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PERSONAL.

Mr.. Robertson James, a younger brother of Mr.,
Henry James. is the Curator of the Milwaukee Art
Museum.
Mr. Donald G. Mitchell is mentioned as a candi-
date for the vacant chair of English Literature In
Yale College.
Mr.. James G. Blaine and daughter, who are at
the Hotel Brunswick, have come from Wash
ington for a couple of days pleasure in Gotham.
Nlr. Blame Is not expected.
Congressman O'Hara, the colored member from
North Carolina, is a graduate of Harvard and a
lawyer by profession. He lives in good style and
has a white tutor for his four children
The Rev. Dr. Nicholson recently declined to give
mp the rectorship Of St. Marks p f. Church, Phila-
delpha. to become Bishop Of Indiana. because hc
did not wish to abandon the earnest work he was
engaged in The results Of that work now be
seen Fifty-seven persons were confirmed at ~.
Marks on Easter eve, and on Easter Sunday 700
communicates were present.
"Not long ago" writes Washington correspond
ent OF The Philddclphid Press. " there was pub
lished far and wide a pretended interview with
General Grant, who was in this city. II was re-
ported that he said he had not spoken to Mr. Blame
for three or four years, that he would not 90 to
any place where he was likely 10 meet Mr.. Blaine,
and lot Of other stuff. This received all over
the country as showing the hostile feeling between
Grant and Blaine. Now here are the facts: At the
very hour that the poor dcuded citizen was reading
this horrible story, General Grant and Mr.. Blaine
were together As everyone knows, General Grant,
while here was on crUtchcs account of his fail
the ice in front Of his house, IN New-Gork. l;t.t
winter. He went occasionally TO General Ee9ic
while here but lac could not ina Ike calls NOW, II j.
well known that General Bcale rs one or blah' :
most intimate friends # not his most intimate
friend. Very we'll General Gaut While mere
sent General Br9e 10 Mr. Blaine and requested that
the latter would call on him, rs NE couIl mo- Gai
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RTTLER IND STRLKES.

General Butler very scn,ibly opposes the
system of strikes rs ineffective, wastcful and
harder on the worlngnan than the employer.
Every count in the Indictment is fairly drawn
and abundantly proved.
But the remedy IS less clear. The General
proposes legislation; and TO any practicable leg
islation that will tend to elevate and protect the
workingman everybody will agree. But strikes
generally turn on a question of wages. Does
General Butler propose that wages shall be reg
ulated by law If the State is to do that, why
not undertake the whole bu-incs, How in
deed stop short of il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
GRrvBLyNG AT THEIR OWN FORK.


