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, 1880-03-07

urers varies with the state Of trade. Some
times it is positive advantage to be able to
close the mill or the workshop. The intellf-
gent workman must understand that any
policy that cripples the employer must react
upon himself The rate Of wages Is some
times beyond the employers control. The
report closes its review Of the tlfty-years
history Of strikes in Massachusetts as fol-
lows:
The manufacturer, also, should not forget that
the duties devolving upon himself cannot pe
ignored. Mother party can expect all me TOT.
bearance to be exercised upon the other slde; u
must be reciprocal. We have before referred 70
the absence ct the conc1liatory spirit IN ~ fall ~
note that wherever It ia present In greater or
less degree comparative harmony ensnes.
There are factories in the State In which strikes
arc unknown, and where the condition OF the
of the employers ~:
Strikes are born Of Ignorance, distrust, ana
the lack Of that spirit Of brotherhood between
employer and employed upon which the best in-
mutual; and, when this truth Is recognized and
acted upon In their mutual relations strikes
will cease. The employer often complains OF
the ignorance Of his workmen; but this igno-
pathy and more consideration. Each party is
now prone to look at 1nooted questions from Diff
ferent sides. Strikes only perpetuate this atti-
tude- Neither manufacturer nor workfngman
harmony that will eventually solve the rexed
questions that disturb the prosperity Of both.
The report embraces variety Of statistics
touching labor industries, to which we may
hereafter refer.
, 1880-03-07

their constituents to vote against a third
tarm have been ordered by bare majority
of a State Convention to vote for him, he
will. in all probab ility, with his strong good
sense. discover that the so~called Grant dele
gates from those States do not represent the
nopular sentiment with that unanimfty With
out which the nomination would not be
honorable to himself to accept or exped1ent
for the party to make.
When Gen. Grant returns and becomes ac-
ouainted with this deep-rooted and wide
spread hostility to q Presidential third term,
md the means by which whole delegations
have been coerced to vote for him. it Is more
than probable he will decline a candidacy
which lacks that popular support which alone
could induce him to be candidate for third
term.
Under these circumstances, should he re-
fuse the further use Of his name as candi-
date, It would be absurd to say that Mr.
Washburne, like all other persons, will not
be released from the support Of Gen. Grant,
and free to make another choice. In that
event, If any of the delegates in the Conven-
tion should prefer, after Grants withdrawal,
OF after any other person, Mr.. Washburne as
their choice for the nomination, he will Of
course be as free to accept their support and
their nomination as he would be if Gen.
Grant had never been named for third term
of the Office.
, 1880-03-07

the least doubt, but he claimed that Porter
was not cowardly nor inefficient; he held
the cause CT the Union, however, second to
the success of his idol, Mcclellan. As Sena-
tor Carpenter proceeded he grew more elo-
quent, and charged Porter with causing the
death Of twenty thousand soldiers through
his inaction, and challenged the Democratic
party to reward what in Porter might be
called fealty to a chief, but which the Nation
had long since concluded to be rank treason.
Senator Carpenters speech cannot fail to
have considerable influence On the Senate,
and, should they ponder it tittingly, it may
cause them to think seriously before they
reward man whom the loyal people OF
America regard as traitor.
, 1880-03-07

No one Of ordinary sensiblity can have read
in TIE TRIBUNE OF yesterday the accounts
of the cruelties to animals practiced at the
Stock Yards without feeling at the very sug-
eestion a cordial hatred of the entire class en-
gagged in them, but special and active ami
mostly against the man who, as State Agent,
has tolerated them. 1t is needless to recount
the horrors of torturing the dumb and help
less beasts beyond the necessities Of the
slaughter-pens. The point in the case IS that
Gov. Cullom names and the State supports
man for the express purpose Of protecting
the animals against the unnecessary crueltles
of the butcnery, and that this person has been
in the habit of drawing his pay and closing
his eyes to the fendish practices that have
become habituaL In a single day
The TR1BuNE's reporter saw enough
horrors to sicken the heart OF the
most obdurate man, and to fill three
columns with an account thereof; yet
this State Agent has not reported single
case of cruelty for prosecution under the
law, nor would he have done SO during his
and Gov. Cullom's term Of Office had 1t not
been for The TR1BUNE's exposure. He
should have no further opportunity for
neglecting his duty, but be summarily dis
missed for an Indifference which is disgrace
full to himself and to the administration
which he represents. The animals have suf-
fered more, as matter Of fact by reason Of
the existence Of such State Agent than If
there had been no such person; for, had it
not been supposed that the slaughteT-houses
were carefully watched, the Society for the
Prevention OF. Cruelty to Animals would
have exercised vigilance of Its own. Cruelty
is vice that grows by what it feeds on,
and it is too much to expect humane motives
from practical butchers: but man who is
paid and supported to be humane ought Ger
tainly to afford the indulgence Of an occa-
siona1 protest against excessive and needless
t0rt1ra
, 1880-03-07

