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New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
GRITEEUL REPUBLICS.

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Tho Commissioners of the New York State
Survey are body of gentlemen who for nearly
seven years have served the State gratuitously,
with time and money. in an effort to advance its
interests. Their names are guarantee OF the
character Of the cause which they have served.
Ex-Governors Seymour and Dorshemer; the
l,te Hon. j. V. l.. Pruyn, Chancellor OF the
University Of New York Hon. Robert ). Hale,
OF Essex: ex-Vice- President Wheeler, DIR. Bar
nard. of Columbia College; Mr.. Francis A. Stout,
Vice President of the American Geographical
Society, and ex-State Senator Gcddcs, OF Oman
daea, were the originators Of the commission, and
have served on il since its origin ; and are MEM
hers of il now, with the exception OF Mr.. Pruyn
and Mr.. Hale. They were created commits
sion by special act of the Legislature carefully
considered and adopted. So far as that can be
done. they have been crossed out expunged. ex-
tincuished by n pen-mark drawn through an
item IN the appropriation bill at the dctation OF
the Finance Committee of the Senate. And
the Senate. by n vote of ten to four Cess than
half the Senators voting). without time to be
heard. with no notice or monition OF such
purpose, have Indorsed tire action OF their
committee The secret of that action is
En- cineer and Surveyor Is threatened. That
gentleman, anxious to secure sufficient duty
70 make his Office of consequence, proposes TO
take the work OF this Commission under his
charge Ii would be about as suitable TO assign
TO him the charge OF the Central Park, the Dad
lev Observatory, and the chair OF Applied Math-
cmatics in Columbia College. His office is po-
litical and purely practical. The State Survey
demands the work of scientific men and
specialists.
mole discreditable piece OF legislation,
or a more disGraceiul record for digniiied
body. W would he impossible to find. And that on
two grounds. In the fret place IL is an indig-
nifty to loly of men houorcd throughout the
State. Without the fa:ntest recognition of
their services they are SIMPLY set aside; no
reason being assigned. no gratitude expressed.
no acknowledgment made. In the next place
IL is an infringement of decent principles OF leg
islation. An amendment attached as rider tn an
appropriation bill is no proper way of dealing
with the abstract question of the continuance of
the State Survey. II II is TO be- abolished, let an
act be introduced and discussed upon IFS merits.
But 10 suspend n work deliberately undertaken
by the Legislature, 10y striking out the appropri-
alton for its continuance in the committee room
of one branch OF the Legislature, Is
prccedcnt that will hardly I've tolerated We
lock To the Assembly to night the wrong done 10
the names Of honorable gentlemen and 10 work
on all hands allowed to I've important, to have
been well conducted and to be now just IN that
hall. completed condition when its arrest will
render vau,less the labors of the past.
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
MONEY and BUSINESS.


A remarkable change has taken place in the
business outlook within the past two weeks.
Ease has been followed 10y stringency in the
money market, and at times during the past
week 10, II and % per cent were the rates
demanded for loans on call. The banks have
fer two weeks reported a deficit, which in
creased 8, ,s5l, ,375 last week, and they now hold
S5I66.l5O less than the reserve required by
law. This sharp change in the monetary situa-
ton was not entirely unanticipated and II has
been met by shipments ot gold from Europe sali
10 amount to about Si,OOOOOO.
Ever since January p the banks have been
losing rescrve. but until the last two weeks
their loss was almost wholly due TO the accumu
lation of money by the Treasury Al that date
they held reserves amounting 20 SS7,2S9, 100,
and a surplus above legal requirements OF
S,OOO7575. Ii was commonly said that long
period Of easy money was sure, and the banks
finding commercial business unusually dull
while Spectators were anxious to expand their
credits and their operations, proceeded to ex-
pand loans about $40, BOO 900 in five weeks.
Perhaps they reckoEed that the Secretary of
the Treasury wonld come forward promptly 10
help them, no matter what usk they ran, but
they mast have known that the Treasury was
not in position g. redeem any more bonds with
prourictv, and must accumulate money for some
time In fact, il has accumulated its bal
ancos here, exclusive OF receipts of legal tenders
from Washington and deposits OF gold for GER
tifcates. have increased Sll,03S, us 93 since
January p. But the banks lost 10 the Treas
ury only until about two weeks ago, and still
retained a surplus though ii was small. But
when they were ia n depleted condition the de-
mand for money in the interior suddenly be
came active. Domestic exchanges turned
against this city speculation in products made
il advantageous to holders to send their stuff to
market and these causes Of increased activity
were followed by the appointment Of confer
eDce committee and the passage of n tariff bill.
Business became decidedly more active, and
the demand for money decidedly greater. More
than week ago IL was observed that the sup
ply Of commercial paper offered was abundant,
but that the banks we're able TO take very little.
Stringency in Canada also withdrew some
money from this market. Since January 27
the banks have lost 81 :, ,S52 400 in reserve, and
this sum exceeds by $6,SlS, ,6sl the accumula-
tion in the Treasury, as above stated. But ont
of this loss of sc, ,s13 6s1 otherwise than to the
Treasury the banks have lost $5.974.S
within the past two weeks, 81, ,s25,955 during
the week ending March 3, and So, las, oil last
week. Their deficit has now beoome 80 large
that a contraction OF loans began last week,
though 1t was not enough to prevent q larger
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
GENERAL NOTES.

