The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1876, Page 6

; 4 { } LLL ALE NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR THE DAILY HERALD, published every foy in the year. Four cents per copy. Twelve dollars per year, or one dollar per | month, free of postage. i All business, news letters or telegraphic The Merits and Defects of Governor Hayes’ Letter. Governor Hayes’ letter of acceptance is, in | the main, a sound and discreet party mani- festo. There is in it much to approve, but nothing to admire. It does not bear that strong impress of individuality with which minds of a high order stamp their produc | tions, but it is prudent and wary, as we had reason to expect it would be when it became Gespatches must be addressed New York | known, several days ago, that it was to be the Unnarp. renled. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. ie ae Ee PHILADELPHIA OFFICE—NO. 112SOUTH SIXTH STREET. LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK | gots that Governor Tilden is the opposing HERALD-—NO. 46 FLEET STREET. PARIS OFFICE—AVENUE DE L'OPERA. Subscriptions and advertisements will be received nnd forwarded on tho same terms | as in New York. ————E VOLUME XLI... —— AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT, TONY PASTOR'S THEATRE. VARIETY, at 8 P.M. Matinee at 2 P.M. VARISIAN VARIETIES, atOP. M, Matinee at 21. M. FIFTH AVENUE TUBATRE, PIQUE, at BF. M. WALLA YHA MIGHTY DOLL GILMOR GRAND CONCERT, ut OLY McDONALD'S INDIA. Bow GREEN BUSITES, at woo VALLEY FORGE, at P. KELLY & LEON’S MINSTRELS, atsP. M. i TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY ll, 1876. =e = From our reporis this morning the probabilities are thal the weather to-day will be slightly | cooler and cloudy. During the summer months the Heparp will be sent to subscribers in the country at the rate of taventy-five cents per weelc, free of postage Notice to Country Newspxarers.— For prompt and regular delivery of the Hanaxn by Just mail trains orders must be sent direct to this office. Postage free. Watt Srreet Yxesterpar.—Stocks were heavy andspeculation dull. The transactions aggregated only 50,600 shares. Gold opened and closed at 111 7-8, with sales in the interim at 111 3-4. Money on call loaned at 2 and 2 1-2 per cent. Government and rail- way bonds were in the main firm. Tux Inrant Asyivm attached to St. Mary's Hospital for Women is in urgent need of funds, the resources of the Sisters in charge being completely exhausted. A charitable public will, we hope, sustain this excellent institution, which is conducted solely with a view to the relief of the poor and suffering. Tue Ligvor anp Bern Sevurrs’ Associu- rion is determined to fight the Excise law, and has appointed its delegates to a general committee for that purpose. It is proper that this question of law should bo finally settled by the courts, the true interpreters ot the statutes, instead of being the cause of violence and weekly arrests. Ant at THE Exntsition forms the subject of a very interesting article which we pub- lish 6n another page. ‘The art treasures of many European nations, notably England, France and Spain, are displayed on the walls of Memorial Hall, and form the chief attrac- tion to that cool retreat during the hot hours of the day. A Hornrerr Casz or Munverr axp Mv- mation is reported from Washington. A colored woman, acting under the influence of jealousy and the fearof bad treatment, killed her husband and chopped his body into pieces, which she hid away in an ash pile. The incidents that preceded the tragedy prove a life of unhappiness between the pair, which the wife ended in the manner fully described in to-day’s Henan. ‘Tnx Sra Crir¥ Camp Mrertne does not at- tract many al fresco worshippers to that | breezy centre of devotion, owing to bad | transportation arrangements and _ other | causes antagonistic to religious perfection. However, such as go there hear many sound lessons which will profit them through life, beside having a chance to lave their wearied limbs in the briny waves of Long Island Sound, an enjoyment not to be despised this weather. Mansnats having warrants of dispossession tgainst the proprietors of drug stores must bewaro in future of the terrible defensive resources of the apothecary. Like the famous Greek fire of the Constantines, which was used with so much effect against the early Turkish invaders of the Byzantine Empire, the modern vitriol jar has been em- ployed with equal effect on the myrmidons of the law. It will be a serious matter, in- deed, if we have to emply iron-clad marshals whenever the courts issue orders against such valiant knights of the pestle as Fuller Brothers. Tae Amentcan Groonarutcar Socrety held aspecial meeting at Chickering Hall last evening for the purpose of tendering a re- ception to the distinguished visitors of | America, the Emperor and Empress of Brazil, Dr. A. Petermann, the famous German geographer; Dr. A. E. Nor- denskjold, the Arctic explorer, and Dr. C. H. Berendt, the well-known Central American ethnologist. ‘The reception was, as will bo seen by our full report of the proceedings, an immense success and did honor to all | concerned. It is a pleasing sight to witness Yoyalty and republicanism uniting to do homage to science. It makes the royalist o very republican in his devotion to the gen- eral welfare of mankind, and the republican aroyalist sitting at the feet of Queen Na- ture. Yeurow Jacx.