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New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

against only $3,471, ,652 in the same
month of 1877. Specie did not come
hither to settle the difference. aid
therefore the amount of American securities
returned. or of other foreign debt paid. must
have been fully 500, 100000 in a single month";
The specie account was insignificant; during
eight months ending August 81, the excess OF
exports over imports of specie was only SOIL
283. During the corresponding eight months
last year this country sent abroad more specie
than it reported by S25, ,463, 551, and the most
obvious effect of the change in foreign trade Is
that it has enabled the country to keep that
large amount of specie at home, beside all
the rest produced during eight months
of successful mining. But the country has not
only kept its precious metals-it has pald lot
eign debt amounting to more than $780,
100000. The excess of exports over imports
of merchandise during eight months OF 1873
was S1SS, sol ,O87 against $3S,951,995 last
wear. At the same rate for the remaining
third of the year, the excess of exports OF
merchandise would be about S2S3,Ooo,OoO'
and yet the last four months of 1873 BID ialr
to exceed in amount of merchandise exports
any corresponding period i'll our history as
nation.
If this country can pay foreign debt at
rate exceeding $25O,OOOO00 yearly. surely
there is no reason why it should be staggered
and delayed for many weary years IN the
payment of that small part of the public debt
which, bearing no interest, is in excess OF the
amount of currency which the country can
use at par. 1t is not supposed that more than
$40 900 600 of legal tenders would be pre-
sented for redemption if resumption in gold
should begin at once. Less han the sum
which we pay to foreign creditors within two
months would certainly suffice, upon any rea-
sonable estimate, to extinguish the small re-
manning difference between gold and legal
tenders.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
GENERAL NOTES.

NapoleOn's gardener at st. Helena dleu - Ua ninety
Island early last August at the pat1arohai ase when
v@ars Tom Evans entered the EOsisn Arm" ~ be PENN
"d Nineteen and was actively ue fs Xer
suar War; losing an eye in the bS.'S Sara which accom-
Waterloo his regimen on BelIorOphon to st
ssna % and he GGyfS auss iSr 'fUfTs fU s
a gardener at the ~, ~" shout Napoleon and the greag
the veteran 3 request that be should DC oureu
Vita Vita military honorS- puo,obr,or cap be le-
g married at esG'se% S sIsrS snS iS'' at nineteen The
pioP, noush in the Department OF the Vosges re-
forbade young of that age to SIT on Oensn
At church with men, aud ordered HIM to 80 INTO ~,
"bHdres department The lad refused to do So anu ~
this ACT OF dsobedience bis pastor struck hiii -
face The father OF the Lad brought & M aSph it the cat
ault and battery but the magistrate heu it nuthr
Saa onlv commited an abuse OF a yyas moi
iy inv. for which, according TO the Coneor'a'' "'
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
For THE CAMPAIGN.

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New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

You did in South Carolina. But would it not be
well for you TO translate those dispatchesi If not
suppose you call them forgeries You should act
quickly, too; the keys may be found
The ladies connected with the Decorative Art
Society, who have already shown such skin in
gaugng and gratifying the popular taste in their
loan exhibition, have devised an admirable aid to
the new exhibition which is to open within n fort
night. They will give, in connection with It,
course Of lectures on art by prominent
specialists, as follows: On Japanese Art, by
Professor w. f. Griis; Ancient Art, by
General CesnOla; on Pottery, by w. C.. Prime
on Tapestry by John L. Hayes, of Boston, on
American Art in the Future by C.. c. Perkins, and
on Egyptian Art, by C. d. Warner. Tickets for the
course will be sold by the Society and the proceeds
will go to swell the profits which they hope to real
ize from the Loan Exhibition.
The news of a serious accident to Mr.. George Ban
croft will awaken apprehenslOns for the distn-
gulshed writer, who, while he has preserved much
OF the energy of youth IS far advanced in years. II
to be hoped that his injuries will prove less severe
than they now seem.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