SENATOR CARPENTER made all exhaustive
and eloquent speech in the Senate yesterday
In opposition to the bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter. With great force and acumen,
and with an oratorical power worthy of his
palmiest days, the Wisconsin Senator showed
conclusiyely that the restoration OF Porter
would be unconstitutional, all encroach-
1nent on the power Of the Executive, and, by
setting aside the judgment Of the Military
Court, an assumption by Congress of judicial
functions. The amendment offered by Sem
ator Burnside he characterized as no less
revolutionary than the bill which it was
soughtto amend. Porter, being now private
citizen, could not by any construction of the
law be tried by court-martial As to
the culpability OF Porter the Senator had not
, 1880-03-07

ONCE more it is stated in New York that
Tilden will be a candidate for the Presiden-
tial nomination at the Cincinnati Convention
With the power which his great riches, his
affected st grievances and his astute man
ayers and wire-pullers can give him, he will
be powerful antagonist to any other Demo
crat seeking the nomination. He will try to
make it understood that Kelly and Church
and his other political enemies in the Empire
State cannot hold back any Democratic votes
from him in. a Presidential election. Any
successful rival at Cincinnati cannot expect
many favors from the ancient party of
Gramercy Park; and, on the whole, the
Democrats are lost in the wilderness of
doubt, and no political Moses has yet up
peared to lead them therefrom.
, 1880-03-07
OPENING OF NAVIGATION,

1t was TFp0Tl0u yesterday lldt ule DttAtlS
OF Mackinaw are open. There is little doubt
that vessels could pass through, as they
might have done several times this winter.
It is also probable that the season Of naviga-
tton will open earlier this year than usual
But it can scarcely be said to be opened yet
for the grain trade, though the breaking up
Ut ice in the Straits has been the prac-
tical opening of the season in past years.
The Erie Canals are not yet open, and will
scarcely be open before the end of this
month, so that grain leaving this city
now for the seaboard would have
to lie in Buffalo, paying storage
there under the ordinary charter terms
by which vessels discharge cargo i'm
mediately on arrival. It is thought by vessel
men that, with continuance Of fine weather,
the first clearances Of grain from this port
will bo made about the 10th inst, and the
insurance agents will scarcely care to assume
risks before that time.
The Goth OF March is, however, about
tl1irty-nine days earlier than the average
date at which the Straits Of Mackinaw are
open. The resumption Of water communica-
ton with the East would, therefore, 1engthen
the season by two-eleyenths, or nearly Is per
cent The effect Of this upon the forward
movement Of breadstuffs can scarcely be es-
timated now; but there is no reason to
doubt that it will be most important
boon to the railroad-monopoly-ridden peo-
pie of the West There is already about
{, ,900, 600 bushels of grain af1oat in our har-
Dor, ready to move, and this quantity may be
materially increased before the end of the
next fortnight by the loading Of vessels
already here, and Of some that may arrive.
Our total shipments Of breadstuffs by lake
last year were 63, 108, ,2SS bushels, and the
same ratio would give II 100000 bushels
more this year on account of the greater
length Of the season. The augment may
really be reckoned on as likely to be more
than that, as more grain is ready to move
than was the case ten months ago. This
increase is very much greater than our ex-
cess OF grain in store; we have only about
three and a half millions more now than twelve
months since, and there is not now any pros
pect of very big increase in the quantity Of
grain to come here as compared with 1879.
The early opening Of navigation will, there
fore, give the railroads less to say in the fix
ing of freight rates than last year, though
their combinations may be strong enough to
prevent the decentralization OF last June,
when corn was carried at ~ cents from Chi
cago to the seaboard.
There is another point which ought not
to be lost sight Of. Our grain is wanted in
Western Europe, to say nothing Of the wants
of New England; and the experience of our
merchants with railroads this winter has re-
opened their eyes. It now seems probable that
the carrying facilities Of the lake will be taxed
to the utmost In the determination to avoid
the railroad lash next winter as much as
possible. # this be the case the chances are
that the railroads will not soon again be able
to pursue the cutthroat policy which has
marked their dealings with the Western pro-
ducer during the past four months.
, 1880-03-07

