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New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
ANOTHER LIE INsURANCE COLLAPSE.

Whatever may have been the extent to
which the uniformed public was surprised by
tbe failure Of the Continental Life Insurance
Company, the utter collapse of the Security
Life Insurance Company comes with no such
sudden shock. The broken concern of to-day
WAS never accounted very sound or strong,
and during the last year or two
has been merely struggling to keep up
appearances, in n vain hope that turn of the
tide might bring relief. The great mistake
had been made in the earlier years OF Its
business of taking notes instead OF cash for
half the premium. Many OF the Old, strong
companies had begun business in that way
They had. however, been conducted with an
economy of management unknown to the nigh
pressure companies started in later years. But
even with all their advantages, the older COM
panies one by one discovered that the ha1-
note system was n mistake; that 1t did not
brinf. in sufficient funds in the early years OF
a policy to meet the average risk; and they all
abandoned that system. The Security Company
il said TO have continued issuing haf-note poll
cies till four years ago. IL was long since
recognized everywhere that the premium
"notesn Of life insurance company were
among the most worthless of its assets. The
informal estimates of the Security's affairs
show that three-fourths Of its assets were pre-
MUM notes No skill of management could
ever have rescued it from insolvency.
The public will inevitably ask of our State
Insurance Department an answer To the ques-
ton why this condition of the Security Com
pany was not made known long ago, and why
the Superintendent did not prevent the COM
pany from taking new policies. The de-
fault il too great; the disproportion OF
liabilities to sound assets is too enormous.
Il cannot be supposed that this condition was
utterly unsuspectcd mt Albany. If the super
intendent had hopes that company could re-
cover itself after sinking three-fourths OF It's
assets in premium notes, he was too sanSnlhe
by half for his position. If he did not know,
opproximately, the condition of the company,
he has still less excuse. 1t was his business
to know.
There is n very hard time ahead for weak
insurance companies. Within few weeks 1t
ia expcctcd that Others will succumb. For this
there is no help. Those that survive this
Winters inspection will do so by virtue OF
their fitness-because they are really strong.
When the wrecks are cleared away, there will
come a gradual return ol couno0n'o va '
mart of the public, which will greatly benefit
the companies that weather the storm Ana
since there is no way to avoid it, the sooner
the crash comes to the weak concerns, the bet
ter for all. We trust there will be no delay
in the annual examinations, and that they Will
be unexampled in thoroughness. Sound com
nonies have nothing to fear; full showing
will add to their favor with the public. What
noliey holders are now asking is whether they
are insured ut all.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

