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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
PILTYG UP THE CITY'S BURDENS.

The Home Rule Democrats from this
city had things all their own way at Albany
Yesterday. They reported an Excise bill that
will still further reduce the revenue from that
source by providing for the transfer OF licenses
and which will make law-breaking safer by
prohibiting arrests for violating excise laws
except upon warrants. They then got through
the Assembly their bill to add S75O,O0O year
TO the tax burdens of the city by increasing the
pay of fremen and policemen. The bpard OF
Estimate and ApportiOnment IN December iast
refused to provide for police matrons, ana the
Police Board declared that there was no need
for them. Tho Home Rule Democrats therefore
got the Assembly yesterday to pass the Dill to
compel the city authorities to appoint the ma
irons and thus add another 100000 to the
yearly expenditures. The local authorities
have not apparently deemed 1t wise at present
TO open a new street from Ninth-ave. mt one
hundred and fifty -secOnd-st. to McComb's
Dam so the Assembly passed a bill to compel
them TO go to that expense Immediately. NJ. Z.
Murphy reported from his committee bill for
an additional appropriation of $4,000 from
the city treasury for the adult blind, and Sena-
tor Browning introduced bill to appropriate
$780, 900 for new armory
Among the other bills of similar character re-
Gently introduced, some of which have been
favoraby considered, are the following: Appro-
priating $40, 600 for new police station in the
Twenty igLth Precinct; increasing the pay of
court Interpreter; compelling tbs payment of
James McVcany's claim. for alleged services rs
an Assistant Alderman ; TO bnild new Hall OF
Records; providing for new public park on
the East Side; and increasing the number OF
policemen. 1t is hardly month since the local
authorities, after full consideration, refused to
sanction appropriations for nearly every one OF
the objects sought to be accomplished by these
bills; and ct the party that prates about home
rule sehds men to Albany who dely the local
authorities and laugh mt the complaining tax
payers. These bills, all of which have a good
chance of becoming laws, will take from tine
city treasury not less than four or five million
dollars. AS Governor Cleveland has approved
the bill to relieve the election inspectors who
forfeited their pay by violating the law the
taxpayers will cherish no very sanguine hopes
of relief from that quarter.
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pot bc defended" against the will of its SOW
crcign. alt ough il was "deieDded last sum
mcr against the will Of its people Inc tourth
rulc could not in that event DC construed az ex-
empting England from the prohibitions OF the
second and third rules. If the Notifications OF
Alexandria were bombardcd, the canal Invaded
ard n column set in motion from lshaiiIa W
Tol. el- Kebir, the international engagemeh's
would be violated. The Udiiy Ie'e9Fop"
frankly comedies this point. Inc neu'i"i
character of the canal" it says, could not uo
"respected. England guarantees the indepehu-
.ence and neutrality of Belgium, but coulu '"'
contipue to do SO. if she herself elected 10 oe-
come a bellgerent against u.s. IL EgSp' We
comes hostile to England, the guaran eeS WIZ
no longer hold. OF course this Is q coh'lI'son'y
too remote 70 be seriously considered D'I'S"
nrestige will not be allowed to langulsn "'
Coiro The Khedive and his successors VIII 10
constantly reminded that the English Codllh Is
the friend. not the French Short IL Is Eng
land that " i'll defend Egypt, whenever ioeS "ii'e
within its borders or without
These regulations meet with the unanimous
approyal OF the English press. 1t ls not strange.
The only privilege which is conceded Una, Vi
fortifying the mouths is of little value now that
Epypt is practically to be administered by an
English Finance Minister and military S';,n'
The remaining regulations are whoiiy I'D .no
interest of that Government winch mas 'no
stroneest navy in the world. These privileges
cannot, moreover, be Justly withheld. Eng
land ought to have some exclusive rights IN tne
Jstbmus of Suez for her interests, commerclai
aud imperial, in the nteroceanc canal are pal
amount. In like manner. the United States,
having suprcme interest in the security ana
rontrol of the Panama Canal, Will insist upon
Laying its exclusive rights recognized. lhe
Suez rules will not afford precedent LOT Ihe
Panama Canal. simply because tho country
which has most at stake in Daren is pacihc
empire without dependencies in every quarter
ot the world which render formidable navy
a necessity The United States must nave
some other means of controlling the Panama
Canal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
amussments o. Might.

