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large number Of spurious Claims VIII pc BmnEAtcu
in uu,lct It. Ifa thinks the opportunities for
cheating the Qovern.nont arc !ntnen*e Under
The act ~ it now stands, and TINT the itcf.itg
palms Ut many all nndeacsvtng rcfson will Rce
we'll oiled utst1er Its operations. There isn't
hny doubt nt alt but FIN. II Congress ha'l mt
pn6scd tho law 10 hnrrlcdly, It cuuld havo easily
Iratned ono much less ltabto to abuse thnn 'he
one lust cnnctel, aud, A. II Is never 100 late 10
mend, eomo Of It's biggest loopholcs H'ny possi"
bly, 10 stopped at the next session.
DEN uu1LER's
statement made In The ifolise tho other day, to
tlle effect Tint tho tina wuu1d como when this
t}oycrnmcnt would pension tho tltsnbicd sol
.,stra Ut the Confectionery, has created quite rs
much comment 1Icre among Republican C0h-
grrssnpn A. anything that Inns been sastt on THO
lour Of thr liui1sc hince the scnsnn commenced
Son,e attribute 1t tu butler'e Wcll-knuwn desire
to rrratu m excitement aud to s'e tug centre oI
observations hut others arc VI lte nptItUn lint tile
t'cnrral intends to caat Ills lot with tug Dcmoc.-
raey, and his speech the other day ID looked
upon AZ bid for their CoDl will. lie DID mt
statc huw lle pr0posed to gct around Tue fourss1
section of thu Thirteenth Amendment to the
Constitution Of the Unised States, ~ whcn that
tlas arrivrs he may think tcrn will not bo
Eut.stituttun or ally amendment t0 stand In tllt
way III anybody. Ills assertion that It would bc
no more Inconsistent to pens1on atl honcak hcocl
private who fought III the ranks "agninst tic
hest Government tho world ever SAM" thu, II
Is to put at honest Rebel Gcncra mtg tho Caoi-
net, was hcArtlly applauded Oil tho Democratic
slic of tho ltuuge.
b'uw OIL The nose nf the present Administration
in his a1luslon to Air. rostmastcr-ueneral Key.
but Butler did nut cateh what Gov. Pound, Vi
Wisconsin,, sad seareasticatiT sotto vocc, towtt:
tlat, "1f the Rubel sulcrs can't be lerafoncrs,
they can be scnt to Congress a,ld get con,fcnsa.::
tton In that way tor the wounds they bear."
Just now Butler is a much moro popular mat
, 1879-02-20

THE SITUATION TN TURKEY.
fHfnnftsh IN Ya7ff1u TfnlSs,

M,a,ts. - yo,tau YTn,..
,,.,an. .aon.'a :" -. a"u, =, '' ,ae,,.,,t.,
eosaFASf'no'th, "an' 'i.-"" "nuou1's4
ps1sonase, intimately acquainted with tue state
Of affairs, us wsll as with tlsa ylows anu tnten-
tnns az tl,c Uuycruu,ent, rays u1u to-day the
t',,!o,.,uo ',..crtu,,nn NJ n, ,Ituot,on liz
'u''""''6 o'ss''p''o'' ~ N'S '''"S
said.
we haye two kinds o. alnaeultsss .a 70 dsat
questions. Tho icdnt!yu treaty w!th 1sussla
Ii almost concluded, and tbs now famous scc-
qua article Is satisfactorily arranged, but there
uf whict, will take fcw days lotigcr. Outsiders
, 1879-02-20

