New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18

| ing our Eastern Cltlts, ldAiuR OuI CIliIlIlcs,
and overcrowding our market for unskilled
labor. The only class of emigrants from Ire
land or any other country which we can adj
vanageously receive just now in small farm
ers who have the means TO go to the interior
and establish themselves upon the new lands
of the West.
That remarkably successful newspaper, the PARIS
Figaro gives to the public every year the account
Of receipts and expenses submitted by the manager
to the stockholders From the last statement, pub
lshed on the 25tn of February it appears that the
prosperity of the journal has not been dmin-
ished by the death of its chief editor NJ. de
Yillemessant. It's receipts last year were 100000
francs in excess of those Of 1873 The total
income for 1879 was 5.395Gl1 francs and
the expenses were 3.414,5S2 francs. leaving
net profit of nearly two millions of francs,
or about $4C0 900. The expense account rendered
was thus classified: 1ypc-setlug, 1911 500 francs;
press-work, paper, and ink, 1873 500; carrier ser
vice. 32942; postage, $50 ,021; editorial expenses,
454.716; cost of kilograms, supplements, ETC.,
491.061; sundry printing expenses, 1862. In
spite Of the handsome dividend declared, an effort
was made at tine shareholders meeting to take the
paper out of the hands Of Rodays the present man
ager but it failed of success. OF the Ala share
holders present mt the meeting. only 1O3 voted for
change of administration. The continued pros
perity Of the favore daily of the Parisians, not
withstanding the death of De Vlllemessant, who
was it, founder and master mind, is fresh evidence
of the vitality of well-estabishcd newspapers. They
get n bold upon the public independent of the
personality of their conductors and long their
traditions are preserved and the principles which
gave them success are not violated. they sur
ylye all changes in editorial direction. AMI grow
with the growth Of the communities which they
supply with news and opinions.
II is with real regret that we observe no
dimmution Of bad manners in some insttu-
tions of learning; and if students 90 on
much longer in this way The title of
young gentlemen viii become so ri
diculous that the blandest of college func-
touaries will not dare to use it. Last
Monday. at the Commencement exercises Of
tho Medical School of the University
OF Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. the proceedings
we're dIsyraccflliy interrupted by a party Of
students wno sang comic songs, shouted. hooted.
ui-sed yelled. screamed. moaBed stamped, pIuuted.
crowcd beloved. played airs on imaginary
buples and horns, and in divers other ways
strovo to drown the voice of the valedic-
toran, which they succeeded In doing for n while.
Finally the polio intcrfercd several arrests were
made. and order was restored. 1t is consolug that
these young votaries Of the healing art may. iii
time. grow WISER or at least some of them for it is
dreadful confederation that any human life should
be of the mercy Of man utterly without seif-re-
spcct
Punch used TO say, IN bis sarcastic way. that the
best plan for preventing railway collisions was TO
strap director in front OF each locomotive. We
alc remi aided of this oy a collision which occurred
ou the West Chester Penn. Railroad ~ the 18Th
/ instant between a passenger and special train.
Directors Hickman and William Ma.in and Mr..
Farnum. president of the company. were more or
less injured They were special train. for the
purpose of inspection, and were run into by regu-
lar train. They had telcgraphed to have this held,
but the dispatch was moi received until three min
ntcs after the regular tram had started. a. these
directors were slightly injured. suspect that they
may be trusted to look INTO the circumstances care
fully. Such collision may be safely set down
as something which ought not to happen. If 1t
can occur with no negec5 or carelessress on the
part Of anybody that is good reason for stopping
the running of trains on that road altogether. We
venture to say the next time n special directors
train is run on the West Chester Raload that there
Will be 10 collision.
Lord Lorue, the Governor General of the Domin
Arthur Sullivan has composed music, and the
whole production is dedicated "tO Canada
OF tho hymn itself, we may say that it ia neither
very good hymn NOT very bad hymn;
nor has it any great chance OF being
much sung ages hence. even at
present HIS Lordshps production, which goes
on so far as metre IS concerned, smoothly
enough, contains, We regret to say. several
thoroughly unbelievable rhymes of which
the following are specimens: " Dominion, union;
terrors. mirrors; nurture hurt her; glory,
DER yc" We do not know why national
hymns should almost always DO mediocre
possibly It is impossible 70 be propensity patriotic
and poctica at the same time Usually,
pect, good national lyric is an accident, as the
Marscaise undoubtedly was.
As we have already suggested, the wise policy for
the elevated roads is to make such concessions as
the public have been led to expect, promptly and
gracefully while the memory of their victory Is
siiIl frash One concession would be to lengthen
the commission hours in the morning. Another
not one which tie public have been led TO expect,
perhaps, but which they would gratefully receive
wonld be the running of all-night trains on the
SIxth-aVe. line.
Third act OF the Great Democratic Tragedy of
"The Sneak Thieves" Enter Ben I'LL disguised
"a Boss Brgand. Disguise assumed to withdraw
attention from the dirtier role IN which he has lately
played.
The Republican party may as we'll fold its hands
for the next week or two and allow the Dunder-
heads mt Washington to settle the Presidential
election in advance. They are clearly determined
TO make it impossible for any honest man to vote
tho Democratic ticket hereafter.
David Davis may be said to have creased his
boom with oleomargarine, but 1t still refuses TO
bulge