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GOSSIP FROM NEWPORT
Senator Anthony Better-Mr. Goelet's Yacht
Tho CottaEes and their Tenants.

Senator Anthony Better-Mr. Goelet's Yacht
Tho Cottages and their Teaants.
New YORK, April 2s.-The absorbing topic
OF the week has been the very serious illness Of
Senator Henry B. Anthony than whom there
is no man more highly esteemed in this Com
monwealth. 1t is announced to-day that there
is a decided Improvement in his condition.
Tho congregation OF All Souls Church in
New York has been without pastor since DR..
Beliows's death. A call has lust been extend
cd to the Rev. Charles ". Wendte, tho pastor of
asa sRss hsrs the H a a
offered was much larger one than he receives.
Mr., T. 8. +; Arnold. formerly q Yonkers, sold
MS yiiIa to-day to MIR. J. d. Smith Of New York
The schooner yacht ,Norseman left the har-
h Dor this 3 morning Tor Eurone, her owner Mr.;
T%e keV. br: III formerly President of Har
Tard is Whiting his
%r. f Edsar T. XaesnScoss of New York has
ssa ws y"dih 0 nsss
tho presence Of large crowd. ..----'.
There have not been many cottages rented
ss Sssn %ssSn 81 re NsM 9ys
VII for Of Of 'Se civ S9taSe and
$4,000 Tor Senator Pondletons pretty " Cottage S
Lazy S Nave hired F Mrs. De- Sr Blo ass
Mr.. Thomas Mott OF Philadelphia will pay
$1,000 for the Rutherford villa on Harrison
avenue, which has u fine view Of the harbor
Last May tho Legislature appropriated 81. 500
Tor naval statue TO Commodore Perry OF Lake
Erie fame. provided q similar amount was
tho citizens voted to subscribe S5. 900 and tho
remaining s2.500 has been raised BY popular
subscription. 1t lie expected that the corner
stone will BIO laid on Sept. 10. the seventieth
ApmiversarY q Perry's great victory,
The deed has been recorded Of the sale by
q mt of h 10 nnllo
lot TO Mrs; Mary Bell wife OF Mr.. Christopher
u. Boil OF Now York. The price was 5000.
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Tho Legislature is entering upon It's last
days, when more bills will b. passed than
wcro carried through In March and April.
Honest Senators and Asscmblymen must be
on their guard. The courts OF the State have
often declared that the most carelessy
framed laws are enacted just at the close OF
the session.
This is not the worst feature OF the case.
Skilful manipulators keep back their schemes
till the arrival OF this opportune moment for
their contamination by log rolling and So
ductive appliances.
An examination OF the records for many
years shows that advantage Is often taken
OF the confusion OF the dying hours OF tho
Legislature to increase Its current expenses
by questionable Methods and when open
eyes and ears are necessary to know what is
going on.
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The Civil Service Reform Association
nimited) Is tearing its hair over the appoint
ment OF Mr.. DE d. r. KKIM as Chief Examiner
to the Civil Service Commission. 1t is very
sad. Here ID Mr.. DoRMAN b. EATON who has
filed the earth with his plants about the evils
which spring from appointing persons to office
on the strength OF their claims" or their
recommendations "-herc Is Mr.. DoRMAN b.
EATON urging the President to appoint Mr..
KEIM on account OF the recommendations. tho
influential political backing" secured by that
ornament and oracle OF Bucks county. Penn
sylvania. In fact. Mr.. EATON has executed as
complete q somersault as we can remember.
This is not to DO wondered at. A very little
office is enough to spoil very good sized re-
former. Mr. EATON Is said to be feeling little
nervous" but he will soon get over that. Mr..
KEIM is thought to be a very decent sort of
man. in small way. and WAS better Inspector
OF Consulates than tho Rev. DR.. ]. p. NEWMAN.
The man who will take KEIM's appointment the
hardest will be Mr. SIIAs W. BURT. II he had
been moro patriotic few months ago the
country might have breathed more freely and
the Civil Service Commission have avoided
KEIM.
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his album, and thus acquired unique col
lection Of humorous but most insulting COM
mepts on his personal behavior. and that
he IL now engaged In writing q full history
OF his career In the Senate, on the plan OF
BxNroNs "Thirty Years View" Although
there Is probably not word OF truth In
these and similar stories, thoy will DO told for
years at Washington about the Colorado
Senator who sat for thirty days.
