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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
FIRES.

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN LEWISTON, NE.
LEWISTON, Dec. 3.-Early this morning, fire
discovered in the of T. NJ Marley, in Lsbons
The building and stock totally destroyed. The fire
extended adjoining, occupied by r. s. Ambrose
drygoods which destroyed the stock and fixtures
In large part saved. over Varleys store, NJ d.
Chaplin. attorney, had his office and roomed there
He missed until after the fire, when his charred
remains we're discovered in the ruins
EXTENSIVE PRE- IN GALVESTON, TEXAS.
GALVESTON, Dec. "a destructive fire oc-
CURED this morning consuming four entire blocks and
threefourths Of two other blocks The fire originated In
the clothing establishment Of COIN Brothers, at the
ner OF Strand and Fremont-sts. high wind from the
north west prevailed, and the flames swept In south
erly direction, burning three blocks FremOntst be-
tween Strand and Post Oce-sts, and three blocks be-
tween Mechanic. and Church-ss and West and Twenty
fourthsts, with the exception OF the stores or II. T.
Thompson, Sam HanOn, J. Renstein. T. F. George W. f.
GrOssnayer The TerdS Express Office j. NJ CongeT Price
& Terry, c. II. Jordan, and Berbacker. building on
Mechanc-st, which nnOccupied, and Dennis Wells
residence the only residences saved on that thor
Onghfsre.
About 80 business firms and shopkeepers were burned
out The Merchants Mutual Insurance building, the
alter, and the Metropolitan Hotel were destroyed The
lose is varousy estimated at from 100000 TO $loO5oO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04

Railway bill for the change OF the name ana the e1en
sion Of the powers, sat this morning opeeohes were
made and evidence given in favor and also III opposition
by the promoters of the Great Western Dill AFTER Atng
preamble of the bill not proved. Inc Dill conse-
quently falls through.
PROBABLE PEACE IN WINNIPEG.
TORONTO, Dec 3.-An the dispatches received
yesterday and to-day seem indicate that amcable
settlement will be reached, but the opposition papers
clamOr for Gov. McDOugafs recall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
GREAT BRITAIN.
MR.. PEABODY's REMAINS.

LONDON. Friday, Dec. 3, 1869
HIM S. Monarch is now all ready 10 sail with the
body of the late Mr.. Peabody, though she will prob
ably remain few days for the rest of the fleet TO
come up. Her cabins have been tastefuly and APP
propristely draped with black cloth and white silk.
The cotton mills III Lancashire are again running
on full time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
ROBBERY OF AN ELECTION INSPECTOR.

About 6 p. m. yesterday, q gang OF about %
ronghs entered the registering place Of the Win Eecuo
District Of the Ninth Ward. at MOI Chrisophers'' and
while humber OF them seized ard held MI william Gar
penter one OF the inspectors Of registry othes OF inc
gang robbed him of "A wallet containing nearly w.
with which they made their escape. No arrests we're
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
THE METAIRIE RACES.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 3.-At the Metairie
Course today. the hurdle race, two miles, by
Lancer beating Socks and Chalmette The second race,
mile heats three I'm five was won by Corsican beating
Donovan, Betty Bay BOneta, Whezinhunt, aud Larnn.
Average time, ltTi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
ARRAY BETWEEN EMrGRANT RUNNERS

