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New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET.

DENT AND TENDER THEIR RKsIGNAnoNs-
CREWS DESIRE THAT THEY REMAIN IN OFFICE
FOR I'M.
"ARIs. Thurs. av, jar. 80, 1870.
The Ministers congratulated President Grcyy this
evening on his election aud collectively rendered
Their designations. NJ Grey expressed hope
That they would continue in Office, at least pro. sio
ally. The Cabinet will meet tomorrow to consider
The situation.
Marshal MacMahon this evening visited and con-
graduated N. GrGvy The interview was most
courteous. The eX-PreSidcnt announced his intcn-
hon of going TO Grasse tomorrow, where he will
tcnaln some time.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
TIE CONSTITUTION HOMEWAED BOUND.
LnNnnN- rhnr-ilN- IL 20 l :. q

The United States frigato Constitution sails
this morning homevard bound. Government tug
will take her outside the Needles. Her repairs
merely nominal. The officers have been thc guests OF
the Naval and Military commanders at Portsmouth.
The total of the salvage claims, made principally ny the
owner, of The steamtuss = l,.uo, Oi Mucn Al.33O
have actually been paid. The remuneration which WIS
offered was accepted ~ every except ia the ono
that was adiudCatcd yesterday
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
THE BRITISH INVASION.

LONDON. Fgidey. Jan. 81, 1870.
\ dispatch from khOst to TIE Stamford says
General Roberts had no sooucr evacuated Mdtoohd
Uhe capital OF KhosD than il was surrounded by
thousands Of Mangas The British returned and
rescued The chiefs whom they had loit m authority,
burned the font ana lien returned To camp In their
treat they were harasscd By the Mausli~. General
Roberts mas abandoned khO>t for the present ne IS
convinced that such disturbance VIII .c iuccssaut
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
MAcMAuoy. Duke Of Magenta.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT GRENY.
TRoCEEDINGs ~ TIE CONGRESS OF THE TWO
HoUsEs-M. GREYY RECEIVES $50 VOTES OUT
or GO. ,-o
VERSAILLES Thursday, jan 80, 1879
The proceedings in the Congress of the two
Chambers were opened by NJ Martel, who again
read President DlacMahons letter of resignation
and the Articles of the Constitution.
NJ. de Gavardie, Senator, amid shouts of dis
appreciation, asked whether the Congress accepted
the resignation of President MacMahon. The Con-
gress set this inquiry aside by voting the previous
question by a large majority.
The Congress, after appointing tellcrs, proceeded
Mt . o'clock to vote for President of the Republic
Seven hundred and thirteen Senators and Deputies
were present, Of whom go voted. The absolute
majority required was 33G
NJ. Jules GrGyy obtained J3G votes and General
lc Chanzy 90.
NJ. GrGyy was accordingly declared elected, and
was proclaimed President of the Republic for the
term Of seven years.
Forty-thrce blank voting papers were deposited.
~ Dufaurc was loudly chcered when he cast his
vote
The result was ar 1ounced at 7:i5 p IN.
Shortly after the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
resumed their separate sttings
W. Bethmout took the chair in the Chamber Of
Deputies. lie read letter hOn NJ GicNy, express
ing the profound regret with which he resigned his
seat as a Deputy, and thanking his colleagues for
The sympathy with which they had hOnorcd him
and would continue to honor hlm.
The Deputies decided to elect a successor to the
Presidency Of the Chamber tomorrow. 1t is under
stood that W. Gambctta is willing to accept the
post and bis candidacy meets with increased favor.
Marshal MacMahon wrote to VI. GIGvy to-day ex-
pressing wish to pay him VISIT as soon as he was
elected President. VI. GrGvy replied that he was
deeply sensible of the Marshal's courtesy, but in
sisted that it was for him GrGvy to pay the first
visit. 1t is stated that the Marshal will 90 TO pay
lis respects to President GrGvy this evening.
The Ministers all declare that President Mae
Mahon, at yesterday Cabinet Council. preserved a
calm, digniicd demeanOr. lie stated lie proposed
to retire TO private life, and would not, under any
circumstances, permit his name to be employed for
any species demonstration.
The Senate and subsequently the Congress re-
cciyed President MacMahon's letter with profound
silence.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
A CONsIsTORY AT ROME.

