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New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
THE PASSING OF KELLEY.

An exit il seldom an impressive spectacle.
But Mr. Keiley's promises to be one. Upon the
Administration now devolves the important
duty of detaching him from the bcwildering
maze of European diplomacy and recalling him
to scenes of republican simplicity. His exit
must be carefully planned aud gracefully ex-
ecuted. The Democratic press is OF one mind
on this point. His withdrawal from the Con-
tinent must be dgnided and stately proceed
ing that will abash the inhospitable Courts
which have slammed the door in his face. lie
cannot be allowed TO come back unheraidcd and
unknown with n gripsack, like commercial
traveller, or with diary, like one of Cooks
tourists. IL must be an impressive occasion.
The country must " take dignited stand, as
The Richmond Dispatch remarks with great
solcnnity, before tho etiete monarchies OF
Europe" Let the Administration 1t adds,
invite the Austrian Minister at Washington to
return home, and show that Government that
our representative is not TO be SO cavalierly
treated Such action would rejoice the real
Democratic heart and meet with enthusiastic
approval throughout this great Republic
The invitation to Mr. Kelley to return to his
country can be handsomely engraved, elabo-
rately designed. lavishy decorated and sealed in
scented wax with the great seal of the Ameri-
can Republic Certified copies of it can be sent
20 every American embassy for presentation to
the various Foreign Offices. Photo-lithographs
of il, with maps showing Mr.. keiley's
wanderngs, can be distributed in the streets OF
the great capitals. When these ceremonies are
concluded the diplOmatist will arise in the
majesty of democratic simplicity and shake
from his sandals the dust of the efete mon
arches.
What will be the precise manner of his exit
we cannot conjecture. Possibly he will be
headed by brass band and flanked by sable
couriers bearing banners with suitable nscrip-
tons in honor of the great Vrginian. Posi-
bly an American frigate will be sent over for
him-Mr Tweed, fellow Democratic states
man, returned in that way-and he will be
escorted to the wharf by n detachment OF
United States marines to the strains of Yankee
DOODLE Possibly the Dolphin will be hired
for the occasion and manned by the Examining
Board, and will return with the diplomatist
making seventeen -and-a-half knots sea speed
and upsetting the best record of the patent
taiirail log. Nobody can forecast with con-
fdence the order of his going, yet is 1t safe TO
affirm that his exit will be worthy of this great
Republic. lie will return as no other American
has ever returned before. The "real Demo-
cratic heart " will throb in sympathy and cyult
over tho impressive display OF unique person.
alify
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
THE LATEST MINING DISASTER.

The mining disaster at Shickshinny. Penn
sylvania resulting in the loss of at least twelve
lives, cannot be called an accident. The mine
was @gas" mine, and could not at any time
be safely worked unless the fan was going.
The fan became disabled, and after the mine
had been without ventilation several hours,
the boss " not only allowed but encouraged
the men coming to work IN the morning to
enter it. BY that time, as every one about the
place must have known, the workings were full
of gas, and it was literally as much as any
mans lite was worth to go down. But con-
slant exposure to danger breeds more indiffer-
ence and recklcssness in miners than in any
other class of people. The sailor never be-
comes 80 careless as to neglect to take in sail
when a storm approaches. nor does he omit any
of The precautions within his reach. But the
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
PERSONAL.

Senator and Mrs. Cameron will remain in California
until November His health has greatly improved, but
he does not deem 1t by participating IN the
Pennsy lyania state campaign.
When General Hancock and his staff haltcd In North
Pearl Albany Tuesday OF last week. to wait for the
main column of the procession to approach relates The
Journal OF city, two telegraph messengers ebowed
their way through the crowd where he his fine
charger aud while OF them patted the animal gently
on neck the other requested the distinguished soldier
to sign his in their message books General Han
cock looked perplexed Then learning that the
gers had message for him. he refused 0 give them his
autograph. The boys seemed greatly disappointed aud
they ordered out OF the opening left for the
procession pass through or them began TO cry
General Hancock was watching the movements OF the
messengers When he the tears well In their ey
he requested Captain Joeelyn TO call thom back Then
he signed his name In both the messenger books. and,
with easant and graceful air, motiOned the boys back
the main column approached
Senator Vance ia about to build very handsome resi-
dencc his estate at Black Mountain station, NJ c.
Merly, tho noted French baritone, lately aeceascd
allowed politics TO ruin his artist In the
reign OF Napoleon IIr. he great favorite at the
opera One evening soon after he began hts engage
ent there. tho Emperor and Empress to hear him.
The pieco Guaume Tell" and every thing went
we'll up 10 tho famous phrases Lindependauoe 10
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
TUiT METROPOLITAN MUSE.

