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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08
Neuuork Daily Gribnats.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1881.
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGx.-The European Powers have come to
no agreement as to the settlement of the TurcO-
Greek question. - There heavy fighting
near Pretoria on January 6. - The bark Arctic,
which arrived at Queenstown yesterday. saw a
steamer under SAIL which is probably the Batavia.
- he steamer Bohemian. bound from Boston to
LIVERPOOL has been wrecked the Irish coast /;
fhrty.twO lives were lost.
DoMEsTiC-A report on the land grants to the
Pacific Railroads was made to the House by the
Auditor of Railroad Accounts. - Adjutsnt-
General Townsend has issued an order defining for
what purposes armones of the National Guard may
be used. - The Merchants Telegraph Company
was incorporated yesterday at Albany. g. The
New-York, Madeira and West Coast of Africa Steam
ship Company has been incorporated at Albany
- The Mexican Southern Railway bill has been
recommitted in the State Senate. - Resolutions
of sympathy with the Irish agitation unaui-
mously passed by the New-Jersey House yesterday;
the resolution ordering suit TO be brought against
Secretary OF State Kelsey was also passed. -
Railroad travel in Minnesota. Iowa and Nebraska
las been suspended or greatly impeded by
recent storms - New-Orleans is in imminent
danger of suffering from floods. - fire at
Omro, Wis, caused a loss of more than 100000.
The attention of the Grand Jury at
Wilmington, Del, was called to recent lee
ture ny Colonel Ingersoll. which the Judge thought
blaspliemOus.
CoNGkFss-Mr. Butler. of South Carolina, made
q personal attack upon MI. Conkling in reply to
q speech made by the latter i'll New-York last fall,
In which the alleged census frauds In South Caro-
lima were strongly characterized. - The at
tempt was made in the House to suspend the rules
and pass tine River and Harbor Appropriation bill.
but the necessary two-thirds vote could not be Sc
cured.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Childrens Carnival at
Academy of Music last night was most successful.
The stockholders of the American Union r"ti-
fed the telegraph contract yesterday. - The
Kings County Republican General Committee held
tumultuous meeting. - General Schofed and
Major Alexander Piper testified in regard to the
Whitaker outrage. - Some of the Artists Fund
pictures were sold. - A singular case of an al
legged attempt at robbery reported 10 the police
3 Gold value of the legal-tender silver dollar
412ls grains), 1919 cents. Stocks less active, but
higher, and closing strong with reactions from
best figures
The WEATHHR.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dictate cloudy partly cloudy and threatening
weather with rain or snow. Thermometer yeSter
day Highest. $50; lowest 30; average. 2e140
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

