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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
THE GALVESTON STER.

Gen. VIM. Il. Clark, Postmaster at Gal
weston, Texas, has resigned. Gen. Clark Is
not defaulter. He supports the Admnistra-
ton. If he were not a supporter OF the Adj
ministration he would be defaulter. AS it
is, his accounts are short" A Special Agent
of the Post-Ofice Department, who has been
investigating Clark's administration of the
Galveston Post Office for the past fortnight,
has reported a deficit Of between nine and ten
thousand dollars, and thereupOn Mr.. Clark has
resigned.
Mr.. Clark is representative of /" the best
"cvil service on the planet !" and what Is
more, he is the embodiment of good luck.
Some men in his circumstances would have
been proceeded against criminally, and the
crime being proven, would be sent to State
Prison. Clark only resigns, and his bondsmen
are expected to pay the deficit. This is not
his first piece of good luck. Having procured
from Gov. Davis of Texas q fraudulent GER
tifcate of election as Representative to Con-
gress in 1871, Clark took the seat to which ID.
c. Giddings was elected by nearly 5000 clean
and honest majority, and held it till June,
1872, by staving off all investigation upon the
most dishonest and flimsy pretexts. The fraud
was so glaring and so indefensible that q
committee of his own party reported against
him, and at the heel of the session, when he
had pocketed the per diem and mileage, and
gobbled up every document, book, and per-
quisite belonging to the Texas delegation, he
was ousted, and the rghtful representative
given the seat.
There was never q more shameless piece of
cffrontery, never more conspicuous dishonesty
and villainy. Clark appeared from the testi-
mony to be a brazen fraud and cheat, with
nothing to redeem him, and even the Admin
istratiOn majority in the House experienced a
sensation of disgust when he made a low and
vulgar farewell speech and turned on his heel
to depart. But this man was Immediately
thereafter appointed by President Grant to be
Postmaster at Galveston, and has held the
office, with the position of leader of the Ad-
ministration party in the State, ever since. At
the risk of OBTAINING "the best civil service on the
planet and of having the Senate chaplain
break out with another prayer that "the giant
demon Of SANDER that stalks forth casting
"upOn all the earth fearful shadow may
be rebuked, we venture to say that the appoint
| ment of such o man as Clark was Just as
dsgraceful to the appointing power when it
was made as it is now that he turns out to be
defaulter. The President could not help
knowing what sort of man he was. The
Senate knew all about HIM when he was con-
firmed. And yet We are told that the Presi-
dent and Congress are trying to resist the
pressure of mercenary partisanship in making
appointments. Humbug!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
THE DRAMA.
sacrificed.
FOR CHARITY.

The great charitable enterprise undertaken
by certain OF the managers-to which we referred on
saturday-grows scope, and fourshes In ample and
gratifying prosperity The Academy OF Music has been
added to the OF theers at which performances Will
be given on Thursday afternoon-tha list comprising,
as already announced, the Union Square Thester, the
Lyceum Theater, Booths Theater aud Nibo's Garden
Mile Aimee and other performers will give the enter
ment at the Academy. We were misinformed that Mr.
Fechter would appear in conjunction with Mr. Bouci-
cault at Booths Theater. Mrs. j. b. Booth, however,
will participate in the performance there; aud Mr..
Boucicaut will personste KeTy-a beautiful and touch
ing work Mr. wheelock and Mrs. Booth will act
in The Lady Of Lyons" The entertainment at Nblos
will be furnished by players from Freligh's Bowery
Theater Bryants Opera House, Pastors Opera House,
Woods Museum, Duffs Olympic Theater. Josh Harris
Theater Comque. T. W. Buffers Metropolitan Theater,
and Foxs Broadway Theater. Mr.. Fox will here be the
ruling spirit. Mr.. ROwe's fine play Of "The Geneva
Cross will be done at the Union Square Theater, with
the original Mr.. Rowe, by the way is among the
volunteers at the Lyceum, where Miss Clara Morris will
enact Camille. with Mr. Mayo as Armand. Upward OF
10000 tickets have already been sold. Each ticket is
good at either tho five theaers The occasion will be
full OF interest and pleasure and the poor will largely
profit by this noble undertaking. II Is scarcely neces-
sary to benevolent person to buy Ticket
"'Twere good you do much for charity"
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PERSONAL.

