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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

II has been remarked during the discussion of the
present political complication that while the masses
of the people on both sides have remained patient
ard calm, waiting the turn of events, and seeing no
occasion for disturbance or violence, whatever the
result. all the buster and threats and war-talk
have come from politicians who either hold or want
office. 1t is the self-seeking of these mischief
makers and nothing else that will make the trouble,
if we have any, Mr.. Calhoun understood the ability
and DISPOSITION of this class to fOment disturbance.
In 1885 he wrote the following letter to the late
Rev Dr. Charming, the original of which is still in
possession of the family Of the latter:
WASHINGTON, Goth February, 1885.
DEAR SIR much obliged to you for copy OF your
sermon on War, which will road with care the first
leisure moment. --.., .. -.
Executive patronage. Though the two SUBJECTS are ap-
norcntly entirely disconnected, he who VIII LOOK Delo"
The surface will most intimate relation between
tram We would have few wars II there dd not exist
IL every community body separate from the rest oI the
community who have "a direct interest IN war Inat
hody is the great and influential corps OF oicehoders
cud contractors, agents JODDers, secula
TORS, 20 whom War brings an abundant harvest; THIS
corr- as you will by the report 10 already very
form liable and VIII be ready TO plunge the country into
war ther to prevent reform or TO increase tner gam
With respect, am, &C.. &c. j. I. CALHOUN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

plan of government If the second, each house
can reject at will, upon probable cause, unt'i
the number of electors be so reduced as 10 de-
stroy the power of the people to elect a Presi-
dent, and then be substituted power In the
Congress. each house struggling for the mastery
If the third, what will be its practical opera
ton The concurrent action OF the two houses
being required to reject, the President Oh the
Senate, for instance, presents the Hayes vote
from Oregon. The Senate votes to receive inc
House to reject. The vote is therefore re-
ceiyed. Next, he presents the Tilden vote from
Oregon. The Senate votes to reject, the House
Tn receive. The vote is therefore received.
And Oregon has six votes. instead or three
So with Florida, Louisiana, and South caro-
lima. Each of these States has double votes,
and both counted! This power conceded oil
which would be necessary to "make" result
i'm the future would be to arrange slihcieht
number of disputed colleges in close States
and no election would be proclaimed, or
fraudulent one secured. Our representative
men may be able to devise plan by which
the extreme dangers latent in this great power
claimed for themselves can be avoided; Dut
there has yet been no indication OF It's terms.
Are there not some of them who Will yet see
that, in struggling to gain control OF the cleo
ton at all, they are doing precisely what the
trainers of the Constitution intended TO put
beyond their powerf The one thing which
was settled on this subject in the Constitu-
tonal Convention was that the Congress
should not elect the President. Is the only
movement of Congress to be in the direction
of grasping the power which the Fathers with
hold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