pIIoU OPERA Hcusr-s;l5-" Virginia"
p US THEArRE-s-" The Corsican Brothers.
CAstSo-3--" The Queens Lsee Handkerchief
i,1,,s THEATRE-s:15-" Serge Famine
,,rrs AVENUE THEATRH-8" Romeo and Juue''
GEAsp OPERA HOUSES" Mlss.
HAvRRIY's l4TH STREET 1HEArRE-"frn% n,
HENDYRsoS's STANDARD fHEATRF-e'lo-
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DEsIGN-Art Exnio''ion
NIBIo's GARDRs-s-" The Black rag .,.., Min
san Fn.sotsco OPERA aoUsE-S-5an Francisco MI"
strels.
sTEISwAr HALL-2-Lecture.
Ta,Ir, rHEArRE-s-" Montioye."
rruv,reE CoMouE-2 and s-"Mcsorey's Imitation
IIs,os SQUARE THEATRg-S-" Partisan ''omance'
VILLAGES THEATRE-7:i5-"Thes silver hllS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
late, matter whose tho band that chilled the ma
tcIals for the life gwen to the public
GENLRAL NOTES.

One of the most interesting features of the
National Exposition OF Railway Appliances 20 be held in
Chicago from May "a to June 20 OF the present year
be collection of antIquated 0yecrs which having had
their day purpose except to illustrate
marvellous development OF railway mechanics The
travelling public would be glad 20 In that collection
several appliances which stll In use, includinga
specimen two Of the stoves which are redhot from
November TO May except when they have burnt out In
the ashes OF "a railroad wreck.
The exasperating oddities of the German
tariff system are illustrated by several holiday stories
from Berlin Desiring enrich his NewYear table with
decacy not be obtained in perfection at the German
capitas gentleman ordered from Paris pair OF trued
fowls which duly arrived In excellent condition But
the duty on them was s. which amount Of exposula
ton could reduce nasmuc being with trunes
tney held und customs decisions 10 DC all uunlss
and assessed acc9rangy acpns whicb we're IN
closed in baskets OF such shape tnat an ne19ra
Bile official forthwith classified them as ladies' me
hats"
At the last meeting of the Philadelphia
County Medical Society was exhibited who has
never has had teeth, hair taste or SMELL More
the microscope declares that his skn is absolutely
without porss omission the part Of Nature which
has hitherto been considered fatal But Mt Peter Wend
ling has lived be foryegbt years old, has enjoyed
uniform health and sun from the lack OF pores Only IN
hot weather. when he finds It necessary TO Keep ms
Sodn IT. 20 rssuSs tsS pssmars
Lebanon: aud is tue father of eight children AL o. whom
Tree from MS pDyscal
that there isn't full set OF teeth In the family
Among the subjects which, during the present
dull 81 asOn The English newspapers have made 10 do
yeomans service in their va gnng columns, the mon
goose habits disposition and attanments Is easily
pre-emncnt II single fact fancy or hypothesis re-
atng to that ingenious creature has escaped pubea-
ton It Is not the fault OF English editors The origin Of
this universe discussion text from which this vast
expatiatiOn has been evolved was simple paragraph
IN N Australian paper Announcing that one hundred
nars OF onqooses were TO be sent from India to
New-Zeaand ia the hope that they and their progeny
would exermlnate the rabbits which are devastating
that colony One thing seems to nave Deen set
tied by the discussion ond that is that the mongooSe
"a NOT proof against the venom Of the cobra 7 5ere
f. appareutly 10 escape from the conclusions OF Chaics
r. Francis NJ b.. late surgeon general ia hef Majesty
indian 81 ryce who made three experiments III every
nne OF which the mongODse bit the dust. lt5 uSluy
usnally preserves il the cObra fengs IN ire nth
Rut 10 these experimeDts a snake cbarner mace suu
that the mongoOse- should be bitten aud having pcea
bten they died the first In fifteen minutes, inc ,CSVh"
In one hour and the third IN three hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
Jnoex 10 Advertisements.


