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New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
THE PRESIDENTS EyEy1ya RECEPTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Specidn.-The Presi'
dents first evening reception OF the held this
evening from TIL IL. Busy florists devoted the whole
day to the decorations OF the state parOrs and they
were fully as elaborate as official occasions
Tao arrangements for tho accommodation OF q large
crowd were perhaps all that could be made with
rooms never Intended for crowds. But there was tho
inevitable crush in the private corridor, which Is
the meeting ground for ladies and coming from
the cloak-rooms and who here fall In with tho
procession of people from the vestibule. Colonel VIII
son. in uniform, made the presentations. assisted ~
Lieutenant Duvall. The Marine and ia the yestibuls
played throughout the evening.
The President looked well and smngly greeted each
visitor, at the rate OF about thrty-hye inmate He
wore suit of black with black tic and was withoas
goves. Miss Cleveland's dress white corded siS'
with apron drapcres Of point duchesse Herl long white
gloves met the short sleeves she carried bouquet
OF lilies OF the valley having cluster OF the same III hVr
hair. which was worn high.
Mrs. Manning stood her right wearing pink bro
cade, the front covered with wide runos
of ducnesse lace and low, square cgr,age.
rnses. Mr. Whitney's dress was black satin ana tuei
with jeted front, low cOrsage and draperes heid
by purple cfysanthcmnms. Mrs. Villas wore PINK Sros
gram ana silver Orocade high corsaso with point laee
and crimson satin poppes.
Back of the lno In the Blue Room the Secretaries
PcstluasterIGenerm is still at home with
cold. The Attorney General was OF course.
absent Others In the room were Miss Endicott, her
guest Miss Prescott OF Miss Villas Mrs
Cassidy ana Colonel Cassidy. Mr. and Mrs. E0Oen
Fryer OF Albany assistant Secretary and Mrs
of Chicago; Mrs. Farnham aud Mrs. lett'
Of New,Haysn; Colonel aud Mrs Lamoa,f ~
Mr. Conklins mrs Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson, q
Troy General Hazen. Congress was unrepresenleu.
AMI few officials were seen ip tho passing line. w1
entirely peoples eyee here and there an evening
toilet relieved the dark street costumes bat for tho o'
part the lattcr prevailed
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The renewed successes Of Mr.. Harrigan at the Park
Theatre set many people wOnd ring what has be-
OF HIS former partner. "Tony" Hart Some inter
est therefore, may taken In tho announcement lust
made that before many weeks have passed Mr. Hart will
be in play at a theatre a great way from
that occupied by Mr.. Harrgan. BY arrangement with
Messrs. Brotherton and Dunevy OF the Comedy Thea
tire. Charles FrOhman has secured that place for
definite period, beginning about February - ON that
date Mr. Hart Will appear as the principal comedian In
new farce by William Glli. eupnOnOusly chrstencd
The Toy Pistol competent company Will be en-
gagged 10 support him.
Mortimer Murdochs melodrana, 1.-THE Hoop OF Gold"
being played at the Third Theatre has At
tracted good audiences Mr. Murdoch plays an old ser
want, and Miss Beatrice Lieb is sympathetic as Ruth
Next Monday Tho Ra1ah." former Madison Square
success, Will be seen at this theatre
The new Windsor Theatre VIII be opened under Mr.
Murtha's management February 3, with Miss Clara
Morris IN Camille"
In order to accommodate OuJ-of.town people the mat.
inee performance OF The Magic Flute" to-day VIII be-
gin promptly ut q quarter before O'clock
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. Lucy, the new Editor of The London Daily News.
will DO recognized by many readers OF THE TRIBUNE
the correspondent whose graceful sketches Of travel In
India occupied considerable space In ten twelve
issues Oi THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE last lie and Mrs
Lucy paid "A short visit to New York couple years
journey around the world. lie has also Ion 2
been connected with Pa,ieh
Old Professor Backie speaking at Kendall, after avow-
ing that all SoOtchmen worth button have
bumor." exclaimed: " Would TO God that my beloved
friend Mr.. Gladstone had a or humDr." Since Mr.
Gladstone claims To De every inOh ScOtChman. it
would bo interesting 10 know how much DR.. BlAckle
values him at-how much less than "a buttOnl
The Rev. Mr.. Baweis has made many startling an
nouncemchts. but probably none than that Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes lives in Beaeon.st, and the
back Of his house commands WOW OF the and tho
sunset"
Among the lecturers at the Summer School of Christian
Philosophy at Key East next summer will be Professor
Stanley Hail. OF Johns Hopkins; Professor Bovine, Of
Boston University; and the Rev. Dr. Deems. OF tho
Church OF the Strangers.
George d. Wise, the Virginia Representative who
lately made himself audible the mouthplece OF OK
rebels Is described by The Cleveland Leader as q seneor
nervous man OF medium height with very long arms aud
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
THE TALK OF HE DAY.

