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New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
No ONE TO Run.

1t becomes clearer with each passing day that
if the Democracy is to nominate man Tor the
Presidency this year on whom all Democrats
can fairly be expected to unite, the party man
ayers must order a draft. Possibly even the
dernier resort of draft will not secure such
man. Certainly none of the volunteer candl-
dates will answer.
The Louisville COurier-JOurRal Is sure that
Mcdonald of Indiana ought to be the coming
standard bearer. With characteristic ardor 1t
says of him His opinions are as straight as a
d" single. his discretion can be relied
@upon. he umites within himself
"qualities which are at this moment needed by
"the Democratic party and the public
"seryice. he is an issue in himself and
" man every inch of him. Oh course,
if all Democrats felt like this, McDon-
aid might find no difficulty i'll securing
the nomination. But they don't. Far from 1t.
Here is The Sun, which greets the eulogy OF
its Louisville contemporary with the deadcnlng
remark, ave say frankly that Mr. Mcdonald
"cannot carry the State of New-1Ork Neither
can he carry Connecticut, and with him as the
" candidate New-Jersey would be doubtful"
Evidently all birds Of Democratic feather will
not flock together around Mcdonald.
But if Mcdonald is not the man around whom
Democrats can rally Z" as one man," who Is I
Not Holman-the very author and inisher OF his
boom has discarded him. Not Randall-the
Free Traders would jump on him with hearty
manimity. Not the old ticket-it is the part
of desperation, not of cOmmon-senSe, to
attcmpt resuscitatiOn after eight years of
suspended animation. Not Thurman nor any
| other of the OHIO chiefs-the recent Senatorial
canvass left too much bad, blood behind. Not
any of the New-York leaders-lIoratio Seymour,
the ONLY one of them who has not earned the
! ill-will of one of the factions grouped about
! Tammany or andTammany, is rendered
| ineligible by the infrmites of age. Not
| Bayard-hc certainly is no stronger than ne was
four years ago, and his highest vote III the
| Cincinnati Convention was 129l2 out of a total
of 1876. Not Hancock and English nobody
suggests that that post-mOrteIn hand be played
over again.
Tie drafts the thing.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
BTCKNER IND THE B4NKS.

Clearly, Mr.. BuCkner is not an enemy OF the
National banks by no means. 1t Is a wicked
slandcr to say that he proposes to Kill them on
His innocent aim is to "prcvcnt contraction
The banks are in a position where, without
relief, they must staryc. Mr.. Bucllner merely
proposes that, if they cW obstinatcly 90 and
die, Treasury notes shall be issued instead of
bank notes. 1t is a horrible and false impu
tation-this story that he is hostile to the banks
SO it was a horrible SANDER, we remember, to
say that Mr.. Buckners political friends were
cruel when they shut up thousands OF Union
soldiers to starvc in the AndersOnyille pen, and
carefully warned them that any man who
wnfully crossed the dcad-line would be shot
on the spot.
MIR. Buclner's application of AndersOnylle
tactics to those foes of the COnfedcracy, the
National banks, is quite natural. ccnsOrlOuS
world might think it harsh to Kill them off
But if they obStinatcly refuse TO live without
food, there is 10 cruelty in letting them die.
If may be said to Mr. Buckncr's credit that he
never pretended to be fond of these insttu-
tions. which did so much to uphold the credit
of the Nation i'll its darkest days which had
taken S277, 100000 of the United states bonds
before the war closed, and which have given us
a stable, uniform and honest currency, such as
was never known under Democratic State bank
systems. Unlike Mi. Carlisle, who seems
eager to pretend to be friend though he Is
really foe, Mr. Buclncr has been consistent
in his idea that "the National banks must co.
Still, all that H. proposes now is TO provide for
the not distant DIG when, under the operation
of Democratic enactments, the National banAs
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