AMUsEMESTs-3d PoQe-5th and 9th columns.
ANNOUNCEMENTS SM P00e-6th column.
BANKING HoUsRs-7h Pa0e-5th column.
BOARD AND Rooms 9Th PGge-4th column
BUSINESS CHAEcEs-6m Page-3d column
BusIyEss NorIcEs-im Pa0e-1st column.
CORPORATION NOTICES 9th Poge-4th column
CopARTsERsHIP NoTIoEs-7m Pn0e-oth Column
DANCING AcADEMEs--6h Paqe-2d column.
DIVIDEND NoTIoEs-7m PaGe-5th and 9th column
FrsAsCIAi-7h Pooe-4th and 5th columns
HELP wASTED-6h Poge-4th column
IssTRuoTION-6h Pooe-2d column
IkcruREs AND MEETNGs-3d Pa0e-6th column
MIsrsC-6h Page-2l column.
MARRIAGES AND DEAIHs-5th Pd1e-6th column
NIsoYLLANEoUs--Sth Paoe-6th columns.
MYTHICAL iSsrRUMRSrs-3d Page-6th column.
NEW PUBLICATIoss-6th Paoe-lst ana "a coiuiuh'
OCEAN sTEAaERs-7h Pooe-6th column.
PRoposALs-6m Paoe-3d column.
REAL EsTArE-3d Page-3d and Attn columns
SITUATIONS wANrED-MALEs-0h Pdge--4th oOiumh'
FFxhLTs-6h Pooe-4th column
spxc,,t SorICgs-5h Pa0s-6th column
srFAMRoArs AND Railroads.&c. Page-lth ana OH
columns.
TFAcHERs-6h Pdgc-2d column
WINTER REsoRTs-6th Page-4th column
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insisting upon frivolous attempts to chahg'
and pvintless debate. Sill less have they
right at any emergency whatever to block tue
wheels of legislation by resort TO revolutionary
filihustering. If the Democrats aftompt to de-
feat action in that way, the Republicans can
well afford to insist unOn immediate decision Oh
pending questions, and thus to throw upon the
Democratic party the responsibility for an cH-
ira session. The last experiment of that sort
did not result so well, that tie Democrats
should be encouraged to make ar other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

