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The New York herald., 1876-02-09
General Bnbcocs,s Trial.

The trial of General Babcock upon charges
of completely with the Whiskey Ring at St
Louis is rapidly progressing, and q few days
will settle the question of his innocence or
guilt. A jury was obtained yesterday, and
District Attorney Dyer opened the case for
tho prosecution in a concise and straightfor-'
ward speech, in which the accusations of the
indictment were reiterated. 1t now only
remains to prove the charges. Without any
disposition to PREJUDICE the case or to utter
word which could be construed to the
prejudice of General Babcock we must
say that the evidence which the govern
ment seems to have in its possession
will require great ingenuity and skill on the
part Of the defence either to weak en- or de-
stroy. At the same time we hope Babcock
will be able to explain all the suspicious cir
cumstances which the prosecution is weav-
ing about him to the satisfaction of the jury.
It is disagreeable, to say tho least Of it, that
an official who has such intimate relations
with the Executive Mansion should be
charged with an offence like that i'm
puted to the Presidents secretary, and
SOh'ANeAph NONtu S'"SO bChSAdA AcbtSb,
not for his sake so much as on account of
the discredit it would bring upon the coun-
try. This sentiment however, must not be
allowed to interfere with the course of JUS
tice. If General Babcock is guilty he must
be punished, and the question of his guilt
must be determined by the testimony adj
duced on his trial. He cannot expect
and this the trials which have preceded the
present case are certain proof is very
sure to follow. If he is convicted the effect
cannot fail to be beneficial, but only upon
the clearest evidence Of guilt
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
Ex-Governor Hoffman ON Municipal
Reform,

There are few of our public men who are
SO well qualified by experience and intelli-
gence to form a sound opinion on our local
government as Mr.. Hoffman. After long
period of service as Recorder he was for four
years Mayor of the city, and then filed the
Office of Governor for two terms, at time
when our municipal affairs occupied large
share of attention at Albany. There is not
in the State more fair minded and judicious
citizen than Mr. Hoffman. His present Sc
clusion from politics and his entire discon-
nection from city affairs by his change of
residence to Albany exempt him from sus-
picion of having any other purpose than the
public welfare in expressing his views on
the reforms needed in our city government.
That part of his lecture on Thursday even
ing is therefore entitled to respectful consid-
Grafton.
Governor Hoffman is very clear and de-
cided in his Endorsement of a spring cleo
ton. The following is a condensed report
of what he said on this branch of the sub
ject:-"'A separation of the municipal from
the general election would seem to be wise.
The local elections in the towns throughout
the State are held in the spring. 1t is
mistake to suppose, as some do, that the at
tention of the people cannot be aroused at
municipal election, held separately. The
statistics show that during the many years
when the city election was held in the spring
the vote for Mayor was as large and some
times larger than that cast in the following
fall for State officers. Holding municipal
election in December, a month or less after
the general election in November, as was the
practice for some years, was great mistake.
That marked the election for city officers as
secondary affair, whereas it ought to be to
you, whose home interests are exclusively
involved, at least as important as any, More
over, the municipal election in December
would be more or less controlled by the
political combination of November" This
is the opinion not only of Governor Hoffman,
but of almost every wise and fair minded
man in the State who has no active connec-
tion with current politics.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tho 9Th OF March, 1877, comes on Sunday. thus
doth fate favor Caesar.
Bayard Taylor says black-eyed women do not love as
fondly as bue-eyed ones
S s. Cox got his nickname from gushing descrip.
ton OF sunset be wrote.
Everything beyond their own district Is unknown
ground TO the French pcasaniry.
Emile olivier married one Of Liszt's daughters and
Won Baiow married the other.
Holland has among educated population greater
number OF lingusis than any other country in Europe
..ra. awfully ta, is the new slang in London Ia.
mr. ta-ta is baby talk aud means 'thanks' or .'thaps
you"
The parsmony OF the French bourgeois Is euaran.
tee that no saves for those belonging to him more
than for himself
A Rochester reporter got kicked in the check by
mule and quietly remarked, at feels little like
snow"
A spirit medium showed Milwaukee editor that ne
could raise him up on table. This was whilo they
were both under the table.
In Florida cavo OF gigantic pcirided warriors hai
been discovered and yr. Bowcs proposes to call tho
whole batch Charles Francis Adams
In towns on the Rhine, where Dutch girls arc ones
sent to school, they ENJOY among their German com.
panions a special reputation for beauty
Rear Admiral William Z. lie Roy, United States
Navy commander Of the South Atlantic station, has
arrived In the city and Is at the New York Hotel
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
The Opening OF Parliament.

