New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-10

now voluntarily made by the companies them
selves. Several changes have been made In
the Manhattan COmpany's Board of Directors
within few days, and the advocates OF the
reduction now assert that they have secured
| q majority in favor of it. If this be true the
newspapers have succeeded in convincing the
| capitalists in less than six months that
cheap fare with very large number OF GUS
toners will pay better than a fare not so
cheap with number of customers not any
where near so large. Conversions OF this
kind have not always been so rapid.
Southern Democrats have not even the
grace to be little ashamed of their piratical
designs upon the United States Treasury.
The phrase about the old flag and an APP
"propriation appears in half their speeches,
and when Northern newspaper directs at
tention to the fact that Congressman. as in
the case of Mr. Goode, are urged for renomi-
nation on the ground that they get huge ap-
preparations for the South, such comments
are reproduced with real pride 10y the Southern
press. The Norfolk VirginiGn pTonounces the
recent comments of THE TRIBUNE and other
Northern papers "a feather i'll Mr.. Goodies
hat" There is no arguing with moral in
sensibilty like this.
Irving Hall refuses to be forgiven by John
Kelly to the extent of giving up its rank as
the regular Democratic organization of this
city and county and acknowledging him as
its political lord and master. In very pO-
lite communication the living Hall Democracy,
first calmly referring to themselves as " the
democratic organization " of this city, state
IL aud oil
Conventions having determined the regularity
! of the organization which we represent, the
duty and responsibility of conducting the
Presidential campaign in this city will de
evolve upon the members OF this body.
ThereupOn Tammany is invited TO join, in q
subordinate capacity, in the great ratification
meeting of the 28th inst. Ali of which means
that the Irving Hall Democracy knowing the
strength of their position from every technical
point of view, propose to maintain 1t, ana
that Tammany is to be forced to remain in
| the purgatory prepared for Democratic boilers.
| This will tend to check the flow OF MIR. kelly's
| beautiful magnanimity.
| The Irish and bill threatens to plunge the
| Gladstone Ministry into strife with both
| friends and foes. Since the Attorney-General
announced that he would move an amend
ment to the effect that no claim for COM
pensation under the act shall be sustainable
| against the landlord where the latter has
given permission to the tenant to dispose of
| his interest in his holding, and the tenant
has refused or neglected to sell, the
| Irish members have been up i'll arms
against the bill. They consider that
this provision would render the measure val
ueless nasmuch as it would open the way to
vexatous litigation on the part of harsh land
lords, who by keeping to the letter of the law
would place the evictcd tenant at a serious dis
advantage. The position is embarrassing to the
| Government 1t cannot Withdraw the bill
without loss of credit, and it can hardly ex-
pect to pass it in the Commons, not to say in
the Lords, If it is opposed by the Irish party,
| in whose interest it was professedly intro
| duceG,