New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-18

or the Third-and look at the array of vehicles,
every one STORED in tho grtter by permission of
the owner himself, who keeps his butcher shop. or
his bakery OF maybe only his bedroom, in the house
opposite The middle of the roadway is occupied
by the tracks of the hOrse-cars; on each side Of
these stretch the posts Of the Elevated Railway:
only a narrow passage is left for carriages and
wagons next to the curb and most of this is appro-
prated MS a stable There are some Of the cross
streets where these distinctions many that two
carts canrot pass Nor the interference with trat
c the only trouble STRENGTHENING machines are I'M
able to operate in these public barn-yard the sweep
er's broom rarely distuTbs the accumdlations when
are not easily reached; and 80 under the long line
of trucks and covered wagons gathers unfragrant
pile of mud, cabbage-eaves and tomato cans.
There is not more hideOus spectacle IN the civil
lied world than one of these afflicted streets at the
hours when the carts are not in use. How enor-
mOusly the evil Is aggravated in the season OF
snow when street traffic under the best Of cOndl-
tons is bad enough, New-Yorkers hardly need to
be reminded What business have the occupants Of
houses to give permission to anybody to block up
the streets in front of their doorsi Every street
happen to live on it.
Last Winter the Democratic majority Of the New
jersey Assembly determined by caucus vote to
remove Mr. c. o. Cooper OF Morris, from the seat to
which he had been elected, and to swear in one
Salmon, his defeated competitor They needed no
legal "Opinion to justify this outrage, because
they held pretty positive opinion of their own that
the proper thing to do was to steal the seat from
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offered Mr.. Acknowledgement Stockton was, how
ever found to be an agreeable counsellorand he did
write an opinion that the Democratic candidate
ought to have been credited wths double ballots.
which, according to what everybody knew was
usage, and everybody supposed was law, had been
thrown out by the canvassers Another election
has just been contested at MorrstowD. In this
instance it was decided by Judge Reid, Of the SUI
preme Court, that two ballots folded to-
gether shall both be rejected, and this ruling
prevents Republican from getting a
seatin the City Council. This kind Of law, which
can be used to count a man in when he
happens TO be a Democrat, and to count
him out under the same conditions when be
happens to be a Republican, is altogether
too elastic and accommodating. The voters in Mr.
COopers district this FAIL ought to see TO 1t that he
is elected by majority which neither a Democratic
question.
Union County, New-Jersey, elects q State Senator
this FALL who win serve for three years, and
therefore vote for a United States Senator
to succeed Mr.. Randolph. The Hon. John
Eagan is sub-soling for the Democratic
nomination, and if his party want
thoroughly representative candidate they can do no
better than to allow him to burrow his way in. Mr.
Eagau knows about as much as the average
Democrat, he is just about as honest, and his
political record is sufficiently discreditable
to win The esteem of the baser element of his party
in district where the baseT element is the biggest
element Last Winter Mr.. Eagan achieved the dis
tnction of being the worst Speaker from every point
Of view, who ever presided over the New-Jer-
sey Assembly, or any other Assembly; but
although Union County could hardly send
worse Senator 10 Trenton, Mr.. Eagan
if elected would find some formidable rivals for the
first place, counting from the bottom. Silyerthone,
Of Warren will be out of the this Winter, it is
true. but Pidcock of HunterdOn, returns to the
Senate and so, alas does Cooper, Of Bergen. 1t
would be hard work even for Eagan to get down
under Pdcock and Cooper.
An anxious public will be glad to know that, while
the baby carriage controversy has not been settled
the great mOcking-bird case has been brought to
successful ISSUE Tho defendant met the charge
against her pet by master-stroke, pro-
ducing three feminine neighbOrs. all Of whom were
ready to take their gentle oahs that this little crea
ture. whom the Board of Health had solemnly adj
iudged to be a nuisance, was a source of uninter
rupted enjoyment to their susceptible souls. But
the court went on with the case never
theless-went on until. apparently, it grew
desperate for it sent plaintiff and defendant
into private room together, with the absurd and
irrational expectation that this feminine disputa-
ton would settle itself. At last the plaintiff and
the Board of Health won. The defendant promised
TO abate the bird. which is 10 be put where she
alone can hear its song. But what becomes Of the
three musc-loving neighbours if their supply of
melodious sound is to be cut off Perhaps they'd
like the baby-carriage.
The Columbia College oarsmen, who are probably
young gentlemen Of education aud common sense,
are entitled 20 our profound pity. They must ac-
cept the friendly intentions of the Aldermen who
offer them public reception, and listen to the floods
of CITY Hall elOquence with straight faces, and
fair a show of gratitude as they make under dis
couraging circumstances but what, now really
what can they say to Common Council which as
sures them that their victory in boat race proves
conclusiyely that the men Of the Young Republic
have not deterorated morally, mentally, or physi-
oiay the assertions of the enemies Of free govern
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding" and that
the genius of free institutions is bearing its
|, Ultimate fruit"f II seems to be bearing queer
sort of fruit at the City Hall not legltme' we
trust.
Mr. Statistician Dodge. who resigns his place in
General lie Dues department as protest against
the incompetency and rocklessness" of his suDe-
rors should be reminded that this sort of protest is
too vague and scattering. Mr. Dodge, who has