The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1871, Page 8

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A Harp Nur vo Crack eral Grant conciliate Mer Greeley without of-ading Mr Mr. Morphy? How can Gen- Conkling aad dames M. Mason, of Trent fame, died at yesterday. Let us touch memory of a mar with talents of the highest order and a positiou in bis eouvtry’s councils of the highest resposibility, saw fit to use neither for bis country’s lasting benor or Recurity. his home in Virginia lightly upow the Sexavor Fenton's p Albany hus given the administration quite « start. President that the Senator would leave the republican party aliogether; bul, as be will not, they are inclined io make peace wiis him. [f Senator Fenton really harmony he cannot reject any evertares they may make. Ty speech at M was thought by the adberents of the believes in reasonable COMMISSIONER = PLEASONT Decision in regard to the rendering of income tax returns will probably suffice to relieve citizens from the inquisitive impadence of the District Asses- wore’ employés. He says that only those who ave an income of over two thonsand dollars ot year are required to render returns, and Bbat others are not to be required even to fill Jout the blanks so lavishly and indiscriminately Wistributed. The Heratp hown the inconsis\ency of these assersors’ jepnties, and we are glad that Cominissioner leasonton, following our advice, has given hem instructions that they are apt Attention to. Genexat Cirsneer Backs Down Berone Puce Bismarck.—li appears that the Areh- | Ddishop of Paris, held in prison by the Reds, was in danger of being sacrificed to the Dloody spirit of the Commune, when Prince (Bismarck, through General Fabrice, noti- fied the Commune that if any further per ponal indignities were committed upon the Archbishop the German army still near Paris, ito the number of two bundred thousand men, in the cause of civilization, would go into Paris and make short work of the Commune. ‘o response to this broad bint from Prince bis- arck General Cluseret says “‘he will propose | o the Commune to release the Archbishop of Yaris and the other ecclesiastics now in rison.” Thus it will be seen that Cluseret «more of the knave than the fool, and that a int from Bismarck brings him down, In this jew it is « fortunate thing for the cause of ivilization in Paris that the German army omains on guard there just outside the north- ro wall, Bat what a story for poor Paris a « gayital of the civiljzad world t A Fresh bateh of Outrages im the | ate. Fenton aod Mr, | the rebel commissioner | has beretofore | to pay , NEW YURK HERALD. SUNDAY, APRIL 30, (871.—QUADROPLE. SHEET. The Grass Vioclation of Treatics. The recent demand made by the Chinese government upon the foreign ambassadors is one that requires serioas attention. is lan- guage can only be interpreted in oue way; there is but one moaning to it, and that is war. A gross violation of the existing trea- ties with China, especially ove wherein the progress of civilization and the advancement of Christianity are to be seriously impeded, will not be listened to or allowed. Forcing our opinions upon the Chinese, or compelling them to adopt our habits, manners and cus- toms, has never been attempted. The treaty | Powers have sought by peaceful measures to | introduce every art, every science and every improvement whereby the people of China | would be benefited; and by late acts on the part ofthat government it was thought that | the efforts made to accomplish so groat | & purpose would eventually be successful. The Burlingame embassy was considered a | guarantee of good faith on the part of the | Celestial empire, and was looked upon as sure ' evidence of a desire, not only to continue the | friendly relations existing, but to seek a closer athonce with all the great Powers for the pur- | pose of profiting thereby, Such was the | avowed purpose of its mission; and we were jed to believe that at last China had awakened to its trae condition, that its people were | willing to accept the right hand of fellowship held out to them, and were desirous of adopt- | iug, as rapidly as possible, everything that would tend to further civilization and enlight- }enment. In this it appears we were pre- | matnre. The mission of progress spoke only | for the government—not for the masses. It | satbcteiresaiilha the people, and evidently a majority of the officials, Its protestations meant nothing—were merely composed of pleasant words, judging from what has | oceurred since it left our shores, | The Tientsin massacre, with all its horrible } barbarities, occurred while the great embassy wos abroad, and it created great surprise, | being an act entirely at variance with the as- sertions and declarations of the ambassadors, It is fair to suppose now—indeed, it is all but confirmed—that the men who instigated and | carried out the dastardly and bloody outrage, who attacked and buichered defenceless men and women, were in entire ignorance of any sah peace mission