Springer lsentitcdto the gratitude OF the country
| He ab>IalnS from revolution.
John Kelly evidently belongs to tho class of poll
! ticans who seldom de and never surrender. The
| Democratic party Is crowded with similar heroes.
General Garfield will be formally declared elected
to the Presidency of the United States tomorrow
and on the 4.h of March will take bis seat. Pre-
| clsely those events predicted by lHE TRIBUNE
aud other far-seemg political observers on the day
after his nomination. If the Democratic leaders had
taken TIE TRIBUNES word for ii at that time, and
abstaincd from mlldslngng and forgery, how much
happier they would be To-day!
The Hot Springs Democrat who unfurlcd rebel
flag III the late campaign wiser than his Penn.
sylvanla mitator. The former said it was mis-
take" and tho latter said it a libel All the
people agreed that the Gr,t man WAS right. while q
court decides tnat the second man was wrong and
must pay the expenses
The Reorganizers meet again tomorrow to con-
slider Tamnanys answer. They will feel u good
deal like the man who looked into the muzzle of q
gun while he pulled the trigger to see If it was
loaded aud discovered that 1t was.
If all the money which has been appropriated for
rivers and harbOrs during the past twenty-five years
were to be accumulated in piles OF silver dollars and
dumped into the rivers aud harbOrs aforesaid. it
would be impossible to float anything but fiat
bottomcd boat in any one Of them. One of the
most admirable qualities of this great and glorious
country is the extreme amiabity with which the
people pay tor the privilege Of swindng them
selves.
Thurman is said to aspire to the Supreme Bench.
Nevertheless tho shelf is the emincnce ho will
reach.
II is told in Washington that reporter with an
abnormal development of cheek called upon
Iu,,o D,vtd Davis recently and startled him with
this inquiry: "Wil you act IN future with the
Democratic or Republicans party or Will You sit on
the fence as heretofore p The Judge remarked with
all the Il guilty he could muster that lie did not
care 10 make his future political attitude the SUBJ
jrct of a familiar conversation, Tue reporter cs-
capped unlnjurcC
John Kelly occupies toward the New-iork
Democracy much the same attitude which General
Butter once held ~ refe renee to the same party IN
Massachusetts. Butler made various assaults on
the party's nomination. He climbed INTO a third
story window and stole it once and finally secured
II by coaxIug and other persuasive means The
same road to harmony is open here. John Kelly
viii undoubtedly consent TO be reconcied by unan-
nous nomination Tor Governor. The ReUrpanlZerS
should devote their future meetings to reflection
upon Tins plan
The Cabinet Spectators. after weeks of arduous
drafts on their lmagnations for their facts,
IL G forced To admit that with the exception OF Mr..
Blaine no member of tho Cabinet has yet been de-
cded upon. All OF which 3 q res tribute 10 General
Garield's ability to keep his mouth smut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

It sdificult to sec how measures like that which
has just passed the Ohio Legislature, prohibiting
the consolidation of telegraph companies. are to be
made effective If one of the two rival companies
which have heretofore been doing business within
the in. .sdctOn of the State OF OHIO closes ITS
Offices and ceases to operate its lines practical
consolidation is effected which cannot be punished
By any statute, for it will hardly be maintained that
a State has the right to compel citizens of another
State TO carry on business upon It's territory from
which they desire TO retire. The only thing which
could be accomplished would be to prohibit the
transfer of the wires and other property of one com
pany 10 another which would be q foolish exercise
of legislative power. leading to no useful result.
The valuable thing transferred in such consolida.
ton MS that Of the telegraph companies not the
capital invested in wires. poles and Instruments,
but the business built mp aud controlled. and a SIM
pie abandonment Of tins business BY one concern
throws 1t INTO the hands of the Surviving company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

The compiler of the River and Harlor bill,
mr. Reagan, seems to have tangled himself
I'D in an issue of veracity with the War De-
partmeat
Mr.. Randall should not forget that he is
still Speaker, and that it is hardly the bust
ness OF the Speaker to push jobs through the
House.
The wreck of the Bohemia on the Irish
coast Is reported from London. The loss Of
life was consideIable-thrty-t two in all. There
ia a picturesque and touching incident in the
story-a man cngiDg for life to a rock which
the life-boats have tried again and again, but
In vain, to reach.
The special correspondent who writes from
Virginia turns aside from the beaten tracks
Of politics, and describes the daily life of the
negroes, their present status as labOrers and
members OF the community. The future of
the black is the great unsOlved problem of the
South, and light on his present condition is
always of use.
General Schofield testified agaih yesterday
as to his mysterious suspicious respecting the
origin Of the Whitaker outrage, which he
believed was conceived outside of West
Point,r but he declined to make them
known to the Court-martial. lie was still in
vestigating them, and should continue to do
10 call the rest of his life, or until he had
found out the truth"
Commissioner Thompson again calls public
attention to the necessity of careful economy
Ia the use Of Croton water. If an accident to
the aqueduct shOnld occur the city would lie
entirely dependent upon the Park reservoirs
until the break could be reDaised. A general
thaw will improve matters, but for the present
exery citizen who enforces care in the use of
the water Contributes to bis own comfort.
The Common Pleas rendered a decision
yesterday having an important bearing upon
tho responsibility of bankers. tn" Bowerv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

