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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26

West, Parma SsoyOoo; and wescbester sgrj,So making
n plal OF more than N,10,0oo IN three town,
w u redhced The amount In the upper towns .sye
raj OF "hch u was well known great improvements had
oecn N progress thereby increasing greatly the Of
Mr. Clifford, Republican. denounced the measure a.
dOlng great injustice Ia MOrrisana. which he
anu asserted that there we're scores Of dwellings and
STORES n0ccuped at the present time and that the yans
or taxable property less than was a year ago H.
.Iosed ny warning MS fellow Republicans from the upper
towns OF the consequent Of the which they
were pursuing. NV
Mr. Masterton OF Eastchester Republican proceeded
W snow me inconsistency and injustice OF the nleas,ire
ana remarked that while proposed Increase the
assessed valuation in Eascheser 900 il reduced thai
OF new Rochelle Just across the brook which dyidcd tho
two towns about siCoOa sort Of figuring which II wa.
difficult 60 understand.
Notwithstanding these statements, the report was
adopted and was alleged that this action 0f the Board
Womb do much to influence the lower towns In favor OF
the scheme OF annexation t0 Scw-YOrk.
FRAUDULENT PURCHASE OF A PATENT RIGHT
Cleveland +. Dundcrdale of this city yesier-
day caused the arrest of J. Edward ireland Mount
Vernon Westchester County on the charge OF fraudu
lently obtaining from him a patent rlght for
generating and carburctting Illuminating gas Mr.
Dunderdale made affidavit before Justice Dow
ling, at the Tombs, that on June the pr.
oner to him and wished 20 purchase the patent
right He said that he owned interest in the Mount
Vernon Gas Company, for which he had paid $4,000 and
which was worth $4,000; that the house in which he
lived and the ground adjoining his and worth so
UO ana that In addition he had $1,000 worth of land
the township Of Mount Vernon He Offered 80 20 for
patent right IA the form Of three promssOry notes for
5000 % each made payable at four eight and twelve
months. respectively. subsequently. ireland offered i'm
addition promissory note for s2O0 due him from per
sons living IN Connecticut. The term. 1cCeped y
Dunderdae, and on June they met at No. ~ WalIst
where the conveyance was drawn up, and DuDdrrdals
signed it. A this was done Ireland took the
conveyance left the room and did moi return or give any
notes or other consideration for the conveyance.
Mr., Dunderdale at once commenced a sut against Ire
land In the supreme court Tor the recovery Of the
yeyance, and Obi9ned an injunction restraining him
from dspOSing oi II To other parties and also gnent
against him. Warrants have been issued for the apprc
hension Of Ireland for contempt OF court in refusing
appear when cited 10 DO IL has also been
that the representations OF Ireland with reference 10 his
property false, and that he bankrupt At the
time he procured the conveyance Judgments for tOWo
or $4,000 having been obtained against him. The ae-
cused committed to the TOmbs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26
ARMIES OF THE EAST.
MILITARY STRENGTH AND ORGANIZATION
OF RUSSIA, TURKEY. AND AUSTRIA.

rur NuX1NJM STRENGTH OF TIE RUSSIAN
FoRcE EQUAL TO THAT OF AUSTRIA AND
rrRKTY COMBINED - SIGNIFICANT MOVE
MENT, AND NOTES or wARlIhE PElIARA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26
rrsoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

TURKEY COMBINED - SIGNIFICANT MOVE
MEMS AND NOTES OF WARlIkE PRlfAEA-
TION.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
VIENNA. Nov. go, 1S70.-LOld RuSseDS esti-
mote that the Car can put army Of half y million
Of men into the field at once il considered by military
authoriiios in Austria too low. very interesting
and Trustworthy brochure Die EuropdiScAe Hcerc Che
European Armies; their Organization aud Armament
which has ilst made its appearance in Germany gives
fhe strength which Russia place in the field ut 7iooC
men with 2Oi guns and this estimate docs not include
what are called the local sodcntary troops numbering
over q quarter Of million Of men. NJ Schmzler gives
the following tabular survey ~ the Russian army ana
his figures do net differ essentially from those OF other
s.ajiSt,i.u-:
E.rslr tray Iutsry Cavalry Artey E,sr SgeN % 40
Ar Afr7y...... 1855 90sil Lex. 80,
Local 1nvofS. 26i,lh 1915 <''''' 'V''
To.,L........ y.7,ls9 Ge5C9 ns'a SleO 1000 lo'E''
IrreJf'4r fruV -, 49,, ON 60, g.,
Co,ssc.s ........... 1880 lJ9Sn 'Sl ~ NV"
Irregular troops Of 80. 20,
Che taucasE,...... IfA fV'V '''' '''' '''' '''''
T,.sI....... 37.l74 lO80 lS2i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
DIR FINANCES IND TAXES.

