New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-10


windsor. the subject of the fourth of the
series of English sketches which THE TRIB-
rrSE is now publishing, in continua-
ton of the letters of travel contrib
uted to our columns by the same hand
last year. There could hardly be more
familiar theme, and yet one could hardly ask
for fresher and less hackneyed letter.
Secretary Thompson is proving what care
ful, business-like administration will do ror
department. He has already made almost
sure, as our Washington dispatches show tiiat
he win not be obliged to call upon Congress
this Winter for deficiency bill. There seems
TO have been no little circumlOcution IN the
methods of the department by which at every
turn the Government lost money. Mr.. Ihomp-
son has succeeded in changing much OF this
and what he has accomplished merely shows
how much can be done by public officer
who devotes himself TO his office.
That. preposterOus person by the name OF
Blackburn is disseminating political wisdom
in Washington. With all the experience OF
the uncertainty of conventions and cam
pairns that he must have had, Mr.. Blackburn
is willing to predict, in language much more
pos1t,ye than choice, that Mr.. Thurman will
certainly be the next President, and that he
will carry Just "twenty- out of thirty
"seven States.n IF Mr.. Blackburn ever grins
at his own absurdity-and it would seem that
he must enjoy now and then what gives all
the rest of US so much pleasure-he will live
to smile grimly at this prophecy. Also to
learn that Colorado was the thirty-eighth
Ctofa admitted tn fine Union
The storm of Thursday at Boston was fol-
lowed yesterday by terrible tOrnadOes In
various parts of New-England and Northern
New York. The damage done to property at
Rye Beach, in New-Hampshire, and at Cape
Vincent. in Jefferson County Of this State,
seems TO have been considerable, but there
was no loss of life, though at the former place
some persons were slightly injured by flying
pieces Of timber and glass. AT Walfng-
ford Connecticut, however the tornado worked
such destruction that ii assumes the proper
tons OF tCrr!ble calamity. The town seems
to have been almost annihilatcd. No less than
twenty persons were killed and as many as
forty injured, some OF whom will undoubtedly
die The stroke fell i'll all these cases sud
denly and without warning, but in no other,
happily, with such murdeTOus force.
Commissioner Campbell makes PLAIN state
ment elsewhere with respect to the water
supply of the city, which we commend to all
uptown residents who have sutherland
what uptown residents have not a-fOr the
lack of water in the upper parts of houses.
This statement makes few things clear
first, that the whole cost of the high-ser-
vice buildings which it is proposed to erect
would be only 5000, 900, and would be COW
cred by an appropriation already made; second,
that the Commissioner has carried the
matter forward as far as he can by
LAYING it before the Board Cf Aldermen, and
the subject is now in the drOwsy embrace
of a Committee of the Board; third, that,
even if permission should be granted by the
Aldermen at once, a whole year would elapse
before the buildings could be completed.
Uptown residents must wait year, then, in
any event; but every day that the Aldermen
hold the matter back is a day added
to the year. The comfort and health
of so many people are involved here that 1t
would be a poor investment for any member
Of the Board to stand in the way; and it
might be a good investment for some men,
Der to see that prompt action is taken.
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