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, 1872-11-28

The statistical information that has been COL
lated in regard to the railroads OF Great Britain
reveal many facts Of interest, and at least Of
important significance. They show that the
average earnings Of the railroads of 1852 were
5s I'd per mile, and those Of 1871 were
S. Sd, or an increase Of only one
penny per mile. Meanwhile, the cost Of
building railroads in 1871 Was s2661
more per mile than in 1852. This
comparison clearly shows that there is large
amount Of unproductive capital invested in the
British railroads. The greater push that has
been given to railroad enterprises in this
country, the greater extent Of territory, and
more widely-diapersed population leave little
doubt that there would be proportionate in
crease in the unproductive capital thus invested
among us. It is an item Of such immenso pro-
portions that it must take q prominent place
among the causes that are sought to account
for what the people call &c hard times"
, 1872-11-28


The work Of the Common Council in furnish
ing some easy system Of locating residences and
business places in Chicago will be but half
completed If they simply adopt the decimal sys-
tenn Of numbering the buildings,-th is, COM
mencing every block with an even hundred.
This system, as suggested by Alderman Bond,
and approved by the Council, is highly desirable,
but it doea not overcome the still greater diff
Guilty OF locating the streets. II o stranger in
the city wishes to find Aberdeen street, or Wau-
bansia avenue, it becomes necessary for him to
discover some resident, not always easily found,
who knows where it is, then. secure I. map
of the city and 4 directory, write out in
structions in detail, and spend the best part Of
q day in verifying them. It is no e1aggeration
to say that there are hundreds Of streets in this
city, the very names Of which are utterly IN
known to the oldest inhabitants. In 30 rapidly
growing a community, separated into three dis
tinct divisions, like three different towps, what
is nov complication will some day become an
clature can be made as simple and ready OF
reference as the system Of numbering already
adopted It has been suggested to desig-
nate the streets running north and south as
avenues, and those running east and west as
streets, and number them all conseoutlVeiy, ne=
ginning with the lake for the one and W1th the
river, from both sides, for the other, such an
arrangement Of streets, in connection With the
decimal system Of numbering tb9 houses, seHla M
render Chicago, with its rectangular streets, the
most oonyenient city in the country: tuo Ae
con,r,o5,+ion to strangers, and the a@Vtng OF
tuu0to'' tima to everybody, sus sgsst an immediate
Another Why b. tAf hs sh'nss i 'hona ~
beva be % to come eventuallV and putting
, 1872-11-28

FIRST PAGE-Washington, New York, and Miscellane-
Gus Teleg1aphic News.
SECOND PAGE-Vienua Letter: The Worlds Fair Of
1s73-Phi1adcphin Assassins-Fire Relief--Eud OF
Foreign Tragedy The London Fire Steamboat Dis
Aster
THIRD PAGE Suburban: Eng1ewood and Evanston
1te1ns-Local Communicauons-T Law Courts
The Munn Scott observation-disclosures.
FOURTH PAGE-Editorials: Thanksgivingi The Rail-
rnad Law Affirmed; Street Numbers; The Diamond
6w1adle; Patents-Current News Items-Ponttcal.
FIFTH IPAGE-Rai1road Matters-Clty In Brief-Rail-
road Time Observation-Disclosures.
SIXTH PAGE Monetary and Commercial Maxine In"
teligenoe.
SEVENTH GE-Thanksgiyfug: Church Services
Amusenents-The Lost Lao Ii Beue-Smau Ad-
vertisements: Real Estate, For Ea1e To Rent,
Wanted. Boarding, Lodging, etc.
EIGHTH PAGE-Fnreign News-Cattle Breeders Con-
vention at Indianapolis miscellaneous kilograms.
, 1872-11-28

The President, according to all reports from
Washington, stands firm, and openly declares his
nurpose to enforce reform in the Civil Service
by the promotion in every instance OF q vacancy
of the subordinate who is the most competent
to ELL the duties. While be does not propose to
open the doors OF competition to the friends
and opponents Of the Administration alike, he
proposes to insist that competency shall be the
rule even if it exclude Republican aBpif:nts. znd
that the efficiency OF the service shall be FRO
moted by filing all vacancies from the ranks of
subordinates.
, 1872-11-28
PATIENTS,

