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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03
PROGRESS IN LREL1ND-

The fist decision rendered under the Land
Act involves a reduction Of over % per cent
in rent. AS the details are recited i'm The
HerdIds special dispatches, it seems to have
been case of genuine hardship, albeit not one
of glarng injustice. The landlord was an alb
sentee who had not done anything to improve
the property the holding comprised ten acres
of badly drained land in County Monaghan !;
the tenant had been forced to sign away in his
agreement several tenant-right privileges and
the rent, if not as oppressive as he assumed it
to be, was obviously too high The tenants
first witness, an official surveyor, was con-
fronted with an estimate which he had pre-
viously made in the landlords interest and his
testimony was completely vitiated. The neigh
boring tenants supported the claim for a re-
duction of rent and the special commissioners,
after examining the holding in person and test
ing the crops and the soil, fixed the rate at 1876
in place of 176 shillings, for fifteen years.
This reduction of fifty shillipgs brings the
holding twenty-five shillings below Gri1ith's
valuation, and is an earnest of what the Land
Commission understands fair rent to be. A
saving of five shillings in the county cess is
also effected, the landlord sharing burden
which had fallen upon the tenant alone, so that
The whole reduction is nearer third than u
quarter. 1t is not the abolition of landlordism ;
it is not the confiscation Of landed property I;
but tits generous concession TO tenant who
had been deprived Of the benefits of the Ulster
custom and forced to pay an exorbitant rent for
the uncertain tenure of wretched holding
This decision ought to strengthen public
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ANN semtnis CO. Night.

ABBEY's PARK THEATRE" lie Voyage tn suss :" The
BIJor f,peRA aousE--"The Great Mogu; Oh A"o
Snake Channer."
RooTp'S THEATRE" Hamlet" 80
IAIy,s THFA TRE-" Cinderella at school
(;ERYANII IHEATRE-Friedrieh Haase. ,,r,,ols,b
HAvgRIY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
u.xYSIY,s NtBIo's GARDEN" Michael Strogoh -,
HAvERIYs l4Tn STREET lIIkAr hk-H ~
MADIsoN SoUARE THsATRE--" Esincraidd' :, o,.;,lo
s11pnc1,o, An AsINO-" Les Cloches dc C0rneNlle
NEW THEATRE CoMIQUE- Inc ""''1'
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELs. .
STANDARD THEATRE" Patience -. lpoboorso,, c
sTFfNwAY HALL-2-SymphOny Soeie'! 'i.e"
Concert x,...,ot.,,o scbloss"
$3.50 sor Ans THEATRE" Mary stuart
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR -, ,r
o5Tp.sT AMP BRoADwAY-Educated HORSES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

We do not believe that in the aggregate operatives
have ever gained anything by q recourse to stink
ing Advantages thus secured are usually iIusory,
for the simple reason that labor Is commodity and
i'm the long run will bring its market price and no
more Last June the Amalgamated Iron Workers Of
Cincinnati demanded an advance in wages OF 20 per
cent though the wages were then per cent higher
than in PittsburF The Cincinnati employers, think
ing the strike instigaed by their PittSburg rivals
stood Grrn and resolved never to employ another
Amalcamated Iron Worker Tho Union agreed 20
stand by the strikers and also, usual. did not
keen il, promise of material supper simply, we
suppose. because it was impossible to keep it. Or
course the families OF the operatives fell into great
straits. The usual expcdcn were tried upon
both eS,and amounted TO about much as usual,
The employers imported worSmen-the strikers
boucl,t them on and SEM them away. Then came
the inevitable negotiations. The employers offered
the Pittsburk rates. which > per cent less
than they were paving when the strike began,
and claimed the privilege of selecting such Of the
Amalgamated Workers a. they tit. The strli ers
claimed AN advance of 20 per cent upon the
old rates. and demanded that all should be taken
bacl, indisor imnately. There was endless discus
sion Int nothing came OF it. Then the employers
proposrd TO adjourn the whole matter until next
Januarv The result compromise. All the
Amalgamatcd Workers were taken back at precisely
the rates ruling when the strike began, these to be
continued until June l 1852, when the Plttsburg
rates are to be allowed. Here is a lame and impo-
tent conclusion. The strikers have lost in wages
81 800 OOo while the employers have lost, IT is said.
- 100000. But then they are better able to lose
tins sum than the workmen the smaller one. All the
advantage is, a it generally Is, ufon the side OF
capia. which can afford to wait, and not upon the
al. ,f labor which cannot afford TO wait. The
difference is in the nature Of things and Thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

