New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-30

There is a brave and uncOmpromlslng ono editor,
who has not forfeited his independence and North
crn spirit by moving across the river into Kentucky.
This is David A. Murphy, of The IdnrHe Tribune
In July OF last year he assaulted in his Office In
the most cowarly and murderOus manner by a
party of rul1ians who were determined to teach
that Yankee editor" how he ought to write abou.
his bettcrs. Recently his assalants have been
mortified by the discovery that he was not paying
heed to their warning but was editing his journal
in his own way and without reference to their en-
deavors to intmidate him. Accordingly they are
threatening to renew the campaign of assassination,
and this time to do their work thoroughly Mr..
Murphy challenges them to prosecute him in the
courts if he has done them any wrong by a single
line ever printed by him, and then deies them to
do their worst. Meanwhile, he promises to con-
time telling the truth and exposing acts that are
lawless outrageous and criminal His journal IN
the future in the past will speak the sentiments
of its editor all subjects aud all occasons and
whenever assaulted he will defend himself vigOr-
ousy and resolutely As he.was promoted from the
ranks to be adiutant of an Ohio regiment for
gallant conduct during the war; his bravery cannot
he called in question. The assassns if they resume
operations may expect a warm reception.
Anew Mahdi is reported from the Soudan, and he
appears to possess some decided advantages over
the Mahdi No. l. Thus 1T is related that when the
latter sent a force to capture him. and his divan
had been surrounded, he vanished into thin air,
after the manner of the Cheshire Cat in Wonder
land. 1t is obvious that Mahdi with such an ac-
complshment as this ought TO have very brilliant
prospects, and that even if his followers are few il
must be impossible to nlict anything like crush
ing defeat upon him. But civilization rises supe-
rlOr TO all such tricks of magic or what not, as re-
cent events in our midst plainly show. Here the
capacity to vanish ut will is not needed, even by
those who have the strongest reasons for desiring
to absent themselves: for officers of the law do
their spirltng so very gently that the most easy
going defaulter has ample opportunity to disappear
in perfectly natural way before il occurs to them
that it would perhaps be as well to look for him
little closer No Mahd in fact can get ahead of
our raScals in the vanishing business.
The necessity of receiving all historical state
ments with caution is daily emphasized by the OBJ
vous impossibily of asOertaining the simple truth
about a matter of general interest If some enter
prsing person should collect tie vast literature
which has grown ont of the reports concerning Mr..
Tilden's physical and mental condition, posterity
would be so hopelessly confused by the contradIc-
tons it contains that the historian of the future
might we'll despair of grasping the real significance
of the political events which grouped around
has experienced a wonderful revival, as 1t were, in
anticipation of the second Chicago COnv ention.
week ago he was almost moribund but now he is
robust, vigorous, free from trem0r strong Of voice
and hearing, able to see and converse with all his
visitors. Richelieu, as presented in Bulwer's play,
was nothing to him. He is prepared TO put the enc
mics OF tho Democratic party under his feet as the
Cardinal swore to do with the foes of France. And
yet-and yet-there are sceptcs who continue to
assert that the mummy view of Mr.. Tllden is the
true one, and that his alleged vigor is but the
fgment of his literary bureau. SO uncertain are
the matters concerning which accurate knowledge
ought to be most easily attalnabe.
About the first of the yearly crop estimates and
not often the most trustworthy, is issued by the
milers who have strong reasons for wanting to
know the truth, but unhappily have not equally
strong reasons for wanting the truth known by
others As a rule, tho mIers' estimates that
published take a gloomy view of the situation when
the stock of -four on hand is large, but promise
enormous crops when they want to buy wheat
The statement this year is decidedly encouraging,
and would indicate crop exceeding 50O000,0OO
bushels. Official estimates from State officials
point to yield fully large. But it is still too
early to make estimates that are much more yau-
able than gucsses.
bill increasing taxes on the sales In produce and
financial exchanges is exciting great opposition in
Germany Protests come in from all commercial
cities The precise tenor of the bill is not known
here but if it resembles some measures which have
been proposed IN this country with intent TO check
purely speculative transactions by heavy taxation,
the excitement and oppo sition quito natural.
The truth is that tho TO vermont has no business
30 tax tho processes of legitimate exchange of
products. That rs foolish rs it is to tax the pro-
ossea OF nrodncilnn IL Ihe dAalinrs ON tina yaIinns