The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1878, Page 9

das very evidently declined since the Inst elections, vwing \o discouragement caused by its defeats in the West, to want of thorowgh organization, and to inter tal dissensions between tho labor reform and green- rack elements. It still remains, however, as a third varty of unknown though lessening powers, a source ot bewilderment and difficulty to both she old politi- wal organizations, From Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utioa and El- wiro, [ have written you heretoiore of tne progress ofevents which bave tn part led to these conclusions, (n the old Erie district, since revisited, the signs of tepublican gains appear even more distinct than they 4id ten days ago. There are five Assembly districtain the county. Vhe first, a democratic distriot, with a majority rai lpg from 600 to 1,600, Jonu L. Crowley bas the third time been renominated by the demo. trate, and bis election appears to be certuin ov both bis republican aud greenback op- ponents The second district used generally to prove republican, but lor the last two years tho 2, In Man, and the republican candi obabilities in bi havi wilt, has the In the Third district the republica nominated a youvug wav, hitherto obscure, Jam Roverts, Tho democratic nominee, Jonn Kil house, is a vessel owner and forwarder, and eligi a guardian of the commercial and canal int which seek special representation. But the chances ide of the republicans, whose ordinary tn the district bas oveen from 500 The democrats the Fourth havo nominated = T. Jackson, who backers. arvey Hurd, ot A. duetriet had previously been nominated by the gr The republicans have renominated Who represeuied the dietrict last y: and the strag- ps is regarded as pretiy nearly Jenn P. Bart- 4, mapulactur of Aurora, 1# the nominee of the democrats in the Filth distriet, The republican Candidate, William A, Jackson, was cied three Years ago, ‘he district is republican, a Jackson's ifienus feel contident that be will carry 1s anew. GREENBACKISM COOLING DOWN. There are yreenback candidates and the green- Dockers’ part iu (he canvass ig Wutehea with a good de.l of curiosity. In tne city of Buflaio the greenback feeling 1s practically at zero, The greenbackers there Dave not been ublo to complete their organization the county at the southern towns, t Dumerous and poweriul, rgau at Hamburg ly, As nearly as can be draw avout equally from among two other parves, Lust year there was de They bave a w iy holding meetungs inymen bad a complete org which polled in the aggregate some 3,000 vot yeur the workingmen's party laid in abeyance, In the Meantime-a socialistic lavor party sprang up, com- posed chiefly of Germans und having a weekly organ Balled the Arbeiter Stimmeam Erie, ‘This party, form- Ing itself into sections, started out with co! able. vigor, but | bas Jose ground through the __ alleged of leaders who are said to havo discredit {pg to peddle ite votes, Witbina hus boen an attempt to revive the ingmen’s party, with the purpose of nominating an eclectic ticket apd deciding the fortunes of sume local candidates, Itis probably too late for such a jan to succeed. THR FIGHT IN TOMPKINS. Here in Tompkius county and im the adjacent 8 of Tioga, Bruome and Schuyler, which make upt 'wenty-eighth Congressional district, there 1 a very lively fight ail around, The republican nom: Bee lor Longress—the present member, Jeremiah W. Dwigbt—bas u majority of over 3,000 behind bim, and Reed not fect t chiefly inte ra thas which ry jo the Ithaca Assembly district between bamuet D, Halliday, democrat, who repre- Bented it Jast od his republican competitor, Charles M. ‘fitus. ‘Ine tacts appear to be those. Mr, Halitvay was oue of tbe best members ol tne last As- sembly; industrious, attentive to the interests of all bis copstiuents, a foe o1 Jobs, a good commiiteeman, the uuthor of two or three bills of considerable 1m- portance io the farming community, and ar | He is also popular at pome, but napp boor, Mr, Titus, on t! is a rieh m:! appears to have rendered bim: With the luboring community by some expressions attributed to him refl.eting on their intelligence and their rights, Notwithstanding that the district is fevliy a republican one it 1s thought Mr. Hale Maay’s record aud pupularity would evable bim to tarry the eleetion were it uot for two very emburass- ing facte, Ibe first 18(und of this I was assared (o- day by two or turee residents of the surrounding country) that several farmers and other rural voters Who woula pot otherwise vote jor Titus will vote for pim necause a United States pator 18 to be sbosen by the vext Legisiuture and because he ts ex- pected to vote for Roscoe C The second is, luat the greeuback lubor party of the district, largely suided by ihe republieans, no id Nicholas ‘oursou, a democrat, who will be sur uwumber of democratic votes, Sti h concern. The contest which is e ailiday’s iriends do not udmit the certuinty of his fcleat, [he chances, however, are against bi, aud ybis jact, together with the foregoing canvass M probabilities in the Erie district, tliustrates 4 ten- dency in regard to the next Assemby, which 1s visible all over the State. Lust winter moly four d: mocra: and they have an eve suer, Which woulu be a gain of ibree, Should Mr. Halliday be defeaied i tue district irom which lam writ. ing, the republicans will bave succeeded in vasting One Of the most promising democrats who bas been im the Assembly ch.mber fora numbor of years, CARKFUL RURAL VOTERS. Selaom has there been as State campaign in which the tarmere and cvgntry voters gen. erally displayed so careful apd wateniul ® concern 18 that which is apparent eve: Where on the eve of the coming vher me rotteu rural boroughs, where a deal of bribery @urried on; but Jobbery mercenary suffrugators of the Metropolitan slums, What do you think, for in- Stance, of a farmer nearly seventy vers old, riding fifteen miles inte Lithaca (as one did to-day) to satisly bimsell, by personal inquiry of an oid, influential friend, of the merits of a 1ocal candidate whose char- acver bad been thrown under some doubt? 