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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
Nsso21ors DAILY Gr;am,se
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
NETWORK, FRIDAY, MAY 8.
THE NEWS This MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-It was rumored that the Governor
General of Cuba had resigned. - The Spanish
election resulted in favor of the Government
The anti-Socialist law was debated in the German
Reichstag. - United States vessel was al
lowed TO reach COnstantinople. - Mr.. Irving
and Miss Terry arrived in London.
CoNGREss-The Senate yesterday insisted upon
its amendments TO the Fitz John Porter and
the pleuro-pneumonia bills. The House Shipping
bill was amended and passed - In the House
bill was reported for the revision of the patent
laws. The bill approprating 100000 for the
New-Orleans Exhibition was amended and passed
DoMFsTIC-The Tenure-of-oifice bill was passedby
the Assembly yesterday. - Articles OF lncor-
poration for street railroads in Broadway and
Fifth-ave were filed at Albany. 80 The steamer
City of Portland was wrecked yesterday of Owls
Head near ROckland, Ne. mo lives were lost. -
great sale of real estate took place in Northern
Alabama - young lawyer in Concord, n. H.,
died from starvation. - jury was OBTAINED
in the COpiah County murder case.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-It is believed that the
liabilities of Grant & Ward will reach $40, COOS 900;
the Nickel Plate Railroad Company yesterday APP
piled for receiver of the firm. -= Addison Cam
mack and Alexander Taylor, it,, had afgbt in the
billiard room of the Windsor Hotel. - The sale
of the Dousman collection of paintings Was be-
gun. - The awarding of prizes at the Bench
Show, in Madison Square Garden, was contin-
ued go Dion Boucicau' spoke of the art OF act
ing. at the Madison Square Theatre. 60 News
was brought by the steamship City OF Merida OF
the scaldlng to death of Engineer Breslin at sea.
60 Some amusing love letters were read in the
case of a woman charged with marrying man
whom she knew to be married. 60 Fitzgerald,
the pedestrian was welcomed home to Long Island
City. --=Th New-York nine won another vic
tory at baseball over the Detroit nine. 60 julius
Columbian, the bond thief, was sentenced TO twelve
wears in the State Prison. 60 John f. Simmons
and Jacob l.. Nathan were arrested. = Gold
value of the Iegaltender silver dollar 4l2l2 grains,
81 So cents - Stocks opened weak aud de-
rlined; later they revived and were active at the
advance, but closed weak.
The WEATaER-TRIBUSE ioesl observations in
dictate cloudy weather with slight changes in
temperature. and occasional light rain, possibly
followed by clearing weather Temperature yes
terday: Highest, $40; lowest. Az; average.
4Siss.
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feet great credit on the Legislature In that
shane it will take in the Police and Fire Depart
ments and will be the means OF securing thls
year qualified persons to act as inspectors OF
election. That will make the passage of the Bu-
reau of Elections bill of little value if it does not
make it unnecessary. 1t is evident from the
proceedings ut the last session of the Park
Board that the Senate would do we'll to pass
the measure which offers the only chance OF
better administration in that department.
There are several other bills relating to this
city which should not be neglected. The one
intended to correct the evils OF unbalanced dis
has been unaccountably delayed, along with the
one to amend the Building law as proposed by
Inspector EsterbroOk. A proper measure to re-
pave Fifth ave. is needed. The bill to pro-
vide for underground wires should pass and
also the one to provide more public schools; the
Bridge bill. and others of like character.
Among the measures of general interest that
should be favorably acted upon are the Adiron-
dack bill, and the one to provide substitute for
the contract labor system. The former measure
received another mishap yesterday in being re-
ferred to a committee to report substitute. That
will endanger the passage OF even the Ian
sing bill, which appears to be the only one that
both houses will approve. There are twenty-one
penitentiaries where contracts for labor are
about to expire. The bill permitting supern-
tendents to adopt any system except that OF
contract labor, which has been abolished, seems
to offer the only opportunity to escape from The
bad shape in which this question has been placed
by the bundels of the Legislature. 1t If prob
ably too late to hope for final action on the bills
to eoualize the burdens of taxation. But it is
not too late to expect that such unwise measures
as that for the appointment of 800 additional
policemen for this city, which will add unneces-
sarily to the municipal burdens, shall be killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
THE NEW sHEEPsHEAD BAY COURSE.

