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New-York tribune., 1878-04-04
HENDRICKS MAKING THINGS PLEASANT

HENDRICKS MAKING THINGS PLEASANT.
Governor Hendricks has improved another oppor-
tunty to show his affection for Mr.. Tilden. AS
usual. he has done it in modest, unOstentatious
manner He was travelling last Sunday on West
railroad, in company with the Hon. William
Eaton, of Kansas. To them there appeared in
casual manner a representative of that most able
and aggressive exponent of Western Democracy,
The Cincinnati Enquirer, who was also travelling.
The conversation meandered about for a while, and
finally centred upon the political management
of the last Presidential campaign. Mr. Eaton,
who has been for many years member of the
National Democratic Committee, entered upon the
subject with deep feeling and impressive command
of facts, and an apparently blissful unconscious
ness of the presence Of leaky newspapeo
man with retentive memory. Mr.. Hen
bricks sat back, with customary caution,
and merely threw in a remark now and then
TO stimulate the memory of Mr.. Eaton. The Kansas
statesman started out with the comprehensive OBJ
servaton that Tiden's management of the CAM
paign was "as great botch" as ever he had
known. and then proceeded to specifca-
TONS He went back to the preliminary work
Of electing delegates to st. Louis, giving
this entertaining chapter Of unwritten history
"Tiden sent big fellow named Finley to the
Northwest, backed with plenty of money to
use in his interest. His line of argument
was that Tilden was an immensely wealthy
man, worth over S7,000,000 ard that he
was willing to spend So, 100000 in this campaign"
At this point in the narrative Mr. Hendricks, with
discreet of the possibilities for repetition of
similar argument in another campaign, mterposed
with: "But Tilden wasn't worth any such sum-
doubt if he was worth more than two millions
and half. Still he was very rich man." After
this demonstration, Mr.. Hendricks retired to the
background again, and Mr.. Eaton resumed. The
story of fabulous wealth was believed and St. Louis
was packed with " "impecunous Democratic Editors"
who shouted for Tilden in the hope of reward after
the nomination. This the means used, Mr.. Eaton
man who could be elected.
Having accounted in this highly creditable man.
ner for the reform" triumph in tho Convention,
Mr.. Eaton passed to the work of the cam
pagn. Something having been said about
lack of funds for the good cause in Ohio,
he exclaimed: "Why, OHIO had no right to
complain of the monetary help given her. She
so by Tilden himself. John G.. Thompson got $780,
900 of it," The virtuous Mr.. Eaton is careful not to
give his approval of this use Of good money. for he
says it was squandered on q slot OF political
dead BEATS" and he only believes in using
it legitimately. This prompted Mr.. Hendricks
to Observe with solemn and fearful emphasis, that
money should never be used except to pay speakers
and disseminate documents. The good man. clearly
! enough. regretted that lie was on ticket
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which had this $4,000 expended II

which had this $4,000 expended in a.
aid. After sufficient pause, to allow ri.
becoming emotion to subside, the newspaper ma,
with business eye to the readable article he wa,
accumulating. .,marked, in an absent-minded mar
ner: II wonder how much Tilden did spera
in the campaign Mr.. Eaton's tongue wa.
loose, and he answered with promptpes.
and with remarkable display of accurate informa.
tion: Directly, about $25O,OO0. though Hewitt
told me that he and Ed. Cooper his brother-in-law
had spent about $4,000 additional He SAID that
he thought that Tilden should remunerate them fo,
this expenditure. learned afterward that nlden
did pay them all but about $4,000 apiece of thi,
sum- and he has probably paid them in full by tbix
time"
The conversation then turned to the next Pres,
dental campaign, when Mr.. Eaton remarked that
he thought his good friend Hendricks had the inside
track, though Thurman was moving heaven and earth
in Washington. and Barnum, the chairman of the
National Committee was red hot in his favor Eaton
himself had been approached by half dozen Dem.
ocratic Senators in Thurman's behalf, but he
didn't YIELD This did not alarm Mr. Hendricks
for he interposed instantly "No candidate of tbe
Senate was ever elected Presidents and no Senator
but Clay ever got the nomination" And then the
Indiana Senator sank into deep meditation on bis
own exceeding slyness in declining to be Senator
himself. Then Mr.. Eaton recollected that Uncle
William Allen had once said to him that his neplew
Thurman had once been a Democrat who had imbbed
his principles from him, "but he has turned his facs
to Wall Street and his rear on the cOrn-felds
of Ohio, and by--he Is one of us no more ~
"Uncle William is of the noblest
old men alive" murmured Mr.. Hendricks, and
the trio lapsed into dreamy silence. n
was great day for Hendricks and for Eaton. and II
was simply laudable desire to make it greater
which prompted The Enquirer to publish the aatter.
ing evidence of it. 1t is safe to say that the desire
will not be unfulied.
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PERSONAL.

