New-York tribune., 1882-02-16

esteem and confidence which its management
has inspired. 1t has never had so many nor
such loyal friends as it has day. Its reputa-
tion has not been clouded by calumny. 1t ls
stronger financially, and apparently more
prosperous than ever before, and the trustees,
and especially the secretary, General Il. L. dl
Cesnola, are to be congratulated upon the re-
suits of their excellent management
The Medical Society of the State of New-YOrk
has adopted new code Of ethics. We are not
sure that in this code there Is absolutely anything
new for most of the provisions seem to be OF long
established and ancient nature. 1t has always
been understood that physicians should not adyer-
tse nor take out patents for surgical Instruments
nor offer for sale secret nostrums, nor give certi-
Gates of the efficacy of the same Members OF the
society may meet in consultation legally quallhed
practitioners of medicine" This is liberal, but the
best follows: Emergencies may occur in which
all restrictions should, in the Judgment OF the prac-
titioner, yield to the demands Of humanity" There
IS great deal of good sense in this proviso. Under
il there will be nc good reason why allOpathic
practitioner should put on his hat and coat and
leave the house because q homeopathic doctor has
put his head into it. The demands of humanity"
cover q broad ground. In the new code there is a
great deal OF the etiquette TO be observed in con-
sultations which it was we'll enough definitely to
determine, upon the suppostion that there might
now and then be a Doctor of Medicine who is not n
gentleman.
Mr.. Robinson, of New-YorS stated tho other day
in the House of Representatives that in case of
war between the United States and England he
would undertake to take London at onc-halt the
expense at which Vicksburg had been taken" Mr..
Robinson made no exposition of the ways and means
which he wOuld employ in capturing London; but
we suppose that we must take him at his word. lie
may have some private and patent gun or rnurderous
projectile in his pocket of which We know nothing.
All we have to do at present is to pnt his offer upon
record There seems to be no present prospect Of
war between John Bull and Brother Jonathan; but
should such hOstiites ensue. let the Secretary OF
War hold Mr.. Robinson to his word. Let the
contract for the taking of London be drawn up and
signed and sealed. Let tho expense of taking
Vicksburg be definitely determined, and let MIR.
Robinson be assured officially that when in vie
torIous state he lodges in Windsor Castle, with his
garrison of Yankee soldiers quartered at Charing
Cross the money shall be paid over TO him In gold,
silver or paper, according to his preference.
II is intimatcd that the death of Ko Kun Hua late
Professor of Chinese at Harvard College closes that
department Of learning in the University, and that
probable since the professorship entirely sus-
tanned by private contributions. Neither has its
| success been encouraging. Professor KO Kun Hua
has been teaching in Cambridge since 1879, and has
| had only four or five pupils. This shows that those
who may wish to acquire the Chinese language for
| commercial convenience prefer to learn it where it
may be most readily acquired-that ls,ln China ITSELF
Nor will the number of those who might desire in
structon for the sake of investigating comparative
philology ever be large. Under the circumstances,
the Chinese chair more ornamental than useful.
Heretofore our knowledge of Chinese has come from
European or American students domiciled in China.
Probably we shall always be compelled to rely upon
instruction from that source while the supply will
| be i'll exact proportion to the demand.
| Ir was on the evening following that upon which
the Rev. Dr. Newman issued his prediction that the
name Of Roscoe COlkng will live while the
stars shine that the crowd surrounding the tele-
scope at the corner of Fif-ave and Twenty third
| st. suddenly divided and among them stood the man
| of the immortal name, accompanied by Senator
| Jones of Nevada. Bending his stalwart form over
the instrument he fixed his gaze for one impressive
| moment upon the starry heavens, then depoSting a
| dime in the exhibitors hand, withdrew without
word. Mayhap the stars with whose duration his
fame is c0extensive did not yield to his searching
| glance the secret of their lease but to the awe
stricken spectators of the scene they seemed con-
scious of having enjoyed his notice and to burn
| thereafter with serener ray. Nevertheless, the
average man. as he casually glanced that way, Won
dered if that fellow hadn't stars enough, lately
| The sea serpent has again made his appearance.
I his time at Long Branch near the Ocean Pier
He arrives at an inOpportune time, since he Is TOO
late for the Branch's last season and too early for
| that of this year. Plainly this is not a serpent
that knows his business although he is about
forty feet long" and boasts horned head "fully
six feet wide" 1t is not stated where those who
saw him had been dining.
To the Democracy in tile Legislature: Now pass
the necessary appropriation bills and adjourn. The
people are dreadfully tired of you. You have con-
| ducted yourselves in a superbly aSnine manner,
and have irrctrievaby lest the public confidence.
| The sooner you withdraw from the Capitol and
allow the building to be thoroughly fumigated the
| better.
@Superlatives." SAYS Emerson, are dminutiyes
| and weaken. The positive is the sinew of speech,
| the superlatlve the fat" Unmindful of this
obvious truth, the paths of the Anti-Iammany
members of the Legislature have dropped fatness-
| i'm predatory fatness-ever since Tammany boted
| Bum and went over to Johnson.
Yes. Anti-Tammanys defeated candidate for
Clerk returns to his home n hot cross Bum whose
cake has all been turned to dough. All, Bum,
Bunn there is nothing so certain the uncertainty
| of tho Democratic white man,
The Committee on Grievances of the Assembly
was only appointed Tuesday Yesterday it re-
ported How do you like tho report, Mr.. Patter-
SON.