New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29

Another OF the legislative bills doomed 10
defeat is Senator Ro6ers's bill requiring eac"
nquor license application % have the s's""'"'0
of twelve independent property-owners oi 'i'e
ward in which it is proposed TO locate the sd
loon.
Paterson's Evangelical Alliance has come out
Hatly in opposition to "wheels OF fortune az
charity fairs and the members OF the Ai''a''''
nav that they "vew with alarm growing Ten
dency in our city Patterson to resort 10 que'
tionable methods Of raising money lof cH"'''
BILE and other purposes Few hoi''"' 90
the leading clergyman and church "orhe's "a
Monmouth County were asked 'he" op'''"
.he same subject and the substance OF the"
answers was that gambling was gampins' ie
Kardless of the place IN which it might De car
tied
Few priests in New-Jersey were better known
or more generally respected by people OF al
denominations than the Rev Patrick Hen
,ossv Of Jersey CITY whose death was chroni-
cIed in yesterdays Tribune.
The well-meaning women who are opposing
4he Palisades bill the ground that 'he pro
posed park might be used Tor dr'hN'ns pc 'n.
can surely find some active and existing e'"s
needing attention. instead OF "@9'"e
Eies chasing phantoms'
While the Legislature is In the paternai JUST
moss of taking care OF everything ana eNe''
bodv by regulating prices, methods OF "oiN anu
- forth u might as well go a step further anu
define the length of coats. the helgh' Oh "a'9'
she width and thickness of SHOES 'he 'V''''
post Of ice-cream and a few other httle '"'ie''
An appreciative New-Yorker writes 'he io'
lowing: ,.,
There is at least one man in the New-J of bis
a he
1Iee,,Is an The interest Of his constituents.
Sureiv nothing short Of the most i3l'! .nrd
ism could have induceu MN nm u" ~ bmrklrherries
a hin prohibiting the picking OF nuI nun, - maj
a. tho state except by hand. We t'he ~ , ,'',.,
.he liberties Of the people or NeW-JeIs,S ' rbo
been threatened by some inventive seni ,bo"rb
- .,,,o buck leberry- picking machne' tnousi
a. 90 not recall any mention OF II III tne hatla
C4ice reports But the rights u VI. Witch
berry picker who uses onH ,,rel,. he guarded,
and Assemblyman Wildes canno, ~ tf he suc-
looked on as benefactor u MS MI hin TO
Gods in pushing his highly orlsi'a' O''
passage.
uare &c q suggestion to New-Jersey pcyc"S'S
on, 70 see Assemblyman Jones's baggage
90, become q law; Let each one write pos'ai
-, .. Tho Senator and Assemblyman repre-
.,r his or her county Address the caius
.ho state House. Trenton If 10 per cent %
A., ,bael riders in the State do thls' IL s"0"'N
bear good fruit o,o
,oas Johnston is the Sheriff Of Passaic
-, In looking about for good men ior '"e
,ost Grand Jury it seemed natural 'ha' III. "e
-, 1obn Donnelly should loom up pelole "i'
A. Donnellv is the able superintendent u Wv
paterson Almshouse. HIS coIedsue va
Crord Jurv were soon impressed by MS N"o"
edge and wisdom. and they rightly i'iei'.1
.ha institution supervised by him must lhueeu '0
n marvel of superior management 90 '''
~,dad IN visit the almshouse. ana an ii''e'
-, raoort ,s the result. To head OH any
,,ossihle sneers insinuations on '"e pa
an,.,ous nersons it Is solemnly asserted III ''e
sa,t that there was no attempt on the part
~ sunar,ntendent Mr.. John Donnely' OF any
H. ofcers Of the institution TO get reauS io'
~. tel, nor any attempt on their part 10 preVen'
. fnu and complete investigations All u "''N"
is truly wonderluI.
Cor tho body. soul and substance of the re-
This grand inquest is firmly ana strongly I5 ts 81 man
opinion that the persons now conddence OF the tax
nrement worthy OF the coln..tt.id ~ a longer
S5vnrs of this city, and are entlteu 20 ~ fbc
ppaS3,innance in the and manager ~ ,Sa
a. is the opinion this grand inquest tnai
nolrics should have no part N t nT When
,nen are found competen, TO conduct the
mrb nublic institutions they should De supP ~ ,e1
end retained In Office despite the eidinoL'eS - ''0'
seeking 10 serve only for self ana pace
probabIv in anv town except Paterson such d
declaration would be received with huZza's anu
held I'D 10 the citizens Of neighboring munic'p""-
ties as convincing proof that the SIX CITY mas
she best kind OF talent in its public service II
would seem. however, that local PRIDE is al d io''
.bb IN Paterson. for men have openly dareu u ue-
ride and scoff at the tribute paid to MT DohheHy'
Animated by that Jealousy which is charac'e'iS-
sic of small-minded persons they nave even s""'
the length Of saying that the report Is the o"'-
come OF a benevolent scheme TO proven. so'"o
other fellow from getting Mr.. DonheiS 'oD az.
+he spring election. It seems almost neeaiess u
add that those individuals are even prepared 10
80 Tho. nuhuc officials whose actions may be
,ooLad into by the Grand Jury have no business
20 he chosen as members of that body.
R4BKEEPERS AGAINST GROCERS.