Bishop Simpson will give the next course of
Lyman Beecher Lectures.
The House of Orange has now but few rep
resenavcs royal family counts longer single
female member
Colonel Robert Ingersoll, has been asked TO
give the address before the law school OF Boston
University.
The Hon. Clarkson N. Potter will give the
annual Grafton before literary societies Roanoke
College this year.
The Princess Souvaroff has arrived at the
Hotel Maesherbes in Paris, and Figaro says that she
proposes publish shortly account Of her travels in
this country.
Governor Hampton has just received from
the people of Anderson County, in his State, birthday
gift of q beautiful black Kentucky horse, he having
particular liking for black horses.
Mr.. Spurgeon has been invited to visit
Australia but says that he concludes that would be
wrong for lin to leave England for so long Journey
unless he were thoroughly broken down.
The late Mark Hopkins, of California, left
Great harrington, Mass, fifteen years ago. in coarse
clothes and rough boots, and little money given TO him
by his uncle Last year his wife visited Great Barring.
ton special palace car, with retnuo OF servants
The Rev. John Jasper has just given, in
Richmond for tho fourth time, his sermon on the Mo-
tion OF the suD," and to large congregation o; dn'
euished persons Mr.. Jasper saws that in the past
SO years he has preached $4,000 sermons.
Mr.. COrcOran, who owns the Arlington
Hotel WASHINGTON intends, 1t is said to enlarge has
building This will involve the destruction of the ada
cent Reverdy Johnson mansion. Mr. Corcoran has OK
late years done much TO beaufy Washington, and eonn
ues besides, To be IN many ways often entirely prNa'
q most generous and eonsiderate public benefactor
Lord Shaftesbury and others, among the
leading Low Churchmen in London have subscribed 10
fund for what is called "salle Evangelique TO DO
open In the Place du Trocadero, Paris, during the tx
hb,on It is intended to hold services conferences
missionary meetings and the other machinery OF S tSo
Evangelical Alliance for the advantage OF Chflstian
when visiting adjacent Vanity Fair.
The following story concerning David Hume
is related rs "Tne philosopher left hs oa
lodgings ST. Jamess Court for aud moro fashions
bio quarters o street which called after the paon
saint Of Wales. Hume's housekeeper, who must ha'o
shared his sceptcsm indignant at what she thous
an insult to philosophy. what do you think the nee.
do-weels hae game and painted on our bouseIrS,n1sd
When the matter explained Hume merely @ IeP,e ma
tut. Jenny! Is that all Many better man 'nai D''
| has been called saint"
The Scotch artist, Mr.. Sands, who was res.
cued by the Queens ship Jackal from tho isiana ~
st. Kida. where hs was found weather'beula ANU w"
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SOME FRESH BYCONES.

