New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-16


ever, no harm was done. The re-enactment of
law already on the statute books does not in
validate it, The episode may be useful as warn
ing, though.
Tammany Hall has decided to send only de-
tachment OF $50 men to St. Louis instead OF the
corps Of 600 that was at first planned for. Is this
because OF the waning enthusiasm of Tammany
for the Man Of Destiny in tho White House.
Russia is making progress backward. Not con-
tent with prosecuting the Jews In manner
worthy OF the Dark Ages, the Government has
developed new phase of intolerance, directed
against the entire Protestant English-spealung
world, 1t Is announced In the London press that
the agents and colporteurs of the Ameri-
can Bible Society have been forbidden TO circulate
any more Bibles there, and will presently be alto
gcther expelled from the Cars dominions. The
extension of the same decree TO the British Bible
Society, which has been working in harmony with
the American, is daily expected. No warning
was given of this arbitrary measure, and no reason
Is given for it. But its natural and appropriate
effect must be to ALLEVIATE still more from Russia
the sympathies of the civilized world The Cars
have posed as the champions of Christendom
against the barbarism and intolerance of the
Turks. But civil and religious freedom are to-day
far more widely enjoyed under the Crescent than
under the Greek Cross.
Chief Justice McAdam, of the City Court, gave
the matrimonial agent hard rap the other day.
placing him hardly shade above gambling house
keepers, policy men and threecard monte SWIM
dlers But this will probably give only temporary
check to the business OF marriage brokerage. III
it were made unlawful, there would be decided
gain for public morality
Senator Hawley's long trust in Gillig, which a
leading stoc1holder says is all that has kept that
young man afoat, IS a curious example OF the
credulity of able and successful men. Gillig
has been eminent for what he is for many years.
Just few days after word came from Chicago
that the working of q new cable line had shown
" the complete failure of the system as means
of rapid transit" it is announced that arrange
ments have been made for building cable road
in Boston The plan adopted is a modification Of
the Chicago system. Perhaps Boston will have
better success with it than the Lake City. But
for real rapid transit the cable is out of the ques
ton No surface railroad can furnish that.
It really does look as If Mr. Lowell had forgotten
that what he said to President Cleveland about
keeping his rudder true" was capable of having
personal application to himself 1t isn't charity
alone that begins at home.
When Mr. Hale's investigating committee takes
hold of the New-Yorlz Custom House, Mr.. Joseph
Treloar will probably be able TO furnish some ex-
ceedingy interesting testimony. man who has
been thirty-ivc years in the customs service must
know considerable about it, No business man
would think of dismissing faithful employe who
had been with him for more than generation;
but with a Democratic Reform Administration q
different principlc-or lack Of it-prevais.
Doesn't that recent circular Of Postmaster
General Dickinson smack somewhat Of pernicious
activity Evidently Civil Service reform would
get mighty small show If Mr.. Dickinson could
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