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New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
Nssu;Tork Daily Gribaea1s.
rounorD sY HORACE GREELEY.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1881
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

FopFIGN-The Beers have virtually accepted the
British conditions of peace; they are promised com
plete self government. - The plot against the
life of the late Czar is said to have Deen pahhou
chiefly at Paris and in Switzerland. - iue
nrisoners in an Irish Jail have formed branch oil
the Land League. AN unlghted bomb las
been found at Madrid.
DoMEsT1C.-The question of an extra session of
Congress is still regarded as pIoblematcal. -
The President yesterday norl'nated stewart Il.
Woodford to be United SECes Cstrict-Attorney' anu
Louis F. Pawn to be Umted.Statcs Marshal for the
Southern District of New-York. 80 The Senate
contrmed the nomination of Henry g. Pear son to be
Postmaster at New-York City. - Mr.. VOORHEES,
in,roduoed in the Senate resolution condemning
IN. action of the National banks in opposition to the
Fnuainr hdj - The Canal tOll-sheet was passed
bv the New-York Senate yesterday; in the Assembly
the bill reaniring the registration OF plumbers Id
New-York City was ordered to a third readlnS anu
the bill relative to State Reformatory was loSt'
e. In the New-Jersey Senate the bill to appoint
, Commission TO locate the boundary limo between
the States of New-YOrk and New-Jersey was passedj
In the House tile Railroad bill for condemnation
of lands was recOmmttcd; the Senate decided last
evening to adjourn Oh Friday. 81 The publisher
and Editor Of The Sunday Transcript OF ProVi-
dence r. l., we're convicted yesterday of criminal
q SA"NN'NAi
for directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
WAS held at Philadelphia. 80 Judge John U.
Petit IS dead at Wabash, Ind. = BY an acc-
dent on the Lake Shore Railroad near Cleveland
Yesterday, six passengers were killed. -
Charges of extortOn upon travellers are made
against the American Consul at Matamoras.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-General Grant sent bis
resignation as president of the Worlds Fair TO the
Secretary of the Commission last night. - The
subcommittee of Seven had talk with the Mayor
about plans for street-cleaDing. - The Alder
men gave permission to the Edison Electric Light
Company 10 put wires and posts in the streets. -
The note of warning the subject of examination
at the Whitaker inquiry. - The trial of James
Dunno was continued in Brooklyn. =Gold vaue
OF tile legal-teDder silver dollar 4122 grains) S767
cents. Stocks more active and huctuating but
generally lower, and closing feversh and irregular
1nE WgArmEE.-lR RIBUNE local observations IN
dIcate warmer and clear or fsr weather. Their
mometer yesterday Highest. 42o lowest, 32' ;
average 37l4o.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
.onr n,uv rRIRUNE WEDNESDAY MARCH g. 1881.

have the same claim to come, ana thus al
confusion might be avoided. This ldea Wo
suggest itself to the New-Hork Court OF
Appeals, in a case decided in the same year
(1879) with the California case Apparently
the Judges had not, In either decision nearo
of the other one. In the New-Iork case
steamer set sail from New-York City for Gal
weston, Texas, carrying, contrary TO law
great quantity of petroleum. While at sea o
fire broke out it reached the petroleum, when
made such a con6agration that one man on
board. at least was burned to death. The Court
of Appeals said that his widow could recover
damages under the New-YOrk law on the SUD
iect; for although that law could not run into
other States, and would not have aided her
suit if her husbands death had occurred IN
Texas. for instance. where there was, or might
be- law on the subject, yet it did accompany
New-York ship on her voyage through pubic
waters over which no municipal laws exist.
Every vessel is, while on the high seas, con-
structively a part Of the territory OF the
nation to which she belongs; and Its laws are
operative on board of her. In the case OF an
American ship, whatever takes place on board
during the voyage is governed, II the SUBJECT
is within United States authority. by Federal
law if it is within State authority, then by
the law of the State from which the vessel
halls
1t is obvious that the Supreme Court decis-
ion in the pilotage case sustains the New-York
and overthrows the California view. Ii, IN
effect. establishes the liability of shipowners
to pay damages for the death of a person
caused on the high seas, by any act or neglect
OF the master or crew which would expose the
owners to a lawsuit if the disaster had occurred
within the State to which the ship belonged.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
CIVIL SERVICE REFORH