Fiji Prince has been paying short visit to London
Many Jealous Christians in hopes that he would DO
converted to Christianity he left the nrst Chrlstsh
city Of the world but in that they dsappoIted
Instead of going Westm nster Abbey and raying the
yerges sixpence talk about old tombstOues lie went
to thu dlzzes theatres he could find More than that
he fell in love with fair actress and proposed marriage
to her When, TO his great astODishment, she refused
him. offered as iDdUcement kill of his other four
wives rs as he got home. But the Anglo-saxon
sOubrette still refused him, and he went back to his
prncely home sad and lonely man.
patient In Brussels hospital who had contracted
disease OF the foot questioned rs TO Ills pus
ness. lie said he paid pilgrim" hired by those
who wished to propitate certain saints. but who could
walk around country and attend to the matter
themselves. He charged according TO distance, and
made very good living.-l Philadelphia Record
few the elevated railway are supplied with
partitions between the OF style. They
not only very comfortable but they prevent two persons
from occupying three seats and a large part OF two
Others The American hog will probably avoid these
oars-whch will make them all the comfortable for
gentlemen aud ladies.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
REHIAl THIN MAGK

The Herald published yesterday timid and
shrinking little interview with "a gentleman
who is an ex-COntroller of the city" in regard
to the Harlem Bridge job. This gentleman re-
marks that he has been "intim ately connected
officially with the enterprise, and now as a pri-
vate citizen" he feels interested in its COM
pletion." He thinks that the opposition to this
enterprise is foolish, and proceeds to give an
account of the efforts made to persuade the
Park Department TO bald bridge at the point
selected Ii seems that memorial was sent to
the Park Board in 1873, setting forth the
urgency of the work. "The gentleman who il
an ex Controller" mentions the names of seven
signers of this memorial. Is it not queer that
every one of the seven gentlemen in addition to
the "gentleman who is an ex-Contr0llerr is
directly interested in real estate in the vicinity
of the site of the proposed bridge and urgently
desires the increase of that property in market
value
The HerdlGs reporter inquired of tho aex-
Controller if the Park Department did not
have plans constructed for the building of a
bridge, and the dsinterested and public
spirited ex-ofBcial replied: ayes. They have
plans for what believe is very good bridge,
which is estimated to cost $500,OOO." What
Mr.. c. (beg pardon, Mr.. ex-Controller, we
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mean) only $500, 900? That is far better than
we thought. The lowest estimate submitted
to the Park Department, 80 far as we have Decn
informed, was one for 81, $4,000, buS this WAS
made by distinguished engineer OF great ex-
perience and ability, who stood ready to under
take the contract and to give the ample;t guar
antees for its satisfactory fulflment. But IT
any one has any plans for a very good bridge
to cost only $500, 900, what defence can the
ex- Controller have for his friends, Jacob Lori
lard. Vernon II. Brown aud David James hlng,
who propose to spend So, ,6SO,OOOf
But why is Andrew II. Green so shy Why is
he bashfully and blushingly masquerading IN
the transparent domino of "a gentleman who
is an ex- Controller y! Have the dark apd mys-
terious proceedings of the members OF the
Harlem Bridge Commission so fascinated nm
that he is tempted to follow their example
Does he approve the policy Of signing hurriedly
and in corner unfair and unequal contracts,
which are dIsapproved by the Corporation
Counsel and which completely sacrifice the
citys interests to those of contractors Mr.
Green has been working in season and out OF
season in New York and at Albany these many
years to secure a bridge over the Harlem a
quarter of q mile above High Bridge. Every
one knows that such a bridge would make
house lots in the big Ogden estate much more
valuable. And what would be the effect on
Washington Heights property, with the owner
ship of which the public as well as Mr.. Green is
entirely familiar The reason why the views
of the gentleman who is an ex-COntroller get
into print is easily understood
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VINO PROFITS BY THIS SORT or THING

