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, 1869-01-28
Peraouats

The F1tuee fmper.a! veloctpc5es about Paris.
Boccicault has gone to reside at Passy, near
Paris.
Mr.: Ttekncr. the cx Boston publisher, in:e.ds
locating in plr!s.
Moy Thomas has become dramatic critic Of the
Lordon Daily :Stus.
Gulzot lately lett his rural hclne to preside over
the Protestant Christian Society in Pasia.
Captain General Dulec has .lleady become pop.
ular At HAvaE4.
Charles Reade purro:ca erecting theatre rcas
BroEpton Square, London.
pescon And1ewe has been advanced to the pol
ithtnE shop IN the Massachusetts St.te Prison,
where he works tntustxiously-
Attorney General EyaEts has consented to pre-
side At the Vac Alumni banquet, at Delnonico's,
On the s9th Instant
Senator Sherman dwells IN q modest, plainly
furnished twenty iye feet front house, In Wash
t1ctou.
Prime Minister Gladstone Is to write on "Ths
Duties Of Citizen Of = Free State" for Good
Tords.
Hiram Cracstoo. late OF the New York Hotel,
phcntown, near Hudson.
rsragusyan L.pcz may be termed toltd MIN,
slnse he weighs five hundred pounds, and !. only
I've feet i've iEches ttGh-
Daniel D. Pratt senator eject from Indiana, Is
man Of great welEht-ncar.y four hundred
pounds.
Ru.ue s. Jcrct, The recently appointed Pos.
master Of Warwick County. Vs., Is = respectable
LcGro, Who WIS Sergeant Major Of Armstrong q
regiment during the war.
TIE subscription to1 monument to 6ertye,
has resehed eSeG0. Tte liss .ucludes Rll tho hi.
to7!t names Of the representative nobility oI
Franco.
Aorrls, whose poems hare classic grace ant .
flowing r. I'm, 10 a decorator IN Bloomsbury
ENGLAND. ard sirgs Of Greece whtie he design.
chair rce.
Tic latcft eorccrtnc Martori is that he recently
sent bracelet Ct rare onyx to the widowed Ouch
ess Of E&lcnec, accompanying the g1ft with
graceful compliment and = charming mot.
Last Sunday General Grant sat With Hon.
Ho.ase Maynard. in Dr.. Suuderland's Prtebyte
sian Church. Scrators Morgan, Williams, ThaJcr
| C&ttell and CouEltnC were in the congregation
n. cheTa1tcr, French Hrousut, IL Arranging, IL
| New York. for balloon voysge 10 Europe IL
| intends to start IN April Or May, and may all9h
| IN mid ocean il he attempts the sestal feat,
| On Sunday last the Rev. William Kecgan, Of the
r. c. Ghrrch Of the Assumption. Brooklyn
was prctt n,cd with $4,000 bY his devon. dock
| and guarantee 900 more 10 relieve the Paro
| chlal School frrm debt.
| By tho II cent drsth Of the Prince Royal Of Be-
einrn, tie Kine's o1ly brother, the Coun, Of Flsr
ccre becomes het1 apparent 10 the throne. Th
/ Klrg has two daup hte.s. but the S.lIe lAT pr
yeets their accession to the thione.
Tho Duons4a ueil'gen.toedt dc Kocntxshct
has lPeared On the st,ge 70 vienna; IN ne p*'
| OF GioyAnn:ra ST. la Hnr singing and Retop II
highly approved ot, but hex beat act Nas II cham
ing hcS name.
, 1869-01-28
ANorHER LANp.aRABRIHa SCHEME

