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New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

suggest itself to every one. American women
have left the field of domestic labor
to foreigners, who consequently set their
own prices, in which the loss OF caste
is apparently considered at good round sum.
The shop-girl in her scant fnery, working her
eight and ten hours day for miserable pit
tance, when she might be luxuriously housed
and fed, and lay by money in bank as nurse
or chambermaid, pays high for her preserved
gentility. But this hackneyed argument
covers but small space If the host
of half starved genteel shopwomen,
teachers. and millners should, as they are be-
sought TO do throw aside their false notions
of gentility, they would but lower Biddys 5
wages and crowd the kitchen with new hordes
of incompetent cooks. Good teachers or
seamstresses they may be; skilled servants
they are not They do not bring TO the easing
of our indigestion any more of what Ihack-
eray calls a genius for vctuals than the Irish
woman, and.they have not even her bones OF
muscles.
Much might be done in alleviatiOn OF the
necessities of these classes of wOmen-wOrkers ii
they would cooperate and form leagues tor mutual
protection. ShOp-girls and teachers have as IN
herent a right to cOalesce, set value on their
services, and use lawful means to COM
mand that value as the Plasterers' or
Printers, Union. But woman has not
yet learned in business matters to be social
animal, nor even to appreciate the laws OF de-
mand and supply which lower her salary as an
efficient clerk and raise that of unable Biddy.
1t will be many years before women will form
A. Il. a. non OIL m
Huence in any way trade; and pending that time
these few occupations will be crowded by every
girl driven out of doors to earn her livelihood,
wages will be low and complaints many. Yet
in the mean time there are dozen handl-
crafts which every industrious matron has
tried for the comfort of her own family before
she reaches middle age which would give her
daughters a liberal support if they chose to
follow them. Success, as well as charity, lies
often at home.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
and is abundantly vindicating the wisdom OF
the protection il received.
THE cONNECTJCUT ISSUES.

The Connecticut Democratic State COnven-
ton held at Hartford yesterday was presided
over by Gen. Dwight Morris, Liberal Repub-
lican and Liberal Republicans from all parts
of the State took part in the deliberations.
This wing of the opposition to the Admins
tration is represented on the ticket by the
candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Treas
urer, the Democrats taking the Governor, Sec
retary of State, and Controller. The Conyen-
ton would have been entirely harmonious but
for the fact that two delegations appeared
from New-Haven, the Democracy OF that town
being in a chronic state of turbulence. Inc
ticket is a pretty good one. Charles H.
IngersOl the candidate for Governor,
is leading lawyer of New-Haven,
son of the late Hon. Ralph j. lngersoll, and a
gentleman of high character. The candidate
for Leutenant-GOvernOr is well-known
lawyer of Hartford, who has not heretofore
figured in politics. and the other candidates
are rather better than the average. Inc
whole ticket is made up with view OF turn
ing to the best advantage the local Republl-
can dsaffection in New-Haven County, and
the managers seem confident of success with it.
The resolutions ,are not specially pertinent,
though they strike out vigorously enough, GER
tainly, at the President and the Republican
leaders. They cover altogether too much
ground, in a sprawling way, and are, II
anything, too wild and sweeping in
their denunciations to carry much weight.
Moreover, some of them are too plainly clap
trap bids for votes. The specially meritorious
feature in them is the calling for Constitu-
tional Convention. On that they ought
TO succeed. There is very little at stake in
the election, and appearances indicate that the
result will turn upon purely local consdera-
tions The " Hartford regency" hope to elect
Haven without the aid of the New-llaven Re-
publicaps, in which event they will be in
position to put the latter through course of
salutarY sprouts.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
PROGRESS IN IRON SMELLING.

