The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1876, Page 8

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TIVOLI] THRATRE, VARIETY, ATA P.M. Matinee at 2 P, ric TUEATKE, BROOKLYN, OLY VARIETY, at 8 THEATRE, BROOKLYN, E ¥ VARIFTY, QUADRUPL Brom our reports this morning the probabi wre that the weather to-day will be cooler and elear. summer months the Hrranp will ibers in the country at the rate of ticenty-sive cents per week, free of postage. Wart Street Yesterpay.—Speculation, though slighter in volume than on the two previons days, was still active. Prices were steady on a generally improved scale. Gold opened at 111 and closed at the same figure, with sales in the interim at 1111-8. Goy- ernment bonds were a little weaker. Rail- road bonds were in some cases slightly im- proved and closed generally firm. Money on call loaned as high as 21-2, but closed at 11-2. Tu» Crurce Murrrant was strikingly ex- emplified recently in the person of a Brooklyn clergyman, who administered a | severe thrashing to an insolent rough. Doas.—An interesting article on dogs will be found in another column, in the shape of an interview with a colored doctor of canines, who keeps a large stock of house- hold pets on hand. Tue Wrattn or Newport and its posi- tion as awatering place are shown by the long list of taxpayers who own property valued at over twenty thousand dollars, which we print elsewhere. Tne Derrat or tHe Senvians in the Morava Valley is the topic of a vivid letter which we print to-day. Our correspondent at Belgrade has visited the whole south- eastern frontier, the theatre of war, to which recent events have given additional interest. Gnassnorrers IN Porrric ‘The Repub- lican State Convention of Colorado has adopted a resolution calling upon the gov- ernment to take action against the grasshop- pers. Considering the results of our Indian war we think it would be well for the gov- ernment not to send troops against the gr ppers, which would not only drive them into winter quarters, but devour all their supplies at once. ‘Turkey may gain another respite if the present negotiations for peace are success- tual. Any war of this kind must be disas- trous to Turkish power, and tho Porte will be as glad to make peaco as Servia can be. The two countries are like two boys in a quarrel—neither ono wants to hold on, while both are afraid to let go. Peace will be difficult to restore, and when it is estab- lished there is no assurance that it will be permanent. Tue Bercurr Case.—Mr. Beecher's coun- sel declare that an impartial jury cannot be had in Kings county, and that they will apply to the Supreme Court for a change of venue to some other county in the suit of Mr. Frank Moulton. Franklin county is the leading eandidate for the doubtful honor, and we hope that it will be given to some of the rural districts where sensations of the kind are rare. New York and Brooklyn have both had enough of the scandal. A Brow at Rarrp Traxsit.—The decision given in the Superior Court yesterday in fa- vor of 8 city railroad company against the Gilbert Elevated Railroad will be read with regret by the friends of rapid transit. It is to be hoped, however, that the stoppage of a much needed work will be only temporary. The horse railroad companies are prepared to fight rapid transit to the bitter end, irre- spective of the feelings of the long suffering public. But in this age of reform such op. position caznot be permitted to stand long before the enterprise and energy that seek to emancipate the people from outrageous monopolies. Mn. J. F. Lovnat, owner of the schooner | yacht Enchantress, has presented the New | York Yacht Club a thousand dollar silver sup, which is offered for competition on Thursday, October 12. It is open to schooner yachts of one hundred tons and apward, belonging to any organized club in the world. The conrse will be from off Owl's Head, Long Island, to and around Sandy Hook Lightship; thence to and sround the lightship on Five Fathom Bank, of Cape May, and return to Sandy Hook |The Democratic Canvass for Gover- | moreLet Titden Keep His Hands on, The wisdom shown by the republicans in their Convention at Saratoga imposes upon the democrats a high duty, All the indi- cations show that the snecess of the canvass for the Presidency depends upon success in New York. It may be said of New York, as was once said of Pennsylvania, that as this State goes so goes the Union. State has become the Keystone State, and the republicans have shown their appreci- ation of this by nominating for Governor gentleman whose name revives all the mem- | ories of the war and all the efforts of the Empire State to save the Union. What dothe democrats mean to do? And this means really what is Governor Tilden going to do? Gov- ernor Tilden is not only the candidate for the Presidency, but he is the busiest, shrewdest and ablest politician in the yp It is for him to name his candidate, or, imi- tating the chivalrous, Roman-like conduct of Mr. Conkling, to withdraw from the ean- yass altogether