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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

Now the College OF Physciln' and Surgeons
are stirring mp the muddy wates. ihcy nave
refused to admit n yOung muaCto d good
character and fair culture from Porto Rico, al
though they received and passed one year
or two ago whose skin was a shade or two
LIGHTER II is not to be inferred. however, that
the college propose to settle the morality of the
question by the grades of black and tan. The
difficulty IN their way is apparently merely one
of cxpedicncy. Morality or humanity have moth
ing to do with the matter Some oil their more
soueamish students may object to SIT BESIDE
Young fellow OF darker skin than themselves,
end that would involve pecunlary loss to the
college, which, probably, is the fair way OF
stating the question. The West Point cadets
would very likely have carried their antago-
nism to Lieutenant Flipper to the extent Oh
leaving the institution If they had not been re-
cciying their education in it free OF expense.
But this case is more serious. Our colored
friends might submit 20 do without military
education; but, whatever may be on. prejudice
concerning their skin, they undoubtedly have
lungs. lycrs and bones Ike white people,
and share in all the diseases to which winter
men are heirs Are they to 90 undOctored to
the grave FOR, OF course, tue young DoO 'dN =
veIs aud their preceptOrs who cannot tolerate
the presence of cOlOrei man in the lecture
room, will never abear to practice among col
ored people or take fee from black hand
Seriously, this difficulty in the way of higher
education for the c0lOrcd man Is helped to It's
ending by every such case as the present. IN
Justice, whether based on natural instinct or
not. rs soon as it il made public. produces a
reaction in favor of the wronged party. The
Constructive antipathy," of which we hear so
much between the races, grows less general
each year with adult men and women who
can appreciate the folly of refusing education
to a race that we admit to the ballOt-box and
to Congress 1t il no wonder. therefore, that
the public Manifestations OF this dislike come
from very young people, and such persons as
are compelled to cater to very young peoples
mr. tulitps
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GENkRAL NOTES.

The greatest of Che cat-raceS ever htld IL
helluu came on recently ut Boicele near B'hso'o"'o
rer. wore seventy entries FOR the chief rr1e Iuo 30
,.,i, were carried four miles rom the Yils' -
h,sk,ts and there let loose. or course they d" ''
toward home swiftly. Minetie. pretty whl.e CO. "'a
ren.y, owe reached the town first aud won iDs niS
nrize, silver cofccpJl. Loo,a big Tor ,i.i ta
md beeu made the fayurite lu the beitlhS' l""t'"
rours, and has not since been heard o.
Califomians in Paris have been gle""y
amused duting tue past mouth 10y some Information
about their homo given IN a pamphlet issued %, ~
preuea Government Tor the purpose OF putting ~ 100
facts concerning President MacMahon before tne i''
,.nt French voter Tho nfounatOn Il the i"i.oNi"e'
.Thc Marshal IS known aud esteemed throusn'u' N'O
world The IrsA are proud 50 think that he belongs y
their race Ia Ireland he is very popular ANA inuN.
bonorod ana IL ~ the same In California where S'o''
mar, of the population IA Irish. The MaIshals n.nc ,
m ey,ry mouth his portrait ia every house In w, 10
n1 yiolrs VI California the most frequent sign oH Wv
nnhiic houses IS line Great hacMahon"
The Egyptian troops have fought braVey
for the sultan but some OF Thorn evidently do NOT hN
the smell Of powder. Two hundred ana fortyfo" =.
them are IN tue hospital at Adrianope Win the tops
their right thumbs missing. This sei-mutila''0u W.
prevent them handling easily tie bEeeehlosains s"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