The proceedings at the meeting of the
American Pig Iron Manufacturers Association,
reported on another page present very graft
flying facts regarding the iron industry. Since
the trade felt the impulse of high prices and
increasing consumption early last year, the
progress has been wonderful; the production
of 1872 being 2,3SS,25O tuns, or more than that
of any previous year in our history.
Impelled by the success attained, and by the
impending scarcity of iron, the progressive
movement continues, and it appears from
trustworthy data that at the close of this year
there will be at least 175 more blast furnaces
in operation than there were a year ago,
while the demand for manufactured iron
gives assurance that the market will not even
then be OverstOcked. 1t is pleasing to find
that this prosperity is widely dffused, and
that every section possessing minerals is awak-
ening TO a consciousness of its latent wealth.
The aggregate product of pig iron in the
three States, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennes-
see, WILL it is calculated, increase from 20, 100
tuns last year to 10000 tuns in this. Steps
have been taken to build twelve iron furnaces
within an area of as many miles around the
City Of Rome, Ca, alone.
The statistics of our foreign iron trade show
that the country is at the same time releasing
itself quickly from dependence on foreign sup
plies, and is profting by the partial immunity
our ironmasters enjoy from European compe-
titon. Although the consumption last year
was probably greater than ever our iron i'm
ports were 42,24S tuns less than in the year
before. The increase in values was, however,
$l9,OOOOOO greater, showing the extraordinary
advance which has occurred in the price of all
kinds of iron, abroad as well as at home.
The desire for improvement and organiza-
ton keeps pace with the increase in produc-
ton. The number of members in the Pig Iron
Manufacturers Association has increased with
in year from 30 to 200. while "a general spirit
of inquiry and enterprise pcrvades the entire
trade On the whole, the condition of the iron
industry is source CT pride 10 the natioI.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
amnsemenls. elr.. Chic @ueaina.

BOoTH's THEATER.-"The Hcket-of-beaye MAN.
~ j. Fose1ce
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Roughng H." Mrs. John
wocd and John BrOugsm.
NEw FIl-Tu AVENUE THEATER.-" Alike" Miss
Clara Morrs.
Nnuo's GARDEN" Leo and Lotos."
OLYMPIC THEATER.-"H Humpty Dumpty." George
L Fox.
ITNroN SQUARE THEATER-" Oao Hundred Years
Oh" Mara Smith
WNJAcK's THEATER --"D David Garrick" T.. A.
eoiberu.
ST. JAMES THEATER.-Ssn Francisco MInstres.
Tony PAsroR's OPERA HOUsR.-Varieties.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
MORE CHARTER OUTRAGES.

The CustOm-hOuse managers have concluded
that the Charter as it stands gives the Mayor
altogether too much power. This may sound
like cruel jest, considering that they have
robbed him of everything except the empty
dignity and the grave responsibility of his
Office; but it is literally true An addition to
the Custom-hOuse lobby has gone to Albany
to represent that one serious obstacle to their
perfect success in establishing an absolute
Ring remains and to insist on still further
changes in the clause of the Charter which
regulates appointments.
The gist of the matter lies in this: The
Charter, as at present reported from the Com
mittee on Cities, gives the appointing power
to the Mayor, and the confirming power to the
Board of Aldermen. 1t has suddenly occurred
10 the managers that they had Oveueached
themselves in this, and furnished the Mayor
an opportunity whereby to defeat their whole
project. Having the appointing power, he
might nominate men of such high character and
such recognized ability that the Aldermen cannot
afford to reject them. 1t was pOssible-thOugh
all will recognize its difliculty-for the Mayor
to have selected men wholly above reprOach,
whom the Ring could not have used and yet
dared not refuse. BY such nominations the
Mayor would have put the Ring Aldermen
in their proper attitude before the peo-
pie, and this is precisely what they object
to- The obloquy of a rejection of fitting
nominations would thus be upon the Alder
men, and not upon the Mayor. Seeing this
the Custom-bouse managers have sent direc-
tons to Albany to alter the Charter so as to
give the appointing power to the Aldermen
and the confirming power to the Mayor. The
stale pretense is to be made, as
already insisted upon by Ring jour
nails, that this is in accordance
with the Mayors views and wishes. He was
so ms1epresented inadvertently i'll this journal I;
but, satisfied that it was an error of the re-
porter, we made particular inquiry of the
Mayor, and learned that the contrary were his
views, and promptly SO stated. He has himself
corrected the misstatement over his own sig
nature, so that there is no further excuse for
misunderstanding or misrepresentng him.
The point which the CustOm-hOuse man
ayers expect to make by this change
Is this: the Ring Aldermen will nominate
for the Heads of Departments the persons
elected by the Ring managers. The Mayor
will of course reject them. The OblOquy of
the deadlock which will ensue will thus be
thrown upon the Mayor. The latter cOntinu-
ing firm in his refusal to accept obnoxious
men, the delay of twenty days will
ensue, and then follows the JOINT
convention in which the Mayor will be
a single voice in the impOtent minority of
seven against the nine Ring members of
the Board. These nine can then elect and
empower whom they please, and il is already
notorious that they are committed 20 elect
only those who will please the party dictators.
1t would be impossible to conceive OF
more insulting and dangerous proposition; only
The madness which leads these men to believe
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
SHOP-WOMEN IND COOKS.