District Attorney Rollins is the unanimous
nominee of the Republicans of this County for
Surrogate In the desperate effort to reflect
Surrogate Calvin the Tainmany Democrats
have started the story that Mr. Rollins obtained
his nomination at the sacrifice of his friends
who were candidates for the same position.
This proves to he a campaign lie without even
the usual coloring. Judge Russell and Nh.
Elihu Root, in interviews elsewhere published,
di spell the msapprehension.
1t is not often that a self-accusation of the
crime of murder is discrcdited. The case
which occurred in this city yesterday, how
ever is one of that rare kind. The
story is the painful one of drunken and
uuarrelling family. The son engaged III a
fierce quarrel with bis father, and soon went
out, announcing that he had killed the old man,
and saving that he had strangled him with a
string The son was evidently in state very
near deirium tremens The father was found
dead, but without any mark of violence. 1t is
thought that he may have had second attack
of paralysis, having already had one stroke.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art had
narrow escape yesterday from the untutored
generosity Of the Park Board. The question
came up as to what should be done with the
relics of the Mount ST. Vincent collection,
which comprised, among other things, six
wooden statues by Crawford, the skeleton of
q whale, and a petrited ham. 1t was at first
proposed that these valuable articles should be
sent to the Metropolitan Museum, but less
barbaric counsels prevailed, and the petrified
ham with its various ct ceteras will grace some
corner in the Arsenal. II is just as well, per-
haps, that the issue was made early that the
Metropolitan Museum is not to be dumping
ground for municipal curiosities
Senator Astor, il seems, can only be defeated
as the Republican candidate for Congress in the
XIth District by disappearing his votes and
action in the Legislature upon important city
bills The audacity of this proceeding is
clearly revealed by Senator Astor in letter
printed in another column. He shows that his
action was directly the reverse of that charged
in relation to the chief of the matters of offence
the Harlem Canal bill and the Street Cleaning
bill. Both measures received his hearty sup
port instead of his persistent hostility as
charged. A Democratic majority in Congress
has been gained in previous years by this
method of political warfare, but the voters of
New-York are not likely to approve of it the
present year.
Some doubt is expressed as to whether the
Honorable Michael Norton, one of the Demo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

The Russians are making rapid progress in Cen
trail Asia. II was announced last week
that In compliance with the wishes of their
tribes the chiefs NJ Merry have arrived at Askabad.
the Russian outpost beyond Geek Tere to express
their willingness, to submit to the Car The com
handing officer demanded the surrender of their
guns as guarantee OF good faith, and, although the
final result Of the negotiations has not been made
known, il Is probable that the supremacy of the
snpcrior race will be recognized The Russians
establish their asccndancy in Merry precisely they
have done in Bokhara, and spare themselves the
risks and Inconvenience of permanent occupation.
The Amcer of Bokharn suffered General Kaulmann's
embassy a few years ago 10 pass through his do
minious on the way to Cabul, and would have pro-
>vis,oped an army if there had been an expedition
organized against India In the same way Merry
can pass completely under Russian influence
vet nomlually be left to govern itself. protecto-
rate of this sort may have been proposed by the
chiefs and readily accepted by the General in com
mand Mt Askabad BY their recent operations in
the Trans-C aspian country the Russians have ex-
tended their conquests $50 miles from the sea- and
the acquisition of Merry will carry them 200 miles
further east on an air line, or 800 miles actual
marching distance by the roads skirtng the Persian
frontier. They are steadily advancing toward the
confines of Afghanistan and are already within
striking distance Of Herat The latest tidings will
put new edge on the structures Of section of the
English public which has relentleSsIy demanded
tho erection of physical barriers against the APP
proach of Russia and ridiculed the idea of binding
the Afghan with moral bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

