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New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
TIE CTSIOILHOHSE.

Wc beg the Custom-house authorities to
disabuse thcir minds OF Il mistake which
may do them a great deal of mischief.
The repeated attempts made in past years
to reform abuses in the Cuatom-hOuse
have all been obstructed by the uniyer-
sal belief that they were made ior a political
purpose. Both in the Custom-houSe itself, and
in the department al Washington, and Ill Con-
grcss thc report Of an Investigating Committee
has always been treated as what Collector Ar
thur would call "a Systematic attempt to mis-
"rrprcscntn the workings Of the great Admin
islIaLiOn machine; and hence, although many
abuses, too gross TO bear the light Of day, have
been more or les completely removed in con
sequence of these inquiries, and the methods
of doing business in the Custom-house have
from time 10 time been improved by the excr-
tions of competent officers, like Gen. Arthur
himself. there has never been anything like a
radical and permanent reform To be frank,
the previous Investigations hare been partisan
affairs. Undoubtedly some of the gentlemen
concerned in them have been moved by zeal
for the improvement of the public service
but as a matter of fact the course of inquiry
has always taken political direction, the re-
port and the counter report have alike been
coorcd by political feeling, and the passions
Of pai tsanship have been enlisted for the at
tack and the defense.
But our Customs officers ought 10 understand
that the case Is very different Row. For the first
time a genuine inquiry into the system of col
lectiug the duties at this port has been under
taken by the Administration itself, and it is
quite inconceiyable that either political party
should have anything to gain by "misrepre-
"scntng" the condition Of the service. There
is no political capital TO ft made out Of the
dcjinquenccs Of Gen. ArthuI's subordnates.
This is "a purely busncss-like inquiry, and its
object Is to place the CustGm-houoc upon pIac-
teal business footing. ltis perhaps natural that
a Collector who has really done as well az he
could with the force at his command and with
the system under which hc was compelled to
work, who has abated various nusances toll
Grated by his predecessors, and made an honest
effort to facilitate the commerce of the port,
should hatter himself that the Custom house
is now a very creditablc institution, and that
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

the Presidents commissioners ought 10 give
him promptly frst-rate testimonial. But 10
consider thus is not to consider the matter from
the nroper point of view. The first and last
duty of a Custom-house officer under the old
system was to look after the interests OF the
party. the collection of the customs merely
filling the intervals of political employ
ment; and under that theory OF admin
istration the New-Y0rk Office did as well
as could be expected. But when we come
to apply the test of business principles
we reach different Judgment. Ihere Is
hardly bureau of the establishment III which
the Commission has not already discovered, by
the evidence of the officers themselves, thaC
ignorant or unfit persons are borne upon
the pay-rolls for party reasons, that " politlcal
" pressuren compels the Collector to employ
incompetent, lazy, and sometimes dishonest
men. and that numberess exactOns are laid
upon merchants in the form of forced gratul-
ties and illegal fees. Ask a chief OF depart
ment about the working of that part OF the
machine under his supervision, and almost IN
yariably he answers ooh, it runs well enough
" for a custom-hOuse, but for business estab-
9 lishment it would not do at ALL"
The purpose of the present Investigation Is
TO change the plan of CustOm-hOuse manage
ment. and make the establishment what 1t
never has be, n, a business Office. The Gus
toms authorities should learn TO measure its
operations by the new standard and then we
think they will enlarge their ideas Of the
amount of improvement still possible III Its
conuuct
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IROYCLADS and 4ORPEDOES.

Possibly the war in the East may give MS
the benefit of some of the costly lessons of
experience, without the expense of participa-
ton Enormous sums of money have been
expended Dy a few nations of Europe in naval
armamcnts. But the power of great guns has
constantly kept pace with the strength of the
defenses, and as yet the target has not been
made that the shot cannot penetrate. Iron
clads cannot be built 80 a. to be practically
fit for ocean sailing, that can resist the i'm
pact of proiectiles from the heaviest of modern
artillery; but they may easily be capable of
defying ordinary harbor forts and shore bat
teres. Such an event as the sinking of the
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
PERSONAL.

