New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-01

Parks law.
The number of people who witness the popular
sports OF the day is extraordinarily large III
is surprising on ordinary days how so many per-
sons as attend the races can possibly get away
from their business to do so, while on holiday
like Monday the outpOurng is prodlgious. Az
a moderate uation, il is safe TO say that more
than 90. 900 people in and about New-iork VII
messed the races, baseball games. athletic ano
aquatic sports, etc, on Decoration Day FOR
some of course, the cost was little or nothlng'
but large proportion paid neat sum lor one
privilege 1t is clear to every observer that 'he
attendance at outdoor sports during the iasc oen
or fifteen years has increased out OF all proper
ton with the increase in population lt mas oee"
concurrent with The large interest taken In a'h-
etics by college students land professors IL uaS
be added, as well by the members OF 'he
fair sex. On the whole it is healthy sign
The more outdoor life enjoyed by the American
people the better
Mayor Gleason is on the rampage again Inc
recollection of the few days be spent in jail In
October, 1890, ought to have Christening anu
subduing effect upon the Autocrat of Long Island
City.
Among the patents lately granted is one TO a
citizen Of this State for a frame for eyeglasses
This invention may or may not bring the inventor
in much money. But if he wants TO make MS
everlasting fortune let him invent something whlch
will prevent n man from leaving his eyeglasses
in the top pocket on the left hand SIDE Oh MS
other wastcoat
The negro emigrants who have gone from the
United States 10 Sierra Leone have not found
L.. oraAfs N
fact some Of them have just returned hither
in decidedly discouraged frame Of mind The
negroes who recently came here from Arkansas
with the intention of going TO Africa, had plainly
been lnred by false hopes, and had set ont with
the most inadequate knowledge concerning both
the Journey and ;hc land to which they were
bound u is foolish in the extreme 10 stir up
discomfort among these people by holding out a
prospect that their condition will Inc greatly I'M
proved by emigrating Certainly the reports
from Sierra Leone are in way encouraging to
would-bc colonists.
Il Is worthy VI note that Mr.. Cleveland. who
had such severe attack Of misgivings about
the time Senator Hill was whoopug it up for
himself in the South, has been singhlarly free
from them since Hills chances began 10 wane.
Now that he is clearly in danger of being nomi-
mated WIN "A uuIItl, nv b''o io' 'V'hi =" ~" "
the slightest touch Of a misgvng. Not misgive.
Tie enforcement Of the Excise law on Sunday
in Jersey City and Hoboken proved TO be only
a temporary exhibition OF virtue. On the first
day Of this week no attempt to keep the saloons
closed appears to have been made in either city
The police winked at the violations of the law
in the most unrestrained fashion, and in IIoboken
hat therp an " unde rStautln4
whereby saloons which had only their side doors
open were not nterfcred with. IL would b. OF
interest 10 know who has power in loboken Ia
arrange such an understanding" What has
Judge Lippincott. who has stood firmly in the
way OF evil doors on the other side OF the North
| River, to ray concerning the disregard of law
which prevailed there on Sunday last
Twenty wears ago n cow caused the Chicago
fire Now another COW, plus a calf, has caused
a bad railway wreck in the West The super
itcndcnt Of the road asserts that mot an ioa
| Of blame can he attached to anybody" Some day
the public may INSIST that railway companies
have no right to permit cows and calves Ia
stray upon their tracks, and will also compel
pedestrians 10 avoid walking where there Is 81
| much danger.
Ninety arrests for violation of the Excise law on
| Sunday last make good record as such things
go. Yet everybody who went about the city that
day knows that the sale of liquor was substantially
| unrcstraincd. Apparently the saloons were
| closed; front doors were locked and shades were
down, but as u matter Of fact, hundreds of liquor
| shops were open and did a hustling business
| What Superintendent Byrnes said in his report
the other day is strikpgly true, and Sundays eN-
| pcricncc eNcmplifed IL: If the enforcement OF
| the Excise law is TO he delegated entirely to the
patrolmen in uniform, there can he no other result
| than a partial enforcement of the law That
spies" resolution of the Police Board ought 10
| he repealed forthwith.