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New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
THE STATE CANGiSS.

The ranks are closing up. Judge George F.
Costock who marched out OF the Syracuse Convention
last year because 1t was simply "Tlden ratification
meeting. presided at just such meeting in the
city the other night. He remarked that his heart beat
IN unison with the march Of reform" Considering his
past affiliations. this excellent
Ii seems that injustice was done to De Kalb,
st. Lawrence County in tho recent statement, based
upon what seemed to be good authority the entire
Democratic party of that place. consisting OF voter,
had been sent Jail De Kalb seems, polls sometimes
43. sometimes AZ, sometimes 20 Democratic votes. De
Kab is yndlcated, and st. Liwrehco County breathes
The Troy Whig says: "Gov Tilden's prom
ise II elected President, to veto any bills that bs
passed by Congress to pay the Southern claims is idle
and worthless His word is not as good as his note
Those who have had experience with him Governor Of
this State know that his promise to sign or veto bill Is
good for nothing He has performed the singular feat Of
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
PERSONAL.

Col. Chester, who has been writing about the
nccuariiirs of Westminster Abbey has discovered that
Major Ardrts remains brought from America and
rSrred In The Abbey in ISL by direction of the Duke
of YORK lie has invests gated tho history of Andres
FAMILY ana hu,ls that 1t originated ~ Nismcs
Mr.. Bayard Taylor writes to The Cincinnati
commercial TINT two o John Bright quietly spent
thesummcrGm5 uudctectcd blythe newspapers Rel
ativrs ~ the Bright family live in Philadelphia and viii
minston Del Much OF John Bright's intelligent sympa-
thy with this country probably came through this
channel
At Mr.. J. VI. Ilarper's dinner to Mr.. Black,
Mr.. William Cullen Bryant was Unexpectedly quaint and
humorous says Mr. Taylor With perfectly grave air
he gave mock Qualification Of poetry on account OF Its
use and convenience quoting rainbow AT night" &C.
Thirty days hath september" and other familiar quo
tatiOns, in illustration Of his yows.
Prince GortchakOff speaks English, French
and German almost as II each were his native tongue,
knows the policy traditions, aud popular characteristics
OF each nation and able To calculate In advance the
OF every political movement He forcsaw the final
SUCCESS OF Union arms in 1862 when Lord Russell
was comfortably sure or our failure.
Gen. Lew Wallace's tragedy of "CommO-
dus" is finished. aud Mr. Lawrence Barrett who ex-
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
NEU-YORE TO THE RESCTE.

