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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

Faith i'm the incxhauStiblc credulity of the masses
has been the foundation of many charatan's fort
unc. At the time of tn South Sea Bubble. when
new projects of the most wild and prcpostelous
character found promoters with ease. an astute
aud audaci0us adycuturcT advertised for SubScrip-
tons to an enterprise the nature of which was to be
concealed for a certain time and he actually made
several thousands OF pounds out OF II, the people
paying for shares with blind eagcrnes-. With tins
alycnturer deserves t. be ranked the ingenious but
nnprinciplrd American citlzen who has Just been
arrested for doing an extensive business IN advfr-
Using all manner of cnticng things to be sent on
the receipt Of postage stamps. Cases of this kind
have occurred before, but then the mposturs
usually send something, however fraudulent, in re-
turn for the stamps. This genius, however, had
made 10 provision whatever IN that way. lie
simply appropriated the stamps and reiralned from
answering the letters; AMI though so reckless
swindlo would seem certain to come to grief III
short time lac appears to have kept it up and made
considerable profits by it. for several months. He
also advertised largely through newspapers never
paying them. but giving them references to aliases
of his OWL and himself answering all letters nquIr-
ing about his character. The defect in his plan was
that it was certain sooner or later to become the
subject OF cation, and the moment 1t was in
ouircd into the truth came out.
The number Of swindlers who have Naxed fat on
similar but more carefully devised schemes is no
doubt very considerable. The rogues who engineer
them rely upon the desire of most people to get
much for little They know that the greed of gain
often obscurcs the Judgment. and that though all
cooheadod business men suspect offers OF the kind.
remembering the Duke of Wollngton's maxim that
good interest means bad security" yet there are al
ways plenty ready to spring at any bait II 1T is only
raudy and gittrring enough. The sO-callcd q" saw
dust sharpers who pretend to sell counterfeit
money. and send the victim box of sawdust. act
upon a shrcwd knowledge of the baser elements III
human nature. They select for their dupes persons
who are willing TO be knayes Themselves, and who's"
own knaycry shuts their mouths when they find out
the swIndle Probably no professional sharperS
would enter upon 50 very bold a game as tho young
man of he postage stamps played. for Is they mean
70 make their living 10y their wits they dare not thus
oprnlv advertise then dishonesty But the fact
that such trick should have been 80 successful. and
that IL shOnld have been carried on for 80 long 4
time without detection shows that tho crop Of gnlls
continues to he large ever, AMI that whatever
else fails there prospect Of shortage in that
line of production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

friends must be mortified when they rcnd what
was done goes without saying. The election
of district delegates closed on Saturday night
with but "a out of GO in his favor. This Ger
tainly was dismal enough. But now the State
Convention administers the final blow to his
prospects II declines to send single delegate
in his interest 10 the National Convention. III
this be done in the green tree, what shall he
done in the dryG If Mr.. Arthurs prospects in
the State from which lac halls are thus hopeless
is it a dignGcd thing Cor him to remain in the
canvass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
STEAMSHIP MEDICAL SERVICE.

Dr. a. Iywiu-I he medical lournas generally through
ont the West particularly, nave agated the question
in TdE TRIBUNE reSardn the pOOrmedlcal service
on Eng .isn steamships The est is indeed more
Interested in npr OF the service than the East
since 80 many more emf grants 20 West gemIn
IrccaiyeI letter days dsO Dr. 4. j. farm +,
MoIioal Director intel states Nav,
had been Gale hIt contra ctOn by the steam
snip companies agents Of tae showing the rates Of
sickness and mortality 1T sea. which quotsd In iaE
TRIBuNE interviews from table prepared by DR..
Turner. He says tnat tue tx Irrs are Official
taken from Treasury reports mad, In compliance with
United under oath by the steamship COM
panies officers. THINK will content myself with this
reply the reckless denss % by these same
AGENTS. General SlOoum writes me that the bill intro
by him Congress remedy the evils exposed IN
THE TRRUNE little chance OF being reached thu
sion But the reform will come. The bill needs amend
rnt II i. pre- snaps too
in and the steamship companies could justly complain
OF it passed. TIC clause requiring as.is surgeon
for carrying 600 passengers Is good
but there ought to be competent dispenser, hos
pIta steward and trained nurse provided But tue
hospital space provided for by tho bill Is too much
wneu vessel s crowded. and II u not always necessary
would DO oppressive the companies Tor Instance 10
require "a this bin would demand 105O superficial square
feet for vessel with 800 persons boari That
ceeds all ordinary requirements General Slocum's bill
insists medical officer OF each ship shall be
itary inspector A. long tho officer IL In the ships pay
that clause would DO adeal letter, for the officer who
should report any sanitary defect OF his ship would no In
.Antly dismissed on mis- return home Of tho Eug
lish Colonial Governments have remodled this by insist
ing that every ship carrying emgauts 10 Queensland.
New-Zraland or Hew-5outh Wales must have Colonial
Government medical Ofhoer on board II appears to mo
that your Government has just much right u govern
andguard It's Immigration have the English csionieA
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cENEnnLA nEEER-

