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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
PERSONAL.

Gov. lngersOll of Connecticut is visiting in
Delaware with his family
The Hon. James G.. Blaine has had the de-
gree of LIZ D. conferred upon him by Colby University
Mr. William Cullen Bryant is at his Summer
homo in Cummington. Mass. entertaining some friends.
Mr. Hepworth Dixon has finished his new
book and it will be out in the Autumn 1t Is entitled,
"white Contest: America in 1870"
Mr. Anthony Trcllope while away from En-
gland is writing series OF letters. which are printed
simultaneously in different newspapers in tho United
Kingdom.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have given
$500 TO the French lnundaton relief fund. About $780,
900 for this purpose have been received at the Mansion
House. London
The Hon. William Barnes of New-York has
been invited by the Pioneer Association of Central New
York to deliver the annual address at Syracuse next
month and has accepted the invitation.
Ex-senator Carl Schurz will have new lee
ture ready for next Winters yccum lie has
already made large number of engagemcnts aud viii
deliver the opening lecture In many OF the courses
For the memorial statue of Charles Sumner
90 models have been offered or these the Committee
rejected at The requirement Is that 1t shall be
sitting fguic The Committee disposed to weigh their
decision with the utmost and in the broadest spirit
A statue of Lord Byron was executed many
years ago by Thorwa,lsen which the poets friends
desired 10 place in Westminster Abbey but the Dean and
Chapter OF that day refused admit IT, Tho lay
time in the vaults OF the Custom-house Ia Lon
dom but now ia the library OF Trinity College Cam
bridge II il said be good likeness and ut time II
was dcsg ned to procure duplicate Of instead Of
statue
DR.. D0llinger announces that the lntcrna-
tona conference OF the friends of Christian Church union
will be held at Bonn Aug. II and the two following
days The object OF meeting Is promote the union
the various churches by thorough inquiry and discus
establish the truth OF propositions which shall
simply the substance of Christian doctrine and
practice taught by the Bible and the fathers OF tho
Gent Church Both clergymen aud laymen are invited.
Mark Twain will not lecture the coming
He prefers he says to stay ut home and suk
In reply to letter from lecture agent OF Boston. Mr.
Clemens writes really cannot go upon the platform
the coming All last Writer sat nc home drunk
with JOY every storm that hOwled along, because
knew that dog Of lecturer out In il. am ex-
prctng to have just good time next winter and do
not think II Is noble in yOl TO want to deprive Of It,"
Mr.. David Jeflries the old town treasurer of
Boston, to whom sundy old documents recently found In
Faneu Hall belonged. left singular provision In his
WILL The City Auditor in his annual report speaks Of 1t
as follows: "A Request Of David Jcifries In his WILL
uateu January. 1885 OF sum Of money amounting
70 $2,eJl 3 the Income OF which to DO apprO
70 the Of tea coffee chocolate and sugar Tor the
rriroshnent or those persons who tho providence
1oo arc w shall DO Obliged " seek refuge the aims
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parties arc named. The report Is mostly
statistical; there Ia no rhetoric In IL
but that Of facts and figures, but
it is az interesting as a romance, and IN its
plain, matter-of-fact recital Of the process OF
robbery is as entertaining as detectives
story, or as Victor Hugo's description OF the
body and tentaclcs of the Rings coun-
terpart in nature, the Devil Fish. There
has been, we believe, no defense of the whole
sale robbercs of the Ring, except that some OF
its defenders, pushed to the wall, have con-
fessed that there was sharp practice III
getting and fulfilling tho contracts, but
nothing more than was customary IN
most business matters; that the contractors
were "smart" and "got the best" OF the
State in the bargain, and that that was really
all there was to it. Well, If this DO
so, it is an uncOmmOny good time
for public opinion to assert highef
standard of personal and political morality.
These contractors and their tools III office may
be good fellows" and "smart fellows" ana
all that; but the thing they have been
doing is stealing. There is no other name
for it, They should be made to DIS
gorge their plumber, and there should be a
stop nut to further robbery. And what Is
equally important, their influence in politics,
by which they have been enabled to carry on
these gigantic treasury raids, should be
DESTROYED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
TRT UEdTHER.