Whatever doubts there may be as to the re-
suit of the Presidential election, the electoral
vote of New York would remove them. There
is no State in the Union whose interests will
he more directly affected by the result of that
election than Ncw-YOrS. Her great city Is the
money and business center of the nation.
Above all other measures of public policy the
return to specie payments is the most essential
TO her permanent prosperity. The legislation
of the Republican party has been directed
to that end. Its candidates for President
and e-Prcsident stand pledged to 1t,
while the Democratic party (by It's action ana
IFS candidates for President and Nlce-PrcSl-
dent stand pledged against IT, As cohdl-
ton precedent to his acceptance Of the n0ml-
nation for Vice-P President, Gov. Hendricks de-
mandcd repeal of the law for resumption.
GOV. Tilden. if he did not actually join with
him in asking it, certainly made no effective
protest. and the Democratic House complied
with the demand.
\ united Southern Democratic delegation
in Congress will control the Democratic party.
II has ALWAYS been and will continue to he so
whenever 1t has existed or shall exist. II Is
folly to think otherwise. Mr.. Tildcn, were
he disposed to resist it, would be powcrlcSs.
He would be rs much the slave OF his party
rs was poor old Mr. Buchanan when he, with
trembling limbs and farering voice. indorNed
the Democratic hcrc,y approved of mt the
same timo by Gov. Iilden i'll his letter to Mr..
kcnD that the General Government had no
constitutional power to coclce Il sovereign
State, The Democratic party tolcrairN no OPP
nosition to It's brhcsts. With it death, trIb-
"utc, or the Koran * the motto Restore 1t
10 power. and the direct and cotton taxes,
amounting to millions of dollars, collected IN
the Southern States to aid in putting down
the Democratic rebellion, will be returned 10
them. The bills introduced by Southern Dem
ocr,ts. and now pending in the House of Rep
rcscntaliyrs, providing for the payment oi
damages done by the Union armies to the
rebcls, will bc paid To pay them, an immense
amount of unrcdccmabc treasury notes VIII
he issued. GOV. Tillcn's promised yetoeS
might prove aS worthless as his pledges 10
hard money How long would the man who
Surrendered to Hendricks refuse To surrender
to hi, united party in Congress-
The people of Newlork can prevent all
this on the 7th of next month. and should
they not do So. will be held responsible for
the consequences surc To follow. Are they
willing to stand thus before the world
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Of the Tariff of 1912. Pierce promised
to resist the known disposition OF his party to
push slavery into the Territories. buchanan
promised that secession should have no coun-
tenance from him. Which preyailcd-the men.
or the partyf Mr.. Tildcn has already be-
trayed, in this very campaign, that fatal sub
misSivcness to the demands OF party which
rObs his promise of value. No doubt he Is
sincere. SO, no doubt. he was sincere when
he proclaimed as his motto, Specie reSump-
4" ton; no step backward" Yet he has found
pretcxt for conscnting to repeal OF the Re-
sumption act. Will he find no excuse for
yielding once more
He will not consent to pay diSloyal per-
sons" for their losses. But the House insists
that persons who have accepted amnesty are
not disloyal. viii Mr.. Tiden yield to the
construction of his party (! Suppose that the
losses are adjudcated and assumed by the
States counties, or towns, as Missouri has con-
ditionally assumed responsibility for claims !;
the Democrats will insist that we have no
right TO refuse payment to Il loyal state be-
cause il may have mistakenly paid some per-
sons who were not loyal. VIII Mr.. llldcn
yield to that view Or suppose chat the
claims for losses incurred by diSloyal persons
are purchased and presented by loyal persons :
may it not be urged that the Government
ought not to deny them, being purchasers IN
good faith2 There are thousand ways IN
which the promise may be cvadcd. Mr.. 1ildcn
virtually confesses that his party will cyade 1t
if possible, and that he may reasonably be eH-
pectcd to yield to its demands. Is he, having
already yielded his convictions respecting re-
SUMPTION more worthy of trust than Polk, or
Pierce, or Buchanan The answer is obvious.
We have no business to stake the fate OF the
nation upon the fidelity of one man. We have
no business to trust the power to one VINO
acknowledges that his party will tempt OF
cocrce him if it can. All danger on that score
yanishes if we elect Hayes and Republican
Congress. We have no right to trust the fate
of the country to a candidate on the strength
of his promise to resist his party, which he has
never yet resisted
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

often cOncede, while cOndemnlng the methods
used to obtain Democratic success, that with
Democratic State and National Administrations
the South would doubtless be peaceful. If not
content. Ex-Attorney-G General Akerman III
letter which we print elsewhere urges con-
trary and novel view. His belief, founded on
his life long observation i'll the South, Is that,
unhappy as that section has been under Re
publican governments, both at home and at
Washington, its troubles would have been
vastly increased if Democratic National Ad-
ministration had let loose the evil tendencies
that have been somewhat restrained. For the
first time since the war such an administration
has ceased to be an impOssibIity, and impair
tial voters will do we'll to read Mr.. Akermans 5
letter in the light of that contingency.
This Is a sorry piece of business that is re-
ported from Philadelphia. To crafty disap-
pointed exhibitors, committee OF appeal IN
stead of issuing a supplementary scheme OF
awards, have been "dOctOring' and altering
the awards already made. One of the great
features of this Exhibition was to be its I'M
provement in the comforting of prizes. Instead
of meaning glesS medals there were to be careful
and discriminating reports by distinguished
specialists, which exhibitors could reprint, and
which would be of real value to the pub
lie Now all this vast system of intelligent
criticism carefully devised, delicately adjusted
and cOnscientiOusly executed, is dislocated by
the rude hands of people some of whom our
correspondent says, have not the ability or ex-
"perionce to make competent judges at IL coun-
"try cattle-show." The names of the judges
must be suppressed, because they would disa-
VOW statements which they have not made,
and the reports lose thus their greatest value
Something should be done, even now, to re-
pair this vandalism. The results of an Ex-
hibition which has been so successful ought
not to be marred at the last moment by the
clumsiness of incompetcnts.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

