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LAND GRABBERs.

fuDnc Opluton - uuit IN ue-'
nouncing the land grabber and mos
nopolist curse to the commnnity 10
which he lives This class of men
are the drones Of society, and live
altogether upon the labor and enters
prise Of other men. Let the news,
paper press of country call atten-
tion to its advantages, its superiority
of soil, climate, &C., and in that way
attract immigration, the land grab
Der, who has contributed nothing to-
ward bringing about this condition
Of affairs, is the FIRST one to profit by
the influx. In California it is a
common thing to say that there are
hundreds of thousands of acres yet
unoccupied, but they are the refuse,
the poorer quality, nine -tenths of
which are not worth having. They
consist of sterile and arid plains,
barren hills aud mountains, or tule
lands, which will require as much or
more money 70 reclaim than they are
worth. All the good land in the
State has been taken up by monopo,
lists, some of whom own hundreds
of thousands of acres. We read of
one firm in San Francisco that owns
three hundred thousand acres Of
land, all held for speculation. 10
Kern county, California, one man
holds fifteen Thousand acres. Puget
Sound for the last year or two has
been the favorite field of operations
for land grabbers, and we hear OIL
one firm, the Puget Mill Company
that owns one hundred thousand
acres of land. In Walla Walla one
or two soulless individuals have
entered upon the business of specu
lating in lands, and are preparing to
prey upon the necessities of immi-
grants when they arrive. We regret
that this is SO, fer it is a great det.
riment to the Territory. 1t retard:
its progress and prevents the dovel.
opment of its resources. 1t will
prevent the Territory from being
rapidly filed with population, as wa,
hoped would be the case as soon a:
the Pacific Railroad was completed.
People will not emigrate thousands
of miles to purchase and improvC
dear lands when they can get good
farms at Government prices much
nearer. Whatever can be, ought tc
be done, to break up the land mo
nopoly in this Territory. The Leg
islature, now IN session, should ena:
such laws as will compel speculator,
to pay taxes on the full value o
their possessions. At present they
can afford to Hold vast bodies of land
because they pay little or no taxes
This is double injustice. 1t is un
just to those who do pay taxes, an(
also to the Territory ia general, be
cause it is defrauded out Of its rev
= enues and retarded in its prosperity
, 1869-10-09

DR.. Phelps Chamberlain, sworn-I
am practiciDg physician in this city /;
| called to see Mrs. Wilson, on Market
street, opposite San Jose depot, about
twelve o'clock Saturday night, on the
4th OF September; found her with cold
extremities, feeble pulse, almost imper-
cepuole, and apparently unable TO speak
above whisper. 0n examining as the
cause of the symptoms, l discovered a
uterine hemorrhage attributed this
exhaustion TO the loss Of blood; it was
question in my mind at that time what
caused it, and has been to certain ex>
tent sineei | remained with her until
after daylight in the morning Sunday /;
went down to my Office and returned
Immediately; she did Eot vomit while
was there, and bad no passage from
her bowels; told the relatives that if
the remedies | bad prescribed did not
bring about reaction, that she had no
hope of living; Informed her mother
and a gentleman named Darwin, and
told them that could'do nothing more;
and If they thought proper they could
send for physician II told them dur
ing the night had feeble hope Of her
recovery; she died between nine and
ten o'clock Sunday morning; have
not yet come TO any opinion what her
state was, whether she was pregnant.
or the cause Of her death I; / was inform.
ed By the nurse that she had vomited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
Comments bu The Tribune.

