, 1881-07-29

| The potato crop in Ireland promises to
be good and plentiful, and large margin
for export is expected.
The Irish agricultural laborers' strike
| has already spread to almost every part
| OF county Cork. Fears are entertained
for the safety of the harvest
The great strike of nail makers at Siaf.
fordshire, which met last month, when
$1,000 operatives went out. has ended by
the masters having conceded the advance
demand.
An anti-Jewish meeting was held at
Berlin on the 10Th, 1000 people present.
A resolution was adopted to the effect that
the semities should separate from the
nti-progressionists, as conservatives have
deceived them.
The Ohio state convention OF the tenn
perance reform society decided to oppose
any candidate who opposed local option
and to give support to whoever favors
suppression Of the liquor traffic.
4 mass meeting at Dallas, Tex. pro-
tested against Gov. Roberts refusal to
participate in Gov. Fosters proposed
thanksgiving. and resolved to observe the
day named by Foster and I.vite other
Texas cities to do likewise.
Tribune editorial: Attention has lately
been directed by the maritime register to
another abuse of power by Pacific rail-
road companies. Some years ago, it will
be remembered. that the companies
crushed the competition of the Pacific
mail steamers and Panama route by dis
eliminating against merchants who pat
ronized them. The practice was to give
heavy rebates 10 shippers who should
send all classes of goods by mail, but to
charge exorbitant freights upon those
who attempted to send only costly and
perishable goods IN that manner, and use
the other line for bulky articles. The
plan which worked SO successfully in the
case of the Panama route has been APP
piled to sailing vessels that. go around
Cape Horn. Merchants in San Francisco
who avail themselves of these means of
transportation find it impossible to obtain
any concessions from the railroad COM
panies, while rivals in business who pat
ronize the land route exclusively are
favored regularly with enormous rebates
on all classes of shipments. This abuse
of power is of a piece with that pointed
out by Congressman Daggett, of Nevada,
who showed in his speech to congfess last
fall that the regular tariff to inland points
is made up by adding the through rates
to San Francisco to the local rates from
San Francisco back to Way stations. Con-
gress has power to remedy these impu-
den. exactions, and no power could meet
with SO much favor among the people as
the shaking of little sense into the
managers OF corporations which were
founded through national aid and are
fast becoming mere instruments of public
oppression and private greed.
The Times special from Santa Fe saws:
Alarming reports reach here from the
Galen Eastman, minister of the Presby-
terian church,. had by series of iil-timed
and ill-advised acts SO excited the Naya-
joes that they threatened his life and de-
Inanded new agent The interior de-
partment, to quiet them, suspended
Eastman and turned the agency over to
Capt. Bennett, of the 9th cavalry, who
possesses much influence with the saw
ages. Capt. Benefits administration
soon settled the restless Indians, and
during the past year, with the exception
of occasionally getting drunk and stealing
stock, they have given no trouble. A few
days ago Rev. Galen Eastman again ap-
peared on the scene with orders from the
interior department 10 relieve Capt.
Bennett and take charge of the agency.
He Immediately gave offense to the Ma
vaioes and they commenced to hold
powwow and show their dissatisfaction
The commanding officers at Fort Wingate
reports to district headquarters that the
Navajoes are restless, are assembling
armed and mounted and demand the inn
mediate recall of Eastman and want Capt.
Bennett back as their agent, who they
say will not steal and will treat them justly.
There are not sufficient troops in New
Mexico to keep them quiet should they
be inclined to revolt. Officers at Wingate
believe they will kill Eastman unless the
government speedily removes hIm. 1t is
reported that his first move was an en-
deavor to make the Indians go to church
and stop using tobacco. They number at
least 5000 bucks and are the only tribe
that is increasing. There seems little
doubt among well informed persons that
should Eastman remain he will share
Meeker's fate.