they manage to escape the law; but the views OF
life they present are those taken from the
grogshop and gambling hell; their very at
mosphere is crime. A boy who would be SIM
ply disgusted by the open vice in publications
which the law prohibits accepts the concealed
poison in these without suspicion. When we
read Gas in our exchanges of last week. OF
murderers of fourteen years old, of burglars
of nine, of delicately reared girls in the
first bloom of innocent youth leaving their
homes and coming to this city in the mad desire
for adventure, to be rescued on the very verge Oh
ruin, we can trace the motive cause in every case
to these publications, or their dramatzation
on the boards of variety theaters. In even
the best class of Juvenile literature belonging
to the present day there is too much OF fever
and unrest. The child's brain, crammed and
forced at school, is still further heated by tales
of wild adventure or fantastic improbabllty.
Robinson CrusOe and the Parents Assistant
are voted dull by our boys; even Scotes
magic wand moves too slowly to enchaDt
them. But if our best juvenile literature be
thus open 20 criticism, what is to be said OF
this the worst and lowest deepR
We speak this warning advisedly to parents.
1t would be well if they would pay closer
attention not only to the books which are
bought for them to study Mt school, but to
those which they buy themselves to study out
cid
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The modest man, Mr. Prince, who has just
been elected Mayor of Boston, telegraphs to
The World that his success Is a rebuke of all
attempts at bayonet and fraud dynasty in
"this Republic" The Little Peddlington elcc-
ton (of course, comparatively speaking) is
described by His Honor that is to be, as "a
orally for the Constitution and the sover-
"eignty of the people" One Democratic
leader, who is cited in The Boston Globe, does
not take quite such a magnificent view of the
matter as Mr.. Prince does-he finds 1.-THE
"prime cause for this great revolution" in
the conduct of the Republicans Gin the
Field-Dean contest in the Hid Con
"gressional District" Outsiders ought
to be careful of obtruding their opinion in the
presence Of these sagacious insiders; otherwise
they might say that there never was an cleo
ton which had less TO do with national poll
tics. For several years all the municipal elec-
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN..The President Of the Belgian Bank du
Creditha absconded. - light now regiments are
IN beorqanized in ROumania. NO agreement mas
been como to among the Powers regarding Bulgaria;
minor matters alone have occupied the plenipoten-
tiaries at Constantinople. - Warlike prepara-
tions continue in Russia.
DoMEsTrc.-Gov Chamberlain makes an emphatic
reply to-day to Senator Gordon; Wade Hampton was
sworn in as Governor of South Carolina, III the
presence of the Wallace House. - Gen. BARROW
has repored TO the President the Florida election
- Masked men robbed bank near GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, of 10000, and then escaped.
CoNGREss.-The Senate debated Louisiana affairs,
and agreed to the printing of the documents from
members of both parties who visited that STATE
- The House adopted substitute 1or the
MeCrary resolution. - Progress was MADE WIN
tba POST Office bill. - The President sent to
Congress special message the subject OF troops
at Petersburg.
f,try AND SUBURBAN-Mayor Wickham was ap-
pointed by Judge Brady receiver of the Security
Life Insurance Company, which has failed win
liabilities of SIS. .45O 900 and assets of $1.943OOO
- The Brooklyn Fire Marshal reported on the
great fire. crticisng the lack of proper precautions
in the theater the action of the stage employees III
not giving the alarm and the course OF the players
ia trying to keep the audlehce Ill tneil Sea'9' =,
Resolutions for the consolidation OF the city debt
were submitted by the Aldermen to the Controller
The Aldermen also adopted resolutions against the
gas monopoly. - Eugene Christ, an AlSatlan
fatally wounded Mary Kelly, because she refused to
marry him. - Gold. 1872 1923. 1O7ls Gold
value of the legal-tender dollar at the close, %
cents. Stocks active aud higher, closing steady al
reaction.
THE WEATHER.-THE TEIDUrIE's local observa
tions indicate continuance of cloudy and threat
enine weather Thermometer yesterday. 42', 49,
ago
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
amnatmenls ano alsstinss 90 Nisht.

TsoorH's THEATER.-" King Lear 60.
FIFTH AyENUE THEAIEk :" School TOT ScanoaL
(3nAND OPERA HOUSE." Grabbed age
IYCEUM THEATER.-" OthellO" Booth
11iYMPIc NOVELTY THEATER.-Variety.
PARK THFATER.- MuSette."
sAN FRANCISCO MINsTREI& -, a. xy,.,o.u
TTesTY-TaIRD STREET OPERA H0UsE.-Keny D. Leonp
Mnstrels ,,, ,,,.,
WAIIAcK's THEATER.-"The Shaughrlun"
Ac,DEAfY OF DEsIGN.-JOhnstOn Art Collection
IcADENY OF .hfUsIC.-Day and Evening Grand tar; -,
BKooKLTN ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-3: Philharmonic he
heaFsal ,c ,,.oiS.
faIoKRRISG HALL.-Lecture James i. tlelds'
GIiMORE's GARDEN Equestrian Festival ,,.., Y,ov
uRILER's WONDER THEATER.-MaSical ana MuSio"i L 0'
fOrmance ou-.....
KURT ZCiALLERY.-Seabury Art Collection.
LYRIC HALL-TrcnOr's Reception Dansahte'
NEw-YORK AQUARIUh.-Day ana E'einE
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

The Democracy of Indiana and New-Hampshire
are already firing up according to the programme.
The Unterrlfied but Terrible, are to assemble on
given day in mass meetings all through the North
for the purpose of Simultaneous vociferation. The
shout of certain disappointed politicians who had
failed to elect their candidate by intimidation once
"tore HELPS concave," according to report, and
n consolidated Democratic war-whoOp might be
counted on to rip things universally. But precau-
tions should be taken by the management against
such melancholy miscarriage as happened on
similar occasion. When those restless gentlemen,
the scientists persuaded all the world to turn out
and yell in chorus in order to attract the notice OF
the dwellers on the moOn it will be remembered
that Just az the clocks delivered tho fatal tick,
sufocating silence fell upon the earth, only broken
over a very limited area of disturbance somewhere
in Siberia, where q deaf old lady screamed her
shrillest This good woman on account of her IN
irmity was not exposed to the temptation which
overmastered the collective virtue of humankind
each one of whom had stealthily adopted pro-
Vramme of his own, viz, to keep absolutely quiet
and listen to the racket. Let every Democrat De
reminded that the perforatng eve of Mr.. Hewitt Is
upon him. and that Mr. Tilden stands expectant
with his trumpet at his ear SO altogether, breth-
rem! We will do the listening.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

