The National tribune., 1882-05-06
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

Cyrus w Field, at their residences in New
York, by sending them explosives through the
mails
The circumstances of the case are as follows:
Two missives came into the New York post
Office about 80 o'clock in the afternoon. One
was posted in the office and the other was
brought in by collector few minutes alter
ward. The last one was addressed to William
II. Vanderbilt, No. 459 Fifth avenue.
The first one was addressed to Cyrus ". Field,
Lexington avenue and Thirty-third street.
The packets were placed in a mail bag along
with other mail matter for the uptown district,
put in 4 mail wagon and taken to the Third
avenue elevated railroad station, at the head OF
Chatham street. and then deposited on the
front platform Of one Of the cars. The train
started up town, and before reaching the sta
ton, at Ninth street and Third avenue. an X
ploson was heard from the mail bag, and fire
and smoke was observed to issue from it. When
the train stopped at the station the burning
bag was hastily transferred to the platform, rs
the railroad people were afraid to transport 1t
any further on the train. 1t was taken down
stairs, placed on a wagon and taken to the post
Office station at Twenty ninth street and Third
avenue. Superintendent Mosher, who is in
charge there, dispatched a messenger, in haste,
for Postmaster Pearson, and when that official
arrived the half-burned mailbag and its CON
tents were examined. The package addressed
to Cyrus W. Field was plunged into bucket OF
water for fear that it might also explode, and
when thoroughly soaked was examined care
fully. 1t was found to consist of pastebOaTd
huv viii o,,I or
and had a small drawer in il, from which de-
pended string, as is supposed, for the purpose
Of drawing il open and causing tic explosion.
Inside Of the box was found a tin canister con-
tanning about half pound of powder and a
glass jar containing white powder and n liquid
| believed to be some kind of explosive, but what
it was none Of the post-ofice officials could
say. 1t VIII be sent to n chemist FOR analysis
On the packages were ten iivc-cent stamps. 1T
was Mr.. Nand.Tbiits package that exploded,
probably caused by the jolt Of the cars when
rounding the curve out of the Bowery into
Third avenUe, and but for which occurrence
the packages might have reached their destina-
tions and exploded in the hands of the parties
to whom they were sent. The contents OF the
mail bag were pretty well scorched by the ex-
plosion. The post-oficc officials are making a
vigorous effort to trace the packages to the par
ties who sent them, and no stone will be left
unturned. Postmaster Pearson says be intends
to hunt the ruflians down who are importing
these Nihilistc attempts on lives of American
citizens into this country.
The great intellectual men of our age are
fast following one another to the grave. Fol-
lowing quickly the announcement of tie deaths
Of Longfcllow and Darwin, comes that of the
death of Ralph Waldo Emerson the distin-
guished author and poet, whose death occurred
on the 30th of April ultmo, at his homo in
Concord Born in 1903, in Eoston, Mr.. Ener
son entered Harvard College in 1877 gradual
ing in 1921. Five years OF teaching, succeeded
by a period of sickness, preceded his ordination
as a minister OF the Unitarian Church in 1929.
| Three years later however, he withdrew from
the church on account of the latitude Of his
theological views and began III 1863 his career
as lecturcr-the role i'll which he is, perhaps,
best known to the present generation. His
lectures. like his essays and other writings of
a miscellaneous character, are marked by q
profound intelligence, combined with highly
poetic imagination. In ter.e, compact Ian
guage he delivered ideas reached by his pow
criul iaculty Of intuition, but not grouped by
the methods of logic. Though considered a
leader in the development of tran,ccndental-
ism, his mind was by no means of philCsophic
or scientific cast. Subtle, profound, sometimes
noble and heroic in the grandeur and weight
ness of his expression, he is seldom systematic,
and not intrequcnty incomprchcnsible. His
pocns-of which considerable number have
been published - p2rtalIe Of the eScellencies
and defects of his prose. 4 general OPTIMISM
joined with high aspiration and perfect intel
lcctual honesty, gave their chief charm to the
writings of the Sage of Concord, than whom
few men have produced a deeper impression on
the literary men of their day.
PRESIDENT Arthur sent message to Con-
gress calling attention to the alarming state Of
disorder which prevails in some portions of
Arizona. The local authorities confess them
| selves unable to suppress the bands Of despe-
radoes who have been committing all manner
of crimes with impunity. To meet the eyigen-
cies of the case, the Governor of Arizona asks
! that Congress make provision for the enlist
ment and maintenance Of a volunteer military
force to aid the civil authorities. The Pres-
dent, however, is Of the opinion that on the
score of economy and efficiency it would be
more advisable to permit part Of the army to
act as posse comitatus to assist in executing
the processes Of the courts Accompanying the
message was dispatch from General Sherman
| to Attorney General Brewster, giving an ac-
count of the bad state Of affairs in Arizona, and
recommending the legislation indicated by the
/ President.
! A RECENT dispatch from Shakespeare, N. NJ,
says: A telegram from STEMS Pass reports
/ that the town of GaIoyville, in Arizona, just
over the New Mexico line, was burned and
! completely destroyed by Indians. Thrty-ive
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