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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01
DECLINE or OUR MERCHANT MARINE.

DECLINE or OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
MI Henry Hall, who has given great deal
OF attention to American shipping interests,
aud who published not long ago q valuable
pamphlet on the decline of our ocean carrying
trade, has an article on the same subject in the
last Atlantic Monthly, which presents some
fresh and suggestive statistics, and shows that
in the recent remarkable revival of our Ma
tiOnal industries the shipping interest has no
part. The vessels of almost every commercial
nation in tie globe thrOng our ports to compete
for the profitable business of carrying or prD-
ducts over seas but our own shipping list
shrinks from year to year, and Tany Of our yes
sells still nOmirally in service lie idle at our
wharves. 1t is almost incredible that this one
interest, which was depressed, perhaps, more
than any other, during the period of hard
times, should now receive 70 benefit fiom the
return of National prosperity; and yet the
figures show that our ships actually carry less
transoceanic freight than they did three years
ago, and less than at any time during the last
thirty yeas, the period Of our civil war alone
excepted. Tho following tables are given in
The Atlantic article as showing the number and
nationality OF vessels engaged i'll tho whole for
cign carrying trade OF the United States. except
to Canada, on the 9TH day of August, 1880:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01
amnssmsnis ama Alsstinss dO-nisnt.

BIJou OPERA HOUSE" Our Boarding HOUSE,
BOOTH's THEATRE" Enoch Arden"
DALY's THEATRE" Gamma" o,,-.,.,
HAyERLY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE onVeioo. c,.,,. D
I.vepIY.s iATu sTRrET IHEAIKr-" The Gtley slave.
HAvERiy va \InIo's O. ARDEN" Black Venus
MAoIsoy soUARE THEATRE -" Hazel kuKe
PARK THEATRE" Olivette.
BAN FRANCISCO MISsTRELs
sTANpARp THEATRE" Drink"
ITALIA THEATRE" Boccacc0." om, o.rba
UNION SQUARE THEArRE-1'SO-" Camille" ine
Creole"
ACADEMY OF Music Ball.
AoUARIUM-2 and s-Circus.
riiICKERING HALL-3:30-Lecture
8IsTORICAL SOCIETY-Meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

Tho removal Of Inspector Dllks from the police
district in which the gambling and dance-hOuscs
and the principal lottery and policy swlndles have
concentrated again directs attention to the resp0n
sIbilty Of the police for The evil There several
rcasons why this section of tho city has become in
tested by these pesSit Is central, has several nl-
portant thoroughlares passing through IT, and is tho
region most visited by strangers. The police are,
however. chiefly to blame for tho continuance of the
abuses of which there has been much complaint.
Tho places unquestiOnably under police protec
ton, but the difficulty was t. iiI the
exact responsibility. Under the Inspector were
several captains whom he had to tie
pend for detailed information. Under them
were scrgeants and detectives on whom the cap
tains had to rely aud under these stall others. who
had personal supervision OF espionage Of the disOr
derby houses. But captains and inspector had no
excuse for remaining in ignorance of the abuses
which were notorious to the general public. and "A
word from them was sufficient to suppress the
houses. All that was necessary on the part of the
police WAS the will t. 10 It. Inspector
Dks does not appear ever to hnvo such
d will. Inspector Thorne who succeeds HIM. has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

the reputation of being an honest man, and no now
has splendid opportunity to show what iittie DC
termination can accomplish. He has 1t virtually ID
his power to break up the lottery, policy gamoiine
and dance-houses, which have no license anu no
excuse for existing in his new district. VIII 10
do itf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