of money and the clause of the will referring
to it may serve as an admirable text Tor a
sermon to young men who are prone TO get
into trouble by spending and borrowing IN
the hope that the paternal Golfers VIII oe
opened for their relief.
1t was fully expected that the bulk OF the
fortune would be left to William II. Wander
bilt, but the proportion which he ana his
children receive probably surpasses expccta.
ton. The other most remarkable feature OF
this will is that it does not leave dollar 10
any institution of charity or public Dement,
This is a sad deficiency in the will OF rich
citizen of Ncw-YOrk; happily it has few par
aels. There is, however. rumor ailoa'
that the old gentleman had an undeT-
standing with his son William by which
some funds will be set apart for an asylum
OF hospital for injured railroad employees IL
is also limited that there is similar under
standing about some gifts to friends not named
in the will But it is quite evident that the
senior Vanderbilt did not regard these projects
as business matters of any Importance, ana ne
left them formess if not void.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. E. Z. Hale's new story is in title sort
OF paraphrase OF Of Mr. Blacks 1t Is called The
Adventures OF a Pullman Car.
The Able List, being sovereign In music,
GOES about TO visit crowned heads He is to spend the
rest OF the Winter in Holland as the guest OF the King
The Duke of Edinburgh wears, it is SOL
emily rumored, bracelet one wris-a chain cable OF
GoGand striving to set the fashion OF such decoration
Mr. j. T. Fields appears to have served as
model for the who plays Roger Chain0rcorm in
THE Scarlet Letter" His makeup" remarkably re-
sembes the personal guisc OF the Boston writer.
The oldest barony in England is that Of De
Ros dating rom 1904 the Irish barony Of Kngsae
created by Henry H.. in 1lS1. There are but three
English earldoms dating back from the fifteenth century
Cardinal McCloskey is going to Rome. it Is
said I'm clerical circles, rs his health will permit.
and on his he will bring the Pope's bull for the
conservation Of the pastor OF ST. stephens as Coadutor
Bishop OF New-Iork.
MIR. Edward Jenkins, Member of Parliament
and meodramatic writer OF satires, says lie has had
letter from constituent asking to tell him whether
took wine or not because, he said did, he felt that
his confidence IN me would entirely cease"
The late Mr. James w. Nye, who was at the
time voter this city, took part in the first election
OF the Republican party because he absorbed In
two days game OF poker at Seneca Falls with Judge
sackcti and the Hon. w W. Wright So says Mr. Wright
Mr. Trinidad Romero Is the delegate recently
elected to Congress from the Territory OF NewMc1cO
HciS naive, speaking anu Hnclcudnt, cOu
tractor and sheep whO though still young, has
made fortune, with the help OF his brother, from nest
egg OF only $1,000.
Mr. Carpenter of Evansville, Ind, has con-
veyed by deed property to the amount Of
for public library, park, and gallery OF art in
that city Any money left Mr.. Carpenter wishes
should be put into n statue of himself for the park which
l., rather clever In the excellent gentleman
Lord Teynham, one of the ghttering mem
beers Of the British arisocacy has been entertaining 20
cabmen ut dinner Addresses were given by the host
and n clergyman, and after Of the cabmen had
the former for bis Kindness Lady Teynham pre-
sened each OF them with book u souvenir of the
OCCASION.
When "Lothair," the Marquis of Butte, was
called upon TO examine the scheme for decorating the
ne " Welsh Catholic Church which he has been building
he found that principal subjects for iresco aud
scupture taken from " the book OF Saints" But
who nre these persons I" asked the Marquis. "The
saints" REPLIED the architect "DOnt know them" said
the Marquis: will have no saints in my chapel that
not IN the Bible"
Mr.. Robert Buchanan, who has written some
very good poetry and very poor prose, Is pre-
pairing long poem ambitious In character than
any he has yet attempted The charm of his romance.
The Shadow Of the Sword" which has just been pub
ised Is said DO duo TO the profound love Of nature
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, JANUARY g. 1877

ocratic authority. He wanted Governor u
Secretary of State, ard an elcctOr; and II IL
should prove to he true that the neces-
sary illegal and travelling expenses" III
obtaining these valuable commodities was
more than $4,000, it would be con-
coded even then that Col. Pelton had
shown himself good judge Of mules The
difficulty is that the aforesaid articles have
proyed about as valuable as shares in Jersey
Central mt %, having realized, so far, net
loss of over 60 cents on the dollar; but tnat
| is not Mr.. PcltOns fault He was ordered 10
procure vote from Oregon, we must suppose.
Inasmuch as the people had voted the other
way, the legal and other expenses were not
| cxtravagant. Whether the vote was worth
ANYTHING, when obtained was matter for
those TO decide who gave the order. In any
case. il is an interesting question to be settled
| If an electoral vote can be had at an expendi-
ture-for legal and travelling expenses, OF
course-not exceeding $4,000, any millionaire
NAV aspire to the seat of Washington.
The prevailing present impression is that the
vote is not worth much. Without access to the
kilograms which are demanded, we lean to the
opiniop that it was thought to be worth great
deal of money early in December; but the mar
ket has broken. In fact, there seems to be
doubt whether vote can well be counted
which is accompanied by certificate showing
that the person casting it was never elected
That the people wanted somebody else, and
actually elected two other persons, ap-
pears from Mr.. Cronns certificates. This
only shows what perils do environ the
man that handles bogus votes. There
ia notion cxtant In the community
that the man against whom the people voted
cannot well have been elected. There Is also
a notion that as between two men who were
confcsscdly elected, and one man who, IL
elected at all, was elected because the majority
voted against him, the two have better right
to fill vacancies than the one. The tail does
not often wag the dog, and when Cronln Went
off to "hock alone" and solemnly appointed
two other persons as electors for whom no
votes were cast, he slightly Overdid the thing.
Had he stayed, or insisted upon casting his
bogus vote i'm connection with the two persons
who were really elected, the case would have
been the same in equity but a little less weak
in technical respects
Thus we are brought back to the primary
dificulty-that Cronin was, after all, only
So 900 statesman. He was the best to he had,
no doubt, for such job. But his performance
has already cost the Democratic party great
deal besides money-for legal and travelling ex-
pcnses 1t has cost that party whatever OF
respect and sympathy it had enjoyed from fair
and decent men. reform party, attempting
to steal votes by sending money to Oregon
for legal and travelling expenses party,
claiming to have the support of majority OF
the people, trying to win by defrauding the
people, is not an object to be feared so much
as to be despised.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09
VAS CrONIN WORTH THE MONEY!

