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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-22
TIE CASE OF Mr.. RHODES.

The friends Of Albert Rhodes have laid be-
fore the Department Of State a which, IN view Of
the Discus now going about reform in the public
service presents some features Of interest:
lir Rhodes appointed To the consular service under
an act OF june 20 SCH which requires the candidate TO
pass an examination in verifying appe.tInins 70 con-
suIar and diplomatic functions, and which contains
clause that person appointed shall not be removed
from Office except for cause stated in writing and sub
m,ted To- Congress at the session following such re-
mova. lie passed his examination before a board Of
which the Minister at the Court Of St. James WAS pre
dent was duly appointed, was then promoted to be a
CONSUL ana uttcrward made charge daiflrcs. The
political pressure was So great during the last Admins
truiiou That Dee was removed contrary To %" provision
uf the tct cited above and his removal furnishes the
suggestion that fhe law ought ID Dee enforced or repealed
Beside, the question Of law, there is that of civil service
in the good record which this removed officer has lct IN
thc Department of State. 10 J., understood tHt Mc-riS
Tygrt. and seward have recommended the President 10
offer hu -uitab foreign post, hc VIII accept al, as
~ = D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-22
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
TILE FRENCH CRISIS.

TALK OF A GENERAL ELEcrIoY-sSXIErY AT BERLIN
LONDON, Monday, May 81, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
OBITUARY..
REAR-ADMIRAL CHARLES II. DAVIS.
Rear-Admiral Charles II. Davis, Supcrindc

Rear Admiral Charles II. Davis, Supcrlndcnd-
ent OF the Naval Observatory died in Washington yes
terday morning Of heart disease Admiral DAVIS was
born in Massachusetts the 10th OF January 1907 and
entered tho navy AS a midshipman in 1923. In 1897
and s2S he was attached the rigate United States
Of the Pacific squadron. In 1929 lie received his
commission as passed midshipInan and from
1880 TO 1888 served with the Mediterranean
SQUADRON In 1884 lie commissioned as Lieutenant
From then until 1854 his Cutes were various III tie lat
ter wear he was commissioned Commander and three
years latter command Of the St. Marys OF the Pa
cifc Squadron. Returning home in 1880 he was mme-
diately appointed superintendent OF the
Nautical Almanac" In 1861 lie received lis
commission as Captain, and was made mem
Der OF the Board of Officers convened for
the purpose Of making thorough investigation Of the
southern and halbors One OF the Immediate re-
suits these Investigations was the organization OF
Dupont's expedition to Port Royal, 5. C., in which
Capt Davis took important part In 1S62
Cant Davis succeeded Commodore FOOte as Flag
officer of the Mississippi nOa. lie had been i'll com
mand only few days when the Rebel fleet lying below
Fort Pillow made attack upon his vessels Tie Hcocl
fleet OF eight IrOncads, four Of them lifted as rams,
were forced to retreat after an hours hgh under the
protection Of the guns OF Fort Pillow. Some OF their
clnboats were disabled, and "a short time a'terward
Fort Pillow was abandoned. Capt. DAVIS then moved
down the river succeeded in capturing or destroying
all of the rebel vessels except the Van horh NJ the
close OF the engagement he returned 10 memphis ana
demanded tho surrender OF the city, winch WAS couieu
with. In July. 1862 Capt. Davis Joined Adj
miral Faragut at Vicksburg and took part IN
the houbardment of that city. The scheme
for reducing the city lad to be abandoned,
the land FOL &c being large enough and late in July
Cant Davis withdrew TO the mouth OF the Yazoo. In
August 1862 he and Gen. Curtis planned Joint expe
dton up the Yazoo, which resulted successfully. Capt
Davis was promoted 10 the rank OF Commodore on
July 10. 1862, and in the Fall Of the same year
was ordered 10 duty at the Navy Department
as chief of the Bureau of Navigation. While fill
ing this position he made Rear-Admral. In
1855 he was appointed superintendent OF the
Naval Observatory, but two years later he TOOK
S"nai of the south Atlantic Squadron Return
ing home in 1860, he again took charge , 81 'le
rc,oained until his death. Admiral Davis
ia me orth Rcar-Admral who has died this month anu
H. am snce fine beginning OF the year. The others
cro Fear AdmiraIs smith, Alden, Wikcrs and Bailey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
TIE CHARGE OF BAD FAITH.
INVESTIGATIONS NOT PRoM!sED-SENATOR TnURMA,
on THAT POINT.

