New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-26
frankfort, Ky. July, 1888.

| Frankfort, n.y. July, 1885.
The Mahdi and Olivier Pam are occupying posi-
tions before the world at present closely resem-
| bling that Of the two figures which represent far
and foul weather respectively in the little baro
metric toy houses First, the Mahdi dies a1d Olivier
| Pain comes 10 fife. Then the Mahdi comes TO life,
| and tine Frenchman once more expires At the
latest accounts tho Mahdi had just died FIR the iif
| teenth or twentieth time, and Olivier Pain had
been resurrectcd. OF course it IL use ess to specu-
late about either Of these cratic aud eccentric per-
| sonages but the probability is that they will al
ternately die aud come to life again aslohg a. the
| dearth of exciting news continues.
| Rev. T. De swift ralmage IL " mentioned tor tho
| Prohibition nomination for Governor. Mr TAI
| mage - entitled to generous nsasdrc OF public
| sympathy.
Until judicial investigation settles the merits Of
the war between the New-Jersey aud Delaware fish
ermeu sympathy must naturally so out toward the
| former as they merely trying to drive tres
pa,sers from their waters. They offensive tres
pass.rs too and tho Jerseymen for years have suf-
| fcred much from them. They cruise along the
| Jersey coast in their steamers. picking out the
choicest fishing grounds and driving the local fish
| ermen away by a show of superior force Not only
| do they scoop mp the menhadcn and bluehsh whole
| s,,r bnt they often take a malicious pleasure In
| steaming through and destroying the nets OF the
| Jarsrymsn aud doing much other damage. Doubt
less the Jerseymen retaiiate whenever they can so
there ia an annual fcud on the Atlantic coast be-
| tween Jerseymen aud Long Islanders aud in the
Delaware Bay between Jerseypen and the Del
| awnreans and Pennsylvanlans. similar to the
| fanou, Chesapeake oystcr-wars between Virginia
| and MARYLAND Some day the Government will
have TO take hold Of these things and settle them.
| But Just now only hope for the Success Of
| tho men who are fighting for their own fishing
| grounds.
| The Boston Post remarks that the great discrep-
| ancy between John RoacRs bids for the Dolpain
and the cruisers aud those Of ms competitors was
| considered suspicious at the time and made more
40 by the history of their construction since" Oh
| course, any honest man can see that IL the con-
| tractor had only increased his bids 100000 or
| $500 600 he would not have been exposed To the
| charge of "plunderinx tho GovernnentW IL he
had run up bigger bill. his conduct could not
have been challenged-by Democrats
Governor Hill IL evidently pushing his canvass
for the Gub-rnatorial nomination TO the motto,
| The early bird catches the delegates.
Travel IN Arizona at this time appears to be so
| handicapped that even the swetering New-forker
may feel comfortable by con osrison when reading
| abenti H. A recent dispatch says, There has been
no rain since December aud all The water holes are
dry Travelling Is dangerous unless n good supply
| Of wafer IL taken along The thermometer for the
last two or three weeks mas ranged from 100 TO IA
degrees in the shade OF course, IN Arizona The
phrase (" In the shade" Is mainly II figure Of ~peech.
| But hat is our mild warmth beside such torridity
and without water. tooi
After the personal beroisn OF Gordon. nothing in
| the whole Soudan business commands admiration
more than the conduct of the garrison of kassala.
B.rbcr and Khartoum have fallen and almost the
entire country has been snbjusated by the barbarc
| Maldi But the gallant defenders oil kassaa.
although knowing wei! that England and Egypt
have abandoned them to destruction. still hold the
fort. More: they sally out whenever provisions
and ammunition run low. and repleuIsh their stores
from the sacked camps OF their besiegss Had its
| garrison been made Of such stnf. khartonm need
| not have fallen But there only one man in the
lfated city.
| Even The Boston Herald which hel ped elect Mr..
Cleveland is forced to admit that the Democratic
| marty ia IN need of reform. Tho Democratic
| marty must be reformed before it can reform the
Government" True, true p. S. Turn the rascals
out.
The back-driyers of Niagara Falls have clearly
| illustrated tho power Of wheels in politics. 1t is
| presumed that they originally sent a delegate to
this city who sought information relative to the
most approved methods.of the Democratic heeler.
In consequence. on the delegates return, the
drivers combined and elected themselves members
of tho Board Of Village Trustees appointed their
friends to tho police force and proceeded to busi-
ness The proprietors Of hotels had then to work
in with the hack-drivers or life made nncom-
Portable for them by the village fathers and the
police The historian Of political developments IN
this country will not produce complete work I'M
less he gives In it q full account Of the Niagara
Falls hack driver as a wire-puller.
IL the Federal Civil Service law constitutional
That is tue question that Is now devastating the
Bourbon breast. OF course In case the answer
should be an authoritative negative the Demo-
cratic party will wear Grape on its left arm fol
thirty days.
The Massachusetts Republican State COMMITTEES
has acted wisely in selecting Senator Hoar al
chairman of tho next state Convention. Senator
Hoar is one OF tho most distinguished citizens ei
the Common wealth. and he has long been identiiie
with all that has made tho party great In the
Chicago Convention Of 1880 and ut other times he
! has shown hlmself dignihed and particularly