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circulated IN 1ndld.
Paris advices report that in the
Chamber of Deputies a resolution was
passed that the discussion on the
administration Of affairs in Corsica be
made the order of the day. In the
Senate the Bill relating TO the law of
Divorce was by a majority Of forty
one passed to its first drlibeIarion.
New York, June 16th-The West
Indian sugar steamer =" Bermuda,"
which was reported ashore at Long
Island, has now been foated.
The election is announced of Mr..
Rutson, as NJ. +. III the Liberal in
terest for Lincoln.
London news states that prepare
tions continue I o be made for an early
dissolution Of Parliament.
Speaking in The House Of Com
mons, Mr.. Gladstone urged upon the
House The expediency il any event
of passing the Franchise bill.
Irish news announces chat Earl
Spencer proposes to visit Belfast, at
which place the Oran9emen have
threatened TO take his life.
II ;s ronortod t1at the French
sonadron, Which is now at Taroicrs,
has been instructed to demand from
Morocco a treaty r~eclifying the from
tier. Italy and Spain, however, are
uroino Morocco to persist in its refusal
TO comply with the said demand.
Paris dispatches state that NJ. Cas-
sagnac has convoked The BouapartiSt
committee for the purpose of orgauiz-
ing a programme wilh Prince Victor
for the head Of the party.
The bill proposing a three years
military tenn is very unpopular
throughout France on the ground 'ha.
it will withdraw the natives from the
trades and manufactures and thus give
place to foreigners.
--latest INTELLIGENCE from The Soudan
asserts that $4,000 persons were mas
sacred in the recent revolt at Borber.
New York, June 17th.-London
advices state that the Government
have not vet been officially informed
Of the fall Of Berber although the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
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PERSONAL.

Sir Samuel Baker Is an enthusiasm on a-,,,,.
tique Japanese tea-kettles. and has fnc co,,oo M
about forty specimens. He follows n long ,vxv 49,.
De strive however for she collected seven
which no two we're alike OF
Mr.. John c. Vaughan, now sevcn,y-n.ns ye,,.
has been admitted to the CID Mems Home wa,sr, r,
Cincinnati, entrance fund OF $500 raised fan ~.
Messrs. Edwin Cowes of The Ciereiana Led
Richard Smith. OF The Cincinnati Commercial GO :"
Mr.. Vaughan was born in sonth Carolina ace.,.~~
ardent Abolitionst, and IN kentucky aud Ohio ,s -
service. lawyer. for that He was t,ra -,
Editor OF The Cincinnati G0zeue. and later O, m ~.
american. OF Lexington KY, OF which latter nan, -
He took n leading part In the Free Soil moyeme., ss
known throughout Ohio as brilliant s.e,.s .M
orator. In 1884 he founded The Oereiond L~oss' *
1855 was associated with Mr. Med IN bnldiug M ~ ~
Chicago Tribune. and In 1897 went 10 Eansas 49,
most OF his lie since has been spent.
In receiving the famous decoration For Merit" pr
Bismarck has not yet gained the highest honor the K..
can bestow. There Ia another German Order of Ms,,
founded In 1866 OF which the badge star bern, "A.
portrait OF Frederick the Great hose only vho a.
privileged TO wear it are Kaiser Wilhelm Jner Fri,
Prince Ere ierick Charles and Aoltke the silent
Naval Constructor Philip Hchborn, U. g. " arrived h.
the City OF Rome from extended tour OF the PRINCIPAL
dock-yards and ship-budng establishments Of (rr,s
Britain and the Continent The visit was made by o,
OF Navy Department for the purpose Of craunips
various methods Of shipbuiding conducted by IN
Great Powers of Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

