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New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
THE STATE CANVASS.

There are eight candidates for the Republic
can nomination for Governor who have delegations COM
mitied to them.
Congressman c. c. B. Walker declines re-
nomination ut the hands Of the Democrats IN Ietlef
marked by melancholy which was doubtless superin'
duccd by too close a contemplation of the Democratic
House. Mr. Walker is probably the only Democrat Tho
cn carry the district which is likely 10 return 10
publican. ~ :.
So many Democrats opposed Gov. Ii!dens
nomination at St Louis that IL not strange that some
one is occasionally counted in the ranks of his opponents
who did not belong there. But The Syracuse Journal Is
mistaken in placing Mr. Hewitt among those easym
Democrats who thought before the nomination that Cow
ridden was the sum of all wckcdness and after H. ths'
ne was an angel OF light. Mr.. Hewitt has been e0hsS
tent In his devotion ,
The Republicans are early in the field WIN
nominations for the Assembly. Theodore a Case the
nresent member from tho lid District OF Chautau9uS
County has been renominated Henry spioer has oo0n
nominated iu the lid District OF Jefferson County ana
Charles H. skinner. who was nominated last year "'
who was compelled to withdraw because OF donp rs ~
his eligibility, being momDer od the oih scnoo' ~
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

ments may be dissipated, and against whom
war of all kinds may be waged with unrelent-
ing ferocity. We have not word to say mere
for The "bosses," but surely we may say q
uord in defense of laborers against the cru
ely and oppression of their fellow craftsmen.
We insist that 10 one shall be prevented by
the ONIONS from working, if he desires to
work. In this matter OF personal LIBERTY
every sensible person will be upon the
side of the strikers, if they please
to strike, and also upon the side oil
the non-strkcIs, so long as they do not
please to strike. No combination has
right to compel free citizens to give upther
freedom. The law in New-Jerscy appears at
first to be merely made for the protection OF
the employers but really it is quite as much
for the protection of the woIlingman and his
family. Considering how easily those who are
in passion are betrayed into oAenses the full
purport Of which they do not comprehend, we
hope that in these cases the authorities Will
show all the lcniency which the law will per-
nit; but we hope also that the poor, with
families to support, VIII be allowed to work
for just such wages as they may see tit to
accent.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
4 SID PEJPpE1RtNCF.

