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New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

In the worst days of the war. the basket of paper
money with which newspaper wits sent people to
market weighed only little more than the goods
that were brought home in the pocketbook; but, at
the meeting of business men yesterday, one mer-
chant was heard of who had had to buy wagon for
his silver and another who had bought an extra safe.
This free coinage bill ought to include provision
for free cnrtnpe.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

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New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

We call the attention of our readers to the adver-
tisement of q course Of lectures on the English
Language and Literature. to be delivered by Mr..
John Albee, on Tuesday and Friday mornings, at IL
O'clock IN the parlor of the Church of the Messiah
AT the corner of Thirtyfourth-st and Parkave. Mr.
Ahee is both trained scholar in the science of his
subject, and sympathetic lover of poetry; he
comes to our city with cordial introductons from
those who know his attainments, and we are assured
that his theme takes on a attractiveness from
the way in which he presents it.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

A very close competition in the discovery OF
minor planets has been going on between few
European and two or three American astronomers,
the more prominent of the latter being Professors
Watson, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. and Peters, OF
Clinton, ~ Y. The number of asteroids now
known nearly reaches $50, but OF late
there have been many disputes over almost
every addition to the list. not only as to
prior discovery Of each one but even as to whether
the supposed new arrival may not be an old one
whose elements had not been fully calculated.
Probably the three dispatches print this morning
will add to the confusion. The second Of the three,
the alleged Marsees discovery states tho
north declination at 7So 81. This is evidently
mistake since it would place the planet so far to the
north that the dIscOverer might apply for the re-
ward which Sir George b. Airy is said to have
jokingly offered, for finding an asteroid near the
Pole. After making some allowance for the errors
of cable transmission, it seems possible that the
discoveries of Professor Peters and the Marseies
observer have reference to the same planet, since
the right ascension differs little.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
amusemsnts ano aleetlnss 90 Might.

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HisToRIcAL LJBRARy-Address H. r. Beneulc'' pu,.rv
NEW AMERICAN MUsEUM-Day ana E'ehin9' io"'''
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New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
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In pure old handmade sour mash me copper W.sh'' @ ,o
great The reliable a!cle WSAsh lUD
had OF Rock candy 3Oc per
pund You only have put them together anu sahe up
Pronort,on 3 p0unds TO 2 gallon. H. KIRK & CO. Wine
SO Futonst and 709 Broadway Established 1900
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
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For the amount of greenbacks outstanding
December l. 1877, see THE TRIBUNE AlAiNAc FOR 1873
TO ONE AND ALL.-Are you suffering from
CO. oh colo asthma bronchitis Of the NaIl"us p'
mopaTy troubles that often end III consumpon III So u
AND LINZ, saie ana ,iiGc -
rem edy Ths j. no auack preparation bat is reg larry pre-
scIbed medical faculty. Manufd only Dy "A IL VII
non Chemist Boston sold hy all druL glstS.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

Mr. Glover met with a bitter disappointment
yesterday He asked permission of the House
10 divide himself up into several sub-commit-
tees and split of in all directions, with power
10 subpoena the whole United States and I'M
prison any citizen on sight. All this to in
ves.igate the expenditures Of the Treasury
Department, which is supposed to be situated
in Washington. The House couldn't make up
two-tbirds of its mind in favor OF the idea,
and Mr.. Glover will remain an integral and
dscontented statesman.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