We print the above Verbatim. as warning
TO all who love our Common Schools of the
breakers Just ahead. We are in imminent
danger of losing those Schools through bigOtry; ;
and this bgOtry is by no means confined to
one sect or one side Of the Question. Let us
consider:
|. C.. II. assumes that the Roman Catholics
are hostile to the reading of the Bible in
Schools Suppose this to be 50. BY what au-
thority on what principle, does he propose to
defy that aversion and compel them to do what
he assumes that they will only do under COer
cion7 Who made him their spiritual dictator'
ii. Whether tho Roman Catholics do or do
not object to Bible-reading, it is notorious that
others do There are many who do not be-
leye the Bible inspired or of any more author
ity than any other collection of ancient poems,
legends chronicles, traditions rhapsodies
where is the authority to coerce these into
having their children taught to regard the
Bible with O reverence which the parents do
not feelH On what principle do you compel
Hebrews to have their children instructed in
that New Testament which they rejectH In
short. have you any conception whatever of
religious liberty and equalityP
Ill. G. H. says he believes so and so concern
ing the Bible and religion, as he has perfect
right TO do, and no one has authority TO gain
say him. But Others believe differently what
right has no to thrust his convictions upon
their children, any moro than they have to
force their convictions upon his children
". G.. III. insists that certain fundamental
religious truths (as no holds them ought to be
inculcated through our Common Schools. Here
he thinks he is fighting the Roman Catholics,
while he is powerfully aiding them. Those of
them who are organizing an opposition to our
Common School system arc fully agreed with
him in his premises; they differ only in in
sisting that theirs is the only true Church
that salvation is only found in her communion,
and that her dogmas ought consequently to be
taught in Common Schools. And these con-
hicting pretensions threaten to rend our Schools
in twain. Why can't you see that, on your
foundation, the Catholic superstructure stands
firm
V. In our view, the only practicable mode of
saving our Common Schools lies through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
Amustmtnts. ct.


AcADr,fY OF MUsIC.-This Afternoon atl-ltaLan
Opera william Tell" Niue Brol. Lefrsuc
BoOTH's THRATER Twenty -third-st.. between Flith
a.. SIthsvea-Tbs ByeBiBg a." Msry Warner Miss baem.'
DoRE ART UNION No. 5S7 Broadway Exhibition
ofPaihings By Gustaye DoIe 800,
FTcTH-AvE TIIEATER Twenty -fOurth-st ana fhtn-
ssc-Fhs Evening at a." New Way TO Pay Old DEBTS
FRENCH THEATER, FOurteenth-st-lhls E'eh'"s
s,s-BBglsh Drama: LONDON" Miss Cars Jennings
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, cor. Eighth-aye ana WI Gi .
t,Sbirdsi-Tbis Evening al R-Engish Opera bohemian VIII
Nine Caroline Rchugs Bernard .r..4,
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN corner o VI ,g. md
thrdst sud FOurh.ays-Tbird Winter Eh1loNo' VI
Sculpture o c-ord
NEwYoPK CIRCUs-Ths Evening AT pos.,,yaS,.n
p.,.,.mvs All Ben Abdalah Troupe Of Beioup ARABS
NIBro's GARDEN-This Evening al D In0 i0-
RlV," Lotta ., -. "a o a1be
- H. Iotery Ticket" }. X. Mortimer -.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTEELs.-Ihis Eyening'-mis-
cellsneous performances - On r.f,l o,,o
SoNKRyuIF ART GALLERY, NO - Fhth-aNe-
-, ~, ~. "a RTeaipT-EIhlbiuon Of "Ibe Nine Muses
Tuy 1'AMMANY.-ThiS Evening at 8-Ihe Hanlons
Uu,,cK,s TnEATER.-This Evening at s.
..,Inms"-" Regular FIX" Lester WsllacE
WooD's MUSEUM, Broadway and IhlTtieth-s
O.ss diy from 10 Two Performances htE auo
g." Asidia"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

1t is not probable that many of our citizens
will contemplate with unallOyed satisfaction
the circumstance that fire which has just oc-
CURED in West Washington Market was extin-
guished before effecting much destruction.
There was similar disappointment some years
ago. Just at the moment when there was
prospect that the powers installed would get
their mutton cooked, q deluge Of water stopped
the process in the first course, and finished with
an attenuated soup. There is no longer
hope of an event after the method.
according to Ella, of roasting sucking
pigs. Occasion for gratitude will doubt
less arise when the new uptown concern
that is now commenced is completed but that
will not dispense with these lower shambles.
The attempt of the Trenton prisoners, though
unsuccessful. may awaken a Guy Fawkess
spirit among the community. to blow up the
moldering pile with lawful gunpowder.' In
their present locality, the deities of the market
place have planted fixed foot; and. it must
be admitted, very dirty One
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