1 hap- peved to be present im the parlor when the sturdy pid man eatied. “Pye got a vote,” he said, “and { jest wanted to muke sure Delore Il throwed it. A vote’ id there's aliays a cn that it may m. President or a dishooest man County 4 h “You seem to be pretty careful,’ 1 veutured to ro- merk. “am,” he responded, emphatically; ‘I’ve seen too many a Kuave sod ignoramus put into office. I've been goin’ to the peils now nigh on to filty and I allays vote ez il my vote was the one tuat goin’ to elect the nominee. THE PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN, WPELOH OF SECRETARY SHERMAN ON EQUAL RIGHTS AND FINANCE=BLAINE ON THE SOLID SOUTH—LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND HAURIS- BURG, Harrispora, Nov. 2, 1878. Secretary Sherman addressed about one thousand people in the Opera House in this city to-night. His speech was divided into two subjects, equal right ind the filuancial question, He said the republican party had always been in faver of the equai tights of all before the law and cited republican ain his positio: The tendency of the democratic party, on the oth hand, had been in favor of abridging the liberty of those who opposed tuem. The rebellion had been c ed, but the spirit which apimaied it had net beon eradicated, and to-day millions of peepie in the South were desied their riguts, a declaration whieh would be verified by the elections next Tuesday. He claimed credit for the republican party for tne development of the commorcial, industrial aud eaa- cational tuterests of the country, and said the demo- cratic party bad never been progressive in matiers con ributing to the prosperity of the people, The masses of the democratic party are honest, bat the leaders were not, Siavery was main- tained by the party ane ‘the Seuth was en- couragea to rebel by Northern democrats. Tho democratic party bait their pyramid of hopes for Success in future on a solid Soutn and without it they had no show of victory, jie charged the dem- perats with having commitied great fraads at elec. ol eu to the election 1m New York in 1368, when ne asserted Grant was od out of the electoral vo f that Stace by organized fraud, Haa tu pended on that State ine id the spectacle of try would b & Coe! Magistrate SOUTHRRN INTIMIDAT! ierman relerted t ed und aid CXist wos pot The marauders had roved over commani- Hepgroes beiore them and commited Mauy wurders for opinion’s sake, and now as eflec- live buta milder sort ot 1 jon prevailed. For three Weeks, in several! Su terrorizing tu r hegroes once, and Florida were tairiy © that the democratic Congress) pointed to committees ap- fnvestigate the alleged irauas utterly jailed tO Make ‘om Re Against the re publicens. ‘The action of ine Koturuing Board in rejecting the votes of bulidozed disiricts was deleoded as rigut, and Secretary Sherman added that the nacaral majorities of the repubi ‘were Wiped Out by murders aod otner modes Of iu Hidatiow. The democrats had no reason to complain cause Hayes Was seated, as they bad oral Commission. THE ANDERS Releronce was mauve bo dower,” Which ho gaid-was a forgery, gnown to prominent democrats who bad suppressed iujury. a; 7 the cipher despatches he said had endeavored to buy the electoral votes of three Su d the people would o satisfied until thoy got at the bottom ot vi He boped Congress would pusi out all the guilty, and the jany. e matter and ferret nit would no doubt show more democratic fraud, Secretary Sherman then discussed the firancial question, TRUK GREBNBAOKERS. He was in favor of the lurgest possible amount of money that can be maintained at par with gold hiver coin, The fepublicans were the trae much as t believed the greea~ a on the 1stot January i would ‘old, Since the panic of 1873 and the pi esumption at business had gradually improved It was to the interest of the laborer, mechanic, farmer and merchant to have the purehasing power of the greenback made equal with thet of gold, He said this country had more paper money than nny Other in the world gauged by population. ibe aiffer- ence between the republican party and its oppouents the former advocated convertible greenbacks He thought the mass of greenbackers were honest in their views, but that they bad disregarded the Jessons of nature. Resumption act, but b measure, Every prow mado when it passed has been fulfilled. Fractional currency had all been re- tired, and pow alargeramount of silver coim had taken its place. Although there had been a gradual retirement of United States ‘Treasury not there had been an actual increase of currency, No one had been injured by the Resumption act, but m good had been a complished. {there were now in the 1 ry $141,838,396 83 with which to carry out the provis- ions of the Resumption act, and he had no doubt tho process would work smoothly, He said the national bunk question w a its discussion. The good of the people woula net wipe them out, Their sudden abolition would produce a panic to which that of 1873 would be no compart The national banking system was tho best ever devised. To compare State banks with patiooal banks was like comparing a wigwam toa baodsome mansion. To wipe them out would be the goose that lays the golden egg, jurpish millions of re to the government. Secretary S| exultantly to the country over import cation of returning prosp may feel proud of t protective policy. He reads derful progress made in agriculture, &c., sin Among the hopeful signs of the times are tho eager- ness with which the four per cent bouds ure being taken by the masses and the tendency toward econ- omy among the peuple. Even the government had largely reduced ite expenditures—irom $283,000,000 to $230,000,000—and witn the remark that he hoped that they would speedily ve further reduced he closed, ners Hi THE FAVORITE SON OF MAINE INSTRUCTING HIS OLD FRIENDS—THE FINANCES AND THE SOUTHERN QUESTION. PatLapEnrata, Nov. 2, 1878. The Jast republican rally of the campaign in the Quaker City was a fitting climax to a vigorous can- vase. The Hon. James G. Blaine, wno was born ana reared in this State, where bis early lile was spent, came here to address a public meeting this evening, by invitation of the Union Republican Club, the or- ganization which entertained Mr. Conkling s0 nand- somely two weeks ago. Mr. Blaine spoko at the Academy of Musie, where a great audience was gath- ered, Fully five thousand people must have been crowded into the magnificent building. The guest of the evening greeted with a recep- tien so enthusiatic that it amounted to an ovation when he made his bow to the assemblage, and it was some minutes before the welcoming applause sub. sided sufficiently to permit bim to proceed, Mr. Biaine’s speech was confined to two topics the national finances and the political condition of the South. Upon the first question his address was an argument in favor of the national bank system and of honest money, and contained generally the arguments apd illustrations which mark all bis deciarations on the tuances. Upon the Southern question Mr. Biaine had not before