Perhaps it is not safe to accept without
reserve the report that lady has offered
500 900 for the rescue of General Gordon, but
it certainly is safe to assert that if the report be
true the offer is very generous one. The pre-
sumption seems to be that it emanates from
some one who is not related to General Gordon
but who is filed with enthusiasm for his heroic
character, and, being in position to show her
faith by her works, desires to preserve him
from the Arabs for whatever other worthy work
may be in store for him. II can hardly be said
that the offer has practical value, unless 1t
should incitc others to do likewise. and 80 lead
TO the formation Of Il fund for experimenting
the action Of the Government. Even then,
however. il is conceivable that the Government
would refuse to give permission for the apfli-
cation Of the fund. for to permit an armed res
cue of General Gordon by private enterprise
after il had declined 10 STIR a finger FOR his sal
walton at the public expense would certainly
look bad to say the least. IL is possible that
the thing could be done by shilfu and JuuciouS
bribery hOweycr. Twenty thousand pounds IN
the proper hands ought to go longway III buy
inc of the hostile tribes now surrounding hba'-
toum. General Gordon himself went to the
Soudan with Il similar purpose, and might have
succeeded had he received even the show of en-
crgetic backing. The probability is now that the
hostile tribes have raised their prices, and If
they saw reason to believe that the liberation Of
Gordon was question of ransom, and that
funds were forthcoming they might insist upon
100000.
BIT they are mostly accessible to pecuniay
considerations, and if the offer OF a round sum
IL AL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
pEnGEEss OLE OWL sERYICE REFORM.

D,,uau b. Ea2n UHurd S4cS C,rd Ssrcice COMMITS
oncr.JUdgc Tuondn IS holding exl min ltOas Ia Texas
auu Arkansas Ia May exam na,lods wa be lsI al Rcn-
III pud Va and III West Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, Miaue
sofa, Nebraska COLORADO AMI Kansas. This VIII cORpce
al except tOae Oh Inc fAcllc Coast aud then
ueid FrLlc.,cp. Ia general
work goes very successfully. Tu' class OF persons
that apply has boen growing Oateer Ih;y have found
tuA there door. they to Ia front. Ile
natural usrust OF methods and DISLIKE Of publicity
IA tue ir-t usLsu0s IA, g.4d l DIS Irel We nave
found Il some cases tndt merchants AMI bankers are
taking those have passed highest IN our
examina ions that had hold limitations 10
i vacancies In Offices where thcre was difficulty
in ludLg applicants the outset We have so many now
tnut We can't examine them all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
TALNA ABDLI IOWN.
ENnECrtNG Mp rInEN TO RL,N.

