New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16


preparations in the usual way.
Perjury has been rampant throughout the Sharon
divorce in San Francisco but 1t has been left
for Nellie Braret one of the original witnesses for
Sarah Althoa. to exhibit positive pride in her own
msndacity. During the trial of one of the numerous
side issues of this notorious the young person
referred TO expressed the opinion that she had lied
WELL after candldly admitting that nearly all her
former testimony pare invention Several
trials for perjury have already grown out OF the
Sharon case. and there are not many OF the
plaintiffs witnesses vino have not been dscredited.
In fact nothing appears to DO left her but the
celebrated marriage contract" and she IS so afraid
of submitting that 10 the experts for examination
that according to her recent testimony, she has
sent the document ont of the State
Colonel Daniel Lamont is rcputed to be the
power behind the latest boom for Governor Hill.
The Colonel is so small that he not discovered
until the boom had reached the respectable size OF
being ca led the Administrations desire. Bnt for
that matter the Colonel comes pretty near the Adj
ministration himself
I'm an interview IN I he Sun Governor Hoadly OF
Ohio says he expects to accomplished during
President Clcvclands first term, among other
things the revision Of the tariff not horizontally,
but vertcally"; by which he means " the increase
OF the free list IN accordance with the plank OF the
Chicago platform. aud the relief of the commercial
and manufacturing world Of burdens, while, al the
same time. enhancing the market for labor" The
Governor Il the most cheerful man since Marx
Taplcy II the Democrats in Congress could agree
on his proposition, aud If an increase Of the free
lis; could enhance the market tor labor, water
might be expected TO flow NJ hill.
The assassination of a Russian Police Commits
soncr NJ Baku looks as though tho Nihilists were
nj work again. During the late threatening aspect
of Russias external relations they appear to have
kept quiet. but with tho dispersal of the war-couds
they return 10 business. aud peri..r, h"~o t"hor
this means OF informing the Government that their
Terrorist branch has not been suppressed.
A dispatch states that Pei. the French posoncr of
Montreuil. has been condemned to death. Even
the proverblally solt-heartel French jury could
find no extcnuatng circumstances III his case. lie
was a modern variety OF the Bluebeard genus. lie
had made special study OF poisons, aud ne first
tried his skill on his own mother Then he mar
d,rel two wives and mistress and tried TO poison
n third wife ana her mother He cut up the bodies
of bis victims and burned them IN n stove. HIS
crimes werc clumsy. yet for long time he escaped
suspicion and was only found ont Mt last by an
that came from his windows, and which the thick
curtains he had drawn failed to conceal The
poison he employed was arsenic, and had TIE least
scrutiny been made INTO the sudden deaths which
occurred In his family he must have been detected
long before This trial shows that in France the
official supervision over deaths is very inefficient
and that it renders possible crimes which could
hardly bc committed In any part of the United
States Burial permits must have been dangerously
easy TO obtain at Montreuil before Pei could per-
pctrate so many crimes undetccted.
Secretary Bayard declares that he could not well
have made a certain statement, "for that would
have been an historical error" The popular belief
is that he has recently made a good many errors
that are likely to become historical.
We are glad TO notice that the clergy are making
powerful appeals to their congregations in favor
of the Saturday half-holiday. The movement VIII
help them to FIJI empty seats in their churches on
Sunday and hence to advocate it is practical step
I'm the interest of religion. They are often charged
with preaching mainly to women, every colgrega-
tion being made up largely of representatives, of
the gcniler sex. Well, the women in this instance
need to be reminded that by shopping Saturday
afternoons they stand In the way of the success of
the early closing movement. largo proportion of
the clerks employed IN retail stores women.
Why should not women do something to help their
own seXi
The English Conservatives have been denounc-
ing tho foreign policy of the Liberals year after
year, and proposing motion of censuro after
another. But now that they have the responsible
ties of Office to sober Them they admit readily
enough that no change is oxpedient nj present in
any quarter. The constituencies must lrst be CON
shifted These now electors who arc so deeply
yersed In Afghan and Egyptian matters are to out
line tho future diplomatic policy OF England.
They the only dpon.atists in the United King
dom ut present.
TALKS ABOUT TOXIN.
TIE PROGRESS OF MEXICO.
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