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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Mr. Ruskin in furtherance of his theory that every
wealthy man in England should give one-tenth OF
his income to the public, announces that he has
made over $1,000 as free gift to the British people,
and calls upon his fellow philanthropists to come
forward and do likewise. The money is, however,
to be spent according TO his own somewhat fan
tastic theories and we must be allowed to doubt if
many solid men will come up to his support As
soon as large sum is raised, land is to be bought
dad OF good rock or marsh, it matters not it is
English This sacred soil is to be cultivated until
every inch is cared for flower bed while upon
il the British race is TO be elevated and idealzed in
the shape of laborers in humble cots faultlessly
ventilated their children to he educated as
though each boy and girl had evolved out of Mr..
Ruskn's own conscience as Minerva from the brain
of Joye The boys are " to ride or sail; the girls
to spin, weave, sew and cook all ordinary food
exquisitely.n Steam in the manufacture of cloth
having proved failure apparently, in the poets
opinion, every one of them is to be made TO sing.
whether they have voices or not to speak the truth
and TO obey orders with the precision of slaves Their
education is to be finished by thorough instruction in
Latinboth boys and grls-and in the history of five
cities, Athens, Rome, Venice, Florence, and Lon
DOM We would have thought the story OF Paris
might have contained some suggestive lessons for
community of lf-educated laborers, but MI
Ruskin knows best what part of the world to shut
into the outer darkness We are anxious to look IN
at this Utopia when it is in the full swing of opera
ton. The idea of a community given just educa-
tion enough 10 ncite ambition, and yet held inexor-
ably as one of the lowest social castles is thoroughly
original and could only have had birth in the brain
of Mr.. Ruskin, who has given to the world more
beautiful and noble fancies totally deficient In com
mon sense than any other man alive. We WILL
doubtless see his "ennobed British laborers DONG
their work with the precision of slaves at about
the same time that he succeeds in his demand TO
have half of Edinburgh and all of NewYork
burned down. 10 satisfy his hopes for humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
Getu:llotk Daily gribaate.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1871.

A triple alliance is reported between Germany, Aus
tra, and Italy. r- The French Assembly Committee
has reported in favor of continuing NJ. Therss powers
=== The appointment of the Italian arbitrator under
the Treaty OF Washington has not been made - An
attempt has been made TO blow up the monument to
King George ". at KingstOwn, Ireland @- The Al
geran rebels are very active.
steamboat boiler exploded near Memphis killing and
wOunding nearly 70 persons. =- The inquest in the
Massachusetts railroad slaughter has begun. c. Vel
low fever is reported decreasing at Charleston. 80
The West Virginia Convention is reported to be carried.
Destructive fires have occurred at COnesus, n. Y,
Gethsemane, KY, and st. John, n. B. 80 The yacht
SapphO the Newport Cup - Negro KuKlux
reported In Tennessee.
The supposed murderer of the woman found dead in
trunk the Hudson River Railroad Depot Saturday
has been arrested. - Recorder Hackett charged the
Grand Jury the subject of the Westheld disaster -
Gold, 1l2a. 1l2i, 1l2s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

The French Assembly has at last receiVeu
the report of tho Committee on the motlen
for the prolongation of the powers OF NJ
Theirs. The report substantially embodies the
proposition of NJ. Rivet advanced III the ses-
sion of Aug. 70, with the exception of the du-
ration of the term of NJ. Thiers's office, which
is omitted. The preamble significantly con-
tains the statement that the Assembly con-
siders itself entitled to the exercise of con-
stituent powers, though it has hitherto re-
Trained from using them There seems de-
sire on the part of the extreme Right to
inject eulogy of the Provisional President
into the bill, which is to enlarge and
prOlong his powers; but upon this proposition
there is sure to be bitter fight; indeed, upon
the solution of the whole question now de-
ponds the immediate peace and welfare OF
France. 1t is possible that out of the cOnfu-
sion which the discussion is sure to precip-
itate may arise wise and patriotic measures
which may save the country from anarchy
But the situation is highly critical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
.8f,443,821 8s,555,9S3 100000