a member ot CoDgFlss from the Sr4te
Of 1bdiana has proposed bill incorp3-
rating the National Homestead Com
pauy." This company is 10 have cap
ltal Of $500. 900, which may be increased
TO S10,000.000, and its general business
shall he to aid 1andle:s pursons to Sc
cure homeslcads, either by the sale or
purchase OF lands within the United
States, or by enabling them to settle
upon the public lands accorsliDg 10
law, by making to them the necessary
lonns, taking security therefor" and
receiving not over len per cent prof, pcr
annum on the loan.
This company is 10 buy lands and sell
them TO actual settlers on time, taking q
mortgage therefor; or. where TIC settler
c':iIls c homestead and wants money to
improve it, this company may m akc him
loan at ten per ccnf, AMI take lien on
the homestead for principal and intercst
Ihc bill proposes 10 create grand land
prahblng stock company, with power tc
takc cutthroat mortgages on all the lands
now held by settlers undcr the Home
stead laws. No man csu hold farm by
borrowing money at ten per cent 10 i'm
prove it. 1t would ouly be few ycalt
before the company would lave 10 fore
close u recover lis interest,
NO such company Is nced.d. Anyone
wishing h' lcstcRd upon the public
lands can get II, without the iuiervrn-
ton OF any company, and get it FREQ o.
cost. The spirit Of the Homestead law
excludes any such thing as m alienation
Of the lard, and TO charter comp.pv
with authority to loan money at ten ~.
cent Interest 10 these settlers, and ,ukt
therefor mortgage, Is as boll and heart
less proposition as ever disgracyu III.
records OF attempted Legislation,
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1,
1ne euitoE OF lac Cleseland Aeaaer haT-
Ing published plan OF resumption, Hon.
a.a'e' 1ieas"le''
has sent tue following letter In reference
thereto:
r,r.,r-,-
1AHAsuai or TEE UNITED STATES.
HAea1horos pcc. 81. isos
Mt uEAA s.A' me tcaalng OF yolF plan ior re-
o. eHSs'0 Pa ~ msfs. 5se'faa
Mtn sUut !tt.e1s " Ine @sto Gus! mss anofaeu
Mc nuc1 ssuelacllon It's peculiarly gfa'uylnK
10 nho Wee!efn men ttand up toI the r1ch:, aft-t
men al tne Eas1t from mouses mas cant be uu-
oefstood, nave otcu 80 tnuusfriou=!y a. work TO
create and foster an unreasonable aud nuEarrAlt-
able ieeifne in the West against the Est. -
The main scope OF yout plan comEntnds isself
70 nj 1no oEmeot itdeeo. An already com
mtlss q bS pabtished letters that ~ere commsEccd
IN august !ast. and coming down to date. to
most oi Us ieatnfes. ..
tou nave made Jonr arguments 80 clear, and
5oas ststeoehss 20 teIse. et1ef and d1sstre. thtt
II enables me TO answer your questions c4tesort-
cailJ: J. iake your propositions az you have them
1umneseq. arg aEsWes to tho
rust. AESnilzs Eolu e9nlact6-oectdedty yes.
ofeona. EttAoiteh redemption bnrean in the
city OF Ne" 1oFk tmrna:iyeiy. l would, how
ever. ~ an equivalent, rc.ease the banks from
u ooAsatlons to redeem their currency d: their
oKn counters. hank notes Al all tiucs cGnvertt-
b C iCto coin tn The cftv nf NetF TurE. would BE-
, 1869-01-28
More Gxound for the New Stnte
H ouN6.

One Of the Springfield correspondents te1e-
graphs the following Interesting piece Of In
formation. We have bcea expecting some.
thing Of the klrd, aud the revelation Is made
quite as soon as VIC anticipated:
"lt has bte1 discovered thst It will be necessary
to purchase more ground IN osder 70 complete
the new syAto House. The grounds oelonEtnG 10
me ststc comprise betEecn scEen and 115e .5s.i
bat the line Of Tho EdSln basldlug on tne soo:n
comes up 10 The linc 90 there i@ no room 10 pn.
up tho large .p?rtIeo des1Ened toE ,,t;at IA :
to private lrdty1duais, will or coarse bare 70 Be
purchasrd bJ the State. And It Is aScer:ained
;bst thls ground, TO thc owners a. least Is oftunc
esltaz and eztr.ord!Dy salne-s1e aS1,ss
ihat they could scalceiy be m4de higher II gold
OF silver ninc. OF deposit Of diamonds. bad 6cen
properly co1ic be purchased for lese mcney. II
tccated st the Intersection Of CLARK and Lake
et1eets It Jour city. or In a1J other ous1ucel cen
t1e. i guest the stAe& & has money enouen q
4 that tbs Commissioners should have Undertake.
tie constsucden Of stato aoasa 20 large taAt 4
| c:nnot be p'ssed upon the. grouad provided fo1
| IT,
, 1869-01-28
AMENDING THE NATIONAL BANK ACE