The reminder of correspondent that some
wears ago the Parsees agitated the question OF
holding a Worlds Fair at Bombay is timely
and welcome. Would the United States help
such an enterprises was an anxious question
of the wealthy Hindoos, which the fame OF
our machine loving and labor-saving Republic
will sufficiently account for Now. while the
Suez Canal is open to the commerce of the
world, and Brahmins and Cinnamon are our
guests, it is high time to think of perfectlng
our acquaintance with the East. If the Brah-
Minis will hold q Worlds Fair in year OF
two we think they may safely rely upon high
class of American cooperation in what should
be one of the most singular and gorgeous dis
plays of the time. Bombay and st. Peters
burg may well draw away from Paris and
London the enterprise which is so capable OF
seeking new fields. But when Panama rivals
Suez. and we can hold Worlds Fairs in South
America it will he better still.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
rrw-voRx DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1859.

falsely returned. The spOils we're divided be-
tween the parties to the frauds and the sum
in each case must obviously have been con-
siderable to have made it an inducement TO
hazard the undertaking aud handsomely pay
each one interested. 1t is rumored that WIN
the evidence on hand, seizures of several es-
Establishments in this city have been made ana
criminal proceedings instituted against the
proprietors thereof. 1t is furthermore asserted
that some Of the Government 0mcers lhVOiNeu
in the frauds have made clean breast OF the
matter, and that their confessions crlmihate
importers who concocted this scheme for de-
frauding the Government and made the hrst
advances,
Frauds Of somewhat different character are
likewise said to have been developed, winch
were accomplished by means of false invoices
and differentiation Of imported merchandise I;
also, by fraudulent export entries Of duty PAID
goods for benefit of drawback. 1t is impossi-
BILE now to ascertain the precise facts, but
there cannot be so much smoke without con-
siderable fire somewhere. and we shall insiSt
upon knowing the extent Of the damage, and
who produced it. The interests assailed belong
to the people, and it is their right TO know
what they have lost, and at whose hands.
When the guilty are exposed, and the full
measure of just punishment has been enforced
without respect to person, rank, or station, we
shall then urge the extreme necessity OF Jews
ing some remedy for a system OF dong the
public business 80 vicious as the present one
Experience teaches that too much can 90 IN
trusted to the assumed honesty Of human ma
ture 1t will not do as a rule to expose public
men to temptation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

The merCiful help which our Government
has found it necessary to extend to the cast
away crew of the steamer Lillian Is q sad evil
dcnce of the poverty or negligence, or both, Of
the Cuban cause The United States Consul at
Nassau writes that the men of the Lillian, who,
it is represented, have been turned adrift by
the Cuban agents, have appealed to him for
Government aid to reach home. Secretary Fish
writes to Secretary Robson, requesting naval
assistance, with provision that the misguided,
perhaps we should say miscarried, crew shall
not venture again to break the neutrality laws
The Secretary of the Navy has dispatched q
vessel to the scene of distress, and the luckIes'
Adventures will at last reach home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
Getu;2)ork Daily gribm1re.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 90. 1869.

The final detention Of the Spanish Runboats IS
announced from Washington as having been determined
upon The Government have dispatched vessel TO
convey home the abandoned Of the Lillian. Dis
patches from Gen Cespedes state that the CubanS have
won an engagement at Portrevllo and gained 1900
recruits since July lsst.-The elections ia Paris
have resulted the choice Of Rochefort,
C,remieux and Arago-Gov. McDougan remains
On Dakota TO await favorable reaction Of the Red River
Insurgents who, however, have been Joined by En-
csh aud Scotch settlers and have formed Provisional
Government == The movements OF the Duke OF Edin-
Jurgh the feast OF the MkAdO and tho enorOachmens
Of Russia reported from Japan. =- great earth
quake has occurred in the Philippines.
naval officer has been ordered to Panama, to make
tho necessary for the proposed canal across the
isthmus.-=The floor OF the Second Colored Baptist
Church at Lexington. KY. gave way on Sunday. killing
ak persons and wOunding 160.-Gen. Tate, the new
Haytien Minister has been officially recognized by the
President.==Gen. Augnr has sent two companies OF
cavalry 10 ard the Marshal In capturing Blue Hawk
the Pawnees still determined on resistance.=-The
BoylstOn Bank OF Boston entered by burglars on
Sunday night, aud half million of dollars were
stolen.-A fire at Denver, Colorado, destroyed six
dwellings and property valued at over t25 900.
The Brooklyn Aldermen have passed resolution
against the fraud which been charged" in the late
election returns -= German Banking House With ~
capital OF from 10 TO 20 millions Is being organized. -
The Long Island Bond Company's project has been in
dorsed by the Aldermen. == superintendent Kennedy
was examined in the Supreme Court concerning the
rest OF the alleged criminal from Chautauqua County but
Judge CardOzo made no decision. - fire occurred
IN West Washington Market, but did little damage.
Bone cOnvicts going to the State Prison. made unsuc
oessfu effort to escape by blowing up the Hudson County
On j. Jail. = In the Caller Wedeknd case the body
IL 70 be exhumed for examination - Gold, 1861, l26t
1904. =- Temperature, 80 80, 49, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
country.

