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The sun., 1883-12-16
VIVA, yyul,L R-pud,n,or. DO,

WAsHINGToS. Dec 1i.-Mahone and Riddle.
berger IL Is said begin TO perceive now that going In with
the Republicans in the senate very little elise fo
them beyond the places they have been given the
committees whereby tie Half Breeds expected to bind
the ~ " hc Goram was being sacrificed. A. they look
about themselves in the Half Breed camp. into which
they walked thcy may bo cOntented with the
alton. but what wl Virginia Republicans shyt Not
only Snms0ns been shorn, but cropped ridc
ulousy short, If they not let them lay hold on ths
pillars.
The prevailing view IL that the Virginia Senator's n
they possess the smallest grain Of sagacy,
see now II viii be when they and their followers appJ
for admission to tho Republican Nominating Convention
in operation there the power directed by the
hand, which will bind them IN the Senate If they sub
nit The sacrifice OF GOrham is all the principal
thing which should stir them do what all spirit
expect OF them, They plainly told In the cnucu,
thhi II was FOR Mr. GoramB championship Of them aud
Their cause that he was to be sacrifced Mr. UOsr IN
language all tile more insulting because It sOftcned
with pretended good feeling for GOran told Mahon,
ana Rideberger that II was they and their principles
which the Republican Senators were rejecting whet
they refused 10 make G0rham Secretary that New Eng
land states would be lost by eectng GOrham on nc
count of objections 10 him personally, but because
his election would to be M endorsement of them
and theiF principles II Was the association Of The Vr
ginia Senators that must be spurhed. New England
would nave nothing In common with rePuiiator.
Malone IL reported 10 have submitted meekly though
his friends waiting for this To be confirmed And 'i
is what viii continue to happen to them at Chicago an
wherever else the Half Breed power reach them.
There is n curiosity to know what the Nrgniaus wi
do when tile Senate ratify Mr IIosr, caucu
action.
The sun., 1883-12-16

Ali How long would the cotton spinner NJ Manchester
or of France have duty cotton for the bencn
Of the shipping Of the nation which should render 10
impossible for them IN compete With here who have
the raw material free OF all tnxesf We are about oom
petins with them and with little common sense in the
Commitcr on the Revision Of the Tariff. eau 80 ad
just our duties upom our coton manufactures tn be
able with our enterprise and energy and water power
and Intelligence Of our workmea, to oompeto with all
the countries of the world the spinning Of cotton No
danger Of ditTerential duty upon raw cotton.
what thent woolt oh. we buy ten, twelve. fifteen
times ~ much sell We have none TO sell abroad
What next, Pork aud beef. They what the nations
Of Europe must have to live upon and they never take
them from US 80 long they can help H. Witness the
struggle OF preex by which Germany and France have
tried in vain to keep out American pork. Mark that
They never buy pound of your beef pork or barrel
OF your -four they get IL cheaper anywhere else on
earth, Am I not right, gentlemen Of commerce' viii
they put any duty raise the price on that which
they must have ht the cheapest rates to feed their Harr
ing populaiiont No. What else have 10 send them
little corn III the shape OF whskey. But tax that
30 badly now here at home that We can send abroad
very little and have TO drink most Of 1t ourselves What
eiset Petrolenm'th the poor mans light OF which we
have the monopoly Of the world Ia the poor mans
light 10 be taxed by tem Let the fact he known that
all the power OF England could not put on hafmion
dollar tax on friction Matches while we put ON two
three millions Answer the question: whether the poor
man of England will have his light taxed. Europe can
not meet us with diilerential duties."
The ideas thus forcibly presented by Gen.
BUTLER arc worth thinking about They
commend themselves particularly TO the ut
tcntion OF the people Of this town, which
owes it's greatness and its prosperity in 50
large measure to its position at the focus
point of this country's commerce with the
eastern world
The sun., 1883-12-16
The Greu. K.ruhIlcan Peace.
From ne rh'rod'iphia Times.

