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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
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Mr.. Lnnsfcllow has been chosen poet and
cx. GOV Seymour orator forthe Centennial celebration "
the surrender OF BurGoyRe at saratoga on Oct Is ISL
Ofitnbach arrived ut Havre in excellent
health on his way home from this country July 10
and went directly to Etrotat, where his family was
awaiting him.
Gen :. w. Crawford, of the retired list Of
the army returned from his recent journey the
IRENE East In time be present At the Fourth Of Juy
dinner in London. where he responded for the army and
navy. He Is 10 rcturlhomr IN september.
Mr.. Charles Reade has won his suit against
the publishers The Gdsgo'c Herald for infringement OF
copyright in publishing his story Of a Hero and a
Martyr" The jury rendered verdict In his favor and
gave him 500 damages. The s;ory was hr> pub sed
simultaneously IN The TRIBUNE and The PdH MAI Ga
The presidency of Dean (female) College.
Bughamton y y made vacant by the death Il the Rev
Dr. smith, has been accepted by the Rev. Dr. Patterson
who Is widely known in This country and in Europe
Hamilton and Christopher North az Edinburgh Univ er-
s'ty. He graduated a, the Edinhgr-h Theoogcil
seminary and was 4 member q. The Schoc! u Art. lie
vil assume his duties President next September.
Soiourner Truth is not dead, as reported,
hut IS alive snd Wen at Battle Creek Michigan. \ ct-
zen OF that place friend IN this city: Truth
su lives IN the person OF our dear friend S0ouTner
She has been sick but her daughter Elizabeth has
been IN for Onth. tOlOugucr speaks tomorrow
temperance al the Health Institute in this city. She
wants 10 to The nnial IN the last ~ September
aud viii. suitable place he found for Lee 70
stop az. | think Ivy her speaking and otherwise she
would sell many OF her books. Tais is her only Of
support"
An extraordinary discovery in reference TO
the remains Of the poet Crbhc is cronclc 10y the Lon
don papers lie rector Of S. James, Church, TrOw-
bridge, from 1914 to lsS and upon his death the
ter wear he was buried in the ohancel 81 the church
Fifteen years GfterNari, IN lS47 the church was
restored by the late Rev j. D. Hastings rector who sac
crelcd Bishop Fnlfopi Bishop ~ Montreal The work
men OF the contractor 10 lower Tie door had TO reduce
the size OF the vault OF CVaboe The skull was taken
away aud all Efforts 10 trace 10 Of no avail The
other day returned to the chUrhw agdcns box
10y gentleman who had been successful In finding IT.
Mr.. Charles Backus, the famous minstrel,
was at school dinner in Rochester. recently and made
speech giving an account II his life. He began by
stating that ho born young OF poor but honest pa
rents lie remembered when quite boy his mothers
nrst taking him school He had suit O, clothes
that day made Of his fathers old The trousers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04

