New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

mined to lose no chnnco Of trying again. cs vote on
Thursday proves that he holds tho Democracy OF Tue
House solid phsanx and prevent the necessary
twuthlrd4 vote In favor OF tho resolution The OLD man
avarce too has cropped out this week In his negotiations
with the city for the sale OF plecO OF land which he Sc
cured in the neghbOrhood Of the works OF the improved
sewerage system at Squsntum. down the harbor. He
bought tho tract after the plans Of the city Engineer
were made public, and only asks from tho city little
over double the price he paid for IT, The city does not
particularly want the land but nc has friends enough in
city politics to see to that II is purchased, and at his
figures. lie appeared at the state House yesterday
In company with william A. Simmons I'm support Of the
bill TO extend the liability Of employing corporations for
injuries suffered by their employees IN the charge OF
their duties which is being streuuousy fought by the
railroad companies.
The Associated Charities sort Of clearing house of 80
cctie. for aiding the destitute Il undergoing Of those
periodical httacks OF sentimental criticsmto which IL hs,
always subject II Is complained that It is hard and
mechanical in it, operations and affords no play for gen
impulse and the giving which bes-es those Wlo
give those receiving II is answered that IT
does not undertake TO do all that private charities can do
hut that I'm It's effort 70 teach and force the dependent to
help themselves and u its warfare on mposOrs end pro-
fcssonal mendIcants is doing good work The ques-
ton OF dispensing free soup from the City Hall is also up
IN hearings the House. with several Of tie But
lerIan blnckeners of the State charities male and
female. in attendance arguing for free soup that the
city ia ha ing lts MI OF discu sion social que stlons
furry OF sympathy with the widows and orphans Of
Gloucester fishermen lost in this winters storms Is also
agtating the immunity, and contributions To one case
Of peculiar patho and hardship pouring ia in the
shape Of POPULAR subscription.
The great storm Of Thursday Frustrated many wires
OF the Ben Telephone Company that not was the tce-
phone communication entirely pat end TO- but the elcc
tc lights In the street had to be ut out too for fear that
tho heayy Of the lighting companies would burn
out the telephones and perhaps set fires SO the main
lhorungare- Of the city were in darkness that night.
The demand i. louder than that the wire, must 50
under ground In the midst Of the general suspension of
telegraph communication great fire broke ont and the
sumnonng Of tbc fro department on tho general
alarm" had to be done by messengers.
The good citizens of the Back Bay are much ncerned
10y the growing frequency OF assaults persons walking
across the Common. Within many months three cid-
been feary assaulted by robbers early in the
evening and the most frcqucntCd wsk and no arrests
have yet been made
The elevated railroad scheme has met the demands Of
property for security damages that opposition %
II further and in Iced withtho oonyc-
ti0n that road can never be erected under
ous conditions. Np only must the damages he paid or
secured to the satisfaction Of the owner, in
adv. OF tho building. hut also the
whole ~ the capital must be paid in cash before the
srlction Or The road hl be begun The damages to he
PAD roI Include snoge, Noise disturbance OF quiet en-
l0ymrnt or Otherwise"
Henry Irvnss success here this week has been even
more brilliant than ou nis irst Witt IN interviews win
local reporters he has ut 1T rest the absurd runOr that
hr was gong to stand for Parliament and EXPIRE
the opinion that American theatrc. while spen LID
IN front on tue curtain, less completely equipped be
hind the scenes than the English theatres.
Mr ADbcys coming week Of opera will he remarkable
for the production OF IhOmass Hamlet" "Mct4tofcle.'
"H P'UICta," "RJnertO,' "Ia GiOc0n1a,' and "DOn
Giovanni" For the last named the prices have been
dcuhied because -cmbrch appears tue east and yet
the sale or II T. the largest OF all The whole advance
| sale has been very large.