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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-22

TEE FUNERAL OF SENATOR Wharf.-The funeral Of
the late Senator Watt takes place this afternoon
from his late residence, No. 1916 Lombard street
1t will be largely attended by his friends
throughout the State. large delegation of the
members of the last and the incoming Legislature
arrived in this city ast night and this morning for
the purpose OF participating
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-22

THE TAX RATE.-The Finance Committee OF Coun-
cils, at their meeting last night agreed to recon-
mend the fixing of the full rate for next year at
$3.50 the $780, The suburban rate will be S120 on
the 500; and the farm rate 80 cents the 500. At
these rates, the revenue Of the city from taxation
weuld be as foows:-
From S44S e67 at S1S0. So 076 959
ONO 'nOn'o
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-22

BoARDING-HoUSE THIEF.-Yesterday young man
named Thomas Duross engaged board at the resi-
dence OF Fanny Beckman, No. 2lT Spruce street.
He remained only few hours, and then dis ip-
peared, taking with him some clothing belonging to
al other boarder. Late in the afternoon Miss Beck
man encountered Duross In the Callowhill Street
Market, ana called upon sergeant Paulley, OF the
admitted his guilt. He had hearing before Alder
Toland, and held in $1,000 bail for further
Investigation,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-22

TIE STAR COURSE OF LECTUREs-The supple
meniary series OF hve lectures, which, in his original
prospectus Mr. Pugh announced would be gven in
December have been announced as fOlOWs:-On
December 2, Hon. Charles Sumner will deliver his
lecture ''The Duel between France and Prussia,
and its lessons to civilization" This lecture win be
particularly interesting, as iJ will be Mr.. Summers
last APPEARANCE during the present season. On
December 6, Mr.. John q. SAKE will deliver his
humorous lecture on "Loye" This lecture was de-
liyered in this city some years ago 10 a
large and appreclatIve audience, and all who
heardit then VIII be pleased to hear IL again.
On December Miss Kate Field will appear for
the first time in Philadelphia, and will dis
course upon ''Charles Dickens, author, actor,
and man" This lecture was recently delivered in
Boston, aud was highly spoken OF by the press OF
that city. On December l2, Miss Susan B. Anthony,
The celebrated woman's rights advocate, will lecture
upon "False ride" The 1fth lecture will be de-
lvered on December Is, either by Wendell Phillips
mrs Parton. ~ s97lo other well-gnawn spa lSer
or writer. 1he date OF the ooening OF the sale OF
tickets WI be announced shOrty.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

Thousands have applied at the Land Office
in the Interior Department in Washington for
a Government map of the United States show
ing the Territories and the coal fields, and de-
posits Of gold, silver, copper, and lead. They
will never forget the almost fearful exhibition
by Commissioner Joseph S. Wilson of the
large map prepared in his office long. long ago,
which he has been unable to get engraved and
printed, and his sorrOwful statement: "This is
"the only correct map of the United States in
"the United States. Of course it can't be
spared
1t is our pleasure to call the Chinese barba-
rians, likewise with fOrceful expiration Of
pious wind from the nose to depreciate them as
idolators. The General Geography of the
"Chinese Empire a Government work pub
lished under tho present dynasty, contains 2GO
volumes, descriptive and statistical, with maps
Covering th5 ti 12t;Ie empire Not only this, but
every province, department, and district has
its special and voluminous geography. Pum-
pelly states that in compiling his tables of the
mineral productions of China lie had occasion
to consult through native scholar, large
number of authorities, and in doing it found
the range Of literature and science on the
geography OF China overwhelming On the
other hand there is not in the United States
correct map of the United States
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

We observe that the Dentists Association of
Maine has asked the Legislature for law
regulating the practice Of dentistry. If by this
is meant law which shall allow certain quail
fed persons only to practice, we have to say
that this expedent has been tried and found
wanting i'll general medical practice. The
stiicter the laws for their suppression, tho
more numerous and hOurishing seemed to DO
the quacks. The worst empirc is the man who
doses himself according to his own notions, or
the mother who keeps q medicneche in. the
nursery, and physics her little ones in mis-
cellaueous way, according to her fears The
business of dentistry has become important IN
this country, because most Americans, by
reason of bad diet, have bad teeth, TO say
nothing of the hereditary tendency to decay,
against which all the plugging and the denti-
frices arc powerless. It is very desirable that
dentists should have q good knowledge OF local
anatomy and osteology; but the practice is to
such an extent mechanical that even an igno-
rant dental surgeon may have good hand aud
tolerably good Judgment. The bane of the
business has been cheap work; but since rub
Der has been used in tho place OF the precious
metals for plates, prices lave been properly
reduced without any deterioration of the
quality Of the work If the Legislature Of
Maine can lcgislate common sense into tho
popular head. aud convince the toothcSs That
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

