New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-25
BOSTON,.
sPOKEs FROM THE HUB SOCIAL AND PER
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frRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ov TIE TRIBUNE
BosroN, July 24.-The recently announced
eueaeeme pt of Mr. Robert T. Hooper, OF Boston, ana
M,ss Italian A. Ames oldest daughter Of Mr. Frederick
L. Amos, and Of Mr.. b q Porter, the artist TO miss
Louise Clark, OF Bridgeport. Conn., have made pies%
urable stir in society circles Mr. Porter ana Misc
Clark viii DO married carly IN September
Tho nrss step toward . general consolidation OF the
horse railroads OF the city and SUBURBS mas Just Deen
taken In the Of the Cambridge road with s nve-
year old competitor. the Charles kivor mo morse
railway problem" which the city government has
becu unable to solve satisfactorily to the public over
that body has long been ~ tho associated ao
ton Of the six presidents who, ho"eVor much 'noy
might oppose another whom any now privilege was
TO DO granted, have manifested perfecs sohdariy 10
resisting any modification Of the existing sysem But
these ociss havs last begun to recognize That some
solution OF tho problem must be made. or tho PUBIC
would 20 II necessary TO tho Legislature and demand
justice Tho principal streets have beer 90 packed Win
certain hours that the rate OF speed 10 tho CEN
trail districts has often been little moro than
q milo an hour-seldom moro than double
h mile have that was y: nsSs:
to almost every other without change OF cars they have
nsrsss.a % oSr or s cars
gerL Tho object was not to accommodate INC Ionk'
inner circuits where ali c"mpetsd. Blu. a: tni. .ardy
transit has been driving people to use Ia He
Awakened 10 their danger and taken steps to develop
moro rapid movement President Merrill. OF tho Hixn.
originator OF many OF the best features 10
tho service ~ large. obtained iot n,ansom
allowing the issue Of special stock for tho purchase OF
roads proper br consolidated tho use
oab.es rather than mechanical motors ano result W
probably DO that two or three new W. uni,ns
iug special territory. VIII DO formed tue nnmver OF
cars 90 sS
the younger road has accomplished s purpose
proving that good service Is most likely to 10 re-
iuuneratve; tho JOINT road can supply 'no present
service at sss coat aud with fewer cars. anu ~ VIII
the schemrs they are now planning with this
ono . defeot OF an unnecessary number OF cars.
sys.m viii sayo little to- be desired
civility and general convenience.
Tho police insgated and gudei by little girl nave
berries aui got back "a good deal OF tue plunier
number OF South End houses LETT c'osol w tue ocvu
pant. bad been broken open and tho easiy mo' au,o
vain abes and clothing carried off, The detectives pro
nonpcsd the work to lie that VI experienced nahas.
could not claim to have any clew, but ahowea the
lion 10 tho robbed. But ono day this week
child told patrolman that she had seen somo ooys
entering the back garden OF an nnoceupeu mus H ,s
slaemcnt reinforced himself with couple OF coinpen
ions made way into tho house ami capturou tnreo
Owned up 90 tho commission OF tho most important oil
tho burglarios aud indicated the receiver OF tho prop
erty who was subsequently arrested with most or IN
his possession For ono lot OF silver, valued at $780,
tho ignorant little rsscas had been PAID only Io, anu
other articles proportonstey Being children ara
frcndess they had efficient counsel To defend tnem
wero straigntway sentenced TO five or six years
each OF reform school or jail inc fenoo VIII Prou
ably get of easier a. the owners OF Inc properly sro
likely 20 DO appeased by the recovery.
Professor John X Paine has just finished tho lbrstto
OF the opera which he means TO write. aud which, no
says, may be looked for about 1900.