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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23

"a. 10000 to 10000 feet Of floor space large new Wei.
liy ted ia, ~ srO g,y built brick lighted hy the
disol thoroughly heated 10y hO'au
ItocUs; steady and reliable power; situated min line
y " H. a IL r. r., with pnr tfack INTO yard - itains
daily from NeW-IOrK the
frty 80 parties desiring low ircighs nd fmunica
uon the Metropolis the location Is unsurpassed Ad'
dress DIAN Ek T.,
Conn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

craI orders had been made out, within COM
payatiyeIy short time, 10 cover one Job. Dir.
Cunningham testified that the work under some
of these orders was continuous. The only ptr-
DOSE. of making more than one order, especially
on the same day, was that OF cvading tlc stat
ute. This provides that when the several parts
of any work, job or supply shall together m
volyc the expenditure of more than Sl,oOo' the
same shall be done by contract made at puDHc
letting. Hence, separate orders were lsSied 10
Mr.. Cunningham so that as many different bills
could be made out for one job a. would enable
him to keep each bill under the TlOOo lllhl''
The statute makes no exception Tor sewer OF
any other work; and 10 eyadc the act IS
made nisdemcanOr.
1t appeared clear to the Senate Committee on
Saturday and to its counsel, one of whom Is an
cx-iudgc of the court Of Appeals, that MI
Thomson had di,rcgardcd the law. Although
2 majority of the members present were Demo
Gratis. il was voted to send the testimony to the
District Attorney for the use OF the Grand
Jury But between Saturday and MONDAY thc
Democratic members Of the committee received
some new light Being in the majority ycster-
day they moved to reconsider their action Oh
SATURDAY. and directed that Il request De sent 10
thc District Attorney for the return OF the
letter and testimony sent to HIM. The Grand
.Jury WAS in session, but without consulting 1t
the District Attorney promptly returned the
letter and evidence. although officially made
aware that the two Republican members pres
emit at the meeting of the committee had dis
scntcd from its action. In returning the letter
Mr. Olney volunteered an opinion in defence OF
the legality of Mr.. Thompson's course, which
may perhaps account for his not having
thought it necessary TO consult the Grand jury
The proceeding, so far as it affects the Demo
cratic members of the committee and the DIS
trict Attorney, must be set down as at least re-
markabc.
The system of rebuilding and repairing
Sc rers under these orders to Cunningham Is
most extraordinary. The city has men en-
ployed to do similar work, but the greater part
of it is given to Mr.. ThOmpsonS personal and
political associate Cunningham. He Is paid by
the hour for the labor he furnishes and no
person il permitted to compete with hun. Inc
cheaper and poorer the labor he employs, and
the longer time ne takes to do the work, the
greater are his profits. Hence he employs men
at Is cents an hour, and the city pays hun -
cents. Practically he keeps his own time, ana
his bills are paid without question. But when
the committee desired to verify some OF his
bills. MIR. Cunningham testiies that his pay
rolls have been destroyed. Comment Is I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs Frances HodgsOn Burnett has taken for the
coming summer a cottage at Deer Cove, Lynn
Mass.
Professor Mahaffy will presently join Dr. Schlie-
mann who is now for the second time making ex-
cayatIOns on the site OF Ilryns.
The ex-Qucen Isabella of Spain is losing her love
for Paris She thinks republican society does not
treat her with sufficient distinction.
His Imperial ITighness Prince Haru, the only sur
yiying child of the Emperor of Japan, having al
most reached the age of seven years, is having
separate palace built Tor his occupancy.
Kaiser William, King George of Greece and King
Christian of Denmark will meet this summer in
Wiesbaden where King George will attend the
baths, by advice of his physician. The Greek pa
per Ma hinea states that rooms have been secured
1or the three princes in the principal hotel at
Wlesbadcn
Senator HoaT, have number of questions
would like to ask yOu as To the Presidential SEN
timent in Massachusetts," said Washington cor
respondent one evening last week. The gentleman
addressed smiled genially and replied We'll, sir,
YOU mas put your questions, but very slowly
and solemny-"I- -not-answer-one-wordF :
DR.. J. II. ZukertOrt, who has gained tho title OF
the champion chess player Of the world, is playing
al present in Plttsburg He will visit the principal
cities in the United States and then go to China.
After he has been in the Celestial Empire for short
time he will return to England. The doctor combines
nTo6t with pleasure and while he was in New York
sent homo draft Of $1,000 of the results Of
his American trip up to that tune.
On a recent occasion when King Oscar, while in
tho Norwegian capital desired to meet his Swedish
Ministers in Cabinet council, he took train
from Christiana and when just across the boundary
met his ministers, took them into his private car
! rage and with the train speeding over swedish
ground held the council then and there, 10 49, say
| the Swedish papers, probably the only instance on
record Of a kings having presided over council OF
| his ministers a railroad train.
PROVIDENCE, March 3l.-Ex-GOvernor Eliaha
Dyer, whose wife died on Saturday last, is himself
| seriously i'll.
| PETERSBURG. Va, March 3l.-The Rev. DR.. join
| Z. Edwards Of this city, a prominent Methodist
In the South, Is critically ill., lie has been in the
| ministry fifty years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

