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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
GRAY HlIRS BEFORE PROMOTION

4 Young army officer can hardly be re-
proached if he scizes the first good Opportu-
nifty to get out of the service for which
the country has educated him. AS he
stands on the threshold of his military career
and takes a long look ahead, how fiat and
tedious is the prospect that stretches before
him! That he will be Oycrw0rked Is ineyi-
table, when twenty thousand men are expected
TO protect our extended frontiers, to prevent
dcpredations Oh the Rio Grande, to defend the
clearings of emIgrants, and, in times of popu-
lar rcstlessness and cOmmuniStlc craze, TO do
notice and gaTnsOn work IN our cities. That he
will be wretchedly underpad, even If the zeal
of the revolutionary Banning be permanently
rcpressed, is manifest from the Day-rOlls as
they now stand, to say nothing OF the
new Army bill. That he must waste the
entire period of his active life in the sub
ordinate positions OF lieutenant and captain,
waiting until middle-lfe for the first promo
ton. and until old age for the second, is a
plain fact that can be verified by the expert
cncc of every veteran officer in the service
Notwithstanding the gaps that were left
during our civil war, and the openings that
were made by the twO-tOld increase OF the
regular Army, the majors are to-day nearer
sixty than fifty. and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and colonies are far advanced in life. Promo
ton il tardIcr still in these times of peace
when officers are never killed off, and when
ScnsclesS politicians are cutting down the
Army The young officer who looks down the
cherries vista Of the future must expect
to remain Il lieutenant until he Is
from thirty-tive TO thiTty-eight wears of
age, and n captain until he Is from
fifty to ffty-cight. At best, he cannot
hone to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel
until he shall have passed three-scOre.
He may become gray az lieutenant and
captain, waiting for promotion with family
growing up around him. a sorry prospect,
surely!
Now, in view Of this protractcd service in
lower grades, an increase of compensation has
been allowed in old-time Army bills. A service
ration for every five years, or percentage on
account of length of service, cOmpensateS the
lieutenant or captain in part for tedious years
of standing and waiting for promotion till the
close of life devoted to the service of his
country. As the rate of promotion will be
slower i'm the future than ii has been in the
past some expedIcnt of tins kind must be
adop,cd if the efficiency of the service is to
be maintained. No military force on the
planet is more faithfully Differed and COM
manded than our own little army. Gentlemen
in Congress, you have whitfield and pared
LONG enough; you have got close to the bone,
don't take the life and spirit out of the
organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
TILE WIZ RERELLLnN

The Democratic majority in the House Of
Representatives have finally forced through
the Potter resolution. What the country will
think of this proceeding, it is not difficult to
conjecture. What the Republican minority in
the House think of it is TO be seen in the ring
Ing address which they have sent out to the
voters of the United States, and in which
they boldly charge that this is a plot
to Dust the President by revolution. But,
for the present. let us take Democratic Opin
ion Mr. Alexander II. Stephens knows about
as well as any member of the House
what the first Democratic rebellion was, and
he says that it hardly equalled in stupidity
this, the second Democratic rebellion. Speak
ing of the Potter resolution, he says:
Positively IL is the most uncommon piece Of political
unwisdom can recall. II does seem to me that tnoto
never was such set, except those who led lis into
cession. Northern papers say we are sitting
nyesgatiOn afraid TO face the music OF election frauds
except as we hope make capital for ourselves. That's
true It looks exactly like that TO the country D general
II tins resolution passes without the Hale amendment
some other equally broad, my prediction Is that shall
have another bOOdy-shIrt campaign on our hands, and
would not give fg for chances 10 hold the next
House of Representatives. If we or the country
want any of it, want 1T all probe the whole fraud or
let IL alone.
Apparently Mr.. Stephens understands his
associates very well. AS a matter of party
tactics, they have committed the most stupid
blunder in the history of party famous for
blunders. An investigation for the sake of
truth and justice-a full, fair and impartial in
vestigation, looking only to the discovery OF
any fraud by whatever party committed, and
distinctly dlsclaiming any intention or power to
disturb the title of the President-Republi-
cans could not have opposed without fatal In
jury to themselves. In another interview. on
Thursday, Mr.. Stephens defined very clearly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
NF4RTNG RESUMPTION.

