New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-19
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


Governor Foraker, OF Ohio, was at the Fifth Avenue
hotel recently, with portion Of his family, on a
brief visit for relaxation and seemed rather to en-
JOY he absence of any stirring incidents 10 talk about
III inc held OF politics. lilo spoke briefly and en-
oouaghgy however, Of the outlook I'm Ohio. The Gov
erhor Is young veteran Of the youngest having
ueeh only sixteen when he first shOuldercd musket
IN 1852. The conversation turning upon the care
ana needs OF the disabled volunteers, he alluded In
ciuentally and with evident and justifable pride to
The liberal provision recently made by his State for
the establishment Of the home at sandusky, where
300 OF Ohios old soldiers are now living I'm comfort.
Inc accommodations are soon 10 be doubled
Recent remarkable performances in ocean record
breaking naturally recall the caIly doubts en-
tertaned, even by the wise and welllnfomcd, as to
the feasibility Of crossing the Atlantic by steam at all
ff'y years have barely passed since scientific men
CONSIDERED this feat that even n It wero otherwise
possible, would require about 5000 tons OF coal for the
voyage. The famous saying OF DR.. Donyslus LaTdner
Is familiar to every one, that he would soon think
OF undertaking voyage by steam from Galway TO the
moon as 10 NewYork but the following characteristic
note from the Duke Of Wellington. about the same
time. Will probably be new to most OF u.s. Encouraged
by the performances Of the Sirius and Great
Britain, Jmus Smith, one OF the old shipping mer-
chants Of NowYork, had gone London to raise the
capital for an AngO-AmcIcan line OF mail steamships.
Among those whom he sought 10 interest In favor OF
his project, generally considered erratic' though
Mr. Smith declared he in fact only enthusiastic
was the old hero Of Waterloo, and this IS how the
Duke sat on the scheme and schooner alike f. VI.
the Duke Of Wellington presents his compliments to
Mr. Smith. The Duke has no leisure to receive the
visits Of gentlemen who have schemes in contempla-
lion for the alteration OF the public establishments
Sailing packets formed the public establishments
referred and quito good enough for the
Field Marshal
The steamers with which the Cunards proposed
to begin the service between Liverpool and Halifax
were TO have been OF 900 tons register each. smaller
than the boats that now perform the Channel service
between Dover and Calais Tho szo was. however
increased and the limo extended to Boston, but the
four steamers that began the service measured even
then only $50 tons EACH with accommodations for
ninety passengers and space for 22J tons of cargo.
Only AL passengers were carried 10 Boston The hSt
year and BAG on the return voyages nlne IN all ana
Insignificant the cargOcs brought thai the ducs
on them for tho whole year. 1910, amounted 10 but
80 ,02S 90.
Has any one CHANGED to notice the blight The
ems show It everywhere. in town and country In
their case, due 10 the ravages Of millions OF dis
gushing worms that como out Of tie ground, climb
the Trees and eat the leaves TO threadbare scky
yellow But I'm the damp and warm weather OF week
before lest leather. clean. dry and new. became COW
cred with a light white mould I'm fory-eght hours.
Notice the foundation Of broken stone under the
pavement in Broadway near feminist, where they
arc tearing II up TO lay down the electrical subway
and you VIII why the roadbcd I'm that part of the
street presents 30 even surface, while on the all
Joining cross Streets where the traffic IS so much
lighter the pavement has. as usual, sunk into the
ugly rus and holes all know so well. Lower
down. the Old " Russ pavement was lald over con
creto nearly forty years ago; the surface remains
fairly coed 10 this day, not having been able 10 SINK
through its foundation. Here, men, IS an oOIoot