At the Triennial Festival of the Massachu-
sets Charitable Mechanic Association, held in
Boston, last Friday evening, Mr.. Charles W.
Slack, the orator of the occasion, took strong
ground in favor of Chinese emigration. Ii
was, in his opinion, the duty of the nation 4" to
"regulate and improve, not repreSs. Asiatic
emigration, as it has European MIR. Slack
said some very sharp and just things Of tie
cruelties and insults to which the Chinese are
subjected in California. and declared his faith
"that our political system can assimilate the
"people of every cline and every creed" These
sentiments were well received by most re-
spectacle assembly of about twelve hundred
ladies and gentlemen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

With regard TO the protest of Mr. Foley
against the recognition of the votes for Henry
Smith as Supervisor, because of non-eligibihty'
the Board of Canvassers will doubtless deCiue
that they have no jurisdiction. They are not
a judicial body; their functions are chiefly
clerical, and if the people have returned a
majority for tho Khan of Tartary, all the Can
vassers can do is to certify to the facts and
say: The Khan of Tartary, having received
I" the largest number of votes for Supervisor
"is duly elected" When the Khan comes up
to qualify, his right to the place will be
matter for others to question and the Courts
to decide. Whether Police Commissioner
Smith can lawfully be also Supervisor Smith
is not for vote counters to decide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

What does it mean 1t is reported that
nineteen students of the Wesleyan University
at Mount Pleasant Iowa, have petitioned for
the removal of a colored member OF their
class. Does it mean that the obnoxious stu
dent ia an ignorant fellow, and so intellectually
a disgrace to the class If that were the case
he would hardly be there. Has he not sus-
tanned reputation for good moral character
and deported himself in gentlemanly man
nerY There would scarcely be need, other
wise, of petitioning for his removal. The fact
is we suspect that the nineteen, in their eager
ness to "cram" Xenophon and Virgil scan
Latin verse and dig out Greek roots. skipped"
the last chapters Of the history of their OWE
country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

utter exclusion of religious incubation there
from. We have set apart every seventh day
for religious teaching; those who see fit are
at perfect liberty to add a portion of each
secular day out of school-hours. Then why
not have the teachers say to the pupils, Re
"ligiOn is a subject of the very deepest con-
"cern; but we are not at liberty to teach it.
because your parents are not agreed as to its
mature and requirements. Your sch0Ol-hOurs
must therefore be devoted to other themes;
"but your parents will direct you how and where
" to obtain due knowledge of God and His laws
Outside Of this building Sunday is set apart
"for religious teaching and observances: be
"sure TO improve it as your parents direct"
1t seems to us that we must come to this, or
we shall see our Common Schools torn to frag-
ments.
Understand that it suits us TO have the Bible
read in schools where such reading does not
give Offense. 1t was 80 read in the schools We
attended and we thought well of it then, as
we do now. But we have no right to force
the reading of it upon those who object to it {;
for, if we are to assume suchright, we virtually
create an Established Religion, which is
directly forbidden by the Federal Constitution.
Such establishment does not depend on the
much or the little that men are required to
believe or assent to, but Oh their being required
to assent to any creed or religious formula
whatever. That of c. III. may be excelient-it
may be liberal-it may command the assent OF
a great majority; but, in matters Of conscience
majorities, however vast, have no power to
coerce or cOnstrain tho smallest and most insg-
nifcant minority. Whenever they shall segi'
ously attempt it, then goodbye, Common
Schools, led.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

The Porto Ricans have secured one COnstitu-
tion-the Cubans have made another. The
former abolishes slayery-frOm disCussiOn-it
bging the only thing to be discussed. The
latter makes all men-white. yellow or black
free citizens with equal rights. In the one
case liberty is abolished, and in the other
slavery. A study of the two plans will help US
better to rate the war which Cuba wages
against oppression and Spain maintains from
pride How much should we give to the one
and deny To the Otherf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