dALHu4NH LIE HAIlUNAL BANK ACT,
While Congress shows some dispo-
sltlon to correct the irregularities and
perniclous practices Of some OF the Na-
1ioDal Banks and 10 encourage souud
bsnkiue, it seems to be more disposi-
ton to leglslate around the subject than
to begin st the heart OF the matter bY
striking at the most elaring evil, to-w,t,
the payment Of interest on deposits.
The Senate bill to amend the National
Currency act contains some good pro-
visions. II prohibits any National Bank
from dcpositing mere than one-tcnth OF
its psfd-up capital with any private
bank, and prohibits any National B lnk
t1om aiding in making q "corncr" on
gleenbacRs. as has been frequently done
By the stock-gambling clieues OF New
York.
These sre good. so tar as they 20, hut
they do not 60 far enough. The first
mentioned provision prevents Nation Il
Bank from loaning more than oDe-tenth
Of its capital to the New York stock
jobbcrs, but one-:cn:h is jus,
cre-tcnth too much, it it car
be prevented without interfering witt
Legitimate banking operations OF othel
banks. These prohibitions apply only
to certain phases, which are mos
prominent at certain seasons
In tic stcck-gambling opera,
tiers In New York, AMI 10 which til,
National Banks are made tributary
What is necessary to be done in addition
is to prohibit National Bauks ce rusyin,
checks Of individuals In advance Of ,h
deposits out Of which they are expected
to be paid, and 10 prohibit the paymen
Of interest on deposits. Bo:h OF thes
measures were recommended by the Set
1eta1y Of the Treasury ami the Comp'rol
ltr Of the Currency, IN their las: aunuu
reports.
Bankers in the West, even those in th
large cities who pay interest On the de
posits Of their country bark customer
do not hesitate to dcrounce the p1aciie
as "unsound banking" Neither tn
practice, nor thst ct certifying checks
advance. has any defenders outside
! New York city. By them It ia urge
, 1869-01-28
SECRET MANlPuLAT1ONs or THE MA
I1ONAL DEBT,


Shortly sf.er the publication of Sscre-
tsly McCulio-h's last report to Congress,
we called attention to the extraordinary
1lIsE cial OPERATIONS to watch be con-
iessed, in selling fiye-twen1y bonds and
with the proceeds purchasing seven
1lirlics in advance of the maturity OF
the ls.ter. We exposed the 1tnsy speclous
1cas,rs which be give f,r so doing, and
showt 4 that there existed no necessity for
selling single fiyc-twenty bond for the
purchase OF sever-thirkies at any time,
ashc had nothing in the world to do but
to visit until the seven-thirties mstured
AID were sent in for exchange for fivc-
twentles, when the latter could be mailed
1n the owners Of the former, saving the
double commissions and brokerage, aud
avoiding the evil Of secret sales. The law
uud.r which the seyau-thirties were is
SUED provides that upon their maturity
lie holders shsli have the option TO re-
ccigc g1eenbacks or tlse-.Weuty bonds in
equal amount therefor. Aud as the five
1Wentils always command larrt
premium over greenbackA, as matter O
prefer them to the cuTrcucy in cxchane,
1or their bonds. All this the Secrctsr!
Of the Treasury well understood, but dis
regarded, whereby profitable job to tn
1Ieasury-ring brokers-a job which cos
The country several millions Of dollars Il
commissions AID increased interest to-
or every bond sold and bought one-c,gh.l
ptr+ cent brokerage was paid ous Of th
IlchfutY, and on every figc-.wenry bor,
sod IN advance Of the maturity of tn
stveI.thirty the government lost th
6ifl.rcnce in interest between ST.
!; per cint in gold and seven an
:, tbrct-lcntbs per cent in currency, max
a. irr ore and orc-s:ghth per cent OF los!
'oo5 ss5 Tie Secretary gave as reason 10
:: dseepipe a hundred m'lli,ns of idle goi
> ~ " 1.-The Treasury that II was needed TO se
10 are, s. 10 him the control Of the Wall ss1ee
Il n'y - sixty s1s1 L s;vsn;, ns,t1:G Es1a
, 1869-01-28

