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New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
PERSONAL.
sral delight.

Gen. Joseph r. Hawley is announced to
deliver the Decoraton-Day address at Arlington. vir-
gina.
Gen. pDaniel L. Sickles was presented to
Queen Victoria just previous TO his departure from Lon
don for tho United states.
Barbara Freitche's niece asserts that her
amt aid NOT wave National nag In the faces OF tho
rebels n. they marched through Fredercktown, bus
only poked them with her cane.
Congressman Alyah Crocker's illness accord
ing to washin OF The Boston Hsrdid
hos left his mind In weakened condition and It IA
doubtful II he will DO able render much further ser
yieo 10 Congress.
Ex-presilept Caswell Of Brown University.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
Nmusemcn!s ano alcetinDe.

BARsuNs ROMAN Observation-Disclosures. at 1870 and
att
Boorn's TurATER.-"Thc Gladiator" John McCol-
dough
Rpo,nw.y THKArKR--" IIumptv Dumpty." @. T. Fox.
Co1ossruM-D1y and evening: London by Night"
pAI,.s FIFTH AVENUE THEATyR.-" Monsieur Alphonse"
IyoRuS THEArER.-" Tue School for Scandal" Miss
Jane COOm0s
PARK TlEATBR-" Loves Pcnancc." Charles Fechter'
UNION SQUARE, THEATER.-" Led Astray."
WAILACK's THEATER-" School" Lester Waack
ASSOCIATION HALI@-Meetng American Geographical
society.
BROOKLYN ART AsSoCIATGON-spr1ng Exhibition
DEGARMo HALL Readings. w. G Appleton
FIRST REFORMED z. T.. CHURCH.-Renting OF Pews
HARVARD RooMs-Iecture. DR.. l. De Yer Warner
NArIoNAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN.-Annual Exhibition
Sr.INM Az HAII.-Readlngs Miss Nelson
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
THE LATEST FINaNCIAL MESS.

The Senate Finance Committee have pro-
duced another of their amazing Ola pOdrida
finance bills, compounded OF ingredients suited
to the taste of both inflatlOnists and anti
infationists, and therefore disgusting to all
sensible men.
We object to tho provision in the bill
reported yesterday allowing two dollars
of irredeemable National bank notes to
be issued for every dollar of greenbacks re
tired of the 3S2 millions now out. That il
imitation pure and simple, and eOncedes that
the GO millions in greenbacks issued by Mr.
Richardson are permanent part of the legal
tender circulation, a position which neither
President Grant, nor Mr. Richardson, nor Mr..
Boutwell, has yet taken. We object to the
ninth section, providing for unlimited swap
ping of five per cent bonds for grcenbacks
after the 1st of January, 1877, as meaning
nothing and being of no account except as a
lever for the inhationists to work with upon
the President. This is not the Congress to
legislate for 1877, nor is it the kind of specie
payments which, as we hope, will be insisted
Oh by the Congress which will legislatc for 1877.
The money which we advocate is money con-
vertble dollar for dollar into gold, except
that part of it which is gold. Our
standard of value is gold itself, not Govern
ment credit. Neither do we see anything very
promising in the experiments which 1t Is pro-
posed to make with the reserve requirements.
We should certainly prefer to see all require
ments in regard to reserves abolished, except
publicity. rather than such changes made as are
proposed. Men would then deal with banks
solely at their own risk, without any delusive
guarantee of protection from the Government.
We are of opinion that the Currency question
cannot be settled by any compromise measure,
or mutual delusiOn on the part of leading
contractonists and in1atiOnistS that each has
the better Of the other.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
Duslllc5s y oIiees.