j. X Laurence, Secretary Of The Ooney Island Jockey
Club have Just up from sheepshead Bay where
found the course nearly completed 1t will be finished
by the end Of this week All that remains to be done is
grading and filing at the east end where the great
bend that before the entrance to the finish All
the stables have been removed from that end, and have
been placed in the northern part of the grounds on land
that had to buy expressly We are sending ont the
badges TO the members Of the club Last year they were
Of metal but now they OF thick paper OF double
thickness with the date large bronzed figures, and the
rest Of the printed work IN led and violet inks The
American Bank Note Company, who got out the deslgn
have made exceedingly artistic The first great race
will bs the Suburban and hear from many quarters
that 1t exces great interest 1t will he trial OF the
new course, as well Of the horses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
AN HEROTC DEED.

gGreater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends" This is
what Chief Engineer Balm, OF the steamer State
of Florida, did. The only woman saved from
the wreck of that vessel WAS Stcwardess Jane
MacFarland, of Glasgow. and she owed her Ire
to the self-sacriice of the chief engineer. He
was in one of the boats when he saw that this
woman was left on the sinking steamer. He
gave her his place, returned to the Florida, and
went down with her. Such deed recalls that
thrilling scene on the sinking Brkenhead many
years ago There was only room in the boats
for the women and children, and there were
many British troops on board. AT the COM
mand of their officers those brave men put all
the women and little ones in the boats; then
drew ND with parade steadiness on the deck,
and rs the vessel sank they fired v0lley and
went down with her, their ranks unbr0ken to
the last That was collective herOisD', but it
was no nobler than the perfect self-deyOtion
and manliness which the Scotch engineer dis
played when he deliberately gave up his own
life that a helpless woman might be saved.
Ii is such deeds as this that prove the survival
of exalted conceptions of duty in an age which
is sometimes accused of being sOrdid and de-
generate. For greater love hath no man than
this" and the human intelligence can conceive
of no more complete demonstration, OF no more
utter sef-sacriicc. Nor does it appear
that in this case there was any specially
close relation between the parties. The
chief engineer probably knew little of the
stcwardcss All he recognized in that supreme
moment-that moment in which, as has been
finely observed. all DISCUSSES are thrown aside,
and the real nature stands forward for what it is
was that she was woman, and in deadly peril.
That sight brought his nature into full view, and
it proved to be noble one. There was no time
for thought or consideration, nor did he need
time He instantly, calmly, resigned his one
chance of life in favor of the woman
Such deeds deserve record and remembrance,
for there is no man, whatever his achieve
ments, whatever his capacities, whatever
his material triumphs, who must not feel and
acknowledge that the heroism shown forth in
"A sacrifice like this brings us all for the
moment in contact with higher and purer
sphere of action and thought than is encountered
in the most engrossinG ambitions of the work
aday world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
"IOLANTHEn At THE ACADEMY.

Mirth and music reigned at the Academy OF
Music last evening. where band OF 100 amateurs sang
and danced through Gilbert aud Suliyan's op RI
Of Iolanthe" The solosts and chorus sang with pre-
cision depression. Tie costumes elaborate and
with the help OF colOred lights, charming wers
made In the abeaus and dancing The performance wa,
given by the Ladies' Dramatic Union in aid of the Shell
tering Arms, and attracted largo and fashionable
diancs. Among those present Mr. aud Mrs. J. r.
Roosevelt Mrs. William NJ Evarts, Dr. and Mrs. J. g.
Peters, Mr. and Mrs. T.. VI. Dslano, Mr. and
Mrs Woodbury. g. Lanzdon. br. and Mrs.
Amos Getting, Mr. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish, 3r. and
j. T.. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin COres. Mr. end
Mrs James SeiigInan, Mr. and Mrs Noah Content, SIR.
aud Mrs. Hugo Frsch, MF and Mrs. b. ~ Harrison and
Mr. and Mrs. j. T. AtterSury
+. Russak was the general manager Of the perform
ance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

ering Hail. Mme varian died about two weeks ago.
after short attack of pneumonia but the project was
carried out BY her friends, and the young performer
exhibited her talents under favorable circumstance I'm
entertainment of high character The programme
was good one. and I'm its interpretation
Miss Kelly associated with Mrs Sarah b. Andersou
Miss Adele Margules, Mr. Christian Fitsch, sigaor Col
lett Mr. John T. Rhodes and signor Aamonte, tho iast
OF whom the accompanies OF the evening Miss Kelly
came here nom San Francisco TO pursue fhe study Of
music Her natural qualifications seem 10 be such IN
justify the step she has taken Her voice IL clear
bright soprano. of good range and carrying power she
IL generally with INTELLIGENCE aud even while at
tempting pieces beyond the capabilities OF novices like
the letter aria from Don Giovanni which was the test
piece last evening" she sings with fuency and AN abb
sence OF restraint which promising for her future
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with men, why not to the degrees which those uni
yersites conferi II to the degrees why not to the
professions for which those degrees looked upon
as qualiGcations And If to these professions where
are we tosiopr The good Canon will probably
stop where he has been stopping all his life; but
the progress of the higher education of women will
certainly require stronger voice than his to bid it
halt. Canon Lddon, however, caps the climax by
eloquenty protesting that to admit women to equal
educational advantages with men would be Ito
ignore the traditional practice Of Christianity in
educating the sexes" SO much the worse then, for
Chrstianity's traditional practice. But is the
statement truef Let the missionaries who plead
and strive for the intellectual and social redemp-
ton of the wsmen Of China and India answer and
perhaps they know as much about the practice of
Christianity as Canon Lddon himself-if less about
its" traditionsv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