We receive many complaints from women,
who imagine that to state a grievance is to
advance halfway toward its remedy, concern
ing the inequality of wages, not between men
and women, but between woman and woman.
The lower the labor, we are assured, the less
brain-work that is put into it, the higher, pro-
portiOnately, is its pay. In Philadelphia, one
letter states, and the Western towns, a woman
employed as bookkeeper or salesman in a
store receives from S. to $40 per week, out of
which she is expected to pay her board,
say 81, and to dress not only decently but
with certain eye to effect. AS teacher in a
public school, for which years of preparation
are needed, she receives So or 81 per week
Yet any ignorant Biddy, who barely knows
mutton from beef, can easily command So to
a 80 per week, with board, such as she could
not obtain for Sc. "Am | to wish myself
Ignorant and incompetent, thenT demands
the complainant. "Are my brains, poor as
&" they are, of less market value than Biddy's
"big bones and strong hands n
To which we are forced to reply, yes, if
Biddy has shrewdness enough to keep up the
value on her muscle and bones, and if the
market is gluted with brain abOrcrs. Tho
frat reason lor this discrepancy il wages viii
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
N@tp.2lotk Daily Gribma1e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1873.

Two Catholic clergymen have been acquitted on the
charge OF influencing elections to the British Parliament
== The Committee of Thirty of the French Assembly
has voted on the question OF a second Chamber.
The Senate. yesterday, had the two per cent land
claim OF Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio under consideration
=== Tle House passed number Of bills from the Mill
itary Committee.
Vice-Prcsident COlfax continued his explanation con-
cerning the remittances from Mr.. Nesbit Charles
r IngersOl was nominated for Governor OF COnnecti-
cut. == Important evidence was taken in the Pome-
roy investigation
New indictments are TO be brought against Tweed,
Connolly and others of the old Ring ==- The Com
mitee of Seventy supports the Mayor in his opposition
10 the proposed charter. == The air in the school
houses is reported to he very impure. == The Ship
Owners Association oppose the Board Of Commerce act.
==- The manufacturers were addressed by A. b..
Stone The prosecution closed in the Scannel case.
z Gold. ll5 1lH l1is. Thermometer, 46', 43', Il0.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

also pay the costs Of court about 500; 40 that {.
susceptibility and indignation together havs ,. I'm
far cost him about $1,000, 10 say nothing Of ~.
ache aud disappointment and despair This II Il =,
have anything TO do with widowsl This Il !. a
go accounting them in either sense Of the vo,s,
This it is TO sue them, whether lovingly or 9TH.
wisel Another case not unlike that in Connectio..
has occurred in South Adams. Mass There a von..
wooed young woman, and gave 10 her O,f.
supposed to be especially effective in modifying ~.
female heart, viz, gifts of iewelry These lovs,.
have fallen out, as lovers occasionally WILL and nor
Damon brings an action against Chloe for the vain.
of the rings and other pretty things. Moreover 4.
the damsel worked in a cOttOn-mill. the cheyals,
has taken a sharp advantage Of her, and has tina.
teed her wages of Saturday night. We suppos.
there can be no doubt about it-tho ago of chivary
is " goner.v
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

