The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-19
THAT TARIFF elLLl
Destined 20 shipwreck tho Republican
rarty-Netropoiitan Hem"

UR~ffnFU 70 TNfINh'fN ''f'
rarts-Netropoiitan iiems.
NEW YORK. April ls.-' special. Now
that the Republican tariff bin Is before
the poop'c, lis bearing on the future
national, contest is OF special intsrest. A
veteran polfSician. whose experience gives
his opinion imp-><tancs. says of Democratic
prospects under tic banner ol Rfin reform; ;
~ consider oar chances Tor success in the
Congressional elections cheouraginr. llh-
n0ls. Minnesota. Iowa. and other states.
until recent years saturated VIII RcpuOil-
canism. are now trembling m the paiapce,
SO great has been the rcyuslun of pub.fc
feeling caused by the tariff agitation; ana
firmly believe that. on account Of the un-
cquiyocal stand our party has taken on this
important issue. "A sweeping victory VIII ~
ward Ms in most OF these wayering states.
Then. again. the new states la The North
west | view rs destined TO join with the
Democrats ON this tarf question. lts sig
nifcance is nowhere appreciated more than
among the people who nave ~ iate
wears ponuiaiod this vast territory.
Their sympathies are with our party N
this coming struggle, and their Npts,
I believe. will serve 10 emphasize Their ati-
tude. Ii il not unlikely that New lofks
vaunted claim 90 being the pivotal state
will vanish soon. The political complexion
OF not few Of the Western states Is des-
tined 10 undergo 80 marked q change al the
next congressional election that The Em-
pire State will thereafter become oniy fac
Tor i'm the general result. Ia that event,
New Nork's influence in party affairs VIII
De immeasurably dwaried. aud enc new con-
ditions that must result viii tiin- ABOUT
better politics. Governor llill~ popularity
is confined almost wholly % his own state,
aud even there il is disputed. in the SCUM
and West. particularly, Cleveland II viewed
as the only available Presidential candi-
date. should the congressional elections M
d.cate the voters approval Of his taflh re-
form policy
MIR. CIEVELAND's HEALTH.
The New York sun has begun again IL
coarse and vulgar attacks ON Mr.. Cleveland.
just week ago ho sent bis compliments To-
The TIMES. readers. and Your correspond
ont detailed his excellent health. Your cor
respondent was "a. bis oilice again yesi'f-
day. and found him busy with one OF the
many law references that NOW crowd IN ON
him. rhe attacks made on hlm by Mr..
Dana in the sun are so vicious and so eFl-
IDENTIFY malicious that they are doing excel
lent service In winning new friends to the
side of the one Democratic national leader
of the day.
GENERAL MENTION.
Castle Garden was officially abolished a.
am immigrant landing place to-day. To-
morrow the barge Office Will open under
the Federal suporuteudcnts.
Earning- OF the East Tennessee. virginia
and Georgia for first week In April, 1890,
Sl0s.s1 lsso sl0o,a6l. increase. $500.
Cauncey NJ Depaw presided This evening
nc the monthly meeting OF the Yale Alumni
Association 40 DelmOuicO'-. and gave a
glowing account Of his recent travels IN the
south.
is announced that the Murphy Narnish
COMPANY. the largest manufacturers OF
vaml-h In America, has been sold To an
English syndicate. The transaction was
made bg President Franklin Murphy. who
l- now ln Europe. after six months negolia-
tlOns hut the purchase price d not known.
The company WAS Incorporated in THIS cry
ia 1857, with paid-up capital stock OF ST.
uU0.O0O.
steve Brodle. Of bridge jumping fame. viii
sail next Tuesday on the steamship Nevada,
of the Guion Line. for the ola World. lil7
first act will be- ilying leap from 81 Fat
rick's bridge into the Lake ~ Killarney.
and he will follow this mp by swimming
across the English channel, from Dover 10
Calais, IN his rubber suit.
The old custOm-hOuse M0iety clam
AGAINST the bankrupt Nctterlein tobacco
nrm has been settled. The firm was thrown
into bankruptcy some years ago. snbse-
quent % the seizure Of lt8 books and papers.
and the commencement Of "A suit against
10 for penalties on Information oi olhcer
Jayne. The government became a preferred
creditor and obtained al the assets. Thirty
thousand dollars Of the money awarded by
the Treasury Department out Of the assets
was collected for lniOrmcr5 ana eN-curipm-
house officers. Jayne. kausky, Burton, eN-
Governor Cornell, T.. 4. Merritt. the heirs of
eX-COllect0r Orinncll and eX-Dcpuil sur
ycyOr Kirk
The General Term to-day gave decision
In the case Of Ch0ate, the reporter, who was
sent 10 jail for eayesdfoppiug IN ihe jury
room. II declared the sentence legal, and
be must stay In Jail.
Henry w. Miller. a Young man twenty
four years Old. was cleaning out closet
today in his home, lj east one Hundred
and Twenty fourth street. Tie slipped ana
fell tO the ground. The fall was only four
feet. but he fell i'm such peculiar way as
10 strike ON ihe side Of bis head. Inc
weight of bis body broke bis neck, ana he
died almost instantly.
ID is believed mere that nothing can save
Albert Daggott from losing bis postal card
contract. The powers that be in Nashine-
ton, have determined % take 10 wly ifun
him. The fact was nOi.cd an over inc
country that Daggett made "a D -ht ln hin-s
county againsta Cabinet officer and against
the administration. so he bas 20 go.