New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-16


for example, are too costly to be undertaken by
uriyato enterprise, and therefore aro the lcgitt
mate work of Government State and National
The statesmen who make such loud profession OF q
desire to help the farmer show their sincerity
by uniting to pass this bill.
Among the attractions promised for 1887 Is
total eclI Sc Of the sun which can be observed
from sunlry places In Europe. Tho friends OF
David b. Hill are whispering that in 1888 there
will be a total eclipse Of well-lSnown Erie
County meteor and that the spectacle can be seen
with the naked eve in all parts Of the United
States and Territories, including the District of
Columbia. -
The existence of some place, says "The Pall
Mall Gazette" where supernumerary politicians
can be dispatched TO die is fast becoming a neces
eity Of civilization. Henri Rochefort, ing
the death of Paul Bert in Tonqun dryly suggested
that Jules Ferry, whom many Frenchmen want to
get rid Of should take his place. Tonquin, there
fore. suits the French for this purpose. New
Guinea will DO useful to tho Germans. England
can choose between Sierra Leone and BuImah.
Russia has Siberia. And "1he Washington Critic
proposes that the climate of Mexico be tried on
Mr. st. John 1t is not plainly apparent how
ever, whether this proposition tends toward annex
alton or prohibition.
That the death rate of Brooklyn is lower than
that Of any other large American city except
Philadelphia and St Louis cannot certainly be
attributed TO the efficiency Of the street cleaning
CONTRACTOR
The new management of the Brooklyn City
Railroad proposes to reduce expenses-in other
words to crowd more people into tho overcrowded
cars by running them at longer intervals. prest-
dent Hazard was forced TO resign because he
honestly tried to do his best to accommodate the
public and at the time to treat the drivers
and conductors like human beings and paw them
fair wages A specimen of what the new manage
mcnt IS doing was seen last Saturday night-one
out of hundreds A Fultonst. coming
down town about o'clock. 1t packed to the
steps dozen women wcro standing inside
and tie platforms crowded with men. Sixty
fares had been rung up. Below Clintonave. at
least three different times the conductor refused
to stop for parties of women who wished to get
on. lie right in not stopping, for not another
person could have been crowded int but why
should not the company make some effort to
try to accommodate those who wish to travel2
The next car was at least six or eight blocks
away. How much LONGER will the people OF
Brooklyn submit to the picayune policy OF the
company which controls nearly all tho streetcar
lines? And how much longer win it be before
there are public spirit and enterprise enough
in Brooklyn to build the system Of elevated roads
which the city SO sorely needs?
Having had n frst-class row with n prima
donna and become embarrassed with its debts
tie American Opera can fairly rank by the side
of its Italian predecessor and it's German con
temporary as a great social institution.
A correspondent Of "The Rome Sentinel seems
to be laboring under the impression that because
the Capitol at Albany has not cost any citizen
very much. that therefore il has not come SO high
rs to warrant grumblny in any quarter. Here
is a sample Of his figuring.
farmers Of oneida County 70 know inst how
much Their have pail toward the construction or tins
by referring their
the the ana te
present year and multiplying II BY OO7l6 For examples II
their assessment 800 and this year It 81 400
S4 Of paid for the work up to the
present. time.
No, S14 80 IS not tremendous sum. But all
the same the Oneida County farmer who believes
that public BUILDINGS at $50 900 600 apiece are too
expensive to achieve popularity with the frugal
minded will find good many people who agree
with him. The corresp0n lent neglected to men
ton the somewhat interesting fact that by the
laws of 1s67'6S the cost Of the Capitol was re-
strcted to 100000. Can it be that its in
creased price was due to the efforts of Oneida
County farmers who demanded edifice that
should stand them in at least s14 32p