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EIXMJUENT IKISII CLASH.
? mFTEAL TO CONGRKS3 AGAINST
A'Nnun*AlN AND A WAB OF FACTIOXS.
. MiY m: two PABADM ox _t. PATSICK'I
pAy_A Dirmsgcg or oranoa m the
am.ext ordbb Of i-iuerxians
OVSS tiu: SEUE-T-OM of x
QBAND MAKr-'HAI..
There am. be two parades on St. Patrtck'a
Vv \ v.i k ?"'-"? it Bsemed a_ if the wh
rj."lK.d dove of paeace would hover over all, and
... j would be "ona ana ir.sivparablo,"
1[;|, ,.. 0 :., tion* of th* Anclent Order of Hl
hcralaas lasl Bunday dlaagreed oa the Belectlon
0*a Gran I Uarshal.
The conventlon of Irlahmea held st No. 108
c,,n; ;-.vi;. waa u live'y ime. It (-..r.tinued for
f mr ti iura Jamea V. Qallagber prealded,
?nd James O'DonnelJ actcd as seeretary. The
(ol'owlng recolut! ma wer* nnanlmoualy adopted:
w;, The H m* Becretary of London, af;? r.
_ n, ... ully revlewlng ihe caae* of tho
,.,^'j, i : irlsi Ar-: rlcan prlson or* now aml so lorg
Ei .i .h Jalls, brutally and with a
ri''.. mli i heari refueea to .eemmend tb* re
untrymen from the loathsome cells
of Bngilsh dungeona In whlch they hava? been !m
prion ! and maltreated to the ext.*nt that the ma
Jorliy ' them hav become ravtng maniaes; and
* \\\. ? , Our rountrymen at home and abroad
nr:- ' ? lh* .:' i :hm cruel Eng
p tl ? galllng chaln* lhal art alow
h but eurery twlatlnc th.ir hellish Mnks into the
'. ? ? biotbers, whose only crlmi ??
t*,.Vt ; Ireland and hatsd her oppressors;
Phnl :'r. Irish (' .:.?:.- -,. la mcet.ng
,. | at No. 108 Canton-st., rondemn th,- Brlt
isa tyrani* for thelr unjuatlflabli aird Inhuman
treatm nt of the lr>b-Amerlcan citlaena, *'?*? m
tv,,v (Ind delighl In perse.utlng arlth greater
-?:??:' than :s practlsed in :he mc.3t uaeivllized
? arorld.
}\et Ived, Thal the conventlon of irish aocletlea
a*.-.'i'' a petltloi . and ln due tlme forward thi
?r, (- v.:. ??- wh'.li ln ? ? ? . : ? uesi Ing tha t ir
jfai ?'-?' I Itsel' In nn efforl l i
J.- . : ,4 I ih-Amerlcan cltisena releaaed from
gi . ? be ll furtb. r
!:. dved, Thai we call upon all Irlahmen tr.
iirrt.v and by an Invlnclble movement place ou -
;n a poaltlon lo demand free<1om fi - th*
tlc Irlsnmen who ar-. belng tr*at*d ao bar
l ? isly by F_ig?ah asaaasln;.
Thal we demand amnesty for thoaa
loyal. patriotic nia-vr. tlse Irlahmen ahould have an
? an .-..? and a to,,:h for a tooth, and lei the
ba "Revenge! Revenue! Cruel Bnvland,
call 'iff y 'ur dog* before some of your Imbccile,
rold-hearted tyraata may be made to bite the
Itr. Pownes, John Clark**. P. McGulre and
M. J. Murphy formed a commlttee to forward
th" res'.lutions to Congress, wlth the requost
thal C< ngresa recommend tl a*m to the attentlon
of the Becretary of Btate. Then a recesa waa
tak... whlle B conferer.oe commlttee wenl out
to confer wlth n similar c? >mmlttee of the rlval
factlon Whll* the ambaaaadora wer* sbsent,
Mr Downea roa* and said that there was room
ln Kings C.aunty for only one organlsatlon of
the Anclent Order of Hlbernlana, ar.d ra*m.irked
I:. ? t: "L. t us have peace."
Rubsequently, the commlttee of eonferenc.
returned. and. thruuph Seeretary O'Donnel!, re?
ported that neither alde dealred to concede any
partlcular honor or pitvllega to tho other, and
thal there was a dlfference of oplnlon as to
which factlon should have the rlght to appoint
the Grand Marshal. It BSems that tt vote had
been taken which resulted in a deadlock. Mr.
O'Di anell said that his side had conceded to
th* other sirto the rltrht to appoint a marshal
two years ago, and the commlttee had su?
gested that there should be a reciprocation.
The oppoalng factlon had asserted, however,
that Mr. O'Donncll's frienda had forfelted a
right to the marshalshlp by not turnlng out
last year.
There waa further dls.uasbn, and at last Mr.
GaKagher said: "I have Just been lnformed that
our eemmlttSS offered io give the grand marsha!
ehlp to the St. Patrlck's Alllance. and the other
.ide refused to accept. I thlnk our commlttee dld
well ln the matter. and 1 ray let us have nothlng'
to do with the other side. Let them do as they
please, and we wlll do the same."
B .mebody Inti -diiced a motlon to dlacharg* the
eonferenc* oommlttee, but James _>?* objected.
Hs aald that th* comniitu-e haa not perfonned its
duty. Ths motlon to alscharge the commlttee,
however. was carrled by a VOtS of Sl to 9. Mr.
Dee rose and moved that a ni-w commlttee b?
appolnted and the motlon w..s oarried. Then Mr.
Dec suggeated that the other organlsatlon be
notlfled of that fact and requcsti d I ? ai, ?lnt a
r.ew commltte* also. Then there was B llttle
ax ana* of personsl remarka between Mr. Dee
ar ; Mr m-Guire. Mr. McGulre left hls seat and
walked toward Dee, looking decldedly angry.
McGulre ahook his Hal imder De* a noae. lh
chalrman pounded with hls gavel ar.d yelled f. i
"order." after which a new eonferenc* com
mlttee'waa appolnted.
When a delegate aroee and moved that the
new commlttee be empowen l to let the other
.Ide appoint the grand marshal, there were loud
a*id Indtgnant protests from all parts of the ro >m.
The conventlon adjourned to m?r-et again next
Ifembers of the irish Pederatlon held an en
thuaiaatlc meetlng at Waahlngton Hall. at
Myrtle-ave. and Navy-at. Thera, were aoi e ea
eited dih;tt<-r--. all about money due the .edei
lton since the laal plcnl Ml hael Hart;
to remark thnt he wanted to ktr ,w what the
Federetlon pr poaed to do ah .ut the An
Organlsatlon of New-Tort Clty. Mr. Downes
said that at the last meetlng a few of the mem
jjer-s ?.,-.ia.d t crltlclae tiie movement, and the
apeakcr liimaelf crltlcUwd men who dai-d to
throw cold water on a movemenl which had for
l's obiect the allevlatlon of r-uff.-rlng Infllcted
uoon Irishma-n by cruel Engliah tyranta. J-m'-s
<i Fltxgerald. who ls a Natl nallat, aaid that
'?hero la no ir.an worthy the name of an Irlah
rrtxn" who will put an obstade in the way of
n-lcn trvir.z to galn freedom for Irlahmen lan
rulshinir In BrtUab Jalla Mr. Downes aald rt
? .-,.>, rtunat* thal two Irlah conventlonswere
belnc held wlthln a st ms's throw ..f each other.
He wanted to know h-.w long this dem matratlon
of scandal was to UBt The Irlah MenUlj n.
h?* _aid. had tak.-n no part ln the dellbera lon
of theae conventlona. but the party rsaponaible
for tho clash must be held up before tbe i
i. mlty as uniit to repreaont the Irteh pe ;.
