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New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

Legislative Committee The claim Is paid.
Now the Suckeryillans admit that the freshet
on Miles Creek could neither have been mace
nor marred by the waters Of Chemung Canal.
Some days ago we stated that the report OF
On indictment against the Private Secretary
to the President OF the United States,
for membership in the Whisky Ring, was
renewed, and that there were now some
reasons for believing it authentic. This state
ment was promptly contradicted from half
n dozen sources. Dispatches to-day indi-
cate that. it was true that the IN
dictment has been found, that the
President is indignant-as he well may be
at the position in which he finds himself, and
that he threatens the gentlemen in
st. Louis with loss of place unless
they make good the charges they have
brought against his official household. The
President mistakes the situation, however, if
he thinks this an occasion for anger against
the officers of the law. and we incline to be-
lieve that the dispatches must misrepre-
sent him on this point. 1t Is more TO his IN
terest, as an honest officer, than 1t Is 10
that of any other citizen of the United States,
that the multitude OF charges against
Gen. BabcOck should be sifted, that the truth,
whatever it is, should he made known, and
that the guilty. whoever they are, should
be exposed. 1t only remains now to insist,
as THE TRIBUNE has insisted from the begin
ming, that it is gross injustice to mistake
charge for conviction, that Gen. Babcock
is fairly entitled to a suspension of Judgment
until he is heard, and that the country ought
tO resent and will resent any attempt to
pass sentence before the verdict of the
jury has been given. On the other
hand the country will tolerate no in
reference with the regular admin
istration of justice in st. LOUIS. The Army
Court of Inquiry must stand back, and
Gen. BabcOcks official friends can do
nothing half so good as to let the
matter severely alone. 1t is case for the
unobstructed operation of the court before
which it has been brought
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
PERSONAL
tcrrors ut all

Amasa Walkers will shows that he left
s35 900 worth OF personal property, and $4,000 worth
OF real estate.
Senator Dawes is still very lame from the Of
fects Of the kicks his horse and wallis about with
difficulty II is not certain but that he has rooe'eo per
manent injury.
Bishop Littlejohn of Brooklyn will ofiiciate
at the conservation of the American chapel at Rone
Italy, the 25h OF March next The chapel Is rapidly
approaching completion. and has Ia lts commissioned
brick from Independence Hall.
The Duke of ModeDa, Archduke Francis OF
Austria died ohdless aud ntestate, leaving fortune
amounting TO nearly 50OO 600 Ihs will DO divided
equally between the Countess Of Chambord tho mother
of Don Carlos, aud a niece OF the Archduke.
Mr. Murat Hastead, Mr.. Henry Watterson,
and Mr Samuel Bowles dined with PostmasterGeneral
Jewell in washin gtou. on Tuesday evening Mr. Eowlss
despondent about the English mssiOn but the Demo
still promise that he shall be Alderman OF MS ma
tive In anticipation. as me Grdphe suggests, no
has already begun TO swing around the circle
Mr.. Beresford Hope writes TO Gov. Komper
about tho "stonewall" Jackson statue: Let me now
particularly congratulate on the inscription 1t 10
admirable I'm taste and composition; Just showing the
right thing, and neither too much nor TOO little Iae
patriot very cleycrly brought In, ana also tho
stOnewal' trust you have noticed the stohe wall IN
the statue"
Mr.. Tupper's Centennial drama has at last
found defender. The Christian Union has discovered
two uscs "NOw let the opponents OF the theater
point with the calm assurance born Of conviction of
right maintained through years or 10
OF the degradation OF the stage, ana no ono
will be found make reply. The announcement Of Tup
pers drama will cause general mourning, except among
sufferers by the Emma Miuchese will rejoice to learn
Gen. 5chenck has been compelled to listen to read
ing OF the entire work"
A writer in Good Words tells this anccdOts
Of the late Canon Kingsley: His sympathy with tho
sports OF boys naturally strong and keen. Ono
morning he told that some Of his land in Hampshire
was within reach OF the boys OF Wellington College when
they were abroad engaged In paper chases. Young
rascasv be said, they play tho mischief with my
fences too One day great gap pointed out TO
in one OF my fences and told that 1t made by
those young fellows so got wind OF their next paper
chase my direction, and went out 10 read my friends
respecting the property Of their neghbOIs sure
enough, before long the "haIes coming straight
toward and my gap aud | prepared 10 meet them
But when they close upon the excitement OF tho
clase which had been for some moments coming over
me, got the better OF my resolution and II did not
throw down my stick and tear of with them az fast
my legs would carry mel In hundred yards or so was
dead beat and when tho pack came, minute OF two
later and To work 10 break down my fences wOrse
thnn eyer had not the breath in me to demonstrate
with them even If had had the DclnatiOn.''
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