The Mayor assures us, /. That the new
City Government has wasted no money, what
ever the old nay have done and 2. That A.
Oakley Hall is an economical and yigllant
officer. whatever we may think of Connolly
and Tweed Let us see, then, how the new
Board of Supervisors, of which the Mayor Is
President. disposed of some of the money
raised by taxation in 1870. The amounts pro-
vided for in the Tax Levy are distributed by
the Supervisors, and may be taken as the very
lowest estimates of the sums required Tor the
purposes specified, the actual expenditures
always greatly exceeding the appropriations
Now here are some figures from the approprl-
atoms for 1870 passed by the Supervisors IN
September of that year, Mayor Hall voting III
the Affirmative
Armores and drill rooms ~
Furniture and repairs city ana county OuusS' 81 ooo
Printing 95S 9ys
Stationery z[o%oO
The City of Boston spent for printing and
stationery together during the fiscal year
1901 only SS4462; NewYork spends S54O,-
23j. and gets much less for the money.
1t should be observed that appropriations for
the New Court House are not included in the
above item of " furniture and repairs" That
vayning abyss now swallows bonds instead OF
taxes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

30 per cent; that of 1870 gives but little over
% per cent And, for the first time, two
States (New-EIampshire and Maine) each return
fewer inhabitants than ten years before.
South Carolina shows the merest fraction of
increase; Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, and
Louisiana, have gained but Q to per cent.
We propose to make guess-merely guess,
based on some knowledge of what is and
what has been-at what will be the probable
population Of the several States and Terri
tories by the merit Census when taken in 1880.
In doing this, we assume that no great war
will intervene and that the country will per
nit no assault on its great Industrial interests
10 nnhinrn q Iisnatrnma snnnnqa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

A representative of THE TRIBUNE was af-
forded an opportunity, yesterday, upon appli-
cation, to examine some of Controller Con-
nOlly's vouchers for County Expenditures"
The sham of making an exhibition of tho &C
counts which exhibits nothing, was continued
in this case. The vouchers show that certain
men presented bills for work and materials,
which bills Tweed, Connolly, and Hall eau
"dited" and ordered to be paid. We knew
all that before. We want to know now, first,
whether proper receipts were filed with the
bills; and, if that be shown, as it perhaps will
be- we should like to know whether the sums
charged represent two, three. or four times
the value of the work done. Are the honest
gentlemen who allowed and paid these de-
mands willing to have the bills submitted to a
critical analysis7 We all knew that these
tremendous amounts had been paid; but are
the men who paid the bills responsible to
nobody for the extortiOn which may have
been levied thereln7 1t is too much to ask
that q committee of experts be allowed to
examine the bills and the work. But such an
examination would compel the Indictment of
a wagon load of subordinates of the Ring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Mr.. James NJ Cross notifies US, through The
Times that we can have more testimony If de-
sired. We will, therefore, ask him to enlighten
us on the following points:
/. Who furnished the money that was spent
in his behalf as candidate for Assembly last
year
Q. Was not good part of it supplied by
Democrats on purpose to elect their man,
O'Brien
3. How many dollars each was the average
cost of his go votes
4. When he had, by drawing off these go
votes from the regular Republican candidate,
given the Assembly to the Democrats, did he
not consider that the mightiest achievement OF
his political life
g. If the Democrats want stool-pigeon this
Fall, is he ready to do their work on the same
terms as last year. or will he expect an adj
vance =
g. How many of the GO who voted for him
under Custom House dictatiOn really believe
him an honester or wOrthier man than John
" Gridley
Enough for a dose. We incline to homeo
pathy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

The German General Democratic Committee
finished up the Tammany business last night
by denouncing, in as specific terms as could be
expected under the circumstances, the coTup-
ton and shutting policy of the present City
Government The charges might have been
less vague and indirect, but everybody will
know who is meant when the German
Democrats demand that the State Convention
of their party shall be pledged to revision
of the present City Charter and purgng of
the City Government from fraud and cOrrup-
ton. Now, then, let our German fellow-citi-
yens vote and work for the defeat of the
Ring which has brought the City and Its
credit TO this disreputable pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

