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RECEIPT FOR A SOUND CURRENCY.

BY the Act of March 3, 1868, the Secretary
of the United States Treasury is authorized to
receive deposits of gold coin and bullion, in
sums of not less than twenty dollars, and to
issue certificates therefor in denominations Of
not less than twenty dollars each. The coin
and bullion represented by these certificates
must be retained in the Treasury for the pay
ment of the certificates on demand. BY the
same Act the Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to issue and pay out gold oertif-
Gates for interest on the Public Debt, provided
that the total of all certificates outstanding
shall not at any time exceed by more
than twenty per cent the total of coin and
bullion in the Treasury. In our opinion
it would be wise course to re-
tire all the legal tenders, fractional currency,
and bank notes now in circulation, and re-
place them with coin and coin certificates
issued in the manner above described. The
lowest denomination OF the certificates might
be placed at ten dollars instead of twenty.
The conversion of our currency into repre-
sentatives of gold might be spread over twenty
or thirty years, provided progress was unin-
terrupted We also believe that the advantages
of such currency would far more than offset
its cost We proceed to show that Great
Britain and France, financially the most en-
lghtened nations of Europe, have already a
currency in which the proportion of specie to
| paper is greater than it would be here under
the arrangement we have sketched.
According to the estimates of the best au-
thorities, the amount of gold coin in circula-
ton in the United Kingdom, exclusive Of the
coin and bullion in the Bank of England, ia
about $3.50, 100000. Adding the reserve OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
THE GOLDEN RULE, AND TIE RULE OF

GOLD
A few days ago q gentleman of this city
received by mail check for five hundred dol
lars. He deposited it in his bank, and went
down into the street, there to be met by a
r,lmor that sent him back in haste. Just
twenty five minutes had elapsed. The teller's
little door was shut. The money was gone. Had
it been stOlenf Was the banker swindler
No, he had failed.
About the same time, merchant received a
large quantity of goods one day near the close
of business hours. He made some common
place excuse for not making immediate pay
ment, and promised to send check the next
morning. The first announcement OF the
morning was that he had failed. He had the
goods, but the real owner was without his
check. Was the merchant theft Ought he
to have gone to Jail Not at all. He had
merely suspended. He was unable to meet his
obligations.
Two young men were recently brought
into one of our police courts on charge of
stealing shoes from Third-ave. store. They
were decent in appearance, and it was be-
leved by some that they had been driven to
crime by want. Had they failed, or had they
suspended Or was it because they were I'M
able to meet their Obligationsf Not at all.
They were thieves-cOmmOn thleves-very
common thieves. They were sent to the peni-
Tertiary for two months.
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maxim, always popular in palaces, but one
which the readers-,of history would hesitate
to accept. Philir II. never laughed 50
heartily as when he's received the news of
the slaughter of ST.. Bartholomew, and
there was probably never gayer court
than that Of the monsti ously vicious
princes of the Valois- Medicean Nllne, though
Charles TX. liked better to shoot his people
than to feed them, and Henry III. cared more
for the puppies which he used to carry around
his neck IN basket than for the millions
whom Providence had committed to his care.
We should hope that the people of France
had had enough Of the gayety OF Princes who
are able by word to disturb the peace OF
the world, and of Expresses who, in their
feminine eagerncss to start a son brilliantly in
life, are capable of dragging the country into
such frightful misfOrtunes as those from which
France is now slowly recovering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