1': 4lyn. _
BANDB-BT. M. B. CBVRCB TO CELEBRATE.
The iSands Street Methodist R^laeopal Cl BTC* wlll
on Sun liy. March i, celebrated tha payaaent of its
y.:" i ....,? on ebureb and paraonage. At M ?? a
m. Blahop K. G. Aadrewa wlll praacb a aermon,
U?d ;.t 2 4- p. m. a iaymen's platform meetlng wlll
ld. led by J. I. Barnler. D. D. WMtnsy win
give a flnanrdal statern'nt. Ihe B*V. Dr. ?. J
v, ? ? wi:i presld* al a meetlng to ba he.d at c.w
p. ?,.. at whlch formei pastora and ;... ?
nelghborlng churchea wlJ mak* aj ? t h? Oth. r
, arlll :. ?. ad* by tb* pr_Ud ng .-. 1 er .the
Bev Dr. C. Cuthbart Hall. and the Rev. Dr. Lyman
AbbotL
? m
KIXQ MEXELErB FABC1XATIXO WIFE.
Rome ? nrespondene* of The PaB MaU Oaaett*.
The moal obatlnat* a"d terr;h> en.-my of Italy
ur r the ltalian* la not Meaelek, nor R??MaKonnen,
nor Ras Mangaacla, but thi- beautlful iai.u. wira
of the Kegua ll la ab* who p_s.?es from tcnt to
ta-nt ln tbe 8hoan a imp. axcltlng them to Btruggie.
ta (Igbl and to eat. rml late. Tbe reai name ol thia
enemy of Italj Is Taltu-Zchetlopla Berehan. a
ra.ru s "Sunllghi ..' Ethlopla." and ahe c rm.; irorn a
noble nr.l anclent Bemlen famlly. Lnd*r lh? relgn
of Tbeodora (lha Bmperor who c>mn*.itia-ai suic.ae
st Magdal*. after riavint- i,p?-n defeated t>y Wi'J
Kapler ln IM7) Taltu waa ealled fp.ni Shoa. whicn
trt-atm.-nt all membera of royal fatnlllea had to
und-i;.: . and wenl :r> the Courl >f Oondar, "'h'"'
sh<? met the young Meneleh, wlth whom ?
Sesperately in h.v. a-,d who afterward becanie ner
t . i buaband, whlle *_!* li hls aee. nd wlfe. Aa an
Afrlcaa. thl. 'Ughl ol Btb'.opla" li beautlful. rl
has r*gular features, *ze*pt for s amall d. '? I
ln h?r upp<-r Up, whlch im dlsg i!-es w. II aben
speaklng. Bhe ls of a elaar brown color and of
m.lluin ha',ir,r-,', wlth Uri-a., exprataalvc black eyes,
whlch, acconJIn**; to good oi evll clreumstancea
have a beaevolcnt or ,..'il evea at time.
malevolent exnreasion. She la ? aroman t. hi ? ??
for a friend. but her eru-mla s must lia-v.aia-. even
Menelek him_a-:f cir.not pro teet tne.ii from har
vengeanc .
Bn. i Ista on f*omn*..ind:n? all and uv.-ythlnK.
*nd maat h< obeyed on I ?? moment, although Bhe
ha* an alr of be\ng waah aad Indtflerent. There is
not an affair of I at* ? Ich do*a not iia.**^ under
her tyc-a. She wlah** to know all rhat ih^ Emperor
doe?, aaya or wrltea givlng idvto* and dletai ns
taaaortaai letters. Taltu read* easl.y, a.id haa BOW
bcK'.m to i.-arn te wrlt*, wblch i.i extraordlnary f<>r
* woman of Ethlo;,!a. Mi>r prlde and aff.irts t.i bc
all In al! have mad* h r many eni-mh-s. If th<
Kln^ should die. vnc woald b* dMtroyed at once,
and t-i!s Khe tinalcrsratida, ns ?he has da-pos.iard all
r.< r rlch** out of Shoa In OoKnIam. The .Jurk Km
J.regB loves hi*r hushand, whim ahe rules wlth an
lrv. hand; lf ha dOM as she WtahSB she ajxalts ar.d
praii-^s hlm. If not, she Inaultii and abu*?* hlm.
?snclck has been credtted, ln weak moments, wlt;*i
* Wlah to be froe. but recognlzlng ha-r auperlor
ror-f 0f charar*ter, he has always rarturned lo h'a
?ulexlance. Taltu, with aii her m-H"u:ino attr.but.s,
i? "Jt'.r. a woman. She In exe**ediriKiv fund of alri*.?B
Ml o- am_!i, whlch Rhe ae)o,.in './!:h grfa. tris;.-.
SJ roLea uie In the *tyde of J-thiopla, but sha loves
to wrar sllk sticklngs ana Europran Bllppers,
and i lueeaea h r handa Into llght . . vea Her orna
mcnts are naually gold fili .ree. which ahe weara
about her tt" ., arma an<l ank.-.t. Bhe Irlnks
ehampai.ni* wit). pleasure, but i: must be I
ar.d dry. Rhe earries her disllk. of tb. Il
even to/thclr drlnks
DAXGER AT TJIE QRAYES.
CLERGYMEN ASK TO BE EXCTJBED FROM
SERYICES AT THE CEMETERT.
Tlir. I.ONii Kll'i: AND THB i:.\I OSt;r.l_ TO ALL
BORTfl "i" WEATHER Too BEVERI A PH1 :
CAL TAX. TUET BAT-BESIDEB THI:.
TlliiV AROt'B THAT TIIK TIMK
BTENT TAKES THEM AWAY
f*RO*_ THEIR ' iTHER
MTlK.-t.
Tho clergymen ri' ti.,- Baatem Dlatrlct, nt a
recant meetlng, adopted a n:-. lutlon ap] a!ln?
t,> th" membera "' thelr reape tlva congrega*
tlona t ? relleve them f. >m attendance at c me
terlea, .after performlng a :';. . rai aervlce, maln
taininK that ti.<*y wer- eubjected t" expoaure
and liaolaj to pneumonla. Tho appeal ts> a;. foi
lows:
The burial euatoma of thla commu tlty are rs
ceptlonally it. i ln tl taa they lay upon ti.-- tlme
and tbe Btrength >..' :.??? mlniatera Ther. .;?? very
few cltl s .11 whl h -.? .... li ls demanutd ol ibe
clergymen who offlciate at funerals. ':',.? . ??? ?? -
eral custom of evenlng servlco* ovei the <ii
uiioii them, ol course, for an hot. .. iime, whl. i
;., . all) pr. ? nta tt." usa <?. lhe i -.-. nlng n anj
oi her purpose. Ii is ihen expected thai lhe m i
will be ai lhe house ol mo .rn.in: on tl
mornlng foi a brlef Bervici In the p enci ,. the
famlly, and after that follows a rldi to th . ? ?
comv.imlng tha- entlre ?? edinirly
: . pavenu nta and in cl _ ai r ajres, for ih
,.f lhe very hrl. : senti nce , f commlttal al ti,- grave,
Now. it may be added that ihere ar, few men .-?>
v... iroua bi nol lo feel the straln ol .iii- contlnu l
. a. vi. *? upon tl ?? body and upon ll iles, s>
Beverely ..- ... maka any serlous work for i
tb day oul of ti;. q lestlon. 'i hus fr >m two
ot a day to ,ts entlie tlme in plven up o
funeral when Ihese several seri ara rea red,
and wh. i. fum rali . ? tne, aa tl
mi n, thra and I i tii ? - a week. li ? tsy ; >
. ?, ?, a drali they ranee ,<a strengi.. I
tlma. Wha n It lai '
awall the i tli ie wa eb tt,.- pn p
aratlon for publlc m. etlm s n: d the sen .- es ol Bun?
day. the ? . ,. ?; m I k, lhe - ip< ol
,,,,,,..;. ,-.,. s. it will ii-t be .\ ,:.:?' 1 at thal the
minlaterfl feel that lhe i rreni euatoma exa l too
much of them, and more than la Jm-t to the real ?f
thelr wrk.
