New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10

president Samuel Guthrie then held the place, and
he gave way TO John b. MeyenbOrg, now counsel Of
the Board of supervisors. William A. Fritz was the
first to hold the Office for two terms. His successor,
John A. Quntard, also had two terms. The unexpted
term OF DIR. Kretzschmar will be filled by Supervisor
Richard L.. Basley, OF the town OF Flatlands. He Is
only political accident in that place, he chosen
temporary president by his fellow Democratic super
vsors in order 70 defeat the aspiration Of John Y.
McKane. of Gavesend for the Office after he had been
put out of the Democratic party for failing TO supps
the enre ticket and refusing 10 obey the behess OF
the machne," when he made his famous remark as
TO whether the party would let him keep his clothes.
Mr.. Baisley VIII Supervisorat-Large until tha
end Of the year. In that capacity he will act with
the Mayor, Controller, City Auditor and County Treas
urer as member Of the Board of Estimate to decide
the items of the levy. 1t j. question whether
he receive the salary of supervisor at Large, as
he has salary OF al 900 a year as supervisor AS
the latter is paid by his town and the former by the
county he will probably try TO draw both. and thus
be pad at the of $4,000 year for practically
nominal duties. he is political nonenity.
President Charles a. Schieren, of the Young Re-
publican Club, tells good story Of MIR. Mckinley.
ssys he: A friend Of mine from Hamburg recently
Visited me, and in the course Of conversation said:
DO you know Mr.. McKeenley Z? replied that had the
pleasure. Then said he lie is very great man.
All Germany is talking about him. Yes, said J. and
all America als0' "
The remarkable experiences of the Rev. Dr. Both
well with the cork in his lung aroused much interest
in his fate. The with which he managed TO
swallow tine cork the wrong way without being abls
cough it up is of the most interesting features
, If the matter. FoNriGn substances are frequently
frawn into the wndpipe, but or less easily
expelled by the violent expulsion Of air from the
lungs. But sometimes the effort has t. be prolonged
and serious one County Ply stefan Shepard says he
has performed thousands Of auopses, but in only five
or six cases has he found any thing drawn into the
lungs, and in nearly all OF these the intruder was
wooden toothpick. The story is related OF man who
drew piece wood large lead pencil and two
or three inches long into his lung and lived six months
with it there, and then managed 10 cough IL up and
recovered. Difficult and dangerous operations were
rsored to in order reach the cork In DR.. BothwelPs
lung but il the last resort had been had at first the
chances Of recovery would have been much greater
than after the patients strength reduced and his
vitality lowered. But the danger in the effort to
the bronchus by cutting through the ribs SO
great that everything else resOred 10 first The
heart with its great arteries is in the way and the lung
lies deep with the bronchus partly behind 1t. some
ply scans think it would have been easier 10 reach the
corh by cutting into the lung from the back.
The lack OF organized opposition was one OF the
features of the hearing week upon the application
OF the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company TO substitute
the trolley wire for horses in Atlantic, Fifth ana
Seventh aves. No one at all appeared to oppose
the change in Ffthave., where the wire VIII "
strung under the elevated railIoad track Ihere mo-
been talk of meeting Of property OWneIs III c1NeutW
to agtdte the matter and express Opposition,
but IL held and the chief opponents rcpfeseo
the churches, which pay no taxes only one P.opeFy
took steps To secure counsel ana OBTAIN tihlS Os
careful examination of the consents claimed 10 nave
been secured Us the company To the proposed change
Residents of the city should understand uat IL per
mission Is secured by the Atlantic Ayehue company,
the Brooklyn Guy Railroad Company VIII az once Apply
for equip it, dozen or more lines with tho
l,t ia dang INNS M "A
volt, where the grade Is great or the cars carry
heavy loads. south Brooklyn VIII not have monopoly
of tile death dealing current.
The brownstone house at the northeast corner Of
Montague and Clinton sts Is being torn down Ia make
room Tor the building OF the Franklin Trust Com
many The property was purchased from Henry j.
Cullen for 800, 900. and he says he can remember
when his father estat d two weeks whether to pay
The elder H. j. Cullen lived many years I'm this
house with mis- SONS, one OF whom 10 Judge Edgar
NJ. Cullen. .
say the least. one local newspaper announced last
week that Oh the following day eN(Oneressman Felix
Campbell wond be elected EJe'dent Of the peoRI Ss;
newspaper, taking IT, cue from this published the
next day that Mr.. Campbell had been elected and
accompanied the article with a cut. The third day
the hrstnamed newspaper published paragraph 10
the same effect In point Of fact, no meeting OF tho
directors OF the company was held last week, and Mr.
Campbell Is not Yet even chosen director, much less
president. At meeting 20 be held May 20 ID l. ex'
peced that he will be chosen to ill the place Mr.. Muir
ina ably occupied.
The acting president Of the Peoples Trust Company,
Eugene G.. Eockt0rd Is preparing % make extended
across The cCnaen. he Is relieved from
his temporary financial duties.
The First Wa,d Republican Club. social organiEa-
ton. has decided 10 change It's name, owing 20 us
similarity to the name Of the First Ward Republican
Association purely political body The new mans
decided upon Is the sherman League. and under w
new name renewed prosperity II expected