ENTTTTTNT NK- TTTIFN 10 NT
yoh5, g. Priest. NJ 81 Louis i called on Mr. lhden
three times last week. / him last Oh Friday. He
spoke 10 me about the interview with me printed IN THE
TEIBUNE. | have reason change my mind IL there
expressed. Dul he scod ; Not he. He Was very busy
about his house and AROUND taking measurements.
s for HE nomination West VIRGIN ha~ "o"ndr'i
the minute gun. Missouri i'll come III next. New-NOlk
will be for him when the Convention meets. They talk
about letter he Will write to that Convention declining
to be "a candidate. don't believe he Will write any such
letter Iroq,ots Cb letter Is enough Few men J1-
sd,s Tilieu could have written H. BIT even u, al the
last he should be nominated and then decline. no cand-
date would feel hart la rendered tAc nomination
after he had decne, The party you'll then have put
itself right aud would have done simple Justice TO MI
IIlden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
SOME ASPECTS or THE UTICA YORK


Desperate emergencies demand desperate
tactics Bearing this fact IN mind it is easy to
understand the outcome Of the Utica COnvcn-
ton. The fact that four Edmunds men
were elected delegates-at large to Chicago
proves the desperation of the Arthur
contingent. For weeks the Presidents
newspaper organs and other mouthpieccs have
been declaring that he was going to "develop
unexpected strength" at the State Convention.
What he did develop there was extraor-
binary weakness. To appreciate the ex-
tent of it we need only state that his dele
gates were forced into coalition, the ad-
vantage of which was entirely i'll favor of
the other party to it. The Arthur men voted
for four Edmunds delegates, while tho Ed
munds men-wol, they voted for four Ed
munds delegates, too. And when II is con
sidered that the Arthur men largely 0utnuln-
bered the Edmunds men, the curious and inter
esting feat of the tail wagging the dog is at
once forcibly suggested.
That Mr. Arthur and the more discreet oil hi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
Gmuscmrnis Go Might.

Buor OFfRA HoUsF-S-" La Vie"
CAsI>O-S-' FalkaL"
CosNopoI 1T AN THFATRP-s--" Mountain Queen"
GpASpi,pFy, HOusf- g" Samuel OF POSen."
NAp~~, SoUAKF THEATRE-3-" Art OF Acting $50
NAV Blossom"
METROPOLITAN OPEBA HoUsR-S-Wagner Concert
NIpIO's GARpEN-S--" In the RaukS.'
STAp THrATRF-s-" The Merchant of Venice"
STEIN WAY HAIJ~S-COnceIL
I'm ATRF COMloUE--S" Dau's TnbulatiOns."
Tony PASSIONS THEATRF-S-" \ Rag Baby"
81 AVENUE IHFATRE-S' Claire aud the Forge Master
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-S-" he Fatal Letter"
uAILACK's fHEATRE--S-"A scrap of Paper
bTH AVENUE GHEATRE-S-" skipped by the Light OF the
Moon"
l4IB STREET THEAIRF-s-"L Love and Law"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
SOCIAL INCIDENTS ~ WASHNGT0N.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-CommlSsioner ana
Mrs. Lonng gave dinner tonight at whcn theie "ero
eighteen covers Those present were; secretary Lincoln
Secretary Chandler Gresham secre'
tary Teller Senators Hoar. Dawes, hssley Pstt fTy
Hale Blair, PEe Adr1od, Mhior' oi Ishiors- '"'"oe
Matthews and dlss LorinS. az, .,--, .,o . h.u,,,.,
The 81 Georges society OF washington gave oshaes
this eysnng in OF Its patron saint The Brtisa
Minister was ono OF the guests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
EXAMINING pAs-LNHERs, BAGGAGE.

Hrj.r VAR, custom HjUS, H,pe"t0r--i understand
the order requiring 3es discharge passengers md
their bag cage a. tho Sarge Office viii go into effect
nh II ia % be no pei -. We here Showing tne
,oms set apart thu examination OF passengers bag
glse, am pie d1d facilities the purpose and
ssc.Ie a much IhOroIgn well rs rapid and sys-
tcuuic examination OF baggage here tnan the
pJn.es docks The steamship agents OBJECT TO II in
cJoding the companies but they nave to submit 20 the
same regulations ami Inconvenience at home. Wig not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

