New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-06

should by all means be preserved unlmpaired anu
unframed The Riparian Commissioners OF New
Jersey can at least do something toward restrain
ing those who have designs upon them ana VIII
be justified in using their powers 10 the ulH'os'
extent to accomplish this most desirable end.
Tho vacancy in the Cabinet must fill the minds
=, o,era, statesmen who fell outside the breast
works last fall with long, long thoughts
A now duty has devolved on the police OF this
city which even the reformed department with
the best intentions In the world. Is nndlns u"ii-
Guilty in carrying out. The sensitive ears OF GER
tain worthy man have been outraged by the cnar-
acter Of the music played in public by wicked
organ-grlnders As'he expresses 1t In letter OF
complaint to President Roosevelt, these street
musicians ARE constantly playing strains from
"the accompaniment to that we-known immoral
dance which has been so often suppressed IN the
"city by your department" and he wants the tune
suppressed also because 1t is Just as suggestive.
Not every one is 50 fortunate as 70 nave an appre-
citation which can dlfferentlate between the moral
and immoral in instrumental music ard that was
the case with the policeman who was detailed to
do the suppressing. After following organ-grihd-
ers around all day, he sadly returned to head
which of the tunes" he fought to arrest them for
WHY shouldn't Mr. Young-for that is the offended
eentleman's name-join forces with "Bath-House
John" Of Chicago who wants to suppress bloom
ers? The combination ought to be irresistible.
Kentucky Republicans evidently do not regard
this as an off-year Their state convention yes
terday was the largest IN the history or the party
Tho Court 81 Common Pleas has graclousy and
considerably come 10 the relief of one OF our ar
nicted fellow-townsmen Afflicted sorely he was.
in the fact that he had a long and Formidable
name containing forty or fifty letters. the burden
Of which was Proschewitzky. How great was the
burden may be inferred from the circumstance
that many OF his acquaintances have been IN the
habit Of addressing him as Scotch Whiskey'
and the same unseemly designation has been APP
piled to his children by their rbald schoolfellows
But scotch Whiskey'' IS 10 be no more. for the
suggestive polysyllable has been blotted out by
due process Of law and its late owner Will hence
forth be known az plain Mr. Williams The lesson
OF this episode will not be lost upon other persons
OF foreign extraction and unpronounceable names
who have taken up their abode among US.
DR. Parkhurst has earned his vacation. and In
common with his other numerous friends we trust
he will enjoy It and return with renewed energy
to resume his good work.
The architects who are competing for the
honor OF repairing the damage done to the
Brooklyn City Hall by fire near the end OF Feb
ruary all seem to think that clock is an essen
tiai part OF the edince and some OF them even
propose to place a clock on top OF the dome
which, In their opinion will form the most APP
propriatc substitute for the burned tower. But
why should clock be regarded as indispen-
sable? The old tower contained bell as we'll
as n clock and the bell used to be rung. In true
village fashion, to let the people know that
fire had broken out somewhere. II clock Is
necessary why not have bell and the old Gus
tom OF ringing nre-alarms on II? People haven't
vet got over the habit OF looking for clock
on the CITY Hall t. be sure but there are other
conspicuous clocks in the neighborhood wh'ch
furnish all the real information that Is needed
| Apparently 1t would oe n mistake to go out or
the way I'm order 10 place n clock on low DOME
FOR q dome and ciock-tower do not so we'll to-
eether The architects who started with the
! idea OF a clock and then clustered the re-
nninder Of their Ideas around II got the thing
wrong end first.
The city's free baths were opened yesterday.
| This WAS lust about week too late. Had they
leen In operation several days earlier, what q
rush there would have been during the late I'M
| pleasantness.