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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-23

and regulate its political affairs. The State Con-
vention alone possessed this power
The feeling among the partisans of Tammany
Hall and the County Democracy is intense. The
opinion is freely expressed by the latter that
the naming of Senator Grady as the
proxy for John Kelly is an insult to the Govern or
and is intended to show that Mr.. Kelly indorses
the action of Senator Grady and the
other Tammany Senator'S with reference to
the Governors nominations at the close of the
session of the Legislature Commissioner thompson po
is expected TO reach here at midnight Tho
County Democracy leaders have waited his ar
rival before agreeing upon any plan OF action Tor
to-mrOroM.
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A BOSTON SCHOONER SUNK.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-The schooner Water
line, Of Boston, from Charleston to Richmond, Var WIZ
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THE GRAND LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS.

Troy, N. Y, Aug. 22.-The Grand Lodge
of odd pAlavs tha morning discussed amendments tc
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DEATHS FROM CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug 22.-Thirty- deaths
from cholera here yesterday One of the vic
tins was a British soldier.
LONDON Aug 22-The deaths from the disease In
Egypt on Tuesday numbered 13l, including one at
Carr
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MOUNT vEsUvIUs UNUSUALLY ACTIVE.

NAPLES, Aug. 22.-Mount Vcsuvlus is in state OF
unusual activity. The continuous trembling oil the
soil has resulted IN considerable injury to buildings
and to the railway ruuning up the mountain.
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TILE coMrE DE CHAMBORD,s CONDITION.

FRoHspoRF, Aug. 22. The condition OF the
Comte do Chanbord continues critical do mas re-
ceiyed the last sacrament Of the Church.
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GREAT Loss or LIFE APPREHENDED.

ST.. PAUL Minn., Aug. 22.-One-thiri of Roches.
ter is au entire wreck 1t is believed from all the
reports that come in that the whole country sur
rounding that place is in ruins, and that the num-
Der of killed may reach up into the hundreds.
NJ. Cole, proprietor of the Zumbrota mills, at
Zumbrota, was instantly killed. He was in one OF
the mills when the storm struck the town and
wrecked the building. Governor Hubbard has
sent S5 900 to aid the sufferers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-23

a cargo OF gusno, sprung leak August IT, and sank
next day twelve miles of Bodys Island The ere"
WAS saved
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A DISASTROUS CYCLONE.
A CITY DEVASTATED AND A TRAIN
WRECKED.

ROCHESTER,, MIMI, IN RUINs-TH. DEAD AND
woUNDED-A PASSENGER TRAIN BLOWN FROM
THE TRACK.
WNoNA, Mimi, Aug. 22.-At o'clock last sven
ing cyclone struck the northern part of the ets Of
Rochester. lying north Of the railroad track, snd
made clean sweep of elevators, residences, rail-
road engine house aud other property. The long
railroad bridge was completely demolished.
Major Whittier telegraphs that twentv-four per-
sons were killed and forty wounded. The city 70 In
need of clothing food and other assistance. Among
the killed is John NJ. Cole, proprietor of the Zum'
brota planning mills
AN INCREASING DEATH-LIsr.
Superintendent Sanborn, of the Winona and ST
Peter Railway. tclegraphs that the list of killed and
wounded is hourly increasing. The prostraton OF
the telegraph lines has made 1t difficult to get par
ticulars. The storm swept through the towns OF
Utica and st. Charles, in Winona County. Job
Thornton was killed and several Others were in
jured Reports from Dodge County indicate that
the storm caused much damage and some loss OF
life in that county. No particulars are yet obtain
able. Mayor Ludwig, of Wnona. with a corps OF
surgeons left for Rochester this morning.
RAILWAY TRAIN DESTROYED.
OwAToNNA Minn., Aug l2.--Telegaphc ad.
vices received here early this morning give meagro
details of a terrible accident between Rochester
and Zumbrota, Minn., on the Rochester and North
ern Division of the Chicago andNorthwestern Rail-
road, by which about 100 persons were killed or
wounded Owing to interruption of the telegraphic
service at Rochester no information could be ob.
tanned until the arrival of train from the scene OF
the disaster, on which were thirty-hve persons
who had been injured IN the accident. or this
number many appeared to be seriously hurt, and all
were taken to tho hospital.
SWEPT FROM THE TRACK.
The train that was wrecked was that which
leaves Rochester at about p. M, arriving at Zum
brota at O'Clock. 1t was caught in a severe wind
and hail storm that prevailed IN that vicinity be-
tween and O'Clock, and while running at a high
rate OF speed was lifted from the rails and con-
verted into a mass OF ruins. ,
Gentlemen who have been to the scene OF the
disaster describe it one OF the most
horrifying railroad accidents they ever witnessed.
Every car the train was complete wreck ana
was almost literally shattered to pieces by the sud
den stop caused by the tram leaving the rails,
burying the unfortunate passengers beneath the
debris killing many and injurng nearly every per-
son on the train. A gentleman stated that nine
bodies had been taken from the ruins, and that q
large number of those seriously injured had been
removed 10 Rochester and Owatonna At the time
he lett, the work Of exrrcatIng the unortunate
victims was still going forward. and it was believed
that the number killed would reach a score when
the last victim OF the disaster was secured.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
WHILE the Germans have Bismarck they
do not need hog from anywhere else.
The Pay Of Fourth clas. Postmnsters.