tho colonies 10 encourage emigration TO these, ana TOT
this purpose 10 much largely available than
hitherto the almost unbounded OF the British
empire, The Government, however Is said not TO see
s way clear to the appropriation OF any considerable
sum Of money for the promotion OF emigration, and is
not very probable that the emigration societies viii be
able to accomplish much toward meeting the difficulty
Comments by The Tribune.
We are not disposed to push the argument
from the admitted facts one hairs breadth be-
yond the line whereon its force cannot be ra-
tionally contested. We do not say, =" See what
"Free Trade has done for the British Laborlng
"Classr but simply, "See what it has not done,
"our enemies themselves being judges J" Free
Trade has not vanquished Pauperism. 1t has
not secured constant work at good wages to
all who are willing to labor and able to earn.
II has achieved none of the social blessings
which its champions promised as its neces-
sary results in Great Britain. Her aims
houses are crowded; her rate-payers can
bear no aggravation of their burdens;
her labor vainly solicts employment; and her
skillful artisans in vast numbers, in despair OF
finding work at home, are asking to be exiled
to some distant colony, where faithful, eiileient'
skillful labor will still buy bread. Such is the
testimony of Free-Traders; and there is no
doubt of its substantial truth.
Were that state of things paralleled here,
our Free Trade Oracles would lay 1t at the
door of the Tariff, and tell the workingmen to
vote down "thc monopolists," " the plunder-
"ers,n "the favored classes" and they would
have work enough at good wages. But, since
the distress is experienced in England, not
here. what can they do better than to keep
their Political Economy as much out of sight
of the facts as possible
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07
THAT IRREPRESSIBLE FLY.

Ii has attained the dignity of public nuis-
anee 1t worries us at every street corner All
the ragged urchins in the city are whistling
singing, and shouting "Shoo, Flym Its awful
caricature stares lis in the face everywhere like
a nightmare in the daytime. In card size it is
vended at every picture stand, in life size it is
posted on every available advertising space
and, like other sensations Of the day, it won't
stay in its own sphere, which in all conscience is
extensive enough. 1t has MT any conscience, and
ruthlessly inyades all parts of the social fabric
Ii has entered the furnishing stores, and fur
nishes its detostable name to all manner of
goods. We have the "Shoo fly hat"
the "Shoo fly cravat," the "Shoo fly
Shirt the "Shoo fly boots,r backing,
cuffs collars, slceve-buttons, suspenders, and
what next the Lord only knows. We venture
humby to suspect, however, that the next
adaptation will be as a Sunday song. a
psalm tune, OF church voluntary, with brilliant
variations by the Organist on the uor hamana
stop. And why not when n distinguished
divine quotes il from the pulpit? 1t is worse
than the smallpox and bad as the cholera,
and catches more readily than either 1t is
the fraud" of the period, and q satire upon
itself "Shoo, fly, don't bodder me.' Exactly
so; why doesn't it "shoo," and stop botherinG
usg But with malice prcpense and afore-
thought,S this awful "fy". only buzzes the
louder, and the more we hear don't bodder
."mep the more does il bother us.
How long is this thing to last Will anybody be
kind enough to ndict Bryant for arson, or won't
Barnard issue an injunction againt this fraudu-
lent "Hy r. IL not, will Mayor Hall be kind
enough to issue proclamation and let all
policemen ineontincntly nab and lock up any
one who shall hereafter say, sing. shout on in
any audible manner utter " shoe ily.' aud let all
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

