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New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
LII Is ANlECHY

To this point the controversy III Name is
| brought now, if never before. The Supreme
Court Of the State has rendered decision
sustaining the Republican members Of the
Legislature on all points thus not only de
claIipg their organization to be legal but vir-
tually approving their course as honorable and
lust On the Republican side now rests the
highest sanction Of the law, conferred by the
chief judicial tribunal Of the State; on the
other side is anarchy, and that alone.
The Democratic movement to get possession
of the State Administration, the Legislature
and the Electoral votes of Maine, began a. "a
trick and ends in violence 1t has passed be-
vond the category OF fraud; it is now open
usurpaton and revolutionary force, and
the decision of the Court puts upon
il the final seal OF condemnation. The time
for reasoning and dcnunciation has passed il
only remains to hold up to the view Of the
American people the plain facts OF this case,
and leave them to condemn the crime at their
own time and in their own way.
Before the election of last September. some
Of the Democratic managcrs-as recent discOv
cries have shOwn-aid traps to catch the town
and city canvassers in slight technical irrcgu-
larities, which could aftcrward be made pre-
texts for discarding the votes we need only
refer to the fact that i'll the five Republican
cities disfranchised because the returns were
signed by three Aldermen instead of four, the
blanks for these returns, with ruled spaces for
three names only, were furnished by the Demo-
cratic State Printer, Mr.. Pillsbury, who is un-
derstood in Maine to have engineered the
whole movement. When the returns were
hot
licans had considerable majority in
each branch of the Legislature-7 IN
the Senate, % III the House. Their
candidate for Governor, Mr.. Davis, had large
plurality-6S, 900 votes against $1,000 for his
next competitor, Smith; but there were yari-
GUS others in the field, and Mr.. Davis lacked
400 votes OF majority over all. The choice.
under these circumstances, devOlved upon the
new Legislature
The Governor and his COUncil-all Demo-
crats-hOw shut themselves up to canvass the
votes for members of the Legislature 4 law
Of the State provided that returns imperfect
in form should be corrected by comparison
with the original town records. This law, by
an extraordinary assumption of judicial func-
tions, they declared to be unconstitutional
and summarily set aside When they emerged
from their retirement twenty-six Republicans,
about the validity of whose election there
was no dispute, were found to have been
counted out On the most frivolous pretexts of
technical informalities. clerical errors etc, in
the returning officers certificates; twenty
four Democrats and Greenbackers, defeated
at the polls, were counted in; five important
cities, with twelve representatives, were en-
tirely disfranchised by means of Mr. Pills
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
Ne,u-3lork Ils4ilu Gribaaope,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY. JANUARY II. 1850.
THE NEWS THIS MOBNING.

FoRr1GN.-Mr. Mactear concludes that the sub
stauce he manufactured is not diamond =-
The French Ministerial statement Was read yestcr-
fayin the Chamber Of Deputies. and gave ,aIsiac-
lion TO tic Republicans. --= The Spanish Minis
ter of the Colonies promises freedom Of the press
10 Cuba. -== The ship Formosa, of Boston. has
been lost near the Java Sea
Observation-Disclosures to the English and Rus
sian missions were signed by the President yester-
day Go !. i. Smith was elected as Governor of
Maine 10y the Fusion Legislature yesterday, and
another Republican Representative was un-
seated. -= At Washington, the House Mill
tary Committee will consider the report Of
The subcommittee on the case of Fiz
John Porter to-day; the subcommittee Of
the House Special Committee has prepared a
proposed Constitutional Amendment on the election
Df President. == In the State Legislature the
resolution to investigate the Dlnnemora lease was
passed. 60 The jury in the Hayden were still
nut al o'clock last night
CoNGRESs.-The Senate not in session yester-
aay. - The House asked the Secretary OF War
for information in regard to retired officers of the
Army. -=- In committee of the Whole IL WAS de-
rided 10 report adversely on a bill to relieve Gov
srnment official for losses sustained by him.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-An explosion on the
steamer Greece killed two men and injured eight.
g. Broadway fire caused loss OF Sl3OOo0.
r-- Appeals for the POnca Indians were made
at Clickcring Hall. - Denis Kearney spoke
at Cooper UnIOn. == The German Republican
Central Committee had a very tumutucls meet
ing. == The Yale Alumni elected officers ==
Congressman Voorhls Will be asked TO resign. ==
Gold value of the lcgal-tender silver dollar 4l2l2
eraiusl 81 - cents Stocks opened lower but later
improved closing excited but irregular.
Tn WEATAfG-I RBUNE local observations lndi-
rate warmer and clear and partly cloudy weather,
with slight chances of light rau Thermometer
yesterday: highest 4O7: lowest, 30; average.
93l2o.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

