New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31

State Convention which refused recognition to Mr
John Kelly, made his boasts that it was largely bis
individual effort which "ousted Kelly" Kelly
heard of this at the time and made mental note OF
it. But he is Of mild and foreiving disposition
in convention. And he good-naturedly allowed Mr..
Keenan, to be nominated for County Clerk-in con-
venton. But it may turn ont that when Mr.. John
j. O'Brien opens his ballOt-bOxes on election night
to see how trading thrives he will find that as be-
tween two trading candidates for County Clerk,
Mr.. Kelly has chosen to throw some votes to an
honest candidate of the Citizens movement.
Stranger deals than this have been made in New
York politics, and nobody suspected anything about
them until too late.
: Private accounts from India represent the quon-
dam Princess Bavatsky and our old acquaintance
Colonel Olcott as the heads OF a large body of fol-
lowers who are not members of the Brahmin caste
by any MEANS but with money in their pockets
sufficient to enable their spiritual guides to repose
on beds of flowery The Princess and the
Colonel it Is stated. mediums and reproduce
the tricks of the Eddy brot hers nateralize spirits
and carry on besides good deal Of juggling bust
ness after the old fashion of Blitz and Hermann.
After all that we have been told of the mystery
and magic OF India 1t Is surprising that these stale
conu1lr % should attract the Hindoos but 1t IL
certain that they have done so When these
American prophets and heads of the Araya Somaj
move from place to place they are followed by
thousands Of disciples who wait patiently outside
their bungalow for hours satisfied II the pOrtly
shadow of either falls on them at last. The
Theosophist journal published by them in Bombay,
is recommended to HndOo readers rs beng the
organ of $1,000 Buddhsts in the United States
while on the other hand, we find notices of 1t in
Leading English journals the exponent of ad.
vanced Buddhism in India, expressed in singularly
modern words and habits OF thought" The
Colonel has, as he would himself say. "struck 1t
rich" at last. India is an unworked field. and
Buddhism will pay better than sorghum or pension
claims even spirit rappings. Great is Humbug
and lucky are its prophets.
Somebody published year or two ago theory
by which all disease WAS to be banished and death
become an event impossible except from old age.
An immense house was to be built big enough to
cover the site of city, divided into dwellings all
under one roof perfectly drained, the water all
Uttered, and the atmosphere kept dry, pure and
at one uuvarying temperature the year round.
The Sanitary Congress in London have just struck
a plan less expensive, but which promises quite as
much. 1t is simply to live in the upper stories Of
the house. The air as we ascend. they declare, be-
comes drer and less subject to change. Houses
hereafter must be built on open arches in order to
insure ventilation below md the climate, they
assert will be found i'll the sixth story of dwelling
to be as pure and curative that of the shore.
In the sixteenth. at this rate, ought never TO
die at all. None of the troublesome inmates OF
PandOra's box flow higher than seventy feet. If
this theory be cOrrec1 and we can add decade to
life with every Story, the houses of the Sanitary
Congressman will doubtless soon rival in height the
Tower of Babel. A practical discovery lately made
In Germany may serve to supplement this hyglenic
PLAN Bricks are now made there of the refuse bits
of cork which totally imperyious to dampness
or heat. flooring OF these bricks laid above an
iron furnace OF white heat Is reported as dewy
cool and fresh.' A man living in a tower of cork
bricks up in the pure ether above all MIA may
reason ably be expected to outlive the Wandering
Jew.
The completed registration in this city indicates
a total vote of about 100000. which will be the
largest ever cast at State election In Brooklyn,
where a city contest will bring ont full vote, the
total will reach about 90 co., or say 100 900 in Kings
County. While the Democratic majority in both
Kings and New-York on the State ticket threatens
to be almost unprecedented, there are reasons for
thinking that the Republican City and Judiciary
tickets in both cities may be successful. In both
counties Republicans who do not hesitate to de-
clare their purpose to ignore their State tiokep OF
to vote for that of the Democrats, are positive and
earnest in their support of the local candidates.
The explanation Of this is simple. The Republi-
cans have II poor State ticket while they have In
Brooklyn good local and Judiciary tickets. and in
New-York strong local ticket with OF two glar
ing exceptions whom they need not support. 1t
Is evident that many Republicans in both cities
mean to emphasize their disapproval Of the Sara
toga methods of nomination by voting for the op-
posing candidates. They oan still further assert
their purposes by voting without division for the
good local nominations which have been made