New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
TOpICS or THE D1Y ~ BOyTOM
POLITICAL AND DIAL GOSSIP.

POLI1ICALA DIAL GOSSIP.
THE coNrfsr FOR THE MAYoGaA1Y-rnt DWIGHT
BrHEFir-,uLr ID tRNHAVDTa EE rPuoS AT
THE HCB-utsGUiDED PHILANTHROPY N TIE
LEGISLATURES.
lFROM ANOCCA.ONAL cORREsP0N 1ESr or TIE TGIDrNFJ
B5orJN Doe. o. the MaYorlly question ID tbis
cry has awakened NOR. than usa9! interest. OWING
TO the effort, Of leadI Republicans 20 onst Mayor
pIilce and seat a n1n Jess 2artsl1 and more cos
yersant with the practical working Of municipal
bIsmesi. VIZ. Prlce is a model Mayor for dress
parade H. is a scholar, ald boz, p,eco-s, alti1urn
q trad. long, are always feaiab''. lie has made
some bad appontn ms 10 gratiiv political friends,
nd IS charged with other offences o. moro
serious nature by his political orione1ts.
10 PAID 1890 Out vi the city treasury
few months ago - a tOriOl3 politician IN wash
In2ton who balls rom Boston. aud lac can fa0w 80
evidence thai any fair rcturn tor the money vas
ever made 10 the ci.y. TIE NJ iy0r Wa3 aItIorEh
% MAKE the expenditure by YER mde finite reo-
u.i0H adopted by committee OF ID. { g. Council
~ icA vlsitcl Washington a,t sprug 10 mc.noria.-
C0agrtS, relative 10 the notifications 90 Boston
Harb0r. TIE committee authorized Mayor Pf.ucr.
rs cl4iraAu, 70 employ egI "or Other a-ts ance.'
lud nav the sum of 5000 therefor. O,Ycr assist
nee was rendered Oy one T. J. Lrary, ~ nat tne
. loOTkeep.r IN roo House OF Representatives., and
his valuable "assIstInce"
The X .pnbhcans htyo nominated 20 om,n b. >.eb'
u.s. gentleman of mcaus AM cxlcucer 'x1erencs
30 Practical munich pal gov fnHr.t. ii h srry"d
,ey3Tal years IL both branches % f.e Cly Council,
and Is cmincnt qua III 10 aitcA'rge Che "a jos Ok
M1y,r. Ills election, however 49, ms to be soHe-
What 4uotial. 4 layo. Pane i defeated De w,I
5veI i'm 10 small m.tsa.r - Che weak and not
cmnegty rcsp.cr.bl, me- uouIaItel By the D-m3-
cratic 'ouyeut,on Ter AiicFurl. Wltl twO exc -
.ous tt4a Board numbers rs .lstl theT are totally
gnli. Tor ia Offices ties seek.
Foraooui thirty ycaI5 NJ. john 8. Dwight b1s
published the Ueclt J0raGl. anl ha. doue a = od
lcal OF rard honest work ior tle elevation OF
lasic 10 This city. lie his always performed hs
duties ina most CONSCIENTIOUS althoutI Derhap,
I0U always Discreet agd wee, ntuHc', AMI Ht s.i-
zee to the at cannot 3e drl.e IL IS n0F a. I'D
nan, and 5 not oy"loulacned with t.e goods or
his world AMI lne benefit performance which was
ycn at Music Hal lis behalf tbs after
lcon was well-deserycd trputc ot respect.
4 subscription Is being taken mp lOI BIS bcIehi ~
very quiet manner and this, with thc proceed X
tie concert VIII probably net tie beneficiary not
lar ;ro!d IS 0JJ NJ. Dwight N his Younger DAYS
wasa Unitarian clergyman, aud was also msm Jer
Of the noted Brook F.rn community, THAI end ay-
,r,d uusucccs3Iuly to dsmoostga,e tie ieaalbiiiiy
If cooperative industry.
Sarah Bern lagdt has maie hgt bow 10 Boston
audiences and has been quietly and re-pec iui re-
cciV d. Bo,tOnans are not noted Tor enthusiasm,
and rarely allow themselves the ecstatc pleasure of
Going INTO rap ures over a dramatic or musical per.
o.mance. there IS OF course, diversity Of opinion
As 10 Mie. Bemnarits merits, bu her talents n an
Intense emO;i3 al actress are recognized by all
intelligent people. Tho the itro was nearly full on
.he opening night, but on 10 occasion have all the
seats been taken. THIS j. due to the fact tIat specu-
iatoIs have been badly bitten. They rushed pel
mrll after the seats on tn day OF the sale. waiting
outside in the cold for fifteen eighteen hours, and
bought ali they could, expecting to realize n largo
SUN. but were glad III instances 10 sell out Tor
the opening night low dollar per seat-a loss,
| III some cases, of $3 per seat.
Al the last session of the Legislature, humane and
wcll-dispOSed gentleman, who thought they wcro
well yersrd III ethics succc; ded III enactlng law
which provided in brIef that persons converted ot
Drunkenness shord be fined for the f!st offence FL
without costs. Second and third offences met with
more severe punishment Under tie old law. a
simple drunk" was punishable by fine OF s'3 and
costs aud, IN default, thirty Gavs ut the Island.
kird-hearted gentlemen thought TINS was TOO severe.
AMI that It serOIIsy affected tie families OF men Hiio
were poor but who would get drunk occasionally
The result of years trial OF the new law Is not
satlSfa tory. Drunkenness has increased Uo.o
RAPID than the increase IN popHlatoI would natu-
rally warrant 1ud state la lost az least 2OO,oO0
IN fines over i 80 900 Of which II taken from ibe
Suti Tx County Boston ana CEcis"a treasury.
Very likely the law will be mo lined at the next ses-
| SION oil the Legislature.
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