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UNHAPPY FREE TRlDERS.

Now comes the Brooklyn Revenue Reform
Club. and asserts that the tariff proposed by
the Commission is harsher and heavier and will
weld larger revenue than the tarltt now In
force. To this particular branch of the Free
Trade party ii seems that the proposal of the
Commission is great cheat, and 1t proceeds to
denounce it accordingly. The particular
features objected to are, first that the Commits
sion's bill would impose duty ON cloth made
of hair of oxen which, it is well known, the
people of this country wear to a great extent !;
ard second, that it does not propose high
duty on imported immigrants. Some OF its
criticisms of the iron and cotton tariff deserve
notice, but, on the other hand, ii carefully
suppresses any mention of the very important
repeal of the duty on cost of inland trans
portation abroad. In this, as in some other re-
spects, the document prepared 10y the Brooklyn
club discloses the fact that the club does not
venture to discuss the bill as it is, but prefers
10 niisrepresent it. Thus it asserts that the
duties oil metals, if impOrtatlons should be the
same as in 1881, would be more than
S32, 100000 under the propos ed tariff, in
stead of less than $4,000 000" under the
present tariff. Any intelligent man who sees
fit to make the computation for himself can
see that the assertion is erroneous.
1t is not worth while, however, TO discuss tho
details of any tariff with these gentlemen.
They have a theory, and are ready to hight any
body who does not wish, as they do, to sacrifice
American manufactures to a mistaken idea of
the interests of American consumers. Evil
dence that very many articles have been made
cheaper to consumers by means of the present
tariff they deliberately ignore. This country
makes more steel rails than Great Britain.
But it seems to these gentlemen that this
country. if it had never encouraged the build
ing of BesSemer works at all, would have been
able to get more than twice as many Bessemer
rails from Great Britain at less cost than 1t now
pays. This seems to us a mistake. The duty
ON steel rails Tx TRJBuEz considers alto
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TIE ASSEMBLY cOMMITrEEs.

Speaker Chaplin last evening announced the
standing committees of the Assembly. The
entire list will be found on another page. Mr..
Chapin has perhaps done as we'll as could
have been expected On the whole, he has
made fairly good use Of his comparatively
Door opportunities. If several of the important
Charmanships are bestowed upon men lacking
force and experience, it is to be remembered
that seldom, if ever before, was a Speaker
called upon to select Chairmen from as weak
and inconsequential n majority. Perhaps when
Civil Service Reform becomes fully developed
Speaker will give the chief places on COM
mittees TO the members best qualified to fill
them, without regard to party lines. If Mr.
Chaplin had been thus free to choose he might
have done much better, since 1t is patent
fact that many Of the most able and efficient
members of the present Assembly are fonnd
in the minority.
Erastus Brooks, who was Chairman of Ways
and Means last year, is retained in that fore
most place of responsibility. He is admirably
fitted to discharge its duties alike by
character, ability and extended legislative
service. Messrs. Benedict and Poucher
Mr.. Cbapin's other competitors in the
canvass for the Speakership, and who, after
Mr.. Brooks, are the weightiest Democrats in
the House, are also assigned to important po-
sitions. Mr.. Benedict is Chairman of Rail
roads and Mr.. Poucher of Judiciary. These
three selections will give general satisfaction.
Rut MS much cannot be said of the Chairman
shin of Cities. Mr.. NJ. C.. Murphy has been
gwen it. He will not fill it; at best heswill
merely rattle around in it, as he did last
wear. Let us hope he will do no worse. The
fact that he is regarded in some quarters as
the leading Democrat In the Metropolitan dele
cation doubtless served to procure him
mark of recognition at the Speakers
hands which is several sizes too large
for him. There are some good men on the
Insurance Committee, but the Chairman, Mr..
Baggerty, is not the best OF them. The com
mittee would have been more worthy OF con-
fidence if Mr.. "Tim" Campbell was not
named as its second member. 1t is difficult
to understand how the Speaker came to select
Mr. Smith, of Herkimer, for Chairman OF Canals
For, in the first place, Mr.. Smith is a new
member, and, in the second place, he does not
represent what is known as a canal county
We take it that there will be much dissatis-
faction expressed in Erie County at this deslg-
nation. Two other new legislators carry Of
big prizes, Mr.. Cary being Chairman of Banks
and Mr.. Miller on Public Education. General
SpinoIa, in the face of his motion to make the
nomination OF Mr.. Bum for Clerk unanimous
Gin the interest of harmony" has to
put up with the uninspiring and mod
est Craftsmanship of Two-Thirds and
Three Fifth Bills. 1t is to be hoped
he will express his Indignation at such neglect
by retiring well within his shirt collar and
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GENERAL NOTES.