York ore now called upon to show how 'ar
they consult the wishes Of Republican voters
They can nominate a candidate who VIII have
10 withdraw or oct beaten. if they like. Many
of them seem quite disposed TO do that very
thing. II will not pay. MIR. ConkllnS ana HIS
friends canuot afford to defeat the Republican
party 10y forcing upon it al unweicome cahdl-
date in Il State rs important rs NoW-l cTk.
The bitter memories OF defeat thus caused
would live and rankle rs long as any
of the chief actors should roman Ill
poli,jcal life. He is comparatively young (;
his friends are numerous ana ihl'Wh-
,ial. If the course pursued Is sdth rs u
win victory in November, Mr.. Conklihg
and his friends will he sure to secure III the
futurc MI the consideration and influence to
which they are entitled. But if, at this critical
moment in Republican fortunes, the electoral
vote of this great State should be thrown away,
by forcing upon the party nominations WhLch
the voters viii not support, neither Dir. ConN-
ling nor any OF his active friends would hFc
long enough 10 he forgiven by the party thus
BETRAYED 10 defeat.
In the case of Mr. Orth. it was not neceS-
sary to discuss the validity of the charges
against him. If they were wholly unioundcd'
il made no difference; the voters would not
support him, and that was enough 20 III
Ncw-Ycrk. II would be Il waste of time 10
consider whether Mr.. Cornell is iii any respect
blamrworthy. or whether Mr.. ConiLinS and
his friends have mcritcd the blame they
receive Ii is enough that he and they are
commonly regarded rs responsible in great
degree, for those very things III the cohhur'
of the Federal Administration which the people
most strongly disapprovc. We do not hesitate
to give Mr.. Conkling high credit for ms iniln-
cnce with the President at the time the lnila-
ton bill was vetoed. But the people ask why
an influence evidently so great was not hs"d
To rid the Administration of BclhnapN ana
Bobrocks. and to sustain men Ike BrlSiow,
Jewell and Pratt.
The voters of this State viii not elect any
man closely identified with the least worthy
features of Republican conduct. Thousands oi
Them. against such a candidate, would directly
supmort q Democrat, or put up candidate "i
their own. The Republican party cannot afford
to lose thousands of votes in NCW-l Ork, AMI a
nomination which drives a considerable ioTce
INTO antasoniSm will cndangcr the National
ticket 1t will not help Mr.. Cornell 10 I've
sacrificed. rs MIR. Orth has been. To MI.
! Conlling and those identified with him. defeat
| in Ncw-Norli as a CONSEQUENCE OF such manage
mcnt would be irrcparabc and irrcyocablc in
Jury. If they are wise, they will observe what
! has happened in indiana. and nominate can
| didate who will receive The united support OF
/ thoSr who desire the election Of Coy. Hayes
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lnner 10 Aorcrneemenlo.


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
7HE IMPENDING BATTLE.

We are nj last able To solve the gcograph-
ical c0nundrGrs which for week past have
confused the reports from the seat OF war Ill
the East. Slavic names, not only miSSpeIlcd
by the telegraph, hut given alternately iii The
smelling of four languages, and indicating
villages unrcprc>eutcd on the maps, have
given a rare task TO the journalist, and much
dislupointmcut to those readers who expect to
bc fully enlightened by O'Clock III The morn
ing i'm regard 10 the enigma received ut md
night. At last. however, we have cllmmcr-
ing of light-suicient perhaps, 70 make clear
the relative positions of the main SerVian ana
Turkish armies. and the locality of the great
battle for which both are preparing.
The Scryian center. it will he remembered,
was in advance of AlcXinatz. in the valley OF
the Norawa. threatening Nisrh Cor NisSa).
The left held Satschar on the River Ilmok,
as its base OF operations, the two points beng
about - miles apart The Turkish from;
formed an exactly parallel line, extending
from Nisch - the fortress of Widdn, on the
Danube. distance of nearly 100 miles. The
Seryian attempt on Ni>ch goy such WAS the
only meaning OF the fight at Ak-Paankah and
four Turkish assaults ut SaitSchar equally
failed and all the skirmiShlng on a iaIS"
scale which has since cnsUrd has evidently
boon for the advantage of position, be-
fore vcnturing on a decisive engagement.
That part of scrvia into which the
Turks have forced entrance l. the extreme
southeastern corner, embracing the upper val
lev of the Timok. Thus. TrpulSrd at SaitSchar.
and not daring 10 attack AcNlnatz, which has
been strongly fortified, they are cndeayorns
10 picrce between and turn the flank of both
places. But az the junction of two branches
of tie upper Timok. lies furgusovatz ION
some maps called Kniaieya,z). forming the
aucy of n triangle. Of which SaitSchar and
Alexina.z represent the base. This place COM
mands the only road open through the rough,
mountainous country in the rear The Servlan
center and left are thus disposed in the form
of wedge, and would seem to bevery strong.
proyilcd the position at Gurgu~ovatz has been
sufficiently strengthened. But the fact that
the Turkish forces have united IN front OF
il indicates that this Is the weakest
of the three points. In the Turkish
rear. rs bases of supplies. are NiSch and
Niddin. The engagement reported this morn
ing refers. probably to some advanced tenn
porary line of defense; for the ScryianS ut
Gurgusoyatz could be reinforced from AlcXinatz
and Saitschar within ~ hours. and the pos
session OF the iirSt-namcd place has become
absolutely necessary to their success
The lists are now marked out the positions
are equally well chosen both sides may delay,
hut cannot withdraw; and the fate of the
struggle will almost certainly be decided by
the battle soon 10 be fought there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
I CASE ~ POINT.

