New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23

vile and Nashville Company and it's Georgia
ally absolute control of every road terminating
at a South Atlantic port. and, besides, posses
sion of roads striking the Gulf coast at Pen
sacola Mobile and New-0rleans. 1t is PLAIN
that il this gigantic combination is strong
enough to hold together it will obtain large
share of the business of hauling Western gram
to the seaboard, and will almost monopollze
inland cotton transportation east OF the Mis-
sissipp Whether the power il will wleid over
the commerce of the South will be beneficial
or injurious to that section viii depend on the
wisdom with which it is exercised.
Ii is hard to force or coax trade out OF
established channels. If Washington Market
is to continue in existence in spite OF the fact
that large majority of its customers live
miles away uptown, it will not be the fault
of the owners OF the new market-hOuse at the
North River end of Thirty -fonrth-st. They
cannot apply the forcing process, but they
have done their best 10 coax the market
people 10 leave their old haunt by providing
for their accommodation the finest market struc-
ture in the country The old Washington Mar
ket, wifi its appurtenances of street booths and
and if it were clearly. creditable institution
it would be out of place in the wholesale trade
and shipping district of the city but we doubt
whether any influence less potent than the
strong arm of the law will abolish it.
Long ago the pit was abolished in American
theatres. 1t fingers on the Continent OF Eu-
rope in a much abbreviated form in the shape
of an uncomfortable pen without seats under
the first gallery, called.in Germany the Stehpdr-
teyre. In England it was driven from one
defence to another until there was not much
left of it, save at the venerable Haymarket
Theatre, where it fourisbed though shOm of
half its pristine glory. until the house fell into
new hands lately. when it was reformed out OF
existence. A letter from our London CORE
spondent tells Of the rumpus the old habltues
of the Haymarkct pit made when on the open
ing night they found themselves obliged to
climb to the galleries and look down upon
the arisOcratic stalls and boxes which had
taken the places of the wooden benches from
which they used to see the play at the mOder-
ate price of half crown head.
The Russian reign of terror shows no change
for the better. Suspicion is general, and the
Government seems to place all its trust III
courts-martia and jails. This was seen on
Saturday when at the burning of the Moscow
Academy of Forest Culture several students
were arrested, apparently as a matter of
course. While Russia is thus examining her
!tliis, she acts unreasOnaby in expecting. that
other nations will establish fugitive conspira-
tor laws for her benefit. Would-be regIcides,
such as Hartmann is alleged to be- are justly
abhOrred, but no people can prudently sur
render any such persons on the mere word
of over-zealous Russian officials. especially
as there is Attic likelihood that they will re-
ceive fair trial. The French Radical Repub-
Leans, who oppose the surrender of Hartmann
have therefore good reason for their earnest
ness and energy in his behalf