New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

Fifty -eighth-st trains though they know they can
notride in them further than Fiftiethst In ell these
manifestations of blind hurry there Is suggestion
of being driren which is almost uncanny.
Still the depletion OF the Treasury goes on, and
the imitation of paper currency. The gold In tho
Treasury increased Wednesday S131 ,22S, while the
gold certificates outstanding increased 81, 1885, 800.
This was in part because S594,502 legal tenders
came in, and were in effect reduced by the issue of
other promises TO pay gold. But the paper prom
ises outstanding increased for the day $1,300,000
more than the cash in hand. Those who watch the
Treasury statements know that this is not
ceptional changes it has been going on for long
time and Congress manfests no disposition to
mako any change whatever in the legislation to
which this initiation of the paper circulation is DUE
The Kentucky Legislature Is evidently very
inhammabls body. 1t held an election for lady
librarian the other day, and the vote being
close, tremendous excitement resulted. Finally
one member said something of personal nature to
another. Then the other turned white" his
"eyes hamedr and he "sprang toward" his OPP
ponent. At this moment, observes a chronicler of
the scene, "the flash Of knife or the crack OF
pistol was looked for and had the knife flashed
or the pistol cracked there would have been ter
rible boodshedn Happily, however, the member
with the flaming eyes succeeded iRrestratning NM
self, and though according to the reporter the
whole body had worked itself into an "Hresponsl-
BILE" condition. the crisis passed without any loss
of life. practical suggestion of the occasion was
the subsequent remark that henceforth the Legs
ature would do well to confne itself to the choice
of male Librarians. Perhaps, Also 1t might have a
tendency to prevent irresponsible" crises OF tho
kind if tho members abandoned the habit of carry
ing knives and pistols about them.
The London Spectator, commenting on some OF the
bloodthirsty utterances of ODOnOvan Rosa, OBJ
serves that "the American Government shOuld take
this gentleman at his word, the question of his
insanity. His rawlings may be mad, or bad, or BOTH
but they are contagious aad injurious to the peace
of the world. Such mailman onght not to be per-
mitted to rave in freedom" The Spectator is mistaken
VIC think, The experience of England as well as our
own iustifes the conclusion that absolute freedom
TO talk nonsense even when it Is truculent non
sense, is always the surest preventive Of serious
mischief.
The depopulation of the negroes OF Jamaica,
Long Island is still brayely carried on by tho de-
tectives At the rate that the arrests of the many
only murderers Of tho Maybee and other families
90 on new jails will have to be built in Jamaica
Probably it would be cheaper to Danish few score
of the devastating detectives. Lynching IS talked Of
occasionally as remedy, and we suggest that
preference be shown some of these laundering fell
lows who find out nothing regarding the terrible
crimes committed, and get $40 per day and ex-
penses for not doing it even passably well.
Pttsburg is happy because, notwithstanding the
embarrassment of its leading industries, the city
has passed Cincinnati in the volume of business In
dicated by bank exchanges. In January the eX-
changes were at Cincinnati S41,947,2JO and at
Pittsburg S47,s70939. The Smoky City thus
becomes ninth in rank In the United States, and
INDUCES the hope that a revival Of the iron and
glass manufactures will put it in advance Of San
Francisco also. But not uncomfortable share OF
Pittsburg exchanges Is due to purely. speculative
dealings in the oil regions.
That ubiquitous Congressman, Colonel Thomas
Porterhouse Ochltree, is said to be hunt
ing with a shotgun for the man who blackballed
him when he was presented for membership III the
Metropolitan Club of Washington. If the Offend
ing gentleman feels that his life will be in danger if
he encounters Mr.. Ochiltree then we advise him to
take refuge in the witty COngressmans seat in the
House.
IT NAV be professional enough, and legal too, for
all we know, but the spectacle OF Justice OF
civil court running TO Judge of the Supreme
Court to get stay of the proceedings to punish
lauor-deaer just after being sentenced for crime
is not exactly pleasing one to the ordinary citi-
zen. This Justice Stecler did yesterday in behalf
of McGlory and at an hour of the morning when
his own court was supposed to be in session. 1t
may he all right but it looks to us as if it were all
wrong.
The author Of the novel " The Bread-Wnners'
saws in The Century: "My motive in withholding
my namo is simple enough. l am engaged in
business in which my standing would be seriously
compromised If 1t were known that had written
a novel" Much curiosity is now manifested as to
the nature of the business in which he is engaged.
But really his statement is a confession that his
business is that Of a Tammany politician. That Is
the one sphere of action in which the reputation OF
being "littery Teller" would do the most to IN
iure a mans prospects.