New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
Mr.. Barrymore will now charge Shakespeare
with having stolen his play.

the pride OF OnODdag County, anu the postmaster
of the place ever and anon turns aside to wipe
away a scalding tear The Post Office Depart
rlcnt-an institution VIGOROUSLY destitute OF DOW
els of compassion has decided to discontinue the
Geddcs postohice. On and after June l, the
Geddcs postcfllcc, Ike the Presidents order 10
Federal oNIce-holdcrs, will be simply Innocuous
"Reminiscences The sad news is furnished by The
Syracuse Courier" whose Editor Is the able post
master of Syracuse and therefore is to be regarded
meaning the news as trustworthy and semi-oflicaI
" The Courier states that on the first OF June
Ceddes is 10 become q station Of the Syracuse
nostofflce and if the Geddcs folks feel that Ged-
des has been butchered to make Syracuse holiday
who can blame them Let the postmaster OF UTICA
look to it, II looks as though the Syracuse posi-
master had O taste for Capitalization Who knows
hut even now he has reached the confusion that
il would be well to abolish the Utica postoice ana
make Utica a station OF the Syracuse postoihce'
Blood Iago, blood! " The Albany Argus III
sists that any Democrat who is not for tariiI re-
TORN, Clevel.nd patent) should be dealt with MS
a traitor. i The Arguss' advice Is foliowe'''
the business Of building abattoifs ough' " w
pretty brisk this summer
Senator Sweet might better have ieit MS No'e
against High License unexplained than w P in
forth the weak and inconsistent pea hc "'''N' -
the Senate The declaration that there h'S o,Sn
no man or no paper that has darcu ~ "is"o ''''s
the bill was morally right" is specimen misrep-
rosorto,ion and ON a mar with his effort to make
ont that there is an inconsistency between prohipi'
inc gambling. which by the common consent OF
mankind il essentially immoral and licensing
Houor selling which by the common consent OF
mankind il not essentially immoral Even fro-
hibitionists admit that liquor must DC sofa lor
medical scientific and mechanical purposes,
whereas gambling is not iustiiiable under any con
ooirahle circumstances The Senator's efforts, By
lo INV IN make a little capital with the tempt
o,oo men AS a man leaning toward a tax
rather than a license are only amusing lilo
GAYS no does not fear the threats or
the press-and he need not III any newspaper
has been threatening the Senator he
should nav no attention TO 10 what
ever. What he does need to fear is the
effect of h,s own votes, and above all, OF his ex-
plantations upon an intelligent and moral con-
sttuency.
It is stated that King Humbert OF Italy drinks
nothing but water at state dinners. This ought
TO dispose of the rumor that be intended to come
to this country and run for Congress from one OF
the Kentucky districts
There Is every reason to believe, The Buffalo
Courier asserts, that " not only the Presidents
convictions are unchanged but also the principles
that govern his official action The Courier
should place itself in the hands of capable oc-
ulist without delay. Evidently its sight Is very
defective 1t ~ unable to sec that Cleveland
would not now be running for denomination II his
!" convictions in regard 10 the eligibility OF
President for reelection had not been altered.
lIt is unable to SEQ that Garland would not b "