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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA, 1870.
THE GIFT BUSINESS PRESCRIBED
BY CONGRESS-.

The National House of Representatives yes
terday passed bill providing that no officer
or clerk in the employment of the United
States shall at any time solicit contributions
of other officials or employees in the Govern
ment service, for gift or present to those in
a superior official position; that no Off cial or
clerical superior shall receive the contribution
of those in Government employment receiving
less salary than himself, and that no officer
shall make any donation as a gift or present
to any official superior" This bill is aimed
at one of the standing nuisances of the day,
and we hope it will meet the approval of the
Senate Votive offerings to the vanity or
venality of leading officials may be very &C
ceptable to the recipients, but they at
once impose an onerous tax upon
their underpaid assistants and tend to the
Generalization of the public service. Every
intriguer who manages to crawl into COM
Portable position is beginning to expect a
gold-headed cane, fine watch, or q splendi
silver service from his subordinates. Aspi-
rants who are anxious to win favor from their
superiors in Office are always ready to start
subscriptions and to levy black mail from
parties who can lily afford to part with the
required portion of their scanty incomes.
And, meanwhile, the head of any i'm
portant Office, bureau, or department
not unfrequently fails to insist upon
strict discharge of duty by his subordinates
through fear that he would thereby
diminish his chances of obtaining, at the end
of his term, the usual testimonial of respect,
etc., done up in silver or gold. 1t would be
well if the example set by Congress we're fol-
lowed by States, cities, and corporations for
their employees are also frequently victimized
in the manner which has just been con-
demned, and their interests prejudiced in the
mode we have described. The gift enterprise
business has been carried to ludicrous and
dangerous excess, and it should be stopped in
every quarter.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14
THE FRENCH CRISIS.

THE Emperor, more than any man in France,
has cause to feel indignant at the rash act
committed by his cousin, Prince Pierre Bona
parte. just as he was getting his new liberal
policy into good working order, and satisfy
ing all but the irreconciables with the con
oessions he has made, the shooting of red
republican by member of the Imperial
family throws everything into confusion, and
creates an excitement among the most dan
gerous classes that promises to precipitate
the very collision between the Government
and the people that the Emperor has been SO
skilfully endeavoring to avoid. The commo-
ton in Paris continues without abatement,
and the immense concourse of workingmen
who attended the funeral of Noir shows
that they considered his cause to be
disturbed by these outrages against public
order and Incidental conflicts that presage
coming outbreak. The Government has CON
centrated force of over one hundred thou
sand soldiers in Paris for the purpose of
overawing the populace, and it is evident
if any hostile demonstration should be
made by the Republicans that slaughter
such as has not been seen since the days OF
the Reign of Terror will make one more blot
upon French civilization. BY the cable des-
patch published this morning, a rumor is
given to the effect that the Government will
Withdraw it's demand for the arraignment of
Rochefort by the Corps Legislatif, and will
propose law providing that all political
crimes and offenders be tried by jury.
This is certainly an indication of wisdom
on the part either Of the Emperor or
his advisers, for the arraignment of Roche
fort at this time would make martyr of him,
and only serve to increase the excitement. 1t
is impossible not to shudder at the idea of
another French revolution; and contemplate
as are some of the features Of modern Cesar
ism, all sincere lovers of liberty will wish to
see the Empire tide over the present crisis
without bloodshed. The Empire is bad
enough, certainly, and the Emperor has
proved himself, by his whole career, to be an
unscrupulous charlatan, but the Empire, with
Napoleon III at its head, is preferable at this
time to republic managed by such dema-
gogues as Rochefort.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

a CHARACTERISTIC worhingmen's movement
naS Deen lnaugurated in England. London
proposes to hold next year an internatio nsl'
"ofkmens exhibition, and at the meeting at
wnlon the scheme was devised Prime Minis
ter Gladstone presided, assisted by nu mber
Oh vice-presidents, among whom we're such
weh-known laboring men as the Dukes of
argyle and Devonshire, Lords Clarendon,
Oowper' Amberly, and Granville, and Messrs.
Jonn Bright, Tom Taylor, and Tom. Hughes.
inese hard-hsted sons of toll have entered
INTO the project with all the customary
energy which characterizes the buncombe
labor movements of the present day, and the
affair will doubtless prove great success.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

