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New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

was sued for $G,000,0 ,0C0, and Tie suit was COM
promised for 1855, 900, one-tbird of which has
not been paid. MIR. Woodward Is row living
in ostcntatous luxury on the rest OF his plum
der. Ingersol has been released without pay
ing ANYTHING; Davidson has paid nothing
nothing has yet been obtained trom keyser /;
not a cent has been surrendered by Tweed {;
Connolly is negotiating for n compromiSe at
about % per cent. And what probability Is
there that any considerable sum viii be realized
from the estates of the small thieves who are
left 7
Tho miserable pecuniary results OF these
prosecutions are not the most serious wrong
that the people have to complain of. The moral
effect OF the long delay, the negotiations, the
guarantees. the releases, the legal whitewashlnG
is dcmoIalhing to the last degree. WoOdEaEH
riding in hi3 clrrage and entertaining the
State militia, Sweeny accepting compliments
from the bench. Connolly negotiating with the
officers of justice, and Tweed hagglng with
the Common Council over the conditions OF
his release, while multitude of able counsel
spend three or four years i'll the preparation
OF suits against a score or so OF insignificant
swindlers, most of whom are either IN exile,
or dead, or hanging around Sixth Ward bar
rooms. tsttcrcd. drunk, and altogether con-
tcmptiblc,-that is the outcome Of the great
Ring Prosecutions, as we sec it to-day.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

The testimony of Mr.. Taintor before the
Committee of Aldermen was, iii some respects,
more interesting than any of the later state
mcpts of William N. Tweed. Mr.. Tantor, it
is tiue. mentioned no very important facts
that were absolutely new, but he grouped the
old disclosures in very effective way, and
left Us a great many subjects for serious con-
sidcTation. Having made a thorough profess
sional examination of the Ring accounts, he
felt justified in placing the total amount OF the
tcefts from the Treasury during three years
and a half as high as S26,5OO,O 600, and he
gave the names of number OF the con
federates in the robbery against whom
the city had a very strong case. None of
these men seem To have been prosecuted to the
fail extent of the law, ii we except Tweed,
and evtn from him the city has not succeeded
III recovering any money. There have been
compromises which Mr.. Taintor apparently re-
CARDS with diSfavOr, and there twenty or
thirty suits pending, some of which he seems
to think ougLi 10 lie pushed with much more
vigor than has heretofore been displayed. 1t
should be remembered however, III Justice to
the prosecution, that while the opinion of Mr.
TaintOr on a question of accounts or the sig
nifcance Of figures is entitled to the highest
respect there may I've other points involved il
these suits rs to which the lawyers are much
more correctly Informed than he can be.
But after all has been said. it is impossible
10 regard the history and present condition of
these suits without chagriu. Thus far the re-
suit Of six years o. agitation is that the city
has recovered $500 00o, and spent %22G,0OO
in getting il, leaving the net addition to the
uubhc funds S46i,000, or about Onc-sixiieth
part of the amount known 60 have been stolen.
And even TINS meagrc return has been OBJ
tanned by conip oniscs which were opvn to
very grave objections. The Watson estate
amounted to 81 100000, which was ubliely
deposited in the Union Trust Company. Every
dollar of it probably belonged to the city ;
but the city compromised with the heirs ami
took only half. The proof against Peter
b. Swceny is said by Mr.. Tantor to
be clear; hc was sued for $6,000000, and the
city compromised by taking 100000 from
the estate OF his brother. OF Woodward, Mr..
Taintor says: :" If the case against him was
"not good, there was not any of them good" he
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

