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Creditors Bill.

This is suit in Equity, commonly
known as o Creditors Bill, filed by NJ.
r. Maddocks, Crane & Brigham and
Kohler & Frohling, the latter being San
Francisco merchants, against Gardner
Kellogg and Sarah A. Kellogg his wife.
The opinion of the Court states the case
fully enough to render the decision cas-
ily understood.
, 1872-04-25

tention Of the original movement, and
must partake Of its character. We
know that jealous efforts have been
made BY men of widely differing opia-
ions to direct it into . channel not
marked out, nor even contemplated BY
its originators; these efforts have failed,
the tracks Of the wire-pullefs are defeat.
ed the objects Of the meeting are 70 I'M
equivocally pronounced by those who
have the control of it, that no further
Vaccinations need be apprehended.
As we understand the affair, then, it
is meant to be proclamation Of princi-
pies, and not man@uvring Of nomina-
tions. If is intended to bring together
the liberal and advanced minds of all
parties, who are more profoundly con-
cerned in the assertion Of right theories
and practices than in the election of par
ticular candidates. Assuming that all
existing parties have strayed from the
paths Of truth and justice, and that all
need to be reminded Of their departur-
es. and to be brought back to rectitude,
it seeks to evoke such an utterance of
the popular voice as shall be an impos-
ing and instructive lesson for the poll
hcians.
mo honest Republican who believes
in progress" writes a clear-headed
friend to ms, "should hesitate to coop
crate in this promising and much-need-
ed consultation. and particularly thro
any fear of its doing harm to the Repub-
lican cause. It is in the hands of some
Of the ab]est and worthiest Republicans
in the land, and is called to declare anew
vital Republican principles and promote
great reforms which fidelity to those
principles demands. If it is not divert.
ed from that object, no harm can come
from its action to anything of Republi.
canism that is worth saving. Such ear.
nest and true Republicans as are invited
to meet at Cincinnati will take good care
that their action shall sacrifice nothing
dear to any patriot. It is only that il
they neglect to attend, and the conven.
ton ia left to the control of others, tina,
its action may be dangerously York
EUe1ing Post.
, 1872-04-25
McNAUCHT & tEARY,
SEATTLE, W. T.
Real Estate and Tax Agents,
REAL ESTATE bought and sold.
LOANS negotiated.
CLAIMS collected.

FOR SALE.
LOTS IN CITY OF SEATTLE, i'm
proved and unimproved.
Also, LANDS in King. Kitsap, Sno-
homish and Island Counties.
Tracts at HOLMES HARBOR, CA
MANO ISLAND, MUKILTEO, PORT
TOWNSEND. PORT DISCOVERY,
NISQUALLY. etc. etc.
Also, several Bottom Land FARMS.
under cultivation, on the White, Black,
Cedar, and Duwamish Rivers.
AaENTs-For Remington and Osgood.
New York Benjamin Flint, San Jose,
California, etc. etc.
MCNAUGHT d LEARY.
JAMES McNAuGHT,
JOHN LEARY,
Seattle, W. T. Aug. 2S, 1871. 15tf.
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IRVING BALLARD.
attorney & Counselor at Lasc,
SteilacOom. w. II.

WIN practice in the Courts of Law, Chancery,
and Admiralty Of Washington Territory. Once
on Commercial street.
, 1872-04-25

The annual expenditure for liquor in
Great Britain averages $13 to every per-
son.
, 1872-04-25

