New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-09

| land did not amount to much. Its only
important action was the adoption of resolu-
tions contemplating an alliance with other and
somewhat incOngruous elements of opposition
to the ticket put forth by the Democrats. A
contest in this case really seems unnecessary
| rs well as hopeless. The Maryland Democrats
have nominated q frs-rate ticket on plat
form which is in the main straightforward and
sensible, and their success by a large majority
| is about as certain as anything in the future
can be.
| The complete Democratic organization OF the
| North Carolina Constitutional Convention ana
| the refusal of the Convention to adjourn SINE
! die indicates that the work of amending the
| Constitution is to be undertaken. A much
discussed matter was brought up in the ordi-
nance pyoyiding for the removal of the poiti-
cal disabilities of ex-Gov. Holden. The pass
age of the proposed ordinance would be an act
of grace which the Democrats may well afford
and which would be an earnest OF their desire
for the reconciliation of parties whose relations
to each other have been cmbittered by causes
| now removed
Recorder Hackett gently admonished the
Grand Jury of the Court Of General Sessions
Yesterday for being dilatory in finding indict-
ments. This work of the Grand Jury is GER
tainly a humane one now, for, pending indict-
ment, prisoners are crowded in the City Prison,
! which has long been, from its sanitary con-
dition, powerful argument for speedy trials
The condition of the Raymond Street Jail, in
Brooklyn, also presents ground for a Grand
Jury's consideration. Notwithstanding former
| indictments as nuisance it is represented as
still filed with malaral gases, besides being
Overcrowded with prisoners.
| The veteran Democrat of the time OF James
X. Polk, who presided at the Eric Convention
yesterday, managed with great facility to blow
hot and cold with the same breath, and sue
ceeded in eliciting cloud cheering" from the
hard money men and tremendous applause"
from the infationists. 1t is evident that the
advocates Of rag-mOney are numerous and
active, and have high hopes of carrying the
Convention with them but the other wing OF
the party will make brave fight to avert this
result. In the matter Of nominations the situ-
alton is complicated by the schemes of factions.
To-day the ticket will be named and the plat
| form adopted.
Mr. Jefferson Davis, rs an orator, seems to
have made pleasing Impression upon the
people of Missouri, to whom he has spoken
by invitation. The address delivered by him
in De Soto yesterday, of which an abstract Is
| given in another column, is to be commended
for its fraternal and hopeful tone, as well as
for the good taste displayed in avoidance OF
those topics which must have pressed most
forcibly, under the circumstances, upon the
minds of both speaker and audience; while
the reflections and Suggestions in regard to
J the development of the Mississippi Valley are
interesting as the ripe thoughts of one who
has given the subject intelligent and careful
consideration.
The Legislative Committee on Quarantine
and Emigration Affairs yesterday continued
the investigation into the outlay of the Quar-
antine Commission on Dix and Hoffman Island.
Charles II. Haswell, who was the engineer OF
the Commission for two years, testified that
| one contract was awarded without advertising,
and $4,000 was paid for work for
which 5000 would have been large
price, while the work was not so
well done as it should have been, and the
contractors, in the opinion of the witness. did
not comply with the terms of the contract.
These blots on the record of the former Quar-
antne Commissioners are not likely to be
ascribed to corruption, but 1t is difficult to
avoid believing that there was not so jealous
and diligent an oversight of the interests OF
| the State, nor so strict performance OF duty
as tie Commissioners were called upon to give.
OF the numerous communications addressed
| to The TRIBUNE concerning our national
| finances, none have been superior in strong
good sense and simplicity TO those of e1-Sec-
rotary McCullOch. They have justly attracted
widespread attention both at home and abroad.
| Nothing couh be more timely reading than
these letters at the present moment, when
thousands of men who have never before con-
sidcred such subjects are about to record their
decision upon them at the polls, and thereby
| permanently influence the credit and prosper
ity of the whole country. In order to give an
easy opportunity for placing these letters in
the hands of voters, we issue them to-day in
the form of TRIBUNE Extra, No. 20. With
them is also the letter Of the Hon. Reverdy
johnson on the Nations Currency. The price
of this Extra is 10 cents, postpaid to any adj
dress, and large discount is made on orders
for considerable number of copies.
Controller Green has written a letter to the
Mayor making a very vigorous appeal to him,
as the Chief Executive of the city, to do all in
his power to check the headlOng expenditure
of money in premature and unnecessary street
improvements. The letter sets forth the heavy
burdens that have been laid upon the city by
this sort of outlay, and denounces severely the
policy of spending millions upon magnificent
thoroughfarcs in sparsely settled parts OF the
city. The recent action of the Aldermen