INVESTIGATIONS NOT PEOM!SED-SENATOR THURMAN
on THAT POINT.
IFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNT.l
WAsHISGTON, Feb. 1S.-rhose Democrats
who charging bad faith upon the Republicans, be-
cause TIE Commission interpreted the Constitution rs
comforting power upon Congress to 90 behind tina
turns only making exhibit Of their folly.
II Is not true they allcge that Republicans assured
them before TIE passage of the Electoral bill that an m
y"stigaton was contemplated by that measure. On the
contrary the question o the admissbility of evidence
recognized BIZ leading Democrats in both houses as
OF the open questions which the Commission was
constituted d. crmine, because the two parties could
not agree upon ,Ecm.
senator Thurman distinctly stated this truth in his
clcs speech in favor OF the bill He gave list OF all
points upon which there were conflicting opinions
AMI which the Tribunal would have to settle :" Inc
tltA point" lie said, us that il is competent to 20 be
hind the decision OF a clnyasSng or returning board
and in opposition that is not competent to do So Are
Won going to decide that question in bill {
Why Sir upon that question, anl upon other questions
We are obliged submit in the first instance to this Tr
bunal to decide. Then Sir, comes another cues
ton Surprising the returning boards not to have zone
bryond tcr Jurisdiction and to have acted frauduony
some say that their decision may be mpeached for the
fraud because fraud vates everything, even ilc lie
csions OF court; others that such IL airy
Is admissible all" Senator Thurman thus judged The
present Democratic complaint Of bad Il,h i'll advance,
for he distinctly states that the question Of going behind
The acts Of returning board, or OF enter
tanning charges Of fraud against them, was an
open one. lett for the Commission to determine
When Mr. Dawes objected the bill because did not
prohibit the Commission from turning liSeli inO IT,
turning board and taking upon Itself the function with
which tine state OF Massachusetts, had clothed us COY
crnor and Council of determining WHO hdd been c"sS
electors by State, Mr. Thurman SAID that II the
committee had attempted 10 decide t1c question III the
iiii il would have been " the mast idle work that ever
sane uen attempted TIE bill. lie continued, could n0'
have been framed give the least advantage TO elmer
party settling i'll or the 0ther any Oh tine con
iiicng theories without being rejected Dy tho othtf
party. 1870, "a .o,.io. o.,
some pIccXt for breaking up the Commission or ie1S
ing 10 complete the would read this speech one
of their ATTEST leaders, they would DC ASHAMED VI Ihc
tulk they are now INDUCING III.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
PUBLIC OPINION.

