New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03

tion do not serve any useful purpose. When they
are wiped out of existence, the Republican party
may gradually be reorganized on new lines INTO
Government and Opposition groups
The police of this city are frequently criticised
for their activity in political contests; but COM
pared with their Philadelphia brethren they are
entitled to be classed neutral. In the Quaker
City the police are so active in the work of con-
trolling primaries that Of the officers are rum
ming against well-known politicians as would-be
delegates to q State Convention. In New-York
such work on the part of the police would be re-
garded by citizens of both parties public
scandal.
Mr.. John Kelly bids fair to rival his old foe Uncle
Sammy Tilden, on the score Of mystery regarding
his health Ever since he was worsted by Manning
last summer he has been sometimes up and some
times down, but nobody seems to know just when
he is up and when he is down. Simultaneous issues
of different papers report him to be quite WELL to be
slightly ill, and to be almost beyond hope of re-
covery One authority says his liver is ailing an
other that his nerves out of order, third that
he has corns. Presently we shall be having bull
letins three times day telling what his respiration
is at the right end of good cigar his pulse when he
hears that Tammany is dead" and his temperature
when he re-reads that personal comfort" letter.
Meanwhile he Is doubtless having a capital time,
regaining health and retaining spirits, and plying
rather than envying his qu0ndam associates who
neglecting the fishing season for the sake OF
joining in the rush for spOs.
Great IS the influence Of arbitration. 1t has sue
ceeded in preventing war between England and
Russia lat least for the time being and it has
brought calm to the perturbed spirit of Mr. Frederic
TIorri prar
trae the dispute between the philosophers has been
accepted or, which amounts to the Same thing,
the nero mention of arbitration has satisfied Mr.
Harrison that he had better make peace And so
tranquility reigns again, and the great question of
Mr.. Spencers indebtedness to Comte is in a fair way
to be abandoned altogether.
The strangest episode of the funeral of Victor
Hugo is the discontinue of the Communists because
they failed to utilize the occasion by starting riot.
1t is said that they entertained strong hopes of
being able to incite the lawess element to arson.
massacre and pillage; that they intended, after
setting the ball in motion to retire and watch the
proceedings from safe distance; and when they
thought the time favorable they were to assume the
leadership Fortunately the authorities nipped this
amiable programme in the bud by compelling all
tho Communist societies to assemble in one place
and then forcibly preventing them from raising the
red flag But it is a strange outcome OF nineteenth
century civilization that there should be class OF
men calling themselves advanced who yearn
after the blood OF their countrymcn, and believe
the world can be improved by the lndiserlmlnate
cutting of threats and burning of houses.
Just as was expected, it turns ont that the dis
patches from Kansas representing that vast num-
Der of grasshoppers were coming out in regions
along and below the Arkansas River as late as the
last week in May had no other foundation than the
desire of speculators to lift the price of grain In
addition to all other misfortuncs to the crop this
year, grasshoppers may appear IN some OF the
Northern States but there is not much prospect OF
il. At all events, the grasshOpper will not appear
| IN Kansas after the LIST of June If there are no
| signs of him prior to that date.