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Improvement for Long Islands Ferry and


To THr EniroR or TnR sr>-Sr' tn" intelligent ana
valuable columns OF Tm SrN have always been open
to the wants OF its Iuaiy readers ~ we'd a. IN" ont
side milton. Those 81 IS wb' - II necessary to
make oar b, meward journey ny N" Long Island Rai'-
rotd from NeS York cry after T.. NJ. hi TINS season
OF tho Year, nudLri .ogaacr on SLOW irrTEN""'S
running from james = ~, New YORK, I" Long l'and
CHy many Of US without tca's ana without sHhr!eht
lElt TO read newspannr winch won'd "i least tenn
toward le,s.ulng thr,o Inconvenience IN "Nr $50"
progress of from yh"r 20 thirty inmates. WHICH
with modern boats srrl'ed with the requisite nowrt
would maze tins rgrt The Trip even against An "ub
tide. ut.c,n r.nU'r- In moderate 50 aihrr ~"
cabins Of the crrs hrAs are very often excessively h"
ami on a cold damn evening the Uass, g-Is are fr"'
uUcnt.y chilled tGlu.-h al! beng caused 10y the par
simoniousuess OF tie IalroGd company IN the ,iI'
poynout Inc req rri help 10 care inr ana requisite
Inc gAs and heat Eyrs in the hold Of tho boat.
Having made th's part Of the unpleasant JourheT
those us who the northern DIVISION 81 the Long
Island Railroad ut Long Island city lucky II We &"
tain seat until me train has passed tho !r> or SECOND!
way station. Aiu The cOntanys WORKOUT cars are
without enough !sLt to read or make 1t III any -
Pleasant. w --.. -..-,-..,..
one rodeeming feature. however. is the courteous
conductors on al trans '"Nh' I'N
FLUSHING l.. l., NOV. ~.
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Put Him in Jail.

On Thursday. Mt the Horse Show. a man
named RoBEET NEVILLE. who is said to be
the proprietor Of n stock farm in Virginia
and member of some clubs in Washington.
slapped tho face of Mr.. SAMUEL $. How
LAND, IA well-known citizen OF New York.
There Ind been some bitter correspond
ence between Mr.. NEVILLE and Mr.. How
LAND concerning tho payment OF debt
due. or claimed to have been due, to the
estate OF tho late pERCivAb DRAYToN,
OF which Mr. Rowland was executor.
But tho public have an interest in tho
affair Mt tho Garden entirely unconnccted
with tho personal difficulties OF Mcssrs.
NEVILLE and IlowLAND.
Mr.. Rowland was sitting in n box at the
Horse Show in the immediate company Of
gentlemen connected with the exhibitions
and in tho presence of a great asscmblago
OF other spectators. rndA- these circum-
stances Mr.. NEVILLE approached Mr..
Rowland and committed the brutal and
Offensive act of slapping his face in tho
sight Of all present.
These are tho admitted facts. and upon
them, in our opinion. any Police Justice
before whom Mr. NEVILLE may DO ar
raigned should punish him by conSigning
him to imprisonment on Blackwcll's Island.
The assault was not committed suddenly in
anger, but 1t Was committed with dclibera-
ton and generalization, and pursuant to an
acknowledged desire To commit an assault
upon Mr.. HuwLASD in the presence OF
tho public. regardless of tho onlookcrs
feelings and OF tho respect due to them
Tho selection of theatre like that OF tho
Madison Square Garden on an occasion
when it was throngcd with men and wo-
mon. the fashion and beauty Of this great
city, was n gross violation OF dcceIcy Oh
tho part OF the culplit. 1t was m intoler-
able insult to the persons present. In such
n case the Imposition of n fine is not adc
quate to the offence. The purpose of tho
criminal laws is in part to punish tho Of
fender and in part Ia prevent Of
fences. for tho general benefit of tho COM
munity. The spread of tho species OF
assault committed by Mr.. NEVILLE would
ronder life undesirable in this metropolis.
Not only would no man be safe from the
malignant attack OF an enemy under any
circumstances. but no woman could with
pleasure attend the opera or theatre or
any public place of amusement without
tho possibility of being shocked and in
suited by similar displays of brutality and
rullianisn.
NEVILLE should go to jail
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NO SALARY FOR mr.. BEERS,
The General Term Holds the Rc.oiu,ien OF
The New Hark 1T. T,u.icca Void.

