New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-13

Day no more attention to the remonstralc'S
OF the trustees than bald granite does To genius
dew. On the old contract so tons OF s,eo'
are still undelivcred, and not pouhu n"S
come on the new contract. Some Oh WV
trustees thought it might be cheaper III
the end to pay the company soihe'hhS nan
some to make haste. The company "o'''"
object, probably, but 1t is heavy ouus ~ n.y."
ing that they would not make haste al'el 'i'J
got the bonus Mr.. Marshall made Polh'cu
remark when he said that the EdSemoOr Com
pany chad given more promises than s'cei'
and NEST of them were lies" The date Ior
opening the bridge has now been iXed once
more 1t is July 4, 1883. A little while ago
the most solemn assurances were given that
it would be March 81.
The great strike of the ironworl1crs in the
West has now entered on its third week, but
there are no more indications of a speedy end
than when it began. The mills in Cincinnati
have resumed work. the strikers rcccdlng
from their demand for increased pay. Both
SIDES are claiming an advantage because
of the end of the strike in that city.
The combined loss of the workingmcn and the
cessation of business is estimated at over
$1,25O,00O With such good state OF feeling
existing as is reported, if seems as II there
ought to be fairness enough on both sides
to submit the matter to arbitration, as has peeh
done with success in the iron districts OF Eng
land and thus end the present foolish ana
wasteful but popular system OF settling
labor disputes. The wOrklngmen VIII
exhaust the money in their treasury
in two weeks; but harvesting season
is near and the demand for labor is good, SO
that there is apparently no telling when the
strike will end. One result of the trouble III
New \ ork thus far has been that considerable
work of different kinds has been sent to
neighboring cities.
1t would have been good thing if the men,
bers of the Legislature during the last session
had given less attention to the municipal al
fairs of Brooklyn and had enacted n few
stringent laws for the government of Long
Island. They are badly needed. Out
side of Brooklyn the island Is the home
of lawlcssness Some Of the towns
are the resort of gamblers and booksellers, and
the violations of the statutes are fragrant.
to he gwen up to prze-fghters. 4 meeting
occurred OH Saturday between two men who had
long been bitter enemies, butthjS fact only added
to the interest Of the occasion. The principals
had been put under bonds to keep the
peace, but they were induced to break
them by Alderman O'Conncll and James
Dunno. This is a nice business for
a Brooklyn Alderman Dunno is the rlllian
who assaulted ox-Judge Morris some time ago,
and perhaps nothing better was TO lie expected
from him. The fight yesterday morning between
Green and Murray at Fort Hamilton was dis
gushing encounter. After twenty-fOur rounds
one of the men was beaten almost to n jelly, and
was hardly able when the fight was over to
raise his hand to shake the bloody paw of the
ruftian who had pounded him. 1t is time that
the authorities of Gravesend or New
Utrecht or Brooklyn took active steps
to stop this kind of crime. The partici-
pants, principals and spectators are well
known to the police, and there ought
to be evidence enough accessible to
send them all to the Penitentiary. The
law against these degrading exhibitions ought
no longer to he dead letter. Two prize
fights in twenty-four hours are disgrace TO
the civilization of Kings County.