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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

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Mr. Fpp1,NGHUYsEN (Rep, n. JD presented
memorial OF numerous shipo"hefs anu aoa., =,
ing the erection Of lighthouse ON the jersey 00"'@
Berwick Bay. ~, 4. ,.ornor..s
Mr. RICE Rep.. Ark) introduced bill to neorIora"
the Red River Raft Company. Referee to the 0OHi''
tee on Commerce. - ,.o, n nil IN create .
Western Judicai District OF North Carolina; . obh,,
Mr WILSON (Rep.. Mass) introduces Az sSants ana
the retention OF soldiers discharges bysam
MT c5IE Rep CALI introduced b il suh sg ~ as
release OF the Preside Reservation W '"' WV
Francisco for public PARK o,,vs
NJ, sTrv ART rep Nev) offered resolution dess
MI io scretary of The Interior to inform the sensss
under what laws individuals and e9rPoraa.iod and
allow ed 10 hold large bodies Vi 'hc Pupho "'"1'
Mr. STEWART briefly reviewed the land policy o. s
Government which, he said was designed to eh.ou
indyidual settlement on public lands Tor c1t ssa
and Improvement To show that TINS design na" -, pas-
he pointed out that Of 10000 OF aereso i In
lie lands for which warrants were issued u soldiers h
cpay the soldiers OF the Mexican War-ths yer! isrs
st estimate OF the number of acres entered oy so,d
was less than 100000; the other 10SOS Was ,,n
by SPECTATORS VINO had, for trhing consletn'tghs
purchased warrants Of the soldiers Ia resaIS wss
swamp lands taking the State Of California. ia In
fair sample OF the other states. the warrants pro
passed into the hands OF wealthy landO~neis lila
cecding TO consider the general disposition OF e "a
lands, he stated that the same facts WeIe ,ractou
exist That, with the exception OF mefe n"' hsen
given away had gone Tor the asS ''caruorafiols
Oui OF over s9i 900 acres OF public lands gwen
By the Government, 06oooOoo-or less than on ,pri IA
had gone into the hands Of actual set 5 that
the land given the Pacific Railroad ne ~ Irgs
much OF ii too remote for settlement, IN" iesrd
portions were not susceptible OF cultivation, dstbu
TO raise his warning voice against INC ' ,y,e It'd
ton of any large body OF public lands anu az "a 70
that hereaft the lands should be 80 DISPOSE" " -
make small farms. .,,,,,, the Judi
The resolution OF Mr. sherman, instructhg wv a,airs
ciary Committee TO prepare bill on southo'" "
then taken up. 49,. Aha debates In
MIR BLAIR Dem. MOI quoted from the ueo s"S con
Congress when the XVIII Amendment v as my y, nv "a
tl,aan rafpt
authors aud supporters. and held that IL was on
down AT the time that the only power oil b, lola
Which Congress had under IL was Ia prevent ~, Ths
tion of ia provisions under color OF Stac =, a.
measure which IL now pfoposeu W p"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, APRIL 4. 1871

will eeot Legislatures In 1917. having the election OF
senators and should the Protection plan OF campaign IN
yoye refusal 10 repeal duties Salt and Coal 1t Is
very likely there may important changes In the Senate
The advocates OF revenue tariff will carry their
to suit themseyes adapting 1t TO tho circumstances.
sseurng every success attanabe by lawful means and
barass,ng and breaking down the monopost forces at
every opportunity In 80 doing, they Will be governed
by their own counses leaving General Greeley free to
devote his whole time to training the protectionss'
Comments bv this Tribune.
The Cossack forays admired by our Chicago
namesake are the necessary resort OF con-
scious weakness. The Russians burned their
own capital, because they were unable, as yet,
TO withstand the French in battle. Only let
it be clearly understood that this ia why our
adyersaries skulk under the fog of Revenue
Reform and make drive at some petty
detail of the present Tariff instead of prOpos-
ing a substitute based on their own principle,
and we are content. The Republican party has
been betrayed by its trusted organs in the
West, who have given away Missouri to its
enemies, beaten Gen. Schenck in Ohio, and
done it out of several Congressman in Illinois
and Indiana, from devotion to Revenue
Reform And now its betrayers dare not
embody their principles in a bill which makes
n broad, square issue between Free Trade and
Protection If we had the planning Of their
campaign, we could not shape it more to our
satisfaction, so far az success is concerned; and
vet we like better manly contest; for that
seems the true way TO conduct and end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

