New-York tribune., 1878-11-20

nave Deen innumerable. there Is probably no ea.
which has attracted such general attention as ha,
OF Lieutenant Benner. This gallant officer, who
commanded the Relief steamer on the Mr.
sissippi, endeared himself by a thousand ae,.
OF kindness to the stricken people whom
he volunteered to serve, and crowned h..
brave career by the sacrifice of his lfe
Receiving on board his vessel a lady who h.a
been nursing daughter through fatal attack :,
the fever he gave up to her his own stateroom nm.
til she could be transported to her destination ana
a consequence of this unselfsh act he took tbs
disease and died. The Relief Committee of N.
New-York Chamber of Commerce has taken
great interest in the movement to raise a
fund for the destitute widow and two It,lo
daughters of this brave officer. Enough has already
been subscribed to insure them an income of about
$400, and the committee wishes to increase the
fund to an amount sufficient for yearly interest
of 5000. We have no doubt that the moderate con.
tributons they need will be promptly and gladly
given.
SO far as we can judge, Mr. Murphy, the temper.
ance lecturer. is doing excellent work, in good
temper, and with good results. He is bounded.
however by one or two local agtatOrs, who are evil
IDENTIFY chagrined to find another man making
a brilliant success in field which they thoueht
cedents named Mundy Is said TO have been
busyng himself with the declaration that
Mr.. Murphy could not do the temperance
cause any good because he charged 5000
night for his addresses. The truth ia that
Mr.. Murphy has no assurance of any payment what
ever, and does not wish any. He expects on Sum-
day night to charge % cents admission to meet
ing III Cooper Union from the proceeds of which
1t Is thought that all the expenses attending the
meetings can be betrayed. This course has been
pursued in other places, and it has worked well.
Meantime, Mr.. Murphy need pay no attention to
jealous medders like Mundy.
Here is proof how little civilization does for the
morals of the savage. The Cheyennes went to
war against their Great Father at Washington.
although he had issued to them. it seems, numer.
ous articles of food to which they were not en-
titled under the treaty, among them-baking.
powder! Our paternal Government, then.
not only furnishes its wards with -four
for their biscuit but in the benevOlence of its heart
raises the biscuit too for which its only reward is
rebellion and general unpleasantncss. Some his
torcal painter ought to give picture Of the dis
gust of COOper's ChngachgOok or Uncas on foresee-
ing, with the eye of prophecy, that Western tribes
would one day turn against the noble white man
who furnished them with baking powder free of
charge.
There is at least one practical woman in politics.
Her name is Mower and she was pOstmstress at
New-London until supDlanted by her designing
deputy who bears the artful name of Tubbs.
Tubbs thought himself securely settled in his new
place, but Mrs. Mower has been mining away beneath
him, and now there an explosion which
shivers bis timbers. There is trouble about
his vouchers, "graye suspicion" " has been
aroused and an investigation is coming.
This is a solemn warning that dreadful things
nav sometimes happen, If women are turned out OF
Office; but the unregenerate politicians may take
the warning twice over, and reflect that if women
are not appointed to office. such dreadful things
may not happen.
There Is one advantage in having made haste &c
say that Stewards body was found when it wasn't
found and that the robbers were all known when
they were not known. If at any time within
wear or so the stolen remains should be discov'
cred, the papers which have been discovering
them prematurely for the past week can say that
they knew where they all the time, and If any
criminals should be brought to justice. the enter
prising journalists will be sure TO say that those
were the very men they had been IS "shadowing."
When the cipher dispatches were published we
heard of a newspaper which Immediately professed
to have known all about them two years ago.
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