New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL-THE BRIDGE.
| RUFFrASs CoNvICTIoS.-There is general feeling
of satisfaction among those who know the
| OF James Irving that his conviction In the Gen.
eral Sessions bas been followed by of m-
| prisonment for two years He has been a desperate
| from his youth His early exploits resulted in
| the cracking Of several skulls, the breaking
| OF noses and the gouging Of eyes. His Political
career began by his leading repeaters at the
polls before the passage Of the Registration Law, and
ended by his resignation q member OF Assembly TO
evade expulsion for an assault or fellow wmember He
shortly after blinded in eye and injured in the
other by vtol thrown by mistress whom he proposed
deserving for her daughter He the associate
prizeghers and finally became the partner of one Of
these ruans Ia a Sixth-ave dive, which he conducted
down to the day of his conviction His sentence may
so far toward breaking this salooD similar
shnent closed that OF Geoghegan. In the meantime Ex
else Commissioner Morris might raise the point that the
conviction OF crime Of the holder OF liquor license in
valdates the license. and thus the closing Of
| one of the yilest resorts In the city.
| MRS LASerRY's SUPPLEMENTARY sEAsoS-n is
said in theatrical circles that the brief season OF
Mrs Lsngtry, supplementary to her tour under Mr.
Abbey's management. and undertaken under Frederick
A. Schwabs management, has been unsatisfactory. Her
second visit to Philadelphia disastrous aud all the
other cities In which she played small where
the receipts insufficient pay expenses of her
| company.
"GooD-BY, AMrY-sL"-some years ago, when the
Metropolitan Elevated road was about half constructed
| through Amity-st, General viee, Park Comms-
sioner, and other property-owners who opposed the
work. employed photographer, who made large num-
Der OF photographs Of the street. and these, with tho
printed tltle Good by, Amityst," circulated as
argument against the completion Of the road copy
OF this photograph recently discovered in the Office
OF real agent the vicinity, who asked
he NJ no hud NJ he had heen
Amity-st. "Oh! 1t was 'goodby to Amity'
enough" he answered. There is such street now;
1t IS called Thrdst" But how about the Of
| propertyf" "Oh! they said 'good-by, AmIty-sr,'
but they didn't go the street did, What has been tho
effect the price of property fronting the ravayi"
1t has advanced somewhat" the cautious reply.
How much ." "well, you the railroad company sent
outmen early TO find what owners would sell for thinking
to establlsh low rate which TO damages II the
| road ordered to pay damages, and under this
| apparent demand property advanced about so per
| cent or more" "And nobody said 'goodby' under
such circumstancesi" " None, thus far" "And nowt"
WELL they hang on as II they still expected the COM
pany along and pay four prices for what It haI
| ruined"
PoLIcEMAN's IMPARTIAL VIEw.-No. LOG OF the Mu'
nicpal Police is intelligent American who has
been stationed for years at the crossing Of Souths at
Fulton Ferry and his pleasant smile and cheer fu voice
familiar to thousands OF ladies who have been the
objects of his polite care. He was watching crowd
yesterday they passed the Bridge a few blocks
away and looking sad as if he thought his occupa
| ton, like Otheo's, gone "Oh travel is gone
from here" he said in answer TO Inquiries More per-
sons crossed Fulton Ferry Sunday than befors
on Sunday, but why They were New Workers who
walked the Bridge for curiosity and rode back De-
cause the crowd great Few teams take the
ferry The Bridge superior in every way, and tho
fare for the heavy only about onehalf the ferry
rates. I give you impartial opinion But that
stream up there speaks for itself You can see it."
DEMOCRATIC MARKsMANsHIP.-This conversation oc-
the street recently between two friends who
happen be radically opposed in politics. 81 see,
said the Republican" that OF your Democratic So
called leaders shooting or their mouths at
the tariff question:" "wel that's nothing OF conse-
quence any longer" the reply. SO General Ham
cock says, believe And they didn't hit 1t square,
either. Fact is they remind me OF the boy whom
stranger found In the woods shooting wildly at some
object in the What you shooting at, sonnyP
he asked. The boy, made surly by Ill success, replied
Il ant shooting nothing We'll, must say said
the stranger you are the best marksman ever saw
You hit every tme" This story may serve In the
campaign of year to illustrate the marksinanshpol OF
the Democratic party for the last twenty-;our years
How MEADE DEALT WITH IRISH FESIASS-Apropos or
General Meade may be OF public interest 10 KNOW now
that sterling soldier dealt with Irish agators IN 1866
Soon after the war Fenian radng parties were formed
to move upon Canada aud commit depreuations there.
schooner loaded with arms had reached Eastport and
n hundred or moro noisy Felans had gathered there
rr.n.ratorv 10 a raid Campobelo and into
New Rrunswick General Meade was sent by the Gov
ment 70 look after matters and prevent breach Of the
Neutrality laws on the Maine frontier. Arriving at
ra.tnort he was taken ILL., and being confined to his bed
s sent for the United States Consul at St. John to give
him .uoh information as the Consul might possess
earning the state affairs In the Province and the
Nav Rrunswick frontier To inquiries to the Gen.
arabs proposed line OF action Meade replied that he had
not read the Neutrality act OF 1918 aud did not know
much about International law, but when he
saw q man trying to burn his neighbor's house
or cut bis nsighbors throat he stopped HIM he could
Al this was the Neutrality boiled down. 1t proved 70
be good General Meade further said that on ar'
rival found the authorities and the Fenans discuss
ng whether the weasel loaded with arms could be seized
He concluded to terminate the discussion by s'mpv
ssxing her and holding her until the trouble was ove'
GENERAL TRAcY.-The appearance OF General be'l*
min f. Tracy o. grand marshal OF tho parade on
ration Day was not at all martial His recent illness o
him greatly reduced flesh, and 1t was quito evocs
to his friends that should have been st rest on n
cattle farm. He 10 great fancier OF bloodeo ss0o,
every kind and gives up the details OF hh large.
practice 10 his partners ono Of whom 10 his son. wns
he looks after his Jerseys and shorthornA