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New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
MONEY IND BUSINESS.

The downward tendency of the stock market
during the past week hardly surprised any
body 1t had come to be well understood that
the market was sustained wholly by interested
manipulation and not by any public confidence
or any increase in the investment demand.
When spectators hold mp a market in that
fashion it is usually in order to unload. Ii was
natural to expect a change in the temper of
speculation, and, because there was nothing to
be gained from an advance it was natural to
expect that the next speculative movement
would be downward. The tendency of events
was generally unfavOrabe to "A rise. The rail-
roads had not settled their controversies. On
the contrary, the disruption OF the pool on east
bound freight is now completed by the with
drawal of roads at each of the then most inn
portant Western points; the Grand Trunk at
Chicago, the Vandlla at St. Louis, and the
Cincinnati indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago
at Indianapolis. Whether Mr.. Fink's visit to
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral, resulted in plans for reorganization of the
pools, as has been reported, we shall probably
know after the meeting OF representatives of
the trunk lines, which is to be held in this city
to-day. But the market mad no information
during the week TO justify the belief that those
obstacles could be removed which had proved
fatal to the efficiency of the old arrangement.
Ii was also seen that the railroad traffic was
not satisfactorily large in the aggregate.
Manufactures did not realize the revival for
which all had so long hoped. A quarrel
between the Southern roads had come to head
in bitter war of rates. Finally, the long
brewing, three-cornered struggle between the
Union and Central Pacific and the Pacific Mail,
which many have believed inevitable ever
since the completion of the Southern Pacific, on
the one hand, and of the route through Oregon,
on the other, took shape at last. The move
ment of freight by the Southern lines, during
winter Of unusual embarrassment by snow,
naturally irritates the Northern lines the
reduction in transcontinental rates was re-
garded by the Central and Southern Pacific
people as blow at their interests; notice was
given that the Central Pacific would not take
any freight west of Ogden, or west of the
junction of other roads with the Southern
Pacific, unless allowed its share under the old
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
SPRING ELECTIONS.

Mr.. Robb's bill providing for spring elections
in this city is to be considered in the Senate to-
morrow. In the course of some recent remarks
upon the measure Mr.. RObb said that he under
stood that @all parties" in the metropolis
favored it. Mr.. Robbs understanding is cer-
tainly incorrect. The Young Mems Republican
Club, in the communication to the Legislature
which THE TRIBUNE printed yesterday, asserts
athat there is any intelligent demand in this
acity for spring elections does not appear unless
@it be on the part of a single section of one
@partyr On some accounts it might be desirable
to have some such Dill become law. But
weighty objections are urged against it, and
many of our most intelligent and experienced
citizens who have carefully. considered the
proposition for spring elections from all sides
have decided against it,
The advocates OF the RObb bill rest their case
practically On the argument that If we divorce
our city and county elections from our other
elections we break the power of trading bosses,
anG secure a better class of public servants.
But are not the related facts destructive of this
theory of what such divorce would
accomplish New.YOrk City gave the
experiment of spring elections full and fair
trial. Sue held them for nineteen years. And
then she made change. 1t is fair to conclude
that if the experiment had met the best
expectations, had tended to purify politics, the
people would not have decided to abandon it.
Other cities in the United Substantially
Chicago-are now making the experiment, but
it will not be claimed that their political
condition is any healthier than that of our own
city. 1t thus appears that the main argument
for the proposition by no means puts an end to
debate. The chief objections to the
proposition are succinctly stated in the paper
prepared by the Young Mems Republican Club
to which we have already referred. Here is
what the club says:
The objections to spring elections serious. In this
city full v0te Is necessary to satisfactory result
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
CLAIMANTS NOT PASSED OYER.

