New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-23
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

Mr.. Smalley contributed two London letters TO
The NDAY TRIBUNE Of yesterday, on the CEN
tenary Of " The London Times" and on some i'm
portant new books; the regular Paris correspond
ent told Of NJ. Carnots first reception at the Ely
see; eminent engineer at Washington gave a
keen analysis of the existing military situation in
Central Europe; Washington letters were about
public men and other doings, and the weeks so
cial events; Mr.. William Winter wrote of Byron
appropriately to the centenary Of that illuStrous
poets birth; Mr. Froudes new book, " The Eng
lish in the West indies" Was reviewed: other
conspicuous features were The Week in Society,"
Art News and Comments, How People Look and
Talk. Improving the Asylums, Theatrical Talk
Phases of City Life, Stories about People, Public
Men and Matters, Electricity or the Rope? " John
Paul" on Fire Pots Household Linens, a tale of
My Uncle's Clock, Our Jolly Soldier Boys, Reli-
gous Intelligence, Baseball Topics, poems, sketches
etc Leading news topics these:
FORrIGN.-Ihc news in London: The campaign
against American industry has been renewed --
VI. DE Lcsscps is in desperate phi ght the latest
lottery scheme is likely to be "a failure. - Sir
Michael llicks-Beach says that he Will give no
aid to Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule scheme. -
editor is counting more martyrdom = France
and Italy Will not 20 TO war over the Florence
consulate affair - The great shipyarCs at
Granville. France. have been destroyed by fire
- In Montreal Saturday the weather was SO
cold that fircmrn were unable TO qucnch q
S2jO.0OO fire. the water in the hose freezing
CONGKEs~-Thc House i'll Scss n. --- Owing t.
a lack of quorum no disposition was made of the
ThObc-Carslc contest; the Speaker says he Will
not ask to have the reOpcned. - In Com
mittee: Democratic members still working III
secret over their tariff bill
DOMFSTIC.-COnflicting estimates of the number
Of lives lost in The Western blizzard; Indian
Agent Kinney places il at 900 i'll Dakota. --
Mrs. Eliza BallOu Garfield the mother of Prcsi
dent Garfield died at Mentor. - Colonel Fred
ID. Grant and James G.. Foster, president OF the
National Republican Club, spoke among Others
at the dinner of the MiddlcscX Club, in Boston
that Mr. Blaine was the choice of the Republican
party for President - Fast freight lines were
discovered cutting rates to the East by stealth
--= Mrs. Cleveland held a reception. - ltu-
mcrod changes in the dcparim ntS. -- judge
Bradley withdrew his contest for Representative
Arnolds seat from Rhode Island.
CITY AID rBCRBA collision between the
French steamer Gascognc and the Red Star line
steamer Switzerland in the upper bay; no one hurt
the GaScOgnc went on her way and the SWltZcr-
land returned for repairs - Treasurer Russell
T. IlOyt. the manager Of three insurance aSSGri-
atons made an assignment in favor of the Mcr
camille Benefit Association to cover deficit varl-
ousy estimated from 81 5000 to $1,000: con
idcncc of one of his bondsmcn. - Two Subway
Workmen overcome by gaSs dead and the
other may die. - Small pOX continued to in
crease in Brooklyn: more than forty cases having
been reported. -- The O. \. I. strikers resolved
TO ask the public not to buy Clarlls cotton. ----
Army of the Republic. told about his talk on
pensions with President Cleveland. - The Re
form Club held its first big dinner. -- Stocks
dun and higher. closing strong.
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