New-York tribune., 1882-02-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY
on,, wp,NcIrNc IN TTIp PARK ROARD.

was exnlsined that the line scratched out referred
TO a communicates from Sunerln ending uaItuonu,
Jischer i'm which hr complained of bad treatment
from Superntenden Auturn Jones' II ;o,,6oa
.it wai, rna lnn'nJ ComnSsioncr Lane This
cemaod was made again and again b' MI ilhe'
but the chairman gave hlm dea, ral' anu lpPV H.,
ceede6 TO call up the next item o. business; bl'
MIR Lane would not be balhed ana ne
jumped from his seat ana g., S'af Tet Gg
~" naper He was TOO late. Commissioner
Olife who sits near at hand, had picked 1t mp wan
his iet hand pasSed il to his ri hi ana handed ="
CommSJoner MacLcar, with the HGith'T e., Ttoi a
japanese jug lie" slipped II INTO ms pocNet.7 nTd
the III cting Mr. Macl.ean asked NJ Lane Wh'h Nc
was going ont icsirldng aguu. ms Wa =
nlcasa',t olju4ion to Mr Lanes adventure On last
Friday. when the Park horse winch ne dfoN' iat ian
Mr. Lane still lmps and he was III no moon l'r
"IooG here" he said. you have that letter and
That paper as you have. Ii was addressed TO the
Board and is common property. .,u,,,.,,rico.
"Ih, secretary saws there was 40 such coiil'Ii'"'
But thrrc vas though replied Mr.. Lone. brist-
ling up. saw Nr. Ma Lean mt " INTO ulS PocNrt
myself. Tris il no way to do busl'eI'. II YOU
want to Put mp ajob at wa mc"liDe 'lal ~ 1 "I
other thing; ont this is a legislative boay @ ana
each mcm'er ShOul treat his colleagues WIN Itl
ness and RESPECT To take papers III that way an"
nut them in Cne'S pocket Is. tc. my mind diSh"no'
ablc-norc. it j. conteIup ihle.
Commissioner MacLean made no reply u" thlS
voey. He simply got red IN the tace ana twiS'o"
himself in his cnair.
lack o. harmony between Gardener Fischer ana
Superintendent Jones. The former was appointed
In 1850 AZ a salary of % day and with the lrce
use of the hOusc in tie Park AT Oue-hun IIen-anu-
secOnd-st.. famlliarl> known as the house - ,he
hill" Mc. FischcTs grievance Is, as he saws ,na ma,
Mr. Jones mas refused 10 sign 'eduSltIonS ioi coal
for his use in thus noU {. ana naS o,herwlse "ai-
croached his rights. He T.garded this course az
effort to drive HIM out of the T. rk, ana ne Wi"It
a letter l., he Board. enbodying his coiniJeint IL
was this that disappeared 80 quickly ihto O0ihni'
BioneT MacleanS pocket.
BROOKLlNS SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
Ca vim Patter on the newly clec'et SuPerintend-
,nt of the Public Schools o. Brooklyn YESTERDAY
was asked by a IMRt NJ reporter 1or an outhne oil
hs future policy as Superintendent.
1T is too soon for me I" map o1t my iuturc POI.
icy" replied Mr. Patterson " You know am only
appointed TO fill out On X0ircd term. The regu-
lar election of a Suporintendent will take place IL
July Whether ! snail then he elected or not is
matter which others are more competent % spear
"Of course your long experience rs an educator
must hav. gwen YOU "a very clearly defined idea as
10 the way in which tie school system oush'
to be shaped
aggressive ma II, ana shall certainly try 10 be aH
grsssIye N making the Brooklyn schools better than
they are ,.t..e..,,
"If Won mean that the BROOKLYN schools do no.
comparr favorahy with the schools Of other cities,
should say no, but if Ii mean iha. they are not
perfect f shJuld say yo>. ReE ember there
he made better The PRIMARY departments very
ems 70 do iGstice 10 so many children Some way
will have 10 ne devi Ell by winch tins mn 'er VIII DC
reformed. Then, again, Brooklyn need. some 'nsil-
tuition foI the trimming OF teachers th,hk 'ne
people are waking up to the necessity Of tins. AS
Superintendent 1t will he my cndeaVoj TO lurther
both of these OBJECTS rs Ear ~ IN me n'S' 49,
What do yOu think of the stan oi teachersf the
tbi%k i That IN ability and devotion to their
work thev are full equa. 30 those of any otneT
civ in this country Ny belief : that OuI school
system Is 10 be improved by wise and gradual
,..s., r,. uatt
form is very different from demo llon
Nr. Pa t,.son is a. TAI man, with full beard
aud fine presence His manners are courteous
and hIS speech l. decisive and hu5lHcSs-Ike. lie
will quality for the position OF superintendent III
a few days.
NOT PLEASED WITH PART OF TREATY.
.t the monthly meeting of the Board If Trade
md Transportation YESTERDAY the executive con-
mntee v Ich has ha0 uuder cons eiaiion the
treaty of the United States with the Sandwic'
Islands made report. 4 feature III the neay
when admits sugar f,om the sandwich Islands free
of duties. while all other countries pay an average
duty OF 2l2 cents pound was consldtr-d q, 1. pre-
helsible. IL asserted that the exports from tiie
United States TO the llawan'n Islands iom lhI/
to 1850 Amounted % $50 G.HlO, while thr imports
frum the islands for the same time amounted to
$I39GO.600. Tins was dne to The iay'rah'e opera
ton of the Iraty for Hawaiian products. partIcu,
1arly buga~. winch unJeT the treaty causes ded0
Toss 20 the revenue OF this c. nutry 0 HbI % upon
every ton OF sugar imported. The hawaiian
article could be shipped from San rincisc0 TO
Dorts from 't Cnbg and the West indce krothcr
DISADVANTAGE Of u trea-y was that sugar o"nl9 "e
Imputed from Cuba by way of the Hawaiian
1slsnis and he sold below tLat has to pay the
regular duties. The report continued;
lne prime mover in the enterprise Clans sprekcls the
eugar refueT, Cf Francisco has been knlghlet by
King Kal ikaua and is in Washington, osteneiby
with princes, bn really 10 prevent interference
with his rpmunertIve sugar monopoly wint y " scst
mated eve at this tiue is Selins him pront, ana
COuse0uentlv loss 40 he Government III dutlcs
OF over two millions per year, sides al 'cI1nlnatlug
against other producing Nations which are large
buyers Of our produces AS well a. LniaFoI"Dy Affecting
our own sugar pi,d ,cing interests.
The rcrOr, was generally discussed and rcSo!u-
3iors weie ah0pted declaring tha' the treat, had
proved to bc eta mental 10 HE pubic wei are, aud
that the Board a. proved the aUfOgatIon Of lt.
CHAhGED WITH CLUBBING MAN
Patrolman George \. Whitley f the Fourteenth
preCinct larle aud powerfully built man, wa, on
trial bef ne Police Commissioners French and A,asOn
Yesterday Oh the chaTg' of clubbing Henry Okceie.
n ticket specuiator at The Windsor h, ttrc, VINO Is
small mar The complainant sajItAdt he was talk
ing with "a respectable woman ~ BaNtt II. on the
evening of January j., when tn" polICcian came
al M and aTTeSl ed the woman. hen q ONCeIc re-
uOnstrated with the officer, he Was struck III the
face and beaten about the Eead ana hOoy, the Oti-