The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19

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Supreme Court Justices in the places of Charles H..
Van Brunt and George p. Andrews. and two City
Court justices In the places OF John II. Mccarthy and
Edward +. o'Dwyer. Judge Andrews is q Republican;
the other Judges whose terms arc TO DO nlled are
Democrats.
seventy.fve per cent. OF tho States expenses this
year are for two Items, education and state care of
the INDECENT insane. OF the balance. about twothirds
OF the sum raised Is for canal expenses and only about
$500. 900 for ordinary State expenses, including the
payment of interest and the redemption of the public
debt. The inheritance tax alons will yield S2, 00O,-
900. and the States revenue from tn, tax on liquors
will be enough to pay the ordinary running expenses
OF the State four times over. New York enjoys an
enviable credit among the States in respect to it's
financial obligations, owing. canal debt excluded. less
than Massachusetts. Maine. Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, or Pennsylvania.
The claim II made by the Hebrctr World that no
court in the United States has ever had more Hebrews
upon Its bench as Judges than the City Court OF New
York dormcrly the Marine Court) Among the Jus
tices have been Meyer s. lsaacs. A. J. Dittenhoefer.
Philip J. Joachin,son. Simon NJ. Ehrlich. and Joseph
E. Newburger. The latter Is now on the bench OF the
Court of General Sessions, OF which Mordecai NJ.
Noah and Abraham D. Russell were Judges in previ-
Gus years.
Three District Court Justices are to be elected this
yOoi, ohC III ts VI AohhuttA oNN W" "a
what is to be after Jan. /, 1898. the Borough of the
Bronx. The New York Justice Is to succeed James p.
Davenport. temporarily appointed in the newly con.
structed Eleventh Judicial district. and the two civil
Justices TO be elected in the Bronx Borough districts
are to succeed William G. McCrea and Richard Arno.
NcCrea is a Democrat. Arno is q Republican. Nc
Crea was elected by the voters in 1891. Arno was
appointed by the Governor in 1895.
There has been some delay by the Committee Of
Fifteen. fourteen of the members of which are out OF
town. in perfecting the details of the organization of
the National Democracy. The matter was started at
q conference held at the Hoffman House on Dec. 3
last. and since that date there has been considerable
correspondence among the members OF the Committee
OF Fifteen. thirteen OF whom, II is said, are practising
lawyer in the city Of New York. 1t is intended to
have the details Of the organization perfected before
Dec. 5. 1897.
There are go. 900 individual residents In New York
city who are assessed on persona estate. and there
are more than 100000 separate pieces of real estate
nssessed. The amount of real estate exempted from
taxation in New York is $3.50, o0o. 900. more than the
total assessed value OF all the real estate in any of the
following American cities: Baltimore. Buffalo. Pitts
burr. Denver. st. Louis. San Francisco, New orleans.
indianapolis, Louisville, and Detroit.
Section 90 OF chapter 5 Of the enlarged New York
charter provides that the Mayor to be elected in No
nv bhhit hppoiuN thi'V Va too lNA
sons" as Commissioners to prescribe and amend and
enforce" regulations for appointments and promo
tions in the civil service Of the municipality. These
Commissioners are to receive no pay for their services,
and their recommendations, to tie effective. must Sc
cure the approval Of the Mayor. There are now FIVE
Civil Service Commissioners, two OF whom reside on
the same block on West Fifty.ninth street. and all
five OF whom reside In one Senatorial district Of the
city, the Fifteenth.
Tha tptal ynta In thu Sfafa nf Ohio n Iaat vaar'a
election was in excess o: 1000. 900. and the various
outside organizations polled only IL, 900 OF this total.
Five thousand votes were cast for the narrow gauge
Prohibition ticket. 200 votes for the broad gauge
! Prohibition ticket, 1900 votes for the Middle of the.
Road Populists. and 1887 votes for the National
Democrats. The Socialist vote In the Buckeye State
was l 100, but all the outside tickets combined did
| not poll oue-quarter rs much Is the Mckinley plu.
rality In the state.
The Aqucduct Commissioners have requested the
Comptroller to issue bonds to the amount OF o., 1000
600 to pay expenses which, as a resolution OF the
Aqueduct Board declares, will require 8l,2oO.0O0
This Is an extract from tho minutes OF the Aquciuct
Board-threc Of the seven members being absent-At
Its meeting on June 20: "whe reas. In the opinion OF
the Aqueduct Commissioners. the further sum or
81, 200, 900 will be required TO pay said awards and
interest thereon, and also to defray other necessary
and lawful expenses; now. therefore. be II resolved.
that the Comptroller of the city Of New York he. and
he hereby is. requested to raise the sum of 81. 900. 900
upon the bonds OF the city OF New York for the uses
and purposes of the Aqueduct Commissioners.
There were absent from this meeting Commissioner
Duane. Comptroller Fitch. AMI Mayor Strong.
An interesting and exciting political battle is going
on In the State OF Kentucky this year under conditions
most unusual. The only ONCE TO be filled by election
Is that OF Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals, one OF no
Official or political Importance. yet the one this year
unOn " hlch will turn the determination of the voters
OF the Blue Grass State on national questions, The
Republicans. the Bryan Democrats, and tho National
Democrats are each OF them this year endeavoring Ia
show their party strength. In a vote Of nearly hall
. million. the Mckinley plurality In Kentucky last
year was only 2si votes.
There will be a meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee OF the independence Hall Democracy at Independ
encc Hall. Twcn'y.sevenths street and Third avenue
early next week TO arrange for tho meetings whi,f
arc to be held In the various districts by that organi
cation in the month OF August. The Independence
Hall Democrats have stuck squarely 10 tho issue %
the Excise law In this years fight and they believe
that It will be the most prominent and determining
one In the campaign. a view. however. which Is mo-
generally accepted. especially among the Republicans
More naturaliEed voters will take part in this year
election than in any previous election IN New Yorl
since 1879.
BY the death OF Senator Harris. Galusha A. Grow o
Pennsylvania becomes incpnt 'stAbly the senio
Congressman In service. He was elected In 1891
served afterwari six consecutive terms, and he ha
been a Congressman sinc> 1874 and Is one now
Senator Harris was elected to Congress for the FRS
time in the Ninth district OF Tennessee In lsiD. t~'
years before Congressman Grow. senator morrill, o
Vermont, sometimes referred TO Us the Coagress.ona
veteran. was elected In this same year that Secretar,
Sherman became a member. John sherman Is u
longer = Congressman. but Mr., Morrill, r'ta!ns his oil
place, having recently been reelected for a term In IL