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, 1872-11-21

Printers are becoming artists. We have seen
the most astonishing diagrams prepared for
newspapers in order to illustrate some particu-
lar topic, when there was no time. to secure an
engraving, made up from lines, dashes, stars, and
the ordinary material Of o composing room.
Now the rigid rule Of a prominent New York
journal, prohibiting the use Of display types in
the advertising columns, has been successfully
eyaded by the ingenuity Of the typos, who have
taken the small agate and made it as ayaila-
BILE for the purposes Of display as the
largest job type could be. In one column there
is an attractive succession Of large stars, made
up from little ones, beaming forth the name Of
the advertiser. In the next there is q SUCCESS
sion Of pyramids then come graceful little
signs, made from combination Of dashee. a
system Of marginal notes renders the next
column unique, while another has the most
grotesque variety that it is impossible to i'm
agine coming from the use Of one kind Of type,
Gwen large display letters being made up by an
arrangement Of the small and unobtrusive ones.
The ingenuity Of advertisers will overcome all
rules,
, 1872-11-21

The Chicago produce markets were less active
yesterday, and grain was generally easier. Mess
pork WIS in moderate demand, aud firm at $1,000
for new; S1275@1300 seller the month; and
1230@12.40 seller December. Lard was moro
active, and ir1ner, at 711c cash, 75sc seller De-
comber, and 7jS@sc seller March. Meats were
quiet and steady at 41155c for part ealtcd shoul-
ders, 6115@65gc for do short ribs, and 61s@7c for
do short clear. Sweet picked hams nominal at
924@101zc. Highwincs were quiet and steady
at Soc per gallon. Lake frcights were quiet and
steady, at lie for corn, and 12c for whoat, by
sail to Buffalo. Flour was in good demand and
Z shade fr1ner. Wheat was less ac-
tive, and 114c lower, closing frmcr at
S1.09 seller tho month and seller
December. Corn WAS dull and 11@34c lower,
closing ut 3155c seller the month, and 31574c SCI
Ter December. Oats wero dull and easier, clos
ing at CSC seller the month, and o51lc seller De-
cember. Rye was quiet and steady at 55c. Ear
ley was less active and easier, closing at Csc for
No. 9, G6c for do seller the month, and Sic for
No. s. The hog market was more active, and
advanced 5D10c. Sales we're at S4.0oG4.25.
Cattle sold slowly at about 25c decline from
Mondays prices. Sheep ruled quiet and steady.
, 1872-11-21
Tho American interest in tho Industrial Expo

Tho American interest in the Industrial Expo
sition, to be held in Vienna, in May, 1878, will
be largely increased if the proposed protocol to
the treaty between the United States and Aus
tria shall be made and ratified. At present, the
only protection afforded to American inventors
and patentecs in Austrian territory ie
when the patented article is manufactured
md sold continuously in Austria. Under these
circumstances, no American inventor can take his
property to Austria for the purpose Of exhibit
ing it, offectins sale Of it f5r that kingdom, OF
ascertaining whether it will be profitable OF not
for him to start mandatory Of it there, with
out running the risk Of losing his exclusive right
to the benefits that should attach to it's invention.
This condition Of things has acted as warning
to American Inventors who have been asked to
forward their inventions to the coming ex1libi-
ton, and it is now proposed to make O
supplementary treaty guaranteeing to them the
protection which they would have ut home
While this will largely increase American repre-
sentation at the Vienna Exposition, the results
of such treaty will bo mutually beneficial to
both countries in the future. The Austrian
people will hnve the benefit Of wider inspec-
tion Of American inventions, and American in
yentors will be able to introduce their articles to
see whether they are adapted to the wants Of
Austria, without first mourning the expense Of
establishing factories or the risk Of forfeiting
their rights.
, 1872-11-21

