New-York tribune., 1880-02-15
dwelling; and so she lives before her time
atmosphere of apotheosis, the dear old soul!
Pennsylvania is speaking for herself this time.

If the Rev Mr.. Cowley Is acquitted. and wishes to
test public sentiment on his reputation as caterer,
lie can start boarding-house. He would very soon
find out whether he is popularity believed to be what
Artemus Ward called good proyider."
There are still eight Fusionsts who decline to go
into the Name Legislature. II they stay out much
longer their constituents will be asked to send new
men to ill the vacancies. What they expect to ac-
complish by their mulishness is not apparent. The
best course for them to pursue would seem to be to
follow their disguised leader Pisbury to Boston
and resume there the practice OF their profession
as enteTprlslng burglars.
4 prosperous New-York merchant, while speaking
of the coming Presidential campaign. recently said
well whoever Is nominated. Que thing is clear,
business will be active. Heretofore business has
always been dali during a Presidential campaign
hut now our affairs are on so firm basis that buS-
ness ls growing better every day." This is a strong
tribute TO Republican administration. and at the
time is a significant lntimatlon OF the way the
merchant class will vote. They will not De 80 I'M
polite 10 vote against the party winch mas
brought about so desirable condition OF affairs.
An anxious correspondent writes: "lf Congress
is quiet, for heavens sake let it remain sO~' He
doesn't want the animals stirred up.
Justice Field cannot sec how the Democrats can
I" honorably or safely set Tldcn aside" To do so, he
means, would be TO condone fraud and invite de-
feat for 'Iilden would not tap the barrel to help
elect a man who was preferred before him. The
Judge has summed up the strong points in the cele-
bTatcd Tidcn. mort gage case with great ability.
1heTo IL nothing for the defendants to do but sur
render the property.
Rhode Island seems to be altOoether too small &C
State to maintain a Supreme Court which shall be
adequate to meet the purposes for which a Supreme
Court is supposed to exist. very large number of
creditors OF the Sprague Manufacturing Company.
representing between four and five millions
of the companys indebtedness, have brought
bill in equity for the removal Of the present trus-
tee. They alloge that when the company failed in
1878 they put their property in the hands Of this
trustee for the benefit of their creditors, with the
understanding that il should be managed in the
creditors interest; that for two years the interest
on the debts of the company was paid. but since
that time the creditors have received nothing; that
the trustee has taken $40 495, ,247 and paid out
only $11 475, ,443 leaving IN hand, after paying The
debts of the company. a balance of SS,0l0,SO4.
They brought the bill to make the trustee account
for thus balance, for his removal At 4 hearing
before the Supreme Court on January II. the Court
said 1t could not try tine case then since all It's
Judges disqualified because OF personal inter
est in banks which held Sprague paper. but 1t lnt-
mated that at least two Judges, the number re-
qnred by law, would remove their disqualification
be ore the case would mp for hearing AGAIN on
Thursday last When it did come up on Thursday.
the Court announced that only one Judge-Stiness
had removed his disqualification, and another
postponement would be necessary. Judge Suness
sad he had no assurance that any of the other
Judges would qua'1iy. The peltoumg cTeultOrs
regard this n. ar intnatiou that the Court will no.
consent to try the at all and are Justly indig-
naut They think the Court has been tritilng with
them but II looks as if lhe honorable Court had
been trIhiug good deal more seriously with Its
own reputation.
The sound of the Blame boom IS heard from every
Northern and Western state. aud there ia low
rumble from the south which foreshadOws surprs-
ING demonstration from that quarter next
Solloquy Of neglected Presidential asprant: " If
Blaiue's is what you call a Nce-PresGential boom.
| wish somebody would start one just like It for
mo p
Senator Logan has heard from Illinois, if he
hasn't heard from his dispatch to Grant Illinois
remarks quietly " Blaine"