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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

EXCISE BILLS THAT SHOULD BE KILLED
The apparent inclination Of the Legislature
to amend the Excise laws so as to loosen the
restrictions on the sale of liquor, cannot be de-
Tended any more than its tinkering with the
Civil Service act. There is no demand from
any quarter for such change, and il would be
decidedly injurious to the best interests of the
State. The friends of sobricty and good order
are anxiously endeavoring to have the laws
made more efficient, particularly by the enact
ment of n high-cense act They naturally pre-
test against any further letting down the bars,
and especially against legalzing tho sale of
liquor on Sundays. But for soms Ieason that
cannot be satisfactorily explained, bills have
been favorably reported to legalize the sale of
liquor on Sunday and to remove restrictions on
the traffic in every part of the State. These
bills, with one exception, were introduced by
Democrats, just as the bills to weaken the Civil
Service act came from members of the same
party. But that will not remove the response
biity from the Republican majority for their
passage.
One of the bills on this subject, introduced by
Mr.. McGoldrck, allows the sale of liquor on
Sunday between the hours of and s a. M, and
l and II p. m. provides that dealer who
violates the law shall not forfeit his license,
and fixes a small penalty for violations which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
Nrw.yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, APRIL H. 1885

can only be collected by the Excise Commls-
sioners bringing suit to recover the amount.
1t is simply bill for free rum throughout the
State. A bill introduced by Mr.. Cantor and
fav0rably reported from General Barnums
committee modifes the Civil Damage act, anu
sweeps away any restriction on the number OF
liquor shops in towns or villages by repeating
the tavern clause in the present law. bill IN
troduced by Mr.. Taylor, and favoraby reported
from the same committee, provides that
dealer who violates the Excise law shall not
forfeit his license except when so adJudgeu oy
a court. One wise provision in the present law
and almost tho only effective penalty IN thls
city, is that which forfets the license or any
dealer convicted of violating the law. Inc
penalties inflicted by police justices oftentmes
do not exceed five dollars. and if the license Is
not forfeited the law would be a dead letter.
The mere introduction of a bill is not OF much
Importance but when one is favora0ly re-
ported from n committee it has passed usually
the most difficult stage on its way through the
Legislature. 1t is difficult to understand what
considerations could have induced any commit
tee to report bills permitting the sale OF liquor
on Sunday and providing practically Tor free
rum throughout the State. The people want
no such legislation, and all of the Excise bills
ought to be killed at once. 1t is subject that
ought not to be brought into the next canvass,
and if it is, the members of the Legislature re-
sp0nsbe for it are likely to suffer from their
disregard of the public interests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
DRAMATIC NOTES.

The trivial and ludicrous practice OF giving sos
yenirs TO audiences at theatres continues to msnlfss
itself Decorated fsns. Of an Oriental design WIZ
distributed this afternoon at the Grand Opera hoes
where the Hanlons playing in piece called run
tasma."
Mr. Frederick Bryton Miss Ada Gilman ana ~.
Ieonora Bradley have been engaged III the drAlhN'-
company that will cooperate with Miss Helen Daayty
M lie star Theatre ON the 9th inst Mr. Felix A'""
Will be stage manager.
Mr. John steson will provide new scenery witb WIZ.
TO embellish the deulorabe nonsense entitled We "
and Co. which IA again be shown ut the Fifth A''
nue. Theatre, ON April 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