We print this morning an interesting spe-
cial despatch by cable from London giving
an account of the opening ceremonies of
Parliament Many circumstances contribute
to the splendor and significance of this event.
The Queen for many years, especially since
the death of her husband, has practically
withdrawn from public life. Her appearance
now is largely in Difference to public
opinion. The pageant was exceedingly
gorgeous. The royal cortege passed to the
House of Lords in the presence of half a mil
lion of people. Her Majesty looked exceed
ingly well-healthy and almost youthful
She bore herself with dignity, amounting
almost to imperiousness. The interior of
the House blazed in the shimmering light Of
the diamonds which were worn by princesses
and peeresses, while the uniforms worn by
princes, peers, generals and ambassadors
were varied in their brilliancy. We print
rerbatim copy of Her Majesty's speech, with
q report of the first debates and work Of the
session. Mr.. Disraeli will have some ex-
may well seek for every method of adding
to the popularity of his government
The purchase of the Suez shares
the visit of the Prince of Wales to India and
its political significance, the Herzegovinian
question and the tremendous results therein
involved, the financial condition of the
Turkish Empire, are all full of moment to
the peace of the Continent and the prosperity
of England. There are also social questions
which cannot be avoided. The foolish
pageant of DR.. Kenealy, who came to Parlia-,
ment surrounded by mob, and whose
retinue was dispersed by the police, shows
the existence. of feeling which will make
itself felt sooner or later, and which even
negative Ministry, anxious only for pleas
ant time and no responsibility, cannot
ignore.
The circumstance that so important an
event as the opening of Parliament should
be reported by cable as fully as the opening
ofour own Congress in Washington is new
step in the progress of journalism. London
is now as near to us as our federal capital,
and the enterprise which tells this graphic
story is only another indication that the
press, with science as its minister, is bring
ing the nations of the world closer and closer
together.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
Blood Stains.

Dr. Richardson, of Philadelphia, presents
in another column some exceptions to infer
ences from his writings made in a recent arti-
Gle in the HERALD on point of medico-legal
jurisprudence. It was held that this gentle
man appeared to argue that the stains made
by human blood were readily distinguished
from stains made by other blood, and thai
in so doing he suppressed the fact that thI
blood of some animals SO nearly resembles
human blood that the distinction betweet
them is very difficult, if even it is possible
He explains that he did not mention tn,
names of the animals thus referred to fol
fear the knowledge might be improp.
erly used by criminals, ana that il
was the less necessary to mention them be-
cause they are ''well known" to experts.
DR.. Richardson writes like an innocent
minded microscopist of good intentions but
a little moss grown. Does he believe that
murderer who has few drops of blood on
him will go and kill dog for the sake Of
making evidence? Is he not aware that
those fellows never expect to be caught and
that that is the real occasion of their indiffer
ence to stains that they could always remove
if they cared to take the trouble? He does
not wish to keep this sort of knowledge from
experts, for they already possess it; he only
wishes to keep it from the gentlemen who
cut other peoples throats, and for this reason
he carefully excludes it from an article con-
tributed to the american journal Of Medical
Science and the London Monthly Microscopes
Journal, which is complimentary to the
readers of those periodicals.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

party could be served by the nomination Of
General Grant he is the man to say so now.
The fact that he has preserved his silence
thus far and permitted his friends to raise
his banner means that he is, in name and
truth, a candidate. Nor will he stoop TO win
the high place. 1t will do well enough for
the Blaines and the Mortons to rummage
among the debris of the war for some mil
dewed battle flag, to bring up Andersonville
and Jefferson Davis as issues, and to chant
campaign lyrics about loyalty and hanging
rebels. Roscoe Conkling will never descend
to an Office so unworthy. He will win as a
soldier or fall like one
IT, therefore, the Senator who has been the
Brutus to our Caesar means to be Brutus in
fact, the reason will be found in the hearts
of his friends. When the best beloved
Brutus thrust his dagger into the heart of
Caesar it was not that he loved Cesar less
but Rome more. Roscoe Conkling as the
choice of New York for the Presidency
means that he feels that even his friendship
for man must give place to his devotion to
his party The nomination Of Conkling
means that the party Graves President
who will find fit men for place
outside of IBIS domestic circle, and
confidential servants who will not fall
under the condemnation of q Missouri
Grand Jury. 1t means that even the we'll
drilled legions of New York republicans are
afraid of third term. 1t means, also, that
the republicans of the seaboard are not will
ing to abandon all power to the Mississippi
Valley. It only remains, therefore, for the
party ranks to close around Conkling. New
England, since Wilson died, has had no one
more worthy. She should command her
sons to postpone their ambitions in the
presence of so wise and popular o nomina-
tion. Pennsylvania, with that magnanimity
which the Centennial will naturally inspire,
should hasten to stand shoulder to shoulder
with New York. and not destroy our favorite
son as she destroyed Seward. The West
the mighty, the free, the magnificent West
can find no one moro in keeping with the
character of her people than our resolute,
stalwart and aggressive Senator. Even the
South will see in him q statesman too proud
to persecute and too brave to tolerate perse-
cution. The more the claims of New York
and our Senator are considered the more it
will be found that no man is more worthy
of the confidence of the party.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
Lawyers and Their Clients.

