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New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

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The Republican majority in the Legislature
which assemblies to-day at Albany have an ex-
cellent opportunity 10 profit by the lessons
lately afforded them by the Democrats in or-
ganizing the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, while furnishing at the same time the
best evidence of their own sincerity and ear
nestness, and making, as we presume they are
not averse to doing, political capital for them
selves in the great campaign of tho
present year. 1t will be remembered per-
haps by those confding citizens who take
on trust the promises of politicians and parties.
that the organs and orators, the conventions
and eaucuses of the Administration party were
very profuse Of promises of economy, rctrench-
ment and reform during the canvass preced-
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04
Aem'91ork Daily Gribnnoe,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 4, 1876.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
TIE NEHS IBIS MORNINGS

FoRrIGN.-Archbisbop Ledochowsld's approach
ing release was 10 be celebrated in Germany. --
The Washington note to the European Powers IA
yored a West Indian Confederation - he
Grand Vizier asked the Pope to aid in pachylhe
herzegovina - Senior CASTELAR, issued an eloctO-
Ial address.
DoMEsnC-Judge Robertson was nominated BY
the Republicans for President pro tem OF the STATE
Senate Gen. Hustled for Speaker of the House, n0m-
nations for nearly all the other officers of Doll
Houses were also made. -= The trial oi George
ID. Lord began at Buffalo; FIVE jurors were secured.
-The national debt increas d 81 .9l5,O62 20 dur
ing December. - Mayor Cobb of Boston recon-
mended total reorganization OF the oity govern
ment in his annual message. =-- The R1I' KOber'
Laird Collier has been invited to Boston -
Receiver Tyson of the Chesapeake aud ONO Rail
road was ordered TO settle his accounts - State
Controller HopkinS's report will show the two mill
tax as nearly extnguishmg the bounty debt
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-MayOT WIokhan's message
reviewed fully the work Of the city departments,
presented in detail the condition Of the city naucos
and took hopeful view Of Now-YOrk's future.
g. Tho message of Mayor Schroeder of Brooklyn
urged retreuchuent, and made suggestions as
10 assessments, street improvements, the city's
use of gas. the East River Bridge, and
other subjects - Gen. Dix delivered a lecture
on the evils of the Times" - Tho Police
Board warned the force against interference in pol
ltics and declared that the rules would
be strictly enforced. - Con. SOcum WIS
appointed President of the Board Of
City Works - James johnson, Brook
lyn boat-builder. was mysteriously wounded he
declares, by hiEhwaymen. -= In the SUIT for
S6 200, 900 against Tweed the validity of the
struck jury panel was considered --
The indictments for perjury against Joseph
Louder AID John J. Price were dropped ==
Eleven colleges will be represented in the intercol
Iegiate contest in oratOry. -- Gold, ll3. lib.
1924 Gold value Of the legal-tender dollar at the
close, SIS 10 cents.
Tng WRATHER.-Tho Government report predicts
colder clear weather == In this city, yesterday,
tho day was cool and bright with breeze IN the af
ternOon Thermometer. 43o 4G0, 80.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

turkey 90 be eaten and forgotten" The soundes, ~
business principles as well liberal generosity /. "A
the bottom of t.is suggestion. and we commend tia
example of the Studebakcr Company to other.
which have care for the mental aud moral welfars
of their woikmen, and for their own substantial
and material prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04
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Dusincso Notites.

HAPPY New YEAR, 1S76.-Ladles, we WISH
von ali Iappy New Year return thanks FOR y0uI Paon
age ho ing contn Of youI avors WIN resPeoGo
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

officers, and wrought general confusion in the
party ranks. We fear this action was less the
result of genuinely independent revolt
against caucus dictatiOn than of n bargain and
intrigue for the oivision of the spoils. But as
the immediate consequence was the election OF
ouo Of the best Republicans as President and
an experienced Democrat as Clerk, the break
ing of the slate is not without some benefit to
the general public.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