spoken during \bis campaign, as be jatormed mo, and I therefore give the substance of this, the conciuding part of bis speech, His remarks were avout as toliows:— MR. BLAINE ON THR SOUTH, wely settled, and that patriotic duty required thal agitation be stopped ud the whole people be allowed to unite in fraterun! oo over the removal of all medy of silence in the North been well tried during the re 1877 14 year we have been engaged ulmost wholly im tho consideration of our founces, and the most radical among us have made but incidental reference to any other subject, Is the re- sult satisfactory? Are matters iu the South pro- ressing a8 patriotic, fair dealing men must desire? el Us seo, ‘Toere is in the Southorn States a eolorea towell nigh five millions, all sume terms as the whites, there a apportioned shirty-tiv in Congress a electors by re ulation. The political nxth of the great State of New York iu the is thas onset in the South by the colored population, And yet this very population by virtue ol whose numbers this great political streugth 1s assignea to the South ts rigidly exciuded from all effective par- ticipation in its privileges, and the entire five million ol colored people will probably be unubie tnis year to e & siugle representative in Congrees, Even in 8 of South Carelina and Mississippi, colored wen largely outnumber the white be # unanimous demo- ditional political power to the very class and the very party whose principles and whose practiee (hey have most cause to dread. By dvstroying tho political power o! the negro, the white men in these States vasily increase their own influence, and in tho States 1 have pamed the Cunfederate soldier is to- day casting two votes in the contrel ot Union solater of Penu- our patioual policy where but oue, With this im the sooth wut we will be compelled from sell-pro- tection in the end to resist teat wuicu at the or should resist {rom principle, In ail ibe great Qud economic contests of the tutare the North cannot Perioit the hostile democratic power of the South to be doubied by tramping under foot the rights of colored Citizens, Suflrage was not given asa mockery, and the people of the Unned 5 will see that rights must be ri MONTGOMIRY REPUBLICANS, [BY THLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD] Wear Coxsnouock en, Pa., Nov. 2, 1878, An imposing republican torcalight procession was held Conenohocken, Montgomery county, this evening. Bands and delegations wero present from Governor tne tion pro- Ceeded to surprise auother mass meeting at Muna- yank. POLITICS IN ‘LENNESSEE. (DY TELEZGnaPH To THe HERALD.) Nasnvitue, Tenn., Nov. 2, 1878, A proposition was to-day made by the nationals to the repulicans to! the two tickets im this county, dividing the Legisiatt ticket equally between the provided Dros: republican, would the Akers for % and Wright, jor Governor in pudlie: rt that they tertain the proposition and will run the race through, QNGRESSIONAL NOMINATION, Tenn., Nov. 2, 1878. ton, was on Friday nomi- backers for Cougressman Judge R. Beack, o1 Tr nated by the patio from the Niath district. WHAT WAS IN THE BOTTLE? Mrs, Louisn Holland, @ colored woman residing with ber husband at No. 1,859 Fulton street, Brook- lyn, visited her iriend Mrs, Alice Austin, of Patchen avenue, on I ay night last She wi Mering from a severe cold, and Mrs. Austin gave her a bottie of some kind of iiquid to take, There was no ljabel on the bottie; but Mra, Holland waa foally persanded to take it home, and on her arrival swallowed two teaspoonfuils of the un- koown mixture, Soon alter she was seized with a feeling Which sho described as resembling the break. ing 1m two of her body, A physi the contents of summoned, tain pos Mr. Austin upon t of nis wite’s medicine, Visited the residence of the Hollands ior ihe purpose of getting tbe mixture, He was met at the woor by Mins Holland, a duugter of the sick woman, and a quarrel ensued, during which Mise tis guid, struck him on ine Austio secured w warrant for Mery, Dut she, leuroing tomt oft vome suddenty And bas no ra, Holiaad is very much beter, friendly with Mrs. Aug! nd made NAVAL WARFARE, HOBART PACHA ON SYSTEMS OF OFFENCE AND DEFENCE. Among the meny interesiing and notable articles in the Novemper-December pumber of the North Ameri- can Review is one on systems of offence and defence 1M waval wartare, by Hobart Pacha, commander of the Turkish nayy. This iter modestly claims to give ouly bis own opinions and observations om this subject, which iB ene that he has a wide knowledge of by experience, In answer to the question, “What kind of tron-clad is best adapted for naval wariare?’? be thinks the first point to be arrived at is speed; the second, handiness in mav@uvring; third, seagoing qualities; and fourth, that the vessel sdould show as small a mark as possible to the enemy’s heavy guns, to his torpedoes aud to his rams. He takes America tor example and asks what sort of vy she requires to protect her honor and fame as @ naval Power, ‘In the event of war America’s (rst thougot would naturally be the satoty of her magnii- Cent ports, and if adventurous privateers are (as they certainly would be) fitted out for the destraction of » they would not be in to her enemy’s commerc the category of mon-ol-war. What seems be the requirement ef Awerica is small, swi heavily armed iron-clads, to dgrt out at all hours and ons and harass an enemy’ blockading squadron. To these should be added tho new, fearful aud demoralizing weapon, the torpedo, of which more anon, and I can but think that no blockading force could ever hold its own off an American port which containea a small, efficient squadron, consisting of such vessels as I refer to, in its waters, It mast be borae in mind that the block- ading #quadron must be always ou the qui vive, whi those tnsido could choose their own time and oppor- tunity in making their attacks. There must be many persons who will remember how, when torpedoes were quite 10 their infancy, and when no ships of any sort existed in Charleston on the Confederate side, the frequent night attacks of the enemy harassed tne Amorican blockading fleets cruising off that port and how much damage was done by the yet undeveloped torpedo, ‘As regards America, if | might venture to give an opinion, would say (hati in euch of her lortifed seaports, such as New York or Boston, three or four Small mooiors and a dozen or two of torpedo bouts were statioued, tho tunavitania might sleep quietly in their beds; more so, indeed, thun the crews of the enemy's suips ouside the por Woen lL say monitors L reler to vessels with high