have revised during the past year by
resortng to the compromise which was effected
thirty ye9rs ago in the Intermediate schools.
Religious instruction was not prohibited III the
schools but restricted to certain hours, rooms
where the catechism could be taught being
placed at the disposal of priests and minis
tcrs. I'm one respect, however, the new
primary act differs essentially from the inter
mediate law. Ihe clergy are required to con-
fine themselves TO religious instruction. ana
are no LONGER suffered 10 interfere in the choice
of textbooks and in the regulation OF
fhr general courses of study. The coustltu-
tiDnal ideas of freedom aAd tOlcatl0n are
practically enforced in Wdenominatioual
schools. Such a measure rs this commend'
itself to the enlightened Judgment of Ameri-
cans II is conceived in a very different spirit
from that Of the Ferry law, in which an organized
eif1r, is made TO weaken and suppress ccclesi-
astical schools at a time when the thorough
ness Of their courses of instruction has rem
dercd them efficient and popular. 1t tends to
promote religious instruction by entruStng 1t
to those who are qualified 10 teach the cate
chism, and at the same time releases the
schools from ecclesiastical domination.
The resistance which the Clerical party have
offered TO these salutary reforms has been
marked by extreme intolerance. They have
undertaken to destroy the primary schools by
threatening to eXcommunlcate all who are oili-
cially connected with them. The bishops have
directed the priests to refuse the sacraments
to teachers Of both sexes who remain at their
posts, and also TO parents who send their
children 10 the communal and normal schools.
Willie the Vatican has cndeavOred to represS
the violence of this rcaciionary movement
and repoved the bishops for drawing mop
"poltune Deductions from principles in them
selves just, and pushing those conclusions too
"far," the menace of eternal damnation Is
still held out in the parishes as the penalty OF
particIpation in the benefits Of common school
instruction. Emile dc Lavclcye declares that
the struggle has been transferred to the coun-
try districts and to the lowest ranks Of the
population, until The smallest hamlet Is
reached and every family is affected
by it, Rlrely have the political methods
Of an iutolcraut body Of clergy been
more oious. Under the prctence that the
Liberal, are uprooting religion, the bishops
aud priests are compelling an ignorant
pcaSantry TO choose between sacrlments and
an enlightened public policy. Such an out
burst Of reactionary zeal and fury goes far 10
Justify the fiery Radicals of France in adhcr-
ing to their TcnllatoIy measures.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Baltimore is eager 10 have ship-cana cut through
tho narrow neck of land separating Chesapeake
Bay from Delaware Bay. This Is a natural ambition
on her part for If the canal were dug her ships
bound for European and North Atlantic ports would
have thor voyages shortened by 1876 miles
But when she wants the United states Gov
ernment to make the new waterway, ques-
tion is raised upon which the rest of the country
win have something to say. The cost of the pro-
posed work is eight and half millions-an amount
which the city to be benefited could readily raise
or ii not the city, then the State of Maryland. The
country at large ought not to be called upon to con-
tribute money i'll the form Of taxes for the purpose
of giving Baltimore two routes TO the sea. Nature
gave her one reaching southwark, and she has used
it to her advantage in getting control OF large
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gnoer to Advertisements.