The Associated Press has been mised into
sending us from London piece of old plagiar-
isu as important diplomatic news. What pur-
ports to be an outline Of the alleged Cuban
note, communicated by Gen. Schcnck to the
British Government, is merely reproduction
of a Washington letter to THE TRIBUNE. about
the attitude of our Government printed OH
the 18th of December. 1t is obvious
that this letter is the only authority
on which the pretended outline of the note Is
based. What the letter said was true and
authenticated; but the use of it by London
correspondent as means of guessing at the
contents of the note delivered by Gen. Schcnck
is an l.apudcnt fraud.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

fcw year, ago il was popular belief IN the new
world as we'll As the oil that the iIce of all special
corrcsroadel's past. present and future WAS VIII
liam Howard Ru,s,l Of The London iiae'. Ger
taiuly during tbs Crm,an he furnished his
journal WITH series OF letters which attracted the
greatest attention on both sios OF the ocean,
and gave travelling journalists new pace in
tho public esteem. Dr. Russelfs letters from
this country however during the rebellion struck n
severe blow at his rrpntItiol. and the case with
which he was out,,trppod by many OF his rivals
during tho Franco-Prus3ian war set people Specu-
hating upon the cnus,s Of his earlier suocess, and
wond rng whether his Crimean work was really 80
much better than that of to-day, or was Overrated
bscausc il was novel llo sailed for India this Win
ter TO record the progress Of the Prince of Wales. and
no had special facilities not granted any
other journalist A nominal socreiaryship was
created for him on the Princes stan.
and no alone Of all tho correspondents
was allowed to sail in the royal ship and keep COM
pany with the distinguished party Yet the letters
Of Mr. Archibald Forbes to The Daily N0rs are i'm
mcasufably superior to those Of DR.. Russell in The
Times, and have the additional advantage of getting
b. Loudon n week earlier. DIR. RuSse reports the
movements of the 'rinco and his suite. tho dinners.
lunches balls salutcs, and ceromOhials generally.
with the so.emnty the minutoness. and great deal
of the 5titod phraseology Of the court nowsman.
Mr. Forbes looking at the scene from tho outside.
secs a thousand things which DR.. Russell does not
motto. and tells tho story with viyacty which the
chr1uicer Of Bull Run hardly equalcd in his best
days.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

The first action of the new Boar Of Alder
men gives no very exalted MOTTO of .ther the
honesty of principle or the intcllI 5encc OF the
incoming members. Fifteen of Z m actually
voted in favor OF a resolution to confirm no
head of department who would not as nominee
pledge himself, ii confirmed, TO restore la
borers' wages to the sum of 81 pr day. The
absurdity of requiring such pledge does not
seem to have suggested itself TO any of tho
majority, but when one of the more export
enced members indicated that the resolution was
unconstitutional and highly improper, and limited
further that it might look dangerously like
bribery, the fifteen hastily rescinded the OBJ
noxious measure. But the incident served to
show the dangerous tendency Of the mon who
have to legislate ON this delicate subject. 1t
is not encouraging TO reflect that on Thursday
this very same body will be called to decide
upon nominations for most important city
Offices, and that they are likely to be unWise-
ly influenced by the prejudices thus betrayed.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

Mr.. B. Ullman has written another letter TO
CopoOrdd on the great piano controversy. lt con-
tans one statement which deserves Ia he copied.
namely that L" Dr. won BiilOw never had IA contract
nor any direct or indirect communication with the
Chckerng,, and tho only sum ho receives s that
stipulated in his contract with me for certain
Der Of concerts; said contract having been signed
many months before the question Of the piano
had been mOotel" Ii was we'll understood
by all persons familiar with the business that DIR.
Won Blilow had no concern in tho business arrange
ment between tho Chickering's and Sir. Ullman. but
perhaps il was desirable to have tho announcement
in this authoritative shape. What Mr. Ulmun says
about the Stenways appears to be piece OF unpro-
voked brutality. For that of course neither DIR.
BnlUw nor Messrs. Chlckering in any wise re-
sponsible. Tho credit is all Mr. Ullman's own.
The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
OF South Bond. Ind. whose famous wagons have
travelled more miles aud transported value than
perhaps those Of all other American manufacturers
put together, make TO all their workmen desiring II
the graceful, and useful New Years present Of copy
of THg WEEKLY TRIBUNE for the year 1876. In
their offer Of tho paper the Company well sayi I'VE
feel that IL will tend TO encourage In many of you IN
increased desire for information, and will bo alto
gether better appreciated than the ordinary gift OF
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