Unnecessary heat is shown by some persons
who support the Democratic party as well as
they can, and give it oceans Of good advice,
because it does nothing or does wrong in this
OF that instance. One journal of that stamp i
angry because the Democratic House has spent
about five months in passing two bills of some
public interest. Another unpdcll, itself because
the usual Democratic stupidity refuses guns to
new steel cruisers. But this l. all a rcprchcn-
sbl, waste of time and temper. The men who
put the Democratic party into power, each and
all of Them from the principal editor Of a pro-
fc>,cdly independent journal up or down TO the
mcaucSt striker about the polls or grog-
shops, were bound to know what they were
doing, and what sort of party it was. They
did know that is the truth. They know
those at least who are now grumbng-that il
WAS the most incompetent and constituencies
aggregation of political numbskulls ever gath
cred Oh this planet. In particular, they knew
that Democratic Congress would be Do
Nothing Congress. They knew that Demo-
cratic Congress you'd scrimp and starye the
most necessary branches of the public service in
order 10 put up Il cheap dcmaGoguc's pIctcncc
Of economy, and then would steal all the money
il could for use IN the Congressional districts.
The men who make a fuss at present helped
f. elect Congrc-s of this sort, with their ewes
open, and of deliberate purpose. Some OF them
thought-or prolc,scd 10 thuk-that "admin-
i,trativc reform was the ono thincuccdful. But
they know that a huudrc1jh pant Of the stu
pidity or a hundrcdth part of the ra,cality
that any Democratic House Of late years has
shown. if existing in any executive depart
mcut. would have caused any or all participate
inc person, to be- kicked ont without delay.
The country treats Congress with amazing
patience, because it is supposed to represent
the people. When it disgIaccs itself, it dis
graccs the voters who made it. If the Dem
ocratic aud Independent individuals aud jour
nal,t- who made this Congress what it is will
take a look at it, they can discover what q good
many voters think of them.
Others who helped then but now grumbe,
we regret to say, were charged TO the muzllc
with small personal spite. They hated this OF
that Republican, and were willing to help any
creature however incapable or unworthy, in
order to satisfy their grudgcs. If these people
will carefully remember how they behaved,
when this Congress was elected, they will have
considerable charity ior the bIainlcss members
who do nothing, and lor The demaeosuc, who
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imported articles bearing unlawful trademarks
are liable to seizure. Moreover, special SER
vice 10 look after tho business which the treaty
will impose IL to be established in each nation,
and bureau of information will also be opened
in each. An international bureau will be In
charge of the Central authorities OF Switzerland
protocol is attached TO the treaty Tor the pur-
pose of defining certain technical terms when
otherwise would mean ono thing here and an
other thing somewhere else.
As the relations bctw the Federal Govern
mcnt and the commonwealth of this Union, and
between the different States, are already COM
plicatcd and subject to constitutional hmlta-
tiOns. clauses have been inserted III the protocol
when are considered as concessions To us. They
relieve the parties to this international contract
from all requirements not within their constitu-
tionol powers 70 observe Finally, any country
not liking the way the treaty works can with
draw from the union by giving years notice.
The convention has been agreed to already by
eleven countries, including France, Spain, Italy
and Switzerland.
This is undoubtedly n matter of first import
ance to the United States, for we lead the world
in inventions and it is highly desirable that
the rights of American citizens should be pro-
tccted wherever it is possible. AT present some
OF our inventions are stolen, and many of our
Trademarks are initiated, all over the world. A
treaty that will stop these things is of course
desirable. This one does it-according to Mr..
J. O. Putnam, who represented the United
States at the Paris conference, He declares
that patent registered under its provisions by
an American citizen would give him command
of Europe and America in the matter of sale,
and he points out that great advantage i'll the
matter of priority of time IS accorded to us II
these things are so. it would seem that the
treaty might properly be ratified. 1t is for the
Senate To consider the matter carefully and 10
find out just where we would stand if we entered
into the agreement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
srRAUsss NIGHT IN VENICE.

Venice" which shall produce Saturday at Days
Theatre H. from musical point of Wow, the best piece
Of work Strauss has done only OF other
comic OPERA Les Clochcs lie Comoylc," that should
put on level with IT, and STRAUSS himself thinks it is his
masterpiece found the iDIetto at urot rather difficult
to make any thing or hut sidney Roscufcd has made
successful job Of IT, The plot slight of course but
only wants mere line to hang the tuIefd numbers upon
have taken good deal OF pains with tho sottug. and
some of the Venetian at least good any
thing that has been for time make feature
Of the ballet In tao last act there Ia pigeon ballot
on the Square ~ st. Mark which Will DO novel aud pretty
also Introduce two three numbers from bubnseins
Nero ballet music. Miss Louise Lester, Miss Rosa
CooL n. H. Fitzgerald, Walter Temple and Edwa Goa
nell Will bO IN tho company.
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MP lIO-. AND THF spEcUIAr0Ks.

Tbeodor, MosS-L WaacA ha- not looked we'll,
felt y0Uug been such buoyant spirits fifteen
years he l. nc present think must breal, through
my habit OF never leaving NewYork and go down 10
Florida myself. We feel sorry about the failure OF
Betsy" for had Thought II sure 10 draw II only
shows that great success Ia LONDON often spells *
uomIuious failure 10 NcW-lor0. My name has
been 80 often mentioned ga connection with the rpccuiI
tors though why cunt divine that feel Ike saying one
word. Public aud managers declare with voice that
Spectators nuisance The Aldermen Hre therefore
Licensing public nuisance Tint seems to me % para
dox aud think that the face OF II the ordinance per-
hitting spectators must be- Illegal / wish some ono
would try II I'm the have done good deal but
am willing To do moro 10 pat down Spectators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25

the country that Mr. William Walter Phelps had
forwarded to our contemporary formal answer
TO its charges against Mr. Blaine The Post must be
intensely mortified that 1t has not been able TO print
this letter. Why the delsyi Because the letter
makes kndlng- wood of tho chargesf II pains an
infallble paper to have its charges crushed. Or
because The Post, after receiving hard blow, has
to take forty-eght hours TO get its second
windf 1t Is sad to a worthy newspaper crippled
for any cause. In this hour Of its modification,
whatever tho occasion. The Post will have the
sympathy Of every kind-hcarted newspaper through
out the country.
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4P1TENTPIGH7S TREATY..