—We are glad to announce that an official letter, published elsewhere, from Quarantine Commissioner Judd de- tlares that there is not a single decided case ef this disease in the Dix Island hospital. The fact that yellow fever is fearfnlly preva- lent in the Cuban ports of Matanzas and Havana should render our Quarantine offi- cinls doubly careful in guarding New York eaainst « visit from this terrible scourge. Letters and packages should be properly | pass large consultations with republican | leaders. | character of the candidate, being merely a | revised edition of the Cincinnati platform, | It sheds little new light on the containing the emendations thought neces- sary by Mr. Hnyes’ advisers, in view of the candidate, and that the St. Louis Convention unexpectedly made a strong declaration in favor of reform in the civil service. In respect to civil service reform, the topic to which Governor Hayes gives chief prominence, the two political parties stand on an unequal footing. The republican party has a monopoly of the eighty thousand federal offices, and its civil service declara- tion simply means that it prefers to retain | this monopoly, with the present republican incumbents, rather than risk the loss of all | the places by the election of a democratic President. It is a cheap electioneering bid, becanse the republican party being in pos- session of all the places it will cost it noth- ing to refrain from turning out incumbents for political reasons, whereas such a pledge onthe part of the democrats would bind them to relinquish the fruits of victory. Governor Hayes can afford to take high ground on this question, because it involves no sacrifice; but if Governor Tilden should take the same ground it would be a “‘self- denying ordinance,” against which his party would be disposed to rebel as leaving the republicans in possession of the eighty thousand subordinate federal of- fices after their defeat at the polls. Impartial spectators will not see any very great stretch of magnanimity or public spirit in the republican proposal to retain possession of all the federal offices, If the case were reversed, if all the places were now filled with democrats, a pledge by Gov- ernor Hayes that he would make no remov- als for political reasons would be a signal proof of sincere devotion to civil service re- form; but, estimating his pledge by the cir- cumstances, all it amounts tois an assurance to General Grant's appointees that they will not be disturbed by General Grant's suc- cessor, The country may be of the opinion that Mr. Tilden’s appointees might be as honest and capable as General Grant’s, and it may also think that a new deal by Mr. Hayes might give us as efficient a civil ser- vice as the retention of President Grant's appointees, so many of whom owe their places to nepotism and personal friendship. Governor Tilden might make a great and | favorable impression on the country if, in his letter of acceptance, he would promise to make no removals except for incompetence or unfaithfulness, because such a pledge from him would bea magnanimous repudiation of the spoils system anda noble sacrifice of party interest to the cause of reform. But Governor Hayes proposes to relinquish no party advantage: he merely promises to retain the present army of republican office-holders. This is too cheap a pledge to make much impression on the country, although it is sound in principle and is very well, so far as it goes. Another capital point in Mr. Hayes’ letter is that in which he goes beyond the Cincin- nati platform and assures the ‘country that, ifelected, he will not accept a second nomi- nation. This would be a real sacrifice of personal interest and ambition to public principle if the maker of the pledge were reasonably sure of being put in a position to decline a second election. As it is, he only renounces-a distant contingency, refusing a second term as a means of helping him toa first. This promise may be interpreted as a sidelong thrust at President Grant and his third term aspirations, but it cannot endanger Mr. Hayes’ support by the of- fice-holding interest. Having assured Gen- eral, Grant's appointees that they are se- eure of their places, Mr. Hayes can con- fidently rely on their zeal to promote his election, for it is the nature of office-holders to worship the rising instead of the setting sun. Mr. Hayes’ advisers have given him adroit counsel on this head. He can utilize the popular opposition to the third term and at the same time secure the support of the federal officers by his promise that he will not turn them ont. This dexterous manceuvre does credit to the shrewdness of Mr. Hayes’ advisers who invented so clever a method of retaining the support of Grant's office-holders while casting a covert slur on Grant himself. Mr. Hayes has virtually said to the eighty thousand office-holders, ‘If Iam elected you will re- tain your places; if Tilden is elected you will lose them.” His advisers have con- vinced