New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21

closed 1T l D. m for the rest OF the SUMMER i'n0
gives the OvcrwOrked employees ample opporeuh'S :"
go to horse races and ball games without u0'.'u'e
excuses for absence I'm Office hours. But somo Vi 'o
subordnates who have tried to use passes maze OUT "
their superors have been cruelly nndcoeived' iof
man familiar with the faces OF public officials mas
been employed TO spot thom, and tic passes nave
been taken mp when transferred.
The friends Of Major Augustus G. Tate have nearby
congratulated him upon his appointment as marSna Vi
the new United states Court Of Appeals III NeW-iOrh'
at So 800 a year Marshal Tate had four years OF ex'
pcricnce rs United states Marshal In I}rodBlyn' having
been appointed 10 succeed s NJ Harlow, BY President
Arthur and having I'm turn been succeeded by Charles
NJ Stafford under the Cleveland Administration
The statue of Mr.. Stmnahan Is greatly admired by
visitors to Prospect Park aud Is great addition 10 the
attractions of that pleasure ground. MIS- stranahah'
whose worth art critic IS shown In her hlsoV
of French Painting" says of the statue: 1t is more
like Mr. stranahan than Mr.. StrTnahan himself what
feared would DO lacking is fully expressed, that IT, the
spirit Of the man. Then the action OF the wloe All
through oven 20 the remotest section OF the back, Is
excellent"
sllas b. butcher ex-super1ntendent Of Public Works
Of the State, resigned his Office as president oil the
Union Dime Savings Bank In New-York last week. TO
devote mis- whole time the interests VI the new Iia'
The Central Democratic Association. which is or o..
ganiZed In opposition to the regular DemocItuc
county Committee. has put forward It's PRESIDENT VIZ
lom Z. Ferguson, a. suitable candidate Tor mayor.
EA- Police Commissioner James D. Bell, whom mayor
Chaplin set aside two years ago. Is also talked OF as an
independent Democratic candidate IN The coming
to flood the city with 10000 copies Of the soealle1
defence IF his action in the Of the Long island
Water supply purchase Is fell to presage his renOm-
Ination for the Mayoralty. In regard TO the pros
poets Of Republican, Naval Officer WILLIS whose n, n;
tercst I'm politics Is aS keen as ever says " tlhk INC
Into new hands this year Tie e&trayagdnce Of the
be SnscT borne With # has caused the nancal
Of brooklyn and New York to lose confidence In Our
wears been as dull now, and the building trade Is
Stack Capitalists are afraid TO make investments iQi
the amount OF assessments for purposes Of taxation
uncertain and how high the tax rate will be cannot
be foretOd. 1t Is question whether the city has not
authorities arc ready 10 Issue more bonds. The fact
that no bids were received for tie Bridge improve
ment and park purchase per cent bonds argues fear
that the cys credit Is not what II should he. What
we need is sound business man, instead 81 lawyer
defeat the reelection Of Mayor Chaplin"
The board Of Estimate e9mpo;Sd 3d., Of mayor cG Cseo
vlsor-atLarge Paisley and County Treasurer Adams
viii meet On Tuesday to consider the TAX budget.
parnents show great advances the present year.
The Board is wholly Democratic and policy of lavish
That tle people Of Fiatbush are thoroughly stirred
up by the wanton murder in the midst Of the town
bringing to justice Of the guilty man No crime in
the vicinity Of Brooklyn has created more public
interest since Lyman IL. weeks was shO' uOWn IN MS
home in Brooklyn by burglar IN that case Mayor
Whitney offered reward Of $3.50 and newspaper
1900 more. Although the murderer was secured and
hanged, Inspector Byrnes and his men, who made the
arrest, never claimed the reward In the Fhtbush
case The reward is offered by popular subscription
The Rev DR.. George p Mains, pastor OF the New
York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church and secro-
tary Of the Newlork East Conference, will sail for
Europe this week
Foster L. Backus, exAssistant District Attorney, Is
spending few days in St. Lawrence County.
DIR. r. S. stOrrs win preach the baccalaureate ser
mon at Amherst College today
william sherer the new Grand Master of Masonry
for the state has lived forty OF his fifty -four years I'm
Brooklyn, and has held many high Masonic Offices