New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05

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and CORRESPONDENCE riH be aroided by so DONG
The line of greatest damage by the storm OF
Sunday and Monday runs through the Atlantic
States. Philadelphia reckons her loss at
81 200 900. About New-York the most harm
was done in cellars along the water front, and
to the telegraph wires. The loss of life was
principally in Pennsylvania. 1t is generally
when storms like this one occur that residents
of the East are moved to wonder if they would
not prefer the monotonous and eternal sum
shine of Southern California or Southern
France to the various changes of this CLINE OF
ours.
The ex-Republican admirers of Mr.. Cleveland
have already indicated to the National Civil
Service Reform League, which meets at New
port TO- day, just what position il should take III
relation to the President. 1t is to approve
heartily all that he has done. But can the
League do this in the light of Mr.. Clevelands
ante election declarations in regard to Civil
Service Take his letter to Mr. Curtis in which
he said that there should be no removals of
faithful officials prior to the expiration of their
terms. Has the Presidents course been true to
that promise?
The investigation in Brooklyn to determine
whether the prisoners in the Kings County
Penitentaiy would next ask for quail on toast,
II they were allowed hash for breakfast, has
been begun. Probably the public would not be
greatly inclined to take the side Of the convicts
in this matter if the warden and keepers of the
prison did not show so much feeling against the
mere suggestion that a change in the fare
would be good thing. When officers of this
kind are 30 cOck-sure that they are right and
everybody else wrong, an investigation of the
strictest sort Is apt to be needed.
The funeral journey from Mt. McGregor was
begun yesterday with cOmmendable prompt
ness, due to military management. Fortunately
the storm of Monday swept down the st.
Lawrence Valley and the weather was fine.
Nothing marred the simple services at the
Drexel cottage, in and around which many
people had respectfully gathered. The Rev.
Dr. Newman's address will be found in full on
the seventh page of this paper. The funeral
train reached Albany at $40 p. m. The body
lies in state in the Capitol this morning, and
this afternoon it will be brought to New York.
. If the weather remains fair during the next few
days the display here in honor of the dead hero
will doubtless surpass any demonstration OF the
kind in this country.
The authorities in Marseilles, France, are in
the second stage of desperation over the public
announcement that cholera has again broken
out in their city. They declare wildly that they
only have the typhoid cholerine, and it is said
that foreign Consuls residing in Marseilles will
advise their respective governments not to de-
clare quarantine against vessels from that port
ut present. 1t is. perhaps, not necessary
formally to declare such a quarantine; but we
trust our own quarantine authorities will take
no risk in this matter. For a long time last
season it was said that the plague in Egypt and
In the South of France was typhoid cholerine
aud not cholera but every one knows what