that the bill is to be defeated or amended In inc
Assembly are probably baseless. The supJec'
has been so thoroughly discussed that there IL
not even excuse for delay.
Bills to add to the expenses of this city NEE.
with unmerited favor at Albany. One reporter
in the Senate yesterday makes yearly auui
ton to the tax levy of $500 for another AS
sistant District Attorney. AS first Assistant
District-Attorney Fellows spent about iour
months of his time last year in travelling aoo"'
the country making speeches for Mr. Cleveianu'
in which work the District AttOrney and others
of the assistants were similarly engageu' IL
does not appear that there is any need OF more
help of that kind No such bill ought to pass
but it would be well to pass an act making "
obligatory upon the ict-Attorney 10 re-
port to the Supreme Court at each term 'hc
number and status of all indictments penang
with his reasons for not prosecuting, anu III
recting the court to assent or disagree with the
| report and order prosecutions. That would
perhaps put an end to the immunity from prose-
cution after Indictment, which persons OF
political influence now enjoy. AS to the ques-
ton of additional help, that should be leit 10
the decision of the Board OF Estimate
After the light that has been thrown on the
census question: the Legislature ought to have
no difficulty in passing bill making the ordi-
nary appropriation. There seems to be no
need of any change in the census law OF 1919,
which has worked satisfactorily in the past.
BY Federal act of 1879, the United States
agrees to assume half the expense of State
census when it shall be so taken as to be avail
able for purposes of comparison with the red
eral census. With the intention of complying
with that requirement, the Secretary OF state
has made preparations for taking the census
under the act of 1855, but the Governor has
sought, for partisan reasons, to put obstacles IN
the way. AS to competitive examinations OF
enumerators, the gain, if anything, would not
compensate for the delay and expense. The
experience of Francis A. Walker, who had
charge of the National census, ought to be
worth a good deal on this subject. He says
"Such examinations would seem to me, not
"cnly unnecessarily clumsy and costly but
"actuay inappropriate and Objectionable, as
"too closely limiting the choice of enumer.
"atorsn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

demonstrates that he was not the monster he has
been painted by his foes. and that even if he did
not neglect his own interests. his ripest energies
were devoted to the advancement CT his country.
man of softer fibre perhaps could not have done
what he did. His last enterprise appears. with the
light at command a disastrous mistake; but it
must be remembered that none of the Latin Re-
publics has thus far shown much regard for per-
sonal liberty or the rights of citizenship and that
what looks to us, like an ntolerabe usurpation.
may possibly have borne quite different aspect
among Central American politicians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
TIE RUSSO AFGHAN FRONTIER


n me Ed,tor OF Ths Tr'o"ne.
SIR: Your map in this days issue Is n iis'
,.,, Tho hest have seen In the daily press, bu' =
miller OF pertinent details than that In Maesons Won,
On Afehanistsn Published in London lew years I'll "a
on in case there shall be great war you WIZ -
or yay 10 a reissue OF II upon Larger reate a"u h1
ho mountains more boldly delincated Then is sav
ha ali sufficient for the general reader: h"'
JsrsfU (ifY April 10. 1850.
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amnsemenis Co. Might.

AMERICAN INsTITJTE-Roller skating
BJOU OPERA HoUsE-" Adonls
1nsISO-" Die Flecermaus.
DAYS THEAIRE-"A Night On.
TDEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. ,,..,,.s IN
GRAND OPERA HOUSE" fahtasha' VI q "nA' -
Faryand." r, n,.. soora,arvp
GIDisoN SQUARE GARDEN-Barnum's circus
NIpI o,s a. RDEN-"Sam'l o Posen."
NEW LYCYrM THFAIkE-" Dakolar
Polo GRoUNDs-Baseball.
STANpARD THEATRE" PiDafore' ,
SIsp 'IHF ATRF-" La Tlmbale de Argent"
TUAIJA THEATRE" Die Fiedermaus, u.,,,
IINIoS souARF rUEArRg" Favette the story OF vail
WAIIAcK's THElTRE-" Our Joan, - - uos,,s
srn .wp~1p 'r,1r ,TRr-Thatcher Primrose and west
Mnstrels. ,,.y
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,r,,y w,crs oF SIN IL DEATH.

Ne,r- YORK CorresD0Hdsncs ihlddesphd p r,v,yh
tits reported in wall rect mat t made serOu.
,s,le i'm 1eginning q war OF cut rates anu " ant fof
many thousand Republican readers Dy eon h7eys can
@nsslend last fan Probably the stocknousssass naA
tand n anil new turn comes to the wheel u
Snt nevertheless the gossip Is probably coriec"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