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EEF1CT OF THE ApvAScE
The result Of these au'ances is that, whereas tho
cago in 1871 ,0t3 It costs 81 600 900
more or say, 100000 in the aggregate for the year.
This advance in tha cost Of insurance Is not confined
excluatve1y to Chicago, but disasters ct tha last year
throughout tte corntry generally baro caused an
advance IN Insurance. rates eVeryIudere and viii have
to b taken Into account in estimating the cost OF
doing business in Ill other p.accs IS we'll as Chicago
In fact there Is much less for higher average
rRtes Of In Chicago than in other 1es than
there wEs before October 1871. The insurance Of the
buildings znd stocks of Goo3s in tha central bus;ness
was. Tie great 1nass Of iuianrnabla 1nsterial that
formerly covered IN That quarter al the South Di:s
len between LaSa1le street and tia river has d1sap
peare and wharerer it has been rebuilt it as been
i1gs, constructed in Eanny instances as nearly
ftep1ocf posslbte and in uecrly ali instances with
reference to the veEs Of the underwriters themselves
as regards tho means of preventing another e1teaaiva
cnnhagration.
OLE NOTICEABLE ErFtHT
ct List yc disaster has been to tr2rafcr the rEfoess
sf insurance a,rncs entirely to companies Of otaer
faaies doing 5usaess In ts city aug J. 1s71 81 ware
companies of Illinois, end did then al5ut 80 rer cen.
Of the inaucnce business Of the city. Now there
only about 100 companies doing business In the 6
of which hut two or three are companies Of Illinois,
md arc doing probably not OF per cent Of the
whole insurance business.
TEE EoaR co3PAEHs.
" the twfnty-tvo Illinois insurance companies doing
business In ticago 1t the time of the re With an
aggregate capital and surplus ct So, ,065,, III, with
come unimportant EXCEPTIONS became banHnpt. and
Of tho total amount OF $34 ,674 of thc7 rs1 on
Of the fire. have as es paid cnly about 10 eent,
near all Of the rest ct the 80 per cent being lost to
the poHcy-holderB.
On Aug I, 1871, therewere 10 fire and marine joint
stock and mutual insurance companies doing business
IN this State. Or these aeveny ha ce:red to do
huRnesa On Dec. ], 1871, al but ei1 Of them having
, 1872-10-09