There is probably no county in the whole
country at the present time so thoroughly
awakened to the Importance of letting bygOnes
be bygOnes as Kemper county, Mississippi. In
order to promote peace and harmony, the
Kemper County people, year or two
ago, slew several persons who had
got into an offensive habit of casting
disagrceing votes. The killing was quite q
little affair. 1t was done with shot-guns
and rifles and other approved weapons
of modern warfare, aud served to occupy
the time of some of the most leading
citizens of the county for several days.
There hadn't been such sport in Kemper
County for a long time. They called it
the "Chisholm massacre" The citizens of
Kemper County were greatly surprised to
learn subsequently that other peOple-princi-
pally at the North-disapproyed of this method
of securing harmony-as if there was any
other way to obtain political quiet than by
killing those who vote against you-and
that even the relatives of the slain
were dissatisfied with the proceeding.
But they sad-thcy are a large hearted
people, and very liberal in their views of pub
lie questions, these Kemper County folks
they said with entire good feeling and the
most charming candor :" 1t seems too bad that
there should be any difference of opinion
"about little thing like that; but don't let
Gus allow it to cstrange us. Let by
"gones be bygones, and let us be friends
There was such a blending of gentleness
and simplicity and unaffected cordialty in
this treatment of the affair as won the lmme-
diate sympathy and confidence of the entire
Democratic party. There was scarcely mem
ber of that party in the whole country who
was not deeply touched by the singular rcadi-
ness with which the Kemper County peo-
pie avowed their willingness to bury the
Dast Without exception, they rose up and
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BEFORE AND AFTER THE HALIFIx AWARl

BEFORE AND AFTER THE HALIFi& IWARD.
Here are two striking extracts from the ed
itoral utterances of the same leading foreign
journal, which just now have peculiar inter
est for American readers:
From The London Times Of July o. 1871
With most Important branch OF the Fisheries
question the Halifax Commission IL seems. has been
given no power To interfere directly, while ON every
point that before it for decision the unanimous
OF all its members Is by the terms OF tho treaty
necessary before authoritative verdict can be gwen
From The London Times Of March 20. 1873.
Unfortunately, the Treaty Of Washington did not
distinctly state, In arranging the reference 10 the
Fisheries Commission, II did in constituting the
Geneva Tribunal that the DECISION Of the majority should
be binding. II has been absurdy argued that the ab
sence OF such provision shows that in the case OF the
fisheries unanimous Judgment was intended to be
exacted and Mr. Kellogg In recording his dissent has
favored some Interpretation OF the kind.
When the Halifax Commission had just as
sembled, aud its future decision was in doubt,
The London Times took secure shelter
behind a possibly unsatisfactory award,
by declaring, on behalf of England,
that the unanimous consent OF all It's
"membersn was necessary before an authori-
tative verdict could be gwen" just as soon
as the Commission finds an award in favor OF
England, out of all proportion to the facts
and the evidcnce-an award which so mod
crate writer as President Woolsey declares
to be exorbtantly great" The London Times
turns upon itself, and asserts, with envIable
GOODNESS, that d" it has been absurdly argued
" that a unanimous Judgment of the Fisheries
Commission was intended to be exacted.'
So long as it was in doubt whether
England could get satisfactory award, Ih
London Times, speaking in harmony with the
declarations of the Canadian Ministry, main
tanned that unanimity was necessary to an au-
thoritative verdict. Just as soon as the
| five and a half millions are decrced tC
| them by Messrs. Gait and DelfOsse, 1ht
| Times declares it to be "absurd" tC
claim unanimity as essential to the ver-
| dict. And then, Of course, The Iime
appropriately closes its last homily within eight
months after its first, by lecturing Americans
on their lack of n keen sense OF honor. W.
can, at least assure The Times that American:
have sufficiently keen sense of humor to enjoy
its extraordinary attitude on this question, andt
admire the solemn uncOnsclOusness with which
it pron0unces absurd" in March the doc
trines it promulgated as authoritative" il
| .Iulv.
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a UORTHY CHARITY.

