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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

THE COMMISSIONER or PUBiTC FORKS
We hope that decent citizens, without regard
TO party, will watch the tussle between GER
tain Aldermen of this city and the Commas
sioncr of Public " Works. Mr.. Campbell was
chosen TO the position which he now occupies
for no reason that the public have been able
TO discover, except that he was conspicuousy
fit for it. Selections for Office in New. York
have 80 rarely been made upon ground like
this that the eccentric appointment was re-
gardcd in some quarters with intense curiosity
and in others with disgust and diSmay. Mr..
Campbell was not practical politician; he
didn't know anything about running the piima-
res; he was nothing but an eminent civil en-
gnecr, accustomed to the management of
great public works on business principles, and
the employment of large bodies Of men whom
he required TO give an equivalent in labor for
their wages. lie could not he expected to I'M
derstand the political aspects OF the shovel
and hod, or the proper methods of spending
an appropriation about election time with the
greatest results to the party vote and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

the court of Mr.. Tilden's choice. This will be
sad news TO the bellcosc and the htigious
alike. If there could be no fighting it would
be some small consolation to watch the tor
tuous progress of the claimant through 'no
mazes of the greatest law case OF the century,
and to the lovers of legal contests this would
have been monument of practice, OF prece-
dent decision, argument and appeal. Ana
the saddest thing of it all is that the man VINO
has destroyed in advance this beautiful
mechanism of delay, is known in our courts as
the chief of flihustcrS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

The international copyright question is vigorously
revived in England DR.. Appleton's paper in The
FornighHy having called out letter from Mr. E..
Marston TO The Acadcmy, which suggests that the in
teress of American authors have been too much left
out of tho discussion. As time passes American
authors will become ~ valuable here rs ours
IN America" Even now, it may be added, English
rights are of considerable value to our authors. Six
editions of Helen's Babies" it is stated. now
published in England, and the bulk of the many
penny SERIES which sold by the ten Thousand. is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

ing the consideration that has always been given m.
surrounded 10 the last hour Of my stay by num
GUS and honorable friends, and escorted by them % m
very carriage which brought direct 10 Paris sceo
panied by my maid, my theatrical agent, and ~,
servants arrived In Paris yesterday for the purro
of attending to my suit and In order that might sbn
tomorrow before the President Of the tribunal 7 "a
1uest you 10 publish this In your earliest number To-
letter Is dated Monday last ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

The proposed amendment to the ConStltu-
ton of the State, consolidating the Superior
Court and the Court of Common Pleas OF TINS
city with the Supreme Court, is having better
luck this year than last Ut passed the Senate
Yesterday, and the hearty: support of the Bar
Association will be likely to carry it also
through the Assembly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
omrsements ano aleetinas 60 Night.

BooTH's THEATER.-" Fifth Avenue"
EAGLK THRAIER." La BOulan gere DIES Ecus' Aimee.
FIFTH AvENUE THEA III" Lemons"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," The Two Orphans
kiBLos GARDEN Around the World.
PARK THEATER-" Our Boarding House
Ban FRANCISCO MiNSIREIS
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATER-Nariety'
tEION SoUARR THEATRR-"Thc DamcheHS'
WAIIACK's THEATER-"A Morning Call ana " Married
Life"
ACADEMY OF DEsIdN-Water Color Exhibition.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.-Stcred concert
CuAEIIFR CHAPEI.-Optical Illusions 800
HIHIFR's WoNDEE THEATER-Magca and Musical Per
Torrance. W.T.. ,,o,ioo,
College. ,u...io.
GETROPOIITAN MUSEUM or ART.-Castcl'n COHccloh
NEw-YoRK AoU ARIUM.--DaN and Evening
No SOS BRO ADV kY.--CenCemia Butler Head
STEISwAY HALI~-COmmencemenL College Ihyslciahs
and Surgeons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

The peaceful surrender of Acapulco gives
President Diaz control of Mexico from the At
lantic to the Pacific. AS actual President, his
claim to recognition can no longer be qucS-
toned. Neither Mr.. lglcsias nor Mr.. Lerdo
has the power to effect his overthrow or even
20 embarrass his administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

