New-York tribune., 1883-11-03

Batavia gentleman to enter into an arrangement
by which, the interest on the State funds having
been fixed as low as possible those funds should be
loaned out at the highest possible rate and the diff
ference divided between them. The campaign
closes with the charge still standing 1t has never
been either retracted or modified while the entire
trustwOrthiness of the Batavia gentleman who
made the chargeis certified to by large number of
tho most prominent citizens Of that place. Mr.
Maxwelis candidate for reelection. He is good
man to leave at home.
The albany Journal reports " an old wheel-horse
of Democracy saying IN relation to Controller
DavenpOrts letter: The DemOcratic) committee
has given itself dead away. They are afraid TO
send out the letterafter agreeing to do it,. II will
cost them votes by the thousands" The next time
the Democracy has campaign on hand it will
probably order Mr.. Chaplin out Of the country or
into a muzze.
The Republican candidates for Judges Of the SUI
preme Court merit the most earnest support from all
members of their party and from citizens generally
outside of party obligations. In Robert Sewell and
Edward Mitchell the most bitter of partisan op-
pOnents can find nothing to attack. No one can
question their eminence in their profession, their
learning, their ability or their integrity while
IpOoctSSlOH VI litb JuuACidi
temper without which the richest store Of legal
attanments cannot avail in securing a genuine
success on the bench The Democratic party has
far than its fair share of judicial honors in
this city, and when candidates so singularly fitted
for the Supreme Court are put in nomination our
Democratic friends can afford to be generous
1t is not unlikely that the Academy of Design
would extend its influence without impairing its
were il to set apart one or two days during
each week of its several exhibitions gratuitOusy to
the people. The old Art Union rooms in Broadway
were always open without charge and afforded one
of the most attractive resting places in the city,
Now that the rich picture-dealers virtually shut
their show to the general public the people
who most need the refreshment and refining sug
gestons of art have no resource left but the Metro
politan Art Museum which on its free days-Wed-
nesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday-s usually
thronged by attentive, well-behaved people. But
the Metropolitan is unhappily out of reach to null
ttudss, and is never open at night. 1t would be
fine experiment in philanthropy could the agree
able saloons of the Academy of Design be utilized
during the winter months of its annual slumber for
an interesting and instructive exhibition of pic
lures and casts-thrown open without charge to the
public and made especially attractive in the evenings
by the help of bright and popular music. There sno
better opportunity for giving inexpensive, innocent
recreation afforded in the city. Our thousands of
jaded shOp-workers and needle-wOmen must stay in
their narrow stuffy rooms, while the men driven
seek the perous diversions of art increased by the
the Scylla and Charybdis of drunkenness and lcen-
tiOusness.
The Clereldnd Plain Dealer is out with an elaborate
article calling for the election Of Henry b. Payne
as the new Senator from Ohio. There must be a
Democratic Senator, and there are few men of that
faith in Ohio who would do the position such honor
rs Mr.. Payne. He belongs to the class of public
men who are called upon quickly enough when
there is work to be done for the party, but who are
usually thrust aside when there are prizes to be
distributed. If he should be elected, the Demo-
cratic party would show itself better than its won't
London, like New-YOrk and Brooklyn, has long
suffered from insufficient facilities for the purchase
of postage stamps, and Mr., Fawcett now proposes
to remedy the evil by licensing vendors in such
numbers that there will be within each 220
yards on all important streets. This will be plen-
tiful supply but not too plentiful some English
papers seem to fear. The people of this city would
not object to having store designated for the sale
of stamps on each third uptown block along the
principal avenues, where they might purchase
stamps of any denomination in any reasonable
quantity withOut feeling that they were imposing
upon the shopkeeper's good nature being told
that "We only keep stamps to accommodate our
regular customers" London shopkeepers are glad
to sell stamps for direct profit for the sake of the
patronage it attracts to thoir other business, but
New-York shopkeopsrs could not, perhaps, be In
duoed to regard the matter in the same light. In
that case the Government might do well TO allow
small commission sales of stamps, as the increase
Of patronage which increased facilities would bring
would probably more than counterbalance the loss
thus sustained OF one thing there Is no doubt
whatever: it would be a popular experiment for
the Government TO try.
Irritability aggravated by ill-health has not
tended to add to NJ. Challemel-Lacours usefulness
in the French Foreign Office. He disliked England
and dstrusted in return, and his resignation is
attributed to offensive remark relating to that
country's diplomatic influence in China His with
lrawal will increase the probabilities of British
mediation in the Tonquin complications. In an
extremity M. WaddingtOn the French Minister in
London. can be depended upon TO arrange basis of
mediation, and NJ Ferry, as the head of the Foreign
Office will not find personally distasteful to avail
himself of the good offices of England in averting
lostilities on the part of China NJ FeTrys change
If portfolio has left the Department of Education
NJ. Paul Bert is reported to have been
selected as his successor. He occupied the same
seat NJ. Gambetta's Cabinet. Nearly all the
Ministers who resigned when the great Frenchman
vas ovorthrown have contrived to return to
,fIlce. II is now the Gambetta Cabinet with Gam
)etta left out.
The British Yice-Consul w. r. Hoare, who has
,een connected with the consulate at New-York for
he past thirteen years. viii take his first vacation