General Komarof is not destitute Of bumOr. His
dispatches refer to the adventures of certain Brit
Ish officers who witnessed the engagement near
Penjdeh and then appealed TO the Russians for pro
lection. Unfortunately the victors were unable to
rescue the British officers from the clutches of the
demorazed Afghans The helpless officers were
dragged off in the retreat. and the Russian COM
mander powerless to aid them by taking them
prisoners of war; General Komaroff ought to edit
q comic annual for circulation outside England
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-General Komaroff asked by Russia TO
,explain his reason for attacking the Afghans -
Eight white people killed by Indians at Frog Lake.
- General Barillas succeeded to the Prosi-
dency of Guatemala The garrison at Kassaia
still holding out
DoMEsTIC.-Crop reports indicate greatly re-
duced acreage for wheat throughout the country.
- The shad fishing season began IN the Della
ware River 80 Excitement was renewed in the
Chicago market. 60 The fosdck divorce case
was tried in Newport. - coroner III Baltimore
indicted for theft - Two men arrested for
completely In the Chicago election frauds.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-General Grants condition
unchanged. - Death of Donovan, the champion
rolIer-skater 80 Mills. the wife-murderer,
hanged. - Sumning-up in the Fish trial. -
Funeral of Richard Grant White. - Metropolis
tans beaten at baseball by the New-York Club.
g. Professor Jules f. LOiseau. of Coin
College. committed suicide 80 Count ID Ester
hazy arrested. - dead body supposed to be
Mr. Conant's was found. - Gold value OF the
legal tender silver dollar (412l2 gralns, $40
cents 80 Stocks duil.and declining, aud closed
quiet and unsettled.
IHR WEATHER. TRIBUNE local OBSERVATIONS IN
dictate slightly warner weather and light rains
Temperature yesterday: highest. 41'; lowest
800: average, 367s0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

To-morrow's edition of THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE VIII
contain a striking article by Mr.. Justin Mccarthy " p
on The Irishman and his relations to the Saxon and
latin races: Miss Plowman's Hair" by DR.. W. A.
Hammond-a lively sequel to his former sKetcn III 'n
paper; Social Silhouette Of " The Gentleman VINO
Lived TOO Long," by Edgar Fawcett; an interesting
love story London letter from G. w. s. about Minister
Lowell and his successor brilliant Paris. Vienna and
Washington letters and the usual array OF interesting
local features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
sr,pr OMEN OF SPRING.

From The Chicago Trteuae n y But
understood ia Massachusetts, that one 4, stS1
Ier a. about to interest himself asain aetvey y incest
nolitIcs and usual alarm prevails IN tne sxeeU
nautical society Only the arbntes blooms ss h ouiD
and regularly IN Massachusetts as Butler anu
as trailing as his only rival
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

Canadians residing in this city are seeking to
form an organization of some kind 10 promote
greater intimacy among themselves We have not
heard that fugitive Americans residing 10 Canada
are thinking of taking similar STEP Still they
wouid form choice crowd, and congenial one,
too, II they could be got together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
HINT TO SECRETARY LAMAR.

Commissioners Black claims that he wah,.sa f.uor1
Miss sweet in order to give the place 70 NIT nv 81
MuIlvan Perhaps the difficulty could be so'o1 -
ting Mrs. Mulligan In his place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

From ire dt0GnD ExpT>ss -,ravax1oI
The only redeeming feature about sucn va a,smbss
lie Administration, at least, does not shars ." w.
ocratio prejudice against water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
JnOex to ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bns,ness Not'res.

HUSBANDS CALCINED MAGNEsIA: xo.o
Four First Premium Medals awarded at ExhiDons norc
agreeable the and smaller dose than o,ntr
in with U. s. Government kegstei
Label without which genuine al
and country stores. and by T. j. HUSBAND IT, Faoepa
Penn.
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TO TWINK.

TO TWINKLE IN OTHER SKIES
From 1he Baltimore american .,a.ine
Our Vice. President Is shrewd. while 10 BIZ -
Washington he Ia necessarily ovorshaoo"o~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
TAMMANY GETS THE WHOLE WHO,

rfOW INC [ftUIHV ,af
An exchange says: "rammany doesn't sso IN Tsw
drumstiek OF the plate" Begging your P''"'
many takes the whole Turkey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

Another Union veteran and an official oflong
experience, the Assistant Commissioner OF
Patents, has been removed to make place for
a rebel brigadier. The supply of brigadiers,
however, is still more than equal to the de-
mand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

