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CUBA.

a BlocGT Rsot st Theatre In fla.
yaAA- Ptevisions uf tne new Rtte.
1oFaI Law for Cuba and Porto Rico
The Revolution In ~. Duml ago
1othsr Tw1st In aha Atsz veta n NOT.
tho E.instreis It Wis Ssu,i'a,~ i ~ l.s, e1esinR'
thru ere sedlt1ors cries Of" Vsr, Esspsdss ~
ard many Of the a1diGnce commenced singing
Gnd the Hp&rtsh armed volunteers and pnlsee
n,ed on ne people, van sssn.Esd the hrs; a,ny
were xo1tatd o. both slaes: Iee a1ar has
on,nrcak. Mssr iots aEe expected to day
new electoral l4W fol suoa and Po.t, ii %. Cuba
will feCd eieh:ees and Porto E1-o eleven roen-
W R1W y roax, To- p isr. Is = letter from Hanna
sayb plan for pesce II being ar7snRoe. ard will
ploha' u b. completed Ia Two Of three weeks
spa % pesoes Sox % IN arm vi, form DIT of IL
ElillstA TIE people wilt vote their own ta1aEon.
and tke eorezanert will have many republican
HAvAHA, Jan. R3-Ads1ees from ST.: Dou1neo
ssy The ofIctal Ed=tfta sAes th1s tho Revolution
tlis uEder OR1reo have beeu defeated. Private
have esotu1ed ias Villages Il aeib. aEd Fo1oeoaa
and are Advancing On Auus: A number Of nau-
tshet Doraini:anb had lssi Curssoa md landed on
mert ~ faswaid dig troops to support President
ussz> who vss IN the teld against the Revolt
Gecesal N.p1oa is reported to have landed on
the rorhern ecatt. The entlse country Is IN au
unsettled condition.
Nj. Hertmora, London haukef, had arrived
at The capital ior tho object Of concluding losr
ot tuo Htlston dollars to Frtfldeut LACE. Tho
latte. GEauts g71lautse Of paJm. Mt Of the loan
all the copper mir e. and coal mines It sanoEA
std kuat on tbs isftnh of Alta YelA- fte con-
tracs WA expected to be signed Ibis week, whesu
upon lhe EnEltth vessels Of EAR woulo tamedl-
atelY proceed to samnns acd Alta Feis.
BANANA. jan 3I-The Diarto says . rio: was
1tcr pleo last niRnt In the town ol Re9el2 oppa-
SITE HavauA The volunteers were called out and
sinee then qnist has prevailed, ~ shout the
e.ne tine shct1 were Dir d aga nst Fof.s Snrerp,
CusJtero ard Fort Cubanas. Tee d. ne WIS kept
up H1ul ouc IN ttt morning. bar when the volnu-
tceTs advanced they found 60 enauy.
a disturbance took place IN the city and ato
we're e1 changed bstW cen tho flotess md yoIun-
tere,when tranquility wa restored.
Captain Gent Eat Du.ce has ISSUED 4 pro:tlm4-
uon IN which be asys tna; waile 31ltlce will he
rendered 10 III, stIere p1rtskm:nt Will be In
1cttt CD al dtstu1bers Of otarr. IN the a1s:r at
TIC theatre iaAt ttRht four persons we're killed
md many wourded.
No bus1re.s AZ done owing to tie troubles at
last nEht, but the excitement ts Low 1u!eung,
and no further disturbance L. appretel ded.
The Banco del Cot1metcto has rt-uueo opc,a+
t1urs, bur rrdef IN arTsrgtH e-t with It's esed.t
or, full p1Ym.n Is postponed.
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nothtngs II would be very great con-
Tenienco to importers II they could thus
purchase and use the coupons next fall.
ing cue, rs 1t would reduce tho demand
for gold 10 the extent that coupons were
thus employed.
Motto exceed half the coupons could
probably be purchased by the im-
porters, but that amount would
give great relief to the gold mar-
ket. Tho effect Of this arrangement would
be to put down the price Of gold, or rather
to put up the Jaluc Of currency several
per cent Those who did not wish TO sell
their coupons before maturity would be
under no obligation to do 20, while those
willing to realize on them could faud pur-
cbasers Ut Whist they are worth. The cur
rency OF. the country could In thls way
be made to pay part of the duties on i'm
pcris; the demand for gold would be
lessened, and the price Of it consequently
reduced as compsred with Greenback:.
