, 1879-05-08

prisoner from the officer and hanged
him to post in full view of thous.
ands of persons without even the
form of trial. 1t was remarka.
BILE coincidence that the train having
the Post-office officials from all parts
Of the country, who were making an
excursion, should have stopped there
at the time, and the whole company
were witnesses of the horrible deed.
Doubtless the negro was guilty of
tho ofense charged, but it is dis
grace to our institutions that he
should have been dispatched by
mob of persons little better than
himself, more 20 crafty their desire
for blood and cruelty than for justice.
The Post office officials who wit.
messed the affair are net eDamored OF
Southern manners from the observa.
tions they have been allowed to
make.
The astonishing success of the
new loan, as proposed by Secretary
Sherman, has proved another set.
back for the green-back agitators.
That a combination of 10 bankers in
our principal cities should have been
formed to take $190,000,00O worth
of government securities at stroke
proves at once the wisdom of tho
refunding scheme, and the confidence
which the people feel in the ability
of the government to meet its obli-
cations and the general stability Of
business. In view of the constant
and determined agitation for a
change in the financial policy, this is
very gratifying. The promptness
with which the government offer is
accepted will be Of great advantage
in an economical as well as polit-
ical point of view, for the expense of
negotiating loans heretofore has bssn
largely due to delays. Hereafter
there will be only smooth sailing for
our financial department in spite of
the agitators.
Senator Kellogg has re-introduced
the bill Of last session providing for
a mail contract by steamship lines
between New York and Now Orleans
to Brazil. 1t will be recollected that
the Senate passed this last session,
the majority of Senators Of both par
ties taking the ground that it was
essential in the interest of our com
mereial relations and our industries
to do something to improve commu-
nication with the great South Amer.
lean markets. The House, however,
refused to pass the bill, under the
cry and subsidy and the pretence
that the bill was for the benefit of
John Roach, the eminent ship build
er, who is now running line from
N. Y. Mr.. Roach has since with
drawn from the contest, saying that
he cannot afford to continue it. The
bill, therefore, is to stand or fall upon
its merits before members, as nobody
is urging it. Since Congress refused
to pass it last session, the Canadian
Government has accepted PROPOSE.
tion to run a line from Halifax to
Brazil, paying a liberal subsidy, and
the plain fact is we must do some
thing in that line or loose what little
trade we have in that direction.
The success of the bill for the con-
struction of the refrigerating ship to
disinfect vessels supposed to be i'm
porting yellow fever, has induced
parties in the southwest to negotiate
with Prof. Granger for the organiza'
tion Of company to build another
ship TO be stationed on the Missis-
sippi river, and to make and supply
ice to the cities there. The new pro-
cess bids fair to achieve great success
both in commercial and sanitary
wav DE WITT.