Peace being concluded between Servia and
the Porte, attention will revert TO Herzego-
VIVA. where in the Summer of 1873 the en-
battlcd peasants fired the shot which has since
rcverberated throughout Europe. Deserted by
their allies, they may lay down their aims
until better opportunity arises to drive out
the Mo,lcm hordes who deny them the scanty
subsistence they derive from their rocky soil.
But as they began the conflict unaidcd, 1t is
by no means certain they will quietly submit
to the Ottoman Power. Mr.. Stillman'S book,
cpit0mized elsewhere, will serve to enlightcn
the civilized world on the subject Of Slavic
rights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

1t makes a one-sided Investigation indeed
when the subject of the inquiry is too baShful
TO put himself within reach of Questloner
That seems to be the predicament of Mr.
Robertson, Superintendent of the Juvenile
Guardian Society, whose failure to put i'll an
appearance yesterday brought the inveStiga-
ton to an abrupt close for lack of defend
ant. A New-JerSey clergyman testified that
ne knew Mr. Robertson when he was in the
fraudulent charity line, more than genera
ton ago. This is a suggestive statement
Pray, how many more RObertsons are there IN
the business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

composed of the popular books Of Miss Alcott, MIS-.
Stowe Dr. Holland, Mrs. Whitney, and other Amer
lean writer's II is true that American authors can
obtain English copyright "by q kind OF size
windn but the most OF them are deDarred
the expensive luxury Of temporary residence
on English soil or first publication IN Fh-
gland The subject has indeed been discussed
here chiefly from the manufacturing point Oh 'le"'
simply because this view has so far been inc all
powerful one. BY and by, in the American mien-
NAL, may hope for Congress that will hear the
other part also But discussion from either point OF
view can have little present result in this country,
since Congress can give no time just now to any
literature that OF the Appropriation bills Inc.
drift of opinion in England seems tob In favor oil
Mr. Charles Aston Bristed's well-known bill, which
provides that, two years after its passage rRh's
granted by any other country should be recprocated
in this.
There was an unusual spectacle in yesterdays ses-
SION of the Board of Education, which discussed
methods of retrenchment. Nearly 25O principals
and vice principals Of schools asked the privilege OF
sharing in any curtailment of salaries which 1t is
found necessary to make and the clerk of the board
offered up 10 per cent of his $1,000 year on the
altar of economy. The latter profEer declined,
on the ground that his heavy labors demanded the
full sum. When the matter OF ardu0us service Is
considered it is to be hoped that the teachers VIII
not be forgotten, and more we have already sald
for the sake Of the schools than of the teachers.
A few days ago Mr. TIlden said to friend here:
"Well we are beaten, unjustly / think, but none
the less certainly At any rate, there is nothing for
us but to submit I am opposed to this whole policy
of fbustcring" Nothing would become Mr. Tilden
more than to say this, not privately on the street to
friend, but publicly to his party and to the coun-
try; and nothing could do more to make people
forget the ugly dispatches and other diSagreeablc
features of the last months record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

gratifying announcement is made that 1t Is
to stay up. But this is mighty onsartln
Speaker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

We take the liberty of printing the follow
ing private dispatch to the Editor of THE
TRIBUNE. 1t was, of course, never meant for
publication, but the hopeful news it contains
will prove SO welcome relief to thousands Of
anxious citizens that we must plead this as
our excuse for sharing it with them:
WASHINGTON. Feb. %, 1877.-NOthing can
nostpone the regular declaration OF Hayes
beyond tomorrow. l think Appropriation bills
will also pass. WIN NJ ENAfls'
Our correspondents at Washington and the
general press dispatches unite i'll also taking
bopeful view of the situation, although the
Associated Press fixes the time for the an
nouncement of Gov. Hayes's election as posi-
bIy one day later. In any case, 1t Is not TOO
early now to extend the cordial congratulations
of his city and State to the eminent senior
counsel. whose brilliant skill and learning
have so largely contributed to the fortunate
result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

Mr.. David Dudley Field has had the reputa-
ton of being "A careful as well rs cunning
lawyer, but his blunder in the House yesterday
viii go far toward keeping away from him
hereafter clients who are claiming either for
tunes or Offices that do not belong to them.
Certainly he never did any such shiltless work
for Tweed BY his failure to INFORM himself
thoroughly as to the proper time to introduce
the bill authorizing Mr. Tilden's great lawsuit,
the opportunity was lost, the bill cannot come
ND until after the electoral count is completed,
and there can be no suit ana no bully
ing of Congress with the threat OF 1t. Or,
if there is any way III which suit
can be brought it will not be III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

