New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20

The Attornty-Gene win go before the Grand
Jury for carrying concealed weapons, says as
| patch from Memphis. He ought first to resign any
Office connected with the administration OF justice
IL seems that his paper had for some time been hled
with personal attacks upon a man. who thereupon
spat in his face in the courtroom. The whole bns-
ness sets nice example to the youth OF that State
One of the great strikes which began about April
has come to an end. The 800 men of the North
Chicago Rolling Mill who struck for an advance Of
% ceuts per day In these times OF prostratlon have
lost seven weeks work and wages, have learned
that the owners had kept the mill running at the
old wages without any profit only in order to give
the men something to do. and have finally gone
back TO work at the old wages. The men have
simply thrown away Sl25.0O0; happy for them if
| the experience gained ia worth that much.
| The seventecn-year ocusts have made their first
appearance in alarming swarms. This year OF
grace 1888 will long be remembered by the Ameri-
can people for the plaques it has turned loose upon
them.
The Iynching Of a man accused of murder. the
indiscrimlnate encounter of three brothers OF one
famlly with three brothers Of another, the murder
of girl by her lover and bis subsequent suicide,
and the gross misconduct OF an editor who spat In
the face of an Attorney-Gcneral during session of
court are among the little episodes reported yester-
day As having enllyened the Sunny South. Offices
are what tho South wants, bat missionaries are
what it needs.
al hope You are satisfied, d-n you" said the con-
victed Police Sergeant Crowley TO group of news
paper reporters rs he stepped into the criminals
van This was a deserved tribute TO the reporters
Moro than Judges prosecuting officers, detectives or
the entire machinery of justice the reporters In
great city protect society from the assaults OF
criminals. and deal out punishment to those who
defy the law.
General Hazen has concluded to settle his account
with The Nelr- York Times court OF law, and
brings an action against George Jones, more APPLY
described as G. Fagn Jones. for that purpose. Tho
General should remember that while Jones's tastes
ore far from fair, they are tr1e better than his
nrincples lie has been sued the publisher OF
The Times upon many recent occasions, but the cock
would have to get up very early in the morning to
work in his three crows before Jones denied his
connection with his newspaper. Tins far he has
succeeded in securing immunity from outraged
plaintiffs by representing that he and his Office BOY
are on par IN tue establishment. IL is bumiat-
ING confession but not half 80 bad as to confess
himself responsible for The Times. The outcome OF
General Hazens suit will be watched with interest.
II he succeeds in establishing the fact that fagin
Jones really Tue lndu 10 Wnom IHo LUNGS 10
chargeabe he Will at least have earned the graft
tude of u host of individuals whose complaints
have already been sworn ont.
As confirmation OF the theory Of evolution, MI.
Beecher holds that he not what he was fifty years
ago We cannot deny the fact, but 1t furnishes the
FIRST intimation we have had that evolution moved
backward
That able and usually accurate Journal Ihe In1
Field and Farm, has caused unbounded excitement
among breeders and Others interested In line stock
by its discovery Of new type of horse. In an cd
itorial announcement Of the Village Farm sale IL
solemnly states that lin the catalogue there are
III horses seven of which are Percherons and
fifteen short-horns." As this journal has now
brought to the bewildered view of its readers the
short-horued horse ii should follow up its start
| ling success by producing long-horned horse
| without delay.
| The statement which originated with Demo
cratic newspaper in Troy, to the effect that Lieu
tenant Jewett had filed with Governor Hill papers
requesting military court martial to try General
| Carr appears to have been without foundation.