IONDOF, INUI7|II j w I-', T"1F'
A dispatch from Rome 10 The Pm .HdB
Co.one says Consstory is lxod Tor lha list q Tch
ruary The Pope viii rctracc hs alloeuuon, and VIII
trace the PoDtifcal policy ~ the year lie will also
give i sketch OF his schemes for the future.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
THE PUBLISHED TELEGRAMs PRODUCED.


MR. REID PRESENTS TO the COMMITTEE : BI' 'NDLI
OF COPIES AND ORGGISALs-1HE TRANsLAToRs
AHD THE ABSENCE OF DENIALS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE IEIBUSE.l
WAeuIsGIoN, Jan 3O.-Thc Potter Committee
spent very little time in the examination OF the
Editor of TnE TRIBUNE to-day. Mr.. Reid produced
the original cipher dispatches which hc had re-
ceiycd from Mr.. William T. Chandler
since the present session of Congress be-
gan, and the originals which lie received
ANONYMOUSLY from General Brady, and few
which he said, he had received anonymously from
some other source. The copies which had been fur
nsbed 10 TIE TRIBUNE by Mr.. W. +. Chandlcrand
Mr. HscOck were neatly arranged III lettcl-bOokS
and consecutivcly numbered and lnde1cd, 50 That
they might be easily referred 10.
In answer to n question by Ml. Potter Whrther
Nr Uassard was not entitled 90 the most credit for
making the transations OF the cpherS Mr. Reid
said that he did not wish to draw any nydious dis
tinctions; that both Mr.. laSsard and Colonel
Grosvenor had done admirable work; but
that il was true that Mr. lias>aId had been
earliest in the field and had remained
there latest OF Professor Holdcn's share OF the
work. Mr.. Reid said that he had discovered some Of
tbe KEYS and that he had forwarded to The IKB-
rxr some TRANSACTIONS but that the Interpretation
of 10 single dispatch was received from him until
after the same dispatch had been translated by MI.
IIqssard or Colonel Grosvcnor. Professor lloldens
work was chiefly valuable as Il check upon that OF
TIE TRIBUNE experts, and rs q coToboratlon OF
what they had done.
Mr. Reid said in reply TO questions by Mr. HIS
cock, that none of the gentlemen to whom the
cipher dispatches have been attributed have ever
denied the authenticity of them except one, winch
Mr. Marble. in "A published card, Haid he dId not
write and no one of them ever complained
that they were incorrectly translated. lie
had on one occasion last Summer asked
Governor TIldrn to give bin the keys to
the cIphers. and the Governor had replied IN
n iocuar way. but the next day had told hlm s"1-
ously that ne had never seen the cipher dispatches
and did not believe that any of them ever went t"
his house.
The committee discharged Mr.. Reid and ex-
aminci no other Witnesses to-day. "a,
Tomorrow it is understood that witnesses VII he
questioned in regard to matters raised by the ~;
Martin affidavit 50 that the cipher inquiry VIII
probably make no further progress tins week.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31

ganize coup detat. If MacMahon should not
resign an attempt will probably soon be made to
bring tho facts before the Chambers. The 1cie-
graphs correspondent surmises that if Congress
meets to elect President 1t will endeayoT to go on
and remodel the Constitution, but thinks such
course woull be successfully resisted by the Mod
crates.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
MI,RnER OE A NINE nOSS-

