New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
Y NOVEMBER ae, 1880

lie well. Politics, not desire to improve tho
service, was the motive Of his appointment. As
for strengthening tho AdministI alton" Mr..
Cleveland seems to be doing little in that line
himself. Witness the case OF Benton.
General spalSo. Mr. Clwelani's bumptious
LAM Commissioner. recently pub shcd. at the
public expense, lot Of testimon ais after the we'll
known sty'e Of the patent medic ne almon &C men.
They abounied with such suggestive phrases as 81
am 81 arks man or "We1d ne good and faithful
servant The Nat onal Ca e-gIowels' Conven n
ton, however which recently met at Chicago,
are n sparks men Comm: from more than
thirty States AMI Ter itoies. they adoptc Wig
oroIs set of resolut ons str ngly denoun ing
Sparks his methoes an his Is. and added their
testm ny to the great volume Of OPPOSITE which
is confronting him from actual settlers on the
pubic lanls.
"The Brooklyn Eage" says Of William RI. En-
lsh tlat he ais TIE most useful veneer that was
ever ut on oblivion We d Mt know ust what
this means but fancy it may be well
develo, ed specimen of shoulish glee.
| District Attorney Stones fate Is a warning to
all Federal officials that if they take the stump
they must speak on the Democratic side Other
wise they will be guilty OF offensive partnership
of the most malignant sort and the political
euillotine will have to do its work.
Typhoid fcver is remarked to he increasingly
prevalent in Brooklyn. eleven deaths from 1t hay
ing been reported Last week. At the same time
the streets Of that city are in an almost I'M
Irecedentclly filthy con liton. 1t is pertinent to
ask If these ia Is bear to each other the relation
of cause and effect The wide distribution OF the
disease throughout the city in II ates gene al
rather than local origin and no Circumstance is
more general than the neglect Of STRENGTHENING.
Certain Western rapers which seem TO be well
informed or the subject are denying with some
energy the statements that Chief Chemist Wiley
of the Agricultural DEPARTMENT has achieved a
shining in manufacturing from
sorghum cane at Fort Scntt Kan as. That some |
excellent results were obtained Is admitted, but
the good work WAS acconp ished 10 is stated |
diirin, the days while the Government chemist |
was in Wahnyton. While Mr.. Wiley in |
charge some 1000 tons OF cane were treated BY |
his Rot water process anl scient fcally wasted |
II til is true the should be ar,e addition 30 |
the sum total OF our know edge To balance the |
eNpcn iture Of SG5 900 To $4,000 Of good money.
But eAIclts say that after the loss of the season
sni the crop thing has been learned about the
alrca y known when Mr. Wilcv IN 'ertook the
dire tion OF the conce n. Mr. Wiley has en- Dyed
visit to Europe public he has witt on
some impcl tin mt messages to Congless IN he has
manufactured good deal Of sweetenn. in tho
re spape n by telc raph. Eut II any pr clcal
progress in tie sorghum sugar IN lustry HIS been
made by the Agiicu.t raj Department SIN o Iir.
Collier was slispen led the fact las been carefully
concea cd from public know edge.
Mr. Camp Is reported as expressing surprise at
the neglect Of New York AMI Bost u ship bui ders
to make offe for the. new cruisers lie remarks
pens vely that he has mo idea of the reasons
which Ike t them from doing So Mr CIamp is
an excellent ship builder but he lacks magma
ton possibly nc has defective memory.
The arrangement entered into by the British
Post Office Department in sen in, Thursdays
mails from London In swift steamers is good
one. The mails will close in London at p. m
on Thursdays. be shipped the evening at
ton. and viii probably arrive here early
enough the second Saturday to enable letters to
be distributed without delaying them over
second Sunday.
Secretary Whitney is described being well
pleased with the results Of the competition for the
cruisers The ship-buiders who took part in that
singular contest also happy over it. since
Every one is able to get what work he wants at
his own price. The whole business comes under
The category OF Administrative reform with reform
eft out and the additional charges paid by the
patient, long suffering. helpless American people
There seems to have been an extraordinary
Jini OF Thanlsgi, iny Yesterday in West
ST. thousand hearts gave
hanks for the rescue OF aged II
aboier who, by his own carelessness ,
flowed himself to be caught in fall of sand at b
he bottom of pit he had been digging. People {
TODD in the rain all day watchn, the efforts OF I
olicemen. plumbers. doctors. Alderman AM d
thers to save the man from being buried alive
Ifter nearly ten hours OF heroic endeavor the
rsc ner released unhuft. though al one time
he sand was up to his chin. When he safe :
bed at the hospital he rallied on his rescues and
huckled over his own pluck