The country must be prepared for another
struggle with reputation. The bills already
offered in Congress show that the enemies of
the public faith mean to make a desperate ef-
fort. Their propositions have many phases,
but one aim. -Ome want naked Tepndiatlon (;
some, more paper money; some, lnteIconveIt-
ible bonds; somc silver al unlimited LEGAL
tender; some, partial payment of customs du-
ties in paper Bat all want repeal Of the act
plcdgng the faith of the United States to spe-
Gle resumption at the end of next year. Diff
fering in other things, in that demand all are
united. With them. acting as effective allies,
are some weak souls who do not mean to be
ropudiat0rs, but are crazy for "relief," and
fancy that it can come only by indefinite
postponement of the date OF resumption or
some change of the method Like many col
umns, marching by different roads bat di-
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Barlow g. Co., does not include failures
Of railroad or insurance companies, savings
banks, national or chartered State banks. The
heavy bank failures in st. Louis and Chicago,
the stOppage Of the Charter Oak and other in
surance companies, and the failure of many
savings banks, if included, would materially
change the aggregates. While the number OF
failures of all kinds would not be very much
in excess of the number reported, it is probable
that the liabilities of all firms and corporations
failing during the last quarter exceeded the
liabilities of all firms and corporations
which failed during the corresponding quarter
of 1876.
It is n remarkable fact that, comparing
thrce-quartcrs of 1877 with three-quarters OF
1876, a decrease appears in the number OF
failures in every one of the former slave-hOd-
ing States, without exception. 4 he surprising
improvement in the condition of the South
could not he more clearly shown. Not only in
the States recently misgoverned. but in all the
States which, from similarity of former indus
trial system, naturally symp9thize with them,
the marked Improvement appears. Moreover,
MARYLAND Is the only one OF these States IN
which any considerable increase appears in
the amount Of liabilities of films failing; ex-
ceptinr in that State, and in ST. Louis. which
is reported apart from the rest of Mis-
souri, there is an almost universal decrease
in losses by commercial disaster in the re-
zion formerly known as :" the South" This
evidence OF the wisdom of liberal poiicy
toward that section will he peculiarly
appreciated by those who, like the merchants
and manufacturers of Northern cities under
stand how largely ,hcir own prosperity amt
the welfare of Northern industry depend upon
the prosperity of the South. Without Sac1-
fee of anything worth saving that policy has
brought great improvement to the commerce
and industry of o1e-third Of the people 0f tie
country, with consequent benefit TO other see
tons ~ well.
Decrease in the number Of failures and in
the amount Of liabilities also appears in th0
cities of y w-Tork and Boston; in Maine and
Rhode Island in five of TIE Western states.
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin;
and in Oregon. On the other hand tn num-
Der of failures and the liabilities both In
crease in Connecticut. NCT-JcrScy Illinois,
Nebraska, Colorado, the Pacific States. eX-
capt Oregon, and most of the Territories.
The increase in San Francisco. in the
rest OF California, and in Nevada, Is
very large. Finally, in Chicago. Indiana and
Maryland, there is a large increase in amount
Of losses, with fewer failures but in the rest
of New England. in New-York State, outside
Of the city. ana in Philadelphia and the rest
of PENNSYLVANIA, there is an Increase in num-
Der of failures, but a deer ase i'll losses The
following compares the amount of liabilities
of firms failing for the last quarter, and for
rine months, with those Of the corresponding
periods last year, in the localities showing
greatest increase or decrease:
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

FoRFIGN-The situation in France is unchanged.
.- An Arglc-American treaty regarding trade
marks and labels has been signed. = General
Grant visited President MacMahon at the Eys6e,
YESTERDAY = General GhoUrho has after despe-
rate fighting acquired position on the Sophia,
southwest of Plevna. - Russian attack on
Rus;chuk has been repulsed.
DoursrIC-The President and Cabinet viii be
publicly entertained in Richmond three days
next week - Pennsylvania Republicans, in
Guiding Governor Hartranft, conferred with
the President yesterday on political top
les: explanations were made as TO the
Civil Service order. -== The Commission on
Fire Proof Buildings reports that special structure
for archives is needed new building for the Naval
Observatory is also said to be necessary. -= Gov
ernor Mccormick silences the story about Stanley
Matthew's board bill in Washington by a statement
OF the facts. --= Mr. Cameron viii probably not
be appointed to the English Mission -= The Pro-
testant Episcopal General Convention adjourned
after a session Of twenty days
CoNGR sS.-Iu the Senate a remOnstrancc from
New-YO1k merchants was presented against the re-
peal Of the Bankrupt law. Bills were introduced
reSstablishug ,he Alabama Claims Commission, and
10 prohibit gambling in The army. -= In the
House the Colorado contested election re-
fcrred to the Committee on Elections. Petitions
were presented: from c0l0red men, asking for assist
ance in emigratiDg TO Liberia, and from laboriag
men, asking for rehef. --= Both Houses adjourned
until Monday
CrY AND sUBuRBAN.-MessTs. Tilden, BigolOw
AMI Hewitt returned from Europe yesterday, and
MI. Hewitt talked freely about politics =- Tam
many Assemb ynen were nominated. --- There
are obstacles 10 combining against Tamnany IN
some districts. -= Montclair and Greenwood
Lake boadhcldcrs and stockholders fear forec!0s-
ure. == Adams and Lcary were recognized as
having participated in two large robberies. ==
The run on the Union Dime Savings Bank wa pTac-
tcally closed. -- ThetestimOny in the lIasslacher
divorce case was closed. -= Measures were taken
10 punish those pretending TO sell police positions.
e T. Price attempted to drown himself. =+
A escaped bull tossed and trampled npon several
people =--- Applications arc coming IN rapid
" for space for American exhibits at Paris.
60 Ex-Judge Robertson renominated
in the iXth Senate District yesterday. -
Gold. 1929, 1929. 1924 Gold value Of the legal
tender dollar at the close $3.50 cents; Of the silver
dollar. 81 cents. Stocks buoyant and active. closing
excited.
The WEATHER-TEBUSE local observations in
dicate increasing clOudiness. preceding rain. Their
nometer. yesterday, $50, 10 G2o.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

