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New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
Tile LLEE-NITLNG SERTICE.

whatever may be the final verdict "A 10 the
responsibility for the loss Of the MGir99pQilhIs,
scandalous ineniciency of the Lifc-Saving Ser
vice on the North Carolina coast must be held
accountable for the awful sacrifice of human
beings. The ship remained nearly twelve
hours on the beach, at a distance Of only 100
wards or 50 from the dry sand, before she broke
Nd and all the survivors agree in declaring that
if ihcy had obtained the assistance from the
shore which they had right to expect nearly
all on board cOuld have been rescued. The
nearest station was only three miles away.
Yet it appears to have been five hours after
the disaster before the patrol, which Is sup
posed TO be constantly on us rounds in danger
ous weather, discovered the steamer, and when
the crew of the Station reached the spot
they seem to have come almost empty
handed. No surl-boat WAS launched ;
the FAINT attempt to get line on board was
abandoned, after two or three rcpetlIiOns, be-
cause there was 10 more ammunition; ANA
thereafter the lifc-Savcrs stood helpless on the
beach, watching hundred men drown, OF
dragging living and dead bodies out of the
water as the waves tossed them at their feet.
while the gentle and beautiful people of the
ncighborh0Od rlilcd pockets and mail-bags and
stripped the corpscs and the scnscless. Con-
sdcring what we undertake to do OF the
coasts, this scene was dsgIacclul, not only to
the actors i'll it but TO the United States
Government.
We do not blame the members Of the Lie
SAVING Service They have been warmly praised
for their care of the survivors, and We have
Of lnn or wi tst th.r hoy
failed in any part Of their duty on that fatal
morning. 1t may well bc that the stations
were not properly manned, that the equipment
was insufficient, that the beat assigned to each
patrol was too long These are points to be de-
cdcd by an official invcsti igati0n. And it is quite
certain that such IN investigation must be or
dercd without delay. 1t is well known that
the service has been seriously crippled on the
North Carolina c0ast-and we may presume
that it has been similarly crippled elsewhere
by the refusal OF Congress TO make the neccs
sary appropriations for it, the idea OF economy
entertained by the present House OF Repre-
scntatiycs being apparently to cut and
slash without reason at all items which
affect tho nOl-pOlitical service Of the
Government and to appropriate unlimited
millions for Southern claims and subsidies.
IL must be understood that a Life-Saving Ser
wee which consists Of nothing better than
dcIusiyc man on horseback waving his hat, is
no credit to the country that produces it ; and
if tho whole force which could be brought to
a frequented part of the coast IN twelve hours
of daylight did not suffice to establish COM
muncatIon with stranded steamer across
hundred yards of surf, there is an outrageous
fault somewhere, which cannot be too speedily
lvInsnl
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
SOME INTERESTING RIG URES.