him that Grant amounts to nothing in the canvass if the ‘bread and butter brigade” can be convinced that they will retain their places under Hayes. Mr. Hayes’ | acceptance of their advice shows that he would be glad to purchase the Presi- dency for one term by renouncing all pretensions to two, and that he thinks it safe to cast an implied censure on Grant | after assuring Grant's appointees that he will | retain them in office if he should be elected. Such a letter is too crafty to have been the unassisted work of a straightforward, simple- minded man like Governor Hayes. Another important topic of the letter is the currency question. On this as on other subjects Governor Hayes is sound in princi- ple, but in this part of the letter also wo | trace the political cunning of his advisers. On this great head Governor Hayes is not ‘explicit. As he went beyond the Cincinnati | platform on the one term question he might | have gone beyond it on the tinaftcial qnes- tion, but his counsellors seem to have thought boldness on this point inexpedient. act? Thatis one of the things which no reader of his letter can find ont. To be preted as favoring resumption in 1879, but if he meant this why did he not say it? The democratic platform demands the re- peal of that part of tho act which fixes 1879 as the date of resumption, | fell with hirh, Does Mr. Hayes stand by the Resumption | sure, he uses language which might be inter- | and if the republican party intends to make that date an issue in the campaign Governor Hayes ought to have said so in explicit terms. If that part of the act which fixes a specitic date for resumption is not to be made an issne the artful and ambiguous language which may be interpreted as pointing in that direction is disingenuous. The Cincinnati Convention, by a large majority, refused to | indorse the Resumption act, and Mr. Hayes leaves us in doubt whether he approves or condemns that part of the action of the Convention. If he approves of the act, date and all, hecould easily have said so and have | relieved the country from uncertainty as to | whether he expects specie payments to be resumed in 1879 in the event of his election. This part of his letter is ‘neither flesh nor fowl.” 2 And yet, in spite of the drawbacks and shortcomings we have noted, this letter marks a gratifying progress in public opin- ion. It demonstrates that the strenuous and persistent efforts of the Henaup to arouse and enlighten the country on some impor tant points of public policy are likely to bear permanent fruit. We refer especially to that part of Governor Hayes’ letter in which he volunteers a pledge that he will not be a candidate for a second election. No such pledge would have been thought of as a means of courting popularity if the | Henarp had not impressed the country with asense of the great danger to onr institu- tions which results from the ambition of | our -Presidents to procure n re-election and their prostitution of the federal pat- | ronage to this end. We may claim the credit of having created a public sentiment on this subject which politicians dare not ignore It is but fair to confess that we mnst share this credit with President Grant, ‘who builded wiser than he knew.” Had it not been for his intense and ill-regulated ambi- tion the Hzraip would have lacked the oc- easion for its vehement campaign, by which the public mind of the country has been so deeply impressed. It is in pure deference to the concern and alarm created by the Henarp that Governor Hayes solicits votes by renouncing a second term before he is in possession of a first. We take credit to our- | selves and congratulate the country that our third term discussions have created a public sentiment to which aspirants to the Presidency feel constrained to bow. Mr. Hayes’ letter of acceptance is a tribute to the power of the Hxrnatp over public opinion, for had the Heraxp been silent his advisers would not have counselled him to bear testimony against the bad effects of the re-eligibility of our Presidents. We also claim our share of the credit, though not the whole credit, of so moulding public sentiment in favor of civil service re- form that both parties have become prose- lytes. We are ready to grant that this is mere lip-service for electioneering pur- poses; but the professions of politicians are a recognition of public sentiment, and re- form ideas have made considerable progress when both parties are compelled to make even insincere promises to carry them into effect. If the public education goes on at the same rate as within the last two years aspirants for office will be forced not only to make such promises but to keep them. The Custer Monument Fund. As we expected, there are generous re- sponses tq our proposal to raise a fund for a fitting national monument to General Custer and his brave kindred and associates who Miss Clara Louise Kellogg offers to subscribe $100 ; Mr. Issac Bell sends his check for $50; T. T. sends a check for $10; H. C. Stone a check for $25. Appreci- ating the generosity of these public-spirited contributors, we almost regret that the pro- posal is started with so many large offers. What we most desire to see is a ost of one dollar, half