New-York tribune., 1886-08-23


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One good effect of the reorganization OF the
Central Labor Union is allcady apparent The
meeting Yesterday did not break up in gen.
eral rumpus. Instead of five delegates from
each labor organization, there is to be hereafter
only one from each section in the Central body.
This should lead to rapid dispatch of business.
without prolonged and acrimonious debates.
The Central Labor Union will be less of bear
garden hereafter than it has been Oh some recent
Sunday afternoons.
Politicians who wcle surprised day or two
ago by the announcement that Sheriff Grant
would not accept the Tammany nomination
for Mayor might have been spared this sensa-
ton if they had read The TRIBUNE last
Monday. 1t was then stated that MIR. Grant
had fully determined to hold on to his present
fat office. Mr.. Dugro, who was looked upor
as a probable candidate, has also put himself
mocracy is striving to solidify and strengthen
itself in every way, and there is no suggestion
of coalition All of which signifies that tn
Republicans have fine opportunity openln!
before them and should by no means throw
1t away.
A scverer test of the sailing qualities of tht
four big Ioops will be afforded to-day than wa
provided by the race over the inside course OF
Saturday To-day's race is twenty miles Il
windward and Ietun. What the Mayfowe
can do in windward work has not yet bee
fully shown, and it is possible that the othe
Boston boat may outstrip her. lachtsmen
howe, er, feel that it is the Mayfiowers " man
ifest destiny" not only TO be chosen to defen'
the cup against the English cutter, but ais
to prevent Lieutenant Henn's boat from cap
turing the trophy The Galatea's owner, b,
the way, has sent a challenge to the cOmmodol
of the New-York Yacht Club for race iron
Sandy Hook around the Beimudas. Our cracl
Eloops will doubtless not be slow to avai
Themselves of this opportunity to test the rela
tive merits of English and American yacht
over an ocean course.
Graham and his barrel have been ouidonc
Yesterday a Boston man, protected only by
cork lifc-pIeser, or, passed unhurt through th'
Whi lpool Rapids and swan ashore from tn,
Whirlpool, by good fortune escaping the fat
of CAPTAIN Webb This mans experience
ought to prevent any other re-dcvil peisol
from undertaking the feat, but we fear it vii
not. He says that all the money in the woil'
would not tempt him TO repeat his perform
ancc and that the most expert swimmer Is utter
ly powerless in the seething torrent. Think
ing persons of course, realized this before
Webb, who was an uncxcclled swimmer, wa
killed by being dashed against the rocks Ih
law ought TO be able TO lay its hands on az,
one foolish enough TO tempt Providence b.
exposing himSelf 10 such imminent pciil as
trip through the rapids implies Kendall
likely 10 have several imitatols in his wickc'
folly.
II is plain that Lycurgus Dalton posscsse
little OF the Spartan virtue Characteristic o
the stern old lawgivcr whose name he bears
Dalton is postmaster of the House of Repre-
seniativcs and also a devoted adheleat o
Representative Holman. In his zeal for ccon
Omy Mr. Holman must have overlooked thu
House post Office. This institution costs the
comfortable sum of $24,220 year. and it j
O singular fact that the outlay is the same 70
Q short session as for long one. But that il
not the only singular thing about it. Daltos
-Lycurgus DaltOn-hiIes the horses and wagon
which carry the mails about the streets O.
Washington from himself, and thereby rake
In a snug profit of some $500 year, 80 i
t said. Surely Lycurgus must have deceive,
Mr. HOlman-pulled the wool over his eyes
IN factor else that great Economist " woult
never permit such outrageous conduct TO go o.
under his very eyes Mr.. Holman VIII have