Democratic partsans are making hue and
cry about pew poicy in appointments to office
They assert that the President is passing over
the ohce-seeking class, who assume TO have
political @claims" upon patronage. and is
nominating those who have special fitness for
the rublic service. 1t is a distinction without
a difference. There seems to be an Sold
claimant in every case, albeit he does not
secure the nomination himself, but bags it for
friend or political ally. Mr.. Manning and Mr.
Fairchild were hostages TO GreystODe. There
was Higgins nominated at tho personal request
of Senator CORN. Then Mr.. Hay was charged
to the running account of Mr.. Randall. The
United States District-Attorney for Rhode
Island was named by Mr.. Barnaby. n member
of the Democratic National Committee from
that State, whose zeal in the Presidential cam
paign entitled him to special recognition. So
the game goes.
The claimant appears to bo the veteran
politician, who strongly advises an appointment
of one of his henchmen or associates, aud the
Office is allotted apparently in recognition OF his
political services or standing. In the case OF
the Commissioner of Patents two rival political
managers from Michigan. each of whom had
candidate of his own, were invited to unite
upon somebody who would satisfy both. Under
penalty of the nomination passing to some
other State. they selected a third man. The
result was that good criminal lawyer, who
knew little if anything about patent law, was
appointed Commissioner of Patents on the
score of special fitness for the position. The
two old claimants, who conspired in his favor,
have been remunerated share and share alike.
Mr.. Cleveland is making some good nomi-
nations and deserves credit for them; but he
ought not to be suspected of an unwillingness
to Obige anybody except the star.eycd
goddess Of Reform.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
Michigan BRINE registers from 800 TO 1909, while
the Syracuse brine ranges from 52o to 1872

Michigan BRINE registers from 800 TO 1000, while
the Syracuse brine ranges from $50 to 760.
WESTERN LAND SErTLEMENT.-The increase in
entries of land in 1884 at some of the land o1ces
was so remarkable that The st. Paul Pioneer-Press
has obtained the statistics from the officials. In
Dakota, the acres entered In 1888 amounted to
12,457, $50. but in 1884 the entries dropped to
7,975.64s acres, and Of these entries over
100000 acres were at offices not opened in the
previous year. At Fargo, tho entries fell from
100000 acres in 1883 to only 100000 in 1884,
and at Bismarck from $500, 900 in 1883 to about
100000 in 1884. In Minnesota the entries
were 2,740,464 acres in 1888, and 1902, 1O9
in 1884, the entries in Wisconsin were All, ,220
acres in 1883, and 339 764 in 1884 The specu-
lators appear to have taken up most Of the land
rendered desirable by railroads built thus far in
these States and in Dakota the decrease in entries
indicates that the true to a considerable
extent. But the settlement and the opening of
new farms does not keep pace with the entry of
land for speculation, though the marked decline in
the prices of farm products might naturally cause
considerable decrease in the number of new farms
occupied
BRITISH BIvALvEs.-Ths English are rejoicing
in the fact that oysters to British consumers re-
markably cheap. Instead of two shilings and six
pence dozen, which the consumer was glad to
pay for the best native oysters about year ago. he
can now get the same choice bvalves for shilling
dozen, and his enthusiasm thereat is great On
this side of the water, where consumers think it
enough to pay II cents instead of IL pence for a
dozen Of the best, there is not quite
enough thankfulness for the blessing.
Abundant and cheap oysters make a
not inconsderabe difference in the cost of living,
as well as in the comforts of the table. But the
British consumer finds the choicest British oysters
so cheap at two cents apiece that he has largely
diminished his purchases from this country. To
our comfort it may be said that the present British
price is unusual, and not likely to last long, and
our foreign market for American oysters is at least
as safe and sure as our market for American wheat
If not so large.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

For several years tho Police Board has had
credited 10 it each month onetwelfth of the total
appropriations for the department for tho year
Tbs rs drawn against by the Treasurer of tho Board
for the various wants of the department. Much
the largest item is that of salaries Each police
captain gives bonds in the sum of $4,000. and as
he pays the men under his command this practically
guarantees the city from loss. AS matter of fact
the city has not lost anything by any populations
in that department. by the present system the
force is paid on the first day of each month. bill
il now before the Legislature requiring the pay
ments to all departments to 30 made through tho
Finance Department. Tho Police Commissioners
say that this would probably cause delay of two
OF three days. possibly more, each month in the
payment Of the working force of their department
There is no good reason why the system which mas
worked so well up to the present time should DO
disturbed
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

cernod. Both factions in that State are despei-
ately enraged, and are at present engagou ~
the laudable undertaking of trying TO sung
each other to death. Their wrath OF course 's
due to the lack of spoils which Mr.. Cleveland
was expected to dish out to them, beginning
with q Cabinet Office. Their talk Is fuii o.
threats of vengeance, but not word Is heard OF
principles-in fact, one might readily mieI
from the conversation of the angry leaders ina.
the Democracy has no principles; ana thae
Inference would be the solemn truth.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