With refcranco 10 hts approaching seventeen birthday
Mr. ecchcr once said that he had long before resolved
To rotrc from public when he had reached that
realizing tho danger that mind which had been So long
and persisteny active might lose It's power OF iuig-
ment and perception. Mr. Bocchors SEVENTEEN birthday
Juue "a, 1883.
The Nec- orleans P'cay0e which has aimed during this
cantnlgn TO state facts rs has Them says The
one thing which is palmer than any other thing OF this
year the hard fact that tho rceadc escapade OF tho
young Democracy last spring has Loaf victory" The
Picayre probably had special reference to the Ohio
victory but doubtless 1t will be quite as ready TO speak
the truth after November 4.
The insurance detachment OF the Cleveland business
mems parade Saturday must have been made up
chiefly OF marines, since it commanded by an officer
OF the Confederate pryateers He doubtless feels
at home among Northern Democrats. with Mr.. Hen
dricks their ticket. but he ought to make trip TO
Salem, Va. just feast his eyes upon old rebel
flag which bears the portraits of the Democratic candi
dates.
Since the extraordinary effects of 1Mr. schurzs
pagn In Ohio became manifest the Dependent reformers
have moderated their hilarty the certainty OF
Democratic majority in Wisconsin. The fact IS that
scarcely a trace OF Republican disahection remains In
that state, and oldtme Republican majority Is conf
IDENTIFY expected by the best judges in both parties
Mr. St. Johns Sunday campaign OF denunciaton OF the
Republican party recalls thsse Words spoken by him In
acknowledgment of his denomination Tor Governor OK
Kansas in 1882 1.-THE Republican party is party OF
the whole people II extends helping hand to suffering
humanity everywhere. IL believes In morality and
briefly a paper currency worth hundred the
dollar In gold in every state tariff not for revenue only
but that gives protection to American Industry.
such tariff shall afford fair compensation to tho
laborer for his service faithfully rendered It claims
protection for all against monopolics corporations;
that every shall baye right at the polls In shaping
the laws IL ia Kansas that State shall be
kept In the very front rank Of the highest civilization"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28

he paid several hundred per cent more on n con-
tract than the total Of the bid This was done
under the outrageous unbalanced bid system, by
means of which the old Canal Ring swindled the
State out of millions of dollars. Eight years
after Mr.. Tilden had taken to himself the credit
of roofing out this iniquitous system on the
Public Works of the State, it was found to be
furnishing under Thompson on the Public
Works of the city. By that means an enormous
sum was lost to the city treasury. Under
it Thompson paid SO cubic yard 1or
excavating 10000 cubic yards of earth, while
responsible contractors offered to do the same
work for 80 cents cubic yard. He PAID
$50 n thousand for timber which responsible
contractors offered to furnish for $40.
These extraordinary contracts all went into
the hands of Thompson's favoritcs precisely az
his remarkable 1899 orders found their way into
the pockets of the same persons. These are the
men who are contributing much of the money
relied upon to purchase votes IN Northern cities
for Grover Cleveland. Notwithstanding the
array of indisputable evidence against Thomp-
son in connection with those fraudulent contracts
and 1899 orders, Grover Cleveland vetoed the
Tenure Of Office bill in order to keep him In
Office. and chose him with Barnum and German
to manage the Democratic canvass. 1t Is hardly
possible that the voters of this city Will elect
Thompson's candidate, Grace, for Mayor, or the
VOTERS of the Nation his man Cleveland, for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
MR.. JOY AND Mr.. BEECHER.

