New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-11

Let us be thankful that we are not as our neigh
bors Hero we live In mortal terror Of tho clubs Of
the finest" but the average citizen Of Troy daily
runs the gauntlet of the clubs of two finests!"
lie has the privilege OF being dubbed by one, and
changing TO the other, and hen trying the locusts
Of both at the Same time unless as usually happens.
the two forces fall to beating each other. What
delightful version of the Kilkenny cats If our police
men would only use up their clubs upon one
another instead Of upon the heads Of unOhending
citizens
Everyone grumbles loudly and without stint at
the inconvenience OF tho elevated roads. But
aside from the question of mere personal incon-
yenlence there are certain sanitary considerations
worth taking into account, in the influence Oftrayel
upon these roads the health of their millions of
passengers. The cars are invariably poorly ven
tilated or rather ventilated and the breathing
of foul air for from twenty minutes to three-Guar-
tiers of an hour Is serious matter. Then
passengers who change at Fortysec-
Ond-st., Chatham-Square and FultOn-st. leave
warm cars for bleak platforms utterly I'M
protected The stations at Chatham Square and
City Hall are especially dangerous in this respect
On the West Side there is very little pretensc Of a
fording passengers places of shelter There are
tiny cubby holes designated as " Waiting Rooms"
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capacity. Again, In the evening the cars poorly
lighted. Nine men ont of ten coming up In the
commission hours read newspapers. The result IL
strain upon the eyesight which may be profit
able to oculists. but has lessened the
usefulness of many a pair of eyes OF the
dangers of sitting when one is lucky enough TO get
4 seat In draughty cars, of being wedged In herd
of people reeking with the fumes of whiskey and
tobacco and of the pers of being showed under the
wheels by brakemen or pushed under by the crowds
which nightly surge to the edge Of the platforms
with no barrier to restrain them, there need to
speak. These are evils which can easily be rene
died, and it is high time that the managers of the
roads set about the task gave place to ADLER men,
Is there a latent sarcasm in the move for the
establishment OF o new Morgue so soon after cleo
ton
The French Government seems to have made a
high-handed attempt to compel the Malagasy En-
voys to surrender the sovereignty of the north
western portion of their island. They were sent to
Paris by their Queen to seek redress for grievances
When they arrived at the capital they were buntly
informed that convention could be signed un-
less they were willing to recognize the right of
France to o protectorate. After the negotiations
had been conducted for a fortnight the ENJOYS
were told on Saturday morning that they would be
allowed eight hours in which to sign the French
convention. Before the appointed hour they pre-
scnted reply affirming that it was absolutely out
of the question for them to sanction the protec-
torate A number Of officials then made very
gross attempt to intimidato the ENJOYS, declaring
that the utimatum must be accepted uncon-
dtionally. or French cannon would teach them
what it was to trao with the dignity of the Re-
public. Threats having effect, the officials
dered the flag of the Embassy to be cut down, and
this was done in the face of expOstulations and
protests The Enjoys considering themselves in
suited set out Immediately for London, where the
pretensions and arbitrary proceedings of the Fresch
Government are regarded with feelings of amaze
ment and Indignation The Tunsian order of d.
o!onacy sots at defiance all the conventional ideas
of international morality and the amenities of ciyl-
lied society.
A singular feature of the COrwin's bombardment
of the Alaskan villages Is the fact that she not
commanded by an officer connected with the reye-
nue. service. Lieutenant Healy on arriving at
Sitka seems to have offered the of tho vessel to
CAPTAIN Merriam, Of tbs steamship Adams. and 1t
was that officer who conducted the naval operations
against the Indians. As the revenue cutter was
sent to Alaska to enforce the authority OF the
United States Government, it seems almost mex
ulcable that she should have been commanded by
an irresponsible officer, who cannot be called to
count for his barbarous cruelty in firing upon and
burning the villages.
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