1t has be- II found necessary to enter q noHe
proscgu in the case of the men Loader and
Price, who according to the latters confession
periured themselves in the Beechcr matter, on
the singular technical ground that the aiidayitS
against Mr. Beechcr were made to be used In
the newspapers and not in the courts. The
law. we believe, holds that false swearing is to
be construed as perjury only when the false
affidavit pertains to some cause of action. and
is used in court. Ii is fine distinction with
out much difference to the mini Of the ordl-
nary layman. But the latter, weary of the
nce constructions of their legal brethren in
this nasty case, will be glad to be rid 5f this
feature of it even on this pretcXt.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

Recovering from the depressing effect of the
Conservative triumph at the last general cleo
ton. the British Liberals have revived agita-
ton, and made known their aims at Sheffield
and Manchester. 1t is obvious from the de
tails given in our London letter that ad-
versity has taught the Liberals wisdom, and
made them more tolerant of radical opinions.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

Since tho revolt began last July, the IIerzego-
yinians have been tho object of deep concern
10 the Great Powers, but have wisely dis
trusted the intentions of these supposed
friends. The Pope has now been invited by
Turkey to aid in making peace, but 10 appeal
from the Crescent to the Cross is likely TO be
of little avail should even the Vatican inter
yene. The insurgents are dcSpc ntelY in
earnest, and will not be easily quiete1.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

The experiments in Brooklyn on shutting
steam for horses on a street rairH1 are
watched with great interest. Thcrn long
record of similar attempts that have resulted
in more OF less modified failure. Vt Che need
for such change is so evident md So many
advantages are possible from u the
measure of ingenuity which sDa 20 Ass 1t
cannot be long delayed. The b llToads
were clumsy expedient at best; y are now
utterly behind this fast age in of speed
and convenience. The fact that eu of ''rs are
not warmed in Winter has alone dct.d , many
business men, once residents Of this 'lty and
Brooklyn, to remove to localities il New-Jer-
SOY where a genuine railroad supplies the
means of comfortable travel. The Brooklyn
experiments give hope of this Improvement
also and that city of hills up which the spans
and "tow-hoIses of the street cars tiudge 30
YEARLY slow offers an excellent field for test
ing the now invention.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

At the outset, the Senate has done one
piece of work at Albany for which it deserves
hearty thanks. 1t has admonished one OF tho
Tweed Senators, who sought to preside over
it, to step back, and has chosen Judge Robert
son of WeStchester. The Judge deserves wen
of his party and of the State. The selection
Is the best that could have been made, ana
we congratulate our readers that their ana our
earnest protests against the effort TO set asido
the faithful Senator from WestchesteT, III
order to elevate Mr.. WOodin, have not been
Intellectual.
I'm the Tweed snt much OF the argument
and the evidence yesterday had to do with the
mode by which the list of names is obtained
from which the juries of our courts are Sc
lected. The number of men exempt from jury
duty appears large; the number from which
iuries are taken, small. There seems to be
some ground for the general belief among our
citizens that if man is once put on jury he
is far more likely than before to have that
experience freqIently. Statistics OF the num-
bers of men serving once, twice and 0ftener
Oh our juries in period OF two or three years,
would throw light on this point and Indicate
whether we get all That 1t is capable OF out OF
..pf Nsf4
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

By coalition with the ten Democrats In the
Brooklyn Board of Aldermen, three bolting
Republicans have broken tho slate' for
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

Still another is to be added to ne list Of
crimes of violence of this Winter, if the story
OF the victim is to be believed An attempt ut
murder for the purpose of robbery, occurring
In the streets of Brooklyn. will. if the tale is
verified, give moro occasion for alarm as to
the desperation of our criminal classes than
anything preceding it. The theory that the
story is false, and that the case is one of at
tempted suicide, offers relief from such fear,
and it is to be hoped may prove correct.
New-York tribune., 1876-01-04

