New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-28

Local Democratic politicians are ueepiy
prieyed at the withdrawal OF Mr. Flower-and
h,s barl. They had put him in the list as one
easily to be bled; and it Is certain he'll be
missed.
The London police seem to have regained
their good sense. They did not interfere with
the Socialist meeting at Limehouse yesterday,
and it passed off quietly. The language OF
the speakers, of course, was wild. Probably
they tried their best to provoke the authorities
and are mourning over their failure yet.
We should be glad to learn what influences
have been able to keep in Office so long the
postmaster at VInton, lowa-John +. Pyne.
The Administration has known for some weeks
that Pyne was once convicted of swindllng
veteran Union soldiers as pension agent, and
that he suffered a term of Imprisonment. Yet
he took the place of a Union soldier who had
lost leg battle, and what is more, he keeps It,
Ferdinand Ward is growing tired OF i'm
prisonment and the proof OF it Is that he talks
freely. Most of what he says is twaddie and
bosh which so shrewd q man as he ought not TO
expect people to believe. BIT when he cries
for Justice there we are with him. Justice Is
what Ward ought to have speedily, and justice
means in his case convicts suit and con-
victs cell not luxurious quarters III Ludlow
Street Jail.
1t is not too early to call the attention of
Brooklyn voters to the fact that Tomorrow is
the first day of registration. The hours are
from to 10 a. m. and from to 10 D. m. The
matter of registration cannot be attended to too
soon. Ii is every citizens duty to vote, but he
cannot vote I'm ess he is registered. The voters
of Brooklyn have three days on which this nee
essary preliminary to the depositing of ballot
ON election day can be looked after. Every
wise man will register on the first day, for he
may be sick or absent when the other days
come round Register then tomorrow, on the
way to business if you can if not, bear 1t in
mind as a most important duty after the days
work is over.
An article on another page of this morning
TRIBUNE gives an interesting account OF the
work now doing on the new aqueduct which
is to treble our water supply. The contractors
say that this great undertaking will be finished
in the thirty three months allotted; but it is
possible to doubt il that is likely, in view of the
difficulties to be overcome, especially in the
Pocantico cut. All work of this kind is certain
10 cost many human lives oefOre IL Is nnsneu
but it is o satisfaction to learn that the en-
gineers have taken all known precautions to
prevent accident. In the cases of the several
men who have already been killed nobody
seems to have been to blame but the reckless
laborers themselves.
The Post Office Department is wasting valu-
able time in sending out schedules about the
departure Of foreign mails. They are intended
TO show that since the American steamship com
panies have refused the pouches the po.ta
service has been just as good as it was before
but nobody is deceived thereby. Merchants
especially, see through the THU pretence of tn,
Postmaster-G General. Don't they know wher
their letters reach their correspondents abroad
and how long it taxes for answers to come
II Colonel Villas has no regard for the conyen
ience of our traders, he might at least SHOW
respect for their intelligence and stop trying Il
fool them.
The Democrats made good many unhapp
mistakes at Saratoga, but one which is llHel