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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

frontier proposed by General Gordon when no
was in London began at Wady Halfa and ended
at Massowah, with Dongola, khartounl, oe.n &c
and Kassala as intermediate points, MS 70 ''iC
Eastern Soudan, embracing the uiS',i''' y,
Dongcla. Berber, Khartoum, Nassau" anu
Srakim. Everything to the west anu Sou' i;
Kordofan, Darfour, Fashoda banr ",io
the equatorial provinces, he thought should DC
abandoned to the False Prophet anu " 'ho
natives. If this plan were followed hhartoum
would remain the centre of great empire ana
IL would be necessary first to pacify the country
between the Nile and Sulkim, and eventually TO
bud a railway between the two cities. With
Khartoum the centre of Egyptian influence or
of European trade, the permanent occupation
of Suakim would be useful as well as
necessary undertaking. To garrison Suallm
when there is no intention of holding any river
post above Assouan is an incongruOus
proceeding.
A Government which perceived the necessity
of maintaining an English garrison at Cairo for
an indefinite period would never have given
orders for the evacuation of KhartOum. The
Liberal Ministry obstinately refuse to accept
the logical consequences of their campaign in
Egypt. They still affect to believe that Eng
land can leave Egypt to govern itself, and
naturally are Indifferent to the fate of khar-
toum. A Ministry which had reached final
decision respecting the permanent admlnlstra-
ton of Lower Egypt by Englishmen would not
have talked of giving up the centre of the Upper
Nile trade. KhartOum would have been already
defended if England had formally annexed its
recent conquest on the Nile. As it Is, General
Gordon has nominally been sent to carry out
policy which is opposed to his own judgment
But in the end his own views may prevail. II
he escapes the perils with which he Is sur
rounded, and reaches Khartoum only to find 1t
impracticable to withdraw the garrison, he may
succeed in revising the Governments policy
One of his private letters printed in London
implies that his mysterious mission is to help
the tribes of the SOudan to govern themselves
upon the withdrawn of the Egyptian garrisons.
His advice would have little weight with them
under such circumstances. Retreating garrisons
cannot dictate the terms of succession and the
conditions of government. His moral influence
will be worth something, if he reaches
Khartoum and defends it. If he arrives only to
give the signal for retreat, he will be powcress
to shape the future of the Soudan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

The 1ljaRy Argus sees in one Of Controller Cha
pins appointments not only deserved recognition
of the appOiutee's merits, bat also a deserved
recognition of the earnest Democracy of the county
in which he resides" 1t thus appears, men and
brethren, that 1t is good Democratic Civil Service
reform to recognize - earnest partisan activity
in filling public Offices.
How do the Democrats propose to make the men
whom thoy nominate for President and Vlce-Prcsi-
dent stcki 1t is not easy to make candidates stick
to IA ticket that is predcstined to be beaten.
Unrcnecting hurry passes With great many New
Workers for busmess-iko activity. good illustra-
ton of this can bo had At any time IN the Sixth
Avenue Elevated road The Harlem trains Will
not take the Ffty-e!ghths. passengers to their des
tinatons and of course they aware that If they
board Harlem train they will have 10 get ont AZ
Fiftieth-st. and wait for ffiy-eigh.h-st train.
But notwithstanding their knowledge that they
cannot gain one second of time by doing, they
fling themso vc ldadly into the Harlem train every
time. aud thea assume "a self satisfied arr of peo-
pie who have done their duty. In the same way
the Harlem passengers will Insist boarding the
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g ELATN LEGLSLATLON.

One of the most difficult things for the average
lawmaBcr to learn is the limit Of effective
legislation. The tendency always is to believe
that every evil under the sun can be remcdied
bv A new act of the Legislature. The passage
of the Earl bill in the Assembly at Albany is Il
fresh example of this common legislative del-
sion. The members who voted for the bill may
be credited with genuine desire to improve
the condition OF the stTcct-caI drivers and con-
ductOrS 1t is not necessary to assume that they
were actuatcd by no higher motive than the
wish to gain little cheap popularity, though
that view is liable TO be taken by the cynical.
But it is quite certain that, whatever their
motive may have been, the bill is incapable Of
doing what it sis intended to do On the
assumption of the possibility of helping the
drivers and conductors by legislation, it must
be held that the Legislature is empowered to fix
rates of wages, for it is perfectly clear that
unless the men receive the same wages for
twelve hours that they formerly received for
fourteen or more hours, the change could not
benefit them Again, if all the bill does is to pro-
hiht the car companies from employing one set
of men more than twelve hours at a time it would
compel them to employ two sets Of hands, and
unless they were compelled by law to do other
wise they would certainly dock the wages of
one set to make up those OF the other set. But
under what pretcxt does the Legislature attempt
to regulate the rate of wages Authority to do
that involves authority to take private property,
not for public but for private use, and without
compensation. Ifthc Legislature can do this, it
can do much more. 1t has precisely the same
right to regulate the wages OF grocery and dry
goods clerks, of mechanics and day -laborers, of
truckmcn and stage-driyers, in fact OF labor
generally.
Andif sentimental considerations are to control
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IRON AND POLITICS.