Ar convention OF Young Republicans
held at Boston yesterday, resolution in op-
position to the nomination of Grant and
Blaine was passed. An effort to strike out
the name of the latter from the resolution
was very nearly successful The Young Re
publfcans also passed resolutions in support
OF C:yil-Service reform, specfe-payments, the
enforcement of National laws, and in favor
Of depriying greenbacks Of their legaltender
value An effort to fndorse Senator Ed
munds failed.
, 1880-03-07

THE manner In which enthusiastic recep-
tions and brilliant displays are gotten up in
honor Of the Car OF Russia Is pretty fully
described in our foreign dispatches. News
paper correspondents destrous OF furnishing
their papers with full and accurate accounts
of what transpires at the Russian Capital
have rather exciting time. St. Petersburg
just now is not good placefor interviewing
celebrities or for expressing decided opinions
nn political matters
, 1880-03-07
WILL SHERMAN WITHDRAWN

Late dispatches from Washington report
that the friends Of Secretary Sherman have
been holding consultations relative to that
gentleman's withdrawal from the Prcsiden-
tial contest There are reasons for regard
ing this statement as preparatory to Mr..
Sherman's formal announcement Of his can
didacy. Secretary Sherman has not made 50
much headway in his canvass as to be en-
couraged to continue He is in no sense a
''dark horse" He came upon the course
early in the day. He declared his ambition
and went actively to work. He promised
that he would not use his connection with the
present Administration and his official pat
ronage to advance his interests, but the
temptation proved too strong for him, and
there quickly came announcements of re-
mova1s and appointments that denoted n
manipulation Of Government fayors III
Sherlnan's interests. The Indications Of
late have been that Secretary Sherman has
made more enemies than friends by
resorting to such questionable expedients.
The remarkable nomination and subsequent
withdrawal Of Pinchback as Naval Officer at
New Orleans are still shrouded in mystery;
but, whatever the extent Of Mr. Sherman's
connection Herewith may be, the confusion
will probably cost him the votes Of Louisi-
ana in the Convention. In other Southern
States, where Treasury agents have been
actively at work in shaping 1otten-borough
delegations to the Chicago Convention, they
have encountered serious opposition, and
their movements have invariably occasioned
unfavornble comment at the North. The
Sherman meetings in Ohio have been stale,
flat, and Improbable" and the prospect Of
divided delegation in his own State has been
particularly discouraging. It is not strange,
therefore, that Sherman's friends should pre-
pare the way for his withdrawal.
1t may be accepted as pretty certain that
Secretary Sherman will withdraw from the
race just as soon as lie shall become fairly
convinced that certain defeat awaits him, of
which nearly all his friends are already con-
vinced. He will not care to incur the humil-
iatfon Of hopeless struggle, but will prefer
to place himself upon good footing with the
party at large and the successful candidate
before the Convention. As politician, Mr..
Sherman will perceive the fut1lity of further
effort long before the meeting of the Conven-
ton, and also find some pretext for retiring
from the contest In such case where will the
Sherman men go? This Is the question that
Will take q conspicuous place in the
residential battle before long. It is
question which Secretary Sherman himself
may not be able to answer very we'll. His
friends, as rule, are not so strongly at
tached to him as to come and go at his bid
ding, and he himself, once out of the race,
may not be disposed to do any jockeying. It
may be expected, however, that, when Sher-
, 1880-03-07

COL CoLrHuRsT,. an Irish Wing NJ p,
who has adopted Home-Rule for the time
being, was rejected a few days ago on ap-
plying for a membership in the London Re
form Club. Day before yesterday some ff~
teen candidates were up for membership,
and 1t was expected that the Irish members
OF the Club would blackball them. There
is not 'ss1aye SO lowly," however, as d
slayIsh 1r1shn,an, and the fifteen candidates
were elected without opposition.
, 1880-03-07