The Treasury and bank statements for the
month will be examined with unusual interest,
on account of pending measures. No out
90 larger than was to be expected Is III
dicatad by their figures. As to income, the
wear 1877 was somewhat better than the pre-
cc,iing year in rcspcc! to customs, FOR TIE I'M
rorts during twelve months ending December
81, were $3.50, O,224,S7G, against $i21,311, 100
in tho year 1876. Ii is worth notice 'Aitt'
while the imports thus increased nearly SOB
CUO,OOO in declared value, the exports III
creased nearly $30,000,000 so that thc
auparcnt balance Of account i'll favor ol
the United States is about T23,0oo,-
900 less than it Was last year. This
Growth OF imports, aS we have repeatedly
shown, is nOt bad sign it IS an evidence,
Gil the contrary, that the consuming power ol
the country is reviying after tie extraordinary
Hcprcssion For the first time, the agglcgatc
commerce of the country, imports and exports
included, exceeds 81 100000, and tilN
Notwithstanding a considerable reduction IN
prccs Of goods imported, and of large pro
portion of goods exported. Everything indi-
Gates a continued increase of imports. and Of
exports also, unless renewed depreciation of
the currency here, by silver moTctlzatlOn or
otherwise SO changes domestic prices as to
prevent that result.
The Treasury holds a small balance Of legal
tenders, and the Secretary evidently has not
seen tit to swell that balance, as he might
have done, by sales of gold. His coin balance,
less coin certificates, has increased about
sol 900, 900 during the past year Had he
diminished the coin balance. and preferred re-
t,rement or accumulation of legal tend Is TO
the calling Of per cent bonds last Fall, the
cash i" Tbs Treasury applicable to resumption
90 ','"! 'i"'N ",''i ''--~.aSed by SOC, 900, =
900, and the premium on gold In. sat have
been nearly or 1nite cXtinguishcd
The monthly statonvnV OI the tGDrrol,or - =
the Currency shows that only eo2I,-o il
bank notes have been redeemed and retired
dul:lg the month of January, 1875, and only
S13,1O0 surrendered On the other hand, the
new issues have amounted to $l,04l, $50, and
the increase of circulation outstanding has been
SiO7 800. II is q little remarkable that the
bank circulation continues to increase, liz view
of the possibilities OF legislation at Washing
ton. Certainly the frightul contraction which
has been by many apprehcnded does not ap-
pear, and the theories of Secretary Sherman
and others, who argued, when the Resumption
Act was pending, that, should increased circu-
lation at any time be really needed, the banks
would supply all that might be requisite, not
withstanding any shrinlagc of the lcgal-tendcr
basis, appear to be confirmed by experience.
The country enters upon the second month
of 1873 with not much encouragement For
cicn trade looks we'll Home industries are
struggling manfully against disturbing iniu-
| ences But the prolonged uncertainty, first as
to the currency, and second as to the possible
changes of taxation, has a most depressing
effect, and the fruit is secsl in a remarkably
large list of failures for .Jannary
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
GENERAL NOTES.

A chronological bust comes under the head
Of statuary with all the modern improvements. The
conductors OF Tas chronological journal distributing
among their patrons works of of this order for the
ombellishmcnt of office, desk and resdo mante. The
sku-cap is divided 10 show each individual bump
on one sdc and all the groups on the otuer. t enables
every man to himself as phlenolOgsts see him
The "Marsclllaise still has power to make
Il conservative Frenchman nervous. A fortnight ago
Colonel Hubert Castcy, chef of staff Of the general
commanding ut Nantes, attended performance OF u
military spectacle called Marceau on les Enaptes de
Ia R6publque" and greatly shocked when the Mar
sclaise sung. He convinced that the piece was
subvcrsIve. revolutionary and false to history, and.
beckonmg q captain IN uniform ordered him to arrest
the drum-major who conducting the orchestra On
the next day he induced the General to revoke his per-
mission to the soldiers TO appear supernumerares on
tue stage and to forbid the under his command to
attend theatre "frequented by the dregs OF the pOpu-
Lace" On the following evening the Mayor. the Deputy
Mayor and the officials of the town took pains to 10 To
the theatre aud associate with the dregs oI tho popu
latOn."
The Western inlationists who wake up every
morning with their tongues In their checks and discover
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
rDDJES OF THE CONFLICT.

The warke excitement in Greece shows
how impossible il is to suppress forces which
are always latent among people. me lhiiu-
ruce of England-and that alODe-has held
Greece back from engaging III the war, uhti'
NOW. when the coveted chance is seen to be
slipping away with the prospect OF peace. AL
the last moment the nation rises, overthGoWs
thc submissive Ministry, and is probably at
this moment marching into IhesSaly anu
Enirus. The Greek people are as firmly deter
mined 10 possess those provinces, as Russia Ii
10 opcn the Dardanclcs to her fleets. a large
proportion of the population are Greeks, espc-
claly in the important city oi salonica'
Mount Athos has for centuries Kept
its atmosphere of holiness in the Eastern
Church; and along the frontier. where
fine rolgr of PnduS flttens down INTO broad
hills, there is no geographical separation be-
tween Phthiols and Thcssaly. The posses
sion of tie two provinces would double thc
territory of Greece and, with the annexation
of Crete. would give an immense stimulus to
the ambition and the activity OF the whole
Hellenic race. But an aggressive movement
now. when Russia is cstoppcd from supporting
il, and English cannon may dominate even
Athens froin the PircGs, is too rash to he
successful. II should have been undertaken
at least thrcc months ago. Russia. thcn'
world have welcomed such aid, and might
easily have secured for Greece the payment
which she will not make gratuitously now.
The pro-Tuikish agitation among the COM
mon people in England. comes also too Late.
The Beacon>icld Government may sklliuily
draw lttlc temporary strength from 1t; but,
from the moment the terms OF the aImistce
are published, and all military operations are
suspended, the precautionary measures" wlIl
of necessity bo transferred to the field of d-
plomacy. The forthcoming Congress OF the
European Powcrs will be the real battle
ground; and Russia has already secured for
herself the advantage of position there.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
FOURTH SYMPHONY CONCERT.

