New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-31
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1877

NE'
lams will be better of at home, where he
| probably has keepers, than in WASHINGTON. He
! is evidently one of those people whose only
safe rule is to keep their mouths shut.
The denomination Of Henry G. Stebbins fol
| Park Commissioner seems TO have been made
by Mayor Ely without expectation Of his con-
Grmation mt once We understand the May
oIs position to he that. as soon rs those con
trolling the confirming board will agree upon
urcxccptionabe men for the vacant commits
slonerships, he will nominate them. But moth
ing is now likely to be done until after el"c-
ton The result next Tuesday VIII go far
toward deciding what class of men Will TIL
the vacant commissionerships. Possibly sig
nal victory for Tammapy Hall may make even
Purr0y once more n possibility.
Science counts another martyr in the loss of
Professor James OrtOn, killed 10y the malaria
of those tropical regions he has so faithfully
explored. Only few days ago we published
one of his charming letters. telling Of his life
ished before the letter appeared in print He
probably did more than any traveller
since Humboldt TO give the world
KNOWLEDGE Of the Amazon Valley. HIS
peculiar fitness for the sef-mpOsed task, lay
in the rare combination Of close and scientific
powers of observation, with a happy faculty
for describing brightly what he saw. His pub
LEGATIONS Of travel have more than transient
AND Ii erary value; they have helped Ill de-
Welcoming the resources of n continent whose
vast interior, but for such labOrs, would be
half unknown.
The outline, given on another page, OF the
provisions of the projected treaty with Mexico,
makes it certain that no demand which has been
made upon the Diaz Government for the protcc-
ton of onr frontier viii be wi;hd lwn. The
method ny which it is pronosed to suppress the
maraudcrs ought 10 be eficctGa if both par
ties to The contract keep faith. \ strip
Of fifty miles on each side Of tho Rio
Grande is to be patroed Ivy United
States troops in our territory, and by MrSican
troops in their territory, prisoners to be surrer-
dcrcd to the nearest authorities for trial or OK
tradition. and the troops to bu at liberty to
cross into the opnoSite country, when in plr-
suit OF thieves Other provisions are designed to
make the business of maraudng odious and
dangerous anl the treaty Will doubtless be ac-
ceptabe TO both governments.
The bearing of the Tenure Of Office Act upon
tie complications between the President and
some OF the Republican Senators, is elucidated
in Washington letter elsewhere printed,
this morning There is probably no doubt
that conspicuous test of the powers of the
act in the hands of dissatisfied Seha-
tors will soon lie made in the case
OF Mr.. Cornell. His appointment is re-
cent. lis administration of the office Is con
fcssedly faithful ana efficient, and there Is
no ground named for the removal before the
expiration Of his term, save that as Chair
man of the State Committee Gan Office t. when
he was appointed before President llayeS's
clection) lac discharged the ministerial duty of
calling the last State Convention together.
1t is now well known that Mr. Conf-
ling means to resist the confirmation
of any person to tlke Mr.. CornriF'
Office, for the unfinished term, and it is be
lcved that similar course will he taken
against any successor to General Arthur. The
confirmation of General Merritt is deservet'y
! secure,
The effort Of the Administration to escape
from the Pennsylvania peipleXity by nominat-
ing for the English Mission Nh John Welsh,
the real head Of the Centennial Exhibition. is
adroit bnt il cannot be considered an entirely
happv dclverancc. Mr. Welsh is gentle
MN of the highest personal standing. If
the Office is purely ornamental, and the
ONLY object in filing it is to have
somo person there of fair ability, whose
private character WI not bring disgrace upon
the country, then tho appointment of Mr..
Welsh i, perfectly safe. But if the place, long
flied by q succession of our most eminent
statesmen, still requires, for the proper dis
char.e OF its duties. conspicuous lamil-
iarity with public affairs, there will
he many to question Mr.. Wclshs quail
fcations. The nomination, however, will
be immensely popular in Philadelphia,
and largely 80 throughout the State Ii par
ries the Cameron hostility as successfully as
ANYTHING could. 1t GOes not fully satisfy
another class, who thought the way Out of
the difficulty was to nominate at the outset Il
man like Wayne MacVcagh, known to be fit
for The place, and because lac was known to
be lit for it.
The statement of Mr.. Beach's mileage while
Lieutenant Governor, which is made elsewhere,
gives all the information altalnablc on sub
iect which has attracted cons .derabls attention
during the present campaign. 1t is not 20
clear as it doubtless could have been made