The Newtown bee., 1880-01-28

trustees of the Brooklyn Ferry. over which forty thousand people cross ehery day. These self-satisi1ed old fogies had well considered the danger they had viewed 1t in every possible light, and they came to the sage conclusion that there was not the slightest chance of snch an accident on any of their boats. The next day the ferry boat Fulton, loaded with passengers, was just ready to leave the slip, the chains were unlocked, and all that was required to start her was the pilot above. They waited and waited, but no signal same, and ct last losing all patience, one of the deck hands rushed up.to the pilot house, and in the chair, stark dead, waa the faithful oli pilot, William White; he had fallen at his post, and if his death had occurred a few min utes later, 1t might have involved the lives of hundreds, and plunged a whole city in mourning; since then, two pilots sand at the wheel, and the threatened danger Is averted. Two ferry boats crashed into each other at midday, and though one of them was sunk, thero was fortunately no loss of life.
 Brooklyn seems to be quite as unfortu- nate In it's political leaders as the city of New York. One boss Mclaughlin, be- ing recognized" as the leader of the De mocracy, and occupying relatively about the same position that John Kelly does ill Now York City, with this difor- encc, that John Kelly Is regarded as a bolter, while Mclaughlin brides himself on his legitimacy, and takes his politics as be does his whiskey straight. Un- easy lies the head that wears a crown, , says somebody, and the Mclaughlin crown is not the easiest of diadens. A certain Robert Furey disputes the right of succession, and unfortunately, there is not quite room enough for two kings in Brooklyn. It is true that Brooklyn is ill the County of Kings, but that does not help the matter q bit, so of course there the elevation of a henchman named Me Garry, while his rival, tied fast to a "gintlcman be the nOimC av Casey" h. cidently in the fight, number of Italians got mixed up, whose names were respect ivcly, Driscol, 0 Kelly, McShane Flaher ty, O'Reilly, Murphy, Finnegan and Stat tery. The city was dovidcd between them almost every ward was ill their possess ion, and every office, high and low, was under their control. The Mclaughlin and Furey gang met ill the general con- mittee, it was a fight between the "Tips " and the |" Far downs" McLaughlin thought Sligo was neglected, and Furey was impressed with the idea that a man blackguard American saw fit to inter- rupt the meeting, but he was quickly kicked down stairs, and. turned over to the police ts the insoleut Yankoe was handed over the banisters, Cornelius r. Flanagan, respectable wholesale liquor dealer from the 10th Ward, offercrd the following resolution:
 Resolued, that the Democracy of the CILS OL bIOOhIyH SuD-llG lO no 1HLGrIGr- ence from outsiders" This was unani- mously carried. Later in the evening a row seemed imminent between the rival bosses" and the presence of a couple of stalwart policemen was required tc keep the peace. The Republicans are iubllant at the Democratic ruction, and look to d serious split In the party, but in the mean timo the Republicans have very little to brag about. for they are split into half dozen factions, each one | claiming to be the real |" Original Jacobs , At present it looks as though the fate oI l the Kilkenny cats might possibly be il store for the whole lot; loss, however SrevioGs it might be to the present race of Kelly's, OFinnigans and McShanes, would not be entirely irreparable, oven in the present generation. and would leave gap that no one would desiro to fill.
 The funeral of Frank Leslie took place on Wednesday, and. was attended by many of the most notable persons in the city. 4 kind and affable gentleman, a humane and generous employer, a talent ed and enterprising publisher, his death is loss to American journalism that it will be difficult to supply.
 The stock boom still continues. At the present writing, there seems to be DO signs of abatement February, which is rapidly approaching, may:possibly catch the shorts and when the day of settling comes, and the corner in the wheat breaks, as break It will then look out for squalls.
 New York to-day, is one of the dirtiest cities in the world, and ill view of the manner in which they use up the S1 ,000,- 900 appropriated to the cleaning ol streets, think we are about Ill the same condition as that unfortunate gentleman who went down to Jerico. >.
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