The programme of Theodore ThOmas's
fourth symphony Concert, given at stenway Hall on
Saturday evening under the usual nspilitng conditions,
was follows:
CapmGGo "' ifcof Nie.sina Sc6nSana
Svmnhony in A. No. Beethoven
The Haydn symphony (No. Of the EreitkOpf and
Hatel editon is the same which was played at one OF
the concerts OF the New-York Philharmonic Society
about a year ago. IL is a charming work. depending
even more than most OF Haydn's symphonies upon
the full, pure and resonant tone OF large masses
OF strings and it is just in the production OF these CT
feels that the Thomas Orchestra Is most consPcuouV
supcor TO all others we have heard IN America,
and u nearly all tho orchestras OF the Old World 100
The first movement is introduced by broad and stately
adagio iii which the bass strings, reinforced by the
bassoOns. were handled magnitccntly. In the second
movement audante) which is rather free In style tor
Haydn there Is an elegant little violin solo. huciy
plaved by Mr. Brandt. The third is IA characteristic
mnuet and the fourth. most beautiful of AL is an ae-
GRO con spiro, briDlfu OF Haydn's mimiiallc grace
and GENTLE cheerfulness The CapricciO which followed
offered strong contrast in style to the slightly anu
ouated Of the symphony but there real
nconguity in its spirit Gracdencr is young musician
OF Hamburg son. we believe, OF the bcttcrlIown com.
poser Carl Graedener In this short work be dispaysa
delicate and original fancy, and admirable skill IN ins;ru-
meutation As the pretty theme Is devcopc we seem
Ia hear tho whr OF myriad Insects, the nniter OF brds
the frocs OF fairies the whole music of that wondros
forcsand romance which exists only IN TIE Greh Or
a midsummer night. 1t is difficult 10 play but 1t was
yvon with most poetic nicely. and IN compliance Win
long and loud demands. Thomas granted the unusual
favor of an encore
There was magnificent performance OF echumanns
noble overture and then the grca, feature OF he
concert the symphony in major. or all the Beethoven
symphonies dhe stupendous ninth alone excepted, 's
seems to lis the in which the composer rises bsess
above ordinary human experiences, and not even IN he
ninth does he sustain himself 50 evenly IN the ca'n
serene atmosphere beyond the passions, sorrows
and delights Of orr everyday world II Is
work which severely tests the ability Of an orchestra
and the intellect and feeling Of conductor, ana tG'4'
IA probably no work OF Beethovens winch Thomas gives
more supcrby which he himself enjoys more thorou
w. We always look forward to the production OF tH0
seventh symphony ore OF the brightest events o'
season; and the exacns critic could make no eh
cuse for ault-duding or disappointment In sneh an i
ferpretation as that OF Saturday. The ancsreNo' III
particular was received with demonstrations oil des
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

Legislature can strike out the suffrage clause
from the pending municipal amendments
and still submit them to the peo-
ple as amendments which have received
The necessary sanction of two Legislatures. III
is difficult to see how the view they COMBAT
can be reconciled with the letter OF the Con
st,tutjon. which provides that when amend
meuts have been approved by one Legislature
"sucb omendmentsr shall be submitted to the
next Legislature, and then. if again approved
to the people. BY" "sucli amendments" Is meant
the same amendments, if the English language
is GOOD for anything; and after one change
the amendments would seem to be as iar'
legally, from being the same, as after score
And, viewed in the same way, chanSe pS
striking out is as much of n change as py
nutting in The clam that the suffrage sec
tion can be treated as separate amendments
and the Legislature can, therefore. refuse 10
submit it to the people, while agreeing 10
submit the other sections of the amendment,
seems to be disposed of 10y the fact that one III
these other sections distinctly refers to ana rests
upon tbe suffrage section. The upshot OF
the matter will undoubtedly. be the faIlGre ol
the amendments. The Democratic party seems
thoroughly against them; and with barely ii
constitutional majority for the Republicans III
tbe Assembly. therr is no probability that the
rcanisite number of votes can be obtained
A. the same time. the effort should be made,
and honestly made. If it fails. we may De-
come. with a good conscience, the prey OF the
chaitcr-tnkers.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
Nen+}}ork Dailp Grltn11e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1873.
TIE NhWS THIS BOOMING.