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PASKrNG HOUSES AND BANKEHs-Ih Fdqe-o'H CO'Hini'
BANKRVPT NOTICEs-3d IGJe-3th c"'unih.
BOAEB ANU ROOMS "a Pa 9th column
BISlNls> NOTICES Az yd0c-l> coin'ri
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ExCrR-IoNS- sd PdGc-Gth columns
FINANCiAi-7M P0ge 4th and ON Columns
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JCt CgTA,-9d Pare 6h column
IvsTHTCTION- Gb PGge-3d column
LAW SCHOOLS-6h RAGE 81 cOirInn
LEGAL NOrICEs-6M PGJf-3d coluHn'
IOsT AND FoUND-3 Sd Page-3d co'umn;
MAFpiAGr. And DKATHs- -5N PGoe Olh cO,hnh'
NJ IscTrIANroUs-t3d Pdqo-Gth column; Sh rage
9Th ard 6fh columns. o., .,.,-o
NEW FUIIICkIiOES-ch TdOt-lNt Eu anu gu Oo'"''-i'
pROPOS AIS-3R Pa0s-lst column.
RAJ 1 sIATF- Sd IHgc-ls' column
DFIICIOTs NOTICES 81 (d0e-2d and 81 coiuhhs'
sIITs ny AuCrIO, 81 P0gs -3th column
SAVING, BANKs--7M P00c-5 md St. columns
sl1T,lIc.f WA>fti-M AIS 81 PG0e-3i column;
FrMatrs Sd Pa e-3i ~ou1nn
SPECIAL NOTICES 5M Page 9th 'sint0u -,
sTrAaBaA1s AND RNLRo ,Ds Sd P1ge-4th ana 0'h
coltinns.
S1rarFKs- CCrAN 81 P00e-5fh column.
1lsCHrKs- 6M IGGc-3d ronu.i
TO WHOM IA MAY CoNCHsN- I'd Foq'-6th column.
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EDTC1TIONIL CONIEOiIENILS aERO1D.
While the annlOgics of the educational con-
tr0ycisics between the Liberal and Clerical
pMtes in France aud Belgium arc rather close
there is radical distinction between the two
measures whereby the burden of intolerance i,
shifted fiom one side to the other. Ihc act
introduced last year by Juic- Ferry in the
French Assembly contained many sauary pro-
visions. but the seventh clau,e, prohibiting
certain religious corporations from giving pub
lie instruction. offered direct menace 10 free
dom Of education. On this ground Jule- Simon,
VI. LituG and other adyQnced Liberals have sue
cossiuly opposed the bill in the Senate and
IN the public prints and the political wisdom
and the natural equity of this restrictive policy
have been called i'll question 10y one Of the
most eminent Radicals in England. This fun
damcntal principle of educational liberty-thc
right Of every individual or corporation to
open and conduct schools without reference 10
religious associations-has not been qualified
by the Liberal majority in the Belgian Cham
bers. That right is guaranteed by the Con-
stitution Itself.
The tendencies Of this movement IN Bel
gum are constitutional rather than anti-reli-
the educational system into accord with that
fundamental charter of the State. Under the
Constitution there is 10 State Church; ecclcsi-
astical appointments are exempt from Govern
mental control the Roman Catholic commu-
nion to which the population, with the ex-
ceptlon of a small fraction, belong, is a free
Church in free and parliamentary State and
liberty of conscience and religious federation
are distinctly recognized. These constitu-
tIOnal principles, if embodied IN the uniyer-
sity, intermediate and primary grades of
instruction, would render the educational
institutions not only tolerant as well as free.
but even undcnOminational. The State Uni
versites of Client and Liegc were regulated
by the cnaciments Of 1885, and the Roman
Catholic University Of Louvain has been in
dependent of legislative control. In 1850 the
lycGes. or intermediate schools. were re-
organized, and the clergy were invited TO give
religious instruction TO pupils Of their own COM
munion at certain hours. This policy was
vehomcntly denounced by Pope, bishops and
priests, hut the Clerical party. when it re-
tuned to power. acquiesced III the results and
ure. In the primary schools the influence of
the clergy has been supreme. They have not
only taught the catechsm, but selected the
general textbooks and directed the courses of
instruction. Ii is this law Of elementary cdu-
cation, enacted in 1912. which the Liberals
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
amnsemsnts ano msetlnss Go Night.

SroAnwAr OpYgA HousE-2 and 8: " First Life GUARDS
at Brighton .,,, N,,oh, -
fnTu AyrSuE rRRATRE-2 and s: " Fnaies OF Peh-
zanCe." mi. To,~;.,s n, tho
HAyFRTYS lhEATRE- anu . A"O A'''''N "
NEW YORK AoUARIuM . ana 9 Circus,
pax TuFATIF- 2 and : " Fairfax
t.S Tn,NClsCo MINsTREIS OrlRA House, and ; :
VARIETY .,,-...,,,.o.
IJSloS SOpAVF THEATRE l:l5 ana 5 " ftcuch l'lS
WAIIAcS's TnLAIEE 1880 and 5 " London Aesur-
ance."
EosIrn & nIAI's CAnnEN-C1ncert
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

