New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18

they love the spells more.
In his grafton yesterday At the dedication OF the
Webster statue President Bartlett OF Dartmouth
College observed: No title is 80 gca as the name
of Daniel Webster And our own Governor DAVID
b. Hill of New-lork sitting there listening!
Acting Governor Jones known in scales circles as
Joneshe-pays freight has 30 successfully az
ministered the Government during Mr.. HiIs va
cation that one need be surprised II ne places
himself in the hands of his friends for the Demo
cratic Presidential nom nation IN 1858. why not
If Clevelands friends and Hills friends hight TO the
finish Jones may slip in as compromise candidate
Keep your eye on Jones.
The Beecher Family Organ speaks editorially OF
"sbam pretences." Sham preteDces is as good In
ITS way as "eye oculist" and I" funeral obsequles"
We suggest to the verbal journal that 1t dispose
of this Irish bull and send the proceeds to the Par
nell fund.
Mr.. Justice Van Brunt remarked yesterday after
room IN commenting upon the positions OF the re-
ceiver of the Broadway Surface Railroad Company
and the city with regard to the Consents Act. If
these consents are in the city and tits act is sus-
tanned IT is hard to see what the receiver has to do
with themr That is just what we have been try
ing to get into Attorney General OBriens head.
In refusing to approve tho bill allowing the
Brooklyn Elevated Road to charge 10-cent fare
except 10 commission hours the Governor did we'll
Ten cent fares would not be popular in Brooklyn
The companies which intend to build elevated
roads there should bear this in mind.
street railroad company agrees to pay the city
a certain per cent of its gross receipts. Then 1T
leases itself to itself under another name for GER
tain sum. OF course the original corporation then
claims that it has no gross receipts at all and the
city gets nothing. This Is the history OF the
Blocker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad in rela-
ton to the Twenty-third Street road, OF both OF
which Jacob Sharp Is president, according to the
recent interesting letter of the Corporation Counsel
TO Attorney General OBrien. 1t is time this sort of
thing were stopped. The next Legislature can and
should give the proper statutes for preventing it.
An advertisement IN another column announces tha'
Devices Castle, IN wiltshire England, which for several
centuries formed part OF the dowry OF the Queens OF
England, will shortly under the auctioneeI's
han uer II not disposed OF soon at private SALE The
original structure OF the castle was built by Roger
Bishop OF Salisbury ana Councillor and Treasurer OF
King Henry l. Por many years 1t was the most fornd-
able fortress in England and 1t is rich In historical
antiquarian and legendary associations The castle was
for some occupied by the Empress Matilda, and IN
1l49 IL passed into the hands OF the Crown and was
given as dover TO the OF various Kings In the
reign of Henry H. the castle lodship Of Devices
formed one OF the most important grants In the mon
archs disposal and enjoyed all the immuntes OF royal
property. when Henry VIII reigued the castle was
ruin but tho have been carefully preserved and
where practicable Lave been restored. The present
picturesque residence is. good modern example OF an
ancient feudal CASTLE With 1t will be cold 30 acres,
valuable collection of ancient pottery. bronzes nipple.
menrs and other curi0tcs found IN tho old Castle ana
handsome antique furniture and fittings and map"
works Of art |