Cronin is statesman. Not strictly n great
statesman; in fact, only three thousand
dollar statesman. Before the war the party
which Mr. CrOnin tries to serve used to rate
good carpenters and blacksmiths as 81 800
" niggers,n aud we are glad to see that Cronin
is worth as much as two of these. In market
value we mean. The actual value of the man
to the Democratic party, though still indetcr-
inmate, may safely be set down as n large
minus quantity. Loosely speaking, we may
consider "-$3, 000' as about the mathematical
equivalent of Cronin. He was able to get
himself rated, for the moment, at about four
"niggers" above his true value.
Before CrOnin entered the field the Demo-
cratic party was beaten in Oregon. 1t is
beaten in that State still, and Mr.. MortOns
committee seems to have some reason to be-
lieve that the entire cost of Cronin and his
bogus vote was much more than $4,000.
There was Governor to be procured, Sec
rotary of State, and other necessaries of life.
Looking at the transaction in the light OF
latest evidence, we cannot cOnscentiOusly say
that Col PeltOn seems to be altogether the
"nincompoop" he was declared to be by Dem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09
on Wednesday, but they are likely then to DO
confronted with the same difficulties.

Mr.. Packard may not always be Governor
of Louisiana, but in his inaugural address lie
has made an interesting point against his OPP
ponents He shows that the action OF the Re
turning Board of which they make the most
compant-that of throwing out statements OF
votes cast-was resOrted to by the McEnery
Returning Board, constituted solely by and OF
Democrats. This doesn't settle the matter by
any means, but it ought to moderate little
the new fury of Democratic virtue.
The statements of the captain and pilot of
the Amerioue are curiously deficient in any
satisfactory explanation, or even an attempted
explanation, of the disaster that befell that
Inflated ship. Both seem to have had the ut
most confidence in the accuracy OF their OBJ
scrvations, and the thought of danger seems
never to have presented itself until it was too
late to save the ship. Their soundings seemed
entirely satisfactory up to the moment that the
ship struck This abrupt termination to the
voyage might have been far more tragic than
it was if the fears of the captain had not been
finally aroused and the engines "slOwed" in
time to moderate the shock of running aground.
If bad weather is to be an excuse for so strange
series of plumbers as this, timid travellers
will be made more timid than ever since bad
weather is not an unusual occurrence at this
time of year. This can hardly be classed
among unavoidable accidents The steamer
was known to be close upon the coast. and If
the weather was so bad as to obscure the light,
a prudent sailor, instead of running in the
darkness for a narrow and somewhat difficult
channel would have hauled off and waited for
daylight. There is no good reason why steam
ers should calmly run ashore just outside their
own ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN The Conference at COnsantinople re-
assembled Yesterday and discussed Safvet-PaSha's
statement; the Turkish representatives spoke on
The guarantees demanded. - Relics from the
Poars Expedition have been sent 10 the United
States Government " the British Foreign ONCE
NJ Gambctta's followers intend to refrain
from attacking the new French Ministry until it has
had a fair trial.
DoMEsIIC-Two Governors were inauguratcd In
Louisiana and the Metropolitan police were attacked
bv a mob at the State House 60 Gov. Williams
was inaugurated at indianapolis. - Democratic
mas meetings were held in Washington, Columbus
and Indiana - Speaker Sloan has completed
his committees. 80 The Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company elected officers.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate several petitions and
