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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
PERSONAL.

In the heat OF tho discussion in the Senate
Freedom OF Worship bill the charge OF 'bgOty'
from side to the other with considerable
teckessness and landed at the feet OF Senator Esy
lie protested Wig JroIsy that only he not bot
himself out that the blood Of bSots did not in the
veins OF his ancestors InsteaI" he said " OF their
having inquisOrs and prosecutors, they suffered
dungeons and the stake Ut the hands OF bigots aud
nQustor$" The explanation OF the Senator's language
is found IN the history OF witc craft I'm New-Eugand
MaryE,tY, ~ ancestor Of the Senator, and
her sister, RoOecct NIrse although both women OF PEE
purity and strength OF Character. were among cue
OF the terrible fauaticsn concerning witch
croft Latter part OF the century had
POSSESSION of the minds OF the early colonsts They both
suffered death under THIS charge at Salem, Mass 1902
E,y traces his ancestry to OF the Pilgrims
who landed from the MaynOwer.
mr. Joseph Tho nson" TO quote The ST. JAMES,
Gd-ct, "thc young explorer who, though only twenty
six years OF 90 has already been prominent figure In
three African expeditions returns to tho dark continent
whence. is be hoped, no will again safely
aud with credit. tn OF Mr. Tbomso now
labors. It is understood will be the Congo TlCro his
method OF procedure aud that OF Mr.. Stanley will oe
curousy oontrLsted on Stanley. is the vigorous
watchwor1 Of the while the other Is canny Scot
Mr. Stanley makes the moro rapid progress, but those
tho come after him do always hud the natives dis
posed to be friendly while Mr. Tnomson's conc!liatory
aud tuous II less brilliant. tactics build
ful reputation for the white man. chiettain With the
sweetly simple name OF MtIdara Xiii naniaro SO
charmed with him during his last expedition that he
husky whom talks OF Mlnara's daughters Up at Mr..
1hpusons native place. Thprnhil (where ms father has
"A lease OF the quarry IN which Old Mortality workeil
they tell characteristic story Of hin which should De
remembered long after his abOrs forgotten. When
ne rst Africa, assistant to Keith Johnston,
Mr.. Thomson took bottle OF brandy with him-and lie
brought It back again"
Some OF the sketches OF Commodore GArrison's busy
fe which have been published represent him as carry
Ing through himself and almost alone TO brilliant sue
the scheme OF an opposition gas company In New
dozen years The truth is that the charter
FOR new company there obtained by General F. J.
Heron, now OF this city, who interested Henry Y.
Attrl, well known as promoter OF gas enterprises
and the entire operation carried through by the lat
ter gentleman. Commodore Garrison had small inter-
in the operation but any attention the
management OF the business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
FFFP YOUR GRIP.

The possesson of so decided majority IN
the Legislature has not been regarded rs tortu-
nate for the Republican party. mus Lar II n"9
got through without taking harm from H. O"'
the critical days of the session are upon u.s.
We beg friends who value the good name OIL
the Republican party, and who are looking
hopefully to the campaign this fall as means N.
of restoring complete Republican ascendancy IN
the Empire State, to give all possible aId TO the
prevention of jobs, plumber and blunder' our
ing the few remaining days of the session
We hope too that they will resoluteiy resist
scbemes for wandering investigating commit
tees. this summer. Men whose devotion to the
public interest is not so well known as their de-
votlon TO their own, are reported as eager to get
nm such committees. 1t is extremely safe to go
against any man with a project OF that sort
The honest men have in the main been able 10
control this Legislature thus far Let US nope
their grin may hold fol the few days that le-
main.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
HIS NEPHEW.