Mr.. A. II. Stephens has recovered in 50 ia
that he is able TO return to his home.
William Lloyd Garrison will start upon MS
four months tour in England next week.
Vice-President Wheeler like very judicioS
gentleman, has been angling in the saranac lakes
The Hon. George II. Boxer, United States
Minister to Russia will sail for ST. PetersouIgh IN aeT
days.
Prof. C. V. Riley, Chief of the United States
chronological Commission has returned 10 SD LOUIS
Prof Riley was born in England. but has lived IN many
countries add speaks several iHhs"as'''
The Hon. George 0hphant Duncan OF Aus
trala who is inspecting American prisons ana r'io'f
tory Institutions passed through Pennsylvania on 7a'u
day on his way 10 Detroit Mr. Duncan has had "
years experience iu the management oi PRISONS '"-
al the head OF prison work IN Australia
The Queen of Belgium and her daughter
Princess stCphaHie were nearly run over by IN AIne
can borsecar the other day. one Of their ponies npN
ON the rail and fell and the driver Of The ear mahase"
stop ms, in time 20 avoid serious accident a" 'A0
messengers Got out in great hurry and helped up 20 30
Queens pony ana sOl q NeIJ k'"'io"'
their pains. u.1
The gentleman who wrote the verses caIltu
Rctsev and are Ont" reverscs tho usual fate Oh ~
literary man" lie has made 20 much money lroin 20
salo OF hi. poems that It - grlycy stated ue %"
recospized as one OF the leading capitalists III NJ
NJ ne country" This region = IT batutt.
where Mr. Carleton, Who Is a bache.of' n'0' 'N
ful lit;la cottage. -, o.. y y
1t is suggested il Tennessee that cen c,,nn A. %,
Eorr.qt Gen H. L. Chcatlm, ana Gen 'o"I -
bo invited to be present at the decoI"'" y, M -.
Of Frdcrs dead at Cnatanooea on the So'h la,Ss a.,
numbers Of Confederate soldiers have signed eau iCr
meeting to make arrangements II is ''1 'n' .l'
,,, ,narn TO tre cemetery in Uniform WIN
-, IN ancut Of the like iraterhA
rorduct ON the part Of Nor,h,n soldiers a. tae ysSI
laSIng OF the corner Stone OF the tonied'''''
Mrs. Mary Clcmmer writes caluiy 'ol'o,n ,,n,
inc ,bo Uart,-Cemens play. She dooSnt IKE the pOs
nt dd There are two characters IN this pay now
unne vital enough to give 1t permanouce on Ie o''.s'
and a lasting reputaton-one An sin' thc o'he' Az
ner PlunKctt In All Sin We have that sour 80
startling image in our American life OF the he"''A
Cbincoi with his pigtai blouse, short trousers un
hreila his .takee-ialkee' aud 'washeowashee' li'
cut.uess his cunning his hmitess siyness; ana 1ue
American miner the son OF adventure wrestlns WI. ~,
want and overcome Of plenty, with his yarns, -, -
les his poker aud three-card monte his pfu'a'' wv
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
THE YANKEE CARNIVAL.

