New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18

alarlDiStS 20 lay hOld upon.
The new management of TIE AlJG0y journal in
yesterdays issue Of that paper state that the
change IN the Proprietorship does not involve SO
much a change in it's political policy a return to
the euuucuton and UNFOLDING those articles OF Re
publican faith that have won for the party for IL
ouaftcr of "a century the confidence and respect of
the people, This undoubtedly means chiefly that
Tie J3lnul VIII cease to furnish aid and comfort to
the free tradcrs-an exercise IN which 1t has been
diligently engaged for the last year or two-aAd
Will renew its allegiance the principle OF protec-
ton ID behalf of which it has yaliautiy fought SD
many battles. Indeed the new pToprIctors virtually
say this for in the article they present some
Whatil detail outline OF the future policy OF the
paper (which they say: We believe that orr best
interests are secured by protective tariff that Will
shelter American industry encourage it to healthy
competition with itself, and broaden it until it can
contribute proper share in supplying the markets
of the world IEe Journal fills an important field,
and We are sure its best friends viii rejoice to see it
get back into the Old path. It's divergence GER
taiuiy Ind much to impair its influence.
TIE opposition in the Legislature 10 the bill for
the extension OF the water supply of Brooklyn
appears 10 DE ,r3uadess. The subject has attract
ed an undue amount of attention in the Legisla-
r
Queens County is oyer-anxious In behalf Of his
constituents. Mr. Church has made a very good
record rs a DeIhOc.at; and this has brought him
assistance in his opposition to the Brooklyn water
measure which he could not have possibly got #
thcmcmts of the blll were alone concerned Brook
lyn is iu need Of more water and there is ample
supply in Queens County. The bill is expected to
occupy good deal of the time of the Assembly
to-day. Il ought to pass. as desired by Mayor Low
and the city authorities and without the amend
ments proposed by Nj. Church, which would have
the cilcct Of causing endless disputes and making
the bill practically nugatory.
The suggestion of a Government reward to be
offered to whoever will join the search for the
Greedy Expedition is Endorsed by Newfoundland
correspondent of The Herald who states that
twenty-three steamers will leave yarious ports in
Newfoundland for the northern oil field this month
He SAYS 1.-THE voyage is divided into two trips
One begins on March 10 and terminates on March
81 The second trip begins in the first week of
April and closes about May TO- On the sec
ond trip they frequently follow the old seals north
of Cape Chudleigh, in latitude 81 degrees north.
On this second voyage therefore, if any substantial
inducements were held out. the greater number of
these sealing steamers would scOur the ice fields be-
tween Cane Chudlegh and the Greenland coast, and
some of them might even penetrate to Disco. This
search would be going on clear month IN advance
of the operations of the regular relief squadron"
These considerations strongly reinforce the position
of TIIF TRIBUNE on the desirabihty of offering q
reward to whalers for assistance in the quest and
the fact that the Newfoundland steamers will leave
port during the present month shows that speedy
action ought to be taken by Congress in the matter
The best authorities agree upon the importance Of
securing this to the regular relief eXpe
dition and Congress cannot afford to neglect such
an opportunity to multiply the probabilities of
cess
The optimists who think that the silver business
can cause no trouble, if they were familiar with
the movements at the Custom House might see
cause for correcting their impressions IN the recent
returns. Last week the payments made to the
/ Custom House in this city were 81, 705 SOB, Of
which 100000 was in silver certificates, SLIT
900 in gold certificates, 1912 800 IN legal tenders
and only S57, 900 IN gold coin. - Just oue-thrd OF
the entire payments were in silver notes 80 that
the Treasury took in nearly million less gold in a
! single week, and at single port than 1t would
have taken if no silver certificates had been issued.
AT present. the surplus revenue 50 greatly exceeds
the requirements Of the Treasury that can barely
afford to nay about one-third of the whole for
less silver But If the revenue should fall oil ma
tcriallv OF the proportion of silver notes paid i'm
/ should increase beyond about 33 per cent. the
stock OF gold in the Treasury would begin TO run
cut steadily. During the first two months of this
year. the proportional silver taken IN at tho Gus
tom House hore, though larger thau before was
only about - per ceut.
II has been shown of oleomargarne, ID that 1t Is
uuwholcsome, aud l2 that rls everywhere sold
for butter The inference to be drawn from these
a.. Il, rant hat 4.
not GOOD Tor the public but that il ID palmed on on
the public by systematic fraud. Ii, then, the Leg
isature is really an agency for carrying out the
public will aud for protecting tho community
against mposture and deceit, and if the regdlatlvt
legislation heretofore adopted has, as the evidence