New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS
POLITICAL, PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL.

A NOTABLE WEDDING TO-DAY.-A mar
rage OF much interest from the prominence Of
the uniting parties is that OF Colonel Condir
Smith, the railway builder to Miss 6wear
ingep, O sister OF Mrs. Justice Field. The weddine
is TO take place to-day at the residence OF Justice Field
in Washington City Colonel Condt Smith distinguished
himself on the staff General sherman during the war
and has since projected built and put IN operation
half-dozen important railways. The brideto-be is q
lady passed many years In the best socetyo Of
the capitals OF Europe
srAR-ROUTE ELOQUENCE.- Tho second Star Routa
trial has now lasted five months, and PROM
lses-or threatens r4therto exceed In tedious length
the BeecherTton case OF 1873, which continued just
sl1 months TO a day. The counsel Tor defendants who
suggested the submission OF the case without argument
are now likely to argue for six weeks One OF them,
.poer,nolv abiding 10 Mr.. Blisss siXdays speech.
nromised that no one of the defending counsel would
occupy " more than q week" The first ono who spoke
however did that very thing They might well take
warning by the example OF william A. Beach, counsel
for Mr. Tion in the long case alluded to- He made the
remark on the close OF the four days speech OF Mr..
Eyarts for Beccher, that what no had to say would
not occupy that extraordinary length OF time But,
nevertheless, he talked just eleven days
or INTEREST 10 THE COACHING CLUB-lt is intlmated
that the next parade OF the Coaching Cluo VIII be taken
advantage of by one two business houses TO follow
the line OF coaches with advertising vans gotten upin
Imitation of aches supplied with guards who
to make scOrdan noises TO attract attention. ana hed
with persons various DISCUSSES whose business VIII
be To distribute circulars Ii will be an outrage to az
tempt this and a shame II the city authorities permtls
baresque OF the coaching parade calculated TO dis
courage what is not only interesting exhibition quo
an outof-door exercise healthfu innocent and pleasing
nike 10 participants and spectators, who are thereby
induced the open There ought 10 De proper
and legal means OF preventing such burlesque mo
club might take out police permit for the parade, aud
under It Insist on protection by the force Why cannot
the Advertising be suppressed as nusancest such
most Of them certainly and they are often opsuc
tious also TO street traffic and pedesrianlsn a. we'll
There is too much license in this city for this class o. Al
ycrtsng nulsances.
RAPID transit N BROoKLYS-It il asserted that ths
new Iapid transit scheme in Brooklyn, which contem'
plates the widening Of Westinghouse ON the east SIDE
and of Myrtle and Fulton aVes Is reaIly the
same project which concealed under the proposed
tltbush Avenue Extension BILL Tho same capitalists
represented by Mr. Austin COrbn are said to be inter
estea in It, The presence and activity OF Mr. Knsea, Of
lie Eagle at the meetings of prominent citizens to eo1
slider this scheme, appears to be the basis OF this report
Mr. Corbin was the capitalist who recently furnished
Mr. Kinseila with the funds necessary to purchase
controlling interest ia The Eagle.
ADoG's MOURSLRs.-5ays a correspondent apropos OF
the Broadway Note Book " story IN last sundays
TRIBUNE of the lady who into mourning over her
poodle dog: south Brooklyn has pathetic story OK
this which pea.ing,y Illustrative OF affection Tor
and gratitude brute For some years past Two lanes
have been seen passing daily through Nnthst to Pros
pect Park with al evidently aged but s noOeooAins
Newfoundland dog. He usually walked slowly and pam
fully be tween them. They often stopped for the animal
TO rest only moving when he eyncef his desire TO pro-
coed They were permitted 10 battle him In the PARK
lakes few months ago he died; costly conll was
made for him. and he was buried In the family LOT Ia
Greenwood Cemetery. Inquiry revealed that several
vears ago. the ladies' mother and daughter
wrecked on the Jersey coast While being transferred
with the dog from the ship TO the beach the boat wa'
capszed The dog rescued the daughter and, returning
through the surf aided the Life Saving crew III bringing
the halldr0wned mother ashore. Ever atterWard the
animal was treated with the utmost affection, aud was
| sincerely rnourned when he died Of Old age"
THE BRIDGE AND TIE QUEES.-Only observation and
conversation could convince OF the intense feeling
which has excited IN Brooklyn by the discovery OF
the fact that East River Bridge is to he opened on
Queen Vctorias birthday. IL happens that Mr. William
C. kingsley the president OF the Bridge trustees was
once subject OF Britain and this fact was loosely
mentioned by OF Brookyn's Aldermen in referring
10 the opening ceremonies, which did not include tho
Aldermen official participants. since then serious
resolutions denunclatory OF the trustees FOR selecting
such day been introduced in the Boards of both
have since asserted that the selection Was insulting and
degrading TO the American Nation! Some OF the moro
excitabe OF the officers OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public which on Decoration Day parades IN unusual
force in the City OF Cemeteries well Churches, hayo
protested aganst the selection of the Queens birthday
| instead If the National holiday or Decoration Day as
| unpatroiic Indignation meetings have been held IN
Brooklyn over tho absurd matter AT one OF which was
resolved that the Bridge in thus determininS
TO cultivate monarchc IDEAS" were acting as hostile
10 Democratic and Republican principles ana that tho
meeting theI efore sound the warning note that II ID
time to strange the influence OF these renegade Amer
| cnus!" Among the foolish hearers such absurd senu
neuts a. these I'll on that wasged approval the
| Temple Of American Liberty Is assailed!' "Itls
shame that led Americans should trucke 10 Great
Britain Ia the way they have done" Ono speaker had
been told that the the day could not be changed
WAS that cyrus W Fields souiulaw had u leave for
Europe." Another aker protested against " the
honor intended b. bestowed Queen Nlc the repre-
sentative OF the highway robber OF the rapne
! pluuder and wretchedness!" sun another, equally
mi ed I'm meaning insisted that the basic principle OF
our Government is 4 protest against the whole policy
of England" And yet another hoped tnat " when the
Bridge il opened there will be 100000 abOrng men
there and that 1905 900 misses will 80 up ana make cold
sweat roll down the backs OF those gent emen who have
been playing the swallow tailed suckersl" After this
statement 1t will probably be thought incredible thas
| Mchceu" Robinson took no part whatever IN TINS
twisting Of the British hons tail.
PUBLIC OPINION