The United States steps with firm foot on
the very threshold of resumption. Open and
secret enemies of the public faith are con-
founded. Men who prattled of being first in
the line on the day of resumption, men who
declared as experts that it was utterly i'm
possible for the Treasury to get the needed
gold, men who vociferated as dcmagOgues that
any real attempt to prepare for resumption
would bring complete collapse of business and
general bankruptcy, and regulators who
threatened to revoke the contract with the
Syndicate, all have cause to be ashamed Of
themselves. The public credit prevails; the
Secretary of the Treasury does his duty, and
with firm will and sagacity triumphs over all
obstacles; the Nation defeats both open and
secret foes of its honor. Nor is it small
matter that the wisdom of the Secretary
in securing the services of the Syndl-
cate is fully indicated. Forty days ago,
many men honestly doubted whether the
Treasury could get the gold needed
for resumption, and the associated National
bankers of this city actually hesitated to I'M
dertake the sale of fifty millions OF 4i2 per
cent bonds at par before January next
Within the forty days, the Syndicate has made
and performed its contracts, and the Govern
ment has obtained $50,5O0.o0O for its bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
MAY PLANS.

Our advertising columns are already begin
ming to fill with tempting invitations for the
Summer to mountain and seaside hotels or
farm-hOuses. Prices are lowered on all except
a very few exclusive resorts, whose dainty
circulars are sent only to such names as are
found on the :" Elite Directory" of the diff
ferent cities, and who scrupulOusly refrain
i'm them from any alluslOn to SO vulgar mat
ter as the dirty dollar. They make mistake.
A prudent economy as to the spending of odd
cents has infected even Murray Hill this
Spring, and-a still more significant sign Of
the times--your shOddy ariStOcrat finds it quite
the thing to talk of reducing expenses"
with the great majority of hitherto well-to-
do townspeOple the reduction of expenses is
not this year a matter of fashion, but hard
necessity. They have cut down the outlay for
their family to the barest limit. They are
lust now making up their minds to save dur
ing the Summer by staying at home, and to
make UP for the lack of country air during
their Summer holiday by rest in the house"
or going to the Park.
Our advice ~ frst-Don't try it, You will
not rest, and you will not go to the Park.
You will use the two weeks or months vaca-
ton to bring up all the work which your reg
ular business has pushed back during the year.
You will 60 back to the Office at the end of the
holiday more jaded than when you left 1t, and
before December your bills for doctors and
drugs will outrun the expense for Summer
tourney. The only chance OF rest for man
of business, or mother of family, is to leave
Office and house out of sight. Secondly-Put
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Ruskn's health is completely restored
and he is again at work.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson has quiet taste.
Announce me plainly" he telegraphs TO the manage,
of the California Theatre. And he adds NO nouf'n
trumpets" -
Judge Tyner, writing from Paris to the
Postmaster General, says somewhat plaintively tAs
prtces are so high letters OF credit seem to shrei
as you look at them"
Governor Swami, of Maryland, is shortly 10
be married to Mrs. Thompson OF Princeton. N j. iH'
ceremony will take place at the brides home ID rrnoe
top and the Governor aud his wife VIII sperd ne o'
iner Ia his cottage at Newport =,
Lord Beaconsfeld says that certainly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

