New-York tribune., 1886-07-17

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THE TRIBUNE's special foreign dispatches
this morning say that the most cheerful party
men in England just now are the Palnelltes.
Though defeated, they are not cast down nor
,isheartened; but through fair weather ana
foul, will work for Irish privileges Their at
titude will doubtless have an excellent influence
throughout Ireland and help restrain the lawless-
ness of despair There Is nothing which the
friends of Iieland more earnestly hope lor now
than the prevalence of exceptionally good or
der in every county in the island. The Tories
would be wild with delight if they could be
furnished with an excuse for Coelclon.
Doubtless the friends and acquaintance of
j. j. Catlin, yardmaster in Jersey City for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company, have always
regarded him as a good fellow and an honest,
capable man but they probably did not dream
that in him was the stuff heroes are madeof. Yet
a hero he was yesterday when he rushed 1or-
wand from the crowd In South Elizabeth 10
save the life of poor woman who stood III the
way of a rapid express train. He did not save
her and.was so injured that he must die. Yet
Catlr's bravery will be admired and his tate
lunented wherever his act is described. At
tiicted as his family will be i'll his loss, such a
death is not without its consultations.
Fortunately for the reputation OF the Nation
the disgraceful fight between Representatives
Laird and Cobb did not take place III the IL
itself but in the members lobby. Yet that Is
bad enough, and if the Iues of the House ex-
tend so far the fighting members should be
taught "A lesson. Mr.. Cobb's public insinuatlons
against Mr.. Laird were scandalous and should
have been retracted when they were shown
to be untrue But two wrongs do not make
right in Washington or elsewhere, and the
member from Nebraska simply lowered HIM
self to Cobb's level by losing his temper and
hdulging in bad language and blows
The regular residents of Long Branch are sup
posed to wink at the gambling that f1ouIishes
within their borders because it brings them In
money. They don't seem able to cOmpreehnd
that if they would stop the evil they might
make just as great gains, and in decent COM
pany too, for owing TO Its situation near New
York, Long Branch is certain to be crowded in
the summer whether gambling goes on or not.
The present performances OF the gamblers the
detectives, and the Police Justices however,
do no good and only advertise the place un-
pleasantly The gambling should be put
down but that cannot be done until the cit
izens are united and sincere in their efforts to
accomplish it.
The average taxpayer will probably groan to
hear that the city authorities are thinking OF
erecting building for the criminal coults on
the spot where the freight-hOuse in Centrc-st.
now stands but really, the project has some
thing to commend it, 1t is close by the Tombs,
and what is now paid for Carrying prisoners
between that place and the brownstone build
ing in City Hall Park would about meet the
interest on bonds needed to pay for the erec-
ton of suitable criminal courts. The city owns
the ground and the railway company would be
glad to surrender the lease. SO tho plan is
worth serious consideration. If such build
ing were erected the city perhaps would be
saved a great part of $4,000 now spent for
rented buildings.
The charges OF cOnvicts against their keep
ers unfortunately must be taken with great ale
1Owance. A prison a palace would naturally
be, if the inmates had their way. That can-
not be, of course, and discipline must be MAIN
tained at any cost. But cruelty and torture ale
never necessary, and 80, no matter how much