Midsummer floods are rather an unusual ex-
perience in this country. But Winter, Spring,
and Summer this year have varied from the'r
general modes. Winter gave us long series
of "cold spells !" each one we hoped was the
last of the season, but another and another
chilly gale came down from that frigid circle
somewhere north of the Lakes, which
meteOrOlOgists draw on their maps as
the focus to which the paths OF the cola
waves, traced backward, point. Long aftcr
the almanac had declared it Spring, those
freezing winds, penetrating to the marrow,
proved it Winter still. When Spring did
come, and many doubts as to her coming al
all were suddenly resolved, she brought
few of her prOverbial tears and warmer
smile than usual. In general our Spring
weather is too wet for comfort; this year IL
was too dry for the crops A cry OF early
drouth went up from the husbandman.
Even the eq,lnoctal storm, that dividing
line of the seasons which science tOuts but
farmers believe in, failed to give the ground
thorough wettng before the heats OF Summer
Now in the months when drOuth might fairly
be expected, the rains pour, the rivers rise,
and we have the phenomena of Spring III the
month of August.
The other side of the Atlantic has suffered
more than this from abnormal weather.
Travellers who sought Southern Italy last VIM
ter found it almost as chilly as is London
in November yOyagers upon the Nile COM
planned of the cold, and OvercOats became
necessity in Cairo. But the Spring through
out Europe was not marked by drouth, ana
the early Summer brought the most fearful
record of storm and food that France has
known for a quarter of century, while excess
sye rain-falls have carried disaster to crops
and property from the Irish Channel TO the
foot of the Carpathians.
1t is yet too early to speculate on the gen.
eral effect OF such widespread variation In
the seasons but there must be many regions
where the crops will fall below their
average. Our country will not be so likely
TO suffer, on the whole, as some parts OF
Europe. The present rains have not, so far,
touched our cotton belt to any great extent,
and the prospect of an unusually heavy harvest
of that staple is still unclOuded. The damage
to other crops seems to be confined to
localities of overflow, and few weeks of heat
in tie remainder of this month will fill our
barns and give us surplus to help toward
paying our debts abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
PUBLIC OPINION.

Senator Thurman, we think. has taken the
wisest possible course ana we are sure ne WI, ne aos
convince tho citizens Oh ONO W risht 'e"s on
Troy Press Dem)
We see reason for hope; the signs of the
times prorltous; the thinking, honest portion OF ne
community discovering the danger OF allowing tho
Government to 10 into the hands OF the Democratic
party and they are becoming active IN the republican
ranks Madison WIS., State jour Nal (RepJ
Senator Thurman has undoubtedly made tho
best that be made OF what he found an exceedingly
unpleasant position He has not succeeded however, IN
convincing Democracy OF tho country that the action
of their OHIO brethren 10 utterly meaningless and harm
less because has no bearing upon the state ssues-
detroit Free Press ID M
We may say that the calling into the Cab
met of pure aud able man as AipEonso Tan would
be in the direct line OF the Brstow Jewell aud Perr,
pont appointments. would greatly strengthen the Adj
mnistraon at very weak point and would be heard
from IN Republican votes 1T the approaching Fall cleo
tions-lS springfield Republican tlnd.l
Senator Thurman's sort of craftsmanship
consists OF complete dsembarrassment from tie 10
sranis imposed by principle, and substitution THERETO
moment party expedency. Intelligent and thouSbtiui
hardly fail TO see in such system the germs
possible ruin every moral and material interest OF
the country .-lrroy Times tRep.l
1t seems to us that Senator Thurman would
have done himself more credit ana his party greater e
at best susceptible Of only doubtful meanlg II rs
Ohio have gone all asray on financial themes tns
two 50 this question alone Ia concerned there
| nothing to choose. On every other question 'be Vn,o
cratic party deserves to succeed in Ohio in spite o ts
financial heresies These viii be cured In tho NationA
Convention. -l5yracuse Courier liIcin.)
Telegraphic communication between the De-
parimeM OF the Interior and the newspapers Is APP
parently never interrupted. THE NEw-loRk rRiBuM
yesterday morning published ala old letter from Mr.
Samuel Walker to the Board OF Indian Commissioner
which reflected somewhat the eminent Responsibility
Of that body. and 80 ia tho afternoon dispatch came
hy Ing tho wires to the eject that Mr. Walker dram.
himself into disgrace In the army. and finally Out %
Government employ Into that OF this unriendy journal
Th,s Of to by continued In our neIs
issue when the hero Is expected 10 o1ricate hmsea
from the vcssitudes In the midst OF which tho rrans
left HIM close OF tho last chapter. Ph!sdoiphis
Tunes tlnd.l
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dulging in this sort of reputation, In
any of its varied forms, that it will not be to
their permanent advantage. Pike County ior
instance, is rich and prosperous. Her funded
debt is not large, and her regular securities are
worth heavy premium. She would scorn to
be associated with communities owning the be-
draggled regulations of Dewitt or Macoupln'
But she cannot keep her good character long,
if her citizens generally sustain such knavlsh
schemes as this robbery of the Sny-Carty bond
holders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
THE TRIBUNES MONTHLY CALENDAR
IN, lara, dQures indicate The days Of the mone small one
IN J,,s oIfH no mar
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
THE YEDs TH2 MORNING.