We have another batch of rumOrs concern
ing the results of the conferences between the
German and Austrian EmperOrs and their
representatives 1t is now stated that second
meeting of the EmperOrs has been arranged
for Salzburg, and that an understanding has
been arrived at between the Governments OF
Germany, Austria, and Italy. This triple ALL
ance has no adequate explanation for It's ex-
istence at present, but the mere fact OF It's
formation will be likely to disturb political
circles in Europe and lead to further compli-
cations Considering the untrustwOrthiness of
recent European dispatches, it must be seen
that speculation upon such slight grounds is
,narolv idla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

lost husbands, brothers, and sons can Issue
against steamboat or railway directors in sat
isfaction Of their crimes The law and tho
facts compel us to look to Presidents, Direct
ors, and Superintendent for the responsible
ity of life, just as much as for responsibility
for property. Who thinks of putting forward
negligent engineer or incompetent conductor
in extcnuation of the destruction of freight
And if responsibility in one case works fines
in payment of damages, let it in the other case
bring its whole consequences. We shall never
know security to life and limb until this prin-
ciple is clearly understood and vigorously en-
forced. The Westfield killing has rightly been
taken as a fair case in point; and upon the
ultimate verdict in this instance, as upon the
action of juries in the other cases cited, rests
the possibility of making lives of travellers as
secure IA human agencies can make them in
the hands of men who carry passengers for
hire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Many butchers of this city supply their GUS
TONERS with diseased meat through ignorance,
while few Others, with guilty intent, serve
much larger quantity. 1t is safe to say that
fully one-ffth of all the diseased cattle brought
TO this market are served for human food.
There is no surveillance of police or sanitary
committee which can prevent this distribution
of diseased food under the present nef-
fective regulations and lack OF conYeniences
for slaughtering and distributing cattle. An
imperative necessity of every city OF the size
of New-York is an abattoir, or perhaps two or
-OIe of them, where all c. tile tor human con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
PROGRESS IN POPULATION.

For the first time, we believe, since our first
Census was taken in 1890, the Ninth Federal
Census returns a smaller aggregate of num-
bers than was generally anticipated. Leaving
out of account the wild guesses of those who
talked of FOrty-two Millions or thereabout, the
average of less sanguine statisticians pre-
figured total of Forty Millions; whereas the
returns give but little more than Thirty eight
Millions and a Half
The explanation is not far to seek. Our des-
perate and bloody Civil War is accountable
for far more than the deaths in battle and
hospital, though these (on both sides) aggre-
gate at least Half Million. Tens of thou
sands have died out of service of wounds re-
ceived or diseases contracted while in arms for
the Union or the COnfederacy some skulked
out of the country to avoid CONSUMPTION
many were withheld from migrating into it by
the presence of war; and the premature
deaths Of at least Half a Million of our young
men have greatly diminished Marriages and
Births throughout the last decade. But for
the War of Secession, our aggregate popula-
ton by the Ninth Census would not have fallen
short of Forty Millions The Hon. j. G. C..
Kennedy, Superintendent of the Eighth Census,
estimated, in 1852. that it would be 1898, 492.
Let us glance at the rapid increase of our
numbers since the first Census WAS taken:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Blowing up monuments and mutilating statues
has always been favOrite means of getting
e." even" with dead historical persOnages. But
what special reason has moved anybody to ap-
ply gunpowder and fuse to the statue of poor
old George ". at Kingstown, Ireland, one can
not guess. He was, it is true, ga hated
"Saxon," and as such is entitled to the detesta-
ton of all loyal Irishmen, as he is, for good
reasons, to the disrespect of everybody else.
But it is small BUSINESS to blow him up
notV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Theories of education are yet in their in
fancy in this country, and those relating to
education in agriculture are probably more
immature than any other. But a fair begin
ming has been made, and the report of the
Agricultural College Convention at Chicago
published in THE TRIBUNE to-day, gives fair
idea of the feeling among the managers of
these institutions. There is much uncertainty,
evidently. but some advance, for all that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Another bidder for the French Communists
has appeared This time it is the London
WOrkmen's Society which wants them, with a
view to colOnizing Lower Canada. Colonists
are certainly very much sought for just now,
and the French Government, anxious to get
its Communists off its hands, is actually en-
barrassed with a richness of chances to dis
nose of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION.
TIE CONVENTION CARRIED.