having left the empire. If they were informed of it, if they knew that their bigh officials bad departed to visit the governments of the “‘barbarians,” then their aci# prove that by marder and arson they de- sired to vive the lie to all protestations of friendship that might be made. They evi- dently wished to show the world that the peace mission did not emanate from the people, bat wos only a creation of the gover: | ment. for whieh the masses were in no ivaaner Whalever responsible, — From the ciroummiances that have occurred this is ihe only st conclusion. We are of the Imperial Govorameut of Obina—A bined duty to move iasiaatly and forcibly io the matter aod give the Chinese govern- ment and people to understand that Fraaoe is as themselves—that they will enforce the terns of all treaties with her, avd compel the carrying out of any settlement that bas beea made. Action of this kind wil! probably be all that is necessary to insure peace, all that is required to prove that one Power cannot be insulted withont all the others espousing its cause. The Chinese, we think, are wise enough not to provoke open hostilities with such a force. Their government must fully understand what the result would be. The experience of the past must have demon- strated that, no matter how much they may hold foreigners in contempt, a collision with them is sure to end in their discomfiture, and we believe they do not desire war upon terms so unfavorable to themselves. They will strive to accomplish a purpose by trickery ; they will avoid reaponsibility if it can be done; they will violate a contract unfavorable to themselves, if possible; but they will not fight when defeat is certain if they can help it. If there is no error in the wording of the de- spatch that has been received, if the telegraph has not misconstrued the nature of the demand said to have been made, we can only say that the time has arrived wherein it becomes necessary to make the Chinese government understand fully how powerless it is against the great Powers of the world united. We do not seek to compel the Chinese to accept any and all terms that may be dictated to them. We do not wish to see anything forced upon them that is not in all respects fair and just. We do, however, insist that they shall not be allowed to clog the wheels of progress, not be | permitted to check the onward march of im- provement and civilization, and, above all, not be allowed to violate their agreements and abrogate the treaties they have made, wherein the security of the lives and property of foreigners residing within their territory is guaranteed. We advocate peaceful measures with them if they will answer; but if they will not we consider compulsion the only course to pursue. If force is found necessary, if active hostilities must be commenced, let them be of the most energetic character; let them be followed up in a manner to compel the Chinese to sue for peace, and give such guarantees for the future as will forever prevent the possibility of a repetition of an occurrence like the Tien- tsin massacre. A red-tape system cannot be pursued with the Chinese. Parleying and pro- crastination will not answer. Punishment first and argument to follow must be the rule with them. And when they find that such a course has been adopted, and know that it will be carried out, there need be no fear that outrageous demands will thereafter be made. ; Sach is the trae and only proper policy to pursue with Chinamen, A Sigvificant Voto in the British Houve of fe tow of the act by tre treaty Powers when the Inassacre vcourred. with, sad the overoment for this affair waa simply No wreater evidence could have of Ch tran the compromise marke by those #6 deeply injured, those who bad suffered 40 much by the massacre. It m8 furviabed the and ness indee sion was an acknowledgment that money, and a | to the-public. small amount at that, with the execution of a few miserable wretches who were ignorant, probably, for what offence they were being decapitated, would cover any sin, would wipe ont any outrage, would be ample satisfaction for the most terrible crimes that might be committed. Tt was « sacrifice of honor for a few thousand tela, ft was taking a vast | wiride backwards for the sake of peace. It | was doing just what the Chinese desired— edmitting inability to punish promptly and | severely a most heinous offeace against bu- | monity. Of course we must wait patiently to know what reply will be given to this most insolent j | for one instant that any concession whatever | will be made; thet is atterly out of the ques- | to the Crown. tion, The covernment of China will be com- | | the right of any persou to peaceably teach and | practice the principles of Christianity within the empire, and that guarantees protection to foreigners against insult and iajary, In the notification to the ambassadors it is asserted in the coolest manner possible that the attend- ance of women upoa religious service is one | of the ovcasions for the recent massacres