II is n fayoritc assertion which the Demo-
cratic organs and speakers put forward rs II
il were really IN argument that the prevailing
hard times and suffering among the W"rhih"
classes are legitimate consequences OF kcp"D-
Ican m7iadmini>tration. They bSse their
homes Of the election Of Tldcu and Hendricks
largely Oh The assumption that the general
stlgnation OF trade and industry will Toe
attributed T. this cause. OF course the aSSEmp-
ton is 2 falsoouc Tine industrial troubles OF the
country are deeper rooted and no mere change
in the party control of the Government Is
likely To hr.n: about better condition OF
affairs. Ct even restore confidence for time.
Changes are not generally effective IN that way.
The ASSUMPTION is on" which i, wholly insn-
ccrc on ;hc part of the Democrats, and only
the most ignorant can be dcludcd 10y 1t.
Bat Sippo,inc for a moment that it is ac-
ccptcd "A an honest plea. how are the Democ-
racy to 4Apllin the workin-mcn's dcmonS'ra-
ton in this city on Monday last! That was a
plea of the most positive character against
Democratic policy and rIlc. John Kelly, Mayor
Wickham. and Tammany Hall were unques-
tionahly responsible FOR the reduction OF the
wages of laborcrs on the public works. Con
tronrr Green. who is recognized rs Gov. Til
denis representative in this city, was Just as
certainly responsible for the stoppasc OF most
of the public Improvements he found going on
when the Tweed gang stepped out. The policy
of reducing wages of public lahorer' to the
standard PAID hy private contract was night
and proper We heartily commend Mr.. Grecn :
persistence in stopping needless works Tor
which the city had not th" money to pay.
Nevertheless the worhinGmon think otherwise,
and will probably insist at future mass meet
incs on change. Bat the present Democratic
authorities will hardly admit that their retire
mcnt will provide sure remedy for the
/ troubles complained Of The only illustration
thus far of the fayorite argument of the
/ Democracy is decidedly 10 their disadvantage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04

.he attention of the House of Commons TO the
facts. So Lord Henry Lennox threw up MS
position as President of the Board OF works,
previously stating that his dictatorship was
purcly nominal and ornamental.
Lord Henry is entitled to some credit for
rromptly confcssing that he is unit to hoiu
Office. and that the tool of Baron Grant is not
inst the person to superintend the dolngs OF
the Board of Works If he had been an
American Member of Congress or Oiiice-holder
cougbt in the same scrape, he would hardly
have acted so promptly or so satisfactorily.
He might have begun by denying all knowl-
edge of "The Lisbon Tramways Company" lie
would then have written long letter 10 INC
newspapers, full of the natural indignation OF
injured innocence. He would have been >" IN
"ycstigatedD for several months 10y committee
He would have been defended by many ardent
nolitical friends. He would have clung TO his
place until fairly kicked out of it. and then ne
would have written more letters TO the news
papers. Finally, after no end OF nuodIe,
speech-makng, libel suits cards. interviews
and afldavits he would have faded from the
pubhc vision for time, only to return III Il
regcnerated condition, and regarded by many
of those who regarded him at all as the VIC
tim of political intolerance. The story OF
ord Henry Lennox should be a wholesome
one. and his example might be followed with
public profit on this side; only we fear that
such aristocratc weakness will be thought I'M
fitted for lcpublican imitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
Nh,y YORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY AUGUST a. 1870.