SCRANTON, Penn, Jan. 30.-A post mOrten
examination was to-day hold on the body o, John q
Adams mine era kcr boss" Of MoOsic, Penn. VIII,
was supposed TO have been frozen death on sunda,
night and II was decided that he had been murdered
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
SCENES IN TIE CONGRESS.
PARIS. Thursday. ian. 80

Tie voting in the Congress for President was
secret. The only incidents were the ap-
plaudng of Victor Hugo and others by the
Left as they advanced to the tribunal,
and the hOotlng at BaragnOn, Brogc,
Buffet and other unpopular members of the Right
simon and Rouhcr were comparatively unnoticed.
There was perfect frenzy of enthusiasm when the
hgmes were announced, the members of the Left
aud the public in the galleries nsIng in body and
gepeaIediy shouting Fire la A(pabGQae"
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
B,NAI FIRTH.
PIIILADEL

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.-At this mornings
session of the Independent Order OF Bnai Birth
luton was adopted ordering that the next convention
be held at Cincinnati, the last suIda! In February
1850.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31

PRESIDENT MACMAlION'S RESlGNAliON'
ms 1trIrr rFAp TO The CHAMBER OF DfPCIl
AMID PROFOUND SILENCE - HE IFo'oSLD
MEASURES OPPOSED 10 THE INTERESTS or
TRANCE. -
VERSAILLES, Thursday, Jan 80 1871
On tho assembling of the Chamber of Deputies
y. Grtyy read a letter from President MacNiahon
announcing his resignation, amid profound silence
He then read the articles Of the Constitution ap-
,lieablc to the situation, and announced that the
two Chambers would meet in Congress at 100
MN. The sitting then suspended.
Following is the text of President MacMahons )
letter announcing his resignation;
kttAc opening Of this session Of the Chambers the
ministry presented to you programme which, while
oGordng satisfaction to public opinion appeared TO tho
Cabinet such as might be voted without danger 10 the
s.cDrifv or good administration Of the count v Put
ting aside all personal views had given the programme
nv approbaton for Twas sacrificing no principles 70
which conscience demanded me to remain faithful To-
day. the Ministry thinking TO respond TO tie opinion IN
tho two Chambers proposes 10 me in regard hgh nl-
tary commands. general measures which con-
fider contrary the interests Of the Army and cosc-
qucuuy TO those Of the country cannot subscrbe to
them. ANY otncr Ministry taken from the majority
would impose upon me the same conditions. Iconsder
vsc therefore bound to shorten the duration Of the
mandate which the National Assembly conhdcd TO me-
and l therefore tender my resignation. In quitting
power have the consolation OF thinking that during the
iftythree years devoted the service of my country
either as soldier or citizen have been guided by
sentiments other than honor and duty and absolute de-
voton to my country. 1 request YOU to communicate
ny decision TO the Chambers.
MACNIAUOE, Duke Of Magenta.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE,
,,,cv,uov REPLACED BY GREvY.

WNCMAlON REFLAVEU DI "1'T' II
,,,r pr,lGNATIoN OF PRESIDENT IMAGINATION TN
.YprD IN THE AFTERNOON AND NJ. GRfNf
rrcTIp IN TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE CABINET.
President MacMahOn met the Cabinet Coun-
I'll Yesterday afternoon, and handed to NJ
nnfomc his letter of resignation, IN wnich
rc simply states that to have signed the
Military decree would have been to commit
an act injurious to the country. The letter
ros read 10 the Senate and the Chamber oil
IDENTITIES. and the two houses atterward met
and clcaed NJ. Grtvy President of the he
nmbIic bv vote of $50, out of GO ballots
cost The Ministers rendered their reslg-
,,otioo 70 the new President, who expressed
tbe hope that they would remain III once "'
least one month.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
TELEGRIPHIC NOTES.

