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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

Tho attention Of phanthr0psts who want to en-
large the "area of freedom is once more invited to
the condition of Santo Domingo. The project OF
aunexing slice of Mexico has found some favor, 1t
ismysterousy hinted in circles where there remains
a lingering faith in Manifest Destiny, and certain
Southern Republicans are even now petitionng the
Senate to negotiate for the Republic of Liberia.
Bat why neglect the dominions of Senior Bona
ventura Baez2 For tropical revolution,
the one now in progress in that island
seems to be unusually brisk, and Senior
Baez would probably dispose of his coun-
try nj more reasonable figures than when he sold out
to General Babcock or to tho SANTANA Bay
Company Those " ever-blooming flowers and
"eyer-tepid crystal seas" which threw the
commissioners into wild raptures, still remain !;
and so do the distressed people," the bananas to
liouidate the national debt, tho harbor to float the
nayes of the world and all the other frs-cass in-
ducements. What so alluring can Mr.. Webster, or
any other expansionist, lind in Mexico or Africaf
The appointment of Mrs. Chisholm to a clerkship
may not DO 10 the direct line of conciation but 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

TnE TRIBUNE ALMANAC iras issued yester-
day, but the ddrdnce orders rere not all
supplied. We hope to catch up by three O'Clock
THIS afternoon, and after that hour to hare THE
ALMANAC on sale an oar cOuRtiRg-rOOm and
thererer IL is usually offered. 1t is in ddrdncc
Of all competitors in the date Of its issue, and
is, zee think, as thorough and satisfactory a pO-
htical manual as zee hare srer published. Price
% cents. Orders filed according to the date Of
their receipt
Now that President jefferson is discovered
10 have been the first person who betrayed
the silver dollar, we shall be promptly in
formed that if he was one of the Fathers, he
wasn't a real one; that he was sort of
illegitmate parent, as it were.
Tammauy Hall Indignantly casts out Owen
Murphy. There are some men whom it is
eminently safe TO expel from political asso-
citation, and the man who has added to the
iudiscretion of theft the crime of running
away seems to be one of them.
Whatever laurels Osman Pasha may have
,von nv his defence OF Plevna, his fame will
he furnished by the butchery of the Russian
prisoners, and tho terrible p1vatlons
endured by the wounded soldiers OF
his garrison. Before these men were
reduced to such extremities, be should have
csnitulated. and spared the needless slaughter
entaiIed by his attempted flight The de-
tenders of Plevna deserved more consideration
on the part of their commander
The success of the servians must De at
.,ibnted 10 the weakness OF the TURK
,sb garrisons rather than to their own
-r ~ The manner in which they
bave distributed their forces would DC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

While the first differences from the failure of
Meter & Co. may deal with the reputation of
that firm more harshly than the facts warrant,
enough is positively known of its methods of
business to show that they were not hOnora-
bic or legitimate. Business failures arouse
sympathy for the men who have gone down,
if they have succumbed only after an honest
struggle against circumstances which they
could not conquer; but a suspension of this
kind involves more than the single regulations
Immediately affected-it is blow at the con-
idence reposed in the business community.
At the same time it is better that such firms
should be unmasked. Their number must be
limited, and each time that one is exposed, we
know that there Is one less left.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

The appointment of Mrs. Chisholm to clerkship
NAV not be ia the direct line Of Cancellation, but 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

The silver agitators SIN with their eyes open,
and their curses upon the Wall-st shark come
home to roost with the most disgusting prompt
ness. Yesterday the officials of Western city
wanted to borrow 100000, and were imme-
diatcly informed by the NewYorll bankers to
whom they applied, that no loans of currency
would be made, "pending the agitation on
"the Silver Bill" They might borrow gold, If
they chose. And now those officials are prob
ably trying to find out just how much their
constituents have gained by setting up hue
and cry against the National honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27

The American pastime of shooting young
women, married or unmarried, has had brief
revival in Brooklyn, where young wife, who
belongs to the first circles, has been shot by
her husband, also of the first circles. He as
signs no reason for his act, has no bad habits,
and is evidently. except for a bad temper, very
exemplary person Usually the young ladies
get shot because they refuse to marry the young
gentlemen; there seems to be no reason in
this case, except, perhaps, that the young lady
did marry the young man. 1t is a pleasure to
know that while the prisoner expressed
proper regret for the occurrence, as so we'll
behaved person should, he did rot allow it to
diminish his usual good spirits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27
Nem.alork Daily Gribmn&
FOUNDED 5Y HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1877.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-18
HONESTY AND SILVER.