would be among the first to vote in the tax
itself.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill is a severely economical measure. III re-
duces the salaries of the four principal MINIS
ters one-seyenth each, reduces the salaries at
tacbed to seven of the less important mis-
sions nv nearly one fourth. and, beside max
inc some further changes of the same sort,
drore the missions to Belgium and the Neti-
erla.ds entirely. Other smaller legations are
also to be closed and the COnsuls-General are
treated TO even more rigid retrenchment than
the Diplomatic agents. Some OF these
changes. if not all, are in the direction OF the
wholesale reform which Mr.. Hewitt favors,
which is simply the abolition of the entire
diplomatic service.
Prince Harry Genet has treated us 10
what seems to be about the last possible h'he
surprise. Tweed's melOdramatlc effects are
exhausted, and he has become monotonous
old person. Almost all the leading men oi
the Ring have made their peace with tire city,
or, like Connolly, will never be seen again Oh
this side of the water. Prince Harry Has
reappeared unexpectedly. taking up MS cap
tiyity where he left it off four years ago; ana
now 1t is scarcely possible that the unexpected
should happen, unless, indeed, Mr. lhonas
C. Fields should publicly announce that
he had found his conscience In Cahada.
Prince Harry has come back, no dOuDt nav
mc reached the conclusion that 1t was a Shabby
thing for prince to run away, even from u
sentence for obtaining money on false pre-
tences. He does not return with the shghtest
intention of going to Jail, but in search of
character. 1t is to be hoped he may get It,
for seldom has there been noble person who
needed it more.
Mr.. Woods tariff bill has suffered two mis-
fortunes of opposite kinds-iirSt, that OF 700
much privacy; Second, that of too much pub
licity. 1t was constructed In the committee
room, without ALLOWING the important interests
affected to be heard; it has been puolshen
in the crude state in which 1t comes
from the subcommittee and even before ls
formal submission to the full Com
p,;ttee ON Ways and Means It's impegfections
are so numerous, however, that the pubic has
reason to be grateful rather than otherwise
for this undue haste on the part OF the Sub
Committee to make known its blunders, which
the full Committee can now be shown how to
correct. A careful analysis of the bill, which
will be found in our Washington dis
patches, shows what changes are made ny
it, and how careless, in some respects, at least
its construction has been. Some of the seem
ingly slight, but still exasperating difficulties,
which the Customs officers have been waiting
to see the first tariff bill correct, are not
touched at all, and there are curious inconSls-
tencies in the new provisions of the measure
Altogether, it is fortunate that the bill has
committee to go through before it reaches the
House,
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

"class," but such members, in all probabliity'
would be among the first to vote IN the TAX
itself.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

Yesterdays meeting of the Board of Trade
and Transportation recommended to the
banks Of TIE United States that, IN the event
of the passage of the Bland biil, they at once
take measures I" to consider gold values as the
"standard or par, and mote all other values
"at discount or premium thereupon, there
"by making gold coin the monetary standard
"of value throughout the United States" If
there is any fault to be found with the recon
mendation, il il that il contemplates awaiting,
instead Of anticipating, the passage of the
Bland bill.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-05

The possibility that the most unpopular tax
in the recent history of the country will be
again imposed seems 10 be fast increasing.
The subcommittee which has charge of the In
ternal Revenue Bill in the House is unani-
mouslv in favor of reenacting the income tax,
y majority of the Ways aud Means Committee
il believed to he of like opinion, and the
House yesterday gave resolution in
structng the preparation of such a
bill within eleven votes OF twO-thrds
of those present. While the resolution failed
for want of these votes, clear majority Of
the whole House is on record in favor of re-
enacting the tax. Some members may have
voted for the resolution merely to please such
people as are supposed to like to see Congress
men shedding crocodile tears over the hard
times, or making things hot for the "incomo
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