pri&cH ~
One oI the wre'chcs who manage the
"vilt enterprises in the city OF New York,
says the ,Sun, has included Bibles and tcli-
g1ous works In bis list Of gifts, aud with his
unblush:ng1y lmpudcnt circular sends the
following blasphemous card:
lAvt,Aru>S PLED.s TO sH Cuamr1Av,-Giy.
inE my AeaE. fa:iv to God, mur,d By tue Hniy
Ghost, 10 bcscoJ hencetorth aru forever NJ tce
dedttA:e myself, and my ali. to Christ Je.us, til.
sdttabie >as1p. ot sinners, come worst OF oe*t,
y Rhet her aly one r!sc 0ocs Ist. so help me God
tssercd1 ---,
Wonld he h,pp1 10 hear from any and all sign.
ing .hle = cuGc.
al OF 5ouz ft1tnds.
se|eral mailed frre on receipt Of return pre-
psld addressed cnstlope.
10 The Lady OF tic uouse and Others whero this
Pledge II Lett, ErsesiLS:
lop arr eaca ard Ill cordially invited promptly
10 tssu IN thu Hu's hhnes.-Neb. III. to Is.
!: .ou do rot fee fu1 : prepared 81 to soleu rly
| Spirit. and krcr II tiat ynu feel so prepared.
God h'css Soa. not only with d1tpositlon to
EtEn thlt pt.dRc. en. also with the grace aud
attEi5 70 llrr II out. anu cmeody Its spirit and
s1l uls loty Word through .ut your life rtuaem-
eerlIg that though We are ius,lt I'd By f4!sh, yct
9tft o. g. d, and ne working In n. TO will mud TO
90 Of Hts on q good plea -uFo; eId remembering
alto tha: IS We ts,w. 80 also shall wc reap.
any orc *fstin. 70 a.d the author In the ut
| most po.siole ol.trtaunon OF this 4Lvstauou
pledge, aua in Other kindred holy plan. aud puf~
| Can d Gr+se
| Seci CO. ixTtolS
, 1869-01-28
Fate Of the DnfalthfuL

