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coast for months in calm or storm the skill,
the discipline, the hard grit and bravery OF
these patrolmen i'm the final emergency necessary
to insure this rescue-these we are apt to pass
by as a matter of course. The men have done
the work for which they are paid, and that Tor
the careless reader is the end of it. The same
conclusion is true of soldiers on "a battlefield,
and the branch of Government service employed
in fighting death on our coast is as deserving
of credit for discipline and high courage as
any in the army.
Much of its efficiency is due to the executive
ability of Chief KimbaI, who, with his aids,
Capts. Faunce and Merryman, totally reOrgan-
lied the service in 1871. and to their skill IN
appointing suitable men as local supern-
tcndents. During the year ending June. 1876,
there were 1OS wrecks on the coast guarded
by the service. In these, 751 lives were I'M
periled and but % lost, of which nine be-
longed to the bark NuOva Ottawa; and in at
tempting their rescue the gallant crew
of the station all perished. That is a
noble record, and one which we are
heartily glad to keep before the public. I'm
proyements in the appliances of the service may
be hoped for during the coming year, espe-
cially in the matter Of extending the range OF
shot line. The mOrtars in use here and the
rockets used by the English coast service are
inefficient to carry line to the outer bars on
our fiat shores hence such disasters as the
terrible hopeless wrecks of the Don Giovanni
and Circassian. Capt. Ottinger of the Revenue
Marine reports that a gun lately invented by
PARROT of the Cold Spring founderies OF this
State has attained the range of OBI yards,
range which would have insured the
safety of either of these vessels. The
Rider life-raft has also been added to
Che apparatus of several of the stations
to supplement the life-car invented by
Capt. Ottinger However valuablesthis new
invention may prove, it will not, we are con-
fdent, supplant the use of the fecar, especially
in the heaviest storms. The larger part OF the
crew OF the Rusland, over 200 in number,
owed their lives to this old, well-tested inyen-
ton. The exhibit made by this branch OF the
marine service at the Exposition III Philadelphia
was pronounced by foreigners as unequaled
by any system in the world.
1t is urged that both the local officers and
men at these stations are underpaid. the keeper
receiving but 5000, while lighthouse keeper
is paid 5000, and the men from whom the
duty of soldiers is required, and whose lives
are at times placed in deadly peril, being paid
less than street scavengers. There certainly is
reason in the demand, and now is the proper
time to consider it, when hundreds OF lives
saved in a week bear evidence to the efficiency
of these hardy men.
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exactly the number Of pieces that he is paid to sine
neither nor less OF he Is ricb or he new.
could indulge his whims as he does He refuses N -
outside Of England and declined lately for this reasoa
very lucrative engagement offered him in Australia ana
New South Wales He preserves the beauty OF his yoies
in marvellous degree. IL Is said that his son. Bertha
Reeves. who is now studying in Italy, inherits biz
fathers beautiful voice.
George Odger, the English workingman and
radical who died lately deserves a kindly mention b,
Americans Prof Fawcett said at his funeral that on.
eminent service which Mr.. Odger had rendered 10 M,
countymen ought TO be forgotten At
seemed likely that England about TO commit GRIM
which would have branded her with ndelible disgrace
It had seemed Ii years ago that this country with
its traditional love OF freedom, about 10 throw in II.
lot with the slave of the Southern States and "a
refuse its sympathy TO those struggling for freedom In
the North II was in that hour Of crisis he had fra,
known George Odgcr who then had done noble work.
for had more Influenced the decision Of working
men, who, to their immortal honor when other peopls
with greater advantages went wrong kept to tho
traditions Of Englishmen, and never wayered for A
moment in their allegiance to the Of the North He
remembered gong Ii years ago with John Stuart
Mill to meeting at St Jamess Hail. called BY the Troda
Unonsts of London TO sympathizc with the cause OF the
North. Mr.. Mill said that 1t such eloarcnce IA he
had never heard and never expected 10 hear AGAIN h
he went on to make this significant remark OF one wbos
early education had been neglected: knew that
the cause of the North could be put so forcibv lin
heard the speech OF that workngman" meaning George
Odger
CINCINNATI, March 25.-Gen. Grant and
Mrs Grant reached this city this afternoon and are the
guests Of the Hon. Washington Mclean.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The Hon. Z. B. Wash.
burne, Minister to France, arrived here this morning
lie Will stay here few days and then go to Galena NJ
to remain short tme and sail FOR France on the 2ls OF
April.
LONDON, March 25.-Tke Observer states
that the reports OF the illness Of Charles Matthews were
much exaggerated The gentleman played at Bristol on
Saturday night, returns to town today and will appear
at Brighton tomorrow
LONDON, March 24.-The following members
OF the Cabinet will leave town to-day for the Easter re-
cess viz: The Earl OF Beaconsiield Lord Cairns tbe
Duke OF Richmond, the Marquis of Salisbury and lie
Right Hon. Claiborne Hardy.
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THE GRAIN TRADE.