The appearance Of Bronson Acott's "Concord
Days" reminds the GALAXY magazine Of the
curious contrast which the ssConcord Philoso-
phers," among whom Emerson, Thoreau, and
Hawthorne were chiefs, With Alcott rs scribe,
present to the general characteristics Of Ameri-
can life. They have, in their several ways made
constant protest against the materiahsm, the
ovorwork, and intense application Of
the American people. Hawthorne's province
was to cultivate the Imagination, incite
mn admiration for the mysterious and bcauti-
ful, and led his friends, as he allowed himself
to be 1ed into the realms Of dream-land
Thoreau has devoted himself to opening up the
beauties and enjoyments Of Nature, the peace
and happiness to ba found in outdoor life, and
the tlankfu1ncss for life which communion with
Gods works ought to inspire. Emerson's range
has been that Of intellectual thought, and he
has traced the intricacies Of metaphysical in
ycstigation in q way to fascinate his
followers with 3 like pursuit. Mr.
Alcott. in his conversations and writings, has
aimed to be the interpreter Of the general school
which these gentlemen have followed, each in
his own way, and, though lacking their strength
and yividness, has furnished hints and sugges-
tions for the spread Of tho common philosophy
that initiates in modern times the thought Of
Plato and P1utazch.
, 1872-11-21

The Boston confaGration' Was the general
theme Of discourse in the New York pulpits last
Sunday, and it is gratifying to see that, with but
one exception, no references we're made to the
peculiar virtue OF Boston and the peculiar vice
Of Chicago, as being the cause of the fire, most
Of the clergymen contenting themselves with
drawing moral lessons from the fire, such as the
fact that the rich are in reality no more inde-
pendent than the poor, and the mutual depend
ence of each upon:the other The one excep-
tion was Rev. Mr. Graham, of the Seventh
Avenue Presbyterian Church, who was inclined
to regard the fire as q visitation Of Divine
wrath, which, Of course, led him to the ineyita-
bic comparison NTH tile Chicago fire. The in
consistency which the comparison involves he
escaped in the following ingenious manner:
It will be providential to the people Of that city II
they remember that Gods honor and Gods truth arc
far more important than the truth and honor and in;
tegrity and intellectually Of Boston or thousand
cities. Boston, with all its morality, no better
than Chicago with MI its wickedness. Here are two
extremes The exceedingly wicked, and the other
remarkable for morality, but for genuine, Godhke
or ChristianliIe religion.
In other words, we presume that Chicago Is TO
understand that, as her loss was fonr times
greater than Boston's, therefore her wickedness
is four times worse than Boston's morality
without any religion figuring in either case' As
usual, We are ahead again.
, 1872-11-21

can production which is favored by them being
confined to Louisiana, and having capacity of
filling only one-tenth Of the demand Of our
American consumers. These duties bring the
Government some thirty millions Of dollars md:
upwards annually, which the annexation Of
Cuba would obige us to raise by other taxes
To increase the duties from their present rates
Of from ~ to OF cents pound (Which may
be from Is to GO per cent on the invoice price)
to duties equivalent to 100 per cent, or say from
4 to 8 cents per pound, would, US q revenue
measure, affect ourselves more largely than the
Cubans. It would double tile cost Of sugar to
ourselves, and as o protective measure would
stimulate the manufacture Of the inferior and
dearer sugar that can be made from bects, corn,
sorghum, and Louisiana cane. It would lessen
the consumption Of sugar in America but
whether tho decrease in the importation would
be sufficient to lessen the amount Of
our revenue under the increased duty,
only the experiment itself would de-
eide. The two-thirds Of the Cuban product
which is sold in the United States is nine-tenths
Of our supply, SO that the effect upon our prices
would be much more sharp and decisive than
the effect on Cuban prices. While Cuba would
still have the rest Of the world to sell to, we, in
order to prevent Cuban sugar coming to us
through other channels, would have to put the
duties on all foreign sugars up to the game mark.
Cuba would still supply the world, except France
and the small part of Europe where the beet is
made to superscdo the imported article. Prob
ably, therefore, the selling price in Cuba would
not decline at I'LL, or only by shade, while the
purchasing price here would rise By sone-
thing moro than the duty. In short,
in tho increased cost of our sugar,
We would be taxing ourselves forty
to sixty millions year, some portion of which,
how largo could not now bepredicted, would so
to the producers Of beat, sorghum, cane, maple,
and corn sugar here, as "pro6ts" on those in
dustries. The measure would irritate and en-
barrass Cuban sugar planters, and 30 would
ALLEVIATE their sympathies from us, but it could
not possibly prevent them from continuing to
raise sugar at q fair profit, though they would
got fur less than wo would pay for it. Whatever
would appear to tho Cubans like legislating to
impoverish them would, OF course, bind them
more closely to the Spanish throne. The Cubans
can now sec that If they were annexed to the
United States they would send into this country,
FREQ Of duty, the sugar and molasses
on which thirty millions Of duty are now paid,
and would share with American consumers the
profit arising from q cessation of the tax. II
this inducomont cannot win them to an annex
alton policy, it is quite certain that they would
not be Won by a tariff expressly designed to
operate as q hostile measure. OF course, what
their industrial progress, must, at tho same
time, prolong the power Of slavery.
, 1872-11-21