We are pleased to know that several capa.
BILE members Of the Legislature have taken up
the subject of our lunacy laws, with view TO
their amendment We earnestly desire that
this matter may be treated understandingly.
Our present laws are almost as bad as they
could be, and they often work the most grew
GUS wrong to helpless individuals. They re-
ouire amendment in regard to the mode OF IN
generating persons charged with insanity
in regard to tho power of magistrates over
such persons, and in regard to their preilmi-
nary examination by the doctors who decide
their cases. There must be means adopted for
the protection of helpless persons against the
consequences of false charges. There must DO
means taken to prevent such occurrences as
we denounced last year, when the cases OF
several victims of family conspiracy were
brought before orr courts. The new law on
the subject ought to be carefully drawn up.
after consultation with legal and medical
authorities, and full consideration of all the
pOints involved.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07
G.e.a l1ork daily GribmtGe,
MoNnAY. FEBRUARY I, 1879:

vt, P--l3. las proclaimed the ratified additions Of
t.-t .4.s. -,,.ly. -= Doubtful information OF Hay
t.rlrI.ta. A.ta Dominican rebels has been received.
-- Tai,es.as caldiIates mentioned FOR the Span
in ;igo.c. H. Rooheiort.has bocn called upon to
su.cna,r d, ,bc French Government. == NJ, Provost
Psrsdy- .o ho s1nt Minister to the United States
|'v r r,ations are reported in Mexico, and the
trlos o ratr nave been defeated IN san Luis potosi.
III, s.a. lil not sit Saturday, and the House held
SESSION .'caate Ony. Prince Arthur arrived in
E,,ton yel,ay, aud viii attend the Peabody funeral
o. 1ucs,iay. The resolution for the impeachment
% Gov Reed Florida, has been defeated. - Several
lives cic lost by the sinking Of the America
tie Arkansas River. == severe gale swept the
North Caroline coast Friday aud several disasters are
reported Large seizures Of goods smuggled through
the mails have been made at Chicago == machine
shop f Milford. and wheel mandatory in West
AnOsbury. Mass, have been burnt down.
There were several fires in the city Saturday night
aad ono iu Maiden Lane caused considerable damage
= French lady at the Everett House has been
robbed Of valuable diamonds by her servant == The
supposed murderer of Rogers is under arrest - Suits
TO- 500 penalty have been brought against several Brook
Ign iluOr crs for negleotiHg to put up the sign
qvircd ly fle laws === member OF the Tammany
Ccnerl Committee William sharkey, is under arrest
q charge 90 stealing two 5000 gold certificates. -
Tie Brooklyn Tax Levy is t5j2l.611 Gold, 1905, 19l
49, Tcnpcgturc, Saturday, 2j ST. 20. 81 Sunday, o.
A
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

Now let us have fair play! We heartily
wish that all operators in Wall-st were virtu-
ous men and members Of orthodox churches.
But they are not and we insist that
ii ia triAe late to present objections
now 70 new firm, because somebody
says that some of its members were
once clairvoyants, or spiritualists, or some
other mysterious aud dreadful thing, We
respectfully submit to those jealous moral
ists who thought it necessary, last Saturday,
to protect the reputation of the stOck-brOker-
aye craft by insulting two well behaved
women, diligently engaged in mindng their
own business. that the virtue of Wall-st.,
having been allie to bear up under
tie infictioh Of Mr.. James Fisk, jr., might
now endGIe with eqnaniinity the intuTsiOn Of
Mesdames Woodruff, Clafiin a. Co. We know
nothngabol.t the previous lives of these ladies,
and care DO.hing about them. We see that
they propose to make living by buying and
selling stocks in Wall-st. We don't believe
this an occupation well-ftted to many women,
and shall nos be sorry if they never find "A
single intqtor among their 0wn sex. But
they cloose Il and, if there are any gentle
men iaiWall.st, they win be protected. in it's
pursuit from the persecution OF such coarse
and cosguTdly throng as flied tlet Office on
Saturday. Give them fair tieId and 30 favor!
Placedhr danes!
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

An effort is making to secure now Trial for
Gen. Fitz-John Porter. We regret % see it
opposed in quarters where belief in the guilt
Of Gen. Porter has hitherto been common. II
is claimed that new evidence, particularly
from Rebel official reports and other
sources not accessible at the time OF
the former trial, make a new hearing
only n matter of common fairness. We
can see no objection TO the reopening Of the
case, so far at least as to ascertain whether
the exclusion Of this evidence is really work
ing any substantial injustice. But. if there is
to be a new trial, two things ought to be re-
lentlessly insisted upon. The Court should 10
composed of men perfectly free from tho
remotest suspicion of the old Mcclellan in
huence which so largely cOmplicates POrtera
case, or from any other bias for or against
him; and it should be distinctly understood
that its decision is to be implicitly carried out
whether the verdict be acqhittal or sentence.
Give us Geo. II. Thomas for President Of the
Court; select men as nearly approaching that
trusted Soldier in character as may be, for the
other members and then let us have no de-
murrer to the result, whether it be that Porter
be shot or restored to citizenship
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