If any usefu measure has been passec during the
resent session of Congress it is of such diminutve
proportions as to evade the publIc eye.
Two points concerning the Cabinet appear to be
settled by the gossps at Washington. Dir. Blaine is
to be Secretary of State ard Ohio is not to have
representative. Governor Fosters talk Is taken as
clearing up all doubt az to the latter point.
Some of the Democratic papers are specializing
about what Will happen if no joint resolution is
passed concerning the electoral count. They need
not borrow trouble. Vice President Wheeler will
open tho returns on the second Wednesday III Feb
r,Iarv ms reunired by the act Of 1902 and will
that the votes arc counted in compliance with the
Constitution. If tie Democratic members of the
Honsc do not choose 70 be present at the ceremony
the validity of the count will IN no Wise be impaired
Evidently there is only one sure way TO get the
Democratic absentees to take interest in the pro-
ceedings Of the House, ard that is TO open bar
room in the ipito 1t makes the time too long
between drinks for them 10 leave the saloonS "hen
their votes are wanted.
There is one good thing about Ben Hills method
of dealing with public questions. In perambulating
around them he is sure to get on the right side now
and them
Senator David Davis's political position is about
the same "a that Of Blrdofrecdum Savin, IN
tho Biplow Papers: I'm an Eclectic; ez to
W
leave q side that looks like lO1ih'. But while theirs
donbt | stick 70 both" Now that there's No longer
any doubt az 70 which is the losing party the great
Eclectic NAV he expected to get down on the Repub
lican side Of the fence.
If tho South is to have member Of the new Cab
met the lucky individual has not Yet got within the
focus Of newspaper Observation.
The Constitution does not leave the electoral
count in the hands of n partisan majority IN Con-
gress II imposes the duty of opening the returns
upon tho Vlcr-PrrSient, and says the " rOtes
sboH be counf,d' viii tho Democrats who want
10 play tn" part If obstrucOnlsts take notice OF that
little sentence
Mr. Hayes continues to give his friends the prefer
cnce over his opponents in making appointments.
There, good deal of human nature in Presidents,
rs well rs IN tie common run of mankind.
The logic which pits Western man in the Treas
ury to remove that Department from the influence
of the Eastern money centres wOud select an East
ern man for the Interior Department. which has to
deal with the Indians the Public Lands and the
Pacific Railroads. If Iowa gets the Treasury, per-
haps Pennsylvania Will have the Interior.
The eiSt Of Republican newspaper comment on the
nomination of Stanley Matthews to the Supreme
Bench is that he is all excellent jnrst, though not
always judicous politician. Tho Democratic
papers attack him because he helped argne the Re
publican case before the Electoral Commission.
They have fOgyen him for the part he took in
circumventlng the budOzers and CIPHER consplr-
atOrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

The story Of Charlie Ross is revived by the simnl-
taneous declaration that he has been found in
the Cherokee Territory, and that ho was probably
drowned by his captors, Mosher and Douglass, IN
New-YOrk Bay. The last story is not worthy of
credcnce and the first is dlscrelited by the boys
father There are good reasons to suspect that
Wcstervelt, who has lately been released from
prison after serving sentence for his part in the
crime knows moro than he has vet told. He was in
negotiation shortly before the killing of Mosher for
tho surrender Of the boy to Superintendent
Walling, of the City Police meeting preliminary
TO the final surrender of the child WAS arranged Ivy
WcstervcIt and but for the Ovcrzral of detective
whom Moshcr discovered watching the rendezvous
selected, the boy would probably have been
returned If Westervelt knows of the chIld'S where
abouts he is not likely to tell without reward and
the promise OF immunity from punishment for any
additional offence incurred III concealng the fact.
This crime and that of the theft of Stewards body
have one peculiarly IN common; the culprlts are
we'll known tn tn detectives, yet the difficulty OF
securing the return of child or body seems insur-
mountable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

/ the Mississippi River, are shown in the toi-
| lowing table:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

