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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04


GOOD MODELS UNDER BAD CONDITIONS
Mr.. F. b. Thurber, in a letter published on
another page, takes exception to our structures
upon the recent exhibition of plans for i'm
proved school houses. This is a question Of
means, not ends. Any movement for promot.
ing the sanitary condition Of our public
schools and teuement-houses will have our
hearty sympathy and active support. But we
do not like indirect methods which confuse
the public, annoy architects, and cOmpicate
what might otherwise be a simple and direct
question. In the two competitions to which
Mr.. Thurber refers the committees Of award
have confessed that a solution was impossible
under tho conditions imposed by those who
offered the prizes. AS soon as tho reports
have been presented the conductors of the
enterprise have professcd that the impsssi-
bility of working out the problem under the
conditions of tho competition was precisely
what had influenced them mt the outset,
and that they had taken this indirect method
Of establishing their proposition. Now, We
contend that it would have been wiser to ar
range the conditions so rs TO render solution
OF the question entirely practicable.
Ia us be moro explicit. a year ago the
basis of TIE tcncmeut-house competition was
tho ordinary city lot with n frontage Of twenty
five feet and n depth OF ono hundred feet and
with unbrolen walls on each side. Four
prizes were awarded for as many mOdifca-
lions Of tho same design, and that was not one
Whit better than the plans which con-
tractors were following in many quarters Of
the city. The result was unanimous dccis-
ion Of the committee OF award that home
for working people which would answer the
requirements Of sanitary science and at the
same time yield returns on the capital invested
could not be built on q single city lot. In
like manner seven prizes have been awarded
this year, and the fact has been demonstrated.
as Mr.. Thurber states the case, that Il safe
commodious and properly lighted school for
even eight hundred pupils cannot be built on
an inclosel lot one hundred by one hundred
feet If, However, the conditions of the COM
petitions had been varied so that the building
site might have been IN the first instance corner
lot or a double lot, and in the second case II
corner lot one hundred by one hundred feet,
or five or even SIX, instead of four lots. posi-
tive instead of negative results would have
been accomplished. Why should tho conduc-
tors of such competitions, to which architects
give their time and talent in good faith, adopt
backhandcd methods Of establishing what can
not be donel Why will they not allow the
draughtsmen whose cooperation they invoke to
show what can be done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

vote at the town elections on Monday last. Many
who might have done 20, did not take the tou0e 10
be assessed and registered; while large proportion
of those who had been registered did not go TO the
polls. But no argument for or against the extern
sion Of the suffrage can be made from this fact LII
is to be sure little discouragng to find that after
all the noise on the subject women are indifferent
Mr.. Greeley always said that he would support
woman suffrage whenever he could be SATISFIED tnat
women wanted 1t. He anticipated precisely the
result which has now been arrived at In Massachu-
sets. At the same time, it must be remembered
that women may slowly comprehend the privilege
and may need to be educated mp to the performance
of public duty. great many men neglect to
vote At every crisis, it is necessary TO hammer IL
into their heads that they owe the State such duty
Possibly tho Massachusetts, women require like
entreaty administered. of course, after gentler
fashion.
A suspicion seems to have arisen at Cincinnati
that the reported dIsagreements between Theodore
Thomas and certain directors of the College OF
Music are connected in some way with schemes to
bring Thomas back to New-YOrk. This is a mistake.
New-York would welcome ThOmas's return with the
greatest satisfaction, but there is scheme afoot
for securing that desirable object. nor, unfortu-
natey is there any reasonable prospect at present
that such a change could be brought about. 1t is
no secret that differences have manifested them
selves for some time among the managers OF the
Cincinnati enterprise ~ to the proper policy OF the
College and considering how novel the whole pro-
ject is in country like ours this is not surprising
1t may be said, in a general way, that Thomas has
been anxious to establish more rigorous course OF
instruction aud higher artistic aims in the College
than some of the other authorities believe to be
compatible at present with ITS pecuniaTy success
Anybody who knows Thomas's character and am
bitOn might have anticipated just this difficulty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