suit of the failure Mr., Sierck, one Oh the
directors of the bank, said yesterday that
there was not the slightest excuse Tor frcsideht
Fish's action in closing the bank without nrst
consulting with the directors. He thinks that
there is fairyprospect of the banks restmlng
business. II is to be hoped that 1t will be found
in n position to resume. In connection with
the large deposit Of city funds in this and other
banks. it is pleasing to know that the Legisla-
ture has passed the bill to improve the condi-
ton of the city's Sinking Fund. That will
provide small measure of relief for the I'M
necessary accumulation OF city funds It
directs the cancellation of some of the bonds
and will stop in part the absurd practice OF the
city's paying interest to itself on its own bonus
The Senate Committee Oh Cities seems TO
have considerable trouble in coming to an
agreement as to the results of its inquiry into
the management of the Public Works Depart
ment. In ORDER however, TO form its
opinion, the public fortunately has not had TO
wait for the committees action. 1t was never
supposed by anybody that tho Democratic
members of the Senate Committee would re-
port otherwise than in a way satisfactory
to Mr. Thompson and his political partner
at the head of the Albany machine. Inc
silly talk, inspired by Commissioner Ihomp-
son. that the investigation was the result OF
conspiracy to get possession of his oihce'
was only intended fol- gullible people. The
Union League Club, which called for the
investigation. does not lend itself to such
absurd schemes.
There is a movement in Congress to unite the
Democrats on a measure to repeal the internal
revenue taxes. On the question OF free
whiskey and tobacco the Democrats ought to
be able to act as a unit. Even Mr. Randall has
announced himself III favor of such measure.
In no other way can the Democrats please so
many of their constituents. Having refused to
redeem their pledges made to the farmers OF
Ohio to restore the duty on WOOL and having
broken faith in like manner with the repre-
sentatives of foreign manufacturers and with
the deluded workingmen whom they promised
to benefit by reducing the tariff it would be
fitting sequel for the party now to vote Tor the
abolition of all taxes on whiskey and tobacco.
According to their own theory, they would then
have refused to cheaper the necessaries OF life,
but would have done what they could to benefit
the fountain head of evil by relieving whiskey
and tobacco from a share of the tax burdens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
JVH4J-4EINf

Here is an old but always pleasing little tale,
which is calculated to interest our neighbOrs Of Tie
ErenRg Post at this embarrassing stage of their ex-
,stence, Some years ago a cOnceited Englishman
stood on the deck of steamer. and Dragged
that John Bull could whip Uncle sam without half
trying. He ventured to repeat the offensive remark
two or three times during the voyage but was lin
ally silenced by Yankee fellow passenger whose
simple comment was, What-dGinF'
We are sure The Post always did like this story,
nor would we presume to repeat old a stager were
it not that it comes in well, don't you know.
Some weeks ago, in response to an invitation from
one of its readers The Post started in to kill off Mr.
Blaine. 1t loaded both barrels to the muzzle and
let drive at him. The discharge of the gun was
harmless but the recOil was quite forcible. Mr..
Blaine was not hurt at all. But The Post we regret
to say certainly lost standing among the lovers of
far play.
And now whatf o. now The Post wants people to
understand that in case Mr. Blaine is nominated at
Chicago it will kill him off some more, Reminder
hun in the coolest blood of the season. What-agin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
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Noon" -, ,,.
1iTu STREET THEATRE-s-Irlsh Aristocracy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
THE BALLAD OF WILLLAM MORRISON

