New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-20

would revolntioniZe rural England.
| The Tribune Almanac has passed IT'S half
century, and is now going on a hundred" The
present number is the fty-frst of the series, and
in all respects is as accurate, comprehensive and
interesting as any previous issue Price twenty
five cents sent postpaid to Hny address.
What the members Of the Common Council are
| pleased 10 denominate "Aldermanio courtesy
has been rudely strained IL not absolutely violated
! That eminent and wholesoued statesman, Alder
man Divyer, has come into collision with Alderman
| Cowie and the two met face 20 face In the Board
yesterday, determined 60 have 1t out No blood
was shed, no blows were struck, though both were
| momentarily expected for some minutes The
trouble grew out Of n triae, and Cowie SEEMS 20
| have been justified in resenting DIVERS inter
ference in his district We presume that tho
matter is now satisfactorily adjusted; and that
| the Park Row Alderman has learned HIS place and
will hereafter keep in IT, The more effectually he
efaees himself from the pubic mind the better
for oil concerned.
That veteran Democratic newspaper, The
| Boston Post" commends the Saxton bill and en-
phatcaly condemns the bogus ballot-reform bill
| which the DemoorHts Of our Legislature have in
| troduced. THE POST declares that the Saxton
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it Is sufficient TO condemn the Democratic
scheme altogether" TO point out that 1t permits
the use Of unofficial ballots. That is the way
IL strikes Democratic readers. The minority at
Albany has put its foot In IL badly.
The statement that tho widow Of The late
Rev. John @. Wood, the English naturalist,
herself q hopeless invalid, is left in destitute
| circumstances, Is calculated to arouse sympathy
az widespread as the regret caused by her accom-
| plished husbands death. Mr.. Wood united In
himself In q rare degree the qualities Of deep
and thorough scientist and n genial and popular
writer, and did mon, probably, TO iamiliarize
the general public with natural history and
especially with zoology, than any other man
OF Ids time. More than thirty years ago he
| published bis Common Objects Of the Sea-
shore" which has Ind countless readers the world
over; aud subsequent books and courses OF
lectures-some Of the best Of the latter delivered
In AmericS--have pleasantly instructed thousands
OF persons on both sides OF the sea. In such n
busy and benehcent life Mr.. Wood accumulated
no fortune, and his invalid widow and six
children have nothing but the proceeds OF a small
life insurance policy The Queen will probably
continue 70 Mrs. Wood the Civil List Pension
OF $500 year. which WAS granted 10 Mr. Wood,
but 10 would be q graceful act for some Of those
who owe the naturalist such an intellectual debt
TO pay It In o tangible form TO his needy widow
One Of the worst habits Of peculiar school Of
Journalism is that OF fastening TO charge insanity
upon any victim OF nervous prostitution It is
time hiatt was called in this sort Of thing
The most remarkable thing about Poguery is
that 10 IL not necessary to invent new tricks
The old ones work every time Post the Chicago
swindler, followed precisely the system OF Ferdi-
nand Ward in extracting money from his Victims
and is said to have obtained more than half
million In all over 100000 Of which came from
the pockets Of oua successful business man. Ihere
Is reason to fear that the fOollxiller committed
suicide some years ago. in despair 90 che hopeless
task before him.
Railway travellers have observed in tho hist
few years that many cars are provided with axes,
and sometimes with saws, crowbars, and other
TOOLS for use IN cases Of emergency. Every car
ought TO be amply equipped in this respect. On
this head o correspondent OF The Boston Journal
makes n good suggestion namely, that Two COM
plete outfits Of tools-axe, saw sledge-hammer
wrench, crowbar eto.-be placed Ia every car
In suitable boxes one on each side Of the ear.
He well says that ia almost every case OF accident
one side Of every car will be accessible and so
the tools would be Immediately available when
required. Another valuable recommendation made
by this writer is that what is called the Peavey
cant dog an implement we'll known In the lum-
bering regions, would be Of extreme value in rail-
road wrecCs. This is n powerful affair which
can be operated by one man and is capable OF
lifting great weights or prying apart heavy tim
bers. Its usefulness In railroad mnash-ups Is ap-
parent at the first mention. These suggestions
ore all excellent and railroad companies that have
proper regard for the safety Of their passengers
would find 1t advantageous TO act upon them.
The Buffalo Courier" is another Dcmocrntic
paper which gives Samuel j. Randall bitter
cold shoulder Mr.. Randall Is reported as being
in excellent health, peerng into the future with
eyes filed with the pleasures Of hope
Has the Legislature forgotten that one Of the
important subjects before IL is the Compulsory
Education act prepared ny Superintendent Max
well, of Brooklyn and approved by the council
Of city superintendent OF schools held in Syracuse
in the autumnP The present Compulsory law is
concededy failure and the attempt to pass a
substitute for it year Hgo came TO Lothng.
That ought not 30 be the outcome OF the effort
TO put an adequate law on the statute-book this
year.
II may we'll be hoped that no other school in
the city Is in the condition OF No. 0, OF WestEnd
ave- and Elghty-second-st This has been in
spected by 80 competent ON authority as MIR.
D0ench, the Superintendent OF Buildings and he
reported that the means OF egress were entirely
insufficient; that In number OF eases the stove
pipes were dangerously near the woodwork, and
that the arrangement Of the halls stairs, doors,
! etc, Yves extremely bad This report raises the