New-York tribune., 1885-01-14

The Dublin authorities have presented Mr Par-
nell with the freedom of the city. Ot what
possible use is that to the man who controls all
IrelaIdf
There are signs of Improvement in the financial
outlook of Egypt. The French counter-propos'is
offer "A basis for compromise since they 90 not limit
the period of English occupation, but carefully
a, old the political phases of the question: "hat
France proposes is that England shall guarantee
loan of $40, 900 900 in place of S23.ooO,ooO, ana
that the arrangements for paying interest on inc
existing debt shall be revised. This is heavier
burden than England will want TO assume, out the
proposals made by Lord Granville do hot meet the
rcouirements OF the case, and it will not be easy to
answer the argument that If any relief is 10 oe
afforded il should be full and adequate. If England
accepts financial responsibilities OF snch magnitude
II can only be with TIE understanding that Egypt
hereafter is to be regarded a dependency of the
British Crown II France be willing TO strengthen
the position of it's former partner III the Duai
Control il is because England's acquescence IN the
dangerous campaign of reprsals ON the ChiDeSe
Coast is requisite.
A Texas Jail has been broken open. and twenty
prisoners have escaped. aud similar delivery was
reported last week from Georgia. These people ought
to be reoaptured The army of Southern once
ScthtIS " iii ~ '"'"o'
crowd it this way.
The Kansas city Times calculates that there are
only about 400 days till the election Oh ahother
Democratic President Tired of Cleveland already,
ehg However. we have just had one san pie oi the
way these Milertc prophecies turn out
Considering that-if we take Democracy word
for it-an era of general peace and good VIII came
in with the election OF Grover Cleveland IL Is
rather surprising to read that this same CleVeiaho
il 10 dedicate not an olive branch but an ailhory
this evening An armory suggests soluiets' anu
soldiers suggest war. and war suggests the bloouy
chasm and shirt And yet Cleveland, the Demo-
cratic President elect Cleveland, c0ndoDes an
arnory; ave- goes so far rs to dedicate an armory'
IL nav occur to The Sun that it will be useless
during the next Administration to renew It's
demand for reducing tho army.
Governor Hill is opposed to hanging criminals
that are condemned to death. but fails to suggest
anything to take the place of the moose Perhaps
he is in favor of reading arch'inaleiactofs INTO
eternity with The Congressional Record.
Some of the Democratic papers are trying TO make
n point of the fact that Captain Phelan voted LOT
Mr. Blaine If we remember Alright, Rossa was one
of Mr. Clevcland's blataut supporters; ana IL was
in his newspaper Office and by of his henchmen
that the mur,lerous assault upon Captain Phelan
was made Rossa's political claims upon the
Diplomacy of the incoming Administration VIII
undoubtedly DO pressed He was loud-monthed
Cleveland Democrat during tho greater part OF the
campaign
That unintontionay funny paper. The Nelc- lorS
Times has lately taken to grouping together the
Matters of Interest" it has TO present TO It's
readers and labelling them. They occupy generally
about one.coumn. The Times is ysix column
paper
Byadstreets for January 10 gives most compii-
Gated and interesting chart of the prices OF stocks
since 1869. From 1869 to 1888 the prices OF niho
stocks are represented in the diagram. showing me
highest prices in 1860 and the lowest after inc
panic of 1873, mostly in 1877 and then tracing tne
upward movement to the highest points reached,
mainly in 1881 For 1888, and each mohth o.
1884 the diagram shows tho fluctuations OIL
Twenty-Five stocks. The general tendency DOWN
ward during the past two years 10 shown IN very
interesting manner.
Yea tbis heated debate in the Senate on General
Hawlev's resolution would never have occurred II
IJncle Sam had not hurt Jefferson Dayss feelings
IN several places something less than quarter OF
century ago. Mr.. Jefferson Davis has been ac-
eessible for an apology during all the Intervening