New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16

and the bride often In the travelling she TO
leave the city with. Our notion Of the best society does
noinclude exravagant dress balls and particularly not
leaving homes to give parties at some great res
taurant"
Mr. j. d. Rice, Of Philadelphia has scheme he sends
to which Is at least unique He proposes TO make war
on the liquor interest by prohibition by crusades
nor even by eloquence OF Mr. Cough and Mr. Murphy
but by decreasing the number Of licenses for the sale OF
liquor and putting them up auction for premiums over
above the license fee the net proceeds 10 accrue %
the city treasury. He opposes any graded licenses He
says that IL the greatest moral effort could close up two
thousand saloons in New-York City, which would be
twenty per cent ii would be thought to work OF great
Importance but IL the people would start the twenty
per cent decrease system it would divide the liquor In
and by slowly tightening the percentage prepare
the people face to face with the ntemperanee
problem.
Mr.. Howard Hnkle, OF Cincinnati, who has been IN
this city all with his wife, the daughter of Mr.
Davis who has noble collection OF engravlngs made
remark Of suggestiveness Said he: 81 con-
slider the electric light to have accomplished real reform
in printing offices. Ny father bOOkbnder In Phila
delpha and have grown up in the printing business
Before the electric light printers received great
heat in their heads and brains from the kind Of lights
they had to use which generally Argand burners
flaming gas-brackets. After working certain time
with his fingers and eyes the printer became
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drink. Consequently, a larger percentage OF drunk
ards grew up among printers than in almost any
trade The electric light dispenses with this heat and
think observe very great change In the habits OF
printers Said l. "what do you think about American
boys not becoming apprentices as fOrmerlyp I" AL"
said Mr.. Hinkle "why should they become apprentices
when they cannot learn whole tradei When my father
was an apprentice he learned to bind whole book but
now by division Of labor, workman only attends 10
some one little matter which he continues monOtonOusly
and therefore your American boy II he became an ap-
prentice would grow in mind and become the perfect
mechanic you expect"
of an American statue to Oliver Cromwell. Mr. william
shaffer tells that Mr. Clarence King, the American
geologst Is descendant Of Cromwell. In London, he
says, Mr.. King and MI Sims who writes some OF the
British plays that here, made excursions together
among the haunts OF the poor Cromwell wrote at least
one letter America addressed to the Rev. John Cotton
to hear whose preaching poor Hutchinson out
TO Boston and there sueredthe first in the line of strong
minded women in the New World. that Cromwell
liked him much Mrs. Hutchinson for he wrote Q651
Worthy SIR Yours welcome to me because signed by
you whom love and honor in the Lord, but to
see Of the grounds Of aetings stirring In
you that stir in quiet work and support
therein. poor weak creature, and not worthy the
name of worm, yet accepted to serve the Lord and
His people. Indeed my dear TREND between you and
me- you know not my weakness my inordinate PASSIONS
my unskilfuness and every way untness TO my work."
He adds that OF the whole Scottish army that had just
been defeated at Worcester. five returned, It
may not be generally known that Colonel Whaley, the
regicde who spent many years in Connecticut and Massa
! chusetts, was Oliver Cromwells cousin, John
Hampden family Of Williamses, the family
| Of the Cromwes lived in Westchester County, Ny.
If it is supposed that have royal stauary in New
York let the visitor look up in the niche the Bucng
ham Hotel entrance right opposite the great Cathedral
and unless Imstakeh ne will see the very DIXIE OF Bucng
ham whom King James called 'steenie," and who
stabbed at Portsmouth by political fanatic for mislead
ing both King and Prince There have been number Of
Buckinghams I'm British history this IL in full gilt
sorewhat larger than life size, with wig stuffed coat
stockings and buckles and the full cOurtier dress our
eesors times.
Twas speaking to Radcliffe Baldwin, the shipping mer-
chant dnng the week and asked him the condition Of
treights Very bad" said he "On the other side OF
the water they doing this Just what they did IN
TO making us store the grain and corn and hold them
ourselves till such time they need it. They appa-
rentv think that the price Is still high here and are
not sending their orders rapidly. The old way to buy
the stuff outright take it to Liverpool and keep 1t there
for sale There Is considerable freight offering but the
rate ia very low Said /: What do you think affects
shipmeuts the most ." speculation said he Money
| ia very low at present because regular business
| ia so uncertain; the lender does not want
! TO 20 to sleep and find that some
thing legitimate he has lent upon has suffered an I'M
known decline in the morning. Consequently much OF
this cheap money Is lent securities for gambling
options nearly all the necessares OF life and manuac
ture such as cor cotton grain, oil and pork The ten
deney low money to increase the number Of speena
tors The Spectator puts up his securities and offers
good rate. That Is why prices are maintained
here above the rate considered fair in England and
! why we do not ship. The spectators keeping
| all the products high" said /: HAS not cOmpeti-
ton got a good deal to do with It'll" Il think
not" said Mr.. Baldwin. d" Wherefore are they build
ing mora and bigger steamsh1psl No. Com
petition does not affect the shipping trade much
speculation" said What do you send the most OF al
PRESENT. "Oi Of the most reliable things" do
YOU ship any canned gOOdsl" Lord bless you send
in every ship from twelve hundred to two thousand cases
OF American canned meats "Is any coal sent abr0adP
.Ony to Panama, Cuba and South America. We import
the higher grades Of coal from England" Are ship
ping any yegetablesp II think not" No potatoes ~
Hardy Last year we had TO import potatoes from the
other side Generally there is shipment OF pOta
toes"
| said a broker in Baltimore last Tuesday 70 me: 1--WE
may disguise TO ourselves but Baltimore Is going back.
We have lost standing In the sugar and the coffee
trade Our leather trade Bosom IL getting. And Lastly,
and most fatal coal trade has been taken away by
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad leading it ont at the northern
end by the aid Of Keen contract. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has been our chief mseader from want
OF liberal understanding Young Robert Garrett cannot
too soon get control of the system The Pennsylvania
Railroad carries BaltimOres passengers 10 Washing
ton The new railroad going TO Philadelphia at an eI
pense OF 100000 MILE it IL said, should either have
been built years ago the old railroad leased at timely
day The Baltimore and Potomac was first offered to the
Baltimore and Ohio by Governor Bowie. Mr.. John Gar
rett said unctuously: Very WE'LL you build it and We
will operate for you Said Bowie: If build 1t III
operae IL myself He took 1t TO the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and they built it. Congress- TO revenge itself for the
behavior OF the b. and o. Company which had set the
baggage OF Members and Senators on the sidewalk and
detained SEX for hours In Baltimore rather than
let them como East another line the rail
| road n depot Pennsylvaniaraye.