New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12

Wo take of our hat to Recorder Lown, of POUCH
keepsc The Recorder evidently is the right man
in the right place-an official who does not purpose
to wink at the dnt-know-t-w as-loaded crime
against the community. man was brought before
him day or two ago who was not suffered to retire
until he had paid n fine for prOmenading with n
gun. For some reason. strange to say. the gun had
not been accidentally discharged. but the offender
was fined. all the same. " don't believe you were
very noisy or very drunk" remarked the Recorder
TO the culprIt, but you were walking up and down
with gun. This gun business is bad business" III
there of this sort of talk, followed as, In
this instance by punishment, the number OF Amer
cans who annually lose thoir lives from guns fired
by mistake would be materially reduced The
Recorder is right "this gun business is bad busi-
ness" May his tribe increase.
People living in Ffth-ave must be either lazy
or docrepit. The excuse for putting street rail-
way through that thoroughfare Is that the residents
do not wish to walk from their own doors one
block TO Madison or Sixth ave. Why has not
some one thought of establishing an ambulance
system for these wealthy invalids Unable to walk
one block This is the most pathetic instance OF
luxurious distress that has come under our notice
for a long time Nevertheless we are firm In the
opinion that the street railway should be prohl0-
tied even if il be necessary tO start regular lines
Of Dyalids chairs on the streets for the accom-
mediation of rich people who cannot walk!
A significant comparison of the respective spirits
Of enterprise that move English and American
merchants 10 furnished by the Commission which
has recently returned from special embassy to the
South American States. Tho Yankee is not wont to
hear that there lives a more eager pursucr Oh the
mighty dollar than he. and il will naturally surprise
him 20 learn that there is only one American bazaar
or store specially devoted TO the exhibition ana sale
Of American goods in all the States OF the Southern
Continent while every capital city and many OIL the
larger towns there contain several such warehouses
filed with English and French exhibits. The DusI'
meas done in these bazaars Is simple IN character ana
very large in extent They are managed by agents
who dispose Of goods by samples, these beng
furnished and owned by the merchants whom they
represent The Commission il of the opinion that
great traffic lies open for Americas merchants IN
the establishment Of these bazaars. and back their
opinion by a report that the ono now open Is a
lourishing aud undoubtcd success.
The consumption of liquor in this country IS
officially reported by tho authorities at Washing
TON as amounting TO 60. l5G.003 gallons OF spirits
1gts5.Q53 barrels OF fermented liquor ana
20 COS. 3t5 gallons OF wine. Estimating the popu-
latiou M about 80 O0O. 600. tho average consump-
tiop appear, 10 be about IL gallons of whskey for
each pcrson yearly over - gallons of beer. and
~ of a gallon Of wine. The quantity OF beer
consumed appears TO DO about 500, 900 600 gallons
In other words. the people OF this favored lana
drink about two gallons OF liGuor Tor every bnshe
of wheat that thcy consume-a StIlAing text lor
our temperance friends.