unlUeG. IOUClCdl cfolutioh -
stance, insured the survival OF the httest.
In Germany, three years ago, law was
passed abolishing the duties on iron and steel
at the end of this year. The depressed state
of the iron industry has since led many to
doubt the righteousness of this measure.
Prince Bismarck was convinced that it would
be well to postpone the abolition until 1879.
The Reichstag has, however, decided by vote
of 2O6 to 116 to let the law take effect
Germany being large exporter of iron and
steel wares, the majority doubtless conclude
that she may safely defy foreign competition
A curiously vacillating brute this seems to
be who shot young girl yesterday on the
street in broad daylight. For four years he
has been refusing to marry her, in spite OF
repeated promises to do so, and now he shoots
her down IN cold blood because he fears that
there is danger of her marrying some one else,
and she has refused to marry him. The man
ner of hesmurder, for such it will doubtless
prove was business-like to the last degree
Three shots were fired with cool precision, but
they were hardly discharged before this lover
was on his knees, embracing her body. lie
soon regained his cOmposure, and now adheres
to the opinion that the girl deserved to die as
she did. Altogether this seems likely to travel
through the country press as 90 curiosity OF
" crime"
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

Fire Marshal Keady's report on the BROOKLYN
calamity very properly lays stress on the mad
equate means for extinguishing fire In the
tlcater. The managers had taken no warning
from two previous fires there. Their employees
were not at all trained and practlced Tor ther
duties in such an emergency. There was no
hose kept on hand ready to attach to the stage
hydrant. On the other points, especially as 10
the means of exit being sufficient, there may
be room for two opinions; as to the neglect to
provide for extinguishing fire there can be no
question. The blame for this neglect must be
laid where it belongs. Several of our theatcrs
have their employees well drilled, so that each
knows lust what he is to do when fire breaks
out The certainty that such system had
been adopted by all the theaters IN this city,
would tend largely to relieve the present
anxiety of Ihay-goers. 1t is scarcely possible
that any of our theaters are so destitute OF the
appliances for bringing a stream OF water to
bear OH the scenery, as has been shown to have
been the case in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
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Legislature. NJ. Gambetta. who regards MIN
with personal disfavor, was silent, but he Will
have to fall into line in case M. Simon pursnes
honestly the policy he has defined. Inc
French Administration Is now strong ana
united. Political evolution has, in tins IN
stance. insured the survival of the fittest.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

Itis unfortunate for the Silver bill that the argu-
ments for it in Congress are largely repetitons OF
the passionate talk with which the country was
made familiar when it was proposed to tax the
bonds and pay them off IN grcenbacks. Excavations
of the bloated bondholder" are certainly anach-
ronisms. But Mr.. Bland finds nothing better to
say than that the rich are arrayed" against the
Door and that widows are wailing for silver CON-
Mr. Holman too is in heat, and evidently considers
the holders of securities enemies of the human
race who are existing off the Industries of the peo
plep after the manner of oldfashoned pirates Even
Mr. Kelley grows nflammatory and talks about "op-
pression." II these gentlemen can make any CO.
herept and satisfying replies to the objections urged
against the bill by Messrs. Kasson, Hewitt, Garfield
and Chittenden the country would be pleased to
hear them; but we have already had surfct OF
wild haranguing about class distinctions"
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

The Board of Aldermen calls the combina-
ton of the gas companies ga conspiracy" The
board never put the English language to
better use.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

One good thing, at least Wade Hampton
said in his inaugural speech yesterday, that
t" the true interests of both races can best be
" secured by promoting prosperity among all
+" classes of citizens" If all the Southern
Governors had proceeded on this plan, two to
a State would hardly be too many.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

The President is developing unsuspected
powers of sarcasm. When he ltahcizcs MS
messages, however, he goes too far. Mr.. Thur
man may think this looks too much like "bull-
"dozing."
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

The Louisiana question ought to be per-
fectly clear to everybody this morning. The
United States Senate spent the whole day yes
terday in discussing it. And yet it isn't. II
this be treason, make the most OF it.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

