New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-29

from the sand to utter so foolish note-even when
as hard pressed as the poor old Herald seems to be
nowadays,
And now the Liquor Dealers Association Of Ohio,
IN convention assembled, denOunces the Scott law
as unconstitutional, and demands its repeal. The
Democratic party will please take notice, Its
debts must be paid. Having sold itself and
pocketed the price, it must now deliver the prop
| erty.
| Our reduced contemporary, The AeT- York Times
admits that its venture in the direction of exposing
| the extravaganza of the Public Works Depart
ment was a rehearsal Of what we had printed long
before 1t shyly avoids explaining its motives for
now taking up this comparatively unimpOrtant ex-
posure Of eleven months ago, instead of the more
serious ones Of the past fortnight; but is very sus
picious about our motives for not then publishing
more Of the old story. Why, bless your reduc ed
heart, because we printed all we had; and all you
seem to have been able TO get yet. If you have
more bring 1t out and We shall applaud.
The average city church bears on its front a con
spicuous sign-board-and often two or three
of them-setting forth the facts that Mr..
Blank, the sexton, is also undertaken, and that
| he is TO be found at such a number and such
street This may be important and welcome infOr-
nation to the public But it certainly is as taste
full and probably every bit as interesting and i'm
portant for each church also to bear an inscription
giving its name and denomination, the name and
residence of the pastor, aud the hours of service.
And yet such signs are comparatively few.
Yesterday was one Of unusual activity and ex.
citemcnt in the Stock Exchange. At one time
raid the Willard stocks drove Oregon Navigation
from 100 to 90 in a few minutes, and though it re-
covered to o. It closed at 93i2. Tho decline IN
other stocks Of that class was also considerable:
Northern Pacific from 2i7s to 49, the preferred
from 53l2 10 80, and Oregon Transcontineutal from
80 TO 32. Under cover Of this attack and decline
there was heavy buying OF the stocks affected by
the Iowa war, because Of reports that a settlement
had been virtually effected. Northwest rose from
llG at the opening to III at the close st. Paul
from 02ls to 037s Union Pacific from 74li to 743l
and most other stocks were stronger at the close
than at the opening. If the news In the Street
proves to be substantially confirmed by later adj
wees tho prospect Is that the change in tone will
last for some days at least.
The Governor of Idaho has declined his last
quarters pay He says he cannot conscentously
accept it, having been unable to discharge his du-
ties. This is enough to stagger some other Cover
nors who have hadadmirablo success in absenteeism
How does il strike the Governor of Massachusetts,
But we can easily imagine what the Governor Of
Massachusetts, would say In private to the Cover
nor of Idaho.
The news from Pittsburg yesterday in regard to
the iron interest was quite favorable Severamills
and furnaces will start directly after the holidays
and at several the men have insured their future
employment by accepting a reduction Of wages
The prospect seems better as TO orders also, for
some establishments arc so busy that they run on
the holidays 1t is cheering to record q symptom
OF Improvement in this great industry, so long and
so seriously depressed. There is no change IN the
prospect however as to the strike of sass-workers
or as to the coal-mining difficulty.
The Laokacdnad Democrat reaches us with leader
a column and three-quarters long, and compressed
at that, advocating the denomination Of Samuel J.
Tilden. That there should be no mistake about
the article meeting the editorial eye, it is marked
about with bright blue pencil The marking is
well done, the hand that welded the pencil evil
IDENTIFY being firm and experienced. The strokes
are bold, and although there are but two of them
they are sklfully executed that il is impossible
for the casual observer not to be aware of the
fact that the article is marked with a blue pencil
the article entitled Samuel J. Tilden.' We do |
not expect Mr.. liden viii be renominated nor will |
we support him if ne IS But all the same we are |
free to admit that this paper Is ably marked.
Some stir seems to have been made by certain in
cendiary postal cards sent TO prominent men in
Canada threatening to "blow up" that country. |
These came from rather shrewd crank In Buffalo
by the name of Mcbride. The people of that city,
and especially the lrishmen, seem anxious to wash
their hands Of Mcbride, who, they say, is an ac-
knowledgod crank and chronic nuisance lie
need cause no terror In Canada or anywhere else,
except to the newspaper editors whom he persists IN
IN If wa ire M m Ne ist ha
idiot who usually appears at Democratic
State Conventions all covered over with the por-
traits of distinguished members of the party, which
he wishes 20 sell, and usually carries and waves a
flag and "hurroos" on every possible occasion in o
frantic and polntless manner If he were not so
dreary he might be amusing His postal cardsmay |
be warranted not to kill.