j. A. Long Of Ohio iron manufacturer. The demand
for iron has materially increased since January l. Idont
agree with Mr. Foster about Ohio. Any square Repub-
lcan can carry 1t this fall am for Arthur, but am
prepared to who is the strongest man Tor os
The Democrats fOolng with buzz saw In the Legs-
lature They don't know what to do with the Scott law,
and will tear them all to pieces The Democrats VIII
not nominate Payne. lie could not carry Ohio II they
did Tho use OF money to elect him Senator and tbs
Standard OIL faint would defeat him. But the same men
who elected Carlisle speaker will defeat Paynes nomlna-
ton They are for free trade. He VIII be whipped by
the two-thirds rule just other good Democrats were
whipped before him. II It IS TO be Democrat Repub-
leans would prefer Payne TO any other Mcdonald will
take all the Northwest and be P4yne's competitor for
the nomination.
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governments of this kind, there will be no
difficulty in furnishing them. 1t is easy to show
that there are many occupations besides the
street-car business in which the employees
receive scant pay for long hours, and in which
they would he benefited by higher wages and
shorter hours. Once entered upon this kind OF
legislative knight-errantry there is no reason for
stopping short Of an entire reconstruction OF
the fabric of society. But the Legislature does
not possess the right to interfere in this manner
between employers and employed. 1t cannot
dictate what any man shall pay for labor. That
must be left to natural laws, to demand and
supply. By attempts to regulate the hours OF
labor it can only do harm to those it desires to
benefit, since such measure as the Earl bill
could have but one effect, namely, to reduce the
wages of the men concerned. They would have
less money for working fewer hours That is
all that could come of it, and we are very sure
that the drivers and conductors do not want
such a change for TIE worse as this. But
attempts to enact impracticable measures OF the
kind are mischievOus, because they cause the
ignorant and unrehccting to believe that the
Legislature can do whatever 1t chooses to put its
omnipotent hand to- and also because they
bolster up demagogues who pretend that
rational objections to fiat " legislation spring
from unworthy sentiments of hostility to the
@pOor man." The simple truth is that fiat "
legislation is always and of necessity against
the Door mans interests.
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A,ewqlork Dailp Gribt''re
POUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
NETWORK, FRIDAY, FEB. 8.
THE NEWs THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-A rumor that General Gordon had
been captured was not confirmed yesterday -
The Conservatives gave notice in Parliament OF O
motion to censure the Government == The I'M
narration of diseased cattle from America was
discussed In Parliament - France ordered more
troops and supplies to be sent to TonQuin. -
NJ Rcuher was buried. - The Englsh cIuo
gamblers were heavily fined.
CoSGRrss.-In the Senate Yesterday resolution
was offered and referred in reference to the Aguero
case. "A bill was reported to the Senate for the
relief of American shipping. - William NJ
Eyarts made an argument before the Senate Com
rnittee on Post Offices and Post Roads against the
proposed postal telegraph system. - The House
debated at length without action propositions to
amend its rules - A bill was passed providing
for the removal of the remains of the late Captain
Walter Clifford to Michigan. - Bills were re-
ported granting pension to the widow of General
Fitzpatrick and constituting Bureau of Navigation
in the Treasury Department.
DoMEsTIc.-.The damage by food yesterday was
rreater than on Wednesday. Wheeling is the
worst sufferer. - City Chamberlain Church OF
Troy has disappeared, leaving "a defalcation OF
$4,000. == Several buildings in Wilkesbarrc
were wrecked by the earth caving in over mine
80 The strike at Fall River is spreading. --
Riotous unpaid laborers on the West Shore at
Buffalo threaten to make serious trouble
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-The trunk line railway
presidents decided yesterday to restore freight
rates. go BILLY " McGlory was taken to SQUIRT
on a writ of habeas corpus. - Tie New-lork
Yacht Club held its annual election. - Officials
of the street-car companies Affected indifference
with regard to the Earl bill. -: The Rapid
Transit Commissioners yesterday selected eight moro
routes =-= Three sharp young thieves, who have
adopted many clever subterfugs,e have been dentl
fed at police headquarters. - The two factions
In Dr. Newman's Church held meetings. - An
accident on the elevated road delayed travel. -=
Dr. Woodbridge lectured Oh the treatment OF per-
sons suffering from hert. cold or posons. 60
Gold value of the legal tender silver dollar t4l2l2
srains) 5.S5 cents - Stocks were fcveTlsh
unsettled and uctuatng all the way out and closed
weak
THE WEATHER-TRIBUNT local observations in
dictate cloudy weather with light rain, followed by
fair OF clear and cooler weather Temperature yes
terday Highest, 51e; lowest, 37> average AS.
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DIZZY 10 TIE TORE.