A couple of years ago lady in San Fran
lost a valuable diamond very mysterionsy. few
DAYS since n rat captured In the bathroom Of the
house In whose stomach the lost diamond was found
The recent floods covered the streets OF New
Cumberland WA, with a thick layer OF mud. and
the drivers OF vehicles took 20 the sidewalks 10 avoid IT,
Indignant pedestrians complained OF them, and SO many
were fined for mon0pOlizng the walks that the towns
depleted eXohequer has been flied
recent issue Of The London Gasctte shows
thai public property in the large cities Of En-
Is rapidly deprcoiatng value There thirty public
houses within half a mile OF Liverpool Custom Hoase
closed within the year because they did pay the
of ront and ironse fees II Is be hoped that
this OF Affairs Is due 10 better public opinion In
regard 60 temperance.
The town of Rutland, VT, on Tuesday last
voted the sum OF $4,000 TO erect memorial hall Ia
bear the and perpotagte the memory Of the oti
zsns OF that town who fell In the Of ths rebeI0n
The RlstGRd Herald speaking Of this step says: The
purpose to erect building which shah contain public
library and art 10 unite the advantages Of the
Fotoher Free Library In Burlington and tho art room Of
tho University OF Vermont OF course DO not mean
that this building Will Immediately stand for large
library valuable art ooootion only mnan that Its
initial purpose viii be 10 add somethg 20 free popular
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
POLITICAL NE VS..

The Michigan Democra tic convention which
nominated ticket on shares with the Greenbacker
adopted platform OF the panks OF which tayors
tariff for revenue only" The other half Of the
bnation wants free trade In money na few moro ele-
ments could have been brc In free passes
the railroads and free access 10 the lunch counter the
show would be complete.
The disposition of the Democratic party to
adopt any set Of principles that viii insure 1t against
defeat Is being severely rebuked by some Of It's own
organs They ndustrousy striving to push 1t upon
platform that means something and to give 1t sand
enough to stay there The Louisville OotaterJournai Is
doing yeoman work in this line but II will accept
nothing but free trade platform, while many other
Democratic papers advocating exactly opposite
princiIIes its efforts likely TO prove futile. The
whole movement Is besides strainng the party terribly
condition cana-boat after wrestling with an Ice
blockade in December.
Proctor Knots canvass for the Kentucky
Governorship does not OF very prosperously One
OF the counties which compose his old Congressional dis
trct has elected delegates TO the State Convention and In
structed them for the nomination OF Judge Buck
per This unexpected action among Mr.. Knotts former
supporters cannot hut damage his chances He may be
able to the ground lost but Is evident that he
not TO have the walkover for the honor which his
friends claimed for him There are now four Demo
inaton during the next few weeks Kentucky VIII he
treated 10 lively shaking up.
vail comes up from the Southwest over
the defeat Of the River and HarbOr bill by the last Con-
gress The TesbT0 Herald thinks that the passage OF
the Tariff bill extortiOn enough without refusing
that section the chance Of getting back by appropra
tons OF the money Of which ii Il robbed II con-
soles ITSELF however with the reflection that the Dext
House being Democratic will give the Mississippi River
good fat sum There 81 evidently 10 be squaly times In
the XLvIIIth Congress. How the economy promised on
hand and the geneDus appropriations that are ex-
pected other 10 De reconced without -cri-
age something that the ordinary man cannot discover
1t can be said TO the credit of many OF the
Democratic papers in tho South that they have to
the conclusion that the way TO settle the question Of
negro citizenship educate the colOred for bis
duties a. a There is still sprinkling, however.
OF Bourbon papers that desire TO the negro deprived
OF his rights and remanded condition little better
than slavery. The Macon Telegraph is one Of these It
prints the following paragraph: I'VE believe in accord
ins to the negro the sane protection as TO person and
property that is extended the white man. but we
never have indorsed and viii mdorse the crime Of
placing upon his ignorant and vicious shoulders the ca
pabities evil involved In his fun citizenship Tho
done in that direction should he undone Better
that than the undOing OF the aud prosperity OF the
country.
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
4 TALK WIFI NINE. ALBANL

