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, 1872-12-03
Opening Of the New Short Line to Du-
buQue.

On and after Sunday, Dec. !, 1872, through to
Dubuque, via. G. T. N. y. R. r and Clinton, leave
Wells street depot Us follows: dubuque Day E1-
press 1880 a. N, daily Except Sunday. dubuque
sleeping attached ut 1880 p NJ, daily Except Sat-
u1days) This is the shortest and quickest ute
ming through cars between Chicago and Dubuque.
II. P. STASwooD, General Ticket Agent.
H. HuGH1rT, General Superintendent.
, 1872-12-03

. plan, will prove Intellectual. Accepting
this proposition and ieving TINT the country is not
remains for to consider the means BY which the
value of OUT currency may be improved The basis OF
poAcy Of improvement must ne tonna ILL n X s!eaay
the value substantially con This being accepted
as the settled purpose Of the country there can be no
permanent increase Of difference between paper and
coin, and an opportunity will be given for the infu-
ence Of national causes tending upon the whole to
better financial condition. We may count frat among
ths over new ds of
and labor. Secondly, in the South especially,
md sne ad holding onsy viii
may anhclpata more general use Of paper in Texas
and the Pacific States, by which, practically for the
fRhed and the quantity Of coin increased Two facts
tending to produce equality Of value In the inau
ences Of these natural causes viii be counteracted
in degree by the increasing facility
for The transfer Of money from one point to
another and by the greater use Of bank checks and
chandise in bringing the period of it's consumption
nearcr to time Of its production is agency Of R
ilar sort Giving these views their fu weight, am
prepared to Say that the experience Of the last three
years comedies with the best Judgment FORM and
warrants the opinion that under the influence OF exist
Ing natural causes our financial condition will gradu-
Last fiscal year there were several crcum-
stances tending to counteract the natural course Of
affairs. Our exports Of cotton fell off thirty-seyen
million dollars, and there were excessive imports Of
WOOL, tea coaee, and d. sugar The stock Of wool in
months' consumption; Of sugar, for four and
. half months; Of coffee, for five months,
Of trade, the importation Of these articles viii be
small dur the current year. with consequent fay-
orble effect ngon the balance between this and other
country, in connection with the decrease Of
our expert, augmented .,*, the balance Of
adverse Influences gold hns averaged substanta1 fha
game premium from Jun. to Nov. l, of the present
, 1872-12-03

QQC[f0eS prOleEf1OQ ana Tree 1aQf& Al0
long per1od Of an unchanged
PROTECTIVE POLICY,
incident to the burdens Of the war the nation has a-
sa Ta and slte IN the Of m M
peace, ne may also anticipate general reduction in
the percentage OF Customs duties. This reduction,
q the Treasury, but .regafd should be had
also to the condition Of the various branches
d industry II which ths people aEa engaged IN The
country stronger than before in the possession
Of adequate capit and supply Of intelligent aborers,
there may be moderate reduction from time to time
In the rate Of duties, tho diminishing expenses Of
the Government shall permit without either alarming
capital njurng labor For the purposes Of Govern
and not cosmopolitan. nation that produce q
given article at less cost than it be produced else
having national advantages for it's production vet dea
titute Of skill in the incpient art trade must wait
for the opportunity that sometimes comes from the
calamity Of war, or secure more economical and .
more constant support in the policy Of its Government
average natural facilities exist the period Of
cary projection is short time compared with the
lifetime OF nation while the advantages gained can
never be wholly lost But It reasonable natural faci-
ties do not exist then system Of duties for protection
peusation So varied and rich however, are the nat
ural resources Of the United States, that re either
arc Or may soon, be in successful competition with
the older and more experienced countries Of the world
il the production Of the chief articles Of personal ne
cessity, comfort and luxury Of the machinery by which
these articles produced obtained Herein is a
TEN, and for It's continuance during the
tiansiiion period. Nor is the prospect Of
disturbed by the circumstance that wages Of labor are
gher in this country than in those Of Europe Years
since it the thought Of many that the only way to
successful contest with Europe in the reduction
Of the standard OF wages. That thought has disap-
peared, probably in presence Of the fact that higher
Tcgea On this side Of The Atlantic have stimulated emf
tas tae tst aus' the addition thus made to The num-
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FASHION,.