THERE died in England few weeks ago
one Of the brightest, most sympathetic, and
intellectual women Of the present century.
What Frances Power Cobbe has done in. the
interest Of her sex, to elevate, to enfranchise,
to disenthrall them, has now passed into his
tory. Her articles in the English magazines
the women Of England are the most power
full argument In favor Of woman's rights
ever published. Irish by race, and Unfta-
rian in religion, Miss Cobbe was a strange
mixture of emohonalism and intellectualism.
She leaves no one to take her place.
Womankind in general, and English women
in particular, have reasons to regret the loss
Of her powerful and disinterested advocacy.
, 1880-03-07

TEE Tammany Democrats, desirous Of
making some political capital, have indorsed
Mr. parnelL It is quite remarkable that
the Tammanyites did not take any action in
this matter until after the Irish agitator had
been cordially and enthusiastically received
in the strongly Republican Western cities.
VIII the Irish people ever see through that
transparent shnm and hollow mockery, the
Bourbon Democratic party?
, 1880-03-07

TIE CHICAGO TR1BCSE has established branch
oces for the receipt OF subscriptions and advertise
n,epte as follows:
NEW YOnK-Room g Tribune Building. r. T. NC
FADDEE, Manager.
GLASGOW, Scot,and-AIlan's American News
Agency. 81 RenheId-s+
LONDON. Enx.-AneEicao Exchange, 4f9 efano
uENKY F. CII1.1d. Agent
WASHINGTON. D. C.-13t9 F street.
, 1880-03-07

man retires, some other candidate WILL beput
forward. And If Mr.. Washbu1ne was In a
position to accept their support, the bulk OF
the Sherman men would undoubtedly trans
fer their votes to him, as he IS strong IN ohlo
as well as In Indiana with the element that
constitutes the balance Of power IN both
those States, as well as in several others, III
cluding Illinois, Wisconsin. and New York.
, 1880-03-07

TIE seventh article Of the Educational bill
continues to occupy the attention Of the
French Senate. II. Jules Ferry stated yes
terday that the educational books of the
Jesuits proved their system dangerous to
the institutions of the country. N. Simon
vigorously opposed the passage Of the arti-
Gle, contending that its passage would be
violation OF the first principles of liberty.
The debate will he resumed on Monday.
, 1880-03-07

TIE French Government has decided not
to surrender Hartmann, the Russian Nihit-
ist but will expel him from the country.
Should he go to England, as is most prob
able, Lord Beaconsfeld's Government will
have to engage In an extended correspond
ence with the Russian Government, but
even the powerful advocacy Of the Duke Of
Edinburg will not bring about extradiion-
, 1880-03-07

SECRETARY ScHURz is happy over what
he considers the triumph of his peace policy
The Utes and kindred tribes have signed
away their reservations in Colorado, and
have taken in lieu thereof lands In Utah and
New Mexico. The signatures to the treaty
were very reluctantly attached by the Chiefs,
who seemed to have considerable doubts as
to how the signing away Of their reservation
will be regarded by the people Of the tribes.
, 1880-03-07

IT is stated that II the non-sectarian clause
of Jules FerTy's bill is so limited as to ex-
ciude Jesuits only from the calling Of teach
ers, there will be no further opposition, and
it may become law as soon as the Govern
ment Of France thinks proper.
, 1880-03-07

