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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
THE PRESIDENT md CIVIL SERVICh
REFORI.

No portion of the Presidents Message will
attract more attention or. on the whole, viii re-
ceiyc moro communication. Than that which il
deyoted TO the question of Civil Service Reform.
1t IA 10 he regretted, perhaps that the President
did not express himself more fully and def
rircly in regard TO certain phases of the reform
bat let it he said 20 his credit that all that he
bna To offer i, in the right objection. And We
think il will he the genera; Judgment that he
takes higher ground this year than hr did last.
His progIrsS Is pelceptlble not 80 much III any
particular suggestion which hO now makes OF
approx on of as in the tone that pervados all
that he has TO Oller on the subject. The Civil
Service paragraph III hls Message OF last year
sounded IN. not few ears rather hollow and
% rlunctory than otherwise. Bat thi, time he
speaks out like n man III earnest who has serl-
olisiy at heart what tails from his lips.
The need of prompt legislation in the interest
Of Civil Service Reform ID enforced by u cOgent
reference to tho Presidents own experience
"Tnoy learn in suffering wat they teach in
song ,aiI Shelley of the poets. What Pres
iGcniS lean in official suffering they teach in
their annual messages. ana the people now listen
with ~ mpathetc attention. President Arthur
reechOrs the protest which das so often gone
up from those sitting at the sources OF political
power and influence, tnat the ceaseess impor-
tllnities of Office seekers leave them far too
little and an entirely d,sproportionate amount of
time to disc iarge other public duties which. to
say the least, are as important as those which
have for their object the filing of places.
Dwelling on this point with not hit t
warmth reminding Congress that there has
been no legislation on this subject since he last
communicated with them by message, taking
nOtp Of tAe fact that the public interest in the
refoJ IN has steadily increased, he makes n de-
mani for Legislative action, saying IN my
nd smrnt such action should no longer be post
oned.n This is frank. manly and to the point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

Of the Albany Bureesses Corps on insusurstiOi
day remarks:"l an exceedingly DESTROYS that thar
should DO as little cereTony 40 possible" A esn,
tlem.n thus averse to ostentation must DO desuv
panied and mortified at tnp hagrantly ostentatious
size Of his majority
Just suppose that this Penal Code bad beam IN
operation that sof. salut rious Sunday afternoo, /,
the merry month of May 1881. when that celebrated
political misunderstanding @Conferencsp ,.s
held in THO city. The blood runs cold At tls
thought Of what might have happened Think Of
the police making descent and marching all thu
earnest statesmen aud patriots whom they fop,d
hard at work in the secular business OF practical
politco to stern, justice nservin. lookup IL "a
just rs well that the Code was not operative thai
historical Sunday.
Sundry Democrats are now busily engaged Rad.
ing Senator Voorhees, ont Of their party beoaos.
CT his supposed conversion to protection. Dan
Is not statesman TO be trifcd with Once Lat him
discover that he has been bsnshed from the Darn.
ocracV aud like ss not he will offer himself 70 tia
country a neat nucleus for new party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
anusemenis &C. Night.
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stiels
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ITALIA fHEArRE-s-" EIne Rssche Hand"
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Union SQUARE FHEATRE-S:15-"T The Rantzaus
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WINDSOR THEArR2-S-COlOred Migstrels.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
GENERAL NOTES

