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New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
THE GREAT AMERICAN JOKER.

As a Joker the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont bears
off the palm. He jokes necessarily. His great
Joke on the American people when he said
Grant would be renOminated and reelected in
1875 was perpetrated with face that could
not have had more seriousness had it been
nainted for the occasion. 1t ran for several
months and was an uncommon success. At
length he explained it, and the American peO-
ple have been tickled almost to death with
the way it was done. 1t has not yet trans
pired whether OF not the platform he drew up
for the Utica Convention is joke. But 1T un-
doubtedly is. 1t was delivered to the Conven-
tion in the same serious style in which the
celebrated Third Term joke that fooled so
many people was promulgated. 1t will shortly
be explained as joke, perhaps as soon as
next Tuesday night. i-.c .I..-.r.
The Great American Joker INDUCED in
characteristic facetiOusness the other night at
Cooper Institute. Did it too in his own in
imitable way, so that only his most intimate
friends and those who are familiar with his
nolitical record could have suspected him of
ANYTHING but entire seriousness. His attack
on Mr.. Tilden's record as Democrat and
member of Tammany during the war, and a
suppoper of John 7. Hoffman for Governor,
was made with such sOlemnity and such q
show of earnestness that the audience up to
within ten feet of the stage received 1t as
gospel and applauded it with enthusiasm.
All, the manner in which the Judge "pitched
Into" the Chicago Convention of 1854, when
Tilden was o Democrat and supporting the
action of the Convention. 1t was very
scathing. Sand now they ask you," said he
in tho torrent Of his oratory, to forget that
bastard act st Chicago done IN tho dagk
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Tweed to Blackwelps Island. Ingersoll to Sing
Sing, and Connolly, Genet and Fields into
IN oLp-FAsHIoxED SpASLARD.


Admiral Topete is reported to be in dying
condition. II is probable that no man in Spain
will be more sincerely and generally mourned.
He is an excellent officer, pure-minded states
man, a man of spOtless honor In every relation
of life, and especially beloved by large circle
of friends. In a country where the heat OF
partisan controversy rarely spares the private
character of prominent men, TOpete is called
by all sides muy Caballero, perfect gentle
man. He seems like man of a different age
from ours, in his bgOted religious faith, his
lofty and chivalrOus courtesy toward Opp0-
nents, his stern and conscientious self-denial,
and his perplexed and divided loyalty between
his Queen and the nation. His life has been
so fine an illustration of the highest qualities
of true nobility that his cOuntrymen have
come to recognize in TOpete's conscience a
higher and better rule of action than the law
Just before the attempted assassination OF
KING Amadeus man came to the Admiral,
and after first obtaining his pledge
of protection, revealed to him the plot
against tho life of the King. The old
sailor hastencd at once to the palace and
warned the young monarch, who refused to
listen to the requests of his ministers. and
went out for his daily drive. He was shot at
in the Gale Arenal and in the confusion the
assassins escaped. The matter was investigated
and Topete called as q witness to give the
name of the person who had warned him., he
replied that his honor forbade him to answer /;
and the authorities decided that Topete's honor
was not a thing to argue about, and the ques-
ton was withdrawn.
The source of the Admiral's high reputation
is doubtless in hs resolute patriotism and self
denial. He became convinced in 1868 that the
Queen was fatal to the welfare of Spain, ana
hts pronunciamientO in the Bay OF Cadiz opened
the country to the revolution. But he always
believed that he had sacrificed himself Tor the
good of the country, committing crime
against the Queen for its benefit. When all
the rest who took part in the revolution
were scrambling for the fruits of it, he
stood austerely aIOof and refused to profit by
it, He was willing to do what service was
required but he refused to accept the promo
tions and emoluments which the country and
the COrtes were eager to bestOw. BY reason
Of this unseltish patriotism and chivalrOus
delicacy, all parties trusted him, and in every
great crisis called upon him to help save the
State for the time being. Men who are willing
to work for the country without reward are
not too common anywhere, and in Spain they
are highly appreciated. IN TOpete's death
the world will lose patriot of the kind we
are accustomed to call Old-fashiOncd, because
we see so few of them nowadays. But in fact
there are never many of them in the world
at once,
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WHIT DOES THIS MEANT
at once,

