New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-06

NETWORK.
safe them In others. There are also add
tional proofs that the political contests OF the
future are to be between the Republicans and
Imperialists. In most cases where the former
lost the latter gained; while the Royalists
seem to have met with very little success.
More than the usual interest in the great
assemblies of the Church applies to the Cen
eral Episcopal Convention which meets in this
city to-day. We present very full descrip-
ton of what has been done at previous meet
ings of this body. and what is expected at
this one. The secession of the Reformed
EpiscOpalians, the contest over the election OF
the Wisconsin bishop. and the standing ques-
tons concerning ritualsm and the Prayer
book, will probably afford abundant themes
for lively discussion.
To-day is the first day for the registration
of voters in this city. The other days are the
18th, 23d, and Gath of this month. Registers
sit each day from q. m. to 9p. m. An article
on the eighth and ninth pages gives all par
ticulars as to what is required OF voters; with
this before them, and the information as to
polling places published in yesterdays TRIB-
UNE, there is no excuse for citizens being
ignorant of their duty. The sooner they are
registered, the less trouble they will find
about it.
Mr.. P. 3. s. Pinchback, who, whatever else
he may be, must be admitted to be repre-
sentative man of his race, having held great
variety of offices since the reconstruction OF
Louisiana, and shown perhaps as much fertility
of resources and readiness for change as any
of the skipping statesmen Of that much gov
erned State, has come out in favor of what is
known as the "Terre Bonnie PLAN" it being
proposition for harmonious action between the
whites and blacks who are opposed to the exist
ing condition of things in the State. The
advice is certainly very good, whatever may be
| the motive.
1t is impossible, the Commissioners engaged
| in settling the affairs of the Freedman's Saw
ings Bank say, to announce when even the
first dividend will be paid. They have only
on hand enough cash to pay II per cent, and
the rest of the assets are mostly locked up in
District of Columbia funds which cannot be
sold to advantage in the present state OF the
money market. When it is considered what
| widespread misery the failure of this bank
occasions, does it not seem that those who
have brought it into its present condition
| should be made to suffer at least as severely
as the unfortunate depositOrs
Nothing seems to be so effective in turning
a citizen of one of the South American Re-
publcs into hot-headed conspiratOr as his
failure in an election contest The Argentine
Republic has hitherto enjoyed tOlerably we'll
established Institutions but the term of Pres
ident Sarmiento being about to expire, Gen.
Mtr6 concludes that he has been aggrieved
by the processes of the electoral campaign,
and is supporting his aims at the head of an
insurrectiOnary movement. From the encOur-
agement which he has found, both with the
army and navy. it appears that his chances
of success are very favorable.
More stubs have turned up in New-Orleans.
One of them relates to $4,000 transaction
with Mr.. William E. Chandler, the Secretary
of the Republican National Committee, the
Hon. Caleb Gushing lately nominated by the
President for Chief Justice, and afterwards
appointed Minister to Spain, and the Hon.
Matt II. Carpenter President pro tenn. of the
Senate, defender of the Back Pay Grab. re-
cipient of various checks from Dear Kel-
"logg,n desperately short - statesman, locker
for "godsends," shedder of money on the
just and on the unjust, and candidate for re-
election. Other stubs throw light upon the
manner in which Dear Kellogg" sustained
himself by an army and navy of his own, and
incidentally curious interesting information
as to where some of the money of the Louis
lana taxpayers went He seems to have had a
good time of it with his militia and naval
force.
The October town elections in Connecticut
yesterday were carried in q great degree upon
local questions and the results have no great
political significance, the only party question
being in the choice of Town Clerks and Select
men, who form the Board of Registration of
Voters. The question of license or no license
was voted upon by each town for itself, under
a new local option law. ! The Constitutional
amendment giving two representatives to
towns having population of 5000 and over,
seems to have been adopted by large ma
iority. The object of the amendment is to do
away in some degree with the irregularity
| of representation arising from the provision
| in the present Constitution which allows but
| one representative to each new town organ
lied since the adoption of that instrument.
Under this provision some of the largest
towns in the State, like Bridgeport, Meriden,
and Vernon, have but one representative,
while towns of one-tenth their population
bave'two.
| W. nr;nt herewith q letter 6Y Massachusetts