r~Iid r11e III our ccune-cc ever We do &c. take
il :ha te1a Of bCi;dicS II making tho comparison
and this Is tie EcEt guarantee wo have fey
he future wct-re ct 0az city, manufactures SIS
LIN te 1uanJ, where tie sa1ce ot .c-c ee7c-
marco taurcs to til. profit Ct bat ! few.
rors thsa to ir ceas oct Of h:c!, he roys :n
::cnssa Ct handing. oa tic ccE!-ary. trIy 80 rc-
cent ct tie v.la o manufactures is cc1crcd IL labor
directly, :ee -ts:s.s Icing conferred ly .r: 'c1y Q.
o:1er c=Fia1 "1ica sac tha results OF p1.. labor.
About c3esixth Of Tie valuo Of OF 1cancf.ctcrrd
o1uc.s L Fa 70 'scfEc1s here, another r,rtcn Icing
raid to Workers e1zsxhe7e- Ihc E:ruf-c:rres
sand perSecs, CT o7e-ci6htt Of tie whc'e
population, o- Eo-e than tie number Of 4tle-EcG,et
persons o1 bctl who engaged in the Eer1r:-
sneats q Cn1e-ce md Soycruuscot md nearly orc
:t1.d OF the crRanczra is h2scd Cpon tho pro-
daeed b. to=c wo1EeHs. IA increase OF 10 Fer cent
II cIr manufactures represents an increase of $500
workers, or ede?3 souls, in Unrxi2eaen and tReir
a:cGisa, and GOO IN cc1rraercial people AID
lr f.Ecz- And theEe peop1e viii rc0uiee ii-te EGO
fha square tcc q 1nd fd- residences evc1 il every
lot in that secdoE Eacu4d be occupied b.; aa1niiv
IIo edec. o. th:s c1ra demand On ihe renl eata:c
snarEes IS too se1o5iasnt to require explanation.
Iasr0 ID r<su4 70 bel@Te tk:e the anHu= iccrcasciu
per ccrt in tie faturr ailer the e1ccaents OF
rebuilding hava passed away. Our iron and cotton
x-e hut recently established; thoy
jet IN thtir infancy and tho may te sid Of
several oslcr less F1o:Innt branches. Chicago has
alrea1J achieved gcGa .epu.-tion toz tta quality Of
acr pork and u1c1.s, har boots aud 6noce, and her
lsatheE al O. which ccm:rcnd the 1ifaes. 1ices in
It i now proven bc:cnd cuuh. tt eao is f2voably
stsu:ted fo- Producing otler g7eat starlcs Of co-
oefc9, Which 1cC many Cra.s E%Sa 10 England her
prominence Eraorg the :lasiccs.
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1lsH-
The manufacture Of quici1,nc tas increased nearly
much h15ek The consumption during tho pas.
twelve months WIS about 1,10o,G23 Dris, costing
$4,000, Of wlich little more tlan one-.nE z..s
nade IN Chicago. The Trcirctso1 Ct 1870 2s3 coo
iris, costing $780, ,G00. E:x kSlrs have bcco Init
sinee tie IRE and the supply from without IS so
CEN: Ee bic:s 1l::e advanced Is Fer eent, and luu
her funy % Fer cent Missouri, Ohio, aad 1rai:na
Eare jc:red with several outside POINTS in our oE1
6tate to supply the enhanced d&.uard-
Our tannedea show increase OF . rcr ccnsin Yro
drcion 1870, Notwithstanding the fact The. focr
tcancres burned, including .oar!y .1 the Irc
ductng cnuarty Of the city. Tie value Of rodEc,s In
1870 was s. 80, ,0G0: the F2s. ye17 it WAS about
co., On 81 eco 600 Of c>i.al and crp:ying 800
nG~ We nov bayo lzr5fe tannczies, a1a acvcr11
Email In acdyn operation, all these brrned having
Eecn rebuilt We have manufactured during tho <ear
550d coo Eides Of leather, i:olvirg tho Of 5000
cords oe ts1k from Michigan AID Wisconsin II a3
ditou to there there arc quite number Of firms in
the tanning bussne6s whose establishments gro
n the is-k regions; these receive tbe:r
hides Eao this city. End have returned 10000
erl curriers' beo vho purchase leather IN the rough
fTczl County t1n1c9a end sell it hero after fnsan.ng
4, amounting to $SC0 600 suosc. TIE va1rc Of leather
manufactured, finished, and co.1 herr is thus about
s. 100 CO. Chicago lcaahsr is un.vczs-y esteemed
the best znaGe in the United States ard ie eagerly
EcSht in III :cn of tee cosny, frcn1 Lo1ssiaua to
Massachusetts,. It is wonder ouc tanners
run with orders :. tie present tiuac.
coaR4e1so1 TTra 1870.
The above n1=cG branches OF manufacturing H.
d1stry comIaro Is follows With 1S73:
, 1872-10-09
'ssl l......i sesslsss,:ac,9 o.: o:|s1a lot, ,a17.oo

