New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-15

has ACCOMPLISHED so much in the past eight
years in the Improvement of public charitles'
makes statement of its work elsewhere WIN
an intimation that funds are needed for the
unavoidable expenses The mere mention OIL
the fact should be sufficient to supply the
m oderate amount needed.
The important letter upon international
copyright which Mr.. Charles Reade
has addressed to Minister Lowell,
and which we are permitted to print to-
day was drawn ont by a request for the
authors views upon the proposed Copyright
treaty. Ii will not lessen the kindly feeling
with which Mr.. Reade is regarded in
this country that he devOtes much OF
his space TO the present grievances or
American authors and playwrights under the
English law.
1t is hard TO understand why politicians are
so eager for offices in which they can scarcely
make both ends meet. While Bernard Reilly
was Sheriff he startled the community by tes-
tifying that the income of the place was little
more than the out-go And now the Deputy
County Clerk tells the Senate Investigating
Committee that the County Clerks perqusltes
are not large. But if Mr.. Butler wishes to
give up the struggle with poverty there will
certainly be no lack of self sacrificing men to
take his place. We think that even the mar
tyred Gumbleton might be persuaded to try 1t
again.
The bill introduced by Congressman Morton
yesterday for the incorporation OF the Ncara-
guam Canal Company, is obviously practical
measure, and in the language OF the multitude,
means business" 1t names General Grant,
ex- Governor Morgan, ii. J. Jewett. Howard
Potter, w. X. Garrison, Scion HUMPHREYS ex-
Minister Bcalc and others as cOrpOrators. 1t
prescribes that the capital stock shall not be
less than $5O,0O0,00O, nor more than
800, 100000. divided into shares OF 800,
and authorizes the issue of bonds TO an amount
not exceeding One-half of the capital stock.
The Government of Nicaragua Is to have the
right 10 name one of the eleven directors.
The full text of the bill will be found in our
Washington dispatches.
Mr. Finley was true prophet. The Dem
ocrats of the House yesterday " went back on
their propositions" and made :" the Dem
"ocratic party the laughng-stock of the
county" Mr.. Bicknell withdrew his resou-
ton until some indefinite time IN January, and
the whole mighty demonstration on the cleo
tOral count, that was to continue " unnl
Gabriel blows his trump has ANONYMOUSLY
COLLAPSED. The best cover Mr.. Bicknell
could give to his retreat was a
vague threat that the resolution should
come up as soon as he could get
147 men on his side "a declaration
which provoked the caustic reply from Mr..
Conger that the minority would he gratihed
if their course should compel the Democratic
members to be present and attend TO their
duties. The Speaker himself could do no less
than echo this remark The House then went
to work at the regular and necessary bust
ness. 1t is to be hoped that when Mr. Blck-
neil gets his 147 men he will keep them at
work instead OF leading them of on wild
electoral raids. Then there will be less
danger of their getting up propositions only
to go back " ON them, and make themselves
again 1.-THE lauehing-stock of the country"