of joreigners, and that, although those events | cannot but be depioved by the imperial govern- | ment, compensation for their commission is ab- | solutely refuted. This is certainly adding gross insalt to grievous wojary, and to us it appears the feather that muet break the camel's back is admitted all prospect of safety in the future for foreugners residiag ia C¥ina may he abandoned-——all bepe of making further progress given ap. Our intereourse with the Chinese will be restricted; it will be confined to mere trading points, and we shall sooa be compelled to occupy the position beld prior to the Britseh war that opened the five ports on the casters const of China. In other words, civili zation will bave to give way to barbariem, | Chri efforts to establish ia China tbe improvements that have been going oo in other parte of the world will bave bern waeless, Oor argumeni, as will be seen, i¢ based apeo the possibility of acceding to the demand of the imperial government. We de not consider it at all | probable that euch will be the case; indeed, | we know it will not; stil! it ie beat to show what woold be the result should the worst happen. Unfortunately, at this time France is an- uble to resent, in ber accustomed manner, the insult that has been given her power and her It was her people who were the prin- pride. cipal anfferers in the late massacre, her special | treaty that was so grossly violated, and we believe that it is againet France that the late demand has been made by the government of China, that Power beliewing her to be ina condition so helpless as to render resistance impossible. With this view of the case we contend that it is the duty, the solemn obliga- tion, of all the other Powers to openly and ac- tively espouse the cause of France, and con- | sider the insalt not aa against ber alone, bat fagaine! «ll We believe it to be their com. that sueb should have been the defini- | The seitlement made | ndermoiiy demanded of, the Chi- | a kinsmaa, we belicve, of Lady Palm nity recede before idolatry, sud all our | We print this morning a cable despatch which reveals a peculiar state of feeling in the British Parliament, A Mr. Cowper Temple, ‘ston, that a made a motion yesterday to the effe i portioa of Eypiog Forest should be reserved of weak- for a public park. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lowe, and the Prime Minister, | Mr. Gludstone, objected on the ground that | the property belonged to the Crown and not Mr. Harcourt, the well kuown “Historicns” of the Zimes and the Pall Mall Gazelle, rose and opposed the government, maintaining that the people, not the Crown, owned the grounds. The debate led to a division of the House, when it was found that a majority of 101 was opposed to the govern- ment. ‘The question is nice and the vote is in- structive. In our judgment no such vote has been pushed in many years. From the stand- point of the British loyalists the government was no doubt right. In their estimation the Crown is the centre of all authority. Revolu- tions in England have not been few. The English people, with all their faults—and their | and outrageous demand. We do not anppose faults have been numerous—have dot since the days of Charles the First been subservient Bat the Cromwellian period and the Restoration and the accession of pelled to act up to its treaty, which recognizes | William and Mary, and the Hanoverian suc- cession, left the Crown in possession of all its ancient rights, What are called the Crowo lands bave always remained intact. The Prince of Wales to-day is Duke of Cornwall and rich in consequence. The Duchy of Corn- wall is only one of many examples which might be mentioned, all of which reveal the fact that English revolutions, although they have given the people power, have left the Crown in possession of its ancient territorial rights. 4 At the same time it must be admitted that the Gladstone government has made a big bluader, Popular government knows no Crown rights; and the Gladstone government, if it | means anything, means that the British people, | as a whole, are masters of the three kingdoms and of the empire. Mr. Lowe and Mr. Glad- stone have made a bluader which, unless Queen Victoria, with her wonted good sense, comes to the resoue, will open the door to Mr. Disraeli | and his tory friends, Epping Forest is so near ' London that if London needs it, in whole or in | part, London must have it. In this age we | dare not speak of Crown rights. Monarchy aod aristocracy, in the ancient sense, have had | thelr day. The newspaper and its many ad- | junets, all of which favor progress, are on the | popular side; and in Great Britain, as much | as in America, the people must win, The dictatorial conduct of Mr. Gladstone and the | imperious policy of Mr. Lowe bave created a crisis whieh gives Mr. Disracli another oppor- tunity; and, ovless we greatly mistake, the wathor of “Coningsby” and “ Lothair” will surprise not only his aristocratic followers and | bis whig opponents, but the world. The Jew | bas once again his chance ; and what cares be for crowns or coronets? The Incifer match see me to have kindled a big fire. | Asoruxe Horror.