freeboards, mounting tour guus in fixed batteries (Lounage about tweive Luuured way high freeboards 1s that such might be able to go Lo sea at uny moment, re- gardless of \ue Weather, thus depriving the enemy of Amat repose whica bad weather so oiten brings in navat operasions, ‘Phe English government, be says, as well as other governments, are beginning Lo open their eyes tothe fuet toat small heavily armed iron-clads will be ihe suipsol the future “lL bave often thought for hours (while commanding tbe turkish fleet) as to what 1 should ao were I io meet un enemy’s fleot, and 1 have come to the conclusion that much must depend on the chapter of accidents. la those days there 1s too muca theory—stilll don’t see what elso we cau have—too much calculation, perhaps too much science, in naval meu’s brains, For my part, l am convincea that the first thing to do 18 to be most careful in your choice of cuptaiug, to have confluence in them, And to icave mucu to their discrotiva during u paval engagement. 1 do not say 1 disupprove of a well- digested plun being ialu down to start with, but I doubt its belog carried out With success, as in Lue old days of suiling Vessels, when Weather gauges were profiiea by aud wuen seamanship was hall the b: ue, loan but thivk that every captain of an iron. Clad will havu to light his own ship, irrespective of the commanuger-in-chief. Above all, tne comman ju-chief uf # fleet should avoid placing his ships in Lov close order,” He 8 few words to say on the torpedo q to ‘Are theso feurtul and already demoralizing weapons of modern warlare to play the destructive part expected of them, or are they to be met vy means Ol defence that will to a great extent paraly zo their action? My experience tells me that they are not.o be despised, as L have seen the oldest and Dravest sailors tremble at the very thought of them. Iwill give your readers some of my experience ia them, which if not 8 perbaps More than that of most persous. As I said in tue beginning of ibis jans did not count it wise to seud their maguiticent fleet into the Mediterranean to try issues with the (urkish aval squadrins, In tue Black Sea thoy certainly w sufficient force to Veovure out of tueir port they decided to take the offensive with torpedoes, and during the whole of the war (hey were coustunily makiug aciuoks with every description of torpedo on the Turkish ficets. in the Danube they succceded iu destroying (shrough, It must be admitied, a bud lookout having been kept) oue small gunboat with the spar torjeuo, and at the Sulina mouth a similar vessel wus destroyed, by the uvercoriiuence of her captuin, who followed a Russian flotilla over water where the euemy had been Man@uvring lor several days und had iaid dowa many Goutact torpedoes. Vessel was naturaily blown up by the trap laid for her, Buteveu iw the Danube tailure alter Jauure occurred during the Russian tor- pedo atwucks, and tp the Black Sea, though many desperate and cureluily organized attacks were made, not one Turkish vessel was injured in apy way wnat ever vy them, . . * * . “I am, hke many others, much puzzled to say what will be the effect of the torpedy to the next onval war, 1 think chat, witu a very good lookout, with elecirio ged that the whole (net a portiwo— juugerous) of the horizon is made clear Ag dhy—nod 16 is probavie that, with some aiterauons tn the present system of light, this may be arrived t—a torpedo atiack, or ruher gutnet suips lying at anchur, may be prevent Nets round tae suips will doubiless be most efficacious also, I again speak of vessels at ancuor. But your reader wii ask, “How about vessels under way?’? On (his point 1 venture to think toat « blockading squadron may be dreadiully burassed by large wum- burs of torpedo Vesseis, choosin; their own time and weuther, making dashes out of the blockaded port. ‘hed, again, how about torpedoes in a naval on- ? In the present day many suips are so t they can, or pretend they can, tire torpe- does out of their purisastrom guns, I hardly sup- that this system nas been brought to pertec- ut, even should it be, e Will aiWays.be tue danger of biting « friend instead of au euemy, as in uw lutare naval combat, if fleets are engaged, ships will be passing and repassing, and much contusion will be tho result. “1 goail be told that this 18 applicaple to shot and sboll as well as Lorpedous, DUL the latter are much % dangerous weapon to play with, It hus been said that torpedo beats with could be lowered aurin nemy. ‘This 4 L Canovt Help thinking that the spa projecting trom the side 0: the ship, as in the Ameri- Cau men-ol-war, would be still better. DBYENCK AGAINST TOKPRDORS, “L will now endeavor to give some idea of what 1 think ts the bes method for deience against torpe- duos, ‘Tue Turkisn Navy, irom want of proper ap- pliunces, Lad to use the most simple ana ordinary ot defence. For ves lying at anchor L # light, buoyant rope co: Supposing that oue or cyen ar torpedo boats make a agninst & squaurou of ships, they never succeeu it this cordon were |, ANd a good lookout kept vy means of s9ei8 stationed ahead and asieru of the men- Even suould « torpedo-voat, profiting by ine ol-war, darkness of the night, Make a dash through this cordon, she must ioui the ropes and draw the bo re side upon ber, Tuus I dismiss the sup- posed danger Of torpedo bouts in attack on a squadron, re serious question, ly Whitehead torpedo. d themselves while at auchor from atiack should be guardea by good electric Jigate that will show the boats advancing to ihe attuck. They should aiso have Wire nets round them, aud fast steam lauucbes should be hovering avout, Feady to attack on their part (he advancing enemy. Much mav be done in evading an atinek 1m this way by Thornecrait’s steam launches armea with White. stulthe g atucks Made, by bovis dashing ou e Divckade Ju this case, when ships are under way, nets cannot be Used as 4 protection, so that notming ie 1olt bus éclairuge of the horizon aud a good lookout,”’ HE MISSING MERCHANT. There were no further tut James H. Wheatley, the missing Brookiya m ening of August 27 Mr. Wheatley wast jk at the corner of Mort streois, 8 olty, and upon being removed to the Charies street tion house be stated that he had been attacked and robbed by three men who took $16,000 Irom him. In bis pocket wero found two Harjem Ruliway bonds valued at $6,000 each, & gold Watch and Cbain and a small sum of yosterday of Mr. bant. money, [here were nO marks of violence on his Pp and the police were inelined to dtscreuit the story. Mr W joy loft his home, No. 172 Remsen street, for Poiladeipuia on Augus! abd