New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
has received o dispatch from General Croof .t.n-J
that ne VIII arrive in Washington about fn,uan
TOWN TALK-ABoUTPE PERSONS IND rg,yad
PERSONAL AND pnAcrrcAr.

1 fhhSoNAL AND PRACTICAL.
| CAR AND FERRY COMPANIES ANxIoUs.-The com,as.
ton Of the Bridge railroad q watched with er.s, -
osy by tho ferry and the Brooklyn streetcar atoos
holders Its eject on them ia likely to be radical. "A
present none OF tho companies gee any reason 49,
disseminating or diminishing the number of trina Of thar
to Fulton and Catherine ferries on account Of thu
decrease of the passenger traffic since tina Bridge wa.
opened The running Of the over tina Bridge win
probably result in essenng the number Of cars which
to the ferries and In making termnus for tina
great majority Of run, ct the Rridga
But time alone can determine thia Tna
opening of the Bridge has greatly Decreased
the income of the ferries from teams and forced redue.
ton Of fares 1t anticipated that the running Of cars
will compel like reduction in foot passenger tols
Meantime the perodcarepairng Of the ferry goes
on at heavy cost The company makes 90 much money
that has odevise OF expanding 1t TO syaes
the provision Of the charter which limits its profits 70
8per cent
PECULIAR HARDsmp.-since THE TRIBUNE called
attention In its Town Talk" TO the case Of James A.
Burnett he has been brought from the Tombs tried aud
promptly acquitted This was of peculiar hard
ship, for this man held a criminal charge In
heavy bail while the confessed cuIprt released on
small bail and though informed OF the written COMES
sion OF the real embezzler. the DlstrictAttorney
refused to discharge or try the man until
The TRIBUNE brought up his He has been
brought from his place of business clerk In Colorado
bank has lost his position there been falsely imprisoned
for months detained part Of the time after proof Of his
had been submitted to the proper authorities
and then tried only because public attention called
to his 1t is question whether the State ought
not to be made to pay heavily for the injustice done
TUNNELS NOT BRIDGES, IN THE FUTURE" There viii
never be another suspension bridge built the East
River" said engineer who has taken great interest
in the undertaking. "why not :" ne was asked VIII
the rapid development Of the two cities require
more 2" But the development Of science 10
rapid STILL II We had known az
much in 1870 as we do now the Bridge
would have been built; we should have
tunneled And the completion and operation OF the
Hudson River Tunnel will give encouragement to other
like enterprises. Mr. Corbin, Of the Long Lland Rail-
road Company, seriously contemplated one unu.c the
East River at South Ferry and the scheme is tenn
porariy abandoned only while he is engaged in captur
ing Bridge and the elevated railroad Of Brook
Ign as part Of his schemes"
Young IRVING BISHOPS ExHTBrroS-" Tho
young fellow Irving Bishop, who has been Great
ing much excitement in London" said an old
journalist ais well known to many older citizens rom
the circumstances OF his birth and youthful troubles
His father at one time OF the milonnaires Of this
city. His mother a relative Of Washington Irving,
and her named after the great author. About
fifteen years ago Mrs Bishop became inter-
ested In spiritualism domestic trouble followed and
separation and divorce eDsued, shortly after which
Mr.. Bishop died. leaving his divorced wife
and son, then about ten twelve, in destitute
circumstances. Henry J. Raymond and Others
interested themselves in Mrs Bishops behalf but could
effect a reconciliation Of husband and wife, Mrs.
Bishop also became Socialist, aud continued a Spirit
ualist In his efforts TO his mother OF his last in
fatuation, young Bishop undertook his expeditions Of
various tricks of mediums. which he does In public as
readily the Davenport Brothers or Mr. and Mrs. Herr.
do in the dark. He drfted to London while CIV
ing these epos<s Of spirtuasn There he has learned
the latest trick Of mindreadug, and is exhibiting it
considerable profit Ny impression that his mother
now keeps boarding house in this city. She oucs
active IN many charities"