:, Party lines are now drawn afresh, on the
Ieeihhg boards The people are with the Democracy
-lAibany Argus tDcmj
he bitter is bit in more than one place. MI.
iaeis friends would probably be very clad now II they
hIut INSISTED upon the production OF private tecSfaDs
-tAlbahy Journal Q.cp)
Previous to Nov. Z the great Democratic cry
nN = iiden aud Reform" Suce then the cry has De
come reduced 10 "Tden." Poor old Reform appears
RepJ
David Dudley Field is a smart man, and
.eh ah amusing one But David Dudley Is altogether
70, 700 unanimous" Whatever of woe the 4lh OF Matcn
10y DnuS his retirement viii not be part oI lt-lino'
"n'pois News tIndl
q, There could be nothing more natural than
~ udiisief OF Wells from the Louisiana Returning
sDoafd 10 tie Supreme Court Of the United states.
SIoig and Miller would welcome the great returning
i~iuef TO the supreme bench with the highest delight
harrisburg Patriot (DemJ
4. William Beach Lawrence may be an eminent
LII Dht his views the Electoral Commission, Js
eh yesterday morning in The Herald very absurd
bac commission has perfect right 10 refuse 10 go DC
no Tue certificates and the who denies that rgnt,
S H. nuch ola lawyer he may be- doesn't KNOW wbat
" - taking about Boston Herald und)
n there is so much villainy covered by this
eson ek that 1t forms perfect foil Tor AL That was
eohe III NewOrleans, even IL the Democratic charges
sslbst the Returning Board were all true The parts
ebed ny Grover aud Kelly In this business are DOM
aeiois ana Infamous, and the Unich Hltieb Senate
ssoud promptly expel these two Democratic members
N' 1heif misocmeanors.-l Philadelphia Inquirer tepj
=, The Democratic party has been fiercely
sianofing fOr speedy settlement OF the President al
nioyersy in obedience TO the wishes OF the business
0icse Oi the country. But just as s"oh 40 Inc Go
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next House in spite of the Tildcn Democracy by the

next House in spite of the Tildcn Democracy by the
aid of Southern votes.
Republican Congressman, exchanging congratu-
laiions with Senator Blaine to-day over the foru-
nate result of the experiment of the Electoral Com
mission asked the ex-Speaker if was not about time
for him to regret that he had opposed the passage of
tie bill creating the Commission. BY no means"
replied Mr.. Blaine ." still adhere to my first i'm
presSions about the bill. much better plan of set
tlcment would have been to pass bill giving the
defeated candidate the light to bring q0u udJTanto
suit in the Supreme Court, and requiring the court
to decide the case within thirty days. With such q
law we could have gone on in the old constitutional
way to open and count the votes. The decision of
the court would have carried fSr greater weight with
tine people than will that of the Commission.
Much speculation is already INDUCED in touching
the organization of President IIayess Cabinet A
gentleman very near him personally and politically,
and who is understood to speak by authority, says
to-day that Gov. Haycs's position is this He has
mentioned no name to any person. He will not
allow his mind to come to any decision touching
Cabinet appointments until he shall be declared
President elect. Then he will not reach any concu-
sions until after he has had conference with lead
ing men of his party from all sections of the coun-
try To effect this, he will doubtless postpone
changes in the present Cabinet Ii may be said, on
the best authority that Gov. Hayes has not yet de-
cided upon a single person to whom he viii offer II
Cabinet position.
The Republican Senators held caucus yesterday
morning, at which, although no vote was taken, an
informal understanding was arrived at that ii the
Democrats should determine to filibuser in the
House to prevent the completion of the count of the
electoral vote, it would be the duty of the President
of the Senate at time before the 18th of March,
in joint convention if possible. and if not, then in
the Senate, to complete the count, and to declare
Gov. Hayes elected.
The Democrats have decided not to abandon their
contest in Oregon, although they do not exocct to
have the CTOnin vote awarded them. Such promi-
nent Democratic members Of the Electoral Tribunal,
however, as Senator Bayard and Judge Abbott have
ntimated that if Mr. Iildens chances Of the Presi-
dcncy depend upon their vote for Cronin his eXpec
tations will not be realized. The Republicans claim
that The decision III the Florida case had saving
exception which already has practically decided the
Oregon case. The decision i'll Florida was that
Congress cannO go behind the Governors certificate
except discover whether il is in conformity with
the returns Of the State canyasslng authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
LATEST SHIP NEWS.
[For other Ship Neos see Third Pa5e.l
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ARRIVED. SUNDAY. rep 10.
s,cqmslhp Br tannc Brl. Thompson, Liverpool Feb 8,
and queenstown 9th. with INDIE and pas To Il. Coris
ems9P Alp: PER- Williams paS l ana nan N z
with mdse and pass 10 PIN ForwOod & Co. Feb. Is in
ESSu 9" a1s e. on s,f r. a
caDe nsn,s So TO- 20 Nsrda r rae Glasgow Feb 3
ana La ne lh with and pass TO Austin Baln' in Co.
,s iIs Naiiona and an Anchor steamship bound
18th passed Hull steamship bodnd east g., H.. H.. 49,,
steamship Vncacr Rogers, Philadelphia with mdse and
Steamship IarrCarr Worth Philadelphia with coal to
Steamship wyauoEr Couch iclmond city Point, and Nor
steamship llore-r. Wakeley. MImingtn, ~ C., Feb IL,
via naya stores sud cotton 10 Nm. T. C{le GO; $500.
mise. ald . - 70 Bo.art = Morgan ,... o.......
Oct - via bermuda Feb p sugar GOsslcr Co..
sci To Hicks belt rut into Bernnda Dee a. leasing
during spuns and was blown across the
Gt s,a 40 S g .s SST( fnr '
Big curacao (oi Windsor y - ulknei, curacao J.,
dsy north OF iaiteas Feb II, of the Delaware passed
bark Sclamy ,of Boston from Palermo for ri'idephli
via Hermud 3, with logwood 10 H. Becker % vessel
W BerteauX. Pat INTO Bermuda Dee II n distress.
Feb TO- lat 80 o. Ion IS J. PASSED Tire mast cGr WIN
nrcm sticad gne iIainsst gone mar way ~. had
a dOubc-rccies f0rt sail and sahtoIsail SET MI, -,
Schr NJ. b. MIleH (of savannah Raynond, Palermo rs
day. via Delaware rrakwater, with fruit TO sS0be pay
vessel Passed Gibraltar Dee y Jan lat ~ 10
no ior tcriandin ii days out 18Th, lat 81 70, lon IL
SPOKE bark David A. Preston Hall iron fasnG iSs hSsT "
DAYS with nSe 10 Henry weasel TO Brett Son Co
raS psss S' and DEE BEEN s ss DAYS s
lat - Ion $40 spoke whaling bark aIise 'o Edsar'ownh
sehr Pausussctt, isackett Virginia.
BELOW.
Rark nercur (Aus), Thianich from TaBanr0g. spoken
80. 10 g. - '' - $50
Bark Adele (Ger.h Elingus Amsterdaln Doc ~ Win
mdse. 70 J. ~. Precht
rOEEIGS PORTS.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
SAFETY IN STEINWAY HALL.
To the EdttOr Of The Trt6une.