Nine. Albaui arrived in New York YESTERDAY
morning and went immediately to The Fifth AVsHns
Hotel She sang lasI In Boston. Her appearance VS.
wonderfully bright and she token Of the surces
sve weeks OF fatgug TO which she has been suv
ject
lone gets used 90 travel" she said; slept 81 '
way from Boston last night, and knew no dnefo"S
from nv apartment Al a first-olass hotel" ,.,
lyon did NOT stay here long after your arriVa "'-
Europe IN the w1nter." -. A.
Albany and went Chicago, whore Joined thc ss
psny, and sincs then have SUNG right along shf"e
q week" -. -. ,ns
"And your reception has been enshusiAst'' ~ -
dispatches have set f0rfhr .~asL
fyfbg" answered Nine Albani. In boslon v We sr
ticuiarly %. Thsy romelnhersd me from ny form" "
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH la 1883.

into tho erection of tall apartment-houses for
the rich and tenement-houses for the poor.
1t is interesting to note the increasing demand
for "hatp houses. The first "French nat p"
was erected In this city, partly as On ezperi-
ment, in 1859. There was not another, one
built until 1872, and ..anen only one. 1t took
three years NOR or until the pinching times
OF 1870, h.efore there was demand ior .n,'
clas' of buildings; then 112 were erectou
rhe number has increased every year Sin0o
that time until 600 and 700 are now ahnu-
ally built. The rapid growth OF the Guy naNo'
the demand for these houses all the more press
ing.
Various influences arc at work creating ue-
mand for Offices. Nearly all large corporations
and business enterprises find it profitable now
TO have an Office or agency in this city. Inc
increased speculation in grain, coffee, petro-
leum and other products has added TO the
number of brokers, which of course makes
growing demand for oflce Accommodations
Business men are no longer content to waste
time in climbing stairs in old buildings when
they can have elevators and other convent
ences, and this Is causing an entire reconstruc-
ton of tho lower part of the city. The opening
of the Brooklyn Bridge promises to have o
beneficial influence on this class of property
in tho neighborhood of the City Hall. Alto
gether, there is bright outlook for real es-
tate IN New-Y York
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
MUSICAL NOTES.

The new "Iolanthep at the Fifth A venu
Theatre Is successful aud seems to have begun new
run"
Fclicien David's symphonic ode. "Le Desert
hA. been rs wing crowded houses in Paris ATM Colonies
concerts a. the ChAtelet
when Jam laid in earth y is, according
TO the Massachusetts Fochen6aa the test Of Purcels
aria lately sung by Mrs Hutchinson at Crystal Palace
concert
The Princeton College Glee Club. which will
sppearin the entertainment al the Academy Of Music.
on Tuesday March q. for the benefit OF tie Coleg
Boatine Assoeaiion viii gye rs own annual eoneer n
New-York in Ckickering Hal. on Friday evening
Marca 80
Mr.. Governs scandinavian symphony" and
"Isr suaEe OF Flowers" and Mr.. salllvan's Tempes
have been accepted for performance by the socieia
orohesrae della Scala the hnes orchestra In Italy,
which under It's conductor FacoiO excited the dnira
iiOn OF international amateurs st The LAST Paris e1'
ton.
Mr. Nahan Frankie will give concert in
stelnvay Hall. this evening Mr. franko VII
have the strong assistance OF Nj NILS nr Charles
Werner and Mr. Max Heinrich; and Miss Fanny HirseA
viii sing Rnbiusteins "Nachhsu" and Kauwoda,
Der wsnaerer." The programme is arranged wiz
Judgment
BY delay of a steamer at Vera Cruz Mr.
Csraus company could not leave Havana before to-
day. and the opening OF the season Of French opera
viii I've deferred for dsy. beginning on SATURDAY
March L, instead Of Friday heretoors Announced
viii La Jone PaTfImeuse." The prices the CasiL0
not lie increased dur ng Mr.. Grams season.
The signal success of BoitOs Mehsoirle
AZ Brussos where u given for the hr't ume IN
French reminds that II the reception o. Tie
Italian version Her Mssstys Theatre wAich gave The
work its international cachct II Is Nsn 81 The tLe
hat the sRccessfnl operas ~ The cay, bi
Carmen and BOitOs " Meistofcle,' Wtrt issre Z
their bir h-countries and applauded IL London
The sprng season of opera begins AT ths
Academy this evening With Mme. AlOani As Ra'ghors
in Faust" On Wednesday Nine. Adslina fa,u appears
a. LINDA in LINDA di ChsInonnL" Ihe succeeding
on-ras are Lucia" on Friday evening with Mut.
Pafc and sonnamhula al the saturday matiues win
Nne AIhanf ms Alaina on MONDAY. Mlrsh IS. "stmir-
ss,niae win be given with the ngon ne
memorable 0i It's production last season 81 ne
frst appearance of Mines soslrhi On saturday. hacs
"a Mme Patti will sing IO1clG II la Irassta ior
lie oAly time this seassn.
BosToN. March 1.-THE sixth trieAnial ies-
tiva of the llanc and HAYDN Society VIII he held n
May beginning May ! and ending on May The
concerts will take place Tuesday, Wednesday Tbass
day. Frlday and Sunday evenings. and thursday aud
Saturday afternoons The following choral WORKS waA
be performed: Ode 20 ST. CecIlia's Day" HGndeli
Tower OF Babel" Ruhinstein; Mass IN ID Minor,
Cherubin The Nativity" J. N Paine -Ohora tnn'
tasie" Beethoven; Arninus Braoh : Ise hedeihg
tiOn" GOuuod Chorus from Mass IN Minor rs. q -
Bach; MOtette," Haydn; ." Messsh," Handel ing
he'd emptiOn will be- gwen on GOOD FRIDAY MafoA -
ana " Elijah on Easter Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12

