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New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
TkRMS OF THE TRIBUNE.
Iesn'Vork Dailu Gribu:1e.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1871.

There still hopes Of the recovery OF the Prince OF
wales. The report that Parliament will meet in Janu
Iry cOn,radctcd. 1t is reported that the Orleans
rinccs Will claim their seats in the French Assembly
President There's Message is acceptedin Germany
pledge of peace g. The RevOutiOnsts have
been dt tfeatcd in Western Mexico.
The Senate mainly occupied yesterday In discuss
ine The question OF the revival OF the Retrenchment
Committee. Mr.. ADthOnys substitute being finally
adopted by vote OF % TO IS. - In the House. the
Appointment bill was passed.
Judge George Ii Williams has been appointed Attor
ncy- y-Gencrd, vice AkerlDdn, resigned. =[= Another
Mormon murderer has been arrested In Salt Lake City,
Two express robbers have been arrested in Ten
uessee after q severe fight 60 An extensive fire has
occurred at WeedspOrt, Cayuga Co., n. y a shoot
lug aflray has OccurrC d in Richmond Va.
No additional Hank failures are reported. - The
police authorities have rescindcd their order forbdding
the IuternatiOnals to parade SUNDAY. - The jury
the Madden We stGeld explosion case disagreed. -
The second trial of the Brooklyn Election Inspectors
postponed. - The Kings County General Committee
held q stormy session. police sergeant's mistress
convicted Of panel theying. Gold, 1903, lO9i.
thermometer, %. &C, 2io.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

establishment of an American College "
Pekine hes met With great favor from all
thoueS.fal pabho-spirited men. II 10 not az
pected that such College could be at onoo as
useful as those which Great Britain and other
western nations have established at
the Chinese capital; but, with judi
cious management it would be Of great
value to the diplomatic and Customs
service of the United States and China. More
than this, an American College in Peking
would help gather from variety Of sources
much scientific knowledge which would enrich
the worlds treasury of learning The plan
has had such warm Endorsement by Prcsi-
dents, diplomatists, scholars and statesmen,
that 1t seems some small effort to bring
it before Congress- is now only needful, and
meeting is to be held in the city for the pur'
pose of taking that step. There can be nc
opposition, and the plan must succeed.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
nEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1911

to the United States District Attorney. II de-
ciyionss and rulings BY Tammany Judges
against the creatures whom Tammany has
uscd to maintain itself, aud whom those OF
Tammany who still linger In uncertain power
now abuse in vain displays Of official virtue
are attainable, why may we not hope for
something from the United States Courts and
ofacialsi They know that they have no more
important duty to perform than to pre-
vent illegal voting in this city. Arc
they doing all they might in that
calse' Has not the District-Attorney or
Commissioner or some other official in tile
Chambers-st. building an important case on
hand delayed for no good and valid reason
in which prominent Ring people are seriously
involvedP There are witnesses--a score OF
them-rcady to swear to facts that, publicly
exposed, would, at least, break up dangerous
political organization which suoh corrupt
politicians as Richard B. Connolly and James
OBrien have used for wicked purposes, and
perhaps when submitted to a jury, send to
State Prison men who know they are Illegally
naturalized and guilty of perjury in swearing
to the false naturalization papers of others
Why are not these men pIosecutedf
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
MAYOR HALL.

We do not credit the story adoal that the
Committee of Seventy 'lbe the same more OF
less) has made bargain with Mayor Hall,
whereby he agrees to make certain specified
removals and appointments, and they agree
that he sAan be retained in Office. WE have
never charged that lCommittee with excess of
lnoilesty, yet we are sure it has too much
sense TO make dickm which it has no power
to carry into effect. In short, the story is alb
surFi - -, :.
Mayor Hall, as we showed more than two
mouths ago. stands condemned On tho facts
which no ono doss or can. .diSpute. When the
AFpt exposures Of the Ring fobberies were
made, no rushed intSypript With a letter,
*A9 9,ein @ K4f lJ3 I the Dor. x Nbe ,..soM
q BParde Of 'Superviiora,HI That was not 60.
Thf Board had sins ,epbugh,; doubtless, to
ansfer for; butatlSC }dlhins 10 81 Nth tho
mof fragrant of sAe Riug robheries, sThese
wcr1 pcrpctr.ted under cover of a clause in
tho Tax-Levy of 1870, which constituted the
Mayor uIa.l1 ContsoiiSs lCvuusl!yS aud
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