The trial of the famous Belt libel suit, Just
ended i'm London. involved, according to statement OF
the ude the production OF 62 exhibits, 100 busts and
drawings I43 witnesses and dispositions lol7 pages OF
closely written notes. Ga days OF counsePs speeches.
2o DAYS OF evidence and 90 TO treat upon-each
one cause In tsef the whole being nothing less than
am investigation Of ten years OF the pihnt1 ; me-
The good people of Neponset, Mass, have
diseoyefed that what they had supposed for several
weeks to he the ghost of pirate king fitting about
the Pirates Cove" is only another seeker after the
treasure which tradition says rasoay rover OF the
deep long ago secretcd that spot For many years
perodea searches have been made by fortune-huners
with more time than at their disposal but the pres
OF evil spirit or inc absence OF the treasure mas
hitherto cheated them of their rewards the latest ad-
Venturer will probably not be the last.
Those who in years past have found Rand
and McNallys Business Atlas clear accurate and con-
yenient guide will be glad TO hear that revised and
enlarged edition has been issued and may be obtained by
addressing A. 4. Grant, General Eastern Agent at No
ii Parkpaee. Every map Is rendered completely use
full by reference index which enables the eye TO fall nc
once upOn the place sought The same firm Is now issd
inc i'm complpeP form is well known Indexed Atlas OF
the World Historical and Descriptive containing, be-
sides the plates, vast array OF statistics ana general
Information
The enormous multiplication of rabbits in
Zealand has caused such destruction to the crops
that the Colonial Government has asked the Government
OF India to send Ouor standardization number OF mon
gooses animals chiefly distinguished for ther disposition
and ability TO destroy IT, particular pests FROM which
NewZealand suffering so urgent rs the necessity Tor
n war OF determination that it has not been thought
worth while to consider whether exchange OF rabbits
for mongooses will not DO jumping from the frying pan
into the fire. The mongoOses meanwhile are being Oh
lected from various parts of Bengal and carefully kept
IN the Geological Gardens ut Calcutta, whence as 500 n
rs hundred couples have been gathered they VIII be
sent their home Hitherto the provocative powers
Of the New Zealand rabbit have been more than match
for the ingenuity employed against It, and II remains to
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gether too high, but 1t does not undertake 70
deny the fact that the price of such rails has
been enormously reduced by the DEVELOPMENT
of the manufacture in this country. On the
contrary. it holds that the duty on foreign rails
has materially helped to reduce the cost OF
steel rails to American consumers from $l2O &c
$40 per ton, by building up the home manufac-
t,lre. 1t does not follow that the duty is not
now higher than it ought to be, but no man OF
decent intelligence will assert that in the PAST
it has net been beneficial to the country.
The most encouraging feature OF the situa-
ton is that the tariff proposed by the Commits
sion is assailed by all the extreme Free
Traders, and assailed in way that only makes
it more satisfactory to the defenders OF home In
dustry. If these assaults continue, the new
tariff may be enacted almost exclusively by the
votes of friends of Protection.
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the inference that he himself Is woman spoiled"
Worst of ell were tho comments In The Daily Necs.
They represented Mr.. Wilde as returning to Eng
land q sadder If not wiser man." leaving the
Americans merrier bat not less wise people"
who laughed at him and when they were tired OK
laughing forgot him. sPerhaps," continued the
commentator. Mr.. Oscar Wilde may have more
sympathy with the Atlantic Ocean, as itself o 81
gantc failure, now that he is returning home de-
spondent than he had when he set out full Of hope
and confidence IN his mission. He may have GER
tain indulgence for it as a melancholy and monot-
onOns impostOr. The Atlantic Ocean, Niagara rails,
the American peopie-they are all. VAST deluslons,
each as Indifferent as the others to the majestic
personality of Mr. Oscar Wilde"
III ese are all painfully blunt observations and
SAVIOR strongly of that dreadful personality
which so grieved Mr.. Wilde i'll the American press.
We are afraid lie will be dissatisfied with his homo
when he gets back to it. and will find existence
there us utterly dreary AS it was here.
prophet aud an apostle cannot be said to he greatly
honored in his own country when the news OF his
return prompts the press of the land to call him such
unpleasant names as " creature" " weak and soft"
a woman spoiled and melancholy and monot-
onous impostor." That ~ not exactly receiving a
man with open 1t comes nearer to the fersid
reception with basin of hot water which Arte-
mus Wards wife once extended TO him, on his re-
turn from a lecturing tour.
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The East River Bridge would have been ex-
ceedingly useful ON Saturday if the planking had
been down. Brooklyn rarely has big fire ex-
cept at the river front, where only warehouse
men and insurance companies are put in a Hut
ter. The flames in FultOn-st. on Saturday
turned aside the great tide of travel to this
city which was at IT'S height when the fire was
well under way. But the annoyance and delay
to the multitude hurrying to their labors or
their pleasures in New-Yor were not go serl-
o1s as was the alarm in pleasant residence
quarter Possibly the Fire Department erred
ON the side of excessive caution when word was
sent through the houses in Monroe-place for
the occupants to prepare for fight, but danger
to such part of the city is so novel Nm expert
ence that some confusion and panic were to be
expected Before noon, however, peace had
again settled down upon the disturbed dweilers
on the Heights.
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0Sc1R WLDES WELcoME HOME.

