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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
TIE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.

Yesterdays work in Congress did not tend
to increase the hope that the proper work OF
the session will be finished in satisfactory
manner. In the Senate, the anxiety OF
Democratic partisans to force through Three
Per Cent bill at any cost either by concurrent
action of the two houses, Or after q Com
mittee of Conference, was shown quite clearly
The able and honorable Democrats who SIN
cerely desire refunding on the most advan-
tageous terms Obtainable for tue country, and
who are therefore willing to give discretionary
power to the Secretary of the Treasury to
place the new bonds at 3 per cent if he can,
or ut $40 per cent if he must, are not as num-
erous as they should be. Not only is party
suirit strongly appealed to, in behalf of the
House bill, but there was abundant evidence
Yesterday that speculative influences are
potent in the same direction. The powerful COM
bination OF spectators, who pushed the Three
Per Cent bill in the House. are as active as
ever in Wall Street. Yesterday these opera
tors were encouraged by confident tcle-
grams from their coaborers in the
Senate Chamber, and the belief that the
Senate would concur with the House as to the
rate of interest was freely expressed as a
reason for expecting an instant advance in
prices of securities. With some men favOrng
an unwise measure on the ground that it will
help tho Democratic party, and Others favor
ing the same measure on the ground that 1t
will help speculation, the Senate will really
deserve credit if it acts wisely.
In any otheY than purely speculative light,
that bill would be best for business of every
kind which would be most sure to result in
speedy success in refundinR. AS a measure
of party tactics, 100, the wsest course for the
Democrats would he to pass measure certain
TO succeed rather than one likely 10 result In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor McCreary, of Kentucky. says he
won't be candidate for Governor next time, bat he
is ready to go TO Congress.
King Kaakaua was chief guest at a ball given at
the Palace Hotel. San Francisco, the other evening
His Majesty appeared in an ordinary black drsss
suit and opened the ball by dancing quadrille.
Senator Blame is recovefiDg slowly from bis attack
of rheumatism out Is still unable to leave his house
The Senator's hair is constantly growing whittier and
his figure stOuter-changes which are said 20 b
eminehtly becoming to the sturdy man from Maine.
General Garfield is quoted as saying that he has
been so overrun and annoyed with visitors at Men,
tor that he has not been able to write his inaugural
message. He will probably remain In Ohio unit
March orr
Mr.. Vennor is skilled not only in the signs Of the
weather. but in geology and Ornithology. He'll
now busy with a work on the " Birds OF Canada
He Is a stout man about thirty-fve years old, with
fair hair weather beaten cOuntenance and nodes
and agreeable manners.
The Rev. Henry White, chaplain Of the Royal
Chapel Savoy and also chaplain to the Queen, and
the clergyman who assisted to marry Baroness
BurdettCoutts and Mr.. Bartlett. is reported to DO
intending to visit this country. Mr.. White is good
preacher, and q man of warm heart and engaging
manners He has always been especially courteous
to American cergymcn visiting England.
The Rev. Edward Z. Hale in serGsh, on Carlyle
last Sunday repeated the pithy saying of Arthur
Hugh Clough in 40: Carlyle has led us all out
from the Egypt of shams into the desert, and ne has
left US there" IF protests were made. said
to come next. this Moses who had brought them
into the desert could not lead them into the prom,
sed land and he could point to no Joshua who could
lead them there"
Madame TrolOpe's Folly" the quaint old fash.
toned binding erected in Cincinnati more than fifty
years ago by the mother of L. A. and Anthony
TrOope is now being torn down. Mrs Trollope
meant the building for bazaar for the sale Of fancy
goods and put abOut $2J, 900 into her venture. 1t
was a failure, and she went home to England and
wrote hcr book about America. The building. which
has ever since been popularity known as Madame
Tr0l0pes FOly.D was the scene OF Cincinnatrs trst
Industrial Exhibition"
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Empress of Austria has
arrived at Dover. on her way to Combermere Abbey
Cheshire.
BosToN, Feb. 1G.-The Transcript says Mr. I. B.
Aldrch is to become the Editor of The 1tIdRtk
Monthly after March 1.
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failure What the country wants IS, not
hurrah" in the stock market, nor new
niece of clnp-trap for q political party, but
breduciion of the interest on the public debt.
! To secure that reduction without fail-at the
best possible terms, but in any case to secure
il beyond possibility Of failure ought to be
the aim of patriotic and intelligent men of both
norties. The best way is still, as it has been
from the beginning, to give the Secretary
of the Treasury power to sell either three OF
three and half per cent bonds. But 1t
would be better that the bill should fan between
the two houses, and the subject 20 over to an
| extra session, than that measure should pass
under which the Treasury should fail to sell
| the bonds authorized.
The River and HarbOr bill in the House IL
| lustrates still further the unfitness OF tGls
! Congress for useful public service. The bill
has been debated, it is true, and Its enOrmitles
have been exposed If it cOull be defeated,
| a brief bill, such "a was passed at
another recent session, might give the Ex-
ecutive power to expend at its discretion
certain moderate sum i'll continuing works
already au horned by law. Ju'iiclous and
| economical use of The pubic money resulted
| when this experiment was tiled before. Bnt
it would not give individual members an OPP
portunity to claim the gratitude of their con-
stituents. nor would it satisfy the jobbers and
punderers who want appropriations for works
of no public utility whatever.
An extra session, it must be confessed, be-
gins to appear desirable. There are some nm
pOrtant measures, which this Congress is not
likely to act upon wisely, and which Onght
not to he dclcrre until next winter. There
are also important subjects which ought to be
thoroughly investigated during the summer,
so that Congress may be prepares to act i'll
diligently and promptly next winter If the
| Democrats make an extra session necessary,
perhaps they may do IL public service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
CHAMBER MUSIC IN srEINwAY HArx

