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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
PERSONAL.
couraging til

A. st. Lazar, Consul-General OF Hayti to
New-York has arrived from Port-au-Prlncc.
Mr.. Charles Reade will be one of the con-
tributors to The Beigrapa Magazine under the
agenent
Mr. X. ii. Horne, the author of Orion" and
Mr. r. s. Townshend Mayer the editor Of st. JameS's Mag
a.ine have decided to this country In Sep
TENDER
President McCosh of Princeton College will
begin his second Of lectures in Cincinnati next
Monday His subject will be the Motive Powers OF the
Human Mind"
The late John FOrster's Life of Dean
Swift" 1t is discovered had not advanced beyond
the first volume which published short time ago.
and the work will remain incomplete
Secretary Bristow attended dinner last
Saturday evening given him BY sXAttorney General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
PUBLIC OPINION.

If Babcock is innocent he is one of the most
unfortunate OF men.-lWorcester spy (Rep.l
Field Marshal Halstead spoke very briefly at
the meeting OF the mysterious brethren Tue bfeSoos
Bowlcs but to warn him. lest his eptaph should be-
ChoKed u death trying TO swallow his Adams-appe-
brooklyn Argus tlnd)
The question is how long is BabcOck to be
allowed to retain his commission in the United States
service without attempt even To cloar himself before
a court of honOri There must be officers and gen.
tenen sim left over in the army IL Is about time they
were heard from.-lspringdeld Republican Qndl
1t is simply natural that Gov. Tilden should
receive such recognition as being bestowed upon MN
lie actively In politics and ut the head OF MS party IN
this State. There too much common sense IN the party
to bis services ana utility, aud thereio.o all talk ?,
Democratic nharmOny this Fall is inoonshinc-yory thin
at tnat.-lTroy Press tDem.)
Three gentlemen, each of whom is well
known 0h both continents, have been much talked about
gland. They arO Mr.. LOngtelow, Dr. WOolsey, and VIM
NJ Eyarts II either OF them should be nominated, the
country would feel tiat an honorable thug had been
DONE Boston Advertiser (Rcp)
If chosen President, Mr.. Blaine's administra-
ton would BE- ono oI the most able aud successful IN te
history OF the Government HIS would prove practical,
comprehensive, sagacsous satesmBns ip, Aus showing
how utterly mistaken have been the comments OF
special class of critics that he is master OF
political tactics. able parliIinentarian but no states
man. Fortunate will 1t DO Tor the country and for the
Republican PARTY IL he bccpmes the next National EXecu
tvo-l kennebec cic) Journal (Rcp)
If another of the gentlemen whom Senator
Simon Cameron chaacteriles a, thosc literary iciO@
recommend MIR. Walt whitman SIr. Whitman is held in
high respect In England. and his nomination would DO
welcomed VITA shouts of Joy lE mat country Ana no
body would bring up charge of literary piracy against
Whitman. He never wrote - l.ne that came within .
thousand miles OF resembling anything that any
else ever wrote.-lC hlcago times tlndD
Gen. Schenck has got" the Committee
on Foreign Relations lie has trapped them !nl0 sum.
monng twenty witnesses by whom ne expects TO prove
that tho Emma Mine is stl AN excellent speculation "a
h, succeeds this will boost Emma shares IN the London
market and enable the holders 10 sell out at profit "a
that case Will members OF the Committee demsnu
their vyyp-lClevelani Herald (Rep)
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supply the great tissue" needed for the

supply the great tissue" needed for the
coming election.
The next scene is in San Francisco, where
Frank Platt has arrived ON his way to Wash
ington, being invested with the rank of "Dip-
"lomatic Agent of the Samoan Government"
He discredits the story of Steinberger's fall,
since when he left the King and his Minister
were on confidential terms" Still Frank
appears to have apprehended trouble. He
tells an ingenious story of the luminosity of the
London Missionary Society, which is opposed
to the adventurer because his " innovations
interfered with the Societys income. He like
wise seeks to fire the American heart by tell
ing us how European companies :" fear
"the influence of American power in
"the island" Consul Foster he mildly
terms tool in the hands of the
conspirators," and is evidently ready to prove
that Steinberger is an ill-used man. OF course
Mr.. Platt will be Hospitality received at the
capital, where no "claimantn is turned away
so long as he can pay his hotel bill. After
being on exhibition there he may be induced
to appear at Philadelphia as product of the
Samoan Islands. We do not know of any
better sphere of usefulness for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

