New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03

Some OF the Southern Democrats are huding out
how the shoe pinches Ia the matter Of fraud.
For example, Msrengo County, Alabama, with .
white population Of 7,277 and black popula.
ton Of 1851 returned 4,i24 Democratic votes
end only 5sS Republican votes. The countys
representation in the Dcmocrnte State Conven.
ton was based upon this obviously fraudulent
vote. Therenpon other counties took the hint,
and Dallas, with Ae,o07 blacks and s.425 whites,
returned ct the last election s0s4 Democratic
votes and s72 Republican votes. Hence kioC-
ing. "The Birmingham Age-Herald" charges that
the false counting was for the purpose OF giving
Dallas O lorge delegation In the Democratic Con-
vention," and refuses 70 acquiesce In such Jug.
glery.' Perhaps when the ballot-box suffers fall
out voters win get their rights.
The commander OF Her Maiesty's ship Callopc
the only war vessel that escaped destruction from
the Samoan hurricane. may feel justified in be
hevIng that Britannia rules the waves
The World" printed q special cable dispatch
on Monday morning describing the narrow escape
OF the Editor of The Pail Mall Gazette" from
frightful death last Wednesday while ascending
the Eiffel Tower with d. Cleme nceau. The
Evening POST printed special cable dispatch
on Monday afternoon describing the narrow escape
OF its own correspondent from q frightful death
last Wednesday while ascending the Effpl Tower
with NJ. Clemenceau. Can 10 be that Mr. Stead
whom The Evening Post loses no chance 70
aSsail with bitter scorn. supplies the special cor
respondence which The Evening Post displays
with conscious pride2
One of the Republican members Of our Leg1s-
lature read the Declaration of Independence TO
his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yesterday. Luckily no one
moved 10 refer the document to the Governor
II it had reached the Executive Chamber he might
have vetoed H.
Pessimisticslly inclined people who bewail SUR
plus In the Treasury as gigantic evil should pom
ler upon the much sadder condition that exists
when. instead OF surplus, there IL deficiency.
For concrete illustration they have only to turn
their eyes 10 Indiana. The bill authorizing tenn
porary loan has been pronounced unconstitutional
the Treasury is empty there are claims OF $500 900
outstanding, and this sum win be increased to
81, 000. 900 in few months Truly it is condi-
tion-not a theory-that eonfronts Indiana.
| Democratic newspapers are saying nice things
about MIR. Shsnahap, Superintendent OF Public
Works But the fact remains that good many
boatmen are thoroughly dissatisfied with his
management Of the canals and regard him as an
| excellent Official for removal
A
| The story Is being revived which credits Napo-
| leon with eating oysters Just before the battle
| Of Waterloo. II the Little Corporal was tempted
to indulge in the brand OF oysters which Belgium
/ is accustomed 70 sec before travellers it Is no
wonder that no fell an essy prey to Els opponent
| curious lawsuit pew in o church has
recently been tried in England before the Master
| OF the Rolls and Lords Justices Bowen and Fry
A Mr. Halliday claimed that, Is his family hae
possessed the pew In QUESTION, in Warminstei
! Church, for more than two hundred years, the
wnrdens had no right 10 take IL down, and h'
showed receipt dated In 1887, for the purchase
money Of the pew The wardens commended tha
tho pew could not have been granted Us private
property, since II was In one Of the sisies part
| Of the church that would not IN those days, have
been used until she nave was foll, This argumen
| was overruled, however. by the Master OF th,
| Rolls. who pointed out thar pew In the aisl1
| was moro desirable one 10 sleep in than one ii
tho central portion Of the church, end that Ii
fact for thSt reason thu sQuircs' pews were son,
erallA Ia the aisloA After long arguments PRO ani