salvation, but it is probable that all these
things will come in the usual course and
furnish matter of interest to some readers lt
would be better for the public if such matters
could be kept between the priest, the MUIR
dcrcr, and God.
One of the remarkable features about this
case is the illustration it affords of the slight
value of circumstantial evidence when unsup-
ported. A large proportion of those who have
read the previous testimony in this case, as
well as many of the officials concerned in ex-
amining it, thought that the beggar-woman
whom Maggie accompanied to the woods
committed the murder Many minor clrcum-
stances favored this view, and so firmly was 1t
adopted by the neighborng villagers that pre-
caution had to be taken to prevent them from
lynchirg the woman. The result renews the
lesson of care in such Investigations. 1t offers
some antdote to the public impatience for
swift punishment in murder cases. and affords
some consolation for the laws delay. 1t also
throws fresh doubt on the superiority of that
circumstantial evidence which Prof Huxley
regards as better than oral testimony.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

poses. whether narrow and partisan or
unselfsh and patriotic, are of little mo-
ment as compared with the character, the
policy, and the purposes of the party behind
him. For il is not he, but the party that
comes into power He cannot he independent
of the organization. He never has been. lie
cannot be, even if he would, and we have no
evidence that he desires or expects to be. He
must obey its will, carry out its policy be not
its leader but its instrument. And that
he will do this and be this with
ont struggle or protest against it, there Is,
unhappily, nothing in his record leaving us excuse
TO doubt. 1t is not Mr.. Tidcn's personality
but the Democratic party, with its record, its
character, its purposes, its unforgettingness
and its unforgiyingness, that looms up black
and threatening before the country. Let no
citizen cast Il vote in this election without
having first fully considered its meaning and
import, not merely with reference to the claims
and characters of candidates, but in its effect
upon the government of the country and the
welfare of the people.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
NOW REGISTER :

To-day and tomorrow are the only days re-
naming on which voters in this city who have
not already registered can do so. The books are
open from a. m. to 9 p. III. each day, and the
number and arrangement of the places OF reg
istration are such that every voter can register
without loss of time. The advertising columns
of TIE TRIBUNE this morning will show You
at a glance where you must register and vote.
If tomorrow night the lists close on any citizen
who has not avalled himself of the citizens
right the fault will be his own, though the
misfortune may be that of his city or his
State, or even his country, for every vote
counts There can be no excuse for neglect
where all the facilities are so ample.
Register, therefore, that You may do your
part as a citizen and as an American. Regis
ter, that the vote may be as full as the all
important issue demands, and that the verdict
may be the verdict of the people. Register
your honest vote against the frauds already
inscribed upon the books, that your vote may
at least balance the vote of one repcater
Register, that as many honest votes nay be
cast as the honest men can assure. Register,
and register now
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
TIE ylLLEY STREIM MURDER.


By the confession of the murderer of little
Magic Bauer. all the details of the horrible
tragedy are now brought to light. Very natu-
ral indeed, was the fierce Indignation of the
hystandcis when the facts of the crime were
rchearscd. 1t is not at all astonishing that they
were with difficulty withheld from lynching the
criminal but it is exceedingly fortunate that
they were prevented Otherwise there would
have been two murders instead of one, and
probably much greater difficulty in securing Il
verdict against the new criminal. There will
he scant sympathy for the wretch who gave
the rein to his vile Instincts there would
be an abundance for the bystaudcr who
failed to curb Il righteous Indignation.
The advocates Of the death penalty and
it, opponents, though differing as to methods,
will agree rs to the main point i'll the case OF
murderers like McCOn0chie. Such as he must
be forever secluded from intercourse with
their fellow-men. They are brutcs at heart,
and furnish one of the arguments to
evolutionists that all men are descended
from beasts, since some OF them
thus display their ancestry. We shall
not wish to hear the tale of McConochies rs
penitence in prison and his hopes Of future
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