The nonchalance with which New-York
fnanclers handle immense sums has always
been the amazement of the country merchants.
But what will they say to the carelessness
with which Receiver Coleman manipulated
the 10000 shares of Erie stock belonging to
the English shareholders, as described In
other columns this morning' He was not
only in the habit of lending them overnight
to his counsel, and sending them by mistake
to Mr.. Tweed, but he finally gave them to
Mr.. Harris and has never heard of them since.
Of course it would be too much to expect this
gentleman to tell whether or not they were
voted on at an Erie election in the Fisk,
Gould, and Tweed interest during their acct
dental absence from his safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

New-Jersey has been encrOaching on New
York Bay for years, swelling with ambition to
enlarge her dimensions. Her Legislature has
At present under contemplation bill which
authorizes certain local spectators to fill in
about four square miles of the harbor. As
competent engineers are of the opinion that
such improvement in the upper bay would
very likely damage the entrance to the lower
bay by charging the bar at Sandy Hook, it
will be wise to hesitate while before the
error has been contaminated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

we do not vouch for, $4,000 killed, wounded,
and missing on the field OF thereabouts. AS
only one OF two shots seem to have been, fired
from the fort, the losses in killed and wounded
are doubtless but small fraction of this ter
rible total. In consequence of this second de-
feat of the Communists, Paris is painfully ex-
cited and wholly at the mercy Of the mob
The Committee, in obedience to the Wild &c
mands of the Communists, have arraigned the
members of the Theirs Government decreed
the separation of Church and State, suppressed
all religious bodies, and abolished all national
property. No decree more absurd than these
preceded the Revolution of 1902, the massacre OF
the prisoners, and the canonization OF La
Sainte Guillotine; and they ore painfully
suggestive of greater excuses to be feared IN
the future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
the future.

The facts stated by correspondent in our
last are so cheering that they will justify
repetition.
On the 1st of August, 1865, the principal OF
our liquidated National Debt amounted to
$2, 755, 995,275, not counting the interest then
due thereon, which must have raised the total
to at least Twenty EIGHT Hundred Millions OF
Dollars, whereof the annual interest amounted
to S151, 1892 ,051, or very nearly Half Million
Dollars for each day in the week but Sunday
AT the close of Mr. JOhnsOn's Administration
March I, 1867, the principal had been reduced
S2G4, 595,371, so that it stood little less than
Twenty-Five Hundred Millions of Dollars, bear
ing an annual interest of $126,3S9,5j0. That is
to say: the interest was reduced, not merely
by the amount of principal paid off, but by
the conversion of n-Thirties into Skies
Since Gen. Grant became President two
years and one month ago., we have reduced
the principal by $223,OS3,G73, and the interest
by such payment, and by funding at lower
rates bonds bearing interest, until the princi-
pal is now but $2,9GS,3l6,231 and the annual
interest but S114336,552. And we hope that
Mr.. Boutwell's funding enterprise, now in
progress, together with the payment of princi-
pal will have reduced the annual burden of
the Debt to $1CO,0OO,OO0 before Gen. Grants
term expires. What nation has ever done
better than this 2
Certainly, the sale of War material pur-
chased or prepared for the prosecution of our
late Civil War has contributed to this reduc-
ton; but, ON the other hand, very large sums
have been disbursed from the Treasury i'll
navment of Soldiers, BOunties arrears of paw,
State claims for fitting out regiments, War
damages, &C., &c.-so that we have reduced
our Debt by actual income not much less than
Five Hundred Millions, and its annual burden
by little less than Forty Millions. And this
under Tariff which its enemies say paralyzes
our Commerce and Industry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

II it were not for the terrible consequences
which they threaten, the military operations
of the Paris Communists would appear ridicu-
l0us beyond description. Fifty thousand of
them passed out of the western gates yester-
Gay-like great 1Ocks of Sheppard advanced
against Versailles until beyond Fort Mont du
Waller. %, uuder the singular impression that
il Wo,5d no, Sire upon them, though in posses
sion Of troops of the Theirs Government.
This confidence was misplaced, for the fort
".d open fire, aud the $1,000 patriots ran
b~e@. leaving, according 10 one story. which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