cratic candidates for Civil Justice, is mem
Der of the bar. This does an able jursu great
Injustice. Mr.. Norton, IS local article explains,
has two bars-one in Bleecker-st., and one on
Coney Island, and has been on numerous oc-
.c,sions admitted to both. He is also MEM
Der of the legal profession, having been admit
ted at the same time with the other Democratic
judicial luminary, the Hon. Timothy d.
Campbell, one of the least discrcdltable OIL
whose performances in the Legislature was that
he once introduced various impossible persons
of the feminine gender upon the floor OF the
Assembly These be thy judges, Israel at
least, il the lower wards, and candor conpeis
the remark that not all the upper wards are
much better off.
The extraordinary demand for Confederate
bonds still continues in spite of the warning
notes of the newspapers that fools are parting
with their money, and the fact that there Is
no direct evidence that the alleged deposit OF
Confederate funds in Europe has any exist
ence. The question whether if it had any eX-
istence 1t would not be forfeited to the United
States Government and be beyond any claim
by the Confederate bonoholders, seems too remote
to be considered by the cOnfiding purchasers.
The buying still goes on. A Chicago dispatch
states that a New-Yorl1 firm is advertising
there for bonds at 81 50 per $1,000, and an
Augusta dispatch says that large amounts
were bought there yesterday at $40 and $ll
per 81 ,000-a difference in price showing, per-
haps the greater faith in the soundness of Com
federate securities that exists south OF Mason
and Dxon's line. 1t appears from the state
ments of Treasury officials that repeated efforts
have been made in past years. without success,
to discover the alleged Confederate treasure, but
the suspicion seems to survive that there was
much Confederate property in Europe at the
close of the war which has never been ac-
counted for and which Mr. jefferson Davis's
visits to Europe may have something to do
with. Meantime there comes a distinct denial
from London that there is any deposit of this
nature in the Bank of England. The new
purchasers of Confederate bonds may rest as
sured that if any such funds are found any
where, the United States Government will en-
force its own rights in the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

shouted fraua even while they were cipbering to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03
/ uslness Notlres.

"ALDERNEY BRAND ..-,, arr,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

Some doubt is expressed as to whether the
Honorable Michael Norton, one of the Demo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

1t appears incidentally in the report of the fire
which ON Saturday night last destroyed the village
of Edgefeld, S. c.. that the blacks of that place
maintained cooperative storc.D 1t is the only
one of the kind of which we have heard, but
would not be surprising if there were many
such in the South The freedmen take
naturally to cooperation. They learned some
thing of its general principles as slaves.
They are q cannish race preferring to barter
with each other rather than with other races. Il
would be interesting to know how generally tho
race has resorted to the cooperative form OF trading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03
9noex to Advertisements.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR:
3 g s@n'sT. Am BRoADwAY-Ed Educated Horses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

Dir. Parmenter seems to DO an unadulterated
Democratic reformer. He gets all he can out of the
State tries TO get more, and all the time shouts
form Tldens coparceners. it will be remembered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

As usual. the Democrats are carrying this State q
week in advance. The Republicans will get in their
work ON election day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

| There is no reason why the Democratic party
should not be sat upon in of year as well as in
| every other wear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-03

The Democratic State ticket is beautiful enc to
vote against.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
From Yesterdays Late Edition.
D..sA .f C.ps. D.~n,...

Capt James Downing, an old and
wel.known citizen, died, this morning,
st his residence, No. x2l e. Third street,
OF paralysis, at an advanced age.
Capt. Downing was born IN this city,
and at an early age began to follow the
water for living. He at first cornman.
ded the boats that ran between the
Brandywine mills and Philadelphia, aud
afterwards the barges that ran on the
outside line between Philadelphia and
New York. He was also captain OF the
y. l. DUPONT, the nrst steam propeller
to ply between this city and Philadsl-
phia. subsequently he run . cossting
vessel between Philadelphia anc wash-
iDgton, and during the var commanded
two government steamers, which were
principally stationed at Fortress Monroe.
Captain Downing retired from his sea-
faring life several ysars ago, but recently
accepted . posltion to snperintend the
operations OF the National Dredging
Company on the river front. He was 8
man Of ane qualities, and possessed many
friends, who will hear Of his death with
regret
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
Tho Yorktown Centennial.

