New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-29


panpcrs in this country from steamships docs not
prevent them from walking into the country over
the Canadian line will probably lead 10 q remedy
next winter from Congress. Meanwhile. not many
framps will care TO encounter the dangers of Cam
dian snow aud ice. IL Is only IN tae uInnor that
,aynntage can bc .aken of tho defect in the Law,
and for the present season the end is nigh.
Tho cool dcliberptcness of the Bridge and
Elevated Railroad officials in making their arrange
neuts for the easy transfer Of PASSENGERS from
structure 10 the other refreshing 10 the hurried
traveller However wearied he may become in
hurrying down aud up needless stairs, he can
scarcely refrain from hiarity a. he watches the
workman, or possibly two wprkmcn. la7y enjoying
labor that il Just removed from inacton under the
cool arches of tho Bridge. The officials are to he
CONN ended for the philanthropy with which they
refuse 20 allow their workmen Co do anything worth
.puaking Of IN August. even il the general public
Tho desire 10 use IL unfinished platform do suffer
Mr.. Squire says that 40 and MAYOR Grace are
most excellent friends A story has often been
told about two such frlcnds-one was lion and the
other a amb. The Mayor and the Commissioner
may match pennies for the choice of positions.
II looks rs il over-cducaton was beginning TO
burglar was plain man. VINO never bothered him
self with rnnch more In tho way of tools than
:. Jimmy and a slnng-shOt and wbo did good work
Notwithstanding But nowadays young fellows
who join tho profession fresh from college must
have their patent bits, fitted with any quantity OF
GINNING inventions. and filling n largo yaiisc One
of tho results of this ultra fastdiousncss Is that
wien the police arrest " dude" burglar on general
p,iucipes a single look INTO his wardrobe reveals
the secret Of his calling. and h. is packed OH TO the
peuitentIary. This comes of trying TO be better
than Bill Skies.
Thurman declares that he wants NO Office what
over. We have thought for some time that the ex-
senator was becoming less and less of "A Democrat,
aad now lac abures the one great principle which
binds this patriotic party together.
There Is some reason to believe that the condition
~ affairs abroad Is affecting unfavorably our cx-
norts of provisions and dairy products. 1t is certain
that the decrease in quantities exported during the
month of July is not due TO any advance in prices,
for. in comparison with the prices Of year ago,
there has been decline ia almost every important
o,ticle of the provisions class. Notwithstanding
decline in the price OF fresh beef from cents to
On cents nor peaga, there was decrease in the
n1mber Of cattle and searcelg any .::cs5sse in tho
onantty OF fresh beef exported. The export price
of bacon declined from 9.l cents IN July OF last
wear TO 7G cents in July 1880, and yet the guam
inv exported declined over s per cent. The price
oC lard declined from SD cents to 7.3 cents. and yet
the Quantity exported decreased about . per cent.
The price of cheese declined from 81 cents to ST.
cents aud yet the quantity exported ftl nearly 20
nor cent below that of July, 1854. Rutter, how
ever. was much more largely exported last month
tlmn in the corresponding month OF last year, but
4. el.... t.ria QAf A
14s cents Thus the general result rs to exports oil
provisions was decrease Of 81 10000 In value, or
,bout II per cent This decrease is the more notice.
allie because during the two previous months the
exports of provisions had been larger than during
I'm, corresponding mouths of 1ss4 and there had
,.o been an increase in the value of such exports
dnrins the six months preceding July, but not
largo increase.
No one shows any disposition to criticize Mr'
Souirea pIose il il il in the ape OF resignationi
and even Mayor Grace would probably overlook
any errors of construction.
Murder mysteries always have 4 strange faacina-
ton even for the most plilezmatc natures. and one
rarely occurs that ossrs such wide field Cor
ghosty speculation. a. that involving Prcller and
Maxwell. In mo case OF a capital offence u IS AZ
most w,.,g6d TO assume mans guilt, and yes no
tLary of tie affair meets the known facts 80 rea-
I anahls a. that Maxwell killed Preller frnm the