with either faction OF the Assembly. The MEM
bers of the Right announce themselves as op-
posed to the proclamation Of the Republic,
though promising to abstain from any
combination for the restoration Of Monarchy.
The position is decidedly equiyocal. II the
Blight we're honest in their promised abandon
mont Of Monarchical schemes, tho surest way to
save themselves from temptation, and to satisfy
the people, would be to favor the absolute
decree Of the Republic. On the other hand, the
Left know that they cannot command the sym
pathy OF II. Theirs, who, while he may not so
out Of his way to crush II. Ga1nbetta (and he
seems to have acted with good Judgment IN not
doing it, is devoted to what the French Under
stand by Conservatism,-tha is, strong 1o7-
ernment, with paternal characteristics, anu an
army organization to enforce them.
II, Gambetta has not, 80 far, shown desire
to renew in the Assembly Ills oratorical strug-
giles against the existing Government. Ho Is
reported as smiling significantly, and Struggling
his shoulders, as if content with the mischief
he has already done in the provinces. Nor does
the Left feel itself strong enough to stand by
Gambetta's ultra position, and it has even indi-
Gated willingness to introduce certain con6tl-
tutional measures, whose adoption should COM
pensate for the feebleness Of the vote Of conf
dence, and.render o second vote unnecessary.
On tha other hand, the Right have declared their
willingness to make IL. Theirs President for
life, if he will take Conservative ground by
which is meant war upon II. Ga1nbetta and his
sympathizere, reorganize his Ministry, and
fozcgo his privilege of taking part in oarliamcn-
tary'dobate. II. Thiers Will scarcely accede to
the latter proposition, and may yet find himself
more in accord with the Left than with the
Right, which would be q curious state Of affairs.
There seems to be sufficient concession on both
sides to warrant hope of compromise, which
would result in partial change Of Ministry, the
maintenance Of the army strength, and the con-
tinuation Of II. Thiers' Government, with about
tie same complications that have sur
rounded it heretofore. II. Theirs will hesitate
long before actually reBigning for the same
reason that prompted him to threaten resi- gna~
ton frequently lie 1ecls himself 10 pe muls-
pensable to the interanl peace Of france. The
conclusion is inevitable, however, that Repub-
lie must look forward to dangerous crisis
-
sooner or later, when its existence depends upon
one man, and when a change of Government
cannot be contemplated without referring, as II.
Theirs does, to the fact that the army is strong
enough to insure an orderly transmission Of
power.
, 1872-11-21
BEAM, THE WARRIOR.

