New-York tribune., 1886-08-24

THE TRIBUNE lately made some comments upon
the annual pert of Utica lecture association.
This report, like many another one from many
another association, went to show that the popu-
lar - lecturer has become unpopuar that the Dusi-
ness of speaking to the public from the lyceum
platform has fallen into what President Cleveland,
speak,ng with Jenersonian simplicity. would style
lnnocuous desuetude. Our remarks fell under the
eve of a citizen of Elkhart. Ind, and he proudly
writes TO tell us of the state of the lecture business
in that lively town. Elkhart would seem to take to
lectures as duck to water. For these many years
the Elkbart lecture course has been a success. So
great is the demand tor tickets" our correspondent
reports that for the past five years persons desr-
ing them have been compelled to get in line as early
as o'clock In the morning of the day the sale be-
GAM Ekhart ought to be favorite toast with the
orators of the country.
Lord Salisbury now has a fair field for spirited
foreien policy that will put an end for while to
tie Irish debate.
Is the Democracy of Kings County as corrupt as
the Democracy of New-York County has been
shown to bel Are Democratic leaders OF Brooklyn,
IKE certain of their brethren in the metropolis who
are now being shown mp. men with whom states
manshp aid pnbc plunder arc convertible termsf
lle,e questions have their justification IN the TACT
that The Broo.iyn dgIe Is now giving large part
of its tine roasting that great Democratic CHIEF
.. Kings County, ex-senator John Z. Jacoos
Mlners and other persons who expose for
sale the pIumage OF song birds would do well to
read chapter Az OF the laws passed by the last
Legislature. Ii provides that any person who shall
xiii, wound, net snare, trap or poison any Dird OF
song hnnet. blue bird, yellow hammer, yellow
bird thrash wood -?ecker, cap bird, swallow. mar
tiu b.ue-ay 0riolc. kildee, snow bird, grass bird,
gro,sbclk, boDolink, phebe bird, hummng bird.
wren, robin. meadow lark, or any Wild bird other
than a game bird, who shall possess or expose
ior SAFE any part of any of these birds, shall be
entity of a msdemeanor and shall. upon conviction,
be liable To imprisonment OF not less than nve nor
more than thirty days. or fine Of not less than
s. nor more than Sl00 The Rochester Union quotes
this law and remarks that here is chance for
these disposed legally to restrain the slaughter of
these birds which has so ruthlessy been practised
for tho purpose Of hat and bonnet decoration dur
inn the past year" 1t Is to be hoped that the law
will be given a vide circulation ana that those
breaking it may be promptly prosecuted. Every
body admires "a love of bonnet" and trusts that
it may have long and brilliant future. but the
birds have certain nalienabe rights that the love
of a bonnet is bound to respect Aud among these
rights is life.
Several leading Democratic organs have informed
John OBIien, chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. that he would do well to step down and
out But O'Brien sticks--Just Garland sticks in
President Ceveland's reform Cabinet.
The Ford asks satirically whether il is strictly
diplomatic. pending the report of the State Depart
ments special agent. Mr. Sedgwick, for DIR. Bayard
to charge the Mexican Government with freely
IN I'm nm puh m Ia
country. Probably not; but diplomacy does not