New-York tribune., 1886-08-04

Contributors to the Frcsh-Air Fund Will De
glad to know that 800 children were started 10
the country yesterday to enjoy TWO weeks va
cation. In ALL 6,lSl have been sent out Of the
ci;y-mole than In any other year s stat to
day ard at least 1000 more are aching TO 90.
Every penny of the amount subscribed ~ i.u this
season Will be expended by tonight.
THE TRIBUNEs special cable dispatch from
Dublin describes the wonderful enthusiasm and
Isade attending the departure Of Lord and
Lady Aberdeen. 1t is many a year since Cath
Ole and Home Rule lrishmen have lamontcd
the departure Of an English Presbyterian Lord
Lieutenant from Dublin. Yet il is the fault OF
the English only thlt these seems are not often
repeated. Will the representative OF the Tory
Cabinet be thus hOnored when he starts home?
The chances are that the President will veto
the River and IIal Dor bill. Other things being
equal ne would rather wiite a veto Than not any
day; and in this case, the country will take H.
Otence-4lt least outside the districts whose
Iiyers and hubOrs are in danger Of drying up
soon unless an appropriation is Obtained. The
passage of the bill by Congress, therefore, has
done little practical HARM The omission Of The
House to vote 100000 to keep tie public
works alleady begun from going TO ruin, Is like
" to be much more serious.
Mr.. Maurice b. Flynn makes virtue of
necessity and says checrfu!ly that he does not
care if he was expelled from the County De-
mocracy; he was tired of pIitics anyway.
Why way back in 1854 he wanted TO retire to
private life in order to attend u HE business
more carefully that really hi expulsion doe;
not matter. This placid way Of looking at the
matter confirms the opinion long prevalent In
rgad to Mr.. Flynn, viz: that hc would be an
agreeable fellow if he were not entirely devoid
OF moral sense. Most men who get kicked out
of the society of old friends generally feel jusu-
fled III It~enting it bittcil y-unless they aIe con-
scOus OF guilt.
1t Will not matter much whether or not the
House of Representatives, agree to the surplus
resolution a. reported from the Conference Com
mtter. The trade dollar clause ha, been stick
Ell out. and discretion as to the enforcement Of
law Is left with the Secretary of the Treasury
instead of the President. AS it stands this bit
OF legislation merely expresses the opinion of
Congress that when the state OF the Treasury
will allow it the Treasurer shall buy in United
States bonds. In it's original shape the rcsolu
ton meant rcpudiation OF the adoption of the
silver standard. The ret Ospect is enough tO
make every honest and wise citizen hold his
breath at the cOuntrys narrow escape.
The interest of local politicians to-dly cen
tres in the trial Of Commissioner Squire before
tH Mayor. 1t Is with regret that most people
will lean that the Commissioners Of Accounts,
instead Ut the Corporation Counsel, will press
the charges. These official. have ltle reputu.
ton for succeeding in what they undertake
At any rate, they have been lOoting about in |
the Departments for years and have never vet |
found the gross abuses which every body knows |
exist. 1t strikes us that the Corporation Com-
eel could probably have furnished the Mayor
R1l the legal assistance he needed -although
ehis, OF couise. would have prevented scye