tional methods of reform and redress iorSetS
its civilization and resorts to practices WHICH
are only expected in the South American 10,
publics or amid the social anarchy OF uhlofih"''
frontier settlements. For it cannot be 100
strongly emphasized that the people themselves
must be primarily responsible for whatever
abuses are tolerated in this country ana ''a'
they have no excuse Tor revolution OF rIoO sue"
as may be urged by the subjects OF autocIauc
and despotic governments. The stability OF our
institutions rests entirely upon pubic virtue
and intelligence, and if these are not Snihc'eh'
TO guard against blind ou.burstS OF violence;
the unhealthy reaction against preceding
apathv. there is no other protection for society
to fall back upon. Ordered sct-govclnmeh',
in short. demands individual conservatism ana
obedience to law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
, SJyGCL4R PROCEEDING.

The course Of the Democratic members OF the
Senate Committee on Cities yesterday, in recon-
sidering their action of Saturday asking the
Grand Jury to take cognizance of certain
damaging testimony affecting the Commissioner
of Public Works, has peculiar look. 1t would
also appear that the District Attorney acted in
n singular manner under the circumstances.
The committee during its recent sessions, has
taken some remarkable evidence disclosing the
methods under which Mr.. L. A. Cunningham
receives $50, 900 year from the city on 1899
orders issued by Commissioner Thompson. 1t
was shown on Friday that in one day three
orders were issued 10 Mr.. Cunningham for work
ON one sewer, and that In numerous cases sew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
THE H4LEDINE NOVEL.

Tho boys who robbed pedler in Pennsyl-
"a. were found to have on their persons four
gold mounted revOlyers, number of actresses
photographs, and six half-dime novels. The
leader of these boys was rather mature, as boys
90 in this age-sixtecn years Old-and it will
hardly do 10 lay the blame of all his wickedncss
AZ the door of the half-dimo novels. But the
fact that the dime novel, or half dime novel, or
some form Of cheap literature always turns up
when the effects of the young highwaymen,
burglars, thieves and other precociOus amateur
criminals are got together is too : litcant
to he overlooked. TIE TRIBUNE printed re-
Gently letter from writer of Cime novels
which has attracted good deal of attention
over the country. In this the writer Indignantly
resented the denunciatiOns continually passed
upon dime novels, declaring that they were as O
rule thoroughly wholesome and often effective
There is no doubt that many dime novels are
quite as wholesome and instructive as much
other literature that is provided for children al
a higher price. Like the stories of Captain
Wayne Reid, many Of them deal with advent
ures, and Indians, and the like but with nj
worse consequences than usually follow from
creating in youthful minds morbid excitement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

