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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
PHENOMENAL IGAOGANCE.

The AIcrandria Gazette doubtless imagines
that it il intelligent and tries to he honest.
But it's ignorance is "A terrible drawback For
example, it asserts that " dollar III England
"will buy as much as two dollars here owing
"to free trade, which reduces the price of
"eycrything the labOrer has to consume in
"ordcr TO live" There are not many school
bows. and not any immigrants from England
who do not know that this is untrue.
Wheat sells at the West at about 81 per
bushcl the average in English market towns,
rs officially reported for March, was 81 31i2.
Red winter wheat sells in New-fork at 81 10
and in London at 81 4lI2. Barley that costs
30 cents here sells there for 81 % corn that
sells here for GA cents sells in England for So
cents. Butter that ranges here from 10 to 20
cents per pound sells in England at % to 80
cents, and cheese worth - cents here brings
from Ii cents upward there. Bacon costing
1Olo cents here is worth 1872 cents there !;
hams costing Ii cents here are worth over 10
there, and lard worth lll2 cents here sells mt
l3lo cents there. or other articles, oil sells
here at 81, cents, and there at - cents !;
leather that brings from 81 TO 30 cents here
sells for % to 10 cents there and tobacco leaf
worth 7 cents here is worth 9 In England
On the other hand some articles of far less
Importance are dearer here; coffee that brings
9ls cents here can be bought in London for
sla, and sugar tea, spices, and some kinds Of
cloth, are dcaIer in this country, though grades
of cloth that working people wear are but
little dearer, quality and wear considered, than
in gland. The English prices here named
are quoted from the latest London journals.
and it may be added that in January of last
year, when grain meats, butter and cheese,
and all kinds of vegetables were extraordi-
nariy scarce and dear in this country, owing
to the great drought in 1881, the tables OF
Mr.. Wright, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
and Labor in Massachusetts, showed that the
average cost at retail of all articles consumed
by laborers in Massachusetts towns was
81 99i2 per week, while the cost of the same
quantities and qualities in English towns at
retail was SO 73l2, but the cost of grain,
meats, vegetables and dairy products was then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
GENERAL NOTES.

The complete costume of fashionable lady
Friendly Islands has lately been Presented to the
Public Library OF woburn Mass II is square blanket,
tattooed with various devices and made omWood-pup
or rather bark-pulp.
An excellent class of immigrants is pouring
into Oregon spring II Is said that 90 percent OF the
arrivals bv steamer are actual settlers well supplied with
the means OF making n fair start in homes. The
agent OF the Bureau OF Immigration who meets every
steamer at Astoria, estimates the average amount OF
money brought by each family at $lOOO
Northampton has been the chief seat of Eng
llsh shoemakng ever since the days of Magma Charta
John who was himself shOd there. ancient record
shows The spirit OF the redOubtabc barons still bears
fruit the rndical politics OF the place which to-day
which when Cromwells army marched through II fum-
shed the soldiers with 10000 pairs Of shoes More than
1000 persons employed there III the shoe trade
The house of Mrs. ID. s. Sigler. in Corning,
Iowa. one o; the most costly AID commOdious dwellings
in the southwestern part OF the state, has become
strongly charged with electricity in some mysterious
way AS To resemble veutable gslvanc battery. The
house il built OF brick and has slate roof and there is
unusual feature in its construction. The family ply
stefan Dr. Newell. of Corning. attributes the present
srues, OF the Of the house 10 the electrical
dious by which she IL surrounded and TO which the
Doctor attention attracted uaialher startling
ner. &c was about to administer dose OF medicine
when q shower of sparks was omitted from the spoon
which he held IN his h0nd
When the new electric lights in the Big
Mountain colliery Shenandoah first put in
operation last week, seven dazed and dazzed mules.
which for years had brighter luminary than
Davy lantern. turned tail and fed INTO the depths Of
the mine The workmen tell interesting stories about
tho hab Is cOlcry mules. their ougness. their
tentment and their total depayity Several months
the lower levels in the largest coery ut St Clair
Hooded work stopped. and all the mules hoist
ed Ia the surface. More than dozen OF them had passed
continuous years in the mine and had apparently
forgotten there world OF grass and sunshine
for when they were turned out To pasture they hudded
together IN evident alarm and for whole day did moth
Ing but gaze nj earth and eky The probability is that
thew were at first blinded by the care-a common
pclience with their kindred under similar circum-
stances Just they beginning 10 enjoy their
life work was resumed in the mines and they went
back to their old home in the darkness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
Amisfments Go-Nilht.


ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s-Bencft Concert
RoorH's TuEArgE--s-" The Bankers Daughter"
puoU OPERA HcUsE-s-" VIM
CAsISo-S-French Opera.
CosMoroLITAS-S-" White Slave"
DAYS THEATRE-s:30-Stoddar
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-S-Modjeska.
GRAND OPERA HOUSES" Romeo aid Ju,et'"
HAvxRLY's l4ru STREET THEATRE-s-"Ihe fionters
9 Wife"
HESpERsoS's STANDARD THEATRE-S;lo-saisDurys
Tronbadours.
M,n,sox sou,Ry GARpEy-2 and s-Barnums Circus
MADISON SQUARE THEATRg-630-" A Russian Honey
moon"
NATIONAL Ac ADEMY Decentralization OF paintings
ElpIos GARDES-8-John Mccullough.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA HoUsE-S-Willie Edouin'
ETAR THgATRE-8:30-"yce Versa"
ITALIA rHgArRg-8-" The Prince Consort"
Theatre OonIoUE-2 and s-"The Muddy Day"
UNION SQUARE THEATRES" Brighton"
WAlLAcK's THEATRE-745-"The Silver King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
Juoex to Advertisements.

lAMUsEMEyrs-7M Page-5th aud 9th co'umns
iANSoUScEMEsTs- Sh Page-6th column
BANKING HoUsEs-7h Page-3d colamn.
BUSINESS SoTIcEs-7m Paoc-4tn column
BOARD AND Rooms IN Page-4th column
CORPORATION NorIcEs-.7h PGge-2d column
DIVIDEND NorICEs-7h Pagc-3d and 4th Columns
DREss NJ AKIsG-6M Plugged column
EUROPEAN ADyERTIsENESTs-7h Pdge-4th couthu
FIyAsciAL-7h Page--3d column.
HORSES, CARRIAGES. &c.-7h Pdge-ztn coumh
Pooe-2d coiumt
LosT AND FoUSD-7h Page-4th column
MINIsG-7h Paqe-4th coinmu'
M,nRt,cys AND DEAras-5th Pdge-6th column.
MIsoELLAsEoUs-7M Page-2d colnmn-Sh Pa9e-otn
J and 9th columns.
Nrv PuRIIc ATIoNs-6M Pdqe-2d column
hcrIS Srg.MERs-6M Pa0e-ith and 9th column
RRoPosALs-7M Pagc-2d column.
RAILROAD LsNDs-7h Page-2d column
REAL EsrATE-7h Pa1e-1st and I'd columns
EITUArIoSs WANTED ALEs-6h Pdge-4th column
FEMALEs-6h PoGe-4th column
eyRcIAL NorlCEs--5h Pdoe-6th column
brEAMBolTs AND RAILRoADs-6h Paas-5th and 9th
| ceumns-
BUMMEa REsoRTs-7M Page-2d column.
TRAcHERs-6h Page-2d column.
WINTER REsoRTs-7h Pags-2d column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

The Brooklyn Bridge trustees have postponed
for two weeks action upon the question OF tolls.
The reasons for doing thIs are various. Cen
eral Slocum, who made the motion to postpone
urged that the only charge for crossing the
bridge SHOULD he for riding i'll the cars. Gen
eraI Barnes, who seconded it., did so on the
ground that justice to the tGxpajers required
ttat q toll be imposed even on foot passengers
A COMPROMISE between these views seems
probable. To charge fare for walking Oh
the bridge would bc to impose too heavy
burden upon the poorer classes, VINO Will
use the bridge when crossing the river to
their daily work and also as pleasure resort
If the bridge is made free for wagons and
trucks of all kinds, the expense of running 1t
and the interest Oh lis enormous cOst-with the
exception of the amount received for railway
fares and tie revenue from renting the arch
ways-will be thrown upon the already heavily
burdened taxpayers os the two cities. 1t
is interesting to note that the structure will he
opeued for foot-pasSengeIs in the latter part
nf Nav
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
STABILITY OF THE STAGE.