Statistics of destruction rarely find place IN census
reports, but a circular Of inquiry issued from deh-
eral Walkers Office indicates an effort to make a
record not only of the value of the Nations posses
sions but of the Nations impOverishment as well.
The circular referred 10 asks for information IN re-
gard to forest fires in the wooded sections OF the
country during the year past and calls for specific
answers rs to the extent Of the area burned
over the quality and value of timber destroyed, the
causes of the fires and other particulars while at the
same time correspondents arc invited TO suggest
delences against further devastation. The immense
consumption OF our timber for economical purposes.
and the reckless waste OF wood, which seems to be
purely the result of the destructive instincts OF our
people. arc together diminishing our forest
area at an alarming rate. But, after
all, it is estimated that forest fires.
thoughtessly or wantonly kindled, c0ns ne annu-
allv more timber than the entire amonT made use
of and feed in order to clear land for agricultural
PURPOSES 1t has come to be al accepted theory that
the excessive destruction of forests is tho occasion
OF l,r' longed drouhs, desoaing Hoods. sterity OF
the SOIL and climatic changes ruInous to health.
Thesc cOns ierators apart from the actual value
wipcd out suffice to make the question OF forest
protection and preservation one of prime impor-
tanrc The magnitude of the threatened evil can
only he estimated when the positive loss is accurately
SET forth AS it will be If General Walkerrcceves prop
cr cOoperation. 1t is to be hoped that these cir
culars from the Census Bureau will be carefully an
swrrcd so that the country will at last b. put in
p5se,sOn of facts which ought to arouse an organ
z,d effort 10 save our remaining forests before it Is
Inf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

The compiler of the River and Harlor bill,
mr. Reagan, seems to have tangled himself
I'D in an issue of veracity with the War De-
voVfc,oof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

The Common Pleas rendered decision
yesterday having an important bearing upon
: tho responsibility of bankers. The BoweTv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

The Cabinet spectators. after weeks of arduous
drafts on their lmaginations for their facts,
u G forced to admit that with the exception OF Mr.
Blaine no member of tho Cabinet has yet been de-
cided upon. All OF W hch iresh tribute TO General
Garields ability to keep his mouth smut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

Springer IL cnitlcdto the gratitude OF the country.
lie ab,ans from revolution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

Mr. Randall should not forget that he is
still Speaker, and that it is hardly the bust
ness OF the Speaker to push jobs through the
House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08

FOREIGN.-The European Powers have come to
40 agreement as to the settlement OF the Iurco-
Greek question. - There was heavy fighting
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21
MO So

A dispatch from London says: The
fali Mall Gazette gives the drift of
the Land bill for England which has
been finally considered by a special
committee of the Farmers Alliance
Ihe bill aims at establishing complete
security tor the capital Of farmers; i'm
munlty from capricious eviction: the
right OF the tenant to sell his improve
ments in open market, with the pro-
vision that the landlord must accent
as MS tenant for seven years and at
the same rent as the outgoing tenant.
the person who purchases; the crea-
tion of a Land court in every district
Tor the settlement Of questions con-
corning rent and all disputes. The
Pail Mall Gazette thinks the bill sug-
gestive, and says if the draft is SUM-
ported by the majority Of the farmers
throughout the country and vigorously
used as a means of agitation for re-
form, the day when Parliament must
vote urgency for an English Land bill
is not very far off.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

Cox, Delaney and Monroe, the Ar
kansas train robbers, have been plac-
ed in State prison. All appear like
ordinary country boys Cox and Mon
roe are printers, having worked in a
printing Office at San Augustine, Tex.
as, prior to the robbery. In an inter
view. Delaney said, in substance: eve
are all poor boys, and live at San Au-
gustine. We have good relatives
there, and hope they will never hear
of our disgrace. All of us were in
love, and the girls loved US. We had
no money, and did not see how we
could support them if we were mar
ried, and SO laid our plans to get mo-
ney We had read about the James
boys in papers and books, and saw
how easy it was to rob trains and get
away, and decided to rob train. We
left home about three weeks ago. com
ing direct to Arkansas after robbipg
the train. We did not think we would
be pursued. We were going back
home with our money, then marry our
girls and settle down. We had no ac-
completes, and planned the whole thing
ourselves. We only got $4,000 or
$4,000 in cash from the express car,
the rest being in bank checks, and l
kept the bulk of this. All of it with
the exception of few dollars, was
stolen by the men who captured Us,
and | hope they will be sent here to
keep us company. | am sorry we
failed to get away, but we acted like
fools after we got the money, and
have no one to blame but ourselves.n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