LED AsTRhY oh no, not if you buy your
Bpors aHG SHOEs from MILLER 81 40, Un.Ou-slusre.
WRTE TO TIE TRAVELLERS INSURANCE Co.,
H45.ori Conn., for life or General accident Policy
To CONsUMPIIyEs-Mlnyh have been happy
th- OF WLBoRs PURE Con
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ell l CoupoD Asthma phhets and al diseases of the IhrOst
Lays Manufactured oAy b. a. b. WuBOR Chemist Boston
Sid b. drs 6 generally
The TRIBUNE EXTRA No. 10 contains in full
Clu Schqrls Baogy Charles sumner address by Wendell
Plp. hymn By Dr. Oliver enlel Holmes preicng
tie Grafton Of striking
paid by su Representatives In Congress- Price Of
suge opes postpaid cents copies, 2j 95 copies ST.
Adircss THK TRBUyE, New York.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
Nelp'2lpGh Daily Grib2nre.
eY HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, MAY Z, 1874.

It Is said that Don Carlos viii issue proclama
Con 10 his troops Gen. Mauue dc IA Concha has been ap
pointed GeneralnChie OF the Republican army OF the
North OF Spain he leave Bilbao yesterday. Mar
shal serrano was received IN Madrid with great enthus
asn The steamer Circassian took to Father Point,
Canada the OF the steamship Linda on fire at sea-
The reports concerning the fire the Ohio greatly
exaggerated 60 The American Oriental Topographic
cal Corps have reached Jerusalem.
In tho Senate yesterday Mr.. sherman reported sub
stute for the House Currency BILL various bills were
introduced and reported the Civil Rights bill al
lowed to lay over to permit Senators who desired
speak thereon prepare their arguments notice
gwen that the Geneva Award bill would be called up
to-day In the House ordered after considerable
discussion that daily begin hereafter at II
O'Clock the consideration OF the Centennial Appropria
ton bill was then resumed, and speeches were made in
It's support by Messrs Frye Harrison, Shauks, McCor
mick White and Myers Messrs. Cobb Of Kansas. Smith
Of Ohio Phelps Gunckel and Ward spoke against the
b tho debate continued during the entire day session
aud continued in the evening no action was taken
The situation in Arkansas is becoming moro compli
ca,cd Judges Searle and Bennett have escaped from
their captors g. Gov. DIX has signed the Supply bill
- No Noimportant news has been received from the
Inundated districts 80 1t has been resolved by the
Advisory Committee Of the Illinois State Farmers AS
sociaton to form new political party.
There was a slight reaction In the stock market.
Officers OF the Erie and Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
roads held conference IN relation 10 the disputed lease
.zz The Grand Jury made a preseDtment against the
mana cement OF tho Department OF Charities and Cor
rcction So The PARK Theater was seized by SheIfs
officers The Hon. Francis Herman and ExJudge
Van Cot summed up in the sprague case. g..
worlds bazaar opened IN Newark, N. j. II The
ooroners Jury in the Manuel murder case rendered
verdict against Michael Murphy. 80 Gold, 112i, 49,
az! Thermometer. $50. 67o, 47'.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
THE SUMMER CONCERTS.

Mr.. Theodore Thomas will open the regular
OF summer concerts at the Central PARK "srden
next Wednesday. He will return TO Newfork crownea
with even more abundant laurels than usual snd nnu
here wider circle than Of cordial friends ana
precatve admirers Before another season has passoa
away 1t will be a reproach 10 public II the plans arc
not perfected FOR retaining Mr. Thomas ana MS orcne
In NewYork all the year round, and carrying out thoso
ambitious schemes upon which young conductor mas
SO long fixed his mind Ia tho time the openinso'
tho customary Garden COnce IS will be hailed with Sen
aral delight
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
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New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
THE ORATORIo SOCIETY.

The Oratorio Society, which is to give per-
formance OF Samson" Tuesday evening at steIpwsy
Hall, now embraces l25 active members, the chorus
having been steadily increasing from the start Inc
solos will DO sung Tuesday by Misses Anna smon'
Antonia Henne, and Leontlne Mendes, aud Messrs-
Simpson, Eemmertz, and sohst.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
The Indepen1ent las inst heen /;