dollar, quarter of a dollar and even smaller contributions, and we trust that admirers of General Custer whose means are restricted will not hesitate to give ex- pression to the best impulses of their hearts by the fact that those who can easily afford it are giving larger sums. It is our desire that this may be a popular movement, and ten cents from a spirited boy or girl out of their spending money would be as welcome as the noble gift of Miss Kellogg. The pres- ent state of the contributions is as follows : The Herat... | ‘Total. «$1,185 We solicit a multitude of small contribu- tions, all of which will be duly acknowl- edged, and within a few days we hope to turn them over to the treasurer of a Monu- ment Association. The War in Bosnia. Our special cable despatch giving the latest features of the war in the East de- j scribes the Servian position in the field as not so deplorable after all. The reports for some days past have exhibited reverse after reverse. Tchernayeff's communi- ications were said to be endangered, which would mean that he is greatly outnumbered | as well as outgeneralled. This story is now stated to be without foundation. To be cut off now from his base of supplies would be fatal to the whole campaign, and would make a partial victory in his front of little orno avail. The Turks havo evidently been better prepared for the contest a the Servians imagined. The latter have failed in their intention of seizing the Pachalik of Novi Bazar by asudden move- ment, and hence the forces desirous to over- turn Moslem rule are divided—the Mon- tenegrins remaining inactive on the west while the Servians are checked on the east. | The outlook is not absolutely hopeless for Servia, but one point is distinctly ob- servable—namely, that Prince Milan’s forces | are now all in the field, and he is moving | with his entire strength, while Turkey is still sending troops and material to the | front in increasing quantities. The re- treat of the Turks on the Bul-| | garian frontier, after their fruitless altacks | on Saitchar, counts a good deal for | Servia, as it shows how strong she may | prove in a defensive warfare should the worst come to the worst with her. Every- | | thing in Bosnia now depends upon the | | ability of Tchernayeff to deal with the troops | opposed to him. The battle impending . A Pertinent “Indian Question.” All accounts from the Sioux battle ground on the Rosebud agree in the statement that the Indians are as well armed as the troops they are fighting. They have not only the best kind ofguns, but they must havea great abundance of ammunition to supply two or three thousand warriors fora three days’ battle, Now, considering that if these savages had not been thus amply provided with guns, revolvers, powder and lead they could not have made a_ stand against the assaults of Custer and Keno, and the gallant officers and men who were massacred on the Rosebud might have been alive to- day, it becomes an interesting question where and how were these two or three thousand Sioux so thoronghly armed and equipped to fight and kill our troops? If English speculators within the British American territory had furnished the savages these arms the whole country would be aflame to-day with indigna- tion at the outrage and inhumanity. If @ company of foreign merchants had attempted to establish themselves in the Indian Territory, with the purpose of selling arms to the Sioux, they would have been driven out by the government and would probably have been righteously shot by the settlers. But the Sioux did not get their abundant arms and ammunition from foreigners or from foreign territory. Where then? The plain and disagreeable truth is that they got them from friends and often from agents of the Indian bureau ; they got them largely, if not entirely, at the Indian agencies and from Indian trading posts, licensed by the government, and often kept or furnished by friends of persons high in authority, and they paid for the arms and ammunition, to some extent, with the »sup- plies which they drew from the government under General Grant's ridiculous and pre- tentious ‘‘peace policy.” That is the plain truth, which ought to be known and pondered at this time. The agencies, the reservations, are, under this peace policy, the military base of Sitting Bull; and as our poor fellows fought bravely we read the cool announcement that there is great mourning among the women and old men who are fed and housed at the res- ervations, while the young men are out on the warpath. See what this wonderful “peace policy” does. It enables the Sioux chief to thoroughly arm and equip his forces; it then lets him disembarrass him- self of the mass of his decrepit and helpless people, who are lodged, fed and clothed at the agencies; and thus doubly prepared for active war, Sitting Bull, wondering at the folly of his enemies, marches out and mas- sacres a regiment of troops. Why shouldn't he? He knows perfectly well that when he gets tired of the fun, or when he gets out of ammunition or food, he has only to march back to the reservation and under the famous ‘peace policy” he and his bands of murderers will be welcomed by the agents, fed and clothed and fattened