One change effected by the new Administration
will hardly commend itself to the religious and
humanitarian sentiment of the country. We refer
10 the lagrant and almost universal desecration Of
the Sabbath. Republican Presidents may not
always have risen before the but they generally
went to church Sundays. and under their admins
tration not only Government employees but all tho
horny handed sons of toll in the National Capital
enJoyed ouu DAY Of root In But In this era
of Reform, Early Rising and Higgins. we are
informed by The Nao YORK World OF yesterday, the
President goes TO work at his essentially executive
desk at o'clock on Sunday morning, the same as
every other day. while long files of workngmen
with pick-axes aud shovels go marching past his
window to their tasks Really. we would not have
thought it of a man who so emphatcally said less
than a year ago, OF course go TO church"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

The French Government takes frequent occasion
TO laud its system of penal colonization. rs in New
Caledonia and French Guiana. "Ther general
actiyity, vigor and intelligence" il declares,
should make The cOnvicts n valuable element in
the society of new and growing cOuntry." Mr..
Howard Vincent has lately described the beauties
of the system very explicitly The criminals are
shipped from France in cages resembling those OF
beasts in menagcrie. From fifty to seventy
persons are huddled into a cage, no attempt at
classification being made nor is any such attempt
made when they are landed at Noumea, so that an
educated youth OF pure life and habits who has
made the single slip OF committing forgery is
doomed TO constant cOmpanionship with loathsome
brutes who all their lives have transgressed every
law of morals, health and common decency. At
the colony the convicts are herded together in
barracks in which there is Just space enough to
swing their hammocks. Official supervision, except
when they are at work. is unknown, and medical
or sanitary inspection unhoard of. The results
that nearly all the convcts are quickly reduced 10
the level of the worst, and that the most horrible
diseases engendcrcd by unspeakable filth and vice
decimate their ranks almost rapidly as the
transport ships can renew the supply No wonder
the Australians object to the establishment of more
such colonies on the noighboring islands.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
amnssmsnis 60 Might.

Y,rp,cAN INsTTrUTE-Roller skating.
kcADRMY OF MUSIC" The Mascotte
Rtyou OPERA HoUsE-" Adgnis
CssNo-"Die Fledermaus"
nays THEATRE" Night on"
Enxs MusER-Waxworks. -,
sseaSp GosS OPERA HoUsE--" May Blossom"
SsnSsoS IRE EGARpgN-Barpum's a circus.
~ sDis0s soUARE THEArRg-"The Private Secretary'
EIbIo's GARDES-" The Bandit King"
erASDARD DTnEATRE--"Gasparone.
STas TiITaTRg-"T The Merchant OF Venice"
sTrINwAY HALL-Concert.
ITALIA THEATRE" kean." , ,u rl,.v
WALIAcK's THEATRE-" Diplomacy. ,ruy
6TH AVENUE THEATRE" over the 6aruon ""A'
Yarn STREET THEATRE--" The Major"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
Netp1lork DAILY Tribn,te
BY HORACE GREELEY
NEw-YoRK, MONDAY, MARCH %
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN The British surprised the Arabs near
suakim. 60 Celebration of the eighty-eighth
anniversary of Emperor Williams birth. - NJ.
de Gier's promised that Russian troops will not oc-
cupy Penjdeh - Miss Van Zandt will probably
be withdrawn from Paris temporarily. -
Princess Elizabeth of Hesse dead.
DoMEsTIC.-Oh Oh1ce-seekers were speculating on
the foreign missions 60 Several persons had a
narrow escape from hotel fire in Chicago. -
young man about to be buried awoke from trance,
in Ohio. 60 The colonists are entering Oklahoma
in small parties. - The walls and vaults of the
New-Jersey State House are sinking since the
fire. - A counterfeter's mint was captured in
Chicago.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-No material change in
General Grants condition. - Charges OF Hog
ging in public schools &C. Stephen j. Meanys
mission. - Establishment of the Paris Com
uune celebrated. Death of two physicians.
THE WEATHER.~-TRIBUNE local observations in
dcate fair or partly cloudy weather, slowly mod
Grating. Temperature yesterday: Highest, %;
lowest, 10; average. 1852.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

Higgins, Mr.. Manning's notorious appoint
ment clerk, is about to strike back at his de-
tractors in the Democratic party, and he ex-
poets to show that they are themselves an un-
commonly bad lot. They may be; but even IL
Mr.. Higgins proves that his enemies are as
black as he paints them, we do not see how that
will disprove the fact that he was most unnt
man to be appointed to the place he holds.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23

All Is not serene in Indiana; nor indeed, Is
Anything, so far as Democratic politics are con-
New-York tribune., 1885-03-23
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HIS TALENT.