WAsHINeToS, August 25.-A meet.
Ing OF the joint committee reprsseptiIp
the Yorktown Centennial Commission
and the cilizeps Of Washington and Bal.
timore was held here to-day, and 1t was
decided 10 entertain the guess OF the oc.
casion In Baltimore october 10, IL and
IL, and 10 Washington October I3. ID
and 10. II 10 expecred that there will be
twenty guests from the French govern.
ment aud that France will send over one
II = Two OF her war vessels with troops.
They will arrive about the 9th of Octo.
Der. The committee decided TODAY "a
issue joint letters OF invitation TO the
French guests inviting them 10 attend
the several entertainments. Arrang
ments have already been made with ali
the leading lines of railroads and steam
eoat lines east OF the Mississippi for hall
rate fares, the tickets to cover the three
points-Yorktown, Washington aud
Baltimore.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
Aseeptins sne Truth.

Sss8 s8S Ah0tms
The Philadelphia papers are now
satisfied that VIM. Jall cut his own
throat although they at first tried to
make it out case Of assault. Call 10
still at the Almshouse, and DR..
Springer expresses hope Of recovery
provided erysipelas does not set In.
Further inv estigation OF the myster-
ious affair has developed the fact that
Call was acting in . peculiar manner
early on Sunday evening. He was
seen by Henry Moore, watcbman
Of the National Dredging Company,
waving his arms and talking wildly,
like q man suffering from delirium
tremens, and tearing his clothes, the
fragments of which he scattered over
the marsh. No wound was noticeable
then.
After the officers captured him Call
had tried to choke himself first, and
then, failing in that, used knife,
which he said was dull or he would
have made olean job Of IL. He told
the officers he wanted to die, and after
being taken to the hospital tore the
wound open twice, and had to be
handcuffed to prevent making the at
tempt again. He 10 sill delirlous,
with occasional lucid intervals, and il
not yet able to tell connected story.
Whether his companion, Alexander
Lima, had any hand In the affair 10 still
. mystery, and cannot be satisfactory
ly explained until the wovnded man
regains his senses.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
the Race For Gold.
LONDON, August 26, 1881.

LONDON, August 70, 1881.
The Daily Neps,i Its financial article
this morning, says:-"An International
struggle for gold has now begun. The
banks Of England, France and Belgium
have raised their rates of discount, and
the banks of Germany and Holland are
expected 10 follow. The American de-
mand for gold Is thus seen to affec,
wide area. 1t therefore meets with re-
sistanee, which may prove powerful
check" A latter despatch from Berlin
says-The Imperial Bank Of Germany
has raised Its rate Of discount to five per
cent and lis rate of interest on advances
10 six per cent" Pal Mall Mazette
this evening says:-'1t is stated insur-
snces we've effected to-day for f5OO, 900
gold to be shipped to New York To-
morrow. The Bank of England has.
however, checked shippers operations
by declining to sell bars, and as the
Transmission Of sovereigns is less profta-
Bile smaller amount was taken than
was anticipated" The STANDARD, In It's
financial article this morning, announ-
ees that arrangements are progressing
for renewed purchases Of bullion on
New York account, in open market.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
severely Injured.

James L. Thomas, residing at Sew
enth and Walnut streets, an employ
Of the p, w. q B. r. Co, had his
light foot and ankle severely crushed
and bruised this morning, near the
West Yards, by . turn-tsbls clipping
upon him. The turn-tabIe Is being
put in for the VIII. d Northern road
by the p, W. & B. workmen.-
Thomas was brought in to the depot
by engine No. 10, and taken to his
home, where his injury was properly
attended to.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
A ship Capsain's mi.....

