New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
CURRENT COMMENTS IN PUBLIC CIRCLES.
THE CONTEST FOR THE UNITED STATES
MARsHATSHIP-AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
CITY CONTRACTORS SOMETIMES
DO THEIR WORK.


Three good positions have been secured by Brook
lvnitcs in the Custom House in the last week Tho
appointment OF Joseph j. Couch to the post Of special
Dcputv Collector under Collector Erhardt was mat
ter Of much pleasure 10 his many Brooklyn frichdS.
He is a well known resident Of the Ninth Ward. and
has always worked hard FOR the party HIS pronouon
from the Office OF special Deputy Naval Ofhcer In
creased his salary from $1,000 to 5000 year Mr.
Couch was made an inspector OF customs In 1856, and
has held various Offices In the department since HIS
knowledge of the laws aud rules Of the Custom House
has made his services extremely valuable. Ills sue
ccssor as Special Deputy Naval officer IS another BrooA
lyn man. H. ". Gourlcy, OF the Eleventh Nain' WHO
has served the Government continuously Tor twenty
nine wears lie wa, promoted to his position from
that OF Deputy naval officer and gained an Increase
Of 500 year In BIZ salary. The place he left vacant
h,s cen filed by another active Republican OF Brook
lyn Clarence A. Barrow, secretary OF the Ecpubllcan
General Committee. who lives IN the Twentieth "Aiu
vr parrow had expected an appointment as a deputy
appraiser o, ,.u
one Of the two remaining Federal po'u'ns , -, .
nortnnce 70 be filed BrOoklyn IS that 81 inc '"u
.,.,cs Marshal There /, no specified term ana "a
successor to the incumbent can be appointed az any
limo without the present officers removal Noo"'
our year. ago President Cleveland appointed Charles
NJ stafford Ia succeed Major a. G. Tate. lhcic WIS
n, complaint Of the management OF the once ""uo'
Major tate. bu, he had been guilty Of the hc'nou'
offence
support Mr.. Blaine for President Against Mr' ~"
,or,,s MANAGEMENT of the Office serious charges nave
bccu made and the cOurts recently decided 'N"' 'o
had demanded excessive fees. Ills grossly parua"i
action in the appointment Of deputies last iali - 10"
10 hi, discfcdlt liz probable successor 10 t"e o"'o
H. Daniel Lake Of the Eighth Ward Nr. Lake Is I"
Harrison Democrat and Like his friend. John !. NC
Kane. who ls a supervisor OF 'r'Vc-eh"' "'""''''
,,,h rcnuhu.,ns and aided materially IN reducing
tho democratic majority In Brooklyn In lr-7 lie ioF
mcrlv represented the Eighth Ward in the Board oil
supervisor, and ha, served two terms ~ 'o"n'
Auditor with credit. Last fall he accepteu 'n' NO.
uuhllcan nomination for supervisor at Large nut "''
defeated Mr. Lake is practical business MA" anu Z"
careful public officer. lll- principal competitors iv'
,hc N,r.halshlp are Robert W. Fielding and !. W.
Cochran. 49,.
IN. Young Republican Club has recommended 'h''
pcnu,d,ans should Identify themselves with ther
ward associations 30 that they should nave N"''o
In the primaries The fact that at recent PRIMARY IL
the First Ward no less than Sixty members VI wv
Young Republican club found Themselves
,,ous the need Of this montion on the part OF 'he
club 10 II, members
. considerable party o. Drooklynitcs among them
charles + realc. John X. sutton William Hardness
and II pr, tow have been spending ic" DAYS III
Washington. A.,
= NJ Munroe and J. \. Mckay have begun the
is.ue Of weekly illustrated Journal entitled hrooNyh
4,
drama and other topics in clever manner ana inter
rcr.os wit and humor from pen ana pencil Win s'"'c'
,.,,.rs The publication ills field hitherto un''
Mod IN the city. good portrait and shctch OF
Timothy L. WoOdrG-bu-incs, man. society leader ahu
politician-appcsrs IN the current number
The dl.graccful manner in which contractors foi
city work d. IT, f. shown by an Incident OF the worn
in front of the Municipal building. some Tagging wa
taken up 10 repair the sewer leading IN" inc puu'S
done the Tagging Wa UOl
reulaccd but cf; for two three day. IN position
which made il dangerous for any descending the
Side .,ep, 40 danger light displayed AZ nigll
aIihourl the keeper Of the building had warned u.
cnn,r,.tor In hastily descending the steps one nlgh
sanders Shanhs stumbled over NE uptnihcu hansdm-
and cll into the muddy hole narrowly escaping scro'
Injury 4, Il WIS, he is confined To his bed from w,
.hnr and hi. physician fear that he suffered n'rha
/ injury The Tagging rclaid the next DAY
| Inus j. Rhcad, the well known artist hd' s''u r,
fla. MIC Of $500 offered by the publishers OF ln'
N,uti,'. COMPANION for design Tor the 'oNcr OF '
FASTER number. nearly 1000 artists cphiprten az
! rhead lives ia the Flanusr suburb oi iroo.Nn, im'
N,r iIh,ad sail, for Europe this week 10 be aD cnt
! ycrr MS brother i regarded bN fhllp "'ioc'
| iInmc,ton a, one OF the leading English 'lchers'
! Ier. A. weinberg. the popular ana suc'c''iii IA"
vcr has lifted up a handsome suite OF room. n con
! merton with his Office In the new ArDuchle nuiln
Inv, onpo.ie the city Hall since Mr. weinberg Iril
The District Attorneys Office where ne wa. nr,o d"
| sistont under General Catln when the latter VA,
Eepnbican lie has built up a large ana p'o',a ,
practicc. Ills successor In the District Attorney once
""ur pac,cls recently had a peculiar experience
In hi. practice. lie tried case for client ana WoI
H. with "A substantial verdict, ana me ucnc'"i nra
,n.rr,'Ind on a slight tcchrra point. and ordered q
now trIal This was begun with new evidence ~
hand and every prospect OF success W'vn ,I ''"
| died and the case necessarily came TO an Gnu