The appearance of Mr.. Charles IReade's letters on
the rights and wrongs of authors, just while the
New-York courts are busy with two Of alleged
dramatic piracy, is o fortunate coincidence The
points raised in the Rose Michel" case were
tersely and forcibly put by Mr.. Reade some weeks
ago in one Of his letters to TIE TRIBUNE and It Is
gratifying to know that they have been-at least IN
part-approved by Judicial decision. Just now MIR.
Reade is paying attention to some OF the
American criticisms upon his arguments, and
the very lively and earnest letter which we
printed yesterday was remarkable specimen Of his
power Of disputation. We remember few pictures
more striking than his contrast OF the burials OF
Goldsmith and Mrs. Oldfield. presented by way OF
reply TO Mr.. Pascoe's objection that authors. in
asking for International copyright, show al Excess
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Dawes declines to act as Chairman
Of the Massachusetts Republican Convention.
The returns from Maine have a very SOL
emnizng effect upon Republican Journals They are
about unanimous now in pronouncing VICE residens
Wilson's advice the right sort OF talk
1t is a pretty difficult matter Ito tell which
side Is telling the truth In Ohio since both declare thas
v,corv ia certain to be with them The Cincinnati Com
uerla however, gives evidence that it believes what
saws hen 1t predicts Republican triumph, by making
such rash promise this: II Gov Allen can bring
himself and Grant before the people next year as the
great and only candidates for the Presidency we agree
to support the Governor We intend to stick to the people
as long as he does
Gov. Ames has evidently given up all hope
OF exciting sympathy at Washington. He told a reporter
OF The Jackson Herald the other day that hereafter he
would invoke the civil instead of the military power in
case further disturbances should arise He said he called
for troops because cOlOred sheriff OF Kinds County told
him he was unable to enforce the law He Is very anx'
ous for peace now he is honest in that desire he vii!
prove best by staying at his post OF duty instead Oh
travelling about the country and Leaving the state w run
itself.
Mr.. James r. DOOlittle delivered the address
before the winnebago County Agricultural Fair at Rock
ford Ill., yesterday, and In the course OF It unoided TWO
schemes for political reform. One was 10 prevent
fraudulent voting In large cities To DO this nc "ocia
divide the city into precincts OF $50 voters each then he
would have the and place OF residence OF every
voter written his ballot and read aloud IN the nail
before Il was deposited The second scheme was 10 give
TO every householder and head OF family two votes ono
for himself and for his family. This he thought
would secure good government by placing additional
In the hands Of most interested In securing
The spectacle of Judge Pershing sacrificing
his money principles for the sake OF party. moves
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press to this energetic declaration
"what earthly confidence people Of degree Of in
tegence above that Of gorilla be supposed to have In
political leaders who set little value upon convictions
approved by their and conscience that they are
willing 10 sacrifice them without monents hesitation tn
the policy Of the partyi Why, such utter moral and
mental slavery this to the mandate OF party convex
ton would be degradation dog And no honorable man
contemplate the self debasement implied In this alb
ject surrender Of manhood and selfrespect TO the
caprcious dictates of ortutous concourse Of nnniea
and demagOgues without unutterable loathing"
II Gov. Hendricks is not DESTROYS OF taking
the eld rs al imitation candidate for the Presidency be
should curb In tho principal Of the Democracy OF
Indiana Tie Indianapolis Sentinel That journal speaks
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plans Sept. % and to report on structure Oct l.
- Controller Green opposed tho construo-
ton of an armory for the 7th Regiment
by the city. - The fourth annual OK
hibition of the Newark Industrial Institute was
opened, Gov. Bedle making an address =
The yacht Madeleine won q match race with the
Mohawk. - A physician in IIcksville. l.. L.
sent challenge for duel and Yves arrested -
Gold, 1167s 116s4. 116aa. Gold value of tho legal
tender dollar at the close, $500 certs.
The WEArHER-The Government report predicts
variable weather and light rains - In this city
Yesterday the day was cool and partly cloudy ther
mometer, $50, 72o, go.
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-Servia complained Of the concentration
Of the Turkish army at Nissa Karageorgiewtch. a
pretender TO the Servian throne, about to in
wade the country - The st. Leger Stake at
the Doncaster races was won by Craig Mlllar. -
The EXPOSITION at Santiago Chill, was to open yes
terday. "A revolutionary movement IN Santo
Domingo was suppressed - George Z. Need
ham. the Evangelist from Philadelphia, was holding
services in Halifax, n. 5.
DoMEsTIc-At Syracuse. the Democratic State
Committee took action which defeated the Morrissey
party in the 1ammany dispute they arranged 10
have the Convention occupy one day only. -
Moody and Sankey held meeting at Northheid,
and Sankey and White held one at Holyoke.
- President Grant and Gems Sherman and
Hooker attended the meeting Of the Army
of the Cumberland at Utica. - Quiet
was restored in Mississippi; delegation OF Missis-
sippi conferred with Attorney General Pierrepont
about State affairs. - The defense closed In the
case of Westervet. - The Lumbermens Con-
yention voted to offer law to certain western
Legislatures to protect pine lands. - There were
over 80 cases of yellow fever at Milton fia.,
and 70 cases and IS deaths at West PascagOula.
= The Indians were gathering for the Black
Hills and Big Horn Country Council, and appeared
willing to sell at a reasonable price - Commls-
6oner Smith made long statement to the Red
Cloud Commission. - Prof Increase A. Laphahi
OF Wisconsin died on Tuesday.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-The Fire Department
Chief ordered On investigation OF the causes Oh 'he
Aerial Ladder disaster. - The Finance Ooniili''
tee of the Board Of Education reported estimates loi
1870 at $3,796, 500. - The fast mai Tram
"a Chicago by the New-York Central nail
,oad started from this city. = A coronert
,urv rendered q verdict that James II. Noe was
i;,ied by some person unknown. - Inc
creditors of VIM. Moller d Sons, Oh extensive
suRar:. efning firm, met to take measures con,
corning the firms embarrassments. - Inc hapo
Transit Commissioners expect to close receiving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
PERSONAL.