We lay before the readers of The Tm-
ErNF this morning the rcoutcnt> of an i'm
portant treaty now under consideration i'm the
United States Senate. Il viii interest the bust
ncs, community of the entire Nation, for il re-
latcs 10 the international regulation Of trade
marks, commercial titles and patents Of all
kinds-rvcrythug in fact which comes under
the head of Industrial Property. The treaty
was agreed upon at conference held in Paris
in March Of last year, and attended by repre-
sentativcs of all the leading nations of the
world, except the German Empire. Its object is
To secure for the inventors and prOprctOrs Of
Trademarks and patents equal rights in all the
countries entering into the compact, and it
Guarantees 10 the citizens Of each country the
same advantages and privileges enjoyed by the
citizens of all the other contracting nations the
same protection and the same legal remedies for
wrongs are afforded.
These ideas are embodied III the first articles of
the document then follow other clauses rclat-
ing 10 the legal procedure necessary to be gone
through with by inventors in order to secure the
privileges of the agreement, and to avoid ii con-
nict Of claims. These viii be best understood
by patcnt lawyers-Of which branch OF the legal
profession, it is 10 be hoped, there are several
representatives in the Senate. The average
reader, however, will be able TO understand that
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refuse guns to steel cruisers. A stream rarely
rises higher than its source.
THE ynryTJFICt TJOy or LIGHTHO USES.

THE IDFNTTFIC5TION or LIGHTHOUSES.
The Saturday Rerec, discussing tho wreck OF the
Daniel Steinmann, and understanding that tho cap
tam gives as the of il the mistaklng OF the
Sambro light for that on Chebucto Head, calls at
tention 10 the fact that Sir William Thomson, the
celebrated physicist, some time since devised
methods whereby any such confusion could be
avoided with almost absolute certainty. The Sdfnr-
dan Eerit7r snysi Sir William ThOmson's method
of making lights recognizable IL simple and mex
pensiye. Ii is based upon the Morse Geographic
cOdo a code which enables all the letters OF the
alphabet TO be produced by successive groups OF
any two things. As n rule long and short things
are taken they may be long and short lines, long
aud short movements, long aud short flashes OF
light, or long and short sounds. . Sir Will
liam Thomson has shown that by machinery even
simpler and less expensive than that of an ordinary
flashing light every lighthouse may be enabled to
give the initials or some abbrevIation of it's name
every few seconds by means Of long and short
flashes of light" 1t IA scarcely necessary to add
that fOghOTns can he utilized in the same way, by
being made to give long and short sounds and that
when the lighthouse has q fOghorn attached as IL
the at Sambro Island, there would he no diff
Guilty in signalling vessels in the thckest
weather.
II may sometimes happen that the weather is too
thick to render signals by flashes of light distn-
gushable, and therefore tho assistance of fog
horn is important. But Sir William Thomson's
method appears to be In principle both simple and
practical although the English Trinity House and
Commissioners of Northern Lights have not yet
been persuaded to adopt it, The Canadian author
tiles could easily test the system. however and our
own Government would DO well to make some ex-
perments upon IL. 1t Is true that wrecks do not
often occur through the installing of lights but
whom they do they are apt to DO disastrous, "a In
the case Of the Daniel Stcinmann. The only OBJ
lection that to us, and 1t may not be sound
one, is that the use of the proposed signals might
cause fixed lights to be sometimes mistaken for
flashing or revolving lights. Careful observation
however would probably prevent any bunders OF
that kind and the suggestion is certainly too sea-
sOnabe to be ignored.
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LEAVING NETWORK WITH REGRET

William Ierriss.-Well shall all be saying goOd-by
you saturday night and assure you that much to
my surprise for One not To return as had
expected OF | feel glad to be going home. but
New-NOrk il mighty good place to live In after all.
20 back to plenty OF work In the first place have
Days visit 10 arrange for and In the second have TO
think about my appearance Romeo 10 Miss Auderson's
JUteL A to the DAILY venture feel more than con-
hdcut. Every mali brings encouraging words of an
cipatory welcome in the English papers rely myself
a good deal ON my own impression when first saw the
company. thought then and think that it is the
finest Euglish-speaking comedy company In the world.
Miss Rehau. an sure will make a hit They will open
I'm Dollars and SENSE" and She Would and SLo
wouldn't Ia TO be the first matinee performance. The
Country Girl has Ueen much played IN England
lately that We decided not 10 lead of with It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
amusemenis DO Night.

