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New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

seems to have understood the whole art OF
composing bill and equally well the more
difficult art Of getting it paid. All his iea'S
in charging more for various articles thah
they cost him, and in contnving 10
expend q great deal OF money on 'no
personal apparel of convicts, sink into
insignifcance when compared with Ms
achievements in travelling and drawing m,io-
age. The remarkable swiftncss with when
his journeys were performed and the ren'arN-
able promptness with which the mileage was
drawn will remind every student OF poi'''C"'
history of the record made some years ago oy
our present Secretary of State at Albany
Mr.. Beach earned the sobrquct OF the flying
Dutchman of the Erie Canal by the extraor-
dinary speed of his movements "a Lieutenant
Governor, and it had been supposed that DIS
record had never been surpassed. ms Ulster
County matter however, raises doubt as 10
his preGminence This is day OF walking
matches. Why not settle this amicable rivalry
between two distinguished Democrats with a
contest on the tan-bark, all the mileage to go
to the winnerf
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
Jrne. 10 7opernscmcnIs.

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DHY t,oons-7m Pa0e-5th ano OIh C"'9su~c ur~cc,,n,
EfpoTr A. ADyEkTIsENRNTs--1t "a rage o'H '0'' ~
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b.rpIIcF> AND DEATHs-JH race TIN co'unn
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Tile TNE OF II.

The cipher inquiry has practical import
ance which some people are slow to appreciate
1t is not pursued from motives of Idle curl
ositv or of personal enmity. II is likely 10
determine who shall be the next President OF
the United States. 1t is likely to settle the
question whether the Government shall pass
into the hands of the party which tried
to destroy the Union and which is now irving
to reverse the results of the war; or shall be
retained in the charge of the party which
saved the Union, the party which is committed
TO the defence of national honor, justice.
peace, progress and equal rights. The con-
spiracy disclosed by the cipher dispatches
was so base, 80 daring, so traught
with danger to free institutions, that the IN
Quiry ought not to stop until the rem0teSt
ramfcatons of the plot have been laid bare
II il not enough that disgrace has oyertaken
t.c few men who figure by name i'll the cor
respOndence. They were only the agents in the
affair." not the principals. They only negotiated
the brides some higher authority stood behind
them with the money. Perhaps a committee Of
Congress might have got at the bottom facts,
if il had begun in season; but at tins late
hour the discovery of the full truth must de-
pcnd largely upon discussion in the newspa-
peTs.
Already Tue debate has had one very serious
effect. 1t has placed the Democratic party in
the dilemma of either convicting its leader and
candidate of an outrageous fraud-which it
will not do or of voting him resolution of
acouittal-which would inevitably make him
the leader of the party agan. Either choice
would be distasteful to the Democracy.
y.
faction by the Republicans. We could de-
sire nothing better than campaign
with Tden as the Democratic can
dIdate; unless it were campaign Ill which
the Democratic party started out with an
acknowledgment that its reform candidate
was such disgraccful old cheat that 1t could
not run him again. Repudiated or yindlcated,
Mr.. Tilden has been made by the cipher dis
cussion the great obstacle to Democratic
success in 1850.
1t should be remembered that the discussion
has not only proved that Weed. Pelton, Mar
ble and WOOley We're ready TO buy the Pres
idency for the Democratic candidate, but IL
has satisfied all reasonable persons that some
body was ready to pay the money which
they promised. If Mr. Tiden is to be
acquitted of direct acquicscenco in the
scheme, upon whom then will suspicion
fal7 The Democracy cannot relieve their
c,ndidate without throwing terrible dis
credit upon their National Committee, or
uDop some of the leading men of the party.
Wa must not lose sight of the fact that the
rascality was cOncocted somewhere on their
premi,cs, and it chiefly concerns them to de-
eide which of the family shall bear the dis
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
PERSONAL.

