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New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
POINTS About CANDIDATES.

The Westchester County electors have 1t IN
their power just confer an effective benefit on
themselves by the election Of Mr.. James i. Ioyt as
superintendent Of the Poor He has proved himself 80
able reformer OF abuses during his short term Of Office
that both parties are bound support him they wish TO
profit by the Improvement made by him IN the admins
tration OF the county institutions. His opponent OBJ
tanned the Democratic nomination IN spite or the warn
ngs of some the best Of that party and judging by h'
antecodents unfortunate choice could scarcely
have been made
The voters of the upper part of tue city have
chance support two candidates whose fidelity and ca
pacty have been thoroughly tesed-Leroy b. Crane re-
nominated for the Assembly the XXIGGd District and
James L. Wells renOminated for the Board OF Aldermen
in the XXIyth. Both have shown thorough. under
standing Of the Of their districts and de-
termination to these interests rather than to devote
themselves the furtherng Of their fortunes,
many of cgislatOs both Albany and the City Hall
are always doing They have clean records their expe
rence gives them increased capacity for securing good
results Independent and ighrinded Democrats ought
to unite with the Republicans in supporting them.
There are no less than five Democratic candi-
dates for the Board OF Aldermen in the XVIIh District
An ambitious set the Democrats Of that part OF the city
be! Perhaps they would kindly relieve the other
districts the trouble Of sending representatives to the
City Hail. and would consent fill the Council Chamber
without any The calm observer upon looking
over the lot would doubt If the whole five rolled into one
could furnish much genuine fitness for the place as
the single Republican candidate william l.. Brockway,
possesses His nomination was unanimous and all Re-
pubcans OF the District wish to see him win f no is
elected-and perhaps he may be, the Democrats being
split into so many fragments-cur Aldermen will gain
sound. competent BUSINESS member, and not schem-
ing politician
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
Tile PRITATE SOLDIER.

In his final report General Sherman expresses
the oninion that" there. bas hign,A gQQd,dea OF
but no holds that tho soldier in America
should be paid in comparison with his neigh
I" bOrs and not according to the scale of foreign
"armies, about which he knows nothing and
"carcs less" AS he proceeds to recommend
that soldiers who are employed at.non- military
worl, should be paid for such work at the cur
rent local wages of similar cmployments, we
presume that his reference to the pay of the
soldier applies only to extra work, If the pri-
vate is TO be paid in comparison with his
neighbors," for all his time, we are afraid that
the Democratic desire to abolish the Army al
together might before long infect the whole
country, for in that case the cost of the Army
would have to be quadrupled, at least.
Yet, though tho opinion of the late Com
mandcr of the Army must carry great weight, it
is hard to believe that tho soldier is not to some
extent OycTwOTkcd, considering the meagTeness
of his pay and tho rigor of the discipline to
which he must submit Indeed, when the con
ditiOns of the private soldiers life fully con-
sidered, it is surprising that it should be pOssi
BILE to maintain even so small a standing army
in the United States. For in this country any
man with the smallest amount of industry, am
bition and intelligence can earn at the very
least twice as much per month as the soldier
earns, and retain his personal freedom at the
same time. And because this is so, and be-
cause there are hero so few inducements for any
man who is fit for anything to enter the Army,
and because-nOtwthstandin these drawbacks
it is desirable that such an Army as we
have should be of good quality in all respects,
it would seem that there ought to be some
special effort made to render our soldiers con
tented with what must at the best be Il hard lot.
We do not know that the risk Of life in the
Army in times OF peace is such as to deserve
special consideration. Perhaps on the whole it
is not greater than the average railroad cmploye
has to encounter But the railroad employc is a
free man, apart from his employment, while
the soldier is not, and to Americans the sur
render of their freedom of action must always
be particularly trying.
Perhaps the soldier is not OycrwOTked, but
certainly the ratio of dcscrtiOnS to enlistmcnCs
does not justify the conclusion that Army ser
vice is made as tolcrable TO him as it might be.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
PERSONAL,