A question has arisen as to tho time when
the rcadjustment of the salaries of fourth
class postmasters should go into effect. The
sixth auditor has consulted Comptroller
Lawrence and Secretary Folger about it and
they hold that the readjustment should have
begun March 3. This decision will compel
the sixth auditor to take up and adjust the
accounts heretofore settled on tho basis of
the old law, numbering in all about 40 700,
and cast commissions for each of them, so as
to make them conform to the new law. Az
ter the readjustment of the pay of the fourth
class postmasters, beginning with March 8,
the government will owe to each of them an
increase Of from 8 to 40 per cent, according
to the amount of stamps Cancelled, and this
increase will have to be paid quarterly until
Oct. l, when the reduced letter postage goes
into operation. The payment Of this in
crease will necessarily involve large def
cioncy in the appropriation for the pay of
postmasters for the current fiscal year.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Prosperity OF the Nation.

The annual report Of the New York cham
ber of commerce for the year ending on May
is an able and valuable document 1t re-
views in detail the financial and commercial
history of the nation during the past twelve
months, and by its statistics and facts gives a
most encouraging picture of the prosperity of
the nation and its many industries.
II shows that the consumption of sugar in
this country during 1892 was 100000 tons,
an increase of 20, 900 over 1882, and that upon
basis of population of 53,0oo,00O the con-
sumption per capita in the United States was
45.25 pounds, our country ranking next to
Great Britain, which consumed 6496 pounds.
The trade in coffee and tea is in an unsatis-
factory condition. The chief feature of this
trade during the year was over production,
and many and great changes took place in its
methods.
The report denounces the silver dollar as q
legal tender, and states as "a well-known
fact that no country has succeeded in main
tanning as large silver coin as the dollar in
extensive circulation"
Our national prosperity reached its height
in 1851. We have since steadily held our
own. For the eight months of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1883, we had "an excess OF
exports over imports of merchandise and a
balance of trade of $s9, ,O0O, 900 in favor of the
United States against $71,0Oo,o0O for the
same period during the previous year" The
exports of specie wero $19,000,OOo and the
imports $le,oOo,ooo; and the report states
that this year we shall again hold our en-
tire products of the precious metals.
The report laments the decay of our com
mercial marine. 1t states that the total
number of vessels engaged in the foreign
trade of the United States in 1862, was 21,243,
with an aggregate tonnage of 1862 963 tons.
or these l06O5 were Americans, with ton
mage of 5,117,6s5 tons. In 1882 tho number
increased to 33,730 vessels, with tonnage of
1900, 1877 tons, of which 0072 were Ameri-
can, with tonnage of 3,3i006s tons
The report closes with the following bright
commercial outlook:
In surveying our own horizon Of commercial
enterprise we fail TO discern one cloud OF menace
and look forward with cheerful confidence TO a
year of quiet prosperity for the entire country,
Of which New York WILL as in the past receive
her annie share,
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Mlstory OF American shipping.

