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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09
NEW WORK Daily TRIBUNE THURSDAY DECEMBER O. 1880

nately it cannot he, by that kind OF legislation.
For this is the kind Of law that defeats itself,
and Il male dead letter by its own stringeDcy.
In the first place, the death penalty, strange
as 1t may seem, is inadequate. The purblnd
IDIOT who thinks it Il mark Of courage and a
title to distinction to take the risk OF death at
ten PAGES, will not be deferred from it by fear
of sentence of death from twelve of his coun-
trymen, who, in the existing state OF society, are
much more likely to set him up as hero than
condemn him as a lelon. No jury IN South
Carolina, or, fOI that matter, any other STATE
would ever enforce the law. as in most ether
cases of over-legislation, the weight OF the
penalty would simply break down the law.
There is a remedy however very simple,
and we believe it would prove an eillcacious
one. Mr.. Henry Bergb suggested lC the othei
night as much mole proper and effective pun
ishment for many classes of crime than those
now IN use We might perhaps, differ with Mr..
Bergh as to the extent to which il should be car
ricd, but it seems to us that for the lifence OF
engaging or assisting in duel the whipping
post would be the most effective punishment
and the surest preventive. 1t may be SAID that
it Is a relic of barbarism. But so also Is the
offence to which it is proposed to apply 1t. Ill
modern civilization has almost universally dis
carded the whipping post as punitive ana
remedial agent, it is no less true that there are
forms of modern civilization upon which a worse
manifestation Of barbarism has fastened itself
W It'll such tenacity that nothing but the revival
of the obsolete remedy can reach It, The
death penalty, even if 1t could be enforced, Is
inadequate to prevent the practice OF duellng'
This is q case III which, paradoxical as 1t may
seem, public cOrpGreal flagelatiOn is seveier
punishment than the infection OF the death
penalty. The very fact OF a duel presupposes
I'm the offender-an this is what lends mis-
chevous glamour to the crIme-a certain prefer
e1ce of death to a silly notion of dlshonOr. 10
threaten him with the death to which be yolun-
tary exposes himself is carrying homeopathy
into surgery. Rather give him in full measure
and substantial reality that which lie commits
crime and risks life to avoid the sham and
shadow 0f-personal dishonor and disgrace
For the crime of murder or mansIaughter. II 1t
ends in that, give the duelist the usual penal
ties For the attempt, or for cOnniyance, give
to all concerned the open public shame OF the
whipping post. The way to stop this wicked
folly is to make it questionable. The whip
ping post would do thlt.
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WHAT NOBODY CAN DENY.

President Hayes's suggestion, that E enera.
Grant should receive the honorary position OF tapa
General OF the Amy, seems To us 10 be not ohy Ia
teous gniuon MS part Of the meiis OF us JIM
eessor IN office, but also nltink Nstlnohia' MAJ
Nation 10 besrow OF It's greatest Citizens
ever General Grants faults may have been, ana VIC ID
ffeauently felt called UPON 10 specify them u u
dlspnie that he has in his day, rendered great
his country The story OF Besarius, who G!ter 81
hls country FROM destruction, forced, IN his ou
10 beg for his bread. has always been standing ma
10 national ugraltude. Though II 10 not Al az Pr ibs
that the andetn-Chlef OF our armies nssn
war will ever be reduced this strait. tnee hss ms
ALREADY an uncomfortable approach. IN principe, y or
condition The plan of establishing ponsios i xfh
retirrd Presidents which We believe. orig naiea s
Nj John NJ Forbes, Of this city wuaid We iancs Gener
have been thought Of II the neeessitles those Who
Grant had not appealed To tho sympathy Oh ,etloa
knew him. To mind 1t would DO better 70 D st illus
of this KIND taken by tho Nation aud rs 'e m
rious services OF General Grant were PEI oI took
nectou with the army, recognition D VI. a. the army
the shape OF u hugh honorary appointments :"
would seem 10 DO III every way suitable
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pIrONIA IND lHINA