This evening an event Of intense interest
to coIlegians will take places the contest
for oratory organized by the Intercollegiate
Literary Association. We give in other
columns very complete account of
the preparations made by the competing
colleges. The decisions of the judges ON tho
essays which were some weeks ago presented
viii be marked feature of the meeting. and
the audience will include our most distin-
guished representatives of literature and edu-
cation
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14
WEDNESDAY,.......JUNE IA, 1876.
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

In San Francisco yesterday the thermome-
ter touched 95o in the shade which the re-
cords show to have been the hottest weather
ever felt in that city.
There are lS Chinese lepers in the San Fran
cisco pest house.
Within the past four weeks 10000 people
have been vaccinated free in San Francisco.
The st. Augustine Church, in Washington,
built by and for colored Catholics, was SOL
emnly dedicated last Sunday by Archbishop
BAyley.
Speaker Kerr is rapidly recovering.
The House has passed the joint resolution
to modify the treaty with China to restrict inn
migration.
The Times Washington Special says that
Blaine on Monday received letter informing
him that his friend A. lockwood Hoar, who
has been one of his warm supporters, had de-
cided to oppose his nomination for Presi-
dent.
f. p. Kingston, an Enghishman, an essay
ist, and the author of life OF Artemus Ward,
died on Friday.
A dispatch from Cadiz to the Times says
that the estimate limiting the Spanish army
to lOO, 900 men does not include the soldiers
sent to Cuba.
A telegram from Paris says that the Turk
ish corps of observation ON the Servian from
tier has been ordered to withdraw.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14

SAMUEL SEABAUGH and L. E.
CRANE have severed or had severed
their editorial connection with the
San Francisco Post. What is the diff
Guilty now? SEABAUGH can write
more vituperative bosh against the
Central Pacific Railroad than any
other man in the State. Senator
JONES, the owner of the Post, likes
that sort of thing. CRANE can fill
whole columns with platitudes about
the purity of the Republican party,
and JONES likes that sort of thing.
Hence we say something must be out
of joint in the Senator's San Francis
co newspaper camp. Perhaps an eco
nomical move has been made. Like
the Senator's Los Angeles paper, the
Post does not pay expenses. Its ex-
penditures exceed its receipts by
about five hundred dollars per week.
We expect the Senator is weary of
his San Francisco elephant and his
Los Angeles kangaroo and would like
to dispose of both animals at one-half
what they have cost him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14

think, refute in the mind of every
fair minded man the charge that we
oppose subsidy for no other reason
than that it is asked for Senator
JONES. Now Of subsidy itself: We
are opposed to it on principle. 1t is
process for taxing the public for the
benefit of private individuals. 1t alb
serbs much and returns little; it takes
from the many and gives to the few;
it imposes a sore tax and promises
but an inadequate reward; 1t oppresses
the living and is stumbling block in
the pathway of those that come here
after. 1t is species of wealth GEN.
tralization which, if INDUCED in to a
too great extent, creates slaves of the
many and makes masters of the few;
it is almost an immediate outlay for a
far distant and long coming return; it
is system of taxation that has be-
come odious and will no longer be en-
dured. If the demand of the Express
was submitted to our people it would
receive an emphatic refusal from
ninety-nine out of every one hundred
voters who own one thousand dollars
worth of property. The stock bait
held out by the Express will not Sc
cure a nibble. The people are not
gudgeons. They do not need to be
told that a million dollars worth of
stock would give them no control in
the management or disposition of the
road. They would be stockholders
until they were sold out, but at no
time would they be controllers. This
is the matter in a nutshell, and we un-
hesitatingly assert that a journal
that asks community as well pro-
vided with railroads as ours now is,
to burden itself with million dollar
subsidy debt, is inimical to the coun-
try, an enemy to the people and a dam
gerous and deadly foe to our present
and prospective prosperity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14
No Subsidy.