\v. n*l..!.' q-iestlnn t'.-.e ?h"l" matter of int*
i rvi tea, on lhe t:t mnd of thi Ir extr, me i
tho fea I nga ar i in our climata, th. Ir dai r to
thi health of those wh . attend them. For fully one
half the v. r the eeveritl a ol i ir ellmate maka
i' expoi v i they involve i erl ?? i thi wlt
nesses ai I to 1 ? lernymen allke. The vol te of tha
fratei Ity haa repeat, lly I .. ral.e 1
ti.. m, ai 1 thi re ai ? n .1 .< fa w In every
chur h a ? bear it: rnem. ry eome fatal
whose secda w< re i .vt at the In
friend. lt pea mi al nce I
make the reapect _e would ahow tbe dead put the
llvlng In ,'. ing, i
\v,- do ; "? aak to ho reb is.. 1 from any rea ?? ?
able i .'..??>;'? ae wb ? are In aon ?. i
c ire ir own eaae al any coal : ? the f< ? lli
our chargea. We recognize the i - . itloi s _? are
call. i er aa tl moat i icred part ?
.':,: ? an fB. Bul we submll that the i
m, nt of thi ie dlstlnct aei
ney to the dlatanl cemeterl s la more Ihan In fall
ness ought to be expected.
Tlie clergymen who were preaenl at tha* meet?
lng won*. the Revs. Hugo w. Hoffman, Jan 11
Darlinstm, John Eraklne Adama Rlvlngton D.
Lord. J"hn Brlttan Clark, J. D. Kennedy, J ?? I?: h
T. Duryea, John Coleman Adama, J. W<
Johnaon, J. L. Ray, Newell vV li y Welle, John
l>. Wella Charlea W. ivi,-, G. L. W< lakott. n.
DYE WORK8 TBREATENED BY FIRE.
FOri. ALAHMS BENT IN* FOR A BLAZB IN
GREEXPOINT LAST NIOHT.
A flre whlch Ihreatened to deatroy tha works of
the New-York Dye-Wood Extract aml Chemlcal
Company, whlch covrr an entlre blork. bounded by
Frceman. Grcejic, Franklln and Weal sts., Oreeti
point, broke out at 7 o'click last evenlng ln a Bbed
adjolnlng the l_.mc-n.?e bulldlng. Tb-* tlames ?;,rea i
rapidiy. and When tbo firemen arrlved foar alarms
ware at once Fent in.
Tho shed ln whlcb ihe (ir-- started contalned about
__>000 worth of new ilmher, whlch had only a few
daysagobeen brpughl from Bouth Amerlca and lhe
Weat Indl. ?. Th. Ilremen flani
tba- she v 1 the entlre 1 il ls . - i ;; i at . ? ?
Supertnta n lent McBri l. . of the i >mi mv, last i
Intlmated that lhe flre waa of aa incendlary oi
BE WANTED MORE ADYICB.
From The Detrolt .Free Presa,
"ld liKe to tj^ak to you a minute," h* said ai
h- ii,.-; a patrolman a- the corner of Ml .... ,.-.
av. .-t.i Wayne-at. tba- other evenlng.
"All rlghl Wl .? la lt?"
"Aboul stx m ntha ,. i I met you down ty the
City H ill one aft. rno ? ..."
"I waa after a marrlage llcenae and aaked j i
where l i i ??"
"Te? " , ?
"W.. n you found I "** golni. to be marrled ; .
lald j ir h ind oi mj i rly wa
a:. l sald: 'V ui _ n tn, p and reflect. Lo you
... er?"
"Yes. I thlnk I ?' i."
"Well, your worda atruck home. I paused ai i
refle.*t<*d. I dld not get a 11 tenae."
"Noi"
"Anl I dldn't r--t marrla i"
"You dldn't. ah! Well, 1 im glad If , \\
mir.a- prevented you '
mlght ever thereafter regret. Do you ?,.,..
m ?r< b :. "' , , , . . ,
"Well yea The glrl bu. 1 m, for bi n h ol
.. -.: ; ,- i| ,, va rllct of $_.. . and eb ane ! me
oui of my lasi ca nt and all I can eai ' n< xt
i w.mt l
fathei Ij ) md on my i h >ul ler and gli i
more wlsd, n ." ... ,
"Young man." aald the ..t.i ?? r, i i Ild hls
llngera al >ng up hla coal Bleeve ui lil ihey n l 1
on hls ' .?,!.<!'. "you m '
NOT TOO MUCH TKOLLKY.
THE BRIDGE POWERFUL BNODOH FOR
NEW ELECTRIC TRAFFIC.
BUPEKINTEXDENT MABTIN HAi SO Airr.KHKN'
BIOM TII.VT THB BTRCCTCTIB MAV I:,: v'i:AK"
ENED BT ELECTROLYSia 0_ THB BTEEL
?ALL WIRES HR I COHPLETELt
IHSULATED ? DAIL.T IN8PEC
TION AS A QCARAXTEE
AOAINST DANGER.
Bupcrlnl nd nl Mi rtln, of tb- New-Tork and
Br , .klyn Brldi e, eatd ] _ai ??'. iy afta n oon I ? ?
Trlbune reporter, i.i dlacu slng whether or not
tbo usc "f el trl Ity >n ti"- Brldge for the ahlft
Ingofcaraal elth r termlnua, or for lh. !?; ?P*d
bI .:i ? '. trali i ? the Brldge, would have any
tendency to weak -,i ti;-- sustainlng power "f the
Brldge b.. -iu.-:- ,,f any deti rt, ratlon of tha cabl
' f th" Brl it;- Itaelf: "There is
no reason whatever f..r any apprehensl n that
ti..- Brldge structure may ba- weakened by elec
trolyala "ti the ateel uaed i'i tb.- conatructl n of
ti,- Brldge. The fact la lhal the \\ii ? aupplyln*
tbo eurrent f .r the propuli lon l theae . ai
completely Insulated, and the eurrent returna
through the raila, whlch are alao th >r
Bulatc-il .here Ig no reaaon whatevei to fear any
? ? ? Brl i...- structure ihr .ugh ele -
ti, lyBla; the Url 1 maelvea are large
nough to eai irrcnta tbat
may I ted In thi. clty or N. w-Yoi Ic. All
we _ .ul i have to do would bi to grou I any
bu ii urrent, and that would be .1 very * .ity
mai li r.
"Even if thli iv re not deemed a Ivlaable we
could lay a return wlre rt very llttle coat. At
I.i.-.--- nl the currenl f ir th tt ? "? car la carrled
through an overhead wlre, and the return eur?
rent Is carrled thr. ugh the ralla, whlch ara
coniple Iy Insulated. [f neceaaary, we wou l laj
: ti .. rc i ? ci : ry tbe eurrent I ick to the
motor-houac bul thla I do not belleve wlll be
i it\. !"? ? truih i? tliat all thla talk of any
... to the suneratructure of the Brldge >???
,.???? la whi 11} errone u ?? No
l.,n_ r of dan ai e t i the wlre superstructure i an
r< aull fr .m lhe us t of el. trl. Ity."
FOR SWEEPIXQ THE 8TREETS
BIDS IN.TTED FROM THOSE WHO WANT
TO CLEAN 1?,000 MILES OP BTREET*
BEVERAL KEW FEATURES IN' TIl_ BFEOFICA
TIONS, Bt'CH Afl REMOVINa A-il RECEPTA
CLEfl Fl;. 'M l. tv: AREAWAYI and
RETL'RMNO THEM WOMEN HAV1
BUGa__noNa to make to dat.
