New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-13

disposed to sustain Austria IN making repre-
sensations to the Porte. Everything indicates
that this diplomatic Intervention will be mainly
in the interest of the people Of Herzegovina.
The victory attained after stubborn fight
ing at SEQ d'Urgel may prove encouraging
for the time being to the Government at
Madrid, which has shown its desperate situa-
ton by ordering a levy Of 100000 men, and
| authorizing an increase in the public debt.
More decisive successes, however, will be needed
in the Northern Provinces and in Cuba to
inspire confidence abroad in the permanency OF
the AlfOnsist Monarchy.
All three of the political parties into which
the voters of Oregon are divided-Republican,
Democratic, and Independent-have now met
and proclaimed their principles. The platforms
do not seem to differ materially on practical
questions of national interest, except that the
Republicans record their approval of the Ad-
minstration of President Grant and the indie
| pendents favor the repeal of the act doubling
the Presidents salary. 1t is interesting to note
| as Indicative of the drift of public sentiment
| on the Pacific coast, that Republicans lnde-
pendents, and Democrats of Oregon, as well
| as of California, are united in favor OF an
early return TO the use of hard money.
| The Inflated valley of Mill River, in Massa-
| chusetts, seems to have narrowly escaped
| another devastation by flood. This time, how
| ever the trouble is not to be ascribed TO the
| faulty construction of dam. Heavy and fire.
quent rains have swollen the streams in Mas
| sachusetts, as in other States, until prop
erty has been destroyed and life i'm
periled. From all sides come reports
| of greater or less disaster by the rising OF
rivers and other accomplishments of recent
storms. In New-Jersey on Wednesday tor
nado wrought great disaster, and in this city
and Brooklyn much discomfort was caused
yesterday by the heaviest rainfall of the
| season.
| The Tammany General Committee last even
ing approved the reorganization of the Third,
Eleventh, and Fifteenth Districts. There was
very little opposition, and it appeared
as if Mr.. Morrissey had Overrated his
strength in the Committee. If the debate
with John Kelly which he proposed had
taken place he would have had
very slender following, if we may judge
|
| spoke some good words concerning honest
government and pure legislation which will
| commend themselves much more to thoughtful
citizens than the expressions of the Commit
tee and of Mr.. Kelly himself in denuncation
| of the reduction of the labOrerS' wages.
The mysterious Republican at whom The
| TROY Times was aiming it's shadOwy bolts has
| been materialized at the call of TRIBUNE
| rcporter He proves to be Controller Hopkins
and the trouble is all about the payment OF
the award for the Baxter steam canal boat
The Controller could not pay the money to Bax-
ter because there was no appropriation Baxter
| assigned it, and the assignee was able to get
| it paid in three weeks. Such is believed to
he the story which the President of the Com
| pany told to the Canal Commission The out
lines of it have been matter of gossip at
Albany for months past, and the friends of
the Controller--if they are able to dispose OF
twill be glad to have it at last dragged
fairly into the light.
| In Mr. VIM. Wclsli's open letter to Presi-
dent Grant on the subject of frauds and cor
ruption in the Interior Department, he has
records in vindicatiOn of the character of Mr.
Samuel Walker, who, as Secretary of the first
Indian Commission, assisted in exposing the
frauds of the Indian Ring, and was conse-
quently attacked in the most brutal manner
by the Ring organs. Mr.. Welsh charges the
authorship of these hbels upon Secretary
| DelanO and Assistant Secretary COwen, and
asks the President to do Mr.. Walker justice
by dismissing his assailants from office. MIR.
Welsh adds to the charges against DelanO one
| of wllfully making false report concerning
| the amount of stock subscribed to the North
| ern Pacific Road. 1t is very courteous COM
munication, but the writer has not thought it
necessary to suppress facts or conceal his own
opinions. Secretary DelanO seems to have
business enough on hand to last him all
| Summer.
/ Mr. orion writes manly letter concerning
the Western Union reports. He is not in any
combination with Jay Gould, or anybody else,
| to upset the present management OF the Com
pauy, has not received any propositions for the
| purchase of the Atlantic and Pacific which
| could be considered, but does think that the
| Western Union needs some OF those lines, and
| leaves it to be inferred that it is likely to get
them. We are sorry that the last part of the
letter is not rs satisfactory as the first.
Financial men do not think the interest of the
Western Union likely to be promoted by advcr-
tising that it stands ready to buy up every
rival whenever the rivalry becomes trouble
some Certainly it is not to the interest
of the public that rivalry should cease. The
active competition of the Atlantic and Pacific
has thus far been a source of great benefit to
the public, since it has largely reduced rates
and improved the service between the leading
scaboald cities. If the Direct Cable should be
successful, the advantage to the public would