tacle. AS q jealous Catholic, kindly priest
administered to him the last. rites OF the
church. No words were uttered by him dur
ing the whole scene. His men We're closely
confined on the forecastle of the British ship
of-war, the Icarus. A hasty grave was dug
on the beach, into which his body was
thrown, and q rude stake stuck at the head OF
i to mark the spot, That grave rave
has remained undisturbed save by the
wind and waves ever since 1t is still pointed
out with trembling awe and mysterious hor-
ror by the natives. The pillows OF the Carib-
bean sea beat around 1t with mournful cadence
the only requiem" the dead hero has ever re-
ceived; and yet the incident is automatically
related, that tho rude wooden cross ut the
head Of the grave Is quickly and mysterious
ly restored whenever swept away by storm or
the surf of the sea. 1t has even been said that
on All Saints Day immortelles and wreaths
have been secretly deposited on the mound.
Some time after Walkers execution his
friends in this city purchased n richly mount
ed casket and sent II tO1rlxillO to receive MS
remains and have them conveyed to his ma
tive homo at Nashville, Tenn. Tho Hon
duranians would not permit their removal.
The casket lies in an old warehouse in Trux-
lilo.
These were tho main facts of Walkers cop
ture and execution. He was victim to the
troachery Of British naval commander.
An incident which shortly afterwards oc-
cured In this city will illustrate the bitter
ness OF the popular feeling towards the Brit
iSh navy, on account Of this affair. walker
men were sent to this port in British ship,
commanded by Captain Hincky. This Off
Ger, on appearing in q public place In this
city, being mistaken for Commander Salmon,
who had delivered Walker to his cruel
DEATH was with difficulty rescued from vio-
| lent assault made on him by some OF Wal
ker's friends. Col. Jack Allen was not with
him, but was quietly living with his family at
Louisville, Kentucky, at the time of Walkers
last expedition.
William Walker was no vulgar freebooter or
| filbuster. The accumulation Of spOils and
treasure never entered his imagination. His
character was singulary free from the vices
| Of ambitious Adventures and revolutionlsts,
| and from those of the young men Of his age
and generation. He was vigorously temper
| ate indeed. abstemious in all things, of grave,
reserved and silent habits and stern morals !;
n close student, deep and comprehensive
thinker; a fine scholar thoroughly CONVEX
| SAINT with Jurisprudence with politics and his
tory; writer Of great vigor and simplicity,
his ambition was to found a government, to
associate his name with those highest achieve
ments Of the illustrous men who have from
chaos and decay educed political order and
rescued unhappy, oppressed and cruel yrens
peoples, and conferred upon them the blessings
OF wise political and social organization and
free and permanent government.
Mere selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, especially in
the vulgar form Of the accumulation of treas
ure, was as far from his mind and thoughts
as they were from those of the great Spartan
law-giver, Lycurgus.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08
Democratic worry Over Those Ciphers.
tCineinnati Enquirerl

The Democrats. as usual, are without a
leader Over twenty of the small fry have
resolutions prepared directing an investiga-
ton of the authenticity Of the cipher tele-
grams printed In the New York Tribune. The
Republicans have already had a conference
with their leaders, and Hala will have charge
of the resolution which will come from that
side. The more sagaciou5 Democrats say
they prefer TO wait until some definite plan
can be agreed upon rs to the scope of such an
inquiry. Some want the matter referred sim
ply to the Potter Committee. Others say let
tho whole subject go to Hades; and a maj or
ity would let 1t go there but for the fact that
If the Democrats do not push 1t the Ropub-
licans will. The probability therefore, is that
after the reading Of the message the Demo
Gratis will force an adjournment in the House,
which will give them until the following Mon
day to determine what 70 de- with the Tilden-
Johnny Capitalization Marble and Charley
WOolley naStiness.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

tMurfreesboro Letter in Washington Post.l
On the night of the twenty-first instant o
quiet and well-disposed colored man, Marcus
Williams, was going from Wilson's Store, near
Murfreesboro, N. O., to his home, which was
about half mile from the store. On the
same evening he had been approached and
notified by a colored friend that because he
had voted for Major Yeates for Congress "he
had enemies and had better look out" When
Wilson was about one hundred yards from
his house he was attacked by three colored
men, whom he had just passed on the road,
and after being brutally beaten and thrown
into pond OF water he was left for dead.
But he was not dead, and is now a living wit
ness against the three would-be Ku-Klux.
The most incontestlble evidence shows that
this attempt on this honest colored mans life
was made because he saw fit to vote the
Democratic ticket. Marcus Is one Of the
forty-six coored men in Murfreesboro town
ship who voted for Major Yeates In the last
election.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