play TO day at New-lIaven, with the Yale C0i-
lege Club. This is the first of II series OF games
which these young gentlemen will play before
their departure for England on May s. ana IL
will be watched with interest. The members
have not all been together before, ana prob
ably will not play nearly so well as they VIII
after more practice. Yet they ought to sho"
some of the conspicuous ability which will be
needed if their tour abroad is to he entirely
successful.
We believe it will be the general opinion
of Republicans throughout the state that the
Utica Convention reached a wise decision. IN
reference to the nominations for the Court OF
Appeals bench. In naming Judges Andrews
and Rapall0, the former Republican and the
latter IA Democrat, the Republican Convention
set an example which the Democratic ConVen-
ton will doubtless follow by naming Judges
Rapallo and Andrews. Both OF these dlStin-
guished iuriSts have long adorned onr court or
last resort. ana il wOuld manfcstly he detrl-
mental 10 public interests to dsplacc either oil
them The growing disposition To take the
ermne out of politics is another cogent argu-
mcnt in favor of nominations which both par
ties can support in nOn-partisan spirit
The factiona lines which sometimes have
been visible in the deliberations OF connecticut
Republicans were not seen IN Their State Noh-
vention at Hartford yesterday. Everything
passed oil quietly and without any dlsaehSi"h'
Delegates to the Chicago Convention 10 re-
present the whole State were choScu' IH'N
were not instructed to vote Tor any one Du' II
was suggested mildly that they would repre-
sent the unanimous opinion of the State II ihey
should present General Hawlcy to the conVeh-
ton rs their first choice. Who their second
choice might be was not indicated. In the VIZ
einia State Convention motion to instruct the
delegates for Arthur was unanimously diSap-
proved, and they go to Chicago without orders
on this point. They were however, directed tn
vote as a unit and Senator Malone is their chair
MAN. and il is believed that they are all Arthur
men
There is no uncertain sound about the Re
publican platform adopted at the Uuca Con
vention. and it fully and fairly represents the
opinions of 4 large majority Of the party in tins
state The policy of Protection is heartily
approved and the Democratic attack upon Ii IN
the House is condemned. \ sound position Is
taken in regard to the Civil Service OF the Gov
eminent. The obligation Of the Nation to cX-
tend Federal aid 10 help the States in the work
of education is asserted, and side by side
with this is recorded the firm determination TO
do all things possible to secure every citizen IN
his rielt to east a free ballot and have it hon
estly counted. WISE and proper reference Is
made TO our shipping interests and to financial |
matters, and graceful approval of President
AIthuI's administration is also given. On the
whole it is a platform on which every honest
Republican will be glad to stand in the APP
preaching c0ntcs; with the Democracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
TYE IEIrLT III TTICL

On Monday we spoke of the anti-Arthur vic
tory in New York rs complete, and deprecated
any uDgenerOus or irritating use OF the power
thus obtained BY one OF the curious freaks
10 which conventions are liable, this danger Is
now happily avertcd, for it was the
voluntary act of the Arthur men them
selves which compes their candidate
to giveup every delegate-at-largc from his own
State. Rather than risk surrender to the
stronger their opponents, they voluntarily
struck their color3 and laid down their arms be-
fore the weaker.
The failure to put even Il single candidate OF
tb,i own in nomination may be interpreted as
a sign of weakness - fear to show just
what vote they really had. This con-
trosts strongly with the confidence per-
hans the ACKNOWLEDGMENT the Blaine men,
who stood out to be counted, and, without pat
ronage, organization OF an ayowcd candi-
date-agaiust the President in the Ircsi-
dents own State-came within six votes
Ton their leading candidate, and within
eleven on sharp test vote of actually carrying
the convention. \ fortnight ago nobody
dreamed that such thing was possible; ;
and the Blaine strength, displayed under
the adverse circumstances Is still an
occasion of surprise. Yet, remarkable
as 1t Is that on distinct issue, not only
AGAINST the Administration, but against the
field. the Blaine men should show such force
in the Presidents State il cannot be considered
in any sense Gloom for Blaine" lie was
still, as 50 many times before, far stronger than
anybody else, but just fell short OF being
stronger than everybody else.
The prestige of the victory is worth far moro
70 Edmunds than the actual gain Of four votes.
1t is shown indeed that Edmunds had less than
q hundred votes in the cOnvention-was in fact
a remote third IN the race-but it also appears
that the Administrations case OF its Own defeat,
isbehind him. A victory due wholly to the CO.
operation of the enemy they have been most
bitterly dcn0uncng cannot be wholly agree
able to the more thoughtful OF the Edmunds re-
formers; and the promised coalition for the rest
of the campaign is not an inspiring spectacle
But the game of politics is thoroughly practical
aud he is thought the winner who gets the
stakes.
The selection of New York delegates to Chi
cago is now complete. The seventy-twO votes
of the State are divided as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
MAss AcHusErrs DnLnaArEs Ar CmcAGO.