FoRrIGN.-Server Pasha has announced to The
Sultan that tine "peace prelimnarics and armlstice
have been signed at AdrianOple; the con-
ditions of peace are onerOus; they include
war indemnity, freedom, and more territory for
Roumanla Serva and Montenegro and the cstab-
llshment of Bulgaria as a Princiaalty. Go HE
Grand Duke Nicholas has ordered a suspension OF
hostilities =- Greek troops have entered lhcs-
sally. - In Spain Seflor Herrera has resigned Tie
Ministry of the Colonies.
vnnsc4 sgIr r--Llr- Iindrrmp haSYqjYer. tNre;]ion
he favors a dollar of 420 grains and a monetary
conference. - Justice Bradley has denied tn,
application for % removal of the Returning Board
trials to tie United States Circuit Court. =--
Forty thousand bids have been made for contracts
for mail transportation west of the Mississippi.
- The survivors of the Metropolis disaster have
arrived at Norfolk nine have been sent to hospital.
CITY AND SCBURBAN.-The destruction by tho
storm much more serious in the Vi
cnity of New-York than at first supposed. =---
Ninety-eight Excise arrests were made yesterday ;
the hotels were watched with especial care. ==
Colonel Ingersol lectured on Hell. - The At
tOrney General has begun suit TO dissolve
the Long Island Railroad Company. - A portion
of the wall of the list Regiments armory fell. -
Gold, 1915 1O2. 102. Gold value of the legal
tender dollar at the close, 9S cents. Stocks dull and
featureless, closing quiet.
THE Manufacturers local observations in
dicate fair followed by partly cloudy and threaten
ing weather. with increase of warmth. 1hermOmo-
ter yesterday. 15o, 27o, 21'.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

for an exchange. But certain stahoaro WIS
ALWAYS maintained. Butter was butter, even
in cheap boarding-houses.
The oleomargarine manufacturers assert that
the article which they offer is, II anythihg'
rather better than real butter. The dalrymeh
are of different mind, and no wonder. Inc
Legislature, to make all as smooth as possible,
has enacted that OcOmargarinc shall not DC sou
except it be distinctly branded as such ana the
old butter dealers are determined that the law
which is perfectly reasonable, shall be enforced
In Brooklyn complaints have been made against
at least four dealers, for selling unstampeu
oleomargarine. Their disinclinatiOn to comply
with the statute is not only little suspicious
but impolitic If they make a substitute Tor
butter. which is as good as butter IT
self, they should let their manufacture stand
upon its own merits, and should, in fact,
prefer to stamp it, in order that the puDic
may accord the palm to the thing when
merits it. This is the true way OF promoting
an honest sale. Instead of pursuing 1t, some
of them at least run the risk OF paying q
penalty rather than use the brand.
We can never be sure that our clothes be
not shoddy, that our drinks are not dOctored,
that our tobacco is what it is sold for, that
our hOe-backing is not an imposition. NO
matter how carefully we may buy, we are
doomed to be now and then cheated i'll some
thing. Mr. Carlyle, in one Of his essays, bursts
into a rage, sublime as that of the gods, on
discovering that the paper on which he is
writing has lime in it. There is nothing 80
cheap but somebody will contrive to make
what seems to be like it, and can he sold more
chcaply. Eternal vigilance is the price OF get
ting the genuine even though it be only a
patent pill. The last thing we should expect
to find an exception to the rule is butter. 1t
has always had such Il dubious character to
begin whit has always been so "mighty
" Onsartin.o
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
A NEW ACTOR.