WAsHINGToN. Dec II. go For the past Z
months an Ell Drl has been mnle 90 bring about rec
cilinuun bctw cen Bluuo AMI Grant aud cuukliug lu
ing I" tho next Presidential campaign. The orig
scheme contemplated the nomination OF Blaine tor
Presidency, with the iniueement Of Secretary of 81
llcd out 10 Grant aud the Senate to be handed bagk
Nr C"hkiins TWAS thought under thi. scheme. Il
could be carried out, tile Republican party wnult
upon the next campaign with q spirit Of uubnuudyl
thusiasn, II Is now certain that reconciliation
tween Blaine aud Grant has been Effected
Asar-snlt os This series of med atury efforts II
prominent gentlemen and mutual friends. IT is "!
pered mat In tile month Of February the furthes
movement VIII be set on fo0t looking 10 the nominal
OF Republican Presidential candidate who viii reee
ths cordial support Of a!I shades VI parry faction
The sun., 1883-12-16

Park met with such storm of censure that
the Commissioners were driven to tho most
miserable subtnrfuges In the hope of making
1t appear that they had not intended To carry
out the scheme. The same would have been
the case had they undertaken TO set apart
any other district in tho Central Park. Tho
fact Is that the Park is too small even now for
the purposes for which 1t was created. Its
area, exclusive OF the city water works,
is little over seven hundred acres Compared
with tho areas devoted to park purposes In
tho great cities Of Europe. that OF New York
is Insignificant.
IL is obvious that the menageric, with Its
stables and paddocks, bear pits and other
enclosures, should be removed. IL the owners
OF adjoining property wish it to be removed
from its present quarters and other owners
fcart to have it located on parts of the Park
near to their valuable lots, let them oil unite
with others Interested in the promotion OF
an association with sufficient capital and in-
tcrest to procure site on the Harlem River
or in the Twenty-third ward, either from
the city or by purchase. Then let them pro-
vide suitable quarters for the collection of
animals that has SO long been burden on the
Commissioners and disgrace to the Park.
The sun., 1883-12-16
Progress Reported.

The Boston Post talks about the lnmenta-
tions of THE Sun. The idea is new To us.
Why should we lament What have we
been lamenting about? How did we lament?
Is 1t because the Democratic members of
the House of Representatives chose Mr..
CARLISLE Speaker, on the ground that he
was man Of free trade proclivities, and
rejected Mr. RANDALL, on the ground that he
was man of protcctionist procliyites :?
There is nothing in that event to form u sub
ject for lamenting. 1t was fair contest, and
tho friends of CARLISLE had it,
But we havea strong desire to make every
thing clear and ineligible in the policy of
the two great parties as regards the tariff.
and In this direction the progress has al
ready been considerable. 1t seems now
rather more than an even chance that
the war cry of the Democracy next year
may be not tariff for revenue only, but n
tariff with incidental protection. Mr., CAR
Isle and Mr.. RANDALL standing shoulder
to shoulder upon the same platform.
We mean To have the thing distinct and
unequivocal II we can so that misunder-
Standing or doubt about 1t will he impos-
sibie; and then the voters will decide. What
ever their decision, we promise not To shed n
tear nor to utter single sob. The sober
second thought of the American people must
always be- obeyed.
The sun., 1883-12-16
A cArl,,ma. CIT for IA N,ne.,cnr.o,u.

TO- Tn% ns Ep!THE or TIE Please
Asw foHK Dec IS. H. II.
That's big subject. We know of one nine
year-old who takes great delight in n diminu
tive printing press with a small outfit of type
He learned in n fortnight more about spelling
punctuation. the use of capitals and small let
trrs. and the like. than in years schooling.
There Is great variety of presses for boys
costing from five dollars upward.
If your nne-ycar- old has developed any me
chanical taste. crafty it by small kit of tools.
The chests Of cheap tools sold in the stores are
not good for much. Select Il few tools OF good
quality at u hard ware store and put substan-
tial work bench. sucn as carpenters use. in the
play room. Never mind an occasional cut finger
Pet animals or birds which may be found
in great variety in the bird fanciers' stores al
ways delight the boys. Blu, city boys do not
always have room to keep them.
An aquarium of moderate Dimensions
stocked with half dozen varieties of small
fish. turtles, snails. scaweed &C.. is n very use
fnl and interesting present for any boy or girl.
In the spring add few pollywOgs. and watch
them IL their evolution into frogs. You will be
interested in the process yourself.
What DO you say to n microscope?
II your boy lacks muscular development for
his years. got him setof apparatus for parlor
gymnastics. He will have lots OF fun and il
will do him good. A bicycle isn't bad. either
If he hasn't learned to skate yet it Is time to
start in. Get him good pair of steel runners
or course lie has n sedf
Perhaps he has all of the things we mention
II So get the housemaid. or some other person
whom he would not suspect. to ask him what
he would like best for Christmas. and got that
If IL is within the bounds OF reason.
Throw IN Il book. There are plenty Of them.
Don't give him Il toy pistol.
The sun., 1883-12-16
Three Suicides.