Tho action OF William IT, Doors to recover
rart Of the salary Of 1880 n year. which was
voted to him on his retirement from the
Presidency OF tho New York Iifc Insurance
Company. was decided advcrs .iy to him by the
Supreme Court. General Term. yesterday.
residing Justice Van Brunt writes tho orin.
ion and Justices O'Brion and Lawrence con.
cur. Tho new President John 4. Mccall. 70.
fused to ray the salary
The Court SAYS that Mr. Eecrs has not rer.
formed any service since his retirement and
has not boon called on to perform any. Tho
expressed consideration for his retired ray
was that he should serve the conf any as m
advisor when callGd on. and not become an
oilr"r VI any other insurance company.
r,ciia 81 tie con, ont Tia. "rrG IND mt, nne
been sufficiently compensated nv the cnor.
nous salary "i SibOOO year which he had
received 10 manage or Nismanasu the com.
ranH
rms tea i. stud'on,ly te'crrc 10 III. resolutions
trustees b@cS hey sets nst H. raw ss
y" % 1n%n ~ enormous ,ary III "%sr s' man
Msac'ei 10 TIE company coa.n not "lrtwl.s be Jus
plated is aprri, from III, very mature q" tho astes
sm n" sy """ ery m /" H..
H. e,mss tn nnEat,,n !. ,srNc is only So lar as
There is anoher ground whlch seems to he fatalto
,hs "nsn,9ry t"rGs q; the r"m,t.c. n QUESTION Ard
make perpetual contract
Concerning the contention thnt trustee OF
a corporation cannot make Il contract with
corrnratiUu without the presumption of fraud.
the Court says:
II unfortunately true Stat nj tho present time thu
weight 0f authority that such contract may lie
valid but tnc weight OF reason absolutely the other
Roferring to the TACT that Mr.. Beers had
been present. although not voting. when tho
resolutions were passed. the Court says:
THIS question might have been a different, had he
Ieemel himself sufficiently strong to have hbse nted
hlmheI from 'l.s meetings But instead or that he
seems To have thought u necessary Keep his board
OF Trustees order they should
in his hrh.sts ~ spect To- 's contract and at each
incshng he Weshe> thrnIgrnut, conduct, the do.
hherati"n- as To THIS pension al rJpD gwen to INN;
anu now tdiins mat >trh contract valid contract
hecluse he ,iii not vote
contract OF this Kind Is to lie recognized ana I'M
Held in court Of justice. then the
take the remaining step and ray that unless Board Of
trustees can lie proven to hhNc acted from
aud fraudulent motive III the maAlng Of a cont rart
with tine OF ITS own number such sha lie up
held even though the contracting takes par in
the deliberations of the Hoard winch results In tho
authorization OF the c, ntrnct. and urges
anu votes for its adoption.
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The Healthy Excitement Of Politics.