In the beginning Of the study of the
finance question by the people, say
from the panic of 1873 down to JAN
uary, 1875. when the Resumption Act
was passed. they had not discovered
the fact that silver had been demone-
tiZed.
1t will aforementioned thatIthrough
this period a great deal was said about
hard money, honest money, money
that would jingle. ETC., while those
who favored the treasury note, simply
inter-convertible with an interest
bearing bonds, were denounced as dis
honest. regulators, swindlers, etc.
When. however, the act of demone-
tization was discovered and denounc-
ed. then the bullionist had nothing
more to say for hard money, or money
that would jingle, but he still keeps
up his cry for honest money, and
brands all who favors silver as dishon-
est.
Now what must we think! We all
know right from wrong. good from
evil, honesty from dishonesty.
The facts in this case are these:
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-18
The Anti-Monop01iSt.
FOR nearly the whole time of our ma

For nearly the whole time OF our ma
tional existence the people had held
silver as one of their standards OF
payment. Large Indebtedness had
been incurred with the right to llqul-
date in this metal. In the month OF
February, 1878, a few persons IN con-
eress and connected with the admins
tration, under the influence Of British
gold. did. in secret and clandestine
manner, stating falsehoods to avoid
detection of their trick, secure the
passage of an act which practically
robbed the people Of very valuable
consideration-th right to liquidate
their debts in silver.
The person vino did this act. and
those who uphold it, assume to be hon
est and honorable men. They talk
glibly about public faith, the sacred
ness of pledges, etc.
Has not the time arrived when these
persons should be denied all candid
and respectful consideration! Can
the people preserve a decent respect
for honor without rehuking them in
the most positive manner as public
malefactors.
Will not the sacredness of public
faith, the dignity of justice. and the
moral status of the nation suffer, by
allowing them to escape the retrlbu
ton their conspiracy SO richly merits!
Let the people. true to their instincts
Of right, honor and justice, answer.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-18

w. T. Duncan of the San Francisco
stock exchange, whose operations ruined
the Pioneer Bank, of which his father was
president, has also failed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-18

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The New York herald., 1877-01-13

ton by tho proper authorities II they
use half the sum in clearing the city OF ice
and snow to-day We may have another SIM
liar storm next week which may swallow up
tho other half and exhaust tho appropria-
ton. But the necessity of such an expendi-
ture does not exist. The Street Cleaning
Bureau has small army of employees and a
number of carts in its service all the time,
and the Police Commissioners can use these
in clearing the principal thoroughfares OF
snow aud ice with very trifing additional
expense The just complaint against them
is not that they have failed to wholly re-
move the snow and ice from all the streets,
but that they have done nothing for eight
or ten days to relieve even the leading
thoroughfares of the city. Now let them set
to work in earnest and remove this cause of
complaint.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
Division in tho Conference.

Another success for Turkish diplomacy
seems indicated in the news Of the Confer
ence The Porte has withdrawn its PROPOSE
ton for settlement on the basis of the An
drassy note, having apparently succeeded in
once more sowing discord and division
among its adversaries Ten days ago all
the Powers represented at the Confer
ence were in full accord in sup
port of the propositions framed by
the preliminary conference; and if the
Porte had then peremptorily rejected that
programme it's suggestions would have fur
nished the basis of an ultimatum-a stage
of common agreement against Ottoman
policy. But proceeding more adroitly the
Turks have kept the Conference together
long enough to produce a widely different
result, as it now appears that the plenipo-
tentiaries cannot agree upon an ulti-
matum, or ground Of common de-
mand to be made upon the Sultan.
1t will be remembered that England last
year agreed to the Andrassy note, but re-
fused to act with the other Powers when
brought down to propositions for giving
practical effect to that note Apparently IL
is by recurrence to that note that the sus-
capabilities of England have again been
awakened and she has been separated from
the other Powers. But the Porte may not
have permanent reason to congratulate itself
on this result. There comes from Roumania
demand for the recognition of her inde-
pendence so bold and imperious that it can
scarcely be deemed the expression merely of
Roumanian purposes and it would per-
haps not be doing anybody injustice to re-
gard this demand rs inspired from Berlin.
If the Porte adheres resolutely to the policy
to yield no longer to European demands it
may presently have on its hands diplomat
more difficult to deal with than General
Ignatieff:
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
A STEM Forward.

