New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06

calculated that 145 votes will be cast against
the bill and ITO for it. The opposition OF ene
Senate is an obstacle which the Deputies Will
not be able to surmOunt. 1t now looks there-
fore, as if the result of the present agltatloh
in France would finally be to add greatly 10
the power of President Gr6vy, for a Tune az
least With the Senate on his side he is
stronger than the Chamber of Deputies
The testimony presented last night 10 tne
Committee on Contested Elections OF the ne
publican Central Committee once more nahes
il clear that a most lamentable poiluca' ms
honesty prevails in some of the Assembly DIS
tr1ct organizations of this city. Especially was
this shown to be the case in the Win ana
XXIIId Districts. The frauds at the primaries
in December last were perpetrated with an
assurance and ease which would have done
credit 70 a South Carolina ballOt-box stuffer'
And vet all this was after the rebuke admins
tered by the party in November! certainly
after such exposures, Independent hepuoicam us
can hardly hope that the machine leaders VIII
reform themselves and their associations. IDat
dislgreeable work yet remains to be done oy
the outsiders.
The teachers do not accept the unpleasant
situation in which they find themselves WIFI
eouapimlty. They have resolved to approach
the Legislature with bill allowing the unex-
pended balances of the Board of Education Ill
former years to be turned over to 1t now. Inc
amount is said to reach several hunore"
thousand dollars and it the teachers could get
il their difficulties for the present would De over
It is hardly to be wondered at that the schooi
teachers are restless when one remembers the
bill which is now before the Legislature 10 IN
crease the salaries of firemen and policemen III
this city S75O,OOO year. Now the policemen
and the fremen are already paid as well IA the
teachers in proportion to the importance OF
tbe;r work. and the police at least have priv
leces not accorded to teachers. Corporal
nunisbment is forbidden in the public schools,
but The members of the Police Department are
at liberty to club their unofending fellow
citizens on the slightest provocation.
The prisoners in the Dublin Police Court
Yesterday did not find their situation so anus
ing as on Saturday. The testimony Tor the
Government in the Field case was finished.
II is strong against the mon charged with the
murder of the juror. These are Hanlon, hei'y,
Brady and Kavanagh. The last-nalned
drove the car in which the assassins rode. lie
turned informer two weeks ago, but was placed
in the prisoners dock yesterday, apparently
for purposes of Identification. One witness
then recognized him as the driver. Ihis VIII
strengthen Kavanagh's testimony, MS 1t shows
that he was one OF the active participants III
the crime and Is probably telling true story.
By his treachery to his companions he may
escape the gallows, 30 far rs the Field mufd r
il concerned but the other three men seem
doomed. Brady, Kelly, Kavanagh, the two
Carevs, the two Mullets and Whelan were next
arroipned for the murder Of Lord Frederick
Cayeudish and Mr.. Burke. The testimony
offered did not seem to bear particularly upon
them. AS a beginning, however, 1t was bad
enough.
The floods which have recently caused such
destruction in the Old World are being repeated
on a smaller scale in this country. A large
mart of eastern and northeastern Ohio and
western Pennsylvania is under water, and
considerable loss of property and much DIS
! comfort are the consequence. AS in Europe,
the HOUucu uCic, VIC VI t'N
trouble is elsily explained. 1t is the destruc-
tion of the forests Between Cleveland and
Pittsbug especla ", greet havoc has been
made in the woodlands within the last fifteen
years. As aresult the SHOWS now melt suddenly
over Il vast explnse OF country, instead o.
slowly as in earlier years. The MYERS and
creeks become torrents when the January
thaw" comes, and also in March, while during
the summer they dwindle down or almost en-
tirely dry ND. HIRE, then, close by our doors,
we have warning against the ruthless de
struction of the forests which Is going on all
over the country. In the light of it, the step
which the Legislature took The other day to
prevent the spoation of the woods around the
bead-waters of the Hudson is seen to have
been eminently wise. BIT it was not enough.
| The whole Adirondack region should be pro-
! tected.
Professions At SYRACUSE rs. PRACTICES
Ar ALBANY.
A little over four months ago the Democ-
racy of this State met in convention at SYRIA
cuea IN nominate n Governor and other high