New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-13


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Sceptics as TO the fitness of the Indian for the
arts Of civilization may gain some information vi
voIue from the account of the recent election Of
members of the Chckasaw Legislature Ihere
ore charges of intimidation, etc. brought forward
indicating such state of things as might De
looked for almost anywhere in the Southern States
The other wards of the Nation have probably not
advanced to quite so high point yet, but there
is no doubt that the Chickasaws are getting on.
The first intmaton incoming voyagers from
Europe will receive of the destruction of property
by the storm will be in the shape of as unique
a collection of flotsam and jetSam as ever covered
these waters.
"The Brooklyn Eagle has the unldndness
10 suggest that under some circumstances Leon
Albeit may be regarded as a formidable candi-
date of the Democratic party for President IN
1a02 We say this is unlIind, because Mr. ADbet5
has his hands full just now in preparing Tor
his campaign for Governor, and 1t is lndlscreet,
TO say the least TO distract his attention Be
sides. the Presidential bee is already buzzing
about in Abbetts neighborhOod to a sufficient
extent without the need of any stimulation such
as is administered by The Eagle
Mr. Depew's desire that the Worlds Fair Of
1 s92 may knock the spots out of the Paris
Exposition is pretty certain to be fulfilled, if
Chicago's chances continue as small they are
at present
There can be no reasonable question that the moral
tone Of the Massachusetts, delegation would be de-
cidedly TaiSed by substituting the Hon Mr. sullivan
for Mr.. Lodge or Mr. Long, or any other member who
believes thing aud advocates another-(Buffalo
Courier.
There can be no reasonable question that
newspaper which on the whole prefers the bruiser
Sullivan DEM to Mr.. Lodge Rep or ex-GOV-
ernor Long rep for Congressman possesses an
ethical equipment so original and peculiar that
it should be placed on exhibition. We suggest
to the managers of the Buffalo fair. which is now
in progress that they assign it place in the freak
department.
II is not known at what figure Mr.. Edison has
inventoried his phOnograph, but if it is true-and
they say it is-that he has refused an offer Of
$40. 900, 600 for it, then it is clear that invent
ing monographs pays better than writing intro
spective sonnets for the magazines.
Ives seems 10 pride himself on appearing jaunty
and clipper in court. But unfortunately for these
young Napoleons' their jauntness all deserts
them about the time the judge gets ready with
his sentence
The Indictment against the driver of a bobtail
car which killed an old woman has been dismissed
on the ground that there was no Intentional
neglect on his part, the fault resting on the sys-
tom Fortunately the system is now obsolete iH
Nev,-Yorl5 CITY The bobtail car has been rele-
GATED TO the limbo, not of forgotten-for we eau
NOT soop forget it in all its hideOusness-but of
outworn and antiquated things May it rest in
peace
O'Donovan. surnamed Rosa, has been breath
ing fire and slaughter against the English ana
calling them all the hard names he could think
Of for years, and nobody has taken any notice
Of him. But now one of his own countrymen
sues him for libel Poor Rossa This is not the
martyrdom he bargained for.
There is a real estate agent living at Kingston.
Ulster County, who takes a gloomy view of life.
and especially of house painters, these days. \
few days ago he hired an artistic house painter
to paint house which he has on his list But.
unfortunately, he gave the painter the wrong num-
beg so that it was the wrong house which received
a beautiful and becoming new coat. The agent
is receiving good deal of sympathy, and the man
who got his house painted for nothing is under
stood TO be measurably resigned.
And now a man over IN New-Jersey has been
knocked down by an electric shock received by
hi, umbrella coming in contact with lOw-hanging
wire charged by an electric light current The
obvious moral is that until the wires 5e put
underground umbrellas must be left at home when
il storms. or else carefully carried without bsing
raised.
letter-boX with the aperture and its covering
so arranged that it could he worked with one
hand and letter deposited without danger of its
getting soed while the other hand is desperately
clutching an umbrella, would be a sweet boon on
q dov when the rain is falling in torrents and the
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