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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08

The adventurer EdinbOrO, whose swindling
achievements have been for a few days the talk OF
the town, seems to have been a person OF such
exuberant fancy and fertility of invention that no
had to let Off some of his surplus energy in lying OF
merely ornamental and wholly unnecessary nature
Returning one day last Summer from visit to ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Winchester at NewHaven, he related
to his friends at the New-YOrk Hotel with
great circumstantiality how Oh Sunday he
had attended church with Mr.. Winchesters
family, and the clergyman. who knew tho
Winchester Company was furnishing arms to
the Turkish Government took occasion to refer to
the pending European war; and to say that any per.
son who should furnish weapons for the murder OF
unoffendlng Christians By the brutal and blood
thirsty Turks would be guilty of worse offense
than that Of keeping house of prostitution. MIR.
Winchester and his family, he said, took ofense at
the remark and left the church; there was
very bitter feeling about it, and the church would
no doubt be divided and broken up on account OF it.
The story was 80 good an illustration of New-En-
gland narrowness aud bigotry and of tho pulpit
blackguardism which some people who never
90 near pulpit are fond of believing in, that
it obtained currency at once and the representative
of a Sunday paper made very pretty little account
of it for publication. This shown to Edinboro
in the proof in order to make of the facts and
received Lis Endorsement. There was not the first
word Of truth in the whole story. Nothing OF the
kind ever occurred, and EdnbOr0 never attended
church in Nowlfavcn at ali during his visit to Dir.
Winchester. The surprise of the parties concerned
when il appeared may DO imagined But the delib-
crate audacity with which this fellow invented and
published wholly unnecessary and nonsenSical lie
like that is something unusual. Perhaps he had to
do just about so much lying every day to keep his
hand ill.," and this may have been one of his practice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08

Turkey has taken. There is only one polnt
whereupon he may make some slight conces-
sions. An immediate peace with Servia would
be so clearly d new triumph for the Porte, IN
its present uncertain relations with Russia, that
Fdbem Pasha cannot do a better thing than
to secure 1t. -,
Prince Gortchakoffs circular note reads like
a piece of superfluous pOliteness. 1t recapitu-
lates the action of the COnference,-whlch every
body knOws,-and asks what course Will be
determined upon by other European Cabinets
which Russia undoubtedly knows already. III
not, almost any one who has carefully followed
the history of the past year can answer the
question. The other Cabinets will simply walt
to SEQ what Russia does Therefore, the simple
intent of the circular is to gain little more
time; but for what? Of course, either to pre-
mare for war, or to decide upon the form OF
passive and yet watchful attitude. which shall
be virtually peace without quite seeming so.
The change of Yiziers offers no chance OF ad-
vantage to Russia: the situation remains the
same as before. Europe must endure the I'M
certainty for about month longer Then, IL
the Russian armies do not cross the Pruth
and concentrate on the Danube, we shall be
tolcraby sure that they will stay at home all
Summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
TIE FLORIDA DECISION

The decision of the Tripartite Commission in
the Florida case is great victory for the
friends of Gov. Hayes, masked however in
such a way that Democrats fegn to regard 1t
as not quite a crushing defeat of Mr.. Tilden.
On the main question, so far as the Commits
sion has decided at all, it has adopted the
principle put forth in the address of Mr..
Eyarts. 1t has ruled against the prepOsterOus
pretcnse that it has been constituted a sort
of superior and supervisory Returning Board,
with power to test the honesty of the canvass.
and has declared that it cannot go behind the
certificates presented to the two houses by
the President of the Senate. In other words,
the action of each State government in the
aDpointment of electors is final; the State
may act improperly, but no power of review
has been lodged in Congress; and the State
government so far as the Commission can
take cOgnizance of it, is represented only by
its supreme executive authority. Following
this principle, the Commission strikes out
all the allegations of fraud, ETC., and
agrees to consider as evidence the three sets of
returns opened in the presence OF the two
houses on the LIST of February. These are
|. The votes of the Hayes electors, accom-
panied by the certificate of Gov. Stcarns 2.
The votes of the Tilden electors, which have
the certificate only OF the Attorney-General OF
the State; 9. The supplementary papers for
warded by the present Governor Drew, de-
signed to authenticate and confirm the action
of the Tilden electors, and including record
of the proceedings in the quo acdrrdnto
II has still to be decided which of these
three sets of papers contains the electoral vote
of Florida, but there cannot be much differ
ence of opinion as to what the decision will
be. The first of the three has all the con-
ditions of regularity. 1t is in due form, and
if has the certificate of the Executive. The
second is fatally and obviously defective,
and unless there can be found some
thing in No. 9 to strengthen IT.,
the Commission is not likely to waste much
consideration upon it. In the proceedings OF
the Florida courts the Democrats profess still
TO find some few rays of hope, but they are
boping with sick hearts and against their bot
ter reason. All the indications are against
them. and in effect we presume there is
no expectation anywhere that the famous
ouo ,rdrrant0 can save them. Nor is
there any comfort, so far at least as
Florida is concerned, to be extracted from the
resolution Of the Commission TO hear evidence
as to the eligibility of electors. The case OF
IIumphrics, against whom alone any objection
WAS raised. is made so clear by the evidence
we print this morning, that il is wonder the
Democrats should have been at the useless
trouble OF bringing him into court.
SO with the contest narrowed to the iines
marked out by this decision, all the most
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
P1RnON RY LEGINLdTION.

