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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

of TIE country, such rs New-Zeaand made ell
fectiyely of her timber and gold yield and
West Virginia of her coal and iron last year.
Each state should send some such present
ment of her especa wealth, whether 1t be IN
cotton, fish, gold timber, crops or manuiac-
tures. There should be some vivid exhibits OF
our rapid progress, such as was given by
Western State. in n pioneers log scho0l-house
and the university of fifteen years later; our
school system, though faulty enough, deserves
rerrpsentation. Archaeological exhibits could
be sent which would be a contribution to the
worlds history. There should be some insight
given into the habits manners, and social condl-
ton Of the people, which, in the hanm OF Skill
fnl managers with some dramatic perception,
might be made singularly effective. Inc
dwellings and lives of an American OF
tbe Brahmin class, Mormon in Utah,
a Sioux Indian, and plantation ne
pro when collated would be more pie
turesque than any display of foreign folk-lifo
at Pbiladclphia. No, startling and suggestive,
probably, to the eyes of European laborefS
would be the dwelling of an American me-
chanc in a Western town or i'll Phladeipha.
Our art displays should be placed in the hands
of those who we'll know how to REJECT lheie
are other exhibits in which we woud excel
every ether country-as in certain scientific
discoveries, and notably in our meteorological
and liie-saying service.
The shortest method, probably, to attain
success in this national exhibit would be to
place it in the hands of army officers, as was
done last year. Their culture, habits Oh OTder
and disriplinc and total freedom from personal
or commercial considerations fitted them pecu-
LARRY for the task The Government Build
ing, rs we all remember, cXcclled every other,
both in the completeness and detail Of its ex-
hibit. If Government would duplicate that
display at Paris, it would give higher and
more accurate idea Of our strength OF defense,
oar resources and power, than all the ma
clincry in America. Let rs appear as belts
one of thc most powerful nations IN the
world, or not appear n all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

cult TO overcome than any other to every plan
of resumption. Probably that apprehension
will never be less powerful than it Is now.
Certainly if it should prevail at this time there
would be no reason to hope for resumption Tor
many years to come. Frankly we say to tmid
business men who have pr0lessed to desire re-
sumption rs a great public blessing, but shrink
from this as they would shrink from any
other practical method "Nou must choose
cat last between fidelity to public honor
and some escape from personal neon
"yenicnce The country demands such sac
"riiice or iisk from every citizen as may be
necessary to effect resumption according to
public pledges. He who refuses must take
"his place with those who assail the public
HONOR The same warning is due to those
whose pride of personal opinion leads them to
carp quarrel, cIiticisc, and hope for the failure
of the plans adopted by tie Administration.
The time for discussing methods has passed,
50 far as the main features Of the Adminstra-
tons course are concerned. 1t is not much to
ask Of patriotic and honest men that they
shall so far lay aside private notions as to do
their best for the restoration OF the public
honor. Men who refuse and who hope and
strive for the defeat of the Administration
method merely because it is not their method,
must expect to he classcd with those who re-
fuse to sustain the national honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