STATESMEN WHO IGNORE HISTORY.
The average Democratic statesman has a
wonderfully cOmplacent way of ignoring the
facts of history. and sweeping out OF sight all
steps and processes and events that do not ex-
actlv dovetal with his theory of the infalli-
bility, consistency, and purity of his party.
When Mr.. Hendricks says speaking of what
he called the "unfair' decision of the Elec
toral Commission that IL his opinion danger
TO the public peace was avcrted by the
patriotism of the Democratic party, i'll
sacrificing its rights for the sake of
public tranquility, one can hardly help
admirng the ease and grace with which he
puts away those admitted facts in the history
and the experience of the party, TO which an
ordinary observer would be much more likely
to attribute the conduct of the party than to
unadulterated patriotism Mr.. Hendricks qui-
city ignores the fact that the party had very
recently attempted the experiment of disturb
inc the public tranquility, in the assertion of
what it called its rights and had been
severely punished for it. A disntereSted
person, familiar with orr recent history,
would be much more likely to say that
danger to the public peace was averted by
the memory of the party's recent experience
than by it's patriotism. We quite willing
that the tramps and incendiaries who kept the
peace in this city during the labor riots should
plume themselves upon Their love of order and
regard for law, but, all the same, we know
that the experience of the rioters in other
cities and tho fact that the military prepare
tons for putting down AN outbreak here were
perfect, entered very largely into their calcu-
latOns. and exercised powerful influence in
the preservation of the peace. To use Dem
ocratic precedent, and timely illustration If
Mr. Jones, of Nyack, and Alderman PurrOy
should serve together in another Democratic
convention, and there should be the miracle
of an orderly and peaceful session, Mr.. Jones,
of Nyack, might come ont and say that he had
averted the danger to the public peace 10y his
patriotism in sacrificing his rights for the sake
of public tranquility. And it Is not unlikely
MIR. Hendricks might believe him. lie would
not be likely TO say so, however, until his
law got over aching, and even then he would
be open to the suspicion of having remcm-
bered Purroy. No. The truth is that the
peace was preserved because the men who
pretcnded that their rights had been iniringed,
for the most part knew better, and those who
did not, had already had fighting enough
There's another very c0mpacent line of re-
mark INDUCED in by Democratic statesmen
which has grown TO be quite common since
the accession of the present Administration.
and the adoption Of what Is known as its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

not especially disturbed, nor is there general
expectation of difficulty.
Confidence is sustained in part by behef
that the West and South are better able 10 40
business without aid from this city than they
have been hitherto; in part by the conviction
that the burden of commercial Indebtedness IL
not rs large as il has been; in part by TAIN
that the powerful Syndicate and the Treasury
will certainly do something to prevent as
order in the money market, which would be
disastrous to public interests and to the Syndl-
cate; i'm part by vague idea that the large
crop will somehow avert disasters which a SINH
lar crop did not avert in 1873, and IN part
i.v assurance that the powerful combination
Of capifal engaged in speculation VIII be
able 10 overcome difficulties ordinarily
insnpcrablc. Thus far, assuredly, the money
market has shown remarkable stcadlness IN
Wow of the position of the reserves ana all
who are engaged in legitimate business VIII
hone that disturbing influences may not pre-
vail. The volume of such business, as indI-
Gated by comparison of exchanges after full al
lowance for increase OF stock Transactions
must have been much larger last week than
during the corresponding week OF 1876, Dut
thu, may be. in part because the excitement
81 the PIrsi lental campaign and ihc critical
elections N October checked 6nsircss activity
last year. The hopeful spirit still prev MS
and. with respect to lc,dtlmlte taallcsl, At u
not wiihUu5 apparent reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

The difference between English and American
journalism was curously illustrated at the time Of
the death of Mile. Ttiens. The great prima donna
was ono OF the most popular women in England and
the whole public followed the course of her last liz
ness with affectonatc anxiety, but the principal
London papers, with a single exception, gave no
more than brief, matter-of-fact paragraph to hor
obituary. while ali the leading papers of this country
published long biographical and critical sketches.
The London newspapers contain almost everything
except the news of London.
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Netp'2lprk Daily gribnn1R.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY OCTOBER II. 1877.
TIE NEWS TINS MORNING.

FoRrIGy-Mukhtar Pasha has retired to 3 strong
defensive position. -- Victor Hugo has predicted
a Republican victory in France. -= The sentence
of the PENCE prisoners has been c0mmuied
DOMESTIC. - Dir. Randall was nominated for
Speaker of the House by the Democratic caucus
Saturday; John G. Thompson was named for Ser
geant-at-Arms, Colonel Adams for Clerk, and Polk
of Missouri for Doorkeeper. == 1t is believed
that the Russian mission has been rendered 10 hr.
i. W. StoughtOn.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-The pretended Georgia lot
terry scheme is shown TO be stnpendous swim
die == The cornerstone of the 9TH Regiment Ar
inOry was laid on Saturday. = William C.Gilman
was taken to Sng-Sing. = Ex-State Treasurer
Niles G.. Parker was removed to South
Carolina under arrest. - Francs GiraTd viii
probably be Mabel Leonards guardian. -=
The money for bringing the Egyptian obelisk to
New-York is guaranteed. -=- More interest is
shown IN the Senate and Assembly contests than in
the state ticket. -- Mr.. Beecher and DR.. Hough-
ton referred the recent breaches Of trust in their
ser1nons Yesterday. == Lady Salyers, Tom Ochil-
tree, Dauntless. Barrcade, W. l. Higgins and
Trouble won the jerome Park races Saturday. =
Gold 1O3. 1925 1881. Gold value Of the legal
tender dollar at the close $500 cents of the silver
dollar 9Gl2 cents. Stocks generally dull and lower,
with few exceptionally higher, closing irregular
The WEATHLE.-TBBUNE local observations indi
cate occasional clOudIness. without change of tenn
perature. Thermometer yesterday, $50, go, $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

