New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-23

the deficiency of evidence; next the Ring
stole all the Treasurer's accounts for the
past six years, and, to crown all, carried OIL
the report of the Rebuilding Committee.
The only wonder is that the rogues left the
Courthouse with one stone on ianother.'
A misplaced switch on the Eastern Railroad
has caused another serious disaster, by which
two persons have been killed, and more OF
the injured are expected to die. Since the
dreadful Revere slaughter the Eastern Rail
road has been managed with more than usuai
caution; and this accident, which is sad in oil
its Details seems to have no explanation
beyond that it was caused as above stated.
Fortunately, Massachusetts people have an
Old-fashioned way of demanding strict inquest
in such cases, and we shall no doubt see
justice done in this particular.
In recent speech at New Haven, synop-
sis of which we print to-day, the Hon. James
Brooks calculated some of the facts connected
with the late dIsgaceful Treasury speculation
in Wall Street. The TRIBUNE called attention to
the scandalous jobbery by which a favored
few of the Government spectators were given
the secret policy Of the Treasury in advance;
and The Street knows how the Georgia Bond
Man and the rest of the Ring found their 10y
atty profitable. Mr.. Brooks gives the figures,
as well as the facts and we have only to ask:
What official shared the profits with the oper-
atOrs
Mr.. Haveneyers acceptance of the Grant
Republican nomination for Mayor, finally,
makes up the local contest. Since somebody
was to be cheated, it seems that Mr.. James
O'Bricn has the ill-luck to be the cheated.
He and his following will have quarrel to
settle with the Murphy politicians,of which we
shall hear something hereafter. Meanwhile, the
MayOralty struggle is greatly smpliiied, and
Mr. Abraham Lawrence and VIM. f. Have
meyer are the contestants. Mr.. Lawrence's
election means reform; chat of Mr.. Havemeyer
is the triumph of corrupt ring, whereof
Thomas Murphy and DecOy Bliss, jr., are the
beginning and the end.
Possibly the little aide-de-camp of Gen.
Butler, who now figures as u. S. Commits
siOner in this city, recognizes to-day what an
outrage upon civil rights and personal liberty
he committed on Sunday when he had one
Of our prominent German citizens arrested
and brought before him for no Offense what
ever. If he is still so dull as not to know
that these military tactics at this time are out
of place in this city, he will probably, by con-
tinung them, learn it to his sorrow and dis
cOnlfture. 1t was an outrage which has cost
bis party many more thousands Of votes than
his supervisors will be able to count in.
Major-General Henry w. SlOcum, Member of
Congress from one of the Kings County Dis
tricts, was nominated on Monday night as a
candidate for Assembly. Gen. Slocum's term
in Congress does not expire until the 4th of
March, and his nomination as Assemblyman is
made IN the general interest of the party. He
has no desire to return to Congress, nor per-
haps to serve as AssembIyman; but as we
know Gen. Slocum recognizes the importance
of having in the Legislature the coming ses-
sion men of the purest character and the
highest ability, we trust he will not disregard
the evident wishes of a large constituency
that the Legislature should be composed of
men who will help to purify our local and
State affairs.
If the plain talk to the Kiowa and CO.
manche delegations by the Washington officials
means anything, the day of paltering and dial
lying with the Indians is about over They
were distinctly given to understand that the
Government expects them to signify their
peaceable intentions of remaining within the
territory allotted to them; that wandering
into distant tracts of country will be cOnsd
cred hostile declaration in fact, and that
stragglers and small predatory bands will be
treated with summary justice. This, though
tardy concession to the rights of white men, is
exactly what the people of Territories most
afflicted by the red men have always con-
tended for. To give the Indians presents one
day and hunt them the next-tO alternate the
reservation system with that of wild license
this has ruined the frontier and demOralizcd
the Indians. If it is not too late, an inteli-
gent and ineligible policy may yet save them
from perpetual war
Senator Clayton is plotting against the right
of suffrage in Arkansas. Having induced the
Board Of Registrars TO exclude from registra-
ton a great many citizens, on various pre-
texts, he now admOnishes them to pay no at
tention to the application of such persons to
vote on afiidavits, under the Amnesty and
Enforcement acts. How transparent is such
fIaud The Enforcement act was designed to