has not since been heard ol, (TH OLINLON STREET FIRE, ‘The origin of the fire which occurrea yesterday morning in the furniture factory No. 88 Clinton stroct is UbKHOWD, and the owner of the building belioves it was the work of an incendiary, The buiiding is owned by Martin Grossman, who occupied the Arst, third and a portion of the second floor asa furui+ ture manulaciory, He estimates his loss on building ‘At $3,000, and on stock $1,600, covered by insurance, Joon Wonirash, a Wood Lurner, Who rented a portion of the second floor, lost $600 worth of stock. Bank & Deilam, Jurniwure makers, who occupied te fourth ad $1,000 Worth Of stock destroyed, aud fort, cigar box maker, estimates tis lows 1 $1,000, Fire Marsnal's PARIS GOSSIP. THE PARIS AND BERLIN PRESS—THE LATE BISHOP OF ORLEANS—1HE BAGE FOR DECOR- ATIONS CRUSADE AGAINST GAMBEI1TA—A NEW PARIS CLUB—MME, THIERS—THE THE\TRES. Pints, Vot. 18, 1878, There is a disposition to snarling between the Paris and Berlin journals which would be disquieting but for the utter absence of a reasonable pretext for a quarre!, 1t began with the provocatory allusions to France made by M, de Bismarek in the debate in the German Parliament on the pending law against tue socialists, and it has received a fresh impulse from the appointment of M. de Beust ag Austrian Minister to Paris, fhe first of these incidents has since been explained away by the semi-oflicial journals of Berlin. The German Chancellor meant to refer in his speech to tendencies manifested at « period anterior to the existence of the present French Ministry. This being the 0 the only inforence possible is that M. de Bismarck was so pressed by the difficulties of his position belore the Parliament that he was com- pelled to evoke the French spectre as a means of foreing the law through. These rhetorical artifices are to be deprecated; for they tend to lower the character of the Ministers who employ them, as well as to expose the hollow character of the pre- tences upon which they advocate a resort to excep. tional and arbitrary measures of legislation. The outery about the appointment of the Comte de Benst is equally iil founded, Lt is quite true that ho is not very friendly to Germany; but, a8 regards tho Paris mission, bis sympathior one way or the ether, are ‘of very little account, The policy of France in regard t@ Germany is go clearly dofned and so generally un@erstood and approved of by tho nation that no exterral pi ure sbortof positive aggri on could induce the govern- ment to depart trom it. Thereforo the residence of M. de Beust at Paris is likely to bo as innocuous ana aneventiul, so fur as German interests are coccerned, as that of the Papal Legate, who it is not pretended excreises mucn influence over the decisions of the Proteatant Mini of Foreign Alluira, These little journalistic asperities do not amount to much alter all, nor are the Berlin journals more obnoxious to the charge of over-susceptibility than our neighbors across the Channel. Just look at the manner in which the London Times treats the division of powers among thg foreign elements in tho new Egyptian Cabinet, and say whether tho English press yields ia anything in the way of jealousy and snappishnoss to its German confréres, The conclusion to which the dispassionate speciator is led by these outbursts on the part of serious jouroals in the two countries is that M. Waddington, altnough a professed tyro tn the art of diplomacy, bas succeeded in jockeying his more experienced confrires ‘THX LATE WISHOP OF ORLEANS, Great preparations are being made tor tne obse- quies of the late Bishop Dupanioup, and the clerical party are seeking to impart to it as much as possible the character of a political demonstration. rhe re- publicans turned to such yood uccount the obsequies und anniversary of M. Thiers that their opponents may weil d, in their poverty of 1 the beneft they can irom Jolt tor tue belligerent pretate; for, with all bis M. Veutilot to the coptrary notwiths! ing, be Was very generally esteemed. body is now lying im state in the chapelle ardente erected iu the great hall of the episcopal palace at Orleans. 1t18 attired in the vest- ments of big raok, with a whise mitre op the head, a gold cross on the breast and the episcopal ring on one of the flugers of the gloved hands. the features retain their accustomed expression even to the pecu- lar amile of the mouth, The »flluence of the faithiul desirous to touch the bands ol the corpse be enormous, and the working classes eager to tesuly their re than the members of th et to be explained less by their sympathy for bis politi+ cal opinions than by their gratitude for the onergy and deyotion whfco he manitested in their boball during the Prussian occupation. One of the journais relates this morning a curious fact connected with the Bishop’s last illness, His contempt lor empirical remedies or nostrams ot any kind ts well knowa, Nevertheless whou he was sui- foring {rom the attack of gout which caused nis death he was so impatient to get to Rome without y that he decided on resorting to a certain ener- ¢ medicine which sought of him to be caretul how he used it, and hb telegraphed to him no jess than fifteen times with the course of a lew duy at his warnings, The Bishop untortanately disregarded them. If the meds joine could only give bim sufficient sirength to get to Rome it would unswer pose. The consequence was that it drove to bis heart and suilocated bim. Une funeral is detiniutively fixed tor Wednesday, the 23d. ‘The directors of the Urieans Ratiroad buve orgavized a special train from Paris tor the occasion, wien will leave the capital ut bull-past seven in morning aud reach the Orleans station at half-past twel Bing, just ball an hour belore the ceremony. archbishops aud bishops have al intention to be p: at, aod Mme, MacMahon, tn b quality of Cha of La Foret and one o! the la Bisvop’s flock, has written to atit. The iofluence which tne ercised over mind of tue iaay was unfortunately uot contined to atiers, and no doubt had much to do with the perils to which the Gountry was exposed by the arvitrary and illegal acts of the De Brogiie-Fortou Ministry, TAR KAGK FOR DECORATIONS. Beloro you receive this the list ol decorations ac- corded to American jurymen and exbibitors will ohed you by cable, What will vot r is the curious und not very cred tials forward rds tot ‘The documents to whica buve been veatila yy parties to whom they ¢ shown belore they wer ¢ in, and they would be amusing [rom their absurdoess if they emanatea from any other nationality, i THK CRUSADE AGAINST GAMURTTA. ‘The