up, to go out and massacre an- other regiment as soon as they have been able to save enough out of their rations and cloth- ing to buy a new store of guns and ammuni- tion of the licensed Indian traders. That is what General Grant's famous ‘‘peace policy” means. That is how it works. Suppose the Indians had been under the charge of the army, does any one believe that such an affair as this on the Rosebud could have happened? Or that army officers in charge of agencies and reservations, and con- trolling trading posts, would have permitted these thousands of savages to deliberately arm and equip themselves for a desper- ate and bloody war? The House of Rep- resentatives, in obedience to the urgent request of William Welsh, Generals Sher- man and Sheridan, and all the men best in- formed on Indian affairs, whether civilian or military, and against the opposition of a few men such as 8. 8. Cox, Professor Seelye, Secretary Chandler and General Howard, has passed a bill transferring the Indians tothearmy. The Senate refuses to pass it. Why? Because it fears to lose a part of its patronage in the nomination of Indian agents. Can it longer refuse, in the face of such a bloody massacre, for which the “peace policy” alone is responsible ? “Strong Enough” to Whip the Sioux. Our special despatches from Bismarck, Dakota, giving thrilling and graphic pic- tures ‘of incidents in the massacre on the Little Big Horn, show how even the gallant Custer under-estimated the resisting powers of the hostile Sioux, for the great village before him must have given him a pretty close idea of their numbers. The statement of the military authorities that they will be “strong enough” to subdue the hostile Sioux without calling for vyolun- teers must be viewed in the light of events since the opening of the war before being accepted as altogether trustworthy. We learn from the Secretary of War's report to the President that about the Ist of Feb- ruary one thousand men were be- lieved to be enough to punish Sitting Bull with his reported force of eight hundred to one thousand warriors. Terry, who caime from the east, had a thousand men. Gibbon, who was to co-operate with him and preven; the Indians running north of the Yellowstone, had about five hundred men, and Crook, who came from the south, had thirteen hundred men. But by the time the expeditions started and Sitting Bull was falsely reported on tho Little Mis- souri his force was reported to have swelled to two thousand five hundred or three thousand warriors, and the higher of these numbers is now taken as the lowest estimate of the Indians who destroyed Custer's command. Tho truth is that the force of recalcitrant Indians has been growing all the while, and the alarming news that the Mandans and Gros Ventres had gone to join Sitting Bull shows that we were not mistaken in our view of the effects of the series of Indian victories upon the warriors who are still sulking, half starved, at the agencies. Even if they do not riso in a mass we may be certain that small parties are dropping away and taking the warpath, and that Sitting Bull will have drawn fully a thousand recruits between Tchernayeff and Osman Pacha will probably decide the future of the contest, from the old and dissatisfied and young and ambilieus (in a savage sense) Indians of the NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. agencies before the troops are ready to move | Hewitt, or some other competent democratic again. Therefore, we would say emphati- cally that “strong enough” to whip Sitting Bull must not be understood as the ability to defeat the forces with which he lately engaged our troops, but ‘‘strong enough” to whip him with four thousand to five thou- sand warriors. There will be no excuse for a failure to conquer the Indians the next time they are met in force. Antecedents of the Little Horn Mas- sacre. We print in another place two noteworthy and instructive letters written from General Custer's command two or three days pre- vious to the disastrous battle. The infoy- mation they convey will materially assist the judgment of the public in forming a correct estimate of the appalling disaster which has so shocked the country. One of these interesting letters is written by an officer of great distinction, who was fully acquainted with General Custer's views, and fell in the massacre, and the other by our lamented correspondent, Mr. Kellogg, who was also one of the victims. The value of their letters lies in the fact that they givo an authentic and entirely trustworthy ac- count of the plans, movements and expecta- tions which preceded the battle, given be- fore there was any temptation to color the facts for purposes of exculpation, They are of great importance in fixing the responsi- bility for what afterward occurred. Of the blame which these letters impute to Major Reno we will express no opin- ion. He had justly earned the reputa- tion of a brave and faithful officer, and prob- ably some passion, or at least some im- patience, is mingled with the severe stric- tures on his conduct, made while his alleged blunder and disobedience of orders were fresh in the minds of his critics. But the things alleged against him throw an impor- tant