The renegade Senators who proved recrc-
ant 10 the Trusts reposed in them by their
constituents are rapidly receisInG their re-
to receive orders TO quit. Next, Dixon, OF
Connecticut, was kicked out. DoosiItle, Of
Wisconsin, ls repndiated and sent ous in tho
cold. Henderson,, Of Missouri, was not meu.
toned In the caucus which nominated his
successor. vanvyrk1e; e{ West Virginia, i
toomed. Andre = II u "a sss,awsslh awhea he De.
scends into lheF ,ol,tiSeteNnE "p the
orN ri -
Mzral: It IS a. ot sfesa -
| deuce al the Pc ophe -aat En6
seemeth right Into II o. e
Of arc the waJs Of eipst eaese
ssfts. :. FEtflAAf-
A@F at1i0a
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=:7 .=:7se-:@=e3=:z=;eA.=@=@
'how a lack OF interest IL public afIair,
which must be most rnort;fy1pe 10 the ercsl.
lcnt lad:cs At Chicago Who arc seokine n
'eeusc soo oallos 1or Homea'
RIGHTS OF xAHarYp WOMEN.
Tic following is tho bill iEtsdaeed By ur.wr.,,
s.. s .. $780,.
az AL % establish and protect tho maternal
igr.a anae 2. na1sssd At; wn%.5: =, ~.
naIet! VIC noLenuaJ o. tue y ic. on which mar.
msa ,hs woman of all
n1Itnu ~ n.,nrs, n,nta f5.d, 1nn5 pfieaeanT a.
IN. f,rsrr 70 ,st TT Golaen 1 a5a aer hone.
rcrao. 49, neat.nan,s ns. :. t9xa. PsosEction or
u ", I'd VIII Icra9 uox:rs: ma. ses VI e'"ssha
psneraic. osnrrs.iTe ~, ~ power
Ind de.senctn1 hr,n;e.sne.s ~ ~. LEE una a:na,
tNeen husbsnd ia Wis: srds ''as' - os'
NnxHrAR Ii jn essential n 'rhe tntr-, ,,,,.
ment nf fhn ,are snS fhe wels be,rn -, 'aM!isose" M
tnst lie rirhts OF cif,1eT shin h. eYtenoe
r4ed Tomsr. In nydsr tn estsnj1sh ise n.a, " n,
;nrr.fnnu a. snxsrnrfcr .no c..t., ast Ea'utAl
fsrnitr dnr,no ~ T>.r;n- ~ eh,,3hnIat u LIE
WnxxrAs, Diyo;cs is no remesy ft. 1be' nv cr;,.
s1rr*Tsfes thsm ~ ~ hrs.trt1 Immensely
bG1ra Wb,rh ~ ~ ~ ten1as1,ax up tae H1uy
~ rin.y ann den,,rirr rh.iShnnt y. ~ tn:lt7 n
:sa.nins ana cnslc.rsnip. sua ,e,,cs,. ~. nafssa y
WuEaEts Thfs err,usinn n ~ e;,,,o,..,
gsseaIlsm r. q toc dass 1gcs Eholy Inconsistent
"a arras.1I aee Wbich rnea S sp.ftf OF
cf hrr bcinr cndnWr3 ,vtsh r.. tI ~ ~ uecseait7
7crth,n 1he ret,rr "N'A '"s '0'' 1'sct9 Q. csst'
II Il ra0et.T ~.
StcIlEx j. Thrt henccfor4b no.r,;oa ,,
and any woman entering tie mar1,see ret,I,ot' tnun'
eEal retain the same legal existence wh1c1 sne
the eame ]cpn; n,nirrttnn ~ T ha- e4aA secct'e
Eorran when heF hnshan1 dnaz. ~ ~ aA.nps as
She shai hayethe ssne Tfohts ~ a,ssnsl s tsea's.
o1n ,nn1yie nj ANA ~ +ha can,, ~ spFa N ner
for rcdr snt nTosecticn th ~ - y -" ol GqoitS
HrC DeTrefn-.h ~ aaa. - .ne nus oeao has.
ehaIi b. "A 1nuch yesnac. ~ T. at 81, oi maternity
tipht uf naternitv IA ~ rho fatt otaGf. IS t1o
er shall 5 n. fi}y ~ f,ttnd ~ ana ne mo O.
sYni arr e.-rirn: T-t.sea ~ ~ tuc eas:odF. coa-
II shrl ,hsta4o-a " - s KS ,snausen as tne fahef
boih moihrr snd f,,hsr aoo several uo'y ct
.nnnort rIotra .nain,a, " - atauy naln oslne up
mi IN r,rsciira, arnra sna eaneate u tnc use.
mnort,y IN sTeb Ioiad' an ootlns n. or net
, 1869-01-28


