth elsewhere. After the whole case is
summed up it will be seen that our hopes OF
rapid transit rest almost wholly upon the ex-
pertinent in Greenwich-st and the projected
Gilbert Elevated Road The former is fast
overcoming certain prejudices against it; the
feasibility of the latter is everywhere recog-
nized, and it should certainly be built. Tho
possibilities of the Elevated Railway are lin
tied the Gilbert Road ought to supply any
defects of the other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

ACTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM on Til
EoUARD TABUSE EXTRA No Is
sheet edition. lOoeas; pamphlet, 20 cents
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-24
Condition of the Crops

The September returns Of tho depart
mcnt of agriculture Indicate an average
condition Of tho wheat crop of ninety
three against nincty.five in September,
1878. Tho acreage of this crop is seven
per cont. greater than last year, which
would bring the aggregate yield to
nearly an average on last years acreage.
All the New England and middle states
are above the average except Delaware,
which is full the average. All the At
lnntic and Gulf states are below the
average, except Alabama, which is lOl,
The inland southern states ars all be-
low the average, Arkansas presenting
the maximum of the whole country,
which is 100. North OF the Ohio river,
most Of tho counties were not visited
by the chinch bugs. OF the present
superior crops, Ohio, Michigan and In
diana arc above the average, and Hi,
nois 9 per cent. below by the drought and
chinchcs. West of the Mississippi the
drought, intense heat, hot winds,
chinches and grasshoppers have reduced
all of the states below the average, ex
cept Missouri. The Pacific States are
above the average.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-24
The Dnnger Of Wet Coal.

People who prefer wetting the win
ter's store of coal to lay the dust on
putting it in their cellars, do not, we
believe, generally know that they are
LAYING up for themselves a store of sore
lhroats and other evils consequent upon
tho practice. But so it is said to be.
Even the fire-damp, which escapes from
conl mines, arises from the slow decom-
position Of coal ut temperatur 8 but
little above that of the atmosphere, but
under augmented pressure. BY wetting
u mass of freshly broken coal and hay
ing IL put in n warm cellar, the mass is
heated to such a degree that carbureted
and sulphureted hydrogen are given off
for long periods of time and pervado
the whole house. The liability of wet
coal to mischievons results under such
circumstances man be appreciated from
the circumstance that there are several
instances on record of spontaneous com
bustion of wet coal when slowed into
the bupkers or holds of vessels. And
from this cause, doubtless, many miss
ing coal vessels have persisted. -Londot
Medical Record.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-24
An OrthOgraphical Puzzle.

Spoilers of all grades and ages will
find the attempt to write the follow
ing story from dictatiop, an interesting
puzzle. A lady who was sure she con'd
win the Webster's Unabridged offered as
a prize, in case she succeeded, missed
only 90 of the 90 hard words. A pro-
fessor of languages, who prided HIM
self on his knowledge of photography,
missed 90. 1t is possible that our typo
may not put them all up correctly. Let
rs see some if our readers can detect
the errors. Webster is the standard
The most skillful gauger | ever knew
was a maligned cobbler, armod with a
poniard, who drove q peddler's wagon,
using q mullen stalk as a. instrument
of coercion, to tyrannize over his pony
shod with calks. He was a German
Sadducee, and had a phthisicky catarrh,
diptheria, and the bilious intermittent
e~rysipelas. A certain Sibyl, with the
sobriquet of "Gypsy," went into costa
cies of exclamation at seeing him meas
ure a bushel of peas, and separate sac.
charine tomatoes from u h APP OF peeled
potatoes without dyeing or singeing the
ignitible queue which he wore, or be-
coming paralyzcd with a he~morrhage.
Lifting her eyes to the ceiling OF the
cupola Of the capitol, to conceal her
unparalleled embarrassment, making u
rough courtesy, and not harrassing him
with mystifying, rarefying and stupe'
| fying %innucndoes, she gave him acoucb,
a bouquet of lilies, mignonette, and
ruchsias, n treatise on mnemonlcs,, a
copy of the Apochrypha in hierogly-
phics. daguclreotypes OF MeDdelssolln
and Kysciusco, a Kaleidoscope, n dram
phial Of ipecacuanha, n t~easpoontnl OF
noptha for deleble purposes, a feruie'
clarionet, some l]icOrice, a surcingle, IL
carnelian of symmetrical proportions, a
clronometer with movable balance
wheel, n box of dominoes and a cate
chism. The guagcr, who was also q
traflcking rectitier, and a p%arishioner OF
mine, preferred q WOODEN surtout Chs
choice was referable to n violating &C.
~casioDally occurring idiosyncrasy), wo'
fully uttered this apothegm; "Life IS
checkered but schism, apostacy, here,
az and y%illainy shall be punished.
The Sybil apologi2iugly anawered
"There is ratably an allcgeable differ,
ence between n comfortable ellipsis and
Il t%risyllabic diicresis."