That was an ingenious inventor who applied,
IN 1870, for patent On q combination Of the
hen-roost and the beehive, that would keep out
the bee-moth without obstructiug the entrance
and exit of the bees. Observing that the bee
moth travels only at night, after the hens 20 to
roost while the bees work only By day, after tho
hens have left their roosts, he Pryoted his hem
roost over his beehive go that the hon. when it
went to roost, should shut the gates Of the hive,
and on leaving it at sunrise should reopen them.
Most patents, however, involve no such pro-
digious stride Of inventive genius, but are the
slightest variations possible from pre-existing
inventions which have led to them. At the
first boring for petroleum, twenty-five inventors
OF the game mode Of raising the oil applied for
patents On it at once. On the outbreak Of the
velocipede, few years ago, 432 applications
we're made for patents in four months, Of which
thirty-three we're Independent inventors Of the
same idea. In 1851, but 1900 patents were
granted in this country. In 1870, there we're
1921 in the United States, to only 1o3
in Prussia. Massachusetts has 10 per
cent Of all American patents, Vermont
only ! per cent; the manufacturing
States exceeding the agricultural in the number
Of their inventions. One thousand eight hun
dred patents have been issued for sewing ma
chimes and their attachments. In one year, 12o
patents were granted for cultivators, 210 for
plows, 180 for churns, ITS for washing machines,
ISL for sewing machines, lao for Stoves and
lao for CRATES. The introduction Of the sewing,
washing, and churning machines have lghtened
80 vastly the labor OF women, that il
wind power could only be employed
to drive them and to rock the
baby, farmers wife might goon have plenty Of
leisure on her hands. Aerial navigation, the
manufacture of the diamond from carbon, and d
more economical use of the power Of lightning.
wind, and tide, are among the green fields and
pastures new that still provoke the inventive
genius Of man. But the machine that would
reap the largest fortune for the inventor would
be machine for doing chores"
, 1872-11-28

t'o4oeis eurnea up their noses at solitaires, and
"ou'o listen to nothing less than half
peck of Kohinoors, while ordina-
~ miners and explorers dreamed Of
CLUSTERS OF ruoles set with diamonds, necklaces
OF emeralds, and ropes Of pearls. Whenever
the project began to lag, convenient explorer
came IN with diamond worth half a million, or
ruby that summed up in its glitter one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
At last the bubble bursts, and the great San
francisco and New York Mining and CONNER
c1al Company collapses, leaving nothing behind
but the worthless paper upon which the certid-
caEes were written, while the originators Of the
s"lnd1e pockets the proceeds of the sale OF
shares, and one hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lars additional, which they obtained for the
right Of discovery. Mr. Clarence King, the emi-
nent geologist, Mr. Cotton, the State Surveyor,
and other experts in mining, have visited the
alleged diamond fields and made their report,
which furnishes conclusive evidence that the
whole thing is o gigantic fraud. N1r. King states
that they have explored the vicinity Of the fields,
and found diamonds and other precious stones
but in every instance, there WAS evidence that
the soil had been tampered with, and where
there was no such evidence no gems
were found. Some diamonds we're
found in holes where it WAS
clear that the holes we're artificial. On the
other hand, in the position where the inevitable
laws OF Nature would have deposited them,
there were none to be found. The other re-
ports which have been made corroborato b5r.
Kings statement, that the fields have been
"salted."
This will be the last that will be heard of
the diamond fields OF New Mexico. It will be
speedily consigned to the limbo where have
gone before it the nao1us nsuzticau1is, the South
Sea Bubble, the Dutch bulbs, and other kindred
schemes of fspecu1ation, It should not be allow
ed, however, to drop thus suddenly from public
notice. For q part Of this imposition the
Associated Press is to blame, in spreading
broadcast these ridiculous stories without q
word Of warning, after doubts had been
expressed Of their truth by several respectable
newspapers. Tho general public is always quick
to swallow reports which have q golden tinge or
diamond setting, notwithstanding the warn
ings Of experience in the past. This gigantic
fraud, furthermore, should not be allowed to
fade out OF memory until the originators Of it
are punished. The incorporators Of the Com
nr1 ctfar 11r0rninaDf rra1f1anan trtn n ~
have been innocently duped into the prosecu-
tion OF this ingenious swindle, owe it to their
own good names and regulations to leave no
stone unturned which shall help to bring the
swindlers to justice. The public has little pro-
lection if such knaves as these are left at liberty
to practice their Ingenious frauds upon it With
out punishment.
, 1872-11-28
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