The Boston municipal election has turned out e1'
actly as we expected As CASTOR being reelected by
large plurality Again we note our protest against
any attempt to turn this into Democratic victory.
1t is simply the choice Of Mayor without regard to
politics. In the Common Council there will be 81
Republicans and % Democrats; in the Board OF Al
dermen Democrats and Republicans. We SEQ
nothing impossible in the idea Of municipal cleo
tous conducted generally upon this plan of selecting
the abest and the most honest men for place with
out regard to national politics. and it is easy to 500
that if We could but introduce the system into our
own city elections might not only put the swim
ders under ground but keep them there. To be sure
matters here are larger and more complicated than
they in Boston but, for all that she came near
enough toward fall into our own uncomfortable
condition of slavery to corruption men and junket
ers. If, as has been said, Bostonians love their
money fondly, it may he added that it Is lucky fox
them that they do.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

Comnisgioner Of Public Works CfweedJ
Board Of Audit to examine and sesus
claims agsinss tho City. Instead Of doing ~
the law directs, 1t appears that, upon the
meeting Of this Board, Mayor Hall moved
that the Commissioner CTweed) and his clerk
(Young) be empowered and directed to audit
these claims which they did. to an amount
exceeding Sir Millions Of Dollars, all Of which
was forthwith added to the City Debt under
the title Of Accumulated Debt bonds"
Now, we do not charge the Mayor with
putting one dime Of this vast amount into his
own pocket, for we have no proof that he did
90. We only insist that the facts which are
virtually unquestioned prove him a most un'
faithful public servants most unht depou'
tary of power. 1t was his simpi6 duty--a duty
for which he is well paid-to see that the CITY
is not robbed through his instrumentahtS
vet it has been. He ought to have resisned
long ago he ought to be put out, II no Will
not resign, so soon as the Legislature can
reach him and this must be as obvious to the
Committee of Seventy as it is to every one
aIso
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

themselves and their. children would bs
80 included. Assuming the 10000 10 have
increased to 100000 in 1870, not moro thsa
100000 Of them could possibly belong to the
second and third generations. From 1910 to
1890 the immigration certainly did not exceed
25O,000. Assume the 25O,000 to have increased
In 40 years TO 100000. OF these all aged over
20 years-at least 70 per cent of the whole
are included in the census class Of those
having one or both parents Of foreign birth,
leaving 25 per cent, or 250,000 to I've added to
the 100000 obtained above. Suppose 100000
foreigners to represent the immigration from 1881
to 1s40 and to have increased to 100000 In 1870
We have to add to orr count only the children
under 10, say 10 per cent, or 100000. The
sum of these corrections, 40 far, is 1.s500oo.
These are but rough calculations but they
show that the 10,s0e,o15 Of persons having one
or both parents Of foreign birth must in.cssuds
about nine-tenths Of all the inhatitants Of
the United States who are not descended
from those living on our soil at the time the
Constitution was adopted.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
DISPENSING WITH THE LAWS.

Our Legislature soon to assemble Will DC
confronted by two radically Incompatible de-
mands with regard to Liquor and License. 1hc
Times proposes to slip the knot as follows:
"It 10 hardly probable that majority Of the mombers
Of tho incoming Republican Legislature, any
moro than Of the two Democratic Legislatures
that have preceded II, will bc induced 70
sanction 0 law tina. shall expressly authorise the
opening Of liQuor saloons and lagcrbeer gardens on
Sunday but there be, and there ought to be. an N
te0ent discretion sed IN enforcing M ta'0s noso on inc
80 as not to infringe upon what large class
F ctzens deem to be personal rights. provided those
rights arc exercised In manner not to interfere with
the prtylleees Of Others In city like NewYork' this
can be done 90 a. to give general satsfaoton 70 al
classes OF citizens without tho necessity OF any cnanRe
in the law % 1t now stands"
This seems to us q very dangerous doc
trine. The Legislature makes the law what
ever it may see fit, within the limits OF the
Constitution. Of course, in making law, 1t
affirms its constitutionality. Then soho is TO
exercise an "inteligent discretion" as to
which of the laws so made are to be enforced,
and which may be violated with impunity 7
Will the Legislature kindly indicate the per-
son who is to WELD this dispensing power 7
Are all to enjoy the privilege of defying the
laws, or o class only
President Grant, in his Inaugural Address,
laid down doctrine which seems to us much
sounder than that of The Times, in these words:
claws are to govern all alike-those opposed to o.
well a. those in favor Of them know no method 10
secure the repeal Of bad obnoxious laps so eecse as
Gesr stringent erecutiot."
Amen!
With regard to License, we believe no
other course will be found so satisfactory as
that which authorizes each municipality,
whether city, village, or township, to license
or refuse to license iquor-selling by direct
popular vote. There are townships wherein
three-fourths of the voters desire legal pro-
lection and immunity from the curse Of tip
pling g-houses; there are Others where the
majority is decidedly tho other way. We
would enable and authorize each to license or
prohibit as the majority shall from time to
time see fit.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

