New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
they will show what they can do in voting.
Democrats will relish ono no more than the Sthar.


Democrats will relish ono no more than the sthsr
One valiant Democrat on whom the Chicaeo
Democracy used to rely will lose his vote TIM
year, meaning Carter Harrison. Carter cannot
complete his tour around the world before No
vember 10. However, he will be home in tins
for the Democratic wake.
The condition of the American merchan. rn.-
rinc which recently discussed at the British
Association meetings in London, has afforded a
topic of merry treatment in the English new<
papers. We ought to be devoutly thankful that
have almost monopoized the carrying trade
with the United States,' says "ThC London
Shipping Gazette Then il proceeds TO prove
that in 1860 this country had registered for
foreign trade 800, 900 tons, against only $500,
600 tons for the United Kingdom and that last
year the American total had SHRINK 10 Just owe,
100000 tons, while the British tonnage in the
foreign trade had increased TO 1900 900 tons
Not only foreign neighbors grateful TO,
the Civil War which enabled the priyatcyrs
Alabama and Florida to be built by them and
to be used to destroy the American marine, but
they are hopeful Of the election OF President
Cleveland, whose Administration thus far show,
a decrease in the American merchant marine ID
l.5l cubic feet per capita against 2.55 cubic
feet per capita at the close OF the last Republican
Administration, or a loss OF about two-ffths.
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Think of Ed Murphy, Of Troy. calling upon his
fellow-citizens /" to aid in the protection Of the
ballot-box.' The picture is we'll calculated
to extort Seeding tear from crocodile eyes I'm.
used TO weep Murphy really should not try
be as funny as he can.
A Boston tenant has sued bis landlord and has
recovered some $4,000 damages because OF de-
fective drainage in the house he occupied, whereby
the plaintiffs family were made i'll with diphtbe.
ria. This is encouraging sign. We should
like to make record of few more such cases
Tenants have rights as well as landlords and
although the responsibility of landlord in a mat
ter like this may De hard to fix, the result of Tia,
Boston trial is satisfactory. All the same, the
wisest course for tenant to pursue is to SCI
that the house he is about to rent is in good or
der so far as plumbing and sanitary arrangements
are concerned. 1t is not prudent to run risks
even if there is a chance of holding the owner 70
sponsible for doctors bills and like expenses
|
man writes to The Chicago Herald, TO find
out whether there is any difference in the mean.
| ing of the words "transpire" and "perspire.u
And " The Herald tells him there isn't any
difference. With this information in his posses
sion the correspondent can now neatly air hi.
pathological learning by rcmarldng to admirins
circles that when Cleveland and Bayard read tn,
West letter the President pcrspired and his Score
tary trapspired. Democratic prophet might
| add that the party expired.
"A f1h story which is said to be true in every
particular is reproduced in I" The Buffalo Com.
mercial Advertiser" Well, if that variety OF
fish story is coming in, the millennium may bs
| looked for any moment.