and allow the will of the Convention to find expression in the nomi- nation of the candidate who best represents the aspirations of the demccrecy. The Govy- ernor’s probable action is now the problem of the hour, Governor Tilden goes into the canvass with a noble array of henchmen. He has Dorsheimer, Marble, Church, Hewitt, Potter and others, all of whom have served the party well and who merit from the Gov- ernor and the party the highest considera- tion. Mr. Dorsheimer, especially, has earned from Mr. Tilden o sincere and hearty support. He has been the Jonathan of our David. He led the Tilden forces when the skies were dark. To his courage, his eloquence and enthusiasm we owe not only that Tilden was nominated over every op- ponent at St. Louis, but that he was nomi- nated on a platform that did not dishonor the national credit. To Mr. Marble we owe the platform, and in his nomination Mr. | Tilden would have a journalist who has stood by the party in good report and bad report, who has followed its forlorn standard with unvarying enthusiasm through a hun- dred defeats. It would be a gracious recog- nition of services which no other democrat in the State can equal for Mr. Tilden to insist upon the Convention accepting Mr. Marble. The difficulty with Governor Tilden, how- ever, is that he is too astute. In this re- spect our honored fellow citizen remin¢ of Buchanan. He has spent so many yea in finesse, wire-working and intrigue, in | making and unmaking combinations, that the habit has become a second nature. It was said of the late Emperor Napoleon that studying his character was like opening one door and closing another— going from cham- ber to chamber and never coming to an end, Governor Tilden is open to the same crit- icism. We see one door open to-day and another to-morrow. ‘To-day we are told he means Dorsheimer; to-morrow, Hewitt; the third day, Marble. We have no doubt that Hewitt, Marble and Dors- heimer all rest content, confident in their heart of hearts that each is the chosen armor bearer. It is just as probable—and we should not be surprised at all if we so learn in time—that Governor Tilden has in reserve a surprise of his own—a “great unknown,” a “dark horse,” some animal or spectre that he has kept hidden to present toa surprised convention, just as he presented Bigelow, Fairchild and other special pet candidates, who were believed to be republicans until he vouched for them as democrats. It would not at all surprise us, therefore, to see the facility and fondness for surprises and stage effects which have marked the whole politi- eal life of Governor Tilden suddenly flare into new life in this question of the Gover- norship. Mr. Tilden will see, if he ponders the sit- uation with care, that an attitude of this kind will be pecuMarly unfortunate. If Marble and Dorsheimer and Hewitt are cach of them sure of his support--and, no doubt, each one is sure; if by reason of what he has said or refused to say; by reason of what he has hinted or his friends have hinted in his name, he gives out that he supports two or three candidates at the same time, some one must be cheated. When a politician descends to refining and finessing, to the suggesting of one policy when he megns an- other, to playing off friend against friend as a temporary expedient, the result must in the end be disastrous. It is pre- cisely as if a statesman were to incul- cate the lesson of Machiavelli to princes as serious presentations of a policy withont considering the exquisite irony which underlies them. It was a habit of this kind which brought Mr. Buchangn to his ruin. The temporary advantage which it gives to a politician in a canvass like this in New York is more than lost in the distrust it spreads throughout the ranks of a party. The democrats deserve to be frankly treated now above all times. ‘There is no such genuine and widespread acceptance of Mr. ‘Tilden as leader as will justify him either in assuming an attitude of dictatorship, like that of Henry Clay in his reign, or of trifling with the affections of friends to win the support of enemies, as was the habit of Buchanan, of whom it was said | that, like Queen Caroline of England, \he always treated his friends as if they might one day be his enemies, and his enemies asif they might one day be his friends, The democratic party inthis State needs frank and courageous leadership, and noless Mr. Tilden shows this quality in this Governorship canvass he will throw away the State for the democracy, and with the State the supreme honor which he covets, The true policy is that of Conkling at Saratoga, Governor Tilden would do well | to imitate the chivalrous example of the bigh | minded and eloquent leader of the repnbli- | cans in New York. Mr. Conkling has | mach power in the republic as Mr, | | Tilden has in the demogratic In- } stead of forcing his wishes upon | the Saratoga Convention he withdrew jwith his fends from any nde of controversy or dictation, tho Convention to name a candidat }ernor who represented the hopes of