Charles S. Hill, of this city, gentleman
of both industry and accuracy In book
making, is the author of History of
American Shipping, its Prestige, Decline,
aud Prospect" BIr. Hill has previously
written on this subject, "our Merchant
Marine" and american or Foreign Ships
which," He has given in 104 pages about
all there is to tell of ships, from those in
which Columbus sailed to discover America to
the beautiful Pilgrim" of tho Old Colony
line. II will be remembered by all who take
an interest in this subject that Hon. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine, made two-days' speech
on the shipping bill, which the joint com.
mittee reported. Tho bill failed, but the la
bors of the committee to restore American
shipping to the commerce of the world were
not lost. The speech itself preserves much Of
the result of tho investigation, This book does
the same, but in more useful arrangement fol
general reading, The history of all that has
been done in the development of ships is IL
Illustrated, along with portraits of the leading
inventors and builders Of all stages. Thi
National Republican., 1883-05-07

THE retirement of William II. Vanderbilt
from the presidency of the railways that
have grown to be known as "the Vanderbilt
lines" is given colorado seriousness by the
fact that his sons retire with him. Mr.. Van
derbilt retains his places in the managing
and directing boards of tho companies, but
the course he is taking gives reason to
believe that he has relinquished active in
terest in them all. There is less to be sur
prised over in this move than many of the
public seem incliued to think. The Wander
bilt estate, large enough at the death of the
commodore, has developed enormously under
the care of the present head of the house. 1t Is
to be doubted whether any one aside from
himself knows its actual extent, but 1t cannot
fall short of $2O0,oOO,OOO. and may exceed
that sum. The care of such fortune is all
that any one human being should be ex-
pected to carry. 1t is natural and easy to
suppose that it is to this labor he proposes
giving the rest of his life. His act is at
least grateful evidence that it is possible
for man to know when he has gotten
enough.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
An Event aud an Eplsods.


Next week the reunion of the Army of the
Potomac and the race meeting of the
National Jockey club will attract crowds Of
visitors to Washington. The Jockey club is a
valuable and permanent institution, whose
meetings will always serve as magnets to
lovers Of sport; but the reunion is an episode.
There is no reason why such episodes should
not become Of frequent occurrence. This city
is more suitable than any other for such celo.
brations. 1t was the gate through which the
angry foods Of tho north poured over the
south. 1t is now the tomple where the records
Of the war arc kept, and whore tho figures
Of its heroes breathe tho silent song of
victory and glory. The soldier naturally
turns to Washington as the Mecca of his
memories. This is the sentimental phase Of
the case. From business point of view
1t is more important. Thousands of visitors
bring thousands of dollars into city. The
money they spend is an infusion Of new
blood into the financial veins of n
community and business men are tho boncf.
Charles. 1t is only reasonable then that in tho
future, Inducements should be held out to
national societies of all sorts to make Wash.
ington the scene of their gatherings. The
returns would be tenfold the expenditure in
every such instance.
And there is no reason why Washington
should not be the center of legitimate sport
ing interests. The river is already famous
as boating course, and the Ivy City track is
unsurpassed in this country. The latter is
already successful; the former should be
made attractive to oarsmon by generous in
ducements on the part of our people.
We are not village community; We are
thriving city, and we will be moro successful
If we advertise ourselves by making the city
the scene of events, which will interest other
persons than those who are interested in the
affairs Of government.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Senator ingalls, on Garfield.
Wichitd (Edn.) Times.


