New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-09
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1883

demands too much As rule. the Chinese have
shown themselves law-abiding class, and they arc
not in great need Of dcterrents from crime Let 1t
once be understood. however that All Sin will lose
his queue when he gets into jail, and be Will be-
come even more exemplary than before. The Pig
| Tail Must Go.
Here's another lift for ono of the tidal.wave Gov
ernors who has not had much luck since bis inau-
| euratiou. Governor Pattson, Of Pennsylvania,
won't out fishing the other day at Atlantic City and
| In Just an hour caught fifty weak-fsh. Luck like
that ought to revive his BOOM" What the Demo-
cratic party wants is the candidate who can eaton
| the most of that kind of fish.
Postmaster Huldekoper, Of Philadelphia had
vacant clsrkship to fill, and on Tuesday he cross
questioned separately four applicants who had sue
cessfully passed the Civil Service examinations.
Each was examined as to bis habits former employ
ment etc. and the Postmaster finally decided upon
q colored man, over thirty years OF age, who has
| been for q number of years o school-teacher, and
before that had been some years in Government
service. 1t is hardly likely that under the system
OF political appointments this man would have OBJ
tanned the place 1t is fact of some interest that
the examinations recently concluded at Washington
show considerable number of c0Ored men among
the successful applicants for the degree of eligible
This is accounted for by the fact that tho lower
salaries especially in the postal service. whore they
run down to $500 year. are attractive to more
intelligent class among the coorcd men than among
the whites.
Sullivan ia as much of hero as q returned African
explorer or q successful general. He makes money
as fast some Of the most successful lawyers or
actors and in bigger Jumps His drinking-placo
seems to DO enjoying O larger run of custom just
than any other establishment Of the kind in the
world. The proverb that nothing succeeds like
success will need to be put in new form-nothing
slugs like sugging
Captain Eads's ship-railway scheme Of inter
oceanic transit has been seriously discussed by the
English press a substitute for the Suez Canal.
Sir George Elliot pronounced the project entirely
feasible several months ago. and so emn,nt an
authority as Sir William Armstrong has expressed
the conviction that ship railways will one day take
the place of canals. As Captain Eads's scheme for
constructing railway for ships across Mexico re-
ceved several years ago the approval of several Of
the most distn gushed ship-builders and hydraulic
engineers in England, il is not strange hat public
attention should be directed to it at time " hen
the necessity OF breaking up the monopoly of the
Suez Company Is recognized by the commercial
classes. Even the mercuria NJ. de Lesseps could
not construe his original concession as prohibiting
railway building.
1t is announced that Governor Cleveland is to
start on Friday for n three weeks vacation in what
is called North Woods. He has probably reached
the same conclusion concerning the two wings of
the Democratic party that the colored preacher an
pounced concerning the two paths in life" one
the broad road that leads to death; the other tho
straight and narrow path that leads 10 destruc-
ton "-and agrees with the listening darkey who
said: Under dem circumstances dis Niger take
to de woods"
Colonel George L. Perkins, Of Norwich. Conn,
who celebrated his ninety -sixth birthday last Sun
day, and is as hale and hearty most men at fifty.
was a witness in the Tilon- Beecher trial in 1875.
When his name called the crowd in the court
room saw a good-lookIng. dignfed gentleman. APP
parenty about sixty years Old step brlskly TO the
stand. Having answered the usual questions as to
hi. name and residence, Mr.. Evarts propounded the
succeeding question How long have you lived
in Norwich. Colonel Perkinsp "EightY-seven
years." responded the Colonel with the utmost
gravity The lawyers dropped their pens, the spec
tators stared the judge looked puzzled, the jury
were in evident doubt whether there a lunatic
loose or a new liar mad arrived. ripple of merri-
ment succeeded as Mr.. Evarts with great serious
ness inquired moment later. Colonel Perkins.
may ask where you have spent the rest Of your
lifep