Miss Anna L. Dickinson. it is reported. hdi
Uoen ongl ,ed TO play week san Francisco and ~
lecture twenty times in California and Nevada.
Senator NcClccIy's ideal of perfect bliss +,
,amat stically described this to sit under tree ia
ls kentucky home on = Summers afternoon and watch
Htte ho -r"eS play mar1ie-
M Ihchard VI. McShcrry. Of Baltimore, ha,
received from King Humbert the order " the ROYAL
Crown OF italy IN recognition OF MS eminent legal SEP
in breaking up the Italian padrOno ystem iB ID
city.
The great singer Of n past generation, Pau.
line Garcia. mas two daughters, Nile Marianne Y,rlo
and NJ dame Chamerot YIardot. who are charming yo
accompanied by their mother as pianist
The Marquis of Lorne was recently ad-
dressed thus by youth Of Illinois: Esteemed Sir
woud YOU be kind to send your Autograph and
the Princess Lorue and would like tnc signature OF
her mother II could get 1t. Keepec FULLY"
Dir. Emerson is quoted as saying once Of
Bronson AlcOtt: 81 could spare any Of my iritrd4
sooner than Aloott; he always brings me new tire from
tie empyreau, and feeds with molly ioye. He has
too strange faculty Of discovering the best books 10
library. no matter IN what language they wrireu
or whether he knows the language Orpot"
Father Bessonles, of indianapolis, said tOap.
porter Of he Nees Ihe itom Southern
France the town Of CahOrs in the borders Of Gas
cuny. by the way, Gam0etta, now President ot tho
Chamber Of Deputies, uNeu tncle AT one lul' ledis
ago father. Itahan came there from Genoa and
opened little shop above which he swung sSn board
Bazaar GenOis.' IN English. GcnOese bazaar, where ha
sod olives, dates oranges, etc. He sent young Gam
BETA 10 the Cahors University. You have heard tho
story that while there told his father that be wanted
be taken away and II he was rot taken from school
he would put out of his eyes His father paying no
attention the threat Gambetta did as he had said
and soon after told father that be would put ont hs
other eye unless ne took away when the parent
moved hIm immediately. 1t Is sald, however. that be
really lost s eve when q boy while standing aboIt
bacssmth's forge a spcula Of IRON dying from under
the SMITHS ha inner and destroying A, SIGHT ttls
gossip comes TO from CahOrs mat since young Gam
bctta has risen the WOTd ana the ola gentleman ld7
retired from the rt tradt, he taxes uUhrdee al tbe
sigu winch is stll swinging above tn door a. the Oh
shop and has gone 10 tAe new proprietor askhb mat
b. takeu down Ihis hi- successor cs's 10 DO SAYING
H. bought good VII. sign and ry,ry thing All which
seems indicate that the Indianapolis gossip - prob
ably Ill-naturcd, n not also uutru-twOfihy.
MONTREAL, Feb. 22.-EXP0stmaster-Ge Cen
erl Jewell ana ". Otway. OF tno British Legation ~
Washington, are IN town
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
rnR CuLNLNr P1NLC-

Mr. Blaiuc's letter 10 The TRlBuY on the
Chinese question viii command universal
attention. Ii il marked by many OF Mr..
Biaipe's strongest characteristics it Is
clear concise, admirably stated, full OF facts.
and amply backed By authorities Doubtless
il Is as strong "A presentation of the anti
Chinese view az We are likely to have. But
what it proposes is reversal Of the tadi-
uopal policy Of the United State5.
!. If that policy is 10 be reversed, il should
be done deliberately and decently-not with Il
di,courfcsv which we would not think of
showing even to Spain or Mexico. 1t
is claimed that China has never Obcycd the
treaty stipulation requiring that her people
should only come voluntarily. Very well =
the remedy fOr such case under the OTdl-
nary rules governing the intercourse between
nation, would be t. IL ke this complaint to the
Chinese Government. When if refuses redress,
or when we are satisfied that it cannot SECURE
redress. We may then fairly enough give notice
Of our intention to abrogate the treaty. 10
do it Off-haud and without notice IS ii dis
courtesy 70 gross as TO be indecent.
II. If our traditional policy Is TO be reversed,
it should be done only when tho danger Is
80 clear a. plainly to warrant 1t. We
have boosted for century OF being an
asylum ior all races. As such, VIC have
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

fussl ever 70 bs anything but Cinnamon. OF m any
way sssirnilsto with American civilization. calf
fornians object to substituting Chinese for AmerL
can civilization.
The Tilden waye ia boomingin the west Ea.t
North and South all at once. Connecticut has besn
submerged by lt, the South is all prepared 10 90
under and now word comes from tho West thai
BarIis is wlin' there also. The Cincinnati Commsr.
ciai has sounded tho party workers in Ohio Indi
ana and Kentucky. and has found among tbem all
General impression that TIden is the coming man.
In Ohio even the Thurman men are outspoken 70,
1ilden. The general answer to the question Of who
the candidate would be was to this pUrpOrt: "Pm 4,
Thurman man. but IIlden IS bound To- get the nOmi
natiou.' How about the ciphers "Oh. they
haven't hurt him any. In fact. they've rather
helped nm. Perhaps h!s nephew was a little indls
erect, but Tden IL all right One Human man
had the cruelty 10 say he Thought il wOuid bo tha
old combination of Gildrn and Hendricks again
Poor Ihurmanl Has he wallowed iu the mud fot
nOlhiugi
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

