New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-27

There is one thing about public corruption which
i, in some degree encouraging. Somehow. 50 To
sneak. il never gets naturalizcd. 1t may 20 On for
years: il may enrich politicians; il may be- the r.
source of several generations of public men
but there is always protest against IT, rs well A.
majority which keeps MP tremendous thinking.
While there il wrong while there are no matter how
few men who understand II 10 be wrong. change.
collapse. revolution both practical and moral may
De- looked for. one ease of a bad job is Just
mentioned. The Turkish Government wanted rifles
of the repeating sort such ~ made by the Win
chester Arms Company. Mr. Christophcr Oscanyan.
AS Consul-Gcncrh the representative of the
Porte in this country was bound to procure these
a. chcaply rs possible for his principals lie bought
of the company repeating rides of IN" value OF
-. $50 600. having made stipulation that be- was
To receive commission Of % pr cent from Oh" sell
lrr, An agreement between the agent Of the buy
ers and the sellers need not say. Is frandnlent
mon the face. The Winchester Company rcfu>id
f. pay O,canyan the commission Appeal was made
hy him 10 the Supreme Court 81 the nird states,
which las just DECLARED that the @ric,S rendered
by Oscanyan were prohibited by considerations of
morality and policy. 50 Mr.. Oscany an cannot re-
cover the sum named of the COMPANY nor any sum
whatever which decision he must pnt in his pipe
All this gems 20 be- quite in conformity with law
puhlic. Laws common. law diplomatic law civil and
in fact with any law whatever except the law of
crab and gouge. We dare say that other men.
unite ~ inprudently venal this unfortunate
Turkish Committeeman have made similar bar
gains and pockrtcd the proceeds thereof That was
luck. however. and not law. Why the Arms Com
pany defendants. did not pay Oscanyan. plaintiff,
the money. il they agreed to pay H. - to ~ utterly
unknown The Consul Of other Powers wanting re-
pcating rifles. il they to be- hrihcd At ALL which
We hope is not the ease. will do well 10 pocket their
gratuitics in advance. After oil, this Is matter
which concerns the Turkish Government more than
ANYBODY else unless our supreme Court should
take it INTO its head to apply its decision TO the du
ldous contracts Of native American citizrns Let rs
hope that it may have no occasion!
The Earl Of Bcacousfcd was hurled yesterday in
the village church of Hughcndcn Manor. His Lord
ship was fortunate the world counts good fortune.
70 the last None Of those things were denied him
in death which while living. his soul coveted. The
arrangements for the burial were Internationally
simple The world was Touched by his desire To
sleep by the side OF his wife. II requires no demon
straton 10 comprehend that really he Is moro dis
tinctly scpulchred than he would have been. Joined
IN tho mob of memorable people and of departed
alone and apart lie POUNDS shrine 20 which those
with propensity for such amusement can make
ril,rimagcs His tomb will be described by travel
lcr. 1t will be mentioned in railway gudes and IN
new editions of Bacdeker American tourists many
of them this summer, not few for several summer,
TO come will stand by it, aud write home 10 their
friends and the newspapers about II. while number
less young Ladies' will botanic in the ncighborhood.
There is no reason TO believe that the prospect Of
tbi, would have been distastefnl 10 the drfunct
politician Nor will he miss lapilary honors in the
National pantheon. He will have his marble
apothcosis paid for ont of the public funds. Mr..
Gladstone having announced motion in the Ilouse
Of Commons for the necessary money appropriation,
which doubtless will be forthcoming. Her Majesty
also sent a special and particular chaplet of flowers
to deck the bier-a donation which will be duly dis
cusscd at fifty thousand British brcakfast-tablcs
with rcyercnt awe and an unSpeakablc interest.
The British people, with curious instinct, under
stand precisely how the departed Earl would have
ordered his posthumous honors if he could have had
the ordering Of them 1t is all sngularly appropri
ate, and especially the proposed tablet in West
Minister Abbey with no body behind it.
On last Sunday there was a convocaton Of lead
ing Hebrews from all parts Of the States in Cincin
natl 10 dedicate a college in which American rabbs
are to be trained The course of study differs from
that of other schools Of this sect it includes that
thorough instruction in Hebrew theology which the
weather. Israeltes have heretofore only been able
TO procure for their sons by sending them abroad.
The number and cost OF schools and charitable inst-
tutions supported by our Hebrew brethren excep
tiona large i'm proportion to their numbers In 1873
the total Jewish population in the United States was
estimated at but 300 900 souls. Of these $4,000 are