VINO PROFITS BY THIS SORT or THING ?
The signs arc becoming more and more num-
erous that the Interior Department, under Mr..
LamaI's conduct, is lending itself TO cxtraordi-
nary schemes Of stock -jObbing. In no other
way can be explained the inexcusi,ble rumors of
governmental action adverse to certain great
stocks, that every now and then affect the
market for Il few days Mt time. The Nelc-
York Times, whose Washington bureau is the
invariable medium through which this sort of
stock -jobbing rumor finds publicity, printed n
dispatch from the Capital yesterday following
up hints that it has been giving out frequently
within a month, 10 the effect that the Govern
mcnt intended to sue the Union Pacific and the
Central Pacific Railroads and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for an amount of from
$10,00O,000 to $15.000,000 which has been
paid, according to the story, by the railroads to
the steamship line as a subsidy.
This tale, as n matter of course, is an absurd
falsehood. But its effect has been TO deprecate
the stocks concerned from six TO eight points
Everybody who understands anything of the
facts knows that not these two companies
alone, but the whole Geven trunk lines to the
West, pay to the Pacific Mail Company sum
of $4,000 per month in return for a number
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
ELECTRJC OR P4N-ELECTRICf


Dan,r said the President, the two sat together
in the seclnsion of the White House dining-room
lingering over their evening Pie. do you think tnat
| am electrifying the country with reform these
daysf Tell me tine, Dan, how is itT
@Mr. President replied the frank and level
headed Private Secretary. since you have asked
me the question and we are well out of the reach OF
reporters, may say that have strong impression,
which is growing more robust every hour. that the
brand of Reform now emanating from this Admins
tration is rather than clectrifying the country
"What do you mean Dan. by more than eectIl-
flying the country I" inquired the President, while
puzzled look crept over his face.
81 mean.r explained the sagacious and subtle
Daniel, " that an attentive perusal of our leading
party organs say nothing Of the Republican papers
renuers it only too evident that you are Pan
Electrfyng the country with your present brand of
Reform"
Then the Marine Band struck up Dare to be
Daniel and the executive session closed.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

of stipulated CONCESSIONS on the part OF the
water line. The fnnd is Il pool to which the
Government lines oaly contribute their shaie,
and for which they receive what they choose to
regard as an equivalent return. The arrange
ment vas made if we remember correctly, NJ
the suggestion of Mr. Charles Francis Adams
1t is not in the nature of a subsidy, but OF a
payment for value. OF coui Sc nothing VIII ever
be heard OF these threatened actions, and the
question the public is interested in, is how Tar
the Interior Department Is responsible FOL the
stories and who the men are that profit by these
coverly made attacks upon stocks and quota
fiuns
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

The pnblic will heartily commend the Brook
lyn City Railroad Company for voluntarily re-
ducing the hours for labor of its conductors
and drivers without reducinga days wages.
OF course the company would not do this unless
it could afford it; but not every corporation
that can aft oId iU does such things freely.
Probably the company will get back full value
for it's money in greater faithfulness and hon
esty among its employees. There is another re-
form, however, which all street railway compa-
nies should introduce (perhaps the Brook
lyn company has done so), namely, to
pay the men once week lnstcau
of every day. Two dollars in silver change
do not move man to economy nearly
so much as $14 in bills or large coin once
week. 1t the testimony of many conductors
that when they are paid in the smaller sum they
can never make one dollar catch another.
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Amnsemenls.

AcApEMr or MusIC-2" Magic Flute"
blJoU OPkR. HcUsB-2 and 81 Adonis"
COnEpY THEATRE . and S-"Kelar."
CAsISO-2 and S-"AmOr1ta-"
DALy's JHEA1RE-2 and g." Merry wives or WindsOr.'
EDFN MUsEK-WaXw0rkR =,
S.EAsp OpER. HOUSE, and S-"Prlvate Secretary"
HARRIGAN's PARK THEATRE = and s." The Grip
I,YCEUM THEATRE and S:l5 " One OF Our Glris.'
MApIsoS SQUARE REGARDES-Japanese G Village.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE ana s:3O-"Salnts anu
Sinners"
nEfRoPoLrTAS OPERA HOUsE-2-" Faust"
NIBLos GARDES-2 and S-Mnstrels
STANDARD THEATRE and s." Crazy Patcn.'
R1AR THEATRE and s." M0dieska.' .
TUIA ATRE CoMIoUE-2 aud g." Bunch OF Keys' .
ITALIA THEArRh-S-"Merry Wives of windsor.
UNION SQUARE irRE-2 and ~ Leah' the forsaAen'
WALIAcKs-2 and g." The Guvnor ,.
Sd AVENUE THE ATRE--2 and s." Hoop or Gold
SIN AVENUE THEArRE-2 andsS-" mlkado.
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long and delicate hands He has very fair COM
Ilexon which grows red he talks, and his neck race
and the bald spot the Of his head we're the
OF boiled lobster he delivered his speech last
week. His eyes tlue and sun KEN Whiie ne spoke
he let the ony Ills fall nt times so low TO almost close
them and he oton raised his eyes and hands toward the
ceiling and swung his long arms around not uh?raco
fnlly like the gyratiOns OF windmill Mr. Wisos race
is long and tbin and his complexion Is 40 fr that tbe
veins show through it, and when he gets exctea s.'hu
like knUted cords His hair Is very thin ana tad
in spots IL is now turning gray. though lts owner
* only fifty years OF age. He beard but mas
fine haired r nstache which red at it's roots and jet
black at the ends.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
SOCIAL INCIDENTS,