Secretary Brstow's family were to sail for
home from Liverpool yesterday.
4 Gen. Schenck, United States Minister to En-
q and is at present staying at Brussels with his family
Vice-President Wilson left this city last even
ing Utica attend the Reunion Of the Society OF the
Army Of the Cumberland.
DR.. Hpratio Stone, the sculptor, was at last
accounts lying dangerously i'll at Carrara Italy, with bus
slight hopes Of his recovery
The Rev. Wayland HOyt has improved in
health rapidly that he will sail for home about the st
Of November two months earlier than he expected To
return
Since his arrival here, Gen. Schurz has re-
ceyed urgent appeals from Republicans and independents
ever going for his home in ST. Louis to-day and
will give the final answer from there
Postmaster-G General Jewell denies the truth
of the story in which pictured vainy endeavor-
ing boat He says has not been fishing lately and has
not been in Ntchheld for four years past
Col. d. r. Anthony of Leavenworth, Kan,
has arrived in Rochester on visit to his friends The
Colonel regards his recovery from his wound ~ only
question Of time, though great care VIII DE required In
the He to make 9T sy S
resume tho editorial charge OF his paper.
Prof. Hayden, while in Omaha few days
ago. related some of the results Of his three years
poration Southern and Western Colorado. Coal OF the
best quality was found IN large quantities the vein;
iron also discovered Some OF the mines OF silver
and gold the Professor thought would prove the richest
in the West
An incorrect statement was recently pub
lshed in Pittsburgh the effect that Prof S p Langley.
the distinguished astronomer Of the Allegheny OBSERVE
tory had accepted the chair Of General Chemistry and
Physics in the University of Michigan. He still remains
at his old post Director Of the Observatory 1t was
his brother Prof. w. Langley. who accepted the posi-
ton in the University Of Michigan.
The Queen of Holland gave reception re-
of fha Asanc he
and Codfcaon Of the Laws Of Nations. which is assem-
bed at the Hague. correspondent Of The London Eeo
who present says: at is said that the Queen can
address her guests and that with fuency in every lam
guage spoken Europe and OCCASION on receive
ing the Hungarian delegates OF some learned society.
among many others who attended Her Majesty addressed
these gentlemen in Latin pleading an excuse that she
had not studied the language OF Hungary Her skill a.
linguist put to the test today had the good for
tune To be Her Majesty at the time, and satisfied
myself that she able speak with equal fuency 10
the German, French, English Danish Italian, Spanish,
and Swedish delegates To each OF the guests
the Queen said few words entered into CONVEX
sation with those whose reputation has placed them Oh
higher level Of intellectual life"
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sive love for money. And the closing sentence OF
his answer to this sneer is certainly memorable
piece Of strong writing; MANY authors are woman
ish, so they listen to the batteries that cost nothing
and, when they find it IL all humbug, they sit down
| and whine for world less hollow and less hard
But authors who are men take the world as they
find it, see its good sense at the bottom of its
brutality, and grind their teeth and that tho
public weasel shall not swindle them into that
unjust poverty which the public hog despises IN an
author, and would in an APOSTLE"
The fast mail trains over the New-York
Central and Pennsylvania Railroads deliver
The TRIBUNE this morning through Pennsyl-
vana and Western New-YOrk from ono tn
four hours earlier than usual. and take letters TO
Chicago and Cincinnati in time for tomorrow morn
ings breakfast tables. Tho public have heard
much, from papers which fancy tho
wide circulation of New-York morning journals
injurious to them, about this train merely news
paper carrier. that they do not yet realize the I'M
mcnse convenience it is to prove. The conf
plant that 10 ought to start at night, so a.
to carry the day mails, is absurd. IL would then
deliver them in the Chicago and Cincinnati POST
Offices just after people had gone to bed, to tho
theater. Some of the more important business cor
respondence here, the other hand, and tho great
bulk Of the private correspondence is written AZ
night is to be gathered by late collections through
out the city, and is thus practically put into the
hands of its Western recipients day earlier than
by present arrangements.
"This is unanimous mass-meeting OF Democratic
reformers" said the Syracuse dispatches - JOHN
Morrissey and James Hayes are already on tho
ground Reform is great thing, and if the Hon.
John Morrissey and the Hon. Jimmy Hayes, with the
assistance, moreover of the Hon. Jimmy OBren,
who was also on the ground have gone into it, wo
may expect of the most interesting campaigns in
the history of politics. But seriously the country
will look toward Syracuse with no little anxiety TO
discover whether tho Gambler In Politics and tho
Striker in Politics are to be the real representatives
of the reformed Democracy No doubt there will DO
beautiful platform-but is that to be ally 1t has
long been the fashion to denOunce Tammany, but
really Syracuse will have to look very hard at tho
men who want to Gust it,
The praise Of the late Judge Woodruff has been
general but it might well have been heartier.
New-YOrk has never had purer. and rarely
an ADLER Judge. There have been times when
his presence on the bench was immense
comfort to men who wished well to the Government.
and to the Bar There is reason to believe that the
President once thoughto of making him ChiefJusticc.
and would have done so but for the fact that
relative was already on the Supreme Bench.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

