New-York tribune., 1878-07-25


every leak.
The newspapers have been unusually busy of late
with storr, Of attempted seduction and fictitious
marriages. some Of which-to describe thcm in the
miidest possible tcrms-are romantic and incredible
10 tire very last degree. The wilder the story, how
ever the more certain class Of journalists seem To
nal, of It,. They treat the transactions of the Po-
lice Court much a. the dime novelist treats the ma
tcrials for sensational chapter; and if they can
only prepare a thrilling narrative. graced with
description of the her5iurs personal charms, and
nIl account of the hcartlc,s defendants domes-
tic relations and family history, they care
little for the shame which they may bring
upon the innocent. and the misery they
my import into n happy home. Accu-
satlons of the kind we refer to so easily made,
and SO hard to d'sproye and an unficndly world Is
so ready 10 believe them that the journalist ought
a.vays to regard them with suspicion But as 1t
harpens. the newspaper Is the blackmalcrs best
allv. Thcady,ntuN-s who know~ that she can get
a hearing through the press for any tale She may
see fiji to invent, has a terrible hold upon an nno-
cent man who vaue5 rcputa ION more than money.
Perhaps Snnaior Butler of South Carolina, would
7, frain from t,rusung himself into public Wow if
hc considered hat these exhibitions Of himself
would naturally revive tha memory Of certain
incident. in his career which we charltably
trust ne would prefer TO have forgotten.
1t nav he that there nothing in his share nI The
Hamburg massacre which he considers Inconsistent
with the character Of a h.gh-toued Southern gem
tlc.nan But his attepp5 in 1871 to bnll the
prlca of worthless South Carolina bonds by securing
the Endorsement Of a reputable convention of tax
payers as to ther value, while receiving as his pay
10 per cent Of the net profits of the SWEdle, was
certainly an enterprise in which no sort
of n gentleman, heightened Southern or other
would be likely to embark II wa, q small, sly,
yormicuar and altogether djsgraccul piece Of
work and none the less so because Senator Butler
and his confederate, Gary failed to get their money
Ore would thuk hat q decent respect for the 0pu-
ions Of lus fellow men would induce Senator Butler
to keep himself concealed.
=
Tie bait which the Ohio Democrats threw out to
the Nationals of that State has been spt upon rs
it w,Ie 4 few remarks from NJ Thurman on this
ngatrfll conduct wOuld De interesting reading
His Gi,qacrlul surrender a. much TO cOnciliatc
the Nationals s.. any thing else. The mistake in
thinking tnai the third part yWen would be ccOntentcd
with frV soft phrases in the platform. Offices
not words. va, what they were after. They were
given no places on the ticket, and hence they
pa. mp q ticket of their own. This action is likely
[ /
hayc a good many burdens to oarry and cannot a.
ford split Of even small dimensions. As General
Garfield puts it, the National party il the X L
OF the Ohio campaign. the unknown quantity which
may determine the result and until know what
that quantity is, and whence it will obtain its
strength. cannot tell how the State will 60"
Tho miserable Halifax Award is raising more
trouble. THIS time It comes from most unexpected
quarter. France claims share of whatever may be-
paid by the United States on account of the fishery
privileges By the treaties of Utrecht and Paris the
right Of fishing and curing fish on the coast of New
foundland was accorded by Great Britain to the
subjects of France; the same right has now been
granted to the citizens of the United States and
the French argue that ina,much ~ tho treaty Of
Paris WAS one under which the concessions made by
one State were in consideration Of undertakings
made by the other it is impossible for England to
barter away OF soil her rights irrespective of those
who participate in them.
Messrs. Robcson, TAFT, Fish and Williams
have anbosomcd to the persuasive inter
viewer with such fluent unauimity as to
warrant the general statement that the
controlling political views" Of members of the
late Cabinet can be embraced in two simple propO-
sitions, TO wit The people want moro OF Grant /;
and we are the people"
In the Inst OF passengers who left this country on
Tuesday, appears the name of William Shakespeare.
| Mr. Boucicault however, remains, and Miss Fanny
| Davenport has just come home with n new play for
which she paid three thousand and five dollars. She
thinks the five dollars too much.
| This Ia the era Of shipwreck In cherished repu-
tatIons. John Doe has been convicted in CinciH-
natl of passing forged checks, and we shall hear
next probably, that Richard Roe has been caaght
| in somebody's chckcn-ooop
|
After the Nationals Of Indiana have nominated