New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-25


ment of the Hudson between Troy and
COXsaclle.
Every accident which happens seems TO have
some peculiarly painful feature about 1t. and
the burning of the City of Sanford on the 81.
Johns River, in Florida, is no exception. Inc
purser went through the boat waking the pas
scngers and assuring them that there was
plenty of time. This caused some to waste
the precious moments in which they mgh'
have escaped the flames, and the hst OF Vhe
dead was thus increased.
Mr. Bane's evidence yesterday IN the
Peruvian Company investigation, was clear
strong and conclusive. Probably no Intelligent
human being expected any other outcome
to this whole business than Mr. Blaines tcstl-
mony now indicates. The attention given the
alleged Peruvian Company by Congress
and the country, has been preposter-
Gus. No rational man could read the
first half dozen out of the hundreds
of columns of the stuff reported, without real
ling that he was asked to invest with inter
national Importance the pretentious boasts oil
a moon-struck and utterly irresponsible New
York adventurer.
The crime of the Italian Malone now on trial
for killing his child-wife and her mother was
peculiarly atrocious one. He shot his wife in one
room and then walked into the next apartment
and wounded his mother-in-law fatally. The
defence is that the man acted without prcmedi-
taton, and is not guilty of capital crime
Perhaps he did not stop to think about the
murder of his wife; but while he was walking
after his wife's mother he had plenty OF time 10
premeditate apparently. MaJone says the
mOther-in- law once threatened that he should
meet the fate of Balbo, another wfc-murderer
who was hanged. He seems to have been de-
tcrmned that her prophecy should be fulfilled.
The Democrats in the House yesterday
caused lively debate by an attempt to repeal
the bin which directs that only honorably dis
charged Union soldiers and sailors can be
policemen in Washington. This reused I'M
pleasant memories OF the war and some sharp
things were said. Discreet Democrats should
let such topics alone if only TO avoid having
their records Ovclhaulcd. As this bill VIII
have to be repealed some day, if the police
force of the Capital is to be prevented from
falling into a state of decrcpitude, the Demo
Gratis might have waited and then their feel
ings would not have been hurt. Time Will ac-
complish what they cannot.
There is a drol story of two men who had
never met before growing very s0ciabie
after half an hours much-moistencd ac-
quaintance at an inn that one sud
denly exclaimed with unrestrained fcrvar, at
the same time sappng the other on the back {:
- sudden idea strikes me-lct's You
and | swear eternal frcndShip.' With the
same amazing prccipiiancy the Assembly
acted last evening. After compare
lively brief discussion of no less important
bill than that providing for biennial sessions,
Mr.. Benedict, initiating the preposterous haste
of this advocate of eternal friendship, pro-
posed to his fellow legislators that the bill
be ordered to a third reading. His fellows
fell in with his suggestion, and accordingly
the Biennial Sessions bill was ordered TO third
reading by a vote of 46 to 2G-j6 Of The
members being absent. The bill ought not 10
have been taken up when the Assembly was
so slim, and in any event ordering 1t to
third reading after All inadequate glance ut
the pros and cons was a conspicuous instance
of basty legislation.
Mr.. Gladstone made his speech on the Bud
get in Parliament yesterday. 1t appears that
the estimates made a year ago were too olas-
tic. and. therefore, be had no materials on
hand for what the English term "prosperty
Budget The Chancellor referred TO the grow
ing expenditures and sluggish revenues, and
the slowness of the recovery OF trade, especially
so far as its action on the revenue Is concerned.