The subject Of discussion at the meeting
Of the Nineteenth Century Club in this city
on Tuesday evening was the educational in
fuence OF Presidential campaigns.
Ono OF the principal speakers was Mr..
JAMES ScHoULER. who Thought that the
excitement of Presidential election every
four years was an evil
This is the kind OF talk we hear every four
years for some months before the election
OF President and some months afterward.
great many good people at such times
become much perturbed in spirit by the
fear that the community will suffer injury
by devoting too much heavy thought to the
government OF the country. and to the
various questions OF national politics and
policy which must be wisely answered in
order to maintain the perpetuity OF our free
institutions.
We have no sympathy or liberation for
this view. 1t seems to he based on the idea
that the best possible condition for a man
is the condition of an oyster. We suppose
an oyster is ordinarily quiescent and prac-
tically undisturbed most OF the time. at
least by any considerations except such as
relate to his sustenance. II all that it is
worth while for man to do Is to make
money. and the ideal OF happiness and
progress is to acquire and store up ma
terial possessions. then any portion OF ones
time which is devoted to other subjects
may be regarded as wasted; but II there is
anything that makes life worth living. out
side OF procuring an abundance OF food
clothing. and shelter. then there is no rca-
son to deprecate the degree of attention
which the people Of this country give once
in four years to the conduct OF our great
and excellent Government.
There arc many countries which are not
thus dsquieted. Persia. for example, is a
land where the people are not very often
disturbed by their choice of ruler. Those
good souls who cannot abide the frequent
turmoil OF our Presidential elections should
emigrate to some such part OF tho world
whore the inhabitants sluggishy exist
under the soporliic influence OF an absolute
despotism.
This country is obviously too wide awake
and active for them to be happy here.
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TIE ACADEMY or DESIGN.

Vanishing day. so called and tho first view
OF the fall exhibition at the National Academy
OF Design took place yesterday under cloud
The galleries were so dark. in fact. that even
II there had been paintings OF exceptional
merit there the fact would have escaped OBJ
scrvation. In fact, the show was clearly not
worse than the usual autumn exhibition. and
| the optimistic critic might even have found it
above tho average 1t was not apparent in
the gloom. however. that there was any nota.
bic picture on view.
The first i'm preston as one entered the
corridor was ono OF deep blue. of the sort en-
ploycd in tho laundry. Over the entrance to
the north gallery hangs Fishing Village in
Normandy" No. q. by Mr. +. J.. Field. whose
etched p!a.cs. many times reproduced. are SO
commercially familiar to tho shoppers in our
big stores 1t WAS fanked on the left by n
blue elephant. Lotus Eaters" 10. 3. 10y Alfred
4. Baker. and on the right by Want Some
Fishes. IIa'am? - No. III. violet com position
by Ilona RADIO.
On either sde OF this came doorway hang
two large pictures Of still-lif" subjects by q.
Dubouchet No. o and No. 1l3. both dealing
with Ash. flesh. fowl. and vegetables. with
conspicuous vessels OF brass. and both strik-
ing and agreeable in color. il moro or less in
congruous as to menu.
not unwortli!y occupied by painting by Mr.
c. Morgan Mctlhcnny. No 81. called sep
TENDER Morning" and representing cattle. II
dun and a black cow especially predominant
ing so much OF the canvas rs is not devote ed
to cyprcssn. the soft light and atmos phcrc Of
tho late summer morning. The picture is. in
fact conspicuous In the present collection.
Other Obvious observations ARE these: Tho
catalogue abounds in unfamiliar names. many
OF which are represented by works distinctly
amateurish; considerable number OF tho
popular fa"orites arc present and there are
few belated exponents of the blush and green
ery-yallery school OF woud-be nicin dWistcs
though hardly any proper representatives of
tho vigorous branch Of tho advanced painters.
There will bc another and less private view
OF the pictures to-day. and on Monday tho
eleventh autumn exhibition will be open to
the public. to remain until Dec. II.
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Tho Italian immigration to this country
is peculiar in several respects In tho first
place. n very considerable proportion Of our
Italian immigrants GO back to Italy to stay
there after spending n few years in this coun-
try and saving n little money here. Several
hundreds OF them sailed from this port for
Genoa this week in the steamship FIRST Bis
marck. never to return here. and over thou
sand others have left us for good since the be-
ginning of September. This kind OF thin. is
going on all the time. In the second
place. less than one-third OF the Italians
and more than two-thirds OF them are mon.
The men como here to make n fortune. leaving
their wives. sisters. and swcethearts at homo
to await their return. In the third place. less
than one-half OF our Italian immigrants ever
try to learn to speak or read the English Ian.
Gungc. and only very small proportion OF
them desire to become American citizens.
They live by themselves in certain quarters OF
the city. just as the poorer Hebrews do. and
know hardly anything about American life.
The Italian people who como here. OF
whom about 100000 live in this city and its
suburbs are hardy. Woodworking. quick
wittod frugal. loquncious and far loss given
to violence than they are often represented to
be. II all OF them would learn the speech OF
this country. fewer Of them would GO back to
Italy to stay there. II they would take I'D
and others take them up they would get along
better than they do and find life in New York
more attractive even than in Italy.
The papers which are printed here in tho
italian language ought to tell them these
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A Card from Dir, GaebeIein.