Further particulars are now given concerning
the construction otthe irouclad FOR tho British Navy
t is to be called tho Benb0w. and will be twn-screw,
steel armorpated barbette ship. Tie vessel Is TO De OF
10000 tons aud Ia TO have engines OF 1900 horse power
.hion under pressure DO made TO work up {" s1Oo
borse power. Al first she viii mount four
syty-tOn guns. bur VIII ultimately gins OF muck
he ivier caibre She will cost. ali told, when hnsei
upw trdS OF -, OOO,OOO.
The Cincinnati Times Star is authority for the
statement ,ha kngby Ihavea rival before long IN an
AngluGemau settlement in FenIrcss County EssT enne
see called Anar The site this precteJ settlements
about miles from Rugby. over when II possesses
some advantages railroad IA projected to rua run
the Cincinnati Southern. Geumary. through theeo
lnuds that wi greatly increase tbeir value lt IL s'o
that for persons VINO serng delightful as ven ~
ht althiul climate "A m,re desirable locality thth uo
nj itcAu of the cumberland you Itaus can nO"hei2
he ionnd. Land IL cap ana water IA abundant s''
pure. and markets are co4GparauVeiy noar
It's comforting to know that New ork
not al me In its riI from unsafe theatres IGa"n
officials have been making recommendations IN Frsaiu
to tho Royal Italian opera. Covert GARDEN eh"e'v
similar 70 those Of Inspector Esterorook Not vny so
tue building Of proper prosoenium wall |" di'i"e ~.
stage in tue auditorium and the raising OF the ""
above the roof advised but stress is also laid un 1e
n er,slty for wrought iro automatically oosns .oVss
in eli walls aud hreproof ho,re IL fomnn w."
see watcher the Eagsa Ofncis VIII &C ohce % v,o
..s-ly Untaugod IN ts noshes OF red tape anu Pne~S
sort By doIeotise lava
That Scotchman is always canny has "''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

and Congress viii DO strangely derelict in duty
Ii IL fails to respond TO this appeal. butressed as
it Is by quickened public sentiment quito inde-
pendent of party lines.
There are one or two remarks which the Pres
ident lets fall while discussing the reform which
invite word of criticism. Thus, although his
views in relation to the term and tenure OF
Office are entirely sound they are scare ely
strengthened by his course during the year.
More than once he has removed officials in dis
regard Of the principle of fixed tenure just
here his precept is at variance with his practice
And so, too, the comparison which he Institutes.
showing that the number of removals made by
him in fourteen months was no greater than
that made 10y President Garfield iusfour
months, is wide of tho mark. President
Arthur has been criticised not for the number
but for the significance of his removals. 1t has
never been said 10 his reprOach that he made
eighty-nine removals, but the fact has been I'M
favoraby commented upon that nearly all his
appontces were taken from the minority wing
of the party, while the element that triumphed
in the election of General Garfield was practi-
cally ignored
On this whole subject Of the comparative num-
Der ofremovals three things ought to be noted: %
A certain number of personal appointments
are necessarily made at the opening of
every Administration, and 50 the first months
of new Administration would probably
always present higher average OF
appointment is than later on. (2) While Garfield
came into office under circumstances making
a presumption in favor Of appointments,
Art lur came in under circumstances making
a presumption against them. CD 1t happened
that large numbers of commissions began to
expire soon after Arthur came in, and he WAS
thus able to make many appointments without
many removals.
But there will bp little disposition to 10 more
than make passing reference 10 these Occa-
sions tor criticism. a much more agreeable
task is TO record The fact that the President now
declares himself at one with tho best sentiment
of the country in his attitude on Civil Ser
vice Reform. The people are moving Upward
and it cannot be said that he is holding back,
or that he is not protesting dete minatiOn
To re spOnd 10 the best rxpectati ms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
FOREST PROlfC1lON IN CONGRESS-.


