New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09

The Young hound who pretended to have been
murdered, in order to break off an engagement Of
marriage which he " could not afford to keep just
now" must be such very undesirable person that
it seems to be pity be has been found.
1t is surprising that such a rascally piece
Of mpOsture should have entered into the
head of a beng who walks erect on two
legs; but this lawyers clerk has apparently
debauched his feeble brains by much reading Of
cheap romances until, like the schOo-boys who
feast in secret on dime novels, he has lost alike his
moral perceptions and his common sense. The boy
who lies awake at night 60 read the thrilling adven-
lures Of The Castaways of Coromandel" or The
Young Buccaneer" is happy no more until he
can get himself wrecked with few
other desperate but immature Adventures in
q desolate undergrad, and there support
q precariOus struggle for existence on stolen sweet
potatoes and rOot-beer. SO the hObbiedehoy OF
larger growth, after he has devoured mess OF
highy-spiced fiction, believes it grand thing to
drop suddenly out of the sight of all his acquaint-
ances with the ultimate purpose Of returning like
Kansas Monte Cristo at some distant day to dazzle
mankind with his wealth and magnihcence.
He dances with delight, as be thinks Of
the confusion he IS going 10 create in the homes OF
his friends, and the stir he will make among the
police; he can hardly contain himself for JOY when
decently in the world he can at least get himself
talked about by pretending to have been hustled
out of it and his parting injunction to the friend
who shared his confidence and exultatiOn is,
Don't fail TO send me all the papers" We con-
graduate Kansas on the acquisition of this in
terestng young person.
The authorities at Washington have discovered
that tae dumping of street refuse in our harbor,
outside the municipal limits of New-York, is an
obstruction to navigation of which the Federal
courts can take notice, and the Distrct-Attorney Is
20 be instructed to proceed against the Offend
ing contractors by injunction. This is some
thing, but it is not enough. There is, I'M
fortunately. no law which makes the re-
cent disgraceful proceedings a criminal offence.
Congress will have to give this important subject
attention at the next session, aud meanwhile the
City authorities must look after their contractors.
The agreements with these persons undoubtedly
specify the limits within which street refuse shall
not be dumped and for every violation of the terms
of the bargain penalty should be vigorously en-
forced.
The benefit announced for Mr.. Theodore Thomas
on Wednesday evening will be remarkable concert
in many ways Even il it not specially attrac-
tive from the character of the programme, it would
no doubt suffice to draw together great assem-
blage of musical people as a testimonial of regard
for the eminent conductor whom we are soon to
lose. Mr. Thomas is in sense a product
OF New-York. He grew up among us ; he developed
lis great powers among us he gave MS high
standing among the musical cities of the world (;
and he has made among us a great number of warm
personal friends who will greve sincerely at his de-
parturG- We look for q striking demonstration OF
the popular esteem for him on the occasion OF this
benefit.