fiscal Ycar BY placing postal-cars on my limo,
mil the 3cnnte struck It cut.
Tho Committee aIeo reported an amendment
ircrensIng tho appropriation for transportation
by railronl frnm ss0N>,000 10 e.. 4oo,0 900, q
which sum $fOD, QUO may be expended TO nnfntaln
nlMt sccure from the railroads the necessary ntin
special facilities for nostaI service, lil *l0,pSs
10 pay The baancc due Tor salaries nna expense:
Of The spettal CuH,mfsslon on HALLWAY Mail
TRANSPORTATION. Agreed To-
An amendment Ut The Cnminttco Increasing
thr appropriation tor postal clerks, route
ngcnls, locnf agents, nntt messengers from $l,-
$50, 200 to S2,170, 0U waa agreed to. :,
Also M amendment providing .that ffom atsd
nftcr Inlv |, 1871, railway postal ntEico CLERKS,
roilte agents, and messengers el'ail % desiR'
natca rs postal clerks mud divided Into tive
ciaasas whos0 salurlcs shall ba from Ssoo to
81 100 per ai!inn1.
Othcr amendments wcre agreed to as follows:'
Allowing thc Durcan of Enasavtng and Print
inE of the Treasury Drpartrncnt to bid for tho
cuntract af printing postagc'stantps. Author
ixinu The Postmaster. General to issue postal-
cards for circulation III the malls ol foreign
countries under the provisions Of the Universal
Postal Union Of june |, 1s18. sict' eards TO cost
two cents.
When The brazilian afail Steamship Com.
pal,'s subsidy on tl,e Pos.-0!ilce Approximation
Tilt was reached, aIr. BECK nade. pn!nt Of Or.
der TINT It WAS not Gcr'llanc TO the bill, fht iHat
It was new Ictislatldn upon the Appropriation
hlll. The 6cnntc, hy 4 eote ol ao ycas to ID
nays, decided ttHll the amendment was in order
fall til,rrtn In t+.1fnt
, 1879-02-20
SENATE PATRONAGE, ]

nnworr .r1r orF1cE.sp EKgn3 ANN THE PLACES
THEY DEs1nE TO Fl1L-wHY SOME rEprLE
DESIRE AN EXTRA aEsslos or CONGRESS.
WAsllNoroN, D. G., Fob. 1s.-Amoug those
WHO are just now most elamorous for m extra
acssion Of Congress arc tho thousand uni orc
Democratic gentlemen, "w4r horses,h nnd
othe.s. WIN cxpcct to eet int of1lrc. unlcr tho
s.,.,ss. l., H. se"n.n ,Ir,osa T., ~
NJ" 'eE,.'o 81 W t"e su,'u,e' ,, i"e'o ute ~ u'
about u p!acca TO be 1lllcd. Four Of tncso oillres
Arms, The Chief Clerk, nnl tho Executive Clerk
arc .toctn,, nv ths a.r,sc All tt,,, ,,t,rrs
s..s ~. -. ,,. o1'".,. -. Wv os''I .,.''
arc apoo'hteu ny t'c eefac'nt-at-al'as a''! us
Secretary. Of the w''ole nusnl'cr Of employees
only q very sHal proportion IL paid by tue ycar.
Mast Of tjcm-co1nmIttce clerks, uuece, special
.,t"a.., fo,a..s in TIM ,1oc,,r,o,,, .ro,,,,, .,,I
lnuorers-urc puid per diem salary which stops
when thu session closes. Tie present sccfstary,
Mr. Oora.,., lls held the position for ten ycars,
IL. a,rv,nut,nt. .Arm.. ri. Frrnrh, for .Icht
..no ..s,ss9' ,sa 1e,., ~ i.n'nan y'nn~
years, I'll" Executive tlcfk, ar james M 1ouns'
for six years, whl!o tho Cll!cF Clerk, Mr. Wilt
iatn T.. Spencer, has spent sixteen yours In tho
service uf tic scuate, only one OF which, how
ossr ,en has hess n ,or, T., t1 of,,.s NJ f,,.r
ese', LUZ oce" III 'uet III 'Ao o'''eo " r'ho1
Ctcrk. AL tic gentlemen mined have always
pcrfarmed every duty pertaining to tIlclr
paslons "'tn e,s.,t 10 n',u TO ts
.ub"s oal'''aehtoo " outH P"'''.a :" s"1
They ars fully acquainted Win tho business
usorus which .hayo lcrstufore prcyutleu Ja the
G1,"'.r ftr's. +. m,oht re.sonoitv ne oxncctcd
ups,1. a..'aso - .'ans a.",.n,s sm'" ~ .'ss,
t1'at tneY Wo"'" 10 'cta'aco' lneJ Ne'e e'ee'eu
Densoc rus.c plArehunters Is 50 great TINT tlcre
!s no tloubt Tho Ehrti.nY majority wh'eh will
In aftor the 4th of March viii reHluya them
10 make way fur now. untricd, tne1perlcnccti,
aud ronscq 'leotEy neon,petent men, Tim posi-.
tlon of HcrEeaCt-at- -Arlps, which, In Il political
acuae, il by fur t,le most Important Of those
| natnr.l, is loRttmntely worth, everything III
is mA,rtnllt from political stalldpoint. bccuuse
| the beIItant.nt-Arms apuotnts 'nose 4han II
| hundred unt afty Of the employees of the
Senate As las becn tntlnated, the cand.
| tlutrH fur ttIa po6tlun can be counted BY tho
, 1879-02-20

