New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

a, Ruclxsnort must not be disappointed, and the
entertainment should go on IL halr OF inc sohs
has to be sung to the short tune and the rest OF 10
to the long or tummytumtum tune.
Broad minded is what The Boston Repub-
lic'' calls David B. Hill. Now let The Republic
90 on and call the hippopotamus model OF physi-
cal beauty
The annual collections for the hospitals come
close to Christmas this year-closer, at any rate'
than in some years-and the fact ought 10 prove
eficacious in inducing larger contributions than
usual for this most excellent purpose. Next
Saturday and Sunday are specially set apart Tor
the hospital collections, but the boxes ior CON
tributiops have for some time been displayed In
publio places making their silent but strong
appeal to the men and women passing oy. In
fact. although the regular collections are still
week distant money has already begun to flow
into the treasury of the Hospital Saturday and
Sunday Association, so that good start has peen
made in the work which will reach its elimination
q week hence There is no need OF explaining
again the purpose of this collection or the
machinery by which the money is distributed
among the various hospitals. The matter Is TOO
fdmlllar 10 tne pcopc VI ANc"-ieih' TnAA w
desire to do is to call early attention to the
subject, and to remind our readers that the time
has again come round for them to improve one OF
the most delightful opportunities for putting
money where it win do good that the entire twelve
months afford. There are few benevolent objects
that appeal so directly to the mind and heart and
to the eye as well. No one who wishes to con-
tribute can fail to find hundred opportunities OF
doing So Many Of course prefer to add their gifts
to those Of the churches In which they are In
terested; this is doubtless true OF the great
majority Of church attendants; nevertheless,
goodly sum Is secured each year by means of the
numerous boxes which meet the gaze in so many
places. Il makes no difference which channel
you employ, So long as you make q contribution
such as YOU feel you can afford. We hope this
wear to sec the hospital collection larger than
ever since the system Of setting apart the last
Saturday and Sunday Of the year for this purpose
came into vogue.
1t would be difficult to point out any natural
relation between railroad disasters and the be-
ginning Of winter but facts suggest that search
for one might be rewarded,
Acknowledgement Miller is convinced that the
marshals and commissioners is productive of evil,
and is Of the opinion that stipulated salaries, COM
mensurate with the work they have to perform,
should be paid to these officials. Compensation
by fees, he says in his last report results yearly
in a vast expenditure Of public money not only
to no good purpose, but, what is worse in creating
and pushing forward prosecutions with view
solely to make fees against persons who ought
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condition Of things and calls loudly for remedy.
On the Attorney Generals statement, the machin-
cry created to secure justice has become a tre
mendous engine of injustice. The question Of
economy is one of minor Importance, though the
cost Of maintaining the Federal courts would
be greatly lessened by the payment of salaries
This part of the acknowledgements report should
not escape the attention of Congress.
Itis reported that Liverpool has determined not
to exhibit at Chicago because she does not approve
Of some Of the provisions of the Mckinley bill
Well, II Liverpool can stand it, we guess the Fair
can. But why, why, should great city de-
liberately make goose of itselfp
BROOKLYN iuries sadly need reforming. Within
a few days they have acquitted two murdercrs
One of the prisoners set up prep0sterous plea of
self-defehce, but did not dare to 90 on the wit
ness stand for fear that the Prosecuting Attorney
would extort the truth from him in crosse xamina-
ton. The other goes free the ground of tenn
porary epileptic insanity. Certainly Nelson was
no more insane than Guiteau and many other
murderers who have been hanged for their crimes
we're Any would-bc murderer, who has money
enough Of his own or relatives with money enough
to secure the services Of able lawyers, need have
no fear of punishment IL he chooses Brooklyn as
his field of operations. DistrictAttorney Ridg-
way himself has said that 1t is impossible to get
Brooklyn jury to convict rich mans son of
murder. Brooklyn seems to be at present the
safest place in the United States in which 10
take human life.
And so the State officials at Albany are to give
a farewell dinner to David b. HILL II his appe-
tite for food and drink is equal to his appetite
for offices his associates ought to give him two
dinners.
Does it occur TO the contractors OF this
city who arc called upon TO blast rocks
that the public has any rights which they
are bound to respect? Evidently it does
not, TO some of them. They employ ignorant and
incompetent men who blast in utter disregard
of life or property. Such persons are the most
dangerous sort Of nuisances, and ought to be
promptly abated.
The fact that few intimate friends and a
considerable number of impertinent stranaer call
him Steve" v not sufaciest proef that Mr. Ellins