New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-07
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE NEUS THIS 1HOfN1NG.
Foreign.-A witness for The Times" before the
Parnen Commission testified regarding the muir
der of Lord Mountmorres. - Lord Randolph
Churchill intends to visit South America soon
- Mr.. Bright grows weaker every day. -
A German warship captured slave dhow on the
East African coast - The British steamer
Hartlepools was wrecked at Egersund Norway, and
seventeen of her crew were drowned. - The
French Chamber of Deputies approved of the re-
port Of the committee in favor of another trial for
~ Wilson
Congross-Both branches in session. - Sen
ate: The debate on the Tariff bill resumed.
- House The Direct Tax bill was under discus
sion: amendments were offered by Southern mem
bers calculated to defeat the purpose of the bill
Domestic General Harrison returned to In
dianapolis from his hunting trip in the Wabash
River Valley - The Forestry Congress at
Atlanta discussed the need of National leglsla-
ton for the preservation of trees - twenty
five persons are suffering in Baltimore hospital
from the effects Of work on the oySter-dredging
boats Of Chesapeake Bay. - Typhoid fever
rrnvails ia Prov idence - In the Speakershlp
contest ia Albany Speaker Cole claims to have
fifty votes pledged to him. - The Chancery
Court of Tennessee enioined Governor Taylor from
giving a certificate to II. Clay Evans, Congress
man-elcct from the lid District - There were
deaths ana no new cases OF yellow lever III
Jacksonville - j. z. Richardson in
auguratcd as Governor of South Carolina for
second term. His speech dealt chiefly with the
race problem. ---- The floor in a Buffalo malt
house gave way under a heavy burden. Three
men are believed TO be buried in the ruins.
City and Suburban.-TwO men arrested for the
assault on " Phil' DAILY, the gambler. - Annual
dinner of the ST. Nicholas Society at Delmonico's
e. jack Lewis. colored. was found guilty
of murder in the first degree for shooting Alice
jackson in July. - woman from Maryland
shot herself through the head at the Grand Union
Hotel; many other suicides and attempts at
selfmurder. - The Chamber of Commerce voted
in favor of the report against choosing a site for
the new Appraisers Stores in Bowling Green. -
Charles W. Green, who has been on trial in
Brooklyn for the murder Of Nicholas Goldenkrch,
was acquitted. - Stocks fluctuating toward
higher values, closing quiet and firm.
The Weather.-IndicatiOns for to-day: Warmer
and fair Temperature yesterday: Highest A
degrees; lowest 81; average 81 SIS
All the world is deeply concerned in the
condition of John Bright, which fuctuates
slightly from day to day, but shows no sign
of permanent improvement IL is not bad
sign, though that his interest in the affairs OF
the day is undiminished and that he has his
newspaper read to him every morning, includ-
ing the Parnell Commissions proceedings and
the Prime Minister'S speeches at Edinburgh.
If Dr. Crosby has his way it is altogether
probable, to Judge from his remarks yesterday,
that the bill reported by the Excise Revision
Commission will contain sufficiently emphatic
High-License provisions to satisfy the earnest
friends of that method Of dealing with the
LIQUOR question. DIR. Crosby favors fee of
81 900 for license permitting the sale OF
spirtuous liquors and fee of 500 for beer
and wine licenses. The High-License bill
vetoed by Governor Hill last May fixed the
minimum full liquor license fee at $500 and
the maximum at 81 1000, and the highest and
lowest beer License fee at $500 and 500 re-
spectively.
According to General Greedy member of
the Geological Survey recently expressed the
hope that the time would soon come when the
Rocky Mountains would be stripped of every
tree. This statement was part of the Gen
erals paper read yesterday at the Forestry
Congress in Atlanta. His paper was followed
by one by Colonel Edgar II. Ensign, who made
plea for the preservation of the Rocky Noun
tain forests. There would seem to be little
room for choice between the two extremes.
That a member Of an official Government body
should favor the destruction of our forests is
astonishing. The effects Of forests on streams
are 90 well known that the preservation of
them ought DO be an important duty Of the
Government.
The character of the outrages perpetrated
In connection with the business Of oyster dredg-
ing on the Chesapeake is not altered by the
fact that some of the boats hail from New
York and Philadelphia. II is said that political
influence operates to shield the offenders in
Maryland, and that tic brutality and poaching
70 1uGJ complained of will never be broken.