FDN thEt tAtf.
LoNnoa, Feb. tt.-Tho Third Battalion of
tho Sixtictb Rifles left Colchester this morn
ing for lilo Cape Of Good Hope, Tho streets
were decorated with flags, eyergroans, aud
n,ottocs. The corporation presented an atl-
dress to the troops, wherein hopo was OF.
pressed that they would recover tho oolors Of
tho Twenty fourth Regiment. Col. Pemhor-
ton ropllod. Tho troops marched to the
railway station accompanied by four regl-
mental bands.
Tho chartered ateamers Dublin Oastla,
from London, witt, tho Third Battalion Of
tho sixtieth Regiment, aud tho Pretoria.
from southampton, with the Ninoty.tlrst
IIighlantlors, will sail to-slay and Tomorrow
respectively. sevoral other ships will be
reatly for troops in tho course of tho present
week, mud ono or two will probably sail be.
foro Sunday.
LATEST ApvlcEs.
LONDON, Feb. 10,--Atlyioes from, Caro
Town, Jan. 70, via Maloira, are rs follows !.
Col. Woods column was attacked Jan, ~ by
1000 Z,,lus. Tho enemy wore dispersed
with bit triAing loss to Col. Wcc1's CON-
1nand. Several attacks on Pe4rson's column
and other columns haye bcun rcpulsetl, but
tho gravity Of the situation ha. not bean OK
aggoratod, Tho enc.ny ere concentrating
toward Ekowo, where pearson ia ontrencl,st.
4 great astack is daily expected. Ool. Wood
is falling back to cover Utrecht.
, 1879-02-20
THE TELEGRAPH,
TIE INVESTIGATION ENDED.

Special Htspatch IN Tho Tribune.
WAsHlAdtoE, D. Co.. Feb. lh-Tle railroad
telegraph Investigation before thu Senate Rail
road Committee CLOSED to-day, and ihe parties
representing use Western union Telegraph
Company arc striving to delay tho report
hoping titus 10 lcfeat tile JOtes lill. This Is an
Acknowledgements tint II Il vote Is takcn Tho
bil will pass. Meantime powerful influence Is
being exertcd to havo tic
ntrLEN AMENDMENT
to tho Army LII aLrclken out, or at lcast 6tih-
stftuie q commission to Investigate and re-
mort at Tic next session. This Is, OF col,tsr,
hut scllcms for de'oy. Tic fallacy will ho
cxnoscl In the SenAto BY tic friends t,f
tIle Railroad bill, by showing that IN
ye5tfratton rcnnrts hnvo M.cn t,uttn t1,,rintr
toTnn sc,sfon NJ cnch Concrraa sinr, thc Th,rty,
,'.,. ~. =. ,een n.y.. 0.s9 s.s
n'nth, held IN lS08. Every phase OF the telegraph
subject hns been exhausted, including ti'e
prnu1, sysfen in ihls rountry. the A,sorfntc,l
sIs. ', a., '. ~ "a eoa" 49,. NV 'Jr"a ",,s
:, lSes "'u - ~" 'ela'''as ~ '"e Hcs's'" c"1oh
Telegraph Company, the nroprtetV OF posIaa'
telegraph system for tho unftcd statnq, tho re-
latipu Of ,Lc Western Union mid tho United
stat.. s,rnnl ac.yIrc. ,,sn lint ,h,ry !, tcfs
=. 1s,.t' ~. .,.',ss s"o' s. T. -
10 Inquire lu!o nn'css INC passaso u the peha-
lns bill should fa1l to produce any results.
IALsrEAD DEroRg TILE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Ta ii, water. 1.,oetatta prf.,.
tv..u,vnTa, II r r,t, 1o-hfur,+ I,,f.
49,. I' =, .tA
e'e".s' VI wv ethe''ihls to"'"ereM' nlauc
hr'cs statement to The HnHato Committee OH
Hatiroads. lie said that tho letter which he bud
written snr11c Years mo anil utrfu,nref tnto ffs
,rcrmcrts ,,,,,n th. 1n,a. IN, ,,,fo,o ,hn f,o,,-
".''' ."e aono' ~, n4' "t'oss ~: ~; eo'n
HlLtGcs grew out OF lHG WAfIAr4 Dt western
, 1879-02-20
Tho Situation In South Africn
Still Reported as Very
Grave.
Heavy Concentration Of the Natives
for Another Grand Al
tack.
The French Ministry and Deputies in
Accord on the Amnesty
Question.
A Strong Protection Movement
Developing in France.
GERMANY.