This Is exceedingly unfair to Mr.. TABOR.
who as public man should DO judged by his
public record. The official journal Of tho
Senate tells tho whole story Of his remark
able career. Elected to serve for the ro-
mainder of Mr.. TELLRR's term. and immedi-
ately succeeding Mr.. CHILoorT. who tempo
rarily filled the seat by the Governors
appointment, the Hon. HORACE A. W. TABOR
reached Washington early In February Then
events and achievements followed In rapid
succession
February 3-Mr. rAsoR advanced TO the desk Of tho
President OF the Senate escorted by Mr. cnLcorr and
solemny to support and defend the Constitution
Of the United states to the best OF his knowledge and
ability and 10 discharge well and faithfully the duties OF
Q Senator.
Feb. 3.-Senator rAsoR was appointed to the Commit
Ciaims the Committee Pensions and the Select
COMMITTEES to Investigate the Best Means Of Preventing
tho Introduction aud Spread Of Epidemic Diseases
Peb Ex-senator TABOR the FIRST time In the Sen.
reported bill for tho roef Of the heirs OF kus
GUrpA A. MILLER.
Feb Ex-senator TABOR introduced bill for the estab-
lishment Of military post In western Colorado
Feb Ex-senator TAsoR reported bills granting pen
sons to DANIEL n. MORLEY and Miss AMANDA sroKrs.
March l.-scnator TABOR, by unanimous consent In.
troduced bill for the participation Of tho Government
In the Denver Mining Exposition
March 3-SenatOr TABOR presented tho credentials OF
his successor. the Hon. TnonAs N. Bowen.
1t Is not often that the entire Legislative
record Of q Senator Of the United States can
DO studied and mastered between two winks
Of the appreciative eye.
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Senator for Thirty Days.

There have been SO many unjust and flip
pant accounts Of Mr.. TABOR's brief career In
the United States Senate that 1t is we'll to
separate the true from the false, and to put
the thirty-day Senator's record In solid form
for the benefit Of the future historian.
The alleged performances Of the Hon.
HORACE ATTLEBoRoUGH WALKER TABOR Of
Colorado at Washington were regarded with
amazemont by his constituents and with
amusement by the country Mt large. No
man that ever sat in the Senate chamber,
not even DANIEL WEBSTER, has attracted
more attention or has been more discussed In
any single month than was Mr.. TABOR during
the thirty days from Feb. 8 OF the present year
to March 8. This Is not altogether due to the
intellectual qualities displayed by Mr.. TABOR
In the arena OF legislation. His broad grin
OF Joy when he found himself ut last actually
standing in front OF tho Presidents desk the
genial complacency with which he settled
into his chair on the outskirts Of the charmed
semicrcle the hearty assurance with which
he slapped the backs Of his brother Senators
and invited them to drink or dine ct his ex-
pense; the grotesque effect produced by his
Lcadvillc manners upon the more dignified
triple-plated self-satisfaction, impenetrable
to either hint, suggestion, or snub; his
Rocky Mountain determination to have the
best OF everything. regardless Of expense,
while running his rig at the capital; tho
astonishing circumstances attending his
nuptials-all these things made up picture
so novel and so absurd that the whole coun-
try contemplated 1t with delight. TABOR
believed that he had got among the gods, and
that for thirty days at least he was god
himself.
The effect OF Mr.. TABoR's real doings at
Washington was that no anecdote concern
ing him was too improbable, and no buresque
too extravagant to be accepted as true by the
general public. Many people will, perhaps.
continue to believe that he invited the entire
Republican side OF the Senate to be grooms.
men and ushers at his wedding ceremony
that he exhibited with great glee In the ante
room OF the Senate chamber his six wedding
shirts, costing $3.50 apiece, that he requested
! OF each Senator an appropriate sentiment fol
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0sfs Dsvssae vsalts sad Thsss Whs Use
Theu-TAs Safeguards they Give.

Theu-TAs Safeguards they Give.
"The fret record OF Q safe deposit In this
country" an officer OF ono OF our large safe de-
post companies said lis that Of q liquor
denler near the old Canal street market. who
took boxes Of valuables belonging to his GUS
tomors and cared for them for q small fec.
subsequently another liquor dealer In the
neighborhood started competition by doing
tho same service for tho sake OF tho LIQUOR GUS
tom. The same spirit Of competition has been
shown In the present system OF safe deposit
companies which was started by Francis II.
Jencks In 1860. Tho business has increased
rapidly. so that there are now ton companies In
New York alone. and othor cities have copied
the idea extensively.
IT would naturally DO supposed that the
majority Of those using tho safe deposit would
be old persons; but such is not the fact. 1t Is
common thing for young married couples to
hire compartments for their wedding presents.