SIR: In your issue Of to-day appears
communication dated Feb 1, 1877. written by ner-
vous excited lady, signing herself "N' calling in ques
ton the facilities OF exit from tho first balcony OF Stein
way Hail. justice to ourselves and the public we beg
to state emphacay that the complaint OF the lady In
question is utterly groundless and unushed steinway
Hail. however crowded can be readily cmptied In three
minutes through the ordinary means OF egrcss In that
respect surprising any other public building IN New
York and was in fact its recent inspection by the
Fire Commissioners and Board OF Underwriters pro
nounced by them to be the most firmly constructed aud
safest building. In OF an alarm, In tho city, STEM
way Hall Is entirely rcproof is heated by stean the
boilers being outside and some distance from the man
building IL is entirely Isolated from all other buildings
fronts on Fourteenth and Ffteenthsts, has windows
and aeyways on either side available at any moment
Tic large hall has no less than five large means OF ext
Fourteenth and Fifteenth-sts The nrst Daicoy
has only $50 seats and is provided with Two separate
doors cgresS distance apart, ana dVldcu ny
fre-proof wall and leading different portions OF FOUR
feminist, amply sufficient for any eslgency tlat cnu
possibly arise considering that the whole building ne
proof that contains Iniammable material
whatever, and that fire Is allowed III any portion oi
edce. II the lady In question, before rlsing lU
and INDUCING in such remarks as " deatD-trap,
and SAYING that the additional door OF exit to Fourteenth
ST. may be" dumb door, dclusi0n, AMI snare liad
taken the slightest trouble to examine into the matter
and would probably have rcfrained from making such
unwarrantcd and regret to childish aspcrsons
through the medium Of n public journal. 49,
Ns,r, YORK. Fen IL 1877 STEINwAY & SONS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
DELAWARE AND HUDSON BONDS.
. Il q ri