The simultaneous advent here of several of thu
most brilliant anddstinguished actors Of this PERIOD
naturally prompts remembrance OF those essential
attributes faculties or qualities which are the vi.
tality of the stage and which make il valuable
factor III the work of civilization. The common idea
on this subject, and one in which many theatrical
managers participate assumes that the existence of
the stage is dependent upon the fecundity with
which speculative expeimenters can devise allure.
ments for the caprcious popular taste. This is the
coarse and commonplace grocery-shop view of the
matter; and. as so many theatrical managers hap
pen to be men of commonplace minds and coarse
tastes it is natural that they should entertain it.
All the same, aud however prevalent, this common
idea is false doctrine. The stage would have crum.
bled to pieces long ago, from sheer inanity bad its
life depended on prancng blondes, spectacle process
SONS Observation-Disclosures sensations, skIts at tho
times, horse-colar farce, professional beauties or
any frippery whatsoever. 1t is because Of the art
OF acting that the stage has survived and as the art
of acting springs from an inherent principle in
ture-the necessity which universal humanity feels
of self-expresson and interpretation-it rears up,
from time to time, men and women of deep hearts
and fine intellect who possessed of authentic
powers for the utterance of the human soul These
persons.-men like Burbadge, Berterton, Garrick,
Kean, Booth and Forrest, and women such as Mrs.
Prtcbard Mrs. Cibber. Mrs Siddons, Helen Faucit,
and Charlotte Cushman-supply and insure the CO.
hesve force of the dramatic profession and the per-
petuity of the acted drama. Thought and affection
turn naturally aud without self-rebuke. to beings
of this order. Here, at one time aud in
one group are now at hand Mccullough, Saivini.
Boucicault. PATTI, Mary Anderson. Clara Morris.
Modjeska, JOHN Gilbert, Mayo and Charles Wynd-
ham; aud in viewing DER such an array as this the
observer surely may well be impressed with senss
of genuine and abiding excellence in the modern
theatre such az no trickery of sordid management
can obscure nor any influence Of public mediocrity
degrade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

Mayor Low is very much in earnest in regard
IN his scheme of extending Flatbusn-ave. 10
the Brooklyn terminus of the great bridge.
This would furnish direct and ample outlet
sor the tide of travel which will soon be set
ting across the East River. If new business
xhoroughtare is opened, the old established
centres of trade may suffer. Hence the new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

There is no true American who does not abbor the
methods OF the dynamite fends and does not desire
his country freed from the odium of barborlng
such base creatures. John Bull, 1t Is rumorcd, Is
inclined to be somewhat aggrcved because they are
permitted to talk to accumulate money IN the Re
public. He should rest content with the knowledge
that these persons flint no sympathy here, and that
the slightest iniraction of the law bY them will be
pro nptly punished. " hen were IN trouble John
Bull good man. carefully aggravated our mlseries
az much "a lac dared. Americans do not retOrt IN
kind. But they cannos hut feel grim amusement
when they reflect upon tho difference 1t makes to
tnelr ueghbor TO whose toes are trOdden upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

proiect will be opposed in some quarters. Inc
Mayor is preparing letter to the people oi
Brooklyn, setting forth his reasons Tor aoNo'
caring the extension.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
WALL PAPER,
AN ESTIMATE TOR PAPERNG a HOUSE, $50.


We aerea TO Paper Of Front and Back Paror TWO
Large Rooms oOni floor two large Rooms on tlt moor
from 10 FiGe Embossed Machine
~ PAPER
Gin Gold Frieze upon all except thr foer where hr qna
workmanlke by the best paper hsngers-of Ono
RenS manufacturer, OF Wall Paper. are enabled 10
rive Won such figure n you intend 10 sell your honse
will bring from Two 10 three lhJusahi uo
more after having been cred. $500. -. -.
and Book containing Hints Cd Decorstoh sehi oc
H. BARrMOLoMAE & Co. 49,,
Makers Importers Of Rare Curious and Expensive al
Papers.
124 and 1876 West 3Sdst, near Broadway New-York
500 pieces Administer Carpets we have inst
al about their value and placed on sale
from ST. So per yar'i.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

Governor Cleveland on general subjects may
be the painfully ignorant man that many OF the
Democratic newspapers have declared him to
be but get him OH Buffalo and even HIS party
friends must admit that lie knows what he is
talking about. Mr. Cleveland has just
swooped down on bill to reOrganize the FIRE
Department of Buffalo with vigorous veto
which it is a pleasure to read. He declares that
the measure, which turns out the Commissioners
who now hold Office and puts new ones in, is
joh of the worst kind and iuteuded to advance
solely party interests. lie admits that he can
stand certain amount of partisanship, but
that there is limit beyond which ne will not
GO Hence the veto. The Governors action Will
not encourage the Democrats of this city who
are trying to tinker with our charter with the
single aim OF increasing patronage. People
WHO love decent, honest government, however,
will applaud his spirit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
There y natur' in J. b.
In wal ~ you au me.