lGNAr2 FIscHLa Bohemian rcd!lcr, hanged
himself in Bowcry hotel on Friday, and boz
fore arranging the cord wrote two letters
wherein he threw The blame for his suicide
on his sister. she cast me of! while vas
in distress and misery" he said, and Il
swear 10 avcngc myself" II shall forever
be burden on your co4seieHce," he a!so
wrote 10 her.
FiscHL, therefore, not only committed The
offence Of hanging hiilsc.f anI cau7cd un-
necessary disturbance IN Ii hotel, but he also
left malicious charge against his sister
which the manner and circumstances OF his
death were sure TO make public. Probably
the thought that he was reyenging himself
on her gave him the determination which
enabled him 10 kill himself.
e.i.. y. \. -. ,s...,. sh.k rL.,s. avx h,,
The sun., 1883-12-16

In directing attention to the system of
petty swindling in the sale Of tickets in theatre
lobbcs. tho Nc,c York Times is doing II sub
stnntia service to the public. The business of
speculating in tickets by men who pay the reg
ulnr price at the box Office and sell ut an ad-
vance is legitimate II is n public convenience
to have tickets on sale ut other places than
the box Office. and the men who handle them
are entitled to IL slight profit. But the man
ayers who pat their own agents in the lobby to
sell tickets at more than the advertised price.
aud represent 10 applicants at the box Office
that no good seats are left. impose upon their
patrons ina very shabby way.
The sun., 1883-12-16
Terms 10 Mail subscribers.

The several editions Of Tnx sun sect by mail
postpaid as fniiuwH:
DAIIN-.1O cents month"; so with SUNDAY
edition 81.
SUNbAY-Ei.lt pagrs This edition furnishes the cur.
of ihc World special articles VI exception.
al interest to ever, body, anu literary reviews OF new
bouks VI the igtiuft merit. 81 ayear.
WEEkLS-S1 year Ilght Iayrs of the best m at er
Of tue dai" issues; an Agricultural Department Of
uneIuallel value, special market reports, and liter
art sticn,i ic and domestic intelligence make TnE
WbPKLr SuS the new siare for the farmers house
hold. To clubs Ot ten with $40 an extra copy free.
Address l. W ENGLAND. Publisher,
Tuk IN y
The sun., 1883-12-16

Upon the heels OF Secretary Tc!lers report to
Congress Of the surrender uf The ApnClies To crook
comes the unn"uncrm.nt Of nm attack made b. them
couple Df citizens Of Tombstone Doc g. MrNc
courier from the ranch NJ 'Hsctauo silycs arrived
erat ".tl note alessed to Mr. So! Israel of which
tile following /, ille gist!
"DRc. T. 1888
" NJ Sol ErdsI'
Iva. attacked by Apnches Ne'teriav, twenty miles
south Of FrGut"ras Am shot through the arm and
think IL is hTOk.n. Bcnnett is shot through tIr nm,
Am having the best Of care. and VIII get all right send
physician immediately, Bennett fear il badly hurt
4 a. G,,.. :
The sun., 1883-12-16
Yes We Are Chnritable.


A LADY in one Of tho fiourishing towas of YER
mon, had been 10 Sew York and on hlr return de.
scriing 10 her husband the chief features OF
ian life which had impressed themselves upon her
memory, Hut iier. MAS one thing" she said " which
did me more SoOi than anything else because Il show
the renarh able growth of planol PIC charity in our
large citcs on nearly all te srcrts vrry frcJucut
inirryhs ! saw tigns over the doors reading Free
Lun'h-Fr"e Lunch could moi help thinking AZ |
New YORK are doing" 80
The sun., 1883-12-16
FLOWER THE ERO4DEST GAUGED.
"A Nevada Congressman on the New York
Candidntes for the Presidency.
george W Cassidy In The Eureka Sentinel.