An almost amusing illustration of the peculiar
ways of strikers comes from the mines the iOutz
dale Penn, region. The coal miners demand an adj
vance of 10 cents per ton and this might be granted
If the operators could have assurance that it
would finally settle matters. But there have been
nno strikes in three months. First they struck for
a check weighman, upon the plea that the operators
were cheating them. This was granted with the
proyiso that the weishman should be paid by the
men themselves Then they struck to haye the said
weighman placed upon the company's payroll, and
carried that point Then the drivers struck for
advance of % cents per day. and got 1t. Then the
rappers struck for advance of 10 cents per day.
and got it, Then the miners struck for 10 cents
per ton advance for mining, ana got it. Then the
drivers struck for an advance Of % cents per day.
and for "ten hours" and got both their claims al
lowed Then the miners organized the present
strike and the drivers propose to follow suit. In
view of these constant and repeated demands, the
operators have come to the conclusion that it is
necessary to draw the line somewhere In fact. if
the thing is to 90 on. the mines themselves might
as well be decided as free gift to the workmen For
il il impossible to carry on any business success
fully or even ntclhgcntly If wages are thus to be
kept uncertain. and always on the rise at that.
A further discussion of the ramifcatons of the
come up In Philadelphia. where Mr.. Leo Goldmark,
of this city, has obtained temporary injunction to
prevent Mr. j. & Grossly from performing The
sea Cadet" at the North Broad Street Theatre. The
operetta which is the original of The Royal MILDLY"
was written by Richard Gcneo and Frederick Zell,
Of Vienna. Zel (the libretristl made his inter
est to Genee Genee sold the right OF performance
in the United States TO Matilda COttrelly and Miss
Cottrolly sold the right to translate and produce 1t
in English to Leo Goldmark, from whom Mr.. Angus
tin DAILY derives his title to the exclusive represen
tation Of The Royal Mildly" If the facts are cor
rectly stated in Mr. Goldmarks complaint, the law
of the case would TO be clear. AS neither the
original German play, Der Seecadet," nor the Eng
lish translation of it, under the title of The Royal
Mildly" has ever been published. the rights of the
composer and his licensees are fully protected by
the common law, and Mr.. Goldmark can prohibit
the use of his version any other version substan-
TALLY like it.
If we may credit The Boston 7rdrsller. the women
of Massachusetts, did not show any eagcrness to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
Nem'2lotk Daily Gribmree.
THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1880.

FOUNDED by HORACE GREELEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

A letter from the Rev. Ray Palmer, printed
Oh another page directs attention to q pro-
posed sanitary enterprise, which he deems of
public inheritance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

If we may credit The Boston Trdrsller the women
Of Massachusetts, did not show any eagerness to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

Bayard's declaration that he stands now just
where he stood in 1851 has decided the business for
him. Even his most perseyering supporters are sat
ised TO let hun stand in the same place Tor an
other four years at least.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

A number of the capitalists of San Fran
cisco have come to New-York, and now some
Of the Chinese are coming also. One hundred
of them arrived yesterday If Kearney shoulC
follow in their footsteps -!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

Probably no one will deny that our policemen
ret their full share of denuncaton and abuse.
That is a Sound reason why they should receive
at the same time every credit mark they are
entitled to. The policeman who tried to stop
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17

was ins family killed by passing train near
Twelfth street, South Side Pittsburgh,
The little fellow came out of the house and
did not hear thel train. He was running
at the time, and in crossing the track he
tripped and fell, his head falling directly
across one of the rails and the engine and
three passenger cars passed over him,
entirely severing his head from the body.
His remains were gathered up by persons
who had witnessed the sickning accident,
and carried into the house.
The Times continues it's publication of
the presidential preferences of the state
press. Thirteen Democratic newspapers
are recapitulated as follows: For Tilden,
2; for Hendricks, for Hancock, 9; for
Bayard, 1 for anybody, 2; no choice, 8;
for Western man, 1 for Seymour, 1. Ten
independent papers are quoted with the
following result: For Blaine. 3; for
Sherman, ; for Hendricks, / for Wash
burne. 1 for Greenbacker, no choice,
3. The Lancaster county papers included
in this list are Elizabethtown Chronicle,
for Blaine; Strasburg Free Press, for
Blaine; Die Loterae for Hendricks and
Seymour.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17

THE tedious Seventh ward contested
election of constable draws toward a
conclusion as the time approaches for
another election and since the decision
has been so long delayed it must be highly
gratifying to the contestant, EriSman, to
find that there is no possible chance for
it to be in his favor. 1t would have been
very aggravating, indeed, to have had
the office awarded to him when it was too
late for him to enjoy its profits or it's
honors. 1t is equally gratifying to Mr..
Merringer to find that his claims to the
rightful possession of the Office are
Strengthened by calculation that will
certainly figure him out a much larger
majority than was originally returned
for him. We speak with this confidence
because according to the votes upon whose
legality the court has already passed, his
majority is increased from one to six
now: and Of the thirteen yet to be en-
amined-nine of them of ''colored
voters we know that nearly all, if not
all, were cast and counted for Erisman.
If these are also taken from Erisman's
vote Merringer's majority will be in
creased to nineteen the largest possible
number of tainted votes for Merringer
can scarcely reduce his majority below
fifteen.
In his exposition of the law Judge Pat
terson seems to have been guided by safe
and approved precedents and by fairness
and commmou sense.
The costs of the contest will run up to
thousands Of dollars and for inflicting
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
Mysterious Death.