Let us hope that this is not true For II 1t Is,
the shining star of Reform. which all the Mug
wumps have been wurshipping, viii 90 out IN
darkness, and like a meteor or snu1ed candle
leave only a bad smell behind it.. Mugwump
organ deliberately states that the best place in
the Collectors office at Cleveland, Ohio, that
of Appraiser, is to be given to nephew of
President Cleveland Alas Was not Repub-
licau shameless nepotism one of the principal
things to be reformed Yet here We have al
ready sons of Senators Batter, Pugh and Vest
ENJOYING fat places, and brothers in-a law of Sec
rotary Manning, and of Committeeman Dawson,
and of Senator Cockrell IN fact this shame
less nepotism " is WORSE already than it was
when Mr.. Cleveland came into Office But if he
is going to put his own nephew into $4,000
place. that will cap the climax.
1t is said, to be sure. that the young man is
abright, quiet and modest So were the Re-
publican nephews whose appointment seemed
to Democrats and Mugwumps such an I'M
pardOnable sin. Moreover, they were peculiarly
we'll qualified for the places to which they were
appointed, as a rule, and it does not appear that
young salesman in a Cleveland dry goods
store is necessarily quite qualified for Appraiser
Of the Port But it made no difference how
well the Republicans were qualified; they were
nephews, and brOthers-inlaw, and sons and
therefore their selection was an unspeakable
fraud and outrage and they were "rascals to
be turned out. And now is this lofty virtue to
be sLamed, and is this spotless banner Of Re-
form to be dragged in the mire by the appoint
nent of n Presidents nephew1 Forbid it,,
shades of Curtis Sons and brothers-in-law
are bad enough But nephew, and of the
Dviney ordained Rcformer himself, would be
intOlerahle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
ulnnLETON III BATOUCHE.

The affair at Batouche on Saturday between
General Middleton and Refs men appears to
have been little more than reconnaissance IN
force. but it showed the strength OF the rebel
position and the daring Of its defenders. The
steamer Northcote. carrying supplies and am
munitiOn to Middleton, seems to nave been
beaten of, disabled, and nearly captured, by
the rebels. and at the last accounts communities
lion with her had not been established n
Canadian battery pushed to the front was
nearly taken 10y a rush, Riel's sharpshooters
having crept through the brush to within
short distance of it before they were discovered.
General Middleton had two thousand men with
him, but his main body was not brought into
action at all. The rebels continue to light from
rifle pits and ntrcnchments, and to avoid cont
bat in the open, aud their policy makes 1t dill
cult to deliver a telling blow against them.
judging from the accounts OF Captain
Towards use of the Calling gun, they must have
lost heavily i'm trying To capture the battery,
bat they are the more likely to stick to their in
trcnchments, and there is little prospect OF
driving them ont without enCOuntcrng serious
losses. II General Middleton was stronger in
artillery he might shcl their position until it
became untcnable, but the country Is not suit
able for cavalry operations apparently and
therefore when he had driven them out he could
hardly make the most of his advantage. There
are many rumors to the effect that Rel has re-
ceivcd help from Americans, but so far these
stories are not supported by any good authority.
though there is some ground for expecting that
unlawful proceedings OF the kind nay be at
tempted by adveuturers. The Canadian troops
have acted with conspicuous gallantry thus
far. but it cannot be said that they have yet
obtained so decided an advantage rs TO convince
the rebels that their cause is hopeless; and the
necessity for such a victory over Rel becomes
greater every daY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
Iyoyn CHALLENGE WIDEYED.


r ,rr,nrxy made ouiet statement OF circulation me
Hter day II dispaaged nobody asyertiser &C
Seehbors had saying and gave 10 every H.. IN sare
we ara surprised 70 see that tnls cteS ex
brons ers list to Ths YORK n as w e he cen
bauats itse In effort 10 show that there must h'
n, enormous number OF retu ned copies 49,. o.o nsws
The Circulation Of THE DAILY rRls SK s.r elecoD
paper averaged during ae rest Of he gts e
fwooon, Yeo York ventIrsd TO elln 'or ' a.ier
day the odiavits Of Dresmel cireulan OF
fHr TeIJxE for one week announced Ws
copies aud the retarns for the week "ere 'o' ~
cent -, 49,. .h,ro o,n ne brought 10 a
head yery 20 IN hereby Ter u I've Com.
Impartial ntee the president on I've anv and eli or
many the OF the Adams rpress Con a
He Edoi OF me II The WOrt al ne iHeS ~ 20
Ter mi aosess an records WITH lu ,sn'
nber al cones OF aid for either tne ss
week or N ,nt frc this lae prom led re ass wh uo o
IN sole con Gtioh tlat IN &c req 'rV s1r one
week or one nth at ms heal OF the eltoria ooiu
bOth.-tTbe Tribune. Nov a. 1854 ,,.. og,r+
The above was published in answer TO vicious en't'
nv The Men, YORK. Tn1.s to depreciate THE TRIBUNEs
circulation The Times did not dare to meet 'ne ou'
lenge It was published in dozen or more ISSUES ou'
The Ties could not goaded into accepting our oner
We believe the disparity In the circulation OF Vhe wv
papcrs to be much greater now than 10 was Ihen i"o
new wear brought a great increase 10 THE TRIBUNE, AN"
much of Il seemed directly from FORMER
of The Times Our belief s that at present Tue res
circulation OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE Is more tnau uo
tunes that OF The Weekly Times; OF THE SEMi-"EINh
TRIpNE four times that OF The Semi Weekly Itesi anu
of THIS DAILY and SUNDAY TRIBUNE double that OF INC
T,aiiv and SUNDAY Times. We shall gladly open our
books and press-roo the impartial committee ABOVE
named on the fair terms stated, Tor an author
itative decision of the question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
MR.. CRIMNIYS GELS IT ALI.