HOW TO STOP BANK DEF1LCAIIONS.
1t is unfortunate for the managers Of the
Park Bank that they have not told the simple
truth about the late defalcation. AT first they
represented tito be $4,000. Then they ad-
mitted that it was $4,000, but insisted that
that WAS all Now they are forced to admit
that at the outset they had also discovered dis
crepancies in the defaulting clerks old ac-
counts as note teller. Apparently they are not
yet nearly at the bottom of the matter, and
depositOrs and stockholders are still anxiOusly
inquiring to what extent the system of man
agemcnt permits deprcdations OF this kind.
A practical philOsOpher-was 1t not Punch ?
once suggested an effectual means of prevent
ing railroad collisions. 1t was simply to carry,
strapped firmly to seat in front of every To-
comotivc, n director of the company. When
the officers of an institution are the first vic
tins of any disaster which their management
entails, that management is likely to result in
fewer disasters. Perhaps it would be going
pretty far to insist that a bank president
should lose his head for tho dcfalcation of
clerk whom he appointed or promoted, and
over whose work no ngid supervision has been
exercised but it is in that direction that the
public must look for greater safety i'll such
matters
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

speech to the Sultan and his reply are published
- Turkish reverses are announced in Servla and
Herzegovina 60 The ROumanian Legislature is
convoked for Nov. 2. -- Aublain, the Belgian
murderer has been recaptured. 80 Bay tlnal
won the Dullingham Handicap.
DoMEsuC.-Gov. Hayes hold an immense recep-
ton at the Exhibition yesterday, and spoke twice to
a crowd of 10000 people, and once to the visiting
merchants; there were about 100000 admissions
- The Sullivan jury in Chicago failed to agree.
- The President has appointed Nov. 80 as
Thanksgiving day.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Much discussion was
caused by the dissensions in the local Democratic
party. - Gen. benjamin Harrison OF Indiana
addressed large and enthusiastic gathering of Re
publicans in Newark. - large Democratic
torchlight parade was held, including numerous
bodies from this city, Ncw-JeTscy, and Brooklyn.
"A reception was given to Martin Farquhar
Tnpper at the residence of the Rev. DR.. Talmago, in
Brooklyn. =- Gold, 109a4, 109Si, 1O93i. Gold
value of the lega-ender dollar at the close, 81 llO
cents Stocks irregular and feverish generally
weak at the close.
THE WEATHER-THE TBIBUNE's local obserya-
tions indicate % continuance of partly clondy
weather. == In this city yesterday the day was
cold and cloudy with occasional sprinkle; thcr-
mometer 45o, 500 43o.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Gov. Tildcn asserts that in case OF his election he
"wil maintain the provisions of the AIVth Amend
mcut" and reminds us that the Democratic National
Convention took pains to declare with duo formality
that they "accepted' the Same fraction OF the
organic law of the Federal Union. As there exists
no reason why ono portion of the organic law should
bc more binding than another. it occurs to plain
people that the necessity Of such a solemn accept
ancc" by u Presidential candidate and the repre-
sentariycs Of his party is rather unfortunate. But
Gov 1ilicn not only accepts the NiNth Amend
mcnt; he approves" it, and adds that Democratic
State Conventions have repeatedly done the same.
And Just here the Governor neglected 10 score
point which would have given additional value 10
his letter as . campaign document When it IL re-
mcmbcrcd that Hendricks and all the other Demo
crat, m Congress bitterly opposed this amendment,
whose provisions so bcuciiccntly protecting
the treasury and credit of the country, and that
every Drmo cratic State Legislature refused 20 raify
IT, and that some of them endcayOrcd 10 repeal
ratification already recorded. the present lLngrudg-
ing acceptance and "approyal' of the wiser
policy of their opponents demonstrate wonderful
capacity on the plr; of the Democracy for " Reform
within the party" Or if not, why not
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Gov. Hayes had noble body guard at the
Exhibition yesterday More than 10000 citi-
zens of Ohio accompanied him.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Troops continue to pour into Cuba, although
the Spanish Government is unable to provide
subsistence for those already there. This is
an unpromising way to begin the ninth Winter
campaign.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Judge Hoar may now exclaim-"O ! that mine
"enemy would write another letter." One
more ought to elect the Judge.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