There has been an attempt to abolish Cap
ital Punishment in New-Jersey by indirect
legislation. 1t took the form of bill to Sc
cure a writ of error i'm the cases of Oschwaid
and Ryan, the Newark murderers sentenced
TO he executed tomorrow. Pending this bill
in the Senate several members announced that
they should vote for it, not upon its distinct
merits, but because they were conscientiously
opposed to the death penalty. We do not
propose here to discuss the case which
specially prompted this measure. Gov. Belle
had given it consideration which we have no
doubt was careful and conscientious and he
had positively refused to interfere. 1t became
necessary in some way to save these convicted
murdercrs from the doom of the law; and
hence this plan has been ingeniousy devised,
not because there is any doubt of the guilt OF
the prisoners, any question OF the perfect fair
ness and legality of the proceedings which
ended i'm their conviction and sentence, but
because the cOnvicts have active lawyers, and
several members of the Legislature are equally
opposed to the punishment, whether those
upon whom it is to be inflicted are guilty or
innocent. Something was said of the general
merits of the bill, without reference to the
Newark Case UUI inc ldCt lciudihS lhdb ou'h 4"
bill would not have been introduced If his
placed sympathy for these murderers had not
suggested it.
Whatever may be the course taken by the
Executive IN this emergency, and we desire to
keep the event entirely out of the present dis
cussion, there is a violation of the fundamental
principles of criminal jurisprudencein the pro-
cedure. 1t has been characterized by the At
torney General Of New-Jerscy as a bill to en-
able convicted murdcrers "tO fix the time OF
"their own execution" 1t seems to us good
deal worse, inasuiuch "a it is a direct inter
ference by the Legislature with the executive
and judicial authorities of the State. 1t is not
precisely pardonng by act of the Legislature,
which would be in direct violation of the Con-
stitution, but it comes very near to that. In
n matter Of sO much importance there should
be mono of those tricks and devices which in
other kinds of legislation we are sometimes
obliged to tolerate. The passage of the law
has put Gov. Bedlc in n singularly unpleasant
position, but lie is not man likely TO be found
lacking i'm official iirmness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
GENERAL NOTES.