Judge s. L. Withey declined the appoint
ment OF Judge of the Sixth United States Circuit
because he found that its acceptance would keep
nm nm az least ten months in the year away from
MS FAMILY. AS the appointment was for life,
the prospect was not an agreeable one for a
'home body"
-Gymnasiums for the use of the students have
been erected at Yale, Harvard Bowdoin, Dart
mouth, frlnceton, Williams, and Amherst. All
report that accidents and injuries from over
exertion are rare, and that the scholarship, to
say nothing of the health of the students has
improved since their establishment.
That its facilities may be commensurate
with Its comprehensive purposes, the Universe
mas Deen removed from Chicago to New York
Inc Cn1verse is a newspaper which announces
that Its design is to afford wide range for OK
presslon oil each writer's peculiar views, how
ever extreme, revolutionary, or even insane
they may be, or appear to be-
The Hartford Post thinks the Yale crew
would certainly beat the Haryards on a STRAIGHT
course, and much more decisively IL the race
should be tor four miles, as Sin every race of
three miles yet rowed when the Harvard crew
mad come in victorious, it has been exhausted at
tDe end, Whlle the Yale crew, In each instance
had been able to row another mile with ease"
The San Francisco Bulletin once more as
serts that II the industrious mechanics and labor
ing men who are unwillingly compelled to remain
IDLE four months in the year in Chicago and
other Eastern cities will come to California thev
will, with very few exceptions, either as en-
ployers or employees, be well paid for every day
in the year upon which they are willing to lab jr
at farming or in other mechanical operations for
which they are competent.
-Ihe difference between the speed of elective
transmissions of pure copper and gutta- percha is
stated on trustworthy authority to be two hun
dred million million million times. If the readers
mind can't quite grasp that difference, he is fur
ther told that 1t is about the same that between
the velocity OF light and that of O body moving
through one foot of space in six thousand seven
hundred years. And if the reader don't believe
1t he can try the experiment.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14
CARINET M1RING.

SOME patriotic heads of bureaus at Wash
ington, who are anxious to serve the
country to the utmost of their ability, have
devised the scheme of elevating their
bureaus into Independent departments,
whereby they hope to enlarge their spheres
of usefulness by being translated into the
Cabinet Some time since, it is understood,
the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
agreed to report bill constituting the Indian
Bureau separate department, and this cir
cumstance appears to have encouraged greatly
the patriotic and ambitious bureau chiefs in
question. One of the projects entertained is
the formation of a Department of Home
Affairs out of the Indian Bureau of the Inte-
rior Department and the Statistical Bureau
of the Treasury Department.; another pro-
poses TO constitute new department out of
the General Land Office and Census Bureau,
while several other projects of similar char.
acter are discussed, and the scheme for ele-
waiting the Internal Revenue Bureau into an
independent department has not yet been
abandoned. In favor of the aforementioned
change there are certainly many arguments
OF great weight and even if it should be
deemed unwise to make the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue independent of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, the best interests of
the country would certainly be promoted by
admitting him to seat in the Cabinet. None
OF the other projects, however, are deserving
OF serious consideration except as schemes for
increasing the expenses of the Governmental
machinery But something should certainly
be done with tho Indian Bureau, if there is
to be anyradioal and permanent change in our
management of the Indian business. The
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

RESOLUTION was referred yesterday by
the Harrisburg House of Representatives to
the Committee on Vice and immortality, di-
recting them to inquire whether, during the
election of State Treasurer, efforts had been
made to ''infuence members by threats Of IN
stdnt death to vote for any particular candi-
date. This resolution implies that a new
method of influencing the legislative mind
has been invented. Napoleon held that fear
and interest ruled the world, and it seems
that, while our representatives are Piled by
seductive promises on the one hand, rod of
terror is to be held over them on the other.
If this thing continues, the capital must
inevitably be removed to Philadelphia to Sc
cure free deliberations
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14
BILL TO Pre- VENT THE SALE or
DANGEROUS OILS IN PHLLADEL-

