New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-30


humorous bulletin asserting that lac has pushed out
a few pickots southwark to find out what has be-
come of the British officers who appealed to him for
assistance Mt Penjdeh, but were carried OF by the
| wick cd Afghans
Senator Evarts, at the Pendeton dinner, play
| fullv reminded the Mugwumps and pontedly
warned the Democrats that tho United States SEN
ate is still in existence. tat it is Republican
body. and that the appointment of nonentlties to
| high places the selection OF unpardoned and unre-
men tant rebels for important public trusts and tho
| revarding of spoilsnien and machine men OF tho
stamp OF Pillsbury. Troup. Chase and Higgins
with positions are not TO be overlooked excused or
condoncd by the confirming power His speech was
something in the nature Of the sbig sign before
long railroad bridge. " Go sowP
II ia evident that the fool-killcr has not been in
Washington lately. since special dispatches are
announcing Bayard's early retirement from the
| Cabinet Mr. Bayard is not the retiring kind Of
statesman.
Tho rural Democrat who went to Washington to
poer into political affairs and before starting homo
sent word TO tho boys" to take the broom OIL their
hickory pole was a humorist although he may not
have known it, But thore is something pathetic as
well a. laughablo in the disappointment of the
Democratic party. after its long cry OF fraud and
| incubation 1t finds coming into power that no
brooms are needed and is Obliged TO acknowledge
that the affairs of the Government have been well
aud honestly managed.
General Middleton is likely to find ont the start
ling difference between pursuit and decoy
uoRourke of tho New-York League baseball
club was guilty as reported Of substituting dead
bali for live one during the game on Monday with
the Nationals of Washington. he deserves to DO
severely punished for 1t. The Washington Club
should have insisted on thorough investigation
"a soon as the contemplate trick was discovered
Then tho blame could have been placed where it
beIopgs II the New-York team Is obliged to re-
sort TO such knavery in order to defeat club in
! the Eastern League. its players cannot have much
confidence IN their ability to win games on their
merits and their chances for winning the champion
sbip of the League arc indeed small.
IL would save composition If the Democratic
editors were to stereotype the phrase Parsons
case is exceptional" and issue general order to
keep It perpetually standing at the ;head of their
columns
The engineers and fromen employed by the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company are not justified
IN tho position they take in opposing the examna-
! ton TOR eolor-plindness and deafness They COM
plain that the examination conducted under too
oxactng rules, but in fact the rules cannot be
made too exaoting No man should run II train W no
does not possess perfect sight and hearing The
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers will hardly
venture TO sustain the insubordinate employees in
| their lndefensbe position.
That interesting person in England who wants TO
have tho press established probably does not expect
his idea to be realized ut once. Certainly when so
many Englishnen trying to get rid OF an eccle-
siasieal establishment. IL Is not likely that they