A young man named Patrick Fitzgerald,
who resides at Great Falls, Md, was
found lying in the cabin of his canal packet
boat Ella, at the foot OF Congress street,
Georgetown, in an unconscious, dying con-
dition, with a pistol shot near the right
temple and an injury to the back of the
head, bleeding from both wounds. Rozlcr
Webster, the engineer of the boat, who
found him, had seen him, he said, on
the wharf, near the boat, in perfect
health an hour before. On the bloody
floor of the little steamers cabin lay a
Colts six-shooter, with one barrel dis
charged and the hammer raised but caught
near the next barrel. One of Fitzgerald's
hands seemed little bruised. DIR. Sheck-
ellis, who attended speedily, pronounced
the case hopeless, and the wounded man
was carried to Providence hospital, where
he died. His body was carried back to the
station at Georgetown and the coroner
made arrangements for holding an inquest.
The deceased was the pilot of the steamer
Ella and is associated with Lorenzo Hill in
the contract for carrying the mail between
Georgetown and Great Falls. He has
borne a good name both in Georgetown
and at Great Falls. There are some cir
cumstances-nOtably that he is a left
handed man, and the pistol, if he shot
himself, must have been held in the right
hand-which are supposed by some to show
that the case is not one of suicide, but the
general belief is that the deceased died by
his own hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NeighbOrhOOd News.

William Dutters, near LittlestOwn, has
Poland China hog, which weighed $40
pounds week ago. He intends to make
it weigh 1000 pounds in a months time.
On Thursday evening in the First NJ. E.
church, York, Rev. j. Ellis Bell, of Will
Transport, was married to Miss Juniata
Waters, Of York, step-daughter of Rev.
James McGarrah, the officiating clergy
man.
Some unprincipled scoundrel has been
poisoning the dogs belonging to citizens of
Dauphin. Valuable dogs belonging to
Messrs. Jacob Gayman, Mr.. Reed, and
other citizens, have been poisoned of
the dogs died and their owners thereof
have taken steps to hunt UP the brute who
killed them, in order to make an example
Of him.
In Harrisburg yesterday, Master Harry
Kaufman had four fingers of the right
hand so badly lacerated as to require
amputatior. Harry was employed at the
planning mill of the Harrisburg car COM
pany, removing sawed lumber from the
end of one of the circular saws, and allow
ing a strip or board to drop from his
hands, on reaching forward the right hand
came in contact with the saw.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
PROF. LIPPOTT.
His Entertainment Last Night,

Last evening Prof. Lippott, the presti.
digitateur, gave an entertainment in the
opera house to a large audience. Almost
every seat down stairs was occupied. but
the gallery was not full. The entertain
ment was of the kind usually given by
sleisht-Ofhand performers and masicians.
The tricks were all very welLperformed
and were greatly appreciated by the audi
ence, Judging from the loud applause
which greeted the professor ut the close.
The decapitation act was not performed, as
the young man who was to have his Lead
chopped off did not put in an appearance
AS advertised, 800 Estcy organ was
given away. Each person was given ar
envelope, and the one emitting the holder
to the organ was received by little child
of II. b. Shank, shirt manufacturer.
These envelopes were closed before the
performance opened, after which they were
mixed up so that it was unable to tell
which was the lucky one. This was done
in the presence of a committee and every
thing was very fair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
STATE ITEMS.

John McGOwen, who had his feet cut off
by street car on the Chestnut and Wal
nut street line, Philadelphia, has obtained
a verdict against the company for 81, COO.
James Cain, millwright at the Vesuvius
iron works, Allegheny, while adjusting a
belt on a pulley, fell sixteen feet alighting
on his head on a pile of metal, breaking
his neck. lie was As years of agc and ,fl
a family.
Yesterday there was destructive fire at
New Brighton. Beaver county. 1t started
in the dry goods store of J. A. Whitla, de-
stroying it also the millinary establishment
of d. Hanauer. The building was a large
one and the stock was extensive. The loss
will he $1S,OO0O.
The body of Eliddle-agcd woman was
founding floating in the river opposite
Freedom, Beaver county, on Wednesday.
Two men were out in u boat after drift
wood and found the body. 1t was poorly
dressed and had been in the water some
time.
John Naylor, aged about 70 years, re-
siding at 2412 Warnock street, Phiadel-
phia, was walking on the New York branch
of the Reading railroad, near Tenth and
Diamond streets, about six o'clock last
evening, when he was struck by the engine
of New York train and received injuries
from which he died.
Efforts are being made to secure the
holding of the Democratic national con-
vention in Philadelphia this year, and the
officers of the permanent exhibition have
made tender of the free use of the build
ing, and number of well-known gentle
men, headed by Jere. McKibben, of the
Girard house, will offer to the Democratic
national executive committee the use of
the Academy of Music for whatever time
the convention may need, and free enter
tainment for all the delegates.
Gustave Kuppel, a lad aged eleven years,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
Swedish Railways.