We have before us the annual report OF the
Isaac T. Hopper Home, an institution which,,
as our readers know, or ought to know, was es-
tablshed more than quarter OF century ago by
few motherly women for the help OF the mis-
cradle creatures of their own sex just dis
charged from prison. These good Christians
felt it to be their duty to visit the Female
Departments of the House of Detention in this
city, and the prisons On Blackwelfs Island
and at Sing Sing, to try to gain some moral
hold upon the prisoners before their release.
On their discharge, the convlcts, if willing to
be received into the Home, are brought under
Christian influences, provided with situations,
or safely returned to their homes. This good
work has gone on quietly, very little being
said about it, and has carried practically into
effect the theories of prison reform of which
such loud enunciation is made of late years.
We find, from this present report, that 400
discharged prisoners have been sheltered in
the Home during the year, OF whom 90 still
remain; 272 were sent to service, and only
az left without permission, under discOuraglng
circumstances. Scores of letters, it is stated,
have been received by the managers from
employers giving testimony to the faithful
"ness of the women sent out; complaints
"are the exception, and dishonesty very
"rare experience" Instances are given, too,
of women who, thirty years ago, were sue
cored by these good friends of humanity and
who are now the wives of respectable citizens
and the mothers of families, and they have
come back during this last year to thank the
ladies of the Home for their rescued, happy
lives.
The treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Halsted, who has
well filled the office for twenty years, presents
a minute and accurate financial report, satisfac-
tory except in one partcular-the small sum
with which the Home is forced to carry on its
good work. a balance of but $40 in the
treasury at the end of the year, argues tight
pinching on the part of managers. With
little more liberality from the general public
of New York, the good done might be greatly
increased. Annual subscriptions usually run
from 50 to 800, the former sum being much
the most frequent. Donations of books, clothes,
provisions, flowers. etc, were occasionally
received during the year, though not to any
large extent. If any Of our readers OF
moderate means hesitate to send small
offering to this most worthy charity, let them
recolIect how far triling addition in money
or provisions helps them TO tide over their own
weekly household expenses, and then estimate
the difficulty of carrying through the year
family of hundreds with as strict economy as
that exercised by the poorest These women
have taken on themselves the task OF visiting
the criminal in prison and providing her
friendly home when she leaves the cell-in-
stead of turning her adrift into the current of
vice. The task belongs to every Christian
soul; but if we have chosen to shift it from
our own shoulders to theirs, let us at least
bid them g0dspeed in their work and give
them such help as we can.
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during the year i'm order to make room for "a
greater activity of coin circulation. AT the
same t1me the issues of notes of 500 and
over, including old notes, were increased
SS7. .352. 500. All can understand how i'm
poftant a change has thus been wrought
IN the effectiveness of the circulation with
respect to prices, and in its power to
disturb or endanger specie resumption.
The marvellous success Of France in restoring
the specie basis so soon after the war has been
due, in very great measure. to the care taken
to force coin into active circulation by grad
ual withdrawal of the smaller notes.
The discounts of the Bank of France ana
its branches, exclusive of Treasury bills,
which amount to $3.50, ,S4S,00O in year,
and $1,736,320 of mint certificates, reached
the sum of $1,253,979,26O during the
year 1877. This large amount was the
aggregate of 100000 trade bills dis
counted so that the average amount oil
each bill was only about $50. Most
of these discounts were for very short time,
as the maximum discounts at any time
were only $13O,240,O0O. and the minimum
less than $7O,OOO,O00. If the average
amount was about 800, 100000, the average
duration of loans was only about thirty days.
The paper thus placed in circulation, however,
is probably much less effective as currency
than similar notes or bills in this country
The banking expedients for economlZlng the
use of money are very much less complete III
France than here, a fact which should not be
overlooked in comparing the amount OF cur
rency used or required in the two countries.
Specie payments practically commenced last
year at the pleasure of the bank, legally be-
gan on the 1st of January. No disturbance
has resulted. The industrial and commercial
prosperity of the country continues, and the
bank has reduced its store of coin only about
S14, 900, 900 since the year began. win
circulation everywhere accepted as equivalent
to specie in value, France continues to draw
specie from other countries rapidly. During
January and February, the imports OF precious
metals amounted to $13, 900, and the ex-
ports were only So, 6i5, 900 of the imports only
about S6,OOO,OOO was in silver bullion and
coin, and of the exports about S1,1OO,OOO.
Undoubtedly, France could advantageously
part with a large amount of silver, and III view
of the announcement that the United States
Treasury has, by circular, invited offers from
dealers in Paris the opinion il expressed IN
European journals that the Paris market may
hereafter have an important influence upon
the price of bullion. This means, OF course,
that French holders may begin to sell at prices
below the London market.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-04

