, 1873-01-01

The old yoar, which has just boon laid away In
tho conotery Of tho centuries, commenced In
tho shadow and gloom Of tho Chicago fro, with
a great cloud OF uncertainty hanging over uH.
Twolgo months Of remarkable dlBasters on Boa
and land, of extraordinary convulHiona Of nature,
and Of unoxnmplod destruction Of human life and
property, considoriug that no great wars wore In
progress, have passed., mud tho now gear COM
moncos In tho midst Of q financial strlugonoy
moro Hevoro than any tho country has known
sinco 1867. Noithor tho retrospect nor tho pros-
poet can bo called remarkably cheerful. Tho
Chicago t1ro aconca to llayo :boen tho slgnal
for general onslaught Of tho forces Of dostruc-
tion, and tl1oy hnro douo their dreadful work with
pcralstcncy and completeness ncvor before
known III Tho history of the world. Tito year
which fas Just cloacd deserves to ,bo known
in tho cale1ldar Of tinso rs tho Black Year.
Famine and tho roatilonce hayo ravaged Aaia
mud awept off Thousands. Stornss and Hoods
havo devastated Europe, swocping tho shipping
from its cossts, inunlatng cities, towns, and
villages, and destroying great numbers Of human
beings with their violence. Great con1agra-
tionu and fearful casualties hayo addcd their
terrors to those produced hy natural causes in
this country. Tine catalogue Of these ca!a.nit!es,
it printed in detail, 'rond bo startling ono, and
their localities embrace almost oyory portion Of
tho civilized world Tile destruction l1as been at
lenst Impartial What the nowycar may 1savo in
sforo for mankind, it ia impossible to foresee.
III tho ordinary courao Of things, it can hurdly
develop nnything much woyso than tho old yoar
haa produced and tho common saying and COM
mon boliof Is, TINT any change must be for tho
bottor.
Tho diBaBtora Of tho year, however, hayo 1oon
partially olfsot, MS far rs Chicago il concerned.
Since tho great fro, wo have had no groat ca
lnmity, A very 1nrgo portion Of tho burned area
has been restored to business and living in a
moro substantial md elegant manner than be-
fore, and property-ownors may congratulate
themselves upon tho fact that tho incroascl
bugineHs Of lilo city las found ample facilities
for it's transaction. No interest of tho city is
bankg, insurance Offices, general business oilcea,
warehouses; and tho Chamber Of Commerce,
aro onco moro in successful operation. and
nearly all the public works of tho city either
provided for or aro completed. II tho financial
prospect is discouraging, and if it ia difficult
to SEQ how liabilities aro to DO mot,
still there il consolation in tho reflection that it
! might hayo beon great deal worse. The city
hnB boon remarkably healthy. II is algo e3traor-
| dinary that 30 much building haa boon accom-
plishod, under such disadvantagoous circum-
stances, with so few accidents aud so littlo loss
Of lifo. Wo hayo oscapod tho slaughtors by
railroads, the tragedies by fro, tho suffering by
stormH and most of tho hardships which have
afflicted other citios, and, In these respects, il
| was year of special providence. In tie yon1
which Inns Just closed, T11E CHICAGO TRIBUNE
| has returned to its old locality, and thia Nov
YEARS. Day will receive calls from it's friends it
moro elegant, commolous, and oonvonlont quar-
tors tLan eyor boforo, and ii now better pro
parcd than over to givo tho public all tht
nows and m impartial discussion Of all topics
without much rogard to tho dictation Of King
| Caucus.
To offer aayico and to make good resolutions
| nro lilo prevailing woaknosBoB Of human na
turo Oh each recurring Now Iear'p Day. TIL
TRIBUNE haB but little advice to offor, and tin
1ittlo may DO summed up in general commonda
tion to human beings u tho old-faahionod vir
tues Of honesty, probity, humanity to nun. an'
lovo TO God. Iii general way, 1t would adyis
III. H..
collect in taxoa railroad corporations not tt
talzo moro than the value Of peoples propert
for carrying it; drinking people to drink leHa
and temperance pooplo not to drink Mt nil +; gre
cora to mako tho proportions Of tho gonuno NJ
tielo littlo larger tlan tho adultoratin
mattor; sinners to go to church
builders to havo tho Hereafter in view who
they aro constructing buildings; murdorora al
other criminals to oxorciBe moro forbearanc
towards those who nro personally obnoxious
tllonl aud jurioB to exercise less md III goncr1
to MI tho world, including public officials, raj
road corporations, drinkng pooplo, ginnor
naints, DuildorH, md mardorcrs, to subscril
for I'uE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Which will supp
, tllom with Ill things noodful to gocuro tempor
prosperity, mud, in conjunction with colportoul
and foreign missionary uociotioH and otlor sim
ar nEoncieu, will aluo help to keep them In aoun
moral health.
Having ofrorod itu advice, THE CHICAGO Tnr
, ukE has but ono resolution 10 mako this No
! Yoar's Day Tho most plentiful crop Of eyo
year, since tho heglnning Of time, Ia th'
OF brokon reaolutlonn. Thoro arc on
two clasHoH Of poopo in tho world who DO III
mood tomaho resolutons.-tllos who arc alroa'
n 50 good that tAoy cannot be made bettor, al
. those who nro 80 bsi that thoy cnnnot bo ms
woreo. Tlcso two claHsoB, however, compri
but q small part OF tho worll, and tho great r
nlandor, foolIng tho nccoasIty Of doing aon'
: thing to Aaston tho advent Of tho Millennium
o prepare and cous,t1nmato numerous string
5 resolutions OIL each Jan. i, aud break thonl