Ihe Independent has just been issuing por-
trait OF Mr. Sumner. engraved by Richie, which is
likely to give general satisfaction Altogether tho best
picture, however, OF Mr.. Sumner among the numbeross
ones which bis death has TO bo thrown upon the
market, Is large photograph by J. W. Black. the we'll
known Boston photographer The expression is per
feety natural tho easy and unaffected. and tho
geherai resemblance to Mr. Sumner ia his pre say as
ho was hye years agO. Is very striking.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

the General Government to tender aid to tho States
in conducting surveys and to employ officers OF tho
army therein Mr. Logan has submitted report 70
tho Committee on Military Affairs, IN wh'oh nc
opposes the provisions Of this bill on the erouna
that such tender of aid 10 States not asking lot
improper, and that the officers OF the army iof
many reasons which he gives. would be or less SET
vice in conducting these surveys than civilians oo"
Gated especially IN scientific pursuits whiio tne OK
pense would be greater.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The curious case Of thrice married woman
who draws alimony from two divorced hus-
bands was discussed in the Supreme Court
General Term yesterday. The court below at
one time put a sort of premium on divorces
by refusing the application of one of the dis
carded husbands to be released from the tax;
but the General Term hesitates to confirm the
Judgment.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

Last Saturday two Judges of the Arkansas
Supreme Court, while on their way to Little
Rock, were arrested and held in duress. They
were intending to open court at the State
capital, and their detention was supposed to
have been ordered to prevent their deciding
the contest for the GOvernorship. The arrest
was effected by militia captain, who pre-
tended that he was acting under the command
of Baxter. But Baxter denies that he issued
any such order. 1t does not appear whether
he disowns the captain and his Baxter
"militia." Now we have two stories from
the Judges; one is that they eluded their
guards and fed to Little Rock; another ac-
count, said to be friendly to the Brooks in
terest, says that the bold militiaman had
orders to assassinate the Judges. This he
refused to do; Oh the contrary, he armed them
to the teeth and escorted them to place of
safety. This last story is a little transparent
in spots. If Capt. Williams arrested the
Judges at the pistols mouth, as was first rep
resented, why did he-a henchman of Baxter's
subsequently conduct them out of prison and
give them panoply of arms7 We are glad,
in any event, that the Judges are at large and
that so much of the disgraceful scandal is out
nj tbe
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The sale of pews in the church of which the
Rev. Mr. Sabine is to have charge, elsewhere
reported, would seem to indicate the full sue
cess of this initial movement of the Reformed
Episcopallans in this city.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

Gradually, and without much friction, the
troubles between the workingmen and the
master mechanics seem to have subsidized. The
attempt to restore the old ten-hour rule has
been abandoned, and men are working eight
hours except in the trades that employ and
pay men by the hour. What effect this brief
disagreement will have upon wages later III
}be Summer is not now very clear.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

Representative Eliredgc Of Wisconsin has
brought in a minority report in the case of
the South Carolina memorialists. He presents
the woes of South Carolina IN a forcible man.
ner, but NOT more tOrciby than the memorial
lists had already done. 1t must be confessed
that there is little to add to any plea for Con-
gressional interference. Mr.. Eldredge's argu-
ment has been anticipated by the report of
the majority. 1t is cruel to relegate the whole
question to the people of South Carolina. As
now constituted, the voting population of that
State has 10000 blacks to 10000 whites. 1t is
admitted that the corruption and political
Generalization of South Carolina are charge
able directly to this preponderance of the
ignorant element Congress cannot change
these conditions; the only ray of hope is in
the education and elevation of the newly
enfranchised people; and this puts relief at
great distance.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

Though the school-master may be abroad in En-
gland, tho condition of dense ignorance in which
the average British peasant resides is something
wonderful. woman was recently arrested for an
noying another who, she said, had overlookedn
her children. causing the death Of two of them.
This case is matched by that of another young
woman who was not long ago found drowned. after
going through n season Of melancholy with the con-
stanty repeated assertion that she had been "oyer
looked" by witch. 1t is strange to read of these
superstions in the England of y-superstitons
exactly like those of the Now-England of two hun
dred years ago
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The new party movement in Illinois dsap-
,,oin,s IT, friends and Its enemies. 1t refuses
20 be drawn into any expression of dissent
from President Grants admirable veto mes
sage. aud it refuses to be drawn into any
action which could be construed as favOring
either OF the existing parties On tho whole,
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