LONDON, Feb. 1D.-Dcrlin correspondents
continue 10 predict tho Overwhelming defeat
of the Government on the proposition that
The Reicl,stag sanction tho nrrost and prose.
cutson of two members obnoxious 10 tho Coy
srn.nent.
woMAN's INFLUENCE.
BEnL1s, Fob. 19.-Tlo Germania (Ultra-
moutano nowspapur) alleges that tho petition
of Catholic ladies Of the Hhino provinces 10
King William has resulted III TIC postpone
mont under certain conditions Of tho dlsao-
lntfon Of tho Catholic nuuuory schools at
Allrusilcr and Nonuonwcrth.
DECLINED.
BERLIN, Fob. 1O.-Priuce Hohen1oho hna
l,y telegraph declined the Vice-Prosidency of
tho Iselchstag.
IL ia reported that Herr seydowitz, Of tho
German Conservative party, will probably
be elected III place Of Prince Hohcnlohe.
IN TIE lsElcMsrAo
to-day, Herr Laskor presented the motion of
which l,o gavo notice yesterday, contosting
tho correctness Of the Governments inter-
pellation Of tho Socialist law, md refusing
tho consent Of the Reichstag to tho proposed
arrasts Of inonabcrs., Deputies Rickert md
Laakor spoke in support Of the motion. The
Inter argued that the action Of tho Govern
ment in tho matter Of those arrests was un-
necessary, aud that the Rciehstrg never IN
tended that tho Socialist law should hayo
the meaning which tho Government socks to
give 1t. Ho declared TINT an authoritative
Interpretation Of that paragraph of tho 60
cial,st law under which permission for those
arrests was applied for was absolutely noces-
sary.
THE MINISTER Of JUSTICE
replied that tho decision OF tho legal quos-
tion rested with tho courts. Tho Public
Prosecutor Ind only performed his duty in
seeking to institute proceedings whcro ho
considered such step necessary. Tho object
Of his proposal WAS simply to rcnder It pos
sihla 10 proceed against tho two Deputies,
for 1t was for the courts of Justice to permit
or forbid tho arrests. If he {tho Miniater)
had declined assent to the Public Prosecutors
proposal ho would have obstructod the course
of law.
FEDERAL COUNCILLOR FRlEDDURG
ur.utnined that tho Government merely
wished to taRo measures which appeared to
it legal to prevent n recurrence Of tho evonts
of the past year, and it would not be equal
to its responsibility it it failsd to do so.
After long debate tho first part Of tho
motion (contesting tho correctness Of tho
Governments Interpretation Of tho law) wna
adopted by iargo majority, only tho Ger
man Conservatives and Imporialists voting
agHinst it. The part refusing asseut to tho
arrests waa adopted almost unanimously.
Tho ProptaeiaI Correspondence ANNOUNCES
tint Count Stoberg will close tha session Of
the Prussian Diet on Saturday.
, 1879-02-20
TIE PLAGUE.