GeOr9t " cassidy In he Enrthd Sentinel.
This brings us around to the Empire State,
Barring Mr. rlden. New York AT this time does not hap
pen to be prolific in great The prominent
'iov Cleveland Abram s. Hewitt, and X. +, Flower
Flower the best OF the lot Indeed he is the broadest
gauged and most levcl-he.ded man I have ever met
from that state lie ewss member of the last Congress-
and stood with for questions affecting the Pacific
coast lie had the best head legislation affecting the
revenues and finances OF the country of any man In
either House during the last Congress.
The sun., 1883-12-16

How" asks the Buffalo Cburier can
THE Sun profess opposition to tariff reformP'
Why, bless your simple soul we never pro-
fessed any such thing. THE SUN has always
held that there we're abuses in the tariff which
required correction. such. for instance. rs the
duty on lumber. But this is very different
thing from radical reconstruction of the
whole system on the basis of a tariff for reve
nue only. And yet. II our memory is not in
error, this is a notion on which the B,ttdlo
Courier has long been doing business. We are
glad to understand however. that it has
changed. and is now ready to admit protection
as an incident in the tariff There is progress
after all. and free discussion is great thing.
The sun., 1883-12-16

The bridge trustees are working in n very
loisurely manner toward utilizing the valuable
store property underneath the arches. A
private owner who should so long neglect to
obtain n revenue out OF such n desirable piece
of real estate might have his sanity questioned.
When the arch stores are done it will bo an
interesting question to who shall occupy
them Are they to be put up by auction. or will
tho trustees select the tenants 2 At first glance
1t would seem to be equitable for the trustees
to give the unfortunate property owners who
were elected an opportunity to hire their Old
property back again.
The sun., 1883-12-16

The verdict of tho jury In tho case OF Po-
liceman WILLIAM CoNRoY. the murderer OF
PETER KEENAN,. Is q triumph OF public justice.
instead OF the pitiful burleslue which IL the
usual result OF any attempt to punish New
York policeman for crime. however heinous or
clearly established. The ridiculous plea OF
insanity was not accepted by the jury. which
found him guilty. rs he was clearly guilty. OF
murder in the llrst degree.
To CoSRoY with his knowledge OF the lenity
with which the crimes of men like himself arc
habitually treated in this city. and his pi oies-
sional idea OF the absolute power Of the police
man and OF the sub,ection OF the citizen. the
verdict must be q terrible disappointment.
To other drunken and brutal members OF
the force. and there are still many of them.
his conviction ought to be an effectual warning.
1t Ia high time that these rufilans, who make
themselves the terror instead OF the protection
OF law-abidin1 citizens. should learn that they
cannot be allowed to run amuck with club and
revolver. and that a policeman is not neccs-
sarily insane because he is often drunk.
Efforts will OF course be made to mitigate
CoNRoY's sentence. 1t is to be hoped that they
will not succeed Lot policemen understand
that they are not above the law.
The sun., 1883-12-16
Hard Time. FOR the Drummer..


The recent failures In the wholesale trades
hNu'tfipusii nterfrrsd viii the financial prusprrts
n1 aF.hptrthbe army pf commercial travellers In New
YORK lhe compensation OF u commi skion traveller in
olullhk salary ana coIunrsiUn averages about DpJ
a y'hT ana litr" are Wnuy urnHners whose incomes
hra licrany more ihau thar pnid cabinet Minister
rue number 81 lgsl priced, hist class drumuicrs i
lAH III eAcesE of the present or possible future va
The sun., 1883-12-16

The National Republican speaks kindly Of
Mr.. GEORGE G. GoRHAM. who has Just been de-
feated in his attempt to keep tho Office of Sec
retary of the Senate Mr.. GoEHAM is certainly
an able man. and we arc confident that the
Rtpublicdn does him no more than justice in
saying that he never betrayed a trust or pos
scsscd a dishonorably gained dollar We may
add also that the Republican Is now ono Of tho
cleverest papers over published in Washington.
The sun., 1883-12-16

Again we must request that anybody who
knows will inform MS in what part of the Re-
publican camp Mr. john +. SMyTH belongs.
The other day we were assured that the Pres-
dent WIS very angry because the Albany Re-
pubicans had sat upon SMYTH. Now comes
news that the Administration itsc,i has Sat
upon him. SMYTH got the West Troy Post
Onlce abolished in order to give its patronage
to Postmaster GIL ROBINSON OF Troy SMYTH s
Albany enemies went to Washington ana got
the Office restored to West Troy. Yet SMITHS
friends say that he and the Administration are
not out. How much can SMYTH stand without
bein. discouraged anyhow
The sun., 1883-12-16