How He Re-Fousht tie Battles Of the Rebel
lion Last Nighr-1s tho G. A. q. Political
Association E
A public meeting Of Ransom Post, Grand
Army Of the Republic, WAS held at Forresters
Hall, No. 80 West Randolph street. last even
ing. Junior Vice Commander Guild occupied
the chair, and faced about one hundred people,
Tho object Of the assembling proved to bo re-
union, and, az one Of the speakers remarked, to
congratulate one another On the re-
election of their old commander, General
Grant. General Logan was announced to de-
liver an address, but as he failed to make his
appearance Mr. Beam vas introduced. The
latter gentleman is very young and enthusiastic
and entertained {?) the audience for an hour
and twenty minutes. His speech Was 1emarka-
BILE for diffusenoss and observation-disclosures. He
dwelt for a moment On the s'snow-clad Lookout
Mountain" and then foundered among the
Bwampa Of Florida, recovering himself only to
tramp through the cane-brakes of South Caro-
lima. What he was trying to prove,
OFT what b he he "hss to say .nd wa7 taa %
seemingly led to the conclusion that there we're
still many men above ground who fought in the
late war, and that they had been abused by
somebody for meeting at Pittsburgh and in
dorsing the nomination Of General Grant. The
speaker gave some good ADVICE to the rebels
While admitting that they had just CAUSE to
complain of the cazpet-bag 1ulors,-that the
meanest and basest men in the North had gone
South,-he claimed that the people south Of
Mason and Dixon'a line could blame no one
but themselves for the manner in which they had
been treated. There were evils in the South. but
they must remedy them themselves; the people Of
the North could do nothing except extend their
moral sympathy. 31r. Beam spoke OF negro
suffrage, and, overfowing with a1oqucnce, ex-
claimed: "1f there is shot in the arsenal of
He'll or 3 dose in the laboratory Of Heaven, it
would make q sweeter meal for the people Of
South, Carolina than negro suffrage" He
eu1ogIzesl General Grant, and spoke disparaS-
ing1y OF Mr. Greeley, asserting that the latter
WAS politically dead. and associating him with
Rone ancient individuals dog. In conclusion,
he urged the soldiers of the country to stand
shoulder to shoulder, and, if necessary, to taEe
their muskets from tho hooks on the
wall and draw their sab1es from
their rusty scabbards to maintain
the victory they had won, and the
Reconstruction acts and the Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth Amendments they should defend them
selves when attacked by demagogues, and Bus-
tain the widows and orphans Of The fallen.
Comrade Rutter then made brief address,
asserting that the Grand Army Of the Republic
was not a political organization; charity was it's
cornerstone, He appealed to those present who
we're not already members to unite themselves
with THAR comrades, that they might keep alive
the associations and recollections Of the camp.
General Macarthur also made few remarks.
after which the meeting adjourned
, 1872-11-21
TIE WAREBQUHE FRAUQa.

We publish letter elsewhere from member
of the Board Of Trade, in reply to structures
in our commercial columns on the action or non
action Of the Board in OF fraud like that re-
Gently discovered in the Mum t. Scott Elevators.
The writer takes various exceptions to these
structures. He alleges, for instance, that, since
the Legislature has taken the control Of ware
and lodged it in the hands Of Board Of Com
missioners and other officers appointed by tho
Governor it is not fair to hold the Board respon-
sble for the management Of warehouses. This
may be very true, but the Board OF
Trade is none tho less RESPONSE
bio for the character of its indi-
yidual members, and it is none the less its duty
to clear itself of members who are guilty Of
fraudulent practices, when such practices are
made known and are matters Of general public
information. The writer says, again, that, since
Mum g. Scott have voluntarily retired from the
Board, they cannot be expelled. But they should
not have been allowed to retire voluntarily. It
was due to the general character Of the Board
t0f honesty anu 1u1I-OedH0b LIl4A tAt4 6AI44A
have been expelled, otherwise the hugest swim
dies may be perpetrated hereafter, with perfect
impunity from the public shame Of an expulsion
and its consequent results, BY voluntary retire.
ment. The writer again says: s'No formal COM
plant has been lodged against them upon which
tho Board con act" This may also be true; but
vas it not the duty OF the Board, or some ind-
vidual member Of tho Board, to lodge such
complaint, or, at least, ask for an investigation
OF charges which were matters Of public ru1nor,
and which seriously affected the character Of
the Board? It is true that the State has assumed
tho control Of grain warehouses, and has thereby
relieved the Board Of Trade Of general RESPONSE
bi1ity; but VIC do not SEQ thereby that the Board
is at al relieved from responsibility for the
character Of its members.
, 1872-11-21
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Office.
, 1872-11-21
THE CRISIS 1T FRANCE.

