New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-27
GENERIL AOIES.

\ girl nine years old was arrested In Syra-
cuse, y Y. ON saturday, you stealing doZ,n pocket
books ,treet-cars ia churches and d. pu5uc places
she was t1r apprentice ~ another small maid who
Gently s'o.e t.e -,I ch.Acc from the Church oil St
John Cd. Hpu.., alt after testing wien acd 20 iud
Ou whether tic metal was genuine L IL ia slil covers
anita SHE could ,el 81 sli.tp-u5usy.
The construction of railway from Teheran
20 port on TIE Persian CUT. Is sad 10 ice one % inc
condiuoas of tile Augt-Persiau alliance. The Russiun
0o'os sarca-tcly REMARKS that the Tehorau Cabinet
ny uudestar D., the necessity of liyug 90 peace sth
ue,. bor who AGs houa OF warvesse.son the Caspian
aa Possesses tAe means OF devastating Ptr'la's best
Provinces.
The Lake OF Constance was entirely iIOgen
oyera fortnight aso-,he a.st tAe 10 Aal. century.
one hundred tnou>auI persons were shatuS aAu sliding
on the Lake o. Ziuch on February 5. IAc lakc vas.
adorned with hundreds of temporary restaurants, sails
and skttle grounds and coicc.n-bcXes for the poor
WAC we're suffering from the severe Winter, were pre-
scted To tho inmates OF thc elegant -cders c1ursng
over the surface ~ The lake. Nearly 1000 "as coli
iec,cd during Tie day.
The origin Of the fire which laid the The
atre Roya Dublin ruin, ou February 10 is thu,
scrbci 49, Que IF the actors Nr,. Eldgod went down
moments after II 10 the tleattc Go dies, 90
u,e The performance aid not begin uuul O'Clock.
3IIs, D'AQul.ar came win me. ana waen we mad
ranged GU dresses and 'pu on fOr dt first wo
lot on listers AVID went down hout ot the green
baze curtain between Il AMI the footsAts. 20 PLAY Ni.h
VI p
tie iootu-hts and went into ,Ac YooIesai box. Wo
waited 10 ST., the fleet OF the box ut up There Was
someone else in The box, and some lalAi wen; n
there. so that tie curtains blew about. In moment
flame shot mp and rushed up thc crtln to the upper
caught thc buz' cant drc 90 back toward the stage,
and screamed EHc' throe times
one of Lord Bedcousfclds carry speeches
YVES quoted against him in Tie House OF Comm da.
tn recent Lrba.e on tie expense OF the Afghan war
SIR william Iarcourt reminded the House that, nj the
time OF the AtghIu War, IN 1872. Mr. Di,racl strongly
opposed the proposal Of the taen Government 20 throw
the whole cost OF the the revenues India Mr
Disracu then contcuded that the danger 10 India
not from Instruction or invasion. but from financial
mbArrtssnent; that. a the ayoUedly under
taken In the interests OF England, England ght to pay
the bill The Government Of that day said they wanted
barrier. but barrier against whOml Against an uu-
know foe, 10 battle when they attacked ehietans with
whom they had NO quarrel, at CnOrmous cost NJ.
Dsrae went to say that the policy OF the Govern
mcnt of thai day might he momeutariy successfn but
the ultimate eject Of such policy must be to excite the
Geiud ccs and passions OF independent States. SIR
William Hucour, commended these observations which
secretary, who he hoped would reply 10 them Mr..
9Hnhopc had nothing better to than accuse SIR
william IlarcOurt Of dragging the quotation into tho
debate with unseemly haste.
General Spinner has written an interesting
letter TO the Hon. Clinton L. Merriam published by lilo
Ubca HerGlD, in which the following political remit
nSccnce i gNen some lime duglng Gov MGrcys
administration OF tho political affairs OF The state ot
NewYork the Legislature OF that STATE with his ap.
prevail passed act 70 r strain the then safety fund
banks from i~suln notes Of denomination less than
50 year or Two before that time the Assembly bad
passed resolution 20 dispense with prayers at tho
open rg OF the daily session. The Government OF tho
state, aud OF the Nation as well IN all branches was
then Demociltc what the effect Of the Asseinbly's
resolution was upon the people and the polite, Of the
state Is not 80 we'll known. But certain it Is that tho
banks was 10 almost parayzc the business Of the peo-
pie OF the state You can't but recoect the financial
troubles OF 1897 All manner Of expedlcns were neces-
say resoited 10 to the ordinary raric OF tho
country Checks OF individuals and firms on banks.
with the small notes Of wildcat banks OF Western
currency OF the people OF tho state Of NewYork
Tie business situation became desperate and also tho
voters. In 1888 the Democratic party reuomnated thas
excellent aud very popular state Governor Marcy
having not doubt of his triumphant eG ection. The
Wing party nominated in opposition William II. Seward,
with the rallyng cries OF Bill Seward and small bils
for Small Bill seward against Big Bill Marcy and
to eyeryb Odys establishment II made clean sweep OF
the Democratic party, and IFS financial policy I'm regard
to small bills. Hence came the name OF Small Bill
Seward, by which Governor Seward was so Familiarity
known. Being at that time an ardent Democrat, be-
heyCd IN The doctrine OF that party. day two
after the election, and after the result had boen known
meeting an enthusiastic Wing ! SAID 10 him Now
that YOU Gaye the whole ana sole control OF things,
wnal we TO havef His answer, more strong aud
expressive than deNout and polite, was: Small bills
and prayers, by - And We got them, too. Tho
then elected Legislature passed The general banking
law which authorized the Issuing of small bills aud
made them measuraby secure TO the bill holder"