New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
red-hot thunderbolt which The Chicago Tribune
forged for the purpose of hurting the feelings OF
New-York

red-hot thunderbolt which The Chicago Tribune
forged for the purpose of hurting the feelings OF
New-York.
The friends of THE TRIBUNE Fresh-Air Fund
have been generous In their contributions of money
to carry on the work but the country people have
Outstripped them. Places ore ready now for one
thousand children to 60 on Monday and Tuesday
of this week. The children are ready to CO.
some of them have their bundles packed
There is not money enough in the treasury to send
them Money is only required for travellingex-
penses and the railroads carry them for one-fourth
the regular fare. Shall the children go to those
waiting to receive them. or must they lose this
chance of their lives for the lack of money to send
thcmf
The Ne,r- York Times which has been one of the
malignant assailalts of John Roach is now attack
ing the American steamship companies for attempt
ing to "6ulldoze tho Administration. The Free
Trade press arrays itself naturally not only against
the chief defender of the American MARINE but also
against the shipping interest itself and every
American industry that profits by its prosperity.
The fact that Congress- after careful Investigation
of the subject, voted 81 $1,000 for distribution
among the Amer C N lines as legitimate compen-
sation for the expense and trouble of handling the
mails seems to preclude further argument. 1t was
the plain duty of the POstmaster-General to carry
out the intentions of Congress expresssJ in that
act. Instead of rebukmg him for attempting to
thwart the will of the National legislature The
Tines finds it convenient to defend him. and to con-
gratulate HIM upon his success in hiring foreign
companies to carry American mails.
"Shall we have n National epic" inquiries The
Troy lines in IN article in relation to the poems
which have been written on the death of General
Grant Perhaps We shall. but it is with natural
epic MS il is with theKngdom of ieaven-"it COM
eth not by observation"
IL is deserving of notice in connection with the
recent murder Of the Charles River
bridge, Boston. that the crime was witnessed by
several people, vet that no attempt was made to
prevent it, Half dozen witnesses have come for
ward and testified that they saw man pursued by
q gang of roughs. the latter overtake, beat and
finally throw their victim over the railing into the
water and yet only one boy appears to have
attempted to procure help tor the drowning man.
One of the stories indeed is to the effect that
street-car passed while the man was struggling IN
the water; that the passengers got off and went to
look over the railing: and that one of them was
about to spring i'll to the rescue wien he was
attacked by the driver of the car and Knocked
down. This seems Incredible. but 1t is hardly more
30 than the fact that murder should have been
committed in the presenco of many witnesses. none
of whom lifted finger 10 prevent It. Yet 1t is GER
, tam that in large cities many If not most people
shrinB from nterferinl in street disturbances OF
any kind lest they shond be detained as Witnesses
or possibly be mistaken by the police for partic-
| pants and dubbed or arrested.
The Mail and EJpress. OF this city, appeared yes
tcrday in a complete new dress and as double
sheet. with engraving on its first page OF two
new Hoe lightning presses which it has Just had
pnt in at IN outlay OF 100000. With its powerful
new presses our contemporary can work OIL Its
editions at the rate of 10000 copies an hour. and
is therefore fully prepared to meet any emergency
| in the way of sudden news. THE TRIBUNE begs
to offer The Mail and Express its sincere congratu-
lations upon the evidence Of prosperity this i'm
| lrovemept Affords and 1t may adj that the success
| so manifested has been we'll deserved.