Revolution has developed in dead earnest
among the Mexicans. We knew tliat outbreaks
had occurred in Micloacan. San Lais, Puebla,
Queretaro, Guanajuato, perhaps GneIrtio, and
even 80 near TO the Federal District as 2aorelos.
Besides these. Agnasoalientes aad zaeatecas
undertook TO rob eendpCtas By force of their
sovereign right as States, and robbery of This
kind as clearly means revolution as any Other
kind OF pronounced fraud. Yet t!iis chapter,
lively as Il is, is not all. The Goyelnpent Of
Zacatesas las boldly taken sides with the
anti-FedoralIsts, and a band Of ihslUgent
thieves have NdesDoiled tie City OF ori-
gaba. To crown these misfoltunes, tie
troops of Juarez have lost a battle ana
twenty guns in San Luis. II atiairs
orc in this condition in some Of the most rep
reseDtetiye States Of Tho Reppbiic. what may
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

Corporal punishment having. some time
since, been abolished in the public schools OF
Cambridge, Mass, teachers have been re-
quested to give to the School Committee their
opinion of the result. Eight teachers say that
the new system has worksdlwell three agree TO
this with qualifications; :" and forty-six are for
going back to castigatiOn corporal immeti-
ately Of this we have only to say. that tho
majority in favor of the rod is too large to bs
of any value. 1t shows passion, prejudice
habit, conservatism, and looking to the things
which are behind; but how is it with the
eleven who can get along nicely in Their
schools without ferrules and cOvhidesf J What
is the difference between their schools and
those Of the strong-armed fOrty-sixf When
that which is found good in ore School
found to be impolitic or imprac''cab'e IN an
other, whose is the probable faultT
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

they not be in Tamaulipas, Yucatau. and other
States deemed inoorrigible. The danger 70
Mexico is great, if but half the news we nave
is true; aud usually we are bouhd
to discount it by particulars manufactured OF
exaggerated at Vera Cruz, or elsewhere IL IS
reported that an attempt has been made against
the life of Mr.. Lerdo. whose incisive lnteliect
will be held to account by his enemies for the
lost lives of more men than Maximihah anu
Patoni. Added to this, is the news that hir'
Juarez has been invested with ample powers
and has suspended the liberty of tho press
This competcs the chapter of perils.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed reso'
luton for the polyglot printing Of the Govern
or's Message, of which German, Low Duteh'
Norwegian, Welsh, and Bohemian copies are
10 be issued at the public expense. to the
great cmolument Of the translatoTs and printers.
The language of this country Is English. ana
in this language all public business, whether
municipal legislative, OF judicial, is ransaeted-
1t is, therefore, the first public duty ot-a.
foreigner who has become legal citizen TO
acquire as much English as possible and 70
see to it that his children read and speak &c
fiuently. a small State. in which the same
public documents must be issued in six d'iiere"'
tongues, can hardly be making that progress
in popular assimilation which ~ certainly 10
bo desired s
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07
the cheapest is not necessarily the best, 10 win
do oil, perhaps, which there is occasion for.
The Sunday Mcrcury-abusiye and ill.iDformea

TheSHndap Mercury-abusiye and ill-iDformed
as usual-has the following
"sAaBo ssUBBED by MS FRfRsDs Tic pious nadics,
ReiOrmers OF the Territory OF Wyoming their haste 70
enfranehise tho daughters OF Eve regardless race
color, previous condition, have nitted the queer
blunder Of admitting Black Donien 70 suffrage While
leaving the coored out in the cold Hereafter, ac
cordng TO this statute, every woman OF tie age Of
years may vote. while only White male citizcns are
entitled to that privilege What says the Hoa Chswle.
sumner to this Does Mssss Greeley permit this outrage
upon man and brother -
AnSwer.-The Legislature Of Wyoming is
Democrddc-almost, if not quite unanimously
so-being largely composed of I. Rebel sol
diers who fought under Price, Van Dom. Hood
& Co. till the Rebellion was played out; and
2. Copperheads who ran away from loyal dis
trcts to escape the draft, and are of course
more malignant and implacable than the other
sort. Just run up TO Cheyenne, and see the
gambling-dens on the chief thoTOughfare, run
ming day and night, Sundays as well as week
days, Aanked by double rows of gin-mills, all
thronged with the most shameless wrecks OF
Womanhood, and you. as City Democrat win
feel more at home than anywhere else mils
from Mackerelvle and the Five Points
Now, will you let your readers know the
truth in the premisesf Or will you continue
to deceive and mislead tlemG
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

