New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-24
MAYOR EDSON'S DILEMMA.
GOSSIP ABOUT CITY APPOINTMENTS.
urr prpupIIcANs By RETAINED-PoLcE JUSTICE
c.pn%FR's CHANCES.

OF ONE tSd asSertcd that the Mayor will nominate
none but Democrats during his term OF Once Elae
there is in fact an mH bs Democracy that
when a Tammany Hall mans term OF once expires
an adherent of Tammany shall be chosen 10 s9cce.H
him and that the same plan shall ne 1oiI9Wcu M.d
The County Democracy, and that the Offices hlled
by Republicans. as fast as they become vacant
shall he divided between the two omeS hsrSain
probably is near the trnth, but the trends OF me
Nayor DENY the latter and point to the tact mat
he Nominated "a G tSe eab Board Recently how
ever he declined to renoInlnate bahks"n /.
Morgan Republican, ana hr hll9u GnT S n,a'
Tammany Democrat, while Daniel Ohel y, d
County Democracy adherent succeeded ueIsnon
n. Herman member of the same political 9rgaiI,-
cation. There are eleven Police Justices, SCION u.
Smith Jacob NJ. Patterson. and Hugh Garlner'
Republicans; ?. g. Duffy and John ); German German
Henry Murray. Andrew j. White, J. Henry Ford,
James l.. Kibreth and Daniel O'Rielly, County
Democracy If Justice Gardner is ,eplacGc;d Oy d,
Democrat that will leave only two Republicans IN
the Board of Police Justices where two years ago
they were in the majority. Iapnany tiaId ha Tb
candidate in the person OF Charles VEN, thc nlare
County Democracy make no claims 10r inc PIacJ.
There are three Republican candidates, iingh
Gardner, Ex-POlce Justice Bankson Il; ~ Mo'E Tai
aud Police Captain Henry steers Oh 'n 'os .tronlv
pressed for retention III office by Arson u: McCooK'
Senator-clect Gibbs and Aldcman-elect Pearson
but the Democratic influence vas too stronG;
The same influence for NJ Morgan cannot
he oh aimed against Justice Gardner, the gentle
men mentioned being friendly to the latter. zap
TAIN Steers was transferred from the police prcchct
where the MaVOr lives. near High Brldgc' 10 tho
City Hall by the influence of the Mayor. me
Mayor thinks highly OF HIM, Dut not suincleh'9'"
is believed, TO nominate hun. -. A..
Those who are III position to know 6eieVcT thal
the Mayor will rcnominate Justice Gardner. Ih9y
saw that the Mayor thinks the Police JUSTICES hNld
somewhat the same relation to the public as the
Police Commissioners. and all shades Oh p0lllnnai
opinion Sh0uld be represented by thel. me ne ne
huvp ut
members of the Board. The fact that the Republic
cans control both houses of the Legislature anu
that hostile legislation may be iooAea LOT u n;tS
is also put forward as reason tor te May III
templatcd action. 1t is known that SenatOi GI"o f
and others are contemplating the lntIOhuclIoii vi
bills which will effect certain city olhceIs holao2
the Controller and Police justices ana THIS may
account for the Mayors change Oh heart'
GIFTS OF TURKEYS BY SPECIAL TRAIN.
The thermometer registered zero yesterday
morning in the depot of the Long lSlahd halIodu
when engine No. 81 stood attached to oaeeage
car and two coaches. Ii was fcstOoned with ropes
of evergreen and decorated with wrcathS OF ho4lH'
a thirty-nino Pound turkey was seated IN Z con 9
of the bag gage car frrn end to end was stretched
the motto. a Merry Christmas" Inside the car,
on long table and in huge hampers were iiZuo
turkeys frozen to the proper degree ~ rgHilty.
There had been presented already TO the various
employees of the railroad, with the
compliments of Austin Corbn. 100 turkeys, and on
a special train devovcd the duty of delivering a
fnTkev TO each employee on the line of the road.
At 6.l5 the train moved ont in charge OF Con-
ductor Sherman Warner having on board y. T.
BARTON. George w. Oactt W. +. Burroughs, f. =.
Topping, II. NJ Smith W. Lake. James Cummings, /
7. Morris, &. T. Thompson, officers III tile ROAD
and several representatives OF the press;
The FIRST stop was made N l}ushwlck Junction on
the Montauk Division, where the first consignment
of turkeys was uulOaded and delivered to the eX-
pectant cOmsignecs. Each turkey bore ticket
with the name of the employee to whom II was 10 ne
delivered together with a circular letter express,
ind VishpS of
the compliments of the season. At fatcho4ue
an extra engine, added, and between that
Point and Sag HaTbOr frequent snow drifts were
met. At every station the train stopped Just long
enough to deliver the consignment, and Sag llarbor
was reached at one o'clock. The cold was intense
the engines at sag HarhOr being covered with ice.
While on the return trip TO Manor. dinner was en-
loved by the guests of Mr.. Corh1n on the tIsln'
From Manor the train ran to GToenpOrt on the main
division and returning reached Long Island at
2:4O p III having delivered all the turkeys exert
those intended for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which
Will be distributed to-day.
FOUR MEN HURT AT WASHINGTON MARKET.
The new Washington Market building was on Sat
urday afternoon the scene OF an accident In when
fOur men were seriously injured and incapactatcd
for work for some time to come The northern part
of the building which fronts on NeScy-st. ~ beng
rapidly finished Inside and four OF the men engaged
in the work-thrce carpenters and one painter
were at work upon the scaiOld putting up the pine
ceiling The scanold was insecurity made. At
four o'clock it gave way. and the men fell ~ feet
upon solid concrete pavement. AmbulanccS were
summoned and the men were taken to the Cham
berS-st. Hospital. where II was discovered that not
one had escaped fractured bones. The list of III
iured Is as follows
BrOderick. John. y-six, who lives ri No. 26
CTystie had his ribs broken and his ankle dslOcated
CoOney john age eighteen, who lives at No 5S7 Third
ave. had the homes OF the upper part Of the foot near
the ankle, broken.
Flynn John W. age forty who lives at No CD Division
ST. suffered fracture Of the wrist and disocatlon OF
the ankle.
Roberts john age fifty tour wholives at No $50 Lex
ngtOn-avc had his ribs aud thighbme fractured and
suffered also commnuted fracture OF the Os cacls
tragaus.
John Cooney and John w. Flynn were able to 60
TO their homes yesterday. John Roberts was taken
10 the NewYork Hospital for treatment, and John
Frederick was taken to Bellevue Hospital. None Of
the men will be permanently disabled
DIRECTING TO A MARINE HOSPITAL.
A public meeting of tho citizens and officials Of
the village of Edgcwater, Staten Island, was held