New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-15

small number wanting TO make an absolute
majority, Out of the nine members returned
at the previous election Eve were Republicans,
There is no reason, therefore, to believe that
they have lost strength since that time. How
ever, it is a significant sign of the increase OF
Imperialism that the avowed Bonapartist re-
ceiyed nearly the same number of votes as
the supporter of MacMahon's Septennate.
The appointment of Mr.. VIM. Burnett OF
Boston as Supervising Inspector of Steamboats,
is said TO be made without reference to his
political opinions, and solely with view to
his fitness for the position. What Is known
as the steamboat ring" at Washington COM
prises class of the most INSCRIPTIONS lobby
lists that that city can present. Year a1ter
year they have endeavOred to procure the
passage of enactments concerning steamboats,
which should set aside the present legal pre-
cautions for the preservation OF human me-
or reduce their stringency. 1t is therefore
peculiarly needful that the Chief Supervisor
should be a man we'll trained and qualified
for his post and provided only that he sees
to the enforcement of measures that prevent
passengers from being shipwrecked, scalded
or burned to death, his political views need
not be considered of vital Importance.
We publish this morning TRIBUNE Extra
No. %. containing the Letters from Bayard
TAYLOR which have appeared in our daily issue
at intervals for some months past This IN
cludes the entire series of letters from Egypt,
among which were his interview with the
Khedive, the description of the pigmies. and
the details concerning works of early Egyptian
art and literature which antedate all recorded
civilization. There are also Mr.. TaylOr's let
tiers concerning the explorations of the Libyan
Desert by Drs. Rohlf and Nachtigal, and the
complete series of letters respecting the Ice
land Millennial Celebration, including Mr..
Taylor's voyage to that island by way of the
Farce and Orkney Islands, and the incidents
of the festival; with many interesting par
ticulars of the history, manners, and charac-
teristics of the Icelanders. This Extra Is IN
the form of TRIBUNE sheet of eight pages,
and will be mailed on receipt of prce-1O
cents-to any address.
Already the five per cent redemption scheme
is winding up in a snarl The seventeen millions
of g1eenbacks collected from banks under the
law have melted away, and an inability to re-
deem stares the United States Treasury in
the face. SO much of the currency is on the
way, so much has halted by the way, and so
much that has arrived has not vet been assorted,
that all the legal tenders ready for use have
been paid out before new supply can be pro-
vided. 1t is not very clearly evident that
even if there were greater : facilities
for making the exchange, ~ there
would be any more greenbacks in
proportion, to make it with. Still. the Treas
urer has hopes. And so he throws himself on the
mercy of the banks. They are invited in the
most melting phrases to make further deposit
of five per cent. Compliance with this invi-
tation is merely optional; but otherwise, he
despairingly states, the redemption must stop.
One more push, and perhaps the machine will
give few moro revolutions before it utterly
breaks down. Surely bank officers will not
be so hard-hearted as to neglect such touch
ing appeal
Returns from the Maine election are not
sufficiently full to give very Ineligible idea
of the result beyond the question of the Gov
ernorship. A remarkable feature is the unu-
sually large vote polled. Both parties have
gained on their former votes, but so far as can
be judged by the returns received, the increase
has been in about the same proportion on each
side. Gov. Dingley is reelected by larger
majority than he received at the former cleo
ton, and the aggregate vote of the State is
several thousands larger than it was last year.
This result after so spiritless a campaign
shows that the people have been doing
good deal of quiet thinking on their own ac-
count. Speaker Blaine is thought to have
been returned by an increased majority, and
his Presidential prospects may therefore be
supposed to have been frightened. In the
LIST District, which was tho only doubt
full one, Mr.. Burleigh is conceded by
the Democrats to have secured his reelection,
and the strong probability is, therefore, that
the Republican delegation will 60 back to
Congress unchanged. The Democrats have
made large gains in the Legislature-an
ominous sign for Senator Hamlin.
The interesting remarks of DR.. D0llinger to
correspondent of The London Daily News
throw considerable light upon the tendencies
of the Old Catholic movement, and the place
which it is probably destined to hold in the
history of religious controversies DR.. Dalin-
ger LAYS great stress upon the necessity of
hierarchical organization and union of all the
churches which hold to the primitive faith as
it was professed by all ChristendOm prior to
tho senaration of the Greek and Latin COM