New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13


who thoroughly understands It's ehccts. IL Is
very plain however, that in this case oeati
was caused by o misunderstanding OF disregard
of the physicians prescription.
Whatever fears have been entertained OF
war in Europe OH account OF the Prussian note
to Belgium, they may be dismissed for the
present. The Berlin journal which did
most toward creating this alarm, ex-
plains that it was not inspired by the
Prussian Government in its course, and
Mr.. Disraei has declared that the affair prob
ably ended with tho reply of Belgium to
Prussia. However, if this particular source OF
anxiety has been removed, there are still sew
eral others left which may cause trouble at
any moment.
The service which Mr.. Sinclair Tousey and
his associates are rendering the State In the
investigations Of the Prison Association can
hardly be overestimated. Nothing could DE
more suggestive than the course OF inquiry
| they have prosecuted as to the hereditary
faint of crime and the effect OF education IN
CELEBRATING it. The two cardinal points OF the
Associations faith seem to be, First, less rose
water and more hard work in the peniten-
tiaries, and, Second, holding out to the pris-
oner substantial hopes of usefulness and hon
orable life in the future as the reward for
permanent good conduct in prison.
The measure empowering the Governor to
remove delinquent officers is to come up at
Albany to-day. We trust that members who
think it safe to oppose the measure either
| directly or indirectly will consider well the
consequences of their course. The Governor
is in a death-struggle with the Canal Ring.
One or the other must go down. The
Legislature must soon adjourn. If the
Canal Ring is subsequently found to be sup
ported by State officers they must be put out
of the way. Theoretically, there is no reason
| why the Governor of a State should not con-
troll the subordinate officers precisely as the
President controls his Cabinet officers. Practi-
cally there is every reason why just now the
Governor should have this power. There is no
good reason for resisting the bill to give it to
him excepting a desire to help the Ring.
Gentlemen of the Legislature upon which side
are yOuf
! The Democrats in the Assembly managed
| last night to retrieve the disaster which caused
such panic in their party in this city last
week. 1t will be remembered that bill for the
reorganization of the municipal government of
New York, the paternity of which is ascribed to
Controller Green, was introduced few days
ago by a rural delegate, and that by the skill
full management of Gen. Hustled, who led the
| Republicans and q few Democrats, it escaped
smotherng in the Committee on Cities and
| was consigned to the Committee OF
the Whole. The Democrats rallied
last night in force, and with the
exercise of moro discipline than they have
generally commanded during this session sue
I eeeded in wrestling the bill from the Commit
tee of the Whole and sending it to the Com
mittee on Cities If it ever comes thence alive
it will be with the seal of death upon it, or in
such form that its father will not recognize his
offspring.
Jordan Level is name of pleasant sound to
canal contractors, for there was executed one
| of the most profitable of all the contracts for
| which the State has paid 80 dearly. MIR. Hor-
ace Candee was the man who carried off this
prize, and an examination of the work done by
him has been the subject of investigation by
staff correspondent of THE TRIBUNE, who
was assisted by competent engineers. The re-
suit is presented in detail on our second page,
in letter from Syracuse. Jordan Level seems
to have yielded Mr.. Candee respectable
fortune already, and unless the work under his
contract is arrested by the exposure OF Canal
Frauds, there is no telling when, as such con-
tracts run, the mine will be exhausted. Our
Rochester letter on the same page gives an en-
teptaning sketch of the origin and career OF
the Lord Ring, which was repudiated and de-
noupced in effect at public meeting in that
city last week 1t would seem that the power
of this Ring, however great in the past, has
been thoroughly broken.
In our Washington dispatches to-day Post
master General Jewell may find hint as to
the conduct of his investigation of the Postal
Contract conspiracy. 1t seems that several
months ago Mr.. Kettle, whose name has been
disreputably connected with the recent dis
closures, probably anticipating the exposure
of the Ring of contractors and clerks, devised
scheme for getting rid of an honest official
who stood in their way and whose suspicious
had been excited. The plan was to secure the
removal of Mr.. French, the Chief Clerk of the
Post Office Department, on a trumped-up charge
of bribery in the gnse of life insurance; and
to this yrtuous end Mr.. Kettle and his COM
panion, carpet-bag ex-COngresslnan, sought
to buy the pens of the newspaper correspond
ents at the capital. The plan failed OF course.
Mr.. Kettle has been found out and will be
prosecuted if possible, for his share in the con-
spiracy. AS to the ex-COngressman. MIR. Jewell
may obtain his name from almost any cor
respondent on Newspaper Row. If we are not
mistaken, this ex-COngressman was nominated
by President Grant for desirable POst-Ofice