New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-31

reference to the hopes and fears of the Republican
party SO we had presumed. The Republican
party got through with the Butler problem several
years ago. II is the Democratic party's problem
now-at least, we supposed it was till we read the
foregoing statement by the General that he was TO
decide the question all by himself He seems to
have entire confidence in the docilty Of the Democ-
racy
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars OF England
passed and sent to Mr.. Tennyson resolution of re-
greet that his new National song invites to re-
peated drinking as expression Of loyalty, patriot
ism and freedom, thus pandering to fast decaying
convivial CUSTOM Perhaps the Poet Laureate
could make everybody happy by appending foot
note to the song stating that the character of the
beverage is left by him 70 the taste and fancy of the
singers. This would give ice-water chance to
start collie or two.
Royalty cannot escape from sewer gas. The
grants made to the Duke Of Connaught before his
marriage were as liberal as the incomes of Queen
victorias children invariably are yet he has lived
in an unhealthy palace and his Duchess has had
narrow escape from blood-poisoning. His residence
in Bagshot Park was recently erected at cost Of
from $3.50, 900 to 100000 and special pains were
taken in the arrangement and ventilation OF the
drains vet so faulty was the workmanship that
poisonous gases were conducted into all the bed
rooms Of the house. The Lancet asserts that the
elaborately constructed system of baths drains and
waste-p pipes communicated directly with the soil
drains Of the building pipes which should nave
been stopped being left open and house-dralns and
sewers generally being ventilated into the very
apartments which 1t was most important to preserve
from infection. The result that offensive
smells were perceived in several rooms, that many
Of the inmates suffered from various forms of in
disposition and from general sense Of heaviness,
and that the Duchess herself Immediately after the
birth of her child, was removed from the house ON
account of ominOus symptoms OF blood-posonlng'
from which happily she has recovered Apparently
there are sanitary engineers in England as well as
in the United States who have not mastered the
first principles of house-dranage After this episode
at Bagshot Park, Americans can speak with moro
composure of the sanitary condition Of the White
House.
The Utica OJserrer has such passion for legisla-
tive Investigations that it calls upon some Demo-
crat in the Senate or Assembly to do himself the
honor of moving an investigation of the new
Capitol from foundation to roof. And this
in spite of the fact that the building
has already been investigated something like
score of timesat an expense of thousands Of dollars
We trust second thought The Observer will with
draw a suggestion which can accomplish nothing
except further expenditure of the public money in
the retaking of familiar testimony.
And now the report comes that 4" the Russian
police are searching the line Of the St. Petersburg
and Moscow Railway to discover a Nihilist
mne that is reported 10 exist there"
We suggest to Senator Boyd the appointment of q
committee charged with the duty of discovering
if the ST. Petersburg and Moscow railroad mana
gers did not fabrcate this report themselves ont of
whole cloth as cunning method Of gripping the
demand for free passes over their line.