—In addition to the many revolting eveuts that have recently #0 terribly shocked the community we have the report of still another. ft is to the effect that the daughter of a rich Jerseyman and her bas- band bad coanived together for the purpose of having the old man actually burned up in his own house, in order that they might possess his property. The case is on trial in a New Jersey court. In the name of all that is mer- cifal. whea will these horrors gease? . | Tee Snwation at Paris and Versnilies=Our Latest Despatches from the Srat of War. Our latest despatches from Paris are to the evening of the 28th instant, and from Ver- sailles yesterday. From the details therein given it is very piain that the end is drawing near—that the moment is rapidiy approaching when the entire force of the government will be barled against the unfortunate and doomed city, The Versailles despatch says that the southern forts were furiously bombarded daring al! of Friday. Vanvres replied with vigor, but Issy aod Montrouge are reduced to a mass of ruins, The garrison of the former will soon evacuate the place, They are reported to be wild with terror from the fact that over four thousand projectiles have fallen within the work in two days of bombardment. It is believed that orders have been given by the rebel commanders to blow up the forts should they become untenable, The forces of the Com- mune have been divided into two corps darmés, one for the external defence, com- manded by General Dombrowski ; the other to defend the interior of Paris, commanded by General La Cecilia. A despatch dated at Havre yesterday announces the arrival at that port of a fresh convoy of French troops from Germany. A revolutionary address was issued by the workmen of Havre favorable to the Commune, but it did not occasion any dis- turbance, It has been ordered that the pro- visioning of Paris by way of the Seine be entirely stopped. It is asserted at Versailles that the strength of the Nationals is rapidly decreasing from the effect of the incessant fire maintained and the fatigues to which they are subjected. The Mrangais says that the troops of the Commune do not number over twenty-five thousand men, The Versaillists are now attacking at all points simultaneously, and the rebels are making great haste in the erection of additional barricades within the city. A despatch from Berlin of the 28th states that General Cluseret has replied to the inter- cession of General Fabrice that he will exert himself with the Commune to obtain the release of the Archbishop of Paris and other ecclesiastics now imprisoned. The insurgents are reported to have attacked Les Moulini- ceanx, Pierre, Clamart and Chatillon, but were repulsed with heavy loss, There is a possibility that before long the Central Com- mittee will attempt to arrest the members of the Commune. It was expected that Fort d'Issy would be stormed during the night of the 28th, but as the de- spatches from Versailles make no men- tion of it having been done, the attack has probably been deferred. The Commune is in need of funds, and has made heavy re- quisitions upon the different railway compa- nies of Paris, all of which have been responded to, except in one case—the Western Company— and this, it is said, will be seqiestered. Tho towns of Asnitres, Auteuil, Levallois, Fuilliers and Neuilly are all in ruins, and when the de- spatch was seat Bas Meudon was in flames, A sharp cannonade was being carried on between the insurgent guoboats and the government batteries at Meudon. The first instalment of the war indemnity has not been paid. The money has been offered to the govy- ernment at eighty-six for six per cent per aunum, bul the offer was refused. M. Thiers says that when the city falls he can negotiate on terms more favorable to the goy- ernment, The fighting at Mouliniceaux is re- ported to have been a most gallant affair on the part of the government forces. The as- saulting column was composed of four hun- dred sailors, led by Duke Fitzjames and his son, a lientenant in the navy. The attack has commenced in earnest. A simultaneous movement has been made along the whole line of the government investing force, and the fighting has beea desperate and bloody. We shall in all probabability have to record during the week a series of the most sanguinary fights that have ever occurred on French soil. We have no evidence of any- thing else than the most determined resistance on the part of the insurgents, and the govern- ment has given out its intention of listening to nothing else and granting no other terms than absolute submission to its power and authority. It is within the range of possibilities, of course, that at the last moment the Commune may listen to reason and prevent the terrible slaughter within the city that is sure to occur when the government forces establish themselves within the enceinte, That