PROPOSED 1SVESTt0ATI0N.
LONDON, Fob, 10.-pAo loyal College Of
phyalcfans ask tho Government to appoint
a Royal Commission Of statesmen, rhysi-
ciaus, and specialists to investigate the
plague in Russia. In st. Petersburg 0o1n-
mission IL forming under Con. 11elfreich,
specially to watol. over the sanitary oondi-
ton Of the troops.
, 1879-02-20
THE LAWS DELAY.

SraIaorIRLp. H.. Feb. l9.-In the Upitod
States District Court to-day the caso against
Samuel II, Luut, iliram Buttcrworth, und
'rlnsnAs 6nell which has bcen pondlng several
ycars, came up I.unt was Il Captalu and As-
slssaut tluatlcrmastcr Ia tho army. When ile
died, IN let5, there was deficiency OF $l4 QUO
IN his accounts, and Hnel, olle Of Ills bolltlsAra.
who lives Ut Cllntont VIVA sued tor thu anlouut.
The trial Today resulted tu q Judgment aga!ust
him for StDU0U
, 1879-02-20

form desired by ths Government, Tho
Municipality Of Paris ia endonvoring to ar.
raugo Compromise relative 10 It's grant to
tho Communists which was nnnullod by tho
Cabinet.
, 1879-02-20
FINANCIAL.

Oswaoo, Fob. 1o.-The Bank OF OsWego ro-
fused to ray clecks to-day. Amount on deposit,
su00co. Tic cashier saya the as.ets arc sufficient
to meet the liabilities. It will be decided in q
few days whether tho bank will ~ On or wlad
up.
, 1879-02-20

AHAIN IN TNUUHLE,
L1snoN, Feb. 19.-The United Ststes frigato
Constitution, Capt. Badger, from Havra BY
tha,w ,way Of Portsmouth, England (whero sho
was repaired after being ashore Oh the En-
glish coast), for Now York, has been towod
in here with her rudaor damaged, by two
Tugs. 0na Of the tugs claims $4,000
salvage.
, 1879-02-20

THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.

THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
LONDON, Fub. ia Vienna dispatch says
WaddIngton has sont note to the Porto
supporting tho Greek view that the bonnda-
ry Indicated in tho Treaty OF Berlin must
form tho basis Of tho negotiation.
, 1879-02-20

Acs3rs Jones (Atfaunh tHhHcct a!u d1hH'
stol, WIN would have vututl In tile affirmative,
wcrc pniret! with Ate.srs. Allison. Thurman, as1a |
sfcCrcery, who would i'ayc voted in the mega
tive. .-.
str. Edm1,nds rafscil ihc point Of order that,
under the twcnty-ulntsi rulc, The amendment
could mt hc considered, brcaUsc it proposed
general legislation to n general appropriation
j lengthy debate cnsued upon this point Of
sir. Coukling argued That this was legislation
entirely proper, but aN amendment to an ap~
proprtatlon bill to repca test oaths and all laws
by which piracy unon me baltot.box NAV pe
prevented wuutl to general legislation, lnd
could not bc nltnrl1cl tu M appropriation BILL
sir. Bcrk said tho post-lsouto bill OF ttic last
session failed TO becOtnc Il Inv OH aceonht ol
ihe tluuse had sout to iic scnato . bill simply
milking appropriations for post-ntlco purposes.
aud the Senate propoacd to lnad 1t down With
this Brazilian subsidy. >.
siicr the post-Route bill Ut the laat session, not
IN account Ut the Brazilian subsidy, but on a.
count u an amendment allowing foreiCn hooks
FREQ through malls, the House regarding that Us
n revenue tnen3urG.
Mr.. 13ayarti argued thAt this WIS scheme TO
furthcr C0n,ncrclal enterprise.
After soInu further debate, tho question being
uppn sin I,otnt Of order rafscd BY Mr. Edsnunds
tliat tho amendment could mt be considered
! because II proposed general legs]ntIon. the
Senatc by ynte OF yeas ~, nAYs x, decided that
1t could bo considered. ....,....
Mr. Euto, silunltlelan amendment to rc1ncc
the subsidy from S.00.e00 per a1num to $l00t-
600. Kcjectcd-yeas, =; nnys, n.
Pending discussion, ar. EtIn.tnds, BY direction
OF the majority Of thc CnHtnlt.to 0'i tho Ju-
.ltr.nry, reostes1 With I'll ansn4.isent u'a House
commissioners On tlIo Alabnnla clniMs Al,l for
Inc tliatrhutIen Ut tho unaprroarlatcd money Of
thu ucnuya award. Placed on tl!e cn!cl!dar.
~ submitting, the report Mr.: Eamnnaa
, 1879-02-20