The Connecticut gentleman, Mr.. Lucas, already
embamed in these columns. who sued Mrs Mark
ham for breach of promise OF marriage, and alleged
that he had spent 5000 in courtng her. has come to
still greater pecunary get; ioI the jury in Middle
sox County has given a verdict in favor OF the
young widow. Moreover, the wretghed Lucas must
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

There is a curious statement IN recent numb.,
of The Chicago Tribune, made TO a reporter OF th,.
paper by prominent impressarO in regard to a lss
prominent "operatic agent" that is 10 say gentle
man whose function it is 20 watch tire interest,
of single performer. and to trouble the peace Of an
the rest of the company. We do not choose to enter
into the merits Of the Misunderstanding between
these two ornaments Of the profession but it may bs
worth whilo to refer to single remark Of the Man.
ager. He complains Of the measures employed BY
the "agenp to influence the judgment Of tia
writers for the press This sort Of talk is stogethsr
too common among people Of that profession.
1t is Of course possible that nercenary person may
sometimes get access for time TO the colamns Of
respectable newspaper but he cannot retain his posi-.
ton an hour after his character is made known. II
managers when they are unjustly treated by critic
who has beensuborned by rival will bring 10 the
journal thus abused some proof of the fact, he viii
receive full satisfaction. If he has no evidence Of
tho kind. perhaps it would be as well for him 10
hold his tongue.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

The Pacific Railroads will be much more
dissatisfied with the solution of the interest
question, as proposed by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations, than they were with
that made by the Senate. The act of 1862
obliged the companies to relinquish all earn
ings for carrying Government freight &c,
the same to be applied on the interest due
the Government on the bonds advanced to
the companies. Five per cent of the net
earnings were also TO be devoted to
the same purpose. The act of 1864
allowed the companies to receive half their
earnings from the Government; that of 1871
gave them the full amount claimed. The
roads now owe about S1O,OOO,OOO on the bonds
borrowed 'FRONT.' the Government. Bonds and
interest at maturity viii amount to $751; 100000,
and no provision whatever has been made
for either interest or principle so far as
known; even the per cent earnings clause has
been lost sight of. The Senate proposed that
the Secretary of the Treasury should withhold
frem the amount due the roads as earnings
enough to pay the annual interest; also, should
restore the per cent sinking fund. 1t Is now
proposed in the House that the Secretary shall
withhold all payments on Government account
until the interest is paid in full nothing is
said about the 8 per cent clause; the presump-
ton is that that is still operative. The roads
have been earning great deal of money /;
there is no reason why they should not pay
the interest due on what they have borrowed
from the Government
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

ings throughout the city. Does not Mr..
Macgregor see that this excuse leaves him
under the necessity of explaining why it
happens that he did not employ his forces in
examining buildings in the course of erection
We can better afford to pay for his "ounce
"of prevention than for his "pound of cure y
at least, at this rate.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
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The House of Representatives yesterday
pushed through a singular piece of temper
ance legislation. 1t was a bill designed to
prevent the promotion of army officers intem-
pcrately addicted to intoxicating liquors. 1t
is right 10 keep drunkards Gf there are any
in the army from promotion, but is the House
Just now in fit frame of mind to enact
moral obligations for anybody
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

The still hopeful Burnham heirs" have sent an
other lawyer England 70 discover the will Of the
old original Burnham They gave farewell receP-
ton TO their attorney in Boston, last Tuesday. but
the festivities not precisely harmonious There
was certain indignant Judge Steele there who
said he had subscribed 800 and wanted it back
again. Ii all you folks, said he, want 10 risk
your money why. do it; tho question is settled nmy
mind want my money back as if 800 was too
much to pay for having such a question as that
settled in his mind What an unreasonable Judge
Steele
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

Mr. Colfax's appearance before the Poland
Credit Mobilier Committee, yesterday, was
somewhat superfluOus. He has, however,
made another explanation, the substance of
which had been previously telegraphed from
Washington. Public interest in this special
case is flrcady languid; we do not see how
anything in the shape of an explanation from
the Vice-Presdent can revive it.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