Our London correspondent stated in his last
letter that the late increase iii the Russian pr
paratOns for war suggested that the attack on
China would immediately follow the close OF
General SkObcleff's present campaign. These
preparations indicate that the attack il made
az all. will be- by sea. The Russian Pacific sea-
ports have all been recently strongly fortified.
Russia has also assembled squadron at Hong
Kong consisting of two iron-clads and ten
cruisers, manned by 1910 officers and men,
and carrying 148 guns. IL Is stared that these
iron c! IDS are the most powerful war vessels
which Russia owns. Three of the cruisers are
those bought and altered for her service in
the Philadelphia dockyards year ago.
The Chinese native press Gf it can be relied
upon as stating the tactS) expresses great conf
dence in the power OF China to cope with
Russia, if the assault is made by Ian }. The
Skcn-P ao, published at Shanghai, says 1t Il
expected that TuIkestan will be the point of
attack. being the nearest part of China to ST.,
Pelersburg The Marquis Tso-TsuDg- Tang is
in command at this point, and the Chinese APP
pear to have as much confidence in this military
commander as ever the French had in the Little
Gray CapOral.
Another suggestion is that Russia will land
her troops upon Corca; If that neutral soil
should be made the fighting ground, 1t will
share the fate of the neutral State of Virginia
in our evil war.
The latest dispatches from Pekin state that
the peace party under Ii Hung Chang were
losing power, and that the troops refused to
obey his orders. But all reports from China
are vague and unsatisfactory, the Eastern idea
of diplomacy apparently beng to lie even when
the truth serves the purpose better. One point,
however, in the whole mbrOgli0 is fact, and
"A significant fact, which is the evident detelmi-
nation Of China to put Il stop TO the opium
trade. "The closing OF our pOrts' says the
Shea- Pa0, "by shutting out fOegn GUS
"toms duties will grieyouSly staiten the
finances of the Empire. But if no opium can
"enter the country the money kept i'll the
"pockets of our people will be ten times as
great. If opium be shut out, The injury from
"the war with Russia will not be anything APP
"precabe"
General Tso- Tsung- Tang is, il appears, pos
sessed by an anti-Opum mania which must
assuredly he wholesome in its effects. His ex-
ecutOner is always within cali, aud The soldier
who ventures to use the forbidden drug
speedily finds himself minus head. If China
banishes this staple from her ports by closing
them. she could afford to indemnify Russia for
her care of kuldia, OF even to lose tine province
altogether, and still be largely the gaiaer.
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amnsemsnts ano fle timss Go-nisht.

BoorU's THEATRE-"A Celebrated case.
DAYS THEATRE" Needles and Pms.
HAyERlYs - ARrfN- AnslIc'S. x-ino.n,,a
6syrpIy's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE" Nirgnlus. .
HSvrRtY's IA I, STREET THEATRE" Prince Achmet.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE" Haze hi.ke'
PARk THEATRE" rbe Legion OF honur,, c.r Con
sAS FRANCISCO MINsIRELs-" Tue Railroad ~" ""
fuciors' PaTa1e"
STANDARD THEATRE" Mairmony."
STxrnx SCR Ipr T',;r AIRY" Daniel Rochat
W.IIAcHs IuIATaE-"T TIE guy "
r,urpcu or THE DIVINE PATERNITY.-Josefy Concert
~ N RI-xSFIL's GREAT SuOw-lAving Curiosltles.
MADISON AVENIE oNGREGATlONAL HtRCH-faT'
Masonic nsLL-3:30-Lectnre.
No IS WEST THIRTY THIRD sT--Dol's Reception
llTH REGIMENT ARMORN-tatr.
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zB0UT STOPPING THE SILVER COINAGE

