New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-18

that they must act with care ana Judsmen'
or be left SO far behind on ELECTION day Vi"'
there will DO little use of pulling them
selves together again.
AL, who are interested in the prosperity OF
the country will be pleased to know OF 'ie
success which has attended the cultivation Oh
large sorghum plantation at MO oia""o,
NJ. A letter published in another column oi
this issue will oe found full OF Instructive
details of the experiment. Within the ias1
wear 900 acres of apparently poor land at
Rio Grande were planted, and the sugar AZ
ready made and in sight is 235,O0O pounds I;
1000 gallons of molasses were also on
hand on October II. The quality of the cane
Juice is said to be richer, and the sugar better
in its degree of purity than the average OF
Louisiana sugar-cane. The company expects
this year to clear $4,000, and is so well
pleased with the experiment that the acreage
planted will be doubled. The committee ap-
pointed by the National Academy of Sciences
last year to investigate sorghum experiments
have visited Rio Grande and are SAID 10 DC
greatly pleased with what they have seen. Ex-
Commissioner LIE Due will doubtless be curious
TO know what Commissioner LOring thinks OF
this exhibit.
Excepting Mr.. Edson's, there is no name on
the Democratic County ticket that adds 10 It's
strength. In its weakness lies an opportunity
for the Republicans. If they put good men IN
the field they should at least poll q heavy
vote. for many self-respecting Democrats VIII
refuse to support the candidates now pe1ore
them. Mr.. Davidson, named as Sheriff, mas
long been a clerk in the Sheriffs ONCE. Ills
claim of merit is that he is ward politician
q class of men it is always sale not TO put Ill
office. "Pat" keenan, is rumseller anu an
Alderman. That description ought to END DIS
chances of becoming County Clerk. Mr.. In
graham, named as Superior Court Judge, Is
lawyer of no particular practice or qualifica-
ton for holding so important place Tor
fourteen years. IL cannot be forgotten that
Mr. O'Gorman. who is the candidate for the
other place on the bench, as Corporation
Counsel worked in the interest OF the Tweed
ring and brought suits only nominally against
those thieves. The three COrOners, Levy, Mar
tin and Kennedy, are pretty bad lot. Inc
first two are poor specimens of poor kind
of Alderman. The last-namod is Bowery I'M
dertaker. To make him Coroner Is GOOD
illustration of the Democratic idea OF CIVIL
service promotion.
The decision of the Court of Appeals In the
Story suit against the elevated railroads will
cause surprise among lawyers. The Court
holds, substantially. that there is property
right in q street which cannot be taken away
from the owner without compensation. The
legal profession in this city has generally
believed that il was a principle of New York
law that landowners did not have such right
to the street, and that tie State could allow
the streets to be used as it chose. In the Caro-
suit, which is closely allied to the Story case,
we believe the counsel for the plaintiffs entirely
waived the property-right, but based their
claim for damages on the ground that the
railway company was guilty of trespass on
adjacent property, by throwing, physically,
gases and cinders upon it. Apparently they
placed little reliance on the prOpeIty-rlght
in the street. Thus it will be seen that this
decision of the Court of Appeals is matter of
great Importance not only to the elevated rail
road companies but to all our property owners.
If, az is held by some of the company's officers,
these corporations. can fall back on the city to
make good what they have to pay out in
damages there is not much in this finding of
our highest court that will cause the taxpayer
to rejoice.