New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14

tauk Point as an Eastern terminus This looks, In
decd like long look ahead but can remember thas
II cherished project Of Austin Corbin fifteen
years ago. He at one time had a bill drawn up author
zing the tunnclng of East River from the Battery TO
Atlanticst., Brooklyn. lie has lately revived the
scheme amended the point Of crossing higher up
town, and providing for underground connection with
the Vanderbilt railway system. That tunnel is quite
as necessary the East River Bridge twenty
an the ground that IL was generation ahead Of the
times and would probably never be taxed TO lis full
capacity. This reads ridcuously vet the Bridge
on this very line Of argument, was opposed by news
papers in both New-iOrk and BROOKLYN, and in the
latter city committee Oh cltzehs was organized 10
oppose its construction!
There was a project suggested few years ago for
the bridging of the Narrows a direct communities
ton between Long Island and New,jersey across
staten Island and the Arthur Kill. If l remember
rightly, Erlstus Wiman was the first to suggest IT,
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was 70 nave
carried the scheme the completion of the bridge
across the Arthur Kill. The Illness Of Robert Gar
rett 10 have interfcred with the scheme IL
appears, however to be natural improvement Oh vast
commercial importance. Austin Corbin, in the early
days of his Manhattan Beach Improvements ana MS
development OF Charck and POppenhusen's one
horse Long Island RailrOad into trstcass properly,
used 70 say 1t was dream q his lie to MAKE al
Long Island blossom as a garden. lie mas done
the East River and Wimans bridge over the Narrows
completed Long Island would he more hkey 10 De,
like a succession Of cities Than anything else.
Nobody seems to know and those connected with
the Astor estate do moi TO tell what Is the ul-
innate design OF the Astors in retaining so much
ground on the north shore of the Harlem. II may
be for villa sites as have seen suggested but it
is much probably intended for manufacturing
purposes. notice that the filling in is to the bulk
head line laid down by the commissioners Tor ln-
proving tho Harlem and making ship canal OF 1t.
| g., ~ IL
extensively a. il naturally Will be- II unobstrucUd py
bridges its frontage will be Invaluable for business
purposes and for freight depOs for the railway com
panies. We shall have long to wait to see the
| nature Of this development
Can any one explain why barber when he is
shaving You takes such keen interest in affairs not
connected with the particular act of shaving you!
As YOU look in the glass You see a customer enter
the room. A flashing razor at that instant Is siding
down your defenceleSs cheek. Your barber JERKS HIS
| head around to look at the newcomer Perhaps he
! knows him. and hobs his head at him. Meanwhile
the razor is PLAYING hide-andseek on your face THIS
| Is not 50 pleasant Us it might be. Again the paroer
| tccomes interested in q conversation at the further
end of the room lie cranes his neck and keeps ms
ewes fixed in that direction The razor plays merry
around your mgnar vein, and you. if you have any
nerves at all, wish that BARRIERS Wgrf o no rats
| shaving room plan.
The yOung man who comes up to you In the street,
tons Won Familiarity on the shoulder and says frankly
say. where did you get that sash I'VE over III
| Nev Jersey where we don't have 'em, but wOuiu IAc
IN get one"-ths young man is said by a man VINO
wears sashes to be one Of the ills to which flesh Is
heir Your wearer OF a sash is supposed to be a Mite
| reserved lie is bound up in himself 50 10 speak,
and NAV be padOned for thinking that the FRANK youth
from New jersey should not ask impairment quesuoHs'
A paragraph recently printed in TINS column aooue
cigarette pictures has brought forth this statement
| from an Indignant smoker: The cigarette pictures
must co. have started boycott against the IN
tolerable nuisance and am rapidly gaining followers
We buy no cigarettes with which come pictures We
ali YORK hard Ia make converts, and believe that the
gandy and absolutely senscless cards are 1ooen "
speedy DEATH There are many pcOple "I2 VI 9H
"iOod! Abolish the cigarette pictures anu uich 'i'
cigarettes" But one at time
Some men are unusually ungratefnl. one SUBURBAN
resident was loud in his complaint the other day De-
cauee he ran like a deer for his ferryboat and then
discovered upon reaching the pier that he mad uleo
minute, to spare lie would not nave cohpaheu
had he missed the boat. because he expected no Det
fortune But TO himself to death when ne mlsn'
have walked the last three blocks-tlat was al ou|
| rage the public.
OF course when man goes into the country ile mas
charming visions of many things for which the country
| is noted For instance take buttermik. 1t can be
found in every restaurant and at dozens Oh s'Fee'
corners II should therefore, be freer than wafer
i'm the country Is iii Try to get some ana cohVIhce
your,elf of the truth. strange that city man lNe
In the country should De oDIleed 10 70 70 'to ''J
| his butermilk. strange but true, none the less