THE METHOD or CUSTOV-HOESE REFORM.
There are some Jealous reformcrs who VIII
never be satisfied that the President Is III earnest
until all the revenue officers now III the ser
vice have been turned out of doors ana every
CustOm-hoISc has been supplied with com
plete set of new men, selected from the mem
brrs Of the American Social Science ASSocIa-
ton. These gentlemen are very much dis
pleased with the first steps toward the reform
of the Custom-house in New-Yogk. Nothing,
they think, could more perfectly illustrate tie
unhealthy of the movement than the fact that
Collector Arthur is dcpGtcl % clfry into effect
The recommendations Of Mr.. jays Comm,sion
Gen. Arthur, according TO them, is one OF the
wols, men how alive He is the sum and
substance Of civil service corruption, the iouai
and orirn OF all t4ia abuses which disgrace"
local politics. undermine official moa!it', ard
hamper commerce. lnsraciing Gen. Arthur
10 enforce q scheme Of reform ia tic Custom
house is like setting ReyIard to 9aard a
heu-r0oSt.
We fear orr friends are going too fast and
too far. TIE TRTUNE has not hesiaPd to
caalcmu, in language rs strong as II Knew
how to use, the practices winch hay. prevailed
in the Cus,cm-l;ousn under its present head :;
hrt Gen. Ar;hlr was not the author of them.
They were established long before his time
When be came into Office it was a recognized
principle in "mactical politics" thar custom
houses were to be us.d for the benefit OF the
friends OF the Administration, and political
influence was to control the appointments.
The dates of n Collector under tins system
were manifold. He was 10 br The t1ctic!Jl OF
the campaicu He was to see that the funds
voted his establishment by Congress were dis
hibuled to the greatest advantage oi The
party. He was to make places for the
useful men Of t.c local political clubs.
Finally. he WAS TO collect the rcvcnu"
as well rs he could, avoid gratutous
annoyance of tie merchants, and manage
his rather dIsrcputabe pensioners without glH-
ing any more scandal than WAS absolutely un-
ayoidable. Gen. Arthur WAS appointed 10 do
this work. and he was faithful 10 the faction
which appointed him. But it is only fair to
say that he has been Is good a Collector -
the vicious system allowed him 20 be. lie has
abolished some abu,-s and we do Eot know
that ne has originated any new OnoS.
IF. now, Gen. Arthur should show an honest
and cordial disposition 10 cooperate energetic
ally with the President III rcdncng the Affairs
Of the Castom-house 10 a bushes, basis, his
experience would certainly make him valu-
able ally. II is unfaV to assume IN advance
That he viii not do this Ill he fails - do IT,,
thoroughly and successfully, there viii then be
good reason ion lis removal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04
Aelp,2lork Daily Grlb1lo1e
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1877.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING. .

FoRr1GN-The Russian troops have advanced to
the defen,es of the Soghanlu Mountains. -= The
Turkish cavalry have been repu!sed near Kan. -
Mukltar Pasha continues to retreat toward ErZc-
rum. -= The Qucon OF Holland is dead.
DoMESrC-A commission TO investigate the Ihila-
delpha Custom-house has been appointed; the New
York commission has been instructed to examine as
to salaries and tariff regulations -- The jury in
tho Ellonton conspiracy cases acquitted one prison
or and failed to agree as 10 the other ten -- The
Pope's Jubilee was celebrated al over the country
yesterday.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Joln D. TownseLd Is con-
fdent that Tweed will be released. -= James l..
LYON sues Trenor ". Park Tor 100000 --
Janet Norton, Chiquita, Bomhast, Abilene and
Ambush won the Jerome Park races -- The
Civil Service Reform Association was organized.
- Edward Harrington n saloon-keeper, was
killed with a cart-rung by Edward otto. --
Services were held in all the Catholic churches IN
honor Of the papal anniversary. -= Immense
numbers went to the seashorc and the parks Oh
account of the heat -= Gold, 1883, 1852, lOj3i.
Gold value Of the lega-tender dollar at the close,
946Io cents. Stocks demogalized and all lower,
closing weak.
THE Manufacturers local observations in
dictate a continuance Of showery and somewhat
cooler weather. Thermometer yesterday, 70, 30 :,
IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

1t may be that Gov. TIamptons time Is sufficiently
occupied just now in laboring with that refractory
LEGISLATURE. body which assumes to vote Judges
ont Of tbs courts, which wantony takes away sup
port from universities and normal schools, ana
which bargains away the credit of the state VIII
probably stand as much watching rs any one Gov
ornor is able to furnish. But those unpleasant oc
curronces" at Elcnton last Fail have beon brought
into fresh and sickeping prominence by the test
mony before the Chef-Juslice. and the very TACT
that the highest judicial authority of the United
States. willie confronting these demonstrated
atrocities Droclaims that the Federal Government Is
oowerlc,s 10 redress the wrong is itself strenuous
appeal to Gov Hampton TO make haste and exercise
whatever mapl3tcrial authority he can command to
bring these criminals to justice. If there is any
Iaw against cowardly and cold-blooded murder IN
South Carolina it rests with somebody 20 see that 1t
is executed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