There were rumors in Paris yestordny that N.
Theirs had resigned, and that Marshal A1acMa-
hon Was his SUCCESSOR. Whether this be true or
not, there is unquestionab1y crisis in the Gov
ernment of France, and II. Gambetta may claim
tho distinction Of prime-1noyer in it. This gen
t1eman is an agitator, and prone to opposition,
because it gives him q prominence that he might
not otherwise attain. During his brief career
he has been found On all sides of French poll
tics, and has yibrated between the partisanship
Of the Empire and the leadership Of the Com
mune, always eloquent, but never steadfast nor
statesmanlike. His speeches, delivered in
the provinces before the recent French election.
were the hinge upon which the threatened Coy
ernmenta1 crisis is to turn. They were Off,
character to alarm the Conservatives, and among
the first acts Of the new Assembly was the mo-
ton Of II. Changarnier, q Monarchist acting with
the Right, that N. Theirs should be- censured for
his failure to suppress Gambetta's ultra utter
ances, and even to rebuke him for his needless
agitation Of the people. President Theirs, avail
ing himself Of his privilege Of addressing the
Assembly, defended himself from the aspersions
of II. Ohangarnier, and demanded vote Of con-
fdence, The result was not fattering to
the President. The vote YVES postponed for a
time~by dilatory resolutions, and, when it was
taken, at least one-tllird Of the Deputies refused
to vote at all, while one-third Of those who did
vote voted in the negative. The Inference was
that, If all the members had voted, President
Theirs would have had bare minority with
him-perhaps not even this.
It is not unnatural that II. Thiers should be
dissatisfied with this result. The telegraph tells
US that he has passed sleepless nights, and
asked for another vote. The action Of the cap-
cuses shows that the President is not en- rapport
, 1872-11-21
HOW TO ANNEX CUBA.

The New York Herald advocates q discriminat
ing duty of 100 per cent and upwards, on our
importations from Cuba, as means of abolish
ing slavery in that island, Of go diminishing the
revenue Of Spain as to render her willing to re-
inquish it, and OF securing its transfer to the
United States. We think Te have heard dis
eliminating duties against the Canadians urged
as mode Of starving the people of that prov
ince into seeking our frateznal embraces; but
tho operation, thus far, is Is unsuccessful as
that Of the man who undertook to freeze his
dog By holding him out Of the window in d
northeast storm. The HeralGs argument is
doubtless inspired either by parties interested
in high duties On sugar or in Cuban anne1a-
tion. It says:
In 1865 Of the whole six hundred and tSenty thou
sand tons OF sugar exported from tho island in nine
months only from Jan. to Sept 30 the United States
took nearly four hundred thousand tons and during
The same PERIOD Of three hundred end thirty thou
sand tons molasses we took nearly two hundred and
twenty thousand tons. The sugar crop for the year
l870-7l IVES five hundred and forty thousand tons,
of which the Unieed States received three
hundred and twenty thousand tons. We may
safely state that We consume on an average
between sixty and seventy per cent Of the Cuba
crop Of sugar and greater percentage OF tho crop Of
olasses. This elavelnbor sugar, under our present
tariff, comes in direct conflict with FREQ labor, and
realizes to the Cubans larger profit than cit
liens On the other hand, Spain affords us
no facilities or advantages in the Cuban markets. Her
tariff discrimina.cs against American imports, and
the duties prohbtory Of great part Of
products. Machinery and few articles that can
not well be procured from homo are the only things on
which the Spanish tariff allows us fair market in
Cuba. Our Government thus directly encourages
tie manufacture Of slave products IN our
immediate ne1ghborhood and gives life to the system
Of slcVe l2nor If were to place duty OF 1o0 Per
centon the sugars Of Cuba ne should ot once
do much to loosen the hold Of Spain upon the island
and to strike the fetters from the Limbs Of the slaves.
The loss Of the American markets would be fatal to
the present condition Of affairs, End it would not be
long before tho isand obtained its freedom OF youn-
tarily sought IN asylum within the Union. at Ill
events, 1t Is policy which should commend itself to
the negro has ceased with the Of those
Of ho race whose ballots cast in the United sates
Supposing the Herald to be serious, let Us COLI
slider the effect Of such project on the prices
and production Of sugar and molasses; on the
feelings Of tho people of Spain and Cuba to-
wards the United States, md On the institution
Of slavery in Cuba.
The duties on sugar and molasses at present
are almost strictly revenue duties.-the Ameri-
, 1872-11-21

The English newspapers have inauguraseo .
war against the practice of excessive tea-or1nh-
ing. The Lancet gives three notable reasons
why tea is unhealthful. /. The large an1ount OF
hot water that is swallowed is prejudlclat 20 ol-
gestion, and, if continued, to general nutrition.
q The large amount Of theine witch 1t contains
"a substance which is extracted by the boning
PROCESS is narcotic poison, and acts power
fully on the nerves. 3. Inc large
amount Of astringent matter TINT en-
ters the body, which Restraints the free flow
Of the secretions, and operates directly as a
constipating agent. The Lancet holds that the