New-York tribune., 1879-12-25


within a few weeks. It would be
interesting to know to what cause this should
be ascribed-whether the minds OF street
urchins are infiamed by the fash newspapers
or they are vindicating the wisdom OF the
theologians who formulated the dogma OF IN
fant deprayity. One practical suggestion may
check the tendency of the young idea IN TINS
direction--that the pocketbook snatcner Is
almost always caught.
There is homely proverb in the rural a's-
tricts to the effect that there are more ways
than one OF sl1inning cat The forty-seeono
Street, Maphattanvile aud st. Nicholas a'en"e
Railroad Company has discovered, unless fumor
does it injustice that there is more than one
way of prolonging a charter. The ongnai
grant TO the Company allows all time when
is consumed in legal proceedings to be de-
ducted from the period at the end OF when
the franchise may become void. The Company
has never exhibited any symptom OF an lnten-
ton to build its road. but the other day an
Injunction was obtained solemnly restrnin-
ing it from doing that which IT had
never attempted to do. While this IN
junction continues the charter cannot expire.
Meanwhile the Legislature will meet, and
may possibly renew the charter. The curious
feature of the affair is that an enemy OF the
Company--we all know it must have been an
enemy--should have managed unintentiona'iy
to be of so much service to the corporation
his soul hated.
We present on another page the first OF
series of articles which Professor j. 5.
Newberry will contribute to THE TRIBUNE
upon the present condition and outlook OF
the mining industry. Professor New
berry is an expert of the highest
authority upon the subject of mines in the
United States, and a man whose Judgment
mine-owners everywhere seek and accept i'm
plicitly on all disputed points. This series of
articles will embody not only the results OF
his long experience and close study. but
also the fruits of his latest observations
made during recent trip to the mining
region The paper printed to-day is introduce
tory and general in its nature, reviewing the
history of mining fevers IN the past, and ex-
pressing the hope, at least, that we may nov
escape an epidemic of reckless speculation
| Professor Newbcrry shows that the busl-
ness of mining must be managed on
business-like principles. and that when 50
| conducted it is extremely profitable and
| at the same time safe, instead of being, as il
| is commonly supposed, wildly hazardous and
uncertain. His suggestions on these points
will attract the attention not only of the
large class who are interested in mines. but
of the still larger class who are contemplate
ing such investments.
| The dispatches from Maine to-day suggest
/ tho
NAV fail because Governor Garceon and his
colleagues did not go quite far enough in their
wicked work. According to the election
which was had in the Council Chamber. seventy
eight Fusion members were chosen 90 the House
| out of a total of Isl. Should only three OF
these seventy-eight men revolt at the crime
| in which they expected To participate, the
Fusion majority would disappear, and it would
be possible for the Republicans, by with
drawing, to leave the House without a quo
rum The possibility that some of these men
may have consciences has suddenly suggested
itself to the Fusionlst leaders, who are said
to be watching their men "clOsely." To one
of them they are probably listening closely,
| inasmuch as he has published over his Own
name a denunciatiOn of the fraud IN un-
measured terms. If there are two more such
Just men in SodOm, the Maine fraud will be
in a fair way to be defeated The dispatches
also Indicate that the brief whirl of talk about
a forcible resistance has subsidized, and
that the efforts of the Republicans
will be concentrated upon an attempt to
prevent the organization of the House. They
are steadily at work, however, keeping the
nature of the crime vividly before the moral
\ sense of the country. Ex-senator Morrils let
ter to Governor Garcelon, asking him to use
his constitutional power to call, on solemn oc-
casions. upon the judges of the highest court
of the State for legal decisions, and
to submit the whole case to them, is @
flank movement. 1t proves the willingness
of the Republicans to submit their claims to
an impartial tribunal. 1t is likely to be
evaded OF rejected, and either evasion or re-
lection will show that the fraud party fear an