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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

Judges at Washington have pronounced prohi-
bition constitutional aud they ought to know
Again. fault was found with the law as involy-
ing class legislation y; it confines the business
of selling for medical, scientific and mechanical
purposes to druggists, and thus debars ordl-
nary citizens from making profits in so much
of the business as the amendment leaves law
full. The Court saw no harm in this, consider
ing that any citizen Of good character who VIII
give the bond and pay the fee can obtalr
druggists license. One or two OF these test
suits sought to convict apothecaries for selling
cologne. bay-rum and like articles. Were
these brought to render the law ridiculous The
Judges decided, gravely, that the Intoxicating
iiouors y forbidden to be sold were such liquids
a. are adaDted to be used as beverages; toilet
articles are not forbidden, even though they
may contain alcohol as an element
Tbus the law has been cordially sustained by
the Courts. The Rev. DR.. McVicar, of Washburn
College. writing to The C0nJregdtondlist states
that although in some or the larger cities 1t Is
not vet successfully enforced, it is willingly
obeved in the rural communities, and faithfully
executed in the villages and towns. And he Is
confident that the prohibitory policy was long
discussed throughout the Stale and deliberately
adopted that it has the support OF strong pub
lie sentiment, and that it is destined TO have a
full and fair trial, despite temporary resistance
in a few large cities This resistance Gov ernor
ST. John seems determined to overcome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
BITS OF CRITICISM.

SwINBURNE's "MARY STUART."-The play is,
ms II strikes u.s. undramatic by which we do not mean
merely uuthearlcal II 1t does not lose the name ol
action" Vet the action moves slowly, and at such
length that the of reader cannot but nag q,
some points where Il should be most aroused The verse
is throughout fine and 1t need hardly be said that many
passages striking and in every sense worthy OF the
author; are, the whole, Outwelghed ny the
mass of talk which is indeed framed In words that
are line in the best sense but are superuous 80 FAR aa
the development of character and action ia concerned
The poet seems been seized with strange love
OF writing great length merely for lis own sake Faui
OF this kind however would be better endured but Cr
the fact that the qualities of fire ana passion when
used to inform Mr. swnburne's verse-and jd 50 not
ably in "Atalanta In CaydOn" and In Free thcsu -
seems in great part, to have deserted him IN MARY
STUART The saturday Review.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
RFLIGIOUS INSANITY.

Whether Guiteau's vagaries are real or sim
ulatcd is one question whether, if real, they
call for sending him to the asylum instead of
the gallows, is another. There is strange
uncertainty of opinion on the latter point !;
whether the law of The land can safely excuse
n self-suppOsed Abraham from punishment for
killing his Isaac-which, by the way, the
real Abraham in the account did not
do. The original Abraham heard cautionaTy
voice Just in time, and killed "a ram instead of
his son. Hence the inquiry recurs, shall not
whoever sets ptho example of Abraham in sup
port of an imaginary inspiration toward homi-
eide be required to show that he followed the
Scripture narrative consistently throughout
changed the course of his weapon, allowed his
first selected human victim to 20 unhurt, and
slaughtered some unfortunate brute instead
Had Guitcau, when standing in the depot,
heard a second heavenly voice, and had he
obediently thereto merely shot dog across
the street, we should make 40 objection 10 an
acquittal on the ground OF insanity.
The whole subject OF religious insanity has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
TWELVE PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The London cable dispatch TO The
TRIBUNE announces an outburst of hostile
criticism on Mr.. Balnes dispatch. 60 Oscar
Wilde is about to visit this country. -
Mrs Langtry has accepted an engagement at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket. - The German
Reichstag has refused to vote money for military
school in Alsace - premium of sixty guineas
has been paid on the overdue steamer City OF
London. 60 1t is understood that Queen
Victoria will open Parliament in person 60
The Theatre Francois may have to be closed for
month to make some alterations needed as pre-
caution against fire. - Part of the Oran railroad
IN Algiers is flooded. - reward Is offered
for the conviction of the thieves who stole the reg
stered letters from the Hatton Garden Post Office,
London. 60 Fowler's steam plough works, near
Leeds have been damaged by fire to the extent of
100000. - Eight persons have been arrested
In Ireland under the Coercion Act.
DoMEsTIC-Thomas G.. Acton is TO be appointed
to succeed Mr.. Hlllhouse as Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States at New-York. - The default
ing teller of the POughkeepsie bank has been de-
clared insane. - Further disclosures were made
yesterday in regard to the failure of the Newark
bank. - Several Roman Catholic priests were
ordained at Troy and at Baltimore. == Colonel
Corkhill thinks that the testimony in the Guiteau
trial may all be in by Christmas. =- The Hon.
Lewis II. Morgan died at Rochester.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A fire III Broadway and
Crosby-st. destroyed property estimated at a
quarter of a million. yesterday. == DR.. Isaac |.
Hayes died OF heart disease. - The Military
Institute met on Governors Island. 60 new
proceeding in the case of ID. d. Chamberlain was
begun. - Three theatres were inspected by
officers of the Fire Department. 80 An organi-
ration, the object of which is TO over
throw 10 Kelly formally arranged =-
Special precautions against smallpox taken in
Jersey City, 80 Gold value Of the lega-tender
silver dollar 412l2 grains), SIP cents. -=
Stocks were active lower and unsettled, and after
rally closed weak, generally at about the lowest
dgures.
THK WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations indi-
ate warmer and clear or fair weather Thermometer
yesterday: Highest, 42o; lowest 2Go; average,
84lso.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
PERSONAL.