During the latest three weeks reported, end
ing March u, the receipts of grain, flour not
included, were 1,O1O,437 bushels at Boston,
against only 53S,924 bushels during the same
weeks last year. Yet it does not appear that
this remarkable increase was due TO the eH
port trade, for during those weeks only about
$4,000 bushels of grain went abroad from
that port. Apparently the greatly increased
demand for consumption, in the manuiactur-
ing towns which depend wholly or III part
upon Boston for supplies, may be accepted as
indicating an improved condition OF industry.
In other respects the grain receipts Tor the
three weeks mentioned do not indicate that
Philadelphia can retain the advantage gaihed
last wear. The following gives the total re-
ceipts of grain, -four not included, at each
port, for three weeks ending March IL, In
comnarison with recpiDts last wear:
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TIE NEWS TEIS MORNING.

FoRE1GN.-The English University boat race
ended in a dead heat; time. "a minutes III seconds
- The Porte still refuses to cOncede Nlcsic to
the Montenegrins -= The Turks have burned
Herzegovinian village. - Walter Bagehot the
author, is dead.
DoMEsuC-Gov. Chamberlain agrees to come to
Washington. GO Mr.. Randall claims to have
majority of the Democrats of the next House i'll his
favor for Speaker. - 1t is said that private
pledge of some kind as to the South was entered
into by Stanley Matthews Charles Foster and Sell
ator Gordon during the flibustering in Congress.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-It is understood that Tweed
InCersoll and Woodward are ready to testify that
Oakley Hall shared in the Ring plunder but his
friends refuse TO believe such testimony Tweed's
release and compromise by Sweeny are expected
soon -- Mr.. Beecher welcomed back to
Plymouth Church by an immense congregation
- A plot to rob the Government OF S250,OO0
on altered bonds was frustrated at Newark. -
The Board of Fire Underwriters abandoned schedule
rates. 80 The ST. John Guilds examination was
begun - Gold 1915 1914 1913. Gold value
of the legal-ender dollar at the close, 95ilO cents
Stocks active but feverish, closing firm.
The WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dictate stormy weather in the greater part of the day.
Thermometer yesterday 42o, 440 100
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Total

Deliveries have not been us large as they
were last year, but Baltimore, which made
wonderful progress last season, gains still more,
while Philadelphia loses much more than New
York. The comparison should have weight
with those who have to pass upon the recent
recommendation of the Cheap Transportation
Association in favor of the use of the Belt line
for delivery of freight on the piers. without
this or other even more effective Improvement
in the facilities for transferring and shipping
grain at this point, it is only too plain that
New-York must lose a traffic upon which Its
prosperity and the growth of its foreign and
domestic trade have largely depended.
During the Winter, when navigation by lake
is interrupted, grain receipts were formerly
light and unimportant. 1t is well known that
tie policy of the railways since 1873 has been
to divert grain from the water routes as largely
as possible by offering very low rates for some
weeks prior to the opening of navigation. This
policy has been remarkably successful in dl-
yerting grain from the channels formerly en-
plovcd. and the destination of rail shipments
in Winter has thus become matter OF greater
importance. In the following, the aggregate
receipts of all grain, -four not included, az
each port for eleven weeks of 1877 and 1876
nv on,nporlI.
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THE MINISTER TO FRANCE.

Mr.. Washburne will retire from the dip0-
matte service with the esteem and good wishes
of nati.iOtic Americans of all shades of politics,
and with the friendship of the people among
whom he has passed eight useful and labOrl-
OILS wears. His course in public life has been
in some respects an exceptionally creditable
one. In Congress he was distinguished Tor TWO
things, either of which might well have en-
titled him to the gratitude of the public. The
first was his long and hard fight for economy
at n time when the nation was much more
prone to reckless expenditure than it is at
present the second was his active support OF
Gen. Grant at time when our generals couid
not accomplish much in the field without the
backing of politicians in Congress. These
were important services not such as Drllllaht
regulations for craftsmanship are made out OF,
but services which will be more and more
highly appreciated the better the history OF
the war period is understood.
During the Franco Prussian war Mr.. Wash
burne was placed in trying situation, and ne
came out of it with great honor, earning the
respect of all parties for his pluck, and the
gratitude of thousands to whom his courage
and humanity proved of incalculable service.
The reputation which he made in these diff
cult circumstances has reflected credit upon
his country. lie is one of the few American
representatives abroad who may be said to
have done something to raise the standing of
this nation among the powers of the world !;
and Mr.. Evarts is quite right in complimenting
him upon "servces which must ever remain
"on record as among the most important rem
"dered by the diplomatic representatives OF
"this Government"
We should regret Mr.. Washburne's reslgna-
ton but for the belief that he can be of more
use at home just now than he can in Paris.
The country as well as the Republican party,
has need of politicians who are bold, straight
forward. and honest. Under the lead of Presi-
dent Hayes the party has magnificent oppor-
tunity to redeem the errors of the past few
wears and give fresh impulse to national
prosperity and men of good instincts and
strong common sense like Mr.. Washburne can
find a plenty to do in helping on the work OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26
C1TGHT IN A TRAP.