aside all regard for appearances and fashion
Two weeks with the whole family will not
east as mach at cheap, quiet Dl zee,
Gs two days dressing and dancing for
the girls at Newport or TIE Branch. Make
up your minds that it is rest and
fresh air and downright fun that You want.
not hot bathrooms nor full dress promenades
II which to impress the Joneses aud the Smiths
with your much begilt gentIlity. Go straight
10 work to get what yOu want without uncasi-
ness as to what the neighbors will say.
Run down on some Saturday IN this month to
the fishing villages on the Jersey coast, or to
any farming country off the line of the rail-
road, and engage board for the family in
PLAIN bouse-iishermans or farmers. IL the
beds are clean and the roof keeps out the
rain, ask no further. You will not have Del
monico's menu, but it will do the young folks
no harm to find out how other people live
how their grandfathers lived, in all probability
You can bring your own tea, or buy a choice
joint now and then as treat, and yet go home
out Of debt, and with money IN your pockets,
instead of the unpaid bills of a great hotel
Or, better still, combine with some other jolly
family to buy or hire couple of tents and
try camping-Out on the seacOast. A couple
of dollars would pay for the carriage of all
the provisions, bedding, ETC., necessary. The
expense of tents and fare would be made up
in the cheapness of living where fish, and that
the best, can be had for two cents "a pound,
and birds for nothing.
In short, the Summer holiday can be brought
down within the limits of ordinary expenses
mr. home nrOvided we exercise common sense
ami begin now to plan and make preparation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

The bill now before the House to educate the
people, out of the Federal funds agrees with the
bill for the same teneicent purpose which is now
before the Senate, In providing that the money
shall be distributed among the several States the
basis of illiteracy. This would give the South
much larger proportion of the grant than would
fall to the North and perhaps, if the General Gov
eminent should decide to embark i'll the district
school business it might be well to make the great
est sacrifices to educate the people who most need
educating. And yet, 1t may not be improper to
remind some of the Southern States that according
to popular belief, certain of their school funds,
derived from previous public land grants, con-
verted into powder and ball TO be burned up and
shot away in prosecuting the rebellion. In such
cases 1t would at least show a cOmmendable spirit
if these States should voluntarily take some action
looking toward the gradual restoration OF these
funds before petitIOning for further bounty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
Business Nolltrs.

Mensman's Peptonzed Beef Tonic is the
eny preparation OF beef containing IFS ctTe NUTRITIOUS
sDroDecf IL Is Invaluable all enfeebled conditions
Whether the exhaustion, nervous pTostraton
OyerWOrS disease: and In every form OF ue-
biity particularly resulting rom pulmonary conpapt
III friendly helpful the most delicate stomach A.
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and 6th-ave., cor. Of 39thst
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ture Phonoaph the laot gilt Of science sent 10 any
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Persons have been taking Cod Liver on WILDE pleased
learn that succeeded from directions 0
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Sold by al druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

Collector Arthur has made highly fit APP
pointment in choosing William Libbey, of the
firm of A. T. Stewart g. Co., to act as the
representative of the New-York merchants In
the Treasury Commission which is investigat-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

While there has been considerable delay on
the part of prospective residents of Newport
in taking cottages this year, the list given else
where undoubtedly includes large proportion
of the permanent Summer population of that
resort The New-Yorkers, as given, are in
majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

Speaker Randall decides that offensive re-
marks (made by Democrats) are not unparlia-
mentary unless they are "intended" to be
offensive and therefore honorable members
can abuse Republicans as long as they
like, il they mean nothing by it. Mr.. Randall
ought to be elected to the vacant Presidency
of the Pickwick Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

ing alleged undervaluations at this port
When the magnitude of the interests of this city
is considered, it really seems that New-York's
share of the representation in Commission
of nearly dozen members is quite small
enough; but the Collector, having only one
choice to make could not well have made
better one.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03
TIE BLAND SILVER BILL.

