New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
CHANCES AT TOPICS OF THE DAY IN THE
THIRD CITY OF THE UNION

! the prominence into which ne mas recenuy Dcen
brought. OF course the dinner given blythe hsnintop
Club as a compliment 10 him, was an honor TO when
NO one could be insensible and General Tracy bore
himself with becoming dignity, and listened with dae
/ modesty TO the praises heaped upon hluL ~ "es
truly said by Judge Bartlett at the dinner mat AL
the people Of Brooklyn felt q share Ia the nonor
which had been done tho city In tho selecuon OF ono
OF IT'S citizens as a member Of the Cabinet ana the
Judge happily turned tho remark that this was re
Election ON the survival OF the village spirit IN brooh
| yn into a compliment, pronouncne IL spirit OF
which Brooklyn ought to be proud and which " onsh'
long 10 retain. What set ont TO say Is tn@' soe'o
! tary Tracy's personal affairs are being pafaneu 10
the papers evon the extent OF minute aescrpuou9
Of his visits TO his tailors, the number OF SUITS Oh
clothing he has ordered the material Mt etc. tosctner
| with the remark that no member OF President hart
sons Cabinet viii be better dressed than the represents
! tive from Brooklyn. More than one OF the brooAI8h
papers has offended IN this matter one OF them even
following him to the tailorshop and describing inc
secretary's appearance as seen from the sdewslh
through the plate glass window. Secretary OF the
Navy Ia public character to be sure but he mas soo
rights that the reporters ought TO respect
The address of tho Central Democratic Association
to the people OF Brooklyn IS the most serious DEM
| onstratIon against tho Democratic gang With'n
| the party ranks that has yet been made IL mas
especial force because II this association thai ooh
I'D the charges against Fire Commissioner Ehh's'
| which Mayor Chaplin recently decided TO usFesaru'
The array of the disasters TO the dominant party 10
| Kings County under the leadership OK the gang as
set forth in the address, certainly matter for SERIOUS
| consideration How important Is this moVement
within the party to purify and ronovate it, ana get
It'd Of the blight Of bossSm. 1t Is too early YET 70
| Judge. There have been various movements OF th's
! neutrality-suspicious. organizations and the hke-in tno
| past. but none Of them has been longlived. some
times they have caused spasm Of virtue on the par'
cF Nam III leada n
| ter but in no long time the order OF things woulh
| be IN full operation once more. The strnggie DC
tween the better and the elements in the DEM
ocraic ranks the Republicans can well ahord 10 TO
| gard with complasance
Police Commissioner Bell who Is ex.efico an Excise
Commissioner has had lively TIT with his associates
In the course OF the week and has come out secono
| best This department Is an exception 70 the rulo
that prevails To the municipal government OF the cry
An tho great executive departments have single heaos
but when the charter was adopted 1t was felt
that Il would be unwse 10 intrust the control Oh all
the LIQUOR saloons to 4 single Whether tho ar
rangement ade was the best possible may fairly be
doubted. Certain II Is that the management OF the
| Excise Department has been far from satisfactory
under all the Mayors who have held office since the
present charter went into force This was the weakest
mart OF Mr. Lows administration, unless the cleaning
OF the streets takes precedence aud under his sue
| cesSors there has been Improvement The trouble
mentioned came about In this wise; IN the absence
OF Commissioner Bell from a meeting Of the Commits
sion license was granted or saloono IN Bedford
ave-, not very far from Mr.. Bells home, and In
district with which he was necessarily more familiar
than elher OF his associates. When Mr. Bell learned
what had been done he wrote q scorchtng letter 10
Messrs. schlemann and Cunningham, accusing them
of bad faith and Of taking advantage OF bis absence
| In fact he went far to Intimate that they tic
sgnedly kept all knowledge OF the impending meeting
| from him As might have been expected. the two
Commissioners took the matter to heart and resolved
not 10 be browbeaten by Mr.. Bell at meeting at
ghch he present. the previous acton was resc!naeo
and then By a vote Of 10 the license was granted
Tho charge has been made that ono Of tho two Com
missonors IS interested In the saloon but this is In
dIznantly and vehementy denied. The lIcenses IS,
however friend OF Of them, and tho latter has
admitted that his opinion interest in the saloon
would be a mighty nice thing to have. Probably the
end Of this matter has not yet been reached.
II q curious 10 observe the different ways IN which
| people distribute themselves In the Bridge cars IN
order TO DO able To leave tho train at the earliest
| opportunity. Those not familiar with the Bridge
naturally think that the forward part OF the mont car
| IS the most desirable place So there is usually
rush for this part Of the train. Some older travellers
have found that they make better time by getting
place near the rear end Of tho FIST car or tho front
end OF the second The reason why this Is so Is
that when the train rolls into the station they can be
on the platform open the cato themselves and step of
| before the train comes to standstil. suppose
there Is Q rule requiring tho brakemen 10 prevent
passengers from opening the gates, but II so, It is
never enforced. Unlike the guards on the elevated
roads, the guards tho Bridge trains are on duty as
brakemen every time the ternln reached SO there
would be considerable delay II the gate-opennS were
left to them. Tho practice Of alghting nom train
whlle In motion Is undoubtedly q dangerous one,
especially when boys open the gates IN reckless way,
but no accidents from this cause have occurred.
Persons who get the head Of the train in order to
get out sometimes come TO grief since now ana
then is allowed TO run In SO far that all the
passengers in the front have TO leave It by the
rear door. There q good deal Of disgust on the
faces and in the voices Of two handsomely dressed
young ladies' when this happened yesterday. There -
exclaimed OF them much good It did US to 60 up
there In 'front.' AS they were the last passengers
out, thor feelings may we'll DO imagined And yet
they had not been delayed half minute, at liberal
| calculation.
| without doubt the most popular clergyman In
Brooklyn since Mr.. Beecher's death Is DR.. Charles
II. Hail. His popularity was strikingly shown on
the occasion OF two lectures he has given within few
weeks at the Brooklyn Institute. The first time he
described his visit the Yellowstone Park The In
shute was jammed, packed to the doors, and oven
ladies stood from beginning to end. Moro recently he
poke Thomas Jefferson, and there was like pop
| ular demonstration. In point Of scholarship, DR.
Hall cannot DO compared with DR.. stors, who is OF
the sreat orators OF the country and Is sure Of an
audience whether ho speaks In Brooklyn or elsewhere
But Dr. Storrs is not popular In the sense that Dr.
Hall u.s. he is not man Of the people. In personal
appearance Dr. Hall is below the medium height and
IS smoothly haven face is strongly marked His hair
is thcky strealed with grey his eyes have merry
twinkle or kindly, benevolent look according to thu
emotions that find expression in them; his mouth is
straight tho lips cleancwt and the lower Jaw
ather heavy. DR.. Hall is we'll liked as a proa her and
his sermons are the strongest attraction at the Church
Of The Holy Trinity. 1t will be remembered that Il
WAS Dr. Hall who made the address at the funeral OF
Mr. Beecher In accordance with tho agreement between
them that the survivor should speak at the funeral
NJ the one who first died. that only cS-
nrcss the feeling Of all who heard It when say thai
tha address was disappointment 1t was a great
OCCASION but whether because overcome by his owl
motons or for some other reason, DR.. Hall did moi
- =. A nras nnarSrard snId that he SerfOnsh