Speaker hcrTS long ana brave struggle ID
over. There is something pathetic about his
brief temperance IN public life, ana his mlshaps
through the session. In majority so largely
made up of unknown men, he was gwen
special prominence because he had served IN
Congress before, had shown ability and
kept clean hands. For these reasons he was
wanted on the floor, for which he was fitted i;
but because they had nobody else of whom the
public knew the same things, he was drafted
into the chair, for which he was not lit at all.
He was known to be Il strong pa tisan, but his
opponents had generally thought him fair
man. He stunned them by appointing COM
mittees so incongruous and sometimes so unfair
that the absurdities of ,heir composition could
only be attributed in some cases either to per-
sonal prejudice or to ignorance. lie had been
held by the noisicr refomers as the one
Democrat whom it would be safe to trust as
against the lobby; yet he organized the com
mittceS III the interest of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. He was thought to be sound on
finance, and earnest above all for the triumph
of the better elements of his party. But he
made committee from which we have finally
received the House repeal of the Resumption
act and he used his patronage to the end
of securing every influence to aid in the
nomination of ThOS. A. Hendricks for the
Presidency. Even in minor matters he made
such pitabc mistakes as to impose upon the
WAYS and Means Committee the clerk who had
named his child after the assassin of Abraham
Lincoln.
Then he fell i'll. The House drfted away
from his control, and the majority for time
lost all cOhcrcnce. He was made the subject
of an atrocious calumny affecting his personal
character, and while no honest man was willing
to believe it, the circumstances were so pecu-
liar as 90 perp!ex and bewilder even his
friends. That his stainless honor was finally
vindicateG, and that the generous course OF
his political opponents made the vndicauon
thorough and overwhelming, was the one
piece of good fortune which the session
yielded to this bufleted brolen-down man, on
whom it opened with so fair promise. On
Tuesday the House adjouncd-haying done
what it could to make shipwregk of the party
and on Saturday its Speaker died.
And yet it was Il happy ending. He had
always the sincereSt respect OF his fellow
members of all parties His bearing as
Spcaker-in spite of the miShaps of his posi-
tion-had given the feeling n warmer tingc.
His illness, hi. manly bearing under the
wanton attack upon his reputation, and the
heroic forttude with which he endured his
suilelings, converted it into allcciionate re-
gard. His dying hours were swectened by the
formal, and altogether unusual expressions of
sympathy from the House, and by universal
manifestation of the kindlicst good will; and
his memory will be cherished as that of man
who honestly did his best and was always bet
ter than what he did.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FoRrIGS-The Montencgrlns intended to invade
Albania. == The Portuguese financial crisis Is
deemed over. - A grand banquet has been
given to Richard Wagner.
DoMEsTIC-NIichael c. Kerr, Speaker Of the House
of Representatives, died on Saturday. = ii Is
said that efforts to secure the pardon of Chicago
whisky mon have failed. - political assess
ment has been made OH the clerks of one OF the de-
partments at Washington.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Mr. COrnelPs most Jealous
partisans claim the whole New-York delegation TO
Saratoga. Other Republicans give him little more
than one-half the delegation. -= The negoti-
ations between the Tammany and anti-Iammany
organizations are checked by the latters claim FOL
equal representation with Tammany -- Six
Fenians, who escaped from penal serYtude in Aus
tralia, arrived in tho whaling bark Catalpa. -
An old woman was murdered at Paterson n. j.. by,
il is alleged, her husband. - Two boys were
drowned and one was severely injured by the cap
sizing of a boat in the East River. -= Gold.
llOs4 11Ods 11O2i. Gold value of the lcgal-tender
dollar at the close, 9OSlO cents. Stocks duh and
lower, closing with q slight rally.
The WEArHrR.-IHE TmBUNEs local Observa-
tions indicate clear and cooler weather with partial
cloudineSs =- In this city yesterday it was clear,
warm, and breezy. Thermometer. 7Go, so, 69O,
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
THE DEATH PENALTY IN IOWA.


All our readers are or should be interested
in the question of Capital Punishment If it
be necessary for the peace and happiness and
safety of society, at least in eases OF mortal
felony, it Is vitally necessary. The room for Il
compromise is exceedingly narrow. If the pun
ishmcnt be desirable, or if it be demanded by
the fundamental principles of Jurisprudence,
all weak dalying is DISASTROUS all morbid SYM
pathy childish, and all efforts to keep the law
on the statute book without enforcing 1t are
discrcditable to the human intellect. Again,
if the experiment of abolition is to be
tried, the least which we can demand
is an accurate statement of results, or
OF the absence of results which can be legiti-
matcly regarded. as conclusive. -Four years
ag0 the extreme penalty was abolished III Iowa.
Vigorous attempts have been made from time
to time 30 restore it recently these have been
multiplied, and a direct influence brought TO
bear upon the Legislature; and it has been
distinctly asserted that one result of the repeal
has been great increase in crimes Of a cap
ital character in the State. We confess that
we were ourselves under Such an impression.
We would therefore specially call the attention
of the reader to the letter of Mr.. Bovee,
which we publish this morning. The writer
has given great attention to the subject, and
occupies a prominent and honorable position
among the opponents of the gallOws.
1t will be observed that Mr.. Boyee denies
that murder in the first degree has increased
in Iowa during these four years Of experiment; ;
and he quotes the authority of Senator Jessup
for the exactly opposite fact, that murder in
the first degree has decreased since the abo-
lition. Again, other crimes Grape, for lnstance)
have increased in number, and this increase is
of offenses which were never punishable by
death.
A very important question is whether the
absence of a legal death penalty in Iowa has
intensified mob violence there. Mr. Bovee
meets this by pointing to the prevalence of
Lynch law in other States III which capital
punishment is still maintained. He cannot
conclude, we are sorry to say, without speak
ing a little sharply of "theologians" " who STILL
upon religious grounds, advocate the restOra-
ton of the old law. Mr.. Bcyee should re-
member that it is quite possible for a cOnsci-
cntious man to accept the ancient doctrine
upon this point as of Divine authority There
is nothing absurd in it, and really nothing
opposed TO the very highest and most rational
benevolence In this respect, capital punish
ment stands upon the same footing with war,
which ia undoubtedly forbidden by any literal
and narrow Interpretation of texts. Th" So
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
TIE PyYdL DELEGATIONS.