RonE, Feb. 10.-'Tho 0~erpators Romano
formally denies that the Pope ia in favor Of
participating IN elections.
, 1879-02-20

way IN which II could be brought tefore the
senasr. Perhaps when It Is taken up tho payers
al War premiums rnny receive the taa,c liberal
treatment tlut they did In llns House, n1ll the
Insurance companies may again tln'l themselves
sctrttvd
, 1879-02-20

Senate mar fall Into thcir hands. II Is worthy
ot unto that to crafty thcns IN this desire tho
taxpayers Of tl,c country will, nt tlie worry low
cst calculation, bo obliged to contribute from
kN1Dftl to ff1nl0
, 1879-02-20

LAHOts TROUBLES.
LONDON. Fob. st0.--Tko largo engineering
firm Of wost, Wood l. Bailey, at Blackwell,
l,avo oponod their works to tho old hands at
nnreducot1 wages. Soma Of tia other mastors
are expected 10 follow suit in day or two,
though few ara endeRvoring 10 obtafn
hanils from tho provinces. The strlko Com.
mitteo, however, aro oonfidont TINT they can
},erauado nny imported hands to return 10
tleir homes.
LOCKOUT TnRgATENkD.
The mill masters Of Ashton-undcr-Ty
hare decided to begin goueral lockout
Saturday 1t tho striho is not settled. The
strikors are now estimated to number 10, 600.
THE IRISH UNIVERSITIES,
LONDON, Feb. lo.-Dr. Butt Intends TO
move In tho House Of Commons shortly the
following resolutions:
THAT in tho opinion of tho House 1t Ia
essontial to tho interests Of 1rcland thnt the
university institutions Of TINT country should
porsuasious should bo able to obtain tho
benefit Of degrees and advantages Of uni
vorsity education without compromise Of
their religious convictions, md that In ordor
to accomplish this object legislation on tho
subject is absolutely necessary.
WILL SUPPORT BUTTS MOTION.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-Seyenty Irish membera
of parlinmont, many Liberals and somo Con.
sorvatises, will support Butts motion In ro.
gard to university education IN ireland.
sl.1rpuILDEHs' STRIKE.
, 1879-02-20
EGYPT.

RESIGNED.
OAIno, Feb. 19.-rho resignation Of Nub bar
Pasha, tie Egyptian Premier, has been &C
cepted.
4 CABINET CRISIS.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from Cairo
says it Is beioYod that at to-tlny's Cabinet
Council tho Khedive insisted upon appoint
Ing Ministry Of bis own choice, annonnc.
ing hla refusal to gnarautee the continuance
Of the tranquility OF tho population II Nubar
Pasha continued in Office. It ia reported
that Nj. Rivers Wilson, Minister of Finance,
and n. do Diigaicrs, Ministerof PublicWorks,
theronpon expressed. thsfr conhdonco in
Nubar Pasha, and It ia said tonight that Mr..
Wilson will shortly tender his resignation.
There is graat excitement among the dis
banded officers. aud they demand tho rolease
Of their comrades who were arrested yestcr-
dny.
, 1879-02-20

s1cssrs. Jones (Nryadn) Chaffcc, and John.
ston WIN would havc vutul IN the affirmative,
wcre paired with stessrs. Allison. Thurman, al
sfccrcery, who would have voted In the mega
tive.
str. Edmunds raisc,l ihc point Of order that,
under the twcnty-ulntl rulc. The amendment
could mt l,c considered, brcalssc 1t proposed
general legislation to general appropriation
The New York herald., 1879-11-01

sunaooArE's OFFICE. Oct. 81. 1879.