opposition journals offer some curious reading just now, Beaicn in tne controversy raised by M. Gambetia’s speeches at Romans aod Grevobie, and leit Without @ serious Weapon of attack to commence tho Senatoriat campaign with, they have engaged agi & War of Gurricature against the popui: habiis, his affections, ‘parentage turp\sn the daily staple of their si worthy old father comes in for his It 14 im possible to take up a Li journal wito bo Uni fuuiie that be resorted to against a public mau, ‘Koey forget tuat it was (his same kind of wariare “which frst orought Gambetta tuto notice and tbat endeared bim tv the hearts of the peo- ple. His poutical prototype, tue great Irish agitator, U'Connwil, used to Bay that “he was one o! the be a 14 tue world, but that be would ve abuse, It constituted tne seer fi the sincerity of bis intentior patriousm, When nis. poiitical opponents take to ridiculing his tial teuderuess and bis well Known de- Yotiun +O his friends they only irritate the popular sentiment and iucrease the avmiration and respect which aro leit 1or bim by (he masses, A NEW PARIS CLUB. The new Paris oiav, ‘Le Gercie do France tnterna- Was Inaugurated Jas, night by a a. en- Ment to Wolch must of Lhe BotaDtiitics of Aruusuic, Howocial and fashiouable circies ot the capt. invited, ution te clubs of every nationality ou the Card esiubiishing their aMitation with the latter. 1d uot dwell on toe advaAuinges Which tnis privi- lege will conler on foreigaers, and particulariy « Americans visiting Paris, The club rooms are situ. ated on tbe Boulevard des Gapucines (the very centre of the city) and wre elegantly wou luxuriously Mttod up. The vew establishment promises to swallow up a number of the smaller aod more exelusive ones of the same character which hard struggle Lor existence. MME, THIERS, ‘Liberator of thy tends passtug ot airiend, Sho has been superintendi tion the copying of the mauuseript work on phi- losophy of ber jiiustrious Busvaod and which will form two volumes. lt will not be pu ed belore February, She was anxious belore be @ to withdraw from the Exnivition the famous portrait of M. T painted by Bounst, Le as this be! against ad Lo THR All the theatres aro doug a good busi ent. Abthe Grand Opé oiyeucte’’ 18 attract crowds, the surpassing splendor of the mise en scéne aud the Dewildcring beauties of tue ballet compe: ing (or (he heavy somore character of the music. Ihat i-tated how Itatiens is, Lum happy te say, Darticipating in revival, The proved w trump card, a deriul fencing and’ i whien by suits, attractions, relying on the Exhibition to give 4 succession of new audiences, “CROOKED” WHISKEY, An ilhett whiskey ‘still valued at between $2,000 nd $3,000 was i by United States Deputy vol- Jectors Phillips and Jacobs, attached to United States Marshal Hariow's oflice, Brooklya, yesterday atver hoon, at the corner of Johuson avenue and Lorimer siroet, Williamsburg, t stint was found im fall operation, but ihe workmen and proprietor mavaged to make their Among the property captured wero (Wo barrelé vi liquor aud bairty mash tube NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1878—QUINTUPLE SHEET. LONDON TALK. How the Ameer Was Wooed and Not Won. THE GREAT CITY IN THE BLUES, War In Israel---The Lost Tribes. THE COUNTERMOVE ON THE BOSPHORUS Literary and Sporting Gossip—Lord Lorne and His Princess. el Lonpox, Oct. 18, 1878. Tho outlook in trade and in politics i# gioomy enough, und the gloom deepens daily, keeping pace seemingly with the shortening days of the waning fall, Trade and politics hang together toa certain extent, but at any moment the one may give way to the other asthe leading element of disturbance ana agitation, Just pow, in default of particuiar nows, good or bad, from Northwestern India, trade is the leading topic, the taiiure of the great Manchester house of Heugh Ballour & Co. having given matters a fresh push downward and shut out another large patch of viue sky. Some of the radical papers chargo the whole prospect directly to the govern- ment, Fivancial writers, they say, talk of bank re. turns, deposits, securities, harvests, prices of metals, raw material, but say nothing of the principal cause of this depressed condition of things—nothing of the government, whose foreign policy has been so disas- trous te the nation; of the millions it has uanecessar- ily expended, of tho credit it bas benumbed, the in- dustry it has psralyzed, of the nfighty war which 1% might have prevented, of the peace ou insecure foundations 1¢ bas assisted to patch up, of the now war it i9 preparing against Afghanistan and the consequent difficulties in Kurope and Asia that war will ovcasion, This is rather a sweeping con- demnation ; but, in a lesser degree, 1t forms the whole tenor of the liberal prosa. Io the totervals betw the crasb of talien banks and houses at home the public aro banging upon nows from the distant northwest fronticr of tne Empress of India’s domin- tons, The newspapers bave sont off their squad of epecial correspondents, Captaia Norman has gouve for the Zemes, Mr, Forbes for the Daily News, Mr. Boyle for the Standard and Mr. Robinson jor the Daily Telegraph. PRESS CRNSORSUIP. It ts said that the government intends toimpose a censorship over ail telegrams trem India, each mes- sage to be countersigned by a staff officer. Until tne specials arrive at the front there will prebably not be much news of any kind {rom the Indies, and what we get now is not very trustworthy. The Fort of Alt Musyia is beiog captured or turned in imagination and the expeditionary force \s transferred {rom eud to end of the Khyber Vass with the swiftness of thought, fiam!ot—"Swenr by my sword ! Ghost (benexta)—"*swoar! It is an English characteristic to tarn a regrettul eye totne past, to dwell upou the saddest words in their language—‘*It might have been.” So the illus- trated journals come out with tull page engravings of the great assembly, or ‘Durbar,’ of 1869, when the splendor-loving Eor! of Mayo, then Viceroy, presented the Ameer of Algbanistan, who was present on- throned beside bim, with his own sword. “I accept the sword,” said the Ameer, “as a token of peace with England, against whom it ne sball be un- Sbeathed. When 1 look upon this sword it sbull mean to me ‘peuce with England.’’’ Tne sword is pow unsheathed, and the norse, toot and artilery of the Afghan ruler are conirooting the Britigu in the deadly pass whose memories seemed buried forever at the great Durbar, THE REVERSK OF THE MEDAL. The coy Atguun, whose motto now is, ‘Of with the , OD Witu the new,’ is Dow receiving, prov th similar protestations of esteem, the gilts of aud Jono Bull is torn bth of The Czar’s own particular souvenir autitully set with brilliaats, aud sundry material (a swevt thing in Gating guns, no douvt, or 'y of Krupps), with several unique jan art {oF tho seraglio, Were uiso fhe seragiio! How paughty—now shocking! We nover encouraged such Dad bavits; we Dever iost aa opportunity of wiving bim sound moral ad- as wi ol easing bbe hope that ali the Afghans would attend Sunday sebool All very true, oo dowbi, Mr, iull; suman of the world, which youare not and apparenily never wiil be, | cannot but think that tue Russian, of whom you are so terribly Jealous, knows better how to it—how to curry lavor with, if you like—the Oriental ru.ors, whose jands intervene between bis and your posses- sion sin Asia, and who one day Will bo ground to atoms between you. And go Alramof and ail the otuer offs and effs, whom the cZir sent with his gilts, have a all well received, aud buve no doubs doze they could to gravity, flatter aad amuse ¢ with complete success, «hile Sir amberlain has hud the door slammea in The siuation that en prints, would be 1. Ali and bim tor bie lence; theu—and this ie where the iadgh com in—the Ameer quickly puts bis troops in motion and Rearly succesds iu Chustising os His readiness to advance upon the Britisa Lion, without waiting tll the Britisu Lion advancea upon him, bas caused « sudden increase of troops at Jumrood,’” THE LESSON OF PLEVNA. Jonna Bull learns, woo, vy way of from Peshawur that the Alghaus a with beavy guns” im ihe Kuyber I home that to gooe over all Mol 1 ghens fight. “ihe Pathaa may well argue that if bis co-religionists, the Lurks, did so much against « 100,00 Giaoars oo the Jow iils of Burgaria pe him. sui! may do much more On the tmaccessivie moun- taing of Afghanistan againet the much smalier terces jo-indiun enemy. nose Kugisn peopic who delighted so mucn in the defence of Pievna may tind the tables turued upea them. spondens of the 7% Bucharest, add: of Bulgaria coud not raise money enough to send & cerperai’s guard to Shere Ali it will scarcely be necessary to increase the preparations for the invasion of Afghanistan in cousequence of this warlike @emonstration south of the wanube,’? THE LOST TRIB ‘ OF ISRARL. w Premier of ans is fghsing ce that lost tribes, ‘Journal of a the Alghan “Phe Atgoans”’ Poituioal dission themselves a disti Iseatl,’ sod trace their di Saul tue Benjamito, King of b in bis direst line iroim el, They can adduce, however, no autheatic evidence in support of their r records on and Claim (0 80 honorabie a lineage. All this subjec(—and they ure invstiy traditiouary handeu down orally trom generation ww generat are exiremely Vague and ibeougruvus, and abound ju fabulous and disturted accounts (as compured wiih Seripture nistury) of the eroace of tne Leraelt out of Egypt under Ark of tue Covenan’ tua;? istin,’ ‘Amalika, ‘Anak,’ &. moreover, ure 80 mixed up with Mohammedan doctri at Orst SiMNL LO gIVe Lho Whole un appearance of fiction. But this fact alone is insuflicient, ta the absence of other gative uature, to condewn leas Vinguished an oriein. ach who suili adnere to their ancient religion rity, Should be proud of their bigh apostat by (heir own tradiioual records as well as Dy several Pecuilarities of religious observance, all ot Jewish Origin, Besides, what, Lmay ask, do the Aighans vy claiming acommoh descent witt the Jews, m they despise and uetest as tne Worst Heretics iv nile very name be of abu nye them #7? In on fF William Jon on th eel which is from ihe ten trib journey, oum' we may suppose, they said by the best Pe: Historians to be descended from the Jews. They have traditions among (hem- selves Of Buch & desount, and it is Are distingaished by the names of Jew- although since their Hoziren or Huei chauged into ihe Benjamin troops iu mo- the Benjamice, Kiog of lsraci! Here w the irony of fate, and oo mistake! L Boarcely bi THR WURRIAN COUNTRRMOVE the news of kk with Aig Nes tan been made known than there came enother item of intelligence which many thiak as serious, It stares atus in (ue newspaper Leviines as “lhe Russiaa Advance upon Constuntivepl,’’ and those goou, easy propia who thought that General fodleben bad by ibis tie witharawa bis Bost to Adrianople suddeuly find that he is still io the lines of Tevataldja and ‘Tohekmedgi—uwader the walls of Constantinople, in and that be asin Bulgaria and Eastern Rou- 153,000 seusoved troops noder his command. lv 22 of the Berlin Ir b army of occupation in Bulgaria and Kasiero Roumetia shail be composed of s:x diy.sions of intantry and two of cavairy, and shall vot exceed 50,000 meu, * * Tue ourution of the vccupatioa of Kustern Roumelia and Bulgaria by the superial Russiau troops 18 Bxed at Dine months trom tue dace of the signature of tho present treaty. Tne Russian xovernment engages to curry out within a jurtver period Of three months the passage of its troops tnrou-h Roumani and the complete evacuation of that principality. the Daily Telegrapa's Vienna correspondent toils a Story auent the Treaty. Atove of the first ‘of the Commission tor Eastern Roumelta, one British Commtasioners havin, t Bertin, bis Muscovite colle ously ob- served:—"You attach a great veal too much impor- tance to that Treaty. I warn you that we regard tt pretty much In the same hght as Offenbach’s masic."? Some of the papers think that the object of the “Halt—about face” of the Russian army 1s to bring pressure to bear op the Suitan, in order to make bim covsene Turkish alliance, especially ax fail in Atghametan, But w vr osteasibie reason, many Lhinking mep, accustomed to weigh facts and draw inferences, soe 1m this bews vnother svep, bringing the two heavily charged thunder clouds nearer togethera—notwor sign ef a great conflict impending over Europe and Asia, LITERARY GOSSIP, Algernen Charies Swinburne is evidently not the only wan Who con write flestly pociry, Here ma verse from Mr. George Meredith's “Love in a Valley,” receutly published :— When at dawn sno sigis, and, like an infant to the windoy turns grave eyes craving light, released from dreams, Beautiful she idoks, like a waite water Illy Hursting out of bad in baveus of the When trom bed shi clothed trom In her jung nig Benutitui suv looks, like sien JY, Vure trom the night and spiendid tor the day, Light, that journal written eurnestly for earnest men, pronounces Mr, Mereuith's poem, asa poem, ta be simply, imexpresstuly, aud periectiy ivvely. “Read it, ye Besbly poets, who go to the French for themes ana measures, and learn how a man and a lover can write.”