New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-10

Old Ocean is an ugly customer to deal with,
os the Long Branch people who propose to restrain
It's wrath will be very likely to find out. They
tried something of this sort at Manhattan Beach
several wears ago. but not with entire success
The sea does not roll wherever IL listeth pre-
ciselv but whenever man undertakes to inter
fore with IT, he is apt to repent. Still, the Long
Branch experiment seems the only thing that will
eove Long Branch. and its salvation is worth
irving for even OF the cost Of large sum OF
money.
A unione personality arrived on our American
shores Yesterday in Mrs. Besant. who has won
worldwide reputation as for many years a CO.
worker with the late Mr. Bradaugh, one OF the
sturdiest of English reformcrs in spite of his
iconoclostc religious views. But Mrs Bcsant's la
bors of love among the London poor are also known
to American readers and the lectures she is about
to deliver in this city various phases of poverty
and socialism in the great British metropolis should
attract large audiences. An interesting interview
with this remarkable woman. in which she touches
lightly upon some of the topics She is to discuss
in public, will be found on the seventh page.
They say in Albany that while the Democratic
Congressional reapportionment bill is pretty
poor thing from the point of view of reapportioh-
ment, it is superb from the point of view OF the
gerrymander.
There is no longer the element Of surprise con-
pected with the yearly assignments of Methodist
ministers which formerly lent much interest 10
the closing sessions of the conferences. ms IL
due TO two circumstances. One is that all the
principal churches make their own arrangements
when a change Of pastors becomes necessary under
the rules of the denomination, the selections being
merely ratified by the bishop That diSnltary'
of course has veto power, but he rarely, II ever
chooses TO exercise it, The other reason Is the ex-
tension Of the pastoral term TO five years, In con-
sequence of which changes are less frequent than
formerly The appointments of the two con-
ferences which divide this city between thenI anu
+ota IN besides n considerable section of this
State-all the southeastern portion-half oil Con-
necticut and a small slice Of Massachusetts, have
been made this week. and as rule those ministers
who have been transferred will occupy their new
pupits next Sunday. The itinerant system. which
is a distinctive feature of Methodism, does not
seem to be losing its hold upon that strong de-
nomination. There is peculiar significance III the
fact that wel-known clergyman who left this
religious body few years ago, partly at least
because Of his dislike for this feature, has just
returned 10 II, anu win "NNNP0 WI
from bishop now holding conference IN
Massachusetts,.
The Brooklyn friends of Miss Anna Dickinson
are meeting with considerable success in their
efforts to secure sufficient sum of money TO
enable her to enjoy needed time of rest and
treatment at some well-knOwn health resort
They have received assistance from residents OF
many cities, but still need funds to accomplish
their purpose They have made new appeal
TO the friends of Miss Dickinson throughout the
country and expect soon to be enabled to insure
for her a long residence ut some place where she
can be treated by good physicians under favor
ahIe surroundinps