John j. ingalls, lectured in the Methodist
church last night to large audience. Ingalls,
is lean, hungry looking, but of commanding
form. He is not one of those who "sleep O.
nights that julius Caesar was searching after
but, on the contrary, he is like Cassius,
ready TO think and hatch conspiracy or
lead a revolution. We admire the frank
ness of the man for giving this people o
true picture of James A. Garfield. 1t was
naturally expected that lecturer on the
subject Of the assassinated president would
cover up all defects, and eulogize the man
above his merits. But we were all disap-
pointed, some agreeably, and others disa-
greeably. We heard some Of the audience
going away muttering in tones of dsploasuro
Garfield, while, on the other hand, many said
that IL was IA true picture. When ingalls, got
through with his lecture he had trimmed
Garfield down to very ordinary man. Conk-
ling surpassed him in oratory, Grant and
Sherman in generalship, Blaine was q
greater debater. According to Ingallss
testimony, Garfield was not great
orator, debater, general statesman, or
scholar. He was not endowed with ordinary
executive ability, and, If he had lived, his
administration would have been a failure.
In other words, about the only thing extra
ordinary about Garfield was the manner of
his death. He was an ELUSIVE, slOp-over
kind Of a man, good enough as a teacher and
preacher, but not the kind of stuff that poll
ticians, statesmen, warriors are made of, and
hence his failure to reach beyond medocrity.
Such is the Garfield of John j. ingalls,, whom
you read between the lines of his lecture,
aye, whom you read the lines out clear and
strong,
National Republican., 1883-05-07

has led one editor to insinuate, in a most un-
reasoning spirit of criticism, that the book is
in the interest of John Roach. It would
have been as reasonable to say that it
was written in the interest of James
Ramsey, who died years ago. Run
ming through the history is an arsu-
ment for government assistance, as othcr gov
ernments give to their shipping, and it may
safely be assumed that this sentiment will be
increased rather than diminished as time
goes on, and our ships drop out of commerce
on account of inability to compete with a
combination Of foreign shipbuilders and for
oign governments.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

IT was happily in keeping with the char
acter of the event that the legislature of New
York died on hangman's day. Its closing
hours, on Friday last, were marked by
such an exhibition of bad temper
and indecent skurry as nobody who
was present will care ever to see again. This
precious body was run into existence last fall
through the joint efforts of the democratic
party and certain assistant democratic news
papers Of the state that wanted to "rebuke"
the republican party. No other legislature in
any state ever made so disgraceful record
of gutter politics, greed, sppils grabbing, job
berry, bad temper, and vulgarity If the as
sistant democratic newspapers that were so
largely responsible for it had any sense
of shame in them, or any sensibilty
of any sort, its doings would con-
stitute such a bitter memory to them as
would forever keep them within bounds.
They called fora reform legislature. They
got it. Their work speaks for them in the
story of a long session filled with pillage so
wicked and stupidity so dense that even
their own governor, the man to whom they
voluntarily betrayed the poor sheep that
knew NO better than follow them, found it
necessary, out Of the merest regard
for common deconCy, to step in and
do what he could to protect the
state from utter disgrace and sections from
wanton outrage. For legislature that be-
gan with so loud yOwl about ire
FORM" it de@Onstrated about as cOmpre'
hensiye need of being reformed
rs any rabble of thieves and rOwdies could
very well have. 1t is dead now. And there
is pct nOuTnSr, The one good thin
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Kenna's Successor.

Ex.Speaker Samuel ]. Randall has just re
turned from putting his political hooks in
the campaign now going on in the third dis
trict of West Virginia, where congressman
to succeed Hon. j. f. Kenna elected to tn,
senate, is to be chosen. If the democratic
candidate is elected he will vote for Randall
for speaker but ii looks unfavorable for that
result. The district gave Mr.. Kenna neal
1000 majority. And a gentleman just from
that section states that Mr.. c. p. Snyder, the
democratic candidate, said that" if he was
elected by 500 majority he would be satisfied.
Judge Joseph IL. Brown, the republican can
didate, is making vigorous canvass Of the
district. He is opposed to monopolies, is in
favor of a protective tariff, which is making
him the popular and peoples candidate and
he says with q fair count he will be elected
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Thomas jefferson on Merchants and Conn

