Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-17

yet, but from general survey OF the field and
an impartial consideration of the claims of the
different cities, it is plain that Washlngton's
chances for securing the convention are first
rate
The letter Of eight colored members of the
Virginia legislature formally notifying Secre-
tary Sherman of their intention to support him
for the presidency sounds the death knell of the
'tMahone plan" for the election OF an indie
pendent electoral ticket In that state. Without
the support Of their colored allies the Virginia
readJusters, taking the last election for basis,
will be left in the minority. The votes of these
colored members, who now declare for
Secretary Sherman, enabled the readjusters
to control the legislature, and the Ma
hone plan was intended especially to
embrace the colored republican allies. OF the
four colored members who did not sign the
Sherman letter 1t is said that three will probably
eventually declare for the Secretary. The ex
ample set by the colored republicans of return
ing to old party allegiance for the presidential
contest, will, it can hardly be doubted, be fol-
lowed by some of the democratic readjusters
and the result will be to narrow the canvass
down to the two old parties This early decla-
ration of the colored readjusters In favor of Sec
Rotary Sherman may. In the end. obtain for him
the support Of those white readjusters who re-
Au1S W o6diA SO-OpCldOC Will luS UcIuOCTdCy,
but the detection of the colored allies takes the
new party, as an organization, out of the presi-
dental contest.
All cities have been puzzled more or less over
the question Of the removal OF street garbage,
the best methods of disposlng Of It, and the ex-
pense involved in the many different plans that
have been in common use. The city authorities
OF Liverpool, who have had their share of trouble
O nov nnrr fr,o
pertinent that will be watched with interest by
municipal governments in this country as well
as in England. They are having built an iron
steamer In which they intend to remove garb-
age. The interior of the steamer, outside of the
space set apart for the machinery, is divided
into ten compartments. or tanks, wider at bot
tom than at top. These tanks are opened and
closed by small steam engine operating on the
several levers. The vessel is designed to carry
a dead weight of $50 tons, and has speed of
nine knots an hour. The purpose is to have this
vessel carry the garbage nine miles out to sea-
and there dump it. After the dumping the
tanks and vessel will be thoroughly washed by
means OF a steam pump. Should this expert
ment prove success, there is no reason why
vesSels OF this character may not be used for
this purpose in American sea-coast cities.
The latest reports of the parties who have so
industriously devoted themselves to the work
OF relieving distress In Ireland give much
more cheering account of the condition of the
people. Money and provisions have been SO
rapidly distributed that all danger of famine,
even In remote districts, is now past, and
though many have been hungry, nobody has
starved. This state of affairs has not been
brought about by the agents of Mr.. Parnell and
his co-operators, though no doubt, they have
contributed to the general result. The parties
whom ParneE denounced have accomplished a
great deal OF good, and he ought to be able to
see now, that his policy Of having the funds for
relief all distributed through one channel
would have been very unwise and perhaps a
disastrous one. The suffering was too wide
spread and called too urgently for relief to
admit of any delay; and while Mr.. Parneu was
discussing politics and devising a system for
the distribution OF his charitable fund, other
laborers went to work in downright earnest
with the good effect mentioned
The Dill for the reclamation OF the river flats,
now before the House District committee,
printed in another column, seems to afford the
basis OF a satisfactory plan of making this much
needed improvement. The question has now
been lilly discussed; the respective merits of all
the TIL usand and one different projects have
been We. he'd; and II definite action is ever to
Ing nuisance. now is the time. 1t would seem
to be practic, oleunder the plan proposed in the
bill to CONVEX, these pestilenttal fats now so Of
fensive to both the eye and the nose, into place
OF beauty and utility. 1t is even probable that
when thus improved this disagreeable locality
now Stunned by every one as plague spot will
be one OF the most attractive popular resorts
about the city. The immediate problem, how
ever, Is to make 1t healthful, and the matter Of
making 1t beautiful can be dealt with later.
The total vote in the republican caucuses, at
Utica, n. " for the selection of delegates to the
state convention was 1,I51, OF which the anti
Grant element cast $751; leaving Mr.. Conkling a
bare majority OF Al at his own home. The anti
Grant republicans insist that personal friend
ship for Senator Conkling induced numbers,
who do not agree with him on tie third-term
proposition, to vote his way, in order to save
the Senator from defeat Mr.. ConIling was
more directly connected with the result, than is
usual at primaries too because tickets were