New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30

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The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table re-
turned from England yesterday. on the seventy
seventh anniversary of his birth. However
cordial the reception accorded to DIR. Holmes
abroad may have been, ii cannot exceed the
love and esteem in which he is held by his
countrymen who now welcome him upon his
safe return home.
The swift destruction by fire of the Daniel
Drew, yesterday, calls attention to the flmsy
and positively dangerous character Of our
river steamboats, AS luck had it, there were
no passengers on board the Daniel Drew when
the fire was first discovered. But had she been
i'm active service repetition Of the Seawanhaka
disaster would in all probability have been the
result. How is it that our marine architects
have not been able to design something more
substantial and less hideous than these tinder-
boxes Of paint and wood, by courtesy called
/" floating palaccs"2
Our special cable dispatches this morning
contain an interesting talk with Mr.. Hyndman,
the leader of the social democratic movement
in England, concerning the object of yester-
days meeting in Trafalgar Square. One remark
made by Mr.. Hyndman should be noted by
workingmcn here and elsewhere. lie says
that French Socialist Populations have as n
rule fallen in England into the hands of Lib
eral wirc-pullcrs who used them to promote
The interests Of Frce-Trade capitalists. 1t was
one of the objects of the meeting to warn the
workingmcn against these Free Trade machina-
lions. In every respect, it seems, the gather
ing was a quiet and peaceful one. But then
The dispatches also mention an "army Of uni
formed policemen. 1000 strong"
II would be embarrassing indeed for Gre
form party" to have John O'Bricn as its cx-
ecutive officer, and it would no doubt lie ex-
trcmely difficult to explain away certain facts
In connection with the aqueduot contracts
This leads a correspondent from Syracuse,
whose letter will be found ON another page Of
this issue, to believe that Mr.. o. ren will
resign his post of chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee as soon as that committee
meets. Likely enough this will happen. Some
one had to he sacrificed if the Hill boom"
sow looking somewhat sickly. was to be re-
suscitated. Squire is gone and O'Brien is
to follow. But perish the thought that the
Luckless Fisherman Of Lake Saranac could be
guilty Of such thing as stabbing a rival in
the back 1t is not 10 be thought Of for one
moment.
The opposition to Senator Mcpherson in New
Jersey is to all appearances growing among
the members Of his party. Even the conference
with Governor Albeit. held not long ago, seems
TO have accomplished no practical results. 1t
will be remembered that these two worthless
at that meeting decided TO bury the Ratchet
and unite upon Congressman Green as the can
didate for Governor. Now Abbett finds that
Green is not likely to return the favor by help
ing him in his Senatorial aspirations and
worse than that. he is beginning to suspect
MCPHERSON Of treachery. Tho prospect of
Pidcock's defeat for denomination, by many
believed to be due to Abbett's sinister infiu-