Mr. Souire has yaliantly come to the defence of
his Muse-the Muse which Mayor Grace recently
elected from the City Hall for presuming to manu-
facture poetry without license. Squire contends
that his Muse is no such person. lie afirms that
there IL Purnassian blood in her veins, and says he
can provo IL by Henry Wadswerth Longielow and
William Cullen Bryant, This Is all well enough SO
far AS goes but in order to render the vlndicaton
Of his Muse complete and uuanswerablo Mr.
souire ought to have furnished for pub
ication the letters which Messrs Longfellow
and Bryant wrote to that ethereal goddess of his
No mere statement however full. of the purport
of the letters will satisfy tho public. 1t is sus-
nected IN the literary circles of Boston that the
autbor of Evangoine expressed himself to this
effect
To tchona may concern, - .,,. ,.. .x.,.,,o,
This IS TO teFy ans smile. It is
the only sine OF the kind ever saw an II ailecteu
lenses selling county rights Mr. squire Is confident
they can. the future OF the snile Is assured when
nnished reading the lines In which the sinie occurred
III nnite nratliied LoNGFELLow.
There is equally good authority for stating that
Mr. Brvant's testimonial to tho Muse took this
shape.
have psruscd tho creation OF yours entitled Vic
tory" In tbe words OF the immortal LIncoln slightly
altered for those that ike this OF this Is un
doubledy the sort OF verses which they would IKE.
OF course, these letters may not be entirely au-
thentIc-aIl the more reason. therefore. why Mr.
Squire should furnish the press with those that are
authentic. He owes it 10 his Muse to do this, ana
this he will doubtless do TO the proud cry
Whatever record leaps 10 light,
She shall not be ashamed
Ono other point. Mr.. Squire ought to know
that report Is in circulation that his Muse Is ac
customed 10 veil her personality under the nom
de plume of Tho Sweet Singer of Michigan. Ii the
report is correct-and tho hand-dIal line was
certainly IN The s. s. of Ms best vein-it should
be confirmed. Let us have all the facts. lhere is
still another report in circulation IN RELATION 10
this uarticuar Muse. but 1t Is 80 absurd that Mr..
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

He was plain, rough man, with the fallings Oh
the California pioneers, and the persecution to
which he was subjected seems to have taken
the heart out of him. He had be0r in Cali
fornia since 1s46. having taken an active part
in the famous Bear Flag War and been also
member of several expeditions against the
Indians. He was wagon n-maker by trade, and
followed it for some time in Suffers employ at
Eew-Helveta before the discovery OF gold.
After that he drifted about, like thousands OF
others, until despite the annoyances he suffered
the mining fever had taken full possession OF
him. For many years he owned small tunnel
at Kelsey's Creek, and drew from 1t scant
pittance. There can be no question that the
discovery of gold was misfortune for
Marshall. 1t literally wrecked his life, and
was the cause Of his dying embittered and
disappointed. But the State OF California
cannot be acquitted of blame for her neglect OF
the Discoverer. Several years ago his case was
represented to the State Legislature, and 80
pressed by those who felt that he deserved
substantial recognition that bill was passed
appropriating 5000 month for him. This
appropriation, however, only lasted two years.
Then there was another struggle, and the poor
pension was after all cut down. When the next
Legislature met 1t refused to do anything for
the old man, and he was left to starve on to the
end upon the miserable proceeds of his little
claim.
There is something melancholy about the
story. The great and wealthy State of Cali
fornia owed 1t to herself to protect James w.
Marshall from want at least, and to testify In
some way her recognition OF the service he had
done the Commonwealth and the world;
while the fact that this service resulted in his
own ruin ought to have quickened the States
sense of justice and liberality. But the same
indifference which has left every trace of the
old mill-racc at Coloma to perish, and has
grudged a monument to record the source OF
the golden stream which has flowed so long and
splendidly. refused assistance to the declining
years of the Discovercr. and so he has passed
away sadly enough. 1t IL strange story. Old
Marshall was no hero. Many of his misfor-
tunes were due to his own defects. But with
all his faults he deserved 10 be taken some care
of by the people whom he showed the way to
ailueDce and they should have seen to 1t that
his lie did not end in utter disappointment.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
LINES ". MARSHALL.