FuREIGN-There was hostility to the Chinese
among the miners in Queensland. There were fear
ful gales ON the New-Zealand coast. - The
Faraday returned 10 Deal having, it is said failed
u repair the direct cable. - Several victories
were gained by tho Alfonssts - The Turks de-
featei tho Herzegovnans jim the recent encounters.
- Messrs Moody and Sankey held farewell
services in Liverpool.
DoMEsrlc. President johnson was buried at
Greenvllc f. Tenn, wrapped in the national col
ors and with copy of the Constitution III his
clasped hands: the State officers and many societies
attended the services were Masonic. - The
Canal Frauds Committee made their hrst
report to the Governor, it being about
the Denison, Belden a. Co. contracts. -
Gen, Crook ordered the miners ont of The
Black Hills. and they agreed generally TO comply.
- Fifteen thousand operatives were locked out
In Fall River Mass. =-= The Mountain Meadow
massacre trial was given TO the jury -= The In
dian Frauds Commission are taking important testi-
monv at Chevenne --- The Mississippi rose close
upon the danger line at ST. Louis. &C. The people
of Texas voted TO call a constitutional convention.
- The Missouri Democrats made nominations
for subordinate State officers on civil equality
platform.
CiTYAxp SuBvRn,x.-Tammany leaders expressed
the opinion that the new opposition organization is
not formid able - The Board of Health asked
that $1,000 of unexpended Police appropria-
ton be transferred to support the Nacclnating
Corps - Counterfciting implements, valued at
5000 were seized in Brook n and several warrants
issued to arrest cOunerfcters. 60 Two burglars,
James McNally and John McCarty, escaped from
Justice ElOtt's courtroom in Brooklyn, but
we're recaptured. 60 William Williams, cook
OF the ship Robena, accused of assauting the cap
tain aud melting mutiny, was held 10 trial for
assault. 49, Gold. 1928, 1925, 1928 Gold
valuo of the lcgalender dollar at the close, $3.50
cents.
THE WE,IHER.-The Government report predicts
partly cloudy and warmer weather. - In this
city yesterday warm and rainy weather prevailed.
x Thermometer, 6i~, 10, ~
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house after having lived reputably. but always giving
preference TO the pious poor

house after having lived reputabiy. but always evng
preference TO the pious poor"
The tomb of the poet Gray IL said to BE- in
neglected condition He Is buried in tho churchysrd q
Stoke Poges Church. which he described In his Eegy.
Tho tomb consists OF four low, decayng brick walls
tanning slab, the inscription on which has been
dred nearly Ieeible by the dripping rain. The scenery
IL sald 10 be much the that 1t was In the lifetime q
Gray except that the "ivy-mantlcd tower IL gone.
honor the memory OF Byron would BIO appropriate for
her 10 spend few hundred pounds in erecting suitable
over the remains Of the great lyric writer VI
his century.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug 3.-President Grant
and Mrs Grant arrived here to-day from Long Branch.
and were driven to tho residence Of Abel r. Corwin
North Broadst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

ties Of grief at their loss is apparent among
his townsmen. He was dear to their hearts,
and even the defects of his rugged character
serve as an appeal to their sympathies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