There are also many boys and young mon
living in boarding houses who have no safo
place to keep their bank books at homo. and
visible decrease In the number Of loet bank
books since the establishment of safe deposits.
banks, because money ia, seldom KEEP! in safe
deposits. but chiefly bonds and valuable papers.
The idea in aet hSd liz origin II the
bonds who keep their properly on de-
post here and have agents to clip their
coupons for them. 1t occasionally happens
that compartment owners lose their Keys.
Sometimes they lock up their duplicate keys
and then lose the other key. In such cases
they have to pay for breaking open the snfe.
Thus far the safe deposit companies hayo been
defalcation. Tho main cause Of this is that
there would be necessity for considerable
number OF persons to be Implicated to make
anything OF tho kind successful. The Idea
that a number Of dlsreputable persons might
combine to hire safes and thus secure the
right to be inside among the vaults has been
considered and even such an apparently dam
gerous risk has been provided for by the sepa-
rate security Of each compartment. and by the
difficulty OF getting out ofthe safe rooms with
out proper Identification.
The safe deposit system has proved boon
to married women. who have thus an opportu
any private papers that they may wish to pre-
serve Icoud tell you OF pathetic scenes that
We sometimes observe where depositors bring
out old mementoos and keepsakes and view
them with emotion. OF SUCH however. We get
only q chance glimpse. as tho rule Is that only
tho depositor knows what is In the boxes An
other popularity about safe deposits Is that
they have been singulary free from litigation
No case OF any magnitude has arisen from the
disputed ownership OF q box or the loss Of its
contents. The rapid increase Of companies.
and the keen competition. rather tends TO de.
crease the safeguards. but 1t is evident that
want. 1t may safely be said that the evidence
Of ownership OF a. very large part OF the wealth
Of the country is locked up in the boxes Of these
ton companies"
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There is war In Mexico-a village in Mis-.

There is war In Mexico-a village In Mis-
southland the combatants arc tho two factions
In colored Baptist church. the weapons be-
ing the torch and tho pistol. Tho Rev. SILAs
SMITH. the pastor. has boon arrested In st.
Louis on a charge OF consplring with others.
and some Of the sisters OF the flock have been
locked up One has confessed that she burned
tho church at the request OF her pastor. who.
having boon ousted from the pulpit. was de-
termined to have no successor.
The torch was applied not only to the regu-
lar church but also to tho house where the RI
val faction worshipped SMITH tells story OF
persecution from his cell and claims that his
enemies. who were pvt out OF tho church for
stealing de church money" followed him.
and one night after he got homo. "fahed foah
shots frew do window" At another time he
was shot In the thigh. and he says 1t was while
he was suffering from this wound that tho
church was burned. Revenge seems sweet, even
IN the Ethiopian In Missouri.
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eupsrintenAent Paiae Describes the Work
Ne Did enalssisnsr.

superintendent Paiae Describes the Work
Ne Did Cenalssisnsr.
A reporter of THE Sun asked tho new
Bank Superintendent Mr.. Willis 8. Paine. yes
terday afternoon. about this paragraph from
the Albany Erenin0 Journal:
es xos r. 10: -Sn s r
the hands Of the appears 70 have been done
Ss' S
payms". from Mr. Pains ''''' ~ '@''''0 generous
This" said Mr.. Paine. lis we'll calculated to
Glve most erroneous impression The facts.
briefly. are these: George d. Sloan OF Oswego.
David c. Van Colt Of Brooklyn. and were ap-
pointed commissioners to compile and revise
the statutes affecting banks. banking. and trust
companies. In the latter part Of 1880 Mr..
sloan resigned, and William Dowd. the Presl-
went On with the work: Mr.; Dowd Is entitled
lawyer OF this city and made a rev ision. we
had to consult the Revised Statutes Of 1929
and AM aity.three years Of session laws. as well as
cause knew tho Leeisi atnre, would take our
BURN H eSlo boSs and seeeted Mr. iii B.
over the revision ' With Mr. Hepburn This Il they
l D9wd and made due acknowledgment o. the
burn, Ruggles. and Wells.
Mr. Ruggies received 81. 900 and disburse-
ments-toO small q sum for the services rom
dered. Mr.. Wells received about $780, and Mr..
Hepburn nothing. The relations between Mr..
Ru9gles and myself have always been OF the
NY; The services q Mr, Dowd and myself were
entirely gratuitous. andwe even paid a part Of
our personal expenses"
" How much did the revision cost the State ?"