The new moon will occur Wednesday at 8:57 p.
m. Monday morning the moon will be little
north from Venus, both rising nearly at the same
time. Friday evening the moon will be little
north from Saturn, both setting at nearly tho
same time.
The suns upper limb rises Monday at Oh.
22,im. a. m. Souths at 10m. 1868. p. m. Sets at
5h. 59Nm. p. m.
The SUMS upper limb rises Friday at 6h. 15Am.
a. N. souths at 9m. 42.1s. p. m. Sets at 6h-
1itm. p.
6idereal time Thursday noon, 23h. 18m. Q2.0as-
Mercury is now east from the sun, setting aft
er him. The greatest "eIongation" will be-
Wednesday evening, his distance from the sun
being then Is degrees e minutes. This will be a
very favorable time for seeing Mercury. He
may be easily recognized when one knows just
where to look for him; but is very difficult OBJ
ject otherwise. At FIVE minutes past o'clock
Wednesday even1ng-that Is, Just after sunset
he will be 7,6 degrees fabout T1z) south Of the
west pointof the compass and 16h degrees above
the horizon. At Oh. Som. he will be due west,
with an altitude Of degrees from the horizon;
and will set at II. 38m. about degrees to the
north Of west His position Thursday evening
will be about equally y6avornble; he will then be
nearer the sun, but little farther north than on
Wednesday,
Venus is q morning star. Thursday she will
Ttse at 1n 6In- A. H., and south at 1Uh- LIN. q. m.
About seyen-eighths Of her Illuminated eide is
turned towards liz. She Is only visible in the
morning twilight.
Mars is an evening star. Thursday next he
will south at 5:o6 p. m., and set at l:04 the
following morning. About nine-tenths Of his
illuminated disc Is turned. towards u.s. He is
now few degrees north from the well-known
Of Taurus; and, moving eastward, will pass
nearly midway between the two horn-stars Of
the Bull the 30th OF this month.
Jupiter is still an evening star; but only nom
inally so, being too near the sun to shine in
competition with the god Of dag. Thursday
next Jupiter will south at 0:23 p. nn-; and will be
in conjunction with the sun Monday Of next
week tho 15th>.
Saturn is an evening star, but israptdly nearing
the sun. Thursday next he will south at 1:41 p.
M, and set at 1851 p. N. He H. now 81 degrees
south and u degree east from Epsilon in the
southern band of Pisces, and nearly On line
from Scheat Pegasi, through Algcnib, and ex-
tended 1Gz7 degrees further to the southeast. He
is very close to a small star numbered as II in
Pisces. The apparent breadth Of the ring sys-
tenn of Saturn Is now about one-f1fth Of its
greatest dimension. as seen from the earth.
Neptune will south Thursday at 3h. Inn. p. N.
Right ascension eh. 3am. 40s., and north decltna-
ton 13 degrees 10 minutes.
The middle star In the belt Of Orion will south
Thursday at 6h. 10m.; and Sirius ut II. 1om. 38s
p. m.
, 1880-03-07

THE Nihilist campaign has been transfer
red from St. Petersburg to Paris. Moura-
yicf, the Russian Acknowledgement, has
been threatened at the latter city with death,
if he persists in pressing for the extradition
~ Hartmann
, 1880-03-07

Sm WnFRm LAWSON, the wittest man In
the House OF Commons, and A. N. Sullivan,
one Of the best debaters in the same assem-
bly,, can draw little comfort from the division
in the House of Commons Friday night
That august body, by vote Of 248 to 134, de-
clded to reject Lawson's Anti-Liquor bill.
The Tories have cast their lot with the pub
licans, and the Liberals dare not offend so
powerful body,
, 1880-03-07
REFERRING to the plundering Of Egypt hv
England aud France, the London Speftt,t1r CO.,.


1t would appear that the British Government
is not quite satisfied in Its conscience with the
!astarrangementsu suggested for Egyptian finance
Under that arrangement, mnre than half rha
Egyptian revenue-thnt is, half the entire earn
ings Ut the peasantrv ubove l. bare livelihood
is taken forever, for the benefit of Eurpean
financial rings. The British Government sl has
therefore. AGREED to a "Commission OF Ilouida.
don,' which will prepare Il new scheme, On tha
basis Of first allowing sufficient sums for iii
branches OF the AdminMlssratton, M many Of which
are at present starved: That Is slight improve
try more; but it requires one large and deautt
addition. The Commission should be INSTRUCTED
IN their scheme to recommend the total abolt1or
Of all oppressive taxes, aud Of the corres ln anY
form; the abolition Of corporal punishment for
on-payment Of taxes, and such reduction Of
the land-tax as should admit In good years of
accumulation. The revenue If Egypt Is now
treated as fred amount, coming like d.yi.
dend from the sky. instead of being regarded as
an oppressive exaction from extremely poor and
Industrious peasants, which it il imperative, it
civilized Governments are to interfere at al
should be reduced at once.
, 1880-03-07

A DESTRUCTIVE famine prevails In Arme-
MIA, a portion of Asiatic Turkey. Fifty-two
persons have already died OF starvation in
one of the provinces Of that country.
, 1880-03-07

IT is quite probable that the Municipal
Government Of London will not be given
permission By Parliament to purchase the
Water Companies franchises in that city.
The price demanded is said to be exorbitant.