The conduct of the audience at the Womans
Rights meeting in Washington the other even
ing seems to have been simply disgraceful; nor
can we perceive, so far as the full reports in
the Washington papers enable us to judge, that
the conductors of the meeting were in any wise
to blame for it. Whatever may he said for or
against Woman Suffrage, the rowdies of Wash
ington should understand that the day for de-
feating cause by breaking up peaceaole
meetings held in its favor has passed. II the
Washington police force were good for any
thing, we do not understand why 1t was no'
represel ted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

The Board for Raising Salaries, sometimes
called the Board of Assistant Aldermen, yes
terday raised the pay of the Assistant Libra
rian, the JanitOr, the DOorkeeper OF the
Board of Aldermen, and the DOorkeeper OF
the Assistants, to $500 per year. to date back
as far as convenient. They also increased the
pay Of the Clerks to the City Librarian to the
same amount as that of the Seventh AS
sistant Clerk to the Board of Aldermen. Then
they gave st. Bridget's School $4,000.
and $3.50 for horse lost On Pier
90: and afterward adjourned In the
other Board, sundry Belgian, NicOlson, and
Seeley pavements were ordered, amounting to
perhaps q million of dollars. Then they put
through the sixty thousand dollars per year for
the Long Island Bone Company; and also
voted to employ The National GHdrdsmdn aud
The Real Estate and Insurance Journal as cor
poratOn newspapers. Having thus directly OF
indirectly scattered about two millions or dol
lars of the peoples money, tho custodans OF
the City Purse adjourned in time for the
evening caucuses. The Receiver of Taxes.
too, gives notice that the day Is near
when penalties will be exacted from those
who do not pay up before certain date; and
in the mean time Mr.. William d. Tweed pays
no income tax, while cold weather is coming
on, fuel is DEAR work is scarce, wages are low.
and five thousand drones are getting more money
from the City Treasury, for doing nothing, than
fifty thousand poor mechanics receive for ten
hours day at such work as they can find. Yet
these fifty thousand ragged labOrers will vote for
these five thousand broadclOth-and fifty cent
cigar drones, and think it is all right. Very
we'll let them go on with their pavements and
five thousand dollar salaries-the people ENJOY
it, taxpayers are delighted, barefooted children
arc happy, and everything is lovely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

corrt OF the OF Appeals and tho
additional gSnes of the said Court OF Common Pleas
shall respectively enter upon their duties On the nSt
SIC 2s sYTrosates Justices Of the peace. and local Jul.
dca officers provided for in section lS In once SHSa
this article shall take effect shall hold the respective
ofBces until the expiration OF their terms -, -.
SEC &C. Courts OF special sessions snail nave suen nrs
dlction Of oRenses OF the grade OF inisueeano' " '
be prescribed by law. ,co,.,o tho T oot.la
SIC e. For the relief OF surrogates courts tnS canny
ture may confer upon courts OF h %oyers and
jurisdiction OF Surrogates, with authority " W ~
fact by Jury, In probate cases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

and tried devotion which offer them for saie'
rather than sell or abandon cause, ought TO
enhance their worth thousand fold Ameri-
cans who have struggled for liberty ought 10
know how to be fair appraisers. Let no one
doubt that the Cubans are in earnest, ana need
and deserve earnest help.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

For the accommodation of uptown resi-
dents Mr. f. II. Brown has opened an office at No "a
West Thirty secOnds junction OF Broadway and Sixth
ave- where advertisements for The TRIBUNE viii be
received up 10 "a in the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

Gen. Cespedes and his wife have sent North,
to DO sold for tho good of the Cuban cause
Iewelry valued at $4,000, TO which number
of patriotic ladies and soldiers have added
watches, chains, seals AID rings to the value of
$4,000 more. But this is not all they are
v@tb BY great deal The noble necessity
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23

Mr.. Plumb, with the thanks Of the Govern
ment, has been recalled from Havana to give
place as Consul General to Mr. Edward Hall,
long U. S. Consul at Matanzas one of the most
correct, sensible and experienced officers in our
consular service. 1t is impossible to regret the
change