New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-20

able to the insurgents as il will enable them
to procure military supplies with little trouble
OF risk.
The stories told by the participants now in
the House of Detention to a TRIBUNE reporter
last night show that tho terrible bloOdshed in
the Eighth Ward free fight on Sunday is di-
rectly traceable to the animOsity between two
of the well-known "gangs" of dcsperadOes
which infest certain portions of the city,
or rather TO the spirit which leads
member of one of these gangs to
take up the quarrel of another and to carry
his espousal of such cause, right or wrong,
to the extreme of murder Tho police will
find useful field of labor in efforts to break
up these gangs before there are many repcti-
tons Of the scenes OF last Sunday
The American riiemen acquired additional
hOnOrs at Wimbledon yesterday. Major Full
ton carried off the st. Leger Sweepstakes,
while Col. Gildersleeve won the second OF the
Albert prizes. In the contest for the Rifle AS
sociation's Cup Mr. Coleman is ahead of the
other competitors, having scored 40 out of a
possible score of 50. In view of these re-
pcated successes we do not wonder that the ex-
constituent. There seems to be no limit 10 the
possibilities of their skill; certainly no rifle
men Of any country have made more cred
table record than have these Americans III
Great Britain.
Another step has been taken toward the
supersedure of Police Superintendent Folk OF
Brooklyn He is charged with incompetence
Al ,toa ft.,,c emf
forth in the complaint cover his future to
arrest the Hartigan murderer and other Grim
inals, and the alleged unlawful arrest OF VIM. H..
Nevis. Against these charges the superintendent
makes general denial, and pleads good char
acter during a remarkably long connection
fortv-One years-witl the Police Department
| of Brooklyn. He does not intimate, although
many people believe that the Commissioners
who desire his removal are nj so solicltous
about the efficiency as they are about the
politics of the man who fills the Office.
The Enigrant and Quarantine investigation
has rot yet been attended by any remarkable
disclosures, although bad management has
been pretty clearly indicated by some OF the
| testimony. The Investigating Committee was
surprised yesterday by the statement OF Il
| former purchasing agent of the Emigration
Commission that it was his custom to make
| contracts for coal in the Fall instead OF IN the
Spring or Summer like prudent buyers gen.
orally: and their surprise was not dissipated
by the further statement that in this matter
of undressing coal the agent acted under the
| express instructions of the Commission. The
Committee may find it profitable to follow the
line OF inquiry thus suggested.
If ANYTHING were needed to demonstrate the
truth of the Oft-rcpcated assertion that the
| influence of the District OF Columbia King
with President Grant is second to none other,
it will DO supplied by the retention
of Judge Fisher in the Office OF District Attor-
new. The repeated failure of the ordinary
processes of Justice in Washington are owing
largely to obstacles thrown in the way by this
officer or those under his influence This fact
is notorious, and a week ago three OF the most
respected members of the Cabinet c0ncured
in a recommendation for Judge Fishers re-
moval. The Acknowledgement even went
so far as to tender the Office to cX-GOv. Wells
of virginia. Judge Fisher, however, went to
Long Branch, with few friends Of rcputcd
connection with the District Ring, and Ii IL now
given ont that their persuasions were eilica-
| cious, and the contemplated change will not
take place. The condition of Judge Fishers
retention is said to be his promise to behave
better in the future, and the successful prose-
cution of important Government eases is thus
dependent upon his fuliiilment of ii promise
following confession of grave faults.
No good citizen can read the narrative
printed on another page of an innocent man.
experience in the hands of the police of New
| York, without a thrill Of Indignation as well
as blush for the disgrace which the city suffers
by such occurrences az are therein detailed.
Here is the case Of q gentleman Of advanced
| years and unblemishcd character punished for
a refusal to pay dollar in blackmal by
arrest on charge of indecent assault.
He is dragged to prison and there kept fox
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