1BOUT STOPPING THE SILVER COINAGE.
Secretary Sherman's second recommendation
as to silver coinage is likely to meet strong
opposition from advocates of the d" double
standard" Men like Mr.. Halstead and Mr..
Kelley, for example-nOt, perhaps, these men,
but certainly many for whom they have been
spokesmen-will be apt to say that there is
no propriety in adopting the present ratio
between gold and silver as the basis of Il new
coinage For first, that ratio has not been
and is not likely to be maintained from day
to day, and the proportion which would secure
eouiyalency of market value to-day would fail
to secure it Tomorrow But, secOd it is
quite certain that the market value of silver
would not be the same after the passage of a
recOinage act that it was before, for that act
itself would tend to affect the value strongly.
Moreover, they may reason, consistently with
their past efforts, that Government has no
business to disturb any existing rights or
obligations grounded upon the fact that a
silver dollar of 41212 grains is now legal
tender, and was made so as far back as 1887.
The tendency of the step proposed they may
naturally urge, will be to set up new and
lower valuation of silver as yet unknown 10
our laws or to the civilized world. For sus-
pension of coinage, when the dollar cannot
be profitably used, these men may see much
reason, but it is not probable that they will
see reason for the coinage Of a new sort of
dollar.
Their chief objection, however, is likely to
be this: that the recoinage of silver at the
present market value would throw away a
rare opportunity to bring other nations of
the Western World to an agreement in re-
gard to silver coinage. Mr.. Kelley made
known his conviction, more than year ago.
that the United States ought TO stop the coin
age of silver in order to force England and
Franco to unite with us in an international
settlement of the whole question. If the diff
fcultics of those nations were great enough
then to make the success of such step
probable, they are certainly much greater
now. In this Wow Mr.. Kelley agreed with
NJ. Cernuschi, the ablest bl-metallist in Eu-
rope, who said in his striking pamphlet on
Monetary Diplomacy" published two years
ago: "The United States has. grand re-
"venge to take on England. Il was England
"who made the conference miscarry. Let the
UNITED States coin no more silver let them
repeal the Silver bill. England will be in
CONSERVATION" Similar views were ex-
pressed by Henry Hucks Gibbs, formerly
Governor of the Bank of England. If these
reasonings had any force two years or one
year ago, they have vastly more force to-day,
when the monetary position of European ma
tons is far more critical.
France now has a central reserve, for its
vast commerce, OF only $37,000,00 gold.
The rest of its gold reserve. about
S70,O00,000, is kept in the branch banks.
and is necessary TO their safety The
1929 100000 silver kept in the central re-
serve. and the $116. 100000 in the branches.
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Asp,3lork Uailn Grlbn1se.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1880.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoHFlG>.-Rcports of Cabinet discussions are
current in London; The London Standard
discredits them. =-- THE London Times speaks
highly OF American credit. 60 There has
been another earthquake in Croatia. 60 1t
is reaffirmed that the Greeks disposed to nego-
tate Wild Turkey.
Observation-Disclosures preparations are being
made for the Yorktown celebration. 60 john
Van Tassel. age seventy. living near New-Salem,
Y fatally assaulted his young wife and committed
suicide - The American Health Association
met IN New Orleans. - boiler explosion in
Massachusetts, killed SIX persons. -= The New
YORK, Boston and Providence Railroad Com
papy held its annual meeting in Providence. 60
The Rev. Leigh r. Brewer was consecrated Bishop
of Montana at Watertown. n. Y, yesterday. 60
Mr.. Garrett was yesterday reelected President OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
COxGRE>s.-In the Senate Mr.. Morgan introduced
proposed amendment to the Constitution in re-
gard to lhe Electoral Count Mr.. Randolph offered n
sub 'titute to the Fitz John Porter bill. 60 In
the House funding measure was introduced;
the Electoral COuntresolution was further debated.
CITY, SUBURBAV.-The failure of b. g. Arnold
& Co. is severely felt in the coffee trade 60
The Worlds Fair Executive Committee yesterday
adopt ID a report recommending the lnwOOd site.
g. Taxation and street-cicaning methods were
considered BY the Senate Committee on CIiles. -
A conference of members of the State Charities Aid
Associ ition was begun. --- The Senate Com
mdtee on Asylum Reform visited the asy-
lums on WARTS and BlackwelPs Islam DIS 60
Governor ST. John, of Kansas, delivered an address
on the negro refugees in that State. -
There was a narrow from serious
accident on the Third Avenue Elevated Road. -
Gold value of the legal-tender silver dollar (412l2
grains). 1871 cents. Stocks active and higher
fuctuating. but generally closing strong.
THE WEATRKR-fRBUNE local observations in
dictate clear or partly cloudy weather. with slight
changes in temperature. Thermometer yesterday:
Highest 25o: lowest. IL: average 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09

K0nigin' which was very successful in Vienna, has
been nterdicted by the Censor in Berlin, and that,
TOO after all the scenery and dresses were ready.
Loud rs the grumbliDg therea,.
The sale Of seats for the first week Of the engage
mcnt Of SiGnor salvini at Booths Theatre will begin
this morning at the box Office The reDertory Will
be Otbello" Monday and "Wednesday, d" Hamlet "
Friday and La Morte Civic" Saturday night. On
the other nights The theatre will be closed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09
PUBLIC OPINION.