The news that Mr.. Wilde had sailed for home did
not excite tumultous rejoicing in England. When
the information was sent by cable that he had Ieit
America IN sadness because of the failure OF ms
mission horc the London newspapers with one ac-
cord referred TO him ana visit TO us III terms
which bordered on the contemptuous. me fdH
Nal Gazette said that although MS mission Is ah
admitted failure he has been allowed to leave the
United States in peace" Then quoting Madame
Nilssons yemnrL that in England Mr. Wide did not
anpear clad as he did IN America. because that
would not be tolerated there" The Pal Mall
added with almost brutal dreetness: In this the
sonp.tress does wrong to the measureless liberation
of contempt which prev aig in this country Except
the little street boys no would take any notice
of the way in which Mr.. Wilde was clad, so long rs
he eondescended to be clad at ALL"
From The ST. Jdmes's Gazette he received even
ha1sher treatment. The editor hoped that Mr..
Wide wouid profit by the melancholy failure OF his
yait for not to put too fine point on 1t, he has
been laurhed Mt all through the States" and tnat
on hts return he would fall into the hands of
other ladies AS sensible and as Christening to his g
noble spirit as Madame Nilssou. For from women
alone is his hope OF salvation. Men, who are often
rather brutaly contenptuous of such creatures as
Mr.. Wilde, will have nothing to do with him. even
in the way of remonstrance. But, fortunately
il is not 90 with women. Tney are over helpful 10
the weak aud soft TO the soft and besides there ls
much In Mr. Wilde's demonstrations which leads 10
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maintaining dignifed silence during the en-
tire session. The Republican members OF the
House have no reason to complain OF the treat
ment they have received at Mr. Chaplns 3
hands. AS a rule they have been placed In
the places for which they are best fitted
The committees were not announced last year
until the middle of February and the business
of the session suffered greatly in consequence
They are announced this year with commend
able promptness. Now let all hands get 10
work determined to treat the people to snort
and wholesomely productive session
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'Nelu.11ork Daily Grihnaae.
FOUNDED HORACE GR EELEY
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1888.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FopraGS.-Eulogies of NJ. Gambetta and General
,f,hanzv were pronounced in the National Assembly
IF France Yesterday 60 In the Reichstag Prince
bismarck announced that the Emperor had granted
600 900 marks for the relief of the sufferers III the
valley of the Rhine. - The town OF Raao on
fbe Danube has been submerged by the Hoods
- Prince Krapotkine, the anarchist, was ex-
amiped at Lyons - The ship British Empire
has beer burned at sea while on the way to Bonn
bay; the captain. mate and fourteen sailors are
missing. 80 Twenty-Five Socialists have been
arrested in Rome.
CoNcREss.-In the Senate yesterday the Presi
dental Succession bill was passed. The bill to fix
the date of entry into the military service and to
correct the record of officers in the Regular
Army who served as officers of volunteers, was re-
ported adversely. - In executive session the
Senate ratified the COrean treaty. - In the
House the Shipping bill was further discussed
Senate amendments TO the Diplomatic anG Consular
Appropriation bills were non-concurred in.
DOMESTIC The subject of New-York appoint
ments was not considered at the Cabinet meeting
Yesterday. -= The Mexican Treaty Commission
met in Washington - The President and Cab
met have not considered the Civil Service Reform
bill - Speaker Chapin announced the Assem-
bly Committees. - Ten persons were killed by
an explosion in a mine at Centreville, III. - j.
in Manning DEM was elected Mayor OF Buffalo.
e The Legislature of New-Jersey was organ
lied. - By an explosion at blast furnace five
tpersons were killed. - Hugh ODonnell, Of
Rochester, made confession alleging that he was
one of the Phoenix Park nurderers 60 Treas
tuIer Polk was recaptured.
4 t1rY AND SUBURBAN.-MayOr Edson's nomina-
tions were promptly confirmed by the Board OF
Aldermen yesterday. 80 Professor Charles A.
Young delivered the second of his lectures. his sub
,ject being "Thee Sum-" 80 The annual sale OF
the seats iu Plymouth Church took place. - The
Bartholdi Statue Committee met in the Union League
Club House. - The Bar Association critieise the
Penal Code. 60 President Gilman lectured be-
fore the Geographical Society. - Gold value OF
the legal tender silver dollar 412l2 gralns) o433
cents 80 Stocks were dull; early they were
fractions higher and later declined and closed
weak.
THE Manufacturers local observations indi-
cate colder weather and snow. Temperature yester-
day: Highest, 26o; lowest. II; average. 22l2'.
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amusemenis Go Might.