Carl Feiningers concerts Of chamber music hav.
met with remarkable success If the attendants
on the third of the series given in Steinway Han
last night is a criterion. The room was crowded.
and the audience was lavish Of applause. The soyo
lists VINO assisted were Miss Florenoa
Copleston and Georg HenschelL Miss CopIw-
ton, besides playing the andante with variations
by Haydn. which Mr.. Joseffy had played on thu
same instrument only a few hours before, and an
old Italian sonata joined with the gentlemen of bs
quartet in Rats quintet. on. LOT. The ensemble
playinQ showed the natural improvement on thu
p -, oov,,ss f,o-, tra,,o-.". '. wy
The Gnartet is an efficient body. The most deligbf
ful feat 10 of the concert was Mr. Hensches cing
of three German songs to his own pianoforte accom-
uanlment.
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Netu'Nork DULY Gr1hat,ts.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
..--..r,,x -, T,rDDy1,pU ~ 1907
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1881.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoHEIGN-Mr Parnell has decided in favor OF
bersstent hostility in Parliament to the Coercion
and Arms acts. - 1t is understood that the Beers
offer to cede part of their territory to England
- There has been fight in Syria between the
Christians and Turks
DoMEsrIc.-Goveruor Cornell has appointed the
Tax Com mission authorized by recent law; the
Mexican Southern Railway bill was passed In the
State Senate yesterday. - An act was Introduced
in the NewJersey Senate TO redisrict the Assembly
districts. - Governor Cullom, of Illinois, says
that Robert L. Lincoln will be the next
Secretary OF the Interior - General Garfield
will start for Washington the last day OF
this month"; - The National Bank, of Adams. n.
Y, has been forced into liquidation. - DIR.
Pierces hotel. at Buffalo. was burned yesterday ;
loss, $500, coo. - The dry goods firm OF Freed
man Bros of Detroit, Mich, is involved. - The
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
has withdrawn from the Western Trunk Line AssO"
citation. - Business OF Cuba H., has been inter-
fered with by the prevalence of smallpox. -
Baltimore sugar manufacturers met yesterday and
condemned the recent letter of Secretary Sherman.
CoNGREss.-Mr. Pendeton introduced in the
Senate a bill to improve the Civil Service Mr..
Eaton. from the Committee Foreign Relations
reported q resolution reiterating the Monroe doc
triue in view of the De Lesseps ship canal scheme ;
the Funding bill was further debated. - The
River and Harbor bill was debated in the House !;
Mr. Cox and Mr.. Updegraf were active in opposition
to its Objectionable features; many amendments
were offered and rejected.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Direct United States
Cable Company has brought a suit to restrain the
telegraph consolidation. - General Grant pre-
sided yesterday at a meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Worlds Fair Commission
g Colonel Lazele testified at the
rffQ - A committee
Crosby's society held conference with the Mayor
g. Testimony was taken in the Wood will con-
test. - There is a complicated quarrel in the
Open Board Of Brokers. "A general rise
in rents has been made. - Gold
value of the legal-tender silver dollar t412l2
prains s7.76 cents. - Stocks active and lrregu-
lary strong, closing feverish and unsettled.
TIKI Manufacturers local observations In
dictate colder and generally clear weather. Their
mometer yesterday: Highest, 39'; lowest, 260 /;
average. 3114o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC.