Two unlucky men are this morning Ian
gushing and occasionally swearing III Essex
County On. J.) JAIL in default Of bail to the
amount of $4,000 each. One OF them Is
Thomas =. Somcrville, a lawyer of this city
and apparently little of the Sampson Brass
description; the other is one George Engel
alias "Major Howard" noted practitioner OF
the crimen faIsi. Both these persons were
sharp, or thought that they were, and both
have been outwitted by Ichabod c. Nettleship,
ex-United States detective, who has been
under cloud himself, by reason OF his con-
nection with the well known Washington safe
burglary. The story of the grief to which
Messrs. Somervle and Engel have come may
be stated in Il few words They had III their
possession or could command over $2oOOOO
of stolen United States bonds OF the
fye-twenty sort. They employed Nettleshlp
TO obtain from the Treasury Department the
numbers of good bonds, with the names OF
their holders. Engel was to alter the stolen
bonds upon the basis of this information: the
Government would exchange these for four
thirties; these could be readily turned into
cash. Nettleship played his game so well
that when Someryille and Engel went to his
house in Newark last Friday night to obtain
their share of the swag, a dreadful misfortune
overlook them. The officers of the law came
suddenly upon the scene. The betrayed pair
were handcuiied and, speechless with wrath
and establishment, were carried off in custody
under farewell fire of denunciatiOn from Mr..
Nettleship, who upbraded them for attempting
to lead him into "a damnabe conspiracy and
fraud"
Holders of United States securities will nat
urally be delighted at this additional evidence
of the difficulty of negotiating them when
they get into hands not legally entitled to
their possession. Mr.. Nettleship will be pleased
with the success of his effort to retrieve his
reputation. The Secretary of the Treasury
will be gratiied; all honest citizens will enjoy
the affair; but as for SOmerville the lawyer
and Engel the fOrger, with the prospect be-
fore them and the prospect Gf we may be
allowed a bulD behind them, surely there are
HAMMER men in the world than they are this
morning.
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the President may fail. No man, we pre-
sumo, would more readily admit the peculiar
difficulty of the problem or the possibility OF
failure through the adoption of mistaken
methods. But the President deserves the more
generous and hearty support because ne seems
to realize all the difficulties before hiin' anu
TO be anxious not to evade any OF Them as q
narrow partisan might leaving greater mis-
chief to be met hereafter, but to overcome
them thoroughly and permanently Ihat ne
may succeed in the endeavor every patriotic
citizen must sincerely hope
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THE WRECK or TIE WINCHESTER.

II
The ship Winchester, as our readers have
no doubt noticed, which went ashore off Cape
Henry on Wednesday last, was saved, with
both crew and cargo, by the Use of the inter
national signals and the prompt aid of the life
saving crew at that station. We wish, how
ever to call attention to the fact that this is
the fourth vessel in the space OF ten days to
which these crews have brought help, every
life endangered in them-ovcr four hundred
being rescued by the life-saying service. We
are too apt to forget these brave fellows on
the coast, who have kept watch day and night
during this Winter and the good they have
accomplished When we read, ut our comfort
able breakfast tables, after night of high winds
which only broke our sleep probably by flap
ping n shutter, of a disaster like that of the
Circassian, n vessel aground too far from shore
for mortar TO carry her line, we are ready
enough TO Srumbe at deficiencies i'll the ap-
pliances of the service which we do not under
stand, and which no mechanical skill has as
yet been able to supply. But vessel rescued
il a driving tempest the steady patrol OF the
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With smaller aggregate receipts by $780,
600 bushels, the loss of New-Iork Is
1, 100000 bushels, and that of Philadelphia
1000, 900 bushels, while Baltimore relatively
gains, and the receipts at Boston increase over
100000 bushels TO some extent, no doubt,
The consumption of grain at Philadelphia was
sweiled last year by preparations for the Cen
tennial but the loss in receipts seems too
large TO be wholly attributed to such cause.
Baltimore, on the other hand, closely main
tains thus far the very remarkable gains made
last year, and the greatly increased
demand at Boston is supplied mainly
by decrease of receipts here. Those
who resist the Improvements which are
necessary to enable this city to compete
on equal terms with others ought to under
stand by this time that they are killing the
goose that lays the golden eggs. Doubtless
improvements would involve some loss OF i'll
dlvdua profits. But if we drive away the
traffic altogether, everybody will lose still
more Not another week should be lost. If
business men of New-York are wise they will
not permit another week to pass without I'M
portant steps for the recovery of the lost
traffic.
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An appendix of Is pages, embodging the teri
fensire account of the proceedings connected TH
the electoral count, is nor realty, accompanying
the ftth edition Of THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC.
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pleasure of seeing the Democratic press re-
tract their malicious comments on a purely
malicious charge.
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amns emeuls ano aleet,nes 60 Night.