The calalnitlcs which are sure to follow the
destruction If our forests have beer repeatedly
set forth in these columns. Pres, dent Arthur
has cons dcrcd these dangers sufficiently serious
to deserve mention in his Message, and a brief
bat loroiblc paragraph hc urges upon Congress
tine Necessity of cnactmnnts for the protection
of the forests stll standing upon the public do
nam. The floods now devastating southern
rope are ding Il timely warning to Gu
force the Pres dents recommcndatiOn-fOr the
torrents from the small European streams are
slender rIvulcts to the seas winch VIII over
spread the broad basins drained by our great
rivers when their slopes are stripped of protect
Ing forest growth
The President suggests no plan of leg Station,
but it rs plain that the time for positive action
has come Let Congress appoint commission
Of cxpcrts-mcn whose Il, Ognizcd atta,nments
will carry authority to d Siguate certain pOr-
tionS of tine public lands about the sources OF
the San joachim Sacramento, Columbia. Mis-
SouIi, Rio Grundc and other important rivers
heading IN high mountains, to be held in per-
manont forest. Ihis to secure the integrity of
the streams and the valleys through which
tney flow. Let those forest reserves be held
under restrictions for the domestic needs Of
scttl rs let the comm s,Ion decide whether
the Government cannot buy back from the ra'l-
road, snch timber grants as fall within these
reservations. If not let some inducement be
of, red to the roads if they need any, to cooper
ate in maintaining the forest unbrOken. Con-
gress m ght go still further and consider
whether it Is practicable to buy back the forests
which protect the head waters OF the Ohio and
its Tributaries.
Let every acre of public forest not in the
rest rvations lee survey Pd ut once 80 that It can
be sold, and then knocked down to the highest
bidder. 1t will be safer in private hands. The
property while owned by the Government Is
ulundcr, d b, timb,r thieves, and the thieves
mast go. Capitalists stand ready to pay high
prices for the tin Der lands which are given
away under presumption and homestead claims,
and the money derived flom these sales could
be set apart as fund forever to furnish pro
lection for the reservations.
Tins is by no means all the legislation
needed. But it would he definite beginning
for an energc tic policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

and II II had been possible TO unite his followers
upon them I'm this State last month, the party
would not be staggering under an adverse ma
jority of nearly 100000. Neither wouIo nan
dozen or more of other strong Republican o','G :,
have been carried by the Democrats. Ii ne snail
conduct the remainder OF his term IN accordance
with these sentiments he may yet unite his party
and thus secure for himself greater succ ~
than his ambition now pictures to him. lie has
ALWAYS talked well. Nothing is needed now
excepting that his Administration should act
rs well as he talks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
THE CONTROLLER'S REP OFT.

Control er Knox has certainly been treated
uniustly, in mos, of the abs racts made OF his
report. and in comments based thereon. This
is he more to be regretted, because the dOcu-
meut itself is, as usual, one of great value and
merit. instead of proposing that new three per
cent bonds to the amount of $SO5,OOO should
be issued exchange for the outstanding fOurper
cents. his report con emplates the payment OF
the premium of Is percent in cash, us the fOurper
cents come in duri. g the year for exchange
This would take the lace of any purchase or
call of Donds, and would avoid any increase Of
the debt while reducing by Onc-fOurth the
interest on bonds surrendered.
The other obj ctOus be ng hus removed, two
questions remain, whether the holders Of four per
cents would exc hange them for three per cent
bond aud / > per ce t in cIsn, and whether the
Government will have revenue enough TO pay
the . Der cent IN cash from its surplus. line
Latter depends upon the future action OF Con-
rrcss. The present value of one dollar payable
yearly for TWEEN y-tiye years is $l7 20; what in
ducemcnt has tue hOller of the four per cent bod
10 surrender the difference in intercs for SO I
True. ais three per cent bond may be worth lO2 III
fine market, but the four per cent bond IS also
worth over l19. He can sell il mt 10, and buy
3 Der cents at l02, and pocket the difference Of
II per cent; but the plan of Mr.. Knox offers him
on,y 10 Dr. cent promium. Ii is AT least poss
blr that in thi, rcctiDn the pl IN would prove
unavoidable. But it is not open to some of the
objections which the early abstract suggested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

Martin l.. Smith alleged lunatic, who testified
yesterday in his own behalf, either proved that
he was crazy or made ont bad case against
the doctors of the asy lum where he was CON
fined. He declares that they told him he
was not mad but soon would be [; and kept him
looked up to make tho future safe Consider
ing the crowded state of the asylum on Wards
Island there is strong presumption against
the truth of Smiths assertion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

