New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-13
D-N-L M-Ny-G.


The recent presentment of the Grand Jury in re-
gard to the insnhfciency of the court rooms pro-
yided for holding the Courts of General Sessions
and Oyer and Terminer ought TO receive the carly
consideration of the Sinking Fund Commission
The Aldermen Monday passed resolution re-
questing the Commission TO provide rooms Tor
the Receiver of Faxes. and to give the rooms now
occupied Oy him over to the OF the Court OF
General Sessions. That is what should be done.
There three judges In the General Sessions
Court and only two court rooms hence one judge
is constantly idle If another room is provided
good deal may he accomplished IN the way of clear
ing out tue Distrct-Attorneys pigeon holes. which
arc now full Of untried cases. As new $500
assistant has just been provided by act of the Legs
latnre for the Distrct-Attorney, new court Is
needed to give him something to do.
ave have truckled to Germany apologized to
France. backed down before Russia, aud been
licked by the Ma1d. under GladstOnes direction"
exclaimed a disguised Englishman yesterday
"and yet the Government sustained. Bah |
sha become naturalized."
Since the Aldermen have been deprived of any
power to pass upjn the Mayors nominations. they
have sought 10 increase their business in other
directions The familiar work of granting
streets aud sidewalks has for that reason greatly
increased At the last meeting of the Board the
Mayor sent seventeen vetoes Of resolutions grant
ing such privileges; and 1t was not one of his best
days for vetoes, either.
The principal results of the last roller-skating
match the deaths of several Of the partici
pants. aud the serious illness OF Others. It may be
doubted whether any more practical consequences
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is possible that the public satiated with per-
formances for which such heavy prices may have to
be paid while there is little or excitement or in
terest in thu spectacle. glddlatOrial combat
would no doubt draw well. but these roller-skating
matches, though apt TO kill the contestants, arc
tame in the execution.
Mugwumps who eagerly scan the long list of post
ollica appointments now daily announced by the
! Postmaster General, have failed 10 discover any
more exceptions" IN favor of Civil Service reform.
! Mr. Clevelaud's backbone evidently exhausted
with Pearson.
A very important reform" conference was held in
! the Treasury Department few days ago. Z" Seven
| Mule Barnum, Boss Manning, Gene" Higgins,
and Mr. RandaIl,-all eminent civil service re-
| formers Of the Cleveland kind,-were present One
report of the meeting saws that nifty clerks were
| selected for DIS nisSal and mucn uneaSlneSs pre-
walls in the Department in consequence. Natur-
| ally that wOuld the case. Such conference
bodies no good to the public interests
The following letter was received by THE TRIB-
| UNE yesterday:
| "EdftOrN. T. Tribune.
Find onclo,ed money order for 81 80 for years
subscription semi Weekly. Money order No 0I'SOs
There was no signature TO this letter; no date
| line showing from nat part Of the world it had
come and nothing to sho TO whom the paper Is to
be sent The postmark on the envelope was lleglble
The money order Incosed has been sent to the post
Office here. and we learn that it comes from Stock
ton. California. TIKI TRIBUNE receives great
many puzzlng letters of this sort. There seems to
be nothing except to wait until our valued friend
and subscriber emerQes from obscurlty and writes
impatiently that no does not receive his paper.
The Canadians are getting aesthetic. They call
cold, raw air /" a crude atmosphere"