The Board of Aldermen yesterday supplied
the supporters of the bill which proposes to
take away their power of confirmation with
another strong argument. Alderman Michael
Duffy offered a set of resolutions which will be
found in full elsewhere. We advise all our
readers TO study them with care. They are too
remarkable to be passed over lightly. Mr..
Duffy is horror-stricken to learn that "an
unnaturalzcd person of English birth, a
subject of the Queen of Great Britain" ESQ
Mr.. Duffy spells it has been employed to
collaten for tho Historical Society the pro-
ceedings of the Evacuation Day celebration. He
declares that 81 the employment of a British
subject to perform this work is an insult to
the graduates and scholars of the public
" schools" and insists that the work be given
" to one or more Of the native or adopted
citizens of this city," Would it be thought
possibe that even such legislative body as
our Board of Aldermen would greet such stuff
as this with anything but rdicule and con-
tempt. But the resolutions were adopted by
a vote of - to 8, and among the thirteen
brilliant intellects that made up the majority
were the President, William 2. Kirk, and nearly
all the Democratic members of the Board.
Well, after all, such mcn.as Duty ana those
who voted with him are public beneiactors.
Trey arc doing all they can-though uninten-
tionally-to bring about reform in municipal
affairs. One of the most desirable things to be
accomplished is to limit the activity OF Board
in which such Aldermen are in majority to
passing resolutions like these. II their powers
for mischief go no further we shall not suffer
much.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
Amusemenis 60 Night.

AcApEMY OF MUsIc-2-Symphony Rehearsal
ASSOCIATION Halls Lecture.
RIJoU OPERA HoUsE-S-" Orpheus and Eurydlce
CAsINo-S-" The Merry War;"
CHCKERING HALL-11-Lecture.
DALY's THEATRR-s-" SevenTwenty-Eight"
GRAND OPERA HOUSES" Esmeralda."
HORTICULTURAL HALL-Flower Show
MADISON GLIB misunderstanding. -
MApIsoN SQUARE THEATRES" Alpine Roses
NV PARK THFATRE-s-"Three OF q Kind. a, pas..
NRw-YoRK COMEDY THEATRE-S-"fun on Vno pAi''
NinI o's a A RpFN--S--" Wife's Peril
STAR THFATRE-S-"Wanted, Partner
TuIItI TUEATRE-S-" Griseldis."
1psITRr CoyioUE-2 and s"Cordena's Aspiraticns"
IJSIos SQUARE THEATRE-S-"S separation.
WAIIACK's THEATRE--s-"DecepIon',
In AyFNTfE THEATRES" That Man.
bTH AVENUE THEATRES" Confusion
I4TH STREET THEATRE-S-" Fritz In Ireland
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TUr STRIGGLE IN THE SOrD4N.

THE SIHj GGLE IN THE SUI DIN.
One point in the Soudan question is clear.
The British Government has accepted the re-
sponsbility of defending Suakim. Mr. Glad
stone has informed the Commons that Admiral
llcwitt's force of marines now on shore at that
port will be Immediately increased and that the
Notifications viii be strengthened. The
Egyptian troops cannot be depended upon to
offer any resistance to the victorious rebels. If
Suallim is to be retained, it must be occupied
by British garrison under cover of the guns of
the feet. The Admiral's energetic measures for
the defence of the port have been promptly
sanctioned by the Home Government, and the
speedy arrival of achievements will probably
insure its safety This resolution to defend
Suakim at all hazards does not indicate a
sudden change of policy on the part of the
Ministry. When orders were sent ont from
London for the abandonment of the SOudan, an
exception was made in favor of the ports on
the Red Sea littOral. These were to be retained
in order that some restraint might be imposed
upon the slave-trade.
The permanent occupation of Suakim by
British garrison would be absolutely necessary
if KhartOum were TO be maintained either as an
Egyptian OF rs an English outpost. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN INsrI-


Robert H. Shannon id,Cyer.-I am one Of those mem
bers OF the American Institute who do not believe In
making our annual exhibition bazaar for the display OF
manufactured goods liquors and chooses. The Institute
was not founded any such purpose When 1t was es-
tobisled It was distinctly understood that Its mission
was To all inventors in bringing their work before tho
public For several years this fact seems to have been
forgotten little mas done assist inventors bus
it's hardly worth mentioning. Now believe that some
thing should done put the Institute back where 1t
belongs II Is capable Of doing vast amount OF good In
e right direction il the members will only adopt the
right policy The affairs ofthe Institute have been under
the control of old oses long enough little new llood
IA what is wanted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
TALKS ABOUT TOWX.
IMPROVEMENT IN WALL STREET