body, which has done more to destroy France than did the Germans, must know that it will be almost impossible to restrain the troops of MacMahon if once within the city walls. Its members may expect to witness the scenes of Badajoz and Ciudad Roderigo enacted over again. All the horrors accompanying the carrying of a besieged city by storm will be witneased in Paris if assault becomes the last resort. Andif there is any feeling of com- passion for their suffering fellow citizens and countrymen remaining within their breasts they will take the only method whereby all the horrors may be prevented, and surrender. It is hardly possible they will, however ; for, being desperate men and knowing their doom in case of capture, they will probably prefer to risk everything, and destroy Paris and all within it rather than yield to the irresistible force of the go The Roven Exemenr works in a variety of ways. Unless instant and unrelenting justice is meted out to the murderer of Mr. Putnam we shall hear of numberless outrages of various kinds perpetrated by our vicious classes, for their operations are not likely to be confined to street cars. Four city roughs entered a honse of ill fame on Elm street on Friday night and beat the proprietress, Mrs. Manning, until she was insensible, then bound and gagged her and robbed her of the jewelry and money which they could find, amounting to nearly fifteen huudred dollars, A Curious Sorxg ix Court.—ta the Crimi- nal Court in Washington, on the 28th instant, quite a singular scene occurred. Upon the occasion of the sentence to death of a mur- derer a feeling reference to the mother and sister of the condemned brought the wretched man into a state of audible weeping, and, as the Judge proceeded, he himself became over- come, and, together with the criminal and many of the spectators, ‘there was a crying time-all round, Were thert none there to weep for the mother and sister/of the murdered man? But perhaps their grief, had been aasunged by tue lapae of time. Seautimental Christianity. To the mind of the philosopher the present condition of Christian belief, as well as prac- tice, offers a fruitful subject for thoughtful consideration. Infidelity and materialism are quietly but surely undermining faith, and un- der the smoke and dust of the battle fields of sects an influence is at work which augurs ill for the cause of Christ, Perhaps it would be too much to say that scepticism keeps pace with education ; but it is safe to affirm that, In proportion to the general enlightenment of the people is the demand for proofs of the truth of biblical assertions of the Divine purpose. In other words, there is an increasing desire being manifested by modern Christians, at least in this country, for certain explanations which the preachers are slow to afford. The disgust with which all thoughtful men regard the war- fare of opposing churches encourages indif- ference to Christian teaching and contempt for religious belief and practice. Men are found to dispose of the exasperating questions of creeds as peremptorily as the famous debate on mind and matter was summarized and got rid of :—Whatis matter? Nevermind. What is mind? No matter. Outside of the Catholic Church there is n0 discipline, no order, and but little reverence ; for in this Church only is there authority to bring up a wavering member with a round turn, The Church says, plainly and de- cidedly, Believe or take the consequences. And of course, as the consequences are very well known to be perpetual roasting in the other world, the children of the Church believe no mere and no less than they are told to believe. The right of private judgment, however, being the strong point of Protest- aatism, no such summary means of enforcing obedience exists in the other Christian Churches; so unanimity of thought and uni- formity of worship are impossible among them. In fact, we do’ not believe that in the smallest Protestant congregation in this city twenty persons can be found who are entirely agreed upon every article. of their faith, When men begin to argue the right or wrong of religious teaching they are on the high road to utter unbelief, and when women undertake of themselves to solve the problem of perfect righteousness the way to infidelity is a short cut indeed. This is demonstrated every Sunday by prominent preachers, 80 we can infer the mental state of their congrega- tions. Beecher is a local Pope himself; he knows no God on earth but Beecher, Froth- ingham and others hardly accept the authority of the Bible itself; while very many equally well known are as free in their interpretation of what is, was and oughttobe. The result of the teaching of these men and of the school to which they belong is that religion is fast becoming among us a matter of sentiment. Sincerity is not manifested. ‘The frivolities of the day receive more attention than the things that are eternal. The daily lives of most members of our fashionable congregations practically deny all Christian