\ WOMAN DHOWNED.
UrpSov " " Jan. 3O.-Mrs. Walters, Of Cairo
G. rreu, county was drowned IN Catskl Creek. tina
Mace yesteTday while crossing with scisung party.
SUICIDE BY WOMAN.
CTvcISNATI Jan. 3O.-Nrs. A. J.. EbcrhaId rcsid
ing ON ain. after attracns the attention OF neghboI
nt hrr,rf 10 tho breast Will, standing at open
She has had some dlculty win her fathers family.
Run OVER BY THE CARS.
IIVDsOY. " Y, Jan. 30.-An Italian, supposed Il
hc ui,b,le iuersy who recently worked IN 1IOy,
oyer by a down Train the Hudson River Railroad.
stuyyesan at about ii O'Clock today He cannot recover
run OVER by THE CARS.
WORCESTER. Mass, Jan. 30. Frank Percy, brake
man on the Boston and Albany Railroad over thi
~" his morning Receiving injuries which made neccssar
Cine Of his right arm AID left leg. lie nare
last all
BLEW OUT THE GASLTGHT.
pPovlpENCg X. l., Jan. 30.-Ohn Randall.
vouuy nan from Dakota. who visiting friend la this city
6ey out the caslisht last night before retiring lie
found nearly tais morning, and his recovery 81
doubtful.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22
Only a ..Nigger.''

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune, who is travelling through the
South, writes: At Bowling Green,
KY, a nicely dressed and lady-like
young person entered the smokiug-car,
which, on all Southern railways, is set
apart for colored people as well as for
the votaries of the weed. As she was
the whitest woman | had seen on the
train, | supposed she had made a mis-
take and would go Immediately to the
ladies' car, but she sat down, with her
feet in a pool of tobacco juice, and
evidently intended to stay. With her,
carrying two travelling bags, came a
man of unmixed African blood, but of
intelligent cOuntenance and digniied
manners. He turned the back of a
seat, deposited his bags, and, sitting
down beside the young lady, began a
familiar conversation. When the con-
ductor came around the man paid the
fare for both. Still | thought he
might be a servant, but | marveled at
his easy manner with his mistress.
The girl had an unusually bright and
pretty face, blue eyes, and fine,
straight, light brown hair. She wore
a fur-trimmed cloak over her black
dress, and a natty seal-skin cap. The
negro was well clad, his polished boots
were encased in rubbers, and his over
coat was Ofexcellent material. The girl
listened with interest to his talk and
gave him now and her an afectionate
glance. My curiosity was more and
more aroused to know what could be
the relationship of this ill-assorted
couple. Was it a case of practical
Indignation? "Who is that white
woman travelling with a negro man 2"
| asked the conductor. He laughed
and said That's no white woman /:
she's colored. She keeps a niger
school in Franklin. The man is prob
ably a porter in some hotel. Very
likely they are going off to get mar
ried. | went back to the smoking
car and took another look at the
woman, but | could discover no trace
of negro blood in her pretty face. Her
lips were rather full, but in most white
women such fullness would be thought
beautiful. She could not have had
more than one-sixteenth of black
blood in her veins, and yet Southern
race-prejudice cuts hGr wholly from
white society.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22

hard labor. Her lover left home and
friends for the Far West, never TO re-
turn. A short time after the girls
parents died, and the large estate was
divided between the surviving chill
dren. Taking her share, nearly $780,
600, she turned her back on the home
of her childhood. She came TO Mil
waukee, and has since lived a most
isolated life, not admitting anybody to
her confidence, repulsing all attempts
at friendship; the heart that had
thrilled at the delicious words of love
became thoroughly crusted over and
suspicious of mankind. Retiring
deeper into seclusion year by year, to-
day but few dare face her stern pres
ence, She seldom if ever writes or
receives a letter, makes no calls or has
no callers, and, in short is as entirely
alone as one can be in this busy world.
With an immense income, and one
that is rapidly increasing, she spends
but little money, and that for neces-
sites. Rarely is she seen on the
streets, and then as if she feared the
touch of the busting pedestrians.
The brother does not live a hundred
miles from Milwaukee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22
Prur,ent Preaching.