Asanew illustration of the old adage that otis ar
i'll wind that blows nobody any good" it turns out
that even tramps have an extcnuating use. Though
they do not support themselves they provide for the
Overseers of the Poor who set TO provide for
them. BY tho existing laws of New-York State it
appears that the Poormasters paid a certain sum
per head for all poor whom they relieve and thus it
happens that tho more tramps they care for tho
greater the profit to themselves As most of the
Poormasters are about worthless members of So
ciety as the tramps themselves. it is not sur
prising to learn, as we do from report
of the State Aid Charities Association.
that they have been encouraging tho tramps to
make tours of the whole State. In some instances,
it is stated that Poormastors employed runners on
the roads to guide tramps to the poorhouses These
arc Poormasters indeed, beside whom the British
beadle, with his cry of "YOu can't die in my
parish" is model of official propricty Naturally
the Charities Association has sought a remedy for
this and it has been presented to the Legislature in
form of bill making Overseer of the Poor an ap
pointed not an elective officer with long term to
serve Oh a fixed salary. This may not wholly re-
lieve us of tramps but it will go far toward dis
cOuraging them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

Nothing could be freer from embarrassing
provisions than the bill for silver in place of
fractional currency, which has now passed both
Houses and awaits the signature Of tie Presi-
dent. All the Objectionable features OF making
silver legal tender for larger amounts than
hitherto were swept away in the House. There
remains little else than the authorization to
the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue the
silver coins in redemption of an equal amount
of fractional currency on demand. The prepa-
rations made in the Treasury Department indi-
cate the expectation that a considerable part of
the fractional currency viii he very promptly
presented and tiat being the case silver must
come into general circulation within few
days, or weeks at the furthest. TO most peO-
pie it will be welcome change. There is moth
ing, however, to prevent persons who object
to the measure, from holding on to their frac-
tional currency, If they prefer it. Among the
new coins 20-cent pieces are authorized which
within an almost inappreciablc fraction
bear simple relation to the metrical system
of weights and measures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

main at one cent an ounce. 1t is not by
any means certain that the legislation on
newspaper postage will stop at this point. 1t
has disposed of the most absurd part OF last
years postal law, and thereby will be OF pub
lie benefit. But the debate has indicated that
the Senate still wants to punish the news
papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
CONKLING IN NEW-JERSEY,
SA....a "a. kfax..sfo.an TsrsstsnsOn

The first attempt to do something in New.
Jersey for Roscoe Conang the 10 uDcdn candlua.s
FOR tie Presidency has proved lamentable talu,s
Some OF his Ntw-York friends who 1--we over at Ensc
held there few days ago 70 send delegate W wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

in control of that body is already distrusted on
account Of its want of fidelity to the public
honor. 1t cannot give greater advantage to
its foes than it would give by depriving the
Government of the coin revenue needed to
meet its obligations.
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amnsemsnis amo aleetinss 10 Night.

BooTHs THEATER.-" Henry ""
FIFTH AVENUE THRATER.-' PiGue."
LYCEUM TIiEATER.-" Black-Eyed Susan" 90
PARK THEAIER.-" Brass"
eAN FRASCIsCO MISSrREIS.
rOSY PAsToRs NEW THEATER.-Va Variety.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" FerreOL"
TALLACK's THEATLR-" Twins"
ACADEMY OF DRsIGN.-ExhibitiOn of Paintings.
rHICE ERING HALL~--Lccure. George William Curtis.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHUt CH-Leeture The Rev. Dr. t.
G.. Robinson.
sCHArs's Ar GALLERY-ExhbitlOn Of Penelope"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

We have received from the same hand reports OF
two benevolent institutions in this city which.
though strangely differing in character. have the
same general purpose. They the Isaac L. Hop
per Home" and the "Infant Asylum" One is de-
voted to retaining discharged conycts; the other
to rescuing the infants of unfortunate women; both,
in general sense therefore, seek to creatures
from the consequences of crime. AS q matter of
course the reports conceal more than they tell it
would be inhuman indeed to tell the full extent of
the labors done and for whom done. But the mere
outlines Of these reports indicate the great good ac
complished by the Associations. Seeking to en-
courage discharged conyicts and to secure them
honorable employment the Hopper Home"
during last year received and cared for
377 women, of whom 237 wero provided with homes
at service, returned to friends, and II secured
places for Themselves; all this at expense of only
81 900, or $50 for each person. Such result war
rants the appeal which is made for liberal sup
p0rt-more than warrants it, since the good attained
cannot be really estimated. The Infant Asylum dur
ing its brief existence has received 81 mothers, all
but three of whom survived the treatment of its
physicians and nurses, besides nearly 1000 found
lings, of whom all but 17S have been reared, and
are still cared for either in the Asylum by those
who have adopted them. Last year alone there were
lG1 mothers and 149 children tTeated-a large in
crease over the average Of past years The Associa
ton has established several homes the city, and
is gradually extending ITS benign influence in vari-
ous way3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

In dismissiDg the Canadian Parliament the
Governor General was enabled to speak ap-
provingly of its legislative work. Laws, Ii
appears, have been passed regulating elections
and securing careful statistical returns from
the railways. The members, he says, have
dealt fairly with their "Indian fellow-countIy-
"men," and thrown open large tracts Of Lands
to the immigrant Lord DufleIin's only cause
of regret is the unsettled fishery claim with
this country The prospects of its settlement
this year are certainly slight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

BY pardoning Marscilles communists, Presi
dent MacMahon gives promise that he will
deal leniently with the political prisoners who
are less culpable. In that event it is probable
that NJ. Rochefort and his brOther-eXiles will
soon reappear in Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
Business NoiiCes.