Thebdore B. .villi.-a, Commlaal not ot Clty
W rka, yeaterday adv ctlsed for blda fora three
)eai.-" c mtract :'? r ;? -;,r,ii,:- the ?
|; :. ?? ; foi i ? ' vlng the aahi Beveral nen
featurei tr.. Includ. 1 In the r*pe<*l_ ationa pre
pare i
\ rdlng to the i itlona. i ; tacla a for
at ha i mual i ?? ta ia n fr< m Inal le i ' coui i
and area-lin. I aftei
reatoi l t ? h ; la i Thla muat be don.
a Week. Lou lota, wlthln the clty llmlta, n iy be
us. I aa d inda for aa ?? *
f i m | . i. ? ?
In au h atreeta aa the Commli loi r n u '
nat ?* the i l< ? ??': _ ahall I ike ; -.
; m. and 6 a m. Btreeta I ' ? l be?
tween the rallr ad tracki 1
as l.'.' 90. an l the <!oi imli i ?m r h ia tha ??
Increaalng or reduclng the number of mllea. l .
ea not pei rai the a ork In
a ordance wlth the ontra :. the C n m ?al n. r
may have it d .ne at;:.--., \ . ? ? iti
are i i be cleaned wltb bro ima and ? ti apa ra three
tlmea weekly. A number of the grar.lte-pav.
atreeta are to b? cleaned by hund i>n>_>m>a tbree
tlmaa weekly Macadamlxid atreeta are t.
.legned by hat d wh.ti tbe Commlaalonatr BO
or !.-rs.
The apedfl(*atlona r<*-rinIr-^ the eontracl r
furnlah nn ondertaklng In penalty of $100.' ?
two auretiea I i the . ot rf. rm
.
The C. ? ed a c .mmuniea
Mrs. ?? pr. bI b nl
11 .litl! I'I ?
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up io th* tlm, ol '. , H Mi ' i was a i
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RECEPTlOy FOR MME. BERXBARDT.
The ? Mi
, !; Candl ei il Moni ? I
Sarah Hei ? ?' *? ?
;
ind Ihe gu<??t
lo Mra. Can
,!!. r, who ha a ? I _ r for a nuni
i : , ? . :..::V.,i:,a
1 : ?? . VTIOX.
lt?.iiiiauza'i'I".**
ma STARTLING EXPERIMENTV
?<Tlie Ai-ura.
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
SEXATOR LEXOW'S WEAK REPORT.
HE _ AII?* TO ANSWEB OBJJXTIOMS BSfgf) TO
COXSOLIDATIOX AT THE HEARIXG.
To the rditor of Th? Trlhune.
Slr: I examlned Lexow'i report on consolldation
wlth Interest, to ae* what he would say ahout the
objoftlon... urjs'od before the Fiib-commlttee at the
haarlng la Brooklyn. that th* propoaad blll would
y the llrr.lt to tha- dc'rit-contmctlng power
whlch th* Constltutlon Imposes upon cltles and cDun
t***a, an i thal th* satabllahmenl of the proposed cltj*
I, ra ? or llng to the (*onstltutlon. reajuire the re
tltutlng of Boarda of lupcrviaora la New?Yoi_
und Kloga oouotlea, arlth the danger- of expense and
arblch irould reault therefroui.
As to th* debt-contractlng power, I flnd that Ben?
ator 1. \ .-. posea of the objectlon ln theae arorda
only: "li aeema to ns that thla can cons'.'.tute no
valld objectlon. If. f ir the snke of argument, ar*
aaaume that the pi op raltl in la tru<\ t!ri*ie la adaquat*
? iture lay proper Umltatlon to fora*
Btall any iu rh pre llcted abuae."
?-.a n.....:? i.,..\ ,.-. dld nol attempt to show that hla
propoi i ? :. - . ild n il d< atr ? >? the llmltatlon on the
mtractlng power of tbe two clll . whlch thi
tll itlon baa establlahed. He aaw tbal he could
nol do th it II* has soupht t,i avoid tha- objectlon by
aaylng thal aome Laegtslatur* may set up a atatutory
barriatr in plaea of th* con.titutlonal harrlar whlch
he propoaea to have thla Legl*l*tur* throw d ?wn
Thla m de of avoldlng the objectlon auggeat* the
fam iui llnea of Bramata a:
l hear a I on la the lobbjr n nr.
*?v. Mr-. Bpeaker, ifcall wa shut tht doer,
Ab 1 keep hlm tha re, r thall ?a? lei blm in,
To t>- || we .'in tum him ont agaln?
Because ihe anlmal In queatlon 1n this eaa* 1- a
tlger Inatead of a 11 _, the llnea ar* no le.ia app'.lc ibla
Senal ir Laexow urgea tba Leglalature to opa*n thr
d ?or and lal th* creatur* ln becauae, poealbly, aome
Lieglalatur* may turn hlm out agaln.
Bul arhai doea Benator Lexow meag hy aaylng that
thla doubllng of the I rbt-contraetlag power"can con
atltutc :... vall I objectlonT' Doubtleaa tb. ra ara thoaa
to whom tha fact thal th<> blll w,.uld break down
the constltutlonal llmltatlon on tha coatraetlag of
d.-l.t ln thea* cltlea would he n..t only no objaetlon to
lt. t,in really an argument in Ita favor, be iu.s.- the
e inti , tln | ol i debl amounting to 11 per cenl of the
value of th* r>-a: Mtate ,if th* two dtlea woul I .
t..y furnlah, to thoa* who wn* frlenda if the partlea
m power, aioulle tha amount of J iba whleh they
coul l h ipe for under -a 10 per c*nr UmlL Uut for th*
cltlaena arbo hava to pay th-- debti i>y tazatl >n, au -h
_n rxtenslon >t th* lini.t lt -ertalniy ?? lecilonable,
?? H Is to them a pr.-.u danger. And th* very
? why tha llmltatlon waa pul in tha- ronr-it i
tlon waa ihla, that people knew that the Legl la i
i on to guard m Unat the auggeat. d
abuaeoi the lebt-contractlagpower.
Aa ? . ihe 8 i\ ? .- . - ?:? q n . m, .-' i ad r U .4 a
a ? Itlj fi .-< to anewi r the ?l ? tl u all. 11 t
tlon la, "lf > iu paaa t!:,- blll thera musl be
i; ?arda of Kupervl ra, which are .1 u ieiena expa nai
'? l *? mena to 1 n il idmlnli itlon." Ben?
ator Lea v doea nol deny either atatement. lle
. - If tbe ? 1 ).- itlon tn 1 :?? to tha- blll *.* j? tbal
:' dld not provlde for Boardi of Supervlaoi . .
atead ol tbal It made l: neeeaaary to provlde f1 r
them 11- My*. Drat, tha*. thera la tlm* to provide
.',.r Board* or Bupcrriaora prlor to laal Of couraa
there la, l.ut th.u hi. noihlin; to do with tbe ?
j- tlon
Thi n hc aay* th .t lf th,* Les ilatura d 1. 1 not per
form Ita duty and provlde for Boardi ol Bupen ?
?? faflura to p. rform tbal dutj ar, ii 1 nol
1 iiv-4 1 ... communltlei of Xew-York ..: 1 Klng* de.
prlva 1 ..f an Inatrumem eaientlal to th* ?>??? itl n
,f t/.,* govrrnmental powera now veated ln tn. 1
'ommon Councll* and Boa I*. Bup. rlaora." Doei
? . Lexow know :.*-.Hr neither Xew-York
? r Klngi Couni) na n .-. 11 .1 Board >f 8uperv1*ori?