Some years ago n minister in New
York city made a great sensation by
advertising a sermon to thieves and
harlots. The house was crowded, of
course, with people who wanted to get
a good look at the wicked people who,
for their part, did not come, This
kind of p%rurient interest is easily ex-
cited by any discussion of social evils
that is trumpeted. 1t is only the
minister of firm, but delicate, touch
who can advantageously treat such
topics at all, and he will not use them
as bats to catch gudgeon with. Such
themes are sure to excite curiosity,
whether they be treated in thepulpit,
or the daily papers, or the weekly
deadfuls but the chief purpose Of
the moral reformer should not be to
excite evil curiosity. A certain kind
of pathological information a reform
er needs; but it is not information to
be generally disseminated. About all
such evil a pure spirit will say, 80,
my'soul, come not thou into their
secret
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22
American Sight-Seeing Abroad

Cor. Paris American Register.l
was seated in a coupe at Dresden
it was two years ago. An American
lady with her daughter got in just at
the last moment before the train
started for Prague. The mother was
apparently 40, the daughter half her
age. So soon as the train had started
the daughter took a good long breath
and said, " Well, | think if anybody
ever did Dresden thoroughly, we
have The mother replied, " think
we ought. Two whole days in a little
town like Dresden?' The daughter
said, " | think | saw every picture in
the gallery Tho mamma said, ."
didn't miss a single thing in the
green vaults, copy verbatim from
my notebook. Now, il one had given
years Of close study to art, and be-
sides, was an art critic, he might see
Dresden moderately wellin six months
provided he was very industrious.
Last winter when | was in Rome. a
wide awake and agreeable American
lady, with a typical, self-assertive,
mother-domineering, but bright and
charming daughter and a remark
ably pretty niece wore at our
hotel. They would drive to a picture
or a sculpture gallery or a church,
rush in and out, Five minutes did
st. Peters, Half an hour the Vati
can | was at the Villa Borghese
when they alighted, and said, IL will
wait and see them leave" They we're
off again in seven minutes and thirty
seconds by the watch They spent
three-fourths Of their time shopping
At the end of three weeks they dc.
parted. At Florence | heard them
say compl9oently, g II there is any
thing In Rome we did not see, it is
something not worth seeing" There
were not ignorant nor stupid people,
These stories are only interesting be-
cause their authors were perfect types
Of a large class Of Americans
abroad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22

B~elgrsvia.l
A good story Is told of Elliston's
management at Worcester. For his
benefit he had announced a grand dis
play of fire works No greater proof
of the gulhbility of the British public
could be adduced than their swallow
ing such an announcement. The
theater was so small that such an ex-
hibition was practically impossible.
A little before the night Elliston
called on the landlord of the property,
and, in the course of conversation,
limited at the danger Of such a dis
play, as though the idea had just
struck him. The landlord took alarm,
and. as Elliston had anticipated, for
babe it. Nevertheless, the announce
ments remained on the walls, and on
that night the theater was crowded.
The performance proceeded without
any notice being taken by the man
agement of the fireworks, until muir
murs swelled into clamor and loud
cries. Then, with his usual kingly air,
Elliston came forward and bowed.
He had made, he said, the most elabo-
crate preparations for a magnificent
pyrotechnic display, he had left moth
ing undone, but at the last moment
came the terrible reflection, would it
not be dangerous? Would there not
be collected within the walls of the
theater a number Of lovely. young,
tender girls, of respectable matrons,
to do him honor? What if the house
should catch fre-the panic, the
struggle for life-ah, he shuddered at
the thought Then, too, he thought
Of the property of that worthiest of
men, the landlord-he rushed to con-
suit him-and he now called upon him
there he was seated in the stage-bOx
to publicly state, for the satisfaction
of the distinguished audience he saw
before him, that he had forbidden the
performance from considerations of
safety, The landlord, a very nervous
man, chrank to the back of his box,
scared by every eye in the house be-
ing fixed upon him; but the audience,
thankful for the terrible danger they
had escaped, burst into thunders of
applause.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22
h Ther Saw About Il.

