New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31
HILLS SCHEMES IN BINGHAHTON.

| DEMOCRATIC TRICKS FXPOSED-THE ABANDONED
CANAI-AMUsFMENTs.
BlNGUAMrON Oct 30-During these days II be
comes apparent that If Republicans do their duty the
entire ticket will as usual be elected 1t is notice
able at c ist in this district that during of year
the Republicans of the farming districts are very
apatbetic The election Of the very officials in whom
they should take the greatest interest to them
an Indifferent matter. The Democracy have this yeaI
made unusual effort apparently all for the election
of n Democratic Assemblyman from each county. In
Broome the nomination of Dudley I. Finch was the
very best they had to oher and the nomination Tor
District Attorney OF Charles /. AIyerson, an unknown
attorney o. Deposit seemed to indicate disposition 10
select a lamb for the sacrifice. 10 " put the nuD on
the whole proceeding was brought about by the
nomination Of Francis ). Downs, OF BlnghantOn, Tor
Congress, man VINO has a. many enemies IN Ills own
party IA outside and who though better known than
Alverson. will be as numerically slaughtered. 1t Is
not the intention of Democrats, however to scratch
these nominees tor nothing IL Is proposed to trade
them for As4emblymen If possible Alverson Will be
swapDed for Edison. II this will not suffice Downs
will be offered for Edison, anu il the odds are not then
great enough. both Downs and Alverson VIII be
offered Republicans are beng warned by party
leaders of experience TO make no trades. The ex-
posure of the called wOrkmgmen's convention IN
IT, TRIBrNF aroused little interest, ami op ned
the eyes of many did the published cards of certain
officials of the brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
and other labor organizations saying that the assoc
lion with which they connected did not take part
any way in politics. and mat the announcement Of
lied
Here Matthew Kirsch the so-calcd " chairman of
the United Trades Assemblies appeared prominently
before the public anO expla ned how 1t came about
that the OF such organizations crept INTO the
published Endorsement MIR. kusch has also since
from tune to time written articles Tor the Democratic
press in ch he presented some astounding statistics
and some very plausible arguments in favor OF Free
Trade He has also assailed the record CT DR.. Edison
as "A friend of Labor. The Republican press han rather
eiectually answered MIR Kirscn and sAcnced his
guns Now the question arises: Who Is Matthew
Krsch He is an insurance agent. or at least
shinge hanging ont at No. SO COurtst. proeaims
that fact and be recently came TO Bnghamton from
Elmira His hands are soft and be wears staTGneu
collar at his daily toll Has he any property in Bing-
hamtOn What brought HIM here Z is he legal
voter lie admitted last week that he came trOm
Elmra the home OF David b. Hill and claims that he
came to the Paror City to do an Insurance business
He did not say that he came as an emissary OF mn
to work up a wOrkngmans boom and thus insure the
election OF Democratic Assemblyman from Broome
lie would have been shrewd enough to carry such a
plan out. no ever. had he not proclaimed himself "A
Free Trade Democrat by his letters to the Democratic
press. Ills Free Trade doctrine has already sckencd
Finch the Democratic candidate, and that he has
oyer-reached himself Krsch. the chairman OF the
Executive Board OF Trades Unions" will no doubt
be recalled to tlmira.
Nearly twenty years ago certain property-owDers
decided to the State tor canal purposes strip OF land
10 feet in width lying within the city corpora
ton along the south side OF the Susquehanna. ana eX-
tending from just OF the south terminus OF the
Rockbotom Bridge three-quarters OF a mile down
stream. the river here flowing due west Work on
this State canal was prosecuted until about 1870,
when it abandoned and with its haf-constructec
ditch tow-paths locks. etc. 1t has since remained an
unsig htly monument of useless expenditure. West
and south of this city the farmers have IN many
instances practically filled up the ditch and leveed of
the tow-paths and are now culuvating the SOL wnlch
has in the OF time accumulated. The State has
made objection to this TAR known. Within
this city. however, nothing has been done with the
abandoned ditch and there it has lain eyesore to
all citizens. Some years ago parties owning land
along south side of Southwater-st, which street
extends along south OF the canal conceived the notion
that they had right to this abandoned tract and took
counsel upon it. They concluded that the land had
originally been decided to the State tor canal purposes
only. and that now being abandoned reversOn TO the
grantOrs followed. To avoid all trouble and to make
the thing sure however they caused bill to be drawn
up for submission to the Legislature deciding to them
this property, valuable. The local press took
the matter in hand and questioned the justice OF such
law showing the liability OF the erection OF number
of buildings this tract, the portions of which
would In other parts Of the city show up TO disad
vantage from the north side. Then too it argued
that it would be an injustice TO glye this land. worth
it lies from $40 to $50 per front foot TO parties who
had once received round price tor it that IL would
much the better deed lit back to the city and
Il it must sold to rIvaie individuals to turn the
proceeds OF such into the city treasury that taxes
now burdensome might be lightened. One brief |
editorial killed the bill, and IA quietly rs 1t was put
forward quietly it dropped. The land lies there
today, and it has within the past two years improved
n value 1t is estimated to be Worth to-day IN its i'm
proved state 100000.
During the past week the theatre going people of |
his city have enjoyed treat in the third ap-
Iearance here of Nine. Janish, as the Princess /
Andrea" She was greeted by "a crow ed house and
he third presentation of this play seemed more highly
appreciated than the first second On Tuesday
venng Nine. Julia Rive King, the well-known
PIANIST her second appearance before Bingham
on audience, which, though apprec atlye, was small.