SIR: Referring to your various articles on
investment &C., would call your attention TO the bonds
OF the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which,wit
over three months accrued interest are selling at some
two per cent below par have reference to tie regis
tered bonds due Nov. 1, 1870. How is 1t at this
time when money is only bringing some two or three per
ccut interest and good securities stand so high and arc
much sought for, n first mortgage bond on property
estimated as worth about $lj,00OOO0-ot when II :
800 OGO about olctcnh OF the estimated N3uc OF INC
property bon IcdI falls due IN about nine
months and It'll three months accrued interest
should be selling below par unless some interested per
SOFA having heard Of some future q" tie ubc) devei-
opmcns, selling at any price and unioalns on con-
hdlng investors. iNEsiOh
Ncc- York, Feb. -, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
UNION LEAGUE JOY AND MANHATTAN GLOOM

UNION IEAGt EJD1 AND hA'iiAi i-N-' ''"O''
now HE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS DECISION On
LOUISIANA Is RECEIVED BY NE"-lohh DhNO-
GRATIS AND REPUBLICANS
The decision of the Electoral Commission
that Louisiana should DE counted for Gov Hayes was
source OF great Joy to the Republicans o! New-I0rk Al
the Union League Club House the National nag was
raised on saturday and members assembled III unU'"
numbers discuss the situation ana congratulate ehch
other on what thought 20 be sac an" sucec1Niu
Termination Of the greatest political campaign the en
lic has ever SEEN The feeling that of satisfaction
and relief II was believed that the Commission mo-
done it, work faithfully and honesty. Many tho"sn'
botn parties had attempted To commit lra'ld III LOUISE
ana but that Louisiana, left wholly 10 isi ana do"'
TO east its honest vote, would give large h'pupeh
,noiority There was not SO much injustice done the
Democrats they thought, III giving LO'siaha 10 hayes
~ WIS done the Republicans III giving Misss'ips" ana
Alabama TO Tiiden 1t the Electoral Commission were
accused Of pariisamshp the Democrats wouid b"'eto
share the full half OF The opprobiun The Tribunal was
he net &c enc OF the Democrats, and Mt Hewitt fuy
expected that Justice Davis would be the hith 'o'nnS
soner chosen the bench The action OF 'he De"
crate justices the Oregon case, was snsseS,c
would throw SONS light Oa tile question OF paltsi VI
W., 'ar,isau natives OF the members Of the supreme
Court. Tie attitude maintained through tno eiihla's"
hy Gov IiaNes personally heartily coihhlehheI'
't the Manhattan Gun the opposite fcrilhg pIeNuitn
Few members wen present. ana tnos' luT , WI t
a,,n i'm their ,enunciaOn OF the Electoral Commission
OF were possessed Of dccl-Scated ana 'icnt 49,
One member on being asked foo his oplon as 10 tue
fairness the Louisiana decision, itpcu sum
v,n fcr 10 tho namy. iEe decision Is hiiIDus; t'1'
i my opinion OF H." Democrats WHO were WINK 80
discuss the question TOOK the position. th uo % nus
o, had been guilty Uf tine grOSsest phril-lsil anu
that tho Supreme Court In particular han usgiHetu ~
self Tncy never III f"NOr OF We -
Int bur Sir Hewitt had cOunsccd them 10 aellhcSSe
declaring that all would be right All was Win,2' mn,
mn,'ncr1ts lad been completely Uutgcncralcd. They
hoaght the shrewdcsi move Of the Repubicai,3 h D'
a. ai1ino t1e election OF Justice Davis 10 the Unitei
niatcs senate That destroyed Democratic conndeit h
tne Electoral Commission. one member saIu tna' VI .
'rlr had shown great skill in cpniucng the campaign
,.vsls 10 tine election but that since me cectlOh ~
leadership had been "A failure. lie admitted tlat the
orrgou affair looked bad for tie party leaders, Da
hn,,Cht tbat the money sent to Oregon Wus intended
,nIv inr eonusc! fees aud other legitimate expenses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
sALoMON HERMANN MOsENTHAL
VIENNA Feb. 1S, 1877
Uerr Moscnthal. the dramatic writer, is dead.