Doors, SHOES AND CATERS, al styles and
prices Patroaize MILLER q Co. . Ohol sluare.
THE PHILADELPHIA BRANCH OFFICE or LIE
TRnINg il removed t. 7lS Chestnus (old Masonic Temple
subscriptions sDd advertisements received At aT rates
THE DAILY TRIBUNE 10y carrier in eli parts OF iho CITY
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AS might naturally be expected. the English
mission now goes begging the last re@ort be-
ing that a prominent gentleman to whom it
was offered has declined. Most gentlemen
will be apt to take such a view of it after Mr..
Dana's experience. Meanwhile the President
il said to have expressed himself rs satisfied
with Gen. Schenck's record; but it is not yet
expected that the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs will take precisely that view OF the case
There even appears to be some foundation
for the rumor that Gen. Schenck is to go back
to England and resume his official duties. the
question having been raised whether he is out
of Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

Grave acts are often performed in queer
way in Turkey and her vassal States. The
Russian agent who so mysteriously came on
the scene advised the insurgent leaders to
make peace, Instead of being annoyed at
their blunt refusal, the willy agent subse-
qucntly babe the chiefs a cordial farewell, dis
tributed gifts among them, and promised to
uphold their demands. He is now pursuing
his mission elsewhere, and is finally to visit
the Sultan with the view of bringing him to
terms. This diplomatic adventure is matched
by tho announcement that Servia purposes
levying poll tax of $40, the national sub
scriptiOn having proved failure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

Monumental sculpture seems to be the rock upon
which most artists wrecked but no people have
ever been called upon to endure 80 much az the
English in this respect Although Punch ridiculed
tho wooden Duke of Wellington off his perch on
HYDE Park Gate the race of such statues will not
die out, and almost the only figure in London which
could walk naturally-or even walk ut all-if 1T
were alive, is Mr.. Story's George Peabody. An
English paper says of the recently-ereced statue OF
Lord Palinerst0n: 1t suggests tho valet, carrying
his paletot, and explaining TO the railway porter
that his master has got both their tickets
Another critic says Looking at it from
King-st there is view of amazing shoulders
with a lady's waist or an extraordinarily developed
Roman fall" Ia the course of time the American
people may be forced to endure equal iniliction
but thus far they tolerate the few conspicuous ex-
amples with considerable patience. After having
made up their minds that Gen. Jackson must have
been noted acrobat, they are no longer surprised at
his performance on q circus-horse, ut Washington;
whilo the spectator who places himself directly in
front of tie statue of Lincoln on Unon-square, and
reads on the granite base the words, WITH.
MALICE" 1.-THE rest of the inscription being invisible
from that point, will require no further ex-
PLANTATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13
Gus WAYS.

We are indebted to Mr. William Welsh of Phila-
delphia one of tho trustees of Grard College, for an
account Of the important change about being made
in the mode of education and living at that lnstitn-
ton The old congregate system is to be gradually
abandoned and the boys will be divided into family
groups of thirty, each group occupying separate
house, and having its own studyrooms playground.
and workshop At chapel exercises at dress parade
and AT certain stated games all the pupils will be
brought together. 1t is believed that the family
system will better lay the foundations of moral
character and is also better adapted to secure
thorough intellectual and physical training. The
surplus income of the Girard estate is being used
this year in the erection of a chapel and of four
marble dwellings, in which the new method will be
triod experimcntally. If it succeeds tho number OF
houses Will be increased from year to year. AT
present the college has accommodations for only 800
pupils but it is the purpose of the trustees to in
crease its capacity to 1000. Whom this is done the
contingent interest Of NewYork City in this noble
charity will probably become valuable. By the
terms OF Stephen Girard's will, fatherless white
male children between the ages of six and ten,
from within the limits Of the old City Of Philadel-
pha are first entitled to the privileges of the nsti-
tuition: second those born in the State of Pennsyl-
yania third, in the City Of New-YOrk, and fourth,
in the City of New Orleans
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