The United States during the fiscal year
which closed with the last month, paid off
about One Hundred Millions of the capital of
their Public Debt.
They did this without increasing a tax or a
public burden of any kind, and after having
very considerably reduced the war taxes i'm
posed during our great struggle.
They did this at the same time that nearly
every State, county, and municipality, of the
loyal section of the Union were likewise en-
gagged in paying off and canceling debts in
Cured during that conflict.
They did it without impairing their prosper
ity or checking their growth. In no former
year were more houses erected, more virgin
acres broken up and put into cultivation, more
miles of railroad built, or more new furnaces
and factories constructed and set to work.
They did it without repudiating one honest
claim on their justice, or evading one valid
obligation.
They did it at the same time that they paid
more than $3.50, 100000 as interest on their
vast Debt, and as pensions to the disabled
soldiers of the late war and the widows and
children of those who fell in that contest.
Now, all the taxation whereby this magnif-
one unfortunate to the poor-house, nor sent a
child hungry to bed.
If Congress had simply allowed the laws
governing taxation to stand as they were, we
should have paid off the last fraction of our
immense Debt within the next fifteen years ;
and we firmly believe that this would have
been the wise and statesmanlike course.
We have not yet mastered any of the recent
discoveries in Finance, nor have we allowed
any of them to master us. We cling to the
old notion that debt is not blessing but a
burden, and that this is as true of a National
Debt as of any other. 1t may present some
Incidental advantages, or rather alleviations ;
but, on the other hand National Debt is a
National fetter, if not a National peril Our
Government has been unable TO act with re-
gard TO Cuba as frankly and firmly as it would
inevitably have done had our Debt been no
larger than it was ten years ago.
Nor do we cherish even the feeblest faith in
any scheme Of financial legerdemain. OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
4 COUNTERFEIT NAPOLEON.

We learn from Paris paper that the French
Emperor has his "double, or other SELF" in
the person of mud-complexioned and dull
eyed American who shows himself from time
to time in public, and who, moreover, increases
his marvellous resemblance to the Emperor by
initiating his tricks of manner and movement.
He is often mistaken for the Emperor as he
moves around Paris on foot or on horseback,
and there are occasionally ludicrous scenes
from this cause.
We should think that this counterfeit Ma
poleOn the Third might be a very useful per-
sonage in case of the outbreak of hostilities
between France and Prussia. He might take
the Emperor's place, for example, as the nom
inal head and leader of the French army, and
thus save his real Majesty a great deal of
trouble and danger We can imagine the
wild enthusiasm of the troops when he made
his appearance, mustache and all. We can
fancy how they would rush at the
enemy when they felt that his eye
his dull eye-was upon them. We can
imagine how they would march, even though
worn out, when they saw him descend from his
horse and march beside them, with his short
legs. We can fancy how even the wounded
and dying would be inspired and consoled
when, after the battle was fought, he stalked
over the field of victory, giving one word of
kindness, another a drink from his canteen,
and another perhaps the bdton of a Marshal.
We can imagine the exultant shouts of loyalty
and devotion that would rend the heavens as
he rode back to France, at the head of his
troops, after his German triumph.
And then, in case the counterfeit Jacobs"
who passed for the "real original" were to be
so unfortunate as to receive wound in some
part of his counterfeit person during the cam
paign, we can see how the genuine Jacobs"
beside saving himself all peril and pain, would
be able, at an OppOrtune moment, to emerge
from his hiding place in the Tuileries and
show himself in Paris, as proof of Divine
protection aud miraculous triumph over the
dangers which had menaced him. In fact, the
Emperor might make his "double" of the
greatest possible service in the present crisis.
He should cease to look on his American alter
ego with animosity, jealousy, or suspicion, and
should pay him handsome salary for under
taking the dsagreeable duties which might be
performed by one as well as by the other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

