New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30

Atlantic pilot chart. In November, 1886, tho porS
| Royal Buoy went adrlft Instead OF floating ashore
somewhere along the Carolina coast, IL was carfcu
far TO the northeast by the Gulf stream, ana thico
months later was sighted 200 miles north OF 'ho
| Rcrmudas. Over year later, IN June. leee, II h'o
dIfted to point 300 miles further west, and here ior
| two years more remained almost stationary hoa'inY
about in a circle with radius OF less than 100 miles,
At last 1t turned southwark again and three months
| ago was sighted about 500 miles to the cast and
south OF the Bermuda Islands, looking unchanged ana
| In q condition 10 continue It's rovings Indefinitely.
"derelict" of larger bulk following the same track
would Of prove serious and constant peril 10
navgators of that especially crowded and dangerous
part OF the Atlantic, and many maritime experts have
urged the establishment Of patrol for the ntercep
ton Of such floating hulks important additional
| safeguard against disasters at sea-
| Captain r. W. Meade, OF the Navy, cousin Of
| the late General Meade, has written letter 10 his
POST In reference TO criticisms Of foreigners In tho
| naval service, which Is causing some comment ana
which IS very generally approved by omccrs Oh Oo'h
| branches Of the military service.
al do not sympathze,, writes Captain Meade
| ewith this everlasting berating OF tho so-caied
| foreigners In the American Navy. / think all
| officers OF experience will agree with me that often
| times our Americanborn sailors are insubordnato
and inefficient and not 10 be relied as compared
|
even 'Eyetalians prefer Americans when they
| are good and efficient sailors and lighters but II
they are not prefer the foreign born sailor serving
Loyalty under the American flag. 1 once saw gal
liant Dane cut to slreds in battling for his adopted
| fag and have seen native.bon American HUNK
| in battle, though am happy to say he didn't funk
long being recalled to his senses by the muzzle OF
a six-shooter applied by another American. Let
us have done with this abuse Of the foreigner who
serves Loyalty under flag"
| And in connection with the foregoing, Captain
Meade makes excellent suggestions touching the cree
| ton Of monuments in this city TO commemorate the
services and patriotism OF Of foreign birth Now
that this city, writes the Captain, "is to have tho
statue OF that noble Frcnchman, the friend OF wash
incton and of at the south
east corner OF The park that bears his name pro-
pose that the other three corners be filled likewise
with Of foreigners that came to our aid during
the Revolution. For instance at the northeast corner
OF Lafayette Park let erect statue OF the lrlshan
Commodore John Barry, the father Of the American
navy: at the northeast corner let put statue OF
the German, Won Steuben, the gallant old soldier VINO
taught tactics to the recruits OF our Continental
| line and at the southwest corner facing the Navy
Department let erect statue OF the greatest OK
sailors and most successful and dauness OF fighters,
the man who first hoisted the Stars and Stripes, the
| Scotchman John Paul JONES' who, when summoned
by his antagonist to know whether he had struck
his colors replied, Il have not yet begun to hght'
To our shame we have forgotten these foreign born
Americans. Is 1t too late to do Justice to them7'
! A curious and rather delicate question In social
ethics has been raised recently by the refusal OF the
dentists OF Maryland 10 give any Information about
certain features their business for the use OF the
manufactures division OF the Census Bureau; on the
ground that their calling entitled to be considered
one OF the bcral professions" and In no sense manu-
featuring industry Superintendent Porter ready TO ad
init that dentistry in the MAN, branch OF the healing
art and to that extent liberal" In its character
as the practice Of medicine but he contends that such
operations the manufacture Of artificial sets OF teeth
plates crowns, caps and the like, fall legitimatey
under the head of productive industry Information
regarding the manufacture Of such products was fur-
nished without protest By the dentists for the last
census and Mr. Porter taken by surprise when the
MARYLAND Association declined to answer his questions
this time The difficulty is likely to be settled
anicaby, but the little furry among the representa-
tves of the of tooth drawing in Mary suggests
very pointedly the inquiry whether conditions have
changed much In ten years as to make an authorize
tive revision Of the list Of liberal professions and
new estimate Of their relative standing and importance
The idea OF having foreign mall matter assorted by
postonice officials the steamers bringing it to this
country-handling it in fact In similar manner TO
that now employed on railway mall cars-has engaged
the attention Of the Department for some time. 1t
IS an idea which must obviously commend itself to
every business man interested in the prompt delivery
Of his mail Under the present system letters arriving
from England-and the bulk Of the European mall Is
carried in English steamers-s classified into six
divisions. These divisions 90 to New-iork, Boston,
Philadelphia Chicago, st. Louis and San Francisco.
large amount Of matter, however, Is not assorted ID
all. 1t arrives in this country In condition rcquir
ing several hours work before 1t can be forwarded
10 its ultimate destination. Now this work could
without great outlay Of money be performed on board
Of the steamers. To business men in NETWORK IL
might mean the saving OF two or three hours 10
Others living at distance the saving frequently OF
entire day.
And while on this subject OF prompt delivery OF
the European mails would draw the attention Of Post
master Van Colt to feature OF the service wh'ch ID
susceptible of improvement. The Majestic arrived IN
New York on Wednesday November 90, and came to
anchor at Quarantine at about o'clock in the evening
She remained there for fully threcQuarters OF an hour
before proceeding to her pier at the foot Of West Tenth
st. Owing the strong tide running out at the tine
and parity owing also t. the great length OF the SHIP
nearly an hour passed before she swung into her
dock. II was after o'clock when the ship was
finally made fast TO the pier and the passengers were
enabled to land During all this time the mail bags
were living on deck ready for delivery 1t probably
not far from half after 10 before the bags reached the
postofce too Late Of to be delivered in the
city and probably not in time to make Southern and
Western connections. Now, why should not tug be
ready at all times Of the day and night to meet in
coming steamers and take OF tho mall at Quarantine.
or even while their way from Sandy Hook? This
was done formerly. believe. when steamers arrived
in the morning in the early afternoon, but this
method OF taking OF the mails might proftably be
applied in the evening hours and In the night as WELL
The trouble is that the contract with the steamship
companies calls for the delivery Of the NAL at the post
Office In NewYork. The authorities have nothing to
do with it until after 1t has reached the postonice.
The transportation from the wharf TO the postoffce
is matter controlled by the steamship companies,
which, for obvious reasons. occasion for hurry
ing the delivery OF the mails, long as they receive
no extra compensation.
NOTICE TO CABLE CAR PATRONS.