nae As tbe manufacture Of iron and steel
rails has advanced. the proportion of foreign
iron used by onr rail Dads has declined remark
ably. BY far the greater pant OF the loss IN
impo,ts may Jc traced 10 these two Causes
decline in prices sbroad, 50 that the same
quantities Imported represent lower values ID
statistical reports, and substitution OF Amcri'
car for foreign goods in domestic use.
In exports, on the other hand, there mas
been remarkable increase. Domestic produc'S
other than specie have been exported to the
value of S525, 43i,SS during the last hSc.'l
wear. against $500, 2Si,100 during the year
prcceling and 5000, 5j2,77O during the year
1871. This increase, also, has been IN sIl'e
of 4 material decline in prices OF exported
articles. 1t has been estimated thaC the
average decline in prices in TINS country
has been about ten per cent duflhS INC
n,st wear, and over twenty per cent
since 1S72-3. If the export returns are con-
sidered in the light of these facts, the increase
appcars the more remarkable. In all periods
If Great commercial disaster imports Decline
bur the lower prices of domestic products III
wife foreign purchasers, and the startling
change in the relation of exports to imports
which has occurred since 1872 shows no"
serious the disaster in this country has been.
I'm the following the specie value OF exports
for the last six years is compared with the oe-
clared value of imports, coin and bullion being
=. Ii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
vr. OgTlrS RETIREMENT.

Mr.. Orth rctircs Ii Is nos stated that the
Republicans of Indiana experience uncontrol-
liable grief ut his withdrawal; indeed, a dis
patch. apparently Sem-onicial, states that IT is
accepted "in the hest of spirits" His view of
tae case, as stated in his letter. was that his
own party would not vote for him. He Is
satisfied, he SAYS. that he viii mot receive the
united vote of the Republican party" This
letter is dated On Wednesday, and on Thurs
day evening According to a conspicuous an
uouncemcut in The indianapolis journal, Mr.. Orth
WAS expected TO speak at that city. and to give
full explanation of the little matters which, so 70
speak. impaired his usefulness. Probably the ex-
planation will now be deferred. But the moral of
the transaction viii remain. and 1t would I've
we'll for New York machine managers 10 study
it, To nominate Mr.. Orth was found an eN-
ceedingly easy matter. To get the party 10
vote for him was quite different thing. and,
having tried that for some months, the mama
gers and Mr.. orth himself give il up in dis,
gust. Ii is probable that the committee may
now find candidate who is wholly accept
able, but would il not have been as well had
the party managers selected such u candidate
at the outset
The Republican party managers In New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04

OF this suit were big behind they IN front anl
he eOud not tell whether he coming In or going out
After leaving school he went to California, where he en-
braced the minstrel profession. In this business he
had travelled all the world, stopping for tina
the Sandwich Islands where they used To charge
sOnafies 81 10 50 apiece TO hear the performance. After
ten years absence he home again, and the frse
Sunday company with his mother. be attended service
the Brick Church collection taken up for the
missions In the Sandwich ISLANDS, and when the bag wac
handed around TO him be dropped 80 cent piece into It
His mother reprOvinY said: Charley my soD 10cents
Womb have been sufficient" He cOnsCled the old LADY,
however. by the remark, =" Never mind, mother, an
going there again, and it viii all come back"
A venerable lecturer is about to take the
platform IN England Mr.. Conway gives this account Of
him in The Cincinnati Commercial: The other day
received circular stating that old Lord William PITT
Ienno wishes to obtain invitations TO lecture the
following terms Institutions in London or the suburbs
from one guinea and half to two euineas and half,
country institutions from three TO eight Guneas accord
ing TO distance 1t is, indeed possible that the aged
lord CHARGES little because nc afford 1t and simply
wishes lecture though in that case he might well
give his lectures for nothing. suspect that the old
sportsman lectures because he is poor He Is " Of
age William Pitt stood godfather 10 him. He on
;ho sta of Wellington at Vienna and Waterloo He has
hooks of sporting anecddfe and reminscence. The sub
iccts OF MS lectures are Personal "reminiscences OF
wellington The Late Prince COnsOrf Theodore Hook
.IocomotiJn: or How People Travelled from the Days
NJ Charles II TO Victoria T., Our National Music, An.
ecdotcs OF DOGS Physical Education. For Cssay
on this last subject Lord William received silver Iucia
from the Liverpool Athletic Society,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
TJyE RtItNCE or TRADE.