Some Of the Northern papers are good
deal worried at the plan which, 1t is said, the
German government has determined on, for
Kidding itself Of Socialism and the Socialists,
by shipping the latter to America. They are
greatly worried over this proposed commun-
istic inroad, which, they declare, will unsettle
labor In this country, wrong our workmen,
develop revolution and bring ruin to our
institutions. To prevent this immigration
the New York Christian Union suggests a
"moral quarantine" the prevention Of all i'm
migrants from Germany without she proper
certificates from the German police authori-
ties landing In America, and the timing OF any
vessel bringing German Social Democrat
here $500. This, it is claimed, can be done un-
der the ninth section of the constitution OF
the United States, which gives Congress the
power to prohibit the migration or importa
ton OF certain persons "a section INTENDED u
prohibit and prevent the slave trade.
There is no probability tSat anything vii
be done in this direction; indeed, 1t has beer
known that for years some of the petit!
princes of Germany have been in the habit
.shipping their convicts to Chicago, to save
the cost Of feeding them in prison, ant
this has been borne with but very LITTLE
;crumbing. The fear of these Socialists
however, Is evidence OF the disorganized con
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

Blaine wants South Carolina investigated.
The Republicans ought to be aware by this
time OF the futilty of their searches after
Southern outragcs. Two years ago Morton
conceived the idea Of preventing the admis-
sion of Lamar just elected TO the Senate, by
q bloody-shrt investigation. A Radical com
mittee. with Boutwell, ut Its head, was accord
ingly sent to Mississippi to rake up az the
outrages possible; no story was too wild OF
absurd for them; everything they gladly
welcomed. The committee came home with
n fine lot OF outrages, collected at heavy OK
pense to the government, yet when tho ques-
ton of Lamars admission came before the
Senate. Morton was one of the foremost Sena-
tors TO vote for Lamar, and only three Repub-
leans had courage enough to oppose his al
mission.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

1t WI! be remembered that last year, Just
after the labor troubles, some ono proposed
to remedy the hard times and aid the unem-
ployed laborers Of the country by settling
them on the government lands in the West.
This idea has been again brought before Con
gress by the Enlistment Labor Association OF
Washington, which submits plan for carry
ing out this scheme One hundred thousand
men are to be summoned by the President
and distributed in small bodies on the public
lands in the various Stats, and Territories,
furnished with agricultural implements and
everything necessary TO till the soil. They
are to receive the first year the same pay and
rations as soldiers. and are to be placed I'M
der the same discipline. 1t Is claimed on be,
half of this scheme that 1t will be sef-sup-
porting in a year, that 1t will repay the gov
eminent in very short time, and finally
that it will prevent all Indian raids and
depredations in future. This gigantic scheme
will be urged before Congress early in the
uaosion
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

The chances for the passage OF free snip
bill are most promising IN both theSenate ailu
House. The vote on the reference of this bill
IN the House showed majority OF 2S Tor free
sbjps: while in the Senate Senator Beck
bill is almost certain of passage. The North
ern press, with the exception OF Philadelphia,
Ia almost .nanimous In favor 81 TINS bili.
and will support it with all Its power ana
influence. IT will receive support also from
all the large commercial centres. The Mara
time Exchange Of New York photographed
thanks to Mr.. Beck for his action in intro
ducing this bill, which, they declare, will be
supported by all the American shipping
houses at that city. The bill will be strongly
backed also by the New York Chamber OF
Commerce and other commercial bodies OF That
city. New York is unanimous for free ships.
Philadelphia, as might be expected. VIII OPP
pose Senator Beck's bill.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

