New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-30


oceeptable man can be found to play Arthur
to Caseys Murphy.
Another fatal balloon accident is reported
A circus performer exhibited himself in De-
catur. Alabama, on Monday, making an ascent
in n hot-air balloon attached to the earth.
The balloon became free, went off wildly ana
the show ended with the drowning Of the poor
oeronant in the Tennessee River. 1t is among
the amazing things of this adventurous age
that men will undertake such fooinaruy OK
ploits as this; but what can be said OF inc
carelessness of the persons IN charge Oh 'no
fatal contrivanceY
The appointment of Mr.. Frederic Law olm-
sted in Mace of II. G.. StebbiDs, President Oh
the Park Commission, whose visit to Europo
comnels his resignation, is announced. MI.
Olmsted was early associated in the original
nlans of Central Park and his skill ana IasVe
are everywhere manifest in the most attractive
features of that pleasure-ground. Mr. oim-
o.od ,,,;n command universal confidence as
o,,ooosoor m Mr.. Stebbins, who is expected to
resume the duties of the Office when he returns
to this country.
With their usual ludicrous timidity, the
Senatorial cabal are determined to treat the
report on New-York CustOm-house affairs as
the House has treated that of the New-Orleans
scandal. No fear, of course, is felt as to the
character of the report since Senator Howe Is
to WELD the whitewash brush on this occa-
sion but there is minority in the Committee
which must have chance to express their
views. and these would iniure this fragile
! Administration before the country. Inc
plausibilities of the majority are, therefore, to
be suppressed with the plain truths OF the
minority.
The bin lately passed by the Legislature
| and now in the hands of the Governor, en-
forcing the better and more liberal manage
ment of the WILLIAMSBURG ferries, is meas
ure of the gravest importance to the future
of that growing suburb and of vital present
interest to the citizens of the Eastern District
of Brooklyn. 1t will save, we are assured, al
least $500 day to the residents OF Williams
burgh. As the bill was understood to be a
compromise measure, and unopposed by the
owners of the ferries, some apprehension is
felt at the delay of the Governor in signing 1t.
A small band of Revenue Reformers in Gin
cinnati, who have from the first been relent-
lessy opposed to the Cincinnati nominations,
have chosen to put an Interpretation upon tho
Free Trade meeting tonight which its orlgina-
tors themselves have not up to this time gwen
it. Most of the gentlemen who signed the adj
dress forwarded from Cincinnati are excellent
citizens of stainless private lives, and I'M
questioned desire for a reformed Govern
ment. OF Gen. Cox, who heads the list,
we have spoken in words of deserved
praise, no. syllable of which do we propose
to retract. He is the only man of national or
even of general State reputation among them,
if we except Judge Stallo, Charles Reemelin,
and Bellamy Storer. We suppose these gen.
tlemen are not anxious to secure the reelection
of Gen. Grant, but in so far as their action has
any influence it tends clearly and only in that di-
| rectiOn. But it is encouraging to remember that
not one of them has heretofore been found to
control many votes excepting his own in
any political movement in their State. Cen.
Cox invariably ran behind his ticket and is
without political following, while most of the
rest never had any. They stand for discOn-
tent among intelligent and earnest reformers
of that section which we should be glad to see
allayed; but they represent few votes except
ing their own.