BILL has been reported by the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, providing an i'm
proved method for the prevention of the
manufacture and sale of dangerous illuminat-
ing oils in Philadelphia 1t imposes fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, and i'm
prisonment not exceeding five months or
both, as well as liability for damages caused
by explosions, upon all persons, within the
limits of this city, who ''shall mix for sale
naphtba and illuminating oils, or shall sell or
offer for sale, except for purposes of remanu-
facture, illuminating oils made from coal or
petroleum, which shall evaporate gas under
one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, or ignite at
a temperature of less than one hundred and
ten degrees Fahrenheit" Several other Sec
ions provide for the storage of crude petro-
leum, for the detection of those who continue
to endanger human life for the purpose of
increasing unlawful gains, and for the pun
ishment of fraudulent and careless inspectors.
The necessity of some legislation of the
character described has been made painfully
apparent by the large number of accidents
and deaths caused by dangerous oils, and by
the habitual neglect of the measures neces-
sary to secure safety by the dealers in oils,
which was demonstrated by the investiga-
tions made under the direction of TIE EVEN
ING TELEGRAPH some months ago. We there
fore trust that the new bill will not meet with
the usual fate of useful measures in the
Legislature. If it is imperfect in any of its
details, they can easily be amended but the
general purposes it contemplates are too i'm
portant to be longer neglected. unless the
legislators are willing to see hundreds of our
citizens manned or murdered and millions of
dollars worth of property destroyed by their
inattention to grave duty
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

doctrines gravely advocated by the father of
secession, Calhoun, when he commenced his
crusade, forty years ago, against the national
authority, by affirming the right of the States
to nullify the laws enacted by Congress, and
to prevent the collection of impost duties
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

OoNPLIMENTARY.-Th New York World gives the
g iohowing hrst-class notice to the Tribune phoso-
Phers new work on political economy :-"Horace
1reeey has published HIS Tribune ESSAYS In a book
win eshing naivee he entities them Political
ECONOMY though. they advocate pin-hoe thrift.
spigot waste, and bung-hole squandering of the
cOuntrys resourcesD
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

transfer OF the bureau back to the War De-
par'nent' to which it was originally attached
would tend more than any other action as
yet suggested to bring about this result, and
make peace on the frontiers possible and
actual
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

and the convention further showed its temper
by resolving not to receive either petitions or
communications in which any branch of the
Federal or State Government is spoken of
in similar strain. II is possible that the
State has not been thoroughly Johnsonized
by the success of the Senter ticket.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14
ROBBING THE DEAD.

A CURIOUS story has come to us by the cable
to the effect that the Crown had seized some
land near Stockwell which belonged to
George Peabody, on the plea that Mr.. Pea
body, never having been naturalized as
subject of Great Britain was unable to hold
land in the kingdom. The Court of Probate,
We are told, sustains the Grown.
We can hardly give credence to this story.
1t is stroke of sharp practice beyond the
capacity of that Yankee shrewdness of which
we have heard SO much even to conceive.
That we Americans are jostling, rude, even
greedy type of mankind, we are willing to
admit. We thrust each other out from the
best places, and brag and strut no little when
we have made ourselves sure of them But
it is not in Yankee nature to rob the pockets
of dead man, and that man our friend.
John Bull has so long taken delight in
giving us his own portrait, with all its bluff,
surly honesty, that we cannot disabuse our
minds of the pleasant illusion-we cannot
recognize him in this pilferer from the dead
Should the rumor be true, however, it
places the long course Of coddling and feting
adopted by the English towards Mr.. Peabody
while living in most ludicrous light. The
funeral baked meats will not serve to coldly
furnish forth this banquet of spoliation for
the funeral, be it remembered, is not yet
over. The man is still unburied for whom
England appears officially as chief mourner
while she is gobbling up this last remnant of
his property. 1t is the old story of Captain
Murderer over again, who served up his be-
loved in the daintiest pie; killed, cooked
her, put her in, and when he had well spiced
her, picked her bones.
Should the story prove true, the Yankee
shrewdness of Mr.. Peabodys heirs may per-
haps find ground of retaliation in the fact
that if he were incompetent to hold land in
England, the real estate given by him to the
city of London never was his to bestow,
though we hope no such course will be
adopted by them. 1t is herself alone whom
England will degrade and injure in the pitia-
BILE spectacle should
"Her baliffs seize his last penny to-day
Whose pail will he held by her mobiles tomorrow"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

