The daily gazette., 1881-06-18

Elizabeth, New Jersey, comes to th
front again with its load OF debt, the re
salt OF municipal extravaganza and mis-
improvement. For some time the cred
itors of the city have been held al ar,n'
length by tedious and vexLatous slftfga
tion, but the Supreme Court has JUS
given decision which will bring the gu
Lhorities up with a sharp turn. In brie
the Court opens the way for the issuanc,
Of maudamus under which the assess
ors of both real estate aud persona
property can be required TO levy a4a,
that will virtually amount to-, contlsca
cation. This brings the matter right Il
the front door of every property -holders
and tenant in the city and naturally ha
created great conservation. All sorts
of expedients, some OF them anything
but creditabte to the reputation OF the
community, are suggested as means o
temporary escape. One of these Is th,
proposition that all the assessors resigf
III order TO avoid service OF fiwrits. 10 re
ply to the question Of how tue city gov
ernIlenL Is TO be conducted without rev
enae, the reply is made :."Oh, we will
fix that. Have a sort of private pale
set Of departments, q vigilance commit
tee, State copstables, pay schools, ETC.
There seems to be no disposition u
make arrangements to pay the debts and
bring the city out Of the financial slongh
In whice 1t has been dragging Tor years
past; the universal desire appears 10 be
put off until the day OF Judgment. One
OF the curious facts developed. shows
that one half Of the debt Of nearly six
million dollars is held by two local iu
stitutions, manufacturing company aud
an insurance company, who, of course,
find themselves estopped from pushing
things too severely lest they injuIe them!
selves IN other Investments.
Local option is becoming a disturb,
ing element in English politics. On
Tuesday night the House Of Commons,
by vote Of 1876 to 154, affirmed the
right of local Committees to protect
themselves against the operation OF the
liquor traffic, but Mr.. Gladstone voted
with the minority, Mr.. Forster and
Mr.. Bright with the majority. With
out the requisite legislation by Parlia-
ment, Of course, this principle cannot
be carried into effect, but by this vote
the House declared that such legisla-
tion ought to be granted.
After MI. .Eyarts got through speak
ing a5 the Monetary Conference, re-
freshments were Immediately in de.
mand by the members. As Mr..
Schurz feelingly remarks of his old
associate: ale vas too much for the
cold and unframed minds of the
German and English delegates.'l
Robert the Devil, the English crack,
has beaten Foxhall but Iroquois can
deprive Robert OF his profane .syno-
nym, and we have at home, in Hindoo,
a colt that can beat the whole party,
English and American. @5f
IT is said that Mr.. Conkling's hair
has grown much grayer, and that his
beautiful curl is withered and shrivel-
cd up. Il is anothel case ofdead lock,
we presume.
Martin Uorcoran, s.riking ptinter ON
the Dispatch newspaper, IN Plttsbnrg.
was fatally shot, early yesterday morn
ing, by W, j. McCahill, enc of The men
employed in place OF the strikers. Cor
coran assaulted McCahill as the later
was going home, and MeCahIll h-ed o
ri stol 40 sslf-tiefeuse. !
The Iowa Democratic convention met
at Des Moincs yesterday. Judge l.. q.
K,nne wa, nominated for Governor, @.
NJ. Walker, VI Polk conmy, for Lieu-
tena',t Governor, aud IL. B H-nde'-
schott for Judge vi the supreme Io,r.
Eight cases of drowning occurred at
Cincinnati yesterday.