SIsou OPERA HOUSE" Virginia"
r,,.. Tur ,rxr-s-TheC orsican Brothers.
HuxNxIL's MUsEUM-Curiosities sy
re," NO, ,rsv-2 and s:15-"Our English FRIEND
1,.-u Avyyur THEATRE-svokes Family.
n,In OPERA HOUSE," The sorcerer o-in' N'"
MaRdalen
H.vxRLY.s l4rH STREET THEArRK-s-Fr.%
HxypERsoN's STANDARD rHEArRt-o:io- io'""'"
,sm,o,s GAnpEx-2 and s-"white slave. A.,
".s p.,so,sco opEnA aoUsE-s-san Francisco Minis
trels. o..ay
ruIIIA THEATRES" GirOneGiroha
srgysypR ComouE-s-"Mcsorley's Imitation
TN, CAsISo-s--" The Queens Lace hahuAerchiei'
wALLAcK's TuEArRE-s-"Ours.
WINDSOR THEATRE ana 81 Lo 'oyase 6" 'u'''0
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TOO FRUITFUL EXAMINATION.
49,, m, riarfannf Enquirer lileTa.l

A. B. Fraser, United states g ao!ger re, re,
Gently discharged, was caeu oea"o nned co1csrr
@ nv alleged violations Of the rule which forDds Gov
eminent officers giving their supeTiers present. Si any
hs pe,,,g POST thus repors the examination:
so ssocmervie-Do yon know OF any otclal Iecshhihg
resants OF cigars whskey or anything else from s'p"r
inrssssr-yell. don't remember can't recall any
thng of the kind s,
Fraser latter u pausel-Weil yes. ana some |'"'i'
did rive superior present
someryille--Wbo was t
Fraser-It was YOU -, =, ,,u .h.,r,
what did you give mel -, h.n
" EraserEsome whiskey. Don't you remember when
, came 10 certain reetifyng house you SAID 10 ,ne
~ von mad lot had drop OF good whiskey Ia ne ois
,r,ct 4 When you said that and John Mitchell anu
uan-v Uermau all gaagers presented you with CANON
of SO wbiskey. . :, a., .,. .hat
That lug is sti in my Office, and don't think tnefes
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guoes to Advertisements.

AnUsEMEyTs-3d Pdoe-6th columns
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 9Th Page-5th column
RANKING HoUsEs-7h Poae- 4th column
BOARD AND Rooms en- Page-5th column
BUsINEss NoTIoEs-4m Page-lst column
CORPORATION NorIcEs-7 tn Poge-Sth column
COMPREHENSIVE NoTIcEs--7h Page-5th column
DANCING AcApEMzs-6tn Pace-2d COLUMN
DIVIDEND NoTrcEs-7h Pdqe-5th column.
ELECTION NorIcE-7M PGGe-4th column.
EUROPEAN ADVERTISEMENT Pdge-oth coiuinh'
FJRSIrURE-7h Paqe-6th column.
ErsAycIAi-7tn PaGe-3d aud 4th column
HELP wAsrEp-6h Page-3d column.
Ice CREAM-6m Pdge-9d column
JssrRucrroS-6m Page-1st and ed columns.
MIsIsG-6h Page-3d column.
MARRIAGES AND DaATHs-5h Pd1e-6th column.
MIscrILANKoUs-shPo ge-4th otn ana oth coiunil''
MuscAL iNsrRuMRNTs-3d Paoe-6th column
NEW PUBLIcATIoSs-6th Pa9e-lst column
OCEAN SrEANERs-3d Po1e-4th column.
REAL EsTATE-7n Page--6th column
s.vNcs sASKs-7h Page-4th and 9th columns
Affiliations wANrED-MALEs-6h Pa9e--2o coiun'n
FEnALEs-6h Paoe-2d column.
SPECIAL NorIcEs-5m Pd0e-6th column
STEAMBOATS, AND Railroads.&c. Page-4th, oth ana ou
columns.
TrAcHERs-6h Pdae-2d column
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THE NECESSITY FOR TARIFF REVISION.
TIE ~, ~ - % 4, a.l.'hi "a ran,,ir.r R.aA