The Message is 50 admirable as to worthiy
conclude one of The purest aud worhest administers
lions thai has ever blessed the country-lPhladelpha
Inquirer tRep)
II is remarkable how soon after Congress
opens Sunset Cox opens The or IL Is that he
does NOT carry the lea out and Congress closes
shut up cleveland Herald CIep)
The last Message of Mr.. Hayes will be moro
obnoxious TO the southern people than any that pre-
cent election which lie merely Introductory 10
savage attack upon the Southern states-lLbnchouIs
Virginian (Dem
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TIE WATER FAMINE Al WASHINGTON.

The conclusion of President Hayes ad-
mlrabe Message contains the sentence he waiersui
ply OF the ely Washington ipadequlte Ine pun.
i've was prepared for Lhis announcement As soon 80
Mr. aud Mrs HAYES entered the White House VINE
ouf and the been that during the lass
four years the nnumersble visitors at the Exechso
Mansion have been regaied largely on Adsni NC
When we reflect that the typical onic".eesing Auier
icnn whose favort, Mecca il the wh@ House. Is con-
slutlonaliy thirsty ana prone 20 drink between uilha
We see at what mutltudnous seas OF water a,
have been required to keep the Prcsldehss Io""'
DO wi full since the ith OF March, 1877
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CHALMERs's SERVICE TO HIS STATE.

Unfortunately this fraud Will stick. lt
plae.s All our COIgtessmen the same boat with Chat
iners They all 20 Washington bearing the same GER
fidcates and tue district ana State Will De dragged
through ime and uire the disgust Of our cluzens
and the injury material interests, our two pow
cr nj Senators viii have 10 carry the weight Oh ah AT
tempt to dsfr nchise almost many voters IN ono
district as the Louisiana Returning Board ds-
frame nised III the whole state.
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so SAY WE ALL OF Us.


Whether John Sherman continues as Secre.
tary of the Ere 4sury under The next Administration or
not. Repubi VIII agree II VIII not Dc easy 10 uhu
Secretary more satisfactory to the entre country ao
they Will never forget now much they owe To hb'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09

A pathetic incident in the trial of the Italian
Mongano yesterday, for numbering his wife,
was the testimony of his twelve-year old son,
which told terribly against the prisoner
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

At the Saaliield Ballad Concert, on Saturday
evening. the solo singers will be Mrs. Swift MISS
Cary sig. Lazzarn and Sig. Galass. The orohes-
ira will be conducted By Sig. ArditI.
Strauss new opera. "Das Spitzentuch der
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09

The State of Dakota is what she would
like to be called, and she asks place among
the great ssterhood. Senator Paddock, of
Nebraska, led the blushing damsel forward
yesterday in the Senate, but she was re-
ferred. with cruel calmness, to stony
hearted committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09

A conference of the State Charities Aid
Association was held yesterday, at which re-
ports were received concerning the work done.
AL account of the conference will be found
IL
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BRANCH OrFICEs OF THE TRIBUNE.

BRANCH OFFICES OF THE TRIBUNE
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asking Army pay for fifteen years during
which he waseengaged in private undertake
ings, and his friends doub less nope 10
strengthen his case by surrendering 'iiiS
point.
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The accident on the Third Avenue Elevated
Road yesterday was due to inexcusabe care
lessness, and narrowly escaped serious con-
sequences. The management owe it to them
selves TO make an example Of the person
or persons responsible for such trifling with
the safety and comfort of their passengers.
His Honor Timothy Campbell assured the
Senate Committee yesterday that the Civil
Justices, of which able fraternity he is one.
are not paid too much. "First-cass talent"
said the Judge, perhaps giving the lapel of
his judicial robe an extra twirl, ought to be
"paid first-cass" Modesty-and grammar
could no further 90.
The friends of Fitz John Porter in the SEN
ate gave notice of new departure yesterday.
MIR. Randolph offered a resolution authorizing
the President. In his discretion. to reinstatc
General Porter, provided he receives no
higher rank than that of Colonel on the retired
list, aud gets no pay or allowances for the
period during which he has been out of the
Army. One of the arguments used against
the claimant last session was that he was
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10
Arkansas Politics.