100000, 900 bushels, at which they sneered 80
recently. The public satisfaction is natural
the people want cheap food, particularly when
business is dull.
Other markets for produce have been gener-
ally steady; notwithstanding the fall In corn,
lard holds the price Of Saturday the 9Th, and
pork has advanced q shade. Cotton did not
change in price last week. nor did the statisd-
cal position change. The opening OF two new
wells, which yielded quite largely at first. de-
pressed the price Of oil from 81 143s on the 9th
to about 81 113s last Saturday, but the close
was about 81 121a, and the new wells are re-
ported decreasing rapidly in yield. Refined Oil
remains high and strong. Four steamers were
chartered to load refined oil for Great Britain.
Iron has not changed materially, though bet
ter demand is reported at some points. Ihere
has been more firmness in coffee and tea, ana
an advance in butter, while sugar declined
little.
The severe decline in West Shore bonds mas
led to host of reports about the enterprises
which these securities represent. 1t Is not very
long since 115 was offered for the whole Oh
North River Construction stock, and refused; |;
on Saturday it was bought at IA. The nature
of the arrangements between this CONSTRUCTION
Company, the West Shore, the Ontario ana
Western and the Terminal Company are not so
generally understood that investors meet a de-
cline in price as they would in other cases. Dut
there was evident toward the close of the week
growing impression that in any event the
bondsmust be worth as much as they were selling
for. Dissatisfaction with some part OF the man
agcment is commonly mentioned as reason 1or
the difficulty experienced in making desired
financial arrangements, but it was reported
on Saturday very positively that such arrange
ments had at last been effected. The fact that
a plenty of money is to be had, under taVOrlng
circumstances, was shownb by the ready negotla-
tion of loan for $S, 900, 900 by the Oregon and
Transcontinental. Highly favorable reports as
to Reading and the declaration of peace be-
tween some of the warning railroads, helped 10
give the stock market stronger tone, notWlth-
standing the strife about the West Shore: Inc
reports of railroad earnings are naturally al
fected somewhat by the severe weather, put .he
railroad system generally appears to be DOING
quite fairly, considering the season.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

letter about the wool duty, by Mr.. Litson, of
Benton, Kansas represents that be does not realize
the increase in the price of wool which he expected
TO result from protective duties. If he will look at
official returns, he will find that Texas, Colorado
the Territories and the Pacific States raised
1859 475 pounds of wool in 1850, the last year OF
low duties on wool, and the same States and Terri
tories raised in 1850, according to the census
fl 9G3 5l1 pounds 1t is this great increase in pro-
duction in the far West which tends to keep down
the price of wool Inasrnuch as the precise object
Of protective duties is to cheaper products IN
the end by stimulating production, how can one OBJ
iect if the duty on wool accomplishes its objectf
The same letter wonders whether the other farmers
of Benton, who have no sheep, do not have to pay
n tax for the benefit of the farmer who does raise
sheep. To set up this plea, after just complaining
that protective duties have not made wool dear, Is
particularly ridiculous.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

that the combination tries or hopes to do is to
prevent the actual ratio falling materially below
80 cents, and that In md-winter when the cost
of transportation Is greatest. In those DAYS,
the average charge per ton per mile 1or all
railways reporting in New-York was l.o cents'
and it is now only half as much. Ten years ago,
the railroads in New-York had 3O,Ooo,ooo
capital and debt in 1873, and in 1857
S1,1O5, 100000; they transported then
34,OOOOOO tons of freight, and In 1852
II 900, 900 tons; the movement OF tons one
mile was then 4,419.OOO,000, and in 1882 1t
was 1852, 900, 900 tons; the entire charges for
freight were In 1873 $40, ,693, 1923, and in 1882
only $40, ,31O,O75-but little more for doing
double tho work. Finally, in 1878 the roads
paid SIS, ,e67, ,583 in dividends, and In 1857
only S18, 900, ,927-more than $2,37O, 600 less
return on double the capital invested. Pubic
opinion does not side with those who want the
railroads wrecked or ruined. 1t did want
cheaper transportation, and the roads have
given it. Now the public wants reasonable
regard for the rights of property as well as Tor
the interes is of shippers.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
PERSONAL.