By a unanimous vote the Grand Jury has
declared the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
" a public nuisance in its unparalleled invasion
" of private rights and public comfort, safety
"and health" and has requested the trans
mission of its presentment to the Legislature,
that steps may be taken to redress an out
"rage which would never have been sane
" toned, had It's enOmIty been realized"
This is a sweeping condemnation, and If a
bill from Grand Jury can destroy railroad,
the Metropolitan Railroad has run its last train.
But it is not likely that the Legislature
will obey the bull. While much is true
that is stated in the presentment respecting
the discOmfOrts OccasiOned by the road,
some slight part of it has ceased to be true.
1t has certainly been generally supposed that
the dropping of cinders and oil from the track
had come to an end, and efforts have been
and are making to abate the noise. But, if in
spite of all that ingenuity and money can
effect, great inconvenience to the residents
along the line of the road still continue,
the sense of a selfish public will be that
the few must suffer for the good of the many.
Rapid transit roads are rendered absolutely
necessary by the conformation of New York
Island, and no roads are so cheap as those on
stills. 1t seems inevitable that some thorough
fares must be sacrificed, and when a road has
been put into successful operation, it will take
more than presentment from q Grand jury
to 6asfrOv
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

and statesmanlike department, and III an
instant reverted to the original type OF
Democracy. 1t was as if new con-
vert on the tOwpath had been knOeKed
backward into his old sulphurous vocabulary
by the hind hoOf of an unregenerate mule.
Mr.. Wood skipped back at once to the perlod
before emancipation and the war, ana began
to denounce the "Black Republicans An
enjtbet unused since Abraham Lincoln signed
the great Proclamation. Then he struck
out with a series of appeals to Irish
men. Feniaus. Catholics, Workingmen and
Greenbackers, which were so much III
the old vein that one almost regretted that ME-
Wood had ever undertaken any other
role than that of demagOgue. "WDo orig
"inated Central Park and gave the poor men
"work 2" he shouted. "WhO, in 1855, throttled
"the Know-Nothing partyf" "Who saved
"the Catholic Orphan Asylum in Fifth
"ayenue?n "Who, in 1855, when the
"workingmen marched the streets shouting
"'Work or Bread gave 5000 hungry men
"ruined brick walls to pull down, ana when
"they had piled the bricks in one place, had
"thcm carried and piled In anOtner place.
"and this when there was no appropriation,
"saying if the city did not pay Tor IL
"yould 2" "Who organized the proceedings
"for the release of Condor, the Fenlan I"
This and much more of the same sort, with
the assertion that he was 1.-THE biggest
"Greenback man in the crowd" did Mr..
Wood give to his hearers in his own hired
hall when he reverted and began bidding III
the old way for votes.
1t seems pity that Mr.. Wood should have
had this relapse he was getting to be so
respectable. But the interruptions no doubt
excited him, and almost before he knew
it he was plunging about with ms
"reminiscences of 1855, which no man more
than he should desire to have forgot
ten under the statute of limitations. But
the entire performance only illustrates the
tendency to reyeIsOn. And it suggests
moreover the possibility, not to say proba-
biiity, that the Tammany tribe and the whole
Democratic party are equally liable to revert
to the original type of Democracy before the
war, the savagery of the Border Rufiians and
the predatory habits of the Tweed gang We
feel sorry for Mr. Wood. He ought to take
bath, rinse out his mouth, and begin again.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-It is confirmed that Russia intends to
recall soon her mission from AfghaDistan. 60 The
Hungarian Ministry have resigned. judge vii
liam KeOgh, of the Irish Bench, is dead. -
Prince Bismarck is strongly opposed to the pro-
posed limitation of the Socialist bill to two and
half years. 80 The Porte intends to submit the
contemplated treaty with Russia to the Powers.
- Hanlan IS the favorite with betting men at
Montreal.
DOMRsTIC.-GeOrge Bancroft, the historian,
thrown from his carriage at Newport yesterday, and
severely injured. - Senator ThSrman has been
taken i'll while delivering public address. =
The spread of yellow fever continues, but the
deaths do not increase in number. = The
American Board of Foreign Missions met yesterday
at Milwaukee 60 Mr.. o. II. Irish of the Bureau
of Engraving, has boeD promoted to be Chief of
the Bureau. 80 The President and Secretary
Evarts left Washington last night for New-York.
At Akron. Ohio, a company of militia had to
be called out to capture a large party of tramDs.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Grand Jury yes
terday presented the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad as q nuisance. == Several arrests
of physicians and others have been made
on account of of malpractice which has
inst been discovered. - The witness IN the Van
derbilt will case, who claims to be DR.. StOd
dard's widow, made many damaging admissions
Yesterday. 80 The New-York and Kings County
Republican committees heartily approved tho Sara
toga Conventions work. +. b. Thurber was
nominated for MaVOr by the Blair Nationals
-: Further testimony given before the Wood
Committee. 80 Gold 100ss 100ss, 1908. Gold
value of the legal-tender dollar at the close. 9961O
cents Stocks active and luctuating but generally
lower closing irregular and unsettled.
THE WEATHER local observations indi-
cate partly cloudy or clear weather and rising
temperature. Thermometer yesterday, G4o, 7Go. Co.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

