New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-24

osity They propose in a word to tax the idle They
contend that ideness is scourge which corrupts and
degrades society and that those who desire 70 enjoy IL
ought to pay for the privilege Their bill provides that
laborers, employees engaged commerce or in any In
dustry. literary men, officials and farmers SHAH be re-
garded as the productive classes that all others in
Gliding the Oyerseers OF landed property those who
engage I'm occupation whether of hand or head merely
iOr pleasure snail DO subject 70 fixed duty OF 100 franc,
per aDnum.
A Neapolitan engineer, Signor Melsurgo.
has published long article show that the rnuch-e-
sired short line Rome, via Gaeta be the ruin o.,
Naples. Gaeta was and is" he writes "a peninspl,
renowned for it's noble and celebrated
port Inc people To TINS day arc
ardent Mariners but want base Of opera.
tons, and this base would be afforded by direct line 70
Rome. via Gaeta. Gaeta has only port but IL
beautiful place Of residence, The panorama IL magni
hcent the prOmontOry resembles that Mi.ena From
the height Monte Circea. the smiling Ponza Islands
and, in the distance, Ischa. Procda and Capri are ys
BILE. In ancient time the neghborhood was the pleasure
resor, Of the Romans We have no good port at Nspe.
there no docks quays where ships can unload
without having recourse 10 small boats and porterage
and the Of unloading. etc. comes on the average
to % francs tho ton. 6aeta put within hour from
Naples and directly connected with Rome; with line o,
railway leading into the ADruzz, vita It's magnificent
port with the wooden quays ike those used IN Eng.
land and America, whicn can be constructed Ia less
tDan year, ana cost ue; baeta WIN lana 70 De sold
cheap, with almost no municipal taxes, WITH cAcclrn,
sailors. wOnld less time than thinks. become an
important commercial depot" A. an inevitable result
he argues Naples would be left out il the cold.
The passengers on board the White Star
steamship Baltic. which sailed hence for Liverpool On
July /. found tho glorious Fourth arrived that
sufficient talent among them for a creditable
celebration Of the National holiday, and Programme
accordingly arranged ana carried ont with much
enthusiasm. Daring the afternoon the sailors, by dire
ton OF the captain gave exhibition OF their peculiar
sports Immediately after dinner the intellectual re-
past served The Rev Robert Collyer presided and
made a fehctOus speech. Captain Parsen proposed
the toast, The President Of the United states" aud
Mr. Chauncey NJ. Depew responded Among other
things he said: " remember well the FOurtns OF my
early days, and the manner Of their celebration and
how invariably II the custom to twist the tail Of tho
British lion recouect one occasion 1t was my for.
tune TO deliver address in which | endeayored 10
perform this duty and well remember the dsappoint-
ment | experienced found that PalmersrOn took
no notice Of that speech" Mr. Colyer expressed the
respect and adm OF tine American people for
" The English Queen" Mr. Emory \. StOrrs answered
for The Day We Celebrate" Colonel Thomas W Knox
spoke for The American Abroad" and Judge HOtdley,
Of Cincinnati responded to Great Britain ami TIC
greater Britain"