SURROGATE's OFFICE, Oct 81, lS79
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
The HERALD of Friday morning reports the Ian
guage of the Surrogate in the Marx case as fol-
lows:-'I think 1t is the most pernicious practice
that con be adopted by any public journal to COM
ment upon the merits of before 1t has been
decided by the Court. and think that law should
be passed making such action a contempt Of
Court, punishable by fine and imprisonment"
and In commenting upon these remarks. the
HERALD states tho language of the constitution of
this State folows:"No law shall be passed. to
restrain abridge the liberty Of speech OF the
press" and assumes that such law suggested by
the Surrogate would be such aDrdgement and
therefore void. and suggests that Judges who
charge journalists with Of consideration of tho
dignity Of courts should themselves show some lit
tie consideration for the constitution"
1t will be observed that the remarks of tho Surro
gate were general, and for sonc reason tho
personal. But tho quotation OF part OF u
sentence OF the constitution is calculated misead
the public mind. and IL the HERALD had been pleased
to quote the whole section 3 of article OF tho
sttution it would be that tho liberty OF speech
and the press" provided for In The constitution
with reservation OF responsibility tor the abuse OF
that right. and that In the very next sentence rule
OF evidence Is prescribed for criminal
indictment for libes. showing that public journal
may bc made responsible for the abuse Of that right
and that the liberty Of the press does not give i'm
Now for the real qucstion suppose the editor OF
the NEW YORK HERALD be indicted for u libel and be
arraigned and put his trial and all the other pub
lie journals of this city pending the trial should
publish within the reach and perusal of tho Court
and jury that the prisoner was obviously guilty and
should be convicted and punished using such per-
suasive argument as to satisfy tho public that he
deserved IT, would not that DO an obvious abuse of
the freedom OF the press aud would IL not
be au effort to procure his condemnation,
without regard to the evidence which should
be given. and through the instrIncrality OF prcju
diced court and jury? For he 1t remembered that
tho press claims to be potential in moulding public
opinion. aud who can say that such a reprehensible
course would not prejudice the rights Of tho pris-
oner? Such an independence OF ths judiciary as
takes no account OF litigants social pocunisry
status or his political religious faith is Of tho
highest Importance TO all classes. and the press
should DO the last to invade discreditit Most re-
spectfuly. ID. q. CALVIN.
The New York herald., 1879-11-01
PORTRAITS OF EMINENT JURIsTS

Tho presentation OF two portraits of eminent
judges of the federal courts 10 tho Circuit Court in
this city attracted much attention yesterday morn
ing. -Four judges present ut the time, Judges
Blatchford, Shipman, Benedict ard Choate Tho
first presentation was that of Smith Thompson.
Justice of the United States Supreme Court from
1928 to 1S43. This picture. which has long been In
the possession OF his family, was presented by Mr..
wyllis belts. with appropriate remarks. The second
presentation was portrait of Chief Justice Waite,
coming from the Bar of tins city. The prescnta-
tion was made by John Il. Parsons. Judge Blatch-
ford replied for the court and accepting the gifts
ordered that tho fact should be spread on tho record
The New York herald., 1879-11-01
EXECUTION OF CLARK BROWN.

CORNWALL. Ont, Oct. 81, 1879.
The execution Of Clark Brown, convicted OF the
murder OF his father and sister at West Winchester
the night OF the 81 of September last. took place
here 'this morning at eight O'Clock. There was
large crowd at the court house door seeking admis.
sion but only those holding tickets issued 10y the
Sheriff were admitted Not more than seventy-hvs
persons witnessed the execution. At the appointed
hour the prisoner pinloned. and the solemn
procession started his cell to the gallows, led
by the Sheriff, followed by Rev. DIR. McNisb and
Rev. Mr.. Bincc. the prisoner and the hangman bring
ing up the rear. The prisoner walked with q
firm step but said nothing tno gallows, his con-
ression having been given under soal to Lev. DE-.
McNish.