Last evening Thomas Enrgbt, residing at the
corner Of Conrtlandt and weststs., quarreled via
Richard Hurley rival emigrsnt runner residing al NO
2s unhertst In the saloon No. rs Courtlandtst, and
dnrlng the ARRAY Hurley stabbed Enrght ~ the thGn
osnsIpg very serious wound and stabbed Inn ALEC ~
the hand. Enrights wounds were dressed ana no was
then taken boma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
MoRMoNs RETURNISG TO KANSAS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.-The Kansas City Journal
says: "a considerable number OF Mormons from Salt
Lake have come Jackson County and settled near In
dependence where they formerly resided They have
covered OF their old property, including the temple
ground on which site they propose 10 erect another
place OF worship These Mormons repudiae poly gamy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
REPORT OF TREASURER SPINNER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Treasurer Spinner, in
his annual report says:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Treasurer Spinner, in
his annual report, says:
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
There received during the fiscal year ending with
June, through the mails, lO29S official letters or TINS
number 2S51s contained money. There received by
express in the Redemption Division 1880 and In the
Cash Division 1865 money packages There we're sent by
mail 66lS letters. or these G428 entirely on manu-
script and the remainder partially written ana IN
part printed Many Of these contained money or cheeks
There mailed IS 52 drafts payable TO the ORDER OF
the payee without any other nclosure There were sent
by express al 0l2 money packages.
PURCHASES FOR THE SINKING FUND.
Between the nth of May and the 25th Of November
there were, Sundays excluded, 1863 Executive days.
During this time there paid for United States six
per bonds on Of the Sinking Fund and for
the fund held subject order of Congress- interest
and premium paid thereon included $S92621O lt VIII
he that these payments exceed hau million dol
lars for working day, or over t5OOOO ID every
week for months The Treasurer now holds In trust
for the Secretary OF the Treasury on account OF the Two
funds named s757sSOO United States ak per cent
stocks The dividends these stocks so held VIII net an
the Treasury and for the reduction OF the pub
lie debt Of 5729 per annum. There has already been
received interest these bonds SO4304 III gold,
which has been invested IN United States bonds repre-
sentng $7S which held for the two funds above
named II the Of purchase IS hereafter main
tained and the accrung interest invested semannualy
IN like bonds the whole National Debt VIII thus be PAID
of In less than thirteen years.
THR PUBLIC DEBT
The following is recapitulation OF all kinds OF Gov
eminent paper that issued money, or that was
ever in any way used as q circulating medium, and that
remained outstanding and unpaid on the SOh OF June
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS OF CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI o., Dec. 3.-Ilon. Rufus King,
this morning, delivered the closing argument for the
plaintiffs In the schOolBibe case The Court TOOK the
case under adyisement. and adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
PORTUGAL.
CABLE PROPOSALS.

MADRID. Friday Dec 8, 1859.
The Portuguese Government has invited tenders
for the manufacture and laying of submarine tee-
graph cable from Portugal to some eligible point on
the American coast, touching at the Azores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
PRUSSIA.
Mr.. BURLINGAME's MISSION.
RERITH ENrinaN nnp

BBRLIE, Friday, Dec. 3. 1862
Mr.. Burlingame Of the Chinese Embassy had an
interview with King William yesterday, and pre-
scented his credentials The meeting was character
lied by the usual complimentary speeches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04

GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED cHURcl

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 3.-1n the General
Synod OF the Reformed Church the subject Of the reading
of the Hymnbook deferred until the next meeting
District synOds authorized to annex the selection
OF hymns to their respective lturgies new district
synod constituted, consisting of the Westmoreland,
Clarion ST. Pauls, and West NewYork classes The new
synod viii meet In Pittsburgh, Pa, next February.
The missionary operations, a. lar as the
home work is concerned were reported
promising condition, although the funds do not
come up fully t0 the great demand.
In the afternoon session form Of charter for conge
cations was reported adopted The attention OF pas
directed 10 the duty OF giving certificates OF dis
mission 10 all members leaving their charges 30 that they
may connect with the church at their residences
The report the state OF the church read and
adopted Connected with the General Synod 81 classes
sal ministers, and 1900 communicate members.
In the evening session all the churches heced
10 observe In religious all OF the church festivals,
Christmas Good Friday, Easter, Ascension Day and
PentcCos The churches also requested TO forward
their foreign missionary money 10 the German Evangel
cal Society OF NewYork Thus closed Of the largest
aud most important meetings OF the Reformed Church
held In this country. The subject Of turgical
ship with Its underlying worship the subject of con-
trovorry. The whole matter, including numerous np-
peals that out OF IT, harmonousy aud satsfac
tory settled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
RUSSIA.
81. PETERSBURG, ?