Mr.. JOYS letter in reply to Mr.. Beecher's in
sults is both busnesslke and dignified. His
first dispatch from London contained the
sweeping denial: Blaine never made me any
u offer to appoint committee to suit me in any
. manner or form, or for any consideration of any
"klnd whatever His second dispatch charged
Mr.. Beecher with msrecOllecting the converse
ton at his house 81 Judge" he telegraphed,
!" that Beecher wholly misrecollected converse
" ton with me. No such talk as stated by him
sever took place." Thereupon Mr.. Beecher re-
torted that if Mr.. Joy upon his return should
reiterate his statements he would be a con-
tinental liar" Mr.. JOY having critically ex-
amined everything Mr. Beecher has had to say
on the subject, reafliIms his original denial and
states that he never told anybody that Mr..
Blaine ever made any offer or proposltlon'
directly or through third person, such as MT.
Beecher has represented. He denies that he
ever said that Mr.. Blaine sent anybody to him
to make any proposition such as MIR. Beecher
mentions. Mr.. Joy does not parry insults with
Mr.. Beecher by nsinuating that he is " a con-
tinental liar but simply, and under the circum-
stances with exceptional courtesy and forbcar-
ance. accuses him of having faulty memory
something that everybody in Brooklyn knows
he possesses.
Mr.. joys reflections upon the improperly OF
Mr. Beccher's repeating these scraps OF con-
versation, which, as he telegraphed from Lon
don, was misreco ected and distorted, are GER
tainy Just A more fragrant outrage upon
hospitality and the ordinary courteses OF life
can scarcely be imagined But this is not the
only respect in which Mr.. Beecher's conduct IS
open TO criticism. OF all men in the world he
ought to have been the last to turn scandal
monger. Ever since he dined with Mr.. Joy he
has been chattering about this incident He
talked with Brooklyn ministers about 1t prior
to 1850, and one of them repeated his insinua-
tons to Mr.. Blaine himself In that year his
references to the matter had become so frequent
that long statement of the case, purDortng To
be an interview with him, was published in
Truth After llr. JOY had nominated Mr..
Blaine for the Presidency, and Mr.. Blaine HIM
self had denied the scandaous story in a per-
sonal interview, Mr. Beecher certainly had no
reason 10 talk about II any longer. No sooner
was Mr. Blaine nominated for the Presidency
than the contemplate tattle began again. AS
early as July, four persons, two OF them members
of Plymouth Church, brought this story to The
TRIBUNE office, stating that it came through
members of Mr.. Beechers family and in each of
the four instances the assertion was made that
Mr.. JOY had given outright a bride of $50, 900
to Mr. Blaine. Scandaous tattle grows as in a
hot bed when a Christian ministe encourages
it by his example.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
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TSEFTL FALSEHOODS,

Four years ago the Democratic weapon Iof
the last week of tho campaign was forgery.
This year 1t appears, SO far, likely to be stu
penduous game of bluff. Dispatches begin to
come from all sorts of places, on all sorts OF
authority or no authority, declaring that pretty
much every State in the Union is going to vote
for Cleveland. Thus The Herald on Sunday
morning discovers that poll in Illinois gives
Cleveland 1000 plurality, that Michigan has
gone for the Fusionists, that Indiana Is
absolutely certain, with the trifling exception
that there are $4,000 doubtful votes according
to the admission of the committee, and that
New-Jersey is sure for Cleveland.
Well, gentlemen, continue this sort of thing
if you please until the election. We are exceed
ingly thankful to you for giving the Republi-
cans Just alarm enough to prevent any neglect.
In the wondrous economy of nature, uses have
been found for flies, for ants, for wasps, for
snakes-and now the usefulness of Democratic
lies Is made manifest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
SUOT-GUN POLITICAL ECONOMY.

The old South wanted free trade. Elevation
of labor and Investigation of industry did not
suit The patriarchal institution. The new
South wants protection, for 1t wants mines and
mills. factories and furnaces, skilled labor and
capital. How do they settle it The old South
shoots the leaders of the new South, and counts
SO solid electoral votes for the Democracy of
Carlisle and Cleveland. If the colorcd worker.
threaten to vote for their interests ms laborcrs,
there is "riot " or n battle" in which all the
killed and wounded are colorod.
But 80 votes are lot enough. The other As
where can the old South get thcmY Not in
Ohio not in Indiana manufactures move West
ward, and enrich Western farmers, and teach
them what the old South will not learn West
ern wool growers remember how they were
cheated by Democratic pledges. With Western
miners, they hear Boston mugwumps and New
York Democrats preaching the gospel of free
raw materials" The 4S votes must be found in
New York and New Jersey, with few in Con-
necticut or Nevada, or not ut all Then come
the importers of this city. Most of them have
at heart foreign rather than American interests /;
many are aliens to whom this city is only a
hotel many more are agents of foreign houses.
woIkmen, form a small army the lawyers, the
bankers, the insurance and shipping companies
with which they do business are many also. In
neighboring towns of New jersey and Connec-
ticut they have many homes and much in
1uence and preach free trade forever. The
papers of this city that are kept alive by foreign
influence and importers advertising pretend
that these are the business men - of New
York, and shout the chorus of free trade as if
the 150, 900 workers in manufactures were rob
bers and foes of their country.
If Jersey City, with 5000 majority, can
make New-Jersey foreign State as il did in
1850. in spite of "A majority for Garfield of 8 900
outside OF that city if Fairfield County and
New-Haven City, with 5000 majority. can
make Connecticut foreign State as they did
in 1876 in spite of majority for Hayes else
where: and if New York. with $1,000 and
Brooklyn with $4,000 can make this a foreign
State, ms they did in 1876, in spite of a ma
iority of 40, 900 against Tildcn outside of those
TWO cities, then the conspiracy can prevail
American interests can then be- overthrow by
fine foreign influence about New-Ycrk Bay. and
by the shot gun. The importers have millions
10 give. A very hungry and very thirsty Democ-
racy must have millions to hold its votes. The
price, free trade, party controlled by the old
South will always pay with JOY
These are the bottom facts of this great strug-
Gle of 1881. The rest is fraud or farce. The
foreign influence made the compact and the
bolt. The free-tradcrs forced their candidate
upon the Democrats. The millions lave been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
"LAST C4RDS."