Mr.. Crmmins evidently believes in single
headed departments-when he is the sin gle
head. He has now been elected treasurer of
the Park Board as well as president. We be-
lieve there are no more Offices lying around
loose that he can gather in. If there were,
doubtless he would not hesitate to add them to
the blushing hOnors already thick upon his
head. Well, in case anything goes wrong in
the department, the public cannot be bam-
boozled as to the responsibility hereafter. Mr..
Crimmins mast bear the blame where there is
blame to be borne. and get the praise where
there is praise to be awarded. We shall be de-
lighted if he VIII so administer the department
as to give US a chance to say great many kind
things of him.
Some conspicuous advantages are his. He is
contractor of extensive experience, and no
man is better qualified to see that the city gets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FoREIGN.-The vote of censure against the Gov
eminent defeated - Ferdinand Hitler, German
composer and pianist, is dead. 80 Trial OF Cum
bingham and Burton begun in London. - Ton
gum to be evacuated next month.
DoMEsTIC.-The bill exempting soldiers. and
sailors from civil service examination passed the
Assembly. Tile American Congress of Churches
began It's meeting in Hartford. - The hospital
for fever patients was opened at Plymouth. -
Thoroughbred horses were sold in Kentucky. -
Prices fell suddenly in the Chicago Board of Trade
81 family near Reading were poisoned with
bologna sausage
CITY AND SUBURBAN. -General Grant not 80
well. 80 Eleven jurors chosen in the Crowley
case. - Testimony to show that Miss Hoyt was
insane. - Stock Exchange election. 60
Deaths of exc Governor Walker and Colonel UDbe-
kant. 80 The libel against the City of Mexico
dismissed - Two men retired from the skating
contest 80 The New-York club beat the Chicago
nine at baseball. 60 President Cnmmins OF the
Park Board elected himself treasurer. 80 The
gold value of the egal-tender silver dollar 412l2
erains) So 80 cents. - Stocks were cratic un-
der manipulation and closed weak at material de-
clines.
HE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
6icate slightly warmer fair weather. Temperature
yesterday: highest. 60o; lowest. 43'; average.
60Lo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12

full value for the money spent that oil unbal-
onced or otherwise improper bids are rejected
and that all contractors and employees do their
work faithfully. He can make it sure that the
changes necessary to purify the lower lake ana
improve the drainage in Central Park are
thoroughly yet economically made lie can
sunervise the repairs and the maintenance Oh
tbe walks and the drives, the walls and the
bridges with adequate practical skill. When
questions of landscape groupings anu eueo'S
come up we trust he will have the good SepSo
to take competent advice.
Finally, Mr.. Crimmins has this advantage
over some of his predecessors: lie has horses
and carriages of his own, and need not put III
any big bills for hack hire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
WHY GORDON WAS NOT SdVED