With more than double rs many Chinese
leaving our coast as are coming to 1t, and
with this proof that the tendency to leave us
il growing Is it worth while to preclpi-
tate tho abrogation of the treaty
If 40. is there, at any rate, any need for such
hot haste that we cannot comply with the
usual diplomatic formalitiesf These arc
po,nts on which Mr.. Blaine's letter, compre-
hensiye and cogcnt as 1t Is, sheds not the
slightest light. But they are points which
thinking. people viii not forget. The ultimate
problem of the Chinese immigration Is
most difficult one. and there Are many con-
siderations in MIR. Blane's letter that may VII
challenge the best thought of the country.
All we mean now to urGe is that there is no
such emergency as to drive us into acting be-
tore we think
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
aetu-}lorIs Daily Gribna1e,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1879.
THE Yru,s TINS MORNING.

TaEftGN.-The Rcichstag has approved the Gov
,rnincnt Austr0-German Commercial Treaty; BIS
naIcks commercial policy is strongly favored
,y the agricultural class, and tho National
Liberal party is SAID to he divided 60 Ihe
Fronch Chamber of Deputies elected Budget
committee who favor the conversion OI pei cent
.entcs; in consequence reutes declined 60 Inc
British native contingent in South Africa has
1ecn disarmcd and dis0anded; Colonel Pearson
8ith 200 troops is intIenchrd at Ek0we ana
cut on from the main body. 60 The Gov
Dsruor Of CherkOh, Russia, was wounded by
Hlpstol ball shot by sOmO unknown person. -
Names McHenIy has gwen notice that
ne Will oppose the amalgamation OF the
Erie and Great Western Railroads. -
The Archbishop of Adrianople was beaten because
he favored the Turks who arc replacing the Rus
slams.
DoME.rIc.-The Greenback Congressmen-elect are
Gathering IN Washington for conference; they
propose 10 mako a fight 10 secure the Speaker
ahjp of tho next House. - The Hard Money
League has challenged the Greenbackcrs to a
uublc discussion. - The story from Japan
about British intrigue, to destroy the value of the
American treaty with Japan, is denied at
Washington ----= A minority report has been
,nade on Secretary Robcsons administration, say
inr cmphatically that there nO fraud. ---
The Oswego City Bank has closed and VIII go into
Iauidation. - Sixteen persons were killed and
twouty-sx were injured by a boiler explosion at
Stockton. California. On Saturday.
CoNGREss-The credentials Of numerous Sena-
tors wcro presented Zachariah Chandler was
sworn in the Army bill debated and the
House sections looking TO reorganization of the
Army were stricken out; tho railroad tele-
graph section was debated and will be
voted upon on Monday. - ln the House
there WAS much confusion about the order
OF business; the Senate amendments to the
Bnti- Chinese bill were concurred in; the Internal
Revenue bill was taken up and all the Senate
amendments concurred in except with reference to
tobacco matches, etc; these items are yet to he
disposed 0f
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-SermOuS on tenement
oouse reform were preached by the Rev. Drs.
Vincent and Dix and others; meetings were also
oeld In the AnthOn Memorial and Madison Square
Presbyterian Churches. - Mr.. Beecher preached
on the " PosthumOus Influence of Good Men. -
Frederick A. Freeman il still under arrest in the
anti of Henry K Piers0n. - Payment OF the
debt Of the Church Of the Messiah has been
pledged. - John Snetzer, butcher. was muir
dered, it is alleged. by Louis Palermo. ---
Gold value of tho lcgdl-tonder silver dollar ,il2i2
grainsl S4.3S cents.
TUE WFATHTR.--TmBVNR local observations in
dcatr clear or partly cloudy and slightly cooler
weather Thermometer yesterday. % ~ 34O.
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New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
MUSICAL NOTES.

