New-York tribune., 1885-10-19

Tho Postnastcr-GcneraPs II iicuious warfare
with the steamship companies has finally Oeeh con-
demned by one of his Cabinet associates. MI
R,varJ ~ wa arc informed by The UOrids Wash
;rytop corresuondent recently sent through the
most Office an important letter to the American
Minister in Pekin upon the subject of the receh'
outrages in this country. The ChlneSe MInlS.ei
mas sent his correspondence on the same supccV Ny
snecal ,uessenge via san Francisco. The result Is
that the Chinese Government will be III possession
of full details Of these occurrences about three
weeks before the American Minister receives ad-
vices from the State Department by way OIL the
Suez Canal Mr. Bayard does not seem to ENJOY the
situation He may be quite sure that the American
Minister will be even more uncomfortable thah ne
Is himself Let them congratulate themselves thui
there is any chance of the American mall arrrVlhs
at all. Mr. Villas might have hired dory ana
sent the letters all the way undr sail, II anybody
had suggested that penny or two could be saved.
Technicaties in law are often OF vital import
ance. One of tho lawyers in the Cutting litigation
declares that Mrs. Hayward Cuttings petition Is
defective because it does not state as matter OF
fact that Francis b. Cutting ever died This may
be deadly defect
Senator Evarts will depart from hisusual rule
not TO make a political speech outside of New-Iork
Syracuse this week The people of the State VIII
have cause tor congratulaton if this should not be
the exception prove the rule, and he should here
after go in every campaign to meet his constituents
and friends outside of rhls city.
The railway conductors organization in tins
State have begun a movement, IN which they ex-
pect the cooperation of locomotive engineers ana
other railway employees, to secure the appointment
- 4 attrrtr nI
practical experience In rairmd business manage
ment transportation, and the details of train serv-
ice. 1t Is beyond dispute tnat such a commissioner
would be Of great value in the work of the Board
There are no. far from OO 600 men employed in the
movement of railroad trains III the State Of New
York and il they should mite on a representative
their mmendation would have great weight
Boss" Mclaughlin has shown his sympathy
with the cause of nOn-partlsan government III
Brooklyn by nominating an 0ld-tlme, straight-out
and uucompromising Mclaughlin man for Mayor
A curious instance of how conscience s!umbers
when the stomach is empty aud revives "hen 1t IS
filled is reported from California. g. Layonie,
young carpenter found himself in San fr ancisco,
desperately hungry and penui ess. He snaiehed
purse containing 81 60 from a lady. hunted up
ordinary men, He gorged himself agaiu in the
evening and then obtained he'd When he awOke
his conscience awoke. too, pitched into hIm 50
mercilessly that he could obtain no peace until he
had gwen himself up aud confessed hls crime His
story awakened public sympathy and his chances,
according to latest advccs, were good Tor getting
off scot-fIee and having helping hand extended
to him. 1t pity that cynic should spoil such
pretty story by suggesting that he waited until
ne had spent all the money anyhow. and would
have done the same had he stolen = much larger
sum.
Govcrnor-clcct Foraker, Senator Sherman and
General Logan are going into Virginia to help IN
the contest between the Republicans and the Bour-
bon Democracy of that State. This will be - TAX
ing the bloody shirt home" in way that the
Democrats will hardly like