education In tho line Of good books and good art sTt
will be building that will recognize that Peace has
her victories as well as war, aud among the noble
things for which Just wars undertaken TO achieve
national character worthy to lume literature and
vivify art This memorial hall seeks to be something
moro than dull cold marble; 1t seeks to be something
than q sign-board OF battles and brutal, bloody
conflicts It seeks to staIh for the blessed memories OF
peace it stands for arms that have won long day Of
peace, in which books that full Of words that burn
shall sweeten the soul OF man. and art shall trace mowers
on the trenchans BLADE that saved the State"
The NoToje Wremla of st. Petersburg re-
Gently gave an ontne Of remarkably drastic law which
II proposed enact TO lessen the evil Of intcmperance
shall be allowed to be erected In tho neighborhood OF
factories and workshops; that selling Of drink for
consumption on premises shall be permitted except
I'm limited number Of places In the moro public and
general resOrts that II drink is sold to children and
minors whether with without their parents consent
the public house at which this done shall be closed
by the police. Secondly, among the clauses dealing
with the customer there is one which proposes that
every incorrgibe chronic drinker shall forfeit the
rights OF er-fdmacs. His children TO be taken
away from him and regarded the children OF the
state by which they will be placed ip educational
institute where the father will be prohibited from inter-
ferins with them. In the case Of inoorrigibly
drunken husband the PROJECT suggests that the Courts
shall be allowed TO grant his wife, upon her appeal
species Of conditional divorce, with guarantee OF
elusive right to her earnings Similarly at the request Of
proposed that he be freed from the obligation OF main
tanning her and living with her. In neither Is this
sSsng tbe .pouss Of bs Scorsbs tippsr to contract
second union We hear that the special commission M
Guided large number Of medical assessors.
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
pg,1 ESTATE AND RFyrS

