New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25

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the embassy at Paris, but to their subsequent
retention. One thing is certain. Herr Won
Arnim has not profted by the appeal for ne
has been sentenced to term of imprisonment
three times as long as that given him by the
lower court.
| The reports printed on our fifth page to-
day show that the Commencement season Is
now fairly hegrn. Besides spirited sketches
of the early history of the Massachusetts,
Agricultural College at Amherst and of the
venerable Phillips Academy at Andover, now
approaching its centennial, we PRINT accounts
of the exercises Mt Trinity College, the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, the Washington ana
Lee University, the New-Jersey Normal
School, and other institutions OF greater or
less note. 1t is gratifying to find that the
past scholastic year has been one OF pros
perity for nearly all the colleges, and that, so
! far as we have forecasts OF the next, inc
prospect is bright.
1t seems that as to most of the public build
ings erected under the management OF the
Treasury Department during the last few years,
tigation. The Boston Post-Office is not forgot
fen when the Chicago CustOm-hOuse is held up
10 condemnation as a nest of jObbcry. The
story of the latter as told in the report of an
{ investigating commission printed to-day, is
! full of facts rejecting upon almost every one
! who has had ANYTHING to do with the work
on the building. We could wish that the re-
sponsblIty for the rascality developed Ill thls
1.t.... nlr fOrn nh
but that duty must be turned over to the IN
coming Congress. One thing is very clear,
however. and that is that we were relieved OF
Mullett none too soon.
The Iowa Democrats, in Convention assem-
bleG, now put forth their declaration OF piln-
cples, and announce their candidates 1or
| State officers, inviting all the elements OF the
opposition to the dominant party III Iowa TO
stand on their platform and vote for the
ticket thus promulgated. They are outspoken
| in opposition to Capitalization, military inter
! ference in elections, and prOhibitory leglsla-
| ton on the liquor question, and declare as
plainly against the election of a President for
a third term; but when the financial problem
is reached they blow hot and cold with the
same breath. In fne with some good points,
il has some bad ones, and all together 1t is
not the sort Of platform that honest and in
dependent voters will be anxious to stand
upon during the approaching campaign.
The suit of Theodore TiltOn against
| Henry Ward Beecicr had yesterday
reached the hundred and thirteenth day
of proceedings. When it was called fol
trial in the Brooklyn City Court on the
fourth of January, the general expectation
set it down as n two months case. The
utmost limit then prophesied by the
more far-siohted members of the bar
did not extend beyond tie end of
April. Beginning in midwinter, 1T has
closed in the hottest day thus far ex-
pelienced in Summer. A principal feature
of this great trial has been the
verbatim report of the proceedings
each morning in The TRIBUNE. During the
rendition of the evidence 4 not unfrequently
absorbed more than three pages of
the paper and sometimes four
the reports of speeches of counsel, though
long in themselves, did not occupy rs much
daily space as the evidence by at least Third.
Ii is within bounds to say that 1000 columns
of The TRIBUNE have been devoted TO this
trial.
I Vice President Wilson scarcely needed de-
Tense against the malcyOlent criticisms Of
partisan politicians and papers upon his mo-
lives in the exercise of the unqucStioncd
right of a public servant to travel among
his constituents, and when questioned to
express his opinions on political topics OF
acknowledged importance. But in replying
TO such criticisms he has made another no
table contribution to the political literature of
the off-year. His letter TO The Boston AdCer-
tiser which we publish to-day explains that his
visit to the South was undertaken solely for
the benefit of his health, and that in all his
speeches in acknowledging the courtesy of his
fellow citizens he made no reference TO party
politics. Returning to the North, he
had no hesitation in giving a report
of his observations on the trip, par
ticularly as that report could not fail TO be en-
couraging to the friends of reconciliation and
good government. The judgment pronounced
through the columns Of The TRIBUNE upon
the situation in the South he takes occasion to
reaffrm, and in doing so once more reminds
the leaders of the Republican party of the i'm
portance of adopting the liberal policy which
alone can assure its continued success, and the
speedy development of the nation in its varied
interests upon the achieved basis of human
rights.
GFNEP1L BANKRUPTCY, RUIN, ETC.