ra,s esiima1ed sr,sn: q 81 CO haa proba:iy
been ps3d ove= by :Ais doe and the companies have
but ths su-plus has Teen swallowed up Ia ices and
amount Of ST paid was $, ,l73 7Gos2 ,Fis the
pzns:s wus 5rt ss md, of tla C. Was
by Illinois eocs:c1isx;.
thu. onis .soat eo5 Would b. paid iulv ooee
hsk tie totsl amo@nt has been received, nnd II =
hesl:h.cr system Of inH1::ace had prevailed n.re-
cetTed ho1n GrSt Britain. .nd aiser States h:vo
nidrI to bnd the ooia ctces Of the South Division
homes and furniture Of thousands c: our cttizsrs,
So far Us the Illinois insurance companies are ccn-
sssnsI but rev hnys % us5Ssd S ths diaast In o'te-
County nganss u Of them, prnying ozcr Of dfsso-
luton hnd the appointment Of Eecei'ers- subse-
quenty proceedings and adJudications IN bankruptcy
followed with u coupanes, Of which had pre-
yionsly been proceeded against under the State laws
be- bensd b ho s T
Thcrc 10 figures accessible showing tho amount
MICS eoncernsd, but tho probabilities arc thct home
companies not much ntsresc, a1d that tho bulk
snd foreign organizations which had met their Iogses
co and IN which everybody had 1nbourded
faith An advance Of preauiu.rs naturally followed,
aud st the same time tho inau--1ce agents among
The mcst strenuous advocates Ut 1he proposition to put
end tothc erection Of wooden buildings In tho city
unless The North Dyiaon, At least was embraced with
in the aro limits. This threat however, Wis not
carried out and thej covered the extra risk hy extta
F-ecaiu:na. The old Board Of Untcrxriters Has re-
established, and Uniform Ecac Of rates ndopted by
which NIL rsctsca obligated themselves to siand-an at
which had been cazzied TO such length prior to the
fire. 1J law passed last spring Of the incon-
ycnie1ccs Imposed On foreign companies attempting to
do basness n Ico;s haya been removed and several
organizations havc. as result established
Offices tare.
EE2EASE OF AATEs.
The drt and most important subsequent fact to be
noted under the head CT insurance, connected with
tho great October fire. is thu. the average cost Of In
surance in this city has been nctaased the average
about 80 per cent will be by the following sp-
pro1fae comparison Of tho rutes on the most prou-
1snt class Of risks in ISL and in 1874;
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[Prst i11I.i 1E1.
To1a1s.

TIC manufactures os 1870 aGEe2ateI q total v=luc
ct cxelusive Ct SAC ooo wo-th Of ;:.d-
inRs. S1prostng fiat those manufactures Ens iabu-
ietei above have increased n the sac 7ao, va shall
have tota1 of S1G3 GOO, w:haa. buildings OF Al
increase Of SE65 per cent Tho sc1e and brick s-uo-
tu-cs erected dEg :hc rEt year valued n sss1-
500 no end the wooden buildings erected outside Ct
tho ire limits h2ve cost so1e $lEno029 more Tits
gives graEd tccl oS s1x7 cc0 fer manufactures
tncusive of brlldrgs aG1trss GOO n 1870 OF
ec increase 15 66H ger cent.
AIAECF4C1En1EG MOVEMENT.
This prcscce;es7toa movement taso already begun,
ca the part G 1saomactIre-s, to the southwes:e1a
psrt Ct :he city, tn the ndshbcrhood Of tho sout1.
port have three factories deyoted to the making ct
Eon - steel; the north tide Of the river s>c 10
Gated the I>ncianl planning nils end f.ctaz5es fc.
Etoves bridges car wheels ~, r.cad czrs, furniture
general hoa work, agricultural implements, and
Wagons, Wills series of FIVE slips is being cut from
the ryc, west from those Of the EoSth Branch Dock
Company, connected b mi with every road that en-
ters Chieago.
QUE MANUFACTURES OF TIE NC-CnE,
ON manufactures Rxe thus increasing ct = more
, 1872-10-09