Governor Butler was recently reported as saying
that the issues Of the war bong dead the funda-
IneIta, question il the right of self-gov"rnment IL
he bad added within the party his meaning
would have been clearer and his assertion more
nearly correct. The right of seIf-goycrnment has
long been rrevocabIy settled, but the hight OF the
INDIVIDUAL voters To control party action irrespec-
tive OF the bosses is vital to the supremacy
Of one or the other OF the existing parties. And
whichever party first settles the question adverse
" 10 the bosses" is to what least in this
pivotal State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
The following intercepted letter explains itself

lie following intercepted ltttef explains ltsell
STAT HOUSE. BoSroN, April 8, 1883.
To he Democracy HS IHiisd States.
earn from The Boston HSrdd mat taking time by a
long foreocE. you nave DieAly diPsem 1ed your love
for me a. Presidential canddae In 1854 to the extent
OF kicking me do the STAIRS of Your National COnyen
ton O, what have dono to deserve tnis crue, cruel
trrutmenti o. why do You abandon me In so cold
blooded and ptess mauneri Is 1t possible that my
bright smile does not haunt YOU stint Am no longer
TO regard myself your darling Bent DO you de-
mand your letters back and the rns. aud the lock Of
your hart Who VIII care for massachusetts, III the
fItur.i q, you cannot be in earnest.
Had we never loved sac kindly,
Had never loved sae bndly
Never met or never parted,
had ne'cr been broken hearted!
SObbiugy Yours. b. T. n.
psf you can get along without me, can get along
without YOU. Sol H. /. H.
p S-Now That have had time 10 think II all over
I'm clad that you broke the engagement, 50 am have
read IN history tho most dreadful punishment
known to the anciouts -Istcd In binding live man to
a c.rp-r Thrk want 10 be tied Ia you in 1881 The
tie,is revolving bcyOnd description. Mlttcue1l THANK
,ou or it, II breaks chains. / tad slack
allegiance til this But my swords my
H. 4. ID.
r. > (conGdeutial Cant this thing be arranged
f..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10


Embellishments to the amount OF S2oV,ooo vi
more came to light in this city yesterday. lhey
are of the ordinary kind. TwoyoUng men OF more
or less elegant leisure made ducks and draKeS
of the family estate, using up even their I'M
happy mothers money. According to one re-
port they have sailed to Europe, leaving their
relatives to bear the disgrace and their finnn-
cial rum rs best they can. The other emhezzler
is a man whose wild oats have brought forth an
extraordinary harvest considering how late In
life he sowed them. He also has brought ruin
on his family. disgraced his honest father
name, and has gone to Europe. If ever three
selfish and dishonest rOgues ought to snfler for
their acts, these are the three. But it Is heavy
odds to nothing that they will never be pun
ishcd And yet poor man who had stolen
only 81 was yesterday sentenced to imprison-
ment for twelve years and six months in one OF
our city courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

The District-Attorney's office has been specially
anxious TO get evidence against certain pollce
officials whom of the assistants suspected of COM
plclty with gamblers and lottery dealers. Now
that these officials have secureda gang of vioatOrs
of the lottery laws with ample evidence to convict
them we shall anxOusy observe what steps the
District-Attorney assistants take to secure their
COMM ment.
dispatch from one of the lumber centres of
Pennsylvania states that " the bOoms are filling up
RAPIDLY and about 60, 100000 feet of logs are al
ready ill.," On tho other hand. Sam Randall says
TINT his boom for the Speakershlp of tho next Con-
gross fills up so slowly that he is afraid he will have
to roll about that many feet of logs in order to
cure his election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

Any one in England with dynamite 10 DIS
possession now will do well to have good eX-
cuse for it, Sir William Harcourts bill regard
ing explosives has passed botn Houses Oh rar'
lament and only needs the Royal assent 10 ne
come law. Its strict clauses are outl'heu III
our cable dispatches. Their severity anu 'ne
speed with which the bill was rushed through
Parliament show how thoroughly aiouseu
pu bic opinion IN England has become Oy Tue
discovery of the dynamite plots. Most English-
men will be yexed that the supposed cobSpira-
tors who are now in prison, il convicted cannot
be punished very severely. Doubtless most
people would have been momentarily glah IL
the bill which has just passed had been Inaue
retroactive. But tie thing could not be done
To pass an CT post Jacto law would snake tiic
Constitution of England more than dynamite
ever can do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