loss of seventy three millions in imports
in a single year is no light matter To the
Treasury il means large loss of revenue: 10
commerce and industry a great decline in the
activities upon which prosperity depends. Ii
is well to economic. Where we have vast
debts to pay. economy in purchases and expon-
di,urcS becomes necessity. But II Is ncyeIthc-
less dishearteniNg to dealers, if the people tnd
such economy necessary that then purchases from
abroad decline nearly fourteen l',r cent IN year.
Imports of merchandise during the twelve
months ending June 30, 1870, were $533.-
OO5, 1856, and during the twelve months end
ing june 30. 1876 they were Sl6o, 563.615.
Even in 1875 a diScouragng decline was OBJ
served for the merchandise imports of that
wear were So 100000 less than those of the
wear ending June 50. 1874, and over $780,
OOO 900 less than those of the year ending
June 80. 1873. Since the year last named
the decline in merchandise imports has been
over twcnty-siX per cent
Ii would he erroneous, however, to suppose
that this decline was altogether due TO dmnu-
ton of consumption. On The contrary. the
most surprising fact is that, in spite Of hard
times. the people Of this courjrf continue 10
consume nearly rs much fool. To wear out
nearly as many yards of cloth. aud, on the
whole. To demand nearly q, much of human
labor to satisfy their wants, rs they did be-
fore disaster came. In values imports have
declined so largely in part because prices of
imported goods have declined in foreign
lands If il be true, rs some claim. that within
four years there has been an average decline
Of nearly twenty per cent IN prices in the
countries with which we chiefly deal. this fact
would explain nearly the whole of the decrease
in values imported. without any large decrease
in quantities imported and consumed. But
there has also been, in many articles of gen
eral use. large increase in the quantities con-
sumed of domestic production. Many qualities of
American cloth, for example, have almost
wholly superseded foreign goods III American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-04
GENERAL NOTES.

The farmers loss is the fisherman's gain
Potato bugs good bait Tor trout.
About this time look ont for notices OF big
watcrmeons. One IN Richmond weighed 40 pounds
The Western press is overloaded with odes,
cleies and lyrics Custer. Gen Crook oEgD; 10 ee
extremely cautious.
An old lady on Holston River, Tenn. whose
descendants number 100 souls reads and sews without
the aid Of spectacles and hSs NOT taken dose Of eh
c.ae IN half century.
4 Rhode Islander who deserted his wife and
two ch!rc, in East Kingston eleven years ac. returned
recently under the impression thai is laughter would
ho glad hin. Ne Sir rc.ssci % cave her sc.
giving bc- dress
An old lady in California refused 10 allow
railroad corporation 10 Jay rails .oaeh her properly
The track-iayeTs took advantage OF sundaya Cay %
which she could nci appeal TO the coUriaad Put down
the rails She WAS outwiiica, bat DO. deea',l Mhen
The locomotive came along over the branch Inc SIC o
up position on The track and would ot SUI Ate ~"
motive backed cat and LEFT Res ~ her post
The vulgar prejudice against the tax COZ
cctor does 10; extend TO the Black HIS HIS arrival ~
pcadUool City i, announced VIA aOurish Of unpes
in The Pioneer It's easy 10 undcstand why he Is WI
come guest Thus resion IS an Indian rtser' 81, ~,
white men have no night 10 Dag 900 sne,o nr. "a :,
United states Government allows me mih'Is 70 -
thitber and then sends taXcatbeEer among tneL,
acGn0w cslges their Tistt 10 remain tne'e, 49, -
Withhold tie privileges Of conrt and posi-oinCe -
miners have stck sArs sense II they have not haiu Az
A colored demagogue named Cain Is 'r!'ns
10 raise II in south Carolina Remember thas 'ne az
so 600 black men this State who can bear "nese
raes and know how 10 them, and thai the'e s'
600 900 women who hight torch and asc tne A1s
and that there 10000 boys AMI girls ~ao nave ~
known the lash OF white master. The negrv ~ "
conutry will not always be dOcilr-he Will mol a"S
restrained by f,ar-the rising generation are :. ,.I
and dar1nga a are white ALREADY thAt sPH.
a. An NOT IN tho minds OF Thousands vito have neIn
- 80 in he oon,est and Who would rejoice IN the