In spite of the inundation of dflice-seekers
at Washington, there is still some leisure, it
seems to discuss theories of appointment and
removal and consider the ways and means OF
O sound Civil Service policy. A staff cOrTe-
spondent, who writes on another page, finds
Attorney General MacVeagh of the same
mind upon these questions as when he was
private citizen without official or party
responsibility, The contrast between Presi-
dent Garfeld's and President Hayes's way of
regarding Congressional influence in appoint
ments is clear and broad, but it cannot be
said that the Administration has had time yet
to formulate a policy upon the subject of Civil
Service Reform.
When Mr.. Lincoln was kept busy in
the early days of his Administration
in listening to demands for office, at time
when the vast problems of the war were more
than enough to engross all his powers, he
used to say that he felt like a man who was
renting rooms in one end of his house while
the other end was on fire. The present situa-
ton at Washington is almost equally ludicrous,
aud the Oflice-seekers may be depended upon
TO leave the Administration as little time as
possible in which to frame n Civil Service
policy.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
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AcAprNY OF MUSIC" Mignon"
bIJou OPERA HOUSE," Oiyette, a.. sor,bern
bocrss THkAIRE-2 and g." V0yasers IN '0u'"''A
n.rx's Tux .rRy-2 and g." Cinderella at school no o
AyHsI Ys N1BIos GARDsS2 and So ack
f,xyEnLYs lzTH STREET 1HEATRE-Z anu o-mas''N'-
Mustrois rY.xoi Rirhe,
p.rx THE xTRE-" Fresh. the Amerlcan.
saN FRANCISCO MNsTRRIS. -
STANDARD THEATRE" Biliee Taylor;
ffxtoS SQUARE THEATRE" Felicia.
WIIIIcY's IBEATRR-"The Rivals"
H1TnNaI AcIpEMY OF rDEsfoN-Exhibition'
eTEINWkY HALF and S-Lectures.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

so that May found the grass aad lssvss vsry lisaS
in advance Of tho almanac. Twenty days Of Apr4
rain and sunshine will make the old world look =
good as new and sll the frcshsf and sreensr fns ~
startling Transformation after thsunusuai risen e
the winter. sss y
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

A Frenchman dropped down here yesterday.
lust from Paris and fairly out of breath, with
q request to be allowed to select site for
his restaurant in the Worlds Fair grounds.
This was an energy that might put the Com
mission to the blush.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

The white naples are Just beginning to bloom
But because this Is more than full month later
than their earliest appearance last year 1t is not yet
time to abandon hope Of an early spring. The
season Of 1880 made several premature starts and
was arrested By 90 many chilling disooaragements,
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

The Edison Electric Light Company yester-
day succeeded in obtaining the passage by the
Board of Aldermen of a resolution permitting
the company to lay tubes and wires, erect
larup-posts, ETC. The resolution was urged
upon the ground that the electric light COM
panies were entitled to the same opportunities
"a the gas companies.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

Our special correspondent in the Sonth
writes in letter on another page OF Ills
observations upon the laborers OF both races
in Alabama. The review made-though 1t
should be said that there is no claim to gener-
alization-is encouraging for both white and
black. There is an interesting sketch OF a sue
cessful factory in which white women are en-
ployed, and of the comfort and ease in which the
operatives live, much better off in some re-
spects than many Massachusetts workglrl.
The writer finds thrifty negroes, but at
the same time many moro who are unthrlfty'
Extravaganza and heedlessness seem to be
besetting SINS which only education and the
practical training of everyday life will cure.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

The resolution which Mr.. Voorhees, offered
Yesterday in the Senate denOuncing the hos
tile attitude " of the National banks toward
low rate of refunding and their recent at
tempt to dictate" legislation on that subject,
is balderdash of kind that would be utterly
unimportant if it were not that some persons
unlike Mr.. Voorhees,. believe it, and that such
foolish misconceptions may work mlschlef. NO
one should need to be told that the National
banks, in taking steps to retire their circula-
tion were not threatening anybody or debating
to anybody They were simply using precau-
tions as trustees of the funds committed to
their care TO avoid, if possible, the results OF
ill-considered and reckless action by Congress
in the Carlisle amendment--which would
e,nbarrass their business and injure them III
other ways. To accuse the banks OF dlcta-
tion and "threats" for taking these steps
to self-preservaton is as absurd as it would
he to charge man with hostility TO his
neighbors because he insures his house against
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