To THE EproR or TnE sus-Sir: notce this morn.
ing in your paper correspondents Of Of
my sermons Allow me to MAKE the following expla.
nation 10 your many readers!
iMeHched the sermon last August Somebody made
notes aud reported tomc " my utcranc"s utIe Nbtu.
On t"iaP. somehow the person got missed M al my
quotations from the 1hnlud aud lcw.. Gonna, utaturs
ana UNI orr uhhtey MAS absent at the when tho
report Was printed Noticed to Two mistakes at tho
first glance,
IN referring 10 my German manuscript (Which is
open for nerusal 10 auy hni that yuptci RHSl
on once IN ina! "rru'rn aud THIS was ~ connection
Win tho passsage IN t,cness ibth chapter
meant. "
XII, 10 iqnsted his exact words in my sermon and
added "otbers have chAngedr dogoTu into 'rovoru
FOR the sneering and ungeniiernanliks words Ihs
critic uses IN the closing of his letter have ne
pAs!or q the Hebrew Christ. Church
nav Y0Rk ~ 81 MArk'I place, Nov. ~.
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PROJECIED 7ILDEN IJBRiHY,
a Proposal that the tlsy rrDv,d. n Fuiid.
Ing " hich the Trust WIN Equip.

Ing Nhici the Trust VIII fQuip.
To secure to the city such n library as
Samuel j. Tilden intended to establish by his
will. the amount in the hands Of the trust Gre
ated for that purpose has been decided by the
trustees to be insufficient. and they have ap-
pealed to the city to furnish tho necessary IL
brary building. The following letter was read
at n meeting Of tho Board Of Estimate held in
inc Mayors ollice yesterday morning:
otrck ris TilprS Tnrsr.
u iiRAaHERrY PAuK, Nov. II, 1892.
To 4. MnyGr, d,'m." and to""o""hy u u. tny u
ehnr Ii Gs fS az the Of y
P+ Ts M.r' al, - Ts rSsrsS,.my en-
copy 81 which Is hereto annexed. made provision
tr'ynlth nr,.ce OF SAID conserrats the
ITEM b. q s r. a.. 70 IN. Tss%n an s
rSo m the ana a y"rk Tss u o!nr, snn
sen,inr and educational objects as his Executors ami
Trustees n might more rarsicnary h.signatr
successfully contested by the heirs at law or tho
ton and n view % The uncertainties expense. and de-
lays incident to l,tgnticn OF ms character the lru.
OF The in the Court u Appeal to accept
1 the R. fl
had CT iSs BY s.' 9 .ns
ts"s, rom hish they EXPECT to rs.ze from ooo
Thu; he trustees Of the Tilden Trust are anxious
vanngeous TO the people q the city OF New York and
will. " $50
That the income Of this trust il insufficient 10 pro.
vide suitable buildings for the accommodation Of
Library as Was contemplated by the testator and in
their Judgment to equip and operate 1t II suitable 40.
commodations for its installation arc provided from
other sources.
In view Of these facts and in view Of the fact that
the city OF New York Is not only more destitute Of
library accommodations than any other city its siss
In tho world. but more destitute than many cities IN
our own country Of far less wealth and popuatiop the
undersigned trustees Of the Tden Trust respectfully
invite honorable bodies to consider propriety
OF avanv yourselves OF this opportunity OF establish
ing library Commensurate with the magnitude aud
Importance Of our CONNIE rcial metropolis, Of
Ing measure. to provide for tho requisite accommo.
datnns. with the understanding to which tho trustees
OF the 1ilden trust hereby avOw their readiness
como parties. that they will equip and operate such
library SO soon As snch accom- cd atons can he mr.
vded By order OF the trustees Of the Tiiden Trust.
JoHN BiCELOw. President, &c.
Comptroller Myers has been collecting data
concarni ng the possible location OF tho library
and the letter was referred to him.
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Judgment Day at Hand for Davenport