We have received from sources which are
entitled to the fullest respect certain import
ant information respecting the prosecution OF
the Safe Burglary case in Washington. There
seems to be mysterious and most discreditable
connection between the prisoners now on
trial before Judge Humphreys court and a
number of powerful Republican politicians in
New -Jersey-a connection SO close that we
shall run no great risk OF mistake II we
charge the existence of q New-Jersey con-
spiracy to defeat the ends of justice. The
search of the prosecution for the fugitive
Zirruth and for evidence against the prison.
ers led frequently into New-Jersey, and at
almost every step the Government officers
found a politician in their way. In several
instances the agents of the prosecution were
informed in so many words that they would
not be allowed to carry their inquiries any
further In more than one case the District
Attorneys played directly into the hands of the
defense. The Chief of Police in New-Jersey
city received explicit orders from an authority
he was bound to respect not to assist the
Government in finding Zirruth or in collecting
evidence against Nettleship; and an officer
who had been detailed to assist Solicitor
Wilson was instructed not to give him the
help he wanted. If the prosecution appealed
to Washington for support, it found the New
Jersey politicians protected by Secretary
Robson and Senator Frelinghuysen, while
Judge Fisher, who has been one of the best
helpers of the defense from the start, is un-
assailable because he is protected by the
President.
There can be no reasonable doubt that the
roots of the Safe Burglary conspiracy reach
much deeper than the public has heretofore
supposed, and that powerful ring is putting
forth every effort to shield the indicted instru-
ments of the crime. Probably some day or
other the infamous plot will be exposed, but
whether it is brought to light before the
rogues in Office have utterly destroyed and dis
graced their party depends in great degree
upon the result of next weeks voting.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

voting against it being .Messrs. Thomas u.
Creamer. r. Holland Duell, HENRY IL. HA-
THORN, William Ii. Lamport, William Z. Ian
sing, Clinton L. Merriam, THOMAS c. C.PLATI'
". r. Roberts, WALTER L. SESSIONS, II.
Boardman Smith, Charles st. John. ana David
WILDER. 1rt ..' f''
vi. On the 18th of June Mr. MaynaTd's Com
promise imitation bill received the votes Oh
Messrs William II. Lamport, william L. Ian
sing, and Clinton L.,Merriam.
VII. On the Goth of June Mr.. Dawes's Com
promise Imitation bill, the same which Is now
in operation, relieving" the country through
the leealization of Mr.. Richardson's S26,OOo'0OO
initiation, and "redeeming' the bank note cir
culation with greenbacks, and releasing" the
reserves of the banks, and "happily ADJUST
ing. the financial question to the great sat
isfaction of Mr.. Dawes and Speaker Blaine.
was voted for by Messrs. Freeman Clarke
Thomas j. Creamer, r. Holland DUEL, HENRY
H. HATHORN, GEORGE G. HOSKINS, Will
liam II. Lamport, William E. Lansing, CLlN-
TON D. MAcDOUGALL, Clinton l.. Merriam,
ELI PERRY, THOMAS c. PLATT, ELLIS
II. ROBERTS, WALTER L. SESSIONS. IL.
Boardman Smith. Charles st. John, Lyman
WILDER.
In regard to the Dawes Compromise bill, a
measure which has done no good whatever,
and is destined, we think, to work not a little
mischief in the future through the encourage
ment it gives to the unwarranted expansion
of their loans by reckless or dishonest bank
managers, we may here remark that OF the
n members of the present Congress whose
record on Initiation is otherwise clear, only %
were numbered among its supporters, while 1t
received the solid vote of the lnttationlsts.
In the list of this % there does not
occur the namo of a single member who
was prominent among the Opponents of
Initiation. Mr.. Dawes, in his wretched dicker
with the Merrams, Maynards, and Congers,
did not have the support of Alexander Mitch
ell, William Walter Phelps, Z. lockwood and
George F. Hoar, Joseph r. Hawley, Charles
w. Willard, Henry L. Pierce, Samuel S. Cox,
ClarksOn N. Potter, and men of that stamp.
1t will be noticed that the names OF
THOMAS c. PLATT, WALTER l.. SES-
SIONS, and HENRY H. HATHORN are often
repeated in the above lists We feel very con-
fident that after the 4th of March next it ought
to take long search to find them upon the di-
vision lists of the House of Representatives.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
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. the result Of one hundred and twenty men.