Nothing is better aSsYred in the future OF
Ncw-loYk than the steady increase IN value
of its reAl estate. Sales of land have already
been made in parts of the city during the last
year at rates equal to those obtained in Lon
don. The limit in value for such property may
not be far Of but il is safe 10 say that i; has not
vet been reached. IL is not surprising, there
fore. 10 learn thai rents are still advancing, as
will I've seen by an article published on another
page Of to-day's tribune. The advance in
rents this year is not great as last year. nor is
il universal IL is more in the nature Of an equal
izing process.
MANY facts conducc to this condition of the
real estate market. In the first place, taxes will
be higher this year than last This is due To
larger appropriations for the expenses of the
municipal government and 10 a change IN the
canal policy of the State, as we'll rs a change
in the State administration. Then there is a
yearly increase in the proportion OF this taxa
ton which falls upOn real estate Last year
there was an Increase of S59,349, 679 in the
assessed Naue of real estate in the city,
while there was a decrease Of S1O,94O,3
in the assessed value of personal property.
This change in The manner of assessing prop
to year, and it has marked effect on the rent
market. In 1872 the assessed valuation of real
estate was S797, ,125,l15 while in 1852 it was
Sl,O35, ,203 SIG. In the same period there was
a decrease in the valuation Of personal prop
erty Of over 33 Is per cent
New-YorL is becoming more and more the
centre Of the wealth Of the nation. Rich mon
from all parts of the country are settling here
TO enjoy the advantages which the city offers
in social and business way. What Paris is TO
the Frenchman, and London TO the English
man, New-Y0rk viii soon he to the
American. There is an addition each year to
the better class Of citizens, but there is also
an accession 10 the poorer class as the result
Of this city being the depot of foreign immi-
grafton. II is estimated that the pOpula-
ton Of the city has grown 20 per cent
in two years. greater increase than has
taken place in any other large city in the
world. This growth is shown in the number
Of buildings erected. The value Of these last
year was sac, ,06O, ,367, an increase Of 80 per
cent In four years. SO far this year the rate
Of increase is still greater. And yet there are
fewer houses to rent than at any time since
tho flush period following the war. Nearly
half n billion dollars has been spent In the
erection of buildings In this city since 1858.
1t is no wonder that the example OF THE
TRIBUNE In erecting tall building has been
followed so generally in all parts OF the
city within few years. 1t has been carried
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
Netu'1lors Daily Gribn'lf.
IEouNpE eY HORACE CIR eELEf
NEW YORK. MONDAY. MARCH 12'
THE NEWS THIS MOANING.

FoRrIaN-Prince GortschakOn ex-Chancelor OF
Russia is dead. 80 The Socialisuc demonstration
in Paris Yesterday resulted in the arrest OF fifteen
persons the police dispersed the crowds; arrange
meuts have been made for Socialistc meeting in
the Champ de Mars on the 18th inst. =-- meet
ing was held in Paris yesterday in favor OF revi-
sion of the French Constitution - pubic
funeral is proposed for NJ. Coumoundouros the ex-
Pruce Minister of Greece.
DoNEsIIC-Secretary Chandler denies the report
that he aspires to succeed Mr.. Rollins in the
limited states Senate. 80 Rear-AdmTal J. W. A.
Nicholson has been placed the retired list of the
NAVY. - Eleven mon were burned to death in a
,hel at the Brownsville wood camp. Oak. Saturday
night. - The floods In the Helena district nave
caussd the luss of several lives. == Several
changes in the professorships at Trinity College
have occurred = The Chicago ST Louis ana
P,ttsburq Railroad Company has morigaged its
property for 800, 900 900. === Afre at Robinson,
IL. caused loss of $4,000
CRY AND SUBURBAN. "A policeman shct rounds
man i'm cold blood in Long Island City Yesterday.
AN Italian shoemaker stabbed and killed a
lcompapion in Monroe-st. == The funerals OF
Elliott the prize-Gghter, and McGoin, the murderer,
were witnessed by many thousand spectators
= The Rev. Dr. Newman defended the Bble
story of the Creation. == Julian Hawthorne an
swered the charges Of Macmillan, the publisher,
Governer Cleveland returned to Albany,
THE WEATHER -TnBUNE local observations i'm
dictate colder aud clear or fair weather. Tempera-
ture yesterday Highest, $40; lowest, 2oo; aver
ege, 3l6so.
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
amnsrments 90 Night.

'AoApsxy or Music-s-" Faust
E". rus rmr.rnn-s-"MontO cri'to''
CAsSo-s-Jullien Concert ,.,..,
R.Lr'. ArHE-s'15-"seven,rwou'y
t,rr, Av,sur THsArRE-s-"T The New io'ent"o'
n.,. or,,, uousE-s-"rhe Black Flag"
H.ysRLrs I4rrsrasEr TnEArnr-s-"sioer,a'
Gssprnsos's srAsDARp pruEArnv-s-" Micae,a u,u
NApIsos souARs THEATRE $50" Young MIS- VIM
throp"
EtpIos GLRpEN-e-" Fritz"
ITALIA THEATRES" Die Trotzse
TuxArRy ConiouE-s-" Mo5orley's Imitation
80, ao,.ns rur.rnr-s-"A Partisan Romance
~ ,ox,srur.rHr-7.45-"Thc silver King
vIxpsop TuFArHs-s--" In Paradise"
New-York tribune., 1883-03-12

tbev are spread over vast continent. In
England the trade is in the hands OF iew
CAPITALISTS in this country it Is in the hands
of thousands. With such enormous advantages
in the grasp of the English, what would be
the result if American iron manufacturers
were not protected by tariff Unless facts
lie they would be speedily crushed out OF
existpncp