New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-01

scribed by the shippers, will interest i"fso
commercial class.
Probably there is no monopoly in the worid
so barefaced and grasping rs that oil INC gas
companies. New-York and Brooklyn pay TWO
or three prices for the poorest quality Oh gus
consumed on the continents and inc gas
makers make from 800 to 400 per cent on 'heir
outlay. These are some of the facts Drought
out by Legislative inquiry yet IL seems I'LL
possible to procure redress. Moneyed corpo-
rations are so much stronger at Albany than
mere citizens or citizens associations, that the
Lawmakers manage to kill any measure do
signed TO compel Justice on the part OF the
commands. There ia a bill for this purpose
now in the Legislature. The people demand
that the fair thing be done aud the bill be
passed.
Some little information concerning the use
made of the Erie Railroad lobby fund was
brought out in the investigation, yesterday.
Gen. Diven said he was told IN the presence
of Van vechten that $4,000 was paid to GER
tain Senators and legislative lobbyists. Was
this the $4,000 which Van Vechten says he
paid Tweed "not for legislative purposes 7"
1t looks like it. Five Senators were said to
have received $4,000 each, which leaves the
pittance of $4,000 to be divided among the
lobbyists Who were the Senator's Possibly
they may object to any investigation, If they
happen to be still in the Senate. Gen. Diven
once knew who these $4,000 Senators were,
but has forgotten them. Is there no North
Easton where he could go and have his MEM
DRY refreshed ~
The startling rise in gold yesterday, and the
general commOtion in Wall-st., are striking
illustrations of the evil which must always
be wrought by attempts on the part of the
Government to meddle with the course of the
money market In 80 far as Mr.. Rich
ardson's policy tended to reduce the
inflated values of stocks, the end is certainly
desirable. But the beginning and the
end of the whole decalOgue for Secre-
tary Of the Treasury is, Mind your own bust
ness, and don't NEEDLE with the stock market
So, too, the Secretary's obvious desire to
reduce the price OF gold is desire which
nearly all good citizens share with him. But
where he hoped to help, he has only harmed;
and no amount of wishes from the Treasury
Department for lower gold will restore yes
terday's losses to importers.
1t was so commonly the custom under for
mer judges of our Courts to grant injunctions
against insurance companies TO any one asking
and paying for them, that we are glad to see
Judge Fancher hesitating and reservlng de-
clsion in the case of the Knickerbocker Life
which came before him yesterday. The merits
of the suit do not yet appear, and it is i'm
possible to decide whether OF not it is oppres-
sive as alleged; but outwardly it looks so sus-
picious that we hope there is to be no hasty
granting of injunctions which may embarrass
corporation for the benefit of single disaf-
fected individual, and hasten the ruin of
management which may be proper enough.
The proper appeal in such cases is usually to
the Insurance Superintendent, who is author
lied to investigate; the courts are the last
resort. Of late years they have been the re-
sort of those who sought to ruin instead of
save credit, and such appeals still have sus-
piciOus look.