Washington, Feb. There is good reason
to believe now that the Bland bill cannot be
passed over the veto. The silver men them
selves begin to finch a little and talk of ad-
hitting an amendment raising the value of
the dollar but it becomes daily more certain
that no bill attacking the debt and the interest,
or interfering in past transactions, will be
able to pass over the veto. A letter from
Hendricks to August Belmont on the silver
question concludes as follows: Should silver
money be restored, lave thought the pledge
of 1869 of payment in coin, and the assurance
in the Act of 1870 of payment in coin at the
then standard value, would seem to author
ize, almost require it. Compliance with the
contract cannot be breach Of public faith
Our country is large producer of silver
The quality of money is important as to its
its value. | think that the restored silver
will approach, and perhaps reach gold, in
value but should experience prove that it
must remain below gold because of its greater
production, Congress has ample power to pro
vide against any evils likely to follow"
New York, Feb , A Tribune Washing
ton special says a consultation of some of the
advocates of the Bland bill in the Senate took
place to-day. Jones of Nevada said that he
was in favor of making the minimum coinage
of silver dollars three millions per month in
stead of two millions, as provided for in the
Finance Committees bill He asserted that
the vindication of the silver men would come
in the public relief which would shortly fol-
low the passage of the bill 1t is proposed to
follow up the enactment of the Bland bill
with other measures providing for the issue
of certificates to take t.2e place of coin in
commercial transactions. Jones will make
speech during the coming week, but it is not
his intention to deal in statistics, but to
devote his time to answering objections made
to the practical work of the yer scheme
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03

poor patriot who served his country for the
hire which his country would give to him.
And We should think but poorly of a son who
thus addressed his earthly father: Father,
on whom my fortunes depend, teach me to do
what pleases thee, that |, pleasing thee IN all
things, may obtain those good things which
thou hast promised to give to thy Obedlent
children If any OF us who have lived in so
meagre faith venture, by and by, to put in
our claims, Satan will be likely to say Of us
with better reason than he did of Job), 'DId
they serve God for nought, then? Take their
reward from them, and they will curse him
to his face. If Christianity had never borne
itself more loftiiy than this, do We suppose
that those fierce Norsemen who had learned,
in the fiery war-songs of the Edda, of v hat
stuff the hearts of heroes are composed, would
have fashioned their sword hits into crosses,
and themselves into cruSading chlvalry!
Let us not dishonor our great fathers with
the dream of it. The Christians, like the
Stoics and the Epicureans, would have lived
their little day among the IgnOble sects OF an
etfete civilization, and have passed off and
been heard OF no more. 1t WAS IN another
spirit that those first preachers of righteous
ness went out upon their warfare with evil.
They preached, not enlightened prudence,
but purity, justice, goodness; holding out no
promises in this world except of suffering as
their great Master had suffered, and rejoicing
that they were counted worthy to suffer for
his sake And that crown of glory which they
did believe to await them in a life beyond the
grave, was no enjoyment of what they had
surrendered in life, was not enjoyment at all
in any sense which human thought or Ian
guage can attach to the words; as little like it
rs the crown of love is like it, which the true
lover looks for when at last he obtains his
mistress. 1t was to be with Christie lose
Themselves in Him.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03
THE WAR IN Ell .;OPE.

Constantinople, Feb. 2-Tl Car has tel
egraphed the Sultan promising to grant the
armistice Server Pasha, Faroign Minister
and one of the plnipotent ..ries, teIegraphed
yesterday that the r. ian Grand Duke
Nicholas was ready to syn the protocol of
peace preliminaries, Without any unneces-
sary delay, under . reserve of Interior nego-
tiations, The Grand Wis 7 in reply to Server
Pasha' dispatch, authorized him to sign an
armiStice and peace prehminaries An mil
itary movements and the emigration of
Musselmans has been stopped,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03
'ESONAL.
King Humbert is tl'rty-three.