We are indebted to a Pennsylvania member
Of the House of Representatives for the intro
duction of bill to regulate our harbor dues.
Ills bill, which cuts off all extra and jobbing
taxes and levies, leaves only the rates imposed
by State legislation for the protection and
maintenance of the harbor and defenses. The
measure is of good intent, but it needs some-
thing more than an act of Congress to stop the
thievng now practiced by our pirates of the
larbOr
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

On the 9th Of December we announced de.
initely the impending designations Of Messrs.
Fish and Akerman, and the Presidents
determination to appoint, in their stead.
Nessrs Pierrepoint and Williams. We
had absolute authority for the announce.
ment, know that both changes had
been fully decided, and that it was then the
purpose to bring them about within day or
two. Our readers know tho delays that On
sued; but Mr.. Akerman's resignation has now
been accepted, and MIR. Williams has been ap-
pointed in his stead while it is known
that the acceptance of Mr.. Fish's (then already
tendered) has only been delayed by the un-
timely and gratuitOus interference OF the same
unwise Senators who have just contrived to
place Gen. Grant in the attitude of shrinking
from an investigation which we know that, like
any other honest man, he must court. OF Mr.
Fish's general conduct of the State Depart
ment, we have often expressed our views with
such sincerity and kindness that we may now
the more emphatically repeat the general senti.
ment of the public, (well set forth, the other
day, in Tho Evening Maa) that Mr..
Fish should either stay in or 20 out
of Office, and that the leading Department Of
the Administration should no longer be
worn as loosely as one might wear
q little-valued trinket. The state OF
our foreign relations, and especially the
condition of affairs in the West Indies, arc
such that the country ia humiliated so long as
it is left without policy, and it cannot have
o policy while Secretary holding one set
of views is supposed to be on the point of
going out, and Secretary holding different
set is supposed to be on the point Of coming
in. 1t should be settled at once, either that
Mr.. Fish is to remain, or that his successor is
to 90 in.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

Mail advices from Peru bring details of the
extraordinary interference of President Balta
with the elections in that Republic. Latterly,
Peru has been prosperous and quiet, but this
attempt of President Balta to nullify the
popular will and force a candidate of his own
into the Electoral Colleges will doubtless
create revolution, if persisted in long. The
hyp0critical plea that he is moved by patriotic
motives only is one of the most amusing
PORTIONS Of the message Of this model Presi-
dent.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

The defeat Of the Trumbull resolution in
the Senate is one Of those unfortunate errors
with which superserviceable friends contin-
ually damage tho best of causes. 1t is great
mistake, because 1t places The Administra-
lion in false position before the coun-
try-a position in which it seems to
hide from examination. when everybody
Knows it cannot afford to- be placed in any
such predicament. We once more protest
against this suicidal policy, and we appeal to
ahe President to lose no time in relieving him.
self from the fatally false position In which,
pshether mistakenly or, wfllfully, his special
friends have placed not only lhimself, but, =
great party. j - = - y" 81
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
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TRE MILITARY OCCCPAT7ON Or cHICAGO
Gov. Palmer transmitted to the Legislature
of Illinois, on the 9th Of this month, mes
sage detailing certain extraordinary proceed
ings of the military authorities ct Chicago
aud at Washington. Such rs the disinclina-
ton Of the assembly of local politicians who
form the Legislature to appear to censure the
National Administration, that nothing will
probably come Of this act Of the Governors.
1t will be treated with tho same embarrassed
silence with which his former protest against
Illegal proceedings In Chicago was received.
1t is unanswerable in it's facts and its logic.
1t is what local politicians call un-
practical in its tendency. Therefore we
DO not expect any action upon it
IN the Legislature. In Chicago, how
ever, it meets with different reception,
The leading Republican newspapers, from
which we had right TO expect better things.
strongly disapprove the Message and sustain
the illegal acts of which it complains. The
country papers generally side the same wuy.
Few attempt to answer the Governors state
mcnt. Abuse Of him and compliments to the
distng gGshed officers he has inculpated form
the staple OF their comment. lie probably ex.
pected nothing more. His former Message, In,
relation 81 TO q similar violation Of Law, excited
. storm OF vituperation against him. The
journals Of tue. baseT sort attacked him after
IIeif fashion,. Many respectable oaos-omng
Wrfn we are sorry 70 see IHs AGdxtS
= eserS3S-havs been guilty Of the fatal cercsi
Of saying that, thsleb. Cow Pshnsr
Wy 'echnlcally right; It wal. nst worth while
i,. 10 iqaae 10 much trouble about t. ,s1f any.
14lnf IN the world is worth tm.xiuH. tsdaht
Rbst, hisatle kaximi.e,. "a trool tAsnts1 ~.
the military upon the civil authorities. Gov
t~.laeI las 1oae Il grta: deal VI valuable
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