The most striking feature of the reported
interview of a delegation of prominent Repub-
lican politicians of Mississippi with Attorney
General Pierrepont is the frank admission by
the Attorney Generals visitors that the reign
of terror described by Gov. Ames in his proc
lamation and dispatches does not exist in Mis-
sissippi. They fall back, however, upon the
threadbare complaint that owing to the White
League organizations the Republican voters
are unable to exercise their political rights.
This story would come with better grace from
the negroes in State in which the Re-
publicans have not had absolute control
of the machinery of both State and local gov
ernments for years. If the Republican voters
care unable at all times to exercise any pOr-
"tiOn of their political rights" how is it that
they have thus managed to secure and hold
the political supremacy. The same complaint
of terrorism on the part of the minority was
made last year by the same party and yet
when the day of election came the amount of
the Republican majority indicated anything
rather than that the negroes had been fright
ened from the polls by White Leagues. There
is comfort in the belief that Attorney General
Pierrepont will not be misled by these fellows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

With the verdict of the COroner's jury in the
Noe case, it seems probable that another has
been added to the list of foul crimes which
have bafiled the detective ability of the police
But if the police cannot find these law-breakers
after crime is committed, can they not use
the power given them to keep habltual crim-
nails away from the city, and thus in measure
prevent burglary and murderf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

The Democratic State Committee has dis
posed of Mr.. John Morrissey; he is ruled out
of the Convention in advance. If this sort OF
thing goes on much longer, man might
nearly as we'll he law abiding citizen as
gambler or prize-fghter.
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amusements ano Meetimgs.


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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.-Paintngs, Statuary,
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not present the pleasures Of travelling at the
rate of 100 miles an hour in an attractive
light it seems more like nightmare than
actual experience. There is little probability
that the proprietors of the flume will be over
whelmed by tourists seeking a repetition OF
the dangers and fatigues of this adventure.
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THE TRIBUNEs MONTHLY CALENDAR
The large ocuyes indicate ne days Of The nohs small ones
the ddts Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

We have reason to say that the platform to
be adopted by the Convention which meets at
Syracuse to-day, will give no comfort to the
inflationists, and no alarm to the friends Of
honest currency who have feared q dodge.
The platform will be as squarely in favor OF
hard money as words can make it, and the
ticket will be the same. That is more than
can always be said of ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

Most Americans have tale of fast travel to
tell. They boast perhaps of quick passage
in an ocean steamer of ride behind noted
trotting horse of being carried on some swift
railway train dispatched for special occasion,
or perhaps belated and driven to make up
"time." Recounting the details of the voyage
or Journey there is usually spice OF peril
escaped which adds to the interest OF the
story. But all such narratives are utterly dis
tanced by trip which our correspondent IN
the mining region of the West describes, hay-
ing himself made it, down the great Nevada
fiume. There may be doubt as to what to
call this ride, as it was by water. in boat,
and vet was overland. The description does