New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-30

senate AZ he has got there is pretty difficult for
him to maintain hs position amid Oil the surrounding
wealth destroying somewhat his fair credit
JefOIe the people.
John W Bookwater called my attention yesterday to
a peculiar phase OF political economy IN the fact that
while -four within week touched the lowest pr1ce 1t
has in Londonhe price Of the manufactured
article in this country has not been changed said he
Bread costs much this country now rs 1t did when
wheat was dollar bushel 1t is a curious fact also
that bread Is ways OF about cents pound
lower in England and Europe than 1t Is In america
Cheap raw materials In THIS country ny the curious 10
economic system do not mean cheap manu-
actured articles in any branch or line OF Industry
W H. Lee Of the Indian Harbor Hotel at Green wich,
told me yesterday OF the first days ride OF the New
York Riding Club. sixteen strong, which has gore on
trip TO the Berkshire Hills. They took dinner with him
al half past :, having st .rted from NewYork City
M 10 O'clock lunched at LarchmOnt and made thirty
i've miles for their first day They considered this only
moderate day. ride ami expected on some OF the days
OF their journey 10 cover forty iVe or MY hles
took trip tho other day to Blackwes leland whore
7 net the Warden OF the Pententiary. Louis d. Pills
bury HeIsa tall man. o; athletic built, with features
indicating great trmness anu decision or character. His
lie has been spent prison service and he SAID to nue.
he felt perfectly at home the Penitenay lie Is
living at the isey House while the Wardens lesidence
on Island Is beng prcparer for his occupancy In
talking with about the Psntentiary he said: the
cells are very small the prison Itself Is better than
many prisons o. the country that were built early
ia the n.ties IL - not large enough fol the require
pents OF the commitments here aud there already talk
o. building an additional wing. IL seems to me that II
would be- mistake make an addition to tLlS building
The Board OF Charities and Correction have Rikers
island ON which they might erect new Penitenttry,
on modern plans: with full accommodations FOR all tho
prisoners could he quaried here aud IN act
nearly all the work done by cOnyicts The Pententlry,
YOU know serves = the repair and construction shop
FOR all Institutions under tie Board. Ne make mere
the iron bedsteais nsed IN tne various he spals me
clothing by tho cOnvcts and others aud do all the
repair work, either wood or iron. We nave hrtween
four and hundred cOhvicts VINO are constantly quar-
rying 81 Jne on the other end OF the island
Deputy Warden Charles Osborne. remarked TO mo that
there had been nc esaape from backwels Island In five
years which is certainly most remarkable record In
the blacksmith shop discovered lin " McCarthys
ugly face and wicked eye. lie was welding a large
scdge pccs OF red hot iron and glanced
up At us "a We passed. with look which indicated that
If he had portunty no would bring the hammer down
on our head much greater vlgor and force than
he founding the iron. one OF the Inmates OF the
fem department. who Is to cut into the world some
time next month, alter serving three and half years
villa months " her credit for good conduet Helsa