New-York tribune., 1883-12-17
WHIT ST LOUIS T1LKS ABOUT
POLICE IyEFFIcIENCY-coLoRE scHooLs-HELlu-
1oUs. BUSINESS AND PERSONAL.

porIcr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sCHooLs-AELlG-
IoUs. BUSINESS AND PERSONAL.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 16.-While the Police
Board IA engaged a squabble over the retention IN o
OF the present Chief of Police, recently removed by ne
ring element body but renstated by the courts
the city is being by criminals OF the most
ous class Within the past five days five daring robDeres
Of tho nistos pont have occurred places OF business
have beep invaded and the occupants "hed up" ana
robbed I'm the style popular III Western Missouri ana III
one case a murder only prevented Dy the ou'o' .
taking a less deadly than that intended one Vi
the detectives summarized the situation when he saldt
"Wbenever there ia rumpus in the Police Department
the town fills up with thieves" and Mayor Ewing voiceu
tho nulo feeling when he said " II makes fellow feel
os tbouob ne were living in Arizona NewMexico IN
stead OF st. Louis"
Ctcoco,s capture of the Republican National Conven
on has increased the hope here that this city VIII DC te
scene of the great Democratic pow-wow The argument
used against this city by competitors for the prize WHICH
was most feared was that because the Democratic Con
venton was held here In 1876. some other large city
ought to have recognition. Now that Chicago, which hau
the Republican Convention In 1880 has II again. the eugo
OF the point is removed and renewed efforts are Des
made by interested citizens to have ST. Louis selected py
the Democratic National Committee The hoteI men, "no
claim that they can take Of 5000 guests during
Convention week, are offering to 2eome down" hand
somey in aid Of the enterprise.
The colored clergy Of St. Louis have combined IN an
orgauzed crusade against the management OF thc col
ored schools and their announced plan OF action Is 10
preach sermons against it until remedy which the
school Board has denied Is offered 1t Is aclnowl-
edged fact that the colorcd schools are far behind the
white schools in efficiency and do no' compare favor
ob, with the coorcd schools of Louisville, Nashville,
and other Southern cities The clergy charge that the
ineficlcncy OF the teachers almost all OF whom are
brought here from abroad, irresponsible for he con
ton OF affairs and that the necessity To import sucn
talent il the result OF the failure or te sumner oortu
high school TO educate teachers, no scholar having
graduated from that institution Tor scVei ears. II tho
coored preachers had confined themselves TO thls s
ment OF facts their grounds Ior reformation, nnTy
would have succeeded IN staIuhS Pplulii =
for reform hut they further and brought grave ana
sweeping charges Of personal against ~ rd tns
The matter was brought before the schoo, Board VINO
promptly tabled it, and the chances are mat the %2S &
Of scholastic reform win have to take fresh start any
beneficial result Is hoped for ~, ,, -, l.,
this city arrayed the Hebrew sects N sharp |Pp3s
lion by making the suggestion, 'ns an lndNuh, tlil
jew aud Gentle children pay ySetnet, a1u y
with one another they should feel the nush OF pleasure
proper 10 the holiday the same day aud suggests
mat the Jewish OF Chanuccah be made Identical
with Christmas day The memOers OF the OrthodoA jew
ish churches speak strongly against tle SuRt 'O "u'
Or sonncscbcn's congregation unanimously indOrse H.
The other rabbis decline to give any opinion ON the sub
ne from an individual and not rabbi II not open Tor Their
discussion but they promise to treat he question public
however Indicate that they are opposed 10 The proposed
innovation and viii object To II on the ground OF tc IN
practcabity the festivals occurring on the same
day the Jewish feast being movable and the Christian
feast fixed one. -
Immigrants from the East are arriving daily lu strong
force on The way Texas and other southwestern ana
wcsfrn points. Extra coaches for their accommodation
have to be attached 90 almost al the rght Trans lhr
general passenger agents say that thry never Ac" OF
the centre Of attraction.
President Paramorc ~ the Texas and 81 Louis Rail
road l. uban over the OF the financial ncgot-
lions which have resulted IN the rradJustn"ni OF the
couDanys bonded Indebtedness, the agreement being
signed by nearly all the bond and -torkhodcr-. The new
engines and being delivered AMI ihe tlaltn -
made that road do ell the business offered IT,
For mouths the 81 LOUIS bar. which a- the rcpu
TALON being the btligereu bOy ~ tue ii ~
the country, been Suruary irrc ruh InI-ohhi 'h
counters between s members The pt1cciul spell was
broken ON Thursday, however when q lawyer, Henry
BOetnlcr and defendant, Won fu. cuglEcu u LsAt
in one OF tho Circuit Courts. Tie court sent Won rum 10
ia Tor ten days and ptfduncd the lawyer WHO ma IT.
eeiycd a suncicucy OF punishmtut in tue cu'ountcr