FoREIGN-The Russians have occupied parts of
Macedonia, included in New-Bulgaria. 60 Lib
eral deputaion favOring peace called Oh Earl
Granville and Lord Harrington, in London, yester-
day. 80 Prince GOrtschakoffis is about to reply to
the British circular. - Prince Bismarck. 1t is
said, proposes Congress to revise the treaties OF
1856 and 1871.
DoMEsTIC.-A reception to the President in Phila-
delphia has been rendered for April "a, and may be
accepted. - Senator Dorsey has denied to a
committee any corrupt connection with Arkansas
mail contracts - Governor Van Zandt, Repub-
Ican is reelected in Rhode Island by an increased
majority. - The President has approved the bill
for q Congressional Library Commission. -
THE TRIBUNE's Washington dispatches to-day
give an abstract of valuable report on the arid
lands Of the United States, by Major Powell =
Mr.. Blar's resolutions meet with little
sympathy in Washington. ~ Police JUS
tice Pitcher, of Long Branch, was re-
moved from office for malfeasance. g. Dutch
Harmon, a noted burglar and railroad thief
was captured at Cold Springs. == bill for the
relief of owners of mOrtgaged real estate passed the
New-York Senate. - A bill was introduced in
the Assembly amending the charter of the Chamber
OF Commerce.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate, yesterday, the Naval
Appropriation Bill was reported with amendments /;
few private bills passed; Mr.. Booth, Mr..
Dawes, Mr.. Edmunds and others debated the Sink
ing Fund Bill, and Mr. Matthews was recognized so
as to speak upon it tomorrow. - In the
House, nearly the whole day spent in discussing
the case of Doorkeeper Polk Mr.. Cravens, Mr..
Henry Mr. Eden, Mr.. Cook, and Others, all Demo-
Gratis, defended the Doorkeeper; Mr.. Frye and Mr..
Cox of Ohio, Republicans, advocated his removal
no action taken.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Guests were received at
the Stewart Hotel for Women yesterday. -
Twelve of the creditors Of John McCOOl sought
to throw him into bankruptcy. - One of the
leaders in the robbery of Alling & Co. was
arrested. - The New-York NJ L. Conference
began its session; the Newark Conference an
nounced its appointments. Henry Hart is work
ing to dispace the present management of Pacific
Mail. - Investigation of the Magenta
explosion was begun. - The Medico-Le'
gal Society discussed the death penalty. -
Petroleum trade rules have been revised. -
Receiver Russell will not pay Sxpenny
Savings Bank dividend in less than three months
- Charges were preferred against Fire Commits.
sioner Ryan, OF Brooklyn, yesterday. - Gold
1O1ls 1O1ls, 101ls. Gold value of the legal-tendeI
dollar at the close. 9S9iO cents. - Stocks active
and fuctuatng, closing strong.
The WEATHER.--TRlBUNE local observations in
dicate cloudiness. and probability of light warn
rains Thermometer yesterday, 49o, 66o, 500.
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Srw.YoRK AoUARIUm--Day and Evening
Wusos SCHoOI.-2:30: Anniversary
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Jan. 81. 1871 .lJan. 25, 1876

1t will be seen that there was rapid con-
traction of all notes smaller than 800 each,
and that no less than $117,23S,270 of notes
of that class was withdrawn from circulation
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The Women's Hotel has settled quietly down
to business, after the remarkable demOnstra-
ton of the opening night. The managers,
who make 10 attempt to conceal the fact that
this is TO be business institution and not
On asylum, consider the prospects of success
as most excellent. More than 200 applications
for admission have been gr:nted, and much
larger number have been received.
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most important portions of which are else
where presented, is as conclusive statement
of the law of the case as can well be
imagined, and it is worth reproducing, even
at a somewhat late day, to show just why the
Senate could not do otherwise than it did.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-04

Mr.. Eden, of Illinois, wants to make the
Doorkcepcr controversy a National issue. eff
the Democratic party" he says "cannot
Give and do justice to Mr.. Polk, it ought to
"die; and if the Republican members cannot
ado justice to him, they ought to resign"
Even in his dellrium, however, Mr.. Eden
knows enough to ask Republicans to resign
and beg Democrats to die.
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Ne1u'alork Daily grihmare.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1878.
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IL the people who fomented the recent
charges against Superintendent Smyth did not
persist in trying the case even after the
verdict of acquittal had been pronounced, the
whole matter would sink out of view. But if
It Is to bo kept alive, both sides should have
> hearing. Senator Pomeroy's speech, the