the party and not his own personal ambition. All that ho asked for himself and Mr, Cor- nell was the opportunity to labor for the The Empire | | } spects, though not in all. | and permitted | " | ior Gov- cause. The result is that the republicans stand ina serried column behind Morgan and Rogers, their ranks filled, no mutiny around the colors, no straggling, each par- tisan meaning to strain every nerve for victory. Governor Tilden should imitate this example. If he chooses to support Dorsheimer or Marble or Hewitt, or if, going ont of his circle of armor bearers, he holds out an olive branch to his opponents by supporting Mr. Potter or Judge Church, no one will deny his right to do so provided he does so frankly and with- out acting so that friends will feel that he has wounded or betrayed them. But it | would be far better for him to take his hands off the canvass and say that he submits with confidence to the wisdom of his party and sinks all personal preferences in his desire for a nomination that will unite the demo- crats as firmly aa the republicans have been united by the nomination of Governor Morgan. The Triumph of the Sioux. The Indian campaign has virtually ended, and the United States, as usual, have had the worst of it. Ever sinco the wars in the West began the red men havé bafiled our gov- ernment, which they have learned to hate, despise and use. Their cunning has been an overmatch for our wisdom. The Indians strike a blow and retreat; they never risk defeat, and as they defend interior lines, with their supplies in easy reach, they have an advantage over our army, which moves from the outside of a circle, and must carry its provisions with trouble, having no near bases of supply. In this campaign we have seen the massacre of Custer and his com- mand, the butchery of Reno's troops, the re- pulse of Crook, und our army has not won asingle important victory. It has oceupied y, but it was empty. The Indians had left it, and there was no foe for our soldiers to fight. Now the forces of the United States are about to go into winter quarters. Our in- formation is conclusively to the point that the campaign is over. Crook will return home after 2 scout which will find nothing, and Terry will retire. Some of the finest regiments in our army will remain idle in | the frontier forts till spring. But the Indians will go unpunished and will be fed all winter ot the agencies, Is the spring, it is said, military operations will be re- sumed; but the savages are likely to be the first to begin. Probably there will be an- other massacre, like that of Custer, in June, two months of ineffectual marching in July tnd August, and another disgraceful retreat to *-winter quarters” in September. The army does not deserve the blame of this failure. It has always done its best in Indian wars, but it has always been held back and neutralized by the blunders of the government. If the present policy is con- tinued the disgraceful experience of this summer will only be repeated in the next. There is but one way to settle the Indian question forever, and that is to place the Indians under the charge of the War De- partment, to deal justly with them, to pro- tect them from agents and to punish them when they rise against the laws. Until this is done Custer will have perished in vain and all the lives of his men will have been thrown away. As it is, the Indians have won all the glory and the government has earned nothing but disgrace. This isa sad end toa campaign which had such a heroic beginning. Pualpit Topics To-Day. Within a week or two our absent city pastors and their congregations will begin to gather around the home circles and in their accustomed places of worship. During their absence very few churches have been closed— less by scores than in former years. The attendance has not been greatly diminished in some of them, and the success of the gospel tents here and in Brooklyn demon- strates very clearly that crowds of worship- pers can be gathered and held by the hour and the day in the summer as well asin the winter. The pastors and churches of this city should take note of this and pre- pare beforehand to extend those appliances and services next summer. Christian holi- ness will be considered to-day by Mr. Searles, who has so long professed it that he onght to know something about it and be able to tell what he knows. Christianity as a fact and as an experience are different things. The latter comes from the seeking Saviour and the lost sinner being brought together and made at one. Mr. Davis will illustrate how this work is done and how the fact and the experience aro united. But before a soul can come into unison with God there must bea reasoning tog-ther, and the conviction ofthe human judgment must result. Mr. McCarthy will explain the process. Thesin and the death of Moses will constitute” one theme for consideration by Mr. Lightbourn and friendship another. ‘The present time will be contrasted with that of the birth of the Republic by Mr. Roberts, of Cranford, N. J., who