We can see no valid objection to thia
proposition, and thtreforc submit It to
The consideration of the wise men in Con.
gTess for their favorable action.
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HI. Irwin, the Corporation Counsel, re-
ports to the city authorities that be is not
having very encouraging SUCCESS as
Springfield In securing the passage Of the
Harbor bill. We learn from other sources
That Captain Mack has opened "ranch" "
~ the capital where is busying himself
In opposing the interests OF the city
IN this behalf. What Capsa'n Mack's in
1enhons may be in reference to
the water On the east front of the civ we
arc not advised, but We take leave to as
sure him and all whom It msy concern,
that they will hava hand road to travel
before they Tress that property from the
city Of Chicago. The city il The riparian
owner anu The 1ighsiul owner Of that I'm.
porssnt dowry, ard If her AUTHORITIES can.
! NOT tecufa recognition OF It from The
Safe they will u they do their duty,
Augate thelr claim through iii
the courts accessible 10 them
from now till the crack Of doom.
The bill sent down 10 Springfield by the
Common Council IL In the immediate
charge Of hr. Kniekerbocker, whose zeal
and Efficiency in pushing 1t forward are
entitled TO the highest conmendatiop,
We think that the Common Council
e,rd In refusing to negotiate with the
railroad companies for the sale OIL ths
thres blocks upon which they desire te
erect new passenger depot, but thai
cireums:anee gives the railroad compa-
MES no more nights and the city no .lesi
than they had betsre. We may add that
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CONGRESSIONAL
WARRINGTON, i'm. =.
aEATI.

kfxE4Af' 8 tETY0AaE AEIEuNXET.
4 Joint Itfcintaoa passed, 1orh1ipR t4.rdenntd
eanEon fos monument to tic late President Liz.
III. STEWART moved to taie up bis join. zeso.
!ataon fot ~ snenduens Of the Consultation
Nj, PoNER0Y sud when it came up he woaia
onsE s. e seEs@sat saa asks @ &.
70 rgn1ar o.ter Of business IN the uoscing hour.
Nj. STEWART moved to make It Tho specssl
II. DIXON ca1s loit:e that be woo.d oasr m
amendment REQ u!rtnG thd Exuteatson Of ths pro-
posed aHaenanaens q BY een%ensfeEs ln three qcAr-
tefs Ct the Slater, lnstead Of By tho
- y. srE"AR1's naoaon w.s stopped oJ $;
:. x.rI1At 70 90 nro HreE.1rr sEss1oz.
NJ CAMERON, noved N executive sesason,
which waa rtjee.ed-s6-SZ
o,+,o :, ,sa.eo{ssIEESx!os; e LIT
Agreed to TIE s1rerdnaent made b. the a7use 10
e joiD. ts.ola.1on .tspse;inS sas Pzar':toa.l
she reseiation 10 Ae ssais q Mississippi. Ths -
se:efaitcn wAs pss.ed Is follows:
R<aots*d. Ipst he pessoIs low ho!d'cg etT1l
etHta nd Te11-, VITO cannot sake 1ha oath pre.
&c, approved July = 1865, shall be. on the pas.
An A. 'na S.,1s tss, p'ssa sa oe sed ,s!s :!
m s fs's9s ss q \ f. tsss
sss @ 1sao1 q a,i:., .asn a.@s ae.a
quA lot q Eoz auy once tn pursuance ot The aes
psescibtrg N os.n Of ot1cb 10 Be :lken BY per
FOES fr1sa wton ltcal dlsasiltsies shall hara
eetn removed pros1ftd farsser. Tlat this re.o.
luuoE sasl not take edec: ~ thirty da1s afses IL
pas.sRr. md that tie provisions Of tbs resoiu,
lion arc hereby exte-ded 70 the State Of Ala.ls
fippi.
nqc1HY CONCERNING RAILROAD 1onns.
