New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22
SYRACUSE.
AN INDEPENDENT PARTY-JOHN MCCUL-
LOUGII-" UNBALANCED BIDS The
DEMOCRATS.
lnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rarnuvs.l

| SYRACUSE, Dec. 2i.-Thc movement for an
independent party in Syracuse definite form
week meeting OF the citizens Interested was held
Wednesday evening and organization TO be known rs
the Municipal Club of Syracuse formed Loading
citizens encouraging the movement among whom are
Nath f. Graves, president thc Merchants National
Bank, and cS-MayOr d. BoDkstIyer. Tho Rlglt Row
Frederick u. Huntington, Bishop Of tho Diocese OF Cen
trail Ncw-YOrk expressed his sympathy with tho move
ncnt for reform and sent letter % the meeting
alluded 10, In which he said "Ths city IL threat
cncd with three Of the worst evils that can threaten
and degrade the life OF any community: restrained
sensual indulgence, moral cowarce and political cor
WptOn IL Is yet too lae to meet aud resist
nsdious assaults, provided the people them will
open their eyes Join their hands, rise above the paltr
consideration OF pccunry loss gain. and 90 it
as they would 90 about any business operation"
John Mccullough played Vrg,,irls in this place on
Wednesday night. Ho appears to be sill suffer
ing from bis recent Illness, and he was 50 feeble
that II found necessary ais him 10 and from his
drcssingrOom. laughable incident occurred in tho
fourth act oEthc TRAGEDY. Just Mccullough knct over
the dead body OF Apgus Ciiius 10 form picture tho
ragedan sneezci loud enough TO awaken the supposed
dead decemyr The audience, 1t Is needless state was
cOnvul5ed with laughter Next week Syracuse il to have
Days 1908" Lawrence Barrett Fanny Davenport and
Thomas W. Kcenc at the opera houses.
The West Shore general offices have been re-
moved from Utica to syracuse, ana Utica
Is very much exercised in mind in
consequence committee Of Ucans, headed by Ellis
II. Roberts, Of The CHca HGdld, and David Prcntlss
Bailey. of The UGca Ojrrer, called upon General Wins
low IN NewYor the other day. to protest against the
mOval The General informed them In effect that the
moyal of the Offices Influenced by business consdcra
lions purely Investigation In reference to W. X. MYERS
being offered the general superntendency OF
the West Shore road ELECTS the information
That that gentleman has never entertained the
proposition made to him by the West Shore officials.
Keble school for young ladies' Miss Mary l. Jackson
principal, and st. Johns school Manus the Rev Mr.
Craig head master for boys entered upon their vaca
lions Tor the holidays this week. institutions are
under the patronage OF Bishop Huntington Tho
schools number over two hundred scholars and are
exceedingly prosperous
| THE TRBUHE's exposure OF the unbalanced bid I"
system permitted by Hubert O. Thompson has excited
lively interest in Central New York Old canal contrao
tors say that the prices paid by Thompson for rock exca
walton nearly fifty times large a. the prices OBJ
tanned by canal contractors on unbalanced bids"
1t has been published that James j. Belden was advo-
eating the election OF Dewitt g. LtejOhn Of Oswego IA
| Speaker OF the Assembly. Mr.. Belden said to-day
| that, In his opinion this was not good
year for machine dictation or dictation Of
any sort In his opinion the selecting Speaker should
be left to the members OF tho A. enbly upon whom it
schemes viii he permitted to interfere In the Of
the officers OF the Assembly this year He further ex-
pressed the belief that legislation this year will be of
better class than heretofore, and that the proper for
Speaker will be the who Is impressed with this
belief.
William 4. Reach of this city, who has
been to Albany hooking for the position OF
Deputy Attorney General, has returned somewhat
cresfalen concerning his prospects sccess In fact IL
seems TO Dc settled that Isaac II. Maynard the Demo
cratic nominee for Secretary o. state, will get the place
Inc leaders OF the Democracy In this section doubt the
wisdom OF placing Mr. Maynard In tho Attorney GENERALS
ONCE They assert that he has been repudiated by the