? ? ae* thal if th,- La gialat ire ?
ui ? lat. ' tblnga .n arblch
tutlon requlrea lhal *a h r them ihould iav* a
' Bui ervli ntantly rala* li -
_ , ? aa to what powera could laa -
thelr Common C >unetli, :f
? 1 ild fall l rov.de for th* 1
lorar If the !.
..:. rn.v . : reate 1 .?? il ite d *!uiu.*a In whli h
... itl .tl ii illn for the exli 1 f B arda of
1 In Xew-Vorb and kn.. ? rountlaje, rt
?? by t.'.' x'\ aame aci 10 provlde : r tneli
il .1. ll 44 vlolat* lts duty under tb* Com
. ? ?
uun If lt | asac* th.? blll, ? 1 t
? 11 'itl mal .11 y >r nm-t let 11;
? < . : Bupen ai :* In Xew-York and iv
? ? -
lhe objectlon, theni >ra-. that the MM wll] r : 4
upon tbe eltlaeni of Xew-York ar.,\ Klnga countl a
the uuav'ss ,4,. f Boarda of _uperv'_ara ..
COI f ial_n nnd nr, na 10
? - -.- -r. I ?? : -; 4a-r-n-. :.: whlch his riull I
..- 11 : ? M vi 11 ll ? ln I
" entlrely unaaaweri I by B*na! La nr** ra
.
?-. ir 1 ballev* ln lhe. perf
il ii . ? ' ? ? ? ? ?? ?
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na to the . n blll wh i\
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11 .1 ItT D. BEXEUI. T.
Xe* l'ork, Fel M, 1
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REPUBLICAX3 WITHOUT COLLARS,
Trlbun*
nd aoi . wi
... rai. 1
and Mi. Morton for 1
\ Ine .in 1 th :. ?
rew. ,1 1 ? a r.i 1 j^
the p i .; ..a- f-.- c , "W
itei n
r- neva r w_s a a.-ru*J tlut *t
It ,'..,:
BEVEREBT POXDEMNATIOX D*_8EItVE0
To the 1. Iltor .f Th. ! r :
Bli 1 !. ix- r< id >.," artlcle, "A Rural 1
. th* lhanka of th.
1 , ? t'... di -? rved ? ipoiur*. II Im l
rr| ? ihai In ?? 1 ?* llla. 1 ? om ?
.e .- . :?; :??? ") 11 havi
f tb* ca
'. ;., 1. m . an call in ' cltj
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r< ik, K.I.. tt, UN
WASIII.'.'.'.T- ,%? AND MU DUCHB.
T<> lhe i: Iltor "f Th* Trll un.
Blr ? n.e ,,1 ti.-- blrthday of Waahlng?
ton 1 u bi ught : ? ght 1 ?* ln 'I ''': ta n ?? hltto*rto
ginerally known. Thera la one lo whlch I hav*
.. ? 11 no iliu lon. lt la an Importanl oa*. llluatrat
11... ihe plrlt of Waahlngton and correctlng an
. . oncernlng osa who ha.s been
li 1 11 a 1 ati lot, aa 1 la 1 romlm ntly elUd in
our i,. tory.
At th* opening of the Bral Congra**, Bamuel
Vda ? :-?.1 aa emlm n ly approprlata tl al tha
opt| 1 , . , ? er and moved thal th*
Rev Mi DucM be requi led to lavok* th* Dlvlna
He waa a rector of the Eplacopal
Church ..1- Church of England, wbea* adherei ta
, , t| na Kere Tori. 1. rMr thla ..ot Mr.
1 ni. 1 .'? hai been made conaplcuoua among tha
. 1 i.ir Revi lutlonary hlatory. He haa beea
., , a-u . iu.,-, nobla exceptlom Th. truth.
h ,44- ver. mual !,^ told. n 1 matter who** ld rl falla
the wlf, a Ithy Tory mercli ni.-rj< ?'??? ^;"
:.:.,:, the American can - and '"'??;
la i. ndence and to r. nliin thi command ... I ?
.:, ,:,!,.'.. ,.'?;,.,. , immediately t?ideaUl from
e*. and . n ?,?':. ;r' ! .0,.JOU
." len. "II thal la nol done. '-', .;?'.>^ *?
. 1 : illlbl. reaource left.
Am. i-.,.. .u ihe head of th* nrmy.
1; the 1 pn
Xew-York, I
TI U
To the Edltor of Th.* Tribune.
.-?ir: if Oovernor Morton la 1 -Ing to ?"' bo0"*1 u]
the I'rrsid.ntlal nomlnatloB hy the aong* and
danee* of Meaara I latl and Lautartech. the I.
publlcaa party bad better <-aii a naiu GUIKFIN_
Bridgeport, Conn., g*b. 1^. UH.
_ ?- ?
TO Hi-.-T'".!' THK CAB SKRVK'K.
Ta the Kditor of Tba Trlbun*.
Slr: a few yeara a^-o lt wa* Impoaatble to blr* a
cab in thla clty al tba Btaad* without having a dto
euaatoa aboul th* far*. and but f*w per* aa uaed
: ? ? at that tlme. The city improvemenl Boclety
undertooh tb* tasi: of reifulrlng the Arlvara a.f thes*
veblclea to sMda hy the regular Bsraa, sad with the
ald of the authoiitlaM n baa a*cur*d auch aa im
proV*BB?at la the puAle cab ?er\lcc ot thlo clty that
puraona can now hlre cabs without any dlscusslons
or dlsputea. All tbat is neceaaarr ls for them to see
that the cabs have a card with the rates of fare, ar.d
then te pay them such fares. In consequence of the
linprovrd servlce many persons, and especlally
ladies, now use the cabs who dld not do so formerly.
A betp to the greater usc of cabs would be if it
were generally known that persons eovtld have cabs
drlve np to thelr doors ln the vMnlty of Fifth and
lladison ayes.. where there are many prowling
about, ln response to a whlstle, as is done In London.
New-York, Feb. 24. 1806. OBSERVER.
MORE NAVAL ENGLNEERS NEEDED.
A VAST INCHEASE OF MACHINERY AND A DK
C REASF. or OFFIC ERS TO RUN IT.
To the Ealltor of The Trlbune.
Sir: Senate blll 7Co (House blll 3.61S), introducd
hy Senator Saiulre and Uepresentatlve Wll.on. re
spectlvely, contalns several feature. relative to
the reorpan zalon of the e ngine'r corpa of the Navy.
Whlle not att. rapting here any general presentation
of polnts relatlng to the blll an a whole, I wlsh to
call the attentlon of your readers brietiy to some
r.-asons why the Navy needs more englneers.
In Utt. when a .start was made ln the rehabilltatlon
of the Navy. there were In comml. sion about th.rty
Dva veaaela ag ST.-gatlng about twenty-flve thousand
Indlcata 1 horee-power. Broad plans were under con
aideratlon for an .ncreasc tn the number und power
of the ahlpa of tbe Navy. At thls tlme the growing
Importance of macblnery vermis aalla was cleariy
aeen, bul In aplte of the nec-e. sarily growing 1m
p : .in,*e of the eng.neer and hls duties, the number
of o<_.ers ln the englneers corps was very largely
r, : iced, Thla waa a piece of leglslation whlch has
never letn and never can be Justlfled. Its conse
quencea have b?en not only aertoualy ai-trimentai
to the best good of the servlce at large, but have
alao reacted wltb cruahlng severtty on .t.dividuais.
leadlng In several caaea to overwork, neatvoua and
physlcal exhaustlon aml brealtdown.