The Rabbi Hirsh Fassel. of Gross Kaniza, Hun
gary a prominent leader of Jewish thought and
polity il Europe, is dead at the age of eighty two
years.
Canon Carmichael is to be offered Bishop Bald
wins later charge, Christ Church Cathedral, Mon
treal and it is thought that he will accept and If
SO. according to / he LiriRg Church, the Rev. Mr.
Rainsford of st. Georges in this city, will be in
yitrd to take his present parish. An effort was
made to secure Canon Carmichael tOr CalEarJ
Church in this city before tho present rector -"
Rev. Mr.. Sattercc was called.
At the annual dinner Of the Sumner Union League
Club in Hartford, Conn.,, last week Dir. l. 1. For
tune tho Editor of Tie Globe of this city, was
among the invited guests and made the chief speech
of the occasion In response to the toast Charles
sumner Less than four years ago Air. Fortune
was common type-setter IN the ONCE OF me Ae'c-
i0,k u ifReSS aud was the innocent cause Ot Sc
r1ous strike there the other cOmpoNltors gong out
in "A body because they didn't want to work long
side of a Niger"
II is sad that Colonel Thomas p. OchIltree
the only voter last week Oh his resolution in Con-
cress expressing sympathy with the German people
in their sorrow over DIR. Lasker's death, and that
tbe stiffness which succeeded the solitary Aye
was broken by another southern member who
shrilly pped out-presumably TO a neighbor. but
audibly to the whole House-"WhO the - was
LaskerW If the illustrious German could have
H.,
lac was last in Washington. Colonel Ochitree took
him all over the Capitol, showed him both houses
in session aud introduced HIM TO leading members
OF each. Now, Herr Laskor," he asked as he de-
cended the Capitol steps. what do yOu think of the
Congress- of the United States ~ Colonel Ochiltree,
replied the other, 81 GU have very fine building
here"
Concerning tho late stry about Senator Vest
making application for Senator Pendletons desk
before there was any certainty that the latter
would vacatc it, the Missouri statesman says 1t
wasn't So. lie says he was one day growlingat tho
venerable doorkeeper, Bassett, over his assignments
TO the poores seat in the Chamber, when Bassett,
sucgested thathe file an application for Pendletons
scat W hich was capital one, IN the event oi ms
| defeat. Vest sald that he couldn't do such thlng'
! m Pendlcton was his friend, and then he went to
! Pendeton and told him and Garland the story
Garland saw a chance for some fun at BasSetts e&-
| me psr and suggested to PcndletOn that he 60 10
Ba,sett with an offended air ANA protest yehelnenty
against any such distribution of his estate before
! his death Tins PcndletOn did with such eject thas
! Ras,ctt asteruby worried, aud spent the rest 0,
! the day running back and forth between Vest ana
| Pcndlcton, making explanations and apologies
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

Senator Blair has had pending before Congress for
a number of years a Constitutional Amendment aD-
solutcly prohibiting the manufacture or sale OF
malt or spurious liquors after the year 1900 Con-
gresham Deuster, of Wisconsin, representative
of the German element in the West, thinks and
quite correctly that his right to offer Constitutional
Amendments is as good as Senator Bairs' and so he
has introduced which not only forbids Congress-
but the Legislatures of states and Territories, TO
"enact any law prohibiting or abridging the manu-
facture or sale Of any article of merchandise COM
posed or prepared in whole in part of any product
of rhe soilD The two amendments have probably
nm equal chance of being adopted, which Is none at
all. 1t is not likely that Mr. Deusters amendment
was offered as a trayesty upon Senator Blairs'
though it serves that purpose admirably The curl
GUS feature of the whole matter is that both these
gentlemen are probably equally in earneSt-the one
in thinking that the Constitution can be used TO
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