I" the result of one hundred and twenty men.
"Of high attainments IN the different profess
"siohs, in improving the country aud people
"of that vast empiref" Nor, he thinks, will
the Government stop here. but it will send an
Increasing number each year. When he can
succeed in bringing them. he says, with touch
of genuine feeling, the poor charity boy will
shave fulfilled the mission for which he was
educated, and may say with Simeon, Lord.
"now lettest thou Thy servant depart in
+" peace, for mine eyes have seen Thy saliva
"tlon.r ....
There are some reasons for the doubt and
suspicion frequently thrown on the work Of
missionaries in foreign countries, especially In
China. We think it but justice to the num-
berless good men and women who sustain
these missions to warn them particularly OF
the fatal error Of sending missionaries whsse
youth, ignorance, and enthusiasm are their
only qualifications for coping with one Of tho
most subtle and learned people in the world
But it is only justice to these unsetsh givers
also to tell them of such cheerful signs OF
progress as this, and to remind them. in the
words of Chang Lai Sun, that the seed sowR
does sometimes bring forth fruit sixty or QUO
hundred fold"
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
Netu'Uork Dailu 0ribm,,e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1874.

Coun Arnin has been released 10000 balers
bail - The Turkish authorities have ordered the
arrest OF OF the persons implicated in the attacks
on the Montenegrins. =- proposal has been made
by italian journalists to raise $4,000 TO be pre-
sented to GarbaldL === Spanish gunbOat fired on a
French merchant vessel.
In the Safe Burglary yesterday the examination
OF Zrruth was continued the witness testified that
Nettleship paid him money to out Of the country.
g. Speaker Blaine and the Hon. q. F. Hoar made
political addresses at Worcester Mass. sz@ Between
5000 and 5000 negroes said to have been fauduenty
registered In NewOrleans; the opinion OF Attorney
General Field 10 the Naturalization case is censured on
all sides Democratic Counclmen were elected in
every ward OF Baltimore.
The Protestant Episcopal General Convention re-
ceyed report on Deaeonesses and four nominations
for the Epscopate. Tue defense opened In the
trial OF ex-Colector Badeau. - Mrs. Merril
gan's trial for the murder Of Miss Hsmmll. In
Brooklyn, was continued. 60 The case for the de-
fense IN the Glendennlng trial opened. =@
JARVIS. the accused murderer OF Samuel T. Jones In
South Oyster Bay confessed having been
30 the crime. Gold, no. lOt, 11oi. Thermometer,
&c, 60, $40.
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ment on the peoples r1SntS, -Iuln W Jul oniV-
yards, damage to many other industries, war
because of the doubtful meaning of the treaty,
and finally British IRON -clads alongside of our
hearths and homes, foated thither through
the enlarged canals from Canada. The par
ticulars of all these calamities will be found
in our report, on the second page, Of Mr.. kel-
ley's speech at Philadelphia.
Long secret sessions have wasted 80 much
of the time of the Episcopal Convention that
now there lie a great deal of work to be done
hurriedly. Therefore yesterday was busy
day debate was limited, and reports were
pressed rapidly to vote. Amendments in gen.
eral Jared badly. The revised hymnal was
adopted. but the Deaconnesses are not yet
recognized by canon, the latter case being
another instance where this Convention post
pones, or rather evades, decision.
Chancellor McCraw (Republican), whose ju-
risdiction extends over one-third OF the o'aVe
of Alabama, adds his testimony as to the per-
feet peace that reigns throughout his Chan-
Gerry Division. 1t is very emphatic. Ihere
is no such thing as "violence Tor
"opinion's sake" in Eastern Alabama.
The Chancellor lays the blame for the
MISREPRESENTATION of the State where 1t be-
longs-on letter-writers and political editors
But if there had not been market for these