will demonstrate that the former days were better than these in some re- Dr. Deems will commend the Sisters of the Stranger and all other godly women engaged in Christian work to the sympathies and aid of his people. Mr. Snow, who thinks he is the Elias who was prophesied to precede the Saviour, will speak atout the rainbow angel and the little book. But if he knows no more about interpretation than ho indicates in referring this prophecy to Christ’s second coming his methods and reasonings must be weak indeed. The continuation of the prophecy clearly indicates that it referred to Christ's first coming, and not His second, and to John the Baptist, not Mr. Snow. The claims of Spiritualism will be discussed by Dr. Hallock and Mr, McCarthy, and some profit may result from it. Tux Loxpox Tivrs has some sensible re- | marks upon our Presidential question and the electoral system by which a small ma- jority in a State gives the whole electoral vote to one ticket, and annuls the voice of the minority. This subject has frequently been discussed, and the necessity ofa reform in our methods of voting demonstr the views of the Times deserve tho consideration. It says truly that the pres- ent system is too convenient for the party manngers to be lightly abandoned, NEW YORK AERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1876.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. The Growth of the Metropolis. The announcement that Mr. Delmonico will move his uptown restaurant from Four- teenth street to its proposed location on Madison square—in Dodworth’s old academy building—is an event in the history of our metropolis. The growth of a great city is so slow as to be almost imperceptible. It is only when the old resident recalls a previous generation and remembers how ancient Jandmarks have vanished and how new ones have taken their place that he realizes the growth of the town. There are many of our citizens, who would take unkindly any in- timation of old age, who remember when Bleecker street was the home of fashion and Bond street our Fifth avenue. But the @entists and the milliners came, and on their heels the boarding house keep- ersand pensions for eminent foreigners in exile. So fashion had to migrate to Murray Hilland beyond. In some quarters—like Stuyvesant square and Washington square and Gramercy Park—respectability has barricaded itself, and will not surrender. As we push through the shops and auction stores to these regions we see a lusty old Knickerbocker, who has lived there for a couple of generations and refuses to strike his flag to any mob of merchants and tooth- pullers, Butthe battle is unavailing, the mob will win. The Battery was once as fashionable as Central Park, but who walks in the Battery now? Greenwich strect was once the home of wealth and _ station, but even the ghosts of fortune and high society have vanished from its busy pavements. Two or three intrepid families make a fight for Union square, but in ashort time they must surrender. Del- monico accepts the inevitable when he closes the grateful and sumptuous halls of his Fourteenth street house and follows the world toward Murray Hill. Delmonico has been in one sense the pil- grim of respectability. And we can note the progress of our metropolis when we remem- ber that it has taken him fifty years to march from the Battery to Madison square. General Sherman in his memoirs tells how, when he came from California, a fresh and blooming lieutenant, anxious about banking facilities and for success in love affairs and never dreaming of his laurel-laden years of effort and achieve- ment, that he went to Delmonico’s and there had an awe-stricken audience with the illus- trious Scott, who, our readers will permit us to remark, was once a great soldier in these lands. This was twenty-five years ago, and the Delmonico’s where the great soldier of one generation met the great sol- dier of the next was in the present Stevens House, near the Bowling Green, where Jer- sey farmers and shipping people and down- town merchants most do congregate. It will be remembered also that when the ad- vancing Delmonico took up his camp at the corner of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street wise people, who saw the decadenco of the times and how we were all going to the devil, and who wanted reformers in office, shook their heads and said that the Napoleon of the menu and the Alexander of déjeuners a la fourchette, had made the mistake common to ambitious emperors, and would find his march to the wilds of Four- teenth street like the march of his great pre- ceptor to Moscow. They confidently ex- pected that the great captain of mayonnaise and lyonnaise and pommes de terre parisiennes would be compelled to retreat, with his con- tingents of Chambertin and Clos de Vou- geot, of Chateau Lafitte and Pommery, of Johannisberger ond Verzenay and other renowned corps before the merci- less Sheriff. But the famous captain saw further into the future than his critics, and, after a reign of one generation