Cooperation forever! This year there is a
cooperative cottage at Long Branch, under
the sheltering roof of which several families
are living in great peace, we hope, and har-
mOny. There is no mystery in cooperation.
Every hotel is cooperative institution, of
which, however, the "gentlemanly landlord"
gets the lions share of the profits. Every
block is cooperative building in one sense
only it is mainly for the benefit of the owner.
We are all cooperative without knowing it,
but we work clumsily, at maximum of ex-
pense and a minimum of comfort and con-
venience. But when you come to scientific
cooperation, you are told that it is destructive
of commerce, of manufactures, and of property.
We do MT see it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
THE BROOKLYN BONDS.

1t has already been announced that Mayor
Kalbheisch of Brooklyn has been compelled to
surrender in his contest with the Board of
Aldermen and the Prospect Park Commission
ers. The essential facts in the case are that
an act of the Legislature made it the duty of
the Mayor, Controller, and City Clerk of Brook
Ign to sell City bonds not to exceed in all
100000, and to deposit the proceeds to the
credit of the 81 Park Improvement Fund" The
act was passed in May last, and soon there
after the Park Commissioners made a requi-
sition for 100000, and at the same time added
600 laborers to their working fOrco. The bonds
were prepared, but the Mayor refused to sign
them, on the ground that the Legislature had
exceeded its authority in the act authorizing
their issue. After considerable delay Judge
of the Supreme Court issued peremptory
mandamus. directing theSMayor To sign the
bonds; but by consent the case was argued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

Mr.. James Brooks, who frequently and
vehemently proclaims his devotion to the in
terests of the country, has just announced his
belief that smuggling is for the good of the
country, though rather bad, as he admits for
the Treasury. 1t is only in England that the
smugglers have ever been eulOgized as the
"Apostles of Free Trade" and that title of
admiration, we beg to remind Mr.. Brooks, was
pronounced by statesman of the last century,
not of the present enlightened age. Are we
to understand that smuggling is to be the last
resort of American Free-Traders, as it seems
to be the final hope of their representative
Mr. Brooks7 If so we shall conclude that
smuggling will be bad for the FreeTrade
party but then, to be sure, that will be good
for the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

The Canadians are indignant at the report
apparently well founded, that the crown has
granted an unconditional amnesty to Rlel and
the other leaders of the Red River rebellion,
and that the expedition now marching towards
Fort Garry will consequently not be Obliged
to fight. The Offenses of Riel, especially his
horrible execution of Scott, do seem too grave
to be overlooked; but Great Britain has re-
peatedly warned the Canadians that she does
not mean to fight for them except in the last
extremity, and since they are determined not
to fight for themselves, why should not the
crown make peace on the easiest terms7 In
the course of a generation or so it will proba-
bly, get through the Canadian skull that moth
ing will be so good for the Dominion as indie
pendence; and very soon after that we shall
have the whole Confederation clamoring for an
neXatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

A man who should prepare himself to swim
through dangerous breakers by filling his
pockets with lead and tying a cannon ball to
each foot would be set down as a fool. But a
majority of the Republicans in Congress are
doing something equivalent to this when they
load themselves with the Income Tax just be-
fore plunging into a stormy campaign wherein
many Of them would have trouble enough to
keep afoat even without any superfluous bur-
dens. The odious Income Tax will sink a
good many honorable gentlemen so deep that
they will never come up again; and we shall
have no cause to thank our Representatives
in Congress if it does not sink the Republican
party too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

