New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-12

mon in the Democratic party of Pennsylvania
who have enough influence to secure from the
coming Convention an OutspOken declaration
of principles on this currency question:
With the Hardness characteristic of election
news from North Carolina, some OF the re-
turns of the Constitutional election held
week ago are still lacking. 1t ia evident, how
ever. that the Convention will be nearly evenly
divided between the Democrats and Republic
cans This result is by no means to be de-
plored, since it viii place either party on its
guard against mistakes, and compel the ma
jOrty, by whatever name it may be called, to
consider carefully all propositions for radical
changes in the organic law of the State.
There has been very general feeling of
sympathy for Messrs Duncan, Sherman g.
Co. This was somewhat disturbed by the
revelations as to concealed real estate
transactions by the fallen firm, and there will
be a further feeling of disappointment
at the exposition of the manner in which they
have been keeping afloat by the acceptance OF
drafts made upon them by one of their con-
fdentia clerks, and apparently bought in the
belief that they represented legitimate com
mcrcial transactions.
| The statement of that devoted Adminlstra-
| ton paper, The Troy Times, that testimony
| taken there before the Canal investigating
! Commission last week seriously implicated
! Republican, stands still unexplained-a mys-
| terious warning to the approaching State Con-
vention Dispatches We have sent to the best
informed quarters in Albany only elicit the re-
| spOnse owe are under oath of secrecy" If that
oath cannot be dissolved, tho Republican Con-
yention stands in great danger of having to
| choose a pig i'm q poke. Before the campaign
| is over. official and unofficial allies of the canal
thieves in all directions are likely to awake to
a consciousness that this lately ridicnled Canal
Commission holds good many trump cards.
The incidents of Gov Tildcn's reception at
! Syracuse, one of the homes of the Canal
! Ring, show how the mass of the people OF all
parties there, as everywhere else in the State,
heartily approve his bold stand for reform
in the administration of public affairs.
| The Governors speech on this occasion,
like that delivered in Buffalo on the night be-
fore. touched upon the great question to which
he has devoted his political life, and in words
of no uncertain sound The keynote is given
in the sentence, "The work of Reform shall
"and must go forward" and the lesson of the
day that if poor rogues go to prison
rich rognes should not dwell in pal
aces, was enforced by illustrations and
suggestions which were applauded with
an enthusiasm which showed that the speak
er's meaning was clearly cOmprehended by his
audience. Gov. Tilden has the people at his
| back.
| Prof. Marsh's ch argos against the Indian Ring
grow stronger with every scrap OF testimony
elected by the investigation now in progress.
The witnesses examined at Camp Fletcher,
whose statements are given i'll Our correspond
ence printed to-day, are cautious III giving
| opinions but positive and circumStantial on
questions of fact coming within their OBJ
scryation. The story of Ecohee, the inter
prefer, will command special attention lie
confirms all that Prof. Marsh has said respect
ing The bad quality OF the rations furnished to
the Indians of the Red Cloud Agency and
adds illustrative details which bear still more
heavily upon the Agents and their apologl'tS
at Washington. Lieut.. Leonard Hay OF the
army testiiies to tho same general effect and
| with care that implies proper sense
| of tho Importance of his statements. 1t any
| thing can be said in refutatiOn Of the charges
which the Indian Commissioners have urged
| the Christian Public to disregard, now is the
| time to place it on record. At present all the
testimony leans to the side Of Prof Marsh as
! against the Ring.
Not the least of the causes of the mid
RUNNER lethargy into which the city has
| fallen has been the fOrtnght's silence of Mr..
| Mol ho IN
| a month for Emigration Commissioners, agents
of steamship companies, and members OF
! Speaker McCuire's Legislative Committee. He
came to the front again yesterday, but
was not much more plant or confidential than
during last month. He was willing to give
some information concerning his bank ac-
counts after the Committee had obtained from
other sources all the information they desired
| on that point. And very pretty reading air
| Nolan's bank accounts are! lie found
the conliding trust of the steamship
agents the richest OF placcrs, as Is
shown by deposits of nearly $4,000
| i'm two institutions, which are believed to be
wholly hoad-moncy spOils. Mr.. Nolan still re-
! fusng to tell to whom he paid money, the
! Committee urged him to produce his checks
| this morning, promising To reveal nothing OF
! his merely private accounts which have no
! important bearing the investigation. But
| even this proposition did not altogether please
| the careful Nolan, and his decision is reserved.
! One OF the most amusing things III yesterdays
| session OF the Committee was the statement OF
steamship agent that he was told-and he
| believed it-that a principal reason for the
high cost of Nolan's services was his extensive
influence with ueWSD aDeTs.