We hope no Ncw-York reader failed to note
the curious contrasts between the lists OF Sar-
atoga delegates chosen respectively by the
regular or CustOm-house and Independent Re
publican organizations in this city, as printed
in Saturdays TRIBUNE. The CustOm-house
leads off with Michael w. Burns; tie In
dependent organ73 3tion with John A. Dix.
The Custom house sends Richard and Thomas
Murphy; its opponent, John JAY and AleXan-
der Hamilton. The Custom-house, John d.
O'Brien and Charley Spencer; It's opponent,
John Jacob kstor and James Emott.
1t has been understood that Gov. DIX and
some of the other more prominent members
of the Independent Republican movement have
promised, though at great personal neon
vcnience, to ate ID at Saratoga solely Tor the
purpose of securing such a change in thiS.clty
as shall cause the Republican organl-
zation to represent the Republican voters.
Ii is possible that a few of the conspicuous
gentlemen named may be unable to co. but 1t
is believed that none were chosen without
being in full sympathy with the movement.
We suspect that there are among them several
members OF the "impudent" Union League
Climb. We also suspect that it Is a delegation
which it would not be wise to treat with con-
TEMPT.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

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New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
Dnsinees Nonte5.

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subscriptions and Advertisements received az leEaaI
at both Offices HE DAILY TRIBUNE sciNcu pN Orei III "'
parts Of the city cSIly in the morning.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
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New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

codcil, dated Oct g. 1872, this direction Ia reyoked
"but" the codic proceeds wish 10 leave IL on record
that this alteration in my testamenary directions NOT
consequences merely of change Of circumstances in my
individual case"
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

Readers of THE TRIBUNE tearing to1cn on trGr,,
cling for He Snnmer can hare tic paper mailed
to them, postpaid, for 81 per mOlih, he address
being changed Chenerer desired EcqaeStS TOR a
chance Of address sloaM ARRAYS mention the
edition iDaHy, Weekly. or Semi WeedlyJ, and
boh old ard nec addresses
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

BY granting a delay of two months for The
payment of commercial notes, the Portuguese
Government has averted general panic. This
arbitrary measure must, however, press heavily
on the banks which discounted the notes and
expected repayment at the regular time.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

The educational advertisements in TnR TR8uNE
this year furnish curious illustration of the ten
disney Of tho times. Ii is well known that TIE
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

1t will be observed that Tammany is healing its
breaches. The way it proposes to do it is to take
back john Morrissey and the rest of the. un-
clean material it had spewed ont. Now. as
the city seems unchangeably Democratic, this
amounts to saying that We are to be governed
henceforth by Tammany at its worst. We commend
the fact those wise citizens who thought 1t best last
year. for the sake of petty partisan advantage, to
slap Tammany in the face when it was trying to
clean itself. They deliberately chose the worse
wing of the Democracy, helped it to beat the other
and so have forced Tammany, in selfdefense to take
il back. Tammany can now fairly say to complaining
taxpayers, Every well, gentlemen; you insisted on
having the rule of the prze-fghter and the gambler
You refused TO let us win unless we took them
back. You actually joined hands with them
to beat us. when we were trying to
give you decent government. Now we will take
them back, and you can put up as best you may
such government as follows" All this is very
natural thing for Tammany to say. What are we
gong to do about itf
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