NM. Faure and Coquen are toreceive, it is stated
the order of tho Legion of Honor.
The Emperor William has been formally invested
with the Turkish order of the Nchani-Nutiaz He
is the only foreign sovereign upon whom this amaz-
ing honor has been conferred.
Baron Nordenskjod ~ reported to have never
yet forgiven the British Nation for neglechng to
bestow an order" upon him. When no passed
through London lately he declined to stay for
dinner or fete.
The Empress EuGenie-who has assumed the per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
Summon. rnE PLAYwR1Gur.--M. Sardou Is

SARDOU, THE PLAYwRIGHT.--M. Sardou 10 q
singular literary phenomenon. flo is certainty the arsi
taCtoian OF the French stage His eyes and ms NINA
perceive and embrace twenty actors moving on
the stage ut the time, as BOuapare, whose pAl 81
ognouy he has imagined and man9uyred three or our
armies on the march He has at his service the Two
powers of the dramatic art laughter and tears lie ~
besides writer OF good race and poet lie has WI
humOr, ana divine Imagination. The fact Is that NJ
Sardou has aimed at rather than perfection. he
has been OF the pubic and of It's someNLa
vulgar tastes OF amusement, and not pure lover Oi
high art He has succeeded In fine, IN what has been
the principal aim of his lie He has achieved success
and the public appiauds his name at this moment MS
TWO theares L. that sufficient for himself and Tor usf
IL j. Weiss In the Figaro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

Mr.. JAuEs's FLATTERY.-Mr. James is a most
terrible attrreF OF OF our countrywide MS ntttty
il all the more nsnuatiug and dangerous To the otaA
tone because indirect and even, ~ 10 say, uhoO-
scious Ii is not that does not speak well ana think
are nrooT Against that No Englshman oil the old block
really cares a straw for foreign praise or blame 10
even En rlsnmen being human bengs-oan resist is tho
subtle position OF unpleasant persons by which MI
Lame. riyes 10 throw up English peasantness ana
rms uxtauoson all the terribly seductive
When tine unpleasant persons are, as they are almost
hollv in his books Americans The Engishman who can
bebold any one MIR JaIess clever portraits OF his own
coIutrymen and cOuntrywOmen without a violent tenn
ou To echo Pharisee In the parable must DO either
of very fine nDre Of intellectual fibre very
far from hno. Here, for instance, Ia this book. Mo
houd call the very best piece of work Mr. Jrmes has
done II we did feel that he had brbed us 90 shae-
f1lIy What is q modest and blushing British
reader 10 do when American author determines IN
TINS way that the American dogs shall not have the best
of ~ 10 speak seriously. though we cannot help
tnnkng James nnlair toward his countryme, TINS
bOoN Is very BOOK, and book OF very great liz
terest,-LPan Mall tiazatto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

The annals of 1881 are likely to be singu-
larry incomplete They will record the crime'
but not the conviction, of President Garlelds
assassin. The melancholy prediction is made
in our Washington dispatches that the Guiteau
case will run considerably into January. In
one respect the public is now highly favored.
The proceedings are suspended on Saturdays,
90 that Sundays paper is always wholesome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

