New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15

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owners of fine dogs. NJ Pastelr will not consent to
abandon his studies until he has discovered the
minute organism that is either the cause or the
effect of hydrophobia and given to the world full
account OF its life history
The Sun remarks: Here in New-York the public
detest statistics as the boss BORE necessary at times
perhaps, but always to be avoided as much as pos
sible' Now The TRIBUNE ALMANAC is published
in New-YOrk and passes rapidly every year to
second edition and it is as well crammed Win
statistics as q Christmas pudding is with ralslns
The public neither avoids it nor is bored by IT,
but buys it after season. this year more con-
tentedy than ever.
The British authorities are charged with suppress
ing General GOrdOns diary sent by the commander
of the force which met the British at Netemneh
Probably the structures are not well founded since
the last message received by this messenger indi-
Gated that the hero of Khartoum was confident that
he could hold out for years, and consequently tho
diary could not have contained alarming informa-
ton What is more important is the fact that the
diary will furnish authentic information for an
animated account of General Gordon's last cam
paign from the pen of Mr.. Hake Mr.. Forbes. or
some other biographer. The Europeans with him
have all persisted and unless there are trustworthy
of his operations during the long siege, the
story of his heroism never be adequately told.
Between the Scylla leadership OF Ely, OF Otsego,
and the Charybdis rivalry of Oliver, of Five Points,
the Democratic minority in tho Assembly is fast
becoming disOrganized mob
Those Old-line Democratic newspapers that are
wondering why Allen G. Thurman has not been
asked to contribute his sage counsel to Mr.. Cleve-
lands edifcaion, might do well to recall the fact
that the Ohio Romans" campaign speeches did
not contain even the fantest reference to the
Democratic candidate. Perhaps the old-line Demo-
Gratis may have forgotten this but it quite safe to
say that it sticks hard in the memory of Cleveland
Congressman Holman belongs to a class of persons
who are extremely short of sight and long of wind
There arc lot of them in Congress- and yet people
wonder why American shipping cannot be revived.
THE TRIBUNE's mail bag seldom contains any,
thing touching than this brief letter from Mr..
Joseph +. Jardinc: Enclosed please find ten dollars
for application to the Frcsh-Air Fund. 1t is the
money DIR dead boy Joe left behind him in the saw
ings bank | do not think he would desire, could
he speak, to make better disposition Of his little
savings than to make some other children happy"
Certainly the money cOud not be put to better use
than in giving several tenement children fort
nights run in the country next summer There is
n pathOs in the hard lot of the poor in great city
that has served to make TIE TRIBUNE's yearly
vacation journeys of the most popular charities
of the time. The receipts of the Fresh-Air Fund
already exceed after season those of many
wc-foundcd charitable institutions and memorial
gifts such rs this show how firm hold 1t has upon
the affections and sympathes Of the public.
The Baltimore HcraH is inclined to think that the
Nal T. has
undoubted basis of reason. but from the way the
Mahdi has of showerng fat fayors on his heeleIs.
one would not be astonshed to find that he is
| Hubert o. Thompsons alter go.
gratifying statement of tho condition of
Engands volunteer organization will be laid before
| Parliament when it reassembles. Since the first
| returns n quarter of century ago, when the
enrolled volunteer strength of all arms was less
than 100 900. this force has expanded until it now
| includes fully 1900 citizen soldiers. or these,
about 1G5, 900 infantry. $4,000 artillery, and
| the remaining 10000 engineers. with few hundred
| cavalry. These numbers do not much exaggerate
the fighting strength of the service rs rigid official
inspection shows that only about three per cent are
to be counted ont rs inefficient force of POS, 0OO
well-traned volunteers. addition to the regulars
makes capital garrison for the British Isles and
| renders it improbable that any English women Of
this generation will SEQ from their homes the camp
| fires of foe.
| correspondent Of The Herald sends from Wash
ngton his belief that the Democrats there will fol-
! low the lead of Mr.. Cleveland against all other
leaders, If they can only ascertain what he wants.
Probably the wish is father to the thought If the
Democrats of the present Congress be brought
| to follow anybody in any direction for one consecu-
tive week, the country will be greatly surprised
The political wiscacres are nodding their heads
over the announcement that Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Thurman will meet at the Americas Club reception
at Philadelphia on Monday night But after tho
three DAYS Of the coming man at Greystone. the red
bandanna may have no charms TO tempt him.
Some suggestive statistics come from Lcck, Eng
land There were seventy five cases OF infant
mortality there last year According to the average