Mr.. $. J.iebling announces concert for thh
evening at steinway Hall.
The second concert of the St. Cecilia 'ocd,
Society Will take place at the Brooklyn AcAdslO' ="
Music tomorrow evening.
A charity concert 10 be given at Stein"%
Hal! next Monday evening. will enlist the soH"'s
Nrs imoycne Brown, Mrs. Florence lice hnoN ,s ss
W,s,r, Frj.ch. kcmmertL, Florentine, Pcdsr' JoH"'
on,iC 4 Pratt.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
BusInese NoIIres.
"ALDERNEY BRAND
TnE BEST OLIVE or SALAD Oh -,

The BEST OLIVE OR SALAD OIL
ls imported snd bottled by CAsWFt tzAD Ga 6tug w
mats ifh Avenue Hotel BOldnG and bth ave- COT '0'ns'
tlso N0. 49, 1hamos-st.. Newport X J.
10 THE CONsUMPTIVE-Let those WHO ihI-
,rh unasr M fatal severity OF our climate throuSh any pu
~ o. ri3iur or oven tf0se who I'm decided ConNump
ou by no ans despair Tere Is safe and sur fehe
AZ hand easily tried NliJoi Cou-g -. 81, =,
fivcr on ana Lime without possessing me very
ssvoy OF tAe oil heretofore used, Is endowed Dy ue
mae of ue With healing property when renlers
ionnv efHcacor4 Remarkable Testimonials OF Us fHcA'y
who drsTe to SOC them SOIu oy A n '0'
chemist. Boston. ald all druggists
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
amus,ments ano a,eenmss 90 N,abi.

AcApRnr OF MUsIc-Opeta- Lucia ~
Rso.DWlY TBEATRB-" The HorcfreS:
EISTr ayEsUP TREATRE-"H ii. NJ b. finsore'
IYCEux THHAIRE--" Tue FooPs heteuse'
pInx THTATRY-" Engaged" -
az tp iN,IsCO MIssTRgIs-OrERA HOUSE
Sr'NnAnn TUEATRB--" Ii. NJ. S. Pinafore. -...-,.
IiSIo, SoUARR IHEATRE-"I Ihe BNlheTs bS"sN'S''
W.II,cx,s THRAThE-"Sp Spell B und''
AcApy,v or DEaGN-wster Color Exhioiuon
CutrkEEING HALL-COnCcrt
GWwoII's GARDFN-Mssked BAH.
NasoS,c TKMPIY--2 and 7: The Midgets
NV YoEK AoUAKIUN-Day and Evening
SJFlNWA Az HNI-COnceft
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
ppnlpr>S Or ErFYNDIVG,

The sales of United States four per cent
bonds dunng February will apparently amount
70 about 100000. The reported sales thus
far during the mouth have been S73,212,l0O,
but thc daily average has been lower during
the latter half of the month. Nevertheless,
calls for $sO.O0O,OO0 have already been
made. in part on account Of an excess
of ~. 600, 900 in subscriptions made III Janu-
any over calls made during that month, and
another call for S2O, ,0OO,O 900 il 10 be made al
once. This will leave only $97. 7.0oo, 600 of re-
decmable six per cents not 60. ID hy calls,
and even at the reduced rate zee subscriptions
average more than $3.Oo,,pUO daily, and
would warrant calls for the last OF
the cons0ls of 1867 and 1868 by the
end OF March. Nine months of the
presrnt year will then remain III which to
redeem the $194, ,5GG, 800 Of ten-fOItes Of
1861, and the five per cent loan of 1858.
which amounts to only 100000. After
these there will remain no class of bonds
winch can be redeemed Or paid until Decem-
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
PUBLIC OPINION.

If Tuden should happen to be the champi1Vess 1es
az me Democrats l~SO, and Ne man t9. sronl
9l,du.. tuen barrels would be rUilou ~ 'n' '
fCuc.uuaL Enquirer tDemJ -,
General Barlow tried to ride two horses eVaDs ~ :
,n .1o,,t, directions 30 FoIid9 ano De la'c le nss
w,riiug t. an who are tempted 10 emulate ni' o
--lROcueste ter Democrat aud Chroh'cle theV| II
Before many months have elapsed - 1sney ,St syes
-, tI h. Iuor, taau HudiCdtu, oven ~ I'M 'HNb =
- thn, p,f,sqny who now VII hin. ana il ~ ,c sred
not,y. mat actuated him when he honss.h I1guaslS
tuat Florida had been carried ~ ii'
Courier tDcm) II that
Uncle Sammy should not have stattSu staaI''r, LAD
mar ,,rath iuat he made miiilon aug b,ys oi TOO
Srnr n, soon D,cau-e II nas dcm'Iall'. ' nm, ~ mosI
49,, ., badly that they know ht u ,l. ttts marty.
in"nrent be-, abused and only honest man u" '''
-lkmgston Freeman (tepI
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