ToURGUENEFF's STORY.-1empte Bar has q
short story by Tourgueneff, called The BTigadleF,
which should read II they TO know how sh,.s
story should be written. The impression lett Z! lts
studied simplicity s almost painful, like the sare VI
Southern sun.--frhe Academy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
Easlness Noiiees.
"ALDERNEY BRAND"

"ALpERNEY BRAND"
,o,,,av, CONDEMNED MILK.
Fine brass ERE copper brass and fancy c0aho1 aa
vase selling of cheap al Executors sale. T. D. BassOIu
Cooper Institute per cont extra discount on all oruer
over Ave dollars.
Never sin American House. Boston, was Openeu nus
st enOyed a better name than at present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

The vagaries of an invalid are not always to
be encouraged. Long Island woman, being
convinced that her end was near and being
unduly soicitous about the fate of her six
children, implored her husband to marry her
younger sister. He promised to do so after
the funeral, and the sister was equally accom-
modating, but the sick woman was afraid that
they might not be as good as their word.
She entreated them to give dying woman
the consolation of knowing that her children
would certainly be cherished after her depart
nre. Worn out with her importantly, they
finally consented to be married at once. When
everything was settled to her satisfaction she
derived so much cOntentment from cOntem-
plating the future of her little ones that she
rapidly convalesced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
amnsemenis Co. Night.

ACADEMY MUsC-COncert
bTRISwAY HALL-Concort.
THE AsINo-Concert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

America is still regarded rs promising lee
ture-feld for English celebrities. No sooner
does any struggling genius get his head above
water abroad than he is gazetted for ore
muneratve course of lectures in the States. y
Nj. O'DonOvan, who recently made great hit
In London journalism 10y series of graphic
letters from Merv where he had been impris-
oned for many months, is now named as a
probable candidate for Parliament provided he
sbandons the American lecture-feld Mr.. Oscar
Wilde, the oracle poet of the Too-Too dispen-
sation of aesthetic culture, may also accept in
yitations to lecture when he arrives IN this
country to produce his play. Twenty or even
ten years ago the yceum system was most
profitable source of income to clergymen and
writers of national reputation, for every town
of any size had its winter course OF lectures.
These courses have been gradually abandoned
as the attractions of concert and theatre have
increased, and lectures have ceased to be pop
Mar entertainments unless a foreign lion can
be exhibited.
The immunity which Guiteau has enjoyed
In court is regarded with anazement and in
hgnat,on by the New-York bench. One OF
be iudges is credited with the grim pleas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
Peace In Prospect In the Sen
ate

The Senate NAV BE- expected to come
10 ito sense, early this week AID put an
eud 10 the remarkable performances
With which it has been lately treating
the country.
The Republicans are tired Of their
contest-seuseless from the beginning
and most unnecessarily provok d -anJ
are about ready TO surreuprr. They will
hold caucus thi. morning anl arrange
upon the manner aud terms Of the cap
ituIalion.
The Democrats have made their A .hi
f,om an imprrgnable position. 1t il u
he hoped that they will take their
.rluaph--a startling no vel.s -io spirit
70 becoming grace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

VOORHEES, vs.. MALONE. -S)me OF
tue republican papers Of the North do
not like the figure which Senator Ma
hone cut 10 his colloqny with Senator
Voorhees, 10 the United State Senate
last Friday. The New York Evening
Mail, a pronounced republican paper,
SAYS: "Mahone's bullyIsm has had a
dollhouse growth in the atmosphere
Which he has been breathing OF late.
Instead of being allowed to work GU
his own anbltionsi in his own way, he
has been treated by republca Senatoas
as a high aud equal contracting power.
He has lost his head. The New York
Evening Post says: "Mr. N shone's
performance has not strengthened his
posltiou. HI fry words were, as Mr..
Voorhee. properly characterized them,
very cheap. Mr.. Malone is an able
man in bis way. and DO doubt brave
one, but neither BY his ability nor brav' :
~ Can he stop the truth from prevalIiDg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

Reprehcnslble as .av srem 10 Sen :
'ors Of both parties, it is M uldoubed
fact that the country has taken very
title interest in the proceedings Of til,
past two weeks. Beyond sympathlzin.
With the Democrats in their efforts :
persuade the Srna q to dispose Of it,
legitimate business as sOSn as possible,
Expressing its emphatic Condemnation
+ The di>gracefnl trade ~ii % e r, pud
ator. Malone, it has regarded the who'll
flar wilh contemptuous indifierccc d.
rne finale will be received with sa i.
faction, after the expression Of which
he Senate will be enabled to 20 at orc
to work on the Presideuli Il nominations
Awaiting its acunn.- Wash. POET.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

