New-York tribune., 1886-07-06
A.etv21orls Dailp Gribn,le.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY. JULY 6, 1856.
THE NEBS THIS MORNING.


IHK NEWS THIS MORNING.
FoRr1GS.-The British elections: Tory gains. II:
Tnionist |: GladsiOnian, 8. 60 NJ, de freNclnei
defending the Panama Canal lottery. GO Thirty
Eve persons hurt in a railroad collision in Scotland
- The widow of Schulze Dehtsch burned to
death in Berlin. - The captured hshermeh
fined 800 each by the Dominion authorizes.
CoNGREss.-rhe House IN session. -=- An IN
iustlce 10 alien bondholders prevented; debate on
the Deficiency bill. - In Committee: Cocnei
Morrison preparing an adverse report on the KAN
dan TaIiff bill - humOrs about four Congress
men.
DoMFsr1c-The Independence Day celebrated
throughout the Union; day OF speechmaklhg at
Woodstock Conn. = Several persons hurt py
an accident TO at Binghamton. -- sam
Jones on temperance at Lake Walden. Mass
New-York defeated IN two games OF baSeDan at
Detroit 60 Races at Chicago; SILVER IIoud
beoten. 60 Rowing regatta on the Charles River
CITY AND SUBURB AN.-Fire III Harlem. causing
5000. 600 damage - Labor demonstration at
Unon Sqnare IN favor of Home kule. @-- lam
many celebration Of the Fourth of July. 60 IA
trlotic obServances in Harlem == Pontiac, La
Juive. Charity. Inspector b., Favor, Miss Daily and
Abraham won the Long Branch races. GO FIRST
day of the Cedarhurst summer meeting. 60 La
crosse games on Staten Island - Larchmont
Yacht Club regatta. 60 Rowing races on the
Pa,saic River == Scottish games III Brooklyn
and at Union Hill, y. j.
THr wEA1HER-Indcations for to-day Hot
and fair. Temperature Yesterday: Highest So
lowest, Gso; average. 1872
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1t is vet too early to give an accurate predlc-
ton of the result of the electoral contest III
Great Britain, but so far the Conservatives are
ahead. They have gained twenty y-one seats
while the Unionists have gained two and the
Gladstonans thirteen. This does not look well
for the cause of Home Rule; but there Is yet
no reason for despondency.
A lower city tax rate is promised this year
as compared with last, but unfortunately, 1t
is not due to any decrease III the city eXpendl-
lures. An increase of $5O,OOO,OOO III the
assessed valuations of real and personal prop
erty as shown by the returns delivered to the
Aldermen yesterday, and large increase In the
issue of city bonds, are the basis OF the pro-
posed tax rate of $2.2S. That is the regu a
ton sort of economy " furnished by the Dem
Ocratic party.
1T was great day for baseball yesterday.
All the leading clubs in the country were
engaged in contests for the championship.
The New-York Club was beaten twice at
Detroit. though it PLAYED well. Luck rather
than superior playing led to the defeat of the
New-YorkeIs. According to the reports their
friends have no reason to feel despOndent;
and as such "run of luck" is unusual, a
better showing may be expected in tc-day's
contest.
1t seems that the owners of the schooners
seized by the Canadians the other day acted as
advised by Secretary Bayard, and they cannot
understand how it is that he fails to secure
them relief. There is nothing extraordinary
about this The Administration has shown
disposition from the first to refuse protection
to American fishermen. Its advice seems to be
about as fatal as its policy of neglect. But
then country without a navy or single first
class gun on it's coast defences, and with the
Democratic majority in the House refusing any
money to provide these things. is hardly in a
position to demand its rights of a foreign
power.
Tammany Hall, as the leading Democratic
organization of the city, makes no disguise OF
its hostility to Civil Service Reform The
principal speaker at its celebration yesterday,
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, was prob
ably invited because of his el-knowD views
on this question. He did not disappoint the
TammaDy boys, either. He preached the doc
tIine that the spoils belong to the yictOrs
in way to elicit "uproalious applause
There was no speaker at the meeting who dis
agleed with Mr. Vance on tins question, other
wise il would not have been the thoroughly
representative DomOcmtic gathering that 1t was.
Among the other good speeches delivered
at Woodstock, Conn, yesterday on invita-
tiOns OF Mr.. Bowen, was one by General GIos
venOr of Ohio, on the ballot. free and hon
est ballot is Indispensable to the maintenance
of a republican fom of government The |
discussion of any abuses that exist at the ballot
box is highly pertinent on the anniversary OF |
Independence Day. That such abuses do cxis'
in the South is notorious and indisputdbl. |
Under this insidlous method Of sapping the
foundations OF the republic 5000 voters elect |
q member of Congress in Southern States
though the average in the North is 80, 149.
1t takes more votes TO elect twenty-one Con
gressmen in Ohio than it does TO elect forty
five in the five Southern States where the col
ored vote preponderates. This is a much more
serious question than it is generally thought
to be; and General Grosvcnor and every one
else who directs attention TO it is doing his