Less than one hall the IS 900 the. Legislature
appropriated, and the balance Is now in the
Treasury
Il have been engaged for three years in pre-
pairing an annotated revision OF the banking
tutionS in this State"
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To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: In the
Aqueduct bill as passed to third reading changes are
made which seem to me Objectionable
clause 10 stricken out which was inserted In the
bill as amended In the nrst instance requiring the fees
OF the Commissioners Of Appraisal and their expenses to
be taxed before Judge OF the Supreme Court and pro
hibng allowances TO counsel. in the proceedings to
condemn land Of e2o0 As the bill now stands no
limit Is placed upon the expense OF the proceedings to
condemn land The thirty seventh section which 10 ~
follows, 10 also stricken out:
SECTION 81 No person shall be appointed by the amid
Commissioners by the Of Public Works
inspector or Who shall be csrted
peent and nj for tho duties Of the position for which he
an applicant and experienced In the subject matter Of
the employment.
Every who remembers wha, abuses have been
psrpetrated ~ to such expenses. allowances and In
spectorshp will see the Importance OF restoring the
clauses In question. Pray call public attention to them
EEw YoRk. April -, 1883. EytssII p Wu.xlka
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: There are
other things besides butchers that need reforming The
rubber shoe Of the period mockery and fraud II
IL In the hope that OF experience that
general in the community may bring about something
like stonement from the rubber that mpclled
to tell what know about rubbers
have bought them In different parts OF the city and
always asked for the best goods test In each
every the result has been dismal failure
anything that will wear longer than . week. The
Generalization begins, as rule, the third day OF
wearing when holes appear in the heel Of the called
rubber II s completed about the seventh day by
the appearance of other holes In the sole making the
shoe utterly worthless. The rubbers have different
patented styles and different but the inferioy
Of sheer curiosity. cut gum shoe to pieces
to just what IL made Of II re.
minded me Of the standard boarding house chick ken
soup The tradition about that you know, is that IL
shadow for three hours m falls the water IN the
pot and then serving hot The present generation Of
rubber shoes like unto IT, The specimen examined
consisted Of pAsteboard, layer OF muslin. and skim Of
rubber so that II looked as II 1t shadow of
real rubber A. matter OF fact think II could not have
What makes II more detachable is the fact that the
rubber manufacturers continue uneterred by any law
OF the land to adnlterAte the raw rubber with the
mains q shoes that have been flung awny disgust
anu win All sorts OF other foreign substances which
make the swinde only the more monstrous Are We
had as children Are We ever again to have u rubber
shoe on the market that Will keel wet and wear
NAV YORk, April "a. MRs DIooEsky
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Attention has been called by TIE Bun TO
figures prepared By N. ArmanRaud respecting
the cost Of supporting tho families OF working
men In France. The item OF house rent 10 put
down in n. Armangauds computations at
fifteen per cent. OF tho workingman's annual
expenditure. In this city the workingman
often pays more than thirty per cent. Of bis
earnings for shelter. The average is less than
that. but II is made less BY the families who
live In tenement and other quarters which are
not 1t to DO occupied By human beings. In
making an estimate. however. Of tho compare
tive cost OF shelter to the wOrkingmen Of New
York 1t is fair to include with the actual rent
paid tho expenditures necessitatod BY the fact
that their house accommodations are. almost
without exception. inadequate. Because these
accommodations include no place for storing
fuel. the workngmen must buy their coal by
tho ono hundred pounds. tho basket. or tho
bucket. paying from % to $l2 ton when the
price by the ton is IS. and must buy their
ktndling wood by tho bundle. paying perhaps
Ave times as much as 1t would cost by tho load.
Because there Is no room or closet In which
they can store provisions. they must buy
potatoes at this season by tho peck or
quart. and. bought In that way. a barrel OF
potatoes costs from 81 to $2.50 moro than II
bought by the barrel. II tho workingmen could
N0op oaiiv VI houi =" 'n.i. "p"' , , ',',
wou'u get who'eso'he preao 'or eoou oc", loss
.hah they pay ior inc uhwnoioSome oakers
oreau. which Is an articie o! aio' OH wnicn 'hey
so largely depend. A sido OF bacon weighed out
to them at onoe would cost about two thirds as
much as II now costs siiced up ior them uay ny
day at the small meat shops. There arc many
other articles Of food on which saving almost
as great could be made II the apartments OF
workingmens families included aiittie storage
room. IL Is SAFE 10 say that II q iaporer paws
ohe-'onrth OF MS earnings ior mousse "coommo-
dations. In nine cases out OF ten MS e.pehdi-
lures arc Increased oy one-elghth Oh MS earn
ings In consequence OF those accommodations
pein4 ihsuihcieht. Inat ohe-eiehth H. IN inc
majority OF cases: tne diherehce oetween Keep
ing iittie ahead OF MS actual wants anu rum
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More Charter Amendments-Ex.M Mayor
COOper's Municipal Reform Bill.

