New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26


mrncioal ordinance can be enforced ms LOOKS
,.,' .rmv contract" but it is only email part
-. horo;c labors in store for the Bourbon re-
formers
M. vu,anons condition OF the sewers here has
led 70 its natural result-a great increase !" - %
S;s.ases the chief of which is typhoid fever ms
th,eatens 70 become epidemic as the deaths are H.
ore,sins every day and the physicians confess tha'
Err are unable TO cope with il when the atmos-
,,hsrs ia charged with the deadly sewer gas. rev
buildings are provided with traps in the sewer
mines Tho old careless system prevails aud tho
DANCER TO health IL increased by the number OF STA
t,orary wash stands IN sleeping apartments sany
thousands live here in hired lodgings and "runninS
water il regarded oy these people as lnoispehsaoe
ns sunny exposure and a bav window. Inc res"''
IL that sewer cas- Ills half the houses ana mas r'o
range from basement to attic The open-alr lie OF
the people ia the only thing that saves them 'ro al
epidemic of fevers nine months out OF the 'ea''
Tbs Ianptry boom" has reached us and may
AVIAN have extended to far Oonalaskas shore' quo
ambitious manager talks Of bringing the Enehsn
h.artv ont hers but the public will probably he
con,pelled 90 content itself with the execraoie
photographs which blossom in many shop WIZ
dows The "star" system, of which MIS- LanRtly
4, the latest flower has dono It's work, however in
damage. Three years ago two good stock companies
were vlaying in the two leading theatres. Now
there is not single stock company in the city, anu
,nelodrama and variety performances I'LL the boards
of all the play houses. The city boasts OF nVe
theatres-oue a dramatic morgue known as an opera
house All these will be open during the CnriSiiaS
holidays and their managers premise great 'uhs'
in the way of future attractions; put the cn"n0oo
are that the spring months will see the maIoiiS VI
them closed again. Second rate stars supporteu
by dramatic tramps, together with the cheap con-
cert gardens have killed the legitimate theatres
There can be no resurrection for them under the
present regime
Apropos OF amusements it may not he ont OK
1ace to chronicle the loss of two OF our most uo'eu
clergymen-the Rev. Dr. Platt, of Grace 'Eplscopau
Church and the Rev. john Hemphlil, OF the flrst
Congregational Church One goes to Rochester. the
other TO Philadelphia. Dr. Plat Isl Vrginan' oreo
60 the law. with much worldly wisdom and with an
original yav of look ina Oh life and morals that gives
freshness to the most familiar text lie preached
here to the wealthest congregation IN the ciF' ouI
Ia. salary WAS small and many OF his parlsnlOheiS
seemed To consider their duty done when they pau
thriI pew rent. Mr.. Hemphlll came here rom quo
lin gained favor by his dramatic method OF ehIorG.
inV religious truths. and married rlcn "IuoW',
was IN his church that the celebrated htres irIa VI
Mrs Cooper took place last ear. Neither OF thtss
cleryvuurn received over $1,000 a year wDicn
shows he rather slight valne placed upon TeeIouS
instruction by this community The Calloin'an
generally considers chuic gong one OF those outes
That can be Telesated TO women. HIS ShhuaF 's
that OF the COuInent-a day OF relaxation ana
open-af iaunts With no tlnge OF Cal'lnlStic TgOr
II prohabya survival ot the habits of early DAYS
In the mining camps. when Sunday mad nothing
orthodox in its observance
Among tie costly private residences IN this city
gs that OF $ NJ Wilson one of ON leading lawyers.
In il only two blocks from the chief business street.
but il : so far above the main portion OF the city
that il commands IA superb view OF tue haTb"r ana
fhe surrounding hills Like all the costly houses II
has an amplitude of ground about II which wouId
"a cite be envy of New Yorker like them too. II Is
built OF wood and as the result has shown, poorly
built also. On Thursday morning siuoulderIhg
fire was disco cred het the aths and the outer
walls u came from defective chimney which
had been neglected and soon spread all over one
side of the buildings The Fire department TUNED
ont in force hut had hard work to ubdue the flames
without running the house. The patrol sa, ed many
valuable articles but the rich carpets and the hnev
frcscoen ceilings were damaged beyond repair be
frescone of the rooms cost S2OO.O0O. and the 1ur-
piure tapestries and brio brac were estimated at
the same value. Mr. Wilson's library, one OF tile
largest on the coast. was saved BY the hremen.
The loss heavy but if II leads 10 better constrnc'
ton OF these wooden palaces, II Will nOt nave Oeeh
without good results.