The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-05

the State Bank the receipt but the cashier at
the Custom House had in the meantime been removed
but his balances all right, with no more gold
certificates than belonged to the sub Treasury and the
receipl therefore only recognized as being value
House clerk is all that the State Bank has to show
for its 5000, 900 certified check The bank claims that
ing the cheek and that az il had time ago
declined TO go into the certifying check arrangements
with other banks and had gwen due and proper notice
refusal cannot be held 10 pay this check OF
100000 II certainly will be paid until the end OF
considerable litigation C. H. Smith Is the name OF the
unwse cashier OF the State Bank He had been In the
several years and had been cashier about year.
and his reputation had always been good. julius +.
Hartweli is the dschafged oIicai from the Custom
= comparatively new one, and the members are young
men, They have operated largely ia gold and copper
The senior Of the firm in New York on Friday The
Newton Bank was organized in 1884, and its capital STOCK
The question Of the hours Of labor which is sn
uppermost in the minds Of the mddng classes OF MAS
sacnusetts II ID not confined to the men aone put Inc
pretty factory operatives OF Lowell and Lawrence nave
taken the matter into their delicate hands asd are de-
termined make the Legislature accede 70 their de-
mands and enact just such law As will protect them
The corporations by which these women employed
are unquesionably anything but humane towards them
Il Their @ % before t Ne 5 hs p are
sided at some OF The operatives mass meetings
in Lowell, has said, in giving an account OF
of sixty and in cases Of seventy five persons
boarding In small house. There also instances
OF ten hour law, and many thus prevented from
taking active part in the movement through fear OF
losing their places Out q Two hundred ana hity IN
OF two hundred and twenyfour to petition for ten
hour law and they were sustained IN their course by
the people of Lowell generally Onssof the Lawrence
operatives told the committee that the girls
fined in the mills many hours that they lost much
time in consequence Of sickness When they get
through work night is late and they tired
that they don't care 70 90 out 70 take the fresh air.
Such statements these, and others of a kindred
hava al tha afr IN
BILE Of sympathetic feeling among the mem
bers Of the Legislature, and It Is understood that
s0na vs. to the mills in Lowell aud lawrence
and II the charges made against the corporations are
wen founded nl ~l o. IepTea s proev
hours labor, instead Of eleven and twelve as now. The
agiiators for eight hour law have generally with
drawn from active efforts gone over with the ten hour
petitioners. The report Of the Labor Commission
agains. an eight hour law some months since has had
the effect to discourage at least postpone for while,
further efforts in that direction
The liquor and ant-liquor excitement continues to run
high and the ranks u those seeking Incense law is
daily increasing aud there corresponding decrea
in The friends VI prohbtory law The hearings before
the legislative committee continue and are attended by
thousands interested in the question. There 49, how
ever, not much probability that license law VIII be
passed, although bill win be reported by the Legis
ature The stir not made by the friends Of the law
in time TO secure majority ia the Legisature but
public opinion IS now being rapidly formed,
and i is likely that IN another year the Question
Of rum no rum will DO carried into politics The
State constabuiary in different sections Of the State
continue the work Of seizure, taking as much as $4,000
$4,000 worth some days. The License law men are
considering seriously the expedlency OF having large
meetings sim ultaneousy throughout the State for
the purpose adding their stock OF public opinion.
II they such men as Governor Andrew to
lead, the movement would undoubtedly be good one
for their
Tie report Of the majority OF the Committee on
Federal Relations against the constitutional amendment
did not surprise many, for it was generally believed that
Massachusetts would follow in the track of South
Carolina. The report will Of course be accepted by
large majority of The Legislature, and " there are any
gumenIs Of any Brought up against it, Walker,
the co0red from Cbarlestown, Will probable be
selected 10 lead the debate in favor the adoption Of The
report against the amendment.