A st. Louis shopkeeper has discovered that
blue glass is good for tw!ns-tha1 s Tor one OIL tDe
The other died.
When Sir Thomas Wade set sail from Hong
Kong to merric England sautes fired and military
baud struck up Tommy, make room for your uncle
The English railway corporations, taking q
hint from the telegraph companies. have employed
women as clerks az stations This has long been aoho
the Continent.
The ingenuity with which Capt. BOyton
keeps himself aoat before the public perhaps more re
Iaarkablc than lis skill and endurance in the water ITO
has recently swimming down the Timer fru oe 10
Romo His SwimminSdTess is host,pg apps sSn1
which renders e,teriiy very simple. WIN tnis a,
ance he cannot sink he has only to float wiz 'ue 1'
ard direct bis course By padding
The students of Harvard College do hos
know how 10 behave themselves in public places i"
tho Globe Tleater during certain engagement paf"s
OF students interrupted the performances made ESs
generally in a manner which would disgrace s nss
Arab" Al the Museum the Harvard mon H"' ""''
itself heard aud seen Ia al its vulgar to'ee' 50,
An Englishman, while passing through fai-
con square, London, saw man standing on e"'i'
with bird OF beautiful plumsge lie asked the p..0.
ard was told tha, he could have It FOR shngo No'
having the money with him. LEFT his watch anu cu"
worth 90 with the stranger az security whe hr W.
the bird and ran home for the money wen ne Id
turned he was unable and the bird isneier anu 70 "a
Ia his modification, the bird, whlcn proven W ~
csarsey no ned died the same day Tis n,ty - tnc
sceue ushcs the deduction that an isnr Snowu as
birecsf fool on the round f0Ots(Ooi commoh! Auo"
the EARTH -.
The London Echo predicts that the decision
Of the Electoral Commission III Washington w"i "'
ceptcd az final BY both parties. IL says tha' t"o
cana carry Their love OF the law TO point OF ooocne
which, Eusslishmen do not unders stand: nnayaetef
s.rcnxth IA tho moderation OF Tho Amef'oan s;@sest
iIas va only read of when IL 10 at its m55..sss
tension under military pressure or great p"""'
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probably never will own such things. III tne
proceeds of the exhibition go to establish art
classes, well and good; if they are given to
the poor, so much the better, as long as this
hard Winter lasts. Let nobody in this mat
ter either, despise the day of small things. Ii
t,ere be nothing better in the town than pho
tographs of streets in Venice or Rome, or Oh
one OF two of the greater statues, the
sight of them, with a few explanatory re-
marks, will elevate and purify the public
taste more than dozen itinerant shows can
debase it. 1t is from just such feeble efforts,
following and growing out from the South
KensngtOn Museum, that England has made
such unparalleled progress in the knowledge
and practice of art of late years. In every
case, however, we urge that, as IN the South
KensngtOn Museum, full explanation OF each
object exhibited should be written and affixed
to it, a precautOn almost totally neglected
in the late Philadelphia Exposition, In
consequence Of which the great unlearned
multitude swept on its way, stunned,
admiring, but hopelessly bewlldered. Who
ever, in print or otherwise, would instruct the
public successfully must take it for granted
that the public knows nothing whatever of the
matter in hand. The explanation must be
clear as running water.
Such exhibitions as we suggest would kindle
more quickly than any other means an inter-
est in art through obscure parts of the coun-
try, and teachers will not be wanting when.
pupils are ready. The demand for artistic
manufactures will increase manufactures, and
we may hope, when the present transient stag
nation in business is past, that both men and
women will find countless new careers opening
before them in supplying pOtteries, mOvabes,
and fabrics of kind which hitherto small
and wealthy class imported from Europe. We
shall be glad to hear from our friends inland
that the plan has been acted upon, and has
proved successful as it should be, If under
taken in the proper spirit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08

elaborate preparations of the Democracy come
TO naught. The testimony which MIR. ID. u.
Field has been trying to smuggle ihto inc
courtroom falls to the ground. The bullying
of witnesses has been in vain. Littleheld ana
Maddox have lied for nothing. Gov. Welis
ceases to be an object of interest and Mr..
Tilden's attorney from the With District OF
New-York exhibits himself to mankind as the
noisiest and most conspicuous failure OF the
XLIVth Congress For of course all attempts 10
impeach the vote of Louisiana. now are use
less. The regularity of the Hayes certificates
from that State is manifest, indeed Is not
seriously disputed. The last chance OF Mr.
Tilden is in Oregon, where the precedent
established in the case of HUMPHREYS leads
naturally to an investigation OF the question
of Cronin. But there is no reason to suppose
that the Commission will take any other view
of the extraordinary performance OF the oregon
Democratic electoral college Of one than has
been taken by all people of iupartiallty anu
common sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08

sale for about $27 one from Gansborough the aris.
was bought at the same price, Two letters of Cbarl.
Lamb brought about $50; an interesting one M n.
Joshua Reynolds, about s46 and of Washington 4,
the Earl OF Buchan. an mportaSt letter, SIG IN.
largest price gwen for any single letter during the sals
was for OF Sheleys to London bookseller astin,
for q copy Of his A" Curse Of Kehama," II II bas a.
peared the sum was about $685. One Of the tream,s-
disposed Of was Burns's visiting book in which a..
several hundred Names IN the autograph OF his nums,
friends interpreted with original pieces OF poe,
forming most interesting relic OF the poets career X
brought about ~
M. Jules Simon, the French Premier il !,
person pOrtly gentleman, who looks like an Enoll,,
earl in satisfactory circumstances There Ia loftin...
OF bearing, consciousness OF power about him vbIcA
though neither aggressive osentaeus rnakes t.o,
felt N. Jules Simon Ia eminently well-bred man ann
ple in thought polite in speech sagacious and far
but perfectly civil and administrative His whole A..
pect is alive and brilliant with that second youth WHIT,
Is lit up with success and renown The Premier dres..
in remarkably good taste and he gives one the unmi,
taxable idea OF OF mark and importance The f,c.
OF bis obsnately refusing TO the red ribbon eva,
while in Office gives rise to various commentaries NOR,
or less pungent NJ simon. though now the First Mint.
lister OF France, ~ only simple chevaer occupying ~
lowest rank in the famous hierarchy and 1t 6nted by
the that be wants the grand al east
rosctte OF officer, before he would care 10 display H.
The Hon. Caleb Cushing has written An In.
PRODUCTION 10 a biography Of his old playmate william
wheelwrght Of Newburyport who did much 10 Oman
the way in South America for ADgo-saxon trade ana
civilization. wheelwrigbt was descended from lob,
wheewrght, the Puritan minister, friend and school
mate of Cromwell, who founded the towns OF Exeter IN
New Hampshire and Wells in Mane and died in eYtrem.
old age few miles from Newburyport. This Joh,
wheelwrigLt first settled over q church
In Braintree. now Quincy, and then removed se
cessvely to Exeter. Wells, Hampton, and Salisbury hav
ing in the time spent six years in England during
the reign Of Cromwell and the early period Of the Reo
ration. There he renewed his acquaintance with hin
college friend, Oliver CrOm WELL who sent for him In I1n
Don In 1883 and gave him hour Of private conyera
ton. "All his speeches." wrote Wheewright to hs
church at Hampton, seemed TO me very orthodox and
gracious way aYo1ng scctaries. He spoke very er
pernenally, my apprehension, of the work Of Gods
grace and knowing what opposition met withal from
whom shall not name, exhOred me 20 perseyer.
ance In these very words, remember: "1r Wheel.
wright, stand fast in the Lord and yoL shall that
these notions viii vanish into nothing or to that effect"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
THE CHANGE or DI/IER.y.

