New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-20


their work Is the prevalence OF wires III ."I
s..oo.s A chief cause for this is the general
vso or tbe obnoxious trolley system, 10 w''"'
Lro,ar Roston seems irretrievably attacheu'
uoro j. Tronch scientist declaring that 'a."-
noes con be overcome by the eating OF s'aic".
substances. Mr. Murphy having s'a'ch'"
Mr. Cleveland "bad-headed," in the matter U.
thc senatorshp, it would be gracelui ao' y.
etonemrnt for him to present the ffeSiueh'e''''
with box of starch.
T. is rcportcd from Washington that the oecfc
tary Of War has made mp his mind tha' ne'Sm' VI
1A0 feet will be required for the new EaS' "',,'
bridge. This is five feet greater thah 'hc
height Of the present Brooklyn bridge ',"s
have thought that the standard es'aoa'"0"
when the first bridge scheme was ueoi''" ~
ought to be controlling in every case '''% as
might arise, unless, indeed, priosc '"'"
at some time be proposed at point u 'nc w.
ward of the existing structure. Regardless OF
the question Of consolidating the TWO ci'"S' !"
ia 70 rho interest of both New-Nork and BROOKLYN
~ encourage the building of more bridges and to
nut no needless obstacles in the way oil those WIN
desire to engage in this work.
SAYS that nothing can be accomplished III r'a''
reform until such legislation shall be enacted
NJ will radically change the existing system Vi
road construction and maintenance Right.
Cboos MIGHT 10 we'll come again. body OF
sacrilegious commissioners has actually reported
in favor of rebuilding it's front and otherwise
moddlinc with the State House in Boston. fahcy
tbo feelings of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes!
Eoston State House.. he wrote in one OF his
Autocrat papcrs sis the hub Of the solar system
you couldn't pry that out Of Boston man IL
Won had the tire OF all creation Strengthened out
for q crowbar." And yet these commissioners are
90 lost TO all scnse of the higher properties as 10
mediate an iconoclastic attack upon Tempe
thus sacred and unique. vigilance cotnihi,,t%
which can como well rccommendcd-but Dr.
Holmes and other patriotic Bostonans Will eaten
the idea.
Andrew IT. Green rises 10 remark that the new
yorl and Ncy-Jcrscy Bridge Company is all right,
Inn, bc conspcuously fails TO make out his case.
Those twcnty-cght miles of approaches stagger
III, ordinary mind. even though it is accustomed
70 magnificent Tammany plans. II is skllfui on
Mr. Green's part to bring forward tho ice in the
river and the delay to fcrryboats az an argument
in favor Of a North River bridge; but these things
are certainly no argument for a bridge with
twcnty-cight miles Of approaches Mi. Ureeh
must make another effort.
The lectures which Lieutenant Peary Is dellV-
cring are for the purpose of raising funds to equip
the expedition which he intends 10 conduct heNt
summer. The purpose he has in view Is
one that will command general sympathy, as ms
successful work in Greenland last summer COM
roonds universal admiration His theory concern
;nc advances toward the North Pole is virtually his
own. and the success lie has already achieved
indicates that in all probability he is destined
70 win still greater fame as an explorer Eager
moss 20 reach the Pole will never be APP
ucascd until that ultimate goal is attained, anu
of course every American must wish that the stars
and Stripes shall be the first flag planted there
Mr. Pcary il an entertaining speaker and the
pictures illustrating his life in Greenland and his
great journey over the icc-cap are novel ana IN
teresting.
Stories of General Butler are in order just now
Here are a fow good ones Once while he was IN
Congress, he divided his time with fellow mem
hor whom a question in which he not specially
Interested came up for debate. Inc me",.e,
talked more than his SHARE and on being c2aed
10 order remarked: Mr.. Speaker, General But
ler kindly divided hs time with me. mat
true, Butler replied, but didn't divide eternity
with you' The General present one night
az "a dancing party, but cont"nted himself WIN
looking on. One of the bellies invited nm 10
waltz with her. and on his declining with n pretty
compliment, size inquired, Don't you ever dance,
Gcneral?n NO lie explained to her. II make
other PEOPLE dance" Undertaking 70 talk down
crowd of street rioters, he had an apple thrown
Inn bn
caucht il and interrupted his remarks long enough
10 cat it, The incident pleased the rioters, ana
he was given hearing. The next day one OF
tho ncwsmpcrs of the city in which the riot oc-
cprrcd mischievously rallied him on eating IN"
opplc. reminding him that it probably reached
him from a very dirty hand. The General sent
n card 10 the newspaper saying " peeled that
ample before eating it. j always peel apples nc
fore eating thcm-don't you?' Daring the war
q Young fellow had occasion 10 call upon nm IN
BOSTON in behalf of n lyceum which wanted nm
10 lecture before it, The General received the
youth with great kindness, gave him his auto
graph but declined the invitation. am III
the employ of the United States said he.
have no lecture prepared. and 10 write one when
| would De willing TO deliver before YOUR lyccum
would take me considerable time. Now. do you
think / would bc treating the United States
fairly II took the time This question proved
too much for the young fellow. The General
bowed him out OF his Office with the kindly as
surancc that if he his way clear for do
ing so he would write and deliver the lecture in
accordance with his request
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PERSONAL.
The memorial tablet to James Russell Lowell. to