New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
What a nice piping hot summer days was yes
terday. Fine weather for corn.

Wnat nice piping hoo sumniei ""S ~
terday Fine weather for corn.
Nothing is more remarkable than the vast con-
trast that exists between the noise, the froth
and the foam of politics in France, and the quiet
silent, determined way in which every enterprise
connected with the defence of the Republic OF
the prosperity of its colonies is undertaken anu
carried ont One Of the most noteworthy Oh
thrse is the construction of the harbor and fort
of Tunis, which have just been completed oy the
French Government The capital of Iunls Is
scparatcd from the sea by lagoon twelve miles
long, which was not even navigable for small
steamers. while the port itself, La Goulette, was
so shallow that passenger boats had to remain az
n distance of about three-puarters of mile o"'
NJ sea. Within the short space Of five years
France has entirely metamorphoscd tins s'a'e Vi
affairs and the largest steamers can now adeahc'
between two superb jettics lighted by eiec.ricn''
and moor alongside the newly constructed quays,
which NJ prcscnt constitute the finest ornament Oh
the city.
THE Albany Argus refers to men who never
know lust what to do with their hands wneh III
nublic. The members of the Democratic ma
ortv in the last Legislature solved the problem
nv nuttinr their hands in the pockets of the tan
a big increase of the taA-Tate.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Andrews is con-
fronted by the greatest opportunity OF HIS iiic'
How will he improve it p?
Tborc il considerable feeling in Chicago over
tho verdict Of the Coroncr's jury upon the recent
fire on the Worlds Fair grounds by which large
number of fremen lost their lives. The jurors
seemed 70 have felt under the necessity OF con-
d.nnino some one. and so fixed upon Mr. Barn
ham the Director of Works Of the Exposition
and Assistant Chief Murphy, of the Fire Depart
mcnt That any one could be rightly pianru
for sending the fircmcn into a building when hau
been pronounced ire-trap is certainly doup'ioi'
il was their duty to do their best toward saving
,ho building and no one could possibly 1opsee
tbe result which followed. The fault was Ill the
construction of 50 tall building in such hihisy
manner II is "A question whether there are not
other buildings on the Fair grounds nearly as
DANGEROUS in case of fire. The authorities cannot
afford to take any risk in such matter
Tho intellect Of the country has become Jahed
in the effort to name the ten best movers ever
written Now suppose, just to break the "''i".
ony the question is amended so that II s'',,
read Which are the ten worst movers ever "r''c"
Iouchtor is understood TO he holding both her
sides Just now in one Of the towns Oh Ol'.o''
The town patrioticaly kept the Fourth oil july
"A all towns in the United States shouiu Mp
that great and glorious day. But aias' t"re
,r.s hitch a comical hitch. in fact an irresistl-
lilo hitch in the exercises The leading citizen to
whom had been assigned the proud duty of reading
the Declaration of Independence was III COCA 'oice
and gesture But these things avalled nm nor
so;,, thot II was the Constitution of the United
States which he started in TO give his andiehc"
and not the other immortal document. And lie
wasn't. so far as is known. any relative oil III"
Campbell, either
WHY Is IL some one asks. that small towns are
al,y,vs calling their big ncighbors names? lly-
rocrisv has been defined to be the homage which
vicc NAYS 70 virtue Is calling their big neighbor'
names the homage which the small towns pay
the big ones?
"Thc unscrupulous execution of an nncohati-
tutional law" is the phrase which HE 'far's-
ton News and Courier" employs to cypress Its con-
ccption of the working of South Carolina new
excise policy The impression is gaming grouh"
that Governor Tillman Is convinced that the post
of honor or at alb events of Tranquility Is TIC
private station.
The h,rricadc-, Of paving-stoncs in Park Row
ora increasing in number and size, and are
source of vast Inconvenience to great numbers
of podrstrlans Some of the piles have been
There. for more than IA week, but not single block
has vet been put in place In the roadway. 1t
cannot be pretended that there was any necessity
Of having the stones on hand SO long time before
tbcv are needed 1t is the practice OF contractors
to do this. but it is an exceedingly bad practice,
which ought not TO be tolerated in civilized
community. These materials ought by all means
10 lie supplied in small quantities as they are
used. That this would cause the contractors
some extra trouble 10 no argument against il.
Their convenience should not be regarded as Of
far greater Importance than the convenience OF
the thousands who have right to the unob-
structed use of the sidewalks.
How much happier a man Mayor Body would
be il judge Moore had refused To grant his appi-
cation for permission to SEE those Grand jury
minutes. He got what he asked for, but his
vindication is as remote rs ever. His blustcr
about perjury avails him nothing, and the only
thing left is the suits for libel which he was
threatening few days ago. II his application
had been denied he could have created an im-
preston, in some minds at least, that he hal
been accused in secret and not allowed 10
the evidence against him. Now he stands naked
before the public.
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PERSONAL.
Tho most active member of the Brcchcr family
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