Several German Chambers Of Commerce
have entreated Prince BISMARCK TO recall the
edlcts against American pork and they sus-
gest that should Congress pursue policy OF
retaliation upon even the single article Of Ger
man stockings and knit goods it would cost
German manufacturers Ave million dollars a
year. We most respectfully ask your Serene
The sun., 1883-12-16

At the dinner of the Cornell Alumni in this
city the other night. President ANDREW d..
WHITE axcted much applause and some sur
prise by announcing that be intends hereafter
to devote himself exclusively to his work in the
university. He has cast away ambition, and
will focus his intellectual eye on public Office
no more. This will be n good thing for Cor
nell University. which has been thought to suf-
fer ut times from the diversion of its presi-
dents activities into politics. For Mr.. WHITE il
VIII also be n good thing. ~ it cannot be said
that his playing at politics has brought him
any great amount ot distinction. His abyura-
tion Of politics diminishos by ono tho mum her
of probIbe Republican candidates for Mr.. Ell
BRIDGE u. LApHAMs place. and will difIuse Joy
in tho breast of that antique statesman.
The sun., 1883-12-16

The startling news comes to our esteemed
contemporary. the N,1r FORK Tunes, by way of
Washington. that the old firm of CoNKLING
and PLAlI. especially the junior partner. is
engaged in promoting the cnndldncy OF Mr.
GEuEdE XGBEpEE ERWIN Of st. Lawrence
county for Speaker OF Assembly. Our con
temporary logically doduc"s from tha circum-
stance that " this ought To put an abrupt end
to his lEHwIN'sl aspirations"
1t is rather hard to make II man shoulder the
reputation of all the men who choose to sup
port him but We suppose ERWIN must go. in
the interest "f harmony We move to make
the nomination of Gen. NEHEMIAH or NEWTON
NAETIN CURTIS unanimous.
The sun., 1883-12-16
Northern Movement. In the so.,..
From m' cAarr,ston NerY and Courier.

ITV7" ''F 'HN'E'9IUN NfW5 d0d tOurItr,
a narlv OF Boston gentlemen, representing
many mlNlnh ol capital Afe mGkiIs tour of M
sreeiun Of Sorlh Carolina for the purpose OF iuvcsli
ghhs me hdutrmrhis which that state has 10 UiieT 10
en.igrhnts from the North ' ~
about seven hundred land hunters from Illinois left
thht state ON The 2sih of November fOr NIssssiubi
where they are now seeking homes.
The sun., 1883-12-16

Highncss To intercode." says ono Of these peti-
tions; and II Prince BrsMABcK's highness were
a little more serene than IL is 1t might. per-
hans. discern the bad policy Of maintaining
against this country a trade discrimination
which q great part Of the German merchants
denounce. even should there be no immediate
danger OF the act of retaliation Just suggested.
The sun., 1883-12-16

Tor worrying cough or any throat or lung trouble
Use al once Or. Jayae's Expectorant.-Idp
The sun., 1883-12-16

Senator MIrcHELLs proposal to give q
stcnographer learned in the law to each of the
Supreme Court Justices is II natural accompa-
niment to the bill already in the Senate provid-
ing each Senator with clerk. Tho next
proposition will be to give each member Of the
House of Representatives clerk. and perhaps
n stenographer also will come along in time
A clerk for each senator is an old idea. There
has not been the courage before to formally
propose it. The more progressive idea of n
stenographer for each Senator and number
OF clerks for ench stenographcr can he added
when the measure comes up.
The proposal To have Congress purchase
the oncampment grounds occupied by WASH
ISGToS's army at Valley Forge. in order to turn
them into national park. has no sound argu-
ment in its favor. Tho terms of Dir. NooRnEgs's
resolution show thar this purchase is claimed
to bs " Just recognition by the Government
of the United States Of the snfferings. patriot
ism, and tho uniniliUe courage there displayed
| in the cause Of constitutional liberty" 1t
| would also DO u recognition Of the fact that
some pc aple have land there which they would
| sell 10 tho Government. Half dozen battle
| fields Of the Revolution might. with as much
| proprIety, be bought and turned into national
| parks as this lot OF 1900 acres in MONTGOMERY
| county, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge WAS not
even battlefield. No doubt SAsHISGlzIN' $
troops. who encamped there from December.
| l777. to June. l77S. passed trying winter on
that spot, but this fact is not appropriately
! commemoraled by national park.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-05
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