New-York tribune., 1886-01-22

il is complimentary to President Porter Oh the
occasion of his retirement. Senator EVar",
Senator Gibson of Louisiana, ex-Attorney -0eherai
Wayne Macyeagh. william Walter Phelps ana
other distinguished alumni will speak. Chauncey
NJ Depew will preside.
The Secretary of the Navy is referred to by 1he
Baltimore Herald as the gruff old sea-dog from
Fifth-ave." THIS picturesque Characterization
gives credence TO the rumor that the Mammalian
Club has invited Mr. Whitney to ait for his portrait
in character. The idea is said to be TO have the
gruf old sea-dogn painted as lashed to the sDrouhs
of one of his gallant ships, wearing white duck
trousers cut wide, blue shirt with WIDE roiIing
collar stamped with anchors, gay handkerchief
with flowing ends knOtted about his throat anu
bearing ID one hand coil of rope and IN the Other
q plaster cast of the mermaid that was LATELY seen
off the Jersey coast THE TMBrNE has taken
occasion to criticse the policy OF the gruH oiu
sea-dog from Fifth.ave.," but we are bound TO say
that if the picture as thus outlined is painted it
will prove decided addition to the art treasures Oh
the Manhattan.
A BROOKLYN gentleman has made platinum wire
which is said to be {" too tiue to be seen with the
naked eyeo And yet Mr.. sterlings chances of
being confirmed port warden are good deal
more slender than this wire
Wall Street brokers should take warning from the
verdict in the SUIT OF Mrs. Mary l.. Day against
jameson, Smith & COtting Mrs. Days husband
speculated with her funds without due authorZa-
ton on her part, and she has now obtained Judg-'
ment against Mr.. Days brokers. 1t would be well
if all the members of the Stock Exchange would
take pains to inform themselves about the character
and resources OF the men who open gambling ac-
counts in their Offices II they would make some
inquiries of this sort we should have fewer bank
suspensions, embezzlements and flights to Canada.
But too many brokers take customers on trust.
On the whole 50 far as remedial legislation is
concerned, the Gibbs Committee has not proved a
startling success.
The dazzling splendor of victOria's approach to
the Lords Chamber and her regal magnlfcence as
she sat upon her not too stable throne are not the
sort of things that impress that cold Irishman who
holds vast element of her authority in his hand,
Neither does it feed the hungry tenant nor pay the
rent Of the eyicted one.
! We beg to call the attention of our esteemed con-
temporary, The Sun, to the following excerpt from
tDe W aSulilSlOn N'9' S''N'A0A
! contemporary, The UOrld
The New-York City delegation voted follows Yeas
Mss.rs Adams and I. j. Campbell; nays-Msssrs Dowd-
ney Hewitt, Muller, Pulitzer and Vlele Mr Merrihan
absent
| Ii makes no particular difference what they voted
about. The essential fact is that Congressman
Pulitzer was present and Congressman Merriman
absent and that Congressman Pulitzer scores one.
The accuracy of the tally is what we are after.
Nothing cools the ardor of the Democratic candi-
| date like a heavy bond.
Out of respect to tho moral sense of the COM
munity" Postmaster General Villas declines to give
| Baltimore a Sunday morning delivery. large ac-
! cumulation of moral sense, not TO speak OF horse
sense and common sense backed the petition which
the business men of the United States addressed to
| Me- VIas begging him not to array himself against
them by crippng the mail service But Villas who
! is so tender of Batimore's Sunday morning showed
that he cared nothing at all about the best interests
of business men. 1t is statesmen Of the Villas school
that strain at Il gnat and swallow whole caravan
| Of camels
This country is rs exclusive as II it were bounded
by Chinese wall. 1t is as hard to get admitted
into the Union as it is to secede out OF It,
II railroad passes to last during the session are
/
Legislature through the clerks of the respective
bodies would 1t not be better to make the practice
| legal and compulsory, thus relieving the legisla-
tors from any undue obligation to the railroads or
any undue suspicion from the peoplef
| Itisa pleasant courtesy however. to speak OF Mr..
! TiIdeu as e1Presdent t"-lNew-fsrk World
Yes. aud so is it 80 refer to Moses rs the ex-Ca-
naanite, but still he never got there.
The State Superintendent of Public Schools
should be an educator and not politician. In the
choice of Mr.. Ruggles the Democrats set good ex-
ample, which the present majority in the State
Senate canuot afford TO disregard.
The man who complains of being the victim Of
public clanor Is often the subject of publc justice
The tricky hand OF Gibbs appears in the exception OF
the Fire and Police Departments from the single headed
| commission recommendaton.-[N. Y. Evening Post.
II Mr. Gibbs always displays his tricky hand"
as iudiciously rs in keeping from partisan manipu-
latlon the two departments of the city government
where the dangers from hall" control are most
far-reachng and baneful, the people will give his
hand full swing. rhe effort of Mayor Grace to capt
/ ire these two departments has not improved his
/ reputation bit
Charles J. Canda. the new United States Assist
ant Treasurer Is at present member of the Little
! PIttsburg mine management. There ought TO be
! boom in mining stocks If he is confirmed.
| The New-York physician who paid Sl4 TO
| swindler to have damaging story kept out OF the
newspapers should have recoected that men who
have an abiding faith in their own integrity are not
often cheated in this way. They usually kick the
fellow out of DOORS make up their minds firmly TO
sue the editors for libel, and next morning find that
! none of the papers have a word ON the subject.
| The victor Is getting the spolls. The secretary
| and treasurer of the Democratic National Commit
tee being both placed, it may be expected that ex-
Senator Barnum (who sent seven more mules) will
| uext he proylded for,