New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-02


jority. In the lid Congressional District the
Hon. L. p. Poland found more formidable OPP
position than he expected and the returns in
dictate that he has barely escaped defeat il, in
deed, he is elected.
The surrender of Issnauika and his band OF
hostile Indians is a gratifying event, but the
number of captive braves is too small to
affect materially the prospect for general
Indian war. Gen. Davidson proves to be
good Indian fighter, however, and we may
expect to hear frequent and favorable reports
from his command before the Fall campaign
is over.
DR.. Leonard Bacon contributes to The hide
pendent an article on the Plymouth Inquiry
which Mr.. Moulton Will find mighty interest
ing reading. He reviews the course of Our
Mutual Friend in the spirit of free inquirer,
and avOws his conviction that whether Mr.
Beecher is innocent or guilty Mr.. MOulton has
behaved outrageously. Now why does not
somebody review Mr.. Carpenterf
The recent reported conflicts between Whites
and Blacks in the South will add new inter-
est to the letters on the relations of the races
which appear on the third page of THE TRIB-
UNE to-day. These letters are from persons
all more or less conversant with the compli-
cations of Southern politics, and who, depre-
eating the antagonism of races, seem DESTROYS
of contributing their mite toward a satisfac-
tory solution of the momentOus problem
therein involved.
TIC tbo DoopIa'S Convention which assemblies
in jefferson City to-day accomplIshes anything
in the way of Political Reform, clearly no
thanks will be due to professional politicians
of either party The letter of our special
correspondent, printed to-day, shows that 1T
not only encounters the opposition of party
leaders, but inspires them with a wholesome
fear. Without reference to its foreshadOwed
platform these facts incline us strongly in
favor of the new movement, and to hope that
the deliberations of the Convention may be
marked by honesty and wisdom.
The approaching visit of Mr.. W. E. Forster
to this country, of which we are informed in
one of our London letters, should give us
great satisfaction. He has already taken high
rank among the Liberals of England, and he
has O fair prospect of succeeding to the posi-
ton of Liberal leader. His reception, for this
reason alone, should be warm one; but his
conspicuous friendship for the United States,
particularly at time when persons of that
character were rarely to be found in England,
gives him an especial claim to our grateful
remembrance.
At last we have statement of the causes of
the recent troubles in COushatta Parish, Louis
lana. The negroes, melted by white men,
drew the first blood, and a mob of whites
had their revenge in the lawless and cruel
fashion of ill-governed States. 1t appears,
however, that the murdered prisoners were
whites, in which respect this riot varies from
that in Tennessee. Gov. Kellogg has ordered
an extra regiment of State militia to be mus
tered into service, with view to preventing
disturbances apprehended by the negroes on
account of the organization of the White
Leagues.
In view of the vast number of unauthorized
declarations as to the principles and policy OF
the Patrons of Husbandry, it is not surprising
that they are sometimes misunderstood and
misrepresented. The letters of our special cor
respondent in Wisconsin, which are published
this morning, throw some new light upon this
subject by giving careful and concise history
of the controversy between the Railroads and
the Farmers of that State, and a clear state
ment of the present aspects Of the contest IN
the courts. 1t seems to have fallen to the
lot of Wisconsin to be the scene OF the first
great battle at law between the two great
contending parties.
The Coroner's inquest in the case of the
little boy who was whipped at the Five Points
House of Industry is not finished, but enough
has been disclosed to justify the suspicion we
expressed last week that the brutality of Mr..
Barnard had been greatly exaggerated. There
can be no doubt, however, that the child died
partly in consequence of neglect and injudi-
cious treatment while it was suffering from
diarrhea, and of course somebody is to blame.
But it is not shown that the neglect of chill
dren at this institution is habtual or even
FREQUENT. Barnard appears to have been tenn
porarily placed in charge when his brother,
the superintendent, was suddenly called away;
and we can easily conceive how even in
generally well-managed establishment an un-
foreseen emergency might put subordinate
into position for which he was dangerously
unfit. The trustees, we may DO sure, will
make rigid investigation into the affairs of
the House, not only to prevent a repetition of
such tragedies as this, but to search for other
abuses and hidden perls, and remove them if
any are found.
A letter from Washington informs us that the
bank note redemption business is in danger of
serious check on account of the exhaustion of
the five per cent greenback fund. 1t seems that
the Treasurer has allowed the National banks to