II is hardly likely that the highly dramatic
story of Midhat Pash.'s conspiracy and down
fall is true in all particulars. On the other
hand, it is scarcely possible that he should
have been deposed by the Sultan for carrying
out a policy of resistance TO Europe which
was accepted with reclamation by the Grand
Council of the Ottoman Empire. A change so
unexpected at such crisis, is a certain indi
cation of the existence of strong IT evolutionary
elements among the Turks themselves, and il
shows how fral il the prospect Pf INTRODUCING
any practical reforms in the administration q
the Government, without adequate guarantees.
The fcvcrish hope Of preserving peace ieadf
the Journals of Europe to anticipate NOR
conciliatory policy from the new Nizier; but,
even if there were anything in Edhcm Pasha'r
history to Justify such a hope, he would not
DO able to rccede from the position which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
THE PHILADELPHIA LOAN EXHIBITION

THE PHILADELPHIA LOAN EXHIBITION
TIE TRIBUNE, we believe, was first to sug-
cest the loan exhibition of pictures by the
owners of private galleries in New-lork in
fbe Centennial year, an idea which was after
ward carried out with such marked success
The motive which we suggested at that time
was, more especially. the demonstration to
foreigners of the condition of progress which
We had reached both in artists and patrons Of
art. A similar exhibition is now being made
in Philadelphia, not only of pictures, but lace,
pottery, mOvables, gems, all fabrics and
manufactures indeed pertaining TO the differ
ent departments of industrial art, owned by
wealthy citizens. The exhibition is connected
with the new school and museum of industrial
art in that city. and the proceeds are we be-
lieVe, to inure 10 its benefit.
Now, there is no reason why this excellent
idea should not be, carried Immediately into
effect in the smaller towns and villages. In
all of them there are at least few pictures,
prints, objects of virtu, owned by a small
class of citizens. the study of which would
serve TO educate TO some degree in the princi-
r!cs of art the large majority who do not and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
A NATIONAL RAILWAY COMMISSION

II
A bill drawn up by Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams, jr., and introduced into the House of
Representatives last week by Mr.. Garfield,
provides for the appointment OF board OF
Railroad Commissioners on a plan suggested
in The TRIBUNE some time ago. 1t author
ICES and requests the President to designate
three officers of the engineer corps OF the
army to perform the functions of commission
ers, "to inquire into the number, causes, and
"means of prevention of accidents on railroads
Gin the United States, the number Of persons
"killed or injured thereby, and the most aT-
"provod means of preventing the occurrence
"of the same" The Commissioners are to
make q general report annually, and special
reports whenever unusual circumstances seem
to call for them. Nothing could be simpler or
less expensive than the board created by this
bill. The members will receive no cOmpensa-
ton except their army pay, though they are
to be allowed their actual expenses. Jhey
have no executive powers. They cannot
summon witnesses, take evidence under
oath, or institute any legal proceedings. They
have no power to compel railway corporations
20 give them information. They are simply
directed TO investigate and report, and in the
investigation they must depend principally
upon the voluntary cooperation of the COM
nanias. Thus there can be no dispute to
their jurisdiction.
Possibly in practice some Inconvenience may
now and then arise from the limitation OF
their authority; but the Railroad Commission
in Massachusetts has done very well with the
very faintest semblance of authority, and we
see no reason why II Federal Board should not
be equally successful. If more power should
he required it might he conferred by supple
mcntary acts of Congress IA experience demon
strated the need of it, We trust that Mr.. Gar
fields bill will be promptly put upon its pas
sage. The experiment which it is intended to
set in motion can certainly do no harm and
may accomplish much good.