New-York tribune., 1884-03-23
BOSTON,.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM-AFFRAYS-AR
HARVARD.

[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BosToN, March 22.-The most important
thing accomplished in tho political line n
he State House this week Is the plac
ing tho Democrats OF tho state House fully and un
deuably on record opposed to Civil Service Reform
Incidentally the frank expression Of their disgust oi
the whole business whether in state or Nation they
send out OF the party all Democrats who had ever tole
ated this "humbuggng dovcs Of aristocratc plotters
he inguished Delaware Senator. Bayard, especially
was declared TO be mo Democrat" The BILL when pssseo
the Senate nearly In the form In which came from tne
committee by party vote, the Republicans approving
aud Democrats opposing, athoroughgong measure
founded on tie New-York Municipal Civil ser
vice Reform measure. II tho bill creating
Board OF Public Works for Boston and giving the cy
aldermanc districts he got through. check VIII he
given TO tho downward tendency OF city politics. a'
sharp us that accomplished in New-York.
The attempt to upset tho system Of supervision Of the
Public Schools failed utterly ut the meeting OF the school
Board and will hardly be renewed The bill to furnish
free text book. TO pupils in the Public Schools throughout
the State has passed one branch OF the Legislature
The killing OF supposed burglar by policeman In the
cellar largo boarding house brings out sad aisr
Tho man, Donovan, who was good soldier ana had
many friends had for years employed IN the mousse
and fancyng lie mad night there resented III furious
passion the attempts OF the young policeman whom the
the policeman severely with his own club and In sell
defence the officer fired the fatal shot The course OF the
woman ia unfayorably commented on
The drunken arsy ot the South End week before last
I'm which young man beaten with bottle so that his
life f. atill in danger and which OF the prom
nent Democratic politicians of the city Ia mixed up as
witness n principal has not yet been investigated
and no arrests have been made Public opinion will com
pel the Mayor TO take some action before long with the
Police Commissioners unless they act in the matter.
The death of eorge Fuller the painter has given shock
OF pain the community. He was Just gathering DIS
larels in beautiful exhibition OF his works. The largest
and best he had made. The great Work TOT
which he had been studying and choosing materials for
years. historical picture representing the tai OF
young and pretty girl for wiJohcrat at Sacm is lett I'M
finished His "Arethusa,- now exhibition here full
length nude OF surprising oveness and chasteness OF
motive and expression and Of color which artists isen
20 Tltans probably marks his highest point VI achieve
ment
Only 81 900 mere required to secure the "Automo-
dom of Regnaut the Museum OF Fine Arts and there
Is hope that 1t may bo forthcoming. The Museum has
Just peen enriched with wonderfully complete collection
OF japanese art, representing all its successive
epochs The expectation OF adding another wing to the
Museum building has been renqulshed in view OF the
losses among Boston capitalists in railway spcculaons
IL s calculated tho Losses in the Oregons alone If
spread around amount to about $4,000 for each
Of $50 individuals.
The Museum Of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge
will soon welcome back It's muncent he ad, Alexander
Agassz from HIS trip India. Ho has lately been
amning the great aquarium at Naples with view to
the introdue'i ion OF water into the laboratories
OF the Museum at Cambridge. the new wing Of which
was built with his own money mostly and on plans pro
yidng FOR an aquarium Professor Agasszs outlay from
his fortune this institution has not been less than
$3.50 900.
The Harvard very naturally obectng 10 their
subordinate president OF the university referring to
them In s last report too old class OF men u appre
ciae he progressive needs OF the institution and recon-
endng the selection Of younger In ture resolved
OF their meeting Wednesday that hereafter the pres
dent shall submit his report to them In writing before
causing II TO be printed and distributed.