HE TENNESSEE CoNsTITUTIoNAL CoNvEN-
TIoN gives promise of not being SO very bad
after all. A letter from a member of the
Convention of 1865, in which the National
Government was referred to in disrespectful
terms, was refused reading yesterday,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

pay HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION
p. NJ, January IA, 1870
GhNkRAL ORDERS NO. 1.
l. The Commissioned Officers of this Division who ia.
tend 70 participate IN the Inaugural Ceremonies
hxceency Governor Geary, Tuesday, January 49, in
Of the Legislature, will report 10 Lieutenant ,loonel
James James Starr AZ the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
DEPOT, on MONDAY at III O'Clock p NJ.
by order Of MajorGon0ral Charles NJ. Provost
- JAMES STARR,
A1 1t. .Ool aud Div Ins.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

The RECENT raid of n detachment of the 9Th
Cavalry against illicit distilleries in Virginia,
which resulted in the discovery of forty-nine
illicit distilleries, tho destruction of twenty
two stills, and the arrest of twenty-five sys-
tematic violators of the Internal Revenue
laws, indicates that rebellion has been re-
duoed to a comparatively mild form in the
proud Old Dominion. In other portions of
the ohivalrous South antagonism to the
Union is now seeking vent, chiefly, in at
tempts TO cheat the Government out of the
tax on spirits or tobacco. We have not heard
that the modern crime is defended on any
other constitutional principle than the in
herent love Of the natives for their favorte
stimHlantsi but il is quito as defensible as the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

Bsy% OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
4l30 CHESNUT Street.
PHILADELPHIA January 3, 1870
At meeting OF the Board of Directors held this day
Dividend of ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY GENTS per
share was declared free OF all taxes payable Stock
holders their legal representatives and after
18Th inst Transfer Books closed until 10th inst.
l3lN W. W. OOLKET, Treasurer.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

R9y~ THE BANK OF NORTH AMERICA.
.., PHILADKLPHIA, Jan. ~, 1870.
At the annual meeting Of the Stockholders ON the nth
inst the following gentlemen were unanmousv eleeted
Birectois OF the Bank for the ensuing year -
Ihomas Smith, lJamos o. Hand,
David hcull. John II. Brown,
John b. Whit9u, Israel Morris,
lemuel Coffin, Lewis Audenred,
william Il kempton, John III. IRWIN,
A. j. Lewis, William II, Rehn
AT meeting OF the Directors hold this day the follow
ing officers unanimously elected L.
President-THOM AS SMITH
Casbier-JOHN H. WATT.
Solictor-R. RUMBLE SMITH.
Notary-WILLIAM j. DEI.LEKER.
1877 JOHN H. WATT, Cashier.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

BaS- FARMERS AND MECHANICS MA
TIONAL BANK
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA, 1870
this Bank - y
Edwin NJ LOWS. J. Kdward Farnuu,
John Ashhurst (eorne w Farr ,Ir
Anthony j. Antelo. Willitm II Woodward
benlamin A. tarnham. Charles II. Hutchinson
ihnuley smyth. Henry p Sloan
Richard 9. Dale Thomas MoKean
EJoshua Ii. Lippincott.
And az meeting of the Directors this day EDWIN NJ
bisM H. Esq, was unaninously elected President.
Hot w. HUbHTON, Jr., Cashier
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

my LOCAL PROHIBITION Law. THE
Temperance Societies and Churches are requested
TO send Delegates 20 Convention 90 promote the pas
sago OF Law allowing majority 70 enforce Local Proh
billion, TO meet on Tuesday EVENING, January IA AZ
~ o'clock, At no ils south SEVENTH Street. -
- HORACE j. SMITH,
llSW Chairman.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

my PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL
ROAD CO., ohHee, No 2s7 s. FOURTH Street.
PHnADELPHJA, Dec. q, 1862
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed on
FRIDAY. tho 3st instaht, and reopened on TUESDAY
January II, 1870.
A dividend Of FIVE PER CENT. has been declared on
the Preferred and Common Stock clear of National and
State taxes payable in CASH and after January H.
1870 10 the holders thereof they shall stand registered
tho books OF the Company the 8st instant. All
payable at this Office All orders for dividend must ba
witnessed and stamped. S. BRADFORD,
II ~ cot Treasurer.
The New York herald., 1870-03-15
FIRE N PEARL STREET.