There was no progress made yesterday in
Congress on the more important pending bills.
The Funding bill seems further than ever
from adoption having been returned to the
Conference Committee. The Army bill, also
reported to the House, was disagreed to,
and it has been returned to a Confer
ence Committee. The disagreement between
Senate and House on the matter of pay
to army officers OF rather the system of pay,
appears irreconcileable, and there is doubtless
to be, what we have already feared and limited
at, no reduction and no reorganization of the
army. The Indian Appropriation bill is still
in Committee and though it is rumored that
the Senate Committee talks of yielding the
technical point in dispute, in order
to secure the appropriations so earnestly
demanded we have faint hopes and fainter
assurances of the passage of the bill at this
session. The Georgia bill has also been sent
to a Conference Committee, and report upon
which House and Senate can agree is possible,
but not probable. The General Appropria-
ton bill has been made the vehicle for
numberess Senate jobs, and overladen with
amendments it still delays in that body. The
Naval Appropriation bin rests in the Commit
tee of Conference to which it was consigned
last week, and stands only a chance of being
rushed through at the last hour, loaded down
with jobs that outweigh its proposed reduc-
tons in the Naval force Nothing has been
done, or is likely to be done, with the bill or
ganizing the Department of Revenue. The
Tax and Tariff bill, however, is in forward
state and we shall doubtless have the grim
satisfaction of recording the Yeas and Nays
on its passage, within day or two.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

The kind Of patriotism which induced the
House to break solemn pledge with the
people by reenacting the Income Tax may be
Judged by this fact, that out of the 1l6 men,
beers who voted to continue the impost, 90, or
more than one-half, represented districts which,
according to the report of the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue for 1869, did not pay one
half as much income tax as did the With
District in the City of New-York alone. This
district. which was allowed but one voice to
protest against this onerous burden, paid an
income tax last year of S2457,S12, while the
districts whose so representatives cried out Tor
more tax paid only about one million dollars
into the Treasury from the same source. MOTH
ing can better illustrate the injustice OF Con-
eress in this matter than do these figures.
When the Conference Committee makes Its
report the eyes of the people will be turned
upon every Senator of that majority who once
voted down the Income Tax, and his vote
will be remembered. A necessity for the pas
sage of some Tax bill will be no excuse no
such necessity exists. With the death OF the
Income Tax the present Internal Revenue law
will be far better than is the one now III the
hands of a Conference Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

faith, and riot ensued, in which s persons
were killed and 10 others seriously wounded.
All manner of weapons were used by the at
tackingparty, including firearms, and all ages and
sexes of persons were assaulted. There was not
the slightest provocation for the outrage on the
part of the Ribbonmen or Irish Catholics, and
there is no excuse for the crimes which, in
their rage they committed. 1t is not, we trust,
vain to hope that these rioters will be prose-
cuted with such vigor, and where found guilty
punished with such severity, as shall teach
them that in American law difference in re-
ligious convictions is not a warrant for riot
and murder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

We are to have Voting Machine in the
House of Representatives. And now, why can
we not also have Talking Machine, which
can be wound up and so made to deliver
speeches on given subjects audibly and
volublyf A good many members talk at
present more like parrots than patriots. What
a saving of wind it would be to have a
Talking Machine constructed to talk upon
both sides of any given question. When one
of the wheels got cranky, it might be rectifed
by the Speaker; but when an orator gets
cranky now we defy the Speaker to keep him
in order; nor would the Talking Machine ever
go out to "take something" The idea is per-
fectly charming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
Getp.2lotk Daily gribm1re.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1870.

There change in the European situation. Warlike
preparations continue in both Prussia and France the
former concentrating her troops on the frontier The
Empress Eugene using her influence in favor Of
= The strike at Biulhouse, France, is becoming gen
eral 1000 being ide good order still prevails.
Scarce any rain has fallen in France for eleven weeks
Particulars Of the destruction of the Mexican fill
clustering steamer Forward, show that the vessel
captured and destroyed by the boats Of the United
States steamer Mohcan while under the guns Of MeXi-
can battery, ensign of the Mobcan and seaman
being killed. The reported at Pekin still
lacks confirmation.
The Senate yesterday debated the Omnibus ApprOpra
ton BILL large number of amendments being adopted.
s=-= In the House, a substitute was adopted for the
Senate amendments to the Army Appropriation bill
The Report of the Conference Committee the Fund
ing bill considered at length, and reected-Yeas, go
Nays, lOl. A Conference Committee was appointed on
the Georgia bin.
Rear-Admiral Dahl gren died at Washington yesterday,
OF heart disease. Two persons killed and many
wounded by an accident the Richmond and Frede-
ricksburg Railroad. 100 Pennsylvania farmer, go
years of age murdered his wife, fred his dwelling and
then hanged himself =- monster Methodist camp
meeting is in progress in Maryland. 80 An Educa-
tional Convention is in session at WarrentOn, Va -
The trial of the Fenans implicated in the late raid
Canada has begun at Canandaigua. 60 Bonds OF the
value of 900 have been stolen from Boston banker.
The Orangemen celebration Of the Battle Ofthe BOyne
was characterized by a desperate riot, in which eight
were killed and a number wounded. - jury has
been selected for the Scannel inquest 80 Three
thousand dollars were stolen from a woman in law
Office yesterday. Three Of the young men who
made the attack the lager beer saloon on Saturday
night and caused the death Of Jacob Snebe, have been
committed TO the TOmbs. The police and ruhans in
ale Eighth Precinct had serious fight Monday night
=-= Gold, 49,, 113s, 11Ss Thermometer, 49, 81, &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