Nj. MORRILL,, OF Vermont submitted i
xttoluton tass the Secretary OF The Treasury b
Mstsneted to inform the Semitic whe.tcr auy MI,
read nttt mortgage bonds, barring prior lien to
!has.of The Crsted htatek, have been i4fued with
ne condition that tho interest aaasl be paraals
( II sotr. To violation Of tho law requiring Il
saso bonds to be Of even terof and data, time q
EAt3s1ty I1se ald character Of Interest win the
| pIEo4 Authorized 70 bo 3esued BY sz1d T4llrote
csmpen1es retre ctive1y- He 2akcd IT. immediate
| eo1faaeSFaalou. but Mr.. CONFESS objected.
| TIM eoNNEI7I1 hKFukfs.
NJ. AICE- rom tie Committee On the Judieia
/ 4y.speseH Adversely o1 tht bill declaring mil
| re Foad ~ sci: Of eonh.cat.on sod torfeltart
pssmoa ~ ths liz shel sovesrnent. O. IN:
by e.ts,1s & law.
Ar, 1RtA 6GLL. from the elre corE1lttte
! ss7S1se0 serrssfy CO The House bill a1teg Ii
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DE8 MONIES.

C1ur1 matfsra-Prrgress on the Chi.
cage, Hock Island d Pacific Rail-
roAd-Heavy huls for DAmuges, DC.
Special Despatch 10 TIE Chicago Tribune.
DKs MoISEs, Iowa., Jan. ~
The Supreme Court assembled, In this city,
on Tre4day. Amcne the questions it Il 10 de-
eide, Ia Whether Mccormick, The murderer, now
In iail under senterce Of death fson the Dis
t1ict Court. fbali be executed or discharged,
under bis eoureets plea Of insanity.
PasFenRvr tEtans on tho cdcaE1, Roek leland
= re tc kall1oad, VIII % Eun - ~ - Aaanne,
IrF the coming week, at which tHo traits dsJ
will be p1t en- the westsro section.
The csfe At Knan rtrfut thc cry of Des xo:nc5,
s1It for go, 600 dama aRts for leg broken on the
eidewalt, which has been IN The Circuit Court
hefe fcf three days. went TO the fcty to night,
who hare not ct 7endefed .hetr verdict.
Judge Hatch, who has oecn The most psontE snt
tcfton amup2 4 the caudttat:s for the Rcpuhlicau
romtt aton fer MsT or. publishes card tn to.mor-
ross R<0tsffr wtthttAatn4 rom the contest.
The weather herc Is TrFy W1rM. md toc whole
wln:et has been the Warnt IT ever know In lows.
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psfn}nr hys former oraa.;oa u1,b
Prussis-. s,en trom Th;ch h. h..
bithe,4o sh,rnr -. sa,or.. ~ - H..
ea,e ~ wh,.n ~ - wan1a aeees. ~ ~. ~ ts.ona
T s,ths sx.ns ~ 49, ~ :. r-.pes psae .haa,s - '. ~.
<onna -, ~ ss-,a, % ~ N.-s;,o sr1 nr"o.-,,
- 49,. 80. ..9~.ss. s "A' -" - taa.t,s. ~ ,ha
ns.na @ ~ - ] Is,na.s.5,e.. sao a,1a ] .ar..,n,1 T
.""s ~ .. s1...A .ss An'e.."e.s % 49,. 49, ~ .,s.,.
a.o :. 90 ~ ..t. -a,s Ma.,.sss
.s.x..as. aom ma's " - Ssnt Tosns ou sa,s,o,,f %
,na' raau Ht,ch ~ ~ ~,,, % n.,e n..,,r E>@ mars ;,n
~ @ er,,,n. ~ w., tnansneo M ~. anu n, y. - -.
r.sseoss,ore parsoas rha ,.ra 7s,a,1 s
ronr,r,s5 r;,h Nsnalaoa ~ T Tfr ~ $500 y ~
s,,t,nr sh,t = ~ ~ Fa,rs.or i.ats I ~ sns.-s. -
N thses .ens-,i s1ect,,,s MI 1s,,b ar,dsnt -
,nns,s;ne.e ~ f+.a,v .dn,,s ~ ra,vs-'
ss,ion ths orr.t ,nf1ncnce whIch 1hei,
~ sult y N aEsrrit. rnon tho dca,;n;e. ~
his dynasty. And. then. the vast boss of
sr1uy cff,cers. wi;h The exceptlon OF a few
Matsh.l,. who have become immensely
wealthy and nrefer. The Measures Of
Court life to the dangers and priyationy
OF the tented field, are indescribAbly eager
for Hsr on the Rhine, because their
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-. ~ n. tsa os-doued John snd william A4t-
tsnC1. cnuIIctsd Ia KeoteeV for wh!skeJ daudks
md sentenced 10 pay fno oF &H,oW.
