New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28

into direct competition with the Bridge. Inc
plan was to DO away with commission hours ana
with the sale of tickets in packages at reduced
rates. and make the fare uniformly two cents al
all hours. This would be an imposition upon the
people who use these ferries regularly. Inc
matter is under the control of the Sinking fund
Commissioners of this city, and there IS reason
to believe that they will not approve the con-
templatcd change. To do SO would be clearly to
act not in the interest of the public
1t is good thing that the Senate has killed the
bill providing for State Printing Bureau. Credlt
is due to the Finance Committee for making an
adverse report on the measure. and the report was
sustained by the Senate by vote OF IL TO 10
The seventeen were all Republicans, and as the
killing of the measure is in the interest OF econ
omv. their action furnishes another reason for
popular confidence in the Republican party sen
ator Sloan is responsible for the statement that
the Printing Bureau scheme would increase the
States printing bills from $4,000 to $ooo,ooo
year.
To Senator Hill You may have noticed that
Grover Cleveland's letter heartily congratulatlng
John NJ Palmer on his election to the United States
Senate has been published. Has Cleveland sent
Won n similar missive? II so, do not let your
natural shyness prevent you from giving 1t TO the
press.
Heelth Commissioner Bryant Is convinced that
,bere s no reason to fear serious epidemic OF the
grin in this city. That is good news some
pbvscians have taken pesslmistic view OF the
situation. and their disposition to give utterahce
TO alarmist opinions is to be gravcly deprecated.
Our experience with the influenza year ago
naturally tends to worry hmld people, hencc
doctors should as far as possible, strive 10 aiaS
their fears Commissioner Bryant fortunes Ills
statement by figures which show that there Is no
ground for serious apprehension
Every five wears census Of the whole popula-
ton is taken in France. The last census was IN
1885, and the date OF the next one IS hAcd LOT
April l2 The decennial census Of the BRUSH
Empire will take place few days carrier on
April G.
sWbat business has naval chaplain to be going
abont as political lecturer?' was the question
nertincntlv asked of the British Board of Admiralty
n few DAYS ago 1t was the opening phrase Of
letter Of complaint addressed to Lord George Ham
ilton against the Rev s b. Tucker. chaplain on
Her Maiesty's ship Audacious, who only Few DAYS
previous had given lecture on - The State OF
Ireland before the Primrose League at Hun.
The letter OF protest from the taxpayers asserts
that the Reverend fuckers discourse even with
the advcntitious attractions Of the oXy-hydroGen
light, was very harmless kind of small beer, but
as we help TO pay his revenue to look after the
souls Of the sailors. we object to his lending the
influence of the Official and clerical position which
We help to give him TO a party organization OF Il
highly Objectionable character The English
toxpaver evidently wishes TO impress upon the
Admiralty the force of the mariners prOverb,
Every one to his post, and the ship will be on an
even keel
The Buffalo Courier" approves of new
system of representation for the Democracy of
Buffalo and Erie County which secures a larger
number Of delegates in the local conventions
Now let THE Courier" address itself to the State
conventions of its party. Why should system
which calls for a State convention Of only 3si
delegates he continued?
In the venerable story il is narrated that an
Irshman who saw a dccapitatcd turtle still wrg-
Cling rose TO the occasion by rcmarkng that the
crachure was dead, but bcgorra, he wasn't con-
scious of it," Mayor Chaplin is dead politically,
and if he hasn't been fully conscious of 1t hereto
fore. the fact that Jimmy" Ridcway is prom
incnty mentioned as n candidate for Attorney
General on the State ticket must arouse in him
realizing consciousness that the watcrworks seam
dial has done for him completely.
The Maine legislators think that they can add
new terror 10 the prohibitory laws by preventing
liouor dealers or drunkarls from serving on iurcs
The citizens of Maine must be more public spirited
than thosr of this city II q Ncw-(orlier could
obtain freedom from jury duty by becoming IN
toXicated. the law under which he secured eN-
cmption would scarcely he considered an en-
couragemcnt TO temperance.
PERSONAL.
ssnor Crsp has decided to 90 to KarShnd for treat
mcnt this summer Bismarck has also chosen hiSNen'
cen for his residence during part OF the warm ,ca,oh
II is believed. In official circles Of Italy ana Ger
many that the cA Prcmers VIII meet At that ue'