resolutions were presented. - William Turner
manager of the Western Union Telegraph Office at
New-Oreans was ordered tol reply to the questions
nut to him by the committee. - Mr.. Booth pre-
sented a resolution embodyng plan for counting
the electoral vote, and Mr.. Wallace offered resou-
tons instructing the Special Committee to report
upon certain propositions relating TO the same sub
icct - In the House resolutions were offered
for fitting out an Arctic exploring expedition, and
to inquire as to the enjoyment of equal educa-
tonal rights in the several States. r. A resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Mills of Texas denouncng the
lawlcss invasion of a State by armed troops as
among the gravest of crimes. 1t not considered,
q motion to suspend the rules being defeated by a
vote of l07 to 81.
CITY AND SUBURBAN. - Commodore Vanderbilts
will leaves all but $150O0,0O0 to William II. YAM
derbilt No requests are made for charitable or
public purposes. - News was received that Mr.
Bennett and Mr. May fought a duel at Slaughter
Station, Maryland. Neither Is hurt seriously, If at
all. - Brooklyn Aldermen are at dead
lock about the presidency of the Board. - The
Ameriques passengers were brought to thiScity the
vessel has not been got of. - Gold. 1868, lO6l,
1OGls Gold value of the legal-tender dollar at the
close. 942,o cents. Stocks irregular and and
feverish, closing generally weak.
THE WRATHER.-TBE TRIBUNE's local observa-
tions indicate cold, windy weather. Thermometer
Yesterday. $50, 400, 80. AT midnight, 230.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

There was probably in the Indiana meeting
yesterday one man who was sincerely in favor
of war with somebody. This was the Hon.
ID. w. Voorhees, who found his speech crowded
off the programme by the loquacity of others
whose voices are also for war. The national
convention that was proposed has now become
an absolute necessity. With Mr.. VOORHEES, it
is "speak or bust"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

Gen. Ewing is trying to ride two s'eeds at
once-Intlation and Revolution. The pair are
well matched, and Gen. Ewing is just the man
to hold the rcins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

,,ucKEHIyG UALLa-1:3O: Lecture. Dr. lands
GIINoRES GARDEN Polo and races ., ~
HELLER's WONDER THEATER.-MaSlcal ana MUSICAL ici-
fOrnance
SEw-YoRK AQUARIUM.-Day and Evening:
No ITO BIoADwAY.-Big Tree OF California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

At the Conference yesterday the Turkish
representatives 80 far receded from the naughty
attitude they had assumed as to discuss the
right to occupy Bulgaria with military police
and intrust the reconstruction of that province
TO q foreign commission. Not to be OutdOne in
courtesy, the other members discussed Safvet
Pasha's former statement, but held resolutely
TO their own plan for restoring order in
Turkey. The plenipotentiaries will reassemble
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

1t is prudent of the followers of NJ. Gambetta
TO refrain from attacking the reOrganized
French ministry until it has had fair trial.
Factious opposition to NJ. Simon would bring
the Republicans into disfavor, and probably
throw the Government into the hands of the
mOnarchists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-09

Whatever view Americans may take respect
ing the success or failure of the British Polar
expedition, they cannot refuse thanks to Capt.
Mares for kindly recognition of the work of
the Polars and honors paid to the late Capt
Hail. This generous feeling on the part of the
British navigator is further displayed by send
ing to Washington the relics that were obtained
of the Polars expedition.
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amnsements ano Aleetinss 60 Night.