until he had killed judge, jury, sheriff, Wit
nesses, and spectators, and left Whteman' as
Miss Saueers said, "steepled in gore = he
might but for the presence of mind OF Mr. A.
J. Donelson-the "a. j." no doubt stand
ing for Andrew Jackson. This nero
being without other weapon, resolutely
seized large armchair and brought
the same down with irresistible force upon the
hot cranium of the pistol-discharging Watkins
who fell to the floor and bit the dust, OF
whatever else he could find to bite. Deputy
Sheriff Barber then carried him to Jail, and 1t
would not surprise us to read an interesting
account of his lynching in the next oregon
newspaper which we receive. Examination
when peace was restored proved that one Mr.
Orton was suffering from ball somewhere
Gin his head,r while Thomas Smith, the gem
tlemanly proprietor Of the Chemeketa Hotel
"barely escaped one shot" and numerous others
had what is termed ga close call" White
man, the intended victim, escaped without
scratch which shows that the firing must have
been far from methodical.
The report before us says that " the feeling
ais strong against Watlins"-not, as we un-
derstand it, because he attempted to shoot
Whiteman, but because he came so near
shooting other people. " He was out on bail
"at the time" says The Oregonidn, land
"might have killed his man long ago without
endangering the lives of so many fellow
"citizens.r This, doubtless, is the opln-
ion of the whole crowd who lodged
and jumped and SHE'D and scattered
and iostled about that little eighteen-by-twen-
ty-four court room and such would be the view
expressed of the party with the ball in his
head, only no is not inclined to conversation
at present 1t is encouraging to know that
the moral feeling in that neighborhood has so lar
advanced that it demands the shooting of the
right man; and that the pleasure Of attending
a scandalous trial, which seems to be as great
in Oregon as it is in New-York, Is not TO
be alleged by risk of life or of limb.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
THE NEBS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The election OF French Senators began
in the National Assembly. -- Prince Frederic OF
Lime uDetmoldl is dead == The Madrid press
discussed tho Presidents Message - The
wrecked steamer Deutschland broke in halves.
DomEsTIC-The indictment of Gen. Babcock was
presented in court yesterday; special counsel Hen
derson has been summoned to explain his attacks
on the Presidents official family pain OF removal
- The Senate Committees were announced :;
Mr. Bogy introduced bill for paying duties in
ereenbaoks. -= The Supreme Court accepted the
invitation to visit the Centennial grounds. -
Ex-Treasurcr Mann of Saratoga County was arrested
for issuing S11S,O00 of unauthorized notes; he
gave bail. 80 The Legislative Joint Canal Com
lnIttee took testimony on the Orskany and Chemung
frauds.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-Chares A. Peabody and
Samuel d. Babcock were appointed to select struck
Jury in the Tweed civil suits. - The Board OF
Aldermen considered the water supply and work for
unemployed labOrers == A hthographic estab-
lshment. with smaller buildings, was burned at the
Five Points; loss 5000. 900. == Gov. Tilden gave
a respite to the condemned Dolan. - Gold
114ss 114l2 114l2. Gold value Of the !esal-tender
dollar at the close, 81 80 cents.
THE wEATIIRR.-The Government report predicts
cool and clearing weather. = In this city yester-
day the day was overcast and mild thermometer
81, 40o, 80.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
B1SH0P HAyEpS RIORMANCE.