for seats at Booths Theatre for mis- present series Of
performances Is quite extraordinary. On Thursday
last the first day Of the sale, the box-oce took in
upward of 3d. 900.
"Enoch Arden" will be revived this evening, al
Booths Theatre. with the following cast:
Phliip Kay. Crlsp
Captain Sterling. W. Jones
BOatswaln. tnlos hluR
refer Lane. W. =. Uneu
Annie Leigh oS r,I ,,oo.u
Miriam Lane .nrs' T. - Da'e"PVFt
The following is an interesting summary OF the
successful runs that have been made at the Union
Square Theatre, under Mr.. A. NJ. Palmers manage
ment:
Agnes" Vlctorien Sardou. lOO nights
Led Astray" by Octave Feulet 1.-TWO ruDs nghs
The Geneva Cross" by GeOrge Fawcet 0wo-- OF NIGHTS
1.-The Two Orphans" by Adolphe DEnnery Two
Rose Michel" by Ernest Bnme. ngh
m Nus and Beut...-... NIGHTS
The Oanchefs BY Dumas els 100 nights
A Celebrated Case" by AdoPhe D. Ennery IL nights
French Fats," Oy Henry chivot.. w. nights
The False Frieri," by Edgar Fawcett % nights
And he manager states that the aggregate re-
cepts from these plays have amounted to $l,lo2,-
COG.
Mr. j. b. Polk was tho original Prof. Gilhpod in
Mr. Growers comedy of Our Boarding House."
when the piece was first acted, in California. The
cast with which this piece was performed last night
Mt the BIiOu Theatre is as fOllowSi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

Mr. Samuel Cox /, 10 well known a. n demaCogue
in politics that II Is hardly worth while To pas any at
tcnton to the gibbcry gosh he INDUCED IN III the
House the other day upon the bill to pay the widow
OF "A naval officer who resigned his commission AMI
went into rebellion III 1861. balance of pay which
va, forfeited by that act. Nothing that Mr. Cox
can do or say upon any question OF party politics
Ike the paytnent Of Southern claims Ilr instance.
will ever surprise anybody; unless indeed. he should
bring common sense reason and patriotism 10 It's
cor. si,lcratIon. which would astnn-h everybody.
But Mr. Cox prctrnds to some knOwle lge of current
literature and has not generally been considered a
charlatan in that department. We submit. there
fore that lac yes nh apology to Judge Francis NJ
Finch of tins State Tor the gIrbling To which he
Subjected that grntleman'4 wcll-kuOSn poem, The
Blue and the Gray" mrqnotaton FROM which he
insisted in having put upon the record that we
may Study its fraternal meaning and IN tho best
spirit" This i. the way Mr. Cox mudded it:
Under the blossom, the bllr;
Under the gard "A, the gray;
Under the SD aud the dew,
Waiting the judgment Day.
We have love and tears for the blue,
And tears and love for the gray"
of We cannot meet in thai spirit here in our de-
lberations" continued Ntr. Cox land on committees
i'll the preparation of our work. aud at the inauGu-
ration, and IN all orr public duties. God help this
Republic" If 10y that spirit Mr.. Cox means the
spirit that Is not content with riding roughsh0d
over the Constitution aud exalting treason TO the
Republic. but must also manglo the mother tongue
and beat into maudn mush and hating doggerel
one of the finest poems in the language, then we
may add, if his aspiration is answered, God save
our literature"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

If any usefu measure has been passed during the
resent session of Congress it is of such dlmnutive
proportions as to eyate the public eye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

Really, we hope that there no danger OF another
DOrr War" in Rhode Island; but 1t seemsto DC I'M
possible to get the suffrage question setted III tsV
State to suit the whole ablebOded male population
or perhaps may say, the able-bodied female pepu
lation. When suffrage was extended IN that state
il wasnot yOuchsafed to naturazcd foreigners unless
they possessed land qualification. To this men Oh
foreign birth, now become Americans do not propose
to submit. There u.s. however, nothing tor them 10
do but agltate and therefore they have begun TO
agitate. They held meeting IN Providence tno
other day. at which twentythree persons were pres
ent and resolved to form Tho Equal Rights Asso-
clation," for the purpose of disseminating political
information. 1t is proposed to form party, but
merely TO influence existing parties, and 10 pick OUT
from the nominations of these parties candidates
who represent the principles of the E. X. A. The
people of Rhode Island are not fond of political
changes. The voters under the charter held on to
their privilege as long as they could 1t would not
surprise us il the people under the constitution did
the same thing.
The Democratic organ at Washington in burst
of indignation ut the neglect of duty tue part OF
Democratic members who for reason ana an
other absent themselves from their posts, leaving
the House at the mercy of the minority who defeat
party measures by breaking quorum, Gays !;
"Scores of tunes quorum has been broken and the
passage of a Democratic measure defeateu Dy Iho
absence of a few men who at that moment could
have been found in barroom." We do not
doubt that the complaint is we'll founded. But it
occurs to us after reading the report in Inc hecord
of the speeches in the House asT Friday, on the bill
for the relief of Mrs. Page. that perhaps on the
whole it would be more to the credit of the party
and the country not to take these gentlemen ont OF
the barroom to make quorum. The last syllable
of the quorum is made little too prominent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

