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New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The Tildon boom is about half an inch ahead Of
the Conkling BOOM but neither l. in notion
Mr. Watterson rises to say that the slaughter
he promised, in the Democracy abandoned the
Free Trade issue, Is all right and will arrive on
schedule time" Voorhees, will do well to climb
tree and hang out a danger signal.
When man votes him.elf a medal, and pays
for IT, it is olerably evident that he has hope Of
anybody else doing the service Tor him.
Oleomarearine Thurber ntimates with charac-
terstic modesty that he is the man who elected the
Sneaker at Albanv-he forced John Kelly into ac
du.cscence-h is a bigger man than John Kelly any
dav-his party includes Tammany, not Iammany
his party-he will defeat Jacobs for President of
the Senate-his party is going TO swell and grow
until it one day causes an explosion which Will
raise everything higher than a kite Let Us hope
that when the dreadful blow-up arrives Ihnrber
will anchor himself at safe distance. 1t would be
"A metropolitan calamity to lose IhurOcr.
1t is announced that Senator Conkling's friends
expect to see him back in the senate before the
piratIon of President Arthur's term. DO they ex-
pect he Will resign again also?
An admirng Democratic journalist at Washing
ten remarks that Proctor Knott master of satire
ana one of the Democratic giants has been holding
himself in" II do, o,sn't seem to tire him. though he
has been holding himself III Tor many years
Nh Plltts crazy ana Inocu1Gng letter seems to
be generally regarded the greatest effort of his
lie.
1t is said that many of the immortal BOO are
good deal disturbed by the brass medals. They
were anxious lor the people to forget their support
OF the third term blunder and were hoping that the
offence was slipping from the puhhc mind. The
distribution of the cial- Will revive the whole
business They Will have 10 accept the medals. and
pay for them, and then the problem Will arise.
What To 10 with them Ihcy are too heavy TO be
worn with comfort. even If their owners were not
ashamed To wear them They might Uc turutd
over tO Mr Ilatt with PERMISSION Ter hun 90 chuck
I them a the heads O crazy press and people when
ms emotions become too utep lor utterautc.
Several >ial"au newspapers are convinced that
TnE Tribune j, badly scared by the Grant club
banquet at Albany. otherwise n would not pay it 50
much attention Tins had not occurred 10
ina IrmUNE before but It may be a fact. The
giltcd ostcrs remark that Mr. Conkling would be
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

known in history Gas the grandest son OF IN,
gfandest State in the grandest Union Gods sun has
ever kissed with its loyeliness," might well be
called scarer.
Mr. Tilden has reason TO rejoice. He has got hii
party into the same old condition again of won.
dering what it is tho old man wants"
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

INI0INTIII :, 1 :,
Is NulIett the arcnIteCJ Oi the 900 pISSa
tnrllt ir uugnt b, decorated Wlth one any - m
[stN-N Nukk ltIBuNE. lac IkIBL NJ means y, A. mat
T. Az, L.. deserves brass nlcual Mue't :, \.
i,rnrtA with Wuch ho hated Benjamin IL d. ~. All
one -. tut CurlJsltCa of tnU age. lhS h''S N'
Wrung, Dut hV vas AL honest AAtel.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The account given in our Washington dis
patches of the way the instructions to Nh. Tres
colt we're considered and amended by President
Arthur disposes of the silly story that he was
not fully aware of their purport, and approved
them when in a state of official myopla. 1t APP
pears that the document was twice read TO hlm.
At the first reading he made four alterations III
1t, and suggested the addition of a paragraph
which Mr. Blaine himself wrote. After hear
ing the instructions read as thus amended, ho
gave them his unqualified approval Further
more their general scope was the subject OF Il
conversation between the President and Mr..
Trescott before they were put upon paper, and
the sentence which Mr. Frelnghuysen after
ward made the text of his revCking dispatch
was written by Mr.. TrescOtt after that conver-
sation and not by Mr. Blaine. Nothing now re-
mains to be said about the remarkable change
which came over our diplomacy after Mr.. Ere
linehuyscn succeeded Mr.. Blaine except that
the President altered his mind all of a sud
den. a bold and possibly too aggressive
policy. for which the President was responsible,
was converted in a day into one OF tmld and
retreating conservatism. Perhaps Mr.. Blaine
made a mistake in too vigorously OPP
posing the annexation of Peruvian territory
bv Chill. But his policy was Mr. Arthurs
policy up to the time he left the State Depart
ment, and if it was not in all respects wise, Mr..
Arthur was fully committed to it. We have
not vet heard any good excuse Tor the conduct
of the Administration in blowing hot and cold
upon a question of grave diplomatic Importance
in the short space of two months.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

