New-York tribune., 1878-01-01

charge Of the mtiamen upon the mob at BaltnorT
III, ,,r,.In. .i.c volicy of le liadephia Tegihtht
M I'tts ulg followed 10y the Slesc ol ii1 !n'iIu %
house and the night and noIGs 81 ''lo am 'o,er
the slaughter at Readings aiSl the scenes OF "II"e %
and violence III BuliaiO thicaco a"u -, ~
Within - few days the strikes Hdu %
elpyrn states The ranks Of the tIalDmcii hE' T
been reinforced by trampS ana Z! u C!Ihi'',',9 M I
nv the organization of citizens committees ana
na,rols oracT was finally restored. There were 10
s.1kes IN the SuXth, except SJght movement III
Texas The Pacific Railroads male cohcgsN!oDs I2
their men but san Franclsco thG -
the hooduns found vent IN an attack upon re w,
ncse quarter The disorders continued III thc VoII
regions for sex eTal weeks. The Tl0tels saw III =
few instances have gone unpuniShed. a Gr'hu
JuIy al Pittsburg went 50 lar as 10 holu @ Wy
troops and police responsible for the murders niiu
pllage- The impotence of the courts III t!eaihs
severity with which the law was vIadlc"tSd III
Pennsylvania and Utah b. The execution d oi 'h9
Molly Mcguire muTdeTers and Johu ~ Lev =;
Only few companies of United states troops hlu
been available in this great emergency. my l oAn
torments The Rio Grande bad 9een s.tes hed
to IIoicct settlers, ard a fresh Indian outbftth in
strained the scanfy resources OF the " ar DePar',
ment The surrender OF Crazy Horses bahn VI "oo %
Indians MAY 81 had trough. mOmen'arN tc'ie' 70
tLs oyerwo,ked army, but giarng nginjusilcc ana "iS-
Encouragement soon opened the way Tor new war III
idaho White Bid and Joseph rose against the set
tiers about the middle 0i June. i@niee @ % cotnrns' n
under GcncIas Howard, ,GihbOn, ana Mics, to9k p4a'
IN the campaign, and after several pat'ISs iic ~
dianS were hunted down ana ehJdpitu Lcdi ~ -
Dominion border October 81. In consequence oi me
failure of the House 30 make an aPi[%Pr3'n, l"l
the army a special session OF the ALNth SOdIiTNs
was called in October. The House cut down the
army To 10000 men, but The Senate res.oitt ~
effective strength 20 1000 nsn; ana Dy 1re ,aissrd @
the Texas delegation the amendment hiia'i5 pS''"
the House at the end of the special session.
THE SILVER MENACE.
The country was no longer IN the mood OF toleI-
ouce and assent with which IT had received 'he
Presidents Cabinet appointments and Southern poi
lev trom sheer wearinesS, after the protracte" eA-
citcment cf the Winter, Il was Wiling toput up
with ANYTHING for the sake cf peace but "a the sum
ner advanced il recovered its critical haDttS' INC
Civil Service order 10 oficehodeTs tJune y ana sec
retary Schur2s Harvard speech on the discsta"isu-
ment Of the machine were flaming advertisements
of a reform policy hut Republicans Sooa began 10
realize that the level of the appointments wa low
and that the practice and the promise of the Au-
ministration were not of size. The octo'er elec-
tions etreurthrued the impression that the party had
NOT only been killed III the South. but parayzed III
the North This Judgment was revised month
of,erward. when the party, without masing any
effort to Win. unexpectedly held ITS own' me
Housc had then been m session only one month
Early m February r. sident Grant called The at
tenIon of Congress TO the favorable conditions oi
foreign trade and recommended the issue of per
cent bonds exchange ,.c tor ieCal tenders ~ june
per cent loan ut IN the hantiS 9i Sllaltoir
tn. seer l.lrv of the Iea~urV gave pedG" tat TIE
cnin in winch thcsc bmds were 10 hc para sEouiu ;'e
paiG m .-o!d aud not silver. and the success OF me
neN loan was assured ly large subscriptions ne
tiuancim LEGISLATION Of the House has bceh mercy
tentative aud the Bland Silver Bill has aSs.l "D3
one Uou>c but enough has been done TO ifigh''h
. Americau English and German Investors, u, NuS-
mend tbe salr If 1 per cent bonus alter the large
sui,,rriptonS of the summer and To put an ehd l"
the process Of rc-ipn,hng. .,. 90
Tie eagerncsS of tnc InhdtioniSs to legiSlate "
cents az silver into the paving power % d"ilaf eli
forces one ct the principal morals "i tne pu>IeSs
life of the country during The year. me, u Il
nleasgui 80 remember that the American team ieu ~
irccdmonr thai an American astronomer di>c"Ner'u
the satellites of Mars. that an American .Npnl'r
has traced lhr Iualaba from the ,,oHt Wncle iIN-
limestone discovered il to the. mouth 81 the congo
and tIat u American soldier has been honorcd III
Furorr tla; Noln0nism has been shaken TO Tvs
base i,y the death OF Brigham Young ana iHat me
wreck ~ the Huron and the burning OF tAe Sou'hc
eru Hotel IN ST Louis were the Only cal%u.tcs oi
startling acritude. appalling fact remains III
bas been "A dishonest YeaT; year o. uoNlIlEiI
fraud and perjury in life insurance; oi
strained finance aud sudden collapse N coal stocks
OF bank failures caused hy reckless mlsrianagcncni
long concealed of raised scrip, iOrCed stock, ana
re-hyo, n.cated securities OF betray ais o1 trust I'D
many ellie, and reputation OF public Obligations IN
many States; of municipal thieves posing a. pO-
litical witnesses or enforcing the laws Only 10 an
scond with the fees Can II be that nal!0h WhicH
does not lose Its head IN a poltlcal DEADLOCK an"
in labor msurrectlDn Is losing lis seiiSe oi COM
non honesty and fair dealing.