New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-04

territory last month. and has succeeded III
capturing Jammu, the principal stronghold
Despite the success of the expedition, The de-
sire is expressed in India and Great Britain
that the troops will soon be withdrawn While
Europe is so disturbed Great Britain desires
TO have no wars, great or little, on her hands
Should the ServianS come, as they intend,
to the aid of Russia next week, the prospects
of the Turks will be exceedingly gloomy. In
stead of sending an army to the relief OF
Osman Pasha, the Porte will then have to re-
tain all the troops it can spare at Sophia
Under these circumstances, kossuth's appeal to
his cOuntTymen in behalf of the Turks Is IKE
ly to fall on needless cara.
Several of the Presidents most important
nominations fall for want of action by the
Senate. The nominations of Messrs. Roose-
welt. Prince and Merritt are among them,
all having been retained in the COM
mittee; Mr.. billiard fails to be confirmed,
while Mr.. Sanford, after being rejected by
the committee, is spared the modification OF
rejection by the Senate. But the last named Is
probably the only one of these important
nominations which the President will not
renew.
Mcssrs. Roosevelt and DOnnelly and Mrs.
Lowell. Commissioners Of the State Board OF
Charities. make a timely appeal to the pnDhc,
now that the Winter IS opening, Ill pehall VI
a close c0operation among charitable societies,
whereby money and labor may be saved anu
obstacles placed in the way OF lmpostofs.
They are encouraged by the good success OF
the Board of United Charities. and wish 10
enlarge and perfect the system already inaa-
gurated.
The mediation of Senator Dufaure ought
to end promptly the crisis in France, mas
much as President MacMahOn has al
ready accepted the conditions OF peace when
the Senator assumes the Republicans VIII
REQUIRE Having gained this point, he pur-
poses learning the terms which the Depuues
actually expect, hoping, no doubt by
this indirect mode, to render 1t easy Tor
both sides to come to a cordial understanding.
Nj. Duiaure, now in his eightieth year, Is wei
qualified for the part he has assumed, having
been in public life over ferry years and al
ways a firm uphoder of parliamentary rights
He was one of Thierss Ministers, and
became Premier after the resignation OF NJ.
Buffet. Although he lost the confidence OF
the Republicans by his timid course, ana
was replaced by Jules Simon, last Deem
Der. he has more than regained their
esteem By his sturdy conduct during the re-
cent campaign, and the vlgor with which he
opposed the Administration in the Senate last
month. when he voted in company with Victor
Hugo. Warrington, Favre, and other sterling
Rcpublicaus. Should no unfortunate delay oc-
cur, the formation of new Ministry viii be
one Of the frst fruits of the truce the veteran
statesman has established.
IF anything could add to the disgust with
which the people view the many failures OF
Justice in the Ring suits, the spectacle al
forded in ex-Judge Seymour's Office ycSter-
dav would do il. Here is one Ring thief
suing f recover from another money
which both know was stolen from the
CITY of New-Yorl. The dispute grows out
Of the great subscription made up 10y the
Tweed thieves to bride an appropriation for
the Court House through the Legislature, and
il was in the settlement Of this account that,
as meersoll alleges, Tweed deprived him OF
$40, 800 which belonged to him. Neither %
these distinguished scamps seems ever 10
have been struck by the idea that the
money belonged TO the City of New-York. Ii Is
true that this subscription was not made mp
directly ont of the percentages OF the different
members of the Ring, but was obtained by
apparently voluntary offerings; but 1t amounts
to the same thing We al know where these
corruption funds came from, whether Watson
levied a tax or Woodward collected Il sub
scription. In this case, justice has certainly
made its most picturesque failure. The first
practical thing Ingersoll has done since ne was
pardoned out of the State Prison IN the inter
est of the State, is to bring suit to get some
more of the booty into his own hands; and
Tweed. whom the whole machinery of cur courts
could not keep in the Penltontiary serves as
defendant in this extraordinary suit. Taken
altogether, it is the most impudelt perform
ance in the whole Tweed business. Even the
Tweed statue seems almost modest and decent
beside it.
The report Of the Postmaster-General does
not disclose the increase which single year 5
growth Of the country usually produces III the
transactions of che Department, but it gives
MANY interesting facts showing the progress of
the service in perfecting its processes and
mirroring its discipline. There is a de-
crease of nearly 100000 in the sales
of stamps, ETC., and the money order
business, and a deficiency, excluding the
accounts of previous years. Of about the same
sum; but the expenditures were $3,3J3,O0O
less than the estimates. Mr.. Key thinks that
in time the Post Office Department will