Everybody, except perhaps the vendors Of soda
water. is rejoicing in the change to cooler weather.
A very common phrase at present Is the expression
of belief that the backbone of the hot weather is
broken" Perhaps it is, but in any case there is
usually a cheated term some time during Septem-
ber and the season for Fall oyercoats is not yet at
hand. The present change is in fact rather in the
wind and in the moisture Of the atmosphere than IL
actual temperature. There was very little differ
ence between the afternoon records of the thcr-
mometcr of yesterday and of the Wednesday prevI-
ous. Judged by that instrument alone, yesterday
was hotter than the two days preceding 1t. But
brisk wind from the north during the afternoon, and
a certain amount of dampness in the air. made it feel
cooler The night temperature has, however, fallen
more than that Of the day; and as the nights are
now growing longer there is fair reason to hope for
a continuance of this part Of the improvement.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

-Four years ago if anybody thought of Gov Hayes
for the Presidency it was hardly Gov. Hayes yet
four years ago he said in a speech: " We ought to
have reform of the system of appointments to the
civil service thorough, radical. and complete" This
is precisely what Gov. Hayes, being nominated for
the Presidency, now says And a very good opinion
it is to stick to- We triic more III need OF re-
form now than we were then, and ii is encouraging
to find that the Governor has not changed his mind
President in favor of term, with bis head full
of civil service reform, ought to do good stroke of
business.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

The celebration of "Salt Water Day" in
New-Jersey brings TO mind IN old scandal. 1t
used to be said that that was the only day in
the year when the farmers of the State washed
themselves. Which only shows the tendency
TO fling base and baseless surs at New-Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

Ex-Postmaster Jewell started his campaign
work with forcible speech last week at Brat
tleboro He sees very clearly that Reform IS
the leading issue. The only question for
voters is as to which side Is likely to bring
about genuine reforms and this must be
Judged from tue record ard the candidates.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

Yesterday and the day before hundreas were
crowding about the newly-erected and as yet un-
vailed statue of Nlr. Seward in Madson-square,
whercon is the inscription, "Wiam ii. Seward,
Governor, Senator, Secretary of State of u. ."
This is either too much or too little. We may
pass over simple Governor" because the monument
is in New-York, and so New-York may be undcr-
stood but Senator" may mean Senator OF New
York or of the United States, and the same may be
said Of Secretary of State" If it be urged that
"of u. s." supplies the deficiency, then tie nScrip-
ton will read "GOyemor, &C., of the u. >" 1t ap-
pears to us that the inscription might have been
Governor; u. s. Senator; u. s. Secretary of state,
or "6overnOr of New York, from 1888 to 1913 /;
Senator of the United States from 1Sf9 to 1851 !;
Secretary Of State of the United States, from 1861
TO 1869" Something like or other OF these, or
the simple name would certainly be better. a fuil
biographical and historical inscription is not neceS-
sary for there are certain facts with which spec
tator is supposed to be acquainted; but If he is
ignorant, at least he ought not to be mised in re-
gard to them.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

TRIBUNE bas largely the lead in this class OF busi-
ness printing for instance, last Saturday, and we
believe generally, more educational advertising
than all the other daily papers in the city combined.
We had the curiosity few days ago TO compare ad-
vertisements of this class in THE TRIBUNE for one
week with the similar advertisements for the CORE
spondng week of the previous year The result
showed for the first week in August IL
more advertisers this year than last, with
something like 800 lines in the week
less advertising More schools had felt the necessity
Of seeking for patrons but old and new advertisers
alike had felt also the necessity for reducing thelr
expenses Each one told what he offered in the
fewest words while more Of them waited TO tell ~.
We observe that the same tendency has continued
throughout the month, and that it IL spreading
among other classes of advertisers. ID is n good
thing to have spread. Twenty short advertisements
instead of ten long are always better Tor tho
newspaper and more interesting to its readers; and
we suspect that in many cases they are quite as
profitable TO the advertisers.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

irishmen who retain their historic love of
adventure have reason to be gratifed at the
successful manner in which the six Fenians
who arrived here OH Saturday bafed their
British jailers. Having been soldiers, these
prisoners were treated with exceptional sever
ity in order to prevent further disailcction
On this account their escape is invested with
additional interest.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-21