Gen. Pavia's apology for the overthrow
of the Spanish Republic is reviewed in our
London correspondence. The excuse made by
the General is that finding CASTELAR, unwilling
to violate tho law of the land, he took the
responsibility of doing it himself, because lac
saw no other way to save the State from
anarchy. There is an explanation Of some
what similar kind in Paradise Lost; where's
the operator found reasons satisfactory to him
self, and with neceSsity-the tyrants plea
excused his deyilish deeds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

The postage bill passed by the Senate ap-
niles solely to third-class matter, but divides
from it transient newspapers and magazines,
making their rate one cent for the first three
ounces, and one cent for each two additional
ounoes. Other third-class matter 10 to re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-13

A relief to our mercantile interests Is doubt
less intended 10y the bill prepared by the Com
mittee on Commerce, relieving coastwise and
fishing vessels from the need of employing
pilots on entering harbor. The exactions for
pilotage, in proportion to the service, fall very
heavily on this class of vessels But it is also
to be considered that if pilots do any good in
keeping the smaller vessels out of harms way,
they may also at the same time be benefiting
larger ships by preventing the small ones from
collision. The subject should receive prompt
attention from our shipowners.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-09-15
The Hog Boure sr.

The above is the name of a simple device
invented by the cattle yard men at West
Albany, New York, to induce hogs to move
from the cars in which they are transported
into the yard. Pigs, as a rule, are not of
accommodating dispositions and when it
comes TO prevailing upon q carload of them
to move along upon narrow gangway, the
first ones that start upon the plank are apt
to decline to proceed further and so block
the egress of the rest. This necessitates
an astonishing amount of patience and
beating, besides unlimited strong language,
and of course often delays cattle train for
some time. The new invention for per-
suading the animal to pass on is the hog
bouncer, made by bringing one end of the
GO say plank to finn support; then
under the other end, two double car springs
are placed A powerful lever and a spring
catch complete the device. Before the car
door is opened the platform is carried down
SO as to compress the springs by the lever,
and the catch is hooked. The hogs are
then allowed to pass along the platform,
and. 50 long as they move along the pro-
perly the plank is undisturbed but as soon
as a crowd congregates and vociferouslyo OBJ
jects to going further, the catch is sprung.
One end of the platform flies about three
feet upward, and the result is shower OF
living porkers shot over the heads and upon
the soft bodies of the drove. They are
seldom injured, but vastly astonished.; and
| it is needless to add that the blockade is a.
once dispelled-Scientifc AnaeraRGn.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-09-15
The Youth of Sitting Bull

we'll remember the infantile days Of
Sitting Bull, the guileless innocence of his
childhood, and how we used to give him a
truthful little hatchet and butcher knife
and the old yellow cat all for to play with.
I should Judge that he must have scalped
that old cat as much as sixteen or seven-
teen hundred times before he was three
years old. 1t was beautifully touching to
observe what an interest that child took in
dumb animals-partieularl that cat. And
then to see him draw rations and blankets
and things just in play! Why, have seen
him walk around the tepee hour after hour
and every time he world come up and an
swer to different name and draw aeorns
for rations and burdock leaves for blankets
and fisl, bones for scalping-knives. You
see he would always set up a rotten bass
wood stick, with two elamshells for eyes
looking straight up to the sky, for an agent.
It used to bring tears to my eyes to see him
sometimes. 1t reminded me of his dear
papa, who went out sealping once in fun,
and had something happen to him SO that
he didn't come back again. We named
him Sitting Bull when he was only two years
old, but when he grew up little and be-
gun to develop the peculiar traits of his
great great grandfather and greater an
cestor, John Smith, we were sorry we had
not called him Lying Bull instead. .-A
Sehoolaaate in the Minneapolis Tribune.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-09-15
The "'clesiasticsl Teen

A late traveller in the Western district
was struck by the absence of the usual
tasselated language Of the bullock driver
in the case of man on the road with
small team, which he thus apostrophized !;
"Come hither, Baptist Whoa, Presby-
tar;an.n Sc. This mode of address seemed
90 strange to the traveller that he entered
into conversation with the man. and asked
him how these titles were applicable TO a
bullock team. Well, sir, you see" said
be aI calls this the 'clesiastical team.
you see that bullock on the off-side lead
;no--I calls him Baptist. Wen be cross
ing the creek presently, and he'll be bound
- make for water. That one on the near
side. he's 'Piscopalian, cause be holds his
head SO very high. That bullock on the
off-side OF the pole, the one with the
crumnled hor1l--I calls him Presbyt 'rlan.
He is the most out-and-out knowing bul-
Iock Of the lot. The brindle in the same
voka with him, he's Wesleyan. He's
always grunting and groaning, as e he
was dragging the whole load. Bless your
life. sir, he's not pulling an onnce.-o. s
NeaUs Letter.