The failure of the Soudan Expedition is not
to be retrieved. The British Government, after
sending an army to the seabOard, accepting
military aid from the colonies, and laying the
first section of the military railway to Berber
have decided to abandon the campaign alto
gether. The policy of avenging Gordon's death
and of laying siege to Khartoum has been
finally discarded after costly military prepara-
tons. Suakim is to be permanently occupied
and the Wady Hafa line established as the
southern frontier of Egypt. The troops which
struggled up the Nile and across the blood
stained deserts during the winter are to be re-
called rs soon as the river rises. The Mudir of
Dongola will be left to defend himself and TO
make terms with the Mahd, if his dealings with
English allies are resented by the fanatical
warriors of the desert. The Government recur
to the policy which they adopted eighteen
months ago when they compelled the Khedive
TO change his advisers and to proclaim the
abandonment of his vast empire in the Suudan.
Meanwhile, there have been thousands of
courageous Arabs butchered and hundreds of
resolute Englishmen slain, and one hero, bravest
of the brave, has persisted; ana one and all
have fought and died without profit to England
or the Soudan or to civilization.
The abandonment of this ill-starred cam
paign now definitely announced by Lord Hart
ington. renders timely the discussion of the
causes of failure Which has been opened by The
F0rtnightly RevieW. One OF the war correspond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
WHAT MAY BE CALLED REAL KINDNESS
INFORMATION WORTH AT LEAST HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS

From Th9 NelC York sun.
From what is perhaps an exaggerated notion
of couriesy we have hitherto hesitaed TO
inform me Netg- York Times TO important source
of its present troubles Our esteemed contemporary
seems to DC in mood TO understand aud appreciate II
not enjoy plain statement OF the exact facts IN Jus
case. The sound and dIsinterested counsel when we
shall now mpart Ia worth at least hundred thousand
dollars to q newspaper in It's condition.
When Inc Times reduced ITS price from four cents $50 20
the moral standard obsery oil In the selection OF masr
for It's columns II began to eater not aecdentsy
aud epsodically nut steadily and In line OF deliberate
policy TO the saacious tastes Of those readers VINO are
the better pleased the ofener their newspaper crosses
he bauudary separating decenoy from literature Of tue
sort which the statutes prohibit ana punish IN tne
interest OF public morals There are many such readers
we are sorry say but they are not SO numerous ~
hs s Of he Times from the date Of its reduction OF
price present most revolving and at the same 'imo
most melancholy spectacle OF perverted ehteTptiso u
selrrespect sacrificed to the greed OF lmmeaae g
Our contemporary secured the country lor ~
tho vIlest description. II dshgnrea pass 81
mns Of called news that no self-respectng news.
paper in New-YOrk would dream OF pI.hiur' -
natter OF record and lndsputaole fact not merely OK
arknowle publicly the justice OF tns crtcs. nas
the lesson herein contained will be none the less focioe
, Su he reinforced and verified by The To'ess
priyate knowledge OF the exact truth ,,,.. 81,
aerodaton unfortunately, did not end with Its effect
on our contemporaries own reputation ano pr9sperty
Many vsntared tmidy on occasional excursions
INTO the ground appropriated By The Times were encour
Greater lengths han before. The general effect 90
Journalists of the weaker sort very bad Indeed
IL IA only lust to say that there has been some Improve
ment III the course OF The Times Ia this respect since ~
first break from the restraints OF decency; but y Sn
1t long time to outlve the consequences OF tns'
deplurahle error. ,. a
The TImess mistake was In supposins that wnen
lowered its pI ice was necessary to lower It's morn
tone In other words that the people who pay two cehs
for ne spaper are peop.e whose appetite lot hews
morbid and Vicious requiring nourshment OF the ossos
KIND The Incredible folly OF this assumption ia
carried with II its punishment We care say .ns,
sre ders who were attracted The Times by It's ne
departure; but they would have bought that JousnJn
st the same tor AXE OF the indecancles Win wn
its columns were stuffed had the price been raised
six or ten cents, instead OF being reduced to two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
VOTE FOR MON LICENSE.

