Year: 1873

capacity OF secretary iu5to@o Va hAo~eA W
the United States Senate.


The letter of our London correspondent
published this morning contains some inter
esting speculations respecting the attitude OF
Mr.. Bright in regard to the question OF
secular education. The opinion which MI.
Bright finally concludes to express on this
subject will undoubtedly exercise an import
ant influence on the fortunes of the Liberal
party.


The Brooklyn Ring, at last forced to make
some show of prosecution of Rodman, nave
announced that he is to be indicted on Mon
day. This intelligence was conveyed to Rod
man, who, at length convinced that he Is 10
be sacrificed, threatens to turn upon those
who would sacrifice him. An important IN
terview held with the prisoner by TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday is printed elsewhere, and Is
full of significance.


The election of Gov. Noyes, Republican, in
Ohio is claimed by his friends as being as
sured by 10000 majority. The struggle 1or
control of the Legislature and the United
States Senatorship dependent thereon VIII
be more animated than that for State officers
Secretary Delano's friends persistenty deny
that he is a candidate for Senator, and say
that he has expressly iprohibited the use of
his name. This is an interesting fact to put
on record.


To-day France is to be relieved of the visi-
BILE signs of her defeat by the Germans. The
last installment of the war indemnity is to be
paid and the army of occupation is to be
.withdrawn-unless pretext for its continu-
ance is furnished by foolish demonstrations
such as that at Luneville. Now that France
is to regain her Independence she should prove
herself worthy of it by endeavOring to pro-
mote her industrial interests, and live In peace
with her Deighbors.


The Canadian Ministry had matters all their
own way. yesterday, before the Commission to
inquire into the charges of corruption. Unless
the Commission can manage to secure the at
tendance of the members of Parliament who
have so vigorously assailed the Government,
it will practically have failed of its purpose
presuming the purpose to be thorough in
vestigation. The most that we can expect at
present is that the way will be prepared for
the work of Parliamentary Committee, if
the appointment of a new one can be secured.


The Butler and anti-Butler campaign in
Massachusetts is making progress and grow
ing in interest as it advances. The latest
estimate of the delegates chosen is Butler
1885, Washburn 1872, doubtful and contested IA.
Springfield, with the other large towns sends
majority of Butler delegates. The
tactics of the Butler faction, as THE TRIBUNE
stated in advance, were developed in the
simultaneous calling of caucuses in towns
favorable to him, which gave him good
send off. The Washburn wing expected to
close up on the home stretch, and their expec-
tatiOus are in process of fulfllment Buffers
chances grow less each day.


The last payment on account of the Alabama
claims goes into the Treasury to-day. The
last of the receipts will be delivered to Mr..
Archibald, the British Consul at this port, to-
morrow, who will forward it to Mir. Thornton,
the British Minister at Washington, by whom
it will be delivered to Secretary Fish, who
will in turn give full release with diplomatic
ceremonies. Thus will end a long and at times
acrimonious controversy between this country
anu OredU OpOu utllVeIy tO Ju0
Secretary Of the Treasury of all the receipts,
a registered U. S. per cent bond for $15,0OO,-
900 will be given to Secretary Fish, to be held
by the State Department subject to the Geneva
award to claimants.


An effort is made elsewhere to analyze the
city accounts as submitted by Controller Green
in his annual report published yesterday.
The Ring devised a system of bookkeeping
which was designed to conceal the truth.
Controller Green has adopted and improved
on it; and it is impossible to comprehend the
books except after close examination of
them. We realize now why the new Commits
sioners of Accounts asked for clerks to help
them understand this chaos of figures. 1t will
require the skill of Warren to unravel them,
and when he has brought to light the
dark things of the Brooklyn Ring we shall
have to add him to our Commission of Ac-
counts here, and authorize him, by special act
of the Legislature, to devise new method
OF public accounts which shall prevent and
not conceal fraud, and simplify, not confuse,
the actual condition of our municipal
finances. The startling result of the calcula-
ton, as will be seen, is the fact that for the
fiscal year the expenditures amount to 1884,
581 16, or very nearly double the income from
taxes, although our taxes now are inor-
dinately high.