New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04

Itremains to DO seen how the poor laboror will meet
| these charges. We sshouldnt Hsnder II be should
reply with an able sheer and an impressive jeer.
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1t is pleasant to hear that Mr. Charles Reade a
loyal friend and former correspondent Of this
Journal is again. after long interval of inactiOn,
| at work upon an important novel. His health,
which was seriously impaired, is entirely restored,
ana he is writing with all his old energy. The
story will appear seray in HarperS Weekly.
Why could not the Broadway stage lines run ON
nibuses TO the principal ferriesi The principal de-
feet in the existing facilities for getting about the
city is the lack Of crosstOwn conveyaDces from tho
Chambers, Cortandt and Liberty Street Ferries.
On the East Side most, if not ALL OF the ferries are
met by lines Of cars. But the thousands of passen-
gerS who are brought into town every morning by
the Erie, Pennsylvania and Jersey Central systems
must walk to Church-st., or even to Broadway. be-
fore they can get such conveyances as they went
either uptown or down. On a fierce and stormy
morning. such as Tuesday was, this means great
discomfort to many. The stages seem to be just the
vehicles to meet this want. They would not inter-
fero with traffic cars with tracks would do and
could get about easier. If they would carry passen-
gers up or down Broadway, as the case might be,
after reaching it, for n single fare, they would do
if they need official sanction for such an extension
of their business, the public would be glad to
second the effort.
7 he surplus of the State prisons for the year end
ing September 80 was $S,996-the best showing
the prisons have ever made, and nearly $4,000
better than that of last year. although the inmates
of Clinton Prison idle forty days, because the
Democratic Legislature forbade hat-maiiug. Prob
otI, tba ha ia will
make to this exhibit of Superintendent Bakers
efficiency will be to CRY Turn the rascals out p
Which suggests the reflection that if those rascals
were turned ont who have thus been compelled to
support themselves the Democratic party would
have an increased vote at the next election.
Co-education was considerably discussed on
Monday by the clergymen of the Reformed
Church In this city and by the alumni of Columbia
College. By coincidence both meetings seemed
to be against the innovation if it can be called
one. The Rev. DR.. Chambers ana the clcrgymen
who spoke with him seemed to be against the plan
on old-faShoned grounds. The Columbia gradu-
ates seem TO have been against 1t without any
grounds ut ALL save that of the younger alumni
explained that they were AL " opposed to the
admission Of women. This opposition, rs represent
cd at tho meeting might have gained IN dignity If
il had not manifested q certain levity IN dealing
with the subject. Tho action of so informal a meet
ing ought not probably. to be regarded as too sig
uGcant, but, even it was it was InconClusive. A
resolution commencing the action Of the trustees In
providing a course Of study which young women
can pursue outside the college coming to il only
for examinations and for certificates at the end
OF the four years course, was OyeTwhelm
ingly rejected. At the same time, resolution
recommending the admission of women on the
tlr p1 MI I
this means anything it would seem to mean that
most Of the ninety graduates present dsapprOyed
even Of the poor concession made TO women by the
trustees. On the other hand. the young women
themselves do not seem to prize very highly the
privilege OF studying at arm's-leugth from q college
Only four OF them applied for it at the entrance
amnatioHs and 1t is obvious that the pan Of
the trustees is not yet a success.
Great Is baseball. The Athletic Club of Phila- |
depala have returned that city In triumph having
W on tho championship and had reception such as
real heroes might wish Tor IN vain. The local news
papers say that nearly 5000 men belonging to base
ball clubs SOCIAL clubs and other organizations joined
In procession Of welcome with banners and trans
paronceA An immense crowd Of people, numbering |
many thousands, greeted them IN PhadclphiA after
they had been met as far away Harrisburg by the
president OF the select Council and a delegation
from hoth chambers. Tho conclusion OF this unique
was "A banquet All of which goes TO
show that in all departments of HE It pays not to
be caught out on tie fly.
1t is a curious fact that about 5000 persons
dropped city letters into the Philadelphia post Office
having one-cont stamps on them on the first day uu
le- thcnew law. They were evidently under tine i'm
preston that local postage had also been reduced
rHg eTEIBUNE was the first to point out some wceRS
ago that Owing to tho largo increase IN postal
revenue this reduction could probably be- made
sooner than was expected. But 1t cannot come i'm
mcdately unless the is to he made a consld-
srable tax upon tho people instead OF being as
nearly seif-supportug as possible The average
,itlzcn can console himself for the IncOngTuitY of
paving tho same amount to send letter uptown
hat he does to send it to san Francisco, by reflect
nc that when he mails letter 70 California for 2
,ents Inc is enjoying the cheapest, though not the
most perfect, mail service in the world. The re-
luctlon of local postage to cent would affect
arger proportion Of tho mills than many realize.
Not all the letters by any means IN lUtter-carrier
titles are delivered by the carriers, but the proper
ion between local letters and out-of-town letters
delivered by them Is interesting During tho fiscal
rear ending June 1882 tho total delivery of local
ettors by carriers was 9OOOO,OOO; OF out-of to Nn
otters 29s, 900 OOO-or only three times as many.
II New York CITY, ~ several OF the great cities,
he proportion Of local letters was even LARGER
y UCO. 900 as against 53,O0OOOO This shows a
act Of some slight nterest-that One-thlrd of the
hole number OF local letters delivered by carriers
throughout the country were mailed ana delivered
N Manhattan Island.
PERSONAL.