There are indications of slight improve
ment in business affairs in the returns of
failures during the thild quarter of 1877. In
comparison with the corresponding quarter of
last year. the number of failures declines 6l3,
or nearly 20 per cent. and tie amount of
liabilities of firms falling declines $5,5l1 ,2S6
or nearly II per cent In the average Of
liabilities to each failure however, nm increase
appears, from 81 ,534 in 1876 to $23,31S in
1877, which may perhaps ind,cate a general
increase of commercial Indebtedness since last
year. There is some reason to suppose that
the average indebtedness of solvent firms has
also been enlarged, but as there has been some
solid increase in legitimate business done, this
is not necessarily an uniay0lable symptom.
il would not be wise, however, to indulge
in rcsc-colorcd an,icipaiIons Of prosperity. be-
cause the number Of commercial disasters,
which has so long steadily increased, has be-
gun to decline. Tho number of failures is
still very large; for the quarter, l,SlG. and
for the year thus far, G,5S5. Excepting III
1876, there has never reen larger proportion
of disasters 10 the number OF firms in busi-
ness, and the quarterly report from which
these figures are taken, that of Messrs. Dun,
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Changes in other localities are of smaller
amount. and nearly balance each other. In
Wisconsin and Iowa, tn Improvement will nat
urally ho traced to the failure of the wheat
crop last year. and on the Pacific coast the
collapse of speculation and failure OF crops
this year explain the losses In the manntac-
turing centres of the East there appears great
Improvement. excepting in Connecticut and New e
jersey, but Chicago and st. Louis have suffered
severely. If savings and other banks insu.
ancc and railroad companies were included,
the comparison would be much less favorable
as to this city and Massachusetts, and The in
crease of losses in Indiana and Illinois, Chicago
and St. Louis. would be much greater The
returns warrant only moderate and chastened
hope that we may have seen the worst, but do
not yet give solid ground for confidence.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

any o'her rich gentleman who will pay for Il ont Of
ms own plethoric pocket; but would II not Iook
oetter TO postpone its reception and erection in anv
Oh tne public squares until after our citizens gen.
orally had contributed the patry sum necessary 20
Dunu foundation for the magnificent gift by
France OF Barthod's statue Of Libertyi
Aier President Hayes has gwen his undivided
attention to the returns from the Baltimore election
Tor somo time, it would DO profitable for hun "a
repernse that letter Of MIR. Fnlton's. advising ,be
appointment Of Thomas az Collector Of that nor,
IL " probable That the market value Of Mr. Fulton.
pohtIcal opinions at the Executive Man,ion will
suddenly fall of several points.
Inc country is eager To be informed how the din
lonatc service will be rendered more g. lcient ~,
giving mortgage upon any particular Mission "a
any particular state. Geography entered LARGELY
into the unsanctiied methods of elder days whom
naughty politicians hagged and traded IN "iran.
ence;" but how such practices adjust thensolye,
comfortably to any scheme Of reforms not apparopt
to cold and unsympathizing world.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