? this reminds me to quote a paragraph from the Man of the World of to-aay:—'*Allow me to present you with one of my poems,’? said Swinburne te the Major. ‘fhaaks, mucd; | never read poetry, butt shail give lt lo my dauguter,” “Ab, excuse me, bul itis bardly the thing to put inte tae bangs of an tu novent miuded female”? “Ln thas ease,” said one Major, “LM baud iv to my wile.” FORTHCOMING WORKS, Book matters are dali, out the publishing season wili soon begin, Mr. Gullenga 18 engaged upon a work on Pope Pio None and Victor Emimunuel the war betweon Uburet and State im Lbaly. 1b isto be the Pope and tne King’? Messrs. O "i Gibbon and Justiu McCarthy are algo busy with new works, Light summarizes Loe prospects of the season thus:—*Ul course tuere will be an jacaiculavie amount of rubbish foisted Upon the public as litera. ture, aud when It falls the publishers will complain thar book publishing ts unremunerative. Tue tact nevertheless remains that princely fortunes are being made every year out of au(nors’ brains—s. themselves being the persons who reap litue or ua benelit from the transaction.’? cyPRes. Tho island of the gouuess of love finds more and more chemies; Mr. Samuelson, a member of Parita- ment, Much given to cruising about in his own steam Yacht, 18 the latest. He is iresn irom Cyprus, and at je iveral meeting 12 the country he gave it as nis opinion that from the imaccessivbiiuy of ihe island, aud, above, all the Unvealtniness of the climate, it was hovukely ‘to be a leid for British onterprise or Valuabie possession of the British crown ; nor did he u ilitary aud sirategic vulug of it, believing Mu to be suficieot, Mr. Samuelson ulxo conlirmed dr, Forbes’ statement as to tue weakening and enervating eflects of Cyprus fever and Lue wumber 01 troops sick trom it, It bas been surd that the first things the English start io a uew country are ucourch and » gin shop, apd ior all I know they have started buth aiready in Cyprus. A scarcely less Koglish institue tou hus not been forgotiev—hor-e racing—and on w Crosé-eountry course botween the Vapno gate of to tho Russo. Nicosia wud the headquarters’ camp the frst *“motch’? has been rus, Mr. Burke, aide-de- to General P; backed himself to any borse in ci with bis gray Arab, Baker Russell and entered and rode a brown English mare, longing to Captain McCalmont. The Arab was ridd by owner; betting on tue brown mare. ‘The course descrived by the Times correspouden rough one in one place down the bank of the Pediada River, Agross sixty Yards of tts dusty and pebbly boiwom, aud up a Steep rise on the other sige; then a streica Of stony road, rather heavy irom the rains; a sbarp turn at right angles a quarter of a mile irom home, aod then thin stubble in deep loam. Colonel Russell waited op the Arab Ull near the turn, then passed him and catered in an easy winner, the gallop of the Arab beimg nO match lor the long OL the mare, THY COMING CAMPSELL. ‘The papers are beginuing to chrouicle the the new Governor General of His Excellency aca ot Her Royal Hignness tue Pria- cess Louise will be thus composed, we are told:—Lord Suffield, Major and Mrs. De Winton, Captain Vernor Chater, Niuety-first regiment; the Hon. Charles Her- bord, Scots Guards; Mr. aod Mra, Morton ana Di andrew Clark, dome of the journais think the Prin- co:8 Lvl and her busbani—tue Princess first, of sh a large P—have already deserved it of their country 1m undertaking the jor yy Acro: Atlantic in mid-November, i from Halifax cin mid-winter, They or te rail plants evidently, shoots from royal aud ducai couservatories, DUST ON THE ATLANTIO, {From the Londen Times.) About the latituue of the Cape Verde Islands oa the Atlantic it 1s @ frequent experience of voyagers to observe falls of red dust and a dry kind of mist, The material of the dust mass was examined micro- scopically many years ago by Ehreuberg, and bia opinion was tbat small particles carried aloft from ail countries here formed a transparent dust zone from which they somet: sank down, and in whirling movement came to the earth’seuriace. The mi ol observation open to Ebrenverg was somewhat scauty. The pheuomenoa o elore been lately studied anew, ana &® mere thorough way, by Herr Helimano, who examined the log vooks of 1,196 ships that had passed turoucn the region tu question during the years 1854 to i871. Ho deals with the case chiefly 1rom a meieorologicat the following are some of tho tacte ©, and tne jouch hitnerto was 66 min, porn, 26 dey. west The two furth ceg 5 min. west, botn abou; three Luadred mile from Cape'Verde, Dustialis often occur siimuitan ously at very diferent poinis of the “Dunkie sour,” or Dark Sea(as Eurenvorg called 11); in one case they were 160 miles apart, Toey aiso often last jor several uays, eg. ten (April, 1569). Sutiaces ot very differems size, up to 100,000 square miles, here ix yearly period ye fulis, It occur in most Irequently nort austfails observed wi over the years ip question, Of sixty-thr random, there were eight falls of sand und toree of od or dust, Sometimes sand and dust tail simul. taueously. The dustiails with great extent cast and are denaer tue nearer the African coast la sixty-five instances the color of tue princtipaily trom Africa and (rom tu a. Tbe possivilty of occasional mixtu rom South America is not exciuded. Tho distribution of the dustialis, both in space and in time (they follow the movements of the trade winds), suppurts the bypotuesis, as also does the fact that the laliing material is coarser in the east (han in the wast, NOT MUKDERED AFL:R ALL, REAPPEARANCE OF ELLYN MURPHY, ONE OF THK SUPPOSED VICTIMS OF THE SILVER LAKE HORROR, Eilon Murphy, of Clifton, 5, 1, who was at first supposed to have been the victim of the Silver Loke horror, for which Lewis Reige, her lover, was hela in custody for some time by Coroner Dempavy, Gt last reappeared at Cliftos. She had been whe house of a friend there for the past few days, She the t qi M conct whereabouts. During the the weman was ia this q was appeared overjoyed, and expressed fF immediately, d they ne and remover kinsville, aus her temporary r “HE'S RYMAN'S DOG. John Connell, a youngster who will not have a vote ‘8 to come, strained the muscies of bis calves yesterday morning 19 @ vain effort te get his head above the rail.ng of the Clork’s desk at ihe ‘Tombs Coart. | Wants a suinmons, sir,” he said, “For whom f’’ mquired the clerk, “Por a dog woat vit me"? De you Know b er Yer, ei Kyman’s by He’s Ry man’s dog.” “Wei, wt is 1b YOU Want a summons tor, Rymat of hjs dog" oD wants sfaction irom whose respensiviv, 1 don't care which.” A Summons Was issued for Mr, Ry maa,