Only one week remains. In that week IL
mus. be expected that the land will be deiugcu
with false stories and forged papers. The ex-
perience of four years ago will not be forgotten.
The very samemen who cOntrived the infamous
Morev forgery are DOW conducting the Demo-
cratic campaign the same men who mred
creatures to perjure themselves III or"er u
bolster up that forgery; the same men VINO
stooped to the dishonor of declaring that they
recognized the signature as Mr.. Garleio y
though il was unlike his writing; the same men
who. after his indignant denial, and after the
ubsurdity of the imitation had been pointed out,
nevertheless sent the plates for the repuplica-
ton of this forgery all over the country. MI
Barnum, now chairman of the Democratic Ooih-
mittee. is the very same man who telegrapheu'
after everybody knew that the letter was u
forgery, that its genuineness was snow beyohu
doubt"
From such committee, and such party
most extraordinary efforts within the coming
week are to be expected. Happily, this time the
country is forewarned. Voters who have sense
know what to expect. No matter what state
ments may be sent ont, no matter WHAT us
closures may be made, no matter what docu-
ments may now be printed voters who nave
sense will simply disregard them. There can
b, nothing published now that has not oeeh
held back to this late hour for the deliberate
purpose of avoiding contradiction and exposure
The man who will believe the stories that such
n committee may put forth, during the last week
of such II campaign as this, deserves to De
cheated. His passionate hunger to be dupe
ourht to be gratified and probably will be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
c1rYE1ayyS HOPE OF SUCCESS


When Boss Tweed was the Democratic leader
Grover Cleveland was elected Sheriff of Erie
County Now that Boss Thompson has sue
ceeded to Tweed's leadership and estate, rs
head of the Pablo Works Department. Grover
Cleveland hopes to grasp the Presidency. In
Tweed's day the Democrats accomplished sue
cess by unblushing frauds Their only hope
now of electing Cleveland is by similar out
RACES. These will be perpetIated in Southern
States and in Northern cities.
In the South, Democratic success is the result
Of an election which is either miserable farce
or bloody tragedy In the North IT is won, if
at all, principally by the nse of money. To the
shame and disgrace Of this city, much of the
money used for that unholy purpose is fraudu-
lently taken from the pockets of its taxpayers.
The methods by which that is done are no
better than those employed in the days of
Tweed. What they are was disclosed by the
Legislative investigation into the management
Of the Public Works Department under Thomp-
son, who increased the expenditures of that
branch Of the city government II per cent.
Under the fraudulent unbalanced bid system,
Thompson gave out "A contract for $l5,67G on
which he paid over 100000 another contract
lot for S., POS cost the city $27,ll5; one let
for $17l0 cost the city S33,26O; and one
given out for 1892 cost the taxpayers
$1,000. These are mere illustrations taken at
random from q large number of sim lar con-
tracts given out by Thompson. In many cases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
A . srIiSNING NEW LIGHT.s

ffsm Ihe thtcdeV If,erUt ,tu..,. rne,lsh n
nr,islng the wisdom and morals aud palt.Ysnsh Nm
Efephen Grover Cleveland. This Is what II sAa
less than year ago when mis- name was his' r,Iucs
blind man. man of desperate hardIhood n.aa rli,icd
ling great public robbery, man yieidiis uhlr dit
pressure man commencing himself 10 Ine rsd,forx
man PLAYING cheap and scurvy tricks, yer, fprths
reforiner man backing al Infamous pohsn, poI
enrichment OF political gang, a man OF % er con-
cal pretensions. man making nominations ~, .,Ssuta
sideraions purely political, prcPos,ercs, sht vht
candidate, "A parochial statesman Tue ne" sf,uninf
ybe T,.s, has received must have been OF s'ss%s "a
character, but IL has strangely enough iofs''
its readers what II was.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
UAGEs IN MINES AND POTTERIES.

