New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-23

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A letter from Eastern Pennsylvania, which is
printed on another page, describes the natural at
fractions Of that favored region, and DISCUSSES
also the present situation of the Quaker ele-
ment. which seems to be, with respect to its
own polty, in something of a transition
state.
One of the orators of the National Women's
Temperance Union made stir In Ocean
Grove aud Asbury Park yesterday 10y charging
that "the curse of the social evil OF intcmper-
"ance" was to be seen in those places: but
the evidence adduced seems hardly to have
justified the sensational nature Of the charge
The Board of Health seems to be making
thorough preparations to enforce the new
Tenement-H House law. A corps of inspectors
has been appointed to make survey OF all
tenement houses. The Board of Estimate and
ApportionmeGt has been asked to make a
transfer Of an unexpended balance with winch
the sanitary squad Of police Is to be paid, and
the Poltse Board has been asked 10 designate
these officers. so that the authority OF the law
may be properly sustained.
Secretary Shermans journey to Maine is
taking on something of the form OF tri-
umpbal progress. Yesterday the Commercial
Club of Boston made demonstration III
his honor, which naturally called out speech
upon the topics which the Secretary, as fnan
cial officer of the Government, has most at
heart There were significant illusions IN ms
address to the exclusion of the Southern
blacks from their rights, but beyond this the
Secretary did not venture upon political DIS
cussiOn.
Some of the operations of the Rapid Transit
Commi> siOners are singular, to say the least.
The Mayor is usually supposed to be one OF
the authorities of New-YoIk, and yet the
Commissioners, who transmitted to him a
copy Of their first report, entirely ignore HIM
in making the second. They also failed to
transmit this report TO the board yesterday as
was expected, giving as their reason that the
document was not yet in print; and yet every
newspaper in the city gave full abstract OF
the report several days ago from printed sips
furnished from the Commissioners Office.
There seems to be fatal tendency to
most striking illustration of it being that ut
terlv unexpected and uncalied-for donation TO
the city of new elevated road which has
made ali the pOther.
The Pennsylvania Republicans meet uDdeI
bright skies. The success OF the candidate IN
November is assured. there is no contest OF
opinions. and the same harmony that brings
the whole party together upon the same
platform unites it in one scheme of
campaign work. The old leaders are COM
ing 10 the 'front.' ex-Speaker Grow having
been selected, it is understood, as permanent
chairman of the Convention the candidate Is
already chosen, and the party begins the cam
paign in admirable condition, and with
the certainty of honorable success. There
will be no soft-money> streaks in the plat
form; Pennsylvania Republicanism has entirely
recovered from its slight attack of the paper
money disease. The platform will uphold the