Many of the recommendations of the Mcr-
chants Conference, with reference to the
changes needed in the administration of the
Dock Department, carry conviction with them
II requires 10 argument to prove that the
books of the Department shOuld be kept so rs
to inpart and not to conceal information; that
So far as practicable all work should he done
10y contract; and that the expenses ofsthc De
partmcnt should be diminished About other
and more important points there will be con-
troycrsv, but the reduction of the number of
commissioners to one certainly seems an i'm
pIoycmcnt on the present system, for 1t Will
concentrate responsibility aud save salaries
and the substitution of crib-work for stone III
the construction of the bulkhead will COM
mend itself TO taxpayers WHO have learned
that the first plan costs but one-third as much
as the second, and have not yet heard any
adequate defense of the shortcomings Of the
latter. So, too if there is any good reason
why the Department should not be merged in
the Department of Public Works, the public
thus far seems to be unaware OF its existence
Gentlemen whose salaries are in peril may cry
ont against it, but that is a clamOr which has
grown mOnOtOnOus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

President Grants reported intention to rccog-
ME the Nichols Government in Louisiana Is
now definitely announced, and is based upon
the positiOn that Gov. Nichols has the sup
mort of the people of the State. In return, it
is reported that the Democrats VIII eject !"
the Senate one Republican and one moderate
Conservative, both to be named by commit
tee of Northern Republicans. 1t Is pity that
Gen. Grant had not reached similar conclu-
sion much earlier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

In another column Gen. Smith makes an IN
tercstng statement of the position OF the 70
ice Board with reference 10 the proposed NIL
ing up of Little Hell Gate. The opinion OF
Prof. Chandler is quoted to show that the
dumping of the refuse will not endanger the
public health, and that of Gen. Newton TO
show that the closing of this arm of the sea,
so far from rendering the current OF the llar-
lem River sluggish, win actually facilitate
navigation. 1t is evident that the doctors have
begun to disagree about this Hi";ter, and per-
haps the controversy may safely be left to
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

The political mercury went up MIR. KandaifS
backbone yesterday to hight OF real Spartan
fri. ness and parliamentary integrity, ana Tue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

Yesterday the tickle Washington skies cleared
a good deal. The filibusters were badly beaten
at every point in the proceedings of the House
and of the Joint Convention, both by the de-
cisons of the Speaker and the votes of South
em and patriotic Northern Democrats. The
votes of three States were counted, when the
two houses separated on an objection TO the
vote of Vermont, and afterward adjourned
until to-day, leaving only four States 10 he
counted in three days Meanwhile the mer-
chants of New-York have spoken their we'll
nigh unanimous desire for a completion of the
count. Those sixty gentlemen at Washington,
who are now numbered as making the full
strength of the faithful flibusters, will find
this a warning worth needing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
Brslness Nonsts.

CIR THE GENUINE ARTICLE.-The great pop
MARTY of ''WUHuES COMPOUND or COD LIVER oIl. M
IInR Undue q unprinciplcd persons W @
nslm OF a simple article OF their manufacture uHt .ul
person who ~ suffering from COnghs, Colds or ConSunl
should be careful purchase Tins article reqs
no putting its best uU wv
evidence file OF its tNitaoTrS SUE
cess in pulmonary complaints The phosphate OF ne pos
healing coilhDI itH
WibOT DN tlc
Zeal facnity sold by A. b. WILBOR, Chemist, Bottom
THE AMERICAN.
On March 9 1877. will be published new weekly i'Hs
ta,ed review O Politics Literature Music, Art, and The
drama entitled tbs AMERICAN Price, 10 cents once sou
Broadway. n. y
They HAVE No EQUAL,
are air tg and iudeStructibe pTcseTVin the boy
snd nrot+cng il from vermin reptiles, dysndchnE
Their use prevents spread of contagious diseases At in
nerals elsewhere. 10. ,ror,
Metallic Burial and CasEets are made III all slLes lIoH
the cheapest the most expensive.
" tirStCiaSs undeTtakcrs ana sections
RAYMOND MANUFACT ENG Co. "4S PeaIl-sS' new orA'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

