New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09

A correspondent Of The World" suggests tnos
before putting away their election brooms the
Tammanyises ought to use them on the streets
We submit that this il expecting too much OF
Tammany That organization does not believe
in clean streets or clean anything else Its
strength Is with the sreat unwashcd. 1t thrives
on dirt
The munioiual corporation of New-York City
ia NOT all covered by the hat which the youthful
secretary of Mayor Grant wears.
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The anomaly is presented Of village within
- aornorate limits of Chicago which resoiutely
refrses to become part of the CITY, 1t is not
precisely clear what Chicago can do about II.
II cannot take possession Of Fernwood by force
and arms. and evidently the only alternative
is TO wait for the dominant opinion OF Fernwood
70 become modified. Meanwhile, Chicago can re-
joice in having something the like Of which is
not to be found elsewhere.
We presume that Lieutenant-Governor Jones
is too modest to make canvass ior the place. pu1
what a lovely dark horse he would make 1or the
United Slater Senatorship.
Another tribute to the angelic nature OF woman
A story comes from Canada of prisoner confined
in the Kingston Penitentiary for bigamy. who has
Just been left $4,000 by his hrst wie' IL MS
other helpmate does as well by him, he may regret
that he didn't commit polyGamy instead OF oigamy
while lie was about it.
Let rs talk about the weather for few mo-
| ments 1t is one of those nice suD]ects upon wmch
all men of all parties can stand together IN
amity Wasn't Friday charming day' anu yes
terday, was it not more suggestive OF the merry
| month of May than Of the melancholy days. the
saddest of the year," Of which Mr. bryant used 10
sing when November arrived? How full the SIDE
| walks were of people. And the horse-cars AS ior
the elevated-road trains, they were 81 crowded as
! they usually are during Christmas week-that Is
to say, the supply of rapid transit did not begin
| 70 eoual the demand In the circumstances why
do not the managers of the elevated lines run more
trains and establish number of much-needed new
stations? Dy doing these two things, particularly
on the west side of the city, they would earn the
gratitude Of thousands Of long-sufering New-York-
| erS.
This would seem to be good time for Repub-
| licans to recall the mforting-comparatvey COM
forting-reHection that the blood Of the martyrs
| is the seed of both the Church and the State.
"The Clemenceau Case has crawled out OF
the gutter into which it was fittingly flung the
other day in Boston, and now threatens once
| more to obtrude its purulent presence upon THIS
| capital There is no room, we suppose, to hope
| that the police will suppress it; and there Is
| only too much room to fear that there Will De
found in New-York a sufficient number OF dirty
souled and empty-minded persons to give 1t pay
ing patronage. 1t is depressing to think that
| such q combination Of stupidity and uncleanness
can enjoy prolonged existence, but 1t Is So.
Nevertheless there Is this bit Of consolation, that
we need fear no deeper depth. A merciful Provi-
dence has happily so circumscrited the powers
Of man that it lies outside the bounds OF human
potency to bring forth anything worse than this.
| The "Angelus" is to go. 1t is just as well
that it should The anxiously listening citizen
hears across the plain only the chime that an
nOunces the triumph Of the spoismen.
Not content with carrying the Assembly and
winning the United States Senatorship for Smith
NJ Weed-or some one else-Governor Hill is plan
ming thus early to turn out some Republican
Assemblymen and thus increase his partys major
ity How fortunate 1t is that there is Repub-
lican Senate to put some check upon his schemes
for personal and party ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
II is to be hoped that arrangements can be
made without delay for the continuance of Pro-
lessor Bickmore's lectures at the Museum OF
Natural History. 1t appears that the last Legslat-
ure failed to make the necessary appropriation,
and an effort is to be put forth to induce the
next Legislature to take action early in the ses-
sion. These lectures are of great interest and
| he 1occ IN t1o oh
Of the city if they are deprived of them.
Who says that David B. Hill is selfish pol
itician? Go to- Are not the friends Of the Demo-
cratic ex-Presdent contending that Hills labors
during the recent campaign have resulted in pull
ing Clevelands chestnuts out Of the fire?
good many people living within olfactory
reach of Barren Island will be glad that the State
Board of Health las turned its attention to that
decidedly unsavory subject. There is little room
for doubt that Barren Island as it is, and has
been, 10! these many years, ought to be abolished.
At all events, whatever reform is applied to it must
be searching and drastic. mitigation Of the evil
will not be sufficient. The wipng-out of the
nuisance Is really demanded in the interests of
health and happiness.
Why do not the baseball men initiate the pu-
gilists and stop fighting? II they must quarrel,
however they may as we'll do it now and have il
over before the umpire at the first game next
season says PLAY ball."
Sundry Democratic newspapers are insisting
that the coming Democratic Legislature Of this
State must pass Census bill. What nonsense is
| Hoy fhoco
ernor Hill was given two opportunities in 1885
toI sign constitutional Census bill-modelled
UPON the Census bill which Samuel j. Tildeu signed
and that he met both opportunities with his little
veto?
Major Mckinley made gallant fight against
overwhelming odds. His defeat is virtually a