The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-13
NEW YORK NEWS,
as REPORTED BY THE TIMES SPE.
clAL CORRESPONDENT.

County" Democratic Leader Disgust
ed-President Cleveland and the Thomas
jefferson Building Cable Cars FOR
Eroaway Political and General Gossip.
NFw YORK. November ~ special.
The meeting Of the general committee Of The
county Democracy Tonight will most likely
De a lively affair. Last night, Police Com
missioner No0rhi-. who has been chairman
ui the executive committee of that OrganiIa-
Ton and also leader Of its forces in the
Ninth Senatorial district sent IN his rcsgna-
tion Of both positions. which j. in effect. q
cutiin. loose ON his part from The county
Democracy. IN The convention % that
body before the election. 'Ommissioncr
the proposed deal with "Bos-" Plat and
the Republicans. and declared that
neither he nor the Democrats Of
the Ninth district would vote for any Re
publican candidate thus f0isted on the ticket.
His protest was ONcrrucd. and the result
WAS that with large Democratic majority
iu the district. the vote. divided between
rival candidates. was rendered imperative.
and the Republican millionaire nominee
put forward for his money alone. stepped in
and secured the State ~enaiOrShip which
the Democrats ought 10 have controlled.
This is what has made Commissioner
N0orhiS throw mp his connection with the
County Democracy in disgust
Judge Henry Murray and 4. 4. Baldwin
are both mentioned as probable Successors
to the leadership of the district. bli If Com
missioner NoOrhis gives in ms adhesion 10
Tammany Hall. as il is expected be will
do. there will not be- much Of the following
icii for amy one 10 take charge o.
THE THOMAS JEfFERs0N BUILDING.
The Brooklyn Democrats are happy in
that they have secured cX-prc-ident tleyc-
land for the laying Of the cornerstone Of the
Thomas Jefferson building in that city to-
morrow. II is expected that il will cost a
hundred and fifty thousand dollars by the
time 10 is completed. and then the Demo
Gratis of Kings county fatter themselves
that they will have headquarters Of which
they can ho proud.
CABLE TRACTION CARS FOR BROADWAY.
The Broadway Railroad Company are
very anxious 10 substitute cable traction
for their cars for thoprescnt system Of horse
traction. aud with this end in view. they
propose % Doe ready 10 agree 10 all Mayor
Grants propositions TO guarantee the city
revenue Of $4,000 year; lay down
such rails as the city authorities
shall approve Of and keep the
pavement between the tracks IN good
order and wcll-cle1nod. This is going long
way beyond the position they occupied in
their original dispute with the city au-
th0rtics. and goes 90 show that the fran
chi-e they seek i- more valuable than they
were inclined 90 admit little while ago.
FEMALE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
There j. "a strong pressure being brought
to bear on Mayor Grant 10 induce him To re-
appoint as school commissioners Mrs. AZ
new and Miss Dodge. both Of whom were
originally appointed by Mayor Grace. and
whose terms Of Office will expire with the
present year, Mayor Grant is not favorable
% such appointments i'm the abstract. but IL
is mot unlikely ho may allow the present IN
cmnhcuts t0 occupy the position, while 10
cannot he said they have done much good.
n ha. also been demonstrated that they are
i'm "a minority too hopeless 90 bee able to elect
amy harm.
BOSS PLArr AT ALBANY.
The Republicans. of COURSE will control
the organization of the assembly at Albany
this winter and their caucus Will name the
~paakts. but who that Individual is 90 Dee.
has NOT yet been decided upon. The Baud
Ilule. Of West Chester. General Hustled is.
IT'S usual e candidate. bat 10 is not certain
that he has as vet made his arrangements
with ex-senator plati. and without the en-
dorsemont of the 'bOs-." neither he nor amy
other man in his party can even pretend 10
aspire 90 the position.
THE NEW YORK DOCk DEPARTMENT
is one of the institutions that has come
down tO MS unaltcrrd from fire old Albany
Commission days. and appears to retain All
the original defects OF such gcncrically bad
arrangements. Connected with u we are
now having am Investigation of a series oi
scandals that furnish "a remarkable reNela-
tion of the way in which government is car
riod ON in the first city in America. the
department consists Of three commissioners
and 70 secretary. each with 5000 annual
salary. clerical force Of six men. besides
twelve dockmastcrs and "a small army of
other employees. who are supposed to loon
after tine interests of the city. Yet the
present inquiry shows that an Ice
dealer of Albany. who desired 10
rent dock i'm this city. bui did NOT WISH 10
have his name known. came here about TWO
wears aud a half ago, and succeeded IN
renting "a dock for 81 900 a year that would
have been cheap at five times the amount.
and now when fine city will have 10 repair
the dock at cost of more than ten years OF
lis revenue. neither the nominal lessee. nor
his equally nominal securities. can Dee found,
and the tax PAYERS VIII lose amy where from
twelve % twenty thousand dollars. And
we have had a number of so-called " tc-
formers" i'm high places while TINS doch
commission has been running IFS business
for years in this fashion.
cANNAssING THE VOTE.
The members of the Board of Aldermen
were sworn in as "a board of canNasscss oi the
ln~t election return at noon to-day hy
County Clerk Reilly. The board of cam
Yassers met at o'clock this afternoon to
begin the work. President Arnold 'ot the
Board of Aldermen is chairman OF the
board of canNasscrs. The returns oi sew
cral election districts were reported missing
hut 10 is expected the board will get ini'
mll working order by tomorrow.
NEW YORK ANARCHISTS.
The anarchist exhibition in the Cooper
Institute last night will probably be the last
New York will witness for long while.
Tho Reds" have disguised the whole COM
munii, hy their blatant nonsense ana ihei
npNslsahle insults To- the national feelings
of the American people. But at the same
fine thp, have shown what weak, con-
t.mptiblc little clique they are. numerically
and Intellectually. and the general DISPOSE
tionis 10 leave them tO the care 0i the pO-
lice. who will see that they are kept "moN-
ing on
TIE BAsE-BAiL CONVENTION.
The second days procecdingojn the con-
,.nfion of league and association baseball
leleeate~ began 40 r. O'Clock this morning.
when the Joint committee on PLAYING rules
went into session in parlor + of the Fifth
Aycnnc Hotel. President Day said that mo-
business of Importance would be transacted.
and that the session would he concluded
before 3 O'Clock. The frequent conferences
which have been held between Nike Kelly.
the famous PLAYER, and Director Soden' OF
Inc Boston club. has given rise TO the rumoI
that an understanding has been reached
Whereby Kelly will sign a league contract
before many days, if he has not done 81
already.