New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-31

Che slightest sign of weakness.
Centre and Elm SITS. are rapidly filling up
with large. handsome business houses. and the
citys example would be so quickly followed
that in a few years these thoroughfarcs would
be among the finest in New-York. The crown
ing argument in favor of this settlement OF the
building question is that it would put an end
to the practice Of carting prisoners between
the Tombs and the criminal courthouse,
practice cruel and uncivilized in itself and one
that costs the city annually more than $4,000.
Tn view Of all these facts, it is amazing that
the city officials persist in rejecting this adj
mirablc scheme and in favoring one open to
numerous and wcighty objections.
proposal has been made to tunnel the East
River at Thirty-f'th-st. No scheme Of this kind
should be allowed to interfere with the BACK
wells Island Bridge plan, Of which, by the way,
we have heard too little lately What obstacle
stands in the way Of beginning this )rl1 at once
and carrying it to completion without unneces-
sary delay?
Cleveand's boom may be bigger than Hills
but it has to carry more weight.
The question e giving the Police Commissioners
discretionary powers to the retirement OF
members of the force at the age of sixty years Is
again raised by the decision Of the General Term
that the law is mandatory, and that the Com
missioners have nothing to do but to carry 1t OUT
1t is unreasonable that many patromen and
police of higher rank are fully as efficient
when sixty years old as at any previous period,
II not moro So on account of long experience. At
any rate, the common sense view OF the matter
would be to allow the heads Of the Department
to exercise their judgment In each case as 1t
arises The law making retirement at fixed
age may have certain advantages, but on the whole
it does not appear to be good law.
Mr.. Cleveland has lost Tho Albany Argus
because he did not have the argus-eye belonging
to David B. HILL
Tie immigration during the half year ending
with December according to an article which
appears on another page, amounted to 222,83O.
Reckoning the population at the usual rate OF In
crease for excess Of births over deaths, namely
per cent yearly, and adding immigration OIL
cially reported since the date of the census, the
population January 1, 1888. should be little
more than 62, 10000 This reckoning excludes
immigration from Canada since July l. 1885,
which has not been officially reported at ALL be-
cause in the absence Of necessary provisions of
law, the officials Of the Treasury Department have
been unable to obtain information which they
deem reliable as to the number coming into the
! country across the Canadian or the Mexican bor-
| der II allowance be made for immigration from
! Canada, estimated at about the rate officially re-
ported prior to 1885, the population January l.,
1888, would somewhat exceed 62,600.0O0 1t
has come to pass at last that the natural increase
by excess Of births over deaths is probably more
than 100, 900 each month. If this natural in
crease continues until the next census, without
abatement OF the great tide of immi gration which
for seven years past has been Towing so steadily
toward this country the population when the
next census is taken seems likely to exceed
| 81 900, 900.
II the word reformer7 does not occur in
yolapuk, perhaps we can get along with hypo-
critic"
The Rev. Dr. Talmage is advertised to lee
ture in Rochester on Thursday, subject Big
Blunders" Perhaps he will tell his audience
whether he ever met bigger one than President
| Cleyelands ee-trade message
The news comes from Havana that the Board
Of Aldermen Of that city has gobbled $40 OOO."
From this it appears that the Montreal fugitives,
Familiarity known the boodlers," have con-
cluded to extend their field Of activity Let us see
DE Lacey, Dempsey, Sayles, yes, and Billy"
Moloney, go into $4,000 at the rate OF 81 0 900
each. They their pupils arc keeping up the
average.
Put up the bars against paupers and anarchists.
The Republic wants only good and able-bodied
citizens.
former State official, who was a member Of Mr.
| Clcveands staff when he was Governor, aud has been
| and IS now on terms of intimacy with the President
iuehed at tho idea that relations between Mr. Cleve
land and the Governor arc at all stralned-(Speclal
dIsnatcb to " Tho World"
OF course he laughed. Why shouldn't he ?
To speak Of the Cleveand-Hill relations be-
ing strained" is, in the circumstances to en-
ploy q laughter-pro cling tenn. When Greek
meets Greek you never say that their relations
are strained" History does not record that
the relations between David and Goliah were
straincd," or that there were strained re-
lations between the Germans and the French
while Paris was in state OF siege. How abb
surd IL would sound to hear student OF applied
patriotism characterize the relations existing be-
tween Jefferson Davis and the Star Spangled