light on the views entertained by his superior officers respecting the method of dealing with Sitting Bull and his Indians. The gist of the complaint against Major Reno is that by deviating from the route pre- scribed in his orders he incurred the risk of alarming the Sioux and enabling them to escape. It is plain from these letters that the whole anxiety of General Terry and Gen- eral Custer was to find Sitting Bull and prevent his eltding pursuit. There was no doubt at all that he could be easily beaten wherever he might be encountered, the chief objects of the campaign having been first to find him, then to prevent his escape. This being the predominant idea of the cam- paign, what was more natural than that General Custer, when he had what he sup- posed to be the good fortune of falling in with the Sioux, should attack them at once, before they had an opportunity to escape? Onur previous letters from the scene of action showed that Custer’s scouts brought him in- telligence that the Indians, when they had discovered them, gave signs of preparing for a retreat. This may have been a ruse, but it so exactly tallied with the expecta- tions of General Terry and all the other offi- cers that the Indians would get away if they could, that General Custer was justified in acting on it, He accordingly gave orders for a vigorous attack on the instant, lest the long search for the Indians, at last crowned with success, should be rendered abortive by the hasty escape of the foe, With the information he had, we do not see how he could have acted otherwise. Had he let Sitting Bull escape after so much pains to find him, he would have incurred the indignant censure of every army officer and of the whole country. Inconsiderate and ungenerous minds have blamed him for not awaiting the arrival of Terry and Gibbon before making the attack. But if he had waited and given the Indians an opportunity to run away, what would have been said of him? Or rather, what would not have been said of him? Had he waited two days for the arrival of Terry and Gibbon Sitting Bull would have escaped and Custer would have been denounced for letting him go. The letters we print to-day prove con- clusively that if Custer had tried to excuse himself for not attacking when his scouts told him the Indians were preparing to re- treat, on the pretence of waiting for rein- forcements, he would have been hooted and derided. He promptly did his duty accord- ing to the lights he had, and the country will always honor his memory. How Will Tammany den? There are anxious inquiries from the dem- ocrats of New York as to the sort of support Tammany wiil give to Governor Tilden. ‘The leader of the organization has declared his intention to vote for the candid.tes nominated at St. Louis ; but a number of his closest adherents, who might. be supposed to shape their action in accordance with his wishes, are open and loud ‘in their rebellion against the head of the ticket. Itis evident, therefore, that Mr. Kelly is either unable to control his followers or is not anxious to control them and that the bitter war against Governor Tilden, waged under Kelly's lead- ership at St. Louis, is to be continued up to the close of the polls. This may seriously damage the’ prospects of the democratic electoral ticket in New York, since the belief that an organized treachery exists inside the Tammany organization, despite the lip- service of the leaders, is calculated to en- courage the enemies of Mr. Tilden and to discourage his friends throughout the State. There seems to be only one way open to Mr. Kelly to prove that he is sincerely de- sirous to elect Mr. Tilden and intends an honorable support to the St, Louis ticket. As the head of the Tammany organization he was the head of the conspiracy against the Governor in the National Convention. He took the men to St. Louis who acted as ruf- | fians in the hotels and streets in the attempt | to defeat the Governor's nomination. Hence | when these men continue their abuse of the Governor, now that he is the candidate of the democratic party, the impression is irre- sistible that Tammany ie not seriously and in good faith desirous of democratic suc- cess. This impression can be removed and the democracy of the city can be united only by Mr. John Kelly's retirement from the leadership of the | party in the city. The sacrifice will be juppert Til- trifling to him ; the gain the democratic cause will be great With Mr. Abram 5 { politician in Mr. Kelly’s place, the insubor- dination in Tammany would cease, there would be a united delegation from the city to the democratic State nominating conven- tion, and there would be but a single demo- cratic city and county ticket in the field in November. Mr. Kelly knows that this can- not be the case if he persists in holding on to the leadership until after the election. Will he prove his fidelity to the democratic party by stepping aside and thus removing the only obstacle to democratic unity in New York, so essential to democratic suo- cess? Are “Friendly” Indians Reliable? Crook was surprised in his advance on the Rosebud, Custer was ambuscaded on the Little Big Horn, Thus, two of our most renowned Indian fighters were