MI. BROOKS ob}ectau. u. :
1xnE CLxaKs III f1R Ft1t1oS eU1AAu.
rr. UARpINH asked learo 10 edts Ieso!1-
t,on. ctllttr % tho Secretary Of tho Interior 1of
information - 70 the dtsehatRe ot ese1ks nna
haa been In 1he reb4l ecEyite.
Mt. BROOKS on1%eted.
oEo1otA ccNfE1Txp ZLxCftoH cAsH-
" ntWE3 gaYp notice Of his inrenttou Boon
tn caji M The aeosRia' contested election cA.o.
Ah{npfned,
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EOUTH AMERICA.
Fusther Coz 1t1fuaAtory Adviccs Of The
RsAfe4e u Lopez.

Fqtther Co1t1matory AdvIecs OF The
EtAfe1t III Lopez
S4w ToaK, Jan. sa.-A Rio 5aoetro issses 0!
D1ecmber 93, t. ndEms ths aetouns q the soaS ot
Topcx snd bis army It Vtl'ttA- Tho Brsxi!1a
1nss ia ulnccd II 11oe, hrt u 10 UNDERWOOD ts4&
tie Empfeas admits 1t TO hare hen Eueh heAHsf.
Are0ernra had no< Ja1 b. eu sttaeked. bur a.
norfsd 10 h1yu CONG 10 m understanding with
Lopez, snd ,hn steamer Wasp hsd returned 10
BpeE os AJTes.
III ~ Iortx has rot been acllhllzted. but hxs re-
trs aed 70 stzorF position IN tho INTERIOR where
be vii continue hls defence AazahA E111as
ofbc!a( report OF operations az fsEtt The fortress
at yttetta, xblth covered rt1 Gays. sa3s that MS
jotses xe.e teErtbe. Ha only tlHns twelve am
dTet loas for tho Paf1EusJ&ns, and TOOK Gary
Bhss SID Assterman, tho Americans. were
sl;Te and well.
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George Opdyke and other leading capital
i6ts, Of New York, IN their protest TO Con-
ercss aEaiust raslsoad subsidies, say: "It Is
undoubtedly true there never has been time
In this country when Official corruption In all
departments of the government prevailed to
a great an extent as now, and vas as defiant
OF the penalties Of the law and OF public
opinion. Indeed, 1t threatens to SO debaucb
public opinion that betrayal ct official trust
will lc regarded as N evidence Of business
tact rnthcr than crime"
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OalNA AND JAPAN,
Settlement OF The Missionary n,nt.
cnll1en nj EAnx Chcw-Polikica1 n,
fairs In Japen-Tha LAts -Tycoon
RecAll&d TO Ysddo.


cnll1es nj EanK Chcv-PolikIca1 n.
fairs In Japen-The Lats Tycoon
RtcAllsd TO E&ddo.
SAx FRANCISCO, Jan. so.-Tfe China {,r, chov
afAt1 Was ssttied ea,istaetcrtlr. The local sn-
toorisies In pa~er =, The dne Of the ou,,ssa
the loeees sustained BY the .atseionar1r..
A proclamation hiss ptca t.sura hJ the C1Iueso
auth~!1i.es; aad extensively arympis .,ed. te;ssns
,aoLehnenta shall rot DO atnostt b i5!e,zu
trsTeltr, OF Treated With dtst.s; ec: 1Ecer LcsrT
Petsa 9ss pay s.s been
formally tolcstattd. thc nuclea.e,. ol tss NOT
ws!c sssetcly punished ~ dnes and baalshments
BONE saIosols nmes hsd bean dis covered rhu
pa.t1 Of Americana continue to wnrk, and e1.
nts.s .inn no n5 fsa1s q M he A.pdasa aola'esy
ant GoyeEz oi.hipo q ttc Colony At Holg Kors.
r: T. sesesEs, British Co:srl a: New thous.
bliluh thlp Neptune, from shsnshsc for New
csi;le,, 10 June last, Has wrecked. rha vessel
The Ane1iesp b.,k Charlie. reported ,ost. hid
alrlvtd at oh.EEhse. bRvirg aoa:td Oh Ia i hiRn
uds rid tecn taken uo1sesstou Of By party Of
rhe Dtil.h bark F4uay szan was wrecked
near helta on Mare mner h.