The PENNSYLVANIA Legislature has before 1t 4
High License bill, and one of its members
writes TO The TRIBUNE for information as to
the opcrations of such law. So far rs we
know, the high license system has worked well
wherever given an honest trial. In Illinois
statistics prove it to have had an admirable
effect The minimum license for dram shops In
that State is $500. and for the sale of malt
liouors $3.50. In Cook County, where Mayor
Carter Harrison has done his best to defeat the
act the number of liquor shops has neverthe-
less diminished from 800 to 1000, and there has
been an increase of over one million dollars IN
city revenue. In nineteen other cities IN that
State before the law went into effect there were
1873 liquor shops. yielding public revenue OF
$50. $50. Under the high license law the num-
Der of such places decreased to 46S, but yield
ed n public revenue of S2j3,OOO. Arrests Tell
of. aud there was 80 per cent less OF drunken
ness In Cairo arrests decreased 80 per cent,
and in Springfield - per cent and other
places made an equally good showing. Is not
that conclusive evidence of the beneficial elect
of such "a law !
Official statistics show in other directions that
taxation checks the consumption of liquors.
Under the internal revenue laws imposing tax
ON spirits their consumption has considerably
declined. The figures show that 55,OOO,OOO
people in this country last year consumed less
spirits than 31,00O,000 people consumed in
1850. The exact figures for 1884 were
u, 99O,S3 gallons consumed, while in 1850
the consumption was S6,3G4,574 gallons. If
the consumption last year had been proportion
ate to that of $50 it would have reached
100, 100000 gallons, instead of which it was
considerably less than half that amount
These facts ought to convince any legislator
that the imposition of high tax ON the liquor
traffic has restraining influence. In Illinois it
has had a wholesome tendency in eXtirpating
the low croggeries and in diminishing crime.
IL would have the same effect in Pennsylvania.
Hence We advise our friend to do all he can to
pass the bill. 1t is pity that the New York
Legislature has not been wise enough to enact a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
Qmusemenis 60 Night.

ACADEMY OF Music" PinafoTe.'
BIJOU OPERA HOU5B-" Ad0nlS
tAsINo-"P Polly"
EDEN MISCELLANEOUS. n-.,
CRAND OPERA hoUsE-' The Private Secretary
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-"Sealed Instructions
NFW LYCEuM THEATRE" DakOlar.'
NiRIO'S GARDEN Victor Durand."
Polo GROUNDs-BasebalL
ITALIA lHEATRk1-" Marie stuart" -
LIMOS souARP THEATRE" Nv Sweetheart"
WALLACK's THEATRE" Black Hussai'
Ban AVENUE THEATRE" We, Us &Co. as
l4TW STREET THEAfRE-" Are You lnshre'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
fAG1N so MAD HE FRoTHS At TIE MOUTH
~ BUT HE DoDGEs THE CHALLENGE IA
h
From me ve,O. York Times. May o. IL

The cretnous after conessing by It's attorney
ronr ON Welno " tha neCher readers noI clIC
ton broke out again eBterdV ITS idio chatter So T
mn cxamin Ition AM records and empoyeS o
INNS ald THE TRIBUNE by IAN Impartial, o onHi.
Zee" WITT a view 10 O COMPARISON oil the fespeoi w
ITcuation OF tie TWO newspapers. IL is a AFTER
OF very recent history that EDITOR OF lhs NV,
YoRK TRIBUNE and his upices aftempteu, Nv
tie fashc alton retura4 the cookns Of tao5s Oh Se
vote and the forgery dispatches todeay ana prevent
announcement result the Last eectlon III suls
STATE newspaper dch has been guilty Oh w ~ ~
nal offence of falM.yng would not ~ 81
tate t. fasfy its BOOKS and pressr ,om Reports
and fle suspicious THE TRIBUNE 10 get az
parma co ee vOuch for i' circulation ptacJa.S
60 clnsvc Evidence 1rs of its 0u ,ness ma "
thus ia slfed red preplra ON Tor inc
ostenlatousy invites. Tor IL Is matter OF common
and dal observation among who keen theI eyos 20
thar THR TRlBUNE has disappeared from the ha ,
Of the public. Not unni
ing araias, Oggei dice IN downtown III Tvs "a
hecom, the nastime OF Leading 0dhSeIs
merchants not until hungry Joe is recogni<ed as tne
peer hone man not until bu kosteerrs III 20 ca
and m foou ads sawdns synders and t1nbergger come
10 TIE fore and ried ul ana equal recostos as
custoliaps OF trust funds County treasurer and pam
fdents viii Times oln In any exam nitioh Vi Hh
TRBUNE's falsiGed books.