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New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

The great scare in regard to diseased mutton has
reached Portland. Ne. But there proved 10 be no
more reason for t there than i'll this city The Arg1
says it was reported that large docks Of diseased
sheep had lately been brought to that city from the
West and that bad meat had been sold. 1t was even
stated that over 10000 sheep suffering from conta-
gious skin diseases have been sent from Illinois and
slaughtered and the meat distributed about the city
which was pretty big story. Nobody knows OF
the arrival of more than lot. and proper precau-
tions have been taken against the distribution Of
any more.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
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lNInNrEAR
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PrcSnnentiy such are those Of FoKr manufacturer Of fne
God Pens srd Pencils Aor HCue Their superior value is
tested b M Ion. be has been engaged city IN their msnuiao
We the spbcrbers who know PESs from
slant use of number cheeru recommend them 20
the best pericc, Gol Pen made
slgued following gentlemen and 1893 others;
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Geo Coz. President American Exchange National Bank
J. A. Boariesley. Cashier National Bunk o North America
A. Tsls. President Corn Exchange Bank.
y H. Lowrg. President National Bank Of the Republic
p. d. L1ppla. President Galstiu National Bank
q. p. Hmpson, Cashier Co1jueutll National b'nk
Issac c. O.cn. Casier New-Y York Co1Hty Nsuoua BANK
VIM. /. Jcukins, Pres aent Bank Of Amer.,A
J. W. Lewis. Cashier Union Nauonal bank , ,-.,-,,.-
Me- Bank Of n u " bshkihg Assols'o'
j.. h. Soatiworth. Prea3eut Atlantic Nstonal Bank
WIN. II. Cox Css'ic- Mrcstnics Natens hlak ..--,pL
James Bus President importers and aders National BANK
J n trar- Csshc! shoe ard Leather National Bank
C',ric n,f,c 4 C. Wells Fargo Co.
itoge. 4 si-ry United States Express Co
White Morn Co BaTcay q LNssssonE A.. w
Co. t. j. RAYMOND n w. "o".-''N
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Fseol Ws.t,r. President Mercantile Mutual lns Co
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New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

Alderman Cute you know, was =" a plain man and
a practical man. and he had a practical way Of
Putting Down vagabonds and all that sort Of peO-
pie" by sending them to JAIL you know. And Alder.
man Cute has his perfect prototype in ex-Alderman
Edward Hughes of this city, who lately sent poor
woman to Judge John Scott with what sho wa
led to think a request for the release Of her hus
band from prison. Upon delivery b. the poor cres
ture it proved to be this request that she DO Put
Down by beng Sent Up
DEAR SIR: You will confer a favor on me II you viii
take the bearer IN charge she says Eer husndnc hAa
been arrested for being drunk think she deserves the
same. Yours, EDWARD HUGHES
And it is of record that the Judge thus entreated
conferred tho favor
New-York tribune., 1873-02-20

The use and beauty of some kinds Of chronological
science were nobly shown forth the other evening in
Topeka. where a lecturer on bsmps was delightngs
large audience Sundry ignorant and Unpleasant per.
sons to whom this scientific dspensaton is not sacred
resolved to play dark tricks upon this good Ean and
to that end introduced upon the stage very piOB.
and reputable Kansas editor as Col. Jennison,"s
celebrated gambler and scamp Of Leayenworth
The phrenologist solemnly wandering over this
worthy beings brain. became filled with inspiration
aud enthusiasm, and gave him character Of dark
desperate, and outrageous kind pronouncing him
dangerous man. 'and one from whom pistols and
bowie-knIves should be secluded. The geeful and
unpleasant persons before mentioned then intro
duced the real Col Jennison as " Elder Davis" 9
noted local preacher. This gentleman, 70 whom hn
career is doubtless dear, was astOnished and hor
rified to hear himself called "a man of extreme
modesty large conscientiousness very sensitive, fun
of sympathy. and ready TO die for the right" There
is no phrenOlogist in Topeka now.