The Peruvian Government has found that
the shortest way to resumption is cremation,
and burns up bank notes by the million. A
fiscal policy of this sort would furnish KearDey
with so many new and lurid metaphors that,
if we really felt able to get along without him,
we might suggest his taking the next steamer
down there. But Peru can't have him unless
she cries very hard.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
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New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

In Ohio the tramps and the Akron militia
have had little battle. The former fought
nObly, but with poor success, as eighteen of
them were captured. If the tramps continue
to affect military organizations and warlike
demonstrations, they may find the practice OF
taking prisoners less fashionable.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

Adam repeats himself in Connecticut. A
new phase is given to that shocking case in
which man and woman moving in respect
able society, are said TO have poisoned, the
one his wife and the other her husband,
in order to remove all obstacles to their guilty
love. The man now charges the woman with
both pOisonings, and paints h1s portrait as that
of one who knew of these dreadful crimes but
lacked the courage to do them. There are
men in this world who would rather have
owned up TO half dozen robust murders.
Not even so vigilant and careful an officer
as Mr.. Mcpherson could retire, it seems,
without having a lie started about irregu-
Clarifies " in his bureau. These bushwaekers
of the press, who make it their habit
TO abuse honest men with the same
zeal that they defend rogues, cast
their ugly shadows too often over the
whole business of journalism and it is the
wanton circulation of such falsehoods as this
that makes it too easy for real rascals whom
the newspapers have caught to wave accusa-
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

The New-Jersey Greenbackers have a touching
faith in their ability to fix things as they ought to
he but they seem to know less about things they
are than any other class of accountable beings.
Last year at their State Convention, after nominal
ing the volcanic Hoxsey for Governor, they
were proceeding to ballot for a candidate
for " Lieutenant Governor when some one hap
pened to discover that there no official OF that
style and title known to the laws of the State
And now, over the river in the With Congressional
District there lives and agitates one Jacob, an orig
inal who has been spouting eloquenee ike lOuh-
tain for several months to prove just how the
Constitution and the laws should be remodelled to
hurry nm the soft-money millennium, and the other
dov b,s fellow Greenbackers nominated HIM for
CONGRESS. Ii now appears that neither Jacob nor
anv delegate to his Convention had ever read the
Constitution of the United States as far as the
second section of the first article, or they would
bove kuoyyn that Jacob was ineligible to the posi-
tion A new convention has been called by these
accomplished reformers.
broadway begins TO resume its wonted appear
once More and more Of our people are learning how
nleasan the country is in September and the return
Of ibe Summer wanderers this year has been later
than ever before But at last the streets show their
nresepce again. and the shops feel 1t in a sudden
onicLeping of the retail trade. This opens brisky,
and dealers are once more confident, and this time
with greater reason than in previous Autumns
that the ong-expected revival of business Is fairy
| upon us.
II is to be a campaign of fraud, Mr. Smith weed
We thank you for keeping fraud uppermost now' a.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

