New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01

Mr. GladstOne's voice does not seem TO have
improved so much during his yachting trip to
Norway as his friends hoped it would. He
could not reply to delegation which called on
him yesterday at Wick, Scotland and bis wife
said his health would not permit him to go
ashore. This is not an encouraging outlook
for the English Liberals who hoped the Grand
Old Man would lead them to victory again
this fall.
An interesting feature of the race between
the Genesta and the Puritan will be the loosng
of carrier pigeons from the yachts at regular
intervals bit of manifold neatly tied to the
middle tail feather of each bird will tell which
boat leads. If these sagacious little creatures
live ND to their reputation for cleverness. and fly
straight home, the great race can be watched
from some quiet bulletin board in the city al
most as well as from the New-York Yacht
Clubs steamer.
Actually the Aldermen deserve commenda-
ton for one thing which they accomplished
Yesterday That is the adoption of resolution
that no license for place OF amusement shall
be granted until the Superintendent of Build
incs certilies that the Buildings law has been
complied with. Probably the Mayor will
approve il. This strengthens the Superinten-
dents hands considerably, and In conjunction
with the new statute should give US safe play
houses.
Senator Call, of Florida, who is not supposed
to be enamOred of the present Administration,
is slrewd enough, however, not to use violent
language about the President IN discussing the
matter. But in regard to Civil Service Reform
he speaks out plumply in condemnation of it.
His words will send a thrill of satisfaction
through the average Democratic heart. We
should like to sec some good NewYork spoils
man bait his hook with platform resolution
embodying Senator Calls views on this point,
and then go a-fshing in the coming Democratic
State Convention. He would get several strong
nibbles at least.
The shooting affair in Reade-st. yesterday
ought to rid the community of several precious
scoundrels. Mr.. Thomas Davies, commonly
known as Sawdust Tom." will no longer play
his little confidence games on unsuspectmg
countrymen. He picked up Mr.. James Il. Hol-
land, of Texas, for "green one," but therein
he made fatal mistake. Holland was know
ing scoundrel, too and shot Sawdust Tom
dead when the swindle had gone too far.
"TOm's brother also barely escaped with
his life. IL Holland had not been trying to buy
counterfeit money when this affair occurred. a
good many highly respectable people would
judge him leniently for ending the confidence
mans career. AS 1t is, everybody will hope
that If he is not punished for murder he will be
safely disposed of for his attempts to buy
counterfeit money. The questions as to his
guilt in both respects, however, are somewhat
complicated.
The mistake of Am Ende, the Hoboken
druggist in putting up forty grains of morphine
In the stead of forty grains Of quinine seems
likely to be more tragic in its consequences
than any occurrence of similar kind reported
In recent years. One young woman who took
part OF the dose is already dead, and her sister
can hardly recover. This fills the cup of sor-
row presented to the aolts family to the brim.
and they probably will not have even the
small qualification tf qualification it would
bel of seeing the author of their sorrow pun
ished for his criminal carelessness. He has
taken poison himself, and it is believed that he
will die. Am Ende had the reputation of being
most careful man, and the punishment he has
inflicted on himself shows how terribly he
lamented his mistake. OF course, il he gets
well, the proper penalty OF the law will be in
6acted on him. But that will not bring his