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New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
JAPAN.
PROPOSED REVISION OF TIE TErATIr~-rIE
WHOLE COUNTRY TO BE OPENED 10 FOR
EIGNFRS,

rKopoSrn REVISION OF TIE TErATirS-rIE
WHOLE COUNTRY TO BE OPENED 10 FOR
EIGNFRS.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 17.-The steamer
Great Rcplanc from Hong Kong and Yokohama ar
lived here today. Yokohama dates are 10 the 22d OF
N.vcm,er MI DE Long the American Minister. has
ret. rned from lis trip overland from Hakodadi An
Emb,ssy leaves Yokohama hy next mail 10 confer with
tor. IN Governments relative 10 tie revision OF treaties
to Lc made IN Juy next by the united demand "i h
joregu Cabinets The Mhado i willing 10 open up The
,rtrc country 10 foreign hut the request
iuuSt bc united onc from the foreign Governments to
"a fire 4 Uarodadi burned nealy the whole town,
ics'rnviug property valued over <5o'Uo several
,t,I oi tic frig4e Colorado were presented 10 th'
ori icr> have hccr is>ucd hv thc War Department
ne former Damio> 10 transfer al arms ana IN mum M
p a- returns home by the next steamer 10 CONFER
re r,E.%9 ,Sc Msid. Si ,G% s,C En10y 70 Hawaii has on M
'urn Geiyed an appointment Of Egei%r to- e o. Ne Mag6 rT
Il, Juc d-cardng their dress for foreign styles
TIE NEW JAPANESE EMBASSY.
san FRAHU>Cu, Dec. 11.-Authentic advicrs
fro, Yedo received us as the steamer Great Republic
a,I,d, LAY ihc Embassy which sails from Yokohama To-
d,y and J. duc here January L. viii lee Tie most I'M
pItaut that has ever left all Oron" nation i'E Amer
ca Europe.
II is sent Gu, lv ordr of tho IapaL' Fs lament and
ibc Mkado that the ruling clasc- ma! study Western
civilization for themselves, and not depend upon
the reports .; INTERIORS, rs hitherto. IT.
head Will he Jaw Knra, late Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, the new Prime Minister al japan A1
sisted nv KIDD Clef of the Empcror's Pnvy Councl
who with the Chief Minister ~ Public Work. Chef MN
,sirr Of Finance, and Vice Minister OF Foreign Anaiis
compose The Embassy proper. -. ..
They viii DE- ACCOMPANIED by eight secretaries, q ON
rcrs Of the rank. and Il youLg nObcuen uhNtAI4 10Y
iuiorHIdtiuu. -. =, .
They will proceed 10 Washington overland VISIT ne
prrcipal cities America thence 10 Europe ana around
h. world tinted states Minister D. Long accompanies
ib,u 10 Washington Charles WalcOtt Brooks. Japanese
~ ~,
them around ia" world.
~, officers Will retain thor positions white absent
from Empire. There shdip striit among FOi-
ejsu Lu--i,s whether they should - Inst 10 LI"le
or America. Ih1 latter won.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
4 HEAVY SHT1k Es0BBERY.

OVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN UNITED
STATES BONDS srOLEN-EsCAPE OF THE
THIEVES.
The most adroit and desperate sneak thieves
abound at present in Walst aud its immediate vicinity,
and also make practice Of lOuRgng around the safe de-
pOsit companies on Broadway, Liberty and Cedar
sts where they be, observed In conversation with
police officers, who know them well hut do not aka
measures to prevent them from operating.
On Friday at about q r. ID. r. NJ. Blachford, an Od
and prominent lawyer Of this city, doing business in
Nassaust Wall, OF the vaults OF the Safe
Deposit Company, at Broadway and LibeTty-st, with
package of bonds incosed in ordinary envelope and
proceeded down Ibertyst. his way his office. stops
ping Nassaust. TO purchase some fruit at ono
Of the street stands. Incautiousy laying tha
package OF bonds the stand, he took out his pocket
book to pay for the fruit and while in the act, a-
dressed with inquiry by stranger Turning
o,sly to answer him. Mr.. Bkatchfords attention was
withdrawn from the bonds. when man behind him
idly seized the bonds and placing them beneath his coat
disappeared. The inquirer thanked Mr. BatchfOrd, and
hurried away, the whole transaction occupying but o
few seconds When latter turned be discoyered that
his bonds had disappeared from the stand.s and that
there was OF those whom he suspected OF
having stolen them. After thinking of the circuni-
stances he felt convinced that he had been followed
stand while another stole the bonds and the third
have acted lookout. The package contained 800
as bonds Of 900 e.es 70. 81 scs to q s,i i.esvr
::ss Is: : 8 ::;::;;
Ssss bond Of Of q & &C.. g. X X aa aIs.
reward Of has been offered for the recovery OF
the bonds and the matter has been placed n the hands
OF Detective Allan Pnkerton.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

