New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-04

The course OF the Administration in refusing to
carry ont law designed TO aid American ship
owners in their competition with fngllshiheh'
seems to furnish early confirmation oil the reports
in the last canvas, that English money was being
used 10 help elect cleveland Mr. Villas. III declining
TO pay over the 500 900 authorized by Congress for
the Pacific Mail steamship Company. breaks mp the
line between san Francisco anl Australia ana
transfer, the business To- foreign steamers. with tho
interruption of tho growing trade between TINS
country and that colony. Heretofore the English
Government has sent is mails to Australia by way
of san Frfncisco. which brought S25O,00o year in
English moDey to American railroads. If the
Australian line is now with lrawn that money Will
Ice lost To this country and tho advantage England
will gain over the United states in business Will
arnoun to seventeen days. whereas heretofore there
has been an advantage Of two weeks III our favor.
In foresecing the enforcement of such policy the
Englisnmen were apparently justified IN aiding the
Democrats last year. even though there was no
direct bargain
The completed census Of Dakota shows that it
has n population of over 100000. and that 1t has
increased IN five years 300 per cent Ii VIII be
more difficult than ever for the Democrats III Lon
grrss To find an excuse for refusing to admit the
Territory as a state. The population Is now SIX
fumes greater than that of Nevada. and is made up
of an Intelligent enterprising people. Texas has
twice the arsa. and IA less intelligent population
But Dakota has a Republican majority, or did have
in the last election, which is the reason tho Dem
ocrats deny it justice.
The contention of the Indianapolis malcontents
seems to be this # the President spoiled child
of destiny the Vice President was in office before
he was born and il omitted to respect yeneration,
d so,uc tile nat ronage as the grandfather of the
Democratic party.
The Mahdi has left four ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO
keen the Soudan comfortably hot for some time to
come. The country Is reduced to state OF anarchy
# General Gorlon's advice had been followed
there would have been n strong native Government
to-day ut Khartonm under Zebchr
Secretary Bayard Processes to be recognizing
the consular service aud putting 1t on II business
basis. lie IS eight years behind the time Secre-
tarv Eyarts greatly improved the service by re-
cruiing ii from the commercial classes ana enlarg
ing their business functions. Secretary Bayard
turns out scores of officials who have acquired ex-
porienco in the service, and puts IN politician
and placc-hunters from every quarter of the Union
THIS is hls method OF recognizing the department
on a business basis
Various cities throughout tho country are already
taxing up SUBSCRIPTIONS LOT lOcil mouuhchto uhu
statues to honor tho memory of Grant In referring
to this matter The ST. Louis Globe Democrat properly
remarks: 1t should not be forgotten that one
monument worthy of the man is better than score
of cheap, insignificant memorials The danger
really lies multiplying these things until they are
80 common as TO DO vaueless aud so unworthy the
man in whose honor they are reared as to be n
mockery. We should. at all hazards guard against
such mistake in the present instance" The place
tor such worthy memorial is the grave of the
dead hero and the entire country ought to con-
| tribute to such an end.
The Buffalo Courier announces thus early that
John G.. Carlisle will be Speaker of the next House
of Representatives Perhaps. but it Is true never
theloss, that no has suffered horizontal reduction
of the right lobe of his influence and prestige since
he first took his seat in the chair.
| PERSONAL.
| The death OF Mr.. Martin Van Buren, has called