After a long preparation the maskers and
mummeTs yesterday and last night made the
streets of NewYork for a little while brigb,
and bustling. There was a great crowd Of
sight-secrs, and there was a great deal n,
tradesmen's advertising in the procession
The colors were pretty, and so was the red
fire, but the fOolcry, what there was Of it, was
of a rather elaborate and prepense type
There was an odd mixture of old things and
new, of the absurd, the prosaic, and the poeti.
cal, of mythology modemized, and of sheer
grotesqnenCss. There was, above all, Ten.
tonic heayiness, if we may say 80, and not much
of the light-heared abandon of an Italian car.
nival. The music was Of a military descrip-
ton; the King was OF a theatrical sOrt the
costumes, with all their variety and tinsel
were of no age and of no particular character
while of the banners and other paraphemalia
the same thing may be said.
From the suburbs there was a great crowd
of visitors. AS a people we Seem to be az
fond of spectacle of any sort as ever were
the Roman plebeians. to whom the triumpbs
of victorious generals, the display of the
spoils of war, barbaric gold and gems, royal
captives, and the strange animals brought
from far-away deserts, were a pleasure Of
which the tribes never tired. In the country
towns the entry Of the menagerie or the
circus is a treat which the small population
eagerly anticipates for weeks. Even in the
city, small cart, with one banner and
brass band, will find a crowd awaiting its
approach at every fresh corner Of professions
the public never gets enough.
The promoters of yesterdays display have
intimated that if success crowned the expert
ment, we might expect an annual recurrence
of the entertainment Unless their notions
of what constitutes success are very
peculiar we are not likely to see
another Carnival. At the same time, it
must be allowed that attempts to acclimatize
foreign sports and customs are rather uphill
work The festivities which the people thor
oughly enjoy are those which are spontaneously
engaged in, and which receive their impulse
from the national heart. Nobody could fail TO
feel that yesterday we had a taste of an i'm
ported article and that the flavor was not
enrapturing to the New-YOrk palate.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

"ton," and is so anxious to conceal the fact tb.,
he acted onlyupon compulsion that he gIppre.se.
both in his report to the Legislature and bi'
letter to the Attomey-General, all mention o,
the action of the trustees, and 80 words HI.
communications as to make it appear that the
bank was closed as soon as it WIS reported
insolvent TO which line of argument does
Mr.. Ellis propose to adhere, that of 1873 0,
that of 1877 They hardly cOincide.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
THE HEUs TINS MORNING.

FoRyIGy-Thc Russians have crossed into the
Dobrudja at Po,bach; they are about to invade
Bulgaria above GiurCeyo. --- Turkish vessel
bombardcd Sukum-Kaleh, on the Caucasian coast
- There has been O revolt i'll favor Of Lordo III
COahuila Mexico.
DoMusuC.-The fires in Clinton County have
ceased to spread after destroying a large amount OF
property. -- Assistant Secretary French has de-
cded in favor Of Rohiu's discharge. Nh. Sherman
decides that judgment must be entered ia other
Chicago cases.
CI1Y AND SUBUEBAN-Prcsident Hayes unvailcd
the statue Of Hallcyk, reviewed the 7th Regiment,
attended a reception at GOV. MoTFan's, etc. and was
everywhere received with great enthusiasm. --
William Cullen Bryant and William Allen Butler
made addresses and John q. Whittier furnished
poem for the Iia'lcch ceremonies. .-- he Carnival
in procession pageant, and bail, va, a failure. --
The Law school of the University Of tho City OF
New-York graduated 81 students. -- The coal
companies favored suspension of mining opera
tions during june. -= Gold, 1U7, t07, 107. Gold
value of the lecaltcrder della: at the close 333I0
cents Stocks dull and lower. closing weak, without
recovery.
The WEATHER--TRIBUNE local observations in
dicate cloudiness followed by ram, with continued
warmth Thermometer yesterday, G7' SO, zoo.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
Duslness Nonces.

Finest OLIVE or SALAD OIL. Expressed from
thc choicest elected olives c~I, ny i2i % H,o,,re
III, ,ipc aud -i,tl ave. corner of rh "a nHth - also
No ~ Ihancsst Nev port r. l. our only ace' o. O"'l,
uf- AS
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