The wife and daughter of Senator Edmunds Will
spend the greater part of the winter at Nassau,
~ =.
Lord Granville intends to erect a chapel on his
Cliffs End estate as memorial Of the landing there
of Saint Augustine.
Governor Butler of Massachusetts, will be sixty
five years old tomorrow. His probable successor IN
office, the Hon. George d. Robinson, will be fifty
years old on January 20. 1884.
James McClatchy, senior proprietor of The SGcya-
mentO Bee, whose death is announced was one of the
veteran journalists of California, having himself
founded the paper with which he was actively con
nected up to the day of his death.
Mile Dudley of the Theatre Francais, surely is
devoted to her art. She has just had six front
teeth drawn. in order that she may lisp in
accordance with tho requirement. Of her
r6lo In 81 Les Maucroix.n This SURPRISES the per.
formance of Th6ophilo Gautiur, who, after having
an aching tooth drawn, said 10 tho dentist: "Now,
lest the Others sometime ache, you would better pull
them out, too, have had enough tOOthaoho for a
lifetime" The dentist obeyed, and removed every
tooth in the authors mouth
This is Edmond About's sketch of M. do Blowitz,
the Paris correspondent of The London Tines, ale
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
THE SPEAR or FREEDOu

When, some years ago, the more powerful of
what are called the higher explosives" were in
vented, some doubts were expressed hy thoughtful
men as to the wisdom of making such knowledge
common property. Professor Faraday and other
mcn of science took the view that there was danger
in making known inventions which were so liable
to be employed fer criminal purposes, but it was
impossible to change the established policy and
course o.! science, and moreover it argued that
the benefit arising from such knowledge would
greatly out weigh the evils. The principle thus
acted upon, and which is the ruling idea of all
modern and especially democratic progress has
been formulated by Mr.. Matthew Arnold, with his
usual grace of expression. in the words" The
spear of Freedom, like that of Achilles has the
power to heal the wounds which itself makes"
II il upon this principle that modern civilization
has refused to follow that of the older world in sep
arating all knowledge into exOterc and esOtero.
And it happens that at this very time the ancient
doctrine has been brought into view again by cur
ions discussion originating in India II has been
claimed that there exists there class of men who
hr peculiar psychological studies and physical
preparation have become possessed OF knowledge
of natural laws far exceeding the acquisitions Of
any Western scientists. When asked why those
uen do not give this knowledge to the world they
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
cHAPINS BOOMERANG.

The Philadelphia Record prints an account OF the
feats performed with the boomerang by some
native Australians" who lately visited the Quaker
City. "standing in the centre of long lot" says
The Record, "they would grasp boomerang by
the end Whrl il over their heads and let it go, when
it would fly with great speed in straight line 1or
about 200 feet, then curve upward for halt that
distance and sail away in directly contrary dlrec-
tion until il was perhaps 200 feet behind the spot
from which it had originally been cast, curve again
TO the right or left, and finally strike the ground
almost at the thrOwers feet, all the while spinning
round so rapidly as to look like q wheel"
These Australians doubtless skilfu in the
nse of this odd weapon, but Mr.. A. G. Chapin has
Just demonstrated that although not native OF
Autralia, but of Brooklyn, he too understands how
to witch the world with noble bOOmerangship. He
gave an exhibition of his dexterity few days ago
that was irresistibly entertaining. He arose at q
political meeting in the Brooklyn Academy OF Music,
and grasping boomerang by one end, in the true
Australian fashion, lie gave it q whirl No sooner
had it left his hand than he remarked that ne
wOuld print 10000 copies of Controller DaYen-
ports opinion of his performance. The boomerang
went as far as Mr.. DavenpOrt's Office in the State
House at Albany, and then, in the true Australian
fashion, it came back to the man that threw 1t. III
came back swift and brought up between the eyes
OF MT. Chaplin. 1t was that kind OF boomerang
The effect upon Mr.. Chaplin was so supplying that
he has entirely neglected his promise to print Mr'
Davcnport's letter touching the boomerang.
We suggest TO some enterprising sporting gentle
man that he should arrange match between the
pick of these Australians and Mr.. Chaplin for the
championship of the boomerang. Politically, we
are opposed to Mr.. Chaplin; but when it comes to
bOomerangs THE TRIBUNE will back him against
all COmers.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
4 "RUSHD ON THE ROOF.