Mr. Lowell has been making another speech. and
Las gone o far IA to express the opinion that
sinution is not var and that dynamite is not the
raw material OF policy. Ii Is now in order for ouI
Board of Aldermen once more to demand that Mr..
Lowells head Ge sent to them a charger, Z. .. ID.
Will the completion Of the bridge most benefit
Brooklyn or New York This Is question
frequently asked. and il ELECTS diverse opinions
very sagacous and successful banker in reply TO 1t
suggested that it would most benefit upper New
York until Brooklyn had built a system Of elevated
roads. d" here Is" he said. plenty Of building
space still. Manhattan Island to which there is
already quick aud cheap transit" And Brooklyn
can successfully rival her with equally swift and
cheaper trausitf asKed. Cheaper No. We
have the cheapest Transit in the world and the
cheapest possibl- of ITS superior kind. There was
no genuine demand for J-ccuts fare. And besides"
he added returning to the original topic. New
York is increasing her living area by doubling and
trcbling her altitude"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10

Ifthe State had Department OF Applied Duncombe
the Bounding Beebe would he good man to name
AS it, superintendent lie could not fail to ill the
position to tho general satisfaction. But when 1t
comes to the Insurance Department 1t is quite
other matter Beebe ought not to DO given that
SUPPLEMENTARY. 1t is too important place to be
triiled with
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-19
PrOpagating the Apple.

The present method of propagatins
the apple, the almost universal practice
among nurserymen, is by grating on
pieces of root. The apple scion is
grated into piece of root three inches
long and planted with the upper bud OF
the scion just above ground. The pur-
pose of the root is not altogether to fur.
nish roots to the future tree but to en-
able the scion to live and grow The
roots are mainly furnished by the scion
itself. The proof of this is the fact
that in examining the young trees taken
from the nursery rows the size and
character of the roots is found to de-
pend on the variety. If they were as
cuttings without being grated into any
root at all, rs they could be under IA
vorable conditions, they would be Just as
good. Many feeble-rooted varieties and
those that are slow-growing are better
to be grated ON stock of some strong
growing variety. The Canada red is
usually propagated in this way, grating
it on Northern Spy stock. Most varie-
ties have roots of their own sufficiently
strong. MANY a farmer-boy, by obtain
ing little instruction in grating, could
start all the apple trees needed on the
farm, and be sure that the varieties
were ..true to name. Detroit Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-19
A st. Louis MelOdrama.

A story comes from st. Louis having
all the elements of thrilling melo-
drama. A young boarding-school miss
wanting her watch repaired went to 8
small establishment near by. There
were two men present, one of whom,
apparently the worse for liquor, was
resting his head upon the showcase
She handed her watch to the other man
standing by, giving directions as tc
what should be done with it. He, APP.
parently on purpose, let it fall, break.
ing the crystal; but on his promising to
make it good she left it with him and
departed.
Subsequently she returned and asked
for her watch. The proprietor, who
proved to be the man whose head was
resting on the showcase, denied hav.
ing it. The man to whom she handed
it had disappeared. and had not re-
turned. The proprietor gave her an.
other watch, which she was to keep I'M
til she recovered her own. Dissatisfied
with the arrangement, the police were
called in. The proprietor of the store
insisted that the watch was not in his
possession, but had been taken away
by the man to whom the young
lady handed it. Pressed to ex-
plain, he admitted that the missing man
was a friend of his. but that he had
proved false and treacherous. When
the young woman came to his store
and found him leaning on the show
case he was nearly insensible. In COM
pany with his friend he had been drink
ing a good deal and subsequently he
smoked cigar with him. The cigar
was drugged. He became stupefied,
and while in this state his friend had
not only taken the young lady's watch,
but had robbed the money-drawer of its
change, the safe of two hundred dol
lars, and his pockets of their contents.
The proprietor awoke next morning
from his bed in a room adjoining his
shop, and found himself stripped OF
much of his property, with his friend
missing. He has not seen him since.
He made, he said, the best reparation in
his power by giving the young lady
watch as valuable intrinsically as
hers, although as it was a memento Of
her dead mother, it possessed q value
which nothing could replace.
If his explanation Is true it is as TO
mantle as a play or story; if untrue,
it does equal justice to an imagination
which could invent it so readily.-De-
!roit Free Press.