New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-23

further trouble But the Egyptian first SAID
that he would retire when he had paid his
debts, and has finally referred bis tor-
mentors to the Porte. Instead OF a'lirm-
ing the Sultan's decree, the Porte hastens 10 de-
clare that it would gladly allow the Khedive To
abdicate voluntarily. but if he refuses 1t VIII
ask France and England to declare what they
mean to do, before it does anything further
So matters are for tho moment at deaoioch'
France, which has taken the lead in coerclhg
the Khediye, cannot afford to be bailied' Du'
at every step she enters upon dangerous
ground.
The supplementary list of bills which have
failed to become laws gives further evidences
of Governor Robinson's relentless mood. One
of thcse-the bill placing the Register upon
salary and divertlng bis fees into the treas
ury-was universally approved by good men
of all parties, and was conceived IN tn"'
spirit of economical reform by which the GOV
ernor has always declared himself to ne an'-
mated IL would be of interest to the puoiio
to know why he could not assure, by his CON
sent. real reform which the Legislature dIo
all in its power to achieve, and that wlth con
siderable effort. A large number oil OTHER oiliS
have had the same fate, some of which nave
always been supposed 10 be entirely merltori-
OFFS The whole number of those which nave
failed, during the session and since, is Staten
at SO. or on. out of every four bills passed
The Executive Department, just now, seems
to be "a fully coordinate branch of the State
Government.
The Mississippi pastime of racing is coming
into vogue, il seems, among our eXcu'sio"
boats Yesterday two OF the largest steam
boats engaged in this traffic treated them
selves to a contest of this sort. There was as
usual in such affairs, great HllaIlty among
passengers and great activity among the
stOkerS. and there was also, as Is too apt TO
he the case, collision. Fortunately there
was 10 injury done to either boat and no
passenger was hurt but there was general
panic which caused great distress and came
near to leading one or two hystercal women
to throw themselves overheard. Nows tins
business must stop, and stop at once. lheSe
excursion boats, whose number seems to be
growing every year, carry great many pas
sengeTs, especially on Sundays. and persist
ence in this reckless amusement may easily
lead to a terrible accident that Will some day
shock the whole community. 1t is obviously
TO the interest Of the bOat-OwneTs to see that
such danger is carefully avoided, for the
public will inevitably prefer the boat on
which the safety Of passengers is the fist con-
sideration. If the Plymouth Rock and Colnm-
bia suffer a loss of custom as result OF yes
terday's performance, the reason will be read
lily understood.
The announcement which we made on
Saturday of the fixed purpose OF the New
York Central Railroad to endeavor to recover
its lost local travel by building an elevated
railway through the heart of Ncw-Iork to
the Civ Hall, has had the wholesome effect
OF arousng property owners and citizens gem
eraIy 10 the serious danger which threat
ems some of the finest tbOr0ughiareS IN the
citv. There is not the slightest public de-
mand for another elevated railway; every
body opposes it. With a southern terminus
only at tie City Hall, such a projected road
would not supply any want, or even divide VITA
the other roads the traffic wlhch they receive
from the district below FultOn-st. and from the
ferries to Brooklyn, Jersey City and HOboken
The most plausible argument which its advo-
Gates can offer is that it Will furnish quick
transit to the City Hall for people along the
Hudson and Harlem Roads as far away as
Peekskiu and Lake Mahopac; but why that
should be considered a good reason fer de-
stroyiug $1O,00O,000 of city property which
pays taxes here, we cannot conceive. Inc
necessity of a new road is certainly Obyiated
by the fact that one already exists from the
Grand Central Depot TO City Hall. 1t is
a line which can be made to pay If the New
Yorl, Central Company viii make connections
with it; and that experiment ought to be
tried before any more costly one to the actual
taxpayers is begun.