in his palace halls, he now sceks new conquests in Madi- son square. If some Boswell or Pepys could only tell us the inside history of these halls so soon to be abandoned what a volume it would be! IfDelmonico had literary ambitions he might easily have appointed a historian to note the wit and wisdom of his ten thousand dinners, What a story it would be to our children 1 How much would we give fora true history of some of the nights which Napoleon spent with Talma in the little café near the Palais Royal, when times were hard and money was scant and nothing was real but the Muses; or when Sheridan and Burke reasoned with Fox over the fifth bottle of port about In- dian and French politics ; orwhen Hamilton and Washington and Jay lingered over their wine and breathed the salt breezes from the bay. What chapters those walls could write if they could speak! What a procession of beauty, fame, wealth, rank, valor, genius and renown has passed through these halls or under the welcoming eye of the celebrated chef, from the day when Napoleon, fragrant with Havanas and mellow with wine, sat,| moaning about destiny and empire, to this day, when w@ see what has become of that quenchiess ambition, how it is all dust and ashes! If it takes a half century for the pilgrim of fashion and respectability to march from tho Battery to Medison square where will his seat be fifty years from now? Wecan answer that question better when Hell Gate is opened and the country is thor- oughly reformed by Uncle Sammy Tilden. But there are many of us now in full life who will live to toliow the Captain General of Gumbo and Filet de Boruf to his palace near High Bridge, and, as they sit over an incom- parable dinner, tell how in their younger days that even Delmonico flourished down town as far as Fourteenth street and that the best society did not hesitate to live on Mur- ray Hill. Tho Battlo of Long Island. Thero is no more fruitful subject of study than the condition of the country one hun- dred years ago, when the British forces were preparing to attack, and the American army, under Washington, to defend, the city of New York. It isacommon charge that we are in every way inferior to our Revolution- ary ancestors—imore depraved in morals and less earnest in patriotism. Nothing could be more unjust to the average American of the present day, and as the effort for the de- fence of New York was in fact the pivotal | event of the war —the one which determined | whether the war was to go on or whether British arms should succeed in wiping out the rebellion—this epoch is the one we ' others the past, an estimate of the present anda horoscope of the future, During the first year of the war Boston was the scene of the revolutionary struggle, but early in 1776 it became apparent that the military operations were to be transferred to New York. Sir Henry Clinton set sail tow- ard tho South, and, stopping in New York Bay long enough to frighten the inhabitants of this city, proceeded on his journey. But the danger was not past, and first General Charles Lee was sent to take charge of the defence of New York, and a little later Washington and the main body of the army came on from Cambridge and encamped on Manhattan Island. On the part of the Brit- ish the plan of the campaign was a compre- hensive one, and it required moro than the resources of the colonies to meet and over- come the powerful enemy by which it was to be executed. Clinton was to capture Charleston and operate in the South while the Ilowes seized the city of New York and the Hudson River, and formed a junction with Carleton, who was expected to march victoriously from Canada. In pursuance of this plan the month of August was a busy one on both sides, Howe preparing to carry it into execution and Washington making the best defence in his power with his meagre army and slender resources, Re- doubts arid batteries were constructed along the East and North rivers, on Governor's Island, Brooklyn Heights and at other points. General Howe reached Staten Island in June, where he was soon joined by his brother, Admiral Howe, and it was not until the 22d of August that their forces began any real movement, On that day four thousand men crossed from the Quar- antine ground to Fort Hamilton, and followed soon afterward, 80 that the whole invading force numbered about ten thousand. General Greene, who was in command of the Americans, had fallen sick just before this movement, and the command devolved upon General Sullivan, It is unnecessary to follow step by step the events which constituted the battle of Long’ Island, and finally resulted in the famous and fortunate retreat ot General Sullivan across the East River to New York. It was a defeat, but not the crushing disaster the enemy had designed, and if our patriot fathers had been so greatly our superiors in all the qualities which make good soldiers and good citizeps its military importance and political significance would scarcely have been felt to the disadvantage of the cause, The movement of the enemy