The Aldermanic Committee met yester-
day and took a step forward in the matter
OF compelling the city railroad companies to
adopt some means of warming the cars
during the cold weather. No very great
progress was made, it is true, but it was of
some advantage to obtain information based
on practical experience that it is by no
means difficult to supply heat for street cars
without the use of stoves, and to learn that
some railroad lines do actually afford this
comfort and protection to their passengers
without difficulty and without entailing a
ruinous expense on the company. Our city
railroad officials have heretofore affected to
laugh at the idea of heating the cars by
means of hot water or steam; but when they
discover that this is successfully done in
Brooklyn and in Columbus, Ohio, they will
probably be ready to admit its practical
bility. The President Of the Third Avenue
line addressed a letter to the committee
suggesting that the officers of the several
city roads should be invited to attend its
meetings, as they might have some practical
suggestions to offer that would be useful in
framing city ordinance The companies
have heretofore evinced SO little disposition
to yield to the reasonable demand of the
people that they cannot be surprised if the
proposition of the Third Avenue President
is regarded with some suspicion. AT oil
events the committee does not seem dis
posed to allow the companies to delay their
decision. If the railroad officials desire to
be heard they will be afforded on opportu-
nifty on Monday, but the report of the CON-
mittee must be made to the Board Of Alder
men on Thursday next.
Numerous patents and plans for heating
cars were submitted TO the committee yes
terday, but it is not the business of the
Aldermen to favor any particular method.
All they are called upon to do is 10 require
that tho cars be heated, and the companies
must decide for themselves what means
they will employ for tho purpose. Every
thing like q job must be avoided by the
committee. So long as they discover from
evidence that there are half o dozen prac.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

Legislature should secure quorum of duly
elected members in both branches, it might
make an application which tho President
would be bound to consider. But even then
he has right to decide whether the applica-
ton shall be granted. Until the question
of the electoral vote in Louisiana is
decided by Congress it would be wise
for the President to persist in his attitude
of neutrality, merely keeping the peace
after there is Legislative quorum, as he
does at present. He will thereby strengthen
his position if it should become his duty to
put down resistance to the inauguration Of
his successor. In 80 serious an emergency
he must make it evident to all the world
that he is not the instrument Of political
party, but the simple administrator of the
laws. But he cannot appear to the country
in this imposing and authoritative light if
he takes any part in deciding the con-
troversy, when tho law is SO clear that he
has nothing to do with the electoral
count We, of course, do not make these
suggestions for his instruction, for he seems
to have formed an enlightened judgment
Of the situation, but merely to call attention
to the prudence, wisdom and legality Of his
present attitude. The country owes him SO
much that all generous citizens will be glad
to see him act with prudence and honor
in the closing months of his great public
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
What Il Amounts to.

The Senate Committee which has been en-
gagged in investigating The conduct Of the
election in South Carolina finished its work
yesterday and started from Columbia on its
return to Washington. It is alleged that its
examination has been partial, and that while
amassing testimony in regard to alleged
democratic roting and violence directed
against the negroes it refused the request OF
the minority for an inquiry into alleged
negro rioting and violence directed
against the democracy. The trouble with
these so-called investigating committees Of
Congress is that they investigate only on
one side If the Senate republican commit
tees fail to discover evidence against any
but their political opponents the House
democratic committees will be careful not
to unearth any rascalties but those
of republicans Indeed, the Senate
committees were appointed more as
balances against the committees OF the
House of Representatives than for any
other purpose The Investigations ordered
by the Senate into matters connected
with the recent election was inconsistent
with the Senate position that it is impos-
sible to go behind the decision Of the re-
tuning boards. But the people understand
the whole investigating business as polit-
ical farce. It is the labor of the politicians
to try which side shall shout the loudest.
It's only practical result is described in the
few significant words nt the close OF our
Columbia especial despatch:-''Thc esti-
mated expense of the committee when it
reaches Washington will have amounted to
about twenty thousand dollars.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
Tho Eastern Trouble and the Grain
Trade.

