New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07
eyes bandaged when be was shot, and so died
like the brave bandit that he was.

eyes bandaged whom he was SnOt, ana 30 uieu
like the brave bandit that he was.
While the Canadian Government is dalying
with the Pacific Railroad investigation, the
people become more than ever stirred up
about it, The citizens of Montreal have
passed q series of resolutions embodying
pungent demand for rigid inquiry by the
House of Commons. There seems to be little
hope, however, of gratifying the people in this
respect. The Royal Commission already APP
pointed is sure to be friendly to the Ministry
and its conclusions will not be laid before
Parliament until next Spring Meantime, 1t
is expected that the thing will " blow over"
II is proposed to consolidate under one
charter and municipal government all OF
Kings County. This would include Brooklyn,
New Lots, Flatbush, New-Utrecht, Flatlands'
and Gravesend. The City of Brooklyn, as
thus constituted, would have an aggregate
population of 419,921, or nearly half that OF
the County of New-York. This proposed
| scheme, however, is designed to be only pre-
liminary to the larger one of annexing the
consolidated city to New-YOrk. In another
part of THE TRIBUNE all of the facts ana ODD
tainable opinions bearing upon the whoie SUI
iect are printed. 1t is too early to hazard any
prophecy as to the possible result OF inc ayr
tation of plans for consolidation ana ahheAa-
ton. But so vast scheme as thls' WHICH
contemplates the aggregation Oh nearly
900 people under one city government, Is
| sure to be thoroughly agltated anu ulScusseu'
Naturally enough the "bears" were excited
uNyrfa
their scheme to throw Erie into litigation and
possibly into bankruptcy, and denounce IHE
TRIBUNE for its enterprise in obtaining the
first and exclusive information of their pur-
poses. But however much they may denOunce
they do not deny our statements. One OF the
persons interested and, we may add, retained
in the interest antagOnistic to Erie, gives adj
ditional information of still other projected
suits which we publish in our news columns.
Some of these statements appear more piaus-
ible than those previously given, but still
there is the suspicion Of stock-jObbing about
all the rumored suits, and spectators should
be wary of accepting all they hear. We do
not believe that the courts can now be en-
ployed to the same advantage III embarrassing
and running great corporations as once they
were when Fisk reigned and Barnard ruled
| to suit him.
| If the reactionary Democrats of Ohio wanted
! to sign and seal bond against further Allen
| County heresies or new departures, or any
thing newer than the Resolutions of 1913, they
could not have done better than they have IN
their nomination of William Allen for Gov
ernor Ex-senator Allen is the typical
War Horse of the Democracy in Ohio. Before
! Thurman, or Pugh, or PendletOn were, he was.
| In forty years he has hardly known change.
| He has always enjoyed reasonable popularity
and WILL doubtless, make as good run as
anybody in his circumstances could.
The rest of the ticket is made
up on the pattern suggested by
its head. The resolutions, too, are In
strict harmony with the nominations though
the pitiless logic of events has forced some
expression of opinion on accomplished facts.
In short, the platform, glittering and
general as it is, does not materially
differ from those which have been
given to the world within the year.
Not more wise than the Ohio Democrats
have the Virginia Conservatives proved them
selves. SO far as they have gone in their
Convention, they have shown enthusiasm only
at the utterance of the old rallying cry of "a
"White Mans Government for White Men,"
This ancient slogan and some vulgar abuse
of their opponents, the Republicans, seemed
to indicate high water mark in the Richmond
Convention, yesterday Perhaps better
spirit may overtake the Virginia Democrats
before they adjourn; but, so far, their delib-
erations sound like echoes of very aged past,