The Tariff must and will be revised. If not
What proteetonists can expect from Democratic
House, the majority Of whose members believe they
we're elected upon the Tariff for revenue issue they
shoud uretty fully understand. Certainly they cannot
expect any other than Revenue Tartr The senates
Tariff l. very much favorable to their interests
than that and very PROBABLY could be adopted AT the
present session. late as It is Il is on the contrary,
the adoption OF the House BILL II j. better prefecture
measure than the other but even Mr. kasson considers
too radical and Ia not disposed 20 supportlt ie M
Kasson ia one OF the of the advocates OF pro
lection in tue House II he objects 10 is radical Va,
crease Of duties, what are tue gcnef"n1 "eaA A"oe"
tariff men OF the House likely 10 90 y
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THROWING OUT A FEELER


The report teegraphed to The Troy Time,
specially last Friday that the President about 70
make several important changes IN tue Federal offices at
York including the Colleetorship or the Port and
the Dis ship naturally causes great deal
comment In political circles. There some who pro-
fess 10 believe that the President will not dare take
such STEP and prophesy that IL he does, determined
and successful resistance will be encountered by his
In the Senate But what Ia for the
ought 10 be for the yander President GARFIELD
eresed the power Of removal and also the power OF
pontmen with astonishing and arbitrary freedom.
Why should his enjoy the privilege
But perhaps President Arthur IL not contemplating any
extensive changes The concerning his Intentions
NAV be nothing more than the outcome OF scare.
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Another of the attractive series of TRIBUNE
Novel" Extras s issued this morning IL is re-
PRINT from the semi-weeky and weekly editions OF
1HE TRIBUNE, and viii be a source of entertain
ment for all lovers of wholesome and animated nc
ton. The title is Dorothy story OF Waiting.
and the story has all the strong characteristics
of the author of " In Minor Key" Novel Extra
No. 20 will be sent postpaid to any address ON the
receipt of | o cents.
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PUBLIC OPINION.
ow TENNESSEE CAN EVEN UP.

HOW TENNESSEE CAN EVEN UP.
From, The Memphis Aeatanehe (fad. Deng)
AS Mr.. TOots would say, 1t is of no cOnse-
auence PoK did get away WITH the matter or $500 600
or more This Legislature take IL out OF tae bond
holders. They have friends Make the figures 40-2
and save mething for the next Ia the treas
niie
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The friends of the Pastor. of Plymouth Church
will see in the high premiums which were
obtained last night for the choice OF pews Tor
the present year evidence of the increased
Asteem in which Mr.. Beecher is held. His en-
hnies may find, in the slight falling off In the
sum total Of the sale, proof that bis following
A not SO large as it was. Impartial observ ers
setting one thing over against the other, viii
nerhaps conclude that Mr.. Beechers recent de-
hlaration has not made much difference In either
direction.
The House spent a busy day yesterday in dis
cussing the Shipping Bill, and ten sections OF
1t were passed. The most important clause,
Ihowever-the one In regard to the payment OF
drawback on the material used In building
yessels-was not reached. The section which
was under discussion when the House adj
fourned is of serious Importance to sailors. 1t
prohibits the payment OF advanced wages TO
them Before any substitute for 1t is accepted,
the members will do well to be convinced that
4be interests of seamen are not sacrlhced Tor
those of the keepers of sailors boarding houses.
Whatever this latter class favors may geDer-
ally be set down as a disadvantage to the sea-
fariDg men.
Wa publish this morning the second lecture
of the interesting series which Professor Young
,of Princeton is delivering in the Church OF
the Strangers. The subject was " The Sun"
the study of which the lecturer has made spe-
.cialty. 1t was handled in an admirable manner
and all the details of latest knowledge in re-
gard to it were set forth In popular language,
and illustrated by pictures thrown on screen,
no as to be easily comprehended by persons
who have given astronomical matters little at
Hention.
The homesick Irishman of Rochester who
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The homesick Irishman of Rochester who
would like to be sent to Dablin for nothing