New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12

course of transportation and the circumstance that
they contain whiskey is not easily proved one
dealer In South Carolina filed an order for lO,Ooo
jugs within month"; and manufacturers have en-
poyed busy agents to establish depots for the sup
ply of jugs within easy reach Of dry counties. 30
small changes in the laws often produce most unex-
pected revolutions in the demand for manufactured
products.
It was suggested yesterday morning that the
strike ut Fall River would probably do no harm to
the manufacturing interests. The Boston market
apparently took the same Wow, for stocks OF the
manufacturing companies advanced yesterday. as
we'll as the prices of print cloths. The stock on
hand nj Fail River is only 10000 pieces, de-
crease last week of $1,000 whereas the usual sup
ply is about 10000, and the weeks sales were
$4,000.
When the life of Henry Ward Beecher comes to
be written after his work is finished, hisbiogTapher
will not easily find for him higher claim 10 the
esteem of his fellow -cOuntrymen than is involved
in the following sentence from his discourse OF
last Sunday There never has been day since be-
came the pastor of Plymouth. Church that rsspec-
table colored man or woman could not have S@ne
in and taken seat in this church" 1t wears on
its face a commonplace statement, but to all who
remember the past il means that here was man
WIN courage 10 preach JAS BO,poldS IL WAS "i'N"'
at a time when many churches had agreed to de-
humanize the negro.
Tho Democratic members Of Congress meet in
caucus tonight to discover if possible what and
where their clear and unmiStakable convictions
on the tariff. A dispatch from London states that
Mount Etna is now in a state of eruption 1t is ex-
pected that the CAUCUS will reach that state be-
fore it breaks up.
II Senator Titus, OF Buffalo, can think of anything
to say that win extricate him from his present en-
barrassment it stands him in hand to rise to ques
ton Privilege. Mr. Titus is the attorney for the
Buffalo Liquor Dealers Association. The temper
ance issue is at the front in the present Legislature
Does not his relation to this Liquor Dealers Assoc
citation unfit him from passing an unbiased judg
ment upon the high-cense bill and the related leg
islation now penlingf The Citizens Reform Asso-
citation of Buffalo is inclined to answer this ques-
ton in the Affirmative Can yOu," ii inquiries in
communication addressed to Mr.. Titus, honestly
continue TO hold the position Of State Senator and
at the same time continue to act as paid attorney
OF the liquor interests, who are now seeking favor
able legislation at your hands upon the very sub
ieet in which you holda retainerp 1t Is an ugly
question. Perhaps, Mr.. Titus Will resent 1t as an
impertinence, saying to the Association, You
mustn't come here wanting to know you know" Ii
WOuiu seem 10 Oe q criSlS III bllb
called for the exercise Of the local option principle
Let him choose between the State Senate and the
Liquor Dealers Association.
1t was pensvely remarked at the "obsequies"
of an Arizona horse-thef, who died with his boots
on that he was pretty mean man In some re-
spects-but then he was meaner IN others' Mr..
Morrson's tariff bill seems to be earning q similar
epitaph
The account of the wreck of the steamer Noting
Hill, through collision with an iceberg, is curi-
ously wOrded in respect. 1t says: ct was five
minutes of midnight and bitterly cold, when an
iceberg suddenly doomed I'D in the darkness and
Struck the vessel on the port side. Reboundng,
"the berg struck again, and opened large hole in
the ships port side" This reminds one OF John
Phpnix's account Of his battle with the editor OF
The San Diego Herald during which he said that he
held his antagonist down by inserting my nose be-
tween his teeth" The presumption is that the
steamer ran into the iceberg, and not the iceberg
into the steamer The latter was being propelled
through the water and the former simply float
ing In the same way it doubtless the vessel
and not the berg which rebounded II Is trno that
tho result would have been the same IN either
event but it is just well to put the horse before
the cart.