The Nrr York Times recently reported n
casual remark of JOHN /. DAvENroRT's
which deserves wide circulation among
Democrats. DAVENPORT is IL member Of
the Union League Club, and when he is not
standing guard over the Iron Cage he is
sometimes to he found ut the club house at
Thirty-ninth street and Fifth avenue. H.
decd, the Iron Cage and the Union League
Club are DAvENpORrs only known adj
dresses. His name appears in the City
Directory unacrompanicd by any other i'll
dication Of locality than that of the Iron
Cage. For years persons interested in as
pertaining DAvENPoRr's personal address
have been accustomed to consult tho City
Directory without getting any enlighten-
ment as to his whcreab .uts.
The elusive keeper of the Iron Cage
turned up at the Union League Club the
other night. and he was at once surrounded
by his fellow members. Somebody asked
him whether he had resigned as Federal
Chief Supervisor. With an impatient ges-
ture DAVENPORT replied. as reported by the
Times. mo, l have not resigned. and
don't intend to resign. won go out until
! am legislatcd out. If the Democrats
want to get rid of me they will have to re-
peal the Federal statute which created me
and under which / operate"
BY curious and interesting coincidence.
that is exactly what the Democrats intend
to do. They propose at the earliest oppor-
tunity to repeal the Federal statutes which
created DAVENPORT. and under which he
operates. They have made up their minds
to DO rid OF him and of his Iron Cage. lie is
on the books for prompt and effective lcSis-
lAtion OF radiance.
But that is not all. There is long proc
sss OF accounting to be gone through with
as to the fees which JOHN |. DAVENPORT has
drawn from the United States Treasury for
his partisan work in behalf of the Republic
can machine. Tweuty-one years ago the
matter of DAvENPORT's fees was arranged
In q manner very convenient for him and
very costly to the taxpayers of the United
States. even If he always kept strictly with
In the letter of the law. Some facts already
brought out by Congressman FITcH's COM
mittce Of investigation indicate that n re-
view Of the DAVENPORT pages in the Treas
ury ledger may be quite interesting both TO
DAVENPORT and to tho public.
1t will be the duty OF Congress. before
letting go OF DAvENPoRT'S collar and speed
ing him into oblivion with q parting i'm
pulse from the extensor muscles of Indigna-
tons honest right leg. to scrutinize close
ly the financial aspect OF the Federal Chief
Supervisors twenty-onc years OF service.
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Street Cleaning Commissioner Brennan de-
sires 1t to be understood that he is not r"snor-
sible for the accumulation Of garbage. II
am in n most uncnyias!c place." said he yes
tertny. - am cxpcctc! to command the
winds and tho waves TO be still. Tn" sea to-
day was worse than over. Last night tho tug
II. {. Ncith tried to takn bumpers III and ;out
To sen. siNteen parted her haws"rs and DRIFT
cd on RocIaway Beach,"
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Don't DOdEe the Come.

from u. N'T'''-t UrWoTIn' AMI NtonI7r.
II has been generally believed by astrono-
mrrS that Bir!a's comet WAS wholly diSslpate ed
along its orbit but tho aggregation now visi-
bic shows that portion retains the cometary
FORM There is no danger Whatever from the
approach ofthis comet Our atmosphere is n
protection from All OF he celestial pebbles that
nre drawn 10 us from space. Most OF them
reach lilo earth. tn" matter producing star
showers is finely divided. A piece as big MS u
grain Of wheat makes quit" n strong light by
its sudden ignition in our atmos sphere. The
stars that appear to fall are very small and it
is not necessary to dodge.
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Really a Compliment to Womanhood.