Russia is beginning to develop her plan Of
caInpaicn on the Danube. The Car Is about
to send an army into the Dobrudja--a district
at the mouth of the Danube-whcnce 1t may
operate against the Turkish line of defense,
extending from KustcEdje to Wanna. Bong
unable to defend the Dobrudia, the Turks are
about to retire before the Russians and are
barbarous enough to contemplate burning
Tultcla rather than have it fail into the IL
vadar's hands. The main Russian army Is
assembling between Giurgevo and Tnrna,
and will probably cross the Danube
in this quarter, with the intention Of
turning the Bulgarian Quadrilatcral, which
forms the main reliance of the Turks.
This strategy will place the Turkish forces
between the center and left wing Of the Rus
sian army, and viii also isolate the forces at
Widdin, which the Roumanins will likewise
keep in check The greatness Of the Russian
army enables the Grand Duke Nicholas TO
adopt safely this plan OF operations His
forces will outnumber the Turkish army at
every point, whine the fortresscs of Ruschul5
and Slist4ia viii he poweIlcss 20 etay the ad-
vance OF the invading army.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

Mr.. Hugh F McDermOtt is an adopted citizen OF
New-Jersoy who has acquired national reputation
"a one of that select cotere who 'aprcate in the
NAL sunshine which radiaes from the person Of the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts,.
When Mr. Adams feels called upon to exude any
wisdom upon the country at large, he writes letter
to Mr. McDermott and Mr.. McDermott graclously
publishes the views Of Mr.. Adams for the popular
edificaton But Mr.. McDemott sometimes pub
fishes views of his own, under the stimulus, as he
remarks with Apologize pathos, OF alcohol and
anger. On Saturday last he was betrayed into some
intemperate reflections upon the career OF
the Hon. Leon Albeit, President Of the
State Senate, Corporation Counsel OF jersey
CITY. aud a dashing claimant for the Goy-
ernorship accusing that dignitary of diSloyaity
to his party treachery to his constituents, and OF
some minor feonies and deviatiOns from rectitnde
while a member of the Legislature. Whereupon
Mr.. Albeit arrested the familiar Of Mr.. Adams and
halcd him before justice, who promptly clapped
him under bonds to answer criminal charge oil
publishing "false, scandalOus, and malicious
lIbeD From all this it appears that in Dir. Abbetts
estimation there are regulations so delicate that
even Mr.. McDomott can jar them out OF adjustment
and impair their practical usefulness for political
purposes 1t also appears from this and from othef
painful indications, that the campaign IN New-Jefsey
is opening with an uncommon amount of feeling"
II questions of veracity" mailing lies to the cOun
ter yindicatlons" and criminal libel suits are
seasonable now, what arewe to expect IN the latef
and more promscuOus stages OF the contilctf
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

Senator Gerard's bln for the protection of
natural scenery against the advertising agents
ought to pass. 1t is on the side Of Nature and
against quack medicines, and is entitled to
support on both grounds.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

We have all learned by tins time what man
ner of man Is the anG-Hayes Republican Of
domestic manufacture, but when Nj. Eyartss
consular reform is put into operation, We shall
get the imported article.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

The recent death of Mrs. Mary N. Hamilton
Schuyler will be deeply moumed, not only IN tho
wide circle of her personal friends but in that larger
New-York society of which sine was one OF the
brightest ornaments. The daughter OF Jonn A.
Hamilton, granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton
and wife of Mr. George l.. Schuyler, she added 70
the distinction of her ancestral name the charms OIL
an elegant culture and the user of private virtues
She was one of those rare women who beautliy tle
refnemcnts of fashionable life with the dliy piac-
tice of charity and devotion and make Their ample
fortune blessing TO themselves and Others.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

Gov. Hampton has carried the point against
which there was SO much Democratic kicking
in the Legislature, and Associate Justice VIII
lard has been elected Chiot-Justice. II seems
that BourboDs can learn, after all, under
1lnscnlAr fnuripr.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