The appearance Of the bound volumes of The Al.
ianhc Monthly is always one of the peasmtest SON.
v"lHrs ieft behind by she departing year. In the
pages of these books We find the collected fruit OF
an intelligent, expert and wisely-drected industry.
and no one can look over the ample store witbout
wishing to congratulate the publishers upon their
perennial success. The atlantic Is one of the few
lonc-estahshed magazines which seem to grow
frc$hcr and stronger with ace. The genial editor
still gathers around him the rpest culture and most
elegant wit Of our time and nation, and continues
to make his periodical what it has been heretofore
"A faithful reflection of the progr IS of American
literature.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

IRANCH OFFICES OF THE TRIBUNE
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MAoFuNGrON-Nn 30 Est.
IoNr0N-No. &c Bcdford-st. rand.
PAuS-No. . Rue Scribe
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Denis Kemney painted Mr.. Tllden's portrait
Mt Cooper Union last evening, in colors that
the Grdmarcy Park statesman and his friends
will hardly find fatterng. Mr.. TIiden has
not been favorite of fortune Of
late but he may well consider it benefit
rather than an injury to be assalcd by the
blatant dcmagogue of the Sand Lots.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

CoBcre, man VOorhis declines to make the
explanation demanded by the Republican
Cosmittee of Bergen County concerning the
criminal charge against him. and bases his
refusal on the ground that to do as he is
asked would disclose lIs line of defence.
The Committee, however, have called for his
resignation, and have taken measures to Sc
cure unanimous demand from the Rcpubli-
can organizations of the District.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

4 ub-Committeo of the House Committee
on tie Electoral Vote has prepared ConstI-
tutiOnal Amendment. which the full Committee
IS expected 10 report fayorably TO the House.
The measure is of importance, rot because
there Is any possibility Of its final adoption
before the next electoral count, but be-
cause 1t is apparently the only suggestion Of
reform IN this matter which the House OF
Representatives is likely to make ltproyidcs
for a popular vote for President and Wee
President. bur retains also. III part, tie system
of electoral votes. There will be no more
electors. but each State will retain ITS quota
Of electoral votes. which will be divided
among the candidates strictly according 10 the
popular vote received, The fractions being car
ricd 10 tLrce decimal places. The candidate re-
cciving the largest total of figures and decimals
will be President. The method Of dividing each
States electoral vote would certainly greatll
complicate the arithmetic Of Presidential cam
paigns, and could hardly he popular. 1t is
difficult to see why the Committee in adyo-
eating IA vote 10y the people should not have
stripped away altogether this fimsy fiction Of
electoral votes without electoral colleges.
The provisions with respect to the counting
Ol lhc NOtc> VIII pih'doiN tA'ltt sum 'Idl|'i
share of criticism. They give the two HOUSES
of Congress power - override the decision Of
the highest court of State when an elec-
toIal vote is contested and the Court has
given ITS decision upholdng one or another
of the conflicting returns. The best opinion
Of the country and of Congress is likely to
hold that in such case the decision of the
highest Court of the State should be final.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Posfaac free in the eJRifcd States.
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DAILY TRIBUNE. without sunday -. year.. 10 OO
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NeW-YOrk
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

General Garfield will have no difficulty in .illing
completely Senator Thurman's seat. The difficulty
will be to find a man large enough to fill the yaca
ted seat in the House. From present appearances
there is no lack OF men in Garield's district who
consider themselves possessed OF the requisite d-
meusiOns.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Tl~ brigands declined TO reelect Garcelon. and
backbone is at a discount.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