Ac.nrny OF Music g." semiramde'
Asrp,cAs JssTlTUTE-S-Bcycle Faces.
6IyoU OPERA HoUsE-S-" La VIC
CIsrSo-S-" falka'
CosMoroIIrAN TuEArRg-s-"M Mountain Queen"
G,.~popFr. s" Samuel OF POsen.'
M.pIso> SoUART THHhTRH-s:30-" May Blossom
NJpios q ARDFN-S s." In the Ranks"
STAp FATRF-S-"C Charles L."
TuEIrRY CoMIoUE--2 and g." Dams Trbuations
ToSY PASTORS THEATRt-2 and 3" Rag BABY .
sp AVENUE THFATRE-s-" Claire and The Forge Master
rSIoN SQUARE THEATRE-S-" The Fatal Letter.
WuIACk's rHEATRF--S-"A scrap Of Paper" 80
bTU AyNNUE rHEAIRE-S-" skipped by the Lleht OF the
Moon"
IIru Strict THr ITRF-a-"LOvc and law"
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PROVING MORE ATTRACTIVE.

Sberida,, Shook' The Fatal Letter has been cut and
slightly altered and Is AZ present doing much better bus
ness than FIRST expected am ncliued to think
myself that play received rather harsher treatment
than it morled But one often finds that play which
falls Hat the first night draws very good houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
HONoRING MADAME PATTI.

The friends of Madame Patti have arranged
10 honor her with demonstration on her departure
The iron steamboat COmpany's steamer Pegasus has
p.e chartered and sercnade and concert viii be- gwen
Capoas Seventh e at band has been engaged. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25

give France cher proper share of influence and
authority on the banks of the Nile" AS france
has done nothing to maintain anyhody's niiu-
ence and authority on the banks of the ME- tne
English might fairly ask what the KepuDiicS
"proper share Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25

These figures do not lie but they do convict
The Post Of talking nonsense when it argues
that this State "has pronounced in favor" Of
Mr.. Edmunds.
Aware that it is impossible to break the force
of these figures, and that they are fatal to its
Edmunds theory, our contemporary cndeayors
to ignore them. By way of doing 80 it adj
vances the astonishing and comical proposition
that district delegates are of no consequence
whatever, while the delegates-at-large are the
only trustworthy induces of public sentiment
"Thc mere numbers of the district delegates
will count for little rs against the voice of the
State" is the language of Ife Post. 1t is worth
noticing chiefly because il we'll illustrates to
what extremes of abSurdity your cordial
Blaine-haters will proceed in their desire to
make IA point against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25

The Broadway Arcade or Underground ka'.-
way bill has its attractive features; but II Is
somewhat surprising that it passed the senate
by SO large majority CD to 81, for the feelings
of certain property owners along the route nave
certainly not been correctly stated heretofore
by the advocates of the plan. The managers OF
the Astor estates have been said to favor IT /;
and yet Mr. John Jacob Aston sent protest 10
the Senate yesterday declaring that the scheme
AS il stood was full of danger to the Broadway
buildings and that he was unqualfedly opposed
to the present bill. These are points for the
Assembly to consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
NIP. RYING,s PERroRMANCES.

Two nights of "The Merchant of Venice have
afforded pleasure TO crowds spectators al the
TheatrcMr Irving giving his fine and flushed perform
ance OF SiyOck, and Miss Terry presenting her lovely
idcalot PJrta. only three performances remain 10
be given leOre the close OF this brilliant and memorable
season. Tonight " Charles l." will be acted-a tragic
drama which Mr.. Irvins supremey intellectual art Is
excmpllned with beautiful clelrueSs and Impressive
strength Those who miss seeing this great actor -
charles ne FS, viii lose OF the finest and most char
acerisC manifestations Of his genius. Miss Terry also,
is IN lovely light, the queen OF the royal martyr
and OF the England Of the Htarts. For the Satupiay
matinee Louis HI" is assigned aud for the last nlgh
selections from four PLAYS. Mr. Irving gives farewell
breakfast, tOmany r.euds, next resdayrat DemOucOS
sails Tor home On Wednesday aboard the AuraniA
Mr. Terriss, Mr.. Robertson, Mr. J. ii. Ryley,
Mr. Frank Lincoln and other distinguished professional
persons will give entertainment at Chickering Hall
this afternoon This will be- to extont REPETITION
OF the very aree bc that Mr. Tcriss aud
his associates gave at the same place last Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25