ST. PETERSBURG. Friday, Dee. 3, 1852
cen Ignaticff has been appointed Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, to succeed Prince Gortschakof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
THE NAVY LINE AND STAFF QUARREL-TRIAl
or TORPEDO BOAT-THE NEW CUSTOMS
LAWS OF TIfR ARGENTINE REPUBLIC


The Board OF Officers recently In session at the Navy
Department 20 determine upon the OF officers
adjourned and submitted their report Score
tary which will lie transmitted 10 Congress- IL under
that the Board have that surgeons
and payasters of the heet feet engineers and
paynHsers aud engineers OF than years stand
ing. shall rank with commanders; surgeons paymasters
and ehefengBeers OF less than "a years standing and
the secret8rss OF the Admiral and Vic. Admiral shall
rank with henteBants passed assistant surgeons and
first assistant engineers shall rank next after masters
and third assistant engineers shall rank with nidsbip
men. The above ranks grade below those held
by sta ucer officers for several years past and accord
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04

uENn RoCHEFoRr's MOTION IN THE CoRPs-A
A GREAT SENSATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
WASHINGTON.

THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE DENOUNCED
pRoposFD REORGANIZATION OF THE TREAS
TRY DEPARTMENT-THE CoLORED LABOR
CoNyENTIoN-INTERvIEW BETWEEN JOHN
q BRECKINRIDGE AND GEN. sHERMAN-THE
RESULT IN MISSISSIPPI.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16
MIR. BoutWeIl's Policy.

Notwithstanding the opposition of the
gold ring and the attacks of the press Mr..
boutwell, steadily Gdheres to his financial
system. Every week he sells two millions
dollars in gold, with one of which he buys
in as many bonds as it will purchase. We
consider this plan to be eminently wise and
believe that it is the true method of clearing
off the national debt. That it will afford
more speedy relief from high taxation can
not he questioned. The gold which is used
in buying the bonds would otherwise be
lying idle in the Treasury without bring
ing in cent of interest, or in
any manner beneftting the nation.
The mere fact of its being gold would be of
no advantage, for, unless used, Il gold dollar
is no better than a paper dollar. By Mr..
BoUTwELL's policy the premium on gold
is obtained, and the money thus used is
made to pay large interest The average
premium on gold since Mr. BOUTWELL, has
commenced buying bonds has been forty
per cent. Thus, supposing the bonds to he
at par, one million dollars in gold will buy
one million four hundred thousand dollars
worth of bonds, which will be net gain
of four hundred thousand dollars in gold,
which the government would otherwise he
obliged to pay when the bonds become due.
Besides this, the payment of eighty-four
thousand dollars in gold per year,
as interest, is saved, which, supposing the
bonds to he allowed to remain unpaid
until maturity, would amount to one mil
lion, one hundred and seventy-six thousand
dollars in gold. Thus it will be seen that
the interest alone would amount to one hun
dred and seventy six thousand dollars more
than is now paid to pay the principal and
wipe out that amount of bonds. With the
large surplus of gold in the Treasury and
the large receipts for the revenue Mr..
BOUTWELL, can continue to buy a
million of bonds each week for a
long time to come. Suppose that the price
of gold is kept at its present height and a
million dollars worth of bonds are bought
each week for a year-sixty-one millions
one hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars
of our debt would be removed. The yearly
interest on this amount is three millions six
hundred and sixty nine thousand one hun
dred and twenty-one dollars an gold. Thus
the people would have that much less tax to
pay the ensuing year, and that much gold
would be kept in the country.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16

A great deal of dissatisfaction is express
ed against those of the protesting lawyers
who have cases in their hands. Their clients
feel, and justly too. that lawyers who are
charged with cases in which their property,
liberty and lives are at stake, have no right
to put themselves in such an antagonistic po-
sltion to the Courts, that they will not be able
to do that which they have been engaged and
paid to do. Many of these clients have paid
their last dollar to these very lawyers, and
now have no means of prosecuting their
claims. What are they to do9 Their law
yers have, by insulting the Courts, placed
themselves in such condition as to be unable
to do that which they were hired to do. If
they do not apologize for their bad conduct
they can not hereafter attend to any profess
sional duties within the Courts. If they keep
the money paid them by their clients, they
will he acting dishonesty and are liable to be
sued for breach of contract. We trust that
those of the lawyers who do not apologize,
will return the fees already paid them, or
turn the cases over to other counsel, that
their clients may not suffer unjustly. We
call upon them to do so.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16
a small pisouisition on Editorials.