FoREIcS.-In the French Chamber of Deputies
Yesterday NJ. Fabre's hi was passed; it prohibits
the Princes from filing any civil or military POSI-
ton and empowers the President to decree their ex
IN SION. -Edmund Yates tho proprietor OF
The World, has been sued for libel by the Earl OF
Lonsdale - The coronation OF the Gar is now
fixed for May 81. - Prince Bismarck is Ill. -
The Turkish armg is to be reorganlzed. - MI
Chamberlain delivered speech on the Parllamen-
tary outlook.
CoNGREss-In the Senate yesterday joint reso-
luton was introduced providing for an amendment
to the Constitution empowering the President 70
veto one OF more items in an appropriation Dill,
the veto not to affect other portions OF the bill Mr.
Morrill, introduced resolution suspending the coin
age of silver do lars. The sugar and tobacco sched-
ules of the Tariff bill were discussed. 60 In the
House the drug schedule of the Tariff bill was fur
theT considered
DoNrsTIC.-Ihe Secretary of the Treasury yes
terday issued call for bonds. - The President
has appointed The Assay Commission. - ID. NJ.
Sabin was elected United States Senator from MIN
nesota - Much property in Acton, Mass. was
damaged by an explosion in a mill of the American
Powder Company's works. - family IN
Wilkesbarre was found starving TO death. -
The Tolus the ice-yacht race on the Hudson.
- The Secretary of the Navy will sustain the
with cadets.
CITY AND SURDURBAN.-The meeting at the
Cooper Union last night the interest OF protection
to American industry was addressed by William NJ.
Evarts. Dexter A. Hawkins. and others. 80 The
Inman pier entirely destroyed by fire yester-
day; the loss was about 100000. 60 recep-
ton was given TO Dr. Seymour Haden by the
New. Yolk Academy Of Medicine. - Fire escapes
were ordered on the Hoffman House and Leggetts
Hotel. - The Chamber of Commerce passed
resolutions cOndemnIng the Carey BILL 80 A ped
Ter was murdered by thieves at Port Chester. &C.
Gold value of the logaltender silver dollar (4122
gransl, 49, 10 cents. - Stocks were more active,
but lower and closedweak at small rally from the
lowest figures.
THE WEATHKR.-TRIBUSE local observations iirdi-
cate colder and clear fair weather. Temperature
yesterday: Highest $40; lowest 190; average.
277so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
DANCING UNDER A BURDEN OF REFORMS.
IRON me Springfield Union thep.)

Governor Butler evident draws the line at
oal,S In his celebrated speech at he Norm Easton
svmnosium he narked when lac could see the bh
ot In tht hand OF man, because he - Hku "nen
ne coud ace that the fess"n 81 lhDur oy
capta when could taxation so diminished as hoS
to be burden tne1, ana not All then. ne should ooh-
stder himself NJ liberty fri,ter away his time ~ st
tending Dhnquets and bitu rs aud making prttV IA
dresses" Governor butler has acct pied an lnsltan
m attend with staff the grand GALL OF tue hnignts
Tsm lar az the Mechanics bu dlng at Boston ~ednes'
day oiUbt Either To sees" all those glorious reforms
be- afer or he has changed his mind about ritter
ing away his time Or, suggested SpoNe, nc draws
the line BET banqueCs and balls. HOW the oor-
rruor can endur trip light iantasc tOerlb such
burdeu OF reform st resting on his back "onusf,
and W. neoplr who have hiiU tpst ne has'I
grown round shoudered all under tue heavy RESPONSE,
1ilities be IL carrying While So many thousands oI
vnrs In Ma-sacnuse l. are still DISTINGUISHED Ny tho
inssnr ANA Lnnating laws Of the Common" eath Is ~
no strange that Governor Buter should nave the hesr'
In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
NO REVENUE TARIFF FOR THE SOUTH.

Undestion,bly the RepuDlicn tariff is oD-
pressiye prolDItury many TVspect aHd IL - OH
l. EXPOSE II aud oJmOat but IL Is not well O. sHlDA 20
mo otner extreme point Of tarlr Tor revenue only,
which IL another name for al VaIoreh tailD WHICH
uay or may afford adequate protection U our h"os
- fanrtrs and onr farms Many OF our members OF
congress speak IL there interest Al Tue nOaln
except that OF the farmer here Is tie isdcd eIio'
trr nr1meuts We recently Shove thai tne value or
te pruucts of the pHst lew years Ia tue sln-
gil Alabama risen 10 Oncthrd OI the fuhe
OF MI he cotton crown In the state. len years irOm OW
we venture 10 say the products OF our mines and factO.
r,es will squal a produce Of oar tars and we must
MOI forget hAt large of farm products goes 10
feed Tue operatives OF tue mIcs snd factories Ia thc
North and West IL is the manufacturing centre thss
makes roh absOrOs the supplies OF wide radius oi
farming country around II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
MUSIC AND THE DIANA.
SERGE FAMINE.