A dispatch yesterday from Placcryille, Cali
fornia, stated that James w. Marshall, who
u claimed to be the discovercr of sold in Cali
fornia, died yesterday at his home in Kelsey.
" lie was seventy -four years old, and died
poverty stricken, disappointed man. 1t is
singular that this dispatch. sent from the
neighborhood of the old pioneers home, should
throw doubt upon his discovery. but California
has not done her duty by Marshall at any time.
There is no doubt that he was the discovercr of
gold In California. 1t was in the early part of
1s4S that he, being then In partnership with
Sutter in saw-mill the erection Of which he
was experimenting at Coloma, saw something
glitter In the channel OF the mill-racc, into
which water was then being turned for the first
time, stopped and picked up what proved to be
the first nugget or chispa found by white men
in California Marshall applied such crude
tests as occurred to him ON the spur OF the
moment and then, having gathered several other
" specimens" he jumped Oh horse and gal
lopcd down to Suffers camp. Arriving there
much excited ne called Sutter aside and showed
him what he had found. The Swedc at first
ridiculed the story, but the application of
nitric acid TO the metal convinced hirn.
Meanwhile the news flew as such news does.
The saw-mili at ColOma was abandoned. The
land all about it was jumped. Marshalrs pro-
prietary rights were cooly ignored, and the
great discovery proved his ruin. All his little
property was swept away in the rush. The
hungry miners killed and ate his cattle, seized
the timber of his buildings for their own use.
and even grudged him a claim of his own. And
a strange fate thcnceforth pursued him. He
was never lucky for himself. but the fact that
he was the dscoverer Of gold bred a curious
superstition concerning him. The miners
believed that he had some occult power of find
ing gold, and so believing they dogged him like
sleuth- hounds Again and again he tried to
evade them taking as he thought every pre-
caution, he would wander forth in search of
some gulch as yet unexplorcd. Finding such n
solitary location, he would stake oil o. claim and
90 to work only to find, after few hours, n
stream of men pouring in and taking up the
ground above and below him. and sometimes
even driyinyhm from his claim.
He never made a second discovery and never
occurred anything considerable b. his mining.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

Imperial box ana thundsred odf thS vOtds 8 @
King Ludwig of Bavaria. says re London D1uy No ~
now obliged to borrow TO pay his debts and hs shows
no disposition to leave on building castlee. Out Of ne
seven on which be has been engaged only finished
and II was begin by his grandfather. whole army q
africans arc stu busy at six Others Chemsee surpassg
tho finest portions Of vealles and its fountains excel
ALI ohers1n the world It s In the Louis XIV style
Tho other residences are gothic feuaal King Ld-
wigs inherited fortune $50 vast that: Il was only
within the last three that he began to feel what
bis architectural aud operate fancios lcoss him. He
patronized Wagner In the most extravagant manners
and when his treasurer ventured TO hnt that thee
too great King Ludwig answered that his love for
wagneran operas was not so costly ASA queen consort
would be- year ago 1t was found impossible to
without borrowing half million sterling the Kings
Civil List income and guaranteed by the heirs - the
hereditary estates. More money Is wanted inc kingg
him to borrow @ and orsd!tors "a are cs%orous Coansi
Of Regency is demanded Prince Bismarck, wishing %
greatly Interested IN ali tSs and as Prince HoSsnohs
who recently went to ysrzin, Is Bayarian and one Of
converse he viii be able to give the thanceior sound
opinion about him. When years ago, the King was
OF the German Ambassador who pushed his ccmplacency
TAX ss Sroa kGf y & as to
time. The house stupened. The Emperor repaid
the insult with contemptuous smile and shrug OF the
shoulders Merry refused to make the apology which
the director insisted on next day; and his connection
with the OPERA and with 1t the prospect Of rising to the
summit Of his profession. came TO an untimely end
At Edinburgh Dean Of Guild Court few days o. the
clerk intmated that be had received application from
Mr. W. e. Gladstone for warrant to restore the old
Market Cross Of Edinburgh On the application being
presented the Dean Of Guild, who is a leading Con-
servative In the city, sad On yes. grant that" An
excellent site has been given for the monument which
10 be erected at Mr. Gafst0nes expense IN the centre of
the street from the east side OF st. Giless Cathedral
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
A FAITH CEIE.

