New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-04

and Mr.. Bruce will succeed him with the SIX
years term thereafter.
The National Grange meets in convention
at St. Louis, to-day. Our dispatches Indicate
that the session will be one OF unusuai IN
terest The various Oranges Will assemo'c
for the first time after having made any con-
spicuous figure in the politics and Legislation
of the country. Various questions winch tnuS'
largely determine the future power OF Vno
Farmers in public affairs will be sure to cause
warm discussion. The sessions are secret
and another peculiar feature of the proceed
ings is the admission of the wives Oh nio"i
bers to participation in debate
A curious case of misunderstanding ana
shortsightedness is reported from the untor-
tunato New-YOrk and Oswego Midland ha'i-
road. II seems that the road was put into the
hands of the Receiver, MIR. Abram .. hewitt
for the benefit of the creditors, of whom inc
employees constitute a large proportion. lm
patient at their failure to receive at once all
their back pay, though now receiving ther
wages regularly, they have resorted TO Vio-
Ience TO induce the Receiver to accede 10 their
demands. They have attacked the property,
DESTROYING to some extent the only means by
which their wages can be earned and their
demands met. This is the version which we
receive from the scene of trouble. which Is at
Summitville, on the line of the railroad 1t IS
a curious instance, if correctly reported, OF
unthinkiS'"s ". @s''5;y on the part of employees
Another plan to relieve this city by means
of quick railway transit has appeared IN the
Legislature. 1t ia proposed to appoint Com
mission which shall examine routes, plans
and inventions, and authorize the Mayor to
offer a reward of $4,000 for the design which
shall finally be adopted The Commission is
also to determine whether the city shall aid
in construction of the road, and shall de-
termine the route without interference with
rights already in existence. This has at least
practical APPEARANCE; how much something
of the kind is needed the shameful condition
of the city and tho multiplicity of abortiVe
projects for rapid transit may well testify.
There is however a very decided objection
TO any loan of city credit for the purpose in
Dictated. But tho eMgency is one which grows
daily moro pressing and urgent. A desperate
community, after few more Winters of the
street-car nuisance would be ready to vote
for anything that assured relief from present
ills.
The kilograms which we publish to-day leave
little room to doubt the existence of Con-
sentative reaction in Great Britain. In four
teen elections yesterday about eight COnsery-
atives have displaced Liberal members. while
only three Liberals have displaced Conserva-
tives. In the 146 elections which have thus
far been held, the Conservatives have not
only a majority of twenty members, but have
thirteen gains in excess of the Liberal gains.
If the same proportion of gains should con-
tinue throughout the elections, the Government
will be nearly, if not quite. deprived
of the working majority which it had
in the last Parliament. AS for the
prospect for future gains by the Liberals, it
is not very bright. Most of the elections which
have taken place have been in borOughs, and
the fact that Mr.. Gladstone is to have Con-
sentative colleague from Greenwich in place
of his former Liberal supporter is not very
promising of marked success in the remaining
bOroughs The counties in which elections
are yet to be had are still less likely to i'm
prove the prospects of the Liberals.
Something unpleasant Is likely to come out
of thorough investigation of what is known
as the SanbOrn contracts. Under the law
which replaced that of allowing moieties i'll
internal revenue cases, the Internal Revenue
Bureau was authorized to pay a commission for
collecting money due the United States. These
commissions proved to be remunerative, and
the contracts were largely held by Mr. Sanborn,
next friend to Gen. Butler, who had been
chiefly instrumental in preparing and passing
the law, which was a rider" to an apDrOpn-
alton bill. Suits against Mr.. Sanborn for
money withheld by him have called attention
TO the whole matter. and Congress wants to
know all about it. A response by the Treasury
Department will let out various things which
it .is not desired in official quarters to make
public; the Treasury Department begs that
the House shall not insist on an exhibition of
the contracts; but the House has insisted,
and the contracts and other documents must
come out. A curious feature of this new
scandal is the report that some of the gentle
men who figured in the Credit Moblier cases
are expected to turn up in this as respondents
to demands for additional income taxes on
account of their profits in aforesaid historic
job.
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