teaching. This. lamentable condition of affairs, we regret to observe, is not characteristic of any one sect of so-called Christians. Indeed, in practical result on the habits and manners of our people, the Catholic Church has failed as much as her rivals. [s it uot trae that in spite of all the preaching and praying our peo- ple ure getting to be more corrupt every day ? Men now only susceed, in politics and trade, in attaining high eminence, by a constant dis- regard of the lessons contaiaed in the Sermon on the Mount. And, indeed, wo are constantly compelled to chrenicle doings on the part of the ministers of the Gospel no less reprehensi- ble than were the acts of the money changers in the Temple. The corruption of the day and the teaching of the aneasy isms of New Eng- land undoubtedly threaten to produce a con- dition of affairs in the religious world fatal to progress and ominous ofevil. There must be achange for the better, or a few years will bring a contest between the worst form of ultramontanism ou one side and infidelity on the other. What the result of such a struggle would be we will not pretend to say; but judy- ing from the fact that the Catholic Church is organized, disciplined and aggressive, it would not surprise us if she displayed her old time power. Whether that consummation would be desirable, either in a religious or poli- tical sense, we leave our readers to judge. But it is certainly a thought worthy the con- sideration of the learnedly religious and poli- tically wise of our public men. i What is wanted now to: check the evils that exist in our churches is earnestness in preach- ing ; the teaching of the simple truths of Chris- tianity; a broader charity in speaking and writing of opposing dogmas ; less of sentimen- tal Christianity and more faith. This last is the most important, for it covers all the rest. But to make men believe in the Divine pro- mise, and, as a consequence, lead better and purer lives, we must, first of all, have preach- ers who will, by their “walk and conversa- tion,” manifest less anxiety for their own worldly welfare and reputations and. more zeal for the cause of the Master than those who now occupy our pulpits, Senator Camenon thinks the vesult of the Joint High Commission's labors will be sgtis- factory to all parties, He leads the Foreign Affairs Committee and feels confident that any settlement that the President may submit will be acceptable in that body. The importance of the work of the High Commission ought to be impressed on the minds of every member, not only of the Gommittee, but of the Senate; and, while they ought not to be captions about the minor details, they onght to be fully satisfied with the arrangement of the whole before they accept it. A failure to come to a settlement now would be exceed- ingly unpleasant; but the acceptance of any unsatisfactory arrangement would be disas- trous. a Ku Kioxene tx Coxngorrovt.--A new light or free love philosopher, who had been mis leading some weak-minded women in some villages in Connecticut, was seized one night by an excited populace and a coat of tar wiih out the feathers—the latter probably being rather ‘too expensive an article to waste upon such a worthless fellow--administered to him, It is needless to say that he did not permit tar to stick to his heels in making tracks for other parts, The transfer of Ku Kluxing operations from the horrible South to the ‘Land of Steady ‘Habits is one of those curjous events of the » times, Tho Street Uar Murder. Early yesterday morning Mr. Avery D. Putnam, the unfortunate victim of « drunken ruffian’s treachery, breathed his last at St. Luke's Hospital. The assassin’s stroke proved fatal. Luckily the murderer has been arrested or we might again be compelled to chronicle the commission of a murder as bloody and almost as horrifying as that of Mr. Rogers or Mr. Nathan. The story of the murder of the unfortunate Mr. Putnam is one in which every citizen is interested. When it comes to pass hat a man cannot accompany his wife or daughter, his mother or sister, on one of our public means of conveyance without danger of insult, and in case of interference at the ox- pense of life, the situation becomes serious indeed. A gentleman offers to escort » couple of ladies in the early hours of the night to a church up town and he is murdered— foully murdered—becanse he attempts to pro- fect them from the gross insults of a blaok- guard. No blow is struck, no threat is made, ao violence resorted to ou the part of the deceased, and yet he is set upon by the cow- ardly assassin who lay in wait for him, armed with the heavy iron hook he had borrowed from the driver of the car. The murderer Foster, we are told, was at one time a conductor on the cars. From all appear- ances, it would seem he was on good terms with the driver. How he stood with the conductor is a question which will be settled on exami- nation, From the intimacy which apparently existed between ruffians of the stamp of this Foster and the car drivers, from the com- plaints of citizens who are compelled to travel on the streetcars, and from the testimony of the detectives and the police, there is every reason to believe that travel through the city is hazardous and fall of peril at the present time. Is it necessary to refer to the horrible affair which occurred on a Second avenue car some time since, when a young girl was outraged by a couple of ruffians?