Mrs. Commissioner WILLIAMS. who was
not reappointed Il member of the Board of
Education by Mayor GRANT. says that she
regrets her retirement from this public
service because it retards the general
movement to make use OF feminine tact and
judgment in the direction OF the educa-
tional system. and not because OF any mere
personal disappointment.
We have no doubt whatever that this is q
true expression Of her feeling. and the con-
sequences OF her retirement are likely to be
rs she describes them. One after another
the women Commissioners OF Education
have been replaced by men as their terms
OF service have expired. and now the Board
Is composed OF men alone. The men
Commissioners. whose terms expired
simultaneously with her Own. were re-
appointed by the Mayor. but Mrs. WILLIAMS
was left out. This Is u practical announce
ment that. in the opinion of the Mayor, and
inferentiully OF tho school authorities gem
orally. tho service OF women in the Board
OF Education has not been useful. 1t is an
Official declaration that the experiment OF
their appointment has not been successful
This blow TO tho hopes OF those who have
sg.tated So ioEg for feminine representa-
ton In School Boards Is tho moro severe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-19

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE death OF Can't
Dinsmorc, chief doorkecpcr ut the Executive
Mansion. makes tho fourteenth death con-
ncctcd with The White House since Mr. Harri-
son crossed its .hreslold as Chief Executive.
dnccd almost half By denth. In tho list are a
Cabinet officer and several mombers OF the
Mrs prud"n. tho telegraph operator and his
danc ht"r. 4 trusted employee. brought by Mrs.
Harrison from Indianapolis and. lastly. the
record OF death unprecedented in the history
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-19

Mr.. J. Il. HARRISON the energetic Secre-
tary OF tho New Hampshire Forestry Com
mission. Is unceasing in his efforts to direct
public attention to the danger threatening
that State by tho destruction OF the White
Mountain forests. Tho question Is the same
as that with which Now York has been
concerned for years in the Adirondack
region. Mr.. HARRISON points out that the
woodcutters on the mountains are not only
serving notice Of eiectment on tho great
manufacturing corporations which derend
upon tho water flow in tho rivers OF New
Hampshire. but arc also preparing to sacrifice
tho millions OF dollars which tho people OF the
State derive every year from summer visitors.
This is in u great measure true. Shorn Of
their noble forests. the White Mountains would
cease to attract the lovers OF nature who sup
port the summer boarding and tourist bust
ness OF the New England Switzerland. 1t Is u
short. sighted policy that empties New Hamp-
shire's hotels for the sake OF the lumbcrman's
profits. Mr.. HARRISON wants somebody to
write n serious. noble. and enduring poem"
on tho subject Of the absolute dependence OF
the arts and industries of tho great towns on
the integrity and rernanence OF tho far-away
mountain springs" No poet in New Hamp-
shire or elsewhere can put his pen to better
use. Save the White Mountain forests!
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youchins rr an Imp -.ib!c Fact.

= NJ, N, 4 Gibson niry G.r,>
Here L. a. fact that every newspaper IN the
State will den0unce as a lie Necause OF Its I'M
possibility: John J. ingalls, has grown
thinner.
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To rmr Ep.Ton or Tax SrN-3 The election % one
Harris AS ConsI,..nau At large rom Kansas was not
tie ilrs, time i Grrcl soldier had been elected IN
Northern state to Congress shaved them from the
Cungre ss,oral Directory that sour man feUowes
CLAIMED scgycc N the roae army. ra'r.Ir.
Company h, Fifteenth Iowa.
WAsuSGroY, Now IL