AS everybody anticipated, Judge Cardozo
has ordered new assessment in the Broad
way Widening scheme The names of the new
Commissioners are an assurance that any
future frauds will not be as openly committed
nor perhaps as extensive as those so emphat-
ically condemned by the people. But it will
be strange if Tammany does not find some
means of swindling prOperty-Owners and tax
payers, even with this new safeguard wrested
from them by public opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

Debate on the Ku-Klux bill will continue
until Wednesday, and probably be extended
until Thursday when vote may be reached
Mr.. Blair's speech in the Senate yesterday on
Southern outrages consisted of very savage
abuse of the carpet-baggers." This is hardly
an argument to disproye the existence and
acts of the Ku-Klux; but it is about as strong
as any other Democratic speaker has advanced
in support of the Southern allies of the party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

Since THE TRBUNE's exposure of the gambling
and panelrobbing establishments of this city, there
seems to be wakingup on the part of a portion OF
the clergy in different parts of the country to the
duty of seeking the abolition of similar pests eAis
ing in their vicinity. In Toledo the Rev. MI
McCracken and in st. Louis the Rev. Dr. Burning
ham. have preached eloquently and powerfully on
the subject setting forth the duties of magistrates
and citizens to labor for the suppression OF these
haunts of vice and crime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

Yesterday does MT seem to have been good
day for the great Democratic reaction which,
as we have learned from the papers of that
faith, is sweeping the Republican party out of
existence. Even the municipal elections In
Ohio, Indiana Kentucky, and Maryland seem
TO show strong drift tOiCdrdS the Republicans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

The attempt to rob the Central Park Savings
Bank, yesterday, was very daring, and only an
accident prevented it from being successful.
The incident, as illustrating the desperate
character of the burglars infesting New York,
will doubtless have the good effect of causing
increased vigilance ON the part of other in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

The birthday bouquet presented to Mr.. James
Fisk, IT, the other evening, was accompanied by an
appropriate SCROLL upon which were inscribed IN let
ters of gold the names of the admirng i,'enus ovn
tributng to the testimonial At the heao Vi r"o i''
onnoar the signatures of Frederick A. Lane, Thomas
O. sbearman. II. n. Otis, James ii. Rutter George
G. Hall and John Chamberln, followed by the
name. Of the other employees of the Erie Railroad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

We note, not as requiring comment or re-
ply, but simply as an interesting sign of the
times, that Mr.. David Dudley Field, or his
clients, the Erie Railroad managers, have sue
ceeded at last in inducing The New- York
World to attempt his defense. We do MT
perceive that the effort thus far amounts to
more than struggle to change the venue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

Mr. John L. Gerow, for many years Cashier
Of THE TRIBUNE our acIt in Philadelphia to receive
advertisements anI sunsIp ons His office is at No III
South siNt. -s'., Lc9gtr Eaijing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

Erery Saturday for April Is promises to be we'd
ding number II ia to contain full-length portraits
of the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Lonise, as
well IA of all the bridesmaids, the hrst Duke oil
Argyll, aud the present Duke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

leaving for all the rest of articles set fee' less 'an
S2OO,OO0
And now let look at these elevsn articles ana sec
whom the freeing OF them benefits
Here it goes on to say that they are scVe-
rally raw materials. extensively USED D' our
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Advertisements flr this weeks Issue OF HE
wKKKLI TKIBuSE hsac in To-Day Price 81 per h1e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
nmnaemerls. elt., 0hie @psnins.

RooTu's TIIl.ATrR.-"T Tho Fools Revenge" Ed
sin Bcoth.
FIFTH-AvI.NUE fuEATFR--" Jesebel"
LIMA EDwIN's TuEATER-The lingards.
Nmo's GAEpEG-"Tho Black Crook"
OLYMPIC TnE,TEE--" Horizon" q. l.. Fox.
WuIACK'S TuEATEE.-" Birth"
NEw-YoRK Characterization Bareback Horse
panshp etc
Sronpo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

The State election in Michigan yesterday
went Republican, but the returns are as yet
too meager to warrant any statement of the
maiOrities.
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Guslnee5 Notlees.

