New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30
THE NEUs THIS MORNING.

FoRnGN.-Prmce Bismarck intends to propose
higher duties on corn, brandy and tobacco. --
Es Law spoke for the prosecution at he IRISH state
trials yesterday 60 land meeting to be held in
Care Ireland. yesterday was prohibited. 60 The
Beers have captured the town Of Derby.
DoMEsTIC.-One Of Sitting Bulbs chiefs has sur-
rendered number of lodges and preparations are
,kinp IN receive the surrender of the rest OF lis
band. - Cadet Whitaker will be tried by court
martial - The Rev. Myron Adams, of Rochester
n Y has been cut off from fellowship with
the Congregational Church. 60 The forthcoming
e,eciion Of officers of The Reading Railroad is ex
citing interest. 60 1t is reported that prominent
Republicans have been invited to visit President
elect Garfield at Mentor and advise as to his CaO-
net - A bank clerk at Fall River, Mass. has
moved q deTaul:er CO Heavy snow-storms and
intense cold weather are reported.
AID srHUEBAN.-TEe Board Of Apportion-
u,ent TO statements from the representatives
Of departments for the last time yesterday. -=
There was a heavy fall of in and around the
city. - fire N Chery-st. caused damage esti-
mated al over $3.50 600. - EdilbertO Gro was
arrested again. - woman hanged herself in
Hoboken. - Judge Blatchford gave decision
an an important railway case. - Franz Lammens
and Mrs Meierhoefer to be hanged at Newark
next week GO Gold value of the legal-tender
silver dollar l4l2l2 grains, 1875 cents Stocks
active fascinating and unsettled, but closing ex-
cited aud strong
TBE Manufacturers local observations in
dicate clear or partly cloudy and colder weather.
Thermometer yesterday: Highest, 1l0; lowest, 50 (;
average. 12l40
Cadet Whitaker will probably be tried in
New-York. This is a change of venue to
which the state of public opinion at West
Point clearly entities him.
Some street-car stakeholder should adver-
tise for the name of the prophet who pre-
dicted that the elevated roads would destroy
the surface lines. The Eighth Avenue Com
many disbursed dividends during the past year
amounting to 10 per cent.
celebration OF the surrender at Yorktown
without the cooperation OF the French Gov
eminent would be an official comedy of
errors The French Government, it il stated,
has sienitied its Willingness to take part, pro-
yided an official invitation is received from
our Government A resolution to this effect
Is already pending in the House, and should
he passed promptly, unless the celebration Is
to come after the anniversary.
Whatever the morals of the municipality
may be it must be SAID that its Oflicia / man
ners were never in a worse state. The Dock
Commission has now entered upon course
of quarrelling which is apparently puny
effort to emulate the amazing mullshness ex-
hibted almost daily III the Park Commission.
The Police Board u.s. and has been from time
immemoia l, permanently at lOggerheads. The
only CLEAN of peace is in the Board of Esti-
mate and AppOYtiOnment, where quiet has
been restored by turning out some of the
fighters These quarrelling four-headed Com
missions are strong arguments for SINGLE
headed departments. Ii is not likely that a
solitary Commissioner would call himself
names before the reporters or charge himself
with corruption q al incompetence in an audi
bic tone of voice.
MI Bliss furnished the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment yesterday with good deal
Of useful information, which the Board should
make use of in deciding upon the estimates.
He declared that the clerical force al Police
Headquarters is too large. "lf any one
"called at Headquarters he would find nine
Tout of ten clerks reading newspapers" and
clerical salaries there are 800 large at that
Policemen also are detailed for clerical
york; The Police Board is spending every
"year many thousand dollars in excess OF
"the appropriation for clerical services" In
the Street Cleaning Bureau cover $119, SOC
lis spent in supervising the expenditure oil
- the remaining $751; 600" Men have been