The reserve at the second statement of Janu-
ary was only Sol ,902, 200 in 1878, about
S77, 900 900 in 1877, about sos 100000 III
1876, about $S4 100000 in 1873; it did rise to
500 900 900 in July, 1881, but has not been as
large early in January as it is now for eighteen
years. if ever. The nearest approach was Jan
uary l s. 1870, when the reserve was less than
500, 900 900. While this large store of money
is ii good foundation for the operations of the
new year, it is not an indication that general
business is satisfactorily active at present
January wheat sold at 81 1Ols in this market
on the Sd, and closed at 81 l0l2 on Saturday
the 9TH, but dropped to 81 OILS last Saturday
after II week of great excitement. Later options
declined little less during the week, 5ll cents
for February to rs for May, but the fall was
severe enough to cause two considerable fail
urcs. The fall in corn was from , to cents,
while cash oats were but slightly affected, and
Nav options less than 2 cents The TRIBUNE
has for a long time placed before dealers
information which justified tho belief that
"bull' movement in grain this season
would probably prove az unwise as it would be
prejudcal to the public interest But powerful
combinations at Chicago and here have flooded
the country with statements, official and other,
tending to show that the whole world was near
the verge of starvation because of an enormous
deficiency of wheat, and some unhappy people
have placed more confidence in these accounts
than in the returns of the Agricultural Bureau
and other standard authorities. The indiSpOsi-
ton Of foreigners to buy has gwen fair warning,
through the official returns OF exports, that the
demand for grain abroad was not by any means
large, and the accumulation of visible sup
pig" amounting to 35,5O0,OOO bushels has
shown the abundance in this country and taxed
the resources of the operators to the utmost. At
last they have broken down under the load, and
may now be more ready to credit the statement
OF the Bureau that the crop of 1883 exceeded
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Captain Bray. master OF the missionary ship
Morning star. which plies between Honolulu and tho
Mcrunesan Islands, addressed large Missionary meet
ins IN Chicago the other evening. he described tho
natives Of Micronesia as very degraded large number
of them being canuibas Mr. BIays principal object "a
coming to America to raise umds 10 build ana equip
yrss, 10 be called the New Morning star, the cOnstrdo
tiou OF which will be begun In Boston in the spring ING
cost OF the vessel VIII be about SlDOoo' NhVn "'
hopes to raise among the churches OF America.
queer occurrence took place recently al
theatre in Christlana, Norway The first representation
I'm Danish OF ocAenthan's " Der Schwabenstrelch was
about 10 begin when a patriotic Norwegian eIcltedp
arose and exclaimed tnat IL shame TO allow the pr"
ucton OF foreign pieces while those of the best nate
writer swere cody consigned TO oblivion. The speetS
created great andmos OF the audience Iei lo
theatre 10 another theatre whero "A pay W
native was being enacted These patriots returned now
ever before SchOnthanS play was concluded, anu so
ously hissed II OF the stage.
Silk culture is assuming great Importance III
California Il ls said by those who have tried IL tnAs
somc parts Of that stats peculiarly well adaped or
this industry Al recent meeting OF the state Boau vi
silk Culture steps were taken to import the Dest Naleo'
of mulberry trees from Italy FOR grating anu II was
stated that large box OF silkwOm eggs was ABOUT "
rive from Japan IL was decided 10 continue the ne
of instruction Tor silk culture sufficient mohey ,tar
purDn,e ia iOrthconing Tho water OF California ~ o
ad.n,d for ilk reeng than that Of any DINER cOu'
asc1nnt m peculiar sottness which ehariceriLes H. anu
its freedom from all alkaline substances. =,
During recent years agriculture mas ihI'uo
much uroqress I'm Japan although the area Oh iaiiu
cultivation is still comparatively small -Four -
the nonulaton is engaged agricultural pursuits ~
few countries could extensive variety oi pio
h raised Ice still continues " the stapn PiouS
and Oh 1t the people mainly subsls@ suANs'
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