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Office.
, 1872-11-28

The Chicago produce markets we're generally
dull yesterday, except provisions, and most OF
them were easier. Mess pork was weak at Csc
decline, closing at s12.25@12.50 cash s12.00
seller December, and $12.20 seller March.
Lard WAS active, and steady at 7174o cash /; 739c
seller December, and 7s4c seller March. Meats
we're steady at &c for shoulders, Go for short
ribs, and 6s5@611c for short clear, all part
salted- Sweet picked hams, 8@11c. high
wines were more active, and closed steady at
88H@8813o per gallon. Lake freights we're in
active, the season Of navigation being nearly
over. Dressed hogs we're quiet at 4114@4sc per
lb. Flour vas more active, and
firm. Wheat Was dull, and 5ac
lower, but closed stronger at 91.o9A cash or
seller December, and s1.1o11l seller January.
Corn was dull and 7z@71o lower, closing at
311Sc caah, and size Reller December. Oats
we're more active, and 1c higher, at 2kc seller
the month, and 2414@2411zo eeller December.
Rye Was more active, and ]9@1o higher, closing
at Sic. Barley was dull and declined 1@2o,
closing at 61c cash 600 seller December, and
SOC for No. 8. There was an actiTe demand fol-
live hogs at the decline noted yesterday, or ut
$3.75@4.10 for poor to extra. The cattle and
sheep markets we're quiet and unchanged.
, 1872-11-28

Bismarck believes that France is On the verge
Of another revolution, and the troublous future
has led the Prussian Government to follow its
interference With the liberal rates OF German
railroads to emigrants by an order from the
War Minister that au vessels sailing from
Prussian ports at once increase their charges
to emigrants leaving for any foreign country.
This action, the German Government explains
arises from no other desire to check emigration
to this country than that caused by the necessi-
1y Of keeping at hand, as much as may be, it's
sr1.ss-bearing population.
, 1872-11-28

There is trouble among the railroad kings In
New York City. The recent corner in North
western has only served to increase the bitter
ness which prevails among the former confeder-
ates. Smith had vowed thedestruction of Gould,
declaring that he would reduce that parsonage
to the condition Of grinder Of street-organ.
He, in the meantime, gave information to the
present President of the Eric Railway Company,
upon which the latter caused the arrest OF
Gould for having robbed the Erie Company Of
SO, 600. This arrest WAS made in the
midst OF the corner on Northwest.
Horace F. Clark, the son-in-law and
practically the successor of Vanderbilt, became
Gou1d's bail Daniel Drew, who had Joined
Smith to ruin Gould, and had joined Gould to
make money, Mas entrapped by the corner, at q
cost Of million and half Of dollars. Smith
has had to pay nearly two millions to Gould.
Vanderbilt, provoked by the SUCCESS Of Gould,
has published !; card denouncing him. Daniel
Drew has also expressed @ low opinion OF
Gould. 1Ir. Watson, OF the Erie, has brought q
second suit against Gould, upon which he will
again be arrested, ana he has mumated that
Daniel Drew, Gould's old associate in Erie, will
also be arrested for his share in the dishonest
transactions of Gould.
How far the quits against Gould and Drew
will, upon trial, sustain the charges Of robbery
or fraud, il to be determined hereafter. So
long as Gould can find bail, he will probably
fight the thing out to the end. But for the
present, however, he is probably the successful
operator in three or four millions Of profit in
the late corner. So far, assuming Gould to be
the villain he is represented, Tillainy has the
| best of the fight.
, 1872-11-28
POLITICAL

Congress meets next Monday, when Willis B.
Machen will take his seat as Senator (for this
winter only) uice Ga11et Davis, OF Kentucky, de-
ceased; and the following new members in the
House:
Connecticut Joseph R. Hawley, Rep, '. Strong,
Georgia-E- r. Beck, Lib, =. Spier
i52uaslana-Aie1: i1: Bo:rman, Lib, =. McCleary.
Massachusetts-c G. Esty, Rep, Brooks.
on39@uzro J; Dodas, Lib, y. Perry.
hat could be more strange than that Par
son Brownlow should resign his seat in the
Senate to make room for Andy johnson and
yet, talk runs that way in Tennessee.
The vote Of Indiana:
~. L7oea'- Republican.
0et:' Hendricks. 1s9,4st Browne. 1926
Nov, dreeley...... 16s,622, Grant 80. 1s6,1H
The Bourbon vote Of Indiana, which WAS 1s9
for Edgerton, in October, WAS 1,414 for O'Conor,
in November and Charles Francis Adams, "a
the candidate Of the Anti-Secret Society party,
got vote.
Tho Louisiana Legislature as counted in by
Governor Warmoth and ordered to convene Dec.
y, 1s composed Of q Liberals to Is Republicans
IN the Senate, and 73 Liberals to IS Republican,
In the House. Warmoth declares McEnery,
Liberal, elected Governor by ~; majority
The Longstreet~Herron Board, :;anvassers,
created by q State Judge who a-;o served aa
Chairman OF the Republican Campaign Commits
tee, and who was himself candidate for re-
election, declares Kellogg elected Governor by
u, 761 majority, with Republican Legislature
4 muddle Was all the Republicans wanted, and
they have got it.
The votes for Congress in the first seven dis~
tricta OF Michigan are as follows:
, 1872-11-28

