New-York tribune., 1879-11-11

vaueof the lcgal-tcndcr silver dollar 412la eransl
9O.O1 cents. Stocks active. excited and higher.
closing bnOyant.
THF Manufacturers local observations in
dicate cooler and clear OF fair weather, possibly
followed late ia the day by partly cloudy weather.
Thermometer yesterdays highest O. Lowest.
55o; average 60sso
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The familiar legal principle that a priest
il by 10 means necessary TO a marriage Was
again PROMULGATED in the courts yesterday.
marriage which consisted simply of an
agreement, and was publicly declared only by
Il few words spoken in recognition of the
woman rs q wife, was declared on appeal to
be valid.
Two more disasters at sea are reported In
to-day's dispatches. A British steamer has
picked up at sen the crew of the ship Forest
Belle of NewYork, which foundered on its way
to Liverpool, and a schooner engaged in the
coasting trade with Savannah has been sunk
in a collision. No loss of life, however, is re-
ported in either case.
The capture of Pisagua by the Chilians in
dicates that they are determined to carry the
war into Peru. and abandon the defensive
attitude which their land forces have main
Iiiutu Nlutt tItl OtCNpitu uiNpuANu tNlii-
tory. Following the loss of the Huascar. the
defeat at Pisagua will swell the volume of
discomfort at Lima, and perhaps hasten the
conclusion of peace.
Edward Mcpherson, representative Re-
publican, and Senator Wallace, representa-
tive Democrat, give their respective views, In
a Philadelphia letter, of the great Republican
victory in PENNSYLVANIA. 1t will be observed
that Senator Wallace disputes the validity of
the TIllen mortgage on the Democratic party.
The fact is. Mr.. Wallace would like to own
little mortgage-just "a little one-himself.
A ballot-box which rings bell when a vote
enters the box, which counts all the ballots ms
they are received, stamps them with a num-
Der. and files them neatly away beyond the
reach of any hand, would seem to be rs nearly
perfect device for preventing fraud at the
poll, as has been devised. An account is given
elsewhere of this ingenious cOntIlvance, which
has also the great merit of simplicity.
John G. Fee is one Of the old anti-Slavery
guard of Kentucky. What he says elsewhere
concerning Berea College, its aims and needs.
deserves, therefore, the cordial regard of all
who still cherish the memory and prize the
teachings OF Tue men WHO ifu Tue ltIitlH nope
in the Border States during the early anti
Slavery agitation. There can be no doubt,
we think, that Berea College is doing an eX-
collent work in Kentucky, and should have all
the support it can get.
iii fortune continues to attend what remains
OF the once powerful Ottoman Empire. The
new Ministry. described in our Constan-
tnOpe letter, is opposed to reform, and is ill.,
competent 10 deal with the financial and pO-
Etical difficulties which recur with alarm
Ing frequency. Midhat Pacha, who is as
liberal as any Turk can be. threatens 10
disconnect himself from the Government 10y
resIgning his appointment in Syria, while the
British aud French Ambassadors have set theiI
faces against the scheme to farm out the Gus
toms revenue-a desperate device OF the Porte
TO rescue itself from dependence on the Gaata
usurers. With Turkey So badly crippled it is
hardly worth while for the British party lead
ers to contend over the question whether
Russia was restrained by the Treaty Of Berlin
from the complete destruction of her victim.
Our London letter to-day gives great
proprietor's view of the land controversy.
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