Down in Lee county, Arkansas, OF
which Mariana is the county seat, the
democracy made a clean sweep last
Monday, having no opposition, hence
the entire ticket was elected. From
Esquire E. Richards. of Council Bend
district, near Bledsoo Landing, iDfOr-
nation is obtained that Esquire
Richards received the total vote Of his
district for justice Of the peace, save
one vote aud that was his own.
The democratic ticket in Crittenden
county, Arkansas, was successful at
the election, held four days ago, by a
majority of S73 for sheriff, Mr.. Beatty
being reelected; 344 for representa-
to the legislature, Crittenden being
chosen; 26S for Judge. Burton being
chosen and 222 for county clerk, A..
II. Ferguson being the successful
candidate. The total vote cast ranged
from 2230 to 2345 for the several can
didates. james Smith, colored, was
chosen coroner without opposition,
receiving 2345 votes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10
THE WEATHER,
As Pictured by COndensIng the
Signal SerVice Bulletins.

The mercury vibrated here between
4S and 69 degrees, yesterday, and
dropped down to 81 in the early hours
Of this morning. A few points lower,
and frost would have visited us, but
for the stirring breeze which pre-
vailed.
AT ten o'clock last night, Memphis,
Little Rock and Nashville were the
coolest places south of the Ohio river,
the mercury recording 5S to SO,
respectively, with a gentle breeze
straight from the north. At sunrise
this morning it was 50 degrees here,
with northwest breeze. The north
east wind still sweeps over the entire
south, and down along the gulf coast
Of Texas this morning it was only 10
or II degrees warmer than here, with
the wind ambling briskly along at 16
to Is miles per hour.
No rain fell anywhere south last
night, nor is any probable to-day in all
the country except in,the middle and
New England states and possibly in
the northern part Of the south Allan
tic states. The weather is gradually
becoming warmer, and by tomorrow
the winds are expected to shift toward
the east and south, to be accompanied
by higher temperature,
The entire Atlantic coast, from
Portland, away down in Maine, to the
Florida capes, experience stormy
winds to-day, and the telegraph an.
nounces that at Long Branch, yester-
day, hurricane blew at the rate of 60
miles an hour.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10
Letter From Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Sept. 8, 80.
EDITOR LEDGER Your readers
are aware of the fact that two men
claim to have been elected sheriff Of
Knox county August 5th. One of
them holds the certificate OF election,
and is performing the duties OF the
Office. The other few days ago filed
bill in ehaneery to "oust" him, and
asks that theeouFt will require of the
acting sheriff bond for all fees coming
into his hands until a decision is rem
dered. We will see what is to be.
A new bridgeov the Holston river
is going up here now, to replace the
one blown down in in 1874 or rs.
The district just south of the river is
familiarly known as South America. "
Why then May this not be OF national
interest -.
The congressional canyass N this
district opens the Goth Of this month;
The candidates of the First district
arc now Oh the stump. Pettibono,
who was defeated two years ago, is
trying it again. A new postofioe in
Washington county bears his name.
II is not known if this means any
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10
ALeadyiIIe Tragedy.

DENVER, Col, September ga
Republican Leadville special at 3
o'clock this morning says Thomas
Morgan, formerly an assistant super
intendant of the gas works at St.
Joseph, Mo, fatally hurt Richard
Stevenson, formerly deputy sheriff Of
Kansas City. Morgan had cOurted
Stevenson's wife, who had returned
to her mother because Of ill-troat-
ment. Stevenson became Jealous and
insulted Morgan, and was immedi-
ately knocked down by one Of the lat
ter's friends. Stevenson followed
Morgan around town, it seems, with
deadly intentions, but when they met,
the latter was too quick" "