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New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

The frauds committed in the Mississippi
Shoestring District, whereby Mr. Lynch was
couuted out and General Chalmers was
counted 10, have become a national bywerd.
Our Washington dispatches to-day give some
Details not before printed. If overwhelming
evidence will accomplish anything, Mr. Lynch
anu not General Chalmers will be the next
Congressman from that district.
The wife -beaters were industrious yesterday
IN this neiebborhood. Two of them were
committed to jail in Newark, the victim IN
one. case being unable to appear in court.
Another was arrested iii StapletoD, the wife
exhibiting to the Court bunch of hair which
had been forciDly removed from her bead.
-'be wife-bsaters are doing their best to arouse
al agitation for special legislation upon this
subject, like that which Miss Frances Power
Cobbe has conducted in England.
The President has evaded the difficulty as
70 the Nsw-York appointments for District
Atsosnes and Uniied Sites Marshal by renom-
s3apns the old incuinbenss. IL is not q
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
Buy ALWAYS

Buy always S1--------
INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous tr
and all forms genera. debility PEProN
aFp BEEF ToN only preparation OF 1eei CO. pro-
properties. CAsWEL hAAlp
rsstors Fifth Avenue Hotel Building ana otna'o 0''
Bpth.st: also 1S2 Thamesst. NewpotL n 1.
OZONE destroys sewer gas and maarla; Sehu
for pamphlet. hthIoonArn 80 - - -
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

brilliant solution; F.; neither is it very bad one
Marshal Payn has been conspicuousiy ell
6cient officer. Governor Woodford's career
has not been conspicuously successful In tue
Courts /; but then he is said to have made q
fine figure on the stump in Ohio lie 49, De-
s,des. an amiable gentleman, and an entirely
upright and safe official.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

ATTACK tho banks and make mischief generally
is the substance of the future policy Of the Democ
racy as defined By Mr. Cox. Perhaps that viii draw
young men into the party ranks, but it looks more
like a ecare-crow than q bait.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

When the rascal who forged tho Morey letter il,
exposed and his punishment decreed. perhaps TIC
World newspaper will step forward like little msa
aud confess that Pres,Ieus Garfield knows now W
smell
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

President Garfelds provoking slownessi 10 MAKING
appointments has shaken tho confidence Of laree
number Of aspiring patriots In his strength Of mind
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

Mr.. Pearson has been confirmed as Fos'-
master. He states that he intends to MAKE no
new appointments. He will promote members
of the existing staff in the Post Office ana
each of the successive vacancies will be hlled
by promotion from the rank below. Inis Is
the true rule of administrative efficiency, ana
Mr.. Pearson has only to adhere to it and the
many other sound methods which he has IN
herited from Mr.. James, to MAINTAIN the
present reputation of the Post Office, and
keen it abreast of the growing demands OF Its
vast business. Mr.. Pearson begins his ad-
ministration with bright prospects of success
and the best wishes of the business COM
munity.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

More trouble is in store for Ben Hill Senator Ma
hone saws be Is accumulating valuable information
about the Georgia Senator's record. and that the
first chance he pets he win endeavor to make things
interesting for him. Mr.. HILL it will be noticed. Is
at present deeply absorbed in o season OF Silence
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
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"ALpERNEY BRAND" ,,uv
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

Mr.. A. B. Stone has done q generous anu
useful thing in purchasing a seaside nome lvi
children. 10 be presented to the Chlidreis ,s
Aid Society. Details concerning the gift VIII
he found in our local columns. 1t may safely
be said that no other form of charitable Work
relieves an equal amount OF suffering az 'no
same cost and with the same UNIFORM suoIeI' Nn.,
as this simple device of giving the poor un. Tnn.
dren of the tenement houses and the ce'iSro
fresh air in summer. The home proViueu W
the generosity of Mr.. Stone will be the means
of saving many hundreds of lives.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

Voorhees, proposes to let himself loose upon the Ma
tiOnal banks The damage will not be serious either
to the banks OF to Voorhees, The public is familiar
with Voorhees,s financial views and knows they are
as innocent of harm as they are Of sound informa-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
A Famous Goblet.