Secretary Eyarts well expressed, in his ad-
dress on Saturday, the pride of all Newly rk-
ers in the famous Seventh. He well said that
that regiment has right to the contributions
of the citizens of NewYork-a right that it
has earned by good service in trying times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

The WORTH makes the gratifying announcement
that a gentleman of this city, whose name Is With
held for the present, has offered bear the entire
cost Of transporting to America, and setting up IN
some suitable part of New-York the obelisk which
now stands solitary and bereaved on the sea-coast
at Alexandria. Through Mr. H. G. Stebbins, this
gentleman has been placed in communication with
iae English engineer Mr. Dixon, who is now en-
gagged IN removing the companion obelisk 10 Eng
land. 1t was through Mr. Dixon that the hhedlveS
alleged willingness 10 give us the stone was made
known, and through his instrumentalty II IS OK
peced that the proposal will take an authoritative
shape We congratulate New-York on the prospect
of acquiring 50 splendid and interesting monu-
ment; We congratulate the metropolis also upon the
possession Of a citizen whose splendid public spirit
has made such prompt reply to the first intlatioA
of E2ypts friendly disposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

Mr. Proctor Knott will cease to be libe
on the law as the Chairman OF the judiciary
Committee. Mr.. Randall begins well.
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in the ny-leaf of their family Bible before an
sWering questions.

The musical season is somewhat late. but u opens
at last with fair prospects for the lovers of art II
not for the seekers after new sensations. The ruin
Avenue Theatre will be occupied tonight oy Mr.
Hesss new English Opera Company. appearing IN a
work almost entirely unknown in Am RIGA. The re-
Organized Thomas Orchestra will begin short
series of popular entertainments Oh Wednesday,
aided by party Of foreign vocalsts whose remark
able singing cannot fail to attract great deal OF
attention; DIR. Damrosch will soon undertake
weekly course of orchestral matin6es; Miss IhursDy
win invite her multitude of friends to a concert
which really appears to deserve the mnch-abusod
epithet grand y and then will come the most I'M
portant musical events Of the year the beginning
of the Thomas symphony concerts, and the enter
tanments of the revived Philharmonic. As the two
orchestras are now practically combined, the weak
est elements Of both beng discarded, the opening
performances will be awaited with unusual inter
est, and we shall not be surprised If the demand Tor
seats at both prove to be greatly stimulated by the
consolidation.
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will do his best to keep his party from folly
for his own sake at least, if not for that OF
the party, ami he has sufficient knowledge OF
parliamentary law, and sufficient skill in ad-
mmistering it, to enable him to preside over a
Democratic House. Altogether, Mr. Randall
was as good rs could be expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

The earnestness with which Canada is pre-
paring for the Paris Exhibition, in which she
has secured already $500 feet of space, gives
promise of display as creditable as that
which the Dominion made at Philadelphia.
In that event, the vast region bordering Ca
NADIA, will benefit, inasmuch as the intelligent
foreigne' will be able TO form clear I'M
preston of its resources and productions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

Colonel Polk has doubtless been informed
by tins time that lie is ga bigger man" than
old Fitzhugh.
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Mukhtar Pasha, having narrowed his lines
and occupied strong position, is now enabled
to hold the Russians at bay. Their opportunity
was lost when they failed, last week, to divide
the Ottoman forces while they were making the
perious movement which has given Mukhtar
Pasha strong line Of defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

The Democrats Of the House may not have
chosen the best of their number TO be Speaker,
but they have certainly chosen the least OBJ
iechonable Of their candidates Mr.. Saylor
nossessed no fitness for the position, and Mr..
Goode was not only unfit, but might fairly, in
view of the manner in which he secured his
seat in the last House, be considered ineligible.
Mr.. Randall may straddIe important public ques-
lions. but he is a cool and watchful man, who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15