John Bull ,tubbornly refuses to accept the Amcri-
can Idea that stockholders have no rights which
directors are bound to respect. On that side Of the
Atlantic the march of civilization has been slow
that The L,r7pool Courier speaks If recent transac-
tions in the Missouri. Pacific ~ " "diSrcputablc' and
~ "swindlrS" The average American reader will
be- startled to learn that the allegations which pro-
tucc tins uufayurlblc impression upon the mind Of
the British old fogy are merely these: That the
directors borrowed money for = time with mortgage
bonds to pay dividends inflated and then sold out
the stock, failed 10 pay interest on the mortgage.
had the road sold out. and bought il back cleared
and whitcwashed on Of all sUch liabilities share
dividends and secondary obligations" This aega-
ton does not apply with truth to the Missouri
Pacific, which WAS burdcned with mortgages issued
under the operation of a lease but there are many
American roads To which 1t does apply most strictly.
What, then! Are we to call the eminent persons
Who participate in these operations diSreputable
swindlcrs r. At that rate new jalS must be erected
for great American iinancers. Obviously. England
is behind the age.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

This year the Thanksgiving proclamation
of the President has special meaning.
He reminds the country i'll fitting language
that it must render thanks for the blessings
not only of year but of century OF exist
ence as free and Independent nation.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

Jarvis Lord it is said, announces his intention to
support Gov. Tilden. This is the greatest accession
the Tldcn ranks have received since William Cor
nell wctt-and the queercst. Gov Tilden says he
has been trying to send Jarvis Lord to the Peniten-
tiary. Jarvis Lord says he is trying To send Gov.
Tildcn to the White House. Which of them is III
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27

The attention Of the proper authorities should at
once be directed to that uncqualcd public domain,
the Yellowstone National Park, which has been the
object of So much governmental and scientific inter
est Singularly cnouch there appears to be no force
employed To insure the protection and preservation
of il, beauties and wonders and in consequence Wis
itors ara beginning work of destruction which, if
continued. will greatly diminish its value Not
only Ito ordinary tourists break off many pieces from
the beautiful hot-Spring and geyser deposits. but We
are informed that curiosity and mineral dealers are
carrying away large quantities of such fragments,
and dcfacng some of the greatest natural beauties
of the park. One such yandal, il is said, brought
away wagon-load, amounting to nearly ton, of
specimens. which have been sold and scattered into
private and public collections. The Department of
the Interior should at once employ force of men to
protect this property between the months of April
and November, and no specimens whatever should
be akcn from the park except for scientific purposes.
By - permit signed by the Secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
amus,msnts asio aleeiings 60 Night.

RooTH's THEATER.-" Sardanapalus'
FIFTH AVENUE THRArER.-"Lne ,,,
GRAND OPERA HOUSE." Uncle rom CaOlh
GIBIO's GARDEN" Baba."
OLYMPIC NOVELTY THEATER.-Variety. ~
PAX TIIRATER.-" Swcethcarts" and ." Tom CODD'
sAE FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATFR.-Nariety
TWRNTY-THIRD STREET OPERA HoUsE.-kelly Icons
MinstTels u - ,
UsION SQUARE THEATER.-"Thc Two Orphans"
WALLACKs THEATER.--" Forbidden Fruit"
ACADEMY OF DEsIGs--Day and Evening: Centennial
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-2;3O, Concert Philharmonic So
eiety. -
American JNsTTUTR.-Day and Evening: Annual falr'
(iII MORE's GARDRN.-Barnums G Entertainment .
MASONIC TEMPLR-Cromwell's Illuminated Illustrations
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARf.-Day anu ENenihs'
Centennial Loan Exhibition.
HEw-YoRK AoUAKIIM-Day and Evening.