O. what thing it is to bo great in literature!
How beautiful how glorious. to have the nations OF
the earth and the sewing and the lecture
committees, thrilling with your name! What puro
pspration il is to know that the gltterng salons OF
fashion are interested in your boots, and that the
backwoods discuss the way you part your hair' ana
pronoupce "eithern and "neitherV And win
what an intoxicating delight you listen when somo
extremely well-meaning person in the rural regions
warmly oongratulates you upon something yon
didn't write and never thought Of writing! Such
wel-meaning gentleman is he vino mournfully
describes in The Davenport Democrat the manner In
which Dubuque audience " as beguiled by clever
rascal into assembling to hear lecture by Mr. MarK
Twain, who was at that precise moment reposihg
before his Hartford fireplace. Doubt became GER
tainty,o chants this Iowa ornament. and they
wended homeward, sadder and poorer, without nav
ing r. glimpse of the Heather Chinee,' or witness
ing the mighty head which had evolved the Luck OF
Roaring Campvp We reserve further criticism upon
this person until we are informed whether or not ne
intends to be just and generous to the extent OF
credting Mr. Bret Harte with his wen-known
works, "The Innocents Abroad" and The jump
ing Frog"
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The Rev. DR.. William Payne of Schenectady,
graduate OF Trinity College In 1884. viii deliver
eulogy It's late President Dr. A. jackson az the next
Coanencenouk
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The ST. Paul Daily Press believes that THE IRIB-
une immensely exaggerates the magnitude OF the
expenditures necessary to construct the great puDhc
works. embraced in Mr. Wlndoms scheme for sys-
tenn of national free water ways. From ten TO
twenty millions year." says The Press. us all that
would be required to carry them on" mere trliie,
of courses and any Leading Statesman who makes
fuss about a little matter of that kind ought 10 DO
ashamed of himself With twenty millions year TO
be paid for canals, and an indefinite sum for the
Centennial, while Congress hestates to vote Tor
further taxaton and there is chance Of any great
Increase at present in the national revenues IL
might not be impertinent to ask the advocates Oh
these vast plans what they suppose the financial con-
dtion of the country will be after few years OF
such prncely extravaganza We have no doubt that
two or three canals through the Allegheny Noun
tains would solve the transportation problem but
before we determine to build them let us inquire
first whether We have the money, and secondly
whether the money, if we have it, Is likely 10 De
honestly applied to the work.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The rather dreary Centennial debate was
enlvcncd yesterday by characteristic speech
from Mr. William Walter Phelps, whereof the
main points will be found elsewhere. Mr..
Phelps undoubtedly has the great bulk of our
more thoughtful citizens, outside of Penn
sylvania, with HIM in his protest
against any effort to depart from the
original mutual pledge of the Phila-
delphians and the Government that no
money whatever should be required from the
National Treasury for the proposed celebra-
ton. Mr.. Phelps's speech was funny enough
but after all not half so remarkable as the
astounding question thrust into it by Mr..
Mcllish. In that line NcwYork can give
New-JeTsey points.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

it seems to promise still greater smashing
to pieces of the fragments of political organl-
cations yet intact in the Presidents own State
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

After each recurring first of May. when rents
are renewed and long leases expire, Broadway,
first of all metropolitan streets, begins the
demolition of the old and the erection OF new
buildings. This year the activity In TINS
direction is not as great as it has been IN the
past, and yet, as will be seen by the article
published elsewhere, many important changes
are to be made in the great thoroughtare'
And it may be safely predicted that this year.
as IN the past, the new buildings to be erected
will indicate a steady advance i'll architectural
beauty and skill.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