Fanny Form once illustrated the popularity OF fHs
TRIBUNE, and the extent towhich II was necessity
with those who read It, by . pleasant story OF a.
apple-msn, who could not be induced to part wno
bis copy on any terms. A business letter received
the other day Is In the same tone. In sptte o. ~
we'll known temperance principles Of TUE InippS.
Which La doubtless ooudones an old keadsS ="
renewing his subscription. writes IL would US soos
do without my Jamaica as without my TIlhuSs.
But wo confidently trust that he meant Jaa'a''A
Glukyr
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
great party.

Public attention Is once more directed TO
the "Chinese. Indemnity, Fund.-" and o cor.
+espohdent Of THE TRIBUNE, commenting
upon the manner of it's employment. gives
some interesting data. The fund will yield,
1t is Thought, 5000 per annum, and the sus-
Sestion that this income Le devoted " ,Ae
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

Baron Liebig's great name and fame make
everything pertaining to his habits and pur
suits interesting to world of readers. On
the second page of THE TRIBUNE to-day we
print letter from an occasional correspondent
at Vienna, in which will be found some en-
tertainng particulars of an interview with the
distinguished chemist
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

In the pauper statistics of some of the New-Eng-
land States there is specially painful feature
the number Of seafaring persons and of those de-
pendent upon them for support, who are obliged to
seek shelter and relief in the almshouse Some of the
women are the widows of sailors who barely got
living In their best days. Nantucket has been
most unfortunate town. 1t is known all over the
world for its long and once lucrative prosecution OF
the whale fishery; it has been very rich commu-
nifty, and 1t is very poor one as well as snall
one. OF course. the depression bears the most
heavily upon those who are too old to repair their
fortunes OF seek new fields of industry and in tho
town poorhouse there are fourteen persons ranging
from n to 50 years Of age, showing an aggregate OF
Il 1S9 years. What real estate thoy possess has sunk
to q merely nominal value; their shares in chips
have been absorbed by the falling off Of the sperm
whale fishery, and they find themselves, like the
town in which they live, decaycd and helpless
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

=, N . iHG : ~ '- "a y = . . -
In the fsht Of the success Which attended
the Prosecution in the State Courts Of thu re-
reaters Lazlrus md +rtttit BY Di:,rctXt fict,t
'O-E'! ltAv"s. VIC bee to cVmMcad Ais action
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

The result Of the sales of pictures exposed during
the last four days by Mr. White and Mr.. Barker af.
fords the best proof have yet seen OF the creas
ing taste and hberaty Of our wellto-do classes in
matters Of art. We said some days ago that there
was scarcely bad picture in Mr. Whites collection.
We are now happy to cay there was harliy ono but
brought its full value at auction. Bongbtons
"Pamela at $4,000 we regard as bargain, but 10
compensation, the Vsrboeckhovens and the Bou.
guereau were sold at prices which would probably
have surprised the artists. The bidders were evi.
IDENTIFY little under the dominion Of tho fashion OF
the day. but oven this is an amiable weakness ana
one by which merit profits after all, oftener than
char rsatanism. At M. Barkers sale there was moro
evenness of bidding and less Of the infatuation Ok
the ruling mode But there also there was appreca-
tion and libersIity. Already NewYork Is one OF the
best markets in the world for meritosious works Of
a
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

Bravo for Recorder Hackett! He has committed
Charles Moore, chief of the emigrant robbers,
without bail. The known facts in the case fully
warrant this just action 1t is notorious that Moore
robbed the emigrant Kornach, and that his brother
restored the money in order to get the victim and
witness out of tho way, thus compound.
ing q felony. OF course, an attempt wilt
be made to take him before some Other
Judge who will ignore the facts beesc:a not legally
presented to him. and r r..nups feleas5 the villain.
sucn an cmcral viii Be pilloried an unjust judge
Iesaued with tho robber District-Attorney Gar'in
and Cemmissiqpsr Willy Wallaeh If sincere in their
VIsf 70 convict s.3.: 49, viii find KOmaeh and bring
him back to New-York In 49, . ~ va. iI,~n
District-Attorney present. the case OF s.. ts,.
John Moore who compounded what looks like Z,
ony,to tho Grand Jury. Witnesses may be found
in Commissioner Wallach andthe gentlemen through
whom Moore paid bis stolen money to Kornach Let
US have thorough investigation of this case, aud
prompt justice meted to the guilty.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
amusements. etc., CHS Gpenins.