TIE English gunboa. RleaIdo had aailed for
Fern. :. si'h ;ne object OF settling the rreaa:
y; AsIs sd,lsss a:ate thas tee People Of tho
lsssss got se
hy the Governor General, but q fall accorrs of
Late events IN Spain. published n the on1clal
Of his rJmpafnies wttn the rsvolu;toa,.ts.
The weather IN Ckic1 was cold. -lke ravtcs-
tlor OF the principal i1re;s WIS over fot Tia sra-
ron.
lhc U1ited Stx.es Corsnt 1t uankou ssd
caused the lce,l government to issnu pruc'aaa-
ttun oEbtac!rg h:nesc 10 molrst mIss;.u.te..
ths sahftct Of migration and cololtxuicc cf
Lorek tslifo1nia, y hies Is opened to the .h'neaa
i ,hoet of earthquake vas fel, at Naril.a NO.
1hs expectation Of eooits from Na:.o ,o Cal
lao Z iote'eeeE. 7 T., eon.seu:aes Of esu=ls'ea
YokouAxA. Dee. @.-AfI.trs i: Ycdso hid
h.tn qu,+t flnee the arrival e1 the Alta ADO. Pa
!hieafmoy.mes.s aIs ,,.!l ceE'rsd eroEy. and !s
P.lnee AldRn had a1fived It Yeaco aud w.s
t,tats1 With great honor hY ii. Mikano
1he f1tns.. teht;ng th.onsnoos he civil VIZ
| anorK themselves. sothumo, with lars-
| fotce. h1d gained euch adsaniAg.s cyer losa
| aaa n1gn as to rsdnec them nlost TO sao-
The Council OF D.imos had unaa1mou.y IT,
saised tht late Tycoon to fsddo, u as+tst te:tics
atk.dodl v.s captured December 6by the asst
ne .lste. Usi.ed s,a.e. eurho.: Asarc1o'.
| Of By the dset; a:eo the Lscansse boat ur2er
Eusa.h eolast, asons lraTlcG tie hasbo1 with
t.osps:
tbs Japanese Government had cent ao official
zo.itcatfou to The repre.tAtstfvrs of iora.gu
| Postre thst fetdo sEd NeG1tA wuuld to opened
| The Mit.do h.a issued IN ediet At Ye.do to
the f3ect tAat ttsery one With whom. Or ia whose
hlute nre originated, &C :ide1.ally or o.herHise.
| eh. y b ese.paaied without ary a2peal. v,
| net yet tctn turned oytr 70 the japanese Gov
| etrmelr, aId Wan sull hjt52 the AIaa:tcan eol-
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BY MAIL


1he Pope M NfgosIaslnx in The grssrfux
OF she Polian Ca,hoRies-Tns Ffeeen
Prince Imperial and His Hacht so
the Thrrue.
Nxw YoRk Jan 73.--An Ita1lan letter s.ys ,ba
T. Pc u Eetiattrg with the head OF the Hn,,i.n
aufeh for the % uhmiseIon Of tho Polish Cathn.
lisa 70 fhe RoTsfI Enent Of The Car, provided fho
privileges formerly existing IN Pola.d atc -.
atofed. ts'
The Gdts!ts National. OF Paris, formerly tse
ofdcttl .Roatf<ur. has t!gntdc.ut article, thar'
scroae Of France. as the Emperor Vas Il. cssd ~
. ihua QhSAiued ~ f9'ee
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LOUISVILLE.

