New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
Things in Albany-Murder Trial-Prlnters'
Union, Sc.
Correspondence OF The Tribune

ALBANY, Sunday, Dec. l. 1880
In this city, for the past week. the citizens have
been much interested in the trial of the young
man named Reuben Dunbar, charged with the
murder OF two children, of the age OF six and eight
wears, in the town OF Westero, in the month of
September last. The crime is one of the most
atrocious n the criminal annals Of the State, and
certainly in horror exceeds that butchery of DR..
Parkman OF Boston. That young man of about
90 years of age, in the broad day, with the swngle
of fall should knock a child of six years old on
the head, and conceal the body by throwing stones
on its breast heavy enough to break in its ribs
then strangle the elder one and hang him when
dead among the branches of hemlock tree, and
with the intention of creating the opinion that the
elder one had first killed his brother and then
hung himself out Of fear Of discovery, is one of
the most horrible charges that civilized COM
munity was ever called upon TO investigate. That
this was done out Of mercenary motives, after cool
elaboration, for the chance Of becoming the heir
of the uncle of the murdered children, is the
charge against the prisoner The ablest criminal
counsel in the city is employed in the q. 6.
Wheaton conducting the defense and the District
Attorney, S. Fl. Hammond assisted by Rutus
Peckhan the prosecution
The Hon j. L. Schoolcraft left for Washington
On Friday evening, under very Iattering clrcum-
stances, very nnearly three hundred OF the Young
Wings of the city, with band of music being at
the wharf, when he went on board the boat to
give him parting salute, and which they did very
heartily. Speaking ofSchoolcraft, suggests toast
which was given at the dinner of the Schoolcratt
Light Horse on Monday last The toast was,
THE 'Nationas'-The withered and wilted fallen
leaves OF the Wing part Not bad Illustration
OF the position OF the Syracuse seceders.
At their meeting on Saturday evening the Prin-
ters Union appointed three delegates to the Prin-
tiers Convention to be held in New-Yorki their
names are g. K. Mime, John s. Mafew and Thos.
D (Malsh The object of the Convention is not
very generally known; but if it aids II bringing
the Craftsmen more into connection and inter-
course with one another, and thereby rendering
more efficient their efforts to protect their own
interests and promote the claims OF The working
men to fair remuneration for their labor, it is
hoped they will succeed. This Convention, how
ever, it is thought ought to contine themselves to
a preliminary organization for future combined
efforts, when the printers Of the whole union
would be prepared to join IN supporting such Well
considered measures as it would be found easy to
carry into practice
the results of such organization Il 1t should be
adopted by the various crafts throughout the |
Union. The relation between men OF the same !
trade in the several states would be much more !
intimate the prices for all kinds OF work would
be equalized for then intercourse by means OF the |
telegraph and railroads would be such that the
surplus labor of our locality could be quickly fur
nis6ed to the places where the demand was great,
er than the supply. Beside with the intelligent
working classes thus gained and in communion
bv the ties of annual or biennial conventions, it
would be vain for ambitious demagogues to cry
out periodically disunon or SECESSION it would
be a quiet stroke at slavery that would defy all
outcry under the title OF abolition . and while
doing this the various interests Of the several
states would be cemented together by bonds
stronger than the compromises of the Constitution
and by the benefits eccruing from obeying the
highest of all laws" DEMOS.