Mrs. G. G. Weston. of the Dakota, Seventy
second-st aud Eighth-ave.. gave small dancing parry
last evening.
Sir Roderick Cameron and Miss Daisy Cameron WV
are occupying their house. In University place.
gave small dance with cotillon last evening TO aoo
fifty guests supper served at midnight.
Mrs. ]. X Stephens aud the Misses Stephens. Of no
l2S East Thirty fftb ST, gave reception YESTERDAY
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

Presidents nominations in open session, since
he has made the executive session the excuse
for refusing the Senate the facts which they
seek. The probability is, however, just now
that the difficulty will be overcome by refer
ences to committees.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

The two gentlemen were separated. At the
Of Indian Commissioner Atkins o committees w as ap
aud Senator Harris were appointed They found that
young Rogers too haaty and in the wrong. They
recommended that the two should shake hands and
make up. This done amid profound silence
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
MCsIc1L AND DRAVATIO NOTES

The sale Of seats for the engagement of
Edwin Booth at the Fifth Avenue Theatre opened on
Thursday morning. aud Notwithstanding the seet and
the rain there large demand for tickets The fol-
lowing the cast OF" Hamlet" In which Mr.. Booth and
the Boston Museum Dramatic Company Will appear on
Mnudar nInht EnhrunrY l
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

1t was probably most unpleasant thing for
the Queen of England to decide to summon
Mr.. Gladstone to form a new Ministry. She
has an entire adherence of his political prin-
ciples, and personal. dislike for him which
she has often exhibited. But she is wise
enough TO recognize her constitutional limita-
tions, and Mr.. Gladstone will go to Osborne.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

The Hotchkiss bill, limiting elevated railway
fares to five cents within the limits of Brook
lyn, will receive the hearty appreciation of the
residents of Kings County, and will also head
off tn company's plan to charge seven cents.
There is no valid excuse for the increase.
Travel on the road will steadily grow heavier,
and if the company does not raise its charges
now 1t will save itself the trouble of reducing
them later.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

FoRElGN.-Tbe Queen has summoned Mr.. Glad
stone - An article on the Irish by Arnold
Forster &C Arrest of a German American III
Norberg. - Meeting of Irish ioyalists at Ches-
ter.
CoNGgrss-Senate and House in session. g
The Pres dent and the Senate. - The Pan
Electric Telephone case. - Senator Vest on
the admission of Dakota. - Hearing before
the Senate Committee on the question of interna-
tional copyright. - Pension bills passed by
the House. - Hearing concerning the fish
erles negotiations. - House adjourned until
Monday.
DoMEsIIC.-Four men killed in q railroad acci-
dent in Ohio. - Efforts to effect compromise
In the Ohio Senate contest. = Governor CRIT
tenden of Missouri, commenting on the President.
- Heavy loss by fire in ST. Paul. 60 Alleged
inhuman treatment of children in an orphan
asylum in Atlanta. - Meeting of Western cat
tlemen, 80 Works closed IN Pittsburg for want
of coke.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Harlem River bridge
contract delivered without change. - The
Kohuts testified IN their defence. - General
Shaler probably to be tried again in Feb
ruary. Vignaux ran ahead OF
Sehaefer. - Two men arrested on sus-
picion of being Tarrytown burglars. 80
Dinner of Dartmouth College Alumni. &C. Flood
found guilty of mansaughter in Jersey City. -
Gold value of the egal-tender silver dollar 412l2
grains), 1856 cents. - Stocks more active with
irregular fluctuations generally strong and closing
feverish.
The Standardization for to-day: Slightly
cooler and cloudy. growing fair. Temperature YES
terday highest, So; lowest. So average,
36sao.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

