New-York tribune., 1884-02-19


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Lord Lausdowne spoke senslbly when he told
the Canadians that he hoped they never woald be
" military nation in the sense in which some OF
the great European powers are military nations.
No greater curse could come upon Canada or any
other as yet free country than to be saddled with
the crushing burden Of mtarisn. Canada, how
ever i9 in nc danger of that and will doubtless &C
quietly on her way until her people conchde slat
manifest destiny calls for consolidation with the
United States
There was something almost touching in the in
geuuOus innocence of the little internde arranged
by Messrs. Curtin and Manning, in the House, on
Friday. The idea that it might be possible to get
| Manning swora in without anybody noticing what
going was original to say the least. That the
gentleman from Mississippi should have consented
10 swallow his pride. and accept his seat On the
! strength of tho certificate which no had
| previously sconed to take advantage of, was per-
| maps not very remarkable under the circumstances.
| A hOmely old prOyerb is to the effect that hungry
| dogs will eat dirty puddngs." What is
surprising however, is the willingness of the gen.
tieman from Mississippi TO make public profession
! of his willingness 20 consume dirty pudding
when there was poor prospect
that the pudding would be placed within his reach.
As it was all he succeeded in doing swas TO testify
iii the most public manner to the indiscrmnating
condition of his appetite, and having done this he
was compelled to retire az famshed as when he
tered.
There is no accounting for tastes, and disput-
ing them, and therefore II is not in order to find
fanlt with the action of the Michigan millionaire
lumerman who has left 50 200 apiece TO the mother
Of Artemus Ward to Eli Perkins, and to Josh Bill
IL, nf
humor. But the idea of the standard which he
must have created for hmselfis somewhat strange.
especially regards the last two members of his
humorous triad.
When the ferriage by the Union Ferry Compa
ny's lines was reduced 10 one cent at certain hours
Of the day the clock on Fulton Ferry dlsappeared
and since thenno timepecc has informed those Of the
public who cannot afford 20 carry watches when
the commutatiOn rates are in force. 1t was doubt
less neglect and not any economical motives which
led the directors OF the ferry company to fail TO re-
store the old clock. But when Fulton Market was
built it was announced that public clock would
be placed on its front But ii has not appeared
And the question now comes mp, what motive could
have led the proper authorities TO break this prom
ise Certainly not economical reasons, for those do
net prevail as Il rule among officials VINO dispense
public moneys. II Is hardly possible that the ferry
company owns both Fulton Ferry and the adjacent
Fulton Market.
Tic fare over the East River Bridge for a two
hose stage coach, full or empty, is twenty cents
St3ge Of the Broadway pattern seats fourteen
persons. At three cents a head a stage wOuld,
therefore receive fOrtytwO cents difference TWEEN
ty-two cents. Distance one mile time about ten
minutes. Why would not line Of stages pay at
these rates. and rival the Bridge Railway Company
line of say six stages at these rates which ought TO
pay as well as Broadway traffic does 1t might, at
any rate iD the end force the company reduce its
rates.
The experience of Stanton, the arateur burglar |
is interesting and instructive, for it shows how long
Il criminal not known to the police, and having no
with professional maefactors may |
cvade the officers of the law The latter naturally
look for burglars among the criminal class, and |
when they fail to find them there they much |
at fault rs the general public. Had it not been for
the tell-tale pawn-tickets which he could not do |
without. Stanton might have carried on his depre-
dations indefinitely He appears TO have taken his |
precautions with remarkable Judgment and to have
avoided the capital mistake of \ too soaring ambi-
ton. Without any burgarious education he
was thus enabled to rob over hundred houses
without leaving any traces which ths police could
follow. On the whole, 1t is just well that there
ire not many such amateur criminals
The American resembles the Athenian in at least
,ue point He cannot live without news. A
curious illustration of this occurred in connection
With the Ohio hoods. When the relief boats went
around to rescue the imprisoned people, 1t is related
hat the first inquiry always made was for the
lews, and only when they had satisfied their curl
slty did the sufferers ask for food and other aid
lny other people in like circumstances would not
lave cared what was happening to the rest of the
world
The English complaint that the French in NADIA
.ascar are pursuing barbarOus method of warfare
; perhaps true but 1t hardly lies in the mouth of
England to protest on that ground nasmuch as she
as quite habiualy employed similar methods in
er contests with uncivIIized people. When. for
xanple some members of a tribe of South Sea saw
yes Kill a white man, and in retaliation an English
uuboat DESTROYS native village, what is that but Y
he method of the Savages7 The latter does not dis
rimnatc IN his reyenges. If white man kills his
,lIow he will kill the next white man he encOunt
rs if he can This is precisely the practice OF }
ugland when dealing with barbarous tribes. No G
oubt the United States has done the same thing,
nd a conspicuous instance occurred not more .
ian a year ago. when to punish an Indian out $
realt at the North Federal guubOat destroyed the
pats and fishing Implements OF a whole tribe thus
aying them without the means Of subsistence at
le approach of winter The unpleasant truth is
lat all the civilized Powers are prone to revert to
lrbarOus methods when dealing with wild tribes.
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