New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-09

Companies $4,000 because he was kept
locked out on the rear platform in the winter
time, and for false imprisonment. He could
not get in or get off, for the platform Old not
come up to the station. Finally he broke IN
the door, and gave The conductor, who, he says
saw the situation all the time, piece OF MS
mind. The conductor had him arrested. Inc
managers of the roads cannot, of course, en-
force Lord Chesterfeld's rules upon all their
servants; but there Is room for decided In
provement even upon the present state OF
affairs.
The sinking of the City of Brussels seems to
have been without the fault of her captain.
She was making no Roadway by steam but
was being carried along slowly by the tide.
All signals were observed, but the log was so
dense that the Kirby Hall was close upon the
doomed steamship before either knew IT, IL Is
deeply to be lamented that the commander OF
the Glasgow steamer was not SO prudent as
CAPTAIN Land. If he had not attempted to
proceed on his voyage, but had waited for
the fog to lift, the collision would not nave
occurred. The passengers on the City OF
Brussels, it seems, are not the only ocean
yoyayers that have learned within few days
what the perls of the sea are. The Dsnau
arrived in this port yesterday from Bremen
On tho night of January fire was discover red
in her hold and it was hard fight to subdue 1t.
Sagastas resignation was not Serrano's OPP
por,unity. The former has been requested ny
the King to form new Cabinet which Will DO
of the same political complexion az the OF"
one. Although defeated in the Cortes, Marshall
Serrano and his party were so persistent III
the efforts to embarrass the Ministry that the
suspicion arose that the agitators secretly en-
loved the royal favor. This was despite that
fact that if SerranO's programme had been
carried ont n serious blow would have been
struck the hereditary monarchy III Spain. But
since Senior Ssgasta has been requested To
form q new Ministry on the old basis IL
seems likely that the report had no real
foundation. However, if the Prime Minister
wanted to know the Kings actual sentiments
toward HIM, the recent crisis has served MS
purpose well.
IL has become an established custom to nae
| the adjective business-ike" IN speaking or
writing OF Mayor Lows methods and docu-
ments Happily, it is not often inappropriate
and as applied to his last message to the
BROOKLYN Aldermen is en- irely correct. His
views on most points are practical and well
taken, and arc additional proof OF the grip
VIII oh he has on the affairs of his city. Alter
showin. a satisfactory decrease of the munich
pal debt to the amount of 100000, Mr.. Low
reviews the work that has been done III regard
| to the collection of arrears of taxes, He then
notes that there is prospect OF completing the
| Bro nklyn Bridge this year-a matter about
which the public is pretty sceptIcal even yet 1t Is
recommended that the streets be paved here
after with granite blocks instead of cObble-
| stones. The suggestion that more than
$40. 900 shall be appropriated for cleaning the
streets of Brooklyn will strike New Workers
as an extremely modest suggestion, consider
ing what.we pay for such work. The Excise law
IN the Mayors or inion is fairly enforced, and
the puliic school system is declared to COM
pare favorably with that OF the metropolis
Since It does not cost so much, this is saving Il
good deal One head is urged tor the Park
Department, and the property-owners are con-
vra,ulated On the estab ishment of the prin-
emile i'm rapid transit matters that private
property cannot be taken for public purposes
without compensation. The wisest Fugges
ton is that nc great public work shall be un
dertaken by Brooklyn for decade at least.