1t cannot be said that the college student OF
the period is not making progress. The stu
dents of the Troy Polytechnic Institute have
achieved the unprecedented feat of n rush "
on the roof of their college building. Only one
thing was lacking to the completeness of this
novelty in the educational methods of the day
no lives were lost. The Freshmen planted
their class banner upon the roof, and gathered
there, to the number of sixty, to defy the SOpbo-
mores. About the same number of the latter
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

ous MISREPRESENTATION concerning THE TRIBUNE.
According to this dispatch he has telegraphed
70 London that "THE TRIBUNE, regardless OF
% Mr.. Matthew Arnold's personal request and as
/" an obvious injury to his tour, prints all of the
"most important parts of his lecture" The
TRIBUNE printed precisely those parts OF his
lecture which Mr.. Arnold personally gave 1t
permission TO print, and no more, following inn
plicitly and exactly his own directions. OF
course The Daily NepS, which is as honorable
and high-minded as it is able, cannot be re-
sponsible for the ignorant or intentional de-
cepton practised upon it by its New-Iork cor
respondent.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
BITS OF CRITICISM.

CIVILIZATION AND POETRY.-"Ii in great
towns makes leisure and solitude and and
difficult obtain aud yet without these il is difcult to
cultivate the poetic emotion The habit OF living at high
when we can get then; with alcoholic siimulant3.
when the high pressure Is removed the nerve-force col
lapses. The Oyer-stimulated soul has no power to
spond to the gentle and natural Invitations with which
common things solicit our love"-.Niark PattIson.
MATTHEW ARNOLD IN AMERIcA.-He will adj
NIT nothing but the bare fact that by giving the goby
win be found fruitful IN peace and strength But of tho
revealed explanation OF such peace and strength he will
not hear word He Insists thai all the sources OF hope
which the human have hitherto discovered are
dreamy and basecss, but hope be will have nevertheless
mankind again he actually dscerned its approac6
AL that the Republicans ~ ,he United States lean upon
reed But he will bear a radiant countcnsnce all tho
same ana VIII not abanon his-muSl SO not call tNu-
pcls1tOus hope. Therefore We say that he viii pioUo
ana tnia2c tho good people whom he has gone 20 see
They viii trace In him az once the buO-ant gaze OF seer
ana the negative creed OF which pesslnsm Is usually
founded. Thcy will nnd IN him we'll OF poetry which
cOmpcls hin 10 look with hope lhe h,ture while ho
despseS ali the living seeds of that future which lao dts
Germs In the present He nndcrininGs for Us best
hopes with Que breath n invOkes strength and Joy with
he next Herelects the deepest relgon OF the day the
best political Institutions Ot the day and the cCarest su-
and yet Emerson 6msef could hardly pn on ook Of the
same ouoyancy and radiance Mr. Arnold, when he
earth not OF his creed but Of his poetic day Tho
London Spectator.
MODERN HSERMoNs.-ltisa melancholy fact that
sermons are TOO often irritating aud depressing Instead OF
being exalted into nOblor atmoS phere sometimes
leave a church worse than when went In. We have
been wear1ed, and when men weary they apt 10
be The wearlnoss Ia altogether the fault OF
either preacher or hearcr Cergymen called on to
preach too often, and-but that Ia fanlt-thcy arc
apt 10 preach too long clergyman for the most part
lives In professional groove Ills duties and often his
lncuation, keep him from constant Interchange Ot
thought with men who lock on lite from different stand
point HS thoughts and his node OF expression aro apt
10 be distinctly clerical. Much preaching s therefore,
like the march OF a stage army Ia which the
soldiers multiplied by reappearanoe, II there were
fewer sermons preachers could speak with greater
freshness, and congregations would be pre-
pared TO listen with greater attention. II
preachers could limit their sermons by the extent u
their IDEAS wo should have little OF complaint
We should lose the ot the celebrated Mother
Hubbard" type. Ia which text Ia twisted into every
form OF speech and repeated with variations over and
again And, what Is 70 bo desirod even than
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

