New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-29

one member OF the next House from this State.
OF course it wonld be terrible fate. but perhaps
the ends of Justice would be accomplished by COM
polling Geronimo to take the Austrian mission.
Lord Rowton's postponement of the publication
of his life of Beaconsted because of certain refer
ences in it to Mr. Gladstone which cannot be pub
lisbed until after that statesmau's death, must
strike the thoughtful public as extremely odd II
he afraid that his references to Mr. Gladstone will
be refuted, his al xety to delay giving them ont
until that danger is past can be understood, but
scarcely TO his credit. If what he has to say is
truth, it wonld seem as if he ought to be ready to
meet any counter statements which his book may
call forth. The delay does not have manly or
candid aspect.
The Commissioners of Accounts have cost the
city this year no less than $4,000. In proper
hands this might be a useful bureau, but the men
whom Mayor Grace has put there have not earned
their salt.
In the free and boundess West it used to be Gus
tomary to shoot the fiddler when his Kidding was
unsatisfactory, and while in more conservative
communities this practice was regarded with dis
favor as savorlug of hasty jn6 gment, not to say
precipitation common experience IN the amateur
musical line rendered it impossible to entertain
strong sentiments OF ulsapproNaL ANO"' INV
ever, see that a Wild Western man has started
the practice of killing guests who decline to pay
for the iddler's services aud we submit that this
innovation should be frowned down. For while
all can understand the feeling which inspired tho
Dublin rough when seeing a comrade about TO
throw his adversary the theatre gallery no
called ont to him to the man to Kill hddler
with" the commission of homicide to vlndIcate
the right of q possibly nefarious ana eXecrable
fiddler to pecuniary remuneration awakes no
sympathetic chord in the human breast
Possibly Professor Wiggnss bump Of prophecy
received several distinct shocks yesterday.
That is an extremely interesting rumor that is
now being circulated at Albany. They say that
out of his rich accumuations of agricutur knowl
edge Governor Hill has prepared lecture when
he will shortly deliver for the benefit Of the
Charleston sufferers. Subject I" The Best Time to
Shear Hydraulic Rams.' At several of the county
fairs the Governor spent much time in the sheep
department and took copous notes. Hence.
Postmaster General Villas will doubtless feel an
interest in learning that the natural result OF his
stupid and lawless conduct with regard to ire
Spanish American postal service has at last taken
shape and that a Spanish steamship company,
heavily subsidized by its own country ana by
Mexico, has been encouraged to establish line
between this port and those of Cuba AMI Mexico.
We do not imagine that this fact will disturb Mr.
Vilas's equanImity. We do not forget that he has
Informed the country that he does not CONSIDER him
self the custodian of its commercial interests. In
the presence of this incident he wllibe Just as pig
beaded as he always has been, but II wi drive
another nail in the coffin OF this I'M American ana
cumbersome Administration.
Secretary Bayard. who has started on we'll
earned vacation has remained at his post through
out the heated period. He has contrlved, too. 10
keep the State Department in hot water all the
while.
Some of the Southern people have drawn the
color line on the Knights of Labor in connection
with the coming Richmond Convention. and
trouble is threatened. Richmond man has re-
fused to entertain a New-York negro delegate. and
the New-York delegation is angry. As the color
line is repudiated by the Knights IN their constitu-
ton they cannot avoid standing up for their in
suited brother.
If the unquestoned authority" that has been
descanting in Washington on the modern DaVlu
and Jonathan is to be believed, the relations be-
tween President Cleveland and Governor Till are
OF the most friendly character" why, to be sure
Who can doubt it who remembers the eagerhesS
with which the Governor fastened from his tolls
at the State Capital to meet the President In brook
lyn on Decoration Day, or the tender cordlality
with which the 10y some supposed rivals embraced
and kissed in the presence of the multitude at
Albany on the occasion of the recent celebration
in that city
Durinp the canvass of lSS4 The New- York Times
deliberately charged Mr.. Blaine with suppressing
four of the Mulligan letters with substituting IN
their place other letters, and with lying 10 the
American people The sun immediately produced
from the evidence before the Investigating Com
mittee three of the letters alleged to have been
suppressed, and Muiligan himself brought Tor
rarci the fourth one, which had never passed into
Mr. Blaue's hands. What did The Times do IN
these circun,stancesf Did it confess thae 1t had
made series of charges as silly AS they were
maliciousf Certainly not. 1t attempted with
hars.faced impudence to lie its way out OF the
scrape This is precisely what it has been DONG
in regard to the bogus discoveries Of Its geographi-
cal expedition in Alaska.
Secretary Bayard Is spending his vacation IN Dos
ton. II he would run up to Nova Scotia he would
M doubt receive an ovation from the Cana dian
fishermen lie is much more popular in New-Bruns-
wick and Nova Scotia than he is in Massachusetts.
II looks ms though The World was seeking in an
insidious way to injure Colonel Dan Lamont
the real PREMIER as it says. OF the Adminlsra-
ton. "The Colonel looks specially after the Mug
wnmpsn il ADDS, and keeps their interests con-
stantly in view." III We are TO Judge from passing
events IN the Democratic party the Dan who keeps
the interests of the Mugwumps constantly IN
view has a hard time of it now and Will have
still more difficult path to tread in the future lhe
| Colonel had better look sharp or lie may be en-
gulied in the icy and muddy waters Of that ancient
Jones River"
| Divorce courts will always have bad odor until
there is a common law the subject of separation
| applied in all the States alike.
Mr.. Wolfe, the Prohibition candidate for Cover
| nor OF Pennsy lvania is also candidate in Union
| County for the Legislature Dir. Wolfe means