WHEELER AND WusoN'S SEWING MACHINE,
la Broadway and 2h bv rng so down an sl Tyr month
without e1tn charge Mehus o. lei J. y NILS rkRki.
BACHELORS HAIR DYE.-The best in the
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26
Reduction Of the Taxes.

The action of the Senate, on
Wednesday, in adopting Senator
Sherman's resolution directing the
Finance Committee during the
recess to inquire into and readjusl
the present system Of taxation, is
regarded as an indication that We
are to have large reduction Of
taxes at the next session Of Con-
gross. There are those who be-
licvc that the result OF the COM
mil!ee's Igbors, provided they are
prosecuted without allowing See
retary Boutwell, to interfere, will
be 4 bill which will cnt down taxes
to the extent Of 100000 per
annum. Some think We can "t-
f3ld to dis ,;cnsc with sl00,00O.0O0.
The most moderate expect a re-
duclion Of at least $50, 0,000,000.
There is reason to believe that
the system Of internal taxation
will be attacked most vigc roasly,
ANA that the reductions will b.
made mainly in that quarter. The
committee will not begin its work
until after the fall elections. OF
the effect upon Wall street spec
u!a,ions. the New York Herald, nf
Thursday, says:
s.The first effects Of the resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Sher-
man, proposing Il repeal Of all
taxes save those necessary for the
support Of the Government, were
witnessed in Wall street, yester-
day where the speculative SEN
timcnt was rendered bGoyant in
anticipation ofthe sweeping abo-
lition Of all the petty annoyances
which the Internal revenue sys-
tenn imposes upon tho business of
the street. The removal of taxes
Oh capital, on deposits, on inter
cSts, on conr0nS, on stock ccr-
ti:icates, on sales and on all the
various items Of Wall street trans
actions, will 60 great way to
ward making the wheels Of lcgiti-
mate and speculative business
glide smoothly in that busy mart.
The important point, however, is
:he vast stimulus which the change
Will impart to trad in general.
The hundred millions .Hkcn year
ly from the profits Of the people
now will. when left with them,
produce ut least sl0,OOO.0Oo an
nualIy, and expand their capacity
for producing more and more, un-
Til in ten years the national debt
will be only q small fraction of the
real wealth ofthc country"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26
------s ~-----
Why tho Negro was Created
Black.

| That the negro was created for
the climate of Africa, the whole
structure of his body unitcs 10
prove. First, as protection to
the brain against the direct rays Of
the sun, his hair is made to grow
short and curly, and he is fur
uishcd with Il skuI! Of enormous
thickness. In no other being do
we see tho wisdom of the Creator
more clearly exhibited than in tho
construction of the African. The
soIcs of his feet are ovcrlaid with
\ thick layer of fat-a bad con-
ductor Of hcat-thcreby enabling
him to walk at his ease over the
burning sands, and forming for
him a far better protection than
any contrivancc the art OF man
could devise. And, now, you may
ask why did God make the Afri-
can black? ! answer, in order
that he may he oble to keep cool
in that tor:id r.Imate. A black
surface will railate Or part with
heat more rapidly than a white
one-an experiment that any one
may try. Take two vessels that
are, in every respect, the samc-
two tea pots, for instance : let one
ofthem be covered over with lamp
black then fill them both with
boiling water and you find that
the black one will be cold much
sooner than the white one. | be-
lieve all scientific men agree that,
since the creation OF man, large
tract Of land, stretching ont from
Africa to New Holland, has been
submerged, and is now covered hy
the Indian Ocean. This would
readily account for the negro be-
Ing an inhabitant Of that county.
aud such q chHnSc must have mod
fled thc climate Of Australia.
have no doubt that, in past AGES:
the different races Of men must
have been more numerous that al
tic present. Those great rcvoIu-
tions that raised the Alps from
the he'd of the occan-which sub
merged whole continents, While i.
brought others into existence
mns' have swept AWAY whole races
Of men, while others were lost
sight OF, like the ten tribes Of
Israel. through a:na'gana'ion. l
think it Is plain tn the African
Was II distinct r::cc from he be-
ginning, and that the only reason
for forming him as he is WAS, SIM
ply, that all the earth might hc
inhahitcd.--New York World.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26
Thoughts for Takers.