taken at a disadvantage by the Indians, making it clear that Sitting Bull knew all about the move- ments of the columns of our troops. His information was complete. We can even go back of the movements immediately preced- ing the two battles to show that, beyond merely posting spies upon the white col- umns, the Indians took means to mislead the officers commanding them. The false news that Sitting Bull was upon the Little Missouri was broughtto Fort Lincoln by half breeds and Indian scouts. This misinforma- tion led to a delay which enabled Sitting Bull to meet Crook and throw him back, and return to strike Custer. Was Crook led on by similar misinformation? The coun- try is shocked by a rumor that Crook him. self has been killed, Without giving it any credence, we must admit that Sitting Bull has had time to advance upon that General. The camp of that officer contained “friendly” Indians, and we ask what was to prevent one of them from telling Sitting Bull that reinforcements had been sent for and before they could come was the time to strike? Regarding as highly improbable that Crook was defeated in his camp, which we must suppose was intrenched, we must still acknowledge his danger and one of its sources, and put the question broadly, Are “friendly” Indians reliable ? Stanley. We agree fully with the conclusions of the New York Times regarding the safety of Mr, Henry M. Stanley, our correspondent in Central Africa, at the head of the Hzrarp and Telegraph exploration expedition. The able article from that journal based upon the news of Colonel Gordon's explorations of the Albert Niyanza we publish elsewhere. When Stanley was last- heard from he was turning his fnce to the west, intend- ing to explore Lake Albert, Gordon does not appear to have found any trace of Stanley; so that it remains an open ques- tion whether he went there at all. Gordon's advance had stirred up bad blood among all the tribes in the vicinity of the lake, and made it perhaps clear to Stanley that he could only at the greatest risk securo the honor of circumnavigating it, and then, perhaps, to find that his work had been anticipated by Gordon. All this points to the conclusion that Stanley, by a route bent to the south to avoid the hostile tribes, marched westward to unveil the now great secret of Africa—the path of the mighty Lualaba to the sea, There is where the greatest honor and usefulness lie. In this march, too, he could solve the question of a connection between Lakes Albert and Tanganyika, because if such connection ex- isted he would have to cross it. The point on the Lualaba where Livingstone turned back he would seck, and then would des- cend the river to the sea. , Fully equipped and with his portable boat he would not be held back by the causes which forced the gallant Cameron to leave the river and follow a trader’s route to the West Coast. We leavo out of sight the pos- sibility of death overtaking the lion hearted explorer in the wild. Livingstone, stripped of resources, had been much longer unhéard from when Stanley found him at Ujiji. Although death comes “like a thief in the night,” we shall count upon the safety of Stanley, because we weigh his experience, his courage, his endurance and his mental and physical resources against the obstaclos which a difficult country and its savage in- habitants are likely to place in his way. Tae Weatuenr continues to be oppressively werm, but a change of temperature will fol- low the heavy raing which we predicted for the State of New York during to-day. On account of many causes which combine to influence weather changes the rains during to-day and to-morrow will be local, some parts of the State receiving no part of the refreshing showers, while others will get more than their share. Tae Yacur Countzss or Durrenty has been duly measured for the coming race for the America’s Cup, and a certificate to that effect handed to her owner. The yacht is ninety- one feet six inches in length and twenty. three feet six inches in breadth of beam and measures two hundred tons according to the Royal Mersey Club standard. Now that the formalities have been gone through of verify- ing the stated capacity of the Countess of Duf- ferin we hope thata fine race will result during the coming contest, and that the best yacht will win. Tue Brooxiryx Counrsnrerrsns, after the finding of true bills against them by the Grand Jury, have been tried and sentenced to such terms of imprisonment as will prove very discouraging to their uncaptured con- federates. An How undertook to carve up Ah Chee in a most bloodthirsty style on Sunday night. Ah How could you treat him so, was jnst what troubled Justice Duffy, who does not speak Chinese. Any how, the culprit was consigned to the lockup, and curiously enough his sentence was interpreted to the prisoner by a countryman named Sing Wo, Ah Chee is sent to the Honse of Detention for Witnesses ‘‘allee same as Melican man.” Tar Way or tie Crooxen Waisxey Man is hard. Yesterday, in the person of Chris- tian Stein, he was sentenced to hard Inbor for sixteen months and a fine of one thousand dollars. “Honesty is the best policy.” “Lastex To mum Mocxixe Brap !"—But certain residents of East Twontvsixth 4