New-York tribune., 1890-05-30


One of the ablest members of the Irish party
estimates that at least 900 material amendments
will be moved on the Irish Land Purchase bill
nv MessIs Gladstone Parnell and the other mem
bers of the Parliamentary Opposition. These
amendments if discussed at the length of half
an hour each would occupy twelve weeks. There
seems therefore, little prospect of the measure
becoming law during the present session of the
British Legislature.
For the benefit of newsboys, district messen-
ger boys and small boys generally residing in
the Commonwealth of New-York. we publish
this section of bill which was passed by the
last Legislature, and is now law
= No child actually apparently under sixteen
vears Of age shall smoke or in any way use any cigar
cigarette tobacco I'm any form whatsoever, In any
pnblic street place resort violation Of this
Subdivision Shall be msdemeanor and shall be
punished by "A fine not exceeding ten dollars and not
less than two dollars, for each ohense.
This prohibition will doubtless cast gloom over
some precoclous Ncw-York children actually or
apparcntly under sixteen But the current small
boy. whatever may be his relations to tobacco,
is law-abiding. and hence it Is to he expected
that he will obey with Characteristic grace, this
mandate which cuts him OF from one Of his
dnilv solaccs OF course he may endeavcr TO
induce Governor Iiil to call extra session
with view to having the obnoxious bill re-
pralcd That is his right under the Constitution.
Hut pending the Governors decision he will scorn
to kick.
"You press the trigger and we do the rest" as
thc revolver said to the fool who didn't know il
was loaded
So Billy" McGlory has been masquerading as
Mr.. Green" Fortunately for him he didn't
undertake to do it in Ncw-York But even at
little distance from the city he was unable 10
conceal his identity long So potent a person.
ality could not shrink unknown behind a pseu-
donym. especially such one as " Mr.. Green"
What could Billy have been thinking of?
Must New-York yield the palm for dirty streets
10 Boston? Is the Hub, and not the metropolis, to
he regarded as the dirt centre Of the continent?
These questions are to be answered in the af-
| frmative il a correspondent Of THE Boston
| Transcript who signs himself "A True Bos-
| tonian. is to be regarded a trustworthy Wit
| ness He writes TO that paper that he has been
over TO this city, and that hc found our streets
refreshluely clean. "On all the principal and
side streets he reports. have been delighted
with the cleanliness, and have often remarked
that they looked as II they had been washed .
In regard to his own city, this true BoStonlan
! bears this uncompmentary testimony
| know 10 my sorrow because If my love Tor
| Roson that I walk through her finest streets ana
| ovcuucs ovcruh hcmed with modification az the tmck
paste in bad weather and choking dust IN me days 10
! ,v nothlng of the sticks and unsehtly papers
| nttcrnc not only the streets. but the SIDEWALKS.
II IS pretty clear from this that Boston must
be in a terrible condition. She must, indeed he
entitled to the blue ribbon OF phenomenal dirtI-
ness if all the principal and side streets of New
! l.. tlat- lq1
laving Turkish bath With little practice
,rue Rostonian should be- able to tell an able
fish story.
In their desire to see popular education on the
subject of ballot reform thrive apace. the Boston
,lderrncn about a year ago caused 10000 copies
If the new ballot law for Massachusetts, to b"
printed and distributed. Can any one conceive
| IN, Nc,v-York Aldermen engaging IN such a WORK
~ tbis2 Yet the need Of the general diffusion
of information on the subject is assuredIy no fSS
an Ncw-York than in Boston.
II Is NOT often that this planet is favored win
richer celestial display of planets than IS no."
,rordcd to any one Who takes the trouble to turn
his eyes heavcnward clear night venus
ol,,ys and sparkles like an electric light IN the
Western sllv rs soon as the sun gives her ch'hoe
f. di,play her charms At the same time Mars rises
| i'm fine east and is on view throughout the hlehu'
] having as a companion after midnl-ht the mleh"
.Gupifcr. which, However. the red mass ol Nais -
almost rivals in brightness and brlllahcN' All
TIL, is cminently beautiful and gratifying anu
all would be- well were II not for the uhcale"-'oi
,sprr,ions which Professor Earthquake N'ohc
VIRGINS has cast upon Venus. lie Is 50 IoS' 10 Il
.,,.... ot ,,hat is due to this charming and de
,,r,cdly popular member OF the hrs' 'ir'''S VI
,l, solar system as to declare that Venus caused
the recent earthquake IN the Northern i"''''
and IS responsible for the atmospheric phenomena
which have Iaiel; occurred in China. II would
he bad enough if Virgins had charged these
things upon Jupiter or Mars, though our ndisna-
,ion would have risen in that ease. But to IN
diet Vcnus-hcautful. modest, Respondent venus
thus severely is really too much. If Virgins
possessed the usual gallantry OF gentleman ne
surely would have retraincd
THE Rochester Union" cannot nc convinced
that the Republicans of the last Legislature wer'
IN earnest in their efforts for the passage of the
Prohibition amendment. Well. II Will at i'as
b, fair enough To admit that the Democratic
members of that body were in earnest in behalf o.
whatever the saloons favored or opposed. Eh
No slave of the old days before the war was ever
held in a bondage NOR ahIcct than that IN which
th, Democratic party Of this State Is now he"
by the rum power The spectacle Is rcvoltin-
onc-and there are no signs of an emancipation
proclamation.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Robert Grant i, goins a fishing in Canada and
| after that will 20 to Nahaht for the summer.
| Although not native of that state, senator hc't