had begun, but the deadliness of his first blow was par- ried. The American army, by the skilful- ness of a retreat that has become historic, was safe in New York. A little self-sacritico was sufficient to make Howe's victory a bar- renone. Of this, unfortunately, there was almost none, while sectional jealousies and bickerings of long continuance made effec- tive defence next to impossible. The army was without discipline, and insubordination among the inferior officers and men ren- dered it unattainable. The immorality which prevailed was fearful. Treason showel itself in the camp and dis- loyalty to the cause was @ common crime among -the wealthier families. Aven women of social distinction were spies for the enemy, and many'n Lady Brothertoft waited with impatience for the coming of the red coats. Washington was almost in de- spair, yet out of all this chaos—these bicker- ings and jealousies and this wickedness and insubordination and treason—came the army of the Revolution. It certainly can- not be said that either morally or politically we are worse off to-day, or that patriotism and love of republican institutions are not more firmly fixed in the hearts of the people in 1876 than they were in 1776. Those who doubt on this point have only to consider the events which preceded and followed the battle of Long Island, of which this day is the hundredth anniversary, to become con- vinced to the contrary. “Paradise Lost” On the Stage. “Sardanapalus” asa spectacle and a bal- let has been such a brilliant hit that itis to be hoped that other productions of the kind will improve the morals of the American stage. That Byron had a gloomy genius and thathe chosea gloomy subject must be admitted, and it has been thoughtfully ob- served that if ‘‘Sardannpalus” should be played as he wrote it nobody would go to seo it. In vain would Mr. Bangs declaim his speeches or Mrs, Booth hold the Myrrha up to nature unless the grand | Italian ballet, with Mlle. Bartoletti, pre- mitre danseuse assoluta, &e.; Signor Mascagno, of the San Carlo, &c.; tho thunder and lightning scenes and the bellowing of tho Assyrian bulls were added to tho splendors of the scene. Genius cannot get along without legs. “There are two things,” said Mrs. Micawber, “necessary to success in the coal business— talent and capital. Talent Mr. Micawher has—capital he has not.” Byron in the same way had genius, but legs he had not, and these have been liberally supplied in his reconstructed play. The success of the ballet of ‘“Sardanapa- lus” will encourage similar adaptations, and wo suggest to our managers that ‘‘Hamlct” would be greatly improved by dancing, It is somewhat dreary, and a little judicious “Black Crook” business would help it im- mensely, An excellent opportunity would be after the play scene where Hamlet calls for music; here Mile. Bartoletti could appear with much effect. A panorama of the death of Ophelia, with real water, would be a splendid study. ‘The Tempest” offers su- perb chances for realistic display, and if the parts of Prospero and Miranda and Ferdi- nand were cut down there would be room for a grand Italian ballet in every act. The finest opportunity of all, however, might be found in “Paradise Lost.” Milton had merit, but as a dramatist he was inferior to Watts Phillips, H. J, Byron and Bouci- cault. He seemed to want vim. ‘Paradise Lost” is too heavy for the stage, and could not be played in one evening. The speeches are too long, and there is entirely too much blank verse. We do not believe that even Mr. Bangs could make an oratorical effect with the famous description of light, or the account of the creation. Yet, with ali its faults, ‘Paradise Lost” might by which ‘‘Sardanapalus” has been made popular, All but ten pages of it might be cut out, and of the remainder o magnificent spectacle, in the style of the ‘Black Crook,” constructed, The first act might present the Garden of Eden, with Mile. Bartoletti as Eve, and Signor Mascagno as Adam, assisted by the grand Italian ballet. The realistic effect in costume would be as historical as the dresses of reconstracted Nineveh. In theseo- ond act the other place, where Lucifer dwelt, would make a grand contrast, with accurate scenery painted by ‘“‘ourown artists.” A ter rible conflict between angels and fiends would make a splendid subject for act third, and wouid close by the defeat of the fiends. We confess we should like tosee Mr. Bangs as Sa tan, having a broadsword combat with several angels at once. Then there might be a march of triumph and a ballet, the whole spectacle to wind up with the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise on the light fantastio toe, and a grand tableau of the destruction of the Garden of Eden, with red fire, like the immolation of old Sard. Such an adaptation of ‘Paradise Lost" we hope to see this winter, and certainly it would render the same ser- vice to the genius of Milton that the produc- tion of “Sardanapalus” has rendered to the poetry of Lord Byron. There could be only one regret, and