New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-18
II is whispered in the inner Democratic cir
c,s M Albany that the National Democratic Con-
vcntion of 96 will be apt to do this:
For President.
EDWARD MURPHY. JR, OF New orh
For Vice President
CHARLES +. CRISP, OF Georgia.

The city officials COMPOSING wv ''"''
Building Commission talk and seemingly i"ci 70
unconcerncdlv about the removal OF IN" manu-
some and historic City Hall as if it were matter
If no greater Importance than the ordering Oh Il
ncy suit Of clothes and the casting aside of an
oId ono We feel sure that they greatly mistlk'
rho temper Of the people Of NewYork on this sub
i.c, M one questions the dcsirlbility Of a new
hnirlinr commodious enough 10 give room for In"
,.rious city Offices but few want il AT thu cost
If DESTROYING tie present City Hall OF course
mot fin. slightest necessity exists for doing this.
roor down or extend the old Tweed Court II nusc.
There il plenty Of room for magnificent strhct-
IRE.
The Elnira Adverti~orT reports that tn"
d T. Hill Club. Of Emra, will he in wash
inrton on the 9TH Of March. OF course the
member. Of the club want TO sec Edward Muir
phv. IT.. take the oath OF Office as United States
senator
Who is Going TO he named by Governor Flower
for Railroad Commissioner? II has been re-
marked that he intended 10 reappont Mr.. Richard
But The Buffalo Courier" reminds him that
since the Commission created the western
mart of the State has been ignored in the makeup
NJ thc membership. while Buifalos repeated
r.oucsts for consideration have been uniformly
denied" Perhaps these remarks may lndnre
The Governor 10 make a Railroad Commissioner
Of Wilson : Bissel--in case Mr. Cleveland does
not anticipate him by giving him a Cabinet
position
The Supreme Court of Appeals in
Scotland has Just issued n decree
which l. Of interest 10 the sporting world
Of every civilized country. II has decided that
cock fighting is an innocent and altogether legal
form Of diversion, the decision being based on
the fact that the statute which has hitherto hc"n
held 10 prohibit the matching Of game birds eX-
pressly refers 10 animals and that a " cock l.
not an animal The Lord-Ilstice-Generl led
Off with the opinion that no - bird could possibly
h, intended by the statute in question, ana
seemed 10 imply that the real cruelty to the
cocks was 10 stop their sport. These bros, ne
declared were naturally and instinctively dis
posed 10 nght with orc another, and from their
earliest chickenhood INDUCED in fighting VIXEN
over they had chance" He pointed out that
cock FIGHTING was very ancient julius Caesar
being on record MS having been n most successful
cockGghtcr With regard TO the use Of metal
snurs the Lord-Ju>tce-Genera remarked that
many people were Of the opinion that they were
more humane than the unsheathed spur. All the
other Lords Of Appeal arc officially reported 10 have
concurred in this opinion, which has been deliv-
cred after due and solemn consideration by the
full Bench of the highest tribunal in the land.
The publication of daily morning edition oil
The Mercury which for many years has been
wcll-known rs a Sunday paper. has been begun
The new paper presents the news In concise hut
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