New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-27

The Hon. Henry S. Little, Clerk OF the Court OF
Chancery of New-Jersey, has been abundanty ylndi-
Gated. One J. \. Bcecher, editor of the Greenback
organ of that state published certain statements
in regard to a 81 900 check which had been paid
to Mr. Little for some valuable legal services rem
de.ed to decrepit insurance company andthe state
ments which reflected upon Mr. Titles character
have been pronounced libels by the court.
and Mr.. Beecher has been immured in
Jail Bat not only has every suspicion of
stain been sponged from the smooth,
white surface of Mr. Littles reputation.
The real Transaction, brought to light by the check,
rs il is now displayed to public view. unwarped by
any malicious presentation is only another proof of
Mr. Little's immense capacity for achievement in
Iicd spheres of activity. Mr.. LittIe's duties as
Clerk Of tho Court of Chanccry when gagged by
his supposed emoluments, are very arduous. 1t Is
true that the populace have no means of
accurately estimating the sum total OF
those emoluments, but, judging from the mag
nitude and multitude of the fees allowed by law.
and from the amount which the office IS currently
reported To have been assessed toward = campaign
fupd for the election of Governor Bedle who reap
pointed Mr. Litlc), there broOdS over the State all
impressive. though perhaps, an exaggerated suspi-
cion that 500 900 per annum is rather below than
above the actual figures. Now, gentleman who
times is liable to have very limited stock of sur
plus energy TO devote to matters outside of his
legitimate calling. blr. Little, however, with
the aid of a few other statesmen, manages TO coach
Governor Mcclellan and run the Democratic party
throughout the State, aud it must be allowed that
Mr. Little handles his cad of the machine with great
dexterity and efficiency. And now il comes out that
Mr. Little in addition To his trying labOrs rs boss
Democrat and Chancery Clerk thinks nothing OF
making casual excursions into the realms of law and
earning 81 900 fees before breakfast of a morning.
This case is made more noteworthy by the fact that
Mr. Little never permits his work TO interfere with
his recreations to abbreviate his vacation trips
TO Europe OF elsewhere And even when at home
he is never visby burdened with toll, but he losses
off his abors so lightly that lie constantly wears the
air of gentleman of leisure who needs
little mental exercise just to keep him in
good health. If Mr.. Little could only find some
employment that would keep his great powers
pied. he would probably turn Off more work than
any statesman in New-Jerscy. with the possible cx-
ception Of the Hon. Henry c. Kelsey, Secretary of
State, Clerk of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
Clerk of the Court of Pardons, Register of
the PrcrOgative Court, Member OF the
State Board of Education, Commissioner of
Agricultural College Fund, Trustee of tho School
Fund Bank Commissioner, Commissioner OF State
Library Commissioner of Insurance, and Demo-
cratic Pashaw of four tails 1t would seem that
there are hardly enough Offices in small State like
New-Jersey to support two gentlemen OF such
phenomenal capacity. One of them ought to emf
CRATE.
OF the rattlebrained pubcists at Toledo, who
were called upon to draft declaration of prnci-
pies for the National Party" the most widely
known were General Sam Cary, Colonel Bantou
Duncan, and Brick Pomeroy. esq., with some
weaker vessels like the volublc Citizen Troup and
General Hoxsey who ran little. in spots, for Gov
ernor of New-Jersey last Fall Either of these ener
ge;c economists can explain to tTllsttul citizen
exactly how general confidence Is to DO restored and
is then liable to borrow 81 30 to set the wheels of
industry in motion. Under such leadership tie
National party ought to sweep onward like an army
with banners
Father Secchi, whose death is just announced
was hard worker in the newest field of astronom-
cal research-the analysis by means Of the spec
trum OF the light of the stars. Almost at the very
hour when he was attacked by his last Illness IA
new book respecting the stars appeared from his
pen; it was intended for popular reading, but en-
bodied many of bus most recent discoveries. His
name will always rank high among the pioneers in
spectrum research and he especially successful
i'll classifying stars by their light, as to deter
mine which are probably young, and which are
beginning to be burned out
There was much talk of hanging people to the lamp
posts In tho House yesterday. General Butler
wanted the Secretary Of the Treasury worked
of, and Mr.. Chittenden suggested that General