He sent a sonnet once
TO all the magazines,
Telling how April hunts
For hues to paint springs green's,
Room for the little "pome"
No editor could find;
1t over travelled homo
a" Respectfully declined"
He wept then wrote Of hogs
"TrIchin9 and Their Harm -
And sent IL OH To BoKgs,
Who edited The Farm.
That week letter came
Which saved his hopes from wreck:
accept 'Trichn8.' Name
Your terms. VIII send % check"
L IL H. 49, L. LII. L. L.. Ill
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-01


Nav YORK, Dee. 3l.-At the session
of the board OF aldermen Tonight Mayor
Edison sent the name of Roland M.
squire AZ The nominee lor Superint.ud-
teht ol the department. of public works.
ihe hOdfu promptly confirmed the nOm-
NATION 10y unanimous vote.
The board of aldermen rejected the
nomination of Congressman Dorsheimer
for corporation counsel.
The grand jury for the court of general
sessions failing to secure tbe
attendance of Mayor Edison to
explain tho aldermanic struggle over
The appointment OF q Commissioner
ct pun ic works in the place of Hubert
.. In0mpsuu, asked that he he
dlschdrSed. The request was
granted. The action of Mayor
Ed on - to bc considered Ey tho next
grand jury. During the argument to
dissolve the injunction restrain
ing the aldermen from confirming
ANY of the nominees of Mayor Edison,
Col. George N. Bliss, who represented
Alderman O'Connor, said that il was
ught here To elevate to the
dignity of the basis Of an iniuuctlOn
OF ms amazing character the battle of
hewSlap, r., and which the very papers,
II they had been right in the pas would
have established the IN
titnesS OF the very indue
who is sitting in this hearing. TSsns,.
toni Julye Truax interruptrd
Mr.. Bliss aud said he c1uld
not, nor would he allow
MIR. Bliss TO make sIIrh
reference 10 the court, anu that a gentle
man would unJ have done it, rne iuipe
said he would commit Bliss lor
cputeup,if he di not wi hdraw what
lir had : ud of the court. Mi Bliss sai1
hc w""ld withdraw II, and continued
his argument.
AIR. squire, the new commissioner Of
puhlc works, touk the oath of Office to-
night Tho mayors office WAS filled with
politicians mp to 10 O'Clock. Thsn col.
!aliou WAS served aud the crowd went
away. Nh Squire made speech. i'm
which hr promised to perform ms new
duties futDiuliY.
Cougre> nan-elect Vele resigned as
park commissioner, and MaNor Edison
n minated jesse W. Lowers, a con.
Tractor, IN mis- stea B..
Mayor Edison notified Police CAPTAIN
steers To takr charge Of books, papers.
etc, at uidniglD rs his (thu mavup,l
term OF office would expire at that 'hour.
his notice ave corrOnur- ton the RAJ.
NOR thHt Prts'vtnt KIRK, of the board
Ct alderman would assume the oiIir. OF
acting mayor ana appoint corporation
counsel before noon, when Mr.. Grace
will eeume Mayor.
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The Cnllnn,n nrn N,nlA