ISLANDERS they would never have been con-
cOcted.
1t is a very embarrassing question that Gen.
Meigs has to decide. If he goes to Russia he
has all the glory of being Minister and all
the satisfaction of pleasing the President, but
he risks the loss of his retiring pay as an army
officer. If the Third Term were sure thing
the case would not be so awkward he would
have only to keep the favor of the President
and stay at st. Petersburg an indefinite num-
Der of years. On the one hand the Russian
mission, on the other his pay as an army
officer no wonder the Quartermaster STANDS
irresolute between two such haystacks, eacn
offering equal attractions.
The testimony of Zirruth in the safe burglary
case at Washington is in some parts dramatic.
The narrative leads us step by step to appre-
ciate the anxiety of the cOnspirators to get
this witness out of the country; their offers
of money to him gradually increasing as the
danger of his going back to Washington seems
ih6fn65 imminent. Finally they get him on
board steamer bound for Europe !; one of
them goes down the Bay with him, and before
parting gives him $1,000. less the price of
passage in the steamer. The representative of
the conspirators returns to the city in tug,
doubtless congratulating himself on the sue
cess of his management But there is another
tug on the other side of the steamer, and in
that Zirruth too returns to the city, with the
money in his pocket. Is there not something
in this for the coming American comedyf
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

In an address to the Liberal Republicans of
New-York, their State Committee urges
especially the need of full vote on the Con-
sttutional Amendments, and warmly advo-
Gates their adoption. They could not advise
a better thing.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

"Do angels fly like birds p This is a question
which may have been much discussed by the Casn
lists, the Rosicrucians and serious-minded game
keepers burt We are not aware that it has been
regarded as settled. IL is difficult to scs how any
body can feel deep personal interest in its solu-
tiOD, but pOlemc annals well enough show that the
differences about which dsputaDts the angriest
are not those in which there is much if any money.
This very problem of angelical volatility has Just
agitated the bosoms, excited the intellectual powsrs
and stirred up the pugnacty of two disputatious
Detroit speculaists. They fly" asserted the first.
" They DON'T" said the other. Neither would give
up his notion. Neither had particle of evidence to
produce. Each could plead only his own intuitions.
There was but one resort-the ordeal Of battle Sv
at it went the fierce philosophers. Angels fly"
cried the one, delivering noby his right. They
don't" bawled the other countering. "Fly lik5
BIRDS screamed the champion of seraphic wings,
coming in with his left upon the skeptics jaw. First
knock down for the Flying Angels We know not
how many rounds were fought nor upon which
side the eyes soonest disappeared and the nose rst
became swollen and sanguiferous we only know
that however fierce the fight, it settled nothing but
the fighters over whose prostrate forms no angel,
winged or wingless. of any respectabiity, shed
single tear.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

Some journalists of Italy propose TO raise
$4,000 to be presented as national gift to
Gen. Garibaldi. 1t would be strange if these
efforts, with the cooperation which they are
likely to have in this country, should not
bring about the much-needed relief.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

Speaker Blaine says that he can name fifty
Democrats who could end the troubles at the
South. They are to do it by their weight
"of character and weight of influence" Sub
sequently he reduced the number of these
heavy men to ten, "two from New York. 7"
Surely Mr.. Blaine will name them.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
amnssmsnts ano aleetinss.