Iotol amount o! loss .153 600 .0n0
"To estimate Tie los from insurance figures clone;
the result wn differ extent, but cot raaterin
u, Tram the foregoing estimates upon ta1ahle Vulun7.
THE AMOUNT 1t E1sE
IN tho burnt district a shon to be 800 $780, To
tu,ata thst the property actEa1y insured covered
b5 risks, or an average, to the extent OF tr;othirs
fts Tnlue, would make the yn1uo Of tho insured PROP
e eSo o. worth $50 112 so over amount Tor
which it covered by insurance. estimate that
within tbs limits Of said burnt district there was in
round MISUNDERSTANDING tie lnod,-S50 900 COO in
T7luo Of property, upon which no insurance existed
IN which amount include *ntao Eh1a property which
IS ceyer insured This ags1nes that,e1sluding tho
value ct insurance covered about onc-ha{ Of the
actual Tnlue OF I'll property IN tho burnt district aud
that the total Of such Wea1t-Hot including tie ud-
IN said district, In round numbers waa 500 0C0
From this amount deduct the SIS oo Geo ,;c h2yc
estimated as the rz1Cc Of the tangible and intangible
property not destroyed, and it le.yes 65 us
-hs value a. property destroyed.
On This basis for estimate, ths loss 1s apportioucd
befo-e adding slaDc5 600 to the 1oEs sustained by
15 600 COO over and above amount receTed and to be
received from insurance"
TIE INSURANCE Loss
IN regard to tha nnounts TINT have beeu and vii yot
be paid On insurance losses resulting from ths great
A-e, the Auditor rcpoztB fellows:
Total amount At risk in burnt dis!ct. ,S1G0 1880
Total amount adjusted .... .So0, ,565, ,2nl8
Total amount djcsted end
10y nos 1es.ssea- 2o5
Total a1pount Of leases
E+lA&4AeAs y9t5J,7IU,Sk
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nze were consumed in expen:es Of conducting the
b2s31esa while those expenses oavo no: beeE a.c7ia
II iocsnaaed, shzI i3e- tia. his net profits rave
bea 1ea-y four Zines greater then IN the Ar. k.K Of
1877. Thee 2cycr tina II the history cf the
city whsa the retailers 50 prosperous rs now.
, 1872-10-09
| Pest TNr.I
1870.

This shows IN increase Of very uea1ly IS per cent
8. Compromising the I4to, -cco-diag TO tie relative
agnitudes of the two tnc1udng :czs not here tabu-
11ted We hare an a5erage increase Of = PEI cent On
viii gre Is s4so, 800 The oc the yearts
business round nunlbezs- foaz hundred and Fifty
Taa total includes the first purchase Of all tbs nor
able property sold in the city,-beadstufs and 1--we
stock, well groceries and dry goodsbat it does
SALE !! the FIRST be made b5 jobber SIN less does it
ane1nes The options n grain ard provisions.
Il would not be fair to conclude that merchants
Is per cent richer than in 1870 because they have
done much rnose business than that year. The
losses of the fire be paid out Of the pro5s Of the
trade and TO these must bs dded tts COS: cf moving
Of aEng Up n tenpor7y 9pastss5 md ne increased
the city are established broader scae and rmer
basis thnn ever; and in this cheering fact have le
best that the individuals who co2oss her
mercantile community are again On the high road 10
prosperity.
COMMERCE OF The P07T.
The following is c statement unciicis1y eaEpiled
from the records Of the Custom House. Of the imports
and duties peia ut this port for the PCS. twelve
months:
Carried in Anetiean vessels. rs %
Carried IN foreign ooo
LaSr1ed IN c1ts. ts.-.--..--..-...-.-....---. AGSsU
Carried IN bond. 5,95eO O9z o0
Carried In sealed cazs.. --...----.-. a2s5 LOO
Tctsl value. ..-.---...-..-..---... s. sGo ~ % %
The coast~sse as1ivais during The year NrIe z2s
steamers, 121 1rorella.s $50 barxs 1a5 hzgs, 84o
scAooners, and 5:5 basge=, with totsl tonnage ct
e,-2s,0u tncs.
The coastwise clearanres were 44s steamers, ,o17
proEelers, ZOE haskz III h1igs, s3s schooners ard
b4z baEgcs: Total, = a7o5, ,7s2 tonnnee-
The foreign vssses arrived 122 tonnage, 81 947;
do clcs1ed, 1:3, with tonnuge z1s4 american YES
sels arrived from foreign pora, tonnage Il 871
do cleared, 3o2; tonnage, &, I'll
There are registered in tie District Of Chicago oc5
canal boats and ba-ges, With % $50 toanaEr
The to1a1 ct arrivals and !eaEznrts during the year
Is greater than thct OK NJ. the Atlantic sca-aors co-
binad They compare follows with 1s7o, in tl:is
port:
Past %ecr. 1870.
Arrivals ts--.--..--..-.........-..-. II 81 LIED
Tonnage. gs 3oko, ,a75
, 1872-10-09

