New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28

remarkable statements. lie says, w cohseHteI 10
grant the bogus Decree" and then adds, TO show his
keen cOnscientousness " did not think 1t was
right but Eastman 1.-THE Deanl said there no
law which could touch me7 Having thus far un-
bosomed himself, he proceeds Although there
was of cOurse, a pecunary motive at the basis OF
this whole thing. my connection with IL WAS
honest Tsic and sincere" Then in an explanatory
and refreshing burst of confidence he continues
| 80 This act cannot be accounted for. even by my
self except on the ground that some uncommon weak
ness which had not heretofore experienced, led
me to be influenced to do the act under the peculiar
circumstances of my official position" Yes. he evil
! IDENTITY was uncommony weak. He would prove
an interesting subject for vlylsecion by OF his
surgical brethren, who might perhaps discover
structural changes of the brain to account for the
mental twist which takes peculiar view of moral
| 0blquity.
Tuesday last was the iftieth anniversary of the
| death of the last surviving sgner Of the Declara
| ton of Independence Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton. On July f. 1921 1t was noticed that only four
then survived. Thirty days later died William
| Floyd. of -YcrK and tho deaths of John Adams
! and Jefferson left CarrOll-who attended their fu-
nerals rs the most conspicuous monrner-" alone in
| his glory" His last az pearance in public was on
July 4. 1928, when being past ninety. he inaugu-
| rated the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. And in
|
| Although he left but one son, that son had many.
and the representatives OF the name are numerous
| the late Governor of Maryland being one OF bis
grandsons and the pOSsessor of his fine old immortal
| home some seventeen miles from Baltimore which
| stands to-day IN quite as good order as when the
sIpuer left it, II may IN fairness be added that his de-
scondants have not been unworthy OF HIM. Men and
women alike have been gentlemen and genrIewomen
of untarnished repute In these days when 50 many
IL. 10 RI inf AVnn
cans with titled foreigners which have reflected
| EttIe credit either on one side the other, and
| b,ve in some cases been attended with crcum-
stances little less than scandalOus, II IS something
| To say that no word ever brcHthed against
| those three gIanddaughtors OF tho slgner Carroll
who became English peeresses. There was no
| abiect tite-hunting on their part no mating with
gambling arIstocraJs with antecedcnts OF which the
less said the better. as has been conSpicuousy the
| Case with too many American girls who have mar
| ried rank cf late years Lord Wellesley was "A man of
! whom any woman might have been ?roud-a
classical scholar almost without peer statesman
of rnblemished faru; while the Duke of Leeds and
Iord Stafford were at least worthy and respectable
! men Taken as a whole. the CAROLS one Of
thoge few representative historic families of which
America has reason to be proud and we hope that
they will continue to be worthy OF their past A
conspicuous family of high social repue is Of great
value to a community as setting and maintaining
| standard of morals and manners. The more
havn of slch families the better OF late years they
have been few and far between among the con-
spicuous IN Ncw-York society, with very injurious
result 70 its tone and habits.
| Time brings its own revenGos What would Mrs
Trollopc and the author of " Martin ChuzzewiP and
American Notes have sad could they have seen
| England ) most popular Hbretist sending to this
country keen satire upon Englands most cherished
| institutions. Yet sarcasmS directed against the
Uouse of Lords and the Peerage in themselves
| oflord no particular qualification to American AUDI
epces And any English writer is free to come over
and abuse our legislative bodies without arOusIng
the slightest feeling of rancor
| We wonder If Mr.. steve French will apply for
| admission to the Authors Clubg Why noty Isn't
be-by proxy-thc author of his own misfortunes3
The attention of inventors and discoserers
throughout the country is called to the great popu
lar want hich now exists in the Democratic party
m this Slate Any inventor discOyerer who can
| hit upon a solution OF the problem which sundry
| Democratic leaders now vainly attempting to
| solxe may be assured that he will be muuifcently
rewarded by them for his trouole. The problem re-
| auced TO its lowest terms is this: How is the
Democratio patty to be given all the Offices under
| Governor Cleveland without FORMULATING the party's
and Mr. Ceveand's Civil services promises as the
| game we're freely made Edurng the scanvasss That
!. the problem and if there is anything inside or
nntsids the Patent Office or Edison's laboratory
that is calculated to solve 1t. tho Democratic State
committee would be re diced to know of it without
! del,y We respectfully suggest to Mr.. Keely that
| be po,tpoue further efforts looking to the starting
| of his balky mvtor until he finds ont whether he
cannot discover something to relieve the distress of
| the Democracy.
| Boston astronomer or astr0lOger-it is not clear
which--proves cOncusiyely in letter to The PhId-
dsIphia Times that the stars in their courses have
been fighting for the political advancement of
| patti,on for some years 1t Is pity that Don
| Cameron did not take the precaution to sweep the
sky with his little telescope before he attempted to
place the planet Beaver among the brilliant
stelatuns in the starry Gubernatorial armament of
| Pennsylvania.
1t seems that Brooklyn cannot read its title
clear to ITS distinctive appelation, The City OF
| Churches" In the course OF an address delivered
on Sunday morning in the Rev. DR.. storrss chuIch
one of the city missionaries OF Brooklyn demon
sirated by reference to various sets of figures that
quito number of PLACES throughout the country
whose population and extent of territory less
| than those OF sIhe City of Churches" contain
more churches. 1t remains to be seen what course
Brooklyn will pursue in view of this exposure. One
OF two plans is open to her. She ether decide
to discard the name by which she has long and so
fayorably been known and cast about for "a new
that will fit her closer. she can bnild the
snry number of extra churches OF course II Is not
impossible that Brooklyn will determine not to