New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-29

| u the papers the other day. sick woman seven
F-nve years Of age, was abandoned by family
Hoooken with whom she had been boarding.
ana VINO moved away, leaving her without fire
er lood, ana without single article of furniture
except the bed upon which she Law. II gems
slmost inexplicable that she should have been
| EFT to die unaided as she was The conduct Of
| This brutal family excited circumstances from
leighbors. Why could they not have reported
me case to the police, the nearest charityp As
for the head Of the family who are most responsi.
Die Tor this shocking barbarity, one ia almost
| empted to wish that some of the White Caps who
@e wasting their time on virtuous citizens in
aher parts Of the country could be let loose
n his vicinity for quarter Of an hour.
| The Wide-embracing arms Of civilization are rap
hly stretching out to take in the whole world.
One of the latest notable Illustrations of this is the
announcement made the other day that cable will
| pom be laid from Bermuda to Halifax. In short
time, therefore, one can no longer get out Of the
| Forh, SO to say, by making voyage to the Ber-
nudas. But the improved means Of communca-
ton viii add greatly to the attractions of that pop
| tlar winter resort
There has been only one report thus far. ~
| We remember correctly, in regard to the total
destruction of the Delaware peach crop by uutimely
fpsts, but further advices 70 the same effect
ap confidently looked for in few days Mean
wtile, In order that the spirits Of fruit-loyers
may not be too greatly elevated, the cheerful
announcement Is made from Ohio that the plum
orAards have been ruined With more precision
than Is customary In cases Of this Sort il is set
forth that $4,000 plum trees affected with the
bhck knot have heen cut down and burned
Still plums do not cut so large figure In the
market as peaches, and so l6ng as our spirits
ore not unduly narrowed up by the thought
that there may be no peaches when the peach
season comes round, this metropolis will con-
tinua 20 pursue the ordinary tenor Of its way
undlnurbed.
Another vessel that encountered heavy storm
has weathered IL only by the use Of oil. Why
should not the international Marine Conference
make IL rule that all oecan-go'ng vessels should
be supplied with apparatus for rendering the
waves harmless In this wayp
General George s BatoheIler has withdrawn
from the Assembly and is 10 enter upon the dis
charge Of his duties Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury on Monday next lie will be greatly
missed ut Albany, where, during his five years Of
service, his vote and his influence have In
vartbly been employed for the promotion Of honest
legislation and the defeat OF every bin that could
not give satisfactory account OF itself. His
record in Egypt, a member Of the International
Judicial Tribunal, was Just as creditabe, proving
that his aptitude for the bench was equal TO his
efficiency O law-maller. General Batcheller's
carer Is the guarantee that b win fill the re-
sponsible position 20 which the President has
summoned him faithfully and wen
The Dallas Journal" on behalf Of 80 much Of
The Democratic party as 10 represents, dominates
Samuel J. Randall for President in 1892 IL
might be we'll for the Editor Of " Tho Journal
In case he has occasion to visit Albany this year,
TO steer clear IT that portion Of the Capitol known
as the Executive Chamber
There Is a good deal to be said in favor of tho
plan now before the Brooklyn Park Commissioners
for improving lhe East Side lands This region
has long been IN eye-sore, IL not positive dis
grace, TO the city. The sale of the lands has been
contemplated, hat not few far-seeng men have
been convinced 81 along that they should be de-
voted to some public purpose. The way to this |
Is now clear, since sites are needed for the mu- |
seums proposed 10 be established through the |
movement started by the Brooklyn Institute. |
The East Side lands will furnish an ideal place |
for the erection Of handsome buildings for various
public purposes and IL will be mistake not TO |
reserve them With this object In view. The plans |
elaborated by the committee, consisting Of Com |
misdoners Stors, Woodward and Somers, may |
be some:Slat ambitious, but they clearly point |
in the right direction. Brooklyn is now SPEND |
ing money for sites for small parks The policy |
OF parting with unimproved lark lands now in |
Its possession suggests the act Of biting ones
nose on.
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I'M
that =" Kid Miller, the accomplished confidence
man, "was once an intimate friend Of Oscar
Wilde's.' IL has always been understood here
abouts that the Kid was dear rather thGn on
intimate friend Of Oscars
Amateur elections so 70 speak of postlnastars'
such as the one that took place the other day in
Hammondsport, y, may do no harm, and they
may be useful In determining the question OF pop
uiar approval where opinion is very much divided,
but IL Is certainly 10 be hoped that they do not
foreshadow time when all such officials shall be
elected and not appointed At present these cleo
tons-and we hear OF one every now and then
are scarcely more than play They suggest unpleas-
ant possibilities however. At Hammondsport
10 Is narrated, the village swarmed with Republic
can voters the election having been advertised by
the county papers. II was only one-sided affair,
anyway, as, Of course the opposition party had no
voice In the matter. Still the result left no hard
feelings, since the defeated candidates" signed
papers recommending the appointment Of the man
who received the highest vote. So, on the whole,
the experiment In this case may be pronounced
success-always provided that the man who got
the majority Of the votes gets the papers from
Washington
." The Albany Argus is now earnestly engaged |
in defending the Linson lbogusl ballot reform
bill The Argus" is precisely the sort of news
paper TO engage In such u task, for not long
ago II declared that the machinery of elections
in this State, as provided by the State we believe
is satisfactory Obviously o journal holding
that opinion cares nothing about ballot reform,
regarding IL as unnecessary.
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Conductors on street-cars are costly luxuries