GREENBRIER, WHITE SULPHUR SPRiSGS
Aug. 2s.-Returns from Summers County lgNe Nv a
jority for the Convention. 1t Will be TWO "ees' 'v
the official returns are all but it is conceded thsi IN"
o, OF the State has been cast for Convention, by
small majority.
Another dispatch says Returns from IS counties nS
been received giving I9s4 majority In favor OF tue can
for n Constitutional Convention. The remaining
counties will not materially alter this result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

Mr.. Greeleys Letters from Texas and the
Lower Mississippi with HIS Address to the Farmers OF
Texas and his speech his return to New-forE, are
now ready in handsome pamphlet edition. frce' 70
cents or I'VE copies for 81, postage paid orders ad
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

sumption shall he slaughtered under close IN
spection The subject is one which affects tno
health of the city. 1t has recently been to
vivcd, and the strongest arguments IN iatVi
of abattoirs are presented in an article "nio"
we nnblish elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

City subscribers to THE TRIBUNE can have
the paper by mail their temporary residences in
the country by giving orders direct to this Office Terms
81 per month payable in advance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

The charge of Recorder Hackett, in the
Westield case, is sharp and decisive enough
20 suit the emergency. Public opinion has so
far been in advance of all of the decisions
and legal steps which have been taken in
this unhappy business, and the action of the
Grand Jury will be awaited with great
interest by the community and by the
nation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

The Chicago Tribune was discredted in our Ia
misstatemcnts whereof The Chicago Republican was
guilty. In any case, where the origin of msrepre-
sentation is in doubt it may safely be attributed 10
the journal last named. whose capacities in that line
are unbounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
TEXAS.
THE COMING ELECTION.

The regular nominations of both parties ior
Congressman are now completed. Col g. W "hum0'0
OF smith County having again received the krPup@.
nomination in the LIST District. The following "''''
candidates:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

-. y>no,ai fst0rad>nt
IT NJ Rryont John c. Conaer A. h. Norton.
VI, ~ W w " Gissrl ID q Giddings Nv Stevenson
" Edwd Degener. John Hancock
Col whitmore and Capt. Herndon, the oppo'ns S's
didates in the LIST District, have appointed series Oh
meetings for joint discussions OF the prncPes S
claims OF themsely and the parties they represent wv
whitmore's majority in 1889 was 1850 A,
The question of dividing Texas into three states VIZ
be voted on az the election in October The propo"
boundaries areas &c. OF the States are asonoN''
Eastern state 10 commence in the main. Bay o.
weston thence up the Trinity 10 Dallas county r
west with Dallas county, south line to southwest 49,
thence with Dallas line and due north 10 ffu ~.
popu alton 1870, 3i639s area IN territory Sotil
miles taxable property in 1862 $46ai'iO4 fes'''0
voters, $500 -. A. ohoya lima
Middle state all the territory west OF the ABOVE ~
and cast OF the QVlora1o aver pOp~ass~sp ~ A''~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-12-21
Shocks to the System.


The first shock of winter tells tremendously upon
enfeebled systems. Every one knows that in passing
from a warm region to a cold ono. or vice versa. the
body requires as a protection against epidemics, an
.~acclimating medicine. All travellers and voyagers
admit this. It is equally necessary to acclimate the
system in passing the confines of one season and en-
tering upon another. Autumn is gone and winter is
here. Prepare the frame and the constitution to meet
the change by a course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This inestimable vegetable tonic increases the staminal
strength of those who take it, and renders them proof
to a great extent against the devitalizing power of
cold and damp. These two agents are as prolific of
disease as tropical heat, and animal vigor-such vigor
as this healthful and pure tonic diffuses through the
whole organization-is a repellant which they cannot
master. A large proportion of the colds, catarrhs.
and pulmonary complaints which prevail in winter,
might be avoided, by Strengthening and regulating the
system. Not that it is -ecommende as a specific for
those complaints, but as a preventive of their causes.
On the other hand. it is not only a preventive OF but a
specific for the Indigestion, intestinal Irregularities.
malarious fevers, bilious attacks, and nervous afec-
ton. superinduced by a chilly and damp atmosphere.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-12-21

cholera and other contagious diseases. Or
ders were given to land them outside of the
city, and they were taken from the steamer
on a lighter, and, while being lowed ashore,
the boat was struck by another lighter, cut
ting her to the waters edge. h sank inn
mediately, carrying all down. The event
The same letter says that the entire East is
restless under the cholera scourge. Alexan-
dria, which is the great highway to and from
India, threatens to disseminate the cholera
around the globe.."..1n Sonora, Mexico, the
Federal troops have qaelled the revolt against
the Juarez Government, routing the revolu-
tionists at Puerto Cito, capturing all the Of
| fcers, one hundred men, arms, equipage,
and supplies.