New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-05
TIE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.


The aim of Tue SUNDAY TRIBUNE, while
printing all the news, to give its readers wide
range of miscellaneous matter, and TO reiegate
politics and the affairs Of this work-a-day
world to minor places for one day IN
the week. was noticeable yesterdays
issue. The place of honor, for instance,
was given to q London letter from Mr..
Smalley and TO his usual Sunday cable dis
patch. -Four columns of the second page
were occupied by letters from correspondents on
the schools aud the lands for settlement in Ten
nesses. the poverty of Georgia negroes and the
for exodus, and to Professor Proctors
lecture on The Life and Death of
World On another page OF the regular
sheet the three leading headlines were, " Modern
Boniface" being special article on famous local
cafe proprietor "Letters TO the Editor" and letter
on IAN Emlgrant to the South being an account
of ten years experience in Texas.
The editorial page was given up almost exclu-
sively to articles on topics specially adapted to Sun
day reading and from which politics were con-
spicuously absent: while the opposite page
prominence was given to letter from
Professor Willard Fiske, of Cornell Uni
versity, now in Berlin and recently
travelling in Iceland, on Jon SigurdssOn, the
patriot and scholar of Iceland, who recently died
Following this on the next page came review OF
az important illustrated work on North America,
which has just appeared IN Germany. The review
giving extracts showing the authors impressions OF
New-YOrk and other cities.
But It was in the triple sheet that the peculiar
character of The SUNDAY TRIBUNE was specially
pronounced. The fourth number of Mr.. CongdOns
"Remin SCIENCES" dealing with the pedagogues and
politics OF an elder hmo Webster and the lights of
his day being referred to. appeared on this
~ no ~
Sketches which are preparing for TIE TRIBUNE
BIS resident Of that state. led off another page OF
the sheet, while on . third a continuation
was given of the tax lists which have already
attracted much attention in The TRIBUNE.
To 20 with these striking features there was
very large variety of carefully-selected per
sonal and domestic information and gossip
besides the usual amount OF scientific and
religious matter and several new poems, one being
by George Macdonald ard another by Robert Bn-
chanan Among the selected articles in the paper
the following may be mentioned AS Of special III
terest;
Berlin under tho New Empire.
Some Secrets OF French Kitchen.
+" me Falcon" Mr. Tenny sons new drama.
Gimpses OF Norway.
Plague Of LOcusts.
story or Sir Edwin Landseer
Lord Brougham's odd Nosa.
Woman Suffrage 10 the sixteenth Century.
A Nennese Romance.
Copies can still be had at the counter, or By mail
Price cents. Following is summary of
SUNDAYS NEVIS.
FoRrIGV.-Speclal cable dispatches TO the TRiB-
UvE report that Sir Austen Layard has been re-
buked for submitting the ultimatum to the Porte.
- Richard Wagner Is hOpelessly sick Giro at
er confidence il evinced in the ChanDel tunnel pro-
iect. = Much damage has been caused by the ice
in the Seine.
DoIEsnC.-A reply to Governor Garcelon's ques-
tions has been made by the Maine Supreme Court.
60 Governor Emery, of Utah. is III Washington
10 meet the charges against him. - Several OF
the Borussia's passengers have reached Baltimore.
-- A new Republican newspaper has just appear
ed in New-Orleaus. - Bishop Gilbert Haven died
at Maiden, Mass. - Decisions against the Re
pubhcans will probably be given In the contested
Congressional election cases of Bisbee against Hu1
and Donnely against Washburn.
CITY AND SUBURBAN. MIR. Tilden has settled his
railroad suit. - Tammany primaries were held.
- Professor Proctor ectured at Stenway Hull
=M Mr.. Parnel states his purpose in visiting
America - Captain Byrnes captured two we'll
known thieves 60 lie work of the NewIork
Coroners' Office for the past year is published. 49,
Denis Kearney gives his views on political ques-
tiOns.