New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15

WrOnged dcpOsltOTs, ana must deserve from
the court punishment commensurate with the
protection needed. Az long "a We call 1t n
mere misfortune that trust funds have been
wasted or gambled away 80 long trust aud
savings companies will continue to fail by the
score.
| It's said that, when friend once demonstrated
with Mr.. Beecher for some utterance In the heat Of
speaking, which good tasto could not approve. the
unabashed offender replied But IL you only knew
| of the things think Of saying. and dont!p So II
those who often groan IN spirit over the so-called
works Of art which official ignorance or personal
vanity forces upon the community, could know
what monstrosities have been conceived but mover
executed ard what gifts have been intended for
our captos and parks and squares that were never
made they might think themselves fortunate. after
all 1t has been supposed that nothlngcOul be worse
| than the Vanderbilt bronze. which the late Commo-
dore bappily for u.s. an xed 10 his freight depot and
did not insist on seeing erected on tho best site IN
| Central Park But the testimony Of Mr. Arthur
Gilman. Yesterday shows that the late Commodore
| artistic instincts were at one time Gcrcely
! aroused that all things considered, we had a re-.
| markablc escape. The Commodore wanted 10 erect
a monument 10 Washington in Central Park that
should be higher than any other known structure.
He wanted it at least G2j feet high, or about 80
feet higher than the Cathedrals Of Strasbour iand
Vienna and the Pyramid Of Cheop-, the highest
three structures in the world but the subject ~
beyond comment.
Theacton ~ the House in the Colorado case n adj
hitting Patterson, who was not elected, and reject
ing elford who was has actually surprised the Demo
Gratis then,eyc--that H. the Democrats who are not
in Congress But when tho circumstances Of the case
are considered is not strange. We suppose the
truth il that the Democrats had got Their hearts set
on getting some kind of Patterson by way OF re-
Increment They had strong hopes Of
getting one In tho Senate but were dIsap
pointed and 80 they pulled IN the first one
that came handy who happened 20 be an
applicant for seat m the House II this Patterson
had not been on hand applying for seat, they
would have sent out and got one. What they
wanted was Patterson aud they got him. Now
we have an equilibrium established between the
two parties and the two ends Of the Capitol Tho
Republicans IN the Senate have q Patterson who
bought his scat. and the Democrats M the House
have "A Patterson who stole one II being am even
thing neither party can bawl flaub 40 The
other. At least not until the Democrats accumulate
both Of them, which is by no means improbable.
Archaeology and Art is the title Of tribune ExrR,
No 30 issued to-day 1t comprises series 81 essays
which have recently appeared in lHR TRIBUNE ON
subjects which have profoundly interested the in-
toligent public. The following Is the table Of cote
tents: "Ccsnoa IN Cyprus by liayard Taylor
Treasure Tombs al MyccuH,' by +. {. Strdmani
"Schemaun at Mycenr.' by Bayard Taylor " The
"Tombof Agamomuon,' by Henry S'hemsun; TX
operations in Peru" three papers, by Professor JAS
orion; "1hc Loan Exhibition by Clarence Cook /
In presenting these essays in the compact and per
manent form of our ENrRA scres.we meet the wants /
a. fI..
EXTRA is ten cents which includes postage to any |
address.
IL is stated that Senator Jones, Of Nevada, has
had six silver dollars Of the weight of Il22 grains
struck oil at the Philadelphia Mntand has sent two
of them to President Hayes. The significance Of |
the transaction does not clearly appear nor is tn
disposition of the other four made public Possibly /
he proposes t. divide them between the Senate and |
the House-two apiece But what very singular |
person Jones u.s. TO BE- sure. Two pieces ~ silver in
deed, Why. they were paying thirty nearly 1000
years ago, and that was before the bonanza mines
were opened.
report was current in London yesterday, based
upon dispatch from Copenhagen, that the Russian
Minister il negotiating with Denmark. with view
Of proposing Prince Waldomar, Of Denmark or
Prince John. Of Gucksborg. "a ruler of Bulgaria.
We have no desire 10 interfere with negotiations q
that character but does seem 10 rs that # Russia
is about TO set up ruler for Bulgaria, she had bet
ter take a look at the New-iork Board Of Aldermen
before making choice. In the interest of Bull
garia. and incidentally Of New-iork We nominate
for that place the Hon. Henry d. Purroy.
The Conkline and anti-Conkling fight in the
Union League Club on Thursday night was chiefly
in the imagination of the reporters. When II -
solemnly reported that tho Conklmg ticket
IS headed by T.. u. Morgan, who has
never been n Conkhng man, and the anti
Conkng ticket 10y Benjamin X. Phelps, who
has never been anything but q Conkllng man. the
members may be excused for considering the
printed stories of their great connections close APP
proach To moonstruck idiocy.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The recess is timely for the Administration. II
needs rest.
II seems TO be a good time TO experiment with
little Northern reconciliation.
IfMr. Hayes would only try and exert alittle moro
influence over this Administration
Nessrs Gordon and Bayard are likely 10 realize