The General Conference Of the Metho.
Diet Episcopal Church South, which
meets IN Nashvill 10 May Of next year,
will elect a successor 10 the late Bishop
Doggett, aud 1t Ia probable three add
tional bishops will also DO chosen.
Among the names most prominently
mentioned Tor the four places are Ihose
OF Rev. DR.. John &. Cranberry, profess
sor Of Vanderbilt University; Rev. DIR.
A. e. Haygood, president Of Emory
College, Ca; Rev. DR.. A. W. Wlnsn,
If the Baltimore Conferences, bat WHO
is at prssen: missionary secretary Of the
Methodist Church South.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
soNE oil TIE MahoOeilos say dat

SOME OF toe MahODeites say that
Senator Malone is acting for The in.
tsrest ofVir4inia. We can not dispute
il, for we believe that it is true. The
course which Senator MihOne has pur.
sued will convince every readiuste ter
democrat in the State, that the Malone
parry should be abandoned and Malone
will benefit Virgieia by bursting up the
party that sent him to the Senate
N4sone's conduct has almost if not
quito insured democratic victory next
fall. The defeat Of he mongFel party
10 10 bs attributed to Malone, aud In
this manner he has certainly acted IN
tie interest Of Virginia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
Before he had lime to finish l6e

Before he had time to finish The
sentence Mr.. Voorhees,, anticipating
1t, and throwing off the selfsre-
strainr which he had observed u2 to
Ibis point said, (passlonatelyy Their
[ indotsee every single word which
was said in that article
Mr.. Malone. (breaking iD.)-
Then say that the reference whicf
you make to me are such as NJ
honorable or brave man would
make, AMI | denouce you as such
here
Dir. Voorhees.-'Tnat is a bare
question OF here and hereafter
Mr. Malone. Tile hereafter
will come as soon as you want ii
TO- So
Mr.. Voorhees,. Il will know ex
actly how to meet it. | iudors'
every word said in that article. !
indorso the term 'rrneg de demo
craft l indorse eve yihing elst
in it that may be construed to re
fl ct on the course of the Seuai'
from Virginia, and without his tax
ing time to put words upon me
he can seek his redress. There j,
no use in making any mistake about
this matter at all. | heard tin
Senator from Virginia stand here
and shout That thing had to stop
Suppose it don't Suppose ii
dop'l? l know it won't, with me,
ny your dicla;ion. That is cheap,
very cheap (Alluding to Mr..
Mahone's expresson.)
Mr.. Mahone.-'It is very cheap
Mr.. President, to deal in such
bravado as the gentleman from
Illinois (meaning Indiana does
Dr.. Voorhees,, who was walking
over to his own chair when Mr.
VI ,hone's last remark was made,
turned round and said. Che gentle
man alludes to me as the Senate
from Illinois. | suppose he will
take no exception, therefore, it |
allude to him as the Senator from
Vermont
Mr.. Malone, Continuing and
completing his Scntence:) But,
when the gentleman says that he
endorses the sentiment Of that
newspaper article, undertake to
to characterize it here as such that
no brave or honorable man would
make IN this chamber Now let
him take that with him and wear ii
Some democratic Senators here
suggested to Mr.. VOORHEES, TO say
no more: but, not heeding the od
vice, Mr.. Voorhees, retOrted. 'Th'
question about taking and wearing
thing depends god deal upon
'here' and hereafter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

Well, some OF the Southern whiiemen
who are willing to "harmOnizs for a
consideration" have been in Washing
ton for several weeks, aud he bargain
seems TO have been consummated-the
consideration agreed upon. The Re-
publlcans On the enc part agree to give
certain good paying offices to the Read
iusters, aud tue Readiusters on the
o her part agree to lead the coloreG
troops against the white people of their
state and section. This bargain may be
A paving one for the fellows who get the
Offices, but we feel very confident ill.,
the independent manho ID OF the d mo
cratic Rsadju-ters Of Virginia, 50 faI
from endorsing the contract OF their
sell seeking leaders, will rcpndiale il
with indignation and scorn.- Char
iottesrille Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