There is nothing stingy or old maia-
ish about maternal alligator. When
the old girl is ready to increase the
census, she just piles up from $50 to
200 eggs in heap of mud and grass,
piled up like hay-cock, and it takes
the center of the solar system a week
or two of solid hard 95 in the shade
work to hatch out the colony. But
the sun does it, and when the old girl
informs her mate that he has I72 mole
children to clothe and send to school.
he looks astonished, like a man who
has just found an orphan asylum in a
clothes basket, and shns along up and
down the shore doing his family mar
keting wherever he can find an unwa-
ry dog, young pig or bathing ur-
chin. Even the man who is struck
with tripiets, when he wasn't even ex-
pecting twins, may be grateful that
he isn't an alligator Bob Burdette.
There Is fair prospect of a dvis-
ion in the State of California. The
debris question has embittered the
miners in the northern connties against
the semi-tropical farmers, and they
clair1, with the central counties, to
pay a majority of the State debt. On
the other hand, the southern counties
maintain their interests to be foreign
to the rest of the State, and nothing
but separation will ever give them in
dividuality and justice. The press of
the lower counties say it is owing to
their delightful climate, splendid Or
chards, otc., to which California is in
debted to her fame abroad, and that
separation will leave1he northern part
of the State as unheard of and nnim-
portant as the bad lands of Dakota
Standard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

A dispatch from Cork saws: Par
nell says the Land League intends to
form a labor department, and with this
object number of laborers' represen-
tatives will meet in a few days. Two
more suspects" have been released
from the Galway Jail, after five mouths
Imprisonment. A man cartiEg bov-
cotted oats in the Parish of Doom
county Iipperary, was shot, and it is
feared, fatally injured. A company is
forming, with 930,OOO,O 900 capital. un-
der the auspices of members of the
royal family, for the purpose of pur-
chasing waste lands in Ireland, to be
reclaimed and let or sold to tenants on
easy terms. The Land League in
Drougheda has adopted resolutions
urging the American Government to
interfere in behalf of imprisoned "sus.
poets" who are American citizens.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

A Free Education League has been
formed in Great Britain to procure the
abolition of all fees in connection with
national education. The League cites
the example of the United States in
tree education, and notes that France.
prohtlng by the experience of other
nations, has this year established free
education in all her primary schools.
Notwithstanding these instructive ex-
amples,' the Secretary's circular SAYS,
the tendency has been to raise the
scale OF school fees. The conviction
is rapidly growing that, unless Great
Britain is to fall behind other nations
IN education, a resoute movement
should at once be made in the direc
ton OF abolishing the charges for ad-
mission 70 public elementary schools.
A fire, which broke out i'll the 4th
Avenue ar-stables, New York CITY.
destroyed property to the value of
about two million dollars. VIM. H.
Vanderbilt lost one oil-painting in
MorrelPS storage warehouse, valued
at $50 900, and quantity of costly
furniture and valuables stored therein
was destroyed. The FIRE occurred
from the upsetting of an oil lamp.
One woman is reported to have died
from fright.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

Such is fame: A minister in Tom
kins county, New York. pronounced a
euiogy on isaac Garfield, stating that
there was not a school boy in the land
who was not familiar with every bat
tie the dead hero had fought
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

Two Mormons were rotten.egged at
Green Hill, Ohio, the other day, for
uttering words defamatory of Pres
ident Garfield.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

Potatoes weighing from three to five
pounds are common in. the Prescott,
Arizona market. Those weighing five
pounds are worth 35 cents each.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

Lafayette's forehead used to slope
back like shed roof. but he got in
a good deal of work for freedom.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-21