If the list of names attached to the call for
q meeting at Chickcrug Hall tomorrow night
is fair indication, the people Of Ncw-lor
are well aroused on Che Subject OF rapid tran
SIT. Ii seems to comprise pretty much all the
solid men of the Gty-meTchants, lawyers,
Judges bank. insurance, and steamship com
pany presidents, publishers, bankers and in
deed many OF the leading representatives OF
all branches of trade and business. The meet
ing is stated by the call to be held for the
purpose of hearing from some OF Our
representatives in the Legislature an
"accomt of tho inpediments thrown in
"the way of rapid transit during the
Cast session" If it VIII DO this, and
give expression, besides. to the full force
of the popular demand for rapid transit, which
seems now to have reached point 1t never
reached before, it viii DO the public service,
and may, without amy intention Of influencing
the Court Of Appeals, convince that body that
great public interests would be subseIYcd by
as prompt a decision as possible upon the
rapid transit casts Perhaps IL may also be OF
use in giving proper notoIitty 20 the men
who have stood in the way OF rapid transi:
during the past ycar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Among the West Point graduates this year
Is young flippcr, Il lad Of color and OF AM
can descent. 1t is stated that he acquitted
himself very respectfully i'll his examination
by the Board Of Visitors. ti!at he VIII pass
crcdtably, and that he viii go into the cavalry,
which is rather an GriStOcratic branch, we be-
lieyc. of tie service. llr. flipper must have
lad rather p hard time Of il during his under
graduate career, il. as We find II stated, most
If not Ill his white fcllow-studcnts have de
cliHod to a.sociate with him. lie has behaved
50 well under these anomalous circum-
stances, that be has won the respect OF
those who, so far rs the discipline OF
the school would permit, IGNORED his
existence. I'VE have no feeling against
"him," said one Of the students but still we
d" cJaH MT associate with him. 1t may be
"p:cildicc, but still we coHidHt 10 IT," I'M
Dos Utilities should be required Of no ONE, and
if the white West Pointers could not treat Mr..
Fiipper rs il he were one OF themselves, why
Of course that is M end of the matter 30
long rs they kept within the rules OF the ser
vice, AID We're guilty Of no conduct " unbe-
coming an officer ami gentleman" 1t was
not for their commanders to interfere. Bat
when they tell IT'S that they couldn't possibly
associate with Mr. Flipper, who is allowed 10
have " shown pluck and gentlemanly quail
ties" we may at least inquire whether they
have tried to do 50. Conqucring prciUdiceS
implies Il fight with prcudiccS-haye these
yoang gentlemen had any such iiehi Have
they 900 shown pluck and genlemanly quail
" ties y
We are not disposed to speak harshly OF
these fa,tidoGs Young fellows, who viii NOS be
long oul Of the school before they will be
rather sorry that they didn't treat Mr.. flppcr
a little more cordially. But a much more
important matter is that he has, in spite OF ms
color mI L. a good record every way, has kept
~ with his class, has not been dropped or
dismissed, but energies a fuil-bloWn Second
Lbutcuant of Cavalry. He has thus achieved
Il victory not only for himself but for his
race. He has made matters easier for future
colored cadets; and twenty years hence, If not
sooner, the young white gentlemen of Vest
Point will read of the faStidlOusneSs OF their
predecessors with incredulous wonder. Time
and nati,ure will settle everything.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Saturday night is usually responsible for the
usual Sunday murder but of late Sunday has
been very prompt in honoring Saturdays
drafts. The hour for the Sunday murder
seems to have shifted to about a. m, and a
seasonable hour it is. If we must have sun
day murders, let them proceed at time when
the honest world is asleep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

These figures and those of many similar ooserva-
tions show concusivey that the extreme advance OF
heat durinc afternoons does not apply to the whole
of fine civ nor penetrate TO elevated and shell
tered pOsitOns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

