The sun., 1893-07-16
POLITICAL NoTEG

county from rx TO fourteen years Gideon j. Tucker
was elected in 1858. Robert c. Hutchines In 1869.
1881 and Rastus Ransom. the present Surrogate in
1887. His term expires on Dec 81 and his successor
for the long term OF fourteen yoars will be elected in
November There are no County Judges In New York.
the County Court being the Cour. OF Common Pleas.
the Judges OF which are elected for fourteen years
Another section of tho Constitution empowers the
Legislature to provide for the election of additional
Surrogate in special and under this provision
Frank T. Fitzgerald was elected last year.
Police Commissioner Mcciave tho Republican Com.
missioner has appointed Dr. Dantei J. Donovan Vice.
President OF the stuyvessnt Democratic Club Police
Surgeon: salary 81, 500.
Louisiana h not divided into counties like tho other
states. but into parishes the parish OF st. Tam
many. called after the big chief OF Delawares dts
name was given to the parish by former member of
Tammany who removed from New York to tho Pelican
state the total the late cleo was less
one thousand and true to tho Democratic record of
TAmmany every ~here. It was carried by the Demo.
cratic electoral ticket by vote of to against the
Republican and Populist opposition.
United States Supreme Court Judges receive $4,000
year salary: the County Clerk OF New York
s15,oou
Fiva premiums, of 81 900 each. will be awarded to
architects whose designs ara deemed worthy but are
not accepted by tho Commissioner OF the new City
vii, be paid nve per cen, the rs 81 oon 900 OF tho
cost four per tho second 81 900 and
per cent. on the remainder as his remuneration
Aspirants for the senatorship in Illinois to succeed
sleby N. Cullom. whose term expires in 1895 bo-
ginning TO appear The next Legislature will 1t IL as
sumed. be Dsmocra attic. and william r. Morrison. Gov.
Altged, Ber Cable carter Il. Harrison. John A. King
and Speaker Crafts are candidates Tho present ILL.,
nos Legislature has Democratic majority of ten on
joint ballot
The cost of fencing. regulating curbinE. grading
surveying. and numbering New York city streets
amounts in year to 100000.
The outing of the Timothy o. sullivan Association
takes place on Tuesday Aug. /. at Suffers Harlem
Three Of the officers OF the association Su!livnn
and there enough Sullvans in tho Fourth and sixth
wards to constitute political party OF themselves.
Nine thousand eight hundred and thirty. Ave bills
were introduced in the House OF Representatives and
38o4 in the Senate. during the frst session OF the
Fifty.second Congress and s2a OF tho measures
tioduced became laws-one In IL.
Tho excellent system OF sinking fund payments
which governs the administration of New York's hnan
cial affairs is very litls understood only current
revenues derived from taxation or the operation of
public departments maintained by taxation go to pay
the Ordinary running sxpensea Unusual expenses are
paid for by the issue of bonds All revenues from city
property paid for by the issue OF bonds, into tho
sinking fund for the extinction OF the debt In this
way there is established. almost automatically. fund
paying Is oI and but for obligations inc urred
from time to time tho debt itself would
ultimately be entirely cancelled or tho bonds
issued for tho purposes described by tho
title OF each. the city owns all outstanding:
County Court House. Nornngside Park improvement,
Castle Garden. Harlem Police Court. Gansevoort Mar
Ike, improvement. Wards Island improvement. East
River Park. Mount Morris Park and Criminal Court
Horse. OF tho Harlem Bridge honda issued the city
owns 81. .soOn ncO and OF the now Park bonds si6ooo
OF So 500 900 issued for acquiring them No city has
u higher financial credit than New York.
The annual Hesse. Darmstadt entert tainment began
on sunday last nt Harlem River Park, and ex-Ader.
man Tom Eothnan. the most conspicuous Hassinn in
the politics of this town. was feature thereof He is
a Seventh district Republican.
There has be-n noticed OF late by careful observers
falling od in the Eouencent political activity
deca pitator Of Republicans. OF smiling Robert Max
well. lie IL falling below the record of Clarkson and OF
Stevenson. and his axe no longer swings with sturdy
strokes The only auaon VI this matter yet fur
nshed attributes the decrease in to the absence
of Mr. Cleveland from Washington. Since his depart.
ure the falling on has taken place While he ishero
the decapitating machine goes. As rotary engineers
would say. at full head.
Two almost simultaneous occurrences have greatly
New York city and ,hereabouts-tho gain of their
brethren in the German elections
and the pardon by GOV AltReld OF Illinois OF those
convicted OF compiled in the Haymarket riot in Chi.
cago in 1885 The Socialist party Is social well
political Women take active part in its affairs. and
its political organization is the accompaniment OF its
labor divisions For some time past, tho interests of
tho socialistc labor party have been the decline.
but for The named they have taken up
ward start again. and it would DO for great
York city in the election this year. against 300 for
their Presidential candidate last year and $500 for
their candidate for Governor In 1891.
It Is Q little soon for candidates to declare them.
selves upon tho STATE ticket especially In view of tho
fact that Majority of tho Democratic officials whose
terms expire this year certain to bo renomnatd
and Just as sure to be reelected. There is however
already some little controversy tho oco OF Score
tAry of State. for which Frank Rice is not again
having served two terms and for the
ship to Elliot Dsntorth slae Treasurer who declines
another term under like circumstance There Ia also
. vacancy in tho Court Of Appeals. and some Mug
wumps are threatening the deepest wngeance all
things Democratic and terrestrial II Isaac II. Maynard
Is nominated to nlit. They declare in advance that
they will not vote for him. They made the same
in 1889 against Mr.. Tabor Tor Attorney.
General and Mr.. Wemple for State Comptroller both
Democrats. Mr. Tabor's jority was 97l1; Mr.. Won.
pies was .ieO.
Stephen Field Democrat is now the senior member
Of the United States Supreme Court lie is native OF
WAS original forty.niner, served
Judge before California became . State. and
appointed to his present position by President Lincoln
n March. 1868. . war Democrat.
At last. after delay OF years. there 10 to be at 26
MRcdougal street y hew station house and prison.
re placing the old at the corner OF Prince and
Wo0ster streets,
when the Fiftythird Congress assemblies In extraor-
dnary session. in response to the Presidents call
Aug notable thing about It viii! be the fact that
New York will for the nrst time forty years be rep
resented by two Democrats in the United States Sen.
ate They will be reinforced by solid delegation OF
sixteen Dem ocratic Congressman from New York.
and vicinity. Heretofore tho commanding
and port business Interests which centre In and
about New York, and which radiate from this city.
have been spoken for In tho Senate by Republicans
usually. and that fact gave the Republicans decided
advantage As representing the largest mercantile and
monetary interests here. COnking. Morgan. Evarts.
and Miller were prominent as Republican Senatora
Hereafter beginning next month, two Democrats will
,peak for the Empire State in tho Federal Senate.
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