New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-30
FRIDAY, APRIL 80. 1880.
THE NETS THIS MORNING.
FonErGS.-The British Parliament was formally

onened Yesterday. - The Irish Land League is
preparing a non-ejectment BILL - There is revo-
futionary excitement in Crete.
DoNgsuc-In the Pennsylvania Convention yes
terday the Randall men defeated the unit rule by
vote of 125 to 122: neutral platform was adopted
-The California Republican Convention has
instructed for Blaine. - Bills to amend the laws
In regard to taxation were considered in the New
York Legislature. - The Republicans hold a
caucus at Albany in regard to q New-YOrk charter.
1.-THE Finley. Donnelly Investigating Commit
tee was in session ct Washington Destructive
storms prevailed in the South.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate the Indian Appropria-
ton bill was amended and passedi the bill to
authorize the President to appoint colored cadets
was further considered - In the House the
report of the Conference Committee on the De-
cheney Appropriation bill was agreed to; the bill
to amend the internal revenue laws was amended.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Coakley and Ellis, Man
haitian Bank burglars have been arrested in Phila-
deIphia by New-York detectives. - Important
testimony was given at the investigation of the
Madison Square Garden disaster yesterday. -
M. A, Plat, O broker is missing - clerk
and two old men committed suicide. -
Tho foreign banks asked for delay in regard
TO taxation. - Tho question OF using
steam in the pilot service was argued In
Court. - Gold value of the leGal-tender
silver dollar (412ls grainsl. ss.05 cents Stocks
less active, and after an early advance, loWer'
closing weak.
The Manufacturers local observations In
dictate cloudy and rainy weather followed By colder
and clearing weather. Thermometer yesterday:
Highest, $50; lowest. 40; average. 47ls0.
Finley SAYS that when he wrote "our friends
Gin New York, i" he meant the whole Democratic
party. Well, men are known by the company
they keep and Finley can stand it if the Demo-
cratic party can.
Five Cinnamon who are ready to live here all
their lives, and apparently to be buried here
when they die, went before the Common Pleas
Court yesterday, and declared their intention
Of asking naturalization
The ouadrennial General Conference of the
Methodist Church meets on Saturday in Clncln-
natl. The vast number of people this Con-
ference represents makes It's deliberations of
universal interest. a correspondent states else
where the principal topics likely to come before
the body.
Judge Gildersleeve justly rejected the pleas
made to him respecting Williamson's mental
weaknesses. The Judges conclusion evidently
was that man who was sane enough to commit
clever forgeries and thefts, to appropriate lit
erary regulations which did not belong to him,
md to spoil the shopkeepers, was sane enough
to 90 to Jail, especially as he had been In prison
before and had resumed his old habits on
emerging The penalty of three and half
wears Imprisonment is not too severe. Society
NAV congratulate itself upon being relieved for
that period of worthless and detestable char
acter.
Imnortant action was taken yesterday in the
LEGISLATURE upon one of the principal taxation
bills. This was the bill specifying exempted
nroperty. which directed the assessors to assess
personal property "withOut any reduction for
the debts owing by the owner. The Senate
distinguished itself by passing the bill without
having the least idea what was In 1t, and then
reconsiderins the vote in frantic haste. In the
Assembly the bill was ordered to third reading
after O prolonged debate, the upshot of which
was an amendment that only "excess of re-
"sources over liabilities should be assessed for
purposes of taxation.
Inspector Ryrnes's capture of two more of the
Manhattan Bank BURGLARS reflects great credit
upon the persevering skill with which he has
followed up the perpetrators OF crime COM
mitted two years ago in what was then his pre-
cinct. The history of this case is peculiar, from
thefact that Of the nine confederates IN the bur-
glary, all but one have now been captured. One
who gave States evidence, has not been tired,
and one, ex-Policeman Nugent was acquitted
in spite of overwhelming evidence, and had the
effrontery to sue the city for pay for the period
during which he was in Jail. Two have just
been captured, and one is still at large. All the
others are in the PenitentiaIy.
The immigration for this month has already
reached a greater figure than was ever before
known in single month, and it is expected that
several thousand more immigrants will land to-
day. making the total for the month nearly
10000. Those who witness this extraordinary
spectacle with foreboding, as some strangely do,
and dream dreams Of a land flooded with pau
mars. should reflect that the hardy men and
women who reach these shores from Europe are
those who have, at least, the spirit OF enterprise
that carries them through a final departure nom
home and q long journey, who have the money
IA nay their way hither and who have. many OK