OF the minor Reports sent to Congress yestcr-
day that of the Postmaster General perhaps VIII
be read with the most interest. II makes il graf
living showing. For the first sumo III thirty
one years the department is not burden on
the Treasury. The receipts for the last twelve
months exceeded the expenditures ny
Sl.394,3S8 92. AS the POstInaster-Genciai
IOints out, this is partly due to the growth ana
prosperity Of the country, but largely 10 the
improved methods in the administration oil the
service. Naturally the subject of reducing tie
postage on letters is discussed and approved
with recommc adati0ns of changes in the rates
on other classes of postal matter Mr.. Howe
urges his plan of selling stamped envelopes AT
the price of adhesive stamps, regardless OF tho
serious objections TO the scheme already al
vanced. He declares, also, that the time has
come when the Government should undertake.
the man cement of the telegraph lines. None
of the arguments which the Postmaster Genera
sets forth in support of this project are strong
enough to overcome the grave objections to H.
The Government already has enough to do Ill
attending TO its legitimate duties without inter-
fering with business which may properly De Ielt
to business CORPORATIONS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

From all accounts Alfred Tcnnyson's Promise
~ Navr n AS dead a failure 40 John + Smy this
Promise OF November.
Murat Uastoad says IN reference to prominent
D,mnctat who has been mentioned for DemOcracy's
Presidential nomination III 1881. no has nj ANY
record 10 run on We are not SURE but that con.
spicuous deficiency IN tins particular would prove
"A positive advantage toa Democratic PRESIDENTIAL
candidate For if he possesses record ana il is
NOT IA harmony with his party's record. thon Dem-
ocrats can bo counted upon not TO support him.
But II his record Is IN harmony with his partys
then the majority of the level headed people OF tho
UnIeod States including thousands OF Independ-
enIs can 10 counted upon not Ia support hun. 80
on the whole the REGARDLESS Democrat will DO tho
best equipped iOr the race.
Goyernor-elcct Cleveland IN declining the escort!
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vouchsafe them glance when they appear
ma Pnb Doc"

It is gratifying to know that the city begins
the winter in good health. Cold weather has
closed tho doors and windows earlier this year
than usual, and contagious diseases of all KINDS
might have been expected to increase AS yet
no small pox or scarlet fever is reported 10 inc
Health Board. Sewer-gas, however, mas hau
chance enough to breed some scarlet fever ana
dinbtheria. but the cases are not so numerous
that anv alarm needs to be felt. This happy
condition Of affairs is due in great measure to
the excellent work which was done in cleaning
the streets during the summer. Under tneSe
circumstances little patience with Commas
sioner Coleman and his contractors at the pres
ent time will not be out Of place. But II
would not do for them to count too much upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

A bill Of particulars in the suit of Mr. John
Foley and others against ex-Judge Speir would
be interesting reading The proceedings were
to recover s., 900 which it was alleged the de
PENDANT promised to pay in 1878 to secure bis
election to the r nch of the Superior Court !;
but it has been decided that the promise is vCid
because the money was for purposes expressly
prohibited by law. The Reform Association
which Mr. Foley and Others represent onght to
have had wit enough to get the fee i'll advance.
II is worthy of note how generally public
opniOn has been against the rigid en- Orcement
of the Sunday classes OF the Penal Ccde. Few
persons now hold that man was made for the
Sabb IN, but less than ten years ago this would
not have been the case. Then the running Of
the street cars shocked many pOus souls. Ex-
treme Sabbataran principles however, have
never had the hold III Newly that they OBJ
tanned in most other cities, and the recent
rapid increase OF the Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches has sOftened the severe
views which once did prevail In some quarters
What particular advantage was expected to
be gained by keeping from the public the mi
nor reports which are sent to Congress annu-
ally, until the Presidents Message had been
such circumstances they do not receive neatly
SO wide circulation throughout the country IA
when they precede the Message by day or two.
When they come singly or III pairs even the
smaller newspapers print them pretty fully, and
the average reader gives them some attention;
but only statisticians and other specialists
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The daily gazette., 1882-01-14
DeIaMares pIIntI.n,rs