The fye-act drama with tnis Singular title, which
was PRODUCED in Days Theatre last night and seen
there by numerous and Brilliant auGlehce. wnlie
neither truthful AZ picture OF manIIeIs, Dor par
ticulaIy slsn Icant an exposition OF TIE stlAing
base : of immortality, possesses the peculiar KIND
of inter ST which invests c.eyer senSa Ion novel,
anu which appertaia to the analysis oi a dldbOhcal
character This interest was felt, and warmly
eyiuced by the assemblage that saw its hrst repre-
sentation and this interest was enhanced by band
s,me stage pictures. and by several strong achieve
mems in acting Serge Panne" without reseln-
h ING the old melodrana OF Pauline" inspires
remembrance of it. Its central figure. STgius
Paaine-a part acted with admirable repOse
and elegance. and most artistic assumption
of Mephlstophelean coolness by Mr.. John Drew
Is a polished and fascinating seOuudrel; aud
the play exhibits his exploits as fortune
hunter his treachery toward women, aud
the catastrophe IN which he Is discounted and
ruined The same line of experience. II Will DO re-
uembered though with different set OF Incidents.
il followed in the ancient piece that was long ago
fsvoriie at Wallacks Theatre. In this cast the ar
mosphere is less lurid. although he Incidents are
scarcely less questionable IN probability or less
norced I'm arrangement. One 81 ,uatiOn-that which
closes the fourth acts notable sort of repro
ductiou of the first dramatic effect IN the drama OF
"Odette."
There is, In fact. no element of originality
in the materials that again wrought up In
Serge Famine" The animatlDg spirit Is the cool,
audacious villain. Upon that character much skill
and strength have been expended. He marries a
woman whose sister he has ruined and discarded;
he procures his victims marriage with an honest
gentleman; and presently he destroys his own VIE
in order to capture the wife OF his friend. he Is
placed in positions requiring nerve, decision nom
chaance and heartless cruelty and to these lie must
bring incessant elegance of demeanor. His fascina-
,io, 10 that of the reptiie. Mr. Drew invested him
With much OF the reptiles beauty. Mr.. Fisher, Mr.
Lewis, Mr. I.eclercq, and Mr. stephens made me Inc
most OF rather slender parts aud the occasion de-
myed additional interest from the reappearaneo
here of Miss Mary Shaw. whose acting Was remark
allie for intense feeling and graceful execution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
PUBLIC OPINION.

SENATOR EDMUNDs'S POPULARITY ~ THE WEST
Prom The Rutland Herald (Rspl 80
The closenesS OF the contest IN ioou nas,
W. believe taught West thst the personal character
ectnl weight and acoeptAblltY ~ the hrA hcpu
nan Presdehtai candidate 20 all factions OF tle party
must be n ale paramount 70 ali seihs ners OF eeetOh
ana nc lnrrea-ns sIuston Of the Western press 10
welcome tue name Senator Ednunds u stro <lgp
that the West starting boom for Seuator EohuIds
tosrsS of mis- spontaneous conviction everywhere
wit in the party lines that in 1884 only the "best men
IN win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
TAXING THE PEOPLE TO COIN SILVER DOLLARs.
Al FyoTa me 81, Lo,1s GLOBE Democrat tRepD

There has been some tax UoNerhblebVl
acoroy of late ont wat kind Of economy ~ tLis-tah
ing INC people S24OOCOO0 IN silver year Tor noth.ns
iesa Of course /: Is intended 10 lower the stsuar ana
hur the national reputation by enabling our cItLens
and he country TO pay their debts at 50 oents on lhe
da,iarS Tne f3oysrnment has not done tus so iaf
Thong IL coins 300 900 nominal dollars out OF Whd'
NAYS ouly 81 100000 for it Las not compelled It's cfedl
Tor, 10 axe them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
MUSICAL NOTES

