New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-13

The difference between the Inauguration adj
dresses of Governor Foraker and Governor Hill Is
the difference between live discussion Of contem-
poraneous topics and dreary composition on
ancient history compiled from an encyclopaedia
Mr. Morrison has introduced his first bill OF the
session. Ii does not shave down the tariff but pro-
vides for the fitting out of naval scientific eApe-
dition to observe the total eclipse OF the sun on
Aupust 20. which is visible to the best advantage
in the Southern seas For ecOnomy's sake, Mr.
Randall should not lot the opportunity escape MN
of pointing ont that the tOtalest KIND OF an eclipse
will be plainly visible to the naked eye rGht there
in Washington and from all points in the United
states so soon as Mr. Morrison introduces his an
nua tariff trouble. There Will be no need for
costly naval expeditions and valuable telescopes
and wise bald heads to observe that eclipse. IL
will be 80 total that even the blind will perceive
It's dense effect And the lessons 1t will teach VIII
be quite as salutary any TO be CLEANED from the
solar exhibition III the South seas
Senator Becks argument reduced to iheorem-
II you can buy n dollars worth OF potatoes for
eighty five cents, what more do you wantf
FIT is desirable to print diagrams Of a chess
game IL Il certainly well to print them correctly
Some New-York papers had extremely bad fortune
with their cuts yesterday. One OF them in Its final
diagram eliminated the Kings from the board alto
gcfhcr Steinitz and Zukertort are wonderfully
ingenious men and sngulary fertile in resources
but both of them would gave M chess IN despair II
called on to play it without kings
The following statement which IA also given out
by Mr., Dorman b. Eaton's friends n this city. was
contained in our Washington dispatches yes
terday:
Mr. Eaton intends to resign his place in about month
lie frequently said OF ate that he "od be SAd 10
be relieved OF tine duties OF the once
Isn't il nearly time that Mr. Eaton stopped this
nonsense about resigning IL would certainly
.cem as If he had played fast and loose with his
resignation about long enough, II he is harassed
by the fear that should he really take the rest he
covcts the wheels OF government would STOP lot
him take heart. Everything will go on all right.
But he should either resign or get his Civil Service
Commission into working shape. II II expects to
keep up with hagrant Democratic violations Of the
law 1t has no time to lose.
The average price Of British wheat has gone be-
low 30 shillinRs per quarter. In 1854 the lowest
average price III any week was 3Os 3D., ana IN
1855 the lowest was 30s. Sd. Last week tho aver
aye was 29s lOd., which Is not an encouraging be-
ginning Tor the year. 1t Is stated that large
quantity OF old wheat is coming into market which
was held over because OF the extraordinary low
prices of ssh then the lowest for more than
century. But the average last year was 3
shillinps lower. and holders begin to get dis
couraged and much of the old wheat is coming out.
British experience woud be of some use to
American farmers, If they would consent to profit
by it.
All persons who have been remarkng-as a result
of close inspection OF the dams of beavers and the
hat Ina Unin In ha a
winter of well nigh ethe,e i mdncss are requested
TO send their names to the Signal Service people,
not necessarily for publications. but for preservation
in the archives of the Office.
"Governor Hill and Judge Thurman" is the title
of leader in The albany Argu' Ii was once said of
the son of a famous man, he always makes you
think Of his father-he's 80 unlike him." The Argus
recalls this story when it tries TO make capital for
Hill the politician by linking his name with that of
Thurman the statesman.
Secretary Bayard il in more Austrian hot water.
His appointment of Mr.. Jonas, of Wisconsin. as
Consul to Prague is objected to by Austria, on the
ground that Jonas Who used to be an editor. had
printed hostile articles about the Austrla-iiungary
Government thus sort of inal-,.lplomacy Is be-
coming very mOnO;on0us
The precedent by which the Speakershp of the
House of Commons has ceased Ia be pOlitcat
office was established by Lord Bcaconshed. The
Conservative Government on Its accession to power
in 1874 reappointcd Mr.. Brand, who bad been
Speaker under the previous Liberal Ministry lie
was not only decided Liberal in his opinions. but
had been "wmp" or managing director of the
party Tho RI Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel,
re-electcdE2 10 the same Office yesterday. re-
ceived in like manner his promotion to
nj the hands of Mr.. Gladstone In old times the
election of Speaker was often the occasion for the
first trial Of strength between parties at the OPEN
ing of "a session
There are 23 persons in the service of the Fire
Department. That is sufficient argument against
any single headed commission scheme. | he Fire
and the Police Departments must be kept out of
politics.
The only apparent reason for tho presentation
by the Gibbs Committee of the bill to release tho
Mayor from the duty of signing warrants 10 that
he may escape responsibility, the very thing no
should not wish to do.
The fact that so many Democrats reported 10
have declined to be nominated for Sub Treasurer
enables The Nelr- York Times TO soft-solder that
party by saying that 1t goes fur to diaprovo Mr.
CurtIs's celebrated statement that the Democratic
party is very hungry and very thirsty" If the
truth were known we fancy that the 100000
bond has as much to do with restraining their ap-
petite as any one consideration
A correspondent lof The Boston Transcript, in re-
spouse to query writes " for tenacious bubbles pnt
n little glycerine with the soap and water" Here's
hint for Governor Hill. Ho would do well to put
some glycerine into his Presidential boom.
The report that gave President Cleve-