Year: 1877

War. But we doubt if his hand shook when
he wrote the name of Mr. McCrary.


In England the commission which is delib-
Grating on international copyright has 50 far
not realized the hopes that were entertained
when it was formed at the instance OF MI.
Disraeli. 1t shows good Judgment however,
in authorizing Mr. Daddy to learn the opinions
held in this country before completing Its re-
port. Without full knowledge of our publish
ing system the British committee cannot act
ineligently.


For some unexplained reason the french
Pretenders are displaying unwOnted activity.
The Count dc Chambord recently declared that
he had not relnquished the hope of " saving
France, and declared his readiness to agltate
when fair opportunity arises. Prince LoGis
Napoleon who might better keep to his school
books, is also about to remind the French That
they need salvation, and that they can Obtain
it only under Imperial sway Being now III
its seventh year, the Republic can afford to
disregard these fruitless demonstrations.


A praiscwOrthy caution has been exercised by
the railroad companies using the Niagara o'ts-
pension Bridge, in thoroughly investigating 's
condition. The precauton of dlVertlng traVei
from the bridge till the examination Is com
pleted is still further to be commended. III Is
stated that as yet the scrutiny has revealed no
defect: but it is to be hoped that even though
the bridge may be found quite sound, this IN
stance will not prove a solitary example OF
the new rule of railway management-of eX-
amining structures before they become danger
Gus.


Already we have the sad evidence that our
churches are as much in need OF ample means
of exit as our theaters. The cOrpses OF SIX
women and a child, who were crushed to death
in a causeless panic last night at the Church
of st. Francis Xavier, bear witness to this
need. 1t is the old story; the staircase was
narrow and winding, and the frightened crowd
fell together in heaps. 1t is plain that the
work of improving the means OF exit from our
public buildings, which was so vigorously
pushed for few weeks after the Brooklyn
Theater calamity, stopped short before 1t
reached the church in SiXteenth-st.


When the first details of the return of the
British Arctic expedition came to hand, TIE
TRIBUNE expressed the opinion that the failure
was caused by the prevalence OF scuryy
among the crew, and that the outbreak OF
that disease was due to not using limc-julce.
In short, it was clear that in this matter OF
net supplying lime juice somebody blundered.
The committee appointed by the British Gov
eInment to investigate the circumstances has
come to the same conclusion. Capt Mares
assumes himself the whole responsibility for
the bundcr, offering only partial excuse in
the admitted fact that the sedge parties
would have had trouble in carrying the lime
juice and melting it for use.


The subcommittee appointed in the Lcgis-
laturc to combine as many OF the good
features as possible of the Newly Ork bills
into one measure, have reached decision.
Their bill will consolidate the Dock and
Park Departments with the Department
of Public Works the Building Department
with the Fire Department, the Excise Depart
ment with the Police Department, and will
leave the street cleaning i'll charge of the lat
ter Department., where it now is. There may
be some reasons advanced why some OF these
changes should not be made, but, as they now
stand, they will commend themselves to public
favor, on the ground that they will simplify
administration and reduce expenses.


Gov. Grover got into the Senate yesterday,
Mr.. Thurman and llr. Bayard helping him
through a back window and Mr.. BOgy lead
ING him ND to take the oath, which, there is
good authority for stating, was not admins
tered to him in the dialect of the little die
tonary. 1t was not an inspiriting entry to make
into the Senate of the United States, accom-
panied, as it was, with promise that he
would at once demand an investigation into
charges against his character. But it must
have afforded some consolation to him to find
the two great Democratic Senators who helped
to vote away his electoral college now vouching
for his determination to get Il character from
Senate committee, if he can; and perhaps there
was even more i'll going up to he sworn on
the arm of the rhetorical Bogy, his first, last,
and only friend in the Senate. But when
Cronin, looking across a great gulf, sees him
seated among the elect while he is cast ont
among the nOn-clcct and the nOn-cloctOral,
he must conclude that the ways of all trans
gressOrs are not equally hard.


Mr.. Ecclesne, by the grace of Tammany
Hall an AsSemblyman from this city, seems TO
be an inveterate dcmagOgue-not a demagogue
by accident or for day, but from deliberate
choice and for the whole period during which
his services may be inflicted upon this city.
Yesterday he played the role of the poor mans
friend again, moved to amend a bill rcgulat
Ing the financial administration Of this city by
providing that public work shall be done, not