The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-08-06

marks on the present cOnd1tlon OF
Ireland. He said " the passage of the
Land Bill should not make the Land
League in America relax its efforts in
the least, for the Irish people at home
would be very nearly as bad off I'M
der it as they were before its passage. "
The treasurer's reports were then
read showing that the Branch had
rendered substantial service to the
cause.
ARE THE DYNAMITE MACHINES A HOAX.
No new Developments have been
reported by the United States Secret
Service Agents as to the shipping of
the Internal machines to Liverpool.
THE sKIRMIsHING FUND.
Great uneasiness has been caused
in Irish circles over the statement
made in the Star that the skirmishing
fund had nearly all vanished, and
some lively disclosures may be looked
for at the convention of the subscri-
bers to be held soon. While many
are of the opinion that Rosa is right,
others say that he only makes the
charge because he is running an OPP
position fund.
ANTI-MONOPOLY IN POLITICS.
The National Anti Monopoly
League has issued a powerful address
to the people, the object of which is
to organize the League in every cleo
ton district. If this plan could be
carried out there would be a power
full new party, and one which would
probably take care of some of the
doubtful states. But the creation OF
a new political party is not what the
leaders want, and at some future time
the writer will dwell longer on this
subject.
THE BUTCHERS STRIKE.
On Saturday afternoon the Cattle
Butchers Union ordered strike for
more wages. So short was the time
given the employers to consider the
matter, as Sunday was the commence
ment of the weeks work, that they
readily advanced the wages asked by
the Union.
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS MEN.
Some time since a committee was
appointed from the nineteen hundred
employees of the city department to
wait on the mayor to get his views on
an advance of wages. The delegates
met on Sunday, July Both, in Curry S
Central Hall in East Forty-severth
ST., Mr.. Mars G. Conner presiding.
Mr. VIM. Flanagan reported that the
mayor received them kindly and
heartily sympathized with them in
their endeavors to obtain an increase
in their wages, and that the mayor
would recommend to the board of ap-
portionment an advance of ten per
cent. on the department employees
wages. On Tuesday, Aug. I'd, an or
der was given for the increase of ten
per cent. This is a very gratifying
result for the workmen and the city,
and it may lead other employers to
do the same.
LEO HARTMAN.
Some of our dailies are in doubt as
to Hartman the Nihilist, being in the
metropolis The Herald says he is
and the editor of the Volks Zeitunq
says SO, yet every day some fresh
story is started in reference to this
Nihilist. 1t will be remembered that
Hartman, in company with Sophy
Perofsky, (recently hung in st. Pc
tersburg,) was concerned in the Mos
cow railroad dynamite explosion,
through which the late Car of Rus
STA nearly lost his life in 1879.
The Presidents recovery is now
certain, so the Doctors say, and a
great weight is lifted from the minds
of the people in this city and the
country.
On Thursday evening Brooklyn
celebrated its display of fire. works,
which was postponed on account of
the shooting of the President. The
mayor of Brooklyn granted free per-
NIT for the occasion and all the little
boys and girls in Brooklyn were in
the highest glee.
Collector Robertson took charge of
the Custom House on Monday last.