New-York tribune., 1886-04-28

| telegraph wire Is not bridge although more news
/, II lshed across it in day than the old cOuriers
| used to carry across the flackenSack in year,
| announcing from their foaming steeds, Il" We come
| the heralds of noisy world! News from all
! Nationsw
o. conrsc this eloquent decision was affirmed by
! the Supreme Colrt of the United States when the
case was carried there and since then NewJcrsey
lawyers arc careful to call railway bridges
| yiaducts."
| The bids have been received for that Harlem
| Bridge hut contract has been made and there is
! set time for the commissioners to explain TO the
| people why they have consented to the cOnstrnc
tion of a stone wall 100 feet high port on
| of n gh Bridge Park. If they offer any justi-
cation for structure which to threaten the
public health and comfort and which outrages
every canon of convenience and taste it is time
they presented It, If not, there still time to
modify the contract to meet some OF the OBJ
vious requirements of the work, chef among which
is that 1t shall not be solid obstruction across the
river ope forbidding movement to the air.
1t o. ght to be within the capabilities of modern
engineering to build a stone wall with holes
through It,
The Buffalo Courier argues that The Legislature
OF 1856 IS under the same ODllgatlOn 10 cudcJ IL
census bill as the Legislature of 1885 was" Well,
the Governor Hill of 1886 is az likely to veto
census bill the Governor HIll of 1ss5 was.
What does The Courier propose to the end that the
deadlock may be brokenf Arbitration
The thick gloom that settled down the office
of Tie L0uisUille CO,rier-JOarHGl with a dull and
sickenng thnd the day that Mrs. thompson was
appointed Postmaster has not yet lifted. Colonel
Watterson still refuscs to be cOmfortcd. When last
heard from he was renarkng that The conduct
of the Hon. Albert ). Willis. the Representative in
Congress from this district in the appointment of
Postmaster of Louisville has been lnfamous-and
that is the mildest term that be used N refer
ring to it," II will occur to every stu lent of phi
lology that il q" Infamous" is positively the mdest
term ia the vocabulary of the Kentucky Democracy
that can couscientiously be applied to Willis then
Willis is "a truly bad man and ought forthwith to
resign
An idea of the relative frequency of labor dis
putes and strikes can be formed from tho census
report hat subject by Mr.. Joseph D. Weeks. In
the year 1880, the number of strikes and lockouts
in the United States was 762. But this mere
review of those mentioned III the newspapers shows
that the number was much greater during the first
four months of the year. In 1850 about 200000
men appear to have been engaged estimating the
strikes of which the number was nOt reported, and
the loss to the men IN wages was over $l3.OOO.OOO
This year Things are moving at rate which IN
wolves 10 the working population a loss of over
$40 OJ0 600 yearly, distributed among 100000
workers. though of it Is to be hoped that the
same state of thugs will not continue an entire
year But the loss in the census year would have
sufiiced to support throughout the whole year
PC 900 families so that it would have been actually
f.,I,. hat tlar nf
men IN deness the whole year than to resort to
strikes as a means Of settling their disputes AS for
this year. the entire cost of the Army and Navy Of
the United Sta es for the fiscal year ending June 30
will probably be- less than the loss of labor resulting
from these unwise methods.
On Sunday. according to the DiStrict-Attorney's
chief clerk John Keenan,, late of Lakewood, was in
Montreal and said that he not afraid to return
to New-York but he didn't propose TO fall into the
clutches of the Senate Railroad Committees coun-
sell Among the hot of passengers who will sail for
Liverpool to-day the City of Rome is " Mr.. John
Keenan," 1t is also announced that the Railroad
Committee inquiry into the Broadway corruption is
likely TO 20 further These three facts may have
4 mutual interrelaton-and they may not.
A few months ago a great hne aud cry was raised
by Inc Nec- York lanes and the Democratic press
about "the subsidized Bell organs which were
attacking the Administration. The President him
self went out of his way to aSper.a the character
of journals winch crticIsing Mr. Garlands
couIse Now comes forward Mr. Forbes the presi-
dent of tine Bell Company, to testify under oath
that he only he spaper that has been paid any
thing IS The AeCl Ork Iimes which received $l 200
last January for publishing an industrial article.
The President will be gTaIfed to learn that the sub
sidlzing OF the press, rum0rS of which filled him
with alarm and indignation was confined 10 the
broken-down journal which ruined itself in aiding
his election.
The Third-ave. strikers pronounce tho condition
of the cars on that line stain ON our boasted
civiiizaton.' That phrase seems to bc moie
applicable to a Lumber of strikes that have
Gently occurred and to tho conduct OF certain
strikers
The cy idcnce Given U'lore Wreck Commissioner
Rotlery on the Oregon disaster proves that i'm
pr1vcneuts ~ shIphuading nave not reached their
uul.i. Captain CDt.,or testified to Que significant
ttc, thit tAe steamer WAS not vessel quich 10
Icspond 60 tuo ici.4'. nj that sic WOuld ran loI
Two or three lengths when going at fail .rr.d
Leioto she would brtiu L. answer her holm.' n ti..
10 true tho Oregon would run quarter OF - ll. le
before her rudder would have any elect upon her,