II is not for him to say who shall be prosecuted and
who shall not be- is nc likely to engage in trans
actions which will look much Ike the condonatlon
of n felony Ii cannot in any possible way be ar
ranged that the Governor shall grant the pardon m
advance of conviction. which is H1ado a condition
of the restoration Every person of right feeling IS
anxious that this lost son should be found and re-
turned to the home which his absence has made des-
olate; but it is exceedingly important that therc
should DO no arrangement amounting virtually 10
premium upon child-stealing. If the boy IS alive
and in Pennsylvania, and one honest man knows
where he is, he ought to be found and restored "lt
ont violation of tine law. Mr.. Ross might agree not
to prosecute, and nobody could blame him II he dId,
though such agreement, as everybody knows, "ould
be unlawful. II will not bo the less so though MADE
l,y the Governor of Pennsylvania.
The heat of the streets as shown by thermometers
hung in front of buildings at the eye-leycl, gives
very exaggerated idea Of the city temperature IN hot
weather Such thermometers are necessarily eX-
posed to radiation from payements and buildings,
and to accept their indications for the average heat
of the city is very much if an attempt were maae
10 ascertain the warmth of room heated from reg
ster by hanging thermometer in 'front.' OF the regis
fer. The following comparison of the temperatures
duripg the hottest portions % yesterday ana the DAY
before. as shown IN one Of the upper rooms OF the
TRIBUNE building, and as reported from the street
in cur city column, viii Illustrate the discrepancy:
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Mr.. Goulding's directory is dead, very dead,
but it is a very lively corpse still, as is shown
elsewhere, and the moulners show DISPOSE
ton to have a pretty loud wake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

The Electoral Commission set the fashion.
The Ellenton jury of six whites and six blacks
voted six to six
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Persons tearing torn for the season and Sum
mer trarelcrs, can hare THE DAILY TRIEUNl
mailed 10 them, POSTPAID, for ~ per month, tic
address being changed as Cttea as desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

with Cambctta rs lieutenant, intend to oppose
the annual appropriations, and to resist u
second prOrogatiOn of the Chamber. III
case the Chamber is dissolved, they Will go
TO the country with the cry Of "Thiers Tor
"Presdent; the Constitution as 1t IS" FER
sonally Marshal MacMahon is disposed to serve
ouj his term, being rs convinced as was Joan
of Arc that he is called upon to save France
from those dangerous fellows who want free
dom Of the press and honest elections. But
the MOnarUhisis who are acting for the Exccu-
tive have deeper designs. Their plan IS TO
proroge the Chamber a second time, to place
their own adhercnts in Office, then TO dissolve
the Chamber and make a desperate effort to
elect a majority of The deputies. with the
peOple on their side the Republicans may con-
Gdenty expect to defeat this desperate game.
The situation in Armenia is exceedingly
grave. The Russian army is already at the
passes of the Soghanlu Mountains, about iiiiy
miles southeast Of Kars where Mukhiar PaSha
had intended to oppose their further progress
toward EIzcrum. But as he is retrca;ing
steadily. the invaders are likely to pass I'M
opp0sed the great natural barrier which
was hotly contested in the campaign oi
1889. Once over the mountains, the Rus
SLAMS will be within 20 miles, or less than six
DAYS march, OF the Armenian capital. Mean
while, the column ut Kars has invested that
city, near which it recently routed Moussa
Pasha's cavalry. 1t will still be possible for
Mukhtar Pasha to oppose the Russian advance
on ErzcIum, but he viii have to do so with
Unconditional troops against soldiers who have
already marched 30 miles without resistance.
The result can scarcely be doubtful. Bad
weather is now the only ally upon which the
Turks can rely for q brief respite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

An endeavor to supply our navy with breech-
loading cannon reveals the fact that we have
no steel-works in this country capable Of
making tubes for very heavy guns. This will
be a surprise to most of our readers, as it is
popularity supposed that orr furnaces are capa-
Die of supplying anything which can be made
by the ironmasters of the Old World.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

The statue OF Washington in Union-square one OF
the noblrSt statues in the city, has hard luck every
time that anybody attempts to decorate it. This
year. ON Decoration Day the statues Of Lincoln and
Lafayette. in UniOn-sGuare. were be2utIfully ana
generously treated. Washington, on the contrary
was rggad out with garands on the head, a bon-
ouct in the ouistrctched hand and circular wreaths
hanging on the Hanks of the horse. lie looked
Ike a hummer. The image of the most digniiied
AMI ausiere man of his time, man whose presence
IL the field thrilled the humblest soldier in every
rart OF IT, and with whose character 1t is impossible
IL associate an idea Of eyity was presented to the
world trickcd ont like clown. The nation has
flowers for the memory of Washington. But they
should bc thrown at his feet, net pat upon ms head
II Is noticed that the bouquet put IN Land OF the
statue last week is there still Won't somebody
please take ii downf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