me future of the little state NJ Ne,,,,,,
.r' become = pressing political gues ion.
me hurried erection of Nevada into 81
St3te, IN 1861, to secure its vote for tho
republican candidates and measpros
was one of those violent exercises n,
party power that never can result in
Sood' aud every year has made the mac.
a.nue OF ihe error more apparent. Me-
Vaoa had not then a voting nonniati,',,
equal to that of the smallest exist;,,,,
Iaa'e, anu us population now.
twehty years later, il smaller than in
io'i' ~ casG lO,f2o votes for its tlrst
T,unlueitidl electors and in the cleo
To-, ~, ~. VI 'his year The total vote was but
-'t-'' ABOUT mat OF an average Penn
SylNhhla county. The Territorial Nm
terprise declares that "Nevnda IL H.
Slate OF collapse" and that "onlv soma
'u.hy chahce can rescue il from the
ratns'ruphe which now seems ineyita-
pc Ana Yet this bogus state il Tho
peer OF pennsylvania or New York In
'he senate, and gives electoral votes
test. F''"' ooh-
Whlie the erection OF Nevada into q
state was IN act of political violence
houSh dohe under the forms of law. il
, ,',i 81 those acts that cannot, without
smieuce ne nndone. A state can he
uai!eu mo existence, bus there in no
laws by which its existence can he tar'
minated. There never was in Nevad,
me material of n ruai state, in the sanso
vi seil-sustaning poll ical com
inuuitV' Ihere was nothing, in fact. hut
.he Coinstock lode, aud wnen the mines
peEan 10 ia'l the temporary population
they had gathered began to scatter Tha
son Is rot attractive to settlers. what
ttIle OF good lAud there is being nverrnn
ny Indians and greaserS, and lot even
we proposition of the ENTERPRISE thai
.he uniLed States should provide a sys.
teil OF irrigation and offer special nom.
oS 10 l.nlh' grants would suffice 10
pnlIu up Nevada while there is w murh
Of virgin territory still availabIe aI.a'
where. What, then, is to be doretn
save THIS possibly troublesome little
stale winch We have called into baino9
IL state cannot be destroyed it can
| 10 enlarged. Nevada was oriIirsiiv
oriltd out OF the territory of Utah. mud
hothlhg fIrhlds rOugres, to add the rest
~ mat territory To The present state
Uiah adjuins Nevada, with Am nuu.n'
any lerllle and prosperous territory.
"hu 'he TWO together would make n
81" ng aud vigorous state. There is no
"'yectInh' no doubt, To giving political
poWeI 10 inc M"rnons, but the Gentle
population is large aud Increasing. nud
~ Is ~ NO means impossible that
u should dominate the new common.
wealth. IL * certain that the peculiar
9llenses ct Mormonism can only be
uealt WIN Su "esNulIY by state gov
eminent, which WDnlI Taxa tbis ,,as
linh out of the inefficient hands of con.
SreSs; An alternative would be- TO nm.
mtN inc territory ot Arizona TO Nevada
JUS Is also an unpromising soil. with
o, I'Ve 10 recommend It but lis climate
nut as long ~ there is state severn.
weht atCarsonCity it N ght rs well have
the best however, especially MS il Womb
get rld OF two .ouhles0me questions
logether, or a. least reduce them TO ono
e. Philadelphia Times.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-01
Sidewalks korEs.

See lnt $50 Lilies' Xii Snoss. Block
Bros.
Gents' Embroidered Slippers at Block
Bros.
Finger rings and watch charms at
BeCh's.
Remember the crazy quilt pieces al
Bauman's.
Yesterday was cloudy, and one OF
the coolest days of the season.
The inest stock NJ fancy and staple
groceries in Texas. Ed :. Aston.
Big sale of ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, of
all colars and qualities. at Bduu,an's.
Special sale oi pushes, silk velvets.
satinS and velveteens, ali cOlors, at Bau.
mans.
II you purchase 50 worth Of holiday
goods at y. u. Aldridge ~ Co., Gli Elm
street, you get dictionary,
Tho officers are looking for Young
man who Is credited with selling postal
cards at the rate OF twenty-five for 10
cents.
The llEGALD extends its thanks to Mr.
}. H. Wobster,th popular photographer,
Tor box of choice cigars. The pfOba.
Oilltles are they viii eud IN smoke.
The romnins OF the lamrnted w. d
Powell .Nltl be shipped to Ottawa, can
ada to-day for iuterment. The mother
aud two brothers of the deceased ac-
company them,
Don't swear Off but ir YOU are taking
too much just stop it, There will be
enough paving contracts lei IN the I'm.
formal regions to-day without yc' r aid.
simply bo u man, aud build upwards
Instead OF dOwnwards.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-01
lhose nIurderous NIn,in.r.

LlvERP OIL, Dee 3l.-Judicial exam
ination into the case Of Second Mate
william Rauocher aud Boatswain Fer
dinand Koelpir, Of the American ship
l. +. Chapman, arrived at Bnkinhead
ten days ago, On tie charge oi having
murdered Russian named dhuSan.
began Yesterday aud was concluded
to-day. Scameu testified 10 number of
acts OF cruelty on the part of
the captain and other officers fowsrd
Jansen, They testified that he lett San
francisco in good nealh. In one iu.
stance he VAS comp, He'd 10 carry a
heavy capStuu bar Tor hours and was
dragged Out If his bunk u tho morn ne
that the fat outrage occurred and So.
verely il'g ed be'ure he was dashed to
top sail sheets. His exposure there for
Two hours, coming rs the elimination
OF The long nnuliuuad IN treatment he
hSd been subjected IN, was too much for
the poor fellow. The prisoners were
remanded To await further inyestiga-
ton.