New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.
The NEJyS THIS MORNING.

me AEUS IHjS uORNiNG.
FoREIGN.-Tho Bey of Tunis is accused of sup
porting the rebels he is believed to be acting under
instructions from COastantinople. - New riots
are reported from Ireland. - The Ameer of
Afghanistan Is said to be within seventy miles of
Candalar - Fresh prosecutions of Jews have
broken out in Germany.
DoMCSTiC.-PresdentG Garfield was taken in safety
from Washington to Long Branch yesterday in the
evening the result of the journey was manifested in
high pulse and temperature at the stations along
Abe road great crowds OF people gathered and stood
with heads uncovered and in silence religious SER
vices held in various parts of the country and
prayers made for the Presidents recovery
- Tie Social Science Association continued in
session at Saratoga. - AT New-Loudon the COM
menoration of the Groton Heights massacre was be-
gun, in the presence ola great crowd of VISITORS
In an accident on the Wabash Railroad near She
nandoah Iowa. one man was killed and eleven others
were injured. - Fire at Arcola, ILL.,, caused a
loss of 100000. - Forest fires are raging in the
Saginaw Valley and other parts Of Michigan it is
reported that the village of Richmondyille was
burned and eight lives lost. - A singular at
mospheric phenomenon noticed yesterday at
Boston, Providence and other places. - A
mirage was seen at Long Branch 60 Eleven men
were blown to pieces by an explosion of powder
at Marquette, Mich.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-Sir Hugh, Fair Count.
olivia Parole Sly Dance and Lizzie d. won the
Gravesend races yesterday - The day was the
hottest of the season. - An attempt has been
made to revive interest in the Worlds Fair project
e Meetings of prayer for the President were
held in this city and its vicinity - Gold value
OF the legal-tender silver dollar (412la grainsl,
S7.G7 cents. - Stocks quiet but higher closing
Irregular.
IHE NEATHER-TRIBUNE local observations indi-
cate partly cloudy and fair weather. with SLIGHT
changes in temperature. Thermometer Yesterday:
highest 30; lowest 10 average, SOLO
One Coroners jury-a jury in Newark-has
had the good sense to adopt THE TRIBUNEs
suggestion that the sale of the toy pistol should
Zoe prohibited by law, and Judge Depue yes
terday, i'll his charge to the Grand Jury, con-
CURED in that opinion.
A letter from Mr.. Darwin was notable fea
ture of the proceedings of the Social Science
Association yesterday. 1t related to a cues
ton with which science has hardly concerned
Itself yet-the mental and bodily development
OF infants, and suggested a number of points
statistics of which might throw light upon the
educational methods to be used with children
hThere is a symptom Of an attempt to revive
che Worlds Fair project. We are promised q
systematic agitation when Congress assemblies
III the promoters of the idea will abandon the
mistakes that have been committed, and avoid
the mistakes that have been threatened-es-
peclaly with respect to Central Park-the
new movement may have better success
Probably later year than 1888, however,
would have to be selected.
Receiver Hopkins, of the Manhattan Ele-
waited Railway, has made suggestion in a re-
port upon the finances of the New York Road,
which the public will hear with some amuse-
ment. 1t is that the company, in order to
make up It's deficiency, should charge the full
rates allowed by law, which would include a
fare of sixteen cents to Harlem. 1t does not
seem to have occurred to the receiver that
any increase of fares on the elevated roads
will promptly increase the deficiency instead of
the receipts nor does it seem to have occurred to
him that If there is deficiency in the returns
on the small ocean of water contained in these
stocks, the public is in no mood to make it up.
Yesterday was phenomenal day, not only
In its heat, but in the appearance and charac-
ter of the atmosphere. Reports come from
various points in the England and Mid
die States OF strange atmospheric conditions
The sun was obscured, making it necessary to
use gas IN shops and factories from noon on
and at the same time the air was "pervaded"
The accounts say, with peculiar yelowisb
light In which gas light had white CLEAN like
the electric light, and grass had livid green
color A New-England professor ascribes the
phenomenon to the presence of some influence
absorbing the shorter aud larger wave lengths.
leaving only the yellow and green, and thinks
The smoke from forest fires in Canada and the
pollen from fir and pine trees may have been
the disturbing causes.
Let the Apaches go learn of the ACCOMPLISHED
and versatile kamloops, and make war no
more. A delightful story comes from British
Columbia. Some of the sagacious Kamloons
robbed a store in Grand Prairie, and were