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New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Democrats who want honest govcrnmcnt-will
vote as they think. there will be very little
doubt on that point, on the morning after
election,
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26
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New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Remember that to-day and tomorrow are Che
last days for registration of voters at the COM
ing election. Every citizen. native or natural
ized, who has lived year iii the State, four
months in his county and one month in his
election district, and who has not made a
wager on the election, is entitled to vote if
registered, ana not otherwise. No amount Of
swearing on the day of election will secure aC-
ceptance Of an unregistered vote. Business
to register, for the polls for registry are opened
at o'clock in the morning and are not clos d
until o'clock in the evening. The registra-
ton thus far has been very fair for quiet
year, but the falling off from the registration
of last year is about forty per cent. This is
too heavy loss at a aime when such impOr-
tart measures as ihC Con stitutIonal Amendments
ara involved n tha result of tba election. Two
days arc offered in which t. remedy this
blander, and it requires not more than ten
minutes of each mans time to see this duty
done. Every friend of good government,
every Republican voter, should see to it that
his name is promptly registered to-day. He
will find all about his election district, place
of registration, sr3 other particulars, in the
ofiiciGl advertisement printed in another col
unn in this mornings TRIBUNE.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

The scandal about the board-blil of Stanley
Matthew'S even if true, was about the smallest
on record. 1t is satisfactory TO learn that it
was as false as it was petty.
The slander mills have not begun to turn in
Washington, and show no signs Of beginning.
Ii the Forty-ff Congress will continue this
omission, all its others viii be looked upon
with charity.
In view of the growing greatness of our ex-
port trade, the treaty with England protect
ing trade marks and laD Is is step in the
right direction. None hut Vildlers can suf-
fer by strict regulations on suc matter.
General Miles's surprise of Chief Joseph and
his band is described on another page. They
were brave Indians, for General Niles says
that they fought more desperately than aGy he
had ever met, and they were FAR from being
untutored sayages. The untuto:ed savage does
not understand so well the construction and
use of nhc-pits and 9ther appliances OF
civilized warfare.
We print in our financial columns this
morning plan for recognizing the indian
apol;s, Bloomington and Western Railroad,
nrepared at the request of the BOndh0iders
Committee. One swallow doesn't make
Summer, but these efforts to place our col.
lapsed railroads on healthier basis are, at
least. encouraging indications of increased busi-
ness activity.
Mr.. Abram 8. Hewitt remarked, yesterday
with reference TO certain names upon the
Democratic State ticket, that it remained TO
be seen whether the people would ind0rsc
these men at the polls If all Democrats who
feel as MI. Hewitt must feei-in short. all
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

The Democrats Of Hudson County, NcW-Jersey
have set before themselves high standard Of iil-
nass in their selecton Of candidates for the Legsa
ture. IN ole district thoy have insisted that the
candidate should hc able to produce a iplOma certI-
fying that 10 had graduated with honor from
the State Prison but in general they have been sat
isied if the candidate holds a testimonial OF high
political character in the shape of an indictment for
somo felony by Grand Jury Of his feilow-citizcns
In Bergen CO lnty they are not quite so eXactlng
but are willing to nominate man who has
been charged with arson, even # he has had the
misfortune to DO acquitted. Mr.. j. Stout Cooper en-
Geared himself 70 The Bourbons Of that region by
n1orreagng his ia IN for 81, 900 JUS; before the con-
yention met, and was nominated for Senator Ii
Bergen lects a statesman OF this grade oyor man
of Mr.. Francis Howlands character. the sun total
OF intelligence and integrity in that county is not 80
great as has popular.y been supposed.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

A card in another column, from the Con-
stituti0nal Amendment Committee, makes a
stirring appeal to voters to register to-day or
tomorrow. that they may vote for candidates
for the Legislature who will allow the amend
mcnts to he submitted TO the people. As the
committee set forth such vote will not commit
the voter to the support of these amendments,
but will merely show that he is not in favor
Of sitting in the Legislature measures Of great
importance which were devised by one of the
ablest Commissions ever formed in this country
for any purpose, and which one Legislature
has already approved. The fair thing would
be to allow The people to say whether they
want these amendments OF not
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26
Guslncss Aontes.