Forty-five Turkish families lately returned
to the Bulgarian village Of Soutilar Having
reached their old homes utterly destitute.
Since their return several Of their number
have been killed; the others have been set by
the Bulgarians to make brick, and their en-
ployers place overseers over them, armed
with whips, who keep them early and late at
their task. Another batch of refugees arrived
at the village of karabounar with their cat
tie, induced to return by the promise that the
half of the crops which they had sown before
their flight, but which the Bulgarans in their
absence had harvested, would be returned to
them. On their arrival however, their cattle
were taken from them, and the promised hall
of their crops was refused. They were, there.
fore, obliged to hire themselves to the Bulgars
as hswers of wood and drawers of water
labor for which the Bulgars paid them with
their own grain.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

The Charleston Nears and Courier offers the
Northern Republicans a sort of compromise
on the outrage question. Let the ques ton be
submitted, it says, to ah impartial jury in the
United States courts. The machinery OF
these courts Ia entirely in the hands OF the
Republicans; the judges are Radicals; the
district attorneys bitter; the marshals only
too willing to serve their party. These courts
have already arrested q number OF persons
and are preparing to try them; the accused
on their part, are willing and anxious to be
tried. Let the matter then go before jury,
the Ne,ps proposes. and when these men are
acquitted let there be an end forever OF this
cry Of Southern outrages. After having been
tried once before Fedeval court, the injus-
tice OF q second trial before the bar OF North
ern public opinion will be manifest. liz Is
hardly probable, however, that the Repubii-
cans will agree to any such terms as these
which would take from them their sole re-
naming issue, their only war cry.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08

Hayes calls for more money; more for the
army and navy, more for foreign intercourse,
more for public buildings and agricultural
experiments, more for forts, arsenals, light
houses, post roads-in short more for every
department of public business. He is not
content with the S135, 100000 which he and his
subordinates spent last year, besides the
$l02, 100000 paid as interest on the public debt.
He wants to handle something like 500 900
more this year than he did in the last.
The administration of John Quincy Adams
was driven from power for expanding yearly
about 50 900, 600 besides the amounts paid for
interest and principal on the public debt, and
for some other objects, which are properly de-
Quoted from the total of expenditures. Tho
population of the Union was then upwards of
10000, 600; and we had then, as now, our for
eign entangements, our Indian wars on the
frontiers, our army and navy, a long sea coast
and lake coast, with their forts, harbors, and
lighthouses, and our remote settlements to be
supplied with the mails. Yet, to meet all
these wants. Mr.. Adams spent at the rate OF
about three-quarterS OF a million dollars an
nually to each million of inhabitants. And his
administration was aSsailed for its extrava-
gance!
Our population now is about A, 900, 900. For
doing the same sort Of things which Mr..
Adams did at an annual expense OF three
quarters OF a million of dollars to each million
of population, Hayes last year spent more
than $3,OOO,Oo0 to each million of population.
And he Is not content with this He clamors
for more money. He will be satisfied with
nothing less than yearly expenditure OF
S175,000,0O0. which would be at the rate OF
"a, 600, 900 to each million OF people, and more
than five times as much in proportion to the
spent by the administration OF John Quincy
Adams.
The people are paying very dearly for q
fraudulent administration.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-08
BuCkner the FinanCler.
LRnffafo FxpresI.l

Congressman Bucknsr, the great financial
light from the backwGods of Missouri, who
has been by a Democratic Speaker put at the
head of the Committee. on Banking and Cur
rency does not share the delusion of many
well-meaning people, that it is possible to
maintain double standard Of metallic money.
He makes no bones oi, saying that he recog-
nizes the fact that thu cheaper silver dollar
will drive out gold aud bring us to single
silver standard. This he says, is exactly
what he desires But there are many who do
not desire it, and who have been induced to
favor a legal tender silver dollar only because
they have been led to believe that both gold
and silver could be maintained in circulation.
1t will be well If such well-meaning people
shall see the error of their ways and turn
therefrom before irretrievable mischief shall
have been done.