D.uy 1Qipl.yP. Mail Subscribers, SlO per aunum.
SFNI-WLyiIY IEiBrNF, Mail SIoscrhers - per an.
WrFklY IRlUUNE. Mail Subscribers, 80 per ann'im.
Terms cash in advance
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

The police deserve credit for breaking np the
fight at BreyoOrt Hall on Friday night between
Coburn aud Goodwin. which. ~ uso the language
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

The talk with ex-senator Willard Warner,
which is reported elsewhere Is a running re-
view Of manufacturing prospects in the South,
Of political probabilities as seen by the eyes
of practsed observer, and Of war rcmi-
nisccnccs from one who played a gallant part
in tho conflict. Mr.. Warner tells a graphic
story of one of the most impressive incidents
in Sherman's march to the sea.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

A saA correspondent communicates else
where u conversation with the Mexican Presi-
dent, of interest to those who seek to promote
American commerce with ali our southern
neighboIs. President Diaz expresses the
warmcst feelings Of friendship for this
country, and an earnest desire ior increased
commercial intercourse.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
WHY CALIFORNIA FEARS THE E;,.y,IHiJSd1 yHJSd1
flo,a ~, san ErIncisco A0rn'H9 'a..,.'.., imm-

This proposition to restrict St' Sn'h's .nppriss.
,ratlln com,s 40 tie oa natl "a" "tn nnucy o. thi,
|, =, AN 1G'iD" Ia. nrst impulse to proHoanSo 10 ~ pac
r.'t contrary to tine Censuuli'h al' 49, 'lgJ,pendesS:
nr, cndnciutcd In the prt..'n,', ,,,. without syms
II any thought. But this DEBATE ""
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

A letter from correspondent in Louisiana
suggests one method by which the black race
could bc strengthened and hitod up, and the
white race benefited at tbe same time. lhe
plan o. making the negroes landowners on Ii
small scale 80 Tar ~ possible. seems to nave
brought advantage to all concerned III the III
stance recorded, and the Giscoulaging results
that have attended some similar attempts IN
Other uAris Of the South cannot wipe out the
fact Of thia success.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

Ulster County, which in polite, is to the
other counties of this STATE what Kentucky is
10 the rest of the Union, is finding that
steady Democratic rule j, apt to prove an cX-
penslye luxury in the long run. The county
taxes are eight times rs great rs they were at
the opening Of the war, and the increase dur
ing the last year, when public officials OF all
sort, have been rigijly cconOmizing, has ac-
tualiy been almost equal to the whole tax IN
1861. The sLrriH, vino Is the chief figure in
the di,closuIcs recently made at Kingston,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-02-28
Real Estate Bulletin.

On last Saturday Messrs. Anderson and
Talbot, trustees, offered at public sale the
real estate Of the late Juo. L. DuFief Lot
No. |, l94a acres, was sold to J. Hite. Miller,
Of West Virginia, for S35.75 per acre; lot
no. 2, 1909 acres, to Harrison G. Ward, at
S23, rs per acre; lot 5, l47f acres, to Mrs. C.
g. DuFief, at Sl2 05 per acre lot no. 5, l44
acres, to Richard Lee at S. OIL per acre; lot
no 6, lat acres, to Mrs L. 2. Hay at $40 oil
per acre; lot NOT, % acres, to Richard Lee at
$5.Ol per acre. LOT no. 8, 5s1 acres, TO N. D.
OGuttt at SIS oil per acre; lot no. 4, 2O2s
acres, was not sold.
On March llth Jas W. Graf, constable.
will offer for sale the farm of VIM. NJ. Hardes-
~, which is situated near Ofutrs X Roads
and contains 90 acres OF land.
On March 18Th, Messrs. Henderson and
Bouic, trustees, will offer in front of the
Court House the farm Of Jas. Williams which
is situated near Laytousvile and contains EGO
acres
For further particulars in regard 10 the an
nouncemcnts of sales under this head consul,
our advertising columns.