Th<> number of shlpa now In ,-ommission i? about
thlrty, aggregatlng aboul tw.i hundred thousaml .n
dlcated horae power, or aiiout eigbt times as mueh
.,? ln 188S; and vet, under ezlatlng law. it is pro?
poaed to care efflciently for thio enormoualy in
. ra aaed and Inereasing amount "f power by a corps
of englneera depleted by tbe law above referred to
an '. by caeualty to about on- hundred and eeventy
Ihree. or about one hundred 1.33 than the number
all, wed In UM. . ,,
The c'onditlon la, th. refor<\ briefly as fol.ows:
Th- machtnery of a warshlp is v.taliy neceaaary to
le .fll, lencyand flghtlngcapacity. The ofllcrs who
deslgn cara f'.r and superintend the operation or
this maehlnery should be ample ln numbers for the
_ .ti, ? ra .jiiirad of thera.
Tlie physlcal l Istory of the engineer corps of the
Navy for the last few v. ars ahowa concluslv ly that
th'- ia not tha caae. Moat of those on whom the
burden has fallen mert h'avliy are mert who ?"_"'' d
'nithf-liv ln th.- a'i\il War. und whoae reward thlrty
yeara later ? as beeti an ova-rloadlng Of work under
\\hl,-h several hav,- hroken down at an a_e When
they shoulai be ln tbe prime of th. Ir rnaturlty. Thls
has made the duty stlll more severe for thoae ro
m-inii'..-. aml thua the natural tendencv is worse
rather than l etter. An examlnation of ihes.- polnta
wiil show concluslvely thnt tbe pre ,,nt aml pros
... Hve numbers In the eorps. es peeuilly ln vlew of
? .v uhlpa nearina completlon, are entirely n
adequate to d i tl ?? dutl. Imposed on them, and tbut
th.. condltlon has r*-ielied a polnt where some meaa?
ure ,,f rellef i* Imperatlvely d??manda?il.
?ii.. unlta i Btatea haa over f.'0.000,*?. Inve-ated In
?;.. hlps and nothlng. can exa -?? pollcy whlch
.. . to th. en :;.'?? r corpa a eufflclent number of
? proi rl) '" c_, for the m i hlnery ol l
hlps and maintain ll In a mat,. <>f ? "?? lency
?1-iin duty of ' ".cr. ia i- therefore to provlde lhe
corps wlth a Btiffl lent peraonna I, and no ttue frlend
MBvy wlll be satlsfled wlth anj ' nglesalhan
th modest Increase called for n thli blll whlch
? it, sll Biradi i il :- "?' onlj
.,- . . than 'hr numbei allowed In :**??. when the
power to he tared for was ijnly
about one-el. hth the amount we t.ow have Th"
-11v i-a plaln and atrt-^rtt. th.- remedy proposed
,he only ona ndequatc. and Concress cannot afford
? ? ? ?>,:.?-? ". i ? ? ?? ' ?' :
able actlon on thls measure W F. Dl hand,
!? ;.??-.,. of M.it ni" Engtneering, Cornell l ni
v. r.-itv.
Ithaca, N. Y . Feb. ta, iw.
FAULT FOUND WITH rirr_ i.amont bill.
l,I8ADVANTAOK8 TO :"..\FF OFFICKHB?THB
LRNOTH OF-BERVICE R''l_-:- "PRO
MOTION" TO V ICANCIEU
E iltor of Tbe Trlbui -.
.- - -,- .- d , iteh from Waahlngton ln to-dsy's
i? what purportB to b an intasrvtew of
? wlth the puhllaber ( ' Tbe Army and
iter." regardlng Army n ?"1
part alarli tl ?? advantagea that
? Army lf the ao-atyled Lamont blll
t. m, iaw, wlll be very mtereatlng readlag to
?? ti.at it la belng axtenalvely
r- I iltnultan iu ily in "Th?
?Th, Washlngton To.-'." nnd The Tr'l
no other n' ?? pai rs. '?? lli I thla lrr' r
, ii i| Mlles to tne Army
njjvi through the publlaher of "Tha
? .in irtlcle In The Trib
ii j ,n-..:y I or i laat, regardtaj the
. .... , ? . tlng offlcera from
? ? than tbe War Departocent
? ? .
. r : ite I '-a hav,* s .11 aboul
, . r | | . ..: r as to | ropoea 1
i la nol aur
' ; **** i,n<
'/ ih, vrmy as bei ? ivalry. arl
eat Importance, in
l | . ; .? V r. IB
n as ; i wi:.'.; c mall
i a very ai lent one. It
iuse thls artlcle of war llmlta
? ., i t... pa - ?
.... ranking -^ -r of the llne, unlem
.. ? s].Iflcally : ?? ? i ;'1- '';"r
Thla da ?lgn v n by th- l>. ?-:- l
woull often. it. th bU' T:''' ['"
.,? .- will be that M
,. nce. wlth I itallon of englneer
, ,.. . i* :,-. wlll ca ti ? under the
,,.- ofl iralry. ?rtUhaTM*
?v-. thelr corps si ? K?,n
. ...-, v, :,,:;.
. . . matter? lt rtalnly la Impor
,,. ? ?-. li ' ,'e'1
al unwlae
j ii -i im ??..'?
.,.,;: tha. . rtment.
?? tits and quartermasl ?> *****
? ..- - etary I ? iuhrnKted
. , wanted I ? ' ipUlna II s
whal haaoperated to changa
... .,.. ipuina.aa
. -lk| , provldee In hla Infantry blll. There
i . as.* for ihli. rroma ' ?? -
*l adjutant or q-arter
??r p:. | . y lemj li the rank of captaln. lt ls
I- | ,;?...L. a-itl tho dlgnlty and reaponBlblllty of tha
./.,,'? ?[?;,.?? "?. 'T offlcera noa draa tha pay of
,,.."., "i.t. l >aptalna and be forage of mount<ed
,. .,- ..i,,,. The pr vi-.'i to make thi m i
I ...i.i i ut s....... to the mllll iry bu Ig tt. Por ti
,.,. mt . jhty-fo ir new captislna i ild b pro
\ led Nor la ihle a matter of auch Imp rtance.
., '.. ., ,, . ... , m, ; itlcally la trua We hai i speclal
..:.,:, givlng doctora rank of captaln after Bve
. ? gryj englneera and ordnance, after four
; y( ? |,.. . iiar quartermaatara and eaaa
mli - ii' -. Btorekasaepere aad chaplalna tho rank of
captaln al ? i
What ii the reeult? Why, that doactora now ln
?,.. ^ ,.. wbo th ii rapidly have ati ilned ihe tank o:
.. , in ,., ,? in itancea authorlaad to turn out
. quai ? old artlllery lleutenants, who won
ln the Clvll War before iheae *.,iu. d-Ciora arere
I Thi ln quality ln rank, under ih.- regular
operatlon ol law, la notorloua, and it i.a likewlaa
odloua ln ibe ,?>??:) of talr-mlnded men. lf. how n i.
theee reglmeBital -av.tT offlcen reeelve lhe rank ol
captaln, as B*?cretary Laneont recommenaJed last
yi tr, and ..? Beaator Blkina d >.-s now, alghty-foui
ol ti.- ie ol ler Ueutenanta would be armad, ao to say.
iu ...tn i tiiis ackaowl-dged Injuatlee.
iti Bection .', "f lhe L_____at blll it is stated that
\.i ancl .ri.-' . t.y or reoultlng thercfrom sha_
b- Ulled by promotion. Thi_ ls not icfr-otiy IMlng
tatcbnlcal languag*. Tha vacanclea eaiuad by the
bill wiil be what are known as orii_:iiii racanot>*__
Thei are never niied by promotloa. They can be
I . '.uiy by iippiinwii.i.t. Clvlllana couM be
piae.d thereln lf lhe blll dld not otherwise pro
v.:-. Could tt '.)?> r.a.d tti.'y were promon l theretol
Certalnly not; but no more would > "ic ri put ln
there !'?? promoted; ihey would i>e appolnted. The
, atlon arlalng out of the language of thie aec
tl ,,. we are aorry to aay, la not quito falr, u ia
calculated to glve tbe unpression that the ottbteis
on the !:.. il lUt have a rlght to _u up to IhaJJe
placea according U their nanding on that JK.