BY the news from Constantinople it will
be seen that the export OF grain is inter-
dicted from three ports on the southern
shore of the Black Sea, and the export of
grain and cattle from the whole Danube
country subject to Turkish rule. These
prohibitions will naturally be regarded as
made with view to future war, and may
affect the grain markets of the world
There ore some points that should be con-
sidered before this assumption is too extern
sively acted upon. The vilayet of the
Danube is Bulgaria, country devas-
tated by the Turkish soldiery in
the past year, and occupied by large
armies then and now. 1t is somewhat
remarkable that there should be either grain
or cattle left there to export but the desire
on the part of the farmers left alive to save
some small remnants of their material wealth
has, perhaps, stimulated a movement that
is ordinarily the expression Of the plenty
that commonly reigns there, and famine is
perhaps apprehended as a consequence by
the authorities. In the parts of Asia
Minor drained by the roads that
lead down to the interdicted ports of the
Black Sen there are also large armies con-
centrated with q view to meet the possible
movement of Russian column from the
Caucasus. Doubtless the presence of these
armies has given great impetus to tho ex-
portation Of grain thence, for the only hope
Of a proprietor with Turkish army in his
neighborhood is to get his produce out of the
country. This has made it difficult to feed
the troops, and that difficulty has led to tho
promulgation of the order referred to. 1t
should not, therefore. be too hastily con-
cluded from these facts either that the
Turks regard war as inevitable or that this
is the first step to such an interruption or
suspension of the grain trade of that part
of the world as will justify an immediate
considerable advance in prices in this part.
Such suspension may come by and by
indeed, it is in the highest degree probable
that it will como but to jump prematurely
to the conclusion that it has actually come
can only lead to disappointment and loss
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
At Last!

The Police Commissioners yesterday in
structed the Inspector of Street Cleaning to
remove the snow and ice forthwith from the
principal thoroughfarcs of the city. They
should have taken this step some days ago !;
but il they will now do the work effectually
they will make some atonemcnt for their
past naction. The Commissioners have q
very difficult and unthankiul taste imposed
upon them when storm occurs such as that
we have recently experienced. Their APP
preparation for street cleaning is limited,
and unless they choose to be indifferent as
to the future aud to trust to obtaining addi-
tional funds as soon us their money is cx-
haustod they are bound so to husband it as
to make it last the whole year. II is, indeed,
their duty so to do, since the appropriation
is intended for the whole year and the
amount is fixed after due considers
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
The Legislative Outlook.

The State Legislature has not commenced
it's work in a manner to encourage the hope
of an acceptable session. The bad temper
displayed at the announcement OF the
standing committees Of the Assembly indi-
Gates the presence of large jobbing ele-
ment in that body, while the Senate has
already given evidence of it's continued dis
position to study partisan interests in pref
erence to the interests of the State. Ill
considered, Objectionable and suspicious
bills have been rushed into both houses,
and there has been an apparent
determination on the part Of num-
ber of the members to disregard
the spirit if not the letter of the constitu-
tonal amendments which sought to put
stop to special Legislation. few impor-
tant measures are needed this session, and
it will be almost criminal in the Legislature
to leave the banking and insurance laws un-
revised or to suffer the Bank and Insurance
departments to go unreformed. If the
honest and intelligent Representatives on
both sides would get together and decide
on these few necessary acts they might
check the loose legislation with which the
session is evidently threatened and save the
present Legislature from the unenviable no.
toriety that attaches to its predecessors for
many years back
Very little Of public interest was done in
either House yesterday. Mr. Baker intro
duced bill in the Assembly fixing the
salary of the Superintendent of Public
Works at six thousand five hundred dollars
a year and travelling expenses, and his term
of Office the same as that of the Governor of
the State. This is the first step toward
carrying into effect the constitutional
amendments adopted at the last election.
The bill should be passed at once, together
with similar measure relating to the Super
intendent of State Prisons.