About the hard times the hesthen
Chinee says Mclean man buy TOO
muchee and no savee.p His nomad
brother of the forest and prairie puts
it., pale face buy heap, big heap.
ugh The civilized citizen says we
spend too much for developing the
resources of the country, as the vapid
cant phrase is; have too much rail
road, too much brown-stone with Man
sard; too much vox populi in congress,
too much fast civilization, too much
Paris, too much art and diletanteism,
too much shoddy, too much tax, too
much law for the amount of money, a
great deal too much opinion of our
selves, with credulity enough to chain
an earthquake; besides too much of
to-day and too little Of Tomorrow. In
a word, too fast epigrams the whole
tale. With us, male and female, We
have made but a slight acquaintance
with true economy. What we call
economy is stopping at the bung
and giving the spiggot a free
ticket. That is economy only
which is prudent in most things and
spends unnecessarily or foolishly
nothing. No matter what your neigh
Dor may do or buy; his purse may be
longer, his wits daft, his account over
drawn or soon will be, or something
worse to happen him. The best guide
for spending will be your necessary
wants prudently served after care
fully consulting your purse. In pros
porous times most of us are apt to be
a little free if not fast in our OUTLAWS.
In times like the present, to avoid
want and suffering, we must apply the
breaks and hold up, or we may soon
be brought face to face with that
which we would most avoid. We
must deny ourselves frivolous gratif-
cations and pleasures, which not only
consume our sparse substance, but in
the end change a pleasant life for a
dreary one. Let us but do of all
these what we can, and with but
little effort and less sacrifice, standing
solid upon our own perhaps humber,
andslike as not honester, condition
ever working ~dutifully, kicking
shoddy pride out into the gutter, low
ing our Creator and forgetting not to
remember the commandments. This
done, and in the manner of st. Paul
giving our own a hearty and holy
facial salutation, we are prepared to
walk forth in the pride and glory of a
greater strength, "conquering and to
conquer. f. 5. Il.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22

Detroit Free Press.l
A few mornings since a lady living
on Clifford street answered the bell to
find a bulky boy with an innocent face
aud p~each-colored ears standing on
the steps. He explained that he
wanted to see her husband, and she
answered that her husband had left
for his office.
I'm the boy who sweeps out all the
Offices where he is" said the boy, as
he backed down the steps, " and this
morning | found a letter in the big
scrap sack"
Well, you can leave it," she re-
piled.
IL guess l hadn't better" he
half whispered, as he showed the
small pink envelope.
Boy-that is-boy, let me see that
letter. she said, as she advanced
and extended her hand.
20, 'twouldn't be 'zactly right,
ma am, cause | know he'd gin me fifty
cents
Sec here, boy" she said. as she
felt for the dollar bill left her to buy
coffee and tea, " you take this, give me
the letter and don't say a word TO Mr..
- about finding L."
Il don't believe it's much Of a let.
ter, he remarked.
Never mind-haEd it oyer-here' s
your money!
"Mebbe there bain't a word of writ.
ing in it, ma am.
"Here-give me the ietteF-now
gol"
She took it and entered the house
and the boy with peach-colored ear,
flew down the street like a Gambia
going to dinner.
In about forty seconds the woman
came out, looked up and down tho
street, and the expression around her
mouth was not happy and peaceful
The boy had seemed to doubt thai
thgFe was any writing inside the en-.
yelOpe, but she was not quite prepared
to tear it open and find a printed doc.
ument commencing Whereas dc.
fault having been made in the eondi.
tons OF a certain mortgage, etc. She
wants to hold another interview witt
the lad. II this meets his eye he will
please call between the hours Of s anc
10 O'Clock a. m, when he feels tn,
strongest.