New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-22
THE NEWS THIS MOANING.

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ommends all nations to conclude commercial trea-
ties ON a liberal basis == HOstlities have broken
out between the MontenegTins and the Turks ==
The International Prison Congress has assembled
At Stockholm. =-= Republican gains are reported
at the French elections, - The italian desire
for the freedom of the Trentino from Austrian rule
is deemed very deep-roOted. - The British
wheat crop is better than it has been for some years.
- Fowler, an American, has crossed the Cham
mel on a new apparatus.
DoMEsrIC-The yellow fever reports show no
abatement of the disease. Liberal subscriptions
have been made in the East and West. ==
The meeting of Administration Republicans at
Saratoga was not marked by any bitter
speeches A movement to secure cOnven-
ton was agreed upon. = The Railway
Conference at Saratoga agreed to import
ant changes regarding the sale OF tickets,
etc -A National Bar Association was organ
lied at Saratoga Benjamin H. BristOw, OF Ken
lucky was chosen President = The Saratoga
races were won by volturus, shylOek, Bonnie
Wood and Mamie H. == Henry Armitt Brown
died. =- Mr. Blaine spoke at Bddeford, Me.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-General Buffers examine
ton Of Major Burke occupied the session of the
Potter Committee yesterday. - The Congress
sonal Committee on Labor and Business De-
preston resumed its sessions. = The
BROOKLYN factions of. the National party
concluded to unite. -= Tho officers of the Metro
politan Elevated Railway refused information about
the recent mortgages. - The coal output for
September was placed at 100000 tons.
- Gifts amounting to $5,s77 40 were
sent TO the yellow fever sufferers in different parts
of the South - Professor r. Ogden DOremus
was the chief witness at the Smith inquest in Jer-
sey City. - The National regatta at Newark was
closed and prizes were distributed. Gold, lOOos
1OOl2, 1OO5s Gold value of the legal-tender dollar
at the close 9941O cents Stocks dull and generally
lower, closing irregular and unsettled.
TIE Manufacturers local observations indi-
cate partly cloudy weather, with chances of
showers followed by clear or partly cloudy
weather. Thermometer yesterday, 74o, $50, 7Oo.
The Administration has gwen MOsby, the
original Third-TermeT, a place at the anti
podes This probably lndicates-a desire to get
rid of Mostly.
Tt detracts from the value of Captain-Gen-
eral Martinez Camposs order according free
dom of speech in Cuba, that he takes care to
prohibit attacks on the integrity of the Ma
ton. Vague injunctiOns of this kind create
suspense, and are invariably used to justify
represslye acts.
Each day only adds to the penalties which
Turkey is mourning for her delay in executing
the Treaty of Berlin. The hOstilities which
have broken out at Podgoritza between the
Montenegrin and Ottoman troops might have
been averted had the Porte dealt hOnOrably
with Prince Nicholas, and surrendered readily
the territory to which he is entitled. In
Batum the Ottoman commander cOunsels sub
mission to the Russians but it remains to be
seen whether his advice is more sincere than
his masters promises, which are invariably
made to be broken.
Mr.. Hewitt's lunatcs continue to be more
numerous than Mr.. POtter's, though not so en-
Pertaining. Among others, a person bearing
the appropriate name of Smart was examined,
when the Committee resumed its sessions yes
terday who described himself as business
man without capital. This political economist
wanted interest abolished, wanted law max
ing the insurance of every life compulsory,
wanted all officers elected by ballot, the low
est class to choose the class above, and that
class to choose the next highest and so on to
the top. He seemed to think il might be
good idea to elect new Governor every day.
MIR. Hewitt has our sympathy. Mr.. Potter can
get rid of his lunatics by sending them to
Bloomingdale.
The Saratoga conference of certain con-
spicuous supporters of the Administration has
adjourned after a brief and rather unimpOrt-
ant session. While a number OF those present
were Republicans of excellent standing and
high character, the gathering was hardly
large enough to be influential, and its action
can hardly be called decisive of any
thing The upshot of it is that COM
mittee has been appointed which is to
urge the calling of a full State con-
ventiOn. This is step to which there
can be no conceivable objection, if the
sentiment of the party seems TO demand it,
though full convention would have little to
do. If a majority of the party desire that one
shall be called that opinion can easily be
made manifest, and no doubt the State Com
nlittee would take prompt action accordingly.
General Butler had another hard days work
yesterday, without any result whatever. He
attempted the old criminal lawyers dodge of
bfoWbeating and insulting the witness, but
found in Major Burke man who would not
submit to his reflections, and compelled him
TO swallow them whole. In this encounter
the General was altogether wOrsted. His dec
laratiOn that he was testing the truthfulness
of the witness was met by Major Burke's re-
fusal TO continue until the offensive express
sion was withdrawn, and the committee struck
the whole episode from the record. after Mr..
Potter had shown, with what must have been
a bland irony. that General Butler could noG
have SAID lust what he did say, simply because