New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-21
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
THE GOODRICH MURDER.

From TIE Lynch arg JtrJ.HtIl.
The person who murdered Goodrich, the
bertlne IN Brooklyn last March, has as last been dis
covered and IL a woman, victim OF his wiles, whom
he ruined and then cast on She makes confession
of the murder and tells how II was perpetraed, after
she had been superseded by a fresh victim OF unhal-
lowed passion. We refrain from making publication OF
he Nev-York Journals arc filled coutentng ourselves
with The reflections OF THE NEw-IORK TRIBUNE. which
the moral which TINS now chapter in crime conveys
should he so lightly regarded
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF 1900
iron me HGyrsbHTg Journal
4 writer in The NEW-NORK TRIBUNE, refer
ing 10 tine contest Tor The Republican nomination iCr
m fs Seward was SJ the first choice et he The least
s s .isgl ON none Of Tie three @ at Chicago Mr. seward
80 Of tic 81 yO'el cat By tie ia Eastern states
going. seward according TO lis own estimate OF him
SELF while he lived, was too much Of politician to
Clay-that prevented webster, Ctss, Douglas, and
others Of their characteristics, from reaching that
seward That lie never became PRESIDENT.
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS.
from lie OSr,gO IHss.
THE NEw-GORK TRIBUNE of Saturday has
two and half columns OF very Interesting and instruct
i've figures the transportation question, tho cOncu
SOI, iIo Wal which we urinf essy-hnrc The &C.
ures and the conclusions are peculiarly gratifying TO MS,
though not muon because they new, for in truth
they state the OswogO has long understood it TO
be- but they gratifying because they show That New
Work CITY at last realizes the state Of the as regards
transportation, and that her commerce in the i'm
ennis between the lakes and tide water oar own peo-
plc we believe, understand the perfectly and need
no urging take any action that may promise 20 hasten
,0 ] What fHE frTBtSr virtually ADMIT, TO be-
the best OF the two possible routes.
POSTAGE on EETs PAP EXCHANGES.
The newspapers that are worth living are
able 10 pay postage on their exchanges and those that
not able 10 pay TIL, bl ought TO pass in heir checks
as possible. The thanking privilege % Congress
men and other officials nuisance, II no other
ground than the manner Ia which served % ncumber
business correspondence We do not believe the Gov
roads VIII receive just as lheA Tor carry ing the mails
and the clerical forces IN the PO5tOnce5 al Washington
and elsewhere Will not be reduced by single man. In
decd, the expenses OF the Department have been in
creased Instead OF having been reduced since the repeal
ana N, abolition is reform which ought not To be ar
rested OF uteriercd with IL was re- form n the sense
nothing rgnt but ,He undoius OF something wrong
Let IL stand.
HUMANITY OUT or REASON.
A suggestion made by a correspondent Of
TIE NEWNOHK TBIBUSE-that criminals be- put 10 death
by Carbohydrates Us revert % the inquiry why has
hanging been selected as the mode OF capital punish
uer ia Great Britain and in this country 10 was GER
aiu.y not because OF the pain attending the operation
s the proposition Of this correspondent would suggest
because numerous moro painful modes uf putting man
would have found precedcnts II not existing Gus
toms. sanction them. In5 measure Of pain, tuen, IS
not the of punishment. II was because Of the
iruoniny Of hanging By the nccl-bccause OF the iu-
tnctiye dread OF it-thlt mode OF puus was
adopted and IS adhered to. The proposition made
through TIE TRIBUNE then, Is TO lessen the lgnOmuy Of
the culprls d.ai-tO strip mode Of capital punish
meut the feature that makes IL most revolving and
terrible 10 ey-dOcrs And this is precisely what
think ought not TO be DONE No false philanthropy or
humanity should induce TO overlook the prime
delatiOl taat calls for the execution of criminals 10y
ann mOlc-thc safety Of the community aud tAs deter
my OF others from the commission 81 crime
TIE COST OF COLLECTIONS.
From me Syracuse standard.
THE NFW-IORK TRIBUNE Of q recent date
contains table SHOWING the amount OF Internal Revcuus
collected In each district OF the United states and The
eXpeuses connected herewith The gross amount paid
Inv collecting the internal revenue OF this State is SJl-
Tx 73 of which sum SIss53 As comes out OF the tax
p.ycrs OF this Congressional district THE TRIBUNE
shows the workings OF the system and how 10 came into
0peratOn The fact IS the habit OF paying collectors 10y
"specia allowances" altogether, even in districts where
large amount Of has been collected, has gradually
grown uD until many members OF CONGRESS and others
who layO looked into the matter convinced that il
has become great abuse And the extraordinary
mower thus given 10 Secretary OF the Treasury 10
at Will the salary Of any collector in the country without
recurring report to Congress how lac exercised
It, IS not abused ~ is % say the least, dangerous
one What il little singuar-we may say dscredtable
is the fact that during the last session Of Congress an
unsuccessful attempt made 10 ascertain the names
of tho Collectors OF Internal Revenue OF tie country
who were in the habit OF receiving special allowances"
THIS has the appearance OF an attempt to
that would not bear the light of iuyertIg cation.