It is not satisfactory to find the proposed
Constitution in Spain granting freedom OF
worship only on condition that the respect
educ to Christian morality is paid" There
Ia a vagucness about this phrase which indi-
Gates desire to reGstablish the old system
of intolerance and prescription. 1t is to
be hoped that the Cortes will place religious
liberty beyond question when the new measure
comes before it for approval
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

headers Tearing tO'ea for the Summer can have
THE DAILY TRIBUNE mailed 10 them at any
address, and the address changed as often a.
desired pOstpaid, for 81 per month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

The Mississippi Democrats exhibit unusual
good sense in making their platform strong in
respect TO the equality OF races and abOlishing
distinctions of color. The hope of the South
il in future when politics will not find q
dividing line in races.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

The opening demonstrations against Tammany
do not promise well. Some of the gen
tlemcn. concerned in the movement excel
lent men: others arc very much the
reverse but nearly all are of the old set
who have been organizing against Tammany year
after year. without ever getting much farther
Meantime the impartial observer does not fail to
notice that Tammany goes into its struggles this
Fall in better fighting trim than for some
years past. 1t has lost little in its con-
tlict with Morrssey, little indeed that Morrissey
is evidently unwilling to disclose his weakness by
taking his following with him into any other organ
izaon On the other hand. many respectable citizens
feel much more kindly toward Iammany because
it has had the courage to put Mr. MorriSsey out
They think this looks more like making the organl-
zaion worthy of support than anything they have
lately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

of an article of such prime necessity and uni.
versal use a. coal. But President Gowen will
vet confess the truth" Uneasy lies the head
"that wears o crown"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

scribe the impressive solcmnities at the funeral
Of Andrew johnson. More than the fOrmali-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

The estimates of the Democratic politicians pub
lishcd in yesterdays TRIBUNE that at least 100000
persons not included in the census because OF
their absence at Summer resorts, are doubtless much
exaggerated. In tho census of 1S7O-1S71 the
enumeration in midsummer and the one in mid
winter showed only a difference of about 10000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

Gen. Crook has taken a long step toward
keeping good faith in the Black Hills region
by ordering all the miners out of it. Their
claims to rights of discovery and of labor
already expended, it is ntimated, will be recog-
nizcd hereafter, when the locality is open to
settlement. Considering that they have gone
to work there not only without law but in
defiance of it, the miners cannot complain of
this treatment, which is more kindly than
they could have expected. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, that they are preparing to meet the
order without any show of opposition. Per-
haps another reason for their discreet obcdi-
ence is to be found in the fact that as yet the
diggings have not proved profitable, and the
deeper shafts reveal no grent induccment to
pursue the search.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

Here's chance! Gentlemen hungry and thirsting
for office should take notice. Major Carver has de-
posed five Ponca chiefs for the crimes Of insubordi-
nation and general cussedness standing Buffalo,
Ge-he-ga Big Soldier, Standing Bear, Big Snake
rule no longer. In their place Smoke Maker, Big
Bull and Le Fcrch bear sway. But the point Is
that there are two vacancies Men who have spent
their lives and money in trying to get Office and
failed the moro fortunate who have succeeded,
but are in danger of being turned ont; those who
are sick of an cffete civilization but still have
liking for the good things of this life; admirers OF
war-pant, poygamy and scalping, have now
chance 1t is better to be Ponca chief than to be
nothing ut all. Incumbents who are likely to be
stirred UP by the results of tho next Presidential
election had better be getting their papers ready.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

The scene in the House of Commons when
Mr.. Plmsoll, stung with Indignation, called
the men who send rotten ships to sea
" williams" is graphically described in our
London letter. If ever there can be case
where etiquette and Parliamentary rules may
properly be defed, it is where the lives OF the
poor and lowly are imperiled; but the hot
words of Mr.. PlimsOll far exceeded the limits
of reasonable debate. 1t is not often that
breaches of decOrum in legislative bodies have
so excellent an excuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

Already the Commissioners appointed to IN
vostigate Indian frauds find the power of the
Ring circling about witnesses and closing their
mouths. The testimony of men whose bread
and butter depend upon the goodwill OF the
Indian managers is of course meager and in
definite in showing the defects of the system.
But even from such witnesses there come
most damaging admissions. There is, as Prof.
Marsh has stated, no check on the receipt and
delivery of goods, and this fact was acknOwl-
edged by witness whose appointment came
from Agent Savile, and who was removable
at his pleasure The results of such I'M
checked management will probably be more
fully detailed to the Commissioners by diff
ferent class of witnesses.
, 1875-07-30
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