Soc TO 81 pg!soc to s. PEI
Slc0. 500.
&c to soo perI50c to 75c per
Ho0. 500.
|5oc to Coo per|sl.1o to n.::5
| S00. per 500.
}5oc to 75c perls1.2o to $50
EM. per 500.
~ to 8 per|s to sx per
cent. cent.
&c to 81 Fer s. Fer 500.
500.
1A per cent !3 to 81 per
cont.
X to ~ per|2H Per cent.
cent.
t6 per cert to $40 to Il per
cent. cent.
, 1872-10-09

Total amount paid ..... .ss7, ,ea8, ss5ss
Total a1aount Ct salYzgennd
:. diecoant. 617s,7oo.s2
Total amount unpaid. 6SSS0oT4,ai
Total. es;;55s 20 81
an a7esags Of So per cent has teen paid on tho
amount claimed, nnc, according to t9 figures furnish
cd ne, "a "a per will jet 70 pst sid aocnt
making tetl Of 81 s6 per cent thu: has will be paid
on Tho $16, ,5a3, TO 4 Of Io.s cl4iuaed-
Ei-so5EEES e. -NE DAN -hCFT uo2E Co.lrANTEs
Ihe pIblc EaEs beaa much in the dark as to what
were the aetIni and the actual lcsEe9 Of the
Ilno1S INSURANCE companies By the drc IN this city,
E1t the following gives definite o;ciul information on
the subject:
, 1872-10-09
Frame dweuings.-..
Brick dwclliup....

Brick 4 dwclling........
Brick, stone, and iron
stores In central
.business district,
Stocks Of dry goods,
boots md ahoes,
groceries, ETC., etc..
Drugs aad other Bue-
chilly hazardous
gtcGB..............'
Lu1nbcr in xartis.-....
Elevators and grain
tlercin........-....
Manufacturing cs.ab-
Hshmeuts not extra
hazardous.
Planning mills and 9TH
er manufactures Of
wooden articles. ....
, 1872-10-09

pencott estircatcs tbs
1o-A1 VALUE o. rEoPHY
in the bun. district follows:
stTha assessed yalucdon for purposes os Stats snd
ooruty taxation was, IN round ho-es Is 600. lis
fair to assume from facts vel Known to me- TINT this
w=a about, n average, oIe-touEth Of the actral
value Of the property assessed, which .aEcs tho value
Of property actually assessed less tie land, 80 900 co.
The value ct land in = city is atou. equal
in valro to tho valus OF tho improvements
End person.l property which is EE1ally OBJ
t3ired BY tho Assessor fcr taxation, which would
make the value Ct tho land in scid district <o&-
co.. GEO. estimate that one-th.rl Of tho Property in
Eng city o. this State docs not ind place upon the
AEses5ors books-pGrt being exempted under the
law, such Religious, charitahle and public property
ard the remainder and larger portion escapes e1cly
tho oasc-1Edou Of the Assessor On this assumption
added 81, ,00Q,cG0 to the preceding amounts which
1akcs under this estimate, the grand aggrega.c yaao
uf ul property in the burnt district sl3a
EEnrHEE ESTIMATE,
valuations tha: nerehandiSc and Other tangible prop
cry II tho hands Of harkars and c:hes, not destroyed
by the Grc, would ct n, amount to s5 GOO. Dc
duct this sup, and the s9s 01o0 ESQ estimated yrlue oe
the land, and It leaves GEO. eco the value of
property destroyed, unde- this estimate. T.a amount
q less Is 4pporticned Is follows:
To tn5utanca coEInnte6-now peid. $3zq4Y 096
To insurance cr1n;es-esti.u@tcd Will be
paid...................... 1a,1o6, AT
To Chicago p1oEccty-oE1ers. 1c1 694 1877
, 1872-10-09

The following table gives the number OF companies
from each s:te the amount at risl, and the amount
paid mp to June l. lET3:
, 1872-10-09

Notwithstanding the comparatively high p.iecs
asked for real estate On the West sde including ell
, 1872-10-09
COMMERCE OF The PO7T.