The President seems disposed to fill all the
New-York appointments before the end of his
term. Ex-Alderman John w. JacObus was
nominated yesterday to be United States Mar
shal for the Southern District of New-YOrk
in place of Marshal Payn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

FoREIGN.-The debate on the Irish coercion bill
was still In progress in the British House of Com
mons at an early hour this morning. - John
Redmond has been elected member Of
Parliament. in New-Ross, Ireland -
The first meeting of the Panama Canal Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

M. De Lesseps understands the whole art Of
floating stock. His report to the Directors OF
the Panama Canal Company, submitted yes
terday, solemnly asserts that distinct under
standing has been arrived at with the United
States Government, the only "provisO" being
that the neutrality of the canal should be
guaranteed,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-02
Platt,s Withdrawal.

Nrw YORK. July a. The Tribune
says tho withdrawal OF Plat does not
change the political situation. Nearly
all his friends deserted him at the FIRST
opportunity, a. IL they had been very
willing TO vote for some q else II per-
mitted, but their votes indicate that
CouklinQ has favored the desires OF
Crowley. Whatever votes Conkling can
absolutely control have been cast for
Plat, and probably will now DO cast for
Crowley; not. perhaps, 10 the hope Of
the election OF either. but In order to
prevent the election Of any other Repub'
loan.
The Republican members ought to be
prepared for some sacrifices to personal
preferences when not important beyond
measures to the State or to the country.
Dspsw. or Wheeler. or Laphsm, or any
other individual might bs preferred. but
IL 10 exceedipely important to the o
try that the United States Senate should
not be left where Conklipg placed 1t, In
control OF q Democratic majority.
Exceedingly important scandals and
ISLANDERS, over which Democrats eioat.
should not bs permitted to divide md
distract the Republican party In the
next State election. Those Republicans
who stand In the way OF honorable set.
Element. by which success for the party
may Be attained. take great responsioii.
ity, which their constituents will not
overlook.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-02

p. Il. Judge. an engineer at the Alta,
w, helping to remove . casting from
,h. plaper to Q truck. last night. when
Il slipped and fell on his foot, cutting
IL lust below the instep. No bones are
broken, but the wound Is quite painful.
Parties missing their dogs will bsvsrJ
liable to ascertain their whereabouts BY
interviewing Chief Of Police Merritt.
ouite . number are In the pound. Pur-
chase dog tags II you wish 20 keep your
pets.
Assessments are coming in thick and
fss, after the two months respite en-
,oy,d BY dealers. One OF twenty cents
pcr share on Scorpion and another OF u
on Union Con. were levied yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting Of
w.sho. Typographical Union. No. %.
will .bs held at the Courtroom Of JUS
tioe Henderson. South @ street. Virginia,
tomorrow afternoon at ? O'Clock.
Al the Stock Boards have adjourned
until next Wednesday. July 6. the Com
stock brokers win close their shops until
thst time and scatter around the country
to enjoy themselves.
aoys.te. the sheotist. will not have
~. termination until the return Of JUS
ties Hires from California.
The day has been very windy and dis
,srsssb,s. Clouds Of dust flying IN ~
~ direction.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-02
A Very Marrow euaus Railroad.