—need we call to mind the stabbing transaction on a car in Church street, we think, but a few months ago, or is it essential to go over the list of complaints which from time to time have appeared in the columns of this paper, not to mention the pocketbook picking, heard and unheard of, which are of daily occurrence, in order to show that the fear expressed is not groundless nor the charge made without foundation in fact? Is it not well. knowa to the city travelling public that car con- ductors, as a rule, rarerly interpose to save passengers from either insult or injury? That there are some good men on the cars, both ‘as drivers and conductors, we do not deny, but they are the exceptions to the general run. Drunken men, well known. thieves, and. foul- monthed loafers are permitted to travel, undis- turbed, to the inconvenience, loss and: borror of respectable people of both sexes. Rarely will a conductor trouble himself in the matter. It is none of his business, he contends. They pay their fare and they can do as they please. These-are the conductors’ arguments and these their pleas; and behold the resulis. Insult, robbery and marder are the legitimate off- spring of such a course—call it by what namo you will—of the conduct of the servants of the city railroad companies on our sireet cars. ‘Take the last dreadful occurrence, the mur- der of Mr. Putnam by Foster. What waa the conduct of the conductor with whom the unfor- tunate gentleman rode? He made no report of the murderous assault at the office of the company until fear and the advice of a friend suggested to-him that he might get himself into trouble if hedid not, and not until be ascertained at the drug store to which Mt. Putnam was conveyed that Foster's victim wae brought to the station house in a dying state, did this conductor think of reporting the matter to the police. It may be that fami iarity. with such scenes bad blunted. the man’s sensibilities to an outrage which has culmi- nated. in the death of a respectable: citizen. Not in the entire chapter of criminal records in this city—and God knows it is a long one— is there recorded so brutal and foul a deed The lecherous and uncontrollable passion of a rascal whose vile passions knew no restraint drove him to the commission of a dreadful murder. In early night, in the open street, with people witnesses of the act, an unoffend- ing man is stricken down by a blow from which he never recovers. Men stand by and see the act and no hand is raised to stay the murderous blow; nay, more, scarce a mowe- ment is made to apprehend the wretch as: he fied from the scene of the outrage. Are not egsaults, insults, outrages and robberies sufMfi- ciently numerous on our street cars to justify the public in knowing something of the character of the men who have charge of these public vehicles—who they are and what they were? Foster was apparently not without friends, aa the difficulty between Coroner Young and the Alderman of Foster's ward would seem to imply. If drunken and disreputable-men are to be employed in positions as conductors and car drivers where they are brought into daily contact. with the motners, wives,, daughters and children of our citizens, we may expect to hear of other occurrences as. horrifying as that of last Wednesday sight. Well may peo- ple foel alarmed before the recited facts of th dreadful deed, which, having its origin in lust, was followed up with brntality and in- sult, and finally culminated in. cold-blooded assassination. Tae Repositoan MEMBERS OF Mae LRaIaLA: vous, with the exception, possibly, of Winans, who still claims to be a repnblican, have iseved an address to the people, arraigning the demogatic mombers for all the serious frands and yous transacted at the last sesgion, The charges are very succinetly stated. and, on the whole, very correctly; but the.responm-; sibility of them does not tte wholly with the democrats, Some of the men who sign the manifesto voted for neariy all the evil mea- sures which they denownce, unless, indead, we except those which were passed after the republican cancus had made their secret arrangement to stop legislation. ft is of no use for the republicans to call the democratic kettle black. They bave no very white com- plexious themselves. The case of Winans is touched upon very cursorily indeed in thia address, He is called a traitor and a demo- erat merely en passant, and so dismissed, not even his name being mentioned. Is this the soathing denunciation that the secret caucus held out as the whip with which they were to scourge deserters and kop weak-kneed mom bers ta their vromise? Or are the virtuoud rn