New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-10

tells story of his completely i'll the Phoenix
Park murders which does not bear investiga-
ton. INSTEAD of being an assassin he seems
to be only colossal liar. No person bearing
any of the names which he has given came
over in the steamship California last May, be-
canse that vessel did not arrive in May, or
lived at the address in East Sixtieth-st. which
this man furnishes The language which he uses
in his alleged confession indicates that be Is
not well Informed as to the details of the
crime. AS O'Donnell uttered his self-accusa-
tons when be was recovering from the results
of drunken debauch, possibly he should not
be held responsible even for lying.
AS the floods in Europe subside their raw
| ages are shown to be greater than was ex-
pected. Districts heretofore prosperous 1t Is
said. will never be so again-or, at least, not
| for a great while. The suffering is great, but
everywhere seems to meet generous response
| The inhabitants of the country around the
flooded districts are not rich. Their SAYINGS
| are small and the result of great thrift they
| will contribute what they can, but propaply
| that will not be sufficient The sufferers nat
urally look for some aid to their tell0w-ccuh-
| trymen who have come to America ana nave
prospered. Undoubtedly the Germans OF New
! York, one of the great German cities OF the
] world, will respond literally to this appeal.
| The Aldermen do not often express the
| opinion of the public i'll the numerous resolu-
| tiops which they pass. But yesterday they
| really gave voice to the feelings OF Tie
public, especially that part OF it which
| lives ON the west side of the city, when
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trains on the Metropolitan Elevated road De-
pending upon the convenience when the all
night schedue offered, many people of very
moderate means went to live IN the uisIIio'
onened I'M by the extension of the..road to One
bundred-and- fifty -fftlr-st. The removal Oh
the trains has caused them endless annoyance,
and to those who live above Fifty -ninth-st. (the
limit of night street-car traveD something more
than ANNOYANCE. The feeling against the man
| ayers who are responsible for this short-slgloed
policy increases daily. From present lndica-
tions it will find speedy expression in Albany
Despite the popular and official condemnation
which the River and Harbor bill of the last ses-
sion received, it is announced that the House
| Committee on Commerce will report another ri
this session. Apparently some OF the repre-
sentatives have not had their fill OF censure.
The unpleasant list OF useless works for which
appropriations have been made, furnished
within few days by the Secretary OF War,
| seems only to have increased the appetite Of
the angry members for this kind Of diet.
| Seriously speaking, this action on the Part
| of certain Congressman has only been taken
/ in the spirit of bravado. Instead OF re-
| ceivine the disapDroval Of the country like men
of sense. and profitng by il, they seem deter
mined to make bad matter worse. Pluck and
spirit are admirable as general thing but
there are times when an exhibition of them Is
simply foolish.