New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-15
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A decision that Cts IN well with oommon-sense
has been rendered in ST Louis in the ease OF d
man charged with stealing package OF news
papers from the top Of letter-box. Inc Juase
held that the laws protecting the malls naa noO
been violated, since packages placed on tno ou~
s5e NJ a letter-box cannot be regarded 90 eehiy
posted. Evidently the only charge tnat can iic
In such n case is one of petit larceny buO as one
average letter-box has too small an apersure W
admit q newspaper in q wrapper, wnao ~ 'no
ruhlio n dop Ought not the Government 70
frynish boxes with sufficiently ample openings "
rermit them TO be used for oil ordinary purposes
Assernblvman Yates is rather anxious TO ais
claim the honor of being the author Oh 'he oisi
leanlzing idleness in the State prisons, wh- "A eon
monty bears his name. This is not SURPRISING.
No man would willingly assume the paterniEy Vi
such an evil law. But why should Mr.. Yates insee
haste 10 bring forward another measure winch
contains many OF the worst features OF INC D'li
which he disownsp
At dinner Of the Merchants Club OF Boston
the other night, OF which officers of the Navy
were guests, and the condition OF our Nanonal
defenoes was the topic Of the evening, one OF tne
naval officers illustrated the existing state OF
things by the remark that IL was quite possiDie
for a hostile ship at any time to drop smell inOo
Harvard SQUARE. When Mr. Isaac II. Bromley WIS
called ON at the close, he informed the naval
gentlemen that not only was this possible, put ~
had frequently happened during the past few years.
and that Harvard Square was quite worKeu up
about It, The shells came from the Iale Navy
and the only way TO prevent its happening @sSiA
was to Idll Bob Cook
Meredith Stanley is the name OF ire reckless
person who has Just made Jump oi 200 Ieeo
from o railroad bridge into the hentucKy river.
A voupg fellow with as handsome name as that
ought TO take better care OF hlmseI. Inc
influences that surround the profession OF bridge
Iumpine are calculated to injure the names OF
those engaged in il, even IL they manage to Rep
their physical frames intact.
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Surely the convict is entitled to be heard upon
convict labor Joe MacSin, the notorious Oheaso
politician who is now serving term in the Johet
Penitentiary, has made public some oDsefVaOiohs
which ought 10 be read by every member OF every
Legislative body that is considering TINS suoleoh
or is likely to pass upon it. lie says Oh inc COLI
victs: -,
II they have not something to 10 half Of them win
hecone rayIng iunatcs IN little while. Why, you
will ind men here Sundays begging for WORK, d Tor
S 70 $50 70 and ther own thoughts
should be like them had not cultivated tne nap apr
come here and have no taste for reading are not sDe
even by their work 10 Keep from oeS0W hn s Sr
here worse than they came. Take away their Wcrs .
and you take away the thing that now Keeps these
out 81 Sot ss ass srsSrh but was By discipline
That discipline would have been Of no avail SO iar
my sS saSs waS Of sTery
knew how pleasant hard work was and how much ssts,
"a, Sns ana baS work. should have been By this time
a wreck and candidate for The Kankakee Asylum
This is not theorizng, but the testimony OF
man who is actually convict. and knows Wna1
he is talking about. Society has the rignt 70 de-
prive OF his liberty man who has commltted
crime. but it has no more right TO drive him into
insanity by enforced idleness than IL wouid nave
to stretch him on the rack.
II is proposed 10 double the membership OF the
Court of Appeals by means OF an amehdment W
,hs Constitution. The second division, which
was lately created, is only temporary IN its nat
ure md since il is generally conceded that the
Cour. will always be behind in its business unless
Il Is continually reinforced, the amendment "lh
commend itself to popular favor. Anything reason-
able which Is calculated to abridee the Jaws oeiay
the people will readily agree TO-
ooe, IN one OF the April magazines rhymes
u awning with morning. and another In one
~ the weekly Journals makes prelude trsvei IN
donh,e harness with wood" But the bard who
la,ply rhy1ned embonpOut7 with opinm-loint'
still wears tho champion belt with the PROUD con-
sciousness that he deserves it.
Several sharp lessons have recently been brought
home TO the elevated railway companies In the mat
ter Of damages for injuries to property ana IN re-
gard TO the interference of the DistrictAttorney
in the suits brought against the corporations. An
other lesson was administered last week, when the
public at large will be apt to think we'll deserved
Suits were brought in behalf Of two newsooys' VINO
were riding up town peaceably when they were
seized by the guards and hustled OH the Tram
One of the cases resulted in verdict Tor sooO'
which Is apparently not cent too much News
boys have rights Us well as other passengers VINO
pay their fares, and these rights VIII proDaoV %
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