New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

on Long Island seems to be TO ncite other murders
The temptation to assal isolated farmers and Their
wives in that region appears quite irresistible to the
undevcoped criminals there. and if there are many
more similar crimes shall begin to appreheud
a general massacre of the farmers. In fact. the
farmhouse assaults to murder are rapidly becoming
epidemic.
One Of the saddest of the tales of hunger and suf-
fering which nave appeared lately is that entitled
" a Patagonan Cannibal in Want now going the
rounds of the newspapers. That this once happy saw
age should be reduced in free country. flowing
with missionaries and honey, to state Of starya-
ton IS indeed distressing. He looked across the
broad and populous continent, like the shipwrecked
mariner on the boundess ocean. and was forced to
oXclaim People, people everywhere and not a man
to eat
Let uSllnOw." says The UOrld, If the people
still rule and have the power 10 select their own
government" Precisely That is The object Of SEN
ator Shcrman's resolution of inquiry INTO the
Southern outragcs. We are glad to find orr Domo-
cratic contemporary ready to jcin TIE TRIBUNE
and the Republican party in exposing anti-re-
publican methods at the South
The alleged defiance of the French by the new
Queen of Madagascar is a toleably safe position So
ing rs the French contiue themselves to naval
bombardmcnts which result only in the occasional
slaughter of stray pigs, and the destruction of
British property. In fact, far the only serious
damage inflicted has been upon the English
chants the natives on the coasts having nothing to
destroy and simply running into tho interior
when the firing begins. The English press and
public are under the circumstances not without
reason in their complaint that the French opera
in IN bp ed NJ irlV
not solely against British property-owncrs The
fact is that the French cannot effect anything
against the IIovaS unless they land a considerable
expedition, and march into and occupy the country.
AZ present they have their bands full with Tunis
and TOnquin, however and though they evidently
entertain designs Of conquest against the Maagasy
people, they are not in position to carry them out
Meanwhile the English grievance is Liable to become
if not formidable and it may become
necessary for the French Government to decide
between making war effectively or abandoning the
enterprise altogether.
The people of Winchester, Virginia. are Just now
greatly exercised the sudden netamorphosis of
a young woman INTO a man. Strange this Incl
dent is however. there precedents for it, while
there are 10 precedents to guide the country in
Iecturing what the Democratic party may next
turn into.
1t has been said of women that they delight in
fruit since that little contreemps in
the Garden Of Eden. The Russian Government how |
ever, does not appear to believe this for by way of
keeping the female medical students from becoming |
Nlhilsts it first forbids them to plot and then locks
them all up together every night This is a strange
policy and well calculated to render the |
daylight work of the fair grl graduates more |
dangerous than ever.
The Ilbcrt bill has been enacted into law by |
hc Government of India 1t gives native district
magistrates and sessions judges the authority 10 try
foreigners that is to say, Europeans but it neutral
yes this concession by providing that all Euro
leaus shall be entitled to seven out Oftwelye jurors
rom their own countrymen. Originally it a
yood measure, but as finally passed 1t has little
significance.