New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-10

such courts as those of Washington and john
son Counties, the negroes of that State will
have no reasonable pretext for emigration.
Another piece of property was rescued yes
terday by the rightful owner from under the
shadow of the lis pendens in the civil suit for
$4,000, 900 against Tweed. Probably the At
torney- General of the State and his assistants
expected, when they attached all the real
estate which had ever been held in the name
of Tweed, that they would secure by this
property repayment to the city OF Tweeds
plumber in case of verdict in their favor.
But it seems now too probable that this ex-
pectation is doomed to disappointment
The President, no longer with such legal
adviser as Mr.. George H. Williams at his ell
bow, very properly proceeds cautiously in act
ing upon the requisitiOn of Gov. Ames for mil
itary assistance in preserving the peace In Mis-
sissppi. In tie rot ut Clinton there was de-
plOrable blOOdshcd, and the country therea-
bouts is still disturbed but we have yet to
hear of any efforts of Gov. Ames to restore or
der by the authority of the state Government.
The courts and the militia are in his hands ;
what has he done with themf Where has
there been any instruction against the State
Government 1t is to he feared that the
troops are wanted not to preserve the peace,
but to serve the partisan purposes OF Gov.
Ames and Senator AlcOn in the election for
which both parties IN Mississippi are now in
active preparation, and by which the people
hope to rescue their State from the hands OF
these very men.
In a very forcible statement which Prof.
Marsh made Yesterday before the Commission
ers selected to investigate abuses ut the In
dian Agencies he sets forth few of the many
instances in which an endeavor has been made
to misrepresent his position and acts in this
affair. These efforts at torturing facts have
common origin they all emanate from the In
dian Bureau. They were designed to infiu-
ence public sentiment III general and the In
vestigating Commissioners in particular. Prof.
Marsh has the scientific habit of giving things
appropriate names. He does not mince Ian
guage, but calls spade spade. In reading
this statement, simple and lucid as it is. and
not wearisOme i'm detail, our readers will have
an opportunity of perceiving what kind OF
treatment private citizen is likely to receive
when by an exhibition of indsputable facts
he reveals the corruption of our public serv-
auts in the Department of the Interior.
The heavy explosion at Newarl; on Wednes-
day evening, by which cellulOid mandatory
was blown up and much adjacent property de-
strOyed, was not so fatal calamity as was
at first reported. Only one man was killed
outright, but several persons were very badly
injured. That more lives were not lost was
due to the fact that the hours of work were
over and the wOrklnen were leaving the build
ing. This fact does not tighten the grave
responsibility of The men who are re-
sponsible for the conduct of the manufac-
tory and the condition of the premises. 1t Is
stated that the fire which caused the explosion
was due to Overheating the drying-room in
which was much combustble material. This
overheating, and the fact that $40 gallons Of
camphene and varnish were stored in rear
shed behind the main factory, indicates de-
plOrable lack of proper precautions in an es-
tablishment where the utmost care was absO-
lutely indispensable to safety
The evidence elected this week in the trial
now going on in Philadelphia bears against
Westervelt with force that may not easily
dubitably with the abductOrs of Charley Ross,
and indicates that he knows more than any
other living person about the whereabouts of
the poor child after the abduction. The story
told by Brooklyn lady on Wednesday is re-
markably circumstantial and supplies import
ant links in the chain of evidence which were
heretofore missing. She testified to having
seen Westervelt, whom she positively identified,
in Brooklyn street-car on the 9th of July,
1874. He was then, she says, in company with
child answering to the description of Charley
Ross, and wearing such clothes as Charley
Ross is known to have worn. The bearing OF
the man toward the Child and the ptiful
anxiety of tho latter to see his mother fixed
the scene and the persons in the memory of
the witness, and the circumstances were after
ward given by her to the police. Further de-
velOpments in support of the theory OF the
prosecution will be awaited with even greater
interest than has heretofore attended the
progress of this trial.