BoorH's THEArER.-" Danl Druce'
EAGLE The ATER.-" Santa Clans.
FIFTH AvENCU THEAtkR - Inc AMERICAN
GRAND OPERA House." Divorce"
LYCRUM TuEATER.-" King Lear" Booth.
NEw RROApw AY THEATER-"Rp Van Wink'c.'
NIBIos GARDEN" Azurene
PARK THEATER-" Zip" LOtta
SAN Francisco MINsTbEIS 50 ,-,.
Toyr PASTORS NEW THEATER.-2 and \: Nariciy'
TwrNTY-riIIRD STREET OPERA HoUsE-kciJ Icon
Ministries ,, ,,,..
UNION soUArR THEATFR.-" Miss Mutton
WAILACK's THEATER-" Forbidden Fruit
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The man who wants the Presidency to be
nut IN q hat and shaken up has reappeared il
Washington. He ought invariably to be led
olt by the ear.
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COLFAx, GRANT PARISH, Ia MONDAY, NOVEMBER ~ l0'

sion, and below by BELLEVUE plantation;
containing about thirteen hundred
acres; also, a traet of land fronting on
Red River, bounded above by tract last
described. below by the Mead pianta-
ton, and in the rear by the Darro tract.
containing about six hundred and forty
acres; also will all the improvements.
on both tracts of land; also, tract OF
woodland lying on Bayou Darro. bound
ed by the Darro on the north and on
the other side by lands of Joshua
Huei's succession, containing three
hundred and twenty acres; another
tract of woodland, bounded below by
lands of NJ. Calhoun and L. Bouligny's,
estate, and in the rear by lands oi
STROLLER, containing five hundred acres
more or less.
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit OF
CHAS. r. NUGENT.
Sheriff Parish of Grant.
Colfax, La, Oct. 6, II. p. I. 10.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

lack White W.. Robt. Wilkins-No. lib
by virtue Of writ of &. fla, issued out
ID of tht First Justice Court of the par
ish of Grant. in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed. have
seized and will offer for sale, to the last
and highest bidder in the usnal honrs Of
sale. Mt the court house door, in the town
of Colfax, parish of Grant. on
Saturday, the 18th day OF Novem-
Der, 1877,
the following described property, seized
as the property OF lack White, the
plaintiff, to wit:
One two horse wagon.
Terms of sale-C.lsh with the benefit
of appraisement. -
l. p. BRIDGERS,
Deputy Sheriff, parish of Grant.
November 5, 1877.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Ninth District Court-Parish OF
Grant.
Britton & Moore vs.. William
Bush ct al.-No. 33.

Nv virtue Of q writ of Fl. IA. issued
and directed to me i'm the above emit
fled suit, / have seized and will offer
for sale, on
Saturday, the 10Th day Of De-
cember, A. ID. 1871,
in front of the Conrt Honse door, in
the town If Colfax. between the hours
of IL o'clock NJ. aad o'clock L. NJ, all
the Fight. title and interest of Virginia
Bush, said interest being one-sixth and
one-sixth of one-scventh in the follow
ing described property, viz
A tract of land fronting on Red River,
mt the junction OF the Darro, bounded
above by Bayou Darro, in the rear by
lands of Josiah Huie's succession, and
below By the Bcllvue plantation, con-
tanning about thirteen hundred acres.
Also, n tract Of land fronting on Red
River bounded above by the tract last
described. below by the Mead planta-
ton, and in the rear by the DarrO
tract, containing about six II indrcd and
forty acres. with all the improvements
upnu both tracts ef land.
Also, "a tract Of woodland lying On
Bayou Darro bonnded by the DarrO IN
! the north, aud on the other side by
lands of Josiah Huie's succession, con-
tainipg three hundred aud twenty
acres
Another tract of woodland bounded
below by land of N. Calhoun and l..
Bouligny's estate, and in the rear 10y
.auds of S,rother. containing five hun
! dre,l acres, more or less.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with benefit OF
appraiseincnt.
CHAS. X. NUGENT,
Sheriff Parish of Grant
Co,fax. Oct. D. list. y. {. ID