Solomon Hermann Mosenthal was born al Cassei III
1921 Having received degree at Marhourg hc peouo
tutor in the family of wealthy banker at Vienna In mat
cv he cultivated literary society and published poetry
which gained him favorable reputation It's however,
"a a dramatic author that Herr Mosenhal acquired MS
greatest fame. His three dramas, Deborah u T
aSonnenwpndhof" 1880, aud 80 die Dentschen hohl-
m9diantcn" 1863, arc extremely popular III uermyi
Ills drama Isabella Orsini" QS69) was also rcceWeu
with Great favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19

DDN'r WANT Ir.-At an auction OF house
hold articcs the auctioncer held up lneT1
mometcr and pleaded for q bid. No ope seemed
10 want in and he turned TO u farmer-lookng man
and it, examine t and s Sve ,, %s q" o
" WHAT Don't Won want thermOmeterp !" No, Sir ;
had year two and worked and worried.
keep IL regulated worth cent Hang IT, couldn't even
open the 0rnery thnyv'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
cuooTfxG OF A REVENUE AGENT.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-Privatc dispatches
from Warrenton. Mo-, state that Col. Fred Meyer.
revenue agent for this district, was shot ana seriously
wounded at that place to-day by Nat T. Dryden a law
YER The cause of the shooting ia unknown; but Col
Meyer seized some stills at Wauenton yesterday, and
the superstition ia that Dryden was attorney Tor the
owners Of the stills and that dispute growing out
OF the seizure led the shooting The ball from Dry
dcns pistol entered Col Mcyerss mouth and inflicted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19

TRIBUNE OFFICE, Feb. 19-l a. m.-Both the upper dla
gram saturdays and the lower, Sundays must be re-
gared as remarkable in the frequency OF their SNORT
curves though indicative OF changes III the
weather SATURDAY. windy andcloudy sunday less
windy ana almost clear The temperature has remained
low. and closed at midnight below freezinSpoint On
The whole the indications are not those OF pleasant
weather, but heavy storm appears to be at hanu
For this city and vicinity, two days OF partly Cloudy
and M times threatening weather may he expected with
SLIGHT changes of temperature Clear, cold weather Is
likely 10 follow toward the close OF that rerod.
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SELLING ID. AND II. STOCK IN TIME.

SELLING d. md TT. STUUN IN IIME'
TO the Editor or Tke Tribune.
SIR The truth as published in THE TRIBUNE
last Summer led the writer to sell his remaining Della
ware and Hudson stock time to avoid the loss present
holders Will have 10 submit TO. and thank you for
showing mp" IL company that deceived investors
with 10 pei cent dividend II was not your " showing
up that made the loss; but the uns0undncss OF the
concern Itself caused by departing from sound c0nserVa
business principles, made IL wrong To innocent
Investors II Is nor covering ~ unsOund corporations
and institutions which will bring good times, but rather
the bursting Of the many bubbles when rear are yet
standing IN the way of real prosperity.
EX-STOCKHOLDER
CoDUerstOiru, ". Y, Fec 10, 1877.