| for which there is no outlet. Unfortunately
for the reputation of the dime novel of this
class the country is flooded with flash newspa-
pers and cheap stories in which vice is made at
tracfivc lives Of crime are painted in glowing
colors the young are melted TO lives Of advent
IRE and even of downright deprayity, and the
brown bread and mill" Of everyday existence
are made thoroughly inspid. The printing
presses pour forth this stuff in a vast stream,
and il finds its way, of course, into the hands OF
the class for whom it is intended These papers
and book, have such sale that the wonder Is
not that there are 40 many bOy-highwaymen and
boys who carry pistols rs that there are not
more.
There are several ways in which such an evil
can De met. One is by providing literature for
children that shall be cheap and wholesome and
yet attractive. A great deal OF progress has
been made in this direction by some of the pub
fishers; who hardly reach, however, any class
but the children living in well-Ordered and we'll
sheltered homes into which the flash literature
seldom makes its way. What is needed also Is
cheap literature that can meet the flash ltera
turc on its own ground-that will be cheap, and at
the same time attractive without panderng to
vicious tastes Here, OF course, the publisher
of the decent cheap literature must be some
what At Il disadvantage. 1t will not always be
easy to give the same relish to his stories as the
publishers of the Boy Pirates and the Juvenile
Jawbrcakcrs put into theirs. But healthy
boy has no natural interest in crime, ana there
are clean and honest subjects enough to interest
him. 1t is Il great mistake to make children's
literature mawllish, or to talk down to them In
patlonizing way. They like strong meat as
we'll as the rest of us, and no one cares to be
made TO feel infcriority.
Another way in which the fash reading evil
can be met is for parents to take closer In
tcrcst in the daily lives Of their children. How
many fathers who read these lines know what
their boys are rcading' Too many boys are
turned over as if by contract, to the school
MASTER and no more thought is taken of them.
A little closer association between parents aud
children in many cases would leave less chance
for the vendcr of flash literature to step ID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
amusemenis DO Night.

v,Jor OPER. HoUsE-s-"La Vie.'
CasSo-s-" The Merry War"
DAYS THTATRH-S-" Red Letter Nights
fRASp OPFRA HOUSES" In the Ranks" a.
MANSON SQUARE GARDEN-2 and S--Barnuns circus
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-S:3O-"Alp Alpine NOSES
NEW PARK IHFATRE-S-" Her Sacrifice . -, .,
NHw-YoRK COMEDY THEATLE-S-" PecKs Dau bo!'
NIeJo's GARDEN-S--' Fritz in Ireland .
STAR THrATRv-S-" Much Ado About Nothing"
TuAIII TIE sounwendhof" .
1uEATRF CoMloUE-2 and S--"Cordena's Aspirations
SD AVENUE THEATRE" For Congress"
INIoN SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WAIIACK's rHEATRE-S-" LADY Clare. -
brH AVENUE THEATRE--S-"Contuslon
lsrI STREET THEATRE-S-" Hamlet"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

Quiet was restored in Cincinnati early yester-
day morning, but an ugly feeling prevailed
among certain classes all day. Up TO midnight,
however, there had been no outbreak. The
presence of large numbers OF militiamen seemed
TO have soothing effect. A movement is on
foot to withdraw the troops and replace them
with new policemen. The authorities who are
ON the ground ought TO know of course, what
is best; but at this distance, judging from the
dispatches, that would be dangerous thing
to do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

There Is a growing appreciation i'll Congress
of the importance of protecting the forests
Senator Miller, from the Committee on Agn-
culture and Forestry, reported favorably bill
to establish a great Government reservation
about the head-waters of the Missouri and the
Columbia rivers. This is an important meas
ure, and in the opinion of forestry experts
should be promptly passed. The Federal Gov
eminent still owns these woods on the Great
Divide of the continent, and can do what 1T
pleases or seems best with its own. If the bill
should fail, and if the lumbermcn should
once get footing in these woods, the chances
of saving them would be greatly reduced
Even if the tree-cutters should do no harm, yet
steps should be taken to prevent the dcstruc-
ton of the forests by fire. Danger from tins
source threatens more every year now, as travel
into that country increases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

treachery of his followers. The battle ended Id
adisorderly stampede in the direction OF hhar
tbum. The confidence of the populace in Cen
eral Gordon is reported to be unlmpaH Gu
This however, scarcely seems credible iiiS
prestige as lucky commander who lnvariaoiy
won his battles was almost his only resource
That prestige must now be materially dimh-
ished. His position seems to us most desperate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

The furniture of the st. Nicholas Hotel is
going .-gning!-and within day or two that
famous old inn, SO well known to all Americans,
will itself be gone. Nothing will stay down
town in New-York permanently except the
wholesale trade Retail shops, amusements,
clubs and homes-all are drifting toward the
Harlem. The st. Nicholas has only yielded to
fate, and it preserved its good name until the
last. Old New Workers, to whom memories Of
the past are not unpleasant, will regret the dis
appearance of one more landmark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