Republican conventions were held in two
more States yesterday. In Michigan delegates
for all the Congressional districts were elected.
A majority OF them are for Blaine, three
are for Edmunds and one for Arthur. In OHIO,
where only dclcgatcs-at-larSe were chosen,
two Blaine men and two sherman men were
selected.
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nm FAmrNE ID mn AcToRs. FuND b

THE FAILURE OF THE ACTORS FUND BENEFITS.
DI,,tct ErobnaH.-One OF two things must be done
about the Actors Fund Benefit: Make it success or
abolish 1T and raise the money by other means. The
trouble with us has been that New York managers are
buster than their fellows In any other city Imyself had
to leave important interests in Philadelphia 10
and look after the benefit The lack OF time spent On the
preparations and the want OF serious thought given to
the caused the receipts To fan 30 per cent
below of last year am selnrd to favor yearly
assessment Of pea head all actors to be deducted by
the from the yearly contract larger assess
mcnt on every manager and regular percentage to be
levied the receipts Of ny benefit given By actors for
charitable purposes II be.eht performances TO be
given they must be attractive YOu can't count on public
.NmDnthY for lOllAr.
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rfEKS or 4c1oRs lYD MANAGERS.


THE POLICE ~ NEW LIGHT
ChatIes FrohmdH Tb,1fricGI NtD0qsr.I am afraid an
impression has been produced the public mind that
The Pulse Of NewYork L. only "a realistic version OF
Tie streets OF Ncw-Iorl." This Is great mistake
The ul.c of New-York il entirely new play os re
CARDS motive and construction and though the sceney-
especially elaborate the play IS by means mere OK
cse spectacular effects. The police OF New-iork Will
placed before the public In light which l. new To the
stage Heretofore the stage policeman has always been
a butt for laughter object for sncers. In The
Pulse OF Ncw-Yorl" the police methods of work their
skill I'm detecting crime and tracking criminals ana their
devotion their business viii be dwet upon. The plot
s also show how people living I'm good style and form
In part OF NewYOrk society are sometimes In league
with the lowest class of criminals and give teiI assist
ancc toward the furherancc or Illegal designs George
Clarke viii take the part of Inspector Byrnes, and think
you will probably something clever in the way OF
makeup As to the scenery. It VII beat anything yet
seen u NcwYork ~ regards local realism but es said
before. rely more on the play than the scenery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-25
rur rnLcE OF NEM-Y0EK.

The Post of this city. writing of the Utica
Convention, conveys to itsreadcrs the exclusive
intelligence that the state says distinctly that
"a candidate of the type and general equipment
" of Mr.. Edmunds can probably carry the State
and can be elected. The State itself
has pronounced in favorof II third man. and has
indicated what sort of a third man it prefers.
It looks as if our contemporary didn't take
the papers For certainly no one who Is fam
liar with the views of the Republicans of this
State in reference to Presidential candidates, a.
those views have been expressed in the choice
of delegates TO Chicago, will pretend to claim
that Ncw-Yorll "has pronounced in favor of
a third man" Ncw-York will cast seyenty-tw0
votes in the Chicago Convention, and they
will be Distributed as follows:
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The police have most properly made a
thorough examination of the case of y. L. Fish,
the suicide ninong whose goods was iboX con-
tanning .ucts, gunpOwder and material
supposed 10 be dynamite. There was promise
at first of something sensational; but the
detectives after following up all the clews nave
come 20 the conclusion that Fish was a weak
minded, harmless fellow whose tancles had
scientific bias. The explosives i'll the box,
which was carefully opened were not arranged
so aS to make an internal machine OF It, lhese
conclusions are entirely satisfactory Dnt IL Is
possible that f the fellow had lived his fancy
might have taken dynamite turn.