1t is not the amount of money stolen that
forms the most discouraging feature of the
frauds discovered recently i'll the Con-
troler's Office, in the Department OF Public
Works, and other municipal departments 1t
is the ease with which the thieves did their
work. Apparently, whenever an employe was
bold enough TO begin stealing he found himself
surrounded by willing assistants, and the whole
group then had little difficulty in carrying
out their plans What guarantee have we that
more men of this class are not employed III the
departments, ready to help themselves when
ever they are tempted to it by some one only a
little more hardened and unprncipled
than they are? Are the principles which gov
erned the Democratic Commissioners when they
selected these men of kind to reassure us as
to the worth of the employees chOscng Hardly.
Let every honest citizen of New-York, who OBJ
iects to having the municipal government run
on these loose principles, emphasize his dis
gust on Tuesday by voting the Republican city
ticket,
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The Republicans of Brooklyn and New-1o
held enthusiastic meetings last night, bringing
the active work of the canvass to fitting close
In Cooper Institute great crowd was addressed
by Mr. Evarts, Mr.. Cornell and Mr. Depew, who
delivered excellent speeches. Mr.. Evarts es-
pecially made a telling point by showing that
the promises of the Democratic party in this
canvass are all negative promises. In the Rink
in Brooklyn, which was also crowded, Mayor
Low disposed of the false assertions that he did
not treat Chief Engineer ROebling cOurteOusy
and that his action in urging Mr.. Roebling's re-
moval did not hasten the work on the Bridge.
If the Republicans of the two cities do their
duty next Tuesday as thoroughly as the meet
ings of last night indicate that they will, the re-
suit of the election in this State will be entirely
satisfactory to the party.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The first chapters of Mr.. w. Clark Rus
sells new story, entitled "Jack's Courtship,"
are presented to our readers this morning in
other columns of THE TRIBUNE. They will
be followed up with generous instalments
every Sunday until the brilliant novel is ended.
"Jacks Comtship" will be of interest to all
lovers of fiction; but those who are fond of a
saltwater flavor in their romanccs will be
particularly pleased with this one. Mr.. Rus
sell is known far and wide as a fascinating
writer of tales of the sea. "Jack's COurtship"
is one of his best.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
Netp2lork Dailp Gribno1e
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
NEW-YORK, SUNDAY, NOV. 4.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The disorders in Londonderry con-
tinued Yesterday. - Admiral Courbct has as
suIned command of the French forces at Hanoi.
- 1t is reported that the MalagaSy ENJOYS and
the Prime Minister of Madagascar were stranglcd
80 Mile. Van Zandt was attacked by man in
Paris. - Afghanistan is said to be i'll a state OF
anarchy.
DoMEsTIC.-A. B. johnson committed suicide yes
terday morning in Utica - convict i'll the
ALBANY Penitentiary is said TO have fallen heir to
the title and the estate of Baron Bernstein, OF
Germany. - license for the organization
of the New-York Real Estate Exchange was
issued YESTERDAY - The Princeton football
team defeated the University of Pennsylvania
- The friends of Henry Il. Payne are pushing
his canvass for the Ohio SenatOrshiD. - The
Boston Exposition closed last night.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A large gathering of Re-
publicans at the Cooper Union last evening was
addressed by Ex-Governor Cornell, William NJ,
Evarts and Chauncey NJ. Depew. - Mayor Low
replied to the charges concerning his treatment of
Engineer Roebling - The Excise Commission
ersyesterday answered the presenment of the Grand
jury. - The new Real Estate Exchange
was much discussed. - More arrests were made
IN oorpaottous with tho ugntnr WON'T 9""".T ~ =,
son from his foster parents. --- The Frog HOl-
low Gang committed further outrages. - Col
umbia College sports were held ar Mott Haven.
80 Gold value of the legal tender silver dollars
(412l2 grains), S5.GS cents. - Stocks generally
were dull, but were influenced by some special
movements and closed steady at small improve
ments.
THE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dicate fair and partly cloudy weather with higher
temperatures and chances of light rain Tcmpera-
ture yesterday Highest, 4So; lowest $50; aver
AGE 42S
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

Nearly six months have passed since the
opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the public
naturally begins TO wonder what the half-year's
travel will show. Does it promise great sue
cess or great failureY Facts contained in an
article which we print on another page of this
impression certainly do not prove that the
Bridge has yet come up to what is expec ted
of it. The receipts from pedestrians have
fallen OFF greatly, and it is likely that they will
be still further decreased when winter is fairly
upon us. 1t is the more unfortunate, therefore,
that the railway system is working so badly.
Two cars are already insufficient to carry those
who wish to cross the river, and there are no
facilities on the New-York side at present for
increasing the length of the train. Must the
public take to the ferries as of old, or will the
trustees do something about 1t 7
Tba oahia ranorts tho American cOrregDond-
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The cable reports the American correspond
snt of Iss London Daily heCs as guilty of a curl.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