The programme for the Brooklyn Philharmonic
concert and rehearsal on Friday afternoon and Sat.
urday evening" will be the same as at the New. YORK.
Philharmonic last week, Bachs cantata, "A Strong
hold Sure" and Beethoven's Ninth SYMPHONY.
The forces will be the same orchestra quartes and
chorus No moro remarkable concert was ever
given in this city, and none ever made mote PRO.
found impression in musical circles. The asoustie
properties of the Brooklyn Academy superior to
those of the New-York Academy, and the marvel.
lous work of the orchestra and chorus is likely 10
be heard TO even better advantage than it was here
II will be surprising therefore. if under these cir
cumstances the Academy is not crowded as it never
was before.
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on which he could afford to rest his reputation = ~
artist The dramatic depth Of the Hrst nsovsus3
is to considerable extent foreign to tho espiu. q
his playing. and yesterday it sounded too much MA
perfunctory piece of work, which. ike tho Adszie
episode. was only done because it had to be ~
order that the final rondo might be attacked. Be-
even in this Mr. Joseffy is far from bis best. n
found more congenial vein In the Chopin ptees.l
that followed and IN his own concert arrangement a
closed with the paraphrase by which Mr. joe ~ 70
disguised the badness of Gilmores "CoIumbaS a
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intrenched to be driven out by the paper
enactments of a Constitutional ConVentloD'
They we're safe against any ordinary attack
at the polls, and it has long been evident tna6
nothing but a great popular uprising cou'u
GUST them. A premOnition of such an uprising
came last November, when reform candidate
for Controller was chosen over the Ring nominee
The Ring managers saw that the Hood was
coming and made great efforts to stem IL az
the February election. The flood has come
and has overwhelmed them. The independents
ticket is elected by majorities ranging from
8. 500 to 10000. The heaviest majority Is
given for the Reform nominee for Receiver OF
Taxes. for the reason that in the Tax Once
the abuses affected the largest number of peo-
ple and were most directly felt. 1t has
been the practice to run that Office
so as to make as many delinGucncies as
possible. Often the first intimation that
taxpayer had that his taxes were due was
notice of delinquency. The heavy delinquent
penalties made large fund. from which 1t lS
believed the Ring politicians derived more
benefit than the City Treasury. Mayor StOKlcy
gets off with the highest defeat of any OF the
beaten candidates. He was personally popular
and WAS IN many respects good admlnlstra-
tive officer. His gravest fault was his friend
ship for the VIGOROUSLY corrupt Ring managers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION

All friends of honest and economical NUM-
cipal government will rejoice ut the defeat of
the Philadelphia Ring at the election held in
that city on Tuesday. The second city in the
Union has long been ruled by a powerful
combination of politicians of both parties,
who kept up seinbllnce Of antagonism on
questions of National politics. but stood closely
together in municipal contests and parcelled
out the spols among themselves in IN amicable
fashion. 1t was agreed by thi5 Ring that GER
tain wards Of the city should be- coneeded to
the Democrats and that they should have one
member of Congress. In return the Demo-
cratic leaders in those wards did the bidding
of the bosses and enjoyed liberal sh ire of the
patronage of the various departments of the
City Government. The Ring was nominally a
Republican concern, and is services in fur
nishing largo majOrtles mt State elections
secured it some degree OF cOuntenanco from
the men VINO cOntrOl State politics. who
seemed to think it a necessary evil; but it has
always been opposed by the most intelligent
and respectable portion of the Republicans of
the city. Many efforts have been made to
overthrow the Ring during the past ten years,
but they were unsuccessful, by rea, on of its
control of the election machinery. Special
provisions were put in the new Constitution
of Pennsylvania to facilitate its destruction,
but its members were too shrewd and too well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
MUSIC.
MUSIC FESTIVAL REHEARSAL.


The various sections of the chorus that have been
studying for the music festival To be given the
Seventh Regiment Armory next May under the
direction of DR.. Damrosch united for the
first main rehearsal in the hall of Cooper Union last
night The singers numbered nearly if not quite
1000, including fifty or seventy-ive choir boys,
who sang the angels choruses in Rubin
stems Flower Of Babel" which was the
first work studeth They were disposed
IN the seats in the body of the hall and the conduc-
tor stood upon the stage. The singers were tull of
enthusiasm and attacked the difficult double anu
triple choruses III the composition with commend
able zeal, w,nuhng warm praises from number OF
ladies and gentlemen who had been invited to at
tend tho Meeting, and enthusiastic congratulations
from Dr. Damrosch The Messiah and the " Det-
lnger To Deum" have been thoroughly studied
and he works now III hand are The Tower of Babe"
and Bcrhoz'5 Requiem Mass" new feature has
been added to the festival plan sucei it was first an-
nOunced u few months agO. This is a chorus of fe-
male and boys voices to take part in ono or more
OF the afternoon concerts. All the solo
lists have been engaged with one or
two exceptions, the committee finding itself
embarrassed the search for dramatic soprano by
the great rarity of song birds of this species. Thus
far engagements have been effected with Mrs.
ImOgene Brown, Miss Cary. Mss Emily Winant,
Sig. CampanmI. Mr. TOedt. Mr.. Hcnschel. Dir. Whit
new aud Mr. RemmertZ
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Democratic success by fraud are public oene-
factors. If that is true, the State ougne 70
assume the defence of the persons SO charged
If they really had the courage OF their con-
victions they would summon the Legislature
and have it provided for.
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amussmsnts ans aleetiuso GO-night.

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BOora's THEATRE" 100 wives
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aTynsaI ScApEsY OF DEsGNwater Color Exhpition
srFINWAY HALL-Recital.
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Mr.. Parnelrs manifesto to his supporters
lays great stress upon the aid his cause will
receive from the American people and the
Irish nation in America" If these are CO.
ordinate powers, Mr.. Parnell should explain
when they became so, and how.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17

