New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-11
OF TIE TRIBUNE.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FoRr1Gy-The marriage of the Crown Prince Ru-
doph of Austria and the Princess stephanie OF Bel
gium took place Yesterday at Vienna. --- Mr.
Bradlaush was again refused permission to take the
oath in the House of Commons 60 Serious dis
turhances between the Russians and Hebrews are re-
norted at Kieh 49, II is reported that the Basutos
have rejected the award of Sir Hercules Robinson.
g. Several delegates spoke at the Monetary Con-
ference at Paris - Three companies of marines
have been ordered to Ireland.
DoMEsTC-The Senate confirmed a number OF
nominations yesterday, INCLUDING that of General
Ionrstreet 10 be United States Marshal for Georgia.
- The Republican Senators met IN caucus
plan Of compromise on the Robertson nomination
was proposed and met with much favor. 49, The
limit Of time for receiving per cent bonds for con-
FINANCE will be extended. =- Further disclosures
connecting ex Senator Dorsey with star route mail
contracts have been made at Portland. OTegOn.=
Three steamboat mail contracts were cancelled
Yesterday -GOyenOT Cornell has issued a proc
lamaton calling upon Ihstrict-Attomeys to
enforce the laws against the lottery traffic. 60
The Conference Committees on street-cieaning re-
ported 20 the Legislature that they could not agree
and were discharged. --- In the State Senate the
bill prohibiting the use of certain streets in New
York and Brooklyn for railroad purposes was
passed in the Assembly the bill requiring plumb
ers in NeW-York and Brooklyn TO be registered
was passed The thermometer at Monroe, Nh.
registered 94o in the shade yesterday 49, United
States District Judge Colt was thrown into the
water at Bristol Il l., yesterday, and narrowly es-
capped drowning. - All outrage Dy the Otes III
Colorado is reported.
CITY AND SUBURBAS.-The Chamber OF Commerce
held it's annual reunion last evening - The
MAYORS nominations we're laid over yesterday by
the Aldermen. - The trial of the Police Com
missicuers was continued. == Anniversaries Of
the National Temperance Society and the Sunday
school Teachers Association were held. 49, The
Ceptlemen's Driving Park was opened. == Gold
value of the egatender silver dollar lll22 grans,
s737 cents. === Stocks huctuating and foyersh,
closing weak and unsettled.
THE WEATHER.-1 local observations in
dicate clear or partly cloudy weather, with slight
changes in temperature. Thermometer yester-
day Highest, $40; lowest, $50; average CO.'S.
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The Senator who still persists in talking
about withdrawing Judge Robertson is the
, worst anachronism of our politics.
The royal wedding at Vienna was a brilliant
ceremonial, as royal weddings usually are and
was accompanied with the customary gifts TO
institutions and pardOns of prisoners. These
were made upon generous scale. Complete
or partial amnesty was granted to 33l PMS
oners, and thirty two scholarships were founded
at various schools.
We print in another column letter on the
pretensions which, under the name of g ena-
torial Courtesy" seek the virtual abolition of
the Executive Office. We are not permitted to
indicate the name of the author. AS lawyer
and statesman his authority is second to few
IN our history but the force of statement and
reasoning in this strong and impartial article
will give il sufficient sanction without sig
nature
Yesterdays heat was reminder that sum-
mer will eventually be here, in spite Of the
repeated postponemcnts of spring. The sug-
gestion does not make the rate of contagious
diseases reassuring. OF smallpox 50 new cases
and of typhus 20 new eases were found in the
city last week; of the former there are 1876
cases, and Of the latter 90 cases, on Black
wells Island. The COlored Orphan Asylum
has had an epidemic Of measles, having 50
cases out of the 157 new cases reported last
week.
The Chamber Of Commerce dinner last night
was notable gathering, as it always is, Of
many prominent men of this city and the Ma
ton Secretary Window was present and
made an appropriate reference 10 the success
OF tho new refunding plan. Postn@ster-G enerd
James, Chauncey NJ. Depew, James NJ. Brown,
the Hon. Marshall Jewell, General Horace
Porter, the Rev. Dr. w. f. Watkins and Pro-
fcssor W. Ii. Draper were among those who
spoke. The feeling Of this distinguished as
sernblage upon the controversy at Washington
showed itself in hearty cheering for President
Garfield and Judge Robertson.
lis poor day for business new when Mr..
James cannot save to the Government four or
Ave times the amount of his years salary by
running his pencil through few Star routes.
Yesterday Ee struck off $4,000 worth Of
these shams. One route, which returned 30 the
Government revenue Of less than $50 year,
was costing $4,000 year. the work viii
no,r be done for shout $40 year Another