A Montreal dispatch gave the other day
circumstantial account Of an alleged mirac-
ulous cure of cripple at the shrine OF
st. Anne de Beaupre. Of course o great
many points remain to be cleared up before 1t
can be said that genuine cure has taken place in
this case We require to know the exact nature of
the lads disease, and ITS duration, first. Then
medical account of his condition Immediately be.
fore and Immediately after the alleged miracle. Is
needed. And lastly there must be authoritative
evidence that the cure is real and complete When
or IL all these points have been thoroughly investi
gated, however the will be no more strongly
attested than was that of PascaPs niece, and not
so strongly attested as the alleged miracles Of
Vespaslan, the evidence for which Hume declared
to be as conclusive as could be furnished for any
event in history. Hume, ho wever, refused to admit
the possibility Of the genuineness of either Of these
cases, because he was misled by his theory OF
miracles. To-day the scientific world knows that
such cures are possible and quite natural The
miraculous theory has been avoided simply by
enlarging the scope of natural law.
The supposed miraculous cure at tho shrine Of st.
Anne de Beaupre need not be laughed to scorn as
the hgment Of a superstitious imagination. There
is superstition In the affair, no doubt, but 1t does
not consist In hallucination. The boy may quite
possibly have been cured as he declares. But he
would have been cured precisely well If instead
Of believing in the miraculous power of st. Anne
he had fixed his faith upon Perkins's Metallic
Tractors. one of Mr.. Brad's ARCHAEOLOGICAL
medals. or Boston Metaphyscian.D In other
words, 1t Is the force of the faith, and not any
external occult power. that operates the cure in
these cases. The mind, when thoroughly aroused
and exalted by access of confidence, can trans
form tho body, overcome disease, can even stop
morbid processes in the tissues, can in such
ecstasies rebuild destroyed tissue with wonderful
celebrity. How or why such special influence are
exerted we do not Of course know To say that 1t
is the result of faith or expectant attention. only
removes the difficulty one degree further But we
do know that the influence of mind upon body Is
sufficient to account for all so-called miraculous
cures. and this is a gain, since we are no longer
called upOn like Hume, to reject the most conciu-
sivo and best attested evidence on the fallacious
suppostion that what it declares to have occurred
could not have taken place.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

miner will deliberately enter workings where
he knows there Is ire-damp, or gas, with
naked light, and will, despite warning and ex-
nerience, take the most foolhardy risks contip-
ually.
In the Shickshinny case the men and the boss
doubtless knew equally well the danger they
were encounterng, but they went on blindly
and stupidly, and what was to have been ex-
nected bappened. Of course the responsibility
rests mainly upon the Sboss," whose duty 1t
WAS to prevent the men from entering the
mine. But the men themselves must have been
aware of their danger, and should have had
Judgment enough to protect their own lives.
That they had not, and that they went thus
stolidly to their death, only shows that this
class of labor must be protected in spite OF
itself. In dangerous mines there should be
standing order prohibiting entrance whenever
the ventilating machinery is out Of order or not
working for any reason, and after every such
stoppage of the ventilation several hours
should be allowed to elapse from the time OF its
RESUMPTION before entrance TO the workings is
nermitted. If, too, the mine-owners are held
rcsponsible for the consequences OF neglect on
the mart of their employees, they will soon see
IN il that there are no accidents through care
lcssness or reckless Indifference to precautions.
Such an error of Judgment as the boss at
Shickshinny committed can perhaps hardly be
Anticipated, but If the mine-owners are held
strictly to account they will he careful to
emnloy as overseers none but men whose intel
lipence and prudence can be depended upon.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

A letter from Albany which we print tis
morning presents the views of Congressman
elect John Swnburne on the political situation
in this State. He talks as well as he runs for
office, and how we'll that is our correspondent
shows by reference to two memorable can
vases. The doctor points out what ne regarus
as the issues ON which the fall election VIII
turn, gives cogent reasons for believing that
the Democrats will not poll their full party vote'
and names the conditions of Republican sue
cess. What he has to say is especially interest
ing because of the light it throws upon wnat Is
known as the labor vote DR.. Swlnburne ex-
presses the opinion that if the Republicans
make no mistake in their conventions, either III
candidates or platforms, this vote Will go 10
them. This is the belief of sagacious observer
who has had excellent opportunities afforded MN
of getting at the truth
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
xrwyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY AUGUST l3 1885