Boston correspondent of The Philadelphia
Item gives the only full report we have yet
seen of the very remarkable speech of Bishop
Haven at the Boston Methodist Epis-
copal Preachers meeting attended by the
official representatives of the Methodist Epis-
copal Sabbath school Union and Tract Society
at Boston the other day, in which that gentle
man nominated President Grant for reelection.
The meeting of these representative bodies
was attended by an unusually large number of
the most intelligent and influential members
of the denomination, the Union and Society
having present as delegates 213 ministers and
about 100 laymen. The church i'll which the
deliberations were held, though the largest
in Boston, was crowded, and many went from
the doors unable 10 gain admission Accord
ing to this correspondent, there seems TO have
been an understanding in certain religious and
political circles that something unusual was
about TO take place, which accounts for the
presence Of so great an assembly. Some init
nation of it was given in the opening address
of Prof Wells, whose theme was " Bismarck
"and the Pope" In the course of his address
he referred to Gen. Grant as the savior Of his
country, aud said the loyal and true people of
America could not dispense with his services,
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
TUENIS IN OREGON.

His Honor Judge PEBBLES held County
Court at Salem, Oregon, the other day, under
difficulties. One Watkins was on trial for
outraging the domestic honor of Mr.. White
man. The trial, IA such trials will, had at
tracted more auditors than could be comfort
ably accommodated in n temple of justice
measuring Is feet by 2i, and this close pack
ing, it will presently be seen, lent uncommon
vivacity to the pleading which ensucd. The
injured husband being seated upon the
wltness-stand, rccOuntng his wrongs un-
der oath, the respondent, Watkins, dis
daining the usual forms of cross-ex-
the revolving variety, proceeded to pop at
Whiteman in particular, and apparently at
everybody else in general II was one of those
disturbances which are not to be allayed by
even the loudest and most passionate cries of
"Orler! orderm from the Sheriff. Whitcman,
evacuating the witness-stand sought safety by
mixing with the crowd but Mr. Watkins still
kept up hot fire. Then cnsued according
to the local newspaper, "sOme of the
I" liyelest dodging on record" from which
we infer that the clerks Of the
Oregon courts keep regular account of
the fights which occur In them, with accurate
dockets of the killed and wounded. 1t is not
stated that his Honor Judge PEBBLES bolted
from the bench but We hold that flight under
such circumstances would have been quite
consistent with judicial dignity and duty. For
moment. hcwever, Watkins was master of
the trib he might have remained so
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
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New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

The Governors reminder TO the Sheriff of the law
governing executions wasa timely one. The bungling
that has characterized too many executions i'll this
country is disgrace to our civilization, and their
popularity shows for the public III other countries
as we'll this, is a stain on the name of humanity.
If must be hanged, they should be hanged de-
Gently aud in order aud what is more, they should
be punished in way TO strike terror into the hearts
of possible probable murderers. The average
murderer Of to-day makes distinguished exit from
the world for the time being he is prominent citi
zen, attended by numerous clergymen, pursued by
reporters the center of hrong Of spectators. and
the orator of the occasion. The number of those
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

who witness an execution ought 10 be reduced TO the
lowest limit consistent with the demands Of deconcy
and Justice. Tho greater the gloom and mystery Ia
which an execution can be shrouded the greater tor
ror is il likely to have for those for whom il has any
af oil
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

AT last Gen. Burt goes out of Office in Bos-
ton, and Mr.. Edward S. TObey takes his place
The general judgment Of the BOstonians seems
to be, that some change was necessary and
from all that we can learn, the Administration
has selected good man to succeed him.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

The largo fire in the Five Points district
calls to mind an old proyerb among fire insur-
anoe officers, to the effect that that part Of
New-York would never burn. The provcrb
was true 80 long as the locality was solely Oc-
cupied by crowded tenement houses, mostly OF
no great hight. An increase of the fire risk
came with the better-lOoking buildings used
for stores, workshops, and factories. Only
when fre-proOf will such structures be safer
than the rookeries they displacc. The art OF
putting mp fre-proof buildings is better under
stood than formerly, and the addition to the
first cost is less the economy in the long run
cannot DO doubted.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