THE session of the Austrian Reichsrsth will
commence o the NH instant.
" Gov Conly of Georgia has vetoed the bill ap-
proprsns e<2o 900 pay As gold eeadA
PROF. Marsh and the Yale College exploring
parry salet NON San Prasdso NswYorh By ~ sanssp
tstoa On Saturday.
-. The Injunction restraining the New England
Nsus Ns,s Csapasy sssesu
has Ispss, ~ ''esf'sn Asw bssa spsssssA
...ThdC Commissioner Of Pstents has extended tho
pssot Of Lafs se Ssvsss Il Har NswYek Aoag ssAss,
I'D MID Is sppSssues u Richard wssss of kara T. ss
patsst fos Issviae Asls
...Workmen on the casson Of Pier No. Of tho
.ass... :lss.s. q ;.:,Ay s.,s .sd qs. .As
Rosi the sfdgs sdsssdas npldiy.
IA bill has been introduced in the California
Lsc:s.,s "a .:,rsa - Appropriate Cs.siass .,sS ~
lssA ehIs es sDA e Css - Japaa sISa
tisset OF bY wV Il w. AaVsiAA IsASdH
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18

,,ros1r,oN or TIE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE
ASSEMBLY TO PARIS.
PARIS Dec II, 1871.
A hin which was recently introduced in the
...ororlv providing for the partial removal Of the
chamber has rejected by the committee when hao
>, under consideration, by a majority OF one
majority Of the National Assembly IL sun aVerse 10
return to Paris 1t is reported to-day that an arrange
uent IS likely TO be effected under which the Executive
Department will take up quarters IN Iaris "me 'no
Assembly remains at Versailles
Eighty OF the extreme l@g,timists IN 'he As>'"''
will il is said secede from the majority "f the Moh''
cal party, III case the Duko dAunale Is CHOSEN "S
leader. ..
The Committee upon the rcorganiz tion "f the arm!
has agreed to exempt from compulsory m'"'rN ''',N
all ecclesias,ics and heads Of commercial rstapi>h'
French Committee propose To present Z" 'he "o,'i"
.cut OF England oil painting commemorative VI .'
rreat cforts made by the people and authorize" I" INA"
country to supply the French people WIN I"'"
they were sorcy pressed hy famine ana distress a' ''
eInsp Of .bp
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
THE ENfGR1NT ROBBERS.

MOORE's CAsE-rnE WITNESS, ANTON KORNACH,
FOUND.
The address of the chief witness against
Charee Moore, the emigrant robber, with whom ex.
Alderman Moore compounded week ago, aud whose
asence from the city thus secured, asked for In
THE TRIBUNE Of Wednesday last. On Saturday 1t was
sent 10 this once. II 10 follows "AntOn Kornach,
care Of John Brunner. Springfield, Illinois" 1t was i'm.
uedately furnished to DstrictAttorney Algernon q.
sullivan who was very earnest and vigorous in bis pros
cut,on OF the emgrant robbers several Of whom were
and he promised TO endeavor TO get the
70 return 10 NewYork and testify against the thief
Necessary proceedings will DO taken at once to furnish
,he evidence 70 convict this bold rascal.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
A FREIGHT BLOCKADE AT PORT JERvIs.

The lack Of q sufficient number OF lOcOm0-
tves on the Eric Railway meet the demands Of the
present freight trac, led 70 serious blockade Of cars
st Port Jervs last week The sdngs were packed with
trains for miles causing great disorder and delay To
preyept An absolute deadlock" aud Q complete stop
page Of business the authorities were Obliged eatur
10 order that no moro oea trains 30 started IRON
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
ArrRAY BETWEEN DEPUTY snERlFrs.