II is n significant fact that those economists who
have been the windlest advocates of taxing Gov
eminent bonds, rcdeeming them IN greenbacks,
printing more promises to pay and calling them
money, and every other patent plan for reputation
and imitation are now, to man, the champions OF
an unlimited reconciliation OF silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Alta meeting held at the Chamber Of Commerce
the other day of savings bank officers. report wa,
made from a committee appointed to secure from
the LEGISLATURE amendments To the General Savings
Bani, law. he adoption of this report was followed
by The adoption of are>oluti0n declaring tnat what
ever credit was due for tie passage Of tie amend
ments " in such unobjecti0nabe shap" was due 70
Mr. Bradford Rhodes of The Safeguard and sug-
costing that ms expenses shoud be paid and that
d" he should be well compensated for the energy, in
tciligcnce, time, and labor lie has given 20 secure
the passage of the bill" To defIay the cost
an assessment WAS ordered on the sew
eral savings banks Ii would seem strange,
in the first place. that with Bank Department at
Albany supposed to lie organized specially to pro-
tect banks as well as depositors, and with two
Bank Committees eminently fair and honorable
and comprising number Of bank officers ii should
be necessary to employ any one to do this sort of
work at Albany. 1t does not seem to be a good
precedent for banks To set. But, in the second
place, there seems to he some doubt to
the amount Of Mr. Rhodes's service. Senator Cole
man and Mr. Mckee, Chairmen of the two Bank
Committees, have both stated in the most positive
manner tina! Mr. Rhodes nevercame before their Com
mittecs, never made any written statement, and,
so far as they know never exeTted any influence in
tie matter. Mr.. Mckee did not Mr.. Rhodes at all
until the bill had reached the order Of bird readings i'm
the .scnbly. The report made of Mr. RhOdes's
abors contains several errors notably in respect
the condition of the amendments when in the
Conference Committee, making his exertions seem
greater than they were. Both Senator Coleman
and Mr. Mckee are, we understand, much annoyed
mt The apparent mputation east upon their Com
mitecs b. th.s action of the savings bank officers,
and their feeling seems not unnatural.
According 10 The Fhilddclphia Times, there is now
a person in that city who has heretofore worked IN
defatiglbly in the Charlie Ross case, who Processes
to know where the boy is and what parties have him
ia keeping. These parties, he says are anxious to
return the lad, if they can do 80 with safety to
themselves. They want SO runs the statemcnt-an
assurance of immunity from the Governor of Penn
sylyana, and when they have this, upon payment
OF the reward, they promise that young Ross shall
again be ai home by the 1st of July next. This
case would appear TO grow more and more extraor-
binary every day, especially in the utter disregard
of law which 1t seems to have engendered in all
concerned in it. One would think that this Phla-
delphia man, who knows 80 much, might take meas
uIos 10 secure the return of the child without all
these preliminary conditions Moreover. il is not in
the power of the Governor of Pennsylvania legally
~ give the assurance of immunity which is desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

Uncles can marry their neccs provided the neces
father was the unce's hal. brother. the two having
the same father but different mothers. or the unclos
haf-sister was the-wol Judge McAdam can eX-
nlnin II TO Won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

By a curious coincidence the day on which the fu-
neral sermon of Motley is preached Is the day OF the
death Of the Queen of Holland who was most use
ful friend To him. Ii was through her kindness that
lie was afforded every facility in his researches into
Dutch history, and it ut her personal invitation
that he returned to Holland to continue his labors
after he had been rudely thrust out OF the English
Mission to spite Mr.. Sumner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04

The Custom house investigation has changed
its latitude, but not its methods. The in
structions issued to the Commission that is to
investigate the Philadelphia Custom-hOuSe are
substantially the same as those that governed
the inquiry in this city, and the same care has
been taken to constitute the Commission so
as to represent both political parties and the
Treasury. With the same good beginning,
the same good results ought to follow.