If all persons are thieves who are so called
by newspapers, and if no lawyer must de-
fend such persons in court on pain of the
displeasure of the newspapers, people will
have some reason to rejoice that the news
papers are not the government. Justice
might be more inaccessible to many unfortu-
nate men under that system than it has ever
been under the systems that have been set
aside by Magma Charta and that class of
documents. For theft is highly improper,
and should lawyer defend it in court? Of
course not. Murder also is Objectionable
from O high moral standpoint, and forgery
and burglary and all kinds of peculation,
and in fact crime of any and every Sort and
virtue cries out against them continually,
especially the sort of virtue that likes to get
on the housetop; and the lawyer must nee
essarily set his face against virtue if he takes
up the cause of any person accused of crime.
1t would follow therefore that the only time
that man could not have the services of
lawyer would be when he had most need for
one. There might be some little incon-
veniences in this, but real virtue, per-
haps, would not heed such trife 1t
might happen, for instance, that men had
been wrongfully accused of crimes, and if
they are to have no lawyers to sift the evil
dence in their fayor-if there is to be no law
in their cases but what is against them--the
fact of their innocence would very often
never appear. Indeed, it is supposed that
this very point of guilt or innocence is what
q trial is intended to determine, and that
mans lawyer assists at that inquest in his
interest There is, in fact, some old-fash-
ioned, musty theory of law that a man is
innocent until he is proved guilty, and Mr..
Field, in defending any of his clients, may
have acted on that theory, and may have
thought that he was not defending theft or
thieves, but simply engaged In the effort to
prove that certain persons were not thieves.
Now, however, he will understand that that
is not the proper course, and in future he
will write to the nearest newspaper to know
if the accused, who applies for his assist
ance, is guilty, and if answered in the affirm
alive he will refuse the retainer.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

A PoNT oP INTERNATIONAL LAw.-Thc
steamship Rotterdam, on which winslow,
the Boston forger, is reported to have
sailed, has put into Gravesend,' where the
vessel is coaling. This raises a question
touching the extradition treaties which
ought not to be overlooked, but fully tested
in the overwhelmingly, whether the Dutch
flag will protect the criminal in British
waters. In American waters Winslow might
have been arrested, even after he had shipped
on the Dutch steamer, and he might have
been brought ashore, even if the Rotter-
dam had returned to an American
port after being at sea. As regards the pun
ishment Of criminals, British port, under
the treaty, is to all intents American, and
we are inclined to think the rule allows of
Winslows detention and extradition. At
any rate. the question ought to be made a
judicial one, and we are anxious to have the
opinion of the English courts upon it II is
not SO much matter in which the Dutch
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
The Fir. In Broadway.

large fire occurred in Broadway yester-
day on premises famous for their fire record
the historic '444." The buildings destroyed
extended from No. IA to No. 452 in Broadway
and through to Crosby street in the rear. 1t
is assumed the cause of the fire was super
heated steam, but apart from its origin the
confagration was due to causes of which we
have often complained ed-infammable mate
rials used in the construction of the build
ings, q want of the necessary appli-
ances for extinguishing the fire
before it had gained headway. and a
scarcity of water. The entire structure-for
we believe the buildings were in reality but
one edifce-was built of wood, and the floor,
the beams and girders, and indeed all the
material of which it was composed, were
only tinder for the flames. The fire leaped
from floor to floor and from apartment to
apartment with great rapidity, and the efforts
of the fremen, some of whom lost their lives
in the attempt, were powerless before it. On
the outside of the buildings there were
men provide for preventing the de-
struction of their property by fire, and
it was found impossible to get a sufficient
supply of Croton from the mains in the
neighborhood effectually to quench the
flames. Had the confagration occurred dur
ing high wind large part of the city would
inevitably have been swept awpy AS it was
the loss is said to exceed four millions of
dollars, besides the lives that were sacri-
feed in fighting the flames. The lesson
which this fire enforces readily suggests
itself to all property owners and business
men-freproofbuild effective appliances
for extinguishing fires and more water mains
in the lower part of the city; but when a
building erected on property marked in
the history of the city for its fatality to fire
was constructed in way to make it mere
fuel to the flames we despair of the lesson
ever being needed. Reform will not come
until the insurance companies refuse to take
risks on buildings only built to be burned.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

