The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTER,
NEW VnpE Toy, DIS

Now that Cincinnati has been fixed
upon as the Presidential race-course of
the Republican party, fresh impetus
has been given to discussion and specula-
ton as to what entries will be made and
which of the noble steeds will come out
ahead A good many of the parties
interested insist that these entries should
be restricted to cOursers who have never
run before, but whether or no this
clique will succeed in excluding one old
ar-horse, who is terror to the hackers
of all his rivals, is very uncertain. How
ever, the winners prize in the contest
IS only nomination after all, and to
make that worth anything he must win
another in race where no one walk
over the course; for unless the knowing
ones of New York are greatly mistaken,
he will have to beat the very strongest
OF the Democratic sind before. he can
have E'stable' quarters in the White
House.
To come down to plain English, the
universal impatience to know the result
Of the Republican Convention is only
equalled by the difficulty of making
even q respectable guess at it. The
quicksilver character of nominating
conventions is SO well recognized that
even papers of the Herald and San
description, who are usually extremely
dogmatic and positive on doubtful topics,
are observed to tread very gingerly about
the confines of this subject, and to avoid
prophecies that might look awkward
next June. The only certain thing
about the whole matter seems to be
that patient walters Will find out just
as quickly as any one else.
The city seems to be suffering from an
epidemic of crime Of al grades, which
during the last fev moths, has kept the
court and the coroner pressed with
business, and so crowded the State pri-
son at Sing Sing that the warden writes
that but few prisoners can be received.
Beside the multitude of minor offences,
larcenies, defalcations is, of course,
largely attributable to hard times, the
average of murders for the Winter, 50
far, must be two or three per week, many
of them being of special atrocity. "Mur-
derer's Row." as one line cells in the
Tombs is called, is but too well filed;
three execution have already occurred
in the jail yard, and numbers more
await the rope or executive clemency-
that is, if they are no decided to be
unfortunate lunatics, more to be pitied
than blamed, and thus avoid conviction
altogether. This insanity dodge has
been pushed to such brazen lengths in
the courts of this State that the public
gorge has begun to rise against 1T; and
already bill is under discussion which
will give judges no discretion in sentenc-
al 80 s,nooDo', ri;
dies, who and its provisions, go in i'm
mediate confinement in an asylum es-
pecially provided for their reception,
and stay there till they die, beyond the
reach OF medical discharge or gubernato-
rial pardon. The passage of this bill,
If it occurs, will cover Il multitude of
Legislative sins on The part of our AL
bany Solons, and will put a healthy
check on the use of tactics which have
many time defrauded the gallows of
its just dues.
The name of Longfellow in literature
seems to be somewhat as was the mantle
of Elijah in prophecy. Mr.. W. p P.
Longfellow, a nephew of the poet, has
entered the field, and promises to attain
distinction as editor of The american
Agchdtect, the elegant weekly commenc-
ed with the new year by Messrs. j. r.
q journal which is in every way one to
be proud of. Its design, which the
opening numbers ably sustain, is to CO.
Yer the entire range of construction and
decoration, and thus to render important
service to architects, builders, interior
decorators, and all interested in their
work. In mechanical execution it is
incomparably the finest special publica-
ton III the country, its makeup ernbrac-
ing everything that is refined and rech-
efche in the publishers art. The pa
per is excellent, the Typography beyond
reproach, and the illustrations, of which
each number contains several pages,
printed by the new heliotype process,
are many of them, worthy to be framed
and placed on the walls of library OF
hall.
The American Institute of Architects
has shown its confidence in The An1eri-
7'd}l ATchitect by adopting it as the
official organ of that body, but its in
terest is not confined to the professions
to which it is especially dedicately. 1t
will prove a welcome visitor in every
home where beauty and culture are
sought and appreciated.
The legal difficulties barring the
prosecuting of Tweed have been, at last,
successfully removed by the completion
of the struck jury, and we are beginning
to indulge the hope Of getting back a
portion of the $40, 900, 600 that arch
rascal confiscated. This may also be
considered victory over the heretofore
successful maneuvering of few able.
but INSCRIPTIONS legal tricksters, of
whom David Dudley was The leader and
moving spirit. There was n downfall
TO the Erie and Tammany Rings but
this legal Ring, the chief support and
faithful ally of them both, remained in
tact, only to grow more powerful, con-
trolling judges, corrupting legislation,
and SO clogging the wheels OF Justice as
to render it impossible to reach so great
thief as Tweed Within The last few
days Mr.. Field and the Tribune have
been exchanging compliments. The
Tribune very unfortunately asked Mr..
Field the source of his fees; he took
occasion to reply TO this in court, saving
he would give a truthful answer if the
Tribune would be equally honest in
explaining its own connection with JAY
Gould. This they have not seen fit to
do, and Mr.. Dudley still remains in
possession of the fieId.
One OF the first bills passed by the
recently-conyened Legislature of this
State was an act repeating statute of
1910, which forbade the wearing of
masks at any place of public entertain
meEt. This statute rendered unlawful
an amusement dear to The Teutonic
heart, so much so that sufficient pressure
was brought 20 bear even in the carly
and busy days of the session to remove
the obnoxious restriction.
In spite of the fact that most of o,Ir
LARGE hotels are lOSiI1Cr I1,n,,a1- , -