The perplexities of the Mackenzie Ministry,
and the advent of Sir John Macdonald to power,
are cast in the shade at Montreal by the great
boat-Tace which takes place this afternoon at
Lachme, between Hanlan, of Toronto. and
Courtney, of New-York. AS an amateur
Courtney scored uninterrupted successes up to
last year, when he appeared in the profess
slOnal field. Since that time he has suffered
two defeats under, as he claims, exceptional
circumstances, but he is undoubtedly the best
OaTsman we could have selected. Hanlan
graduated in Toronto waters, and has had re-
peated successes. In the match at st. John
this Summer he beat easily Ross, his princi-
pal Canadian rival. He is now the
favOrte among the betting men. The
time is not expected to exceed thirty-six
minutes. There is every prospect that fair
play and good humOr Will prevail throughout
the contest, and there ought to be race worth
rowing and worth seeing.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
ton aside with the bland remark that it is
"a newspaper charge"

The satisfaction evinced in Mexico at Min
lister ZamacOnas efforts in this country to
increase our commerce with that Republic
should stimulate our manufacturers to give
greater attention to the Mexican trade. AT
present Mexico buys annually from us, in
round numbers, merchandise worth 81, $780,
600, sending IN return $1O,OOO,OOO IN
specie and $5,3OO,OOO in raw products.
This commerce. amounting in the aggregate
to nearly $2O, 900, is greater than that of
Great Britain with Mexico, which does not
exceed $G,OOO,OOO. There is, however, wide
field for further development Mexico needs
more of our manufactures, and can afford to
pay for them with products of the field and
mine.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-02

It is to be a campaign of fraud, Mr.. Smith weed
We thank you for keeping fraud uppermost now as
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12
European Cable News.

How Disraeirs Treaty Is Viewed.
LONDON, July llth.-Disraeli's
treaty between England and Tur-
key is generally recognized as a
brilliant stroke of policy, though
his rivals do no. fully accept its
solid wisdom, but its boldness and
originality command admiration
and add to the authors reputation
and to British vanity. Cyprus is a
new whistle, but it remains to be
seen whether the assumption of o
protectorate over Asiatic Turkey Is
not too high price to pay for 1t.
Some maintain that England oh.
tains by it a sort of pre-emption
claim 10 the region thus protected,
to be perfected by the logical Sc
quencs of the future extinction
of the Turkish power. Evidently
the Prime Minister had no other
real aim than this. Certainly he
has obtained at Berlin nothing of
value to England. The establish
ment of the line of European Tur-
key at the Balkans, with the right
to fortify its passes, is generally
declared by military authorities to
be an element of weakness to Tur-
key instead of strength.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12

WHEN the Bourbons were tot
tering to their fall they had their
rom ance. mystery and scandal of
the Diamoud Necklace" upon
W hich the pens of Dumas, Carlyle
and otEer illustrious men, have
dilated. The fall of the Republi.
can leaders and the last days of the
corrupt Republican dynasty are
illuminated by the Sherman letter
and the melo-dramatic episode of
Mrs. jerks. The Diamond Neck
lace in the story of royalty per-
formed Lo antics more remarkable
than The appearances and disap-
pearances of the Jenks-Sherman
letter. John Sherman will be
known in history as the man who
gave Mrs. jerks an opportunity TO
prove, before Congressional
Committee, that her tongue hangs
most accurately in the middle.
He will descend to posterity as an
appendage of that remarkable
woman, and he will, at the most,
be accorded only a mild reflection
of the halo which will encircle her
head.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12