The following is statement uuoi1icisly complied
from tho records Of the Custom House. OF the imports
and duties paia ut this port for the PCS. twelve
, 1872-10-09

QUE 11AAufAC1udEE OF TIE HC-CnE,
I'M manufactures sxe thus increasing ct more
The New York herald., 1872-04-16
The House Committee Makes a Loud
and Harmless Report.
Nobody Made Money but
Uncle Sam.
THE SINATE COMMITTEE STILL LOADING.
The Mysterious Mrs. Mason Examined-What
che Failed to Do-Whom She Saw and
Whom She Did Not See-Chambrun
and the Remington Letter.

WASHINGTON, April Is, 1872.
In the House OF Representatives to-day Mr.. Will
lams, OF Indiana, chairman Of the Committee on
Expenditures In the War Department, made \ re-
Port with the testimony taken on the investigation
into the sale of arms and ordnance stores during
the Franco-Ppnssan war. Ordered printed to-
gether with tho views of the minority
No BLAME ANYWHERE
The committee reports the following conclusions
FiIhat the act Of Congress OF Juy 70 lss authorz-
ing the sale of unsuitable by fair interpreta
on Of Its letter and spirit fu authority to the Secretary
War to sell and dispose OF the and ordnance
In question: and that in doing he violated neither
the letter nor the spirit of the law.
Srront-ihat the proceeds OF the sales were promptly
paid into the Treasury.
Thr-fhat no sales were made to any known agent of
either OF the belligcrcn governments and that net
by the Secretary OF War of his subordi-
mates that was calculated to impair or violate any inter
national obligation.
Fuh-That official of the United States government
was pecuniarlly benefited In connection with the sales
F1ih--That the only party benefited was tho govern
of the United States, IN having disposed OF nnstn
BILE nj the highest market price To THE amount OF
nearly x1oOO0,OW
The New York herald., 1872-04-16
TELEGRAM TO the NEW YORK HERALD.

PARIS, April Is, 1872.
French squadron is preparing to lombard Ia
matav on the east coast Of Madagascar on account
of the i'll treatment OF French residents by the ma
tves
FREE TRAVEL IN FREED NATION.
The abrogation Of the passport system In France
will take effect on the goth of the current month
THE AMERICAN CHURCH ON THE RELIGIOUS QUEs
1OS.
Right Rev. Richard V. Whclan, Bishop OF Wheel
ing, W. Va, now in this city, writes letter TO the
Untoers, condemning the doctrines and action Of
Pere Michaud.
PRUSSIAN RELEASE OF A PRESS MAN.
The French editor who was arrested by the Ger
mans at Vitry Francais for publishing offensive
articles has been released.
The New York herald., 1872-04-16

was given to him by Colonel Benet This was not
so; the letter was given to the Marquis de Cham
hrun by General Dyer. and not being returned in
several days. was sent for, when 1t was returned
WITH RED MARKS UPON 1T,
placed thereon while out of the Ordnance Bureau.
Colonel Benet produced the letter. and 10 war
placed In evidence Colonel Benet's second inter-
view with the Marquis de Chambrun took place
about January ~, when the latter called, with
another gentleman, to make further Inquiries, and
was shown the report OF the Ordnance Bureau az
far "a prepared.
ornnance Bureau that the Gatling guns which were
negotlhted for by General Franklin were TO go to
the Remingtons
Answer-Not the slightest
Question-Or any suspicion
AnSwer-None whatever
Tie committee then adjourned till tomorrow.
Wheh tle secretary of War viii be examined.