An interesting letter from Ex-Governor d. II.
Chamberlain will be found on the thirteenth
page of The TRIBUNE this morning. In it the
writer strikes out vigorously i'll defence of the
fame of William Lloyd Garrison against the
recent attack of the Rev. Leonard WOOlSey Ba-
con. Mr.. Chamberlain places high estimate
on Mr.. GarrisOn's services, insisting that the
whole world has not been wrong in ascribing
TO him far greater agency than to any other
one man in the removal of American slavery.
Nevertheless there is another estimate of Mr..
Garrison to which the world will yet listen.
New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

The discussion in regard to divorce and
marriage which has been running through
several Sunday issues of TIE TRIBUNE
has shown that one of the most fruitful
sources of domestic trouble is too early
marriage-marriage between mere boys and
girls 1t will be seen by articles on this subject,
printed on the sixth page of this paper that
the legal rule in tins State permits marriages
of boys at fourteen and girls at twelve. Most
persons will agree that in this country at least
these are too tender ages and certainly no one
will doubt that if marriages are to be allowed
at that age, greater safeguards than our present
laws should be thrown around the contracting
parties. The opinions of the clergymen whose
views we present this morning will be found to
be much to the point.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
Suspicious Vessels.

S00plc1O09 e19c1D-
| HALIFAX, May 7.-Rumors were cur
rent to-day that startling letter bad
been received by Lieutenant Governor
Archibald, warning him of an expected
visit to Halifax Of two suspicious Ameri.
can vessels, and cautioning him to have
precautions taken for the safety of life
and property in the city. The Lieu.
tenant Governor admitted receiving .
lettsr, but declined to state its contents
or the nature of the measures taken by
the military and naval authorities. From
other parties, who know the contents
of the letter, it is learned that Colonel
Clarke on Sunday communicated to the
officers information, said to come from
Sir John Mac cDonald, that two suspi
cious vessels, manned it is believed by
Fenians and carrying quantity of tor
pedoes and other. dangerous explosives,
had sailed from Boston few days ago,
and it is thought intended to make
Halifax their destination. On their
arrival here it was asserted, the torpe
does >w.th which the vessels were
Ia len would be laid as opportunity of.
fered, beneath the water in the harbor,
with the intention Of blowing up the
shipping entering or having. A line of
torpedoes was to be 1kttched from
Sombro up the harbor as close to the
city as possible, and when the time ar
rived all would be fired.
Particular mention is made of an ex-
traordinary watch to be kept on the
l4th instant, the day on which Brady,
the Phenix Park marderer, is to be exc
cused, and it is also recommended that
the guards at the various barracks,
powder magazines, dock-yards and
war-ships be strengthened. Il could not
be ascersained whether the guards on
the Imperial property all over the city
had been increased. but on Her
Nsjesty's ship Teneios, in port, they
had been, and the seutries at various
points have been instructed to be care
full who they allow to enter the gates
at whicn they watch
DUEIIN, May S.-The Lord Lieuten-
ant has commuted the death sentence |
Of Patrick Delaney, who pleaded guilty
to the charge of $ completely in the
murders of Cavendish and Burke.
LONDON, May S.--The Times Berlin
says the government and
he Reichst * seem to be drifting rap
dly into conflict.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC JOTN,

=. Rear Admirsl Edmund Z. Cal
houn has been placed on the retired lis.
-. The fouit1 biennisl convention
Of the Catholic Knights of America be
gan today at St. L,uis.
The seventh annual New York
bench show of dogs opened today.
The entries numbered over 100.
-. Three private trials of Colonel
Berdan's torpedo have been made in
Paris and the results are considered So t.
isfactory.
=. In Norwich, Bavaria, q consular
agent named Geyer has been sentenced
to six months imprisonment for libeling
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg.
-. Pullman and the Central Pacific
people are trying to agree on terms for the
running of Pullman palace cars on the
Central and Southern Pacific railroads.
=. DIR. Darnell, President of the st.
Luke Dufferin College (Episcopall, has
leaving liabilities in Lon
don, Ootaric, Of $1,000. His estate
will pay five cents on the dollar. Crook
edness is more than hint ID at.
....At Lexington, Kentucky, yes
terday, the stable of james A. Grin
stead, containing six oroughDred year
lings, all by Thunderstorm, was burned
and sli the animals consumed. Loss,
$4,000. 1t was the work Of an in