Although the information received from the
pioneer vessel of the HOwgate Arctic colony Is
very slender, 1t Is good as far as it goes. The
steamship was making satisfactory progress
toward its proposed harbOr, and had just
weathered severe storm. Reports from other
sources have indicated that the past season was
in general favorable one for voyage up
Davis Strait, and some of the whaling ships
that went thither have secured satisfactory
car0oeS.
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and shoes the horses and does the black
smthing generally. Joseph Brown paints
and stripes the Old carriages and expects
soon to manufacture new ones Louis
Cummings carries on the harness making
and is superior workman.
The Mccullough Iron Company have
two fine rolling mills here, but at present
are only running one pair of rolls in each
MILL because of the hard times and want
of demand for iron. They are ready, how
ever, to do large business, if ever bust
ness revives. This Company have a fine
water power here and Il branch railroad
runs into their mills SO they can load and
unload their coal and iron under their own
roof.
K. p. Mcdowell q Bro. live here and re
pair the dams when the Octoraro gets on
the rampage and Injuries them.
The people of Row landsvlle appear to be
religious community, and have a church on
each side of the creek; one of the churches
being Methodist Episcopal and the other
Methodist Protestant. They have no hotel
i'll this place-never had one. and don t
want one, the hospitality of the citizens
rendering the institution unnecessary.
This is pretty and romantic place
four bridges spanning the Octoraro in the
distance of about half mile. We liked
it so well that we will have word more to
say OF some of its surroundings in future
leaf of the diary of QUILp.
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"a fact we'll known to all the employees
along the whole route,-and has pro-
ceeded scarcely half the journey when,
with terrific force, it collides with an
eastern bound train and the story Of
disaster and death, which we print in
another column, is the result. The con-
ductor of each train was perfectly well
aware that the other was on the way,
and the very disaster, which it was rea-
sonable to suppose could not possibly
happen at that time and on that route,
did happen.
The case is fit one for coroner's
verdict that will place the blame where
it properly belongs and lead to the con-
demnation and punishment Of the au-
thors in manner that will be an exam
pie and warning to all others having the
safety of travellers under their control.
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melest novice in the profession is paid as
high salary as any other. 1t is not 50 in
other vocationS, and it would not be so in
this, were it not for the arbitrary and
senSelrSs rules that are made to govern it,
A student of law, or medicine of fine
capacity, may graduate at one of our best
universities, with high honor, and in five
cases out of six he will not earn his board
during his first year of practice. Yet the
prospect of future advancement will en-
courage him to labor earnestly for his pro
fesslonal Improvement How different is
this from the case of the teacher, who steps
at once to the highest position to which he
can aspire, and who sees in his future moth
ing but a dead level, we'll calculated to dis
courage effort and deaden ambition. Self.
interest is the handspring Of human action
Our schools will never be filled with a
noble race of martyrs, who will give I'D all
worldly ambition, and devote themselves to
the glorious cause; and il will not be until
salaries of beginners are reduced to two
thirds of what they are now and the maxi
mum salary is doubled, and the advance
made to depend on the education, expert.
ence, and professional bearing and attain
ments of the teacher, that teachers will
think it is worth while, will kn0o it is
worth while, to support institutes, sub
scribe for educational periodicals., read
standard educational books, etc. J.
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CHARLES II. KEEPER.

BY the terrible accident (f accident
it may properly be called) on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, the particu-
lars of which will be found in another
column, Charles H. keefer, senior edi-
tor and proprietor of the Frederick
Examiner" lost his life. With Mr..
keefer we have enjoyed personal ac-
quaintance extending over a number of
years, and when we call to mind his
handsome, CHEEKY face, we scarce can
realize that he now lies mangled and
disigured corpse, the victim of culpa-
BILE negligence for that the disaster
was the result of such negligence upon
the part of some of the employees of
the road is beyond doubt true Mr.
keefer was about forty years of age, a
quiet, unassuming gentleman, earnest
in his convictions, sincere in his attach
ments, and thoroughly upright and con
scientious in all his actions.
The Examiner" of which he was
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WHOSE FAULT2

The numerous and appalling acct
dents, which have lately occurred on
land and sea, having their causes, d.
rectly or indirectly in human nesli-
gence, are calculated to impress the
advisability of holding personally liza
BILE to punishment those who are re-
sponsible. While it is true that, bv
the policy of the law, criminal intent is
the essential ingredient necessary to
constitute crime, yet the interests and
safety of the travelling public are of
such paramount Importance that it may
be imperative, when accidents due to
negligence occur, to regard such negli-
gence as synonymous with criminal in
tent. 1t is, Of course, hopeless to ex-
pect that any system of transportation
will be devised by which accidents will
be rendered impossible. Mistakes which
no human foresight could guard against
will occur, and there will be frequent
casualties which the most prudent man
agement could not have prevented. In
such cases the verdict should absolve
those having control from any personal
liability under the criminal law. But
there can be no excuse for an accident
such as that which took place on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Point of Rocks, on Tuesday morning
last, by which five men lost their lives
and quite number of others were hor-
ribiy mangled and crippled, perhaps
for life. Nothing but gross careless
ness and negligence on the part of some
person or persons can account for the
terrible occurrence. An excursion train
starts from Frederick for Washington