On motion of Representative Belmont the
House yesterday adopted a resolution intended
to bring out the whole of the Shipherd cor
respondcnce with the State Department about
the absurd Peruvian Company, including the
names of the persons concerned in the enter
prise which were omitted from the letters al
ready published. The resolution plainly inti-
mates that some letters have been abstracted
from the files of the Department Since the
fantastic attempt of visionary speculator TO
forecOse an imaginary mortgage on the whole
of Peru has been used as a club for political
purposes, the public has a right to know all
the facts and all the names connected with 1t.
Mr.. Belmont deserves credit for his successful
effort to throw light upon affair which evil
IDENTITY has mysterious side.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

A heavy snowfall in this city is always a calamity.
1t iutcrferos so seriously with traffic and with all
the activities of a metropolis except the one amnse-
ment of sleghng. which is confined 10 the upper
part of the island, thar il is always unwelcome. We
are now suffering much annoyance and discomfort
from the recent storms. but It must be admitted that
we are far better off than if the Police department
had charge of the streets rs III previous winters
Commissioner Coleman aud the two contractors
who have Just entered on their work have big job
on their hands. If they had been better prepared
for the snow they would. Of course. have accom-
piished far more than they have succeeded IN do
ing. Bnt they have shown an activity and energy
which were never displayed in the days when Po-
lice Comm issioners French, Mason and Nichols
talked politics with CAptainWiliams and made the
most of every dump-cart and shovel IN the interest
of partisan machines Plainly we have made
some progress since then.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The rule of the Khedive was bad enough in
Egypt but the rule of the Chamber of NOta-
bles, terrOrized 10y the army, which is the new
condition of affairs, is sure to be much worse.
The promised Anglo French intervention is
still DELAYED however. France. under the
new Ministry, seems to hold back, lest the
Government be charged with copying Gam
betta's adventurous foreign policy.
Sultan Abdul Hamid appears to have ideas
beyond the reading of the Koran and the man
agement of his harem. He has been talking
with Minister Wallace about American farm
ing and has sent to this country for an assOrt-
ment of the best agricultural implements. The
Turkish soldiers soon learned how to handle
our breecb- loading arms III the late war with
Russia perhaps the Turkish farmers Will be
equally expert with our plOughS, cultiyatOrs,
grain drills and reapers.
Mr.. RObeson's bill for a mail subsidy TO a
line of fast Amercan-buit steamers, carrying
no freight and running between the east end
of Long Island and Milford Haven. " alcs,
has the merit Of novelty. The subsidy is
graded according to the time of the passage. a
six-days trip earning $4,000, from which
figure the pay falls oil gradually 70 $1,000
for a voyage occupying more than seven and
q half days. If the bill serves no other pur-
pose it will, no doubt direct public attention
afresh TO the scheme OF shorter route to
England than those now taken by the foreign
lines of steamers.
The suggestion for the organization Of life
saving corps as an adjunct of the Fire Depart
lnent, which was under consideration at the
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The SJvaouse Standard wants to know " who will
guarantee that Conl,ng can get the next Republi-
can nomination for Governor of New-York' We
presume the person for whom our contemporary
makes inquiry is identical with the person who IS
prepared to guarantee that the Keely motor will
supcr,ede all other motors IN tine course OF week
or two.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

And now comes the report that Ben Butler wears
long sealskin ulster" But since the statement is
understood to have no political significance, the
Massachusetts aspirants tor Gubernatorial honors
need not take any action in regard to it.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The many Americans whose privilege it was to
know personally that large-hearted friend OF tins
country. the late Dean Stanley, and many more
whose acquaintance with him was made only
through the medium OF his printed words. VIII be
glad to AID in carrying out Minister LoWells sug-
gesfion that one of the stained glass windows
which h. desired to place i'll the Chapter House
of Westminster Abbey be purchased with money
subscribed in the United States. For one Of tine
windows the Dean had raised the funds, and a see
ond has been purchased by his constant friend the
Queen A window provided by contributions from
this country will be a fitting aud | sting teStlmo-
NAL of the love and esteem IN which the memory OF
Dean Stanley is held in he great Republic whose
growth and progress in the paths of civilization be
watched with earnest and neycr-iallng apprecla-
ton and sympathy. The window will cost about
e. 600 Subscriptions may he sent to the Kew
Arthur Brooks No. 2O9 Madlson-ave, New-Iork.
II will be much more appropriate and desirable to
have the sum made mp by many small contributions
than by lew large ones.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The suggestion for the organization Of life
saving corps as an adjunct of the Fire Depart
lnent, which was under consideration at the
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