We once more beg all travellers who come into the
stations at F0rty-secOnds. and at ThlTtieth-st not
to leave their papers in their seats nor to throw
them away, but keep them for the boxes by the
door of tie station provided by the State Charities
Aid Association. There are about 200 needed every
day to supply the different hospitals and retreats
and only quarter of this number are usually re-
ceiyed. Those who have books magazines which
they do not care to keep should send them directly
to the rooms of the Association at No. 80 East
Twentethst. We especially commend this simple
work of charity to visitors at our hotels
who are about to leave the city. Their
rooms are frequently incumbered with maya
zines and other ephemeral publications which they
do not care to burden their luggage with No better
disposition can be made of them than to send them
to the above address. They will be distributed with
discretion and will give tenfold more pleasure in this
second employment than they could possibly give
when new: for they will go into the hands of the
poor and the afflicted to whom they will be not
only luxury, but a slight token that they are not
entirely neglected and forgotten.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

Among the things which hundreds of people haze
noticed, and nobody has written about is the fact
that the American coat of is the same substan-
italy as that of the Washington family. The CO.
temporary records are snguary silent in regard to
this but it was probably the design of those who
adopted our national blazon to make it conform to
the private escutcheon of the chief of the State in
case the revolutionary leader should be the founder
of dynasty. This was not matter to talk about
at that time, and retcence easier then than in
these times Of omniscient journalism and indiscree
interviews. But what can escape the eye Of genius
Martin Farquhar Upper has somewhere seen our
eagle aud shield. and, wandering in Hampshire, has
chanced upon a coat of arms of the WashingtOns Of
Wessyngion, and has seen, as many have seen
before him, that they were almost identical. But
hc alono has burst into blank verse about il, and
newspapers in the interior are deriding him for his
discovery.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

Tho horrors of the traffic in coolies, and their
shocking treatment in Cuba. are forcibly ex-
posed in the State Departments correspond
ence. The pity that was so freely bestowed on
African slaves may justly De extended TO these
unhappy Chinese. There seems to be little
prospect that the five Powers before whom the
case has been laid will favor the Chinese Gov
ernment's opposition to the traffic, and stamp
the whole system with reprobation.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

A case Of more than usual interest was
argued in the Court of Alabama Claims yes
terday. The owners of the bark Richmond
sued for the loss and expense that resulted
from a deed of humaDity-the rescue of 52 OF
the 25O seamen that were left crowded in
single vessel near Behring Straits, after the
ravages of the Shenandoah. 1t is to be re-
gretted that the Court was obliged TO decide
against the claim. on technical grounds. The
bark Richmond not having itself been cap
tured by the cruiser, there was no such dam
age IA the Court can recognize; but the bu-
name act of the captain of the whaler received
hearty and deserved praise from Judge Jewell.
Suckerville--that was the name Of the place.
At least that was the name before a claim for
damages went up thence; damages for a frcshct
on Miles Creek damages against the State Oh
account of the Chemung Canal oVeIfowing.
II is intimated that the name was changed
at or about the time Of making the
claim. Suckervillc" was perhaps too
suggestive. 1t might have started some in
quiry. In that event, it is just barely possible
the State might have had the benefit of the
testimony that Is now coming before the Joint
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
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The true ref0rmer does not make two bites at n
cherry and regards with just contempt such halI-
hearted regenerators Of the as Mr.. MorTlsSey,
who only asks that laboring man shall get llvn9
out of the city treasury, Mr. Butler or Kelley OF
Phillips who shrink from the name OF reputation
while advocating the principle The authorized or
gan of the great social movement which these gen.
tlemen are only dallying with is journal published
in Massachusetts called The Hod. Its programme
is singularly simple and direct. 1t fayors the
Abolition of the State of Property in Land and It's
kindred resources and of Income, the extinction OF
Interest Rent Dividends and Profit, the abolition
of Corporations, and the Reputation OF
all so-called Debts" Its editor, the Rev.
f. H. Haywood, is high in the Councils
of the New-England Labor RefOrmers and tayors
also the abolition of the Church and the procession
of the equinox When these elementary matters
are off his mind, he proposes to take in hand the
unjust and iniqutous law of gravitation, and after
tLat he will call convention of rght-mnded men
of both sexes to protest against the undue proper
ton of darkness to light in the present terrestrial
day. I'm comparison with such liberal reformer as
this, Mr. Dlorrssey and Mr.. Butler and even Slr.
Phillips seem like moldy conservatives, and doubt
less will be treated as such by Mr.. Haywood when
he has renovated the universe, and has laid In his
stock Of protoplasm for new heaven and new
earth.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