AT a banquet recently given at Gross
warden, in celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of the Cathedral's compile
ton, Bishop Lipovniczky in proposing
the toast of I" The Hungarian King and
the Roman Pontiff, ;" raised aloft crys-
tai goblet which had undergone a
strange adventure century ago. In
the summer of 1889 Franz Hacker, a
master carpenter from Ofen, who had
superintended the construction of the
Grosswardein Cathedral, emptied this
very glass, standing on the roof of the
huge edifice, to the health of the "King''
of Hungary, Maria Theresa, and hurled
the goblet from him with the intention
of shattering it to pieces, SO that having
served to do honor to his sovereign, ii
might never again be utilized for any
meaner purpose. The glass, however,
sustained not the slightest injury from
its fall of nearly two hundred feet, and
was picked up by venerable ecclesias-
teal dignitary, Abbot Solomon, who
proposed that the name of the King
should be engraved upon it, and that il
should be then sent to Vienna as pres
ent to her Imperial Majesty. Before
however, this proposition could be car
rid out, Maria Theresa died, and the
Intangible goblet was solemnly depos
tied in the Treasury Chamber of the
Grosswardein Chapter, where it has re
mained ever since an object of popular
admiration and reverence. On the oc
casion of the late jubilee it was produced
for the special purpose above referred
to, and once again, after a hundred
years. honorable retirement, teemet
with a loyal hbation to to the health ant
long life of Magyar monarch.-Lon
| don TeLe0TaDh
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
The Origin Of the Shylock Legend.

PROFESSOR GRAETZ, the eminent
Jewish scholar, has written a series OF
articles on the origin of the Shylock le-
gend, the first of which appears in the
August number of the German Reposi-
torV for Judaic History and Science
The first trace of it, says the author, is
to be found in Hei bers' French versifi-
cation of q" Dolopathos, or the Seven
Wise Men of Rome," made for one OF
the Kings of France. There we find
that q rich vassal of knight, one whose
legs had been cut off by the order of his
feudal superior, offered the latter loan
of 100 marks, on the condition that il
this amount were not paid by fixed
time the vassal should have the right OF
cutting out piece of the knights flesh.
The knight having succeeded in his
purpose with the money, forgot alto
gether to pay it. The vassal out of re-
venge insisted upon his right. The
Judge, who was none else than the
knights bride in disguise, pronour ced
that the flesh should be cut out, but nc
more and no less than stipulated, other
wise the creditor would forfeit his life.
Herbers makes the remark that this Is
an old story, which the monk Jehans de
Haute Selve translated into Latin. The
same story has passed into the "Gesta
Komanorum in another form. The
| first writer who introduced a Jew o.
Mestre as the creditor was Ser Giovanni
Fiorentino, in his collection of tales en-
titled "Pecorone," composed in 1878
Shakespeare, says Professor Graetz, has
undoubtedly made use of "Pecorone,
as is admitted by nearly all Shakespeare
scholars. Professor Delius, of Bonn
gives in his edition of "The Merchan
Of Venice" " an English translation o
Pecorone," which Shakespeare nigh
have known. The difference, however
that in Pecorone the Jew is of Mes
tire, near Venice, and Shylock, of Venice
is explained by Professor Graetz by tn
supposition that Fiorentino avoided Civ
ing offense to the Jews of Venice, wher
very probably a rich community existe'
in the fourteenth century, while Shaks
peare chose Venice as famous tow
instead of the obscure Mestre. 1t
curious enough that the Shylock legen
is also in Eastern literature, if Malon
may be trusted. Whether the origin c
the legend is Eastern or Western opir
ions vary.-Nes0 York Graphic.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
Telling Bad News.