DYEING AND CLEANING.-Take vOur dyelng
ano ceanns 10 the New YORK Dycing and Printing FsaO
shmcnt 81 Duane At 7J2 Broaiw G1O 6have y Y.
and m aud lG5 Brooklyn EstaOl saed 0o years
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26
The NEVIS rms MORNING.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2G. 1877.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

The scandal about the board-blil of Stanley
Matthews, even if true, was about the smallest
ON record. 1t is satisfactory TO learn that it
was as false as it 'Tas petty.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

RumOrs and cOuntcr rumors form the burden
Of the French news. The Conservative alliance
being practically ended. each party is intent
on turning the situation to the best account.
The 0TeaDists arc crying Conciiiaton, with
the ulterior design of standing well with all
parties, and making the Duke d'Aumae prcsi
dent The Legitimists dislike this imDIied
disregard for the Count de Ch1mbord's
claims, and consider that the Orleans family
are playing their historic part, as tim
mers and intrigders. The theorists who
delight in combinations and suhtcIfugcs, are
also improving the excellent opportunity Of
fcred them. Amid all this din, Gambetta,
with 100000 Of voters at his back, depre
Gates compromise, but avoids a personal quar-
rel with the President. Everything indicates
as Thers SAID, that the most prudent will con-
quer.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Professor w. p. Blake, the well-known ex-
pert in minelalOey, furnishes an interesting
letter, printed on another page, describing The
processes and prosperity of the silver mines Of
Eastern Nevada. The district visited now
turns ont greater amount Of the precious
metal per month than any other min
ing locality. For n while its activity
was partly hindcrcd by lawsuits, tut now the
chief mines are buster than ever. 1t is fact
worthy of notice that in the silver-producing
region the metal itself is refused rs currency
if offered in sums exceeding s.. Perhaps
there is in this some explanation of the ankle
ty of si'ver mine owners to Lave that kin of
currency legalzcd.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

A gentleman. who seems TO be in curious per-
plexty appealed "to Parents and Teachers" yester-
cay by means of an advertisement in TIE TRiBuNE.
cor little friendly advice. His case is not an un-
CONN IN one Ile is blessed and bothered with =
son, of high spirit and noble impulses, WHO hates
Just about half tne studies usually pursued in
schools. and, while he is willing to bear with the
other half, is strongly mpelicd to throw away
books altogether and so to work. What shall be
done with himt OF course no well-to-do father IN
these days can allow his children to grow up with
ont an education but tue chances sre that this
Young torment is sort of boy who cant be educated
AGAINST his " L. yet ono who will make splenddman
if he is luliciously trained. The problem deserves
the sympathetic study Of Instructors, and We have
no doubt that advice offered to Parent box i22.
New-York, will be well bestowed.
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

What nonsense is thus they are talking in
Washington about resisting the confirmation
of Mr. uIlliard as Minister Ia Brazil. because
lie was an earnest Sccessionist Il has
been six months s.lco they swallowed sub
stantill camel tho place of Mr.. Key, an
ayowel rebel from beginning TO end. rnt u
vehement supporter Of Tildcn. whom they pat into
the Cabinet After that. is it worth while 10 stram
al snch gnats as the Brazilian mission Nr. HE
lar,i's influence at the South for good while
has been m favor OF peace, good order.
friendship with the North, and y CON
seryatiye Republican policy. Mr.. Keys was
inst the other way. 80 long as we cen stand Afr.
Key in the Cabinet what's the of making fuss
about Nr Hiliardg
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

There il no reasonable objection to the gift 20 this
city of the Epy ptlan ohelisk by Mr.. Vanderbilt or
New-York tribune., 1877-10-26

Among the hopclessly defective public build
ings of Washington, which no amount Of
patching can render Gre-pro0f, is the Naval
Observatory. At best that is a contracted, an
tiquated structure, not fit for the present
needs of science and utterly unworthy
of the valuable instruments and rec"
cords it contains. The site has been grad
ualy becoming more and more ohicciiona-
bic, as the traffic in ncighboring streets jars
the instruments. What is needed is another
building on more secluded site. The good
work that has been already done under dis
ADVANTAGES guarantees better service with
greater facilities.