The cutting down of appropriations by Con-
gress brings more or less hardship to very
wide circle. The reduction of the pay OF oth-
GERS in the Navy is so considerable that 1t VIII
be severely felt. In the POst-0ftce Depart
ment the letter carriers are disappointed In
their hope that the reduction already made IN
their salaries would be of short continuance
Reflections on this subject are apt 10 include a
remembrance that the members al Congress
did not reduce their own salaries,
The week opens with the Servian army re-
organized and, according to Gen. Tchernayeif,
prepared to resume the offensive. Active hos
tiiities may therefore be expected Immediately,
Prince Milan having resolved 10 continue the
war to the last extremity. The threatened In
yasion of Albania by the Prince OF Montenegro
will be watched with interest, since that
province has hitherto escaped the ravages OF
war, except where it adjoins the MonteneSrin
frontier. From a military point of view, the
Turks have shown able strategy In provoking
this incursion. Its immediate effect is to di-
vide the MOntenegrin forces, withdraw Prince
Nicholas from Herzegovina, and transfer the
warfare TO a more accessible province. All
these advantages may. however. be neutral
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-14

II won't be necessary 10 erect monuments
IN commemoration Of the notable genuses of
Grantism. They are erecting their own monu-
men's. and by them they will be remembered
~ Ear { Fl as the next Centennial. Belknap
has finished his monument, aud it bears a
longer inscription than there is on that Of
Major Gen. Worth in Madison Square. At
the head of it is inscribed Fort Sill" and
then follows list of other forts and posts.
Schenck has completed his monument, which
il topped with the legend. Emma Mine. !"
ment. Pierrepont is still working nc his monu-
ment The Credit Mobilier operators and
salary grabbsrs have raised their monumental
Ebenezsrs. Grants monument will be varie-
gated one when properly marked. Let every
man build the monument of his own life.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-14
MORE BELKNAPPING.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE SAID TO BE CONTAIN
MATED.

Says Q Washington correspondent OF the
New York Sun: " In the latter part of Janu
ary last, the Hon. H. Clymer, NJ. c., chair.
man Of the Military Investigating Committee,
presented 0 resolution in the House Of Rep
Tesentatives (which was adopted) directing
the Secretary Of War to furnish sthe com.
mittee with detailed statement Of the sigma
service accounts This came to the notice Of
late member of the signal service, who i'm.
mediately communicated with MI. Ciymer
informing him that the moneys appropriated
by Congress each year for the benefit Of COM
msrce and agriculture have been traudulently
misused.
1T is we'll known to members and ex mem
bers of the signal service that for years past
the officers who have in charge the contracts
for supplies, and the disbursement Of moneys,
connected with the working Of the corps, have
pursued Q systematic course of population. A
strict investigation of the signal service &C.
counts, from the date Of its formation until
the present time, would show that the service
has been supplied with vast amount of ma
teriAl by one firm in New York City, at a
price more than three times that asked BY
other houses and that it has been the rule OF
that Arm TO deliver but one-half OF each order
jim fact doubling the contract price-and evil
dence can be adduced which will prove this
1rm was started at the period the signal ser
vice came into existence also, that the off,
GERS contracting with said firm receive emolu-
ment for advancing its interests with the
bureau established for the benefit Of COM
merce and agricultnre'
"Three.quarters of million of money has
been misused by the signal service during tie
past two years. While Bslknap and other
great guns have carried on their enormous
operations, the signal service has seen con-
Quoted ins modest limitation thereof.
sit is improbable that Mr.. Clymer will
allow the signal service to receive another
$500, 600 appropriation. without first investi-
eating the manner in which it has used the
money heretofore Entrusted to its care, in
behalf of commerce and agriculture.