A laureate who can come well recommended and
is up to putting dizzy high poetic thoughts into cx-
quisitely lovely phrases, can hear OF something to
hls advantage by addressing line to the 3OG brass
medal, or to BarnumS baby elephant Both the
medals and the elephant need a laureate bad
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

The Tilden boom is about half an inch ahead Of
the Conkling boom, but neither Is in motion.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

Mr. WattersOn rises to say that the slaughter
he promised in case the Democracy abandoned the
Free Trade issue, Is all right and will arrive on
schedule time" Voorhees, will do well to climb a
tree and hang out danger signal.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

Cotton Manufactures, Customs Receipts,
Dairy PRODUCTS Exports see The Tribune Almanac lot
Price
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
Bnslnees Notices.

"ALDERNEY BRAND"
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUEsnA" FEBRUARY Z, 1857

detestaton of hypocrisy and his sympathy with the
victims of so-caed Christian" persecution, but
reveals the depth of his own religious convictions
He reasons from the prophecies that the Jews are
to repossess Palestine and to rule from Lebanon to
Euphraes and that this is to be the first of great
series of miIlenna changes. lie does not consider
it the duty of Z" wise and sober men" to I" run
before the Almighty in this thing; but he watches
the precursory signs and willing to lend aid, if
the great privilege be accorded to him. He hopes,
therefore, that the sequel to the crneltIes and
horrors of persecution in Russia will be the speedy
colonization of Palestine where The Impoverished
Turk is willing to cede territory at one tenth OF It's
real value. and assumes that Englisbmen will offer
ships seamen, mOney--whateve NAV be asked Tor
if the oppressed Hebrews set their faces toward
Jerusalem. As q practical measure OF relief, Mr..
Reade's suggestion does credit to his heart
than to his head. The colonies by which he would
have this ancient people regain their heritage
must be agricultural enterprises, and the modern
Hebrew. whether in European Tartary or in English
America, is averSe to country life and farming. In
Southern Russia where Mr.. Reade expects to find
bands of eager cOOnists, the Hebrews have dwet
uniformly in towns. The few agricultural colonies
which they have planted there have been unproht'
able ventures.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
TERMS OF TIE TRIBUNE.

ErANCs OFFICES OF THE TRIBUNE
WAsgINGTON--NO. .322 Est
JONDON-NO 26 BedfOrA-St. strand.
pAEIs-NO. 9 RUs Serbia
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

Shortly before the Legislature met, The Rochester
Union Whose Editor ran not wisely nor too well for
Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket formu-
lated beautiful little scheme intended to prevent
n deadlock The scheme as simple as II was
beautiful. What The Union proposed was that the
representatives of Tammany in the Legislature
should be given 'sOme assurances" as TO what
would follow the merging of their faction IN the
gre ter Democratic body That the scheme ialled
dismally for month was not The UaiOR'S fault. IL
was owing simply the cold fact that the "assur-
ances" gwen Tammany when critically examined
by John Kelly, not distnguishabe by him
from so many cold potatoes of a wretched variety
The partial tentative breakage of the deadlock, re-
shifting in the election of n Speaker. would indicate
that the quantity of the assurances" was sensby
increased and its quality sensibly improved. 1t re-
mains to be seen to-day whether the recess has been
pr bductive of another crop of assurances big
enough and rich enough to permit the rest OF the
Assembly officers to he elected and the Senate to
organize. Pending the conclusion of the disgusting
wranging over spoils the people hold their noses as
they think of the Capitol and take comfort Ill
thinking of chloride of lime and cOgnate dlSn-
fcctants
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

Diplomatic Officers and Diplomatic Expenses
The Tribune Almanac Tor 1851.
ptic D5eeut
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07