Our free traders of the states rights per-
suasion venerste jefferson as the founder OF
their school, They insist that his opinions,
or maxims, shall bo adopted by the nation in
the conduct Of public affairs, and at the same
time clamor for free trade Is not that some
what inconsistont9
Now, free trade or an extended foreign
commerce, while banishing home manufact-
urcs, builds up "a nation Of merchants" and
great cities,' with their turbulent and dan
gerous mobs That was condition of affairs
greatly deplored by jefferson. He had no
faith in merchants. He doubted their patri-
otism, believed them utterly faithless in pub
lie affairs, and wholly governed by an insatia-
bic, mercenary greed. An extended foreign
commerce and corruption in the ate he be-
lieved were inseparable, Thus in a letter
dated Monticello, March 8, 1s1o) to Gov,
John Langdon, who by the way was mer.
chant, Jefferson declares,
And what is TO be our security that when en-
barked for her [Englandl she will not make n
separate peace and leave us in the lurch2 Her
good faithl The faith of a nation OF merchants! /!
The Panicd fdes of modern Carthage.-Jc9er.
sons Works, pot. 5, p. oil.
And Jefferson entertained no higher opin-
ion Of our own merchants. In letter dated
Monticello, June 10, 1851 to John Adams he
asks: "And have our commercial citizens
merited from their country the enoountering
another war to protect their gambling enter
prises?" Again, in a letter dated Monticello,
juno 90, ls16,). to William II, Crawford, he
declares: "Our commercial dashers have al
ready cost us so many thousand lives, so
many millions of dollars, more than their
persons and all their commerce were worth"
And in his "Notos on Virginia" he urges !;
"The mobs Of great cities [the work of COM
mercel add just so much to the support of
pure government as sores do to the strength
Of tho human body"
Those were Jefrerson's opinions of mer-
chants aud conmerce-some of his maxims
of public policy. If he be correct, If "the
faith Of n nation Of merchants" be "the
Ptmica fdes Of modern Carthage;" If mer-
chants are unpatriotic, faithless in public
affairs, pursuing their gambling enterprises "
at the expense of tho body polite if an ex.
tended foreign commerce, "HcentiouJ COM
merce," as Jefferson styles it, be corrupting
to the nation and people, then our free
traders, our supporters of an extended for
eign commerce, arc most unpatriotic, and
advocate measures or system which, if
adopted, would result in the Generalization
of the people and state, and the ruin of the
nation,
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Sound Advice to Democrats.

When ono secs such men as Randall, Thur
man, and Bayard struggling with the LAGOON o
unsouud money, Tepudiation state treasury dc
falcatons, TRmmany rowdyism, and plundei
grabbing whenever opportunity presents, desire
arises that the hopeless struggle shall stop. In thC
south there is a large respectable element calling
itself democratic, which has no sympathy viii
the inferior element OF the party. lfthese mer
cannot become republicans let them start part,
OF their own, with views which they are no
afraid to express or, II their views divergc, le
them start two parties, or three If necessary-an,
organization, however small, would be better thar
the great mongrel, stumbling affair which nov
goes by the name of democracy.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
called on the presltIent.

Prince Takehits, Mr.. Terashima, the Japa-
nese minister; Capt. Koeroda aud Mr. Taxa
hashi, Japanese consul at New York, called at
the White house Saturday, and were presented
by Secretary Frelinghuysen.
Mr.. Henry Grosjeau, French commissioner
of agriculture to the United States Eduardo
da Silva Prado, attache of the imperial lega-
tion of Brazil; and Mr.. G. Nash Morton,
principal Of Morton college, Brazil, called at
the White house, in company with Gen. Eaton,
commissioner of education, and paid their re-
speets 70 the Presdent
National Republican., 1883-05-07
RRANCH OFFICES.

The following is a list Of the branch offices In
washington. Others will be added hereafter
w.s. RoosE's News Stands at the ARLINGTON
Ho1EI, wILLARps HorEI, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE & QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
B.F, QUEEN, ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RIGGS HOUSE News Stand.
EBBIrT HOUSE News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand.
WIS. THosPsoS's Drug Store
CHI. FIcKLINe's Drug Store Georgetown
J.BRApLEY ADAMs's Book Stores.
C.R. DuFouR, Druggist 1878 Fourteenth street.
RIB. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenues. E.
sc. LEwIs Druggist corner Fourteenth and
streets,
&C. @. Sims, Druggist corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W.T.. SCALA, Druggist, 800 East Capitol street
II. A. JOHNSTON, druggist corner Tenth aud o
streets northwest.
s. sLArER's Cigar Store. corner II and First
streets northwest.