The jocky, Mcdonald, who rode
Foxhall received $4,000 for winning
the race.
That other Mcdonald, who perform
ed much greater feat the other day,
by undertaking to climb rope didn't
get a red.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-18

Rev. ID. f. sprigg, ID. d., Of Moore-Me-
mortal church, then delivered an interest
ing address on GLOW to Secure the At
tendance OF the Sunday-SchoOl scholars
Upon the Services of the Church" The
subject was then discussed by Reys. Il. r.
Jackson, Pike Powers, A. W. Weddel,
and Messrs. j. L. Williams and Thomas
Potts.
A number Of questions upon various
subjects that had been banded in were then
read by Rev. DR.. Dashiell and answered by
him and others that were called upon.
This can be made very interesting fe9-
ture OF the meetings il more time Is al
lowed for ii. owing to the lateness OF the
hour II had 10 be very hurriedly done.
The choir deserves special praise for the
spirited manner in which ii led the sing
Ing, thereby contributing no little to the
success OF the meeting.
The meeting was closed with prayer and
the benediction by Rev. DR.. Dashiell.
The next regular meeting will be held at
Christ church on the third Sunday after
noon In November.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-18
LOCAL MATTERS.
.,.,u RiddIcbcrgcr Before the PO-
lice Court.


,ror Captain II. IL. Riddleberger was
-.rssted saturday night, on the charge OF
s.irc about 20 break the peace by engaging
drcl he was taken before Police-IuS-
.,a" ~ richardson, and at his request was
ssged for his appearance before the Police
C,yrt wednesday next at IL O'Clock. This
20" oos" Acme 10 enable Captsin Riddleberger
y. va NEE, an engagement to speak IT PittSyl-
S,njs - courthouse on Monday. Having,
NoTever. soS, missed the train yesterday morn
nv ne appeared before the Police Justice
- reouested that the charge should then
V' CSntain Riddlebergcr was accompanied
bv Mr.. l.. l.. Lewis & his counsel and
friend.
When the ease was called Mr.. Witt said
IN did NOT consider It necessary to summon
.nv witnesses in the proceeding then being
bsd as the Police Justice was sufficiently
;nsormed OF the circumstances OF the arrest
80 iustify him i'm taking the steps necessary
n prevent breach Of the peace.
Mr.. Lewis responded that Captain Rid
5leherger was present to answer any charge
alleged against him.
Jnstice Richardson said that he was pro-
eaeding a. cOnseryator OF the peace 70 in
mIre whether or not the allegation was
vel founded. He stated that in conse-
ouence Of recent publications, and from
what he had himself seen in Hanover
county on saturday, he felt it his duty TO
reouire bonds of Captain Riddleberger,
and would do so unless the circumstances
tending to show an intent on the part OF
The accused 10 commit breach OF the peace
could be rebutted by evidence. He further
stated that the witnesses for the Common
wealth were not present. and il the accused
desired 70 contest the giving Of bonds,
some time would be necessary 10 enable
him TO gel them.
Mr.. Lewis responded that he had no Wit
nesses for the defence.
The Justice then decided 10 require bond
Of Captain RiddIeberger.
Mr.. Lewis asked the amount OF the bond
required.
Justice Richardson said that he desired
10 fix II at an amount sufficient to restrain
the accused and preserve the public peace.
He had recently placed two other gentle
men under sumilar circumstances under
bonds in the penalty OF $4,000; but mas
much as MeSsrs. Wise, Beirne, and Ryan
had been placed under bonds by Justice
Undertake, OF Hanover, in the sum OF
1000, he would fix Captain Riddleberger' 5
bond at the same amount. Mr.. Lewis then
offered himself, and was accepted, as surety
for Captain Riddleberger.
The conditions Of the recognizance are
that II. II. Riddleberger shall keep the
peace and be Of good behavior towards all
the citizens of this Commonwealth for the
period of twelve months; that he will not
during that time be concerned in duel,
directly or indirectly, in this State, or
leave the State for the purpose Of evading
the law with respect to duelling, and with
out the state engage IN duel.