New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13

IL does not appear any such thing has been CHARGED
In the Mississippi matter The same contest mas desyed
for the elimination OF the enors 70 secure an
sppropration 30 start tue work OF deepening Sandy
Hook Channel at this port. was taklng ne o,noI ny
Ia said TO me: 1t is great mistake 10 cnans1 , ,
control Of the Missssippi River Improvement A.! s,o
me change is liable 10 give crsnks. who are called
engineers by courtesy the chance TO soii All the VT.
hiss been done and leave without any nope Ior Io
future the areay expended ana 10 De
sxpen led this year shall prove without eooi ress
will he long time before We ~ouiu get any i"S'"ei
appropriations"
find 4 great many thorghtful IN the Democratic
party who think with leading Republicans that the
chances OF Mr. Blanes denomination in 1883 are over
whelmingy great. talking the other day with
Colonel o. ii. Payne whose Judgment in politics Is con-
sdered excellent by those who know him. He said that
no thought there no longer any question that Mr
Blaine would be the nominee OF the party IL would
hardly fair to the Coouers sterling Democracy as
saying directly that he thought Blaine would 20 elected
in lss. But got the impression from what he said to
ne that had little hope OF electinE Democrat
Colonel W. W Dudley, formerly OF Indiana who was
Pension Con missioner under Presidents Garfield and
Arthur was in New-York for a few hours during the
week. He had important part In the political CAM
psgn OF 1880 Ia Indiana and again In 1884 in Ohio II
was Colonel Dudleys work rather than Mr.. Dorsey's
that saved Indiana to Mr.. Garfield. Dorsey himself
recognized this fact and his frs request OF President
GARFIELD for the appointment OF Colo2el Dudley as
Commissioner OF Pensions Dorsey tod me not long ago
Colonel Dudley is not native OF Indiana. although ne
has he Western trsnkness OF greeting ana warmth o,
drifed West before lie lost limb in the army
he handles his artificial leg 80 as almost TO deceive
those who see him into the BELIEF that De as SCUM as
any man. He Ia at present engaged In the banking
business in Washington with A. h. Bstemsn. branch OK
tho New York house, and also pomotna street rail-
road project in the National Capital In talk with him
about politics he expressed the opinion that the Demo
will out of rowor in lSsS wrh the same suddeu-
ness that stick falls from mdair when the sky rocket
bursts.
ITS not and I'll tell you why" That was the way
In which Warden Brush of Sing Sing. Knocked into
cooked hat recent pulpit argument that the rapid
increase in State Prison pop uaton was sure indication
that York Is going to the dogs. To be sure the
State Prisons rapidly filling up continued tne
urbane and porty waren but it Is due to the contract
labor law. Before that wen: into effect the county
Judges were accustomed 10 send as many criminals as
possible to the county penitenaries where every man
lack OF them was made o. contribute the county funds
through his lsbors The law compelled them 20 sen an
cOnvos uuer sentence OF three years anu over 10 Tue
State Prisons hut in the majority OF INST noes "r ee
warranted longer sentences the Judges wound KEEP
Inside Of the three years limit and thus keep the peni
Tertiary contracts In profitable operation In klnss
County, BY special enactment the nlt ~ sewn Sr~s
and for long time received any but NE men
from there. THINKS are different now The county
officers find It Improbable TO support their GRIMM ais IN
dleness and they turned over to the state sing
Sing Is filed To Overlooking and since January we nave
sent 200 to Auburn and 80 to Dannemors."
sergeant-at-Arms Mahoney, Of the Massachusetts,
Assembly dropped into the city lons enough recently TO
make few of hand remarks about poll les In general
and state politics In particular. Lobbyists in our
house." he said, are scarce as hens teeth, and
although they hang around outside in sral patches.
it would be political suicide Tor any nehDeT 20 s Sen
close conversation with any OF them don't pelieve
that single vote changed by outside influence
where the member has derived any Individual DcnehI ~
wonder II any officer OF Albany House would make
a similar Affirmation