New-York tribune., 1885-07-09

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lowest, $50; average, 1882.
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Senator Mcpherson meets the charges OF
The Trenton True Ameyicdn that he bargained
away the success of the Democratic party for
the benefit of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
himself in 1878 by fat denial and counter
charge of conspiracy. His statement Is printed
in full in another part of this issue of The
TRIBUNE.
The Englishmen aboard the Wyoming on
her latest trip must De more sensitive than
most of their countrymen. They objected to
Fourth of July celebration in the cabin,
and especially to the reading OF the Declara
ton of Independence on the ground that 1t
would be discOurteOus to them. But the Dccla-
ration was read all the same. Evidently the
directors are not believers in the theory, now
popular in England, that the independence OF
the colonies was good thing for both
countries.
In regard to the French in Tonquin, history
has not taken long TO repeat itself The treaty
of Tien -Tsin had barely been signed, when the
Langson affair upset it, and the informal war
went on. 1t is only few weeks now since the
second convention was signed with China, and
now comes a report of an attack on the French
troops at Hue Instantly the cry goes up from
France that she must be paid in hard cash for
this affront to her honor. Possibly she will get
this indemnity but if history repeats itself
only q few paragraphs further she never will
sec q cent of it.
It is to be hoped that the United States in
spectOrs of steam vessels have had a busy
spring and early summer (; and that the many
summer steamboats, plying to and from this
port and in and about the harbOr have been
Oyerhauled from stem to stern. No great ex-
plosions have occurred about New York since
the Seawanhaka and the Riverdale disasters
some years since ; and as things go, 1t is about
time for another. But there is no need OF
another, and it will not occur if the inspectors
have done their duty fully for the last few
months.
1t should not be forgotten that General Black,
Commissioner of Pensions, is physical
wreck according to his own application for a
pension. His left arm is Shortened and
shrunk and is permanently disabled" The
other arm is in even worse cOndition-so the
papers ON file state. And yet General Black
for physical wreck with useless arms man.
ages to sign good many papers, not few OF
which put out of Office men who fought for the
Union as bravely rs he did. After all, we Won
der, was General Black placed in the Pension
Office as an example or warning1
Probably spectators and holders OF railroad
stocks and bonds heaved another great sigh OF
despair yesterday upon learning that the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railway Com
pany had entsred the passenger rate war and was
cutting rates. But they can hardly have been
surprised. The only wonder is that this
company kept out of the fight so long as it did.
For months it has carried few passengers West.
Whether it's course was dictated by policy or
devotion to principle does not matter much
now. Policy and devotion have both been
thrown to the wind-which may be an i'll one
70 the railroads, but 1t blows good to all East