BooTHs THEArER.-1;3O and 8: "A Trip to the Moon.
EAGLE THBATER.-'La File de Nine. Angot' Aimee
FIFTH AVENUE THEAtER.-"La Lady OF Lyons"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE." The Two Orphans
OLYMPIC THEATER.-" Jack and jill
PARK THEATER.-" Our Boarding House.
SAN FRANCISCO MiNsTRELs.
TONr PASTORS NEW TIIEArER.-NarleW
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" The Danlchens'"
NAILAcK's TUEATER.-" My Awiul DAD:
NEW BROADWAY TuEATER.-" Our GlIls'
UyIJrR's WONDER THEATER.-Magical and Musical
Performance. -,,. c.u...,n
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.-Castellam COLLECTION
NEw-YoRK AQUARIUN.-Day and Evening.
STRINwAY HALI~-Charity Concert
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1t was the House of Representatives, and
not the State Department. that published
Minister Russell's letter, and made total
wreck of a CustOm-house diplomatist. 1t
might have been suspected. The trail of body
of blunderers was all over that transaction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26

If the evidence that is promised in another
column against ex-Mayor Hall, of corrupt COM
plicity in the Tammany frauds. is produced on
the forthcoming trial, the last of the Ring
surprises will have been among its greatest.
To see Tweed, Sweeny, and Woodward swear
ing against Hall will be the stranecst scene OF
all in this strange drama.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26

Superintendent Pilsbury is proving himself a
benefactor to both great divisions OF the Grim
inal class-those inside and those outside OF
prison walls. A convict, writing from Sing
Sing, warns a friend against coming within
Mr.. Pilsburys jurisdiction, because convlcts
are no longer gentlemen of leisure and now
do full days work, but congratulates HIM
self that now he has food fit to eat, which he
did not have under the old regime. This can
did letter from one jail-bird to another Is Il
much better testimonial than any ASSOCIATION
of prison reformers could give, and Mr. PTS
bury may. well be proud of such prompt
commitment to his new management from such
an unexpected source
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26

If the impatient Southern Democrats who
are Tuning about Washington because Presi-
dent HAYES has resolved not to make snap
Judgment in the Southern cases. do not bear
themselves with greater moderation, they Will
90 far toward impairing the good impression
which their patriotic bearing during the
electoral controversy made upon the country.
They ought to be the last of all to try TO push
the President into premature action, because
they fully understand the Southern situation,
and the difficulties which encompass every
step, especially in the Louisiana case. Our
Washington dispatches show what some OF
these are. The existence OF two separate gov
ernuients, having no single member III COM
mon, raises countless perplexlng questions.
No mere compromise between Governors Will
settle the question; there are rival Legislatures
to be consolidated or dispersed, and rival courts
whose legality is to be determined. Our core
spOndent calls attention to an interesting point III
connection with the latter. 1t is that the SUI
preme Court of the United States would doubt
less be compelled to declare both sets of courts
illegal, because of informaities in their constitu-
ton. and that thus the Nichols partisans, who
| believe that they are sustaining real govern
ment are submitting their property to the
decisions of tribunals whose findings will not
stand an appeal to WashingtOn.-ln view of
all these facts, is il worth while to be too hot
and hasty with the Presidentl Do not the
Southern Democrats see that they are playing
into the hands of the Northern Democrats, as
they have always played befOref
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New Hampshire came very near the nine-
teenth century, after all. Nearly complete re-
turns show a handsome majority for the
amendment to the Constitution abolsisng the
religious test for office, but the State pre-
served its medieval consistency by defeating,
it is believed by a few hundred votes, the
nronositiou 70 strike out the word Protest
"ant" from the Bill of Rights. The erect OF
the failure of the latter amendment Is hardiy
likely to be important, though it is to be re-
GREETED but it is a relief to know that the
only State in the Union which still excluded
Roman Catholics from Office has wiped out
that prohibition from its fundamental law
1t was a dead letter even there, but 1t made
an ugly corpse.