from adrancs sheets OF The Congressional RseordJ
His party's health was failing fast.
As through the Capitol there passed
youth who caught the Speakers oye
And then appraised the funny cry.
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His cheek was hard, his pluck was great
As one who rashly tackles Fate,
Aud like an able fog-horn rung
That queersome Democratic tongue,
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Republicans across the aisle
Looked at him with plying smile,
Ahead the autumn canvass shone
And from his lips escaped groan.
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"Try not the btll," wise Bourbons said.
"Yours surely is no level head,
The pit you dig is deep and WIDE;
And loud that clarion voice replied.
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"Oh stay" said Randall, and recline
Thy head upon this fence OF mine,
wink stood in his bright blue eye,
But stu he answered with q sigh,
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"Beware the wool men, one and all,
Beware 0hio's vote next fall .;
This was.the country's parting shot,
A voice replied IN accents hot,
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On Tuesday when HE brethren all
Responded 10 the rolls LOUD call.
Thoy heard, "a died his darling bill.
voice remark, far down the hill.
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A statesman squirming on the ground
Half buried under votes was found,
sin grasping with desperate grit
banner with these words, TO wit,
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There IN the cloak-room, well-a-d~s
More mad than hare o., March he lay,
Aud from the people far and near,
A voice fell Ike two-edgsd sneer,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
THE WRECK or THE FLORIDA.

The fuller though still meagre details OBJ
tanned from the survivors of the wreck of the
State of Florida amply Justify the conclusion
that the disaster WAS occasiOned, not by any
unavoidable casualty, but by criminal neg
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MISS RELLT,S CONCERT.

A concert which was originally projected by
Mime Charlotte varian the purpose OF introducing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

There continues to be good deal of mystery
about the suspension of the Marine Bank and
the failure of Grant a. Ward. Several assign
ments were filed yesterday in the County
Clerks Office, by members of the firm, as re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

The House passed bill yesterday making an
appropriation of one million dollars-a very
liberal sum-to aid the New Orleans Exhibition.
Conditions were attached to the bill similar to
those governing the appropriation of one and a
half million dollars in 1876 to the Centennial
Exhibition. The amount is to be returned to
the Government out of the profits of the Exhi-
bition, before any dividend shall be paid to the
holders of the stock issued by the corporation
The managers of the enterprise have stated
that million dollars will provide adequate
structures for allpurposes. Hence, should the
Senate agree with the House, the Exposition
will certainly not fail for lack of means to place
it on proper footing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

The Bourbon Democrats, of Virginia, are
having a hard time in their efforts to dis
franchise the cOlored voters. Their first
plan required every voter TO show tax
receipt before depositing his ballot. The
Readjusters repealed that statute. The
last Legislature passed an act requiring MEM
beers of appointment boards, who have the
power of naming judges of elections to be
freeholders. The object was to disfranchise
the cOlored voters, who could not have secured
enough representatives on the appointment
boards to protect their interests. But the
Supreme Court of Appeals of that State has de-
cared this last act unconstitutional, which has
the effect of placing the election machinery of
the State again in the hands of the Readjusters
and Republicans. This is a fitting rebuke to
the Bourbons. They will now have to fall back
OIL the old shotgun methods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

The collision between the Guion steamer Nevada
and the steamer Romano is as inexplicable ms that
between the State of Florida and the bark lonema
In fact, it is even unaccount table, inasmuch
it occurred at MONDAY and the report of the cap
tain of the Nevada makes no mention of thick
weather. He merely says: 1T was calm at the
time. with heavy swell on" The superstition is
that if the accident had occurred in heavy fog
that fact would have been clearly stated; but since
il does not appear it only be concluded that the
weather was clear, and that the two steamers ran
together in broad daylight and calm sea- in the
most inconceivable manner. The Nevada, it ap-
pears ran into the Romano nearly amidshps, and sunk
her almost Immediately. Ii such collisions
at noon and in fine weather, farewell to the i'm
agined security of ocean travel. That they may
occur at night and in fine weather the loss of the
State OF Florida shows; and both these cases are
equally difficult to comprehend on any theory but
that of the most astonishing careessness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09

Here are some of the arguments-happily ineliec-
tiye-urged recently against the proposal to admit
women to the Honor examination at Oxford. Dean
Burgon, as usual protesting to speak for the sake
of woman herself" declared that "by putting the
classic writer's of antiquity unreservedly into her
hands (which you must do if she is to compete
cessfully with men for lIonors you have contain
mated her pure mind with the filth of Old World
civilization All the same, lac would keep right
on concentrating the minds of her young brothers
with the same filth Adds the Dean OF
Chichester. ALREADY men of refinement express
disgust at seeing young girls ape the manners,
language. even the slang and swagger, of under
graduates" III this be not SANDER, why do not
the men Of refinement strive to correct the man
ners etc, of the undergraduates to make them
worthy of imtationf Then Canon Gregory. in dire
dsmay wants TO know. IF women are to be adj
United TO the same examinations at the universities
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