New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13

issue large amount Of fraudulent, or at least I'M
authorized scrip. and getting into trouble, had
collected every scrap Of property he could carry
away loaded n schooner Of his own taking even ths
furniture Of his house and the ornaments from his
paror mantel. gone board with his family. and
before the town was awake had dropped down tho
bay, and spread sail for Australia. There was a
great panic in San Francisco and series Of failures
lasting two years. Meanwhile the fugitive, unsuc-
cessful in Australia had gone penniless TO Chill and
thence TO Peru, and when the world next heard ~
him he was n millionaire Mt Lima He improved and
beautfed the city. created public park and built
railroads for the Government and all that he touched
prospered. In 1850 he had become rich enough 10
buy up the outstanding claims against him in Cali
forna, and since then the Legislature Of the State
has passed sort of act Of oblivion. which will enable
him to return whenever he pleases.
The recent appointment and Subsequent withdraw.
nj of Mr.. Sloanaker. of wax-works fame give point
to the criticism so often made in those later days
that the President is not well served in political
matters by those about him. He ought not 10 10
permitted to fall into such incomprehensiby stupid
blnndeFs. This appointment Of Mr. Sloanaker was
simply thing not to be thought Of. Az good an IL
lustration of its character any, j, found in the fact
that the moment the Administration learned what
had really been DONE the commission was cancelled.
The case Of George II. Butler was another such. Yet
Carl Scburz sat silent and acquicscent in tho
Cabinet when that appointment twas announced. and
was fan afterwards 10 excuse himself on the amaz-
ing ground that he didn't happen to remember who
Gen. Buffers nephew George vast The cause Of
Civil Service Reform should be more intelligently
served.
The death Of Mr.. Samuel g. Ogden removes from
the public service valuable official and from soci-
ETY. an esteemed member Of an old and well-kn0wn
family. lie had been 80 long identified with tho
Custom House, and had mastered thoroughly tho
details of important branch OF it, adj
mInistration, that 10 came TO be almost IN
axiom OF the Government that Mr.. Ogden
could never be spared. Collectors came and went,
Presidents were chosen and disappeared, there were
revolutions in politics. reforms and reorganizatons,
but nobody dreamed of appointing a new Auditor.
Mr.. Ogden. in short, illustrated in ms own person
the principles of Civil Service Reform, and every
realizes that the public sustains real loss when
he is taken away lie came of a good stock, aud
inhcritng a respected name he bore il with honor.
The dispatches tell a varying tale from day 70 day
concerning the condition of senator Morton; but the
general impression they leave is that the Senator'S
recovery is doubtful. and ms futur activity IN poll
tics impossible This IL in some rcspecisa misfortune
for the country and in many very great uisior-
tune for the Republican party But there is 10
hope Of ayertirg the dangers to which il points by
shutting our eyes TO them. The probability il
that the Republican majority in the Senate
will be too weak in Mr. Morton's absence and Spon-
GERS disafrrction. to withstand any determinations
set. Practically, then within six months after his
Inauguration, the Pre-. ident confronted by hos
tile Congress, and politicians may rs well base their
calculations for the future upon that state Of facts.
The marked approval and large sale Of the TRI-
Dune novels IN the new standard form, with pages
about the size Of Harpe,s Ueeky, have induced the
change OF some Of the earlier Numbers othe sans
convenient size. Lords and Ladies" aud Good
Luck two of the most popular stories in the entire
SERIES have been changed TO the new form, and tho
transformation Of others is m progress Since the
form now adopted will be continued in future num-
bcrs Of the novels and ia much moro convenient for
use and preservation il may be worth while for pre-
vios readers of the series to obtain them M the new
edition; while 10 those VINO have yet 10 make the
acquaintance of these or other TRIBUNE novels. we
commend ALL as by far the brightest and best fiction
published in this cheap form.
The competition for votes in the Ncw-Jorsey DEM
ocratic Convention next week. Is very brisk IN the
city and suburbs Oh Newark, anu, as ~ consequence
highly speculative prices offered for delegates.
in ordinary scasons a delegate, who could get $25
or $50 bid for himself considered to have found q
fair market, and delegates have been known 70 de-
liver themselves at much lower figures. AZ THIS
time however, they are held to be worth as much
as abe-bodod substitutes in the days of draft
ing and considering the amount of capital invested,
there are few moro promising ind lstres than being
a Democratic delegate from Essex County.