MIss Hattie Duel last evening began
The thirt, eighth day of her voluntary
fast at Iowa City, 10. She "as resting
sssily. taking occasionally sip of warm
water and ailerwsrd- dr~ught of ice
wlter. She suffers SON with Oause a,
AID has occasional fainIiug SPELLS
i le 10 interested in conversation, aud
seems to know all that is transporting.
,lthIn her hearing, although che does
not speak. making know0 her wants by
~ otions. She Il falling gradual ~, sleeps
but little; pulse Is about leo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

A Bad Showing For Chicago. The
Chicago Tribune says; There are four
Hundred saloons 10 this city which are
merely the vesllb1les OF dens OF imam,
rooms where prostitutes OF the lowest
grade ply every visitor with sollcila
lion TOO vile for description aud publlca-
ton. In these saloons men are made
drunk and robbed, aud handed over to
the tendea mercies ofthe inmates Of the
bsotbcls OF which they constitute the
entrance. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
Becoming Alarmed.

New York Evening POSI-, staunce
republican paper, declares that 'ander
the guidance of Senator COnkling tie
republican members of the Senate are
daily imp ring their standing before the
country by keeping step with the read.
ulster Malone, of Virginia. Continu-
my, the Post says:
1T is fully time, so FIR as tho repub-
lican party is concerned, TOR some re-
publican Senator to free his mouth from
the party gag and let the country again
near 10 the Senate chamber those
sentiments Of common honesty 10 res
pect 10 public obligations which for en-
many years have been the common
language Of the republican party
What Malone intends TO do or Can do
in respect TO securing fair vote and
an honest count in his State or 10 the
South generally is matter OF specula-
lion; what he has done 10 respect to
paying public debts is al accomplished
f,ct. Neither good inteRtions nsr
incidental good results growing out oil
violation of the public fhth afford n
solid basis tor political action. Siace
the war the lite blood of the republican
party has bsen the fact that it has stood
by the public credit and the belief that
1t would continue to stand BY The pub
lie credit at all times AID in all places.
What lie blood Of this sort can the
republican party draw from the morally
attenualed veins Of the readjuster Ma
hOue?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

HARRISBURG, Pa, April. A. In
the House, this evening. Mr.. Clark. re-
publican, of Philadelphia. of red a
series Of resolutions eulOI izIng S'nAtor
Mahoue, compllmrntiGg Senator Cam
eron for his sp sch in viu lie ition Vt the
Senator from Virginia, and denounclul
the democrats tor resisting The replbll'
c N organlzllion Of the Uultrd SAFE
S-uate. The resolutions provoked cou-
siderable debate in which Mr.. Brown,
republican. OF Eris, severely dennunc-
ell Senator Malone OR treason 10 his
country. and said he would not vote to
indorse his recent cOndnct 10 couse-
q renee of his past disIoyalty. H
moved the indefIile pnslpOnement
the resolutions, ald Nc, Clark, fslrIag
the uuflvorAbe consideration, Withdrew
them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

Mahone, VT may be pardOned IN in-
forming Senator Hill, will stand for the
gr;p-sack party very cleverly.-
AS soon as the Republicans fastened
their grip on hlm they would have been
mighty glad to have given him the sack.
- Nash. Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
BREAKING THE DEADLOCK.

There haye been sever. Al iIl prm a COZ :
tereuces between Republican aud
Democrats senoiors withla the last
Two days with Wow OF a>certaiGiIS
whether any compromise could be AL
ranged which would break The DEADLOCK.
The Republicans lou I'd tnat the Ds'no-
Gratis would not yield as far as to allO"
nav officers 10 take then seals uutll
the reguir sessiOI. tn tgO DrOpD>i-
tons now talked f are either 10 elect
officers with the 'ull u1dcrs andlug that
hey are no. 20 enter o. their dnIIes
until next December, Or to elect thHnl
With the agreensnt that uole OF them
,ill disturb the pre>snt subordin 'te
nfiicers uulil Dece NIB r. |. Is also
known that the Pr,sld;ut i decllcdl'
opposed to coniluuiug the present con-
tests and in the favor Of stopping il even
it Republicans have TO give the matter ~
entirely until the regular sessiOI.
Tae caucus on M,ulty Nil probably
settle all these matters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06

a general sueA Storm is reported in
Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin,, Illinois
and Nor heru Michisas yesterday, ac-
computed by highwind. The fall in
the Lake Superior re glen was very
heavy. 10 Chicago j. was hight, and
drifting badly.