New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

bronze monstroslty top OK 1t. IL we cannot
have a tower suitable to the structure. let us
not have any at ALL We do not want any cheap
treatment Of tine browning feature OF an imposing
granite structure 1t would be better to walt
till the State afford TO strengthen the
foundations Of the halfbut tower and complete
it properly than to finish IT with structure I'M
worthy of the building
What is the sense in complaining because the
Official prediction Of heavy snowfall in this city
wasn't verified? Some folks are hard to please.
With the completion Of the Nicaragua Canal
the United States will be from twelve to nineteen
hundred miles nearer 10 the northern ports OK
China, Corea and Japan than Great Britain; an
average of 2700 miles nearer the western ports
OF South America; 300 miles nearer Melbourne
and over 1000 miles nearer New-Zealand. In the
new trade OF which it will be III channel New
Orleans and the Gulf ports will have an ad-
vantage over New-York in point Of distance
of about 900 miles. Tie canal will open COM
mercial way to more than 500. 100000 people with
whom we Rave comparatively little inter-
course, namely. the inhabitants of China Japan,
Corea. Australasia, Malaysia, Ecuador, Bolivia,
Peru and Chill Through the Suez Canal Great
China Japan and Australia of nearly 5000
miles, which she will maintain till our own
waterway is completed When that is done the
chances are that the Southern States. instead Of
Lancashire will supply Eastern Asia with cotton
goods and that a great variety Of other indus
trial and commercial changes will be brought
about important enough to Justify the most en-
ergetic prosecution Of that work. II is apparent
that II must await a new and more thorough sur
vey, but there is doubt that its results will
demonstrates the feasibility Of the enterprise.
The people who say that the world is coming
to an end before January have selected a sus
picious date II looks as IL they were trying 10
sneak out OF buying Christmas presents
The addition OF $4,000 acres to the Adirondack
Park is a cause for satisfaction. The lands pur-
chased from Dr. Webb make the largest single
block yet acquired In furtherance of the pur-
pose OF extending the park to include the 2S07-
7G0 acres fixed upon proper preserve for the
maintenance of the forest and streams neces-
sary to the State. With this addition the pub
lie domain will amornt to G75O0O acres. The
State can well afford to spend money in this
way
the American pig has been erewhile. the in
fragrant in that II extended to his post-mortem
relics smoked and sailed, which could not utter
a grunt Of remonstranCe or a squeal of eXpostua-
tion The sheep Of Canada and the United States
are now forbidden TO enter England unless
they slaughtered at their port OF landing
The usual official explanations accompany this
interdict. founded on an apprehension that some
maady may be communicated by the foreign
animals to the British herds. the late German
embargo on our cattle was said to be due to the
prevalence among them OF Texan fever, reputed
at the time and generally believed to be all moon
shine the decree having a retaliatory purpose and
nothing to do with the febre other condition
OF the imported animals Very likely Britain IL
fencing out our sheep with the intent to punish
US account OF our attitude toward her Alaskan
and Venezuelan boundaries. or because OF the re-
suit of the late yacht race. There does not ap-
pear to be anything the matter with our animals
so far as heard from. Consequently. her motive
in excluding them must have some dark and
wicked origin. We may learn all about It In
time. but for the present 1t seems incumbent on
us TO keep our sheep at home
Why should the President complain of having
'oHSlcsS Oh MS MINUS III he considers himself
at liberty to get II Off his hands whenever he
pleases by going aft.r ducks on a Government
vessel?
A Camden, y. j.. clergyman recently denounced
from his pulpit young woman OF his congrega-
ton. who taught her young sister and two or
three OF her girl friends to dance as fool and az
a tiger with deadly claws lurking beneath the
soft. smooth fur. His friends tell him that his
conduct was brutal but Re mas no apology to