Squire would do we'll not to notice 1T. We refer TO
the report crediting her with the poem beginning,
Grace tis Q charming sound.
1t doesn't sound like Squire. We cannot be per-
suaded that he wrote 1t.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

years gone by, when slower COMMUNICATE"
kept mankind less informed about tne ouV-
breaks of the plague. Knowing our danger 50
promptly enables us to keep mere emcien'
guard against it.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

Congratulations and compliments are flying
about thick and fast between the city officials III
regard to the performance OF their respective
duties on the day of General Grants funeral
Happily they are all we-deserved. But we are
panied to observe that no one has single compli-
ment for Commissioner Squire-except himself.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

General Fitzhugh Lee deduces from Congressman
Wisc's statement that 10000 out OF 12s.OOO
negro voters will cast their ballots for the Repub
lcan State ticket in Virginia the opinion that Mr.
Wise "expects to be elected by the negroes" and
calls il Characteristic folly 1t will be long while
before the dashing Southerner learns the little
lesson of political wisdom that in this country one
mans vote is as good as anothers.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

Summer Hotels are frequently designated by
the Government as regular Post Offices. Before
forwarding their orders for The TRIBUNE
readers at summer resorts wiH do reh TO oscer-
tain the eract Official title OF the Post Ottce at
which they expect to receice their mail Deidy
and correspondence oiH be auoided by so dong.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRyIGN.-Thcre were l ,629 deaths from ohoiera
IN Spain on Tuesday and the disease has appeared
I'm Russia, Algeria and Tonquin. - Ihe Ehgisn
Houses of Parliament yesterday passed inot'oh
of thanks to the British army and navy for tnei
services in Egypt and the Soudan. - secret
memorial of Lii Hung Chang shsws that tne
Chinese Government intends to keep at peace wi'h
France. - Preparations were continued yes
terday for the meeting of the Car OF Russia anu
the Emperor of Austria. - Anarchy pre'aiS
in the Soudsn.
DoMEsTIc.-Scveral men were hurt by the ex-
n,os;on of boilers Mt Wilkesbarre and Shenandoah,
Penn. conference of the leaders or the
Peoples Party was held at Saratoga. - Inc
Pennsylvania Greenbackers nominated STATE
ticket. z The National regatta OF amateur
oarsmep took place on the Charles River. -
The New-York Baseball Club defeated the Boston
n;ne - Commissioner Black engaged in put
ting Republicans ont of the pension examining
boards and putting Democrats in their places. -
Several lives lost in a tornado at Norwood, New
York.
f. Cry AND SUBuRBAN.-Armstrcng confesses the
murder of his step-father. - Additions to the
Grant mopument fund, - DiscredIting the Coo
vert claim. - Stokes's will sustained. -
Metropolitans beaten at baseball by Brooklyn.-=
Amateur swimming record beaten. - William
A. Pond. music publisher, died. - Gold value
of the legal tender silver dollar 412l2 grains S22l
cents. -Stocks opened dull and lower; contin-
ued dull except in spots, but made sharp adj
yances and closed steady.
THE WEATHER-Tribune local observations indi-
cate slight changes in temperature, fair weather
and possibly a shower. Temperature Yesterday
Highest, 900; lowest, 72o; average, 79s40.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

The report that over ten tho usand Christians
have been massacred In Tenquin should not be al
lowed to evoke feelings of horror until some better
evidence for its truth appears. On its face 1t is
highly improbable the supply of native Christians
in Tonquin never having been considerable and
the figures given being apparently far beyond the
possibilities of the situation.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

Mr.. Cleveland will hunt while in the Adrion-
dacks and as our game laws do not protect offensive
partisans. they had better take to cover.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

We hope that the State Department will
ignore the petitions asking this Government to
interfere in behalf of the Canadian rebel Riel.
1t is hardly likely that he will be hanged; but,
at all events, his fate is for the Dominion Gov
ernment to decide. AS to the assertion that
Riel is an American citizen. it seems sufficient
answer to say that even his counsel at the trial
did not try to get him of on that weak plea.