The stories of famine and suffering In West Viz
ginia are ptifu enough to call for an exhibition OF
public philanthropy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

The charter election in Albany on Tuesday
next will determine whether or not the Demo-
cratic RING shall be continued in power In that
county. Mr.. Manning has long exercised ab
solute control over this ring. 1t was not unim-
portant business, therefore, that has occupied
his attention In Albany during this week. If
he succeeds as well as he did last fall in that
county, when the usual Democratic majority OF
two or three thousand was almost wiped out.
he will not be greatly elated on Tuesday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
Netu91ork Daily Gribn,le
NETWORK, SATURDAY. APRIL IL.

FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

that the bill is to be defeated or amended In the
Assembly are probably baseless. The subject
has been SO thoroughly discussed that there ID
not even excuse for delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

The reports from the Soudan that the forces
of the Mahdi are rapidly aisintegratins seem
to have basis of truth in the cessation of hos
tilities. Tribal jealousies and the influence Of
rival aspirants for prophetic honors are appar-
emily more powerful against the Mahdi than the
valor of the British troops. If these reports
should prove true it would be great stroke of
good luck for the English. Whether or not
true, they come OPPORTUNITY to relieve the dis
comfture of the British retirement, which seems
to have become practically necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

The people OF Chicago are In hot pursuit CT
the scoundrels guilty of election frauds on
Tuesday. Two or three Democrats are in jail,
and almost enough frauds have already been
unearthe1 to wipe out Carter Harrison's small
apparent majority. The good effect of the con-
viction of Mackin and Gallagher for similar
frauds in November last was neutralized by
their being allowed to go at large on bail. What
is needed In Chicago is the passage of the bill
now before the Legislature at Springfield TAX
ing from the City Council the right to select
election judges and clerks. The political
hacks who have been selected for that work at
the bidding of Harrison have been willing to
connive at ali sorts of election crimes.
The gas combination makes no concession to
the city in the matter of lighting the streets.
The Consolidated Company asks the same price
for each lamp for the year beginning May L as
during the present year. But the Equitable
Company has reduced its price from SIT 80 to
$12 so per lamp. If it can furnish gas for
that figure ut profit, there is no reason why
the Consolidated Company cannot go even
lower.i In fact the companies forming the COM
bination did furnish gas to the city at that fig
ure before they formed pool and divided
their earnings. The electric light companies
have also combined in the matter of furnishing
light to the city. Fortunately there is pros
pect of some relief in the early passage of the
sill now before the Legislature. The rumors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

There is something more trial in the court
where james d. Fish stands accused than bank
president who has. wIfully and dishonesty be-
trayed his trust II is the system of trial by jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11

Professor Fiske insists that, while Benedic
Arnold was a bad man to betray his country allow
ance must be made for the prosecutions. politica
and otherwise. which he suffered before he wa
guilty of treason. A poor excuse is better thai
none but the trials of Benedict Arnold were no
any worse than those which most political candi
dates endure smilngly IN these days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
nRIITARY.

DIED in Gllead. sept ilth. alter painful ill
uess Of many months, Neil X Lstss, aged %
yeara aud 90 months. - .,
Nru was a young man Of sterling worth and
one ~ho wiil' b. greatly missed bcreu % hs
rnother Al an early age. and In a few years OF
Ils fsfher. he early learned 90 depend on him
self ue aud an elder sister we're left ~ith We
care OF a large farm and three younger chi
drsn Most bravely did they struggle, but
Heath came some over year ago aud claimed
the dear sister. and Mel received shock which
be could hardly overcome, and nos consump.
ton has done H. work and taken for IT, victim
M honsst. good principlod Young man. and
one whom everyone speaks Of With respect
To the young sister IIannie. who has 30 brave
IL stool By striving % help save hlul, and TIE
brother, True, who has 80 willingly shared eV'
cry vigil, and the younger brother, Guy who
har,llv can. A. yet. realize the loss be has sus
tiansd. AMI the absent sister. Mrs stevens.
whose home aud heart have very lately been
saddencd BY the death Of = dear child, every.
one extends sympathy and everyone thinks OF
them With pity. Bey. Mr.. william Of Mason,
spoke words of comfort nom the text. Thy
Iirothor shall rise again The services AZ the
grave wero very impressive, The prayer being
b. Mr.. W. with response ~ Rev. hr. 1ridley
II silcad
me people IN the viclninty expressed their
sympathy very delicately Ia the choice OF mu.
&c al the grave, and also In the lining OF the
grave with evergrcehs. n seemed more like
laying him into bower ofbeauty than In the
cold grave.
Seii, our brother. We shall miss thee
All the days "a come.
Bat ne h0pe 20 one day meet thee,
when we pass 10 "iiome sweet Home
OAn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
WHAT spoRrrNa MEN RELY on.