1t is said of Swedish railways that some
are managed by the state, while others, like
our own, are private undertakings for the
benefit of shareholders. In either case,
the motto, "Slow and sure, seems that
adopted by the management. The trains
are always slow, and generally sure to be
behind at the terminus. In either case,
moreover, the arrangement OF the trains
seems specially adapted to the pub
lie Inconvenience. The timetables
appear to be constructed on the
plan of discomforting the traveller as
much as it possible, and giving him the
fullest chance to exercise his patience. As
a rule, he has the option Of a couple of
trains a day, and must be thankful for tho
privilege lie may take, say, an express,
which starts at a. m., to carry him half
way, with the chance of his just missing q
train that may convey him the remainder
of his journey q; or he may elect to wait
till somewhat later in the day, when
a through train is provided, which
will so at a snairs pace, and land
him at his destination about mid
night. If he wants to catch a
steamboat, which nominally plies in
conjunction with this railroad, his fate
may be far worse, and a day or two may
pass ere the transit be completed. Seen
simply Oh the map, and studied in the
timetables, the journey may seem facile
and feasible enough, but when put in ex-
ecution, the plans which have been formed
with an infinitude of trouble may prove of
little profit. Obstacles start up at every
stage along the route. Trains arc so de-
layed that they fail to fit in as they are an
nOllnced a rattletran vehicle hrnakS
down upon the road, between the rail-
way and the boat, or some ingenious mis-
print is discovered when too late, which is
fatal to the hope of accomplishing the jour-
ney within the time appointed. Grumblers.
who growl over the bewilderments of
Bradshaw, should set themselves the task
of working out the problem of short cross
country trip by the figures which are fur
nished in the "Sveriges Kommunikation-
er - the travellers who complain when the
tidal train from Paris is some five minutes
late should learn to exercise their patience
by little tour in Sweden.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
THE CURTIN-YOCUM CONTEST.
The Election Committee Decide to Refer the
Matter Back to the People.

Matter lack % the PeOpIe.
The House committee on elections
have decided to report in favor of sub
mitting the Curtin Yocum case to a
new vote of the people of the district
at the election in February. In the
conflict of views the committee could
arrive at no other practical conclusion.
There is no doubt that the report will be
adopted by the House, as number of the
Republican delegation from Penn
sylvania, including Judge Kelley,
Harmer. Harry White, Ward. UNcill
and Fisher will vote in favor
of this mode Of settling the contest. 1t is
probable that the report of the committee
will be made early next week. A new
election can be held in February. The old
Democratic conference will meet again and
likely nominate Gov. Curtin with unanim-
ity. Whether this will be the course of
the Republicans of the district in regard
to Yocum is open to some doubt, since his
record in the present Congress has been
by no means satisfactory to large portion
of them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
(cord), Peter Hillarl (col'd), c. w.
Swebel and E. Finefrock.


Swebel and E. Finefrock.
The thirteen votes declared to be illegal.
not ascertained for whom cast. arc those
Of Edward Sanders, Edward Clark (col-
ored), Spencer Wood (colored). Lcmuel
Peters, G. L. Parks (colored), Franklin
Archey (colored), Frank Hart (colored),
Chas. Butler (cOlOred), George Aston
(colored), Philip Thompson (colored),
George Brown, Joseph Turner (colored).
s. j. Davidson.
Judge Livingston said, that he occurred
in the opinihn except with relation to
taxes paid by others than voters them
selves or without their direction or their
ratification thirty days before election.
He did not consider such payment lawful.
The contrary construction of the law sub
Jected it to the abuse Of politicians paying
taxes wholesale and their refusing to give
voters their receipts unless they voted as
they desired.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-17
Heavy Damages.

In New York, in 1877, William Schultz,
a boy IA years of age, jumped on the
rear platform ola Third avenue car, in
tending to pay his fare, but without ask
ing for the fare the conductor pushed him
violently to the ground, and before he
could get up car coming from an oppo-
site direction ran over him, breaking both
arms, one leg and his collar bone, besides
which he suffered internal injuries. His
guardian brought suit against the railroad
company, and q verdict for $15, 900 was
rendered in the superior court of that city.