/ A Small Disquisiti0n on EdltoflaiS.
The bull, when angry, is said not TO DC
able to distinguish colors. Mad with rage
and stung by the darts of his tormentors
his eyes sufused with blood, everything APP
pears TO he of the color that he cannot bear.
Such is the case with our amiable contem-
porary of the Sentinel. For years he mas
hated Gov. HOLDEN, not without cause, we
are willing to admit, for HOLDEN has lashed
him most numerically. The sting OF HoL-
DENIS articles is still SO vivid in his memory
that whenever he is hurt now heimmediately
imagines that the old lash Is again Delng
applied. Now, we will respectfully inform
our irate neighbor that we haven't the
slightest objection to his attributing our
articles TO the Governor, as we consider 1t
the strongest possible testimonial OF their
efficacy and power to make him ieel his po-
litical "cussedness." Justice to Gov. HoI,-
DEN, however, compels us to state that, now
ever guilty he may have been of lashing Bro.
Turner in former times, he is innocent OF the
article attributed to him by the Sentinel
We contrved to get up that admirable pro-
duction oursclf, and take pleasure in inform
ing the Sentinel, in the language OF an
eminent jurist, that there are plenty more
Just like it in the same shop" We have the
more pleasure in this announcement as we
know how greatly rejoiced our amlab!e
neigbl,or will feel when he is sure that he is
safe from the dreaded punishment which he
has always received from the pen OF Gov.
HOLDEN We are not sure, however, that
Coy. HOLDEN even if he were editing the
STANDARD, would deem our neighbor of
sufficient consequence to notice. Indeed, we
hardly believe that he would, as we regret to
state that his opinion of the good qualities of
our esteemed contemporary is by no means
fattering. The fact that the editorial was
not written by Gov. HOLDEN, however, need
not deter our friend from transferring it to
the columns of his " valuable paper" should
he so wish. We wrote it for the benefit of
all, and therefore did not have it copy
rightcd. If Bro Turner thinks that it will
be of benefit to his readers by warning them
against the trickery of those lawyers who
would by endeavorng to 1njure the Judi
ciary prostitute their profession for politi-
Cal purposes he is at liberty to use it.
Trusting that this gentle statement of facts
will cause our friend of the Sentinel to per-
ccive the incorrectness of his surmises we
leave him to himself, only regretting that
he is not in better company.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16

The action of the Supreme Court in re-
fusing to allow the lawyers who signed
the insulting partisan protest against the
Judiciary of the State to practice before IL
is eminently proper. We are glad to see
that the Justices of the Supreme Court have
rebuked the participants in that protest IN
so dignifed a manner. The protest was
direct insult to the entire Judiciary OF the
State and was so intended by those who
originated it. 1t was the offspring of parti-
san malgnity, and was intended to injure
the Judiciary of North Carolina. 1t was
originated by .envious and malignant men
who wished to spatter their dirt upon the
Judges simply because they were above them.
The remarks of the Chief Justice were
Just but cutting. They could not. practice
in the court until they had appeared and
shown cause to the contrary. The reproof
of the Court came upon these insulters like
thunderbot from clear sky. They had
not anticipated such Roland for their Oil
yer. The solemn professionals left the
Court room feeling great deal more solemn
than they had anticipated. AS they de-
parted from the room they outswore the
celebrated army in Flanders. They looked
upon the "rule" with hatred, and their
blue bags afforded them no consolation.
They even held caucus to determine
what they should do, but as they could
not vote themselves into the court their
proceedings amounted to but little. And
thus the matter rests. The "solemn pro-
testants "-now really solemn-are in the
patton being gone. Their brilliant minds
will now have rest, and the world will lose
the benefit of their solemn wisdom. They
have now time to prepare another solemn
protest, but their late experience has rather
sckencd them of that occupation. Protests
are not so fashionable as they were What
these legal lights will do, while thus hidden
in their legal bushels, is yet unknown. At
present the Capitol and adjacent grounds are
sprinkled with melancholy looking individ-
uals, attached to green bags They smile
not, neither do they weep, but their ''cuss
Words come forth with a rapidity wonder
fal to hear These melancholy gentlemen
are the solemn professionals" 1t is to be
hoped that this gentle lesson will teach them
that it is not only wrong, but injurious to
themselves, to wantonly assail the judiciary
of the State
We fully endorse this action of the Court,
and hope that the Superior Court Judges
will pursue the same course. 1t is duty.
they owe themselves, and it will also be
charity to teach these oficious lawyers that
they cannot bully the Judiciary, but must
behave in becoming manner. Let those
lawyers who signed the protest, as many OF
them have declared they did, upon the
strength of certain names, learn wisdom
from this just reproof, and in the future
beware of designing politicians who would
make tools of them.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16
Cuba.