BALTIMORE, August Ok m.
wegian bark Gazelle, Csnt.;n ~ ne Nor
tnis 1 port, has been libelied v bv InIun, nu,, at
Acxer%sn .,, 1 ssn q ~ 70, New YORK ksl'ner ~
ceedin. c ~ sSV % Tor damages in not II ane
cum siter wise ss,s cargo Of refined pet,oI. p,S.
loaded with $500 barrels or No aazelle
early IN July to proceed to APs;,,Soleum As,Sum
Denmark. Alter loading tha hMAioorg In
refused to proceed unless tha yaaP'ain
Paio higher rate, claiming th.. supper
oorg was an unsafe port. IL ,hs ,hss Aal-
refused us, 70 sieu the bills Of lsdina dis,s,oIs .Is
dsmsnd M. sn'pper refused to accede u Ana h,,
ace. part nos,ied os ,s the cargo for demurr' r,'
has been taken out TO Aa,;.sv uhs ,hs 70 time
claim for demurraee, and ys.,s.l .ne vessels
last barrel was removed 'I,oay !" The
~, men captain Brun was po,if,s% ,s so,d'
iioei nied by the shipper. 'u o' The
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
THIRD EDITION
swInnING ras silvia MEDALS.
neys, Girls, Mem and Women Rac.
ing I'm Bathing Suits.

- - &~-~-----o
NEW YoRK, August 26.-Nearly g. |
900 people gathered at Vsndervoort's |
Harlem Beach bathing-grounds yes
ter1ay to zee che races. There were |
eight contests in all. The first comers
donned bathing-suits as soon as they |
arrived and jumIed into the water,
where they rolled about and played |
like overgrown kittens. More than q
hundred of them were women. Some
were stout and vivacious, some were
slender and meladcholy, and others fill
cd their bathing-suits charmingly and
screamed necessarily. Most Of them
kept to the north side Of the bah.
The first eventwas not successful
race. Six young men appeared with
six tubs. The young man nearest the
stand stepped into his tub, sat down
abruptly ON the edge and disappeared.
This so interested No. that he
promptly fell overheard through pure
sympathy. No. 8 laughed so heartily
that he, too, lashed the air wildly for
smoment and then went over with a
graceful sweep utterly at contrast with
the spasmodlc clutchings Of No. A,
who followed him faithfully. The
other two got we'll across when No.
calmly disappeared and Mr.. Fred
Hulm, 8 years of age, reached the goal
after . journey of ITO feet. He got q
sllver medal.
Then five little girls, none of them
IL years old, climbed timidly into q
boat and were rowed over to Randall
Island, an estimated quarter of a
mile distant. Here they jumped over
board and padded Justify for home.
They swan bravely, and their little
frowsy heads and big eyes neared the
stand with praisewoithy speed. Little
Maggie came in ahead, very wet, and
Z claimed the silver medal with an
Avidity that indicated how earnest the
struggle had been.
Three men, in no wise interesting,
swan over to Randall Island and back
and one of them, Mr.. John Rice, won
. silver medal. Three women dived
gracefully over next and started across.
The race was well contested, and Miss
Mamie Grafton won the silver medal.
A little girl named Emma Rosen-
helm, 8 years old, who had won many
prizes before, and is beautiful swim.
mer, swan against time to the islaud
and back In IL minutes, earning an-
other medal. Then three agile little
boys swan home from the island.
Master Edgar Vandervoort proved
himself by far the fastest, and was
gwen silver medal.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-27
PoLreAMIsr MARrIs,s rRrALs
Still Another wife Fouud for ux,,
I'm NanhYlIIa

ethli Another Wife Found for Him
IN Nashville.
Before Judge Endicott at LYNN. ves.
terday, H. +. IIurlbut, ESQ.,, counsel
Tor the mush-married Marvin, submit.
ted . document claiming that his cli-
ants name is Budlong 8. Morton, and
that he 10 unlawfully held under war
rant, and asking his release under
writ Of habias corpus. Judge Endi-
colt set The time for the hearing for
Friday morning next.
1t was the intention Of Sheriff Mer.
ritt to start with Marvin for New York
yesterday afternoon, but the applica-
tion for Q writ Of habeas corpus
changed the plan. The attachment
ON Mervin's personal effects has been
removed. Still another wife for Mar
vim has been found at Nashville. She
was married to Marvin some four or
i've years ago, and is the youngest
one OF the lot, being but II years old
when married. Marvin borrowed 5000
from his Nashville father-in-law and
fed. The parents of this wife we're
oil high responsibility, and did not
care to bring their name into notoriety
BY looking after and brins ing to pun,
ishment their daughters husband.
The feeling Ia Richmond is SO intense
against Marvin that the Chief Of Po-
lice has telcgraphed the detectives to
be careful when they bring the prison.
or on, for an attempt will be made TO
lynch him.