II is the misfortune of the House of Repre-
sentatives that its blunders have been OF so
peculiar kind as almost to mOnOpolize pub
lie attention. The good 1t has done has been
much less picturesque than the evil. Yet
it has accomplished important results worthy
of not, little cOmmendatiOn. The House
which drove Bclknap from Office which made
handsome saving in the appropriations that
does not seem to have been followed by de-
fjciencies of the number and size that were
predicted; ard which disclosed, with
all its frantic raking and fiinging OF
mud, much corruption that might otherwise
have gone undiscovered, can surely lay some
claim to the public gratitude, whatever may
have been its mistakes. and its weaknesses.
This claim will be greatly increased ii the
House fulfilIs the promise now made of going
ON in good faith with the work of making ap-
propriations, without knowing who Is to spend
the money. 1t is perhaps a strange thing to
he grateful for, that the House intends to do
its duty, and will make no attempt to black
mail its opponents into yielding up the Gov
ernment but we have had reason to be thank
full for some queer things already, and more
of the same kind are likely TO follow. And 1t
is only lust to the House, on the other hand,
TO say that there has never been any authorl-
tative declaration of a purpose on It's part TO
attempt to block the wheels OF government IN
this way The people abide by the law, and
their representatives are not likely to venture
TO nullify it.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

It is unfortunate for Germany that the penal
code which was to secure uniformity in the
criminal laws of the Empire has been set aside
by the conservatism of the Federal Council,
which insisted upon stringent press laws. Ii
ia better, however, to postpone the measure
than to have the liberal policy of the Reich
stag completely thwarted.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

Minister Simon has begun well. He has
promptly declared his adherence to Republican
principles and thereby elected the hearty ap-
proyal of the Left in both branches OF the
New-York tribune., 1876-12-15

Now it seems that there were twenty-four sol
diers at Petersburg instead of ten, and a cap
tain besides a lieutenant This puts more
aerious aspect on the affair, and the House will
now do we'll to consider whether impeachment
would not .be a duty as well as pleasure
Perhaps the President might be induced TO re-
sign to save time, expense, and trouble Let
Mr.. Hewitt see to it at once.
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office" that the confidence in his untarnished hor-
or and purity is so great that the most violent
partzans corcede it fully.
The obstruction of the force of General Custer
and the terrible loss of so valiant an officer
in 9 manner so tragic, at time when the
proposal to dispose with the half of the army in
the House is the subject of much comment, and
of considerable feeling. The result will doubtless
be that the Indians will be severely punished if
not nearly exterminated as to the tribes now in
the field. though a much greater force and in
creased expense will be made necessary, by the
successes they have been able to make against the
troops General Sheridan able to send against
them
Impeachment brings here many Of the Regular
oficers,-McDowel), Augur, Hancock, and others,
and but for the heat might be of greater interest,
but, as it is the busy men of the managers, and
the witty council of the defence, seem to be some
what anguid, and spectators thin out Of the gal
leries unsatisfed to endure the oppressive atmos-
pherc. Hastily, \. b. {.
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What Leading Democrats Thought
of Tildcn's Nomination.

believe him least likely of any of the candi-
dates named to carry New Iork.-Er-J"dge
George F. Comstock.
am opposing Tiden because | have every
reason to believe that he cannot carry New York.
De VIII c. LMJoha.
Any good democrat can carry Brooklyn by To-
600 majority. Tlden will lose it by 5000.-Dd-
mas Barnes Editor Argus.
Tiden's nomination will certainly impair the
chances Of a democratic victory in New York,
and will in all probability, insure the palty's de-
feat.-J. !. L. Pruyn, Chancellor.
The reason of our opposition to Tden is solely
because he is no longer popular in New York,
and cannot carry the State against Hayes next
November. The New York people are tired Of
Tilden. Tilden can't win in New York -iagQs-
tbs ScAeN.
The inference seems TO me inevitable, that not
being able TO command the cordial support Of his
own party or to gain strength from any other
sources, he will not be able to carry this State,
and that his nomination would endauger the
whole ticket.-Erastas C0riag.
GU gentlemen out here have no idea how the
people Of New York County feel in regard to
Gov. Tlden. They know that he has been false
TO the democratic party and if he IS nominated
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The Object of 1t.

The Providence journal, United States
Senator Anthony's paper, throws out this
pregnant hint: "Washington is full OF
Confederate Army and Navy officers,
many of them West Pointers, who desert
ed to the enemy in the war, all engineer
ing for the reduction of both branches OF
the service. Everybody knows that the
reduction. if forced by the House OF Rep
resentatives will be temporary. The best
officers, those who are at time OF lite
when they cannot enter upon new employ
ments, those whose education, training,
aud capacity make them most valu able tc
the country-will be the first to go. And
when the Army and Navy are again filled
up to the necessities of the service, the
Confederate officers hope they will fill the
places