Col. John w. Forney writes to The Phi!adel-
phta Press Washington that every hour increases
the chances for Congressional aid for the Centennial
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts have de-
cided to place OF Senator Sumner In their build
ing as Of their appreciation OF she valua
BILE bequest he made them.
Lieut.. Frederick p. Ella of the U. s. Marine
Corps son Of Fifth Auditor Ella Of Washington, COM
mited suicide by jumping overheard from the steamer
Great Republic, while on the way from Hong Kong to
Yokohama. The cause OF the act Is supposed 10 have
been mental arrangement.
Mrs. Ann Eliza SaffOrd's will was admitted
to probate in Boston Monday. Among the requests
are the following 5000 TO Mt. Holyoke Female Semi
Ito 70 for the Relief Of and
and j, OO0 " the Boston Missionary Society
The letter to Mr.. Beecher by President Porter,
and tho entire theological faculty of Yale College
eomplimenting him in the highest terms on the
and value of his late series OF lectures to the divinity
studens timed accurately to suit the present Cou
vocation IN Brooklyn as TO suggest TO many the belief
that gentlemen thought Is good season for words
OF cheer for the distinguished divine and were glad TO
OF this occasion to be ranked among his
friends and admirers.
Mr. E. L. Davenport, in his letter to the man
sgor Of Albany Opera House. thus decrbes tho sick
ness which prevented his acting Monday evening Il
am very sick man indeed My cold Is worse. and my
voice IA lhck and husky and, to add to my misery an
other attack Of rheumatism In my right leg has deve
oped itself probably induced by the acids t1ox wnea
thai severe pain the dsshy faintness that
over me- did tell you because hoped could get
II under but was awake ali night In great agony, and
cannot stand this morning Under such double anfc-
lions. tlink ought to be at home, and under the
direct care Of my swn physician.'
Another of Senator Summers private letters
has been published IL written 70 the wife Of bis
philadelphia friend Mr. James T. Furness ana Its refer
aoes 70 his attitude she Ssnto Domingo annexation
.cheme Is especially interesting: Ths late discussion
has been painful. Never WAS l more right. Knowing
VIVA. did, felt II duty to oppose the scheme. which
70 my mind was conceived In heartlessness and inder
ence TO tho African race. Ny arguments and appeals
20 be friendly resrstted my bed temper was simply
earnest How inensbly absurd the allegation that In
anc discharge Of great public duty Influenced BY
peryonsi hostility 70 the PIeadeuA only people
that wahsd 70 save, and alluded 20 the President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
THE gOJCE OF NRW-YORK.


Cooper Institute gave last night Steinway
Hall is to give tonight, the response OF
Ncw-York to the crime against honest
currency attempted by the House of Repre-
sentatves, One or two voices were indeed
raised in Cooper Institute in palliatiOn II
not in defense of legalizing the forty
four million issue; but the ovcrwhelm-
ing sentiment of BE-. orr solid business
men was against any further issue OF green
backs, and in favor of the speediest escape
from the shifting qnicksands of irredeemable
paper to the solid ground of specie payments.
We do not mean to beleve-untll we
are forced to it-tbat this voice will be
unheard at the Capital What has thus
far happened has been what everybody
has all along anticipated The House
has been from the beginning helplcssly in the
hands of the inflatiOnists. The Senate Is the
real battle ground. On any of the com
monty accepted estimates, the infiauonlsts
cannot yet reckon. all told, majority OF
more than two or three, and this is 80 divided
among the advocates of rival plans that there
is still bare possibility of hinderiDg mischiev-
GUS, if not of securing wise legislation. To that
point we now beg all friends OF honest cur
rency, and all who comprehend the real peril
to every interest in the country, to direct
their entire energies. The prospect is not
hopeful, but the battle il not yet lost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
ONE RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME.