There arc proper times for talk-
ing, rs we'll as proper themes for
it. Men should tako caro- not 10
talk much when lbcir mouths are
full, or when their heads are empty.
In the former case, they nauseate
in the lattor one, they bore. Cn-
less a man has something sensible
20 say, hc certainly tad better be
contcntcd without saying it. A
good listener is rs hard to find as
u good talkcr, and yet the knacis
OF listening is easy of sttainfheht.
IF one only can contrivc to look &s
though one listens, one may often
got the credit of doing so.
When a company Of takers are
laundering away, their thunder
ought to be attended by a brilliant
flash Of silence on the part Of sotn6
good listeners. Conversation. when
all talk is noise. is not conversa-
ton. When ladies talk together,
their tongues move all at once;
and-no one ever stops to listen:
This is why, among themselves,
ladies talk such utter nonsense.
But ladies can talk sense when
they have men Of Sc'rsc 10 talk TO;
for then tacy take the tronbfe to
say something worth answering:
If every one keeps talking, no
body takes heed Gi what anybody
says, and nobody is, therefore, any
wiser for their saying it.
Remember when you talk; that
very often, listening p!cases ncrs
.han talking. BY listening to Il
man, yen pay him a great COM
pliment, for YOU delicstcEy ihdi5
cate that what IN says is worth
your hearing. Moreoyer, though,
by listening, you may" hear u''-
pleasant things, the occupation
often saves You from the chance Of
saying them. In short though II
may seem anomalous 10 say it.; one
oflhc greatest charms oftalkinS
is to hold ones tongue well. Tie
man who holds his tongue in
course of conversation will otter
give more pleasure than the man
who merely uses it:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26
ADVERTISING RATES.

ed, if at all, by its natural leade:2
the men OF brains, character ate:
infuence-most ofwhom, ofcourse.
were in the late war. This is
asound policy. This opinions he'll!
by hundreds Of unprejudiced peo-
pIc-old army officers and citizca+
who have lived and owned plan:
tations in the South, or have trav.
eled there. The present state o.
things is very bad. We have been
trying to create an unnatural
state Of affairs, and the result
is failure, so long as the only
Intelligent men are disfranchised,
and the ignorant and vicious arc
permitted to control matters: Ar
accounts agree that the hostility
Is not felt toward the National
Government, but toward certain
obnoxious black and white people.
Now, it is certainly too much to
expect q very active public senti-
ment against the ku klux. If r'j:
thing better is promised than the
Srotesquc trave>tics Of govern
mentS which We have seen in mani
Of these States. Let us try a new
remedy, and give brains, and char
ac;er, and deccncy a chance.
First Of al, let us storthis wretch.
cd Congressional tool;ng with
great communities as if they were
babes or idiots. BY attempting 50
subject whole States 10 the COLI
,rol Of ignorant blacks and whites,
who are both ignorant and vicious.
We invite the very outrages OF
which We complain. The country
is sick Of the whole thing.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26
Remarks of Mr.. Eldridgc on
the "Ku KluX" Bill.

The character Of this legislation
is thus pithily and spiritcd!y
stated by the Democratic member
from Illinois:
"IIow is 1T that the masses,
having just calmcd and settled
down after the most terrific ard
sanguinary struggle the world
ever witnessed, are again to be
la>hed into passion and fury? Sir.
this is another declaration Of
war; yes, sir, | declare it on my
responsibility as a Representa-
tive Of this House. This bill
this bill now before this House
is itself declaration Of war. |
charge it here and now. 1t is, 1t
can be understood only as o de-
clara,ion Of war ; a declaration of
war by the Federal Government
upon the States and the State
governments . declaration OF
war 10y tie Republican party, the
minions Of the Federal power, IN
the interests Of that party. against
the people Of the several States
That it is Il revolutionary and
warlil<e measure, is too plain for
denial. Gentlemen may explain
it, palIiate it, and apologize for it
as they will, as they have done:
its provisions cannot be mlsunder-
stood. The pretence of crime
murder. piIIage, outrage in locaIl-
ties, vii not do. These are mat
tcrs within the jurisdiction Of the
States. To punish these, to sup
press these, to dispose OF those
ncrsons who commit these out
RACES, is 4 matter of State al