Another foreign dramatic luminary has risen,
IN the person OF siguor Edward Maeroni-a namet wiz
be- observed that trenches closely upon the prin'P"
article of Italian sstenance and therefore VIII the 'hOo
easily iii the mouth OF fame. signor M0eron iefihe'v
travelled with Rstori and in her conpany-ac''"s y"
the Italian language-he became visible In L"u"V'y
Paris ST. Petersburg Madrid. Vienna and also IN V''s
cities of North and South America. In Australia 10
learned the English language after pon' o. 'no
necessary acrobatic exeron and there and In The
wilds OF contiguous Ncw-zcalaDd, be has been ae'hs
English plays, FOR upwards OF one year Last hIs''
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
amusements ano Gtleennss Go Might.

BooTrJ's TnE NTHE-" Richelcu" Bootn.
BROADwAY THEATRE" The Lyons NAH
FIpTU AVENUE HAiIr-Hellers Wonders.
rITi, HyvNUT TuEATRE-" TIE Dead Secret. ,.
IYcriN TuE ATRE" Romeo and Juliet" Count joahhes'
NIBIo's G GAEDES-" Peep o. Day" etc.
PARK Tn ATRE--" Baby."
San FRANCISCO MINSTRELs. -. ,...., f,o,ou
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-" CeleDI"'o" N'''0'
WALLACk's THEATRE" School "
AcApEMY OF DEsIGN-Water Color ExhlDitloh'
1,Irnr riSn IIIII-NIusic aad Reading.
E,,pIRR KATING RiSK-Ten mile race. pu,,rc
NEw AMEmCAN MUsEUM-Day ana ENehlns' i0"'''
Show. r..,,
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

The Rev. Dr. Crosby exercises his undoubtcd
right of rising to a question OF privilege, and
answers Mr.. Daly's recent speech in the As
sembly with pungent letter. DR.. Crosby has
a secular way of talking back which is usually
effective.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

The Virginia Legislature calls upon tho
Senators and Representatives Of the State to
vote for the reconciliation of silver What
with adjustment and imitation, the tradl-
"tional reputation of Virginia" is being
glOriOusly sustained.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
Business NcIlres.


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New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

The views of DR.. Linderman, Director OF
the Mint, on the Bland bill and the wkolc
currency problem, are given on another page
with great fulness, and will be found of in
terest. If DR.. Linderman believes in the
silver dollar at all, it is only in dollar Of
425 grains altogether too honest a piece of
metal to slnt the Ewings and Bands. lie
urges strongly the necessity of an international
conference.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

Last weeks storm the coast has brought at
least littlo benefit with great deal of damage.
1t has given employment to some hundreds OF laD0r-
crs in repairing the destruction at seaside resorts
he unusual rise cf the sea has left lts evidences
in the disappearance Of hills at COncy Island
that were old enough 60 have been accounted
rs landmarks, and the water sweeping across has
made the island itself. toupOsariya groupoi lsetS,
connected even at low water by lmproyised plank
bridges. The circumstance that cedar groves at ar
Rockaway were oycrilowcd and the trees Heated
away. is a further proof that in addition to the
violence of the stOnn, there was Az exceptional
height of water. This is to be accounted for by tc
fact that the storm occurred ~ new moon; the
tide. beng higher ~ new and full moon than az
other times, because then the sun, moon, aud earth
are mos; nearly IN line. The highest tides
occur when new or full moon happens
to coincide with tho nearest approach OF
the moons very varying orbit TO the
earth That coincide nee viii take place on February
II, March ~, April II and May i6 of tho present
year: if a storm from the south should drive the
water in upon the Long Island coast at any Of these
dates We may have yet greater damage TO record
before the pleasure season Of the seaside begins.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

Mr. II. G.. Baird has concluded that wo distress
ourselves too much about "our credit and he
couisels thc country to brace up and " act indie
pcndrntly of foreign opinion, and of the
effect of what We do upon our credit"
MIR. Bairjs friends at Washington hold
the same defiant views Of the proper North Amerl-
can attitude to assume toward the people who
loaned Ills money when wc had none of our own.
ana sprcly needed il. But after all il hardly seems
to be prHdgnt conn" nr hcr tn ccnt ,,t honJs II
Mr. Baird owed IA billion or so which he
did not intend to rcpudiate. he would not
be apt to show his teeth and roar at
any ore who was disposed TO help him
reduce his payments on account Of interest some
- or 80 per cent Nh Baird seems to thuk that
"our credit is something shalowy and uusubs:ai-
tial-a name. or dream. phantasm. Mr.. Baird is
dclulcd. Our credit ~ money.