Thla la noi irua They hav,- no rlght to taew
place* ao more than any other cltlaen.
uf lha many queatlona arLslng out o. thts oui
nunit is more earnestly dlacussea than thla ene m
to how orlglnal vacanclea '? the grade ofcaptam
w.ii be iiii-i. .';. me, a,-. mentloned, would tthe tne
name.-. of lleutenants aa ihey appear oo th ?w
Hat; othera would aelect according to the tlme^tne
ottl .?? have I.n eoramlaaloned ln tne .regu?j
aitnv Tit.-f in no law gnv^rnlng the cas.. me
,; .- ti ,n la. what rule should be made low
- , io' .nsicad -f prnving a bleaalng. win M
poaed blll. ****** trLJA, of theae gentlemen dj
the t**n*ttA%T\nriiSt A_ no iaw tequlres
?. _____ m to?* W?! ib-y say. let lieuUn
_nts be iel*ct*d for orlglnal vacanclea by th*
len?th-of-arrvlce princlple. It sounds itrangeiy
a:ni*wi to hear ?ome who proteit that they are
frltndi of the volunteer Ueutenant! aetlvely aa
vocatlng a echeme that would unr.eceiaarlly pul
down these offlcen. io that thelr Junlor* In yeara
and aervlce may be exalted. And this la the mora
remarkabl* when it becomea known that thla BtUP*
erence Is not requlred by any law. The lin?al nll*
placei. ln aome glarlng caaca. rivll War veterana
Dolow thoae who came In aervlce after them. 1 n*
la-r.-?h-of-*ervlce rule save* these old eoldler* rrom
luch pradlcament. , .
It cannot truthfully be alleged that the length-of
servlce rule wlll promote ofllcera over thelr senlora.
The term eenlorlty doei not apply to the caae.
One can ai truthfully ateg* that appointing
rlvlliana to theae orlginal vacanclei wou.d be to
promote thom over thc-.r sen.ora. already lleuten
anta. An abaurd atatement; but not more tnaa
the other, though at ftrat blush it mlght apnear ao.
Ar.d here the vlciousness of uilng the term ' pro?
motlon," aa in s-*ction 6, ac.ln app-ars.
The llnea! list ean be sald to eetabl'.ah senlortty
in a proper sense among the lleute ants of an offl
eer'S own reyiment, and nowhore else. In the artll
la-y the tlfth lleuterant on tbat hst wlll. under
preaent auaplc**. be the next captaln; the s.xth on
tb* list, simlla ly, has t.ie prosp.et for seventeent.il
captaln. Plalnly, therefore. there la BOtbla* ln tn*
elalm that the llneal list tflves rlght to appolntment
to orlglral vaci.icles by vlriue of any uen.ority lt
e.tabliphes. The more this clalm is probe.I, the leia
_iil.Ht_ntral It wlll appear. - mM
Tber* ls a curiou.-i provlalon ln this Hrotlor. 6 or
the proposed bill that d.*s*rves partlcular not.ee It
provlde* that all vacanclei ocorring aft-r July I,
!*,"<* f_a|] be fl!l<d only after the exam.nations pro?
vlde 1 for by existlnu law. The term "all" vacanales,
of courre, covcra all ih.it may arlse. Whether so
interded or not. lt ii broad enough to apply to fleia
ofllcera who. lf this blll becomea law, may nn?
th-maelvea subje"t to examlnatlons before they can
kj up a graale. Th s ls advo .iied in _ecretary !_.
moat'B last annual report. ard may be a Pr?P?f
thlng In itself: the won !er ti lhat it ahould thus ba
provlded for ln thl? doubtfu! manner. g hy not, lf
that h** 1n:ended. come out ard plamlv say that
fleld ofllcers mu.t pa-w examlnatlons before promo
It is an error. and a |l 1**0-1 one, to attrlbute all
opposltlon to thla measure to the unworthy mot.ve
of MlflabBMa Men d ffer ln thelr rtewa of publlo
pollcy. I.et up therefore. be oharluble, not In.ol
erant If aclflahnesa were leijitimate crltielsm, what
mlirht ro: be uld ol the efforts makini- to r -e**:ab
1'sh tho l.eniter.art-general. if ..ne wer* dun> sed to
take a r.arrow view of the matter. . irtunately. no
?uch view ls llkely te bo Uken. C.*r-eral Ml.es de
?ervea, Bbould, and ll hi believed wll,, recelve that
advancement The Army ls proud of him. ana
?und* by hlm to a man. whetbwr ln peae* or .n
w.ir BUI can any one give a K"od reasori why.
whlle he ls d?servedly elevated. hls conipanions ln
arma on the battte-flctda of th.. great w.ir whare.
In h* won nmown sivu.d pernnnenrly and without
ne*esslty he relecat. . to MBltloafl In the Army b*
?ow m *n who wore men boya al ?*hool w.en these
,...-,:ana wera h Iplng (_*r.?ral M [et nai] th* tag <*
v ? v to the I'r-Ion Btan-*ard? W* hopethlsw.il
not Le drne. I_rt the war v-ernn suh.rdlna.e
equally with tr.e eommander, bavs juatlce mejed out
to hlm. . *? u*
Xew-York. Feb. 15. 1806.
OLD DUTCH COIN3 AND MEASURE-.
nociuts rnoM the van RB_ssB___sai mantj
BCMPTS THAT BHOW Tlir.IIl VALl'E IX
N.-W-YOiU..
To th? Edltor of rh* Tribuna.
Blr: Th* wrlti r ' lh* ehspter n "CcIbs and rur*
,,':,-/ of V w-Vork," ln Vol. IV. Bf Wllson- "Metno
i iai Hlatory of tba Clty of Sew-Tork." a*k* Th*
__|| ine to make the followlnir addition/:
in srrsngim th* manascrtpta of th* van itensae
la?r famlly, account books of the tlnr.a-s of Jeremiaa
Van Ranaaela r, the sneeater of the lamily in
Amerlca, nnd his son Klllan wer" exa-. Bed, whlch
gave th.a-^e value*, a i entering Into tr.e calculation*
of m rchanti of tl'.t'.r tlme.
A Holland ducat was eo.ua: to 4 forrrs 15 st" ere
, . i, a Prench gold -rown 14 cent* less: a Henrlck
noblel* quoted at 0 loriaa lo s- Ivaara i?3-"i: a rot
noble. at 10 dorlns U Bttven ttttt*. and a Flemlali
nobli at ? Oortna 16 acivere, wbOa aoaMWbat rarii.-r
tha roa* nobl* had a value of only I flariaa io stiva-r*
iU i ar.d the duOBt was aqual to 7 SortSS 2 stivera
a-?; Mi. ltalian plstoh'tt-s are quoteal at 3 florlrs
| atlvera, golden llons at 4 florlns I Bttven, Btfftsasssi
'?) at 7 florlns 2 Bttven aad doubie pistolettes at 1*
florins. The numlsmatl.t may know what ls meant
hy nn "Bngttah Sxtten" at .'a BorlBS I stivera (II U8.
Th* Holland roins aeem generally to have gained ln
value after the Engllsh eoeupaUoB. ln Ml th.
i-.-k.adaler (Imperlal dottell :.i quoted ar. 46 stivera
rj2 COnta), wiille at the er.d of the s.ver.teetuh cen.
tury, before EnRlIsh values had driven out Dutch
eoine, it is ?lv. n as equal to 5? st.vers or tl
In the abeve-namod ch_ptrr mentlon ls made of
wampum, btav tt klBS at.d wlreat ns , irrency. Th*
Van rtanaaalaar .V_8. give u? some idea how thea*
?lr. ulating mcdla were n**d In trade, notw ithstand
lng all govarnmental ccicts. Twenty-flve florlns ln
wampr.m were. bStwesa 1-1 *nd 1677. consldered
eq.al to one beaver. whlch had a coln value of S
Borina (V F0, whlle flve aebep. l- of wbaat were al.-o
e.| ii to ona beavar ar.d one beaver soid for six
Carolus florlns.
