New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

How to come down to hard sense by gentle de-
grees:
From The Sun, every day for two or three years:
"The Republican party must CO."
From The Sum- on the eve of Mr.. Carlsles cleo
ton: 1.-THE Republican party ought to CO."
From The Sun, since Mr. Carlise's election
1.-THE Republican party is not going"
In five months of the present year the revenue
from internal taxes has been at the rate OF
S123 600 900 year, whereas it was supposed
when the new tax and tariff law was passed, that
the revenue from internal taxes would not be moro
than about $40 100000. But 1t is not to be IN
ferred that the desired reductions of taxation were
not made; the unexpected feature is that the rev.
enue from taxes which were left unchanged has
greatly increased. The reduction of taxes on to-
bacco appears to be about as great was expected
and the repeal of taxes on proprietary medicines,
banks etc. has brought to the public exactly the
relief expected. But the taxes on liquors have
yielded largely increased revenue, partly because
the consumption has increased and partly because
the quantity of whiskey forced out of bond by ex-
piration of the three years limit has been unusually
large. II is now estimated that the payments on
whiskey, and the increase in some other branches
of the internal revenue, will bring up the aggregate
for this fiscal year to about Sl3O,OOO,OOO,
whereas the receipts last year were $l44OOO,OOO
In that case had not the tax laws been changed
the revenue would have amounted this year to
about $164 900, 900, account of increase of con-
sumption and the removal of whiskey from bond.
Mention is made of new mineral, found in
Missouri that cuts STEEL But until q mineral is
found that cuts triple brass there is no occasion for
General Butler to tremble for the safety of his
cheek.
The Sanitary Engineer publishes alarming report
on the condition of of the public schools of this
city, The cellar of tho building, which is situated
in West Twentieth-st., Is nearly twice as damp as
that of an ordinary house in that quarter of the city,
The drainage is defective in several respects. The
overflow pipe from tank supplying the closets with
wateris directly connected with the soil pipe, and
at the time of the inspection strong current Of sew
er gas was issuing from it. The class-rooms have
no means of ventilation except windows, and the
blinds on the south side have to be kept closed,
the glaring sunlight annoys teachers and pupils.
The total attendance in the two departments is
959. In the grammar department there is al
lowance of 131 cubic feet per child in the closest
classroom. In the primary department the breath
inP-space dwindles to 70 cubic feet in the most
densey crowded room, the minimum cubic space
allowable being $50. This Is a frightful exhibit.
If any of these statements inaccurate the Board
of Education is In position to correct us, it has
hung up in of its committee rooms an official
report of the sanitary condition of this school. 1t
ought not to have any desire to suppress useful In
formation tending to reassure the public.
Captain Greene reports that five of his crew lately
saw " hideous sea-serpent, 90 or 100 feet long
and 80 feet wide" The name Of the saoOn-keeper
that sold the men their liquor is not mentioned.
The report from Madrid that Spain has concluded
OF is about to conclude, "most favored nation
treaty of commerce with Great Britain is not to
which the United States can DO indifferent.
treaty giving this country easy to the
markets of Cuba for the sale of our products would
be of great advantage, and we cannot see Great
Britain obtain superior facilities for commerce with
Spain itself without some regret But the restric-
tiOns upon commerce with Cuba are especially en-
barrassing to this country. Lying at our front
door, so to speak, Cuba exacts snch extraordinary
duties for imports of many products which the
United States can best supply, and which Spain
itself also imports from this country that it has
repeatedly been found cheaper to ship cargo of
flour for instance first to Spain, with all freights
thither and import charges there, and thence to
Cuba, with freights across the Atlantic again. but
with the lower import charges made at Cuban
ports cargOes from Spain, than to ship directly
from New-York, Norfolk, or New Orleans to
Havana. If 1t is true that the Spanish Government
is disposed to make moro favorable commercial
treaty With this country also, our Administration
will not be slow to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunlty
A man who leads fororn hope and gets beaten,
may well demand, when the time comes round for
repeating the rash experiment, that somebody else
be cordially invited to bear the brunt of the casu-
atty. 1t is because The Memphis Ardlanche does not
agree with us that it dominates General Hancock
for the Presidency.