Bcorn's THEArER-"M Macbeth" Miss Chafio''c '"'"
man. It ~
BRrANrs OPERA HoUsE.-Minstrels.
DAYS. FIFru AVENUE THEArRR.-" Moorcrou
IYcEuM TuEATER-.' Much Ado About Nothing MISS
Nelson.
n, v~c,c THE vaudeville Varieties Of Americs.
p,nv ruv,rrp-.Glded Age" John 7. Raymond.
SAN FnAso,sco MrNsrREIs-Birch and wambold.
srs,swAY HALI.-Entertainment by Maccabe.
us,os souARK THEATER.-" The Hunchback." MISS
Clara Morris
wAII.cK's THEATER.-"The Romance Of Poor Young
Man"
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FArR.-Annual Exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

The debt of Engoh-speaking peoples to the
scientific research of British students is assuredly
enormous. and loses nothing from the fact that
England produces less original scientific work than
many other countries. An analysis of the original
volumes printed in Western Europe during period
taken at rGpdOm-the first fortnight in September.
ls73-shows that in Physical Science there were
thirty-One treatises, of which nineteen were Ger
man, eight French, and two Italian. Thorpes
Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis and q
popular book on the moon Were the only English
publications balancing this mass of Continental
research. Nine out of ten pathological works came
from Germany, and only in History did England
stand on equality of production with the former
country. A curious evidence Of English Incidence
as to chemical science is revealed in published
statistics for 1866 these showing that Of the 173
papers brought out in that year by SO5 chemists ~
papers and AS authors German 2i5 papers aud
10 authors French while only 1877 papers aud
81 authors appeared in Britain. And of these last
papers many were the work of Germans not trained
in England though living there. The student of
mental differences in races may probably find sag
gestive in these facts and he is To
ber that in fiction. in history. England treads
behind no other country.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

In the reciprocity treaty with Canada the
Hon. VIM. d. Kelley sees unnumbered dam
Gers. among which are Executive encroach-
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

The diary Of the Shah in England is very much
like that of an ignorant and uncouth child. Those
things he especially likes he never fails to make
note On,"-and so far as see, these are good
eating, the appearance of English ladies, the red
and white vsage of the Duke of Cambridge, mac
roni-machine, and Madame Tussaud's wax works.
English art does not, on the whole, enrapture him.
He is shown the picture of a donkey price $500, and
innocently remarks that the price of a living
donkey is at most S25" Police supremacy in Lon
don is a source of interest to him, and ne gravely
notes the peculiar fact that "anybody who shows
any disrespect to tie police must be killed"
good idea of his majestys literary style may be
found in this sentence "Ihere was great crowd;
we sat on chair in long hall there were English
ladies and princes, and an Indian prince, Navab
Nazim of Bengal, with his son they came to Lon
don two years ago on business; remained here; is
the nephew of the celebrated TippOo Sahib at last
the dance was over; having reached home we
slept" All Alexanders followers carried their heads
on one side as he did; what will become of Persian
literature if all Nasr-ed Din's writing subjects make
their quilts trot after this fashion !
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

A gentleman named Groves from Shepherdstown,
West Virginia. exhibited recently, at county iaii
in Frederick, Md, jackass which had the gift OF
speech. II is related that day as the guests at
the City Hotel wers assembling for dinner the
owner of the asa trotted him through the backyard
of the hotel into the bar-room whore no afforded
great megriment by bis snswss 70 al 0asstonA
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

Something very much like mutiny is the
present condition of the Republican camp in
the XXIst Assembly District in this city.
The State Central Committee has ordered the
regular nominee, VIM. Haw. jr., to be set
aside. The District is rather astonished at
such an assumption of authority, and declines
tn obey orders.