PERTURBED LOUISIANA. And now the spirit
of discord again stalks abroad within the
limits of Louisiana, and we are threatened
with renewal of the scenes which resulted
in the temporary overturning of Kellogg's
government and the sad spectacle of United
States troops interfering in the affairs of a
State. This is tho result Of the efforts of
certain scurvy politicians to keep themselves
IN power, and can be easily avoided by q
little conservative action at the national cap
ltal, which shall look to the good of the
State and country rather than tho advance
ment Of any man or party.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

The SALE OF LIQuoEs IN PLACES OF AMUsE-
uEST.-In the Assembly, yesterday, Mr..
cnglehart introduced bill amending the
aw of 1862 relative to the sale of liquor in
places where theatrical performances are
d IN: The amendment virtually repeals that
part Of the law which prohibits the sale
OF liquor in such places while it prohibits
the employment of women as walters in
places where theatrical performances or ex-
aibitions are held. 1t will be seen, there
lore, that if the bill becomes q law liquor
can be sold in places of public amusement,
but the walters and others who furnish the
drinks must be Of thu masculine gender
The measure is one which interests that large
part of the community who desire to drink
IN music with their beer, and to enjoy ire-
water simultaneously with their enjoyment
OF red fire.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
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The New York herald., 1876-02-09

CoRRUPTIoN.-A correspondent at Wash
ington sends us strange story concerning
!he manner in which army suffers are ap-
pointed and the exactions made of them,
which, while apparently well authenticated,
we trust, for the honor of the country and the
credit of the official referred to, may prove
susceptible of an explanation consistent with
both
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Stocks generally
declined, showing the effect of artificial
manipulation. Gold was quiet at 113 a
liz. rs. Money on call was supplied at and
per cent. Investment shares and govern
ment and railway bonds were firm.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

THE CARrIsr WAR is not yet over, and if
the reported battle between the forces of
Don Carlos and the government troops
should terminate in victory for the former it
is not easy to predict when the end will be-
One thing is certain, however, that the more
The struggle is prolonged the greater will be
lhe injury to Spain and to the Spaniards,
without regard to party.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

Mr.. MOTLEY, the American historian, is to
be especially honored by the city of Antwerp
on the occasion of the Rubens centennial
His histories of the struggles for liberty in
The Low Countries entitle him to this high
honor, and Antwerp does herself credit in
ronferring distinction upon the historian.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

The EASTERN QUESTION. Austria is begin
ming to play bolder hand against Turkey,
and the men-of-war at Kleck may precipi-
hate hostilities between the two empires.
Wars often occur in this way, and the atti-
tude Of tho two navies in Kleck harbor seems
to suggest quicker settlement of the East
ern question than by Andrassys plan.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

THE HERALD BY FAST MAIL TRAINS. s.-Ne,cs-
dealers and the public throughout the country
soW be supplied ioih the DAILY, WEEKLY and
SUNDAY HERALD, free Of postage, by sending
their orders direct TO this office
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

THE VIENNA ScANDAL-Mr. Jay writes
another letter to the HERALD, in which he
confines himself to the Vienna scandal. In
this communication Mr.. jay has two pur-
poses-one to correct the assumption that
irregularities which caused the scandal
marked the management of the whole Ameri-
can Commission, and the other to ask for the
publication of the report of the special COM
mission which investigated the affair. We
can hardly join with him in this demand.
The policy of silence has too long character
lied the conduct of the State Department.
and in this instance Mr.. Jay shows not only
that the rights of the American people ought
to be respected, but that the publication of
the record would regain for us some of the
consideration abroad which we have lost.
We trust the correspondence and report will
not be much longer withheld.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

CoSeREss. The House yesterday passed o
bill repeating the Bankrupt law, which may
be regarded as another expression of demo-
cratic sentiment regarding the powers dele
gated to the general government, apparently
the only live issue between the two parties.
The debate on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill drags its slow length
along, some of the more prominent members
of the majority taking strong grounds against
the reduction Of the consulates as striking
direct blow at American commerce. 1t is to
be hoped the Western members in their laud-
able pursuit of economy will be enabled to
look sufficient distance beyond their corn
fields to see how much the prosperity and
greatness of the country depends upon this
commerce, and do nothing to decrease it.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

GARBALDI's PROPOSITION to cremate the
body of his friend Cuneo, refused Christian
burial because he died without the rites of
the Church, sounds like CHASTITY joke, and
comment would only make it offensive.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

government is concerned o test of th,
rights of treaty Powers, anA in this aspec
we hope it will be consideAd and deter
mined.
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

That MooTED QUESTION, the marriage Of
Prince Battenberg and the Princess Beatrice,
still disturbs the English mind. Now, the
story of the engagement is reiterated and, as
matter of course, the doubt makes the
gossip all the more delightful
The New York herald., 1876-02-09
7 RIPPLE S III HE E T.
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Q. 1876.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the toedther to-day ,ciH be partly cloudy
The New York herald., 1876-02-09

VOLUME ........................No 4C
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