An affray occurred on Saturday night in the
saloon OF Jacob Koeher, at No. 0. Centre-s between
the proprietor and Maxman Kessek OF No. 12e Leonard
It. Bottles and other missiles freely used. Kessek
had artery In the forehead severed and KOehler
ctivcd cut in the right hand. They locked up in
the Le0nardst Police Station and taken yesterday he
fore Alderman Conan at the TOmbs Police Court. Ar
neither made complaint they discharged from
tOdy. Both Deputy sherifs.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
THE INSIRRECTIOy IN c,,n,

'"'hhosDh PRODUCED IN HAVANA BY THE NEG.
1nr ,n..,l.'-,i W. rht,iDEsT GhANT-opERATIONs OF
IhE NstRGKNrS IN CAMAGUEY VI
''Hoh THg REGtLAR CORRESPONDENT nv rvu u.....
,. nAyANA' Dec. GA very deep impression
~ oeeh produced here by the MESSAGE Of ~. n,a,.
'' VI 'Ae Ulated ssstes; AID, although the sp,n.h
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
THE COeT OF GAsLIGHT IN BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn City Auditor reports that the
amounts paid by the city to the several gas
from Jan l. ls7l to Oct 3I 1871 including interest have
The bills for November were as follows:

PROBABLE HOMICIDE IN A SAILORS BOARDING.
HOUSE.
Dennis ReardOn, a Seventh Ward ruffian, on
Saturday night quarreed with william Paine keeper OF
saisrs boarding house at No. 7 Cherryst and struck
him IN the head with blunt instrument, nnictng six
severe scalp wounds and FRACTURE the skull ResTdOD
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
CHINA.
TIE r:gODS At TIENTsIN-sCrrERIHG AMONG
TIE PEOPLE.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 12, via SAN FRANCISCO
Doc 1.-THE foods near nentsn continue. The ge.r
acnts of that city represents the need OF P1'ecton
during the coming Winter The bar at Shanghai i. t" Se
dtedVed robbery Of bullion to the amount o1 2OoU
Las taken place on board the steamship Sansi The chip
Inan Rattsay has heen wrecked near SWat"w. The
ned states ships Benica. MonOcacN, aud Pal"s are at
slamghl. The tea ships Havclah and Midnight sailed
f,rN l
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18

CoSrrToN OF TIE PRINCE OF WALL
~O ING OF PARLIAMENT.
LONDON. Dec FL IN
An official bulletin, issued IRON, ,no pr,ncs %
Z, o'clock this morning aunounoeu sot,sfactorv
ware. toward recovery Another bulletin issued late
,ss that the Prince has had tranquil
day. 49,. por,;ouert will meet IN
,,e second week in February
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
SWITZERLAND.

TIE JESuITS BANlSIlEp.
BERNE, Dec l.. 1871.
The Federal Assembly has passed 4 bill III
crdicng the establishment Of Jesuit communities "i hc
,mtloymen Of Jrsuits doctrina teachers III sNItLc
laLd.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18

was locked up In the MadisOnst Police Station The
wounded man was removed tO Bellevue Hospital The
assaIant IL a saloon keeper st No. 81 Market-st.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
A CORRECTION,

To The Ed tor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Your article on Gambling Ilclls' in
this mornings paper inadvertently mentions one as
beng Freeman Burr's clothing store, No 139 Full
ton-st Our clothing warehouses are Nos. and 40
TultOnst opposite that mentioned, and there l. moth
ing OF the kind about the premises. FREEMAN d BURR
Nec York, Dec. 1G, 1871.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
FRANCE.

,rpos1r,oN or THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE
" ASSEMBLY TO PARIS.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.

SrrrloS OF THE PRINCE OF WILL
w ,y- nE PARLIAMENT.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1871-12-29