of this work made it one of the grossesl
offences ever committed by writer OF books
Of observation, and 1t is hut night that the
facts should be plainly set forth even at this
time.
The explosion of gas on hoard the Greece
indicates a danger to which all ocean
going steamers are subject, at least al
steamers carrying soft or mtuminous
coal. Il is well known that such coal III
large quantities is. under certain conditions
liable to ignite spontaneously Vessels nave
doubtless been frequently lost at sea III
consequence of this spontaneous combustion.
ln tins ease the probability is that the heat
ING OF the Goals produced large quantity OF
gds. that this gas when mixed with the Yoinme
of air rushing in on the openingo of the matches
became a dangerous compound Whch eX-
ploded by coming in contact with the
ignited Goals. 1t is, perhaps, too much 10
expect that English steamers will aban-
don the use Of this inhammable soft
coal, but the accident yesterday should at
least impress upon them the necessity OF
having all coal bunkers carefully ventilated.
The annual circular of Dun, Barlow g. Co.,
an UDStidCt OF winch IL given tlStNHti'' ''h7
Trims most gratifying proofs of the prosper
ity Of Resumption year. The number OF
failures during 1879 WAS 6,G5S; during
the year before it was 10.47S, the de-
crease being more than ono-third. The number
of failures was smaller during 1879 than dur
ng any year since 1874. But the showing is
still more gratifying upon n better basis OF
comparison. The decrease in the total amount
Of Liabilities is nearly 60 per cent ; they drop
all the way from $234, 600 in 1873 TO
sos, ,O0O,OO in 1879. The report states this
striking change for the better in a vivid way
by saying that the total loss was "lcssened
"by over s., 100000 a week for the entire
"year" Comparisons with the year 1878 are
somewhat misleading, it is true, owing to the
repeal Of the Bankrupt law In that
year, and the consequent accumulation
Of failures. But comparisons with other years
show the same great Improvement, though
in way less marked and the statement of
the steadily diminishing proportion of failures
10 the whole population tells the same story.
Thi, sudden prosperity, however, may easily
stimulate over-trading and unwise speculation.
and some excellent remarks upon that head are
added to The crcular
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Nearly week has passed without fresh conver-
sation of a column or two with Seymour. This un-
precedented negligence viii be fatal to the boom il
1t Is allowed to continue.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Mr.. O'COnoI's letter has made the Democratic par
az lively a. a disturbed hornets nest
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

share OF the trade of the South Atlantic States tho
West Indies and Brazil. If she wants an artificial
northern route let her make it for herself.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
EESIness NcnCe5.
Ipy alway,
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

"ALDERNEr BRAND
y always 'oApf>sts NIl
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

Mr.. Tiden's versatility is tremendous. He has
views on every subject from hot corn to a titled
-arstocracy. and he shoots them off in the most un-
expected places and at the most unprepared audit
ences. No can foresee what be will break forth
on next It may be the sanity of Hamlet OF it NAV
be oleOmgrparlDe.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

The brief dispatch concerning the obsorva-
tion of the total solar eclipse on the Pacific
Coast last Sunday contains one point OF interest
m nintra-mercurlal planet was seen. Astronomers
wil1wait with good deal of interest the full
details of this discovery. During the previous
total eclipse, Messrs. Watson and Swift saw one
or two such bodies, but owing to discrepancies
in their accounts their observations were not
regarded as conclusive. Probably Professors
Davidson and Frisbcy may be more fortunate
A burglar who diversified the prosaic prac-
tice OF his profession with the delights of sem
terday. Hi, fondncss for measures about
"gliding down 10 the golden gate by the
way he seems to have mistaken the route
did not prevent him from acquiring much skill
In the use of pck-locks and skeleton keys.
This raises the hope that our burglars may at
least eventually become less illtemte. The
prevalence of bad grammar and the use of
slang among our burglars present some of the
most perplexlng educational problems of the
age.
The rule which prescribes that good only
shall be spoken of the dead is open to excep-
ton where the whole truth is required to do
instice to the living. Our London CORE
epondent, in discussing the career of the late
Hepw0rth Dixon, makes this righteous excep-
tion in order to set in its true light the
I" libel in two volumes" as Mr.. Smalley well
calls it, which that writer put upon the people
Of the United States. The peculiar character
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-12-14
ANTIOCH.

Several cases Of diptheria in the
ncighborhood.
On tho 18th oflest month Emma.
little daughter of Willism Rodgers
died of infammatory rheumatism,
aged seven years.
On the 22,h, Eddie little son of W, L,
and Elizabeth Cannen died of diph-
therin, aged six years. Eddie was q
bright happy little fellow always
kind and agreeable TO his little broth-
or and schoolmates.
Last Tuesday night Milton little
sou OF Mr.. Pres Cushmsn, died Of
scarlet fever.
Miss Fanny Rodgers is veryili, NOT
expected TO live. 6sll ltp
Mr. John Fritz cut his foot severe
lly Monday.
Mr.. A. Walker lost about seventy
bushel of sweet potatoes dhring ths
late cold weather.
Four more eouls made happy and
1 gone op their way rejoicing. At tn,
residence of Mrs, Nancy Underwood
on tho evening OF tho 2ith, in III
presence of many invited tricnds, MI
| Hancock Of Muhlenberg was marie,
10 Miss Sarah Barnett, also Mr.. II. I
Underwood 20 Miss |. +. Under
wood. Squire Morris officiating
Al the conclusion of tho ceremon
the happy couple and friends wcr
invited out to an elegant suppe
We wish them long and happ
!. Journey over the sea of matrimoni
buss. PAT.