that is that Milton would not be able to be present. ~ Mr. Marble's Letter to the Liberals. The letter of Mr. Manton Marble to @ doubting liberal will be recognized by the country as the work of a distin- guished journalist and politician, whose services to his party have been valuable, and whose services to the country, through the press, have been even more important. As the editor of the leading democratic hews- paper of the United States he sometimes led the democratic party, and sometimes followed it. But he is now free to speak as he pleases, and the argument he has ad- dressed to all hesitating voters, in favor of the election of Mr. Tilden, comes with more force from a private than it could from a commander. Cincinnatus at the plough is as powerful as Cincinnatus at the head of an army. That Mr. Marble is urged as a candidate for the Governorship ,of this State and that his nomination would give peculiar interest to the canvass is true, yet, even if he should not be the recognized leader of the New York democracy in the field, he would still remain their counsellor in the cabinet. So his advice deserves respect, although it may not always receive concurrence. One reason which the letter gives why Mr. Tilden should be electcd is that Mr. Hayes is vastly inferior to him in political ability and experience. Mr. Tilden is a demo- cratic Hercules, who has done the State great service, who has been tested, and whose “capacity has long been well known to the greatest corporations and the largest inter- ests in the land.” But Mr. Hayes, we learn, has not been trained in any school of large affairs, nor has he ever handled any great questions of public policy. All this may be true, but it does not follow that the ablest man will necessarily make the best President. Something more than ability is needed in the Presidential office, and Lincoln, who was not considered as able as Buchanan, was a much better Executive. The hand of Buchanan trem- Dled on the helm of the ship of state, but that of Lincoln was firm. We do not see that Mr. Marble has proved his case by the assumption that Mr. Tilden has had more experience than his opponent, for many other elements ought to be weighed in the scales, The position of Governor Tilden in re- spect to the finances is declared by Mr, Marble superior to that of General Hayes, for the reason that while both advocate resumption of specie pay- ments Tilden has the power to control his party, while Hayes would be its instrument. Mr. Marble denies the sincerity of the republicans, and says that Hayes, like Grant, lacks the high personal competency to deal with the problem. Grant ‘could not budge his party one inch. Could General Hayes do more?” Of course the argument assumes that Tilden would by his great ability force the demo- cratic party to resumption. But we do not see the promise of this. Mr. Tilden, it is notorious, has been already compelled to yield to the inflation branch of the party, and, in his letter of acceptance, to make a compromise with Mr, Hendricks. Tilden's party budged him. Is this the great commander? Mr. Marble himself says of the vote of the democratic House in favor of the repeal of the act for resumption in 1879, that ‘‘the promise never should have been cancelled till something better had been put in its place ;” yet Governor Tilden apologized for the repeal, just as Mr. Marble tries to make it a matter of little im. portance. These are among the points of the letter which will not wholly remove the doubts of the liberals whom Mr. Marble is desirous ta persuade, Mr. Hendricks’ letter of accept ance and the vote in the House are stum- bling blocks to the heathen. But if liberals doubt, Mr. Marble is certain. ‘We shall succeed,” he asserts, and predicts that Ohio will certainly be carried by the democ- racy in October. If that is so then this letter is unnecessary, for if Hayes loses hig own State Tilden has nothing to do but to hang up his hat in the White House, Tue Crrr Water Surrry.—Notwithstands ing the elaborate system of reservoirs with which New York is furnished it is a remark. able fact that the city frequently suffers from a short supply of water. At present the levels in the distributing reservoirs in Central Park show that cither we are getting less water than is needed for tho city through the Croton aqueduct or that we are using and perhaps wasting the precious fluid faster than it can be regularly sup. plied. The level of the water in the large basin is so low that the stream flows from the aqueduct outlet at the northern gate house into the reservoir with a rapid rush, But still the consumption seems greater than the supply, and the stored water is steadily lowering in level. In the lower or smaller reservoir the water is also very low and of a greenish huo, indicating both its scarcity be readily adapted to the stage by an ex- | andimpurity, It must be remembered that would naturally choose for a retrospect of | perienced dramatist on the samo principle | the drain on our water resources is inorease-