New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-31


Harrington declines to take Office, bat will support
The Government 80 Five persons killed at fife
% London. - Mr.. Gladstone's magnanimlty.
- Fire the steamer City OF Chester -
Tie Paris municipality. - An alliance between
Germany ana Russia.
DOMESTIC Orders BY Judges Brewer and Treat
In the abash cases at St. LOUIS; Judge Gresham
In Chicago refusing 10 extend the time of the Pur
chasing Committee - The Rev. Dr. Wellman.
,f Maiden. pressing the charges IN the Anduver
lral. - Marriage of Burchard Hayes, son of ex-
President Hayes 60 Strike of the brewers in
Philadeh Iia. - The body of General Logan w.
ng IN state IN the Capitol at Washington. -
The Speakership contest in Albany 60 The At
antic and Danville Railroad reported 10 be pur-
chased by Senator Plumb. - Congressman
Hcotts bill TO dispose of the surplus revenue.
CITY AND SUBURBAN The Board of Estimate
completed its work. - Honors to judges DAVIS
and Van Worst - Captain Cregan testified for
himself. - Death of General W. W. Lorine.
- An Italian girl killed the Elevated
road - I he Sth Regiment to have an armory
80 Gold value of the legal-tender SILVER dollar
(412l2 grans,-46d. per ounce-7G79 cents. -
Blocks moderately active with gradual aud steady
advances closing strong.
THr WrATnER.-indications for to-day: Slight
" warmer with light snow. Temperature yestcr-
lay: Highest. 23o; lowest. 16 average. 19l2o.
A large number of Republican members of
The Legislature have expressed themselves IN
favor of submitting to a vote of the people
prOhibitOry amendment to the COnstitu ion.
The Legislature could not do a wiser thing.
The peO lc should have the opportunity to
tOte on this question. No legislator will op-
pose such a proposition who is honestly in
hyo- of popular government.
The compliments paid to Presiding Justice
Davis and Justice Van Worst on cir retire
bent from the bench well merited. Both
hen have served long and honorably; they
have been pre-eminently Just judges, and they
bow withdraw from public life with the respect
Ind good wishes Of the ba: and of the communi-
tyiat large 81 long as the elective system puts
buoh men on the bench it can defy criticism.
The latest financial novelty is proposed by
Congressman Scott, of Erie, in the shape Of
bill to dispose of the. Treasury surplus. He
would deposit these millions in the National
banke of the principal centres of trade. subject
TO the call of the United States Treasurer, the
banks to pay interest ct not less" than per
cent year. In this way. Mr.. Scott thinks, in-
stead of being locked up in the Treasury
vaults, the surplus would beat the command of
the people.
Lord Harrington leaves the Tory Ministry to
stew in its own broth by refusing to join Lord
Salisbury's Government, and it is believed that
the stewing will finally simmer down into
compromise with Lord Randolph Churchill.
This seems The more likely since Mr.. Chamber
lain, Lord harrington and Mr.. GOschen have
again agreed to stick together and sustain the
Government against the Home Rule Liberals.
1t is not doubted by we'll in formed observers
that Lord Salisbury's best policy is to get his
Lord Chancellor back at any cost. Such
repaired Cabinet might not last long time,
but its life would not be 80 short as that of
coalition Ministry.
The most bitter enemies of the Knights OF
Labor could hardly wish to see the affairs oil
the organization in worse middle than IL re-
yealed by their latest phase. The dissatisfied
Knights, it appears, are now resolved to appeal
10 the courts of Pennsylvania to break Mr. Pow
derly's pDwer il he will not call special Cen
eral Assembly, on the ground that the Knights
law and the States Constitution
lash Mr.. Pow DERBY could move his head
uuasters out of PenIsy difficulty,
md then the legal proceedings of his oppo-
,snts would be without much effect But the |
conflict of opinions, ambitions. likes and dis
likes herein disclosed is ominously suggestive. |
i was an unlucky day for the General Master |
" orkman and his friends when they decided
o increase their salaries fac beyond what they
,0uld earn when working at their trades-for
hat is the secret OF the present trouble.
The shocking death of the young Italian
roman at the Eighty -ninth-st. station of
he Third ave. elevated road was due to
Ter own carelessness. 1t seems like censuring
Ter cruelty to say 90 but the statement il neo-
ssary 10 order to do justice to the living. She
res Walking backward along the edge of the
iatform with her eyes On the approaching