The cable recently announced, with provoking
brevity, the marriage Of the young Emperor Of
China, which event took place Oh the 10th OF 0c-
tober, simply stating that there was procession
to bring the bride to the palace, and that the
whole affair WAS very quiet. From outward ap-
pearances it would seem that almost any one Of
our fashionable bellies might Guido the Empress
OF Qhina in. wedding fuss and dnery, but, after
the wedding, circumstances are essentially diff
ferent. Our fashionable lord and master has
one woman to look after; the Chinese Empe-
Tor, young us he is, has one hundred and twenty,
which may account for the fact that he is not in
clined tomake any ygreat parade over his Wedding.
The officers, appointed for the purpose, select
his wife for him, and the Chinese Rituals do the
rest of the work. His marriage, therefore, is
strictly mechanical, and not only mechanical,
but grometrical also. He does not hare to
select his wife, but, starting with three as thu
ratio; he has to select three ladies' Of the first
degree, nine of the second degree, twenty-zeven
Of the third degree, and nine times nine concu-
bines, and these compose the Imperial house,
hold or harem. The Emperor is not allowed to
seek the society of the Empress, for I. qriet
chat alone with her, except at each full moon i;
but, while the moon is waxing and waning, he
has full liberty to ampse himself in his
harem. The Empress and her three
friends Of the first degree are
kept busy With a routine Of rites
and caoriaces, The pine Of the second degree
hnve eac,,. nine OF the. concubines, whom they
are obliged to instruct in female accomplish
ments, The twenty-seven Of the third degree
, 1872-11-28

To-day Theirs will attend the meeting Of the
Assembly, which is to consider the majority re-
port OF the Committee appointed to answer his
message This report, it will be remembered,
WAS decidedly unfriendly to the President. In
the report Of the minority, it is recommended
that Committee of Thirty be chosen to draft
q scheme Of the constitutional reforms needed
by France. The German Government seems to
have little hopes OF happy issue OF the present
erisia
, 1872-11-28

The money-order business of the Post Office
Department has rapidly grown to great magni-
tnde. During the year ending June 80, 1879. it
exceeded sos, ,ooo- Of this vast sum, sent in
small renittances, none exceeding 740, and the
average not exceeding $40, little OF none WAS
lost. It is possible that the science might be
extended. 80 ss to enable persons to send $100,
With great convenience and safety to the public.
, 1872-11-28

4 correspondent Of TIE TRIBUNE ask that ne
6hau continue to urge upon the Common Coun-
Gil our suggestion concerning the appointment
of Building Inspectors, as the only means Of en-
forcing the fre-ordinance. 1t is probable that
the new Council will take IL , matter into con-
aideration at the same time that it shell take up
the necessity for amending the dre-ordinance
zlth respect to the present construction Of
, 1872-11-28

JAEEsvu1E, Wis, Nov. 27.-Asa Shocks, NO
WAS arrested near Monroe, Wis, last satnrdF,
for 1he alleged murdor Of an 9aAnown nlan, ~
discharged from custody to-day, the witn'sa
who made the affidavit against him having d-
to do 80 by q Norwegian Who had some g1ulga
against Shocks. The Witness Is under a.
rest, and will be made to suffer for his per1n-
IT. Shocks is one OF the oldest aud most "a.
Bpeoted oitizeua Of Green County.
, 1872-11-28

Forty or fifty Of the homeless poor Of Chicago
npply every night at the Police Stations for shell
ter, and, for lack Of room, are turned back into
the cold Streets It has been decided by the
Mayor and the Board Of Police to reopen, as a
free 1odgng-house, the old Police Station on
Union street, which has been used, till lately, by
the Belief Society for that purpose, and to pro-
vide similar quarters for the unfortunstes On the
Eontl1 Side
, 1872-11-28