In letter to The AthenGam Edmond About tells
story of the late Ernest Beul6. the archeologlst
which shows how trivial an event may point the
road to distinction. Beul6 was amusing himself at
Athens. when q blunder of his mothers suddenly
diverted him to the pursuits upon which his fame
WAS to be built. He was q musician, an elegant
dancer tolerable rider and much more occupied
with the modern world than with Greek archie
ology. queer accident changed the course Of his
life His mother, whom he had left in Paris, turned
up one fine morning at Athens as goyerness to the
Young Soutzos She had accepted this humble
postion in order to be near her son, without ever
thinking that she was killing his prospects as man
of fashion in little city where the vanities of birth
and wealth are all-powerful. ] must say that he
recovered from the shock in credtably short time.
He shaved off his mustaches sold his horse, sent
his piano back to the man of whom he had hired it,
broL Le with the world and threw himself into
archaeology as a man of less energy would have
thrown himself into a well"
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The Grand Jury has presented the Commits
sioners of Charities and Correction upon
charges of wasteful extravaganza "tending to
corruption.p If ever extravaganza Is made
an indictable offense, the Penitentiary will
soon stare half the city and county officials in
the face. The action of the Grand Jury is
healthful sign. We know not or-care not how
true or false the charges are; the present.
ment itself shows vigilant criticism of pub
lie officials which, exercised in the past, would
have saved New York many millions OF money,
and is calculated to greatly reform the evils
of misgoyernment she still suffers under.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The gross, fat Knight whose means are now as
slender his waist is great has not only raised his
countrys expenditures and prepared insanity for all
legal historians he has gone INTO song and antic
In short, with Roger softened to Ruggiero,
he has been made the hero of an opereta which has
been successful at Rome and is coming out in Paris
1t is even proposed to turn La Causa Ticciborni"
into ballet but the picture of the immense rotund
Claimant In tight satin doublet and trunk hose
executing fantastic pas deur before his judges Is
not propitious Meanwhile this vulgar humbug,
picking oaum in his prison, has the satisfaction of
knowing that his counterfeit presentment is filing
the Continental eye and ear with the good "coesp
and awful woes of the first tenor.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

One of the most curious phenomena of
metropolitan life is the annual change in busi-
ness localities. An article elsewhere shows
how Fourteenth Street, Union Square, Lower
Fifth Avenue, and Twenty Third Street have
gradually been occupied by business houses to
the exclusion of residences Madison Square
too has this year been invaded, and an ad-
vance guard in the shape of restaurant on
top of Murray Hill warns Fifth Avenue dwell
ers that they must soon seek the parts of the
Avenues facing Central Park or consent to
share their once secluded and select quarter
with tue shopheepers.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

The octogenarians are coming rapidly to the front
of late years 1t used to be said that old men shone
most in council and young men in war. President
Lincoln once said he had not much confidence in
any general older than himself, and he was OF that
age which the Germans call in besten JGkren" But
Moltke rcbabilitated the old fighting men in the
late war with France. Fied-Marshal Wrangel re-
Gently celebrated his nineteth birthday with great
eclat in Berlin. General Concha Marquis of Duero
who is past eighty, executed last week that brilliant
and rapid movement on the Nervion which resulted
in the retreat Of the Carlsts from Bilbao
And to prove that the old men have not lost their
prominence in counsel, while they have been TAX
ing away from the boys their lead in war, the
first party leader in Europe to-day is NJ Theirs, who
has just completed his seyenty-seventh year, and
the most energetic and industrious of American
Governors is John A. Dix, who was Major and Ad-
jutant in the war of 1912. We think the poets may
as well stop wailing over these degenerate days.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07

This is the age Of statistics; we venture to sug-
gcst to the benefcent Gradgrinds who delight in
these that they have missed one very interesting
subject. Let them consider the question Of "How
much violent abuse will wives endure from their
husbands before they get tired of tp 1t is ques-
ton both ethical and philosophical. and of tremon-
dous Importance to the races We contribute start
in mentioning the case of Manchester woman
whose husband for the past and twenty years has
every week given her black eyes, varying this pleas
ant amusement by playful kicks. After thgs gen.
erously afordng him entertainment for so long she
at last announces that she won't stand it" any
longer, and the unhappy man will hereafter be de-
prved of one of the sweetest and most innocent
pleasures of this dark and dreary worldthe inesti.
mable right of beating his wife when he feels like it,