When a man votes himself a medal, and pays
for IT, il is toleraby evident that he has no hope Of
nnNhodY else doing the service Tor him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Fancies About a MilIiOnaire's Money.

correspondent sends the following
calculations with regard to the reputed
wealth of William H. Vanderbilt: Esti-
mating it at, 1900, ooo. 900, to count it,
at the rate of So each second and ten
hours day, it would take II years, 151
days, 5 hours and 40 minutes. In gold
it would weigh 781 tons and 500 pounds,
requiring a train of 70 cars of 10 tons
capacity to move it in silver, 10, TIA
tons and 571 pounds, requiring 1,072
cars for its transportation. In 81 bills,
lying lengthwise in a continuous line, it
would reach "a, 919 miles, 162 rods, and
7 feet, or entirely around the globe and
along its diameter with 1913 miles, 162
rods and 7 feet to spare, or more than
one. seventh of the distance from our
planet to the moon. If laid width
wise" these 81 bills would reach IA 800
miles, 151 rods, and s feet, or from New
York City to more than 80 miles beyond
Cheyenne added to half the circumfer-
ence of the globe. In 81 bills it would
spread carpet 103 feet and 3 inches
wide and Sc miles long; carriage drive
feet and IL inches wide and over l, 800
miles long; or q comfortable promenade
2 feet aud 81 inches in width, and more
than 3,612 miles in length. In 800 gold
pieces, lying side by side, it would con-
struct sidewalk 43 inches wide, but II
few rods short of 10 miles long; in silver
dollars, lying contiguous, boulevard
100 feet wide and 81 miles in length.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
A Brutal Sport.

A sad accident attended the close of
the recent carnival festivities in Rome.
When the Corso was supposed to have
been cleared at $50 the 6ar6er5, or
riderless horses, goaded by spiked balls
swinging on their launches, we're let
loose at the Piazza del Popolo and
started toward the goal in the Piazza
Venezia at furious speed. When they
reached the Palazzo Fiano, just below
the Queens balcony, the crowd still
thronged tue street and the horses
plunged into it, knocking down men,
women and children. The Queen fell
back sickened at the sight and one of
her ladies of honor tainted. Thirteen
persons were found to have been seri-
ously injured, one of whom died i'm
mediately, his head having been crushed,
aid another the next morning. The
King witnessed the scene from a neigh
boring balcony, and visited the sufferers
after they had been taken to the hos
pitfalls, spending an hour with them.
Roman newspapers denounce this form
of sport as brutal, and call for its aboli-
ton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Dishonest Officials.

Last year Angora, in Asia Minor, was
devastated by locusts, and, in order to
avert repetition of the calamity, the
Governor decreed that every able bodied
peasant should, during certain period
preceding the locust-hatching season,
collect locust eggs at the rate of two
pounds weight per diem, and deliver
them in person to the nearest local
authorities. The minimum quantity of
ova to be gathered in this manner was
fixed at 1, 100000 pounds weight, and
it was prescribed that daily fine of two
piastres should be levied upon each
peasant who should fail to fulfill the
duty thus imposed upon him. The
practical results were as follows: Dur
ing the first day or two of the period
appointed for the collection of the ova
a few rustics brought in their quota of
eggs; but the large majority of the
peasantry, far too indolent to take the
trouble of digging them up, COM
pounded with the powers that be by
privily purchasing the necessary
quantity of eggs from the officials at
one piastre per kilogram, and then
making public delivery of that quantity
to the employees empowered to receive
it. Thus the 200 or 800 kilos of eggs
really collected and delivered by law.
abiding peasants were sold over and
over again to the shirkers. These
tricksters saved half the amount of their
fines, the officials pocketed piastro by
each transaction, aud the crop Of
locusts for the coming season will in
all probability, turn out even finer than
that which all but ruined Angora last
Vear
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
A Heathen Funeral.

