New-York tribune., 1884-01-26

patrons Of the saloon VIII find in these humble nm
ob,rusIye beverages, which cheer without ncb;1at-
ing, and pleasing sensation. Mr. Allen may
even lind it to his profit to make the now order OF
things permanent tendency to simplicity marks
all real social progress. Dir. Aiion ought not 10
lose sight Of this fact.
II is understood that the merchants aud bankers
of this city and the luStitut Of Accountants aud
book&eepers. of Brooklyn in favor of tho
pasSa Of the bill now pending in the Legislature
which abOlIshes all days OF grace allowed on drafts
and notes. The people who have or who are to
! have nOcs or drafts to pay have yet to be heard
from.
! "What The Social Glasses Owe TO Each Other"
| by William c. Sumner. Wen, thoy owe one impor-
tant thing to each other which seems to have been
lost ghL Of by the professor IN his Jealous Efforts
behalf of free trade. They owe what the Deear-
alton of Independence calls ga decent respect TO
| the opinion OF mankind"
The Itica Herald is of the opinion that it would be
| well if the veil of secrecy were lifted from the
| executive sessions of the United States Senate.
This veil exists chiefly in tradition and magma
| ton There used to be a droll story current at
| Was ingtOn based upon the alleged extTome ganzl-
| ness of the veil. senator who al unavomably
| missed an executive ses ,ion met newspaper man
| soou after il was over Was anything special
| done in executive sossiOnl" inquired the Senator,
with the calm confidence of man who realizes that
| he has reached Trustworthy source OF lnforina-
ton "Oh yesi "promp lyreOied the correspondent
| " very important matter was taken up aio as
| nosed Off "What was itf" eagerly asked the
Senator. The correspondent blushed, hesitated.
cleared his throat, pulled his mustache. and hnaiy
| stammered out. "You' ! have to excuSe me. hate
to deny your request bnt the proceedings OF exec
utive sessions are secret and experience has taught
| me that you Senators are q leaky set of men,
The atlanta Constitution draws a sad picture OF
| its environment within one hundred yards OF the
oliccDisl lts plaintive moan wagons arc literally
up to the hub in mud. Part Of Elli'-st,, IN "a
quarter mile of the depot is literally inpassable."
! Assuming that our contemporarys account Of the
state Of these wagons anil this street is literally
correct. it looks as if Atlanta was likely to be
known as the New-Yori of the south.
Spectators are having a hard time of it in
England. also. according to The London standard
which stated yesterday morning that important
failures in the grain trade had been Tor some Time
| expected. There "a in this country, pO"erIui
ring had undertaken to sustain prices, in he teeth
of events all over the world, and the natural result
has followed. Heavy losses, however. are still SUI
ported from day to day by powerful financial in
tcrc-ts in England in the hope that the market
NAV mplovc'-that is, that pinchcd laborers may
have to pay moro for bread.
Some arrests Of leading trades-unionists IN the
Monongahea coal region call attention TO she stTug'
gle that is going on there between employers ana
the unions. The cause Is usual; the unions have
attempted to dictate not only to employers, but tc
| those of the miners who would he elai To resnInt
work at terms proposed. As the miners in tha
whole region are united. it is believed, in on'
leorue. and have made trouble for those who resls
! their dictatlon the wOrlmen are really moro IN
terested than theOpeTat) IN having such tyranny
broken up The latest reports are that the operator
are causing cadcrs of the ira les unions to be IN
dicted for conspiracy. and that many arrests have
been made. 1t is pity that 50 many sturdy ah'
honest wortncn should lie led to forget that every
other worker has an absolute right to york where
and ON what terms he pleases.
Dispatches from Boston received yesterday stated
that all the New-England mills have entered upon
noIicv of reduction i'm wages that all the mills OF
| Lowell Lawrence and Fall River. including even
the Pacific mills Will join the movement, thougf
the reduction proposed will not he the same al
different mills. Al points the cut Will be only
. per cent and others as much as l2per cent
some have been reducing gradually for weeks
while others are now posting 10 per cont reduc
! ton. There is 10 indication of concert OF action
bal the mills mako sucn reductions III each case a.
tine nature of thor trade appears to render neceS
| sary. II may lts added that the latest British
iouroal4 show That the great struggle III the Black
bum region was caused by prolonged depression
| and consequent reduction of wages, which th'
operatives are resisting.