THE testimony ELECTED by Gen
Butler from Kellogg in the Potter
Committee yesterday is very sug-
gestive. The Generals shrewd,
quick questions drew out the fact
that, when the Louisiana Return
ing Board had thrown out all the
Democratic votes it thought it
could in common decency reject,
it was found that two Of the Hayes
electors were still defeated. The
Board, however, was equal to its
work. In the language of General
Butler to Kellogg, "whereupon the
Board proceeded to give the screw
another turn" Apter language
could not be applied to the opera
tion. fit had been necessary to
throw out every Democratic vote
in Louisiana 10 have given that
State to Hayes, they would have
been promptly thrown out, al.
though the Board would have ad-
mitted that it was a little awkward
to have to do SO barefaced a thing.
The screws, however, would have
received the requisite number of
twists not withstanding.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12
+" Sunshine Nisaers."

Uncle Remus and old man Plato,
who are excellent specimens of the
old-time darkey, met at the pas
senger depot and compared notes.
"Dese is mighty hard times, Brer
Rsmus.n "You'er hoopin' now,
honey; and deyer gittin' harder.
De man dat gifts dollar desc days
is got to onlimber hiss'f, sho's you
BON. Els got 10 git rouu' like he
was at campmeetin' rastle."
"Daps Wat call knockin' at the
front do',n said Uncle Plato, by
way of expressing his hearty as
sent. "De time has come, Uncle
Plato" continued Brer Remus,
"we'en niggers amt got none de
vantage er POI white folks. Some
un um, notis, kin sit in de sun
an git fat, an wild me hits scuffle
and a scramble from days eend to
days eend. an Pm monst' GUS glad
Zen night comes eff 1 got slice
er bacon rine for to greece my
stummick wild" Some er desc
nigeers, Brer Remus, wat stan's
'roun' IAN suns deyse'fs look like
dey got rich kinfolks somewheres."
mo use fer ter bodder bout der
kinfolks, Brer Plato. Ef'twan't
for desc sunshine niggers de chain
gang wouldn't be able fer to dig
a pos hole. Hit 'ud be mighty
nigh ez weak ez de toddy wat
Mars John mixes fer der baby.
Niggers don't fatten on no sun
shine. We'en you wake jes TO
day an hear the hens cacklin' and
squealin' you KIN jes put it down
dat one er desc yer sunshine mig.
gers is maxim his livin', an if a
p'leece man happins fer to sa'nter
up dere's anudder candydit fer de
chain-gang." "You'er chawiu'
guvment terbacker now, Brer Re-
mus" responded Uncle Plato, ap-
provingly.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12
The Mules Wonderful Trickery.

"Speaking about mules" re.
marked q six-footer In Arkansas, as
he cracked his whip at market,
"I've got q mule at home which
knows as much as do, and / want
to bear somebody say I'm half a
fool!" No one said so, and he went
on: "I've stood around here and
heard men blow about kicking
mules till I've got disgusted. When
you come down to kicking, I want
to bet on my mule. A friend came
along and took dinner with me the
other day, and, as he seemed a little
took him out to see
Thomas Jefferson, my champion
mule. l was telling the good man
how that mule would flop his feet
around, and he said he would like
to see q little fun. He'd passed his
whole life in the South, but had
never seen q mule lay his whole
soul into q big time at kickIhg,"
"Well," he said, after borrowing
some tobacco, II took 'Fhomas out
of the stable, backed him up agin
a hill, gin him cuff on the ear,
and we stood by to see the. amuse-
ment, 1t was good place to do
his durndest, and what dye sup
pose he did? In ten minutes, by the
watch, he was out of sight. In
five minutes more we couldn't feel
him with twelvefoot pole, and
and" The crowd began to yell nd
sneer, and the narrator looked
around and asked: "Does any body
think Pm lying? Would lie for
one mule? Right here under my
arms is a pound Of tallow candles,
which are to light the hole for to
60 in after Thomas and I got
word not an hour ago that the hind
feet of mule were sticking out of
a hill thirty-nine miles as the bird
flies from where my mule went in.
Pm shaky on religion, gentlemen,
but our family never had a liar
in it.n