New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-22

duCe about pI4OOOO, anu o"P'o
there shall be no increase in the rates Oh lei
rage. This is an admirable disposition Oh INC
whole matter.
The great powder explosions of yesterday AT
Binchamton and at West Stratiord' Conn''
without the loss of single lie, were happy
excentions TO the rule of such disasters. Al
Ripobamton there were two terrible and al
most simultaneous explosions OF nitro-gycerlne,
followed in five minutes by the explosion OF
10 600 mounds of sporting powder stored NJ
hand The shock was felt forty miles away
and property was destroyed for miles around.
Loss of life was prevented by one of the men :
discovering the fire which caused the explosion
in time to warn the others to fly. The man
magazine under ground, which holds tWeiNe
tons of powder, was undisturDed. AL NeSV
Stratford, powder magazine containing ABOUT
1000 kegs blew up, causing much dainase "
property and creating intense excitement put
fortunately, not resulting III any loss vi Hio'
The cause in the first instance was the improper
mixture of acids in the second, 1t Is supposed
70 have been rife-shoOting by two men in the
vicinity. both of whom were well enough pun
ished to be taught a good lesson.
We do make progress senator N"u'
Hampton frankly admitted yesterday that the
statements of The Charleston Ne'rs ana
Courier, the chief Democratic paper OF South
Carolina, respecting the use OF tissue paIio's
in that State. were correct. There was time
whom II WAC treason and sectionalism to
charge such thing; but now that the inven-
tion has returned to plague the inventors
whose modesty prevented them from patent
ing it-and Democrats are dciTaudihS Demo
Gratis with tissue ballots, the eyes OF the bllhd
are opened. The use of the same methods has
lon, been candidly discussed in Mississippi by
the leading Democratic paper there J ne III
significant and wearisOme creatures IKE MI
Can and Mr. Jonas, who are consuming the
time of The Senate in trying to prove that the
pcoDle of New-England are degraded and un-
honpv "serfs," might devote one of their
daily speeches to the condition of the franchise
in South Carolina and Mississippi as cstab-
lshed bv Senator Wade Hampton. TIE Charles
tom Ners and Courier, and The Iicksburg
Herad-all good Democratic authorities
The wiseacre who is always discovering mat
a speech has been "inspired,' or a nomination
has been dictated" is abroad in Washington
| He has found out tlldt MI IlStH Hp'''" '''
inspired by Secretary Blaine, and that 1t pre-
figures an Administration policy OF great bitter
ness toward the South and some Democratic
Senators are muttering threats about making
combinations with Republicans to defeat
| President Garfcld's important nominations.
This is probably a mere ebullition OF bad
temper. If Democratic Senators have so
little wisdom as to want combination
with Republicans for the purpose OF GRIP
pling Republican Administration, 1t Is
not likely that any Republican Senators will he
40 foolhardy as to accept the invitation. All
persons engaged in an enterprise like that
must expect to be classcd as Democrats-not
"a Republicans But the matter is hardly
worth serious consideration. Mr. Frye's speech
WAS undoubtedly inspired" but IT was
inspired by the indignation of an honest
plainspoken man over political outrages
which are among the meanest things IN the
history of mankind. 1t was "inspred" 10y the
per,lsal of the official records of these crimes IN
the Department of Justice, where the Demo
cratic Senators may find them. 1t is pity the
Democratic Senators do not more often follow
| his example in seeking the inspiration OF the
facts, and justice