New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16

A circular dated r. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Con.
federate Veterans, Richmond Va, sent to us
marks the changes Of time sharply enough. 1t Is
called "An Appeal for Help" and saysi
The necessity for relief disabled Confederate soldiers
f. growing more urgent every day They have no Gov
the ato Of paupers unless homo is provided for them
10y private contributions, and Lee Camp have under
They have appealed to their cOmrade veterans Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, who have responded with
noble willingness and fraernal sentiment, worthy OF
their heroic record still, the undertaking u large and
the need for further aid Is urgent
lists insurance and other corporations, manufacturers
and merchants for such contributions IN cash or mer
and OF great help I'm necessities.
We refer to Hon. W. c. Darlington, Mayor OF Richmond
Virginia. or 10 any VI our banks bankers OF Other DusI
We win hold a fair in this city about tho 1st Of
May at the ArmOry. Lot MS at least have some cOntrD
ton, which wiz be gratefully accepted and duly acknow
edged by publication In our city papers.
The people of this country will never consent
that Confederate veterans shall be pensoned as
such by the Government they tried to destroy, but
there Is no good reason why private benevolence
should not move for disabled men among them as
we'll as for any other class of unfortunates and it
would be peculiarly graceful coming from Northern
men. Therefore we wish all manner of success to
the Richmond fair.
The reports intimate that when the Arabs
porters and other non-combatants took part III the,
fray, and used their revolvers freely and with
deadly effect against the enemy" AS this account
was Of course, written by one of the afOremen-
toned non-combatants, it is necessarily somewhat
restrained, but it is impossible not to perceive In
the statement quoted the implication that the free
revolver practice of the gallant journalists exercised
marked effect upon the view of the combat.
The st. LOuis Chronicle names Mr.. Tilden "the
mighty must of the Democratic party" Let him
be nominated in July and election night in Novem-
Der will find hIm voted mustn't by a large ma
jority.
The shocking fatal accident to a young woman
through Of giant powder by acOntrac-
ter in this city may perhaps be cautiously and depre
catngly referred to showing the need of greater
precautions in blasting within the corporate limits
Contractors of course cannot be supposed to know
that when large quantities of giant powder are ex-
poded the debris is liable to be projected consider
able distances at a velocity calculated to render its
Impact dangerous. Having nominally obeyed the
law by placing ten so-callcd logs over the blast,
they wash their hands of the results, aud if Occa-
sionaly. as in this instance. a building is wrecked,
three or four persons seriously injured, and one
killed outright they regard it as a mysterious dis
pensation of Providence and go on with their
blasting. Ihe OLD doctrine thaJ the puDuc nave
some rights and among these the right to life has
been 50 generally exploded in New-Yorl that any
mention of such occurrences as this is naturally
ventured upon with tmidity. But it really does
seem as though people ought to be permitted some
little time to set their houses in order before they
are ushered into eternity thus summarily, and If
there is no remedy for the carelessness Of con-
tractors perhaps the Legislature might be induced
to Ordain that a few hours notice of impending
blasts shall be given to the neghbors, so that
they may emgrate, insure their lives, OF make
their wills, as seems best to them And your petit
TONERS will ever pray, etc.