About balfpast seven O'Clock last evening lire was
discovered under the staircase the first noor OF
No. SOC Pearl street, leased aud occupied by Edmund
J. Richmond as a broom and brush factory. Before
the fire could be put out the entire building was
gntted and the stock and machinery considerably
burned up. The loss on the same - about s., 900,
covered by insurance, and on the building about
$4,000; fully insured. The fire communicated to
the adjoining building No. 504 Pearl street. burning
or the roof The store floor was occupied by Mr..
Cayanagh 8s a ory goods store. Damage to stock
$1,000: insured for 81 900 In the Pacific and Asor
Insurance Companies. First moor, occupied by
Robert Wilktnson; damage 70 furniture, about $500
insured for $1,000 IN the Rutgers Insurance Com
pany. second;noor, occupied by Patrick EliiI; dam.
age to furniture about $300 not Insured. THIRD
moor occupied by Daniel McDcrmott loss about
$500; not Insured. The building Ii owned by Mr..
Cavanagh; damaged about $500; insured for S3,500
IN the LorilIaro ana Astor Insurance COMPANIES
The calse of the IRE could not be ascertalned.
The New York herald., 1870-03-15
ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY. March IL, 1877

ALBANY. March IL, 1870.
BILLS REPORTED.
ny Mr.. MosElY-To widen 81. Marks avenue and
ST. Marks place, in Brooklyn.
BY Mr.. DoDGE-To aid in the completion Of the
Plattsburg aud Whitehall Railroad
BY Mr.. LTrLEJoHS--In favor OF the Midland
Railroad bill.
ny MIR. BuRNs-Chartering the New York Loan
and Deposit Company
BY Mr.. HATHAwAY-C Chartering the New York Loan
ana Trust Company; also for the better ur
stone cutters on state work.
BILLS INTRODUCED
by Mr.. BAMLER-fo introduce steam towage on
the canals and grant state aid.
BY Mr.. DEvEREAUx--Io prevent the injury or des-
BY Mr.. JACoss-Reiatve to the taxation In New
Lots, Kings county.
BY Mr.. MosELY-To complete the Improvement
OF Fourth avenue, Brooklyn.
by Mr.. KIERNAN-rO amend the act for the better
regulation OF the state ana County Prisons rea.
tive TO the government OF the county or New York.
1t provides Tor the election OF Supervisors by the
Assembly districts Also relative to the New York
p0intment by the Mayor and Aldermen. Also
amending the General Railroad act allowing ten
cents additional fare when tickets are not purchased
before entering the cars.
BY Mr.. CAvANAGH-Amending the General Rail.
road act; also amending the act relative TO emil
patented articles In New York.
by Mr.. BuKNs-Reative TO certain revenues In the
By Mr.. o. MURPHy-T0 construct a railroad In
Broadway and other streets IN New York
by Mr.. BR0WN-Amendng the New York Sewer
age law.
BY Mr.. FIELDs-For railroad in Seventy ninth
street and other streets and avenues IN New York.
By MIR FLAGG-To establish and MAINTAIN police
force in Troy Also extending the power OF the
Board OF Supervisors, except In New York and
Kings.
BY Mr.. OK.ErFE-To charter the Main Street and
City Hall Railroad Company, Brooklyn.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. SIEtGHT-Caling on Congress for break.
water OF the harbor OF Port Jefferson. Adopted.
by Mr.. SrEELE-Calling on Congress for pensions
To the soldiers OF the war OF 1912. Laid over
THE PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. BURNS called up his resolution to adjourn sine
de on the 2d OF April and moved to make IL the
18TH OF Apri
Mr.. ALyoRD moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Carried.
EQUALrzING TAXATION.
Mr.. ALLABEN called up his resolution 70 refer 40
much OF the Comptrollers report referred 10 the
equalization OF taxation TO special committee Of
nve. Carried
TlIE RAILROAD TO THE WILDERNESS.
Mr.. PIERCE Introduced q bill 20 repeal the act TO
aid In the construction OF railroad along the valley
OF the upper Hudson into the wilderness IN the
northern part OF the State.