King Humbcrt is tn ;rty-th
Mrs, Southwor hs forty fourth volume is
announced.
1t is denied that General Longstreet is to
keep hotel
Gail Hamilton announces herself opposed to
woman suferage.
Senator Blaine's daughter has entirely re-
covered, and is again at school.
The Rev w, H. Millburn, ''the blind
preacher" is lectuI ng i'll Ireland
Marchesini, the famous and immensely rich
Florcntine jeweler, died on the oath ultimo
Mr. Moody has ruined his constitution in
revival work, and sinners ought to be ashamed
of themselves
Leontine, the danscuse, took the prize
awarded in a Philadelphia baby show to the
handsomest mother
Ex-Governor Soyinour's name is mentioned
in connection with the Board of Regents of
the University of New York.
George Eliot is inpelitely called by Swim
burne g an Amazon thrown spralling over the
crupper of her spawned and spurgalled Pc
gasus
lothian Johnson and wife of Freeport, Me. :.
aged respectively 81 and 80 years, have Just
celebrated the so7cntieth anniversary of their
u1rriope
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03

Victor Emanuel was an exceedingly homely
looking mar, but his son and successor, Hum
bert, is quite handsome, and great favorite
with the poor classes, toward whom he is
very liberal
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-03

Professor Simon Newcomb is the second
American to be elected a member of the
Royal Society OF Great Britain, Professor Asa
Gray being the first
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-17

Mr.. Watson, OF London, England, says
the New York Times, is a gentleman who
deserves well Of the travelling public. Hay-
ing occasion to ride over the Brighton rail-
way, and having neglected, for reason
which Goes not appear, to provide himself
with a ticket, he rendered to the conductor
in its place the usual fare for the distance
over which he was carried. But the COLI
ductor, in obedience to the rules OF the COM
pany, demanded, in addition, the fare from
the point whence the train started TO the
point where Mr.. Watson took the cars. AS
it happened in this particular case the diff
ference between the amounts asked and paid
was one penny. For that penny the conf
pany sued Mr.. Watson, and Mr. Watson, as
the champion OF the public, defended the
suit, and, it is pleasant to add, won it, as
well as the appeal which the company chose
to take. The Judge giving the opinion de-
clared that
"TicketS are.sold with an almost con-
temptuous disregard of the commonest con-
venience OF the public. A single small hole,
open often only just as the train is starting.
round which hole struggling and eager
crowd congregate, so numerous and so hur-
ried that decent comfort and inquiries are
out of the question, is the common facility,
il so it must be called, 70 which railway,
companies, possessed by Parliament OF
carrying monopoly, subject the long-sutier-
ing people Of this country. No reason OF
common sense has ever been suggested. eX-
cept that it might give the companies or
their servants little more trouble, why the
tickets should not be sold adj day long at the
stations like other tickets, with which all OF
us are FAMILIAR
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-17

1t is rather singular that Americans are
the only civilized people who habitually
chew tobacco, although the s;alors OF nearly
every nation are addicted to its n,astication.
1t is singular, too, that we, probably, en-
plov tobacco in other ways less than other
countries. Shutting is rather rare here,
common as it is in Europe especially on
the continent. We do not smoke any more
than, il as much as, the English; and the
french, Italians, notably the Germans,
Batch, and Spaniards exceed us in smoking.
RSt as tobacco-eaters We occupy the Geld
alane, having, it In to be regretted, mo-
nopoiy OF one of the most unwholesome
and obnoxious OF practices. The ma
tiena mastication and expeetoratlOl
are known over the world. and do anl-
ME service in all conceptions and earicatuEes
of Brother Jonathan. To see a landsman
chewing tobacco anywhere abroad is to
know him for an American. native or
adopted. Perhaps We stick to the worst OF
the three customs because tobacco is TO SO
large an extent an American plant. Europe
knew nothing of it until the discovery by
Columbus Of the Western World. The
sailors he sent ashore at Cuba found the Ms
tires smoking, and seeing them emit smoke
from their mouths and nostrils imagined
them to be on fire. All the natives from the
northwest coast to Pata. gonna used tobacco,
and to chew it is one OF 8 UT inalienabie and
aboriginal rights. = Neao Z pix. Times.