Doubtless Mr. Vanderbilt has greater facili-
ties than any one else for giving the City of
New-YOrk rapid transit. Doubtless he can
make rapid transit road pay if anybody can.
And evidently he can get legislative facilities
rather more rapidly than anybody else.
There would be the less reason for objection
to this if Mr.. Vanderbilt would do what he
undertakes and be content with reasonable
privileges. But having asked for charter last
year for an underground railroad, having faith
fully promised to build it in an incredibly short
time, and having led the newspapers into re-
peating those promises of his for some months,
he finally abandOns the whole effort,
throws up the charter and declares
his own scheme impracticable. If he is
now given another charter, we insist that
there shall be heavy forfeiture for failure
to carry it out. The people OF this
city have been trfed with long
enough by grants of charters which were
merely procured by adventures to be sold out,
or by monop0lists to be used as distractions
for the purpose of keeping rivals out OF the
way. BY all means let Mr. Vanderbilt have a
reasonable charter now. if he, on his part,
will undertake in good faith to build the road
accordance WIFI the C0dTlpl, WliulH IL Spc-
Gifted reasonable time, andlunder specified and
heavy penalties for failure, for the payment OF
which he shall duly enter into satisfactory
bonds.
But il must be a reasonable charter. The
present one is in several ways prepOsterOus.
For instance, it proposes freight railroad, on
high arches to pass directly in front of the land
ing of the Brooklyn Bridge, of the new Stats
Zeitung building, of the new TRIBUNE build
ing, of the City Hall, and of the new Post
Office. Such structure or such a
route would not only be NUS
ance, but it would tend largely
to destroy the value of some of the most
ornamental private property in the most
valuable part of the city, as well as
to damage materially the most impor-
tant public buildings in the city. If Mr.. Van
derblt will ask for anything reason
able, and give reasonable guarantees, we
shall be delighted to see him undertake
to furnish rapid transit, and glad to
have him make money out of it..
The present proposition is unreasonable, and
it offers no more security for its performance
than the charter which was procured last Win
ter only to be abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

The Carlists are bolDbardng Bilbao with incendisry
shells Much damage has been done to the city in this
way - A deputatIon OF French Royalsts will make
final effort TO win the Count dc Chambord to the
fusion movement. The French Assembly will soon ad-
tourn TO May a. Mr. Disraeli Will receive q deputa-
tion 70 urge the release Of the Fenian couvicts.
In the Senate yesterday the Currency Equalization bill
laid aside informally and the compromise measure
reported by the Finance Committee taken up Mr.
Sherman explained the provisions OF the bill. In
the House the majority resolution in the Georgia
contested case adopted and Mr.. Sloan, the contest
ant sworn in Mr.. W. r. Roberts presented petition
OF workngnen OF NewYork 10 favor Of the Eight Hour
law tho consideration Of the Transportation bill was
resumed, and Nj. Willard Of Vermont spoke in oppos
ton " IT.
Ia the Massachusetts, Senatorial contest four ballots
were had, Mr. Dawes leading but displaying much less
strength than pected - The supply bill was
ported In the State Assembly. - The tug-boat Cres-
cent CITY exploded near Helena Ark killing ten persons
and wounding four. The Selma, Rome and Dalton
Railroad is TO be sold by order of the Court - The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company elected directors,
three Of them being new. - Destructive fires oc-
CURED at Elmra and Philadelphia.
Resolutions In opposition TO the imitation Of the
currency and in favor OF return to
. specie basis adopted at a mass meeting
at Cooper Institute and speeches we're made by William
Cullen Bryant E. C. Cowdiu A. A. Low. Edward Akin
son. g. b. Chittenden. and others. - The Congrega
tona Conference was organized by the election OF the
Rev DIR. Bacon and the Hon. Charles Walker as Mod
orators and after animated debate IL was decided to
invite delegates from Plymouth Church TO the Council
"a an advisory body. The defense in the Calendar
made charges Of conspiracy. Six houses were
burned in Jersey City; loss $4,000. - Gold, liz,
Il9s. Thermometer, 100 800, 23o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
MR.. EAToY on THE CIVIL SERVICE.

