New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-10


Minister Simon having been connected with the
Government of National Defense has incurred
the implacable cnmty of the Bonapartists, VINO
hold that he should have allowed regency
TO be established after the overthrow OF Napo-
leon at Sedan. The attack of Paul de Cassagnac
on the new Government emanates from th's
hostility. 1t is probably too much to expect
that NJ. Simon will treat the imperialist bully
with indifference.
The military success which has attended Gen.
,Diazs northward march through Mexico must
by this time have overthrow lglcsias or rem
dered his hostility of no account. Should zen.
Diaz now resolve that the coming election
shall be fairly conducted, he might establish
q firm government and secure the recognitloh
of foreign powers But if he upholds Gen.
Mendez's proscriptve decree it Will always DC
held that he owes authority to force rather
than the popular will.
1t is about time for some member OF the Eu-
ropean Conference to move the previous ques-
ton. The diplomaists are right in trying to
avert war. but they are not justified in toll
Grating the subterfuges by which the Turks
strive to continue their oppressive sway. Hap
pily Russia continues unmoved in her deter
mrnation to uphold the insurgent cause. Her
Minister'S proposal to extend the reforms 10
the Greek provinces ought to convince tne
Turks that delay is dangerous.
Great interest was expressed ny v'sitors 10
the Centennial Exhibition in the working OF
telegraphic apparatus which transmitted rae
SMILES of drawings, maps, or documents. Inc
success with the Government weather map
was especially notable. At present II Is an
open question whether there would he enough
business in the transmission of such fac
SMILES to support separate telegraph iihe.
If it could be done at a profit anywhere IL
would be between this city and Washington.
Among other features of usefulness or snch
telegraph, especially if it could be worked on
the ordinary lines of wire, would be the means
it would afford of finding lost persons ana OF
arresting fugitive criminals by transmitting
their hkenesses to distant points. PhOto-
graphs could not he thus telegraphed, but out
line sketches could be readily made that would
serve the purpose.
The report of the Life-Saving Service,
printed in part on another page, gives some
gratifying statistics. When we have been so
recently reminded of the appalling cheapness
of human life, the showing made for those
whose business it is to save life has an un-
usual interest Just what the figures of dis
| asters on the New-Jersey and Long Island
coasts were before the establishment of this
| bureau will never be known, but the statistics
of its five years existence show that the fatal
ity attending shipwreck has been reduced
| almost to minimum. Out of every rs lives
imperiled but one has been lost, and more
| than twO-thirds in value of the property en-
dangered has been saved. This is the record
| of a service where bravery and efficiency have
combined for noble work. 1t ought not to
suffer for lack of appreciation either from the
A good illustration of the semi-citilized way
| in which too many SouthcrneIs persist in
treating political opponents is to be found i'll
an incident reported by the Republican mem
| bers of the House Committee on Florida.
| When it was found that two of Gen. Spin
ner's sons in law who had founded banking
house in that State, had voted for Hayes,
various ardent Democrats busted themselves
in going about town and demanding that
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withdraw their deposits from the bank
1t would have sorely puzzled these people to
| explain how Hayes was to be injured or
Tiden helped by this prescription of the bank
| after the bankers votes had been cast, and
still more to say how the interests of State
! tbirsting for immigration and foreign capital
were to be advanced by attempting to intimi-
date capitalists. The men who are seeking to
| introduce into practical business life the meth
DDS of retaliation that prevail among children
are the same who have been the bane of the
| South through all its history. They should be
promptly taught now that capital won't sub
| nit to more than one bulldOzing.
| A good deal must be conceded to the cour-
| age of capitalists who set about building an
| other East River bridge while the first is yet
unfinished, and its success is held-erroneOusly
in our OpniOn-tO be so much in doubt that
| the abandonment of the work is actually
urged by a few but these gentlemen declare
that the plans are ready, that one of them
will be speedily chosen. and that work is to
follow hard after. The project has become
familiar to the public. The bridge is to cross
the river at Seventy-seventh-st., resting its
center on Blackwelrs Island. II is designed
especially for railway traffic, so that through
connection may be made by the
Long Island roads directly with the
Grand Central Depot, thus avoiding
the vexatious transfers and delays of the fer
RES An article on another page gives an
accurate summary of all the important details
of the plans. If the bridge can be built for
the sum at which its cost is now estimated,