Mr.. EDWARD COOPER is understood to be
the author Of the latest plan for municipal
reform which has been proposed to the pres
ent Legislature II Is set forth In bill just
introduced into the State Senate by Mr..
MAcKIN
The first section deprives the Board OF Al
dermen Of their power Of confirmation, OK
ccpt In the case Of tho Excise Commissioners.
This Is the worst possible exception that
could have been made. Recent experience
proves that the influence of the Aldermen
degradcs the character Of the Board of
Excise. The Mayor finds 1t impossible to get
good men confirmed, and makes that fact an
apology for nominating bad men.
The second section makes the Office OF
Comptroller elective. There Is something to
be said In favor OF such change, but 1t Is
not In harmony with tho idea OF imposing
direct responsibility upon the Mayor for tho
general administration OF the city Govern
ment.
The third section is designed to give the
Mayor who shall succeed Mr. EDISON the
power at once to appoint new Counsel to
the Corporation and new Commissioner OF
Public Works. There Is no objection TO this
provision. for the present incumbents will
go out OF Office before the next Mayor goes in.
Mr.. COOPER also proposes to shorten the
term OF the Corporation Counsel to two
years, instead OF four. We suppose the pur-
pose Of this change is to enable each Mayor
to select his own official legal adviser. But
on the Same principle should not the terms
OF tho other heads Of departments BIO like
wise reduced?
Tho last amendment Of Importance relates
to the Mayors power TO make removals. We
do not like tho provisions on this subject.
Why, for example, should tho Mayor he al
lowed summarily to remove that member Of
Board who has tho longest time to serve,
and yet be deprived OF like authority in the
case Of other members And why should
not the absolute power Of removal extend to
the President Of department II it includes
the other Commissioners
Among tho multitude Of charter amend
ments now at Albany there Is not q single
bill which deserves hearty approval.
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DO NOT RELIEVE IN GATES.
The Ex periencs OF East River Ferry Men In
Handling Crowds Of Passengers.

AouOho8 SroWob % EosScn1cFvs
"why does not the Union Ferry Company
put upon Its boats gates like those on the North
River ferryboats 2" was asked OF superln-
tendent Hiram T. Smith Of the Union Ferry
Company. The life Of the Rev. solomon Rel
man. who was crushed to death on Thursday
evening at Catharine Ferry. might have been
saved by q gate"
There are many reasons" Mr.. Smith re-
piled. The matter has been considered sew
eral times by our Board. In tho first place.
there seems to DO NO public demand for the
gates. which would only delay travel. which is
sufficiently embarrassed already. The delay
In handling gates in the busy hours would
be considerable. As soon as q boat Is
out Of . slip in those busy hours we
have another in Its place. but even then
we are embarrassed to transport the
immense crowds: The North River boats are
question with them. Larger boats than those
We have gould not well be banded IN the strong
Heavy s 7 tide LEI to turn those We have. Then one
great crowds We carry. They dom. want them S
have never before killed man In this way that
Irec2llect. sevs1a! have had their legs crushed.
to keep people out while our boats we're start;
T The 0d IA
habit OF standing In front OF the chain and
near tho edge Of tho boat. The deck hands
had noticed Il. He was like n good many pas
sengers who have peculiarly of wanting to
sit In particular seats or stand In particular
places on the deck. Our'company Is willing to
do anything which is feasible. and the cost Of
gates is trifing. but we don't think the public
wants them"
Arc not your boats overcrowded during
these busy, hours?,, The boats appear to DO
packed to the edge"
nears the opposite dock you Will find the after
deck a most empty. Our gatemen have orders
whether they are ready to depart or not. In
teams in order to leave one of the horse gang
=, Superintendent L. d. Chappell Of tho New
lines between Roosevelt. Grand and Houston
street. Brooklyn. said:
=, 1t would be quite loss Of time..two or
three minutes at least on each boat IN the busy
more people are hurt by the gates lilngers
crushed and that sort Of thing than without
them. There Is not one person hurt In twenty
4 people used one.twentieth part Of the eau.
ton they use in crossing broadway In busy
hour. Nobody has boon drowned In a long
time In trying TO Jump on boat. and nobody
Of any. sense will do that. anyway. II people
use u little sense nobody will DO hurt. Gates
are impracticable on the East River boats"