WHAT SPORTING MEN RELY on.
when Lewis r. Redmond, the South
carollna moonshlner, cornered, afler Tor
eight years eludlug the government ON
cials, was asksd 10 surrender, DC eAeiA'n'
cd -
"Neyer 10 men who hfe al my back
Before he was taken, hye bullets hal
gone clear through him, but strange 70 re-
late. he got well, In the hands OF arune
backwoods nurse"
nv The way. m Garfield had been In the
hands OF a bsckwoods nurse, he might
have lived. A heap OF volunteer testlmo-
nv against the infsllblllty of the physic.
ANS has been accommodating Of late, and
people are encouraged 20 90 their own
doctOring more and more. IL u cheaper
and quite A. certain
caught Tom Ballard he covered him
with bis revolver. Tom saw The point Ahu
tumblcd
Jos Goss sss covered" . few weeks
ago and be tumblsd, and 80 did Dan Mace.
Death fetched en-" with that dreadci
weapon-kidney disease. but they should
have been lively aud drawn hfst Ihey
could easily have disarmed the monster
had they covered him with that dead shot
-wafnsrs safe cure, which. drawn prompt
~. always takes The prey. IL i douoii.ss
true that sporting men dread THIS enemy
more than any mishap of their profession
and presumably this explains Why ihsy q.
rule are 20 partial to that csieofatei
dead shot
Redmond was right. No man should
surrender when attacked In the back. lie
should draw, face about and proceed 10
the defence. for such attacks, 20 common
among ail classes. will fetch q man every
time unless covered" ~ that wonderful
IN successful dead shot '->. .or'sn1H'
Nrrs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
WHY HE LEFr HER.

lie had been going 10 see the object OF
his alteration for long time and battered
himself tha, bis affection was warmly re-
clprocated. Calling AZ the residence or
her father away out on State Street, the
other evening, for the purpose Of escort
ing her 10 party, he was received by
younger sister, aged I've years.
SISTER viii be down In few minutes,
remarked the child, a. she placed chair
for him on the porch. But don't think
she has got your muzzie yet. Anyway,
haven't seen II N she has"
"Muzzlel Why, what mazzlef asked
the astonlshed youth.
ITO put over your mouth. Sister said,
when she got back from the picnic the
other day, that a. long - you kept still
nobody knew what q nlnny you was, and
she was going 10 murzle you 90 you could
not talk the next time she went anywhere
with you"
Sister doesn't know 10 this day why the
young man len 20 suddenly and why he
utterly ignores her when they pass on the
street.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
snrrP on THE FARM.

sheep on the farm are almost necessl-
a. h, these times of Advancement In fArm'
,,g TIE highest authorities on agrlcai-
tursi economy clAim that there must oe
variety lu stock a. well a. In crops - az
tain tle greatest success on 'ne i.im.
sni sheep are admitted 10 be The best
.t.,.,d 20 fool Lands. Their sire makes
tsen very convenient 10 furnish meat Tor
,se f.rmers family. Their products are
-,,k.tsbie when there Il little else on the
S.rm to bring In ready cash. They ~ well
m The large gap between hogs and cattle,
sni besides they are almos, essential 70
he fertility and cleanliness OF tne nhd'
ss.., 49,. s,orplnes are regarded ss the rich
-. ~ .u he manures: and by judicious
m.parement ln bedding and feeding sheep
wil m.ke more manure than almost any
o,her s,ock. and turn many materials INTO
,es very best fertilizer which would other
wise ~ wasted -Ni0ckmaH.