New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-07

more afford to have lawless whites than lawless
blacks. and when the Solid South settles down to
business she will deal with these classes without
fear or favor" Well when is she going to
settle down. She has had good score of years
in which to get ready for the settling down
process. How much longer does she wantp The
truth is that there is no sentiment among the
law-abiding whites which favors justice to the
negro; which makes a crime upon him and his
rights anything like as serious as crime upon
a white man and his rights? Can this fact be
denied?
AS to ballot reform, Governor, you must hsh
or cut bait
There is apparently no longer any reason
why the Aldermanic doodle colony should re-
main in exile All they hoped for from Colonel
Fellowss election has duly and in regular order
come to pass He has tried two three indct-
ments to no elect whatever, securing hung juries
with unerring skill. Now he frankly says he
thinks it a folly" and wicked waste Of
public money to go on with these cases
Wicked waste indeed New-York City has a
great deal to be ashamed of itself for but in the
election Of Fellows the browning point Of our
municipal humiliation was certainly reached.
An extraordinary number Of cold waves have
run of the track on their way from the West this
season. When the next one is announced TO have
started, General Greedy would do well to spike
the switches and see if he can't land it safely in
New-YOrk.
THE Boston Globe" the leading Democratic
newspaper of Massachusetts,, in its issue Of Sun
day last prints cartoon which is full of friendly
admontion for Governor Hill The picture
represents The Globe in the character of fine
old gentleman introducing a fine young lady
named Australian Ballot 70 New-York's chief
Executive. Beneath the picture is written, " Per-
NIT me, Governor, TO present this young lady
Miss Australian Ballot. She is great Massa
chusets favorite and is quite the political belle
Of the period You will make a mistake, Gov
ernor if you tnrn your back OH her VIII
the Governor heed this party warning? Well,
we shall soon see when the SaXtOn bill reaches
him again.
Mayor Grants formal announcement that no
encroachment will be made upon the
City Hall Park for the new mu-
uicipal building until the Legislature has
had an opportunity to act in accordance with
enlightened public sentiment IS very welcome.
There ought to be no delay in bringing great
weight Of opinion to bear at Albany.
The charming Christmas celebration at the
Elyscc Palace will add considerably TO the repu-
tation Of llindhcartedncss which the French
President and Madame Carnot have obtained since
they took I'D their residence there. Four hundred
children Of both SEXES and belonging 70 the
poorest classes Of the metropolis were entertained
on the evening Of December "A by the Chief OF
the State and his wife al supper, after which
"A theatrical performance took place for their
drlectation in the Sale dcs Fetes' From there
they adjourned TO another OF the great ball
rooms where ten gigantic Christmas trees had
been erected All tic boys received warm over
coats and all the girls comfortable warm cloaks.
Beside, this there were picture books and toys
for all and candies for the brothers and sisters at
home Before leaving, each one Of the 400
children was presented by President Carnot with
n savings bank book, containing an initial de-
post Of ten francs 1t is the first time that an
entertainment u This nature has ever taken
place in one Of the State palaces of France, and
both NJ and Madame Carnot deserve to be con-
graduated for 81 generously putting into practice
the famous doctrine OF equality and fraternity.
The distressing intelligence comes from Montreal
that the illustrous Billy Mooney is in the clutches
of the grip lie Is consoled by the reflection that
n he were in New-York he might lie in the clut his
O., the law instead, but that does not aSsuagc our
grief.
Yes. it looks as though the winter at Albany
was TO be an unusually mild one. But the people
look 70 the Legislature TO make il bitter cold
one for the lobby
Antipyrnsm is the name of a new malady
caused by the abuse OF the latest fashionable
drug. anrpyrinc. In n lecture delivered Just
before Christmas at the Sorbonne, the uni
versity of Paris, Dr. =. Rcgnard. who is one Of
the most eminent medical authorities in France,
uttered an emphatic warning against the abuse
Of antipyriuc 1t is we'll known that excessive
smoking produces narcotism the abuse of alcohol
gives rise 10 alcoholism, and that of morphine to
morphiuism In the same way the lnjudicouS
Use Of cocaine is followed by cocainism. and there
are at the present moment number Of patients
in the Paris hospitals under treatment for this
malady. With regard 10 antlpyrne. Dr Reg
nard admits that IT. does wonders in cases of
great nervousness, and that it is praised by the
patients But he points out that in disturbing
and arrestiug the natural action of the nerves
by a chemical substance, although that action
may be accompanied by very great pain, the
penalty for such utcmperancc will have 10 be
paid sooner OF later And the penalty in question
is a horrible one. For among the numerous
evils TO which the excessive Use OIL anupyrlne
gives rise are epileptic fits
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PERSONAL.
Mr.. George w. Cable recently at Nashville
the dinner guest Of gentleman of African descent,