Another xource, the Albany Couaty Records. glvea
th* foliowint- informatlcn cr.ncerning www?TorK
value* and nieaaui*ea: Ho florlns New-York were
eoual ;o ir*? flortna Holland. ld ftorln* New-York
*o Ml Carolus puiid.rs i-utch land mesaaras pre
valled altnost to the enl oi the las: ca-ntury under
the nan i of Rhlneland and w'..4,1 measnre. A foot
Rhlneland meaaure waa equal to Itl Engllsh: a
nd ? ! to i- feel 4** Inchea Engliah. A taot
v o< l meaaure, alao called -. Dnti h f ?,'. waa MM.C08
P' an Ei -?'-, fi it. or 11.3 ln tiea Ensllah. one rod
w.? '. measure had 13 Dutch feet. o,- 12 fe*t 2.1 inche-j
?h Nme morgena of land ar.- (.iven a- equal
to lt acres "?'_ reds. and U morgen* 45ai rod*. as J-on-J
xo .4 acraa B. KERNOW.
Albany, N. Y.. T-'.t*. lt, VB
M_. PI.ATT AND CON. OMPATION.
To the Edltor of The Tribune.
H.r. Por s..\eral daya, or months rather, your*
valued paper hns been frettinu; me by your oppo
sition to the consolldation project, whlch has heen
the pet BCbrBBB of my Ufe, and geems now near
r-'ai.-.tticn. These vast communlties comprlalng
whal Wi call New-York, Brooklyn, Jeraey Clty and
s ten l .nd sre, la fact, but one nmnlclpallty
T!*.-*ir Interaeta an.l dependenele* are identical, an.
non* bui the politiclana and local aawapapara seek*
to prevent thl* mo rai ? l de?U?bl? union.
v. ara- aii Ntw-Yorkera pra-tlc dly. ^Ve reiul New
York papera s;nv at Mew-York hotete, ait.-nn to
i nees al New-York Exchangea, ard. I th'nk.
, ol my Brooklyn frl nda call themsclves New
?, -kera whea abroad. Your reaaona for opposttloa
, not aoiin 1 No faar of Platt: the peopte. not he,
.,. h.* r I. ri OLD IiEADER.
Brooklyn, leb. UL IS_6.
A GOOD REASO-I FOR CONFIDENCB.
To the Edltor of The Tribune.
Blr: What can explaln the eagerncts of capltallsta
.,, tal *..-rll>* for the dlff. rent l*eu*e of I'nlted States
I i : .1?. offering five or s-ix tlnies the amount called
for ani paytag a har-.''.?ome prennum for the same.
urleaa lt be the flrm bellef and expectatlon that the
present Democratlc polley of meetlng the necessary
eapeneea <*f governn nt hy these sama- hond Issu, ?
wlll b! entiraly chniiK-l l.y the electlon next fall of
? RepnbMcaa Preaidaat an.i <*or.aire!-s. und. of
.. -..*, tb* bactnntng a>f a diiT*rent method of rais.
II a: r:e'*cssarv re\enues by a return to a system of
. ustoins dutlea \>'.ila'li wlll also lnclude ad.'.uate
].rotec?lon to our home laguetrtSSf If the ("leveland
pollcy of borrowlas naoaey by th* Issue of hond*
trom tlme tu tinie, as the n.*< esslty may arlse. should
ttnued, ''anv 1n the name of cnmn"n sense
could th.- bond* , V*r he pald? Ilow? Why, by lsau
ir.-r more ha^nais, i auppoae. The fact that the call
i r gold war. **o nromptly met by offi-i-s from all
.,-,-r the country, by capltallsta t>iK and lltth. -hows
the.t ihey expei t a ch inge, aad tl at t!i y hiok to th*
llcana ln <'ainnri-rjs to -tratifhteii out our flnan
i . 11 ''.. ' ?. . ma.
Short llil'.s, N. J , Feb. 21, UM
CL08IXQ FRICEB BAN FRAXCtBCO 8fW___
t-.m r____c >. Fewtnaty 24. Is0?
Alta .14 M*xi,-nn.*JJ
|,1 her . ..al M uni Ulablo .?H
Beal .+ Bdehatr.THlcipiiir . ra
i: '?? Conaolldateil.?<! Patoat.
Kulwer .'-' ^axaga ?? ????.4,
,.|,.,uar ... .'.a Sl?rra N?vaJ?-?.9
l-iivn'.-ein, ??.?........ :?7'?;?.,_ Coae*4_l*i*d.g
H..I.U 4 Curry. ?? ____-"V."_^,":"""!:. !s?
Hal* & Noreroaa .L?l *?*?_*? **aaai .
nitOl'-AN I'l'...I>l'i*E MAKKtrrs.
Uvarpo* Feb. 24. 3.5 p. ">-?^X*J^*"?
?..,sa U..-.:,,., Iv.- .lull at IBM eW.tt ^-g
a';"' il J^wW WS5 l'. im* C.v .f-adyat
aSrlu'of U rpenfn- st. i -ly *1 *la. H-a'.n-al'^i.r.;! tteatt
, V. -.,i Wheal N'o - rai wlntet flrm ll 5.a 14; No t
_fnt_. daM it Te BS. Carw-MlaH W.?trrn. snot flrm
n, 3 Mi ^ K_.rua.ry _rm ar B* %a; UtVatt r.im al 3? WU
aJS Sna et?a U? h a* *? U*Aen-+aetAe ee?.t ateaAr
iMthm L"-J? et ?'_ri ft?r ti... ik.it w^k Iknaa At
??'io pori. .u.'fl" auarurs: t. rm *th_ Mima UMf
JninrtertT Rocc'pt. of Am.-.lcao corn for th. last week.
._._*.) quarta>r?. _
POITHEKN CVJTTON MAHKET3.
_ili_*na Veb 21 -CMtoa siesrly: mMdllni. 7 U-tSn:
low mi.iii'.r._ TS-lSe: sood aidtaary..? ?-tia; mXjmt}
Vrnii. r_*_pta, ..-.*- bales. aipcrts to the . OBUMBt. *,-_?
b?l*s; oales. Tl bi'.es. all spinners; *tx-k. MJN h*1'*-,
Norfolk Kab 24. -<"ntton flrm; mld.ll'nt. 7 ll-lnc: loW
ml<1 dllnw ' 7 *i-laV rTeeal er.llnsry. ?%*; net and arnea re
relim 1 S2S hrvlei; tXportM to Oreat nittaln 701 bsles;
,- Mtwlar, 1.310 hnles; iiIcm 213 b*l**i itiok. 3S.B4B hile*.
^a?e?Jl-Orklln^ Feb. 24.-<-n'ten iteady; *a~d mlddUna,
7 13-ino; m.iM'InK. 7Se; |0W aMSIlBS. 7 T-lUe; a.wd ordl
Bary 1\ta; net rere'pta. 5,imf? bales; grnrm, B.OIl bsle*;
exporta to Oieit Hrltaln, _010 bales, sales. 5.4S0 b?lei;
st m*U. SllJtfl bales.
Bavanaah feb. 21?C.tton qulet ani flrm; mlddllng,
7 0-l.lc: low mMiUIOT. 7 3-HJo; net snd grota rea-slpti,
1 47"i bslrs exports coislwiie, 2.017 baies: ttita, 388 hal?B|
? t-.k, 00.691 balea

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