ACADEMY OF MUac.-Italian Opera: martna'
Mile. Nnsoa =,
BooTns THEATER.-"Hamlet" Edwin Bootn.
FIFTH AvENUR THEATER-"Divorce.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, The Streets OF New-fork.
hsvo
LIMA EpwrN's TnEATER.-Opera Boufe: lie Pom,
Des Soppirs" Mile. Aimee
NnLo's GARDEN" Our American Cousin" Sotn
OLYMPIC THEATER.-" Humpty Dumpty." Fox.
Union SQUARE TnEATER.-yaricty Company.
WAlLACK's TAEATER.-"J john Garth l.. Wanach'
ACADEMY OF Music. Brooklyn.-At II: fh1iha''
nonie Rehesral ..
SoMEnyIrlR ART GnLERY.-Antique Collection.
SrEINwAY HML--COncert. Santley.
SASFR ,NcIsco MINsrREIs-Birch Wamboid' eto'
EMPIRE RINK-P. T. Barnum's Museum meh'
,rere Hip?cIrome and CircuS Day and Night ,r
Nyw-YoRK CIRCUS, Fourtcenth-st, between iniiu
I'd Fo.rtt-ayes
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-12-02
Two KrSps-TAxr Your CuoIcs.

There are two kinds Of girls one Is the kiud
that appears best when atrlad-thc girls that
are good f,r parties, ril,s, visits, balls, &c,
and whose chief delight is ia such things
The other is ihe Kind thai appears hest at home
the siIls that are useful ami cheerful in the
diaiug room. SILK rnoin, anl all the precincts
Of home They differ widely in Character
One is often a trmeLt at home the other a
blessing one Is a moth, consuming everything
ahnut her tire other is a sunbeam, inspiring
hsht and eladurss oil around her pathway
The rieLt kiuJ 81 education will modify both,
aud unite toe QUALITIES Of both
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-12-02

ARENAS Ward had Just lost his father, and
one day at the stone in his native village be
met a veteran drnukard some 90 years Of age,
who bad been constantly "corued on new
rum for about 40 years. Wall, Charley,
said the veteran, q" So you've lost your father
Charles asscnseJ " Wall" continued the
veteran, I've neither father nor mother -
Aud tue old cuSs "-ArtemaS used
to say" leaned up against a barrel Of No. ,
mackercl and wept because lie was an rpLan o.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-12-02
Ell VINO CATALINA
THE Ell VINO CATALINA

is invaluable in Weakness and Debility. II re-
lieyes Morning Lsnguor and gives freshness TO
both mind and body; sharpens the appetite, and is
not followed by any unpleasant reaction so com
mon 10 whiskey bitters.
IL cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Costiveness,
Bilious arrangements. Collie, Cramps, Flatulence,
Diarrhe, Dysentery, Nausea, Vomiting, Morning
Sickness, Heart Disease, Nervous 1rritabiIity,
Liver Complaints, (for which it is used in all hot
climates with great success) Diseases OF the Kid.
neys and Bladder, Skin Diseases, either caused by
other diseases or impurity Of the blood, Despon-
dency, Rheumatism, Gout, Gravel, and wboop-
ing Cough flor which it is famous. and az Ton
&c in Consumption it has no superior in the world
Thousands believe themselves cured BY il. But
we do not claim that IL will cure Con sumption
but we are sure that If taken freely In time Il WILL
preventit.
Itisso very agreeable to the stomach Of the weak
and delicate. Elegant for Coicy and CRYING chill
dren, relieving costiveness and fatulenee with
marked Promptness.
JIM. NJ. CONRAD 4 co.
10 Light street, Bait, Nd, Gen. ARts u. 3.
Es-Oace of the Company Is S. Howard q.
For Sale by w. S. MASON, Druggist at
June 3, ls7l-en. CHARLESTOwy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-12-02

a gentleman traviliug homewarl from
Atlanta, met an old neg room whose hat was
encircled the Grape Of grief. The gentleman
said:
you have los, some friend see %
"Yes, maSsa,
Was it near OF distant relative -
"Well, pretty distant, maSsa-'bout twenty
four mile ."
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-12-02

Cousin Guy and Mary were looking very in
nocent and sitting very far apart, when Emily
came into tho room. But somehow Guy hap
pened to have an earring hanging to his
whiskers.