MR. EATON on THE CIVIL SERVICE
Some correspondence between the Hon.
Dorman b. Eaton, Chairman of the Civil
Service Commission, and President Andrew
d. White, of Cornell University, may per-
haps serve to awaken a little interest in a
subject which has been considerably discussed
during the past four or five years. but which has
been of late either overshadowed by issues
of more immediate importance or temporarily
laid aside by the people, who see in the treat
ment of it by the Administration only evasion,
trickery and deception. President White.
though something of partisan, as we have
had occasion heretofore TO note. Is I'M
dOubtedly quito sincere in his desire
for reform in the Civil Service of the
country. He sees as clearly as any one how
shamefully the patronage of the Government
is divided, as patronage pure and simple, and
how little regard is had anywhere for fitness
and capacity in appointments to Office; and 1t
is no doubt with a profound conviction of the
imperative necessity of a change that he asks,
"How shall we get all this present huck
"stering machinery for making appointments
"out of politlcsin Possibly Mr. Whites de-
sire for reform il somewhat heightened by the
conviction that it is as necessary for the party
as for the country, and that the failure Of the
reform will be injurious, perhaps fatal, to the
rule Of the dominant party. That Mr.. Eaton's
earnestness is increased by sense Of danger
to the party is very apparent; indeed it gives
quite the color OF melancholy to his recital. Z
Mr.. Eaton embraces the opportunity offered
by this inquiry to make some personal ex-
plantations which are made necessary by the
attacks of men and newspapers, more intluen-
tial--we may be permitted to say-with the
Administration and the party than either him
SELF his predecessor, or President White but
it seems to us he might well afford to despise
them and the Administration organ at the
Capital which is their mouthpiece. Passing to
Mr.. Whites question, What can be done for
|" the Reformi" he undertakes to answer it.
His prescription appears to be firstly, secondly,
thirdly, lastly. and all the time, that the people
should be aroused to their duty, that they
should not leave the matter to Congress and
the Executive. bat that they should teach the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25

Ebtedge. pcm wisees sin Aslott r. Cotton, Rspi T
Rep. Iowa. .-,..o -. -
-Four of the above named twenty-five name
w. Messrs. Burchard, Cotton. Smith of OHIO,
and Ward, voted against tho SaOo0Oo,oVO
limit, but nevertheless the contradiction De-
tween their votes of tho 10th of January and
on Mr. Dawes's amendment is complete. The
other twenty -one all voted for the $4,000 .OOo
They were all elected on the Philadelphia
platform, except the Democrats and the Liberal
Republican, who were elected on the Cincin-
natl platform. Perhaps it was the fault OF
those declarations of principles" to be too
specific in regard to the specie payment
uuestiOu. .... ..-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
UNUSUAL INTEREST IN THE RESULT IN WASH
INGTON.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUsE.I

by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSEl
WASHINGTON, March A.-Dispatchese nnOunc-
ing the result OF the ballots for Senator the Mas
sachusetts Legislature received at the reporters.
gallery Of House to-day while the roll being
called the Georgia election They we're at
thrown down TO the Speaker and BY him handed TO
members At the time Messrs. Butler, Dawes and
Pierce received private kilograms aud each was ths
center Of interested group OF members Nearly tho
whole House soon broke UP knots OF dozen or mors
TO read and comment upon the dispatches and discuss
the probable result 1t IL long time since any soma
toria election has excited so much interest here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25

Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison is greatly distressed
over the fact that tho Massachusetts, Legislature
passed some kindly resolutions over the death of
ex-President Fillmore The same genial gentleman
sharply rebuked Gen. Grant for coming to the
funeral Of Mr.. Greeley He also formed the chief
obstacle which Mr. Whittier found in his way when
ho tried to induce the General Court to expunge its
disgraceful censure of Mr. Sumner. Dr. Johnson
liked good hater. but we doubt il even he would
have approved these frequent aud not altogether
decorous outbursts Of venom from one whose pro-
tossiQ9 " philanthropy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
Bnsulfss Notlrss.
WHETHER Yoy Travel, OR STAY g At HON

WHETHER YOU TRAVEL, OR STAY AT HOME,
General Accident POLICY IN the TRAyELKRs Of Hartford
MCNAB & HARLIN MFG. Co.,
dealers Globe Valves steam Cocks whistles
Wrought Iron Pipes and fittings for Steam WsIer and
Gas fluIsbeTS Materials sc.
Sc Johns., Eew-York
TO THE CoNsUMPrIyE.-Let those who Ian
severity OF climate through any Pulmonary
those who decided consumption ov DO
remedy at hand and one easily tired
Cor LIVER on AND LINE without Dos
sa.~ps the Oil heretofore used Is
~ phosphate Of lime With healing property Which repderS
Remarkable testimonials Of its efficacy
exhibited 10 those who them Sold by b. WLBoK,
Chemist, Boston
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,amusemcnts ano Aleeiines.

Ac,npuy or MusIa-strskoseh Italian Opera Company !;
" LOhengrn." Nine. Nilsson.
Roorp,s T1nArER.-"The Colleen BawD." Dion Bouci-
csuN
cmnssrum-Day and evening: "cyclorama of Paris by
Night"
DAYS. FIFTH AVENUE THEATgR.-"Charity."
LrcguM THEATER.--Freneh opera Boufe: ia vie
PaTisIsnne."
NIBLos GARDEN" Davy Crockett" Frank Mayo
OLrMpIc THEATER.-yaudeville aud Novelty Entertain
ment.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-"L Led Astray.
WAiIACk's THEATER.-" Central Park. Lester war
lack.
LYRIC HALL-Lecture. Dr. Felix Adler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25

personality. Excuse this egotssw, bat your ettes
tempts the revelation. had thought that the Old pro-
slavery days wers over and that snoudlbe relieved
from cOnhiets but ws have seen the ssme vindictYs
spirit which you remainder In other times"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
IN THE HOUSE.

held this evening the State House. and the United
States senatorshp talked over An effort was made
to have a caucus held Wednesday evening but was
finally voted hold another informal conference in
stead OF a caucus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25
THE RESULT IN DOUBT-THE OPENING BALLOiS
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCH.l

BosroN, March 24-The result of three ball
lettings by the and by the House to-day does
not indicate speedy election OF United States Senator
The total vote the Senate 81, and In the House,
235 Mr. Dawes led IN the Senate aud Mr. Hoar IN tho
House, but neither approached anywhere near ma
jorty. ballot will be taken at noon daily ua'h q
choice "a made. Probably election OF the kind In
was ever watched with greater Interest
by the people than the one pending. Tae voting
to-day was as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-25

Detective Jayne is having some trouble
with his late victims. One firm have begun
proceedings to recover certain seized books
and papers. Other proceedings are preparing,
and it is proposed to test in the Courts the
power by which this man has ravaged the
commerce of the country. The points in these
cases, which are given on our sixth page, are
suggestive of return of confidence in the
ability of the commercial community to resist
the tyrannies of the shameless creatures who
have been fattening on the mlsfortunes of the
business men of the great ports of the Re-
public.