New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12

The letter of the mother who deserted her
child, printed elsewhere, will possibly cause
some silent sympathy FOR the woman who wrote
it. That is what it was intended TO do. But
really such sympathy is wasted. Police eXpe'
rience shows that women who leave their
babes to be cared for by charity seldom feel
very badly about il. The child itself Will
doubtless be better off for being removed from
the influence of the parent h artless enough to
abandon it.
Tammany Hall has come out fatty against
Civil Service reform. All the spois they have
had are typifed in Dorsheimer and Mcmahon,
and while in one sense these fruits Of victory
amount TO good DEAL in another they do not.
The declaration of Tamany may not be polite
inst now, but it is to be said in favor OF Mr..
Kelly's followers that they always have the
courage Of their convictions and speak out.
Therein they differ from other Democratic or
CARNATIONS.
The cholera is officially announced as exist
ing in Sicily and Palermo. But it is remark
able how free Italy has been from the disease
this summer 1t ragged terribly at Naples last
year, and might naturally have been expected
to break out again twelve months later as 1t
has done in Marseilles and TOulOn. The ex-
PLANTATION probably will be that In Italy the
authorities have been carefully and intelii-
gently enforcing health regulations. 1t has
long been apparent that in France they did not
attend to this duty, and now they are paying
dearly for it.
The question at issue between the Dock De-
partment and the Bridge Trustees in regard to
the ownership of Pier No 30, East River, is one
that the courts will have to settle. But it is
ratherhard to see why the Bridge Trustees want
the property any way. They are not in the
shipping business The receipts from the
pier, perhaps might reduce the amount which
New York and Brooklyn have to pay yearly ia
keep the Bridge open, and the taxpayers OF
Brooklyn would gain little thereby; but 1T Is
hardly fair to rob NewY York Peter to save
expense to Brooklyn Paul.
The Second Controller of the Treasury j
having beautiful time in trying to prove thai
Admiral Jouett must pay for all the civilitie'
extended to official guests on the flagship a
the opening of the New Orleans Exposition
He declares that the contingent fund canno
be drawn upon to meet any expenses save thos
that are Eat least appropriate and convenient
for the performance Of duties required by til,
Department. II will strike the average maj
that Admiral Jouett would hardly have beer
performing the duties of his position as repre-
sentative of the Navy if he had not returned
civilities shown to him in his official capacity
Next TO humiliating the Nations consuls in tn
eyes of foreigners, about the shabbiest thin
this Administration has done is TO humiiate it
Naval officers az home.
The relative merits of the Gcnesta and tn
Puritan seem likely to be practically decide
before there is any race. For third time tn
effort to sail over the course to windward ha
failed. Undoubtedly it is a hard, long course
and strong, steady breeze is needed to allol
the boats to 90 over it in seven hours but O
this time Of year such breeze should bio