New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06
that may he, and thinks wo ought to have
cheap monoy-GOvernmen notes preferred.

The correspondence from Cape Coast
Castle, which we publish on tho third
page of THE TRIBUNE, is the beginning of
series of letters tending to throw some
light on the operations of the British against
the Ashantees. The letters given to-day con-
tain concise account of the origin of the
troubles and a graphic description of the mill
tary movements which led to retreat of the
Ashantees toward the Prah. Judging by the
Typographical and climatic obstacles which are
presented, the British expeditionary force has
a work before it which can only be accom-
plished after much suffering and privatlon.
On the fourth page of THE TRIBUNE to-day.
| we print very clear and satisfactory report
of the condition of business in two OF the
most crowded sections of Massachusetts. Fan
| River and the Blackstone Valley are famed
| for their manufactures of textile fabrics Oui
| correspondence shows that the vast Hills
| grouped in the two centers referred 10 "oio
| well prepared to meet the panic when IL
| came: they are now running with only
small reduction from the usual force, anu arc
| rapidly recovering from the temporary EN-
barrassments of last November. Fall River
seems to have fairly earned the title OF 1.-THE
"Manchester,of America and good argument
for co0peration is found in the elasticity with
which many mill-owners met the late financial
shock. In this case the stockholders were the
mill hands and other working folk.
The work of the surveying expedition en-
gagged in obtaining soundings with reference
Az 70 full
tailed, with illustrative diagrams on our fourth
page. Aside from the prime objects of the
undertaking. which appear to have been sue
cessfully accomplished, several very important
scientific results have been attained. The
survey has discovered two considerable sub
marine mountains in the bed of the Pacific,
one of which has an elevation above its sur
roundings of 1000 feet. A great deal of valu-
able information has been obtained respecting
the currents of that ocean, and among other
notable facts established is the demonstration
that the California coast current is part of the
great Japan circle current which cOrre-
spends in the Pacific to the Gulf Stream in
the Atlantic. The determination of this fact
| was arrived at by a careful comparison OF
very numerous observations on the speed of
| surface, u0UeT CuTTcuJS CouhOci N"i'h'o
and their comparative temperatures.
Mr. Blaine's easy reelection has not con-
WINGED him that the best thing to do was to
appoint the strongest possible Committees and
| to give the Chairmanships to the most capable
men, irrespective of other considerations. He has
thought of the wants of the party and the claims
of locality rather more than of the serious work
to be done by the Committees. The result is
not especially bad but there was nothing to
hinder Mr. Blaine from making it better. 1t
was certainly not an enlightened zeal that
took Mr.. Hooper from the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency and put Mr. Maynard i'll his
place, and so nicely balanced the in
| fati0nists with the men who believe
in Tedeemabe currency that nobody
can guess what the Committee will
recommend. The appointment of Mr.. Nc
Crazy to the Craftsmanship of Railroads and
Canals is also concession to supposed
political demand which was scarcely called
for. The Civil Service Committee has been
given to Mr.. Kellogg of Connecticut, who will
doubtless finish the comedy which in the
hands of the President has languished too long
Mr.. Blaine has evidently considered the Salary
Theft and Credit Mobilier as no objections, and
has delighted to honor the persons whose
names are most fragrant with these assOcia-
tons, On the whole the Committees are not
so bad as they might have been, which will
console many people for the fact that they are
not so good as they might have been.