Tile students at Bellevue permit their pride of
city 20 carry them too far. 1t may be well
enough to give the easy demonstration of
Phaalelphia's inforiority in most things; but
they should not try to prove them
selves even the equals of Philadelphia
bIaclguard5 We have seen nothing more
thoroughly disgraceful than the late unmanly
and eOwwardly insults to the ladies attending the
Bellevue clinics. The rebuke of Prof. Wood will,
We hope, prove sufficient to protect
ladies where they ought to have been
safe from the outset if it is not, we promise
these young rufians that their respectable
friends shall have the pleasure of seeing their
names in print in an association from which
however they may regard it nOw-they will,
five years hence, shrink back as from the
leDrOsy
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

The Emperor of the French, whatever he may
do is we are now informed. man of .hoss
excellent intentions with which the road to an
uncomfortable place is paved The Paris cor
respondent of The Chicago Tribune declares
that the basis of his nature is goodness-tha'
basis which is equaled by nothmg;. When
means, if it mean anything, that. to put 1t mo
the form of an equation, T" His Majesiy's goodr
!" "ness-O.n Eetter-writers should be oarcfu'
how they ascribe 70 the monnrch of France
"eyery virtue under Heaven What " M
stead Of making him ont merely good thes,
should unfortunately convince the world taa''
he is gooly 7 that his Constitutional weak
nes, ia at the tor aud not at Tho bOttomf
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

The Rev. Mr.. Hawley of Swanzey. \. Il,
has been expelled from the ministry Tor Vari"W
reasons. In the first place. he told ii5s In ING
second place, he abused Mrs. HaWlev' Reason.
enough, one would thiDll; bpt TO make all sure
a third is added. lie vas found guilty OF
"moral weakness" Wo fear, If this is to be
made general cause for unfrocldng clergymen
that shepherdless fqeks vii be multiplied
We can Remember the time when this disease
of moral weakness was very prevalent
in clerical cirel.s and developed itself With
special malignity whenever Man-0wning was
under discussion. Sometimes the clergynen oil
a whole Conference could MT muster complete
set of uertcJra among them all; but this trouble
cured itself, and so, we hope, will poor Mr.
HawleY's.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

TIE report that NJ. Provost ParadOl viii
come 70 the United States as Embassador is
good news, if true. He is an accomplished
man. a pubiicist, an Academician, a journalist,
and a politician of high repute in France.
Tho view which he gave British people of
tie French situation in his late lecture at Ed
ibgrch does not, we imagine, harmonic with
tie Emro.u's view Of Empire but if he can
nana-e 90 send such men as ParadOl to Amer
lea. so much the better both for him and for u.s.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07

The election of colored man to the posi-
t;op Of Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
of South Carolina is ono of the most
striking and singular results of the Re
construction. The new Judge IS de-
scribed rs the best educated negro
at the South. Not more for his own sake than
for the sake Of the race he represents, wc
trust that the singular experiment will not be
found too hazardous. and that his conduct VIII
iustify his promotion.
New-York tribune., 1870-02-07
TUE .CTPpIUC.

The Treasury had on hand on the lst
inst, over and above what was bal
anced by outstanding Certificates of
Deposit. S53, 0CO0OO
Its receipts for the ensuing two months
cannot fall below 2l,0O0000
Making q total -SI',OOO,OOo
Out of which must be paid, March lst. 5,OOo,OoO
Carrying over TO the fst of May
Less the amount which may be sold within
the two intervening months.
We insist that-since there is no present
prospect Of Resumption--this vast amount
should be earning something toward the reduc-
ton of our Debt, instead of lying idle in the
Treasury. We would not keep dollar there
beyond tho days wants, even though the
Treasury should be obliged, at rare intervals,
to go into the street and borrow to meet a
pressing demand An institution that has a
gold income of Half Million Dollars per day
ought to have no difficulty in borrowing few
Millions for Thirty or Sixty days at low
rate of interest. Courage!