The supreme Court of the United
States has virtually decided that the
State of Delaware is justified in i'm.
posing nPoh vessels calling at the
Breakwater an obligation to take a
pilot er TO pay a penalty. Alluding to
he decision, the Philadelphia Bulletin
says: "This decision was not upex.
pected. The legal right of d lagare
to do this thing was believed to exist
but the fact that a petty State, with
out any commerce Of her own, can ex-
ercise such authority merely becans.
she borders upon navigable stream.
supplies a very strong argument in
favor of the assumption by the general
government of control Of the entire
business Of piIotage."
The daily gazette., 1882-01-14

Our FUTURE BOUNDARY THE GULF.
There is very little use in going into
a tedious discussion Of the rights OF
the European Saies on the South
American Continent. Such nations
as have interests there will continue
TO protect them and encourage them
as long as it will pay them to do so :;
and the Congress of the United Statl
will continue to evince too much sense
to go 10 war about il, any more than
they did when Louis Napoleon sent
Maximillian and his army of French.
men TO Mexico to build up in that
country an Empire under the French
right under our nose as it were
Maximillian's failure, and being per-
mitted to make his effort to maintain
himself with what was considered the
best armed and drilled soldiers of
Europe, only served TO raise the Iov-
ernmsnt of the United States and it's
soldiers higher in the estimation ,f
the intelligent people of Europe.
Every military man who was acouaint.
ed with history remembered how suc.
cessluily the American soldier over
come the Mexican soldier. They re.
membered that the American armies
invaded Mexico from three directions.
and although each of these armies
met Mexican armies composed oil
more than double their numbers in
every encounter the Americans were
victorious. In all the war no battle
was lost, aud in one year the whole d
Mexico was at our mercy. Thus wa,
the superiority of the America,
shown over The Mexican. But thi
was not the case with the French
They were not so successful, and wer,
hually actually driven from Mexic.
and theiI leaders shot to death in de
fance of the French Empire and it
great Emperor-Louis Napoleon.
When the time arrives for tin
American people to take anotbe
movement forward large slices o
Mexico may be expected to be brough
under the laws of the United States
No finer country than Mexico exist.
and Its people Will only be too glad t
find themselves under the most l,bara
and powerful government in the world
In ls47, when we conquered Mex c
and annexed Texas, California aar
The daily gazette., 1882-01-14
0.car HiIas,. Latest Co.tums.


from the n. Y. World Thursday.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde was entertained al
luncheon by Miss Kaie Field at tie
rooms Of the Co operative Dress A 80
citation yesterday. The guests were Mr.
Wilde, Mr.. ElhE Vedder, Mrs. B.iis
a. Blanchard, Miss Clara Morris ard
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ID. Mlllet. I be
parsy luncbed ia Miss Fields private
sffice, q small apartment GU tbe Fl b
door, partitioned OF by red plush. Ou
The walls hung panels Of japanese en-
OrOidery. TIE napkins used al lunch
we're Of japanese paPeT, @hite and vef!
heavy, almost like cloth. After llRch
every one Erote bis or her name 0D
japanese fans. Mr.. Wilde WUre dak-
sreea Prince Albert c1at and dark
trousers. From his coat pocket pro
iruoed handkerchief Of dark green
aud knotted a. bis neck was 8 crAVAt OF
he same shade. He carried . white
Eory STICK and Mrs. Miliet wore al
early English costume. Subsequently
Mr. Wilde attended a reception given
Dy Ms Z chArd Il. EEArt, ef West
thirty ninth street. Mr. Nilie will al
gend tie Un;on Square Theatre tbi
afternoon 70 se- Nj 5 Clara Morris il
The New MAgda.eH." He bAs submit
ed bis play 10 Miss Morris for her sBg
| gestiops as 10 situations.