New-York tribune., 1841-08-19

Cans AND CAB-OwSERs.-We have hlc dozen
communications complaining of imposon and abuse from
Cabdrivers, and asking aid in securing redress We
would gladly do any thing in poweri but how Merely
pointing individual offenders will Neither
appeals the City authorities good for any thing The
bad enough which fixes the of fare for nchosc
vehicle the for coach but the construction good
deal than the law For instance the Law says pas
senger shall be conveyed any distance less than mile for
37 cents; but the drivers modify the law charge
invariably 80 whenever called to take passenger
boat-no how short the distance. Again if you
conveyed les, than half mile, make call OF an instant,
and driven straight back the Cabsand, the drivers
claim the right charge you serentyfre cents, but will
sometimes forgive you third of it. Their rule implies that
you hire Cab and make calls all within half hour,
they entitled ten fares, the modest of So IS
No wonder that Cabs aboundon the standsa such prices
Now perfectly idle appeal the City authorities
correct these abuses If they had been disposed do any
thing it would have been done long since. You might
we'll appeal the modest; intelligent and gentlemany con-
ductors of public vehicles themselves But there amcng
the Cabs and Coaches honest and enlightened
citizens, and appeal them for correction OF these
clarng abuses Their interest clearly demands At pre-
sent man acquainted in City very rarely calls for
Cab when he can possibly avoid it, In Philadelphia, the
charge Is uniformly twenty-five for carrying passcn
yer with reasonable baggage from any depot landing
anv point not more THAI, mile and half distant The
sequence that nncenhs of the persons arriving hers ride
of course; while here ourftthswc think nns-tenths-of
those who have no women heavy baggage with the step
off TO their hotel or residence ON foot This Just what
might be expected.
f,he owners OF Cabs will but hearken u.s. hold meet,
ing and establish fair tariff Of prces-say % cents for
or for passengers conveyed any distance less than
mile 371 cents for miles and so per hour with
GA with two passengers when employed over an
hour char sns just for the time required
their stand when dismissed, they will make great deal
money than and give general satisfaction. They
could spuate charge unreasonable hour, for
driving duriRg storm, neither Of which contingencies is
provided They could establish reasonable charge
for soppages and for waiting the arrival OF passengers be-
fore O'Clock A. NJ. if they chose. We them that,
BY coming such arrangement voluntarily they may
more than regain the popularity which the Cabs
had and now hare not-why it can hardly be necessary
repeat they do choose to take this advice but prefer
let their ehus each as though they never
expected get another the time must come when Omn-
will the Steamboats, and the passengers instead
of walking up by the side of the empty Cabs they
do will be satisfactorily and chcaply accommodated.
ILLlNo-The yesterday render it probable that
Mr Casey has been the Second District by S H.
Anderson, Opp. There Wing gain. However from the
between Harrison and Van Burcn.
IowA.-Itis believed that Augustus c. Dodge, Opp is
elected Congressional Delegate Alfred Rich, Whi:
ISplAsA.-The Opposition have the House
70 f. B. Webb, Esq. and Col Wn. H. Henderson have
both declined the nomination of Lieutenant Governor eff Hi
nois made By sevarai Wing papers in that State.