From recent reports of funerals of
Cinnamon who have died in the United
States it appears that the heather Celes-
tial escapes some unnecessary nuisances
and sufferings to which the Caucasian
subjects himself on mortuary occasions.
To begin with, the funeral cortege is
preceded by brass band that plays
merry music significant of the late Ia
mented's Joy at leaving this wicked
world for better one. This view of
death is never expressed when an Amer
lean dies, for the mourners think only
about themselves. Following the music
are friends carrying baskets full of care
fully written directions for reaching the
better land. At the grave most of the
deceased's personal effects are burned,
osSensibly that they may assume
spiritual form and accompany him to
Paradise, but really, we suspect, to pre-
vent the unseemly squabbling that
usually occurs over the personal prop
erty of dead men. No floral pillows are
provided, so nothing is done to disfgure
cemeteries. Lastly, in the dead mans
hand is placed passport, fully emitting
him, by virtue of an exemplary life here
below, to unlimited ramblings in
world where there is no trouble.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
LITTLE JIM

rhe cottage was a thatched one, the outside
old and mean,
Yet everything within that cot was wondrous
neat and clean;
The night was dark and stormy, the wind was
bowling wild,
patient mother watched beside the death
bed of her child.
A little worn-out creature-his once bright
eyes grown dim;
1t was a Golfers wife and child, they called
him Little JIM"
And, oh! to see the briny tears, fast hurrying
down her cheek,
As she offered up a prayer-in thought; she
was afraid to speak,
Lest she might waken one she loved far better
than her life;
For she had all mothers heart, had that
poor collier's wife.
With hands uplifted, see, she kneels beside
the sufferers bed,
And prays that He will spare her boy, and
take herself instead,
She got her answer from the boy, soft fell
those words from him
Mother, the angels do SO smile. and beckon
little jim;
have no pain, dear mother, now, but, oh! 1
am so dry,
Just moisten poor Jim's lips again, and, moth
er, don't you cry"
With gentle, trembling haste, she held a tea
cup to his lips;
He smiled to thank her, as he took three tiny
little sips.
Tell father when he comes from work, 1 bid |
goodnight to him.
And, mother, now I'll go to sleep" Alas, |
poor little JIM
She saw that he was dying, that the child she |
loved so dear
Had uttered the last words she might ever |
hope to hear.
Tbe cottage door is opened, the Golfers step
is heard,
Che father and the mother meet, yet neither
speak word.
lie felt that all was over, he knew his child
was dead;
8e took the candle in his hand, and walked
toward the bed.
lis quivering lip gave token CT the grief he'd
fain conceal.
md, see, his wife has Joined him, the stricken
couple kneel;
With hearts bowed down by sadness, they
humbly ask of Him,
n Heaven once more to meet their own dear
little Jim.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
The Terrible Floods.

Little Rock, Ark, says letter from
that point, is thronged with refugees
from Desha and Chicot Counties, nearly
all OF whom have interesting accounts
to give in connection with their pilgrim
age. One of these, named John NOEL
yen, said
81 live near what Is known as Cypress
Bend, in Desha County. 1 had cabin
situated on an elevation which had
never been overfowed, and I thought
never would be. Some days ago the
Mississippi began to rise, and [ stopped
my children from going to school, fear
full that they woald be drowned in the
bayous with which that county abounds.
L had several head of cattle further
down the river and I brought them
home. My wife got very uneasy, and
suggested that we Lad better go to
Arkansas City or to Little Rock, as she
felt in her bones that there would be
big flood. I laughed at her fears, but it
was not long before I felt that had
better have followed her advice, for in a
short time the rising water cut off Com
munication in every direction. One
night, over week ago, we went to bed
oppressed with dread, though I still
thought the water would fall. I had
secured dugout and intended to make
an effort to reach Arkansas City with
my family unless there was a change by
the next morning. 1t began raining
early in the evening, and by the time
night set IN the rain was coming down |
In torrents. think it was about ten
o'clock when my wife cried out, Jack,
the house is giving wayr and, sure
enough, it was. The cabin slowly went |
to pieces, the water pouring in at every
crevice, while my wife and children
shrieked and cried. Looking out you
could see nothing but wide expanse of |
water, and knew that we would all be
engulfed in short time, and so I took
the bed cord of an old-fashioned bed
stead and tied some of the logs which
had fallen in from one end of the cabin
together, and on this raft I placed my
family, taking only a few quilts, and
leaving everything else. With fence
rail which had been intended for fire.
wood pushed out through the opening
n the house, and the next moment we
1oated away. I have been in a good
many perilous escapes, but that nights
adventures surpass them all. How we
how we got entangled in tree
ops, how we were picked up late the
lext day not far from Arkansas City I
IAN hardly tell. It is enough to know
hat we all were saved; but I lost every
hing-oattle, horses and farming tools.