New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-28

Washington Monument shall stand When fall tine
Smiths the Washington Monument shall fall, and
when the Washington Monument falls-the world
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Governor Hoadly says he Is ashamed of Senator
John sherman. Mr.. Hoadly Is only one man. and
Mr. sherman can stand IL. But there have been
times quite recently when If his party organs were
10 be taken as representing Democratic opinion,
the entire Democracy was ashamed OF Judge
hoady
Frssts have been mum erously reported from all
the Northern States and even from Virginia as a
result Of this weeks severe cold wave; but most of
them. fortunately. have been light. August rarely
passes in these ATTITUDES without frosts in few cx
posed localities. One and two years ago, almost TO
| a pight they seriously damaged corn, buckwbeat.
tobacco potatoes cabbage and other crops In this
State, New-England and the West. The fall I'm
temperature this week has been rliie greater than
Is usual. The farmers. therefore, have had mar
row escape that H. those who really have escaped.
and such Of them as are accustomed to look Tor
frosts at the time Of the full moon nearest to Sep
tenber ] will not be any less anxious on this
point In the future for this week experience
Kelley says he will not resign the Austrian mis-
sion. All yes-it is rs true now as 1t ever was
"few die and none resign
The Southern storm proves to have been very
destructive. and tho damage done in Charleston.
s. c. serves TO show what might have been the re-
suit Of a Western tornado sweeping through any
great city crowded with tall buildings. Yet, II the
REPORTS are correct the storm which struck Charles
ton was not n hurricane nor up to full cyclone
pitch for ~ stated that at the elimination of the
gale the wind blew at the rate Of eighty miles an
hour: whereas hurricane blows at the rate OF
100 miles an hour. Only the most solid building can
Withstand the ip-pact of the wind under such
pressure and ships at sea have often been thrown
and kept upon their beam ends whom every stitch
OF canvas has been furled by the mere pressure OF
the wind upon their masts No such damage has
been done by 4 storm in one place for many years
In this country. aud there Is ground for fear that
the losses at may prove to be almost as severe
as those on land, and much more serious as regards
sacrifice of human life.
In the judgment of The Charleston Ne'c' and
Courier tho widespread dissatisfaction In the
Democratic party still fails to mater'alize.' There
fore it is that We advise contemporary to take
the papers the Democratic papers, the Democratic
papers of the Presidents own State.
Another batch Of postmasters, some hundreds In
number ia announced. What Mr. Cleveland calls
reform moves on fast IN these days that nobody
can investigate it with thoroughness. and possibly
that Is lust the object IL is noticed, moreover.
that the new appointments are especially numerous
In Ohio. New-York and Pennsylvania Elections
are obout TO occur in those States aud Civil Service
reform obviously requires that the posimas ers
sbould be of tho right party II Messrs Curtis ~
Co oonld lift their eyes from tho absorlod cOntem-
nlation of President Clevclands marvellous per-
fections as displayed In his promises. TO consider
the dea ily hostility to all reform which Is shown
IN his performances they might make some intel
esting discoveries.
The platform Of tho Pennsylvania Democrats af-
firms the Presidents "cI,sr and udisputable right
promptly to remove officials who have prostnuted
the public service for partisan aud personal ends
This Is smpIy a roundabout way of reminding the
President that the Pennsylvania Demoo ats are
hungry and have large appetitcs
To the French republican mind, the Revolution
of 1899 overshadows in Importance Ill other events
la modern History. The same mind couceiyes and
Intends that tho Exposition held In 1883 to COM
memorate the centennial anniversary OF that
event shall correspOndmgly eclipse every other IN
ternationa fair the world has seen. IL may. But
there are grave hints that other and non-republtcan
European Nations will decline to take part In It,
They do not onersh kindly memories Of the deeds
that did so much to unsettle thrones and they do
not wish to aid In clarifying them. Some of them
have especial reasons for holding aoof. Austria.
for example will hesitate to celebrate the murder
OF an Austrian princess. Nevertheless the EXPOSE
ton will doubtless be great one. and the most ILL
wishing Bourbon will not refuse hope that in one
res, ect it will bo moro successful than some OF
Frances recent celebratiOns--this years Sante
Bastilie as a case In point in which days merry
making more lives were DESTROYED than were lost
by the besegersa captors the fortress In 17S9
The story of the soul-microscope which comes
from Lincoln, Nebraska, Is really rather an ambi-
tous effort for the close of the SILLY season to
produce. Tho idea has been worked out with some
ingenuity though the scientific details are not suf-
Rcionty elaborated. But the inventor of the story
has not studied ORIENTAL psychology, or he would
know that what he prctends 20 have seen with his