German opera comes to the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, February IL.
Mr.. Remenyi and Mr.. Neupert will appear
nj the fret sasheld concert In steinway Hall on teo'u
airy 10.
The last Of the popular matinees occurred
Yesterday. The audience larger than ct any Prev
GUS one of the series, and considering this and the ."
sra excellence OF the programmes and the performances
OF Them II is with regrer that must notice tne aoHn
dOnment of these agreeable ennoerfs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

The Mexican variety of duel appears to be
the most barbarous on record. Two men, or
rather butchers, armed themselves with axes,
locked themselves in loom, and fought
until the head of one was severed from his body
and the other was so hacked and slashed that
he cannot live This eclipses anything in the
way of ingenious homicide which the "chival-
rous" South has been able to invent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

The New-Yorl Chamber of Commerce yester-
day adopted a memorial to Congress III favor
of the Fisher bill to limit the coinage OF silver
dollars to the requirement of the people. If
this Congress fails to put stop to the worse
than useless accumulation of silver in the
Treasury vaults it will not be from lack of
warning. On what principle can any legislator
defend further persistence in this costly
blunderP When the Silver bill was passed over
President Hayes's veto, the men who voted tor
it could at least say that there was an urgent
demand in certain parts of the country that
the experiment be tried. The experiment has
been tried fully and fairly and has resulted III
nothing but mischief. The people will not
have the silver dollars. Why continue to coin
them? II Congressman would listen to the anx-
idus appeals of such men as the members of
our Chamber of Commerce, who have no prl-
vate interests to serve, instead of needing the
clamor of mine-OwIers and their friends, this
constant menace to the prosperity of the
country would be promptly removed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

The brave stand against train robbers which
the express agent made on the Central Pacific
train the other day appears to have aroused the
constabulary forces of Nevada and Utah to un-
wunted activity. l. probably occurred to them
that if Que express agent was powerful enough
to repuse a gang of bandits, it ought not
to be an impossible task for q sufficient
force of officers to capture the same band.
They went to work on some such basis anyway,
organized themselves into force OF eighteen
well armed men, aud started on the trail of the
robbers. They learned that the latter were in
stockade" in the mountains about fifty miles
north of Deseret. On the way to il two of the
bandits were severely wounded in a fight
and taken into custody The advance
was then continued and the "stOck
ade" was reached soon afterward This
the sherihs completely surrounded, and
upon learning their situation the three remain
ing robbers surrendered without struggle. The
five constituted one OF the most audacIous and
successful of the Western gangs of thieves, and
their capture is great triumph for law and or
der. If the other sections of the West which are
infested with similar gangs would develop as
much pluck in opposing and capturing them as
was exhibited in this case We should soon hear
the last of train-rObblng.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

Nj. de Giers's visit to the capitals Of the CONT
nent has served to introduce him to the En-
voys Extraordinary of the press, ii it has not
promoted the ends of European peace Sue
ceeding one of the veteran dIplomatists OF the
Continent, he was new man in the Russian
Foreign Office. He had been Prince Gort-
schakoff's deputy and confidential adviser for
many wears. but had not held any diplomatic
post more prominent than Stockholm or Tehe-
ran, and consequently was not so well known IN
the great capitals as either Count Schouyalon
or Prince Lobanoff. During his recent journey
from capital to capital he has succeeded IN
making his mission mysterious and has piqned
the curiosity of the special correspondents
They cannot hereafter leave him out OF their
diplomatic calculations. There is new piece
on the chess board, apparently knight for he
zig-zays from one court to another and lnvaria-
bly, causes a flutter of uReasiness and expec-
tatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

Another cold wave is rolling over the West,
but there are 40 definite assurances that it will
reach our section of the country. According to
all the ell-established signs" the thunder and
lightning of Wednesday foretell the speedy
break up of winter and an early spring. This
will be bad for Messrs. Vennor and Virgins
who have pat down all their ablest storms for
February add March, but it will be cause for
rejoicing for the rest Of the American people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

The fire which swept the Inman pier out of
existence almost as If it were built of straw
onght to set the steamship companies to think
apg. Few Of them have piers which would