The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-03

since the strike commenced, in the HERALD.
| These estimates are about as follows
Lynn, Massachusetts,. ..............,....3 500
Marhlehea6, Massachusetts. ...............1,70 700
Natick Ma massachusetts,. 500
Hav0nin. Massachusetts. ................... 600
| saugus, Massachusetts,. Observation-Disclosures. 800
Grafton. Massachusetts. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Milford, Massachusetts,. Observation-Disclosures. 200
| Dover, New HAMPSHIRE. :...............l i, 900
harrington, New afnpshire. .............. 300
Rochester, New Hampshire. ....,.......... 200
TOTAL .................. -............9 ,500
In round numbers the aggregate may be put
| down at ten thousand. The movement is daily
on the increase, and before two weeks more
have passed. if the employers resist the de-
mards Of the jouTneymen-0f which there is at
present great doubt-the number of strikers
will probably reach twenty thousand or mere.
The workmen in the towns of Danvers, South
Danvers, Ipswich, Beverly, Newburyport, Mil
ford, Milton, birmingham, Great Falls, Salmon
Falls, Hamilton, and Portland, Me-, have COM
mepced moving on the subject of the strike,
and they will all probably join their brethren
in the trade in the course of few days,
We may expect distressing accounts Of the suf-
ferings of these working classes. who have
abandoned their labor in midwinter, and the
humane among us should begin to take into
consideration what can be done for their relief.
DIsGRAcEFUL SCENES AT WASHINGTON
ELECTION OF PRINTER TO THE HoUsE-Every
one will remember the disgraceful scenes, the
riot, rowdyism and general confusion which
prevailed in the lower branch of Congress pre-
MI k~ 10 az &c no Eor
more degrading were the occurrences which
succeeded the choice of the Clerk Of the
House, whose conduct, in assailing the Presi
dent before drunken mob, has affixed an in
dellible stain On our national reputation. And
now it seems the House has been still further
debased by the shameful bargaining and cor
rup.ion which characterised the controversy as
to whe should be its Printer. After series of
fruitless ballotings, one Of the candidates was
chosen; but On the very next day the House
repudated the election, and the vexed aues-
ton was thrown back among the members for
fresh combinations and new forms of rascally
bargaining and corruption, and was not finally
settled till yesterday. 1t appears that, at.
tached to each of the candidates for Printer,
there is q suite Of half dozen hungry country
editors who follow in the wake of job, like so
many sharks after ship. The moment bit
from the flesh pot is thrown overheard, they
all settle upon it, and while tearing it
to bits they not unfrequentiy bite each
| other. The same scenes occurred two
| years ago, when the democrats had the control
| Of tie House. Then the printing job was d.
vi6es up among half dozen suckli-g pigs Of
small rural politicians, and miserable, half
| starved country editors. While this process Of
partition is going or, the business Of the ooun-
| try is arrested; the House stands still, while
the vermin that swarm in its Hobbies are set.
Ting their plans for descent upon the treasu-
~. AS we learn from various sources, there
have been two or three cliques at work in Wash
ingtou to secure the printing job The heads
of the successful clique will divide with the
Printer, and the country will net only suffer
actual peeuniary loss, but is now degraded il
the eyes Of the civilized world, by this shame
less venality and outrageous corruption. Here
we see the House Of Representatives which
claims to be the popular exponent Of nearly
forty millions Of people, neglecting the pub
lie business and wasting'the public time il
order to enrich half dozen sucking pigs Of
the lobby. How long is this state Of things to
losts When shall we see some signs of public
virtue among the rulers of the republic?
FAILURE OF ILLUSTRATED CONC PUBLICA-
TIoNs.-We do not know why it is that illustrated
comic and satirical publications should be SO
invariably unlucky and short lived amongstus.
We have seen scores Of them started in our time,
which have all fliokered out one after the other.
One Of them, published in this city, which had
dragged out an unusually protracted existence
of few years, is either dead or on the point Of
expiring Another, which was started couple
Of months since with some promise Of vitality,
| is already giving evidence Of coma. Its first
| few numbers were smart and telling, but in its
later issues the fun is dying out and the satire
| ia pointless. The descent from champagne to
| small beer has, il fact, become &c marked that
people have lost all taste for it. There is nothing
SO dreary ae forced humor, more especially in
| a publication devoted to satirica commentaries
| on the events Of the day. To be enjoyable,
wit, thus employee, should be natural in effect
and just ia its application. Without these coz
dit;ons it is simply bore.
Abroad, taese comic publications seem to