The revelations published yesterday of the
wages in mines and manufacturing establish
ments abroad are even more startling than
those that have preceded them. The highest
wages paid in Great Britain are paid in the
Newcastle coal mines, and the wages III Great
Britain as previous statements have abundantly
proved, are higher than In France, in Germany,
in Austria, or In other countries OF Europe
The top notch then, for all Europe, is the
figure reached in the Newcastle mines, and the
highest wages paid there, to the hewers, are
only So ~ per week. Thirteen classes OF
workmen in these mines receive wages ranging
from that sum, or Is shllings, down to 16
shill;ngs, or So 81 per week, the sum paid to
furnace men, and tho average of the thirteen
classes is only SIS 13 per week, or Soi2 cents
per day.
At this very moment, with wages lower than
they have been for years in this country, the
very lowest wages paid in the mines OF Morris
County. thirty miles from this city, where a
large part of the men are unemployed, and the
pressure for work is greater than almost any
where else, are 81 10 per day, or S6 GO per
week. This is close to the very highest of
thirteen classes in tho Newcastle mines, where
the highest wages in Europe are paid The
lowest in those mines, 81 cents per day. against
81 10 in the New-Jcrscy mines. shows that
even now the American miner gets at the worst,
and where labor is most sorcly tried, l6 cents n
day more than in the best mines of England or
~ per cent The average paid in this country.
rs has already been shown, is fully II per cent
higher than in Great Britain
But the potters in ew-Jcrsey will be especi-
ally interested to contrast their wages, received
even at this time of great depression, with the
wages paid in the potteres of Tunstall. There
the average Is So 92 per week here the aver
age OF 100 persons in the Trenton po'terles is
even now $l2 80 per week, an advance of 10
per cent.
What is to be thought OF the workingnan who
votes to sustain the British trade party in
this country Does he lack inform alton He
need not, if he reads the official documents
scattered broadcast by the supporters OF Mr..
Blaine. The workingman who refuses to read,
if unwise votes bring trouble upon him, Will
have no one but himself TO blame.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28

4 FRAUD on AN INSURANCE COMPANT.
Among the many begging circulars sent out last
week with view to securing recruits for the Cleve
land parade of Saturday, one purporting to
cmanate from The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Asso-
citation This circular was addressed to the NOM
bers and friends" of the Association and in the AS
sociation's name they were urged to unite and
march in one body in the procession and in attend
ing the raising of the Insurance Cleveland and Hen
bricks banner"
We assume that this circular is bogus, and that it
is to be regarded SIMPLY another of tho many
scandalous impostions which Ceveland's hackers
have put forward during the campaign with the
hope of increasing his vote. The sooner the
of the Association dsclaim all response
blity for it the better for the Associations future
Let il come TO 10 understood that this particular
insurance company IL serving as "A tender TO one of
the political parties and its prosperity cannot but
be seriously impaired. Heretofore, certainly mem
bershp IN no one of the assessment insurance COM
panles Of the United States has been conditioned
upon devotion 10 the fortunes Of this or that poit-
cal organization When some of the companies came
asked for tho passage of measures largely in their
interests. the Republican Senate and the Republican
Assembly cordially complied with their request. but
assurcdy not on political grounds. Only those who
aim TO bring the companies into Gsroputo will labor
90 change the non-partsan policy which they have
pursued.
Lot the circular be rcpudated and the Democratic
managers be taught that the insurance companies of
the United States were not organized and arc not
conducted on political basis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28

paid and partly spent. Tho papers have boon
earning their hire by SANDER, and the profess
sional rcformers and the Brooklyn teacher OF
the sbread and water" gospel nre loud for
sreform." IL tho workingmen OF New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey City, and New.Haven are
minded to vote the bread out Of their own
months and the other people of the three
States do not save them by hostile friendly
votes, the shotgun policy will give Us tho bless
ings of free trade which British workmen now
enjoy,