The Chicago I1sl undertakes 10 crliI.
ctsc The view this paper has taken ol il,c
Allbama'cla!m controversy, and, in 50
doing, mtsrcprcsents Il remark nttrib,tcu
To Gcncral u1ant, to the elect that tue
obstruction Of merchant vessels by ihc
AtRtmma was but ANAL portion Of the
injury done TO US by Great Drilaiu; and
that, In point OF fact, The ass,s nncc 1cu,
dcrcd 10 the rebcla by the British pro.
io1 gcd the war whole year, and thereby
added enormously TO our national debt.
No one understood the alleged re-
ms1k Of General Grant as meaning tha,
Great Britain WIS to be held responsible
fer oFc years expense Of the war. Tue
1ems1k was intended, and rcally expresses
no more than that Great Bri,ain's hos
tlhty was not confined to the twelve or
hlsctn millions OF 1ollars destroyed By
Tie British privatee1s, utwas generals in
NstA .cot, anti peri6iGus in lis execution.
There is little difference Of opinion among
'hcAmericsn people op that point. L frank
corisssiop by Great Britain OF her crime
N 1nalic'cusIy attempting to destroy the
American Union by covert means, With
an acknowledgment Of her bitter .llsap-
polEtment when the rebellion Was
t1rsted, and promise to behave better
hereafter, would be greater tribute 10
ruth and to international Justice than
the payment OF the Alabama claims, afftr
EigklrE and psttiloggins over each claim
ten times over. The American people
care Infinitely less for the morcy value
IT The ships aud cargoes Great Britain
destroyed than they do for the malicious
spirit she exhibited towards this re-
public in the day Of Its peril and sors
1i:t1tss.
The Post says:
We heltcre that the British Government is
sincerely dss1Ious ot bringing this controversy to
hu ED; auu inat 1t ~i! IS to almost any Ienpth
10 aleomphsh that porpOss VIC hope that II vii
| Re mel IN aspifit a. forciV;ng As It's ON Il
| 4lsed.'
The haste Of Great Britain to wind up
this aftsir before the close of Johnson's =
| administration is unprecedented, except,
perhaps, by her recognition OF the bel.
| ligereni rights OF the rebels Tha. Great
Britain is anxious fer settlement We
hare no doubt, but there is no necessity
tor sel.llrg it within The next six weeks,
ror for arranging Immediately tor an in
ycstigation OF claims Of every imsg sgiuablc
description arising during the last thirty
7ests. Let US have that treaty read and
discussed by the whole people, sud il
'hey decide against it. let it sltcp the
sleep tha. Knows no waking.
| The claims OF the United States agains,
Great Britsin have been standing unset
tied, mcst ofthcm, for half dozen years
They will not lose anything by running
q little longer, as they are drawing iu-
1trest: and OUT government will be mort
A: leisure alter Il while to take I'D TIL
subject and make thorough job of il
Tlc friends OF the British deprcda,or:
in this country arc advised to keep co.,
ard ptestryc their patience. John Bul
Will be brought into court at the prooc7
time, anu The whole matter will be dis
7tstd CT in accordance with the princi
pies OF justice, right ard the honor Of til,
great republic. America is the acrr,cvei
1aEly, snd it is for her to say when th,
se1t!emen. shall commence to be made.
, 1869-01-28

We are at loss to know what this money
was paid for. We have 10 recollection Of
The CHICAGO TA1BCSE performing any Ser
vice for the late Imperial dynasty, and II
the legal heirs of Aa1fml11an will inform Us
to whcn the $4,000 Was paid, TIE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE COMPANY will eheerfully aid them
IN recovering back the money, on the good
and sufficient grounds OF no service rendered
the t'empire" By the said newspaper.
, 1869-01-28

A Mexican correspondent Of tho New York
Htrald Incorporates the following late bis
letter Of December 20, 1858:
Tour correspondent hsd occasion rate1v tn MAIN
: Iote oi The following from The Imp.rial -.
, 1869-01-28

n,o.o.1e. --~-A. m.Asux py shipments
49, uee' 'ns some applications from 81. Louta
ana otte1 places 10 buy terc, -NA' 40
, 1869-01-28

What RQyhtfy Coffx.