Eighth aud Ninth Districts not completed
Grants majority, in Michigan, is 56,253, so
far IS hoard from, and will run up to $1,000.
Time enough has now elapsed for the proper
cooking Of the Arkansas returns, and they must
be about done. The unofficial first returns indi-
Gated majority OF at least 1000 for Greeley, and
nearly as much for the Liberal State ticket
whereupon, says correspondent:
The official returns as they came in to the secret
State, we're taken to the rooms OF the Rapnhic.n
State Central Committee and "doctored : 5nd ~
majorihes failing to 1T in many instances, COMMIT
sion, consisting Of Alex Mcdonald J. r. Montconnarr
attorney General, T. D. r.. Yoney {Chaucelorl ana
". ". Wiltshire {e1-CLief Justce left hero iIittle
Rock] In body auscaIered to remote parts Of tha
State, under circumstances suspicious a. to lnduca
the belief that they went taither to make the maori
ties 1T, whether or no.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Ohio poed 528 0oO votes oruearlv 103 Dn ,o,ra th,
Illinois. Yet according to tue census va hava mi
100, GOO more people than our Western neghbor Ths
vote implies that haye nearly 100000 ,.oTs ;iab.
ftants.
The vote OF Illinois is 20, o,ao6less than in 1853.
but does this imply THAT tbs number of inhabi.
tants has decreased?
There Ia a contested election Of Sheriff IN
St. Louis. Con. Mcguire sa.s TAYLOR was mt
elected; and Taylor says Con. Magu;re was not
eligible to be elected Thea is tobe 8 nav
count.
The votes for Representatives in Consxess
in Missouri tyivan fo1IcUa.
, 1872-11-28

Mansard roofs, and the mass Of framework
which constitutes the interior Of nearly every
building that is erected. These matters are Of
the most vital Importance, and should receive
early attention.
, 1872-11-28

Notwithstanding the extraordinary demands
made upon the service, it seems that the Post
Office Department Last year had q revenue e1-
ceeding by 100000 the expenditures for the
same term. The amounts paid to special agents
eeem to be- extraordinarily large. The postages
from newspapers and printed matter nearly
reaches 81 ,000 900.
, 1872-11-28

Mr. Greeley's condition does not improve, and
his friends now fear that he may not rally from
the prostration caused by his recent severe af-
Hictiou and arduoQ5 labor9.
, 1872-11-28

Twenty-eight persons are supposed to have
fallen under the ruins Of the Boston fire. Nine
bodies have been recovered, and i've Of them
identified.
, 1872-11-28

NKON'S SAMPHITHEATRE-C Clinton street, between
Washington and Randolph. MorlAcchi Baletaud Dra-
matc Combination stFrench Spy"
, 1872-11-28

ACADEMY OF BIUSIC-Halsted street, south oi
Madison Engagement of Miss Charlotte Thompson.
ssSea of Ice.n
, 1872-11-28

MVICKER'S THEATRE-Madisou steeet, between
State and Dearborn Miss Maggie Mitchell, supported
by Mr. L. R. Showeu. '*Jans Eyre,' s' Little Bare
foot.n
, 1872-11-28

MYERS OPERA HOUSE-bIonroe street, between
6tate and Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton i Keublo,s
Minstrel and Burlesque Troupe.
, 1872-11-28
TO-pAY'S ADJUSTMENTS,

ROOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE-Randolph street, be-
tween Clark and LaSaue, The Allen-Mao Combine
ton, supported by Aiken's Company. "Rip Van
WipEle.H
, 1872-11-28

BATCHELQR'S HAIR DYE. THIS SPLENDID
hair is the best in the world The only trnc and per
fecf d. HARMLESS rcliab1e and instantaneous dis.p
continent no ridiculous us unpleasant odoE. Rene
dies t5a III effects Of bad dyes and washes Produces in
hair clean soft and beautiful, The genuine, signed "
~ Bachelor. Sold By all c-uggists CHARLES
RAITHEIOR PzQpEetoE, y. 81.
, 1872-11-28

ADELAIDE PHILLIPS TR0UPEEvening Concert
1t Michigan Ayenue Baptist Church.
, 1872-11-28

it into operation simultaneously with the
change in the numbering system, would save e1-
pense by going over the whole ground at one
time, and the confusion incident to it would only
hare to be endured once. The Common Coun-
Gil should give the subject its serious consider
alton.