IMPROVEMENT IN WALL STREET.
4. Hate president Of the Stock Exchange Money 70
glut in the market Large amounts offered on cali
low as one and half per cent Now capital win boas
comparative Incidence for while, but my experiences
shows that II gets impatient finally and breaks out In
demand for investment. We have suffered under long
period OF depression whose has been unnatural
the result OF bear manipulation and
This false playing upon the fears OF md people Is with
ont parallel in the history Of Wall street. When men
have all their interest the side of misfortune their
wishes go with IT, and they become It's instruments and
accompices. observe revival OF confidence in rail-
road securities. especallyn the bond market Yes be-
neve In the sincerity and peanence of the present up
ward movements change In the Administration
There are no signs Of bad weather the political sky.
Why anticipate themi President Arthur has been an
agreeable surprise to everybody His Administration
has been discreet and dlgnfed, and such as to com.
mend him to public confidence
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MIS-. ANpERsoN's CONCERT.

concert was given in Chickering han iass
,n, no Mrs. sarah r. Anderson with the help OF Miss
Henrietta eebe and the other members OF the hhSnsH
Gee Club, In which Mrs. Anderson sings the eoh.ia.s
mart besides Mr.. W. G. Baird aud Mr. Carr rein'use,
Tho programme contained mostly ballads ana Eus"'S
xlees for Its vocal part. though Mrs Anderson '~.
scene from Congreye's seueIe ~ SET W nANN'"
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privilege was granted him. and he went back d
BiHningham satisfied.
HARTFORD, Fob. 7.-Dr. G. p. Davis states thAA
Mr.. George W. Gable is still doing finely and OK.
poets TO be ont soon." Medicines are almost die.
carded and food has taken their place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

> IL.
Dr. NOrUin Green, president Western UHion.-There
nothing in the Of the absorption OF the Bal
tmore and Ohio lines by the Western Union We did have
months ago very fair deal with Robert Garrett
but his father suddenly returned from Europe and broke
1t on fact directed his board to rejectthe propositions
Of a union. John W. Garrett the father Is obstinate
man. with whom It 4. impossible 10 get along with pleas
antly unless you hatter him. nyou don't he thinks you
are an enemy capable Of doing anything He
had beautiful trait of characer-hs devotion TO his
wife, He did threeOurths of all his business in his IL
brary at home with his wife at his table beside him. Sur
rounded with telegraph operators-there were always
three duty and he insisted that every dispatch on tho
business Of his railroads sent the wires should be
sent to hm-his wife always at his side giving the
Office hOmeike appearance Visitors always saw Mira.
Garrett first and dispatched business with many OF
them without referring to her husband at all When the
business was important enough to refer the visitor TO Mr.
Garrett she down and listener and often par.
tcipater In the conversation. She died three or four
months ago. since which time Mr.. Garrett has practically
done business. Nothing except most important matter
referred to him. His habits radically changed
He does not read the newspapers as formerly and
the click of the telegraph instruments in his library
hushed UNDECIDED But with everybody else than his
wife he irritable and obstinate and hard 10 get along
will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THOMAS KINsELLA'S WILL.

Thomas Carroll, ErRegister Of BroOkiUi-I understand
that Thomas Kinsela has made will, naming Ripley
Ropes as OF bis executors and has disposed Of pOba
bly, quarter Of million OF property. He told year
ago that he worth Sl50,oO0 aside from his Eagle
property. All his six children provided for as well
the daughter Of his second wife by her former
band. The latter had previously had 81 settled
her by her father dead. Mr.. w. c. Kingsley, tho
principal owner of The Eage, is in Nassau, New-Prov-
dence, but has been teegsphed to return in cOnso-
quencs OF the serious condition OF Mr. Kinsea, and viii
be here by Monday next II is likely that II Mr.. Kin
sela should die The Edgle would again support tina
regular Democracy In Kings County local affairs 10
would be natural that It should
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gnner TO Advertisements.
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A CORDtAL rRIRrrE rn Ma PAYNE

Judge Rufus p. Spaudihg, Of CiereiGnd. There Is
clearer example in all the history OF this country OF tho
office seeking the and not the the office than in
the case OF Henry b. Payne. He has sought .
nomination or election. though often hOnored in that
way, and as often honOring those who selected him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

We publish elsewhere in this paper an analy-
sis of crop and export figures for 1883 in re-
gard to wheat. The especial object OF the com
munication is to show the amount OF wheat
available for export now remaining In this
country. But it also contains many other sta
tistics of interest. The wheat yield OF 1883 is
officially reported as being 42O,15L5OO
bushels 1t will be noticed that 420,OO0,OOO
was the estimate made in The TRIBUNE OF May
I5 on reports of the growing crop from special
correspondents in all parts Of the country.