New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.
TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND THTNgsA
PERSONAL. FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL

thought az a child who received praise as modest chiN
would who took rest In child-ike ways aud who wrots
with the inspiration Of youth TO the end. There were
some points OF resemblance General Christensen SAID
between the gentle Dane aud the murdered General
Candy, and similar traits in Andersen and Lincoln
The inspiring influence OF the "mighty Dane" Thor
waldsen, had its effect upon Denmarks great writer
for the scuptor's genius pervades the whole land
Thorwaldsen, like Angelo. seemed born democrat
| CHANGES IN FRANKLIN sQUARE.-There have latterly
been some interesting, not to say radical chaDgesn
Franklin Square, which the figure Of Poor Richard over
the broad doors of Harper Brothers must have re-
qarded with stare Of amazement 1t was once fancy
OF writer of fiction that the egy OF the stai and
solemn old used to glance reproachfuly on the
s1uaor OF Cherryst and frown upon the avarce which
had turned the old Walton House-once headquarters
home Of Washingon-int0 tenement-house Now II 10
another OF which meets his asonished
he sees through network of elegraphic wires the ee
waited trains rush mOmentary past him and on the sans
level with his perch The journal OF Civilization"
has now for vtsavis The National Police Gazette and
the new conner has imators whose gaudiy displayed
sign board make the whole literary family OF Har.
per Brothers, Cousins, pale with envy In the sacred
old Walton Mansion ITSELF redeemed from the tenement
house lodger only TO be tnrned to the uses OF
commerce. "Polce Gazette tailor" and I" The Police
gazette shoemaker" have established themselves
PAYDAY AMONG THE scHooL-TEAcHERs.-A most IN.
terestng sight IL the payment each month OF l603
teachers in the public schools at the Lincoln National
Bank Money is deposited with certain banks TO pay the
salaries OF teachers employed in certain sections the
CITY, The checks the last pay day from S6j0te
S2l for one salary The largest sum representsths
very comfortable monthly salary Of Thomas NJ Hunter.
president Of the Normal College. The smallest salaes
ranging in many cases In the neighborhOod OF
$40 per month, those OF teachers in tue
primary schools. These female. teachers were
for the most part earnest. sensibe-looking young
women whose uearyaces lighted up when counting their
welearned cash There tho notable absence OF mas
primness dress and painful proprey OF speech which
distinguish the school mistress In the country DIS
trcts President James called attention TO the pres
ence Of the Jewish of countenance in many OF the
the children Of Israel have not been
slow 10 take advantage of the educational opportunities
of this land while exhibiting their proyerbal thrift
UNION SQUARE CHASGEs-The first announced inten-
ton of the Of the northeast corner Of Seven
feminist and Broadway to make merely alterations in
the building there, appears to have been changed or
to have The purpose is to build large
and lofty It is singular that the whole OF the
rather shabby row of buildings the east side OF the
block from Seventeenth to Eghteenth-st does not
simultaneously give place to something better
PRESIDENT JEwErrs POLICY The President of tia
Erie Railway, Hugh J. Jewett. whose friends
once confined almost to two States, have in
creased TO extend over two continents referring
a day or two since 10 his general policy IN man
aging interests Of this great corporation said
substance that he had determined at the outset thai
every fair debt owed by the Erie Company should 10
paid or secured and that every honest claim due thu
company should be collected He proposed to do BUSH
ness on an honest basis he had never learned how ia
do business In any way He found, he said thai
greatest enemies OF the Erie road were the stock
holders His aim to get at least half OF the stock
into permanent trustworthy hands The NEXT prob
lem was to make It productive property without
measurably increasing its liabilities. The road be knew
must reach the OF trade and by securing other
lines control the OF business In pursuance OF
this policy he had made the Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road which bad just declared dividend on its common
and preferred stock part OF the Erie system also tnd
Chicago and Atlantic and he had leased the Newfork
Pennsylvania and Ohio road, taking effect May l. The
report that the bonded debt of the Erie road had
creased under his presidency grew OF the fact that he
had caused placed the books or the company az
a part of its liabilities the twenty millions OF stock
which Mr.. ,fcIIenry had taken TO London More than
six millions OF thi. stock had been recovered and was
nov a part Of the cOmpany's property In response
10 the remark that his Democratic brethren might
grow wise enough to name him for the Presi'
dency still wider OF responsibility, Mr. Jew
ett's broad smile and keen remark implied that the
growth IN wisdom OF Democratic leaders or msleaden
was not perceptble TO the naked eye II is frequent
observation nevertheless heard in Democratic Repub
lean and non partisan quarters that II. Jewett com
bines ability and availability in higher degree than
any Democrat yet named for the Chief Masistracy
GAMBLING At CLUBs-There is Significance in the
iuxtaposition of the paragraphs in yesterdays TRIBUNE
announcing the sentences OF of professiona
gamblers and the establishment OF baccarat bank al
another Of the clubs Are clubs furnish the fac
ties which the gambling bells formerly supplied
THE FL ,rBUsH EXTENSION --The Brooklyn papers fight
shy OF approving noticing great length the rumoree
scheme extend Fatbushave, under the Railroad law
by condemnng strip OF land straight through the hear
OF the city, from Fuonst az Fabushave 10 the Bridge
| 1t IL generally understood among the knowing one'
in Brooklyn that this scheme is urged solely with the
| idea OF making the owners along Fulton-st. and
Washington ST. willing than they now are TO have
an elevated road through those thoroughfares And
looks now AS II Brooklyn would have such road IN
year or two.
ILLUSTRATORS OF CIVILIZATION. The simultaneous
murder trials In Kentucky and Chicago have been full
OF revolving The absurditics Of the jury sys
tem the maudn sympathy with the accused murderers,
| the disregard for the character OF the dead tho
defamation OF living witnesses the unseemly
and undiguined snarng OF opposing counsel the mani
festatons the audience OF approval or disapprova
and the evident false swearing OF many witnesses,
exhibitions illustrative of an extremely unfortunate
dtion of affairs to both trials and localities.
And they arenot calculated to Increase admiration for
either AcQulttal in such cases does not increase
1dence in the jury system.
A TREASURY Observation-Disclosures Secretary French,
who has been on visit TO New-YOrk recently.
has been the main-stsy and practical head
OF the Treasury Department during the past
year. He IL sound lawyer, officer OF large expert
ence and man OF clear mind and robust integrity Be-
OF his conceded honesty and abilities, there
hardly be named useful oficer TO the Govern
Iaent to-day than Judge French. But with all his
merits he has committed mistakes. TIE most serious
onewhich may have been the fault OF his chief subor
dnate-was his ailu employ eminent counsel IN tho
great sugar which resulted probably I'm loss 10
the Government OF nearly two millions Of dollars. The
next greatesrerror his persistent classification OF