This corrupt Pacific Mail subsidy is not yet
strangcd-is in fact fighting for life in a
Conference Committee with the chance that
all jobs with money in them have to slip
through in the closing hours of an excited
session. The Pacific Mail is not now in the
hands of such bunger as StOckwel Trenor
w. Park, the hero of MaripOsa and OF the
Emma Mine, owns and controls it, and Stock
well was baby beside him. Stockwell
paid six hundred thousand dollars to get this
subsidy. Park expects to get it for less, be
cause he will put his money where it will do
the most good. Mcssrs. Holman, Blount, and
Foster are the House Conference Committee,
and will make we believe, good fight for
common honesty against this wanton theft of
half million year for carrying mails that
better companies offer to curry for merely the
ocean postage. Messrs West, BOgy and Ham
lin represent the Senate. It's good Commit
tee to watch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01

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The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

lHE CITY ELECTION takes place .o-
morrow afternoon. We are fully con-
Vihced that the people Of The city want an
eHlcleht and economical City Council. -
From which party the majority of this
BODY VIII come this year it is impossible
TO ;ell. But the present Council accord
Ing to its own showing has hot been %
economical as it might Lave been, and it
Wo1ld'seem that the people ought to COL
t.uue TO defeat each party until The lesson
IS learned, by dear bought experience
that extravaganza must give way and an
epd be put 10 the accumulation of citv
Indebtedness.
The Republican party had control.
OF the city for about fifteen years without
interruption and inthe last seventeen wears
The Democrats had partial control for one
year apd bare majorry for one other
year In both Of those years the Demo
Gratis succeeded i'll stopping Republican
projects that would have Increased tba
city deOt enormously. On the first Of
these occasions tie Democraie defeated
the Republican paid fire department ordi-
nance, ahd thus retained our snlendid
volunteer department, then they defeated
Tue proposed purchase Of the city park.
which had been nearly cynsuumated
saving nearly hundred Thousand dol.
lars for worthless ground and twice ..
much to put itin order. Again the Demo.
Gratis got control and cut down the cos,
OF the new water reservoir abont on,
half, by reducing the area of the BASIN +,
one half the size The Republicans la,
ltid 1t out and comAeuced TO buiId i
and 1t IS now IL ger tfau nee essary-tbu,
SAVING enc La 7 the cost, Tor labor bricl
ami other material.
On these occasions, although tbe Da,no
Gratis wee not as able and compet.,t a
lAey should have been, their main co,,
H'"4l seLse Taught them that it was n,ca,
'"fy 10 stop such extravagant proIecr
"NN 'ney uIo 1t; had they been men 4
eapaoie as they should have been. ,bo,
"onia have ch1nged the course Of ov
PehdltuIes TO sucA an extent that a.
people would have been aslou,ded ~ -,
reckless extravaganza OF l4eir i}..,,t1,
can predecessors. s''''
In the last fifteen years The civ d.,
ms been run up by the Repph,ic.n
from about $500, 800 to $1,000. 0Q0-adl
ing on an average, about S5O.C00 a ,e.,
When is this thing going to stop9 irm
people DO not put their veto on if Of -,
polls it will continue. And il hos haI -
! ne case in all the cities where tbe D,
Pupiicans have had the control Itt,L,
several millions in Philadelpbia 70 oan
mence erect City Hall with an ia,
h'te amount to complete it; while in pa
tl'nore magnificent hall, that the phil
ueiphia Ledger says would be an orn
Iheh1 In any city, was erected bv co,,,.
IN Two Or three years with AN 80
prlation, and after furnishing it ont ppi' dfa'
same fund had about 1906, 900 leef OBJ. =, ~
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
HARD rIaEs IN oALiFony,.

a newspaper correspondent, vritino
from Nna Francisco. announce, thar
hard fm"a are prevailing in Carliforni1
TO an extent hitherto unknown i'm mar
land of plenty. The drought ha, aff,.r.
ted the agricultural CLASSES, and the t,,II
IA nlnIuG stocks the SPECTATORS Every.
thing II uuii and everybody is re,renrI.
lng. The wheat export Will be 2ao 0no
tons less than California has eynorteG
in any year sincelt brcamc Il grain ,srnus.
Ing state, The barley CROP, sayS liz.
writer, has this season avcrl9ed finm In
10 40 p"sIe Is per acre. Where il Uro
mlSes 10 be less 1t was cut for L1v bn-
fore H. inatured, and sold AT the rnta NJ
SIS TO so per ton. This practice OF cut.
ing the Immature grain for hay will nro-
hahly become less common Us the cul
tlvation Of alfalfa becomes more exten.
siVe This Is one of the most renunpra-
tive crops III the State. Its growth is So
rapid that have seen il mcaSuring two
aud half feet in height ut two weelis'
growth. 1t Is cut four times a wear. ana
m favorable localities five times. Cat
tie, horses, hogs, sheep and goats thrive
on lt,and one acre of alalfa is considered
equal to ten acres of ordinary pasturage,
~ ~ good fertilizer, restoring land tfot
t.aS rum through many years produc.
'ton oi the same grain crop, and, being
Uttp-rooted, 1t Is never affected by
drought. OJ
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