1t il curious fact that the late Lord High Cham
cellor. Lord St. Leonards, who was one of the best
English authorities the laws of property and the
writer of some excellent books on that subject
left his own estate in muddle by making will and
putting it away carefully that it cannot be found
Ii is certain that will duly executed and eight
codicis are produced which refer to it, but the inn
portant document itself has disappeared. Lord ST.
Leonards had quarreled with his eldest son. and his
purpose seems to have been to put large share of
tho property out of his reach. The plaintiffs
in the action recently decided asked for
a division of tho estate according to the
intentions of the testator established by the codi-
ellis and by paro evidence of the contents of the lost
will The defendant (the present Lord ST. LeOnardsl
insisted that the will must have been revoked, or so
eminent a lawyer as the late Lord Chancellor would
have left il where it would be forthcoming when it
was wanted To this it was replied with some force
that So eminent lawyer as the late Lord Chancel'
or would never have destroyed the viii and left the
codicils to perplex his executors. The Court took
this latter view and divided the property according
to the proved provisions of the missing testament.
Altogether il is the most striking illustration of the
old SAYING about the lawyer who conducts his own
case that we have met with in many day.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

Legislative Committee. The claim is paid.
Now the Suckervillans admit that the freshet
on Miles Creek could neither have been made
nor marred by the waters Of Chemung Canal
New-York tribune., 1875-12-10

FOREiGN.-The election Of French Senators began
In the National Assembly. - Prince Frederic OF
Iippe QDetmoldl is dead. &C The Madrid press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-20

The LATE PRESIDENT MORENO, OF THE
RFTUELIC OF ICUA DOR.-Garcia Moreno,
pTe'ldent OF the republic Of Equator. asSaSsi-
mated recently. was born IN GUayaQuil In
March l,2I IN early life he was celebrated
AZ an explorer. Re entered politics about
the year 1918, and was a violent oppOSer Oi
the existing governments. He WAS twice
sent into exile and be then turned his atten-
ton 10 SCle rec, becoming provost OF the uni
VerSity Al quito. 10 lh59, during his absence
from the cOvltTy. a revolution broke out
at Moreno was elected one OF the three
supreme Chiefs" He, however, assumed
entire control OF affairs and was defeated
ana obliged 10 fly 20 Peru. Meanwhile,
another faction gained power and gave up u
Peru twO-thirts Of the territory OF Ecuador.
Moreno theTeupOn handed over the force
under him TO Flores, who obtained a victory
over the insurgents. Moreno was impeachei
for treason but was acquitted and elected
president for four years. On August 80. 1851.
he assumed the Dictatorship, maintaining
himself IN power by his OoIdness and brutal
ily. IN 1865 Don Geronimo Carton VA
"a minister. IN 1sG9 Moreno started anothe
revolution and again obtained power. In
May of tie same year Don Rafael Carvaiel
was elected president, but before the close OF
Tie year Moreno was again elected for a term
OF six years. lie had taken an oath not n
again accept the office, but he did not hest
tate te violate his pledged word He was
again elected this year, the only two men
daring To oppose him having been duly eX-
He'd by him. He was a brave, energetic
man, but a bigoted tyTant, abusing power
when he held il. revolving against il when
IL was eXerciS e. by others.