before a full bench, which declared the oct
constitutional, thus everything the Mayors OBJ
jections. On Saturday last he signed the Donds
under protest, declaring his intention to carry
the case to the Court of Appeals.
By his course in this matter Mayor kalb-
fleisch has subjected himself to much severe
newspaper criticism. We have high respect
for the intentions of the Mayor in so far as he
acts as n conscientious and watchful guardian
of the public credit of Brooklyn. But there Is
such thing as OVERRIDING the role OF an econ
omist. The taxpayers of Brooklyn VIII, no
doubt, appreciate and applaud any proper
efforts on the part of their chief magistrate to
repress extravagant or reckless expenditures;
bnt il NAV well be doubted whether they
would object to being taxed for the money
necessary to complete. beautify, and MAINTAIN
their already beautiful Park. If Brooklyn ex-
poets to double her population every Twelve
or fifteen years. as heretofore, she must oHer
adequate inducements to people to settle there
Prospect Park is one of those inducements.
Mayor Kalbheisch thinks that low rate OIL
taxation would be greater one. POSSIBLY ne
is right. We like, at any rate, his STURDY
stand against unnecessarily increasing the
Public Debt; but when he undertakes to ac-
complish his object by refusing to obey law
which he is required to execute, on the ground
that he thinks it unconstitutional, we must
demur. He was elected to administer, not 10
determine the validity of law In short, he Is
Mayor, not Judge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

1t appears that the late fight between the
United States steamer Mohican and the Mexi-
can pirate Forward resulted in the killing of
two and the wounding of five Americans.
Details of the painful affair are furnished
by telegraph from San Francisco and pub
lished elsewhere. From the accounts it
seems that the Mexican authorities, who
were incompetent to prevent the escape
of the pirates, were strong enough to maltreat
them when captured Their persecution of
the half dozen surrendered by the United
States officers was so shameful and inhuman
that the latter had to protest against it, and
the foreign residents of Mazatlan were forced
to extend aid to the sufferers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
ENGLISH PROTECTIONISTS.

meeting was held in London on the Goth
of June to take into consideration the effect
of the French commercial treaty which is now
about to expire. The Chairman and principal
speaker, Mr.. j. Fielden, NJ. p, was anxious to
have it understood that this was not I" an out
" and-Out ProtectiOnist meeting;n but he did
believe that, Gas laid down by Mr.. Golden and
carried out by the French treaty, Free Trade
had been protection to the foreign workman
I" and ruin to the laboring population of En-
gland" After pointing out the danger which
threatened the manufacturing prosperity and
consequent greatness of England, he proposed
the following resolution, which was adopted !:
That great distress has long been felt by all classes OF
traders and that 1t has fallen with peculiar weight on
large bodies OF artisans and abong peoples while in the
poorer ranks poverty and restitution have prevailed TO
extent and for time heretofore unknown In this
country that many persons OF all classes throug hout
the Kingdom and particularly among the most
OF the working classes OF opinion that this distress
Is In great part attributable to fiscal
and more particularly to the Commercial Treaty with
France"
The sentiment expressed in this meeting is
undoubtedly on the increase in England, as we
have more than once shown. After all, even
Free Traders have some idea of logic-always
excepting The Erening Post, which, when the
shoemakers complained the other day that they
could not get work for more than two-thirds
of the year, because the supply was lin excess
of the demand, assured them that they would
find relief IN Free Trade tariff permitting