Important Railroad Deeta1oa rms
LouuvuIe, Raw Albany d Chicago
Hulxosd ordered to be sol6 10 In
dtmujfy tns B3no holdeERs
Ioc1syu1x Jan. a5~Tbs Important case OF D.
o. W1ulaason rxrrus the Louev1lle rev Alaany
4 Ch,c11o Railroad company VIII dec1dsd in
1he WLita County Court Of Common Pless, at
Monticello, lnd- Je.tetts5- I he sass VAS sR@a7nt
IL the Common Pes Cou1r u NeE A'BaoJ, eut
I!ppecxnoe County, hetose wnotu she caas was
tried. Af,er heattc9 the argument, 1aaEe Larue
ereered : decree of sale- Tbs ahess1 of WHITE
thistJ d1ya In ose neztpiper It
Moltee.Io, two in Nav Albany, ,asd
tsso IN TIE city Of Sew foEk. y eUPoTeset %
md othef properly, 10 the highest bidder. the
proc. sds to be spp1itd TO tnde1neif51Ig ihe
toud holders The tsle vin take p.aee about The
1ist OF April This Is one Of tho E,oss important
tplts eyti decided by m Irdtxua Cou1t. suSoly.
inc, u ii does, r1l'locs ot dotiazs.
, 1869-01-25
SALARIED ALDERMEN.

The Common Council have dire c.ed
the Corporation Counsel to prepare tor
10 the Legislature an amend
ment 10 the city charter fixing The salary
Of each Alderman at $1,0M. Can the
Board Of Aldermen be serious in the mat-
ter' Do they wish to walk in the broad
path Of official tep1aSity which has
marked the history of other city gov
ernmente. ending At last In the total rev.
olution Of such governments, sometimes
preceded by the short and speedy disci-
pl!ne Of a vigilance committee
The point which Boards Of Aldermen
in other cities have made historical Is
the occasions when they abandoned Off.
cial dcceucy, and bccam usurp1ug pen
aioners upon the public treasury, has
been that a. which they claimed and
secured salaries lor their services. After
that, the history Of all those govern
meHts exhibit as near an approach to
total deprsyity ss can be imagined.
The present Common Council Of Chi
caao put value upon thct1 services OF
$1,000 per year for each Alderman. How
many OF them have any right to expect
they will be elected 10 enjoy that salary
By the very act Of making an Alderman
Z ealaried officer, with nothing 10 do, they
invite as competitors the worst possible
class Of society-the men who want to
live by holding the Office OF
Alderman. These men swarm in
every ward, and the momeus there
is salary attached to the place We will
hare thirty.swo or forty Of them elected.
Our whole city government will degen.
e1ase to the same level. These men Will
control The appointments Of sll other
offices, md In avery short tine We shall
hnye the disgusting case Of New York
repeated here In 0hlcsgo. The ppblie
have hitherto accepted the services o.
these Aldermen, not expecting them tc
abuse their Office by making th{s demand
Tor salaries. II the Board OF Aldermen
have any doubt as 10 the ability OF TIL
city to get other men just ~ shle and \
honest to eerve without aalaty, let then
| give tho public an opportunity to Try
| Let them resign, and sheir Offices will no
90 begging. This vote for salarie
should be rescinded, but If persisted in
the Legislature, We trust will put vet
uptn the whole proceeding.
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COUPONS AS sUBsr1rUrEs FOB GOLD.

COUPONS As sUBsr1rUTEs FOE GOLD.
The interest on the tunded debt of this
United States amounts to som-thtng like
ore hundred and thirty millions per AZ
num, in gold. This money is obtained
from dulles On imported goods, and, after
being psid into the Treasury, is retained
there until the coupons on the bonds fall
due, when they are cut OF and presented
tor payment. These coupons fall due
chiefly in January, March, July aud Sep
tember Of each year.
The gold Is procured by the importers
for the payment OF duties By purchase ut
the Stock Boards Of New York, the price
paid Tor it varying from day to day, the
fluctuations sometimes being very great,
For several months past the quotations
have ranged between $1.33 and t1.40 Of
greenbaeka Tor el ot gold. When this
coin Is paid into the Treasury, It lies
there waiting until The next batch OF
coupons mature, and Is then dishutsed to
The holders.
| The question arises: What objection Is
there 10 the government receiving cou.
pons that next fall due for dutiesf For
example, On the FIRST OF March next there
wall be coupons On the 10-40 bonds my
tu1ed TO The amount Of, say, sevcn mill.
ious Of dollars. and on the first Of July
nc1 coupons on the SEQ bonda to the
sum Of thirty milllons Waat tsthe ne
cessity for cxscting gold from The in
poEters il they offer the very coupon!
which the gold Is 10 redeem Ave week
CT five months heucef What is oslnet
I By insisting on the gold and keepin
= i idle until the coupons ma!ures
: \Suppose the tmpor' 'ers should purchas
: thbe coupons through the agency Of sh'
banAa and broker, and present them l.