A hill bos been introduced into the New'Jersey
Legislature to prevent the allowing OF gaming anu
the use of gaming implements by minors III p'",,0
where intoxicating drinks are SOLD. oucn Wa, %
directly in the line of legislation recommended
by THE TRIBUNE a few weeks since. Under JUST
such State law and city ordinance, the nosU haPp5
results have been effected during the laSt t"o
years in Chicago. Thousands OF youths nave "eon
saved from career of vice and crime Inc NUM-
Der of arrests of minors has been greatly dlmsheo
and such has been the effect upon public opinion
that an association of saloon-keepers mas oeeh
formed. now numbering 400 members, VINO are
nledred not 10 sell to minors or to allow minors 10
ploy games IN their saloons. Surely the Legislature
OF New Jersey should be willing to do for the youth
of the State what those salOon-keepers OF Chicago
are willing to do for the youth OF their CITY, Ihe
Synod of Ncw-Jersey" Presbyterian) the new
Jersey State Baptist Convention" and other ChrlS-
tian bodies have petitiOned the Legislature W
enac such law A similar bill has just been IN
tioluced at Albany. and should, by all meahs' De-
come a law. 1t has some features which hardiV seem
practicable, but as a whole the bill is good, ana ID
needed.
II il satisfactory to learn of the arrest at Denver
of I,br YouuO son of the late Brigham Young.
nm a oh lrga of bIgamy, he having been Indicted Tor
that offence in Salt Lake City. Young IS now 10 DE
tried for his undOubied violation OF the law l" d
court of the United states, and as be muSt DC lounu
guilty. his offence being open and undenlaple' IL Is
only reasonable to suppose that he Will sufer the
penalty of his crime. Yet we cannot DO sure Oh i''
Thus far the Mormons. if they have not openly
loughed NJ the law. have managed, unless they are
greatly b,ed to evade it, taking their plural wives
n little more quietly, but taking them for all that.
But Mr.. john A. Young has now to wiestle with the
judicial author ties of the United States. and lie mas
prsIstent foe in the legal wife whom he discarded
He appears to have rather hot and heavy time
beior, him. and we most certainly do not wish him
a sale deIverance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17

Mr.. Updegraff, Dir. Cox and Mr.. Robson
fought we'll against the River and Harbol
grab, and their services will not be forgotten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
RAFAEL JoSEFFYs SECOND RECITAL.

At the second of his of three panOforte rec
tails in aid of local benevolent institutions, given
yesterday afternoon, Rafael Joseify greeted
by audience that filled Stenway Hall almost to
lie limit Of ITS capacity. His programme opened
with three sets OF variations by Handel, Haydn and
Mendelssoln, which served to EXHIBIT his me-
chanlcal skill III brilliant light az well as his
grace and ease OF style and marvellous sense Of
symmetry. The next number was the central one
of the programme and put his character as mu-
stefan to the severest test 1t was Beethoven's
sonata IN q major. op. 53. which keeps alive tho
memory of Count Waldstein. Mr.. JOsetiy has
played it before, and more effectively than lie did
Yesterday IL has never. however been aperformance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17

The Worlds Fair Executive Committee have
discovered that Mr.. Hewitt has resigned. At
all events they accepted his resignation yes
terday. in spite of the portentous fact that it
was rendered before they had become Com
mittee. The most sensible thing that has
been done yet was the motion that each Com
missioner should subscribe $1,000. General
Grant set the example at once. The Commits
sioners will find that there is no better way
10 arouse public interest than to prove their
own faith by their works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17

The steady Improvement of values in real
estate, which has followed the general increase
of prosperity, is now making itself felt in the
raising of rents a. we'll as of selling prices
both for houses and lots. An article in our
local columns shows that the average increase
In house rents is from 10 to Is per cent
The increase in business rents, especially in
The crowded section surrounding the Stock
Exchange. is much greater. The average adj
vance there seems to have been about so per
cent, while in some of the more desirable
situations the rents have actually been
doubled.
The children do not seem to be having he
best possible time of it. What with we'll
meaning parents, who subject child to cruel
end unusual punishments, without once, APP
barently, pausing to reflect that some other
person may be guilty of the Offences the pen
atty of which T. child is paying, and with
brutal parents. like the pedler who was
brought into Staten Island court yesterday,
the time has hardly arrived for Mr.. Gerry's
;Eociety to dissolve. The pediAr had been in
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the habit of leaving his four motherless chill
dren for days without food or warmth, except
such of the latter as they could get through
the inexpensive contact of friendly dog
The peder has been sent to the Penitentiary
for six months, where he will have steady
supply of food and warmth which he hardly
deserves.
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QTalDSI S7.Tb
lary strong, closing feverish and unsettled.
TIKI Manufacturers local observations In
dictate colder and generally clear weather. Thor
mometer yesterday Highest, 39'; lowest, 26o /;
average 81 10.