WEDNESDAY. MAY 1G, 1877.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

The ceremony of unvdiling the Iallcck
statue was accomplished yesterday under a
favoring sky and in the presence of most dis
tinguished guests and a great gathering of
the people. Mr. Whittiors poem and the adj
dress OF William Allen Butler are given IL
fnll cl.eMhcre.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

which l,ia presence everywhere evoked may
well hc called remarkable. New PreSi0ehts
are usually popular, but the popularity OF
President Hayes, new as it is. is likely to last
Il is founded upon popular gratitude for an
Administration which has already done much
70 yiadicate popular rights.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

ore ueaoliy popular. but the popularity of
President Hayes new as it is, is likely to last.
II is founded upon popular gratitude for an
Administration which has already done much
90 yiodicate popular rights.
"
Yesterday notice was given IN the Assembly
Of the Struggle chat is to be made TO uelrat
The Charter Commissions amendments tne
Woodn Charter, and the Commissioner OF 'u-
rors and Coroner bills by toIcing an aGJou'h-
ment. The session has already Oeen prolonged
beyond the usual time, and me opponents oi
these measures will dou6tlcss be aided by the
natural impotence Of other members to get
away from Albany. There OUGHT to be DO
zine lest in pressing forward each OF tlese
enachnents in the Assembly, where they al
are. They comprise very large snare oi 'ue
good which this Legislature can accomplish,
and if they fail the Legislature may rs wen
90 into bankruptcy at once MIR. FISH Is per
haps the best Judge of the proper times to urge
action in these matters, but It has never
thelcss given cause for some anxiety to see
~ hon gn
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

President Haycs's reception by the Chamber
of Commerce on Monday night was sufficient
answer 70 the foolish people who have been
urging that Democratic officials and Demo-
cratic merchants should not extend 10 him any
social recognition. But his reception by the
people of the city at large yesterday
vas a still more convincing reply. Con-
sidering the fact that the President Is personally
a total stranger t0 the mass OF our citizens
the last of his yisits having been made seven
years ago, the greeting which he received from
The crowds in the streets, and the enthusiasm
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

Neru,2lork DlilQ QTi0n11&
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

That Mississippi Landowner of whom a staff
correspondent speaks in another column, who
sells land to colored men on condition that
they shall plant one acre Of corn to two acres
of cotton, is a public bcnefactor. lie ought
not to 20 down TO history simply as "a gen
"tleman W. Meridian" A diversitcation Of
crops will be the salvation of the South, and
every man who does his best 20 bring il about
is entitled 10 bis share of fame.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

With the exception of the Home Rulers
whose motives are diverse, the vote on Nj.
GladstOne's resolutions nearly represents the
strength of the two great parties in the
British Parliament Mr. Gladstone gained the
aid Of one Conservative, but he lost the sup
port of four Liberals. Considering the discord
which had prevailed in his party, Mr.. Glad
stone may feel gratiicd that 222 members
voted with him that Turkey has 10 claim TO
the moral or material support Of England.
While this yolUuc OF dissent remains intact
Lord Bcaconsfcld viii hardly venture TO
plunge Great Britain into an alliance with the
Ottoman Power.
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Long ago when the white mans foo,
had never dcsecrsted the Tndixns bean.
tifui valley, when the Yosemitcs dwels
here in perfect peace and security, there
lived among that tribe On excesdingls
lovely maiden. She was beloved by
every one who looked on her for the
beauty of her form and face, and the sweet
ness of her manner--all the young war
riors strove for her favor, but she re.
NAMED Gin maiden meditation fancy free. .
At length the Spirit of the Night Wind,
charmed by her beauty, wooed her for
his own. He sang softly about the tent
at night, and watched lovingly over her,
but in day time he was powerless to speak
but the maiden was resplute against his
suit, and when he found himself feared
where he would have been loved, his love
turned to hate, and when, one moonlit
night, the maid walked with a noble
young warrior whom she was learning to
love dearly, the Spirit Of the Night Wind
seized her suddenly away from his side,
aud carrying her to the top of the rock
over which Pohono pours Its silver stream,
he cast her from him, and she was never
beard of more; but the maids pure spirit
must attract the beauties Of nature to her.
for rainbows hover about the foot of the
fall, and the soft, sweet Spirit of the
Days Wind plays gently with the stream,
swaying 1t from. side to side, and some
times thro wing it 30 far that it descends
TO the rocks beiowsin one shower Of ill
yer and golden drops falling through rain
bows. So runs the legend. The Indians