The greater New York election still oocu...

The greater New York election still oocupies ranch of the publio's attention The principal qnestion of the canapaign jnst now is whetber Seth Low, who bas beeu nominated by the Citizens' Uuicm, will be indorsed by the republicans. iVIr. Low annonnces tbat he is a republican but Chairman Quigg, of the republican coiunrittee, says that Low voted against Blaine and Harrison and that he is opposed to a proteotivejtariff, that he is a republican but against republioanisiu, a reforroer bnt against reform. Boss Platt and the McKinley postmaster of New York, Van Cott, strongly oppose Low, bnt Boss Worth, of Brooklyn, has broken away frora the Platt machine and favors Low. On Tuesday Boss Wortb was defeated in a preliminary ekirmish by the Platt and reform forces in Brooklyn united and led by the lientenant governor of the state. Mr. Low is the president of Columbia College and distinctivly representa the mngwump element in politios. He can be elected only with republi. can endorsement and it looks also as if the republicans oonld only sucoeed through endorsing him. The democratio oandidate has not yet been named but there seems to be mnch more unity than in the ranks of their opponents. The monthly report of City Treasnrer Seyler for the month of August snbmitted to the oonncil at its meeting Sept. 6, shows a ratber disagreeable situation of finanoial matters. From the figures therein published it is seen that the overdraft in the street fund is 13,871.65 and in the bridge, culvert and orosswalk fnnd $3,371.33, and still the expenditures are góing on, the amount paid out trom these funds during Augnst being $3,402.67. Tbe iraprovement of our streets is a desirable thing, but when such a large snin is espended as is shown by the heavy overdraft on the fund and no improvement is visible it is about time hat a balt should be made and a enrvey of the surroundings be taken before going any further. ilake tbe snrvey, gentlemen, and see if it oannot result in a more jndicious and economical management of affairs. The Pennsylvauia sheriff who ordered his depnties to fire on the striking minéis provecí himself the wrong man to hold suoh a position. He lost his head and a score of lives were lost to pay for that lost head. He should be bronght to trial and if no other pen" Ï6hmeDt can be moted out to him, he sfaonld at least be removed from a position he has proven himself incompetent to fill.