Our unamia BILE cotemporary, the
Evening ExpreSs, concludes that be-
cause the HERALD is opposed to inn
posing subsidy debt of nearly mill
lion dollars on the taxpayers of Los
Angeles and San Bernardino coun-
ties, it is therefore inimical to the de-
velopment and prosperity of Southern
California, and what is still more abb
surd, it pretends to think that our
opposition to the subsidy scheme
arises from the fact that Senator
JONES is to be the recipient. The lat
ter assumption is fallacious in every
repect it is possible to present it.
We shall permit no one, not even the
Senator's Los Angeles paper, to evince
greater dispatch and earnestness in
rendering unto JONES, all things that
are JONES'. The Senator has built
some sixteen miles of railroad in our
county. Los Angeles lies at one end
of this road, and the Senator's thirty
five thousand acres of land at the
other. There are people uncharitable
enough to hold to the opinion that it
was to enhance the value of this land
rather than in obedience to the
promptings of noble impulse to ben
eft the people of Los Angeles valley,
that the Senator built his road, but we
have no disposition to give publicity
to this ill-natured opinion nor to
discuss the matter from a fa-
vorablefnor an unfavorable stand
point. The Senator has built this
much road, and as no county ever
had too much railroad we are thank
full for the favor conferred. In COM
mon with the entire community we
shall labor diligently in the task of
enabling the Senator to build one
hundred miles of road for each mile of
track he has built, provided he con-
tinues the policy on which he has
acted up to this time, to wit !:
private speculation for his
private gain in which only his private
means are invested. While the Sem
ator builds railroads in this part OF
the State on this plan We pledge him
the earnest support of the HERALD
and the hearty cooperation Of every
citizen. This assurance will, we
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14

they be sincere christians and well in
formed they must know that the thir-
ty-three years spent by our Saviour
on earth were devoted TO rob the Sab
bath of that gloom and harshness
given to it by Moses, if not to destroy
it all together. At what particular
conjuncture Sunday was substituted
for Saturday is not explained, but
evidently the first legislation We have
an account of, was during the reign Of
Constantine, fixing Sunday as day
of rest as regarded cities, but was dis
tinctly understood not to apply to
citizens living in the country where
grain, vintage. fruit and fiocks requir-
ed attention. These hypocrites will yet
give us a State Church if we do not
look to it in time. There is nothing
truer. Little by little these things are
done. The patriot must look out and
not be satisfied with their cry of No
Popery, when they mean the same
priestly intolerance and interference
in civil affairs.
Los ANGELES.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14
EASTERN NEWS.
The Anti.Chinese Resolution Passes
the House.

WASHINGTON,J June 13th.-The Joint
resolution reported by Piper from the
Committee ON Commerce, and passed
by the House nnder suspension of the
rules to-day, requested the President
to submit to the Government of the
Chinese Empire an additional article
to the Burlingame treaty of July 2Sth,
1868, to the following effect: ''The
United States of America do, hereby
reserve the right to regulate, restrict
or prevent the immigration of Chinese
subjects into the United States, except
for commercial purposes; and, recipro-
cally, the Emperor of China likewise
does reserve the right to regulate, re-
strict or prevent the immigration of
citizens of the United States into the
Chinese Empire, except for CONNER
cial purposes" The joint resolution
as originally introduced by Represen-
tative Page of California was amended
by the Committe by inserting the
words, "excepL for commercial pur.
SUITS" The vote on it's passage was:
yeas, 1913; nays Is; and the point of or
der that a quorum had not voted was
raised, but afterwards withdrawn, and
bnc lcSOiutiOu was ueCldfeu passed DY
the required two-thirds majority.
The vote lacked only two of being
quorum.
Democratic Convention.
DOVER, N. H., June 13th.-The
Democratic State Convention met to-
day and chose delegates to the st.
Louis Convention. The delegates
were instructed to cast their vote as a
unit for Hon. Thos. Bayard, and in
structs them to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination for
the Presidency.
Counting the Chances.
OMAHA, June 13th.-A special from
Cincinnati to the Republican says at
the Blaine caucus last evening count
was made, giving Blaine 207 on the
first ballot and 81 more on the second.
The Nebraska delegation are among
those who will make Blaine fight TO
the last. The New York force for