New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21

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The special Senate committee appointed TO
investigate the various departments OF the
,opnic;nal Government seem to be inspecting
their task with something like the reflections OF
n cat walking around dish of scalding-hot
norridee. They are doubtless willing enough TO
begin but uncertain about the consequences,
and would like first to know the decision OF
the C,urt of Appeals with reference to their
r;ybt to comDel witnesses to attend and tes-
tifv. II is to be hoped that nothing III the
connosition or mission of the committee Justl-
6es the levity with which the heads OF city
departments seem inclined to treat it.
Englishmen are fond of sneering at the lack
of independence shown by American legisla-
tors in their dealings with their constituents.
Our regular London correspondents account OF
the defeat of the Gladstone Government shows
that the licensed victuallers can control enough
votes in the Commons to protect their business
interests whenever it becomes necessary to do
60 The Liberal detection was largely mat
ter of beer and spirits. The publcans put on
the screws. Members in close districts who
will need all the votes they can get in Novem-
Der in order to retain their seats responded to
the menacing invitation to abstain from yot-
ing for the budget.
The third of the series of papers or Abraham
Lincoln is published i'll The TRIBUNE to-day.
1t is from the pen of Titan J. Coffey, Assist
ant Attorney General under the martyr Presl-
dents administration, and with great appro-
priateness is almost entirely anecdOtical III
character. Mr.. Coifeys avowed purpose is to
show to how great an extent the place which
Mr.. Lincoln continues to hold in the popular
heart is owing TO his personal qualities rather
than to those political traits which were ad-
mirably celebrated in ex-Secretary McCullOch's
PAPER last Sunday That Mr.. COffey has sue
ceeded in marshaling facts illustrative of Mr..
Lincoln's patience, gentleness. mOdesty, man
illness and unfailing appreciation OF humOr In
most fascinating manner no one VIII be inclined
to deny after reading his essay. Ii is valua-
BILE addition to American political history as
bringing to mind how potent an element of
political strength rests in an individualizcd
reflex of popular feeling.
Fortune did not favor New-York yesterday
in the matter of sports. On land and water her
sons met with defeat, and one of the richest
prizes of the turf was won by Southern horse.
The defeat of the Columbia Varsity eight by
the Harvard crew on the Thames was crushing,
the crimson lads winning with such ease
that the slow time affords no indlca-
ton of what may be expected OF them
In their race with Yale The Eleven of All
New York had such a commanding lead in the
first inning of their match at cricket with an
eleven of All Philadelphia that the victory OF
the latter with five wickets to spare, is surpris-
ing. But the Phiadelphians seemed to master
the New York bowling and did some heavy bat
ting. To Keefe's poor pitching is attributed
the loss of the baseball game with
Philadelphia, Harry Wright's nine winning in
the eleventh inning. The mischief was all
done at the last for up to the seventh inning
the New York nine seemed to be sure winners.
Joe Cotton won the Coney Island Derby with
ease, fairly outrunning Tyrant, who seemed
to have recovered his speed, and leaving his
other opponents far behind.
Commenting on the obsequies of Victor
Hugo, Paul de Cassagnac wrote in lie Mada:
Beginning like an epic, the ceremony was
changed into parody; the beginning is Homer
the end Scarron." Cassagnac is virulcnt
Bonapartist, but letter from Paris printed on
the third page of to-days TRIBUNE proves the
righteousness of his whitening scorn in this
instance. The days of the poets death and
burial, which might fairly have been looked
upon by the French people as days = their
greatest loss and profoundest sorrow, were in