New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19


will be gladly recognized by the people OF the
North.
The House of Lords has acted with characteristic
selfishness in rejecting the bill for prohibiting the
cruel sport of demonstrating. The Princess OF
Wales in erested herself in the movement for break
ing up this wanton pastme, and the House of Com
mons was easily prevailed upon to pass stringent
measure, many of its titled members thereby
cutting themselves off from what has been consld-
cred in England an aristocratc sport The Lords
arc un wilng to have their privileges and amuse-
ments invaded, and have thrown out the bill, re-
pudiating thereby what they chose TO regard as an
exhibition of mawkish sentiment on the part OF the
Princess aud the Radicals II is not often that the
Radicals have an ally in the royal household who
stands IN the way of arstocratIc privilege.
Ruiz Zorrila, the Spanish Republican agitator, is
now about fifty years old. He is q tall, dark
CastIlian.
The controversy started by the inqusitive youth
whose father encourages him to read lHE TRIBUNE
with an unabridged dictionary AT MS elbow, in rea
ton 10 the origin of the word Maverick" as used
on the Western prairies, is becoming animated
Colonel Samuel Maverick. of Texas, has been
pointed out by several correspondents as the
original author of this Characteristic title; but we
regret to add that there are grave dis
crepancIes regard TO his personal
character and general reputation in the
cattle trade. One correspondent refers to him as
one of of the early settlers of Texas who engaged
in stock-raisng on a large scale. His neighbors
formed the habit of stealing his calves aud invar
ably called them Mavericks" thus adding insult
to injury Colonel Maverick. according 20 this
view. died a few years ago at San Antonio, very
wealthy man, but long before his career was
brought TO an honorable close all calves about
year old without brands were known as " Mayer-
icks." and any cattle-man coming across these I'M
branded calves was accorded by common consent
the right Of branding them with his own brand,
thus making them his own property. Another cor
respondent. equally respec able, AYERS that Colonel
Maverick was himself q cattle thief, who prowleG
about the State of Texas and Whenever he found
an unmarked calf branded IL as his own and drove
it Oft 10 market. From that time all unbranded
cattle in Texas. he explains have been known as
Mavericks" The divergence of these views
spectng the late Colonel Mavericks repu alton is
so wide that it is matter of regret that the org
nal suggestion respecting Maverick County,
Texas has proved untenable
The government of villages In Russia is perfect
realization OF the idea of communism as expounded
by its leaders Each village Is governed exactly as
1t wants TO be. Tho property of the commune is
indivislble and as each village generally has more
land than II cultivate. cOnfere ICE Is held
every year. and decision is arrived at as TO what
part Of the soil shall be planted. and what grains
or vegetables shall be cultivated. Every member
Of the village commune is employed in caltivating
the crops and after the harvest the profits, If any,
are equally divided. The lazy good-fornOthngs are
IN Ia han sheI nd her IF ha
commune is held equally responsible for the pay
nent of taxes. According to current communis-
tic theories happiness ought to be the result of this
ideal state of affairs But unfortunately II is not.
The personal equation" comes in, and sadly mars
this beautiful picture. As q matter of fact. the
lazy good -fornothings are not banished but. to-
gether with the ambitious and tyrannica leaders
who are found in evory community. rule the peas
antry with rod of iron. In view of these facts 1t
will be difficult for communism to persu ade the
world that all social problems will be solved by the
ado ption of its theories
Governor Butler has been making speech at
a picnic, IN which he said politics should not
be allowed to appear in picnics. He then pro
ceeded to talk Tewksbury politics with great ardor
The Governor will take care TO exhibit tine same
skful inconsistency at all the plcnics he attends
this year.
The apprehension apparently entertained by some
of the newspapers that those who go to Rchfeld
Springs to the Republican Convention may have to
roost IN the trees and live on peanuts is hardly
justified by the facts. The press of central New
York are coming to the defence of Richfeld III q
lively manner They count up eighteen hotels, and
q large number of cottages and boardIn houses In
which from 1000 to 5000 guests can be accommo-
dated comfortably. About 900 visitors expect
ed to remain until later date than the Convention,
leaving according to this estimate for at least
3 900 newcomers. This would be large number for |
an exciting conventlon,.and there sharp |
tests 10 view to draw crowds to them. 1t is con-
tended too. that the railroad and telegraph facii-
ties will be sufficient. Rchfed itself seems TO be |
In "a state of mind" over the action of the State |
and exp poets that the swarms of people !
who come there for politics will want to return |
next year for plea ure. The plans for the wigwam |
show that II will be better hall for convention
purposes than either party has met in for many
years.
1t is matter for some encouragement that the
Indignation with which all rght-minded persons
must "esard tho chain gang" system of leasing
convict labor in the South finds some expression
,yen there, The subject has been attracting more
attention in Sorth Carolina of late than elsew mere
aud The Charleston Necs and Courier directs atten-
lion to the death-rate under this cruel system
The most abe-boded conyicts are leased out. while
he weaker men are kept in the penitenrary. Be-
'ides, numbers of convIcts who have been leased
,ut and have broken down under 81 ckness or hard
lsage returned To the penitentary TO DO cured.
This makes the death-rats of the " chain-gang"
leem smaller than IL really is Yet nineteen deaths
occurred in nine months among an average of $40
ohaln-gang" convlcts while only three died in the
20 ma TINA ont Of kant In the nenitanl arx |