New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-17
9tp9lprk DAILY Gribnare'
BOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1885.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

r6ward A. Freeman the historian. - Peter
Fssemont on the Scotch Land question e. BE-
ginning the trial OF the case Of the David D. AL
s,ns - The inupdation OF Ceiba Gel Aqua
Cuba 60 Frightful dsathrate from ehoiera in
,he Fast. - A great turf contest promised IN
P,c,ana. - Mr.. Gladstone aud the Parnell DILL
Decentralization Convention In Chicag''
= Two candidates for Governor OF Pennsyl-
xania addressed tho American Agricultural anu
Da,rv Association at Philadelphia. - Coiohei
Lamont Joins the President in the Adrohdachs'
= Preparing for the Newport yacht races. =
Doipgs Of DIR. Grant and his sister - "ieo"
hack-Labor nominations in Pennsylvania. "
Senator Edmunds spoke at the close OF vermont
State FAIR exhibition. - Sham torpedo neh' OH
the war-ship Tennessee. - ine si'u"'io" :"
Charleston. -, l..
Cry AND SURURBAN.-A woman assaulted III
Central Park. - Winners at Sheepshead Bay
Rupert Guenn, Bessie June, Aretino Little Miheh
and Tattier-= New-YoTk and Washington 'lei
Cincinnati beaten by Brooklyn. and st. LOUIS oy
tbe Nets 60 Good shooting at Cieedmoor' -
Many contributions for Charleston. - Ooo
yaue Of the Ieeal-tender silver dollar 4l2i2 grains
AT aid per onnce-73.Ss cents. - SHOCKS
opeped dull and generally lower, later were ac'Ne
aud advancing. closing strong
Inv Observation-Disclosures for to-day; oehef-
ally fair. but with a chance of a shower and grow
Lvcst Sc average, 71+0.
The resolutions adopted at the Anti-Saoon
Convention in Chicago yesterday ought W oe
satisfactory to the most exactlng temperance
u.,n. Faithfully supported they will accom-
psh more for the temperance cause thaIl Can
possibly be attained in any other way. lhec
i something practical in this movement "hich
|. IN striking contrast to the third party de-
lnion.
An important expression Of opinion on inc
Eastern question. from Edward a. Freeman,
shc historian. will I've found In the specldi
calge aispa chos in to-day's TRIBUNE. He
rerards The outlook as gloomy for those parts
Of Greece. Bulgaria and Servia which are still
unler the oppicssor's yoke Their only nope
no finds 70 be in the difficulty in which Aus
tria and Russia will have in agreeing on any
common scheme against them. Mr.. Freeman
foes not thimk that England has any interest
an upholding Turkey. AS one thoroughly con-
ycrsant with tho sub ect, his views VIII at
tract wide attention.
Lieutenant Hem cannot desire "cutter
welthor" more earnestly for the yacht-race
M Ncwport tomorrow than American yachts
GENERAL desire will Le gratiicd. The New
England coast as tho season advances is likely
10 uc, enough Of winds and waves to suit even
cutter advocate. II rs as dangerous 10 name
,b, winner Of yacht-race before the race
comes off as ii is to count chickens before they
nre Matched, hut in the light of previous CON
tests it is hardly 10 be expected that the rcd
cross of ST. George will lie at the finish before
a. and nx-fg -nF
il is not crcditable to Mayor Grace that
evoly kind Of "reform" in which he has a
hand seems to lie IN the direction Of incrcas-
ing the number and the pay of city employees.
This is the form il takes in the AQueduct
Commission II is not the kind Of reform
Che people want as he will find out in time.
II ,bore is anything the Aqucduct Commits
sion does not need II is more employees Try
ing 10 excuse a large increase IN expenses Oil
the prc.ence that ii is TO watch contractors
whom there are already engineers and inspect
DIS without anything TO do, will not deceive
the public.
II will bc fortunate for the city if the Con
trocr and the Corporation Counsel succcel
In preventing Contractor John brady iron
collecting the full amount Of his clam on thu
wcll-knOwn Nlney-hlth-St. uhodlahCCu o''
contract. At the same time, il is rather lat
In the day for tho city TO contest the clam
The outrageous character of the contract wa
fully set forth in The TRIBUNE in De
comber 1853 If the Law Department ha'
hold the same opinion then as now in REGARD
to such contracts the city would probably
have been saved large sums Of money. Tn.
iniquitous method of deiranding the city, which
became so common during Mr.. Gracc's fins
term as Mayor, has not yet been fully stamped
out, notwithstanding its thorough exposure il
these columns.
The Mississippi Democrats are at their OLD
tricks. Judge Simrall, the Republican can
didate for Congress in the lid District a man
who stands high in the estimation Of all who
know hira, is warned by The VickSJDy Com
merciol heraid that he must withdraw from
the contest. a. the Democratic party ''cannoi
permit It's nominee to lie defeated" Thi,
organ, which speaks of the Democrats as 1.-The
people," and the Republicans as 81 the laboring
classes" has heard with amazement that Judge
eimrall proposes "to canvass every county