Tic editor Of The Philadelphia Pres has
been cipher'ng at the various sums OF money
which Queen Victoria and her family draw
anuually !or Il cir personal use from the tax
payers oi Gsea. Britain. Here are his fig
urcs:
Queen Tictoria'e Priyy PURSE. 600 ~HHu
From TIC DEchs OF LaIc41tes. 2aW0-Esto 900
1rn+.,r. OF late King Leopold ........ 1880
Duchl - OF Cambridge. ..........:..,.:. 1900
Duke cf tam RI zee ...........Ei1t01
AZ st'ommatder.in-t:eicf...... 6tn1
CrloLrI Of thr. 4 regtmrnts... $50
kat gts 1t four Roy IL Parks. S.Q00- 0v50t
Fr.ureHs MARY Of GtnbsI4no,. ...,.... 5WD
! { 1ow1 Princess u Prussia ............, 5000
| 1ritccte ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80. G,0N
| Psncc 1t Y airs 1000
From U1ehy OF Ccsnwa11.... GD.Q'O- 1oo, 900
prtLctta OF alcs. 10,0O
| Duke Ct Edirburgh. l5,L0J
FIlntehs UslclS ......., 6.0b0
Ths Ia G clutlye Of & 600 psld 10 the Prsuce ct
| Vol as olort O. thn acnth Hu--ars. the El.t00
1.ic &c the Dnkc OF EdInhurrh as a:e ,nmanisF In
| the nsyy. aid tee reLtat sllut Of the various
royal laers oil II which. t72etter with tie suus
tfstcu aaose. mike su smouet Of hstWeeu s. 600. !.
ito a1d S4.oe0 zoo in gold. No wonder that
Queen Virtasls lAis 81 several hundred taoRaao
, 1869-01-28

ny s;7ss7 sf7 + Il r. s55: sEts:e % ii @
, 1869-01-28

worlds commerce, increasing, meanwhile,
from tritling amount to half million tons
per atnum. Once the world clustered ro7nd
The Medilet1anea3, i9r tho lasf three hua: a.
activity; bencefor1h the Pacific Is to be It's
tnl.Id sta. The proportions Of its business
are we'll represented By the thTe5 seas named.
at Icslst Il fair proportion Of this immense
traffic, al that la articles Of light weight aud
great ya1qe, ls bound to pass over the Pa-
10 the East almost as week to month.
Let them open way for ships between the
Indian and Mediterranean Seas, let them
span Asia and Europe With railroads,
our route is still eleven days quicker than
least. Say We get loo, eco tons Of way freight,
which Is not large estimate. and that We
get $50, coo tons, about one-thiru Of the
Eastern trade, through freighls, and that 1t Is
carried from sea to sea ior s10o ton leav-
malls. government transportation, we hHyo
as the yearly earnings ofthe road SIS. .ooo,0o
or one half its cost. It is to grasp and do
this business, and to quickly double 1t 10
amount, thst Durant and Stanford are de-
voting their giaat energies. The country
put the whole line in frst-class shape, once
lis locomotive has met stantord's. In
| fast ior lis owa good, securing
every mau he can, ElS1nE theM slA dol!ars
| il sure they-can earn iour, so as to have them
at any cost. Putting IN masonry, culvests
and ahutmsnts. and piers aud arches, Is un-
| der contruct, and doing from Green River
westward. 1t Was done last gear from Lodge
| Pole to Cheyenne, SIT, ,0e0 worth Of masonry
| in the NORTH Platte Bridge, $lnD. 600 worth in
| the railroad buildings at Laramie, 5000
yards in the crossings OF Bitter Creek, since
November, and go all along the line, 1t l.
| IN fearful, frightful desert, and work i
done at q great disadvantage. In all tha,
deyitish country between Cheyenne and this
Basin, 1000 feet above the sea, the sporting
! place oi death, an eternal Dight, which tht
birds refuse TO dy over, whose waters kill
man and beast, and the Iron holss
Itself, where nothing grows bu
sage brush, where the wind
whistle and shrek like the ghosts Of th'
danncd, there is tln neither In building no
operating railroads, The water WON'T maxi
atenm, 1t froths and foams End makes kim
Of spume which eats ont the boilers and eat
up wherever it touches the englnes. 0al
the streams. which are hundred miles apart
furnish good water. I protest, IN the nam
Of the Rocky Mountains, agaiust this dtaeE
being taken rs sample Of the great interior
, 1869-01-28
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The editor of the Cleveland LEADER hav-
Ing published plan Of resumption, Hon.
r. E. Spinner, United States Treasurer,
has sent the following letter In reference