One of the hardest things on earth to
do is TO break sad news to people. YOU
never can tell exactly how it is going to
strike them. They may faint, or they
may go into a paroxysm of grief, oI
they may stand it with stony calmness
But generally they do what you leasi
expect, and that is why it makes it Sc
hard to tackle them. A Northern New
Hampshire Deacon had a very embar.
RAISING time of 1t recently when on ONT
Of these sad errands. He called upon 8
bereaved citizen, and, assuming an ex-
preston of countenance sufficiently
lugubrious to dull the edge of a jack.
knife, said: "My dear friend, don't be
alarmed" Immediately the citizen,
who had up to that moment shown nc
sign of alarm, began to look scared
Such il the contrariness of human ma
ture. The Deacon continued: ETH.
Is a world of sorrow and tribulation
and we ought to nerve ourselves to beal
its Ills" Deacon, what're you driving
at2" asked the now thoroughly aroused
citizen. ats always hard duty to bt
the bearer of i'll news" said the Deacon
Yes, yes! Go on" cried the citizen
growing more nervous every instant
Can you stand news of bereavement
asked the Deacon. "Good heavens, II
try! Is it very bad? Do tell me wha
it lisp" exclaimed the pale and trembling
man. "You won't faintP" "No, no
But il you keep me in this suspense
shalt" And the citizen was in such {
state of scare that he shook all over ant
was as white as a sheet. "Well, bear i
with Christian resignation, my dea
FRIEND" said the Deacon. "Your moth
er-in-law-now don't lose your self
control-your mother-in-law is dead.
The look of horrifed anxiety, grief anC
despair passed from the citizens face
A look of supreme disgust took it
place. "You great IDIOT" he cried
have you palavered around all thi
time to tell me that? Don't you know
any better than to come here and fright
en- me this wayp BY Jove, sir, you act
ed so burned melancholy and awful tina
YOU scared me most to death. l though
mebbe team had run over my dog an
broke his back!' The Deacon wen
home disgusted.-Boston Post.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20

ihe water Is desired One main may be
sufficient to conduct the water the entire
distance. From this main service pipes
may extend to as many places as the
water is needed for stock or domestic
purposes. An artesian well is generally
too costly a luxury for an ordinary
farmer to indulge in, but in many Faces
an artesian we'll may be made to supply
all the water required on several farms.
The expense Of conveying water in
wooden or metal pipes is trifing. but
the convenience of the arrangement can
only be appreciated by persons who
have enjoyed the advantages of hydrant
water in cities, and are then compelled
to raise it from deep well by means of
bucket OF pump. In many cases a
pump operated by wind power will raise
all the water required on several farms.
Halt or three-fourths of the expense OF
digging wells and erecting pumping
works might be saved if farmers would
unite in obtaining supply of water
| Chicago Times.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20

The questions now before Congress
are the ones brought to the front by
the Greenback party, questions that
the hard money men told the people
were settled. These Greenback issues
are living ones and are full of light
ming. They can not be disposed of in
a day or a year, and they cannot be
patched up nor whitewashed over.-
They must be discussed by the COM
mon people. There is no way to evade
the conflict. 1t must be met and set
tied, and settled correctly. No wrong
solution will do. This is one of those
peculiar instances where right and jus
tice must prevail, though it be delay,
ed for centuries. Then, friends, hold
fast to the anchor.chains of hope
hammer away with the Greenbacl
sledge, and our victCry will be sure.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
Diphtherla In Canadian Provinces.

In some portions of the maritime
provinces diphtheria has prevailed to
an alarming extent during the past few
years. The cause may be found in the
lack of sanitary regulations. The st.
John Telegraph says: "In the smaller
towns there are no sewers, often there
are no cutters to the streets, and little
or no attention has been given 10 sur
face drainage. The streets are often
filthy, but they are really the cleanest
part of the village. Any one who has
taken up his abode for week or fort
night in one of these villages which are
lust outside of the line OF sanitary i'm
proyements will find it hard to escape
many unpleasant impressions. The wa
ter from wells is fat and insipid, having
the unmistakable taint of saturated soil.
The surroundings are simply abomina'
ble." Fortunately, the people are at
length becoming aroused, and are or.
ganizing voluntary sanitary associations
Increased attention is also, we are glad
TO observe, being bestowed on sanitary
matters by City Commissioner Coats
/ worth, and no better measures can bt
adopted than the publication of the cit.
for protecting it against diphtheria and
like diseases. Toronto Maui.