!; The highly significant news which our
|. correspondents send us from Cuba, says the
New York Tribune, ought to settle at once
any question as to the status of Spanish au-
thority in that island. Indeed, there is no
!. legitimate authority unless it be found with
the democratic government established by
the instruction. In word, Cespedes sur
wives, and Dulce has fed. What remains
on the Spanish side is an anarchy with or
gans and bayonets. Gems. Dulce and Mena
have both literally confessed that the cause
of the Spaniards has failed dlsastrously. In
his speech to the armed mob, reported in
our Havana letter, the late Captain General
I, did, for once, even bravely and scornfully
meet full in the face of a danger which it
may be thought his former political timo-
rousness aroused. But it is likewise clear
; that the Captain General had from the be-
ginning to deal with a lost cause, and
a soldiery demoralized by his prede-
cessor, Lersundi. All kinds of vaga-
ries as to government are reported of the
anarchists, who propose to take hold of the
present wreck of Spanish prestige on the
island, and set up an apology for authority.
Several of "a set of prominent candidates for
triumvirate are slave-traders, and it is
even said that reaction has begun in favor
of monarchy. What will most probably be
; decided before long will be the question
whether Cuba de tacto belongs to the pirate
at Havana, or the Republicans under Cespe-
DIES. The action of the Cuban Ministers has
opened up that question at Washington,
and it is now more or less problem wheth-
, or there is any Government in Cuba to
which we can send representative, unless
lit be at Guaimaro. Doubtless Spain would
be as glad to sell out this day, and Cuba
would he as unwilling to be sold. The sure
process of natural events will determine be-
lore long the fate of Cuba, and we may look
upon the action of Chill, Peru and now
Buenos Ayres, in recognizing the patriot
cause, as three very threatening, and at the
same time very promising, steps to that end.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16

There is wailing in the camp of the la W
yers. They arrayed themselves against the
Supreme Court and went gayly forth to bat
tie, as did the conquering general. But
unlike him they cannot say, I've have met
the enemy and they are ours" Their cry is,
1--WE have the enemy and we are theirs Z"
Never was there such complete rout. Never
was there such a demoralized set of combat
tants. Their appearance is not only unwar-
like, but very much like that of boys who
have been caught in the act of robbing a
hen roost The commander-in-chiefi is evil
IDENTIFY more demoralzed than the balance.
His once radiant countenance is now sad
and beseeching. He moves among the con-
spirators like one of the justly celebrated
"Babes in the Woods" and evidently
wishes that somebody would cover
him from sight. The green bag
which erst filled his gentle soul with joy,
has become hateful to his eyes, for it is but
bitter mockery of departed greatness. The
silvery voice, whose tones have so often fell
with enchanting softness upon the enrap-
tured ears of judge and jury, is now hushed
and silent. Alas for the mutability of hu-
man felicity! No more shall the verdant
ruralist drop into his itching palm the fee
which is to command the brightest talent
of the North Carolina bar No more shall the
brief, dressed in all the lingual beauties of the
egal fancy, give to him the glad assurance
of another victim to be plucked at leisure
No, it is all over, and for him there is NO
more employment. His work is done, his
clients escaped, his briefs flown, his cher
ished bag empty. Alas for human great
-, ness