One OF the most curious railroads In
the world 10 the ten-inoh gauge road run
ming from North Billrica, Mass. to
Bedford. It was Arst booted at BY the
people, but the road was completed. max.
ina about eight and 4 half miles. There
are eleven bridges, one Of whom 10 100
feet long. The rails weigh twenty-five
pounds 10 the yard. The road IL well
built and equipped. One grade 10 OF l26
feet. The cars and engines will Of arst
sight create wonder and admiration.
Their perfect proportions give them .
handsome appearances. They are con.
structed near the ground, giving them .
great advantages Of safety. The cars
have an aisle with one seat on each side,
ip the same manner a. ordinary cars
have two seats, each person having q
sea, to himself. The cars are supplied
with closets, water tanks. are heated
with steam, and have all the modern i'm
provements. They weigh but four and
a half tons, ordinary cars weighing on an
average Of eighteen tons. The trains
run At the rate Of twenty miles an hour
with perfect safety. The engine 10
placed behind the tender. giving 1t
greater adhesion to the track. They
weigh eight tons and draw two passsn.
ger and two freight cars. The cost Of
the railroad vas $4,000 per mile.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-02

The copper ore brought back from the
mines In the Goose Greek range OF
mountains, by Messrs. Hanks and Jack.
SON, gave assays running about as fol-
lows 10 gold and silver. the latter pre-.
dominating: $50. S2s. ss4. $83. $26.
The assays did not show a. much copper
as was expected. but the returns 10 that
could not be grumbled at, they running
~ high IS thirty.avs per cent.
The osrsonitss.' failing to get the
militia to 60 down there. Of their own
free will. now want the Governor TO
order them down.
A good many people are going to Ban
Francisco by tomorrow's excursion who
do not contemplate returning to the
Comstock.
Sugar Pine Point, Lake Tahoe. ID
we'll patronizsd by tourists and pleasure
seekers. There 10 NO amer place around
the lake.
This evening 10 the last opportunity
the excursiopists to San Francisco will
have to get their baggage checked.
A certificate OF election OF the officers
OF the New York Mining Company has
been hlsd with the Recorder.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-02
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Csnsas Aarshars bii1-Pssi.
stons County cot Of Runds-shs
BoaauHs Tax kuits.

The first meeting OF the Commission
srs for the month OF July wal held to-
day. Present - Commissioners Gal.
iaehsr. Fraser. wsbber aud Sheridan. :.
Minutes Of the previous meeting read
and approved.
William q. Ash. q citizen Of Virginia,
objected to the paying Of the bill OF
George Hsnuins Of $500 Is Census
Marshal, protesting that under the laws
of Nevada II IL provided that NO School
Trustee shall Do ~pecuniarily interested
in N contract made by the. Board OF
Trustees Of which he 10 Q member. MIR.
Ash asserts that the claim 10 q 10
which James D. Tisdals. . member Of
the Board OF School Trustees. IL directly
interested and that the claim 10 present.
ed by H-nning for the benefit OF It's.
dale. He further asserts that Tisdale.
a. q member Of the School Board. pro-
cured the appointment Of Henning that
he (Tisdals) should receive the emolu.
ments OF the ofios.
Communication received and referred
to Court. houss Committee.
F. ]. Mccarthy. Constable Of Town.
ship No. I. petilioued for the appoint
msnt OF u Deputy Constable for his dis
trict. Communication referred to Jus.
tice Court Committee.
The County Physician presented the
acquisitions for the month. Referred
to Hospital Committee.
The justices OF the Peace and Con-
stables OF Virginia presented their re-
ports, which were referred to the Com
mittee on Justice Courts.
Chairman Csnavan stated that from
oil the Information hs could gather Il
appeared that there Was not enough
money In the county treasury TO pay the
July bills. He had hopes that the So.
prems Court would oon decide the de-
iinqusnt tax penalty suits o pending
In that court. He expected the dsoision
every day.
Miles Finlsn appeared before the
Board asking for an appropriation to aid
10 celebrating the Fourth OF July in Viz
ginis.
Chairman Canavsn said the Board had
no right to make any such appropriation.
The Board then took ny the claims
against the county. and were disposing
OF the same when the reporter withdrew.