shall be starved out altogether. Nobody can say
that in doing this he is disturbing the business
interests of the country" By no means
Doubtless he is sincere In the belief tnat IL
would be the best thing for the business
interests of the country if all Natlonai pallk0
should starve to death. But all that ne uces 10
to decline making any provision to Keep 'heln
alive. .,
This, be it observed, is Democratic conServ-
atism. What the party will do If it ever ges
power, and can cast off conservative bandages'
we are left to guess.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

A week of unusual interest has brought a
sharp break in grain and in petroleum, an ad-
,ustmcnt of some important railway cOntrover-
sizes, and resort to extreme measures to stop
alleged cutting of rates 10y the Lackawanna, II
decline of about seven points in the price of
West Shore bonds Notwithstanding general
Improvement in the stock market, and rise in
the bank reserve to point hardly ever reached
before.
The banks gained $8,015,G 600 in reserve
about So, ,sOO,OOO currency and S5,2OO,0O
specie. The principal cause is disclosed in the
daily Treasury statements from Washington,
which show for the week an increase of only
1896, ,497 in cash on hand, against an increase
OF ST, $50, $50 in certificates outstanding. The
bank reserve now $98, ,715,10O, and the large
surplus above legal requirements, compare
as follows with returns for the corresponding
week of previous years:
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
Nrtu7lork Daily Trib'1'te
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
NEW-YORK, MONDAY, JAN. IA.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

ropr1cv.-The Viceroy of Canton has issued
proclamation TO the people to prepare 1or War' -
Nationalist meeting in County Fermanagh Wasplo-
bibitcd Yesterday 60 A large meeting OF WORK
;ngmen was held in Paris. 60 More seamen anu
stokers have ioined the strike at Marselles' -
A tpu has been sent to search for the disabled
steamer Celtic. ,-,.
Dours11c-The report Of Consul-General Merritt
has been made public. == The spectators moDDed
a mesmerist in Mercer Hail. Princeton, N D.. oa'-
urday night, - Discharged railroad ehploSes'
at PendletOn, Oregon, threaten violence - "A
fatal stabbng affray occurred at Mount GARNER
Penn - The Court of Appeals VIII TAKE pos
session of its quarters in the New Capitol to-day
- The foreign fair at Boston has closed. -=-
There was a slight run on the First Nailohai bahA
of st Albans Vt -= An express tram was
wrecked Yesterday forenoon near Warsaw, n. l.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-The Rev. X. Heber New
ton suspended his biblical lectures at the request
of Assistant Bishop Potter yesterday; he maze
public statement of the fact. -= 1t was learned
that the West Shore Railroad Company had au-
tborized the issue of $25 100000 Of income bonds
- The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst preached sermon
enlogistic of the late George W. Lane. @---- A
scbooner was sunk by ice in the East River. --
Two unknown men committed suicide -- FL
forts 10 find Charles Delmonico were fruitless.
Tus WEATHER-TRIBUNF local observations In
dicate warmer clear or fair weather. Iempera-
ture Yesterday: Highest, So; lowest ~ :;
average 291lo,
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
Amuscmenis Go Night.