When Germany and Spainwere making much
Of each other some time ago, it was asked by
the rest of the world in a general way what the
Madrid Government expected to gain by break
ing with France to draw near to Prince Bis
marck. The answer was" Morocco france
had an eve, possiblytwO upon that country and
Spain herself was not regardless of It's exist
cnce. Germany, it was suggested, in return for
King AlfonsO's friendship, might i'll some way
help the Spanish monarch TO increase his do
mains in the direction of North Africa. inns
was only mere suppositiOn, however, and for a
long time nothing more was heard on the
subject; but recently dispatches from Madrid
have stated that uneaSnesS existed there IN re-
gard to the designs of France upon Morocco !;
and now a request has been made to the Gov
ernment to establish protectorate over the de-
sired land. Germany has not yet moved
in the matter 1t would not be strange, how
ever. if some intimaton OF Prince Bismarck )
wishes were heard soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

General Gordon has met with serious disas-
ter. He led his Egyptian troops against the
Arabs with characteristic skill and courage, and
was on the point of winning signal victory
when he was betrayed by the cowardice or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

A strong feeling is certainly developing
among New York taxpayers against the Quaker
Bridge Dam in connection with the pan 10
increase the water supply of this city. Inc
cost seems uncertain, except that 1t VIII DC
enormous. and the need of the structure is not
pressing at ALL The anxiety Of the AGueduct
Commissioners. however, to reach some ue-
cision in the matter is quite natural and easily
understood. Much time has already been spent
in deliberation. It is to be hoped therefore
that taxpayers who do not want to see inc
Quaker Bridge Dam built will hasten to state
their objections.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

The introduction of cheap cabs III the lower
part of the city is an experiment which every
New Yorker who does no. own a carriage and
pair has long been anxious to soc tried. The
exactions of public cabmea for years have been
an ANNOYANCE to residents which would not
have been put up with in any place except IN
this good natured town ant to travellers pass
ing through the city the cabmAn has always
been an absolute terror. The public therefore
will be heartily glad if the Cheap Can Com
pany enjoys the success which is foretold Tor IT,
At present, provision is made only for the con-
venience of business men in the daytime IL
the company's cabs were within call OF the up
town clubs in the evening, it seems likely that
they would be much used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01

generally were dull and lower aud closed weak.
THX WgATHER-1RBUNE local observations in
dictate clear Ind warmer weather, followed by IN
creasing cIoudiness and chances Of rain. Tempera-
ture Yesterday: Highest. 40; lowest, 25'; aver
age 3j7ss.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-25
OUR mail Order DEPARTMENT

This Department is in charge of an
experienced person, who gives it his
personal attention, and may be relied
upon in making selections &C.; and he
solicts correspondence upon any sub
ject pertaining to the business, prompt
ly attending to all orders. requests
for samples, and other information.
Our advertisement will appear from
time to time in this space; shonld you
wish to see the goods before purchas-
ing, send for samples; if you wish to
buy, state the articles wanted, and the
name Of the paper in which the adj
vertisement appeared (sending for
such as soon after it is advertised as
possible enclosing us the full amount,
including the postage if to De sent by
mail, and we will Immediately send
you the goods, with letter and state
ment of the transaction in full, giving
you to fully understand that if not
satisfactory you can return them TO us,
and we will refund the money.
We extend to all visiting our city u
cordial invitation to call upon US, as
we will take pleasure in showing them
through our large establishment, Civ
ing them any information and atten-
ton desired; visitors treated with the
same cOnrtesv as customers
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-25
Profit of Sheep.
Columbia, Conn.

There is no other farm stock that
may be made so profitable as small
flock of sheep. The complaint of dogs
and their destructive ravages of the
flocks is no doubt true; but if more
sheep were kept there would be fewer
dogs. 1t is something like the weeds
on a farm. If there were no crops,
there would be nothing but weeds
but we raise crops and the weeds are
kept in subsection. Just so the dogs
would be kept in subsection if every
farm had its flock. 1t is worth while
considering if it would not be better
to displace some of the pigs for twice
as many sheep; for two sheep can be
kept where one pig is. There would
be tender lamb for the farmers ia
bic, a luxury now unknown; good,
sweet, wholesome mutton lambs, too,
to sell at a good price, and a score of
fieeces bringing in twice as many dol
lars. A neighbor has a flock of sheep
on his farm, but it belongs to his
daughter, who cares for them and looks
after the lambs and has quite fund
accommodating from the profits; but
what is better still, as the farmer says,
the girl is farmer all over and if
she had no better fortune will be able
to run a farm and managed flock of
sheep as we'll as any other farmer.