The Boston Post says that things
have come to such pass that whom
ever the president recommend a
measure to congress involving large
appropriation, the presumption il
that it involves job. The proposed
postal telegraph scheme it thinks is
one of this kind, and i: cites the fol.
lowing facts in justification Of its
opinion. The scheme has been care.
fully manipulated, while the share.
of the Western Union have gone up
from thirty-four to seventy and it il
now proposed to pay thirty millions
for what never cost ten. It would,
moreover, increase the army of Office.
holders fully twenty five thousand,
and the annual expense Of the govern
ment by at least seventy millions.
The Post says: lit is among the
most dagrant pieces of corruption
ever foisted on congress by , ring
claiming the presidents alliance.
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A new poet has appeared in Phil
adelpbia, which his name is Rev. j.
II. Dubbs. The Press published hi,
poem, called "The Singers in Rhyme.
If the Rev. Dubbs breaches as we'll
as he writes he will make his mark,
If hc does not do that already. Here
is a specimen Of the "pocm:" .
The Massachusetts, delegation
That signed our glorious Declaration,
We're Hancock, Gerry; Robert Payne,
The great John Adams, and again
Another Adams, Samuel by name.
Rhode Islands delegates, we see,
We're Stephen Hopkins and Ellery.
New Jersey to the Congress sent
Her honored College President,
John Witherspoon; with Stockton, Clark
Hart, Hopkinson-all men of mark.
Though Pennsylvania need not blush
For Morris, Morton, Wilson, Rush,
And though most men might seem as dross
To Clymer, Taylor, Smith and Ross;
To Franklin each his tribute brings,
Who neither lightning feared, nor Kings.
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The pcddler is an itinerant wan.
derer. who calls upon you. shows his
wares, hastily pockets your money
with alacrity, and vanishes. never to
be seen by you again. Buy you,
goods of tho merchants who live il
your midst. keep . supply Of every
thing you need, invite your inspec.
tion. advertise his goods in the paper,
contributes to all local improvements
and deserves and earns your patron
age. The home merchants dare not
cheat or dsfraud you because b.
would thereby ruin himself and hi,
trade in , month. /. Times.
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To the Democracy Of low,

10 the democracy Of Iowa.
Since the elections of October, sew
e1al individual members of the Benz
ocratic party, soue of them notably
associated with it's history in the
days ofits power when place and
Office were. in its gift, have taken oc-
casion to announce at the same time
their past prominence in It's councils
and their present desire for its dis
solution.
A few citizens of Iowa are Of the
number who have thus declared their
lack Of faith in tho future of the par
ty, and their desire, through disor-
ganization. to unite with disaffseted
Republicans who are aloof from both
the present parties.
Lest tho silence of the constituted
officers of the Democratic party in
Iowa, should 60 forth to the union as
scquiescence in these various propo-
sitions for the surrender Of the for
tress 50 long defended and SO we'll, it
is deemed proper to announce that
the organized Democracy Of Iowa,
which in the election of the current
year has gained in tho popular vote,
in one. half Of the counties in the
State, and which, in the face of the
most stubborn effort made by the op-
position for years, has nearly doub-
led its previous representation in the
General Assembly permits no thought
Of disorganization to disturb its coun-
ellis, but purified by desertion, uni
ted by trial and earnest for the right
will appear by its delegates in the
National Convention of the coming
year to support whatever just conclu.
s,ons may be reached by authorita-
tive delibera tion JOHN z. IRISH.
Chairman for the Democratic State
| Central Committee Of Iowa.
| Iowa City. December s, 1871.
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"A Blatant Klunabux.

The Civil Service Com mission sent
its report to the President recently.
1t is arrant bumbug. The COM
mission exists only to wbitswasb
Grants prostitution Of the offioe-fill-
ing power, and to make votes for his
reelection by foisting into his repu-
tation zeal for the civil service.
lti therefore not Of the slightest
real consequence what Mr.. Geo. VIM.
Curtis and his associates recommend.
Their proposals. are interesting only
as a game. Though We do not mean
to insinuate that Mr.. Curtis himself
may not be quite unconscious of bis
allotted function. his pin-featLers are
just long enough for that to be per-
fectly possible. But the people may
know just what to expect of civil serv-
ice reform from Grant and his Civil
Service Commission when we state
that that they Recommend removals
for political reasons to cease and
members Of Congress be prohibited
from commencing names to the ap-
pointing power; and that. on tho
same day with their report, went in
to the President the signature of.ons
Of these very Civil Service Commis-
sioners commencing the appointment
of man he had never seen, for po-
litical reasons solel = !-Patrist.
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The Washinuton Patriot say

The Washington Patriot says
careful estimate of the bonds and
other obligations of foreign powers
held in England, shows that the
capitalists of that country have loan
ed abroad funds which, at an average
rate of FIVE per cent. interest, yield
them an annual income of $155, ,oo0.-
600! This immense sum, which, it
must be remembered, represents
nothing but invested profits of British
industry in commerce, manufactures.
&C., has all of it been put out during
the last twenty years, or, in other
words, has ccrued for investment
since the government of Great Brit
ain adopted Free Trade.
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Message From the President.
ExEcUTIvs MANSION,

| EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, Dec. 10. 1871.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
In accordance with the action. of
Congress, approved March Sd, 1871,
l convened commission of eminen.
gentlemen to devise rules and regula-
tions for the purpose of forming .
civil service. Their labors are now
complete and I herewith transmit
their report with the rules which they
recommend for my action. These
rules have been adopted and will 60
into effect on the 1st day of January,
1872. Under the law referred to, as
interpret it, the authority is al
ready invested fr-shs Executive. to
enforce these regulations with all his
power; to abridge, alter or amend
them at his option, when changes
may be deemed advisable. These
views, with the report Of the Com
mittee are submitted for your careful
consideration as TO whether further
legislation may be necessary in order
to carry out in effective and bene6-
cial civil service reform. If left to
me without further Congressional ac-
tion the rules prescribed by the com.
mission under the reservation already
mentioned, will be fully executed.
But they are not binding without
further legislation on my successors.
Being dcsirous Of bringing this subject
to the attention of Congress before
the approaching recess, I have not
time to sufficiently examine the ac-
comparing report to enable me to
suggest definite legislative action to
insure that support which may be
necessary in order to give q trial to
the policy long needed. nI-I ask
EgDfor all the strcngth which Con-
Ry gress can give me to enable me
HzJ@to carry out the reform in tho
DV civil service recommend by the
Dy"commissioners, and adopted to
11ctake effect as before stated, on
B~January /. 1s72.-4a
The law which provides for conven-
ing the commission to devise rules
and regulations for performing the
civil service authorizes, 7 think, a
permanent organization of a primary
board, under whose general direc-
tions all examinations of applicants
for pnblic Office shall be conducted.
There is no appropriation to continue
such board beyond the termination
of its present labors. I therefore
recommend that the proper legisla-
tion be made to continue the services
ofthe present board for another year;
and in view Of the fact that three
members of the board hold positions
in the public service, which precludcs
them from receiving extra compensa-
tion under existing laws, that they
be authorized to receive fair COM
pcnsation for the extra services rem.
dered by them in the performance Of
this duty.
[Signed] U. 8. GRANT.
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corruption ut w ashingtOn,

According to the books Of the Sen
eca Sandsto one Company, President
Grant owns $25, 900 in its stock a nd
in the service Of this Company, and
with view Of increasing its profits,
he has connived and assisted in the
enormous fraud by which a debt Of
four million dollars are to be exactcd
from them by direc: taxation. In or
der to accomplish this fraud, the
managers Of the District Government
--every one of them interested in the
profits of the Seneca Company--im-
ported twenty thousand voters from
the surrounding counties of Maryland
and Virginia, suppressed at the polls
all ballots against the fraud, and
allowed only ballots in its favor to
be supplied to the voters, while liber-
al quantities Of ale aud whiskey were
furnished to stimulate the zeal Of
those who were bought up to ac-
complish this enormous wrong. A
more shameless outrage was never
committed by the Tammany robbers
and forgers in the heighth Of their
recklessness and their power. :.
So far we copy from the New York
Sun. But is the President share
holder in the job? Some time ago
his friends say he sold out; since
then, they say he never owned the
stock. But according to semi-offi-
cial statement from the White House,
published in the New York Times of
Friday, the President does own stock
which cost him $40, ,O00--that is to
say, he holds $4,000 Of this stock
which he paid for at par, and he also
holds SIS, 600 which was given him
as a present.
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sued by the plaintiffs attorney at
and time after judgment is 50 docket.
ed. For fling . petition here the
clerk has $3.50 and in New York
twenty-five cents.
Now if the Legislature would SIM
plify tho mo6e Of doing the business
to the New York system and abolish
the office Of clerk and make the re-
cordsr ex -officio clerk of the courts, it
would save the county from taxation
for clerk hire and save each man sued
in a court Of record about $500 and
place the county records in one place
and under the keeping Of one man.
The solid men of the county see and
feel the need of reforms but say what
can DO done when the professed organ
Of the republican party, [tbs dsmi-
nant party Of the county,, is sealed
against, and death on reforms and
propositions to reduce expenses, and
is only the organ Of the republican
-Tammany of Howard county. I reply
gentlemen you hold the "ballot"
and the fright Of petition" the for
mer the weapon which wiped out the
democratic Tammany of New York.
The editor of the Howard county
Times by his advertised friendship
for the farmers gets little credit from
them.
Conducting newspaper the organ
of one the great political parties
even in a county when conducted IN
high tousd intelligent and honora-
Bile manner is high and noble mis-
sion, but when run in the interest
and under the dictation of official and
political cliques, it is cheap, worth.
less and disgraceful affair, dangerous
to liberty, Obstructive to honesty,
good morals, and good neighborho cod.
Respectfully Yours,
I. A. GATES.