Ac.nENy OF MusIC-s-" Crispino la Comare
RIJou OPERA HOUSES" Orpheus ana EuIyuco
RRooKIYN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OoDccI@
CAsISo-S-" The BegCar STUDENT
CHcKERING GHNI-1l-Lecture-3-K
n.Yy's 'TuEATRR-S-" Seven-TweDty- Eight" SO
GRasp OPERA HOUSES" Francesca da RmlnL-
HAvERLY's COMEDY THEATRE-Sm7,"M NINE; pn;sb
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE.S;3O-,, Inc hp@A
NEW PARK THEATl E--S-" MISS ,n,y
Nm.o,s sGkRpFN--s--"The G. Pavements Of Paris
STAR The AIRES" Hamlet"
STEINWAY HALIs-S-Concerts .
TuAIIA THEATRE-8--" Afrikareise'
rruT ,TRF CouIoUE--9--" Cordelias Asprsus
IIn,@S SnIc ,EE THE ATRE-s"S storm Beaten ,ruor..
S SsiUS ~ rATRT-sOd Heads and Young hearts
o. hyrSIrr TuF AIRES" Passions slave,
g. Sru % AIrSTr 'TUT ATRE-S-"A wires PERIL
9tIu SrREFT THE ATRE--S-" For Congress-
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

Some extracts from the reports of the United
States consuls in Great Britain will be found
elsewhere in this impression. They are com
mended to the attention of the unhappy Free
Trade critics of Mr.. Robert p. Porters letters
about Industrial England. In them will be
found many statistics in regard to labor wages
and the cost of living in Great Britain which
support fully Mr. Porter's statements touching
these matters.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-14

action certainly has the appearance OF belng
compromise; but compromise is oi'oh '"o
height of discretion. The Christian puDlic as
whole, however, will be pleased that an ISSUE
which promised to end in painful ecclesiastical
trial has been disposed of in this simple way
II il TO be noted that Mr.. Newton in no degree
retracts what he has said. He holds that he Is
right, and says that he would have been Willie
to accept any consequences. In other woru''
although he was willing to make fight II any
body else wanted one, yet he was not spoiiine
for trouble and is for peace simply because 'no
Bishop and the Assistant Bishop WISH lt'
THE NEED or 4 LEGTSLATIVE INQUIRY.
Any impartial reader of The TRIBUNE nuo'
have long ago become convinced oi 'no
cessty of a thorough legislative eAaniip ne.
ton into the methods OF the "DH'
Works Department. The facts prih'eu W
dav further emphasize the need OF suon az
inouiry. The Union League Club, composer u
n large number of the leading ci'i~cno
of New-York. has recognized this Necessity
bv the adoption of the following resoiu'lon' u,,
Resoped That in the Judgment OF tnls 0iup' 'no
known and notorious facts concerning 'he inAii"e -,
Of the Department of Public Works render one Oh 'no
a. S, % The nresent LEGISLATURE to make thorough
,,ation NJ the Department, and to take such action
tbon .t this ssson as the facts thereby ascerIncu
shall warrant
In the light of the disclosures which nave peen
made no person of genuine public spirit VII,
oppose a legislative inquiry. No department VI
the Municipal Government has been so grossly
mismanaged in the interests OF
little partisan clique and a knot OF persona,
friends. And yet it is reported in politlcai
circles that Mr.. Thompson expects to be nom-
mated and confirmed as his own successor next
December. So shameless is the intriguing
in our local politics, and SO great Is
the influence which this political boss mas
acquired by the unscrupulous use OF every
means at his command that 1t might Dc
possible for him to secure a new lease OF power
unless the Legislature takes steps to check the
abuses through which he has grown strong.
In order to get at the whole truth concerning
Mr.. Thompson's administration, an amply
equipped committee composed OF fearless, ener-
getic, incorruptible men, who cannot be turned
from the path of duty by any deals or bargains
or proffers of patronage, is desirable. Inc
committee should be provided with aDle
counsel and competent accountants, ana shOuid
be willing to devote plenty OF time to the
work. 1t will not be a brief or easy undertak-
ing to explore all the dark places in the depart
ments. But the task must be done thoroughly,
in order that the properremedies may be applied
and public benefit result from the investigation.
! OF course the investigation should not be in the
charge of any members of the Legislature whose
previous connection with inquiries into city az
! fairs would make "wMtewashing" report
probable. To accomplish anything the
committee must be of far different
quality from that of Senator Grady's committee
in 1852. We hope that committee of the night
sort will be speedily at work.