I. lieu Of coin, in whit way c,n the inter
: ests OF the government suffer from &C
? | ceptipg thin! When received for d1sl,
5 they would be paid and ready for cance
, 1atioD. Suppose all the coupons on Il
> 8 20 bonds which mAsuro next Jul
l ahould he offered 10 the government
: payment ot duties between now and th
l frs. Of April, It could loyo nothing by r
l ceiving them. 1t Is true, the insere
! would be paid in advance Of the ma:u,
: II Of the coupon but what E.atte
$ thst1 II coin is paid inatead Of coupon
: 1t will lie in the Treasury vaults I'd
until tie coupons fall dee. Would itn
+ be better, then, to have this idle gold III
) era'ed and doing legitimate service
+ clpilal, 1sther Than be locked up dol
, 1869-01-25
THE GAS BuI.

a bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to give the Chicago Gas
Light and Coke Company the exclusive
right to use the streets and alleys Of
Norlh and South Chicago for the laying
Of gas ppea,, for the period Of ten years,
in consideration Of the said company re-.
cucipg The price Of gas to three dollars
per thousand cubic fcet to all consumcts,
exclusive OF government tax. The pres.
ent price Is three dollars and fifty cents,
exclusive Of the tax, to private con-
sumers. Under an old contract With the
city ior lighting the streets, the company
are furnishing gas for public purposes at
considerably less than the price charged
to private consumers. The street lamps
take about oue-,enth Of the whole
amount manufactured. The CONTRACT
with the city Is about expiring.
OF the cost OF making gas In this city
! We haze no data which enable Us to ssy
whether the price proposed Is reasonable
or Otherwise. We believe that the OBJ
ject Of the bill, so Tar as the company
are concerned, Is 10 avoid thc urrzsni&y
and expense Of going to the Legislature
1 every TWO years to fight of new gus
companies, real OF imaginary, which
propose to open the streets in the centre
Of the city Tor the purp1se Of laying
down rev pipes. The cost OF this peri
odtcal warfare Is, Of course, assessed upon
the consumers Of gas.
The main question to be considered il
whether three dollars per thousand feet
is reasonable price, Iii reduction oil
fifty cent? per thousand from the present
prize, and that is certainly gain to the
CONSUMERS. The bill proposes to give
the existing company the exclusive righ'
to furnish Illuminating gus to the citt-
zens Ct North and South Chicsgo for ten
years. Whittier this phraseology would
prevent private individuals from erecting
ard maintaining gas works On their OWL
; premises and supplying themselves and
their neighbors on the same block, {no,
crossing or occupying any Street Oh
allcyl, may be question. Th'
bill ought to be amended in this pa1ticu
lar for the a1disioaalreazon that new in
ven,ions and processes may be intro
duccd during the next ten years, whlcl
will still further cheapen the cost 0
; Illuminating houses. LIT the e1clusiv
= privilege, If It be granted, be confined t
= tie right to occupy the streets snd alley
= with pipes for tho conveyance Of "a!
= The right to manutacturs snd use
= ought not to be restricted.
:. The bill does not fix any particular tim
= fer The acceptance ofthe act by the CON
= paDy. II passed It ought to provide ths
!, the company shall filc their acceptane
- OF It within such time as ehall enable th
:. ;, Legislature to provide additional lcgisis
:, : ton if II be not accepted.
;. The concluding section suthorizes Il
- company to increase their capital ssocl
~ ~ In cur judgment this power should
" limited by the words ito sum equal
"the amount which hiss been OF may |
= actually Expended In enlarging and C.
~ tending the works Of said company
:. No corporation which enjoys or hal
- public franchises ought to be allowed
- water ita stock.