New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-20
Nesu'alork Daily gribnlle.
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1881.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FoREIox.-Tho Khedlve of Egypt has promised to
go TO Constantinope soon as the public business
will permit - The Hon. Eugene Schuyler has
signed consular convention between Servla
and the United States - Copies OF the
Land Leagne manifesto declaring that no rent shall
DE paid have been distributed throughout Ireland.
- The report that the steamer Imngvalla was
lost is declared false at Copenhagen
DOM sllc-Tbe surrender of General CORVALLIS
was commamorated at Yorktown yesterday by bril-
diant ceremonies; addresses being delivered Dy
President Arthur and the French Minister, ana an
pration by Robert c. Winthrop. - The Charming
Memorial Church was dedicated at Newport. 80
wellesley College is made tho residuary legatee of
ahe estate of the late Henry +. Durant. -
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul Rail
road ran off the track and fifteen persons were In
5ured. e. The American Humane Association
met at Boston. - Prominent type founders held
ameehng az Saratoga.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-There was lively inter
rhange of words between Messrs. Wales and Lane at
the meeting of the Park Board yeste day 80
considerable dissatisfaction with some Of the Demo-
cratic candidates was expressed 80 The report
of the Commissioners of Accounts on The Dock De-
Dartment was made public. - Charles
Van Bcnthuysen died suddenly in this
city - The Oracle was the winner IN the yacht
competition - Gold value of the legal tender
silver dollar (i12i2 grains 500 cents. - Stocks
opened with come advances on Tuesday evenings
Figures but quickly declined and closed Irregular
and feyersb at some recoveries from lowest prices
II THEW EATHER.-I RIBUNE local observations midi
cate fair and partly cloudy weather. with higher
Temperatures. Thermometer yesterday: Highest,
s59o; lowest 40; average, 52'S0
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Jersey Justice yesterday sentenced burglar,
nybo committed the double indiscretiOn Of rob
bery and shooting at the officers who were at
tempting to arrest him, to thirty years i'll the
State Prison
An Interesting feature Of THE TRIDUNE's
special dispatches from Yorktown is Mr.. Arcl.i
bald Fcrbes's record of his impressions of the
occasion. They derive especial Importance
from the fact that there was no official repre-
sentative of the English Government present
The alterations of yesterdays meeting of
the Park Commission were not crecitable
TO the Board. Central Park is in sad need OF
prcmpt attention from the hands of the men
best qualified to repair the changes which
Aforementioned neglect has brought about and
the plain duty of the Board is to select those
men without allowing personal or political
predictions to influence their action, and
without any repetition of the unfortunate
differences OF yesterday.
The second days registration was larger
than the first, of course, as it usually is but
st showed still a heavy falling off, and adds
to the deficiency already made by the first
DAYS registration. The total of yesterday was
$4,000; the total of the second day last year
was $4,000. The total of the two days thus
far is less than $4,000; the total of the first
two days of 1850 was $4,000. The defci-
ency is already 10000, whereas the total vote
cast in 1877 was only $4,000 behind that of
1875, the Presidential year.
The report on the workings of the Dock De-
oartment makes some curious revelations of
the loose methods of business under old add
miDistrations, and embodies several recon-
mendations of interest. No rent rolls dating
back of May 1, 1877, can be found. Only
fwepty-nine leases for wharf property have
been executed, though there are 1SS such pieces
of property now under rent for term
of years The books from June, 1876,
10 April, 1877, show differences, as compared
with the Chamberlain's books, of $4,000.
THE recommendations of the report inclnde
The reorganization of the Department under
single Commissioner acting under the direc-
kion of the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund. and the transfer of the duty of renting
wharf property to those Commissioners, while
Rhe collection of rents is made by the Con-
kroller. Some of the changes suggested have
long been asked for from the Legislature, but
never yet granted.
There is no duty more important to ethe
yoter at the coming election than to SO" that