Tho question OF cremation Is exciting the Canadian
Iapors. This is the OF topic that just suits the
Canadian papers it admits Of the peculiarly heavy
theological Interspersed with abuse for which
they famous.
Readers OF Mr. Howellss last novel in book form.
Rise OF Sias Lapham published by OsgoOd OF Boston.
have uotcc that lie adheres tO the English style
r. spelling favour "yigour.' "realise," ''civse"
"aIOlpg se, etc" But In the Editors study In Har-
pers NJ ga1ine, viii be discovered with little
poratiOn. that Mr.. Howcs is forced abide by the
sye OF the Office and spell these words In the Ameri
can way. "a favor" "cyillZr," etc The gu" I'm
honour and the So for ~" 10 civil!se. eteruO
logically anaOgically out OF place. and there
reason attempting force them npon us. except
they " English. you uknow."-lSpnnghcld Union.
The Australia papers Toint with pride fact that
the population In that country doubles itself every
twenty years while that OF the United States only
doubles Itself every twenty six years.
There ID thing to say In mitigation of the cupdity
OF Judas lscariot The thirty pieces OF silver paid
hun fall weight. as far know and worth a
hundred cents IN the dollar. Judas sharp and
doubt whether he would have accepted seventy cent
Bland dOllaTs.-ISpringied Union.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

A party which fell from power as a conspiracy
against human rights and which now attempts to
sneak back INTO power "A conspiracy for punder
and for spoils" What a sermon the prophetic
author of these words could now preach on this
text when he cOntcmpaes the Odious telephone
ulcer that is feeding on the very heart of the Gov
ernmenti
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
TIIE HECRETARY srnIKEs nAcn Ar nnnrps

From The HoTtdS report " u Iii-Eiectytc Afsetfn0
Colonel Young, the secretary the Pan Com
paDy stated that he had become there
was AN infringement by the Pan-Eecric Telephone
the National Improvement This latter company 10 %
small company founded on j. H. Rogerss earlier patents.
ME Rogers. the Inventor was present when Mr. Young
made this statement He became very muoh excited.
He at once exclaimed Z" You convinced Why after
l had explained the telephone to you for week you
acknowledged that YOU did not know receiver from
transmiteE" This made Colonel Casey Young angry lie
turned upon Rogers nude very sharp
wbereupOn young Rogers called out; You are fool"
At this Colonel Casey Young struck Rogers when the
latter promptly knocked down tbs secretary tho Pau
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
PAN-LLEClRIC SFARhS.
SENATOR VANCE AND HIS RELATIVE.

From Ihe UOrtds Washington dispatches.
Senator Vance of North Carolina, who was
mentioned IN this mornings BOfd one of the incor-
pOrators OF the Pan Company, said tO representative
OF The WO7d today that he had never subscribed To
dollars worth OF the stock. "Some may have pnt
my namo down." said he " TO help tho company In
North Carolina, but deny utterly that ever author
tied any 10 do so that ever knew that it had
been done until read The World this morning 1 am
n stOckhOlder Of tho company and never was and
never authorized the use or my IN ion
With IT. The books of the Pau Electric Telephone Com
pany show that $1,000 was paid for Senator Vance as
original subscription The names of two ladies are on
the books the nominal subscribers 10 This stock IL
understood at the time that they were relatives OF
the senator and their names employed as "A cover
for his subscription. The original Of the
company have understood that Senator Vance was
"With them"
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
Jnoes to AoDerIlsenents.
Bnslrcos Notices.

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New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

None of our esteemed contemporaries who were
so terribly exercised over tho Mulligan letters
year or more ago should neglect the opportunity
afforded by the Garland scandal. All their vrtuous
sentiments, which did not happen in that instance
to have u basis Of TACT. will now be properly
grounded upon real prostitution Of public func-
tIons to sordid personal ends To be sure they
like letters aud there only one in this case, the
celebrated defence of Mr.. Garland by his friend
Rogers: but there is richness enough IN that one
letter TO occupy public attention for many months.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-30

The peace of Central America which was so
rudely disturbed by the ambition of General
Barrios year ago is said to be once more re-
stored. At least the five republics which to-
gether occupy the land have resumed dplO'
matte relations. This means that they are out
wardly friends. The same elements, however,
which have hitherto proved dangerous to the
establishment of good government IN that
region, carelessness and Indifference to public
aud private rights among the citizens and un-
scrupulousness and ambition among the lead
ing politicians-these things remain as potent
as ever and revolution is likely to break forth
again at any time. At present there are no
guarantees of peace in Central America.