The New York Herald expr .sess the
opinion thai if the recent reports of the
savings banks of that city show anything
it is that they are run mainly for the
benefit Of the h'gh'salaried officers con-
nected with them, an opinion in which
almost everyone will concur. The fact is
there has been and still is TOO much of
this high-salaried business. The time
has now come when corporations as well
as individuals must begin to draw in their
horns, aud endeavor TO make the salar
les paid their officials correspond with
the times.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

While We in the United States have
reaso" TO con ngratulaoe ourselves over our
excellent crops the Scottish farmers are
down in the dumps. Theic hay crop has
been almost lost, all by reason of the
weather their growth of grain is far from
successful this year. In south aud mid
land England the farmers though, rot
badly unsuccessful, have no great reason
70 be proui OF their harvest. In lie and
tnougn crops have not turned out so badly
as in Scotland, yet in some districts they
have greatly suffered
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

The WASHING. N Republican thinks
1t is vain TO hope of reaching any pracJi-
cal results in regard to silver coinage,
without cooperation with other nations.
Although four tiEths Of mankind still use
silver money, the great commercial na-
tions of the world use gold alone or gold
and silver with limited coinage of the
latter as regulated By the Lain Union
Ii We accede TO the regulations of the
Latin Union we can use silver money;
Otherwise We cannot, except to very
limited extsnt, for unless we were re-
strained by treaty stipulations there
would be a constant tendency to issue 50
much silver coin as to drive gold out Of
circulation. Therefore the international
commission demsnded by The National
Board OF Trade should by all means be
appointed.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

Philadelphia bakers do a considerable
business in roasting meats, &c, for private
families, who thus economical both in
cost and trouble.
Tie Washington Star classifes the Sen
ate, is it will be constituted at the extra
session October Is, as follows:
republicans. 50; Democrats, 80; and
Independent Republi 'Gns, 1-Senator
Davis Three vacancies, one in South
Carolina, and two in Louisiana.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
GgARpIae T4E Pu.DLIc L..xss.-T.
impress lts readers with ilIe magnitude Vi
'ile landsfab under the SARGENT direcS

impress its readers with IIe magnitude, VI
tine lanagfab under the Sarl lent direcS
land act, the San Francisco Chronicle
says that within three nontis e4o square
miles have been loca,ed by the operators
An era one-fourth as large as the St,,.e
Of Rhode Standard that the business
has hardly yet mad time to, become ,prac-
ti:ally organized. If the law stands un-
repealed and without change for year
more, under it will be locked for the cold
grasp Of the soulless land Spectators, a
larger scope of country than IS embraced
I'M the Delaware. In few years
after their plans SHALL have Ina time to
work well, and their operations shall
have been extended into Arizona, New
Mexico, Colorado and the other Terri
tories, they will have swallowed up
space larger than Illinois, causing the
literal destruction of the last chance of
the poor man to secure a decent home
anywhere from the United States.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

PHILADELPHIA, now that the Govern-
ors have gone, or are about to 90. has he
come excited over the little Ohio boy SUP
poseu 10 be Charley Ross. A couple OF
thousand persons yesterday escorted the
chlld TO the Ross residence, and almost tore
II down in their eagerness to sec him. Mr.
t'oss declares the boy not TO be his but his
neighbors insist that he is, and it is not i'm :
probable that Mr.. Ross may be forced to
take him to satisfy them.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

+1if;i SENATOR MoRroN's SoN.-Notwitb-
,"mno tne DENIAL of the death of
SICK room of the Senator a. Ricbmond yro
lnnlana, we are compelled to beIiays
tnat the report as published in tbe So
OF lhursoay, was substantially corre"r
IL is perhaps natural that the friends ~
the Senator shonld be anxious To s snp u
prefs me truth at present, but sooner up ~
".u', hnr ,Tst 10 nnuss % % made aware ofihis sal