New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-02

be hoped that the Government will order
these vessels to some other station without
delay, In order that such needless sacrifice OF
life as occurred last Summer at Pensacola
may be avoided.
| Mr.. Beecher at last made his appearance
| on the witness stand yesterday, and some
| thirteen of our columns this morning are Oc-
cupied with the report of his opening testi-
mony. No living orator in this country has
been more widely heard. Few living authors.
have been so widely read. But what Mr..
Beecher said yesterday, and is to continue
saying for some days to come, will command
| an attention compared with which all he has
| heretofore spoken or written may be said to
have passed unnOticed.
BY an unfortunate misleading of late dis
patch THE TRIBUNE was made to announce
yesterday decision by the Supreme Court in
the Grant Parish election case. 1t can hardly
| be necessary to advise our readers who have
followed the progress of this important case
| as it has been described in our Washington
column that the argument is still in progress.
| The decision involves the cOnstitutionality OF
parts of the Enforcement laws, and will doubt
less be made with all the deliberation which
so grave question demands.
There has been no fresh outbreak OF
serious character in the mining district OF Penn
sylyania, but it is evident that the spirit of
the striking miners is unchanged and that it
| will not do to relax any precautions against
riot. Gov. Hartranft seems to have been
aroused to sense of the dangers of the stu
| alton, and is about to take measures to
preserve the peace by ordering out portion
! of the militia In such cases the State ought
always to present bold and uncOmpromsing
front against the lawlesss; Pennsylvania has
been little slow about it this time.
The fears Of the people in the valleys of
the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers have
not been realized and the days of danger
seem to be nearly over. The ice gorged in
the Delaware broke up quietly and found
easy escape in the channel ingeniOusly pro-
vided for it at the Gap. In the Susquehanna
valley, the breaking-up was attended with
some damage to property, but the loss is SO
much less than was anticipated that there is
general rejoicing over the result. There are
now no apprehensions of danger except at
Wilkesbarre, on the North Branch, where the
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awaited with anxiety.
The project for the purchase by the Gov
ernment of the Black Hills country which is
now held by the Sioux under a treaty, seems
to be assuming definite form when it is stated
that the representatives of the Sioux have
started for Washington to have talk on the
subject. The price named by the Indians is
one million dollars; but it must be remem-
bered that they have learned by sad expert
ence that by the time the largest appropria-
ton from the United States Treasury reaches
their pockets it will have dwindled into COM
paratively contemplate proportions. If the
sale is effected the purchase money should by
all means be kept out of the hands Of the
attorneys claim agents, and Government
officials who constitute the Indian Ring.
The voice of this city on the Canal frauds
was uttered in unmistakable language and
with every variety of emphasis in the great
gathering of business men held yesterday at
the Produce Exchange. The meeting was III
all respects success. The attendance was
large and representative of all the leading
interests of the city, and the speeches made,
the letters read, and the resolutions adopted
manifested thorough appreciation not only
of what has already been done in furtherance
of the Canal Reform movement, but (Which is
more importantly of what is yet necessary to
secure its complete success in the emancipa-
ton of the Government and political parties
from the thralldom of the Ring. All who are
actively engaged in the movement will take
fresh courage from this demonstration. while
another important result of it will be the I'M
deceiving OF those politicians who have fool
ishly hoped to make use of the public senti;
ment on this subject for the accomplishment
of their own partisan purposes. 1t remains
for the gentlemen who expressed such COM
mendable sentiments in the meeting of yes
terday to put them in practice at the polls,
and we have little doubt that this will be
done in the next State election.
At last Judge Church speaks on the Canal
question. The interview held with him yester-
d day by TRIBUNE correspondent will give
great satisfaction to the thousands who felt
outraged at the reference made by the reckless
Speaker of the Assembly to the Chief Justice
of our State. Mr.. Mcclure made a mistake, it
seems, in claiming Judge Church as either his
ally or that of the Ring. We should have
been glad if the Judge had spoken somewhat
earlier, and somewhat more to the personal
points involved. 1t must be remembered, how
ever, that he has often been employed as at
torney in canal cases, and that the consequent
embarassments may well lead him to avoid
specific commitals. There is besides