MASS ACHU9EII9 DLLETAIIS nj CHI' AUU.
EI-C OHgrcSsJOH r. w. HdT,S ~ Is Gch sctS.-iresi-
dent Arhur h IS great many friends in Massachusetts
ami may have support ron there de'>.ol OF as
OWE State Is tiyJrIDl' 10 an L'rYse Ia. dlesit's
will he mostly for EInul IL. Blaine good many
friends but there is l.te tk of three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

The task of making up this delegation under
the new system ordered at the last National
Convention has been accomplished with less
friction than had been feared. Utica leaves no
serious wounds to be healed and. so far as we
can see, there is nothing 10 prevent more
hearty union of New York Republicans this fall
than we have had for years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

.Mr. Loubats suit against the Union Club has
proved to be one of the most interesting trials
which have occupied the attention of the courts
for some time. 1t attracts crowds of club men
owing to the peculiar questions involved and
the sharp fencing between the lawyers on
both sides. The witnesses, the counsel, and
even the Judge have been exceptionally enter
tanning. For these reasons many people will
regret that the case will be given to the Court
to-day. II was the popular impression that the
trial would drag a weary length along during
several weeks. A full report OF yesterdays pro-
ceedings will be found on the seventh page of
this impression.
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The amateur lacrosse team, made up Of rep
sesentatiyes of our best lacrosse clubs i'll and
out of the leading colleges OF the country. whl
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
AN ENGLISH AND FRENCH
NOVELIST

Between the method of a Daudet
and Trollope which to choose?
What is the outcome respectively of
their labors? Repealed by the En-
glish novelist's lack of all grace Of
form, by the slovenliness and verbos.
ity of his style and his uniform pro.
sale coloring, we may be tempted to
deny him his due, to refuse him the
recognition of his fidelity to the truth
of the average human nature which
he paints. The reverse is apt to be
the case with the reader of Daudet,
or other of the skillful French writer's
of 10 day. Their charm is the first
thing felt; the delightful conviction
that we have to do with an artist who
takes himself and his creative work
most seriously, and who will treat us
with no slouched, rough-cast, half
complete work. Only after continued
perusal Of these accomplished writers
does the sense of something wanting
make itself felt. Admirable as they
are, highly as we enjoy them, we note
the absence of a certain impression
of reality; there has not been enough
of vital sympathy in the author with
the humanity he would depict to
create an illusion for the reader who
feels little or no warmth Of personal
interest in the characters, but is rath-
er occupied mostly in pleased appre-
citation of the authors cleverneSs of
construction and charm of narrative
and descriptive style. The result Of
Trollope's intellectual activity is quite
disproportionate to the effort itself.
If the time spent on twenty novels
had been given to the perfecting Of
four, the four would have been worth
to us five times as much as the twen-
ty. No wonder the man could write
to order as he did, cutting off his
manuscript in foot or yard lengths,
according to the requirements of the
publishers! Does the outcome of
Daudet's minute and scrupulous labor
justify the theory Of literary art which
guides him? FIVE want bread a stone
will not satisfy us, no matter how
brilliant the crystal, nor how exquis-
5itely cut. Yet we must acknowledge
and allow the fact of every mans
limitations, and perhaps comment
and complaint are needless and USE
less. Great writers are few in any
period, we know, and the glory they
win is "the cry OF gratitude" with
which mankind receives the benefit
bestowed. When our Thackaray, and
George Eliot, our Balzac and George
Sand, pass, we must try to put up
contentedly with the gifts of the iii
mn0reS.-Atlantic Monthly.