flavoring; hitherto unknown
10 Europe, has recently been, introduced
amongthc c6nfectioHefs there. III
Fans made Of scales Of fish have
been introduced and will soon, no doubt
be allLthe rage They ara very odd
looking, and arc handsomely mounted in
gold.,, ....,s -,.,-,.',.,.,.-.,.
The newest French jewelry & made
OF Vesuvian lava. Ladies were Just
getting tired oi golden chandeliers and
lamps In their ears, and 1t Is fortunate
something new has come up.
-"Japanese paste" Is the latest device
LOT running the complexion Of. our bellies.
II Is green when applied, but soon
changes to a delicate rose. q h
--Brides' dresses this season are of
tulle tarletan or muslin, elaborately
trimmed, with very long train.
The latest style at funeralsis for Abe
pall.bearers to wear full. dress suits. with
white kid gloves.
The present size Of a Reutlemans
stone sleeye-button leads US 10 believe
that some one has been unable TO le
Ultimately dispose Of an enormous i'm
portation OF marble table tops.
"A gushing writer In an Englisl
journal Of fashion says; "ohignons fal
en- cascade down the back aud rippl
under waves Of lace, which tumble Il
chaotic confusion from the top Of til
new fatcrowned hats - - -" ''----''
-Rehsarsals of fashionable weddin
ceremonies : have for some time pas
been In vogue, and now u is- shid. tha
the leading sexton and dnd6ftS q
the ton Is trying 70 devise sone. mean
by which fashionable funerals may b
rehearsed also. .ss,. -
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Fire at Lexington, Mo.

ST. LOUIS, June GA fire at Lexing.
ton, Mo-, last Thursday, destroyed six
business houses in the centre of the city.
Loss on stock $4,000. Insurance
Etna, Hartford, $500; Hartford Insur,
alceS Co... $500; Andes Cincinnati
81, 600; Home, New York, IS ,000i iRhenix,
Hartford, 1000; Frahkli6s gPRaadel
$500, North American, Philadelphia,
$4,000 and 50 900 in Missouri companies.
Loss on buildings not stated.
Coll & Franks loss on building and
stock, which was telegraphed to the AS
sociated Press at hall past one this morn
ing as $120, 900, is now estimated at $780,
600 and insurance $4,000. The goods
on the second floor were saved. At the
same time this building was struck seve'
raj dwelling houses were visited by the
fiery serpent batnos setieus damage done
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CINCINNATI.

C1NcINNATI, J1neA25.-Rey. Robert
Crossetle, well known minister of the
Congregational Church, died at his resi-.
dence on College Hill last night, aged 70.
The greater part OF his life was spent in
the East, where he was settled over
churches in Maine, New HSmpshire, Mas.
sachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
He came to Ohio in 1868.
The Directors fof the Board Of Trade
have authorized a meeting Of its members
with q view to determining means TO
remedy the present system OF State and
municipal taxation, which they regard as
unequal In its burdens.y 80
Hon. Lewis B.nG GunGkle; Da F. Day.
ton, resident managers sofa athei National
Soldiers home and lormerlS senator from
Pueblo and Montgomery district, Is prom
inently spoken. of;asa aRepubllcan scandi
dates for Congress in the fourth Ohio dis
The Cincinnati cohsgei 81 Medicine
and Surgery held its commencement ex
ercises to:night address and confering o.
degrees by! Bishop Wiley ot5the Metho
dist Episcopal Church; valedictory address
by Prof. Reed. There were cighteer
graduates.
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Spanish Men Of War Threaten
American Yeaaela. -

New YORK, June 25.-Washington
dispatches state. that Spanish war ves-
sells have been instructed 10 seize and
sink the American steamers Virginius
and Edgar Stewart wherever they are
found outside of neutral porls.J : The,
Virgfnius, as 1t appears by letter re-
Ceived here from her Captain yesterday,
was at Puerto Cabello, VenezuelS, IN the
latter part of May very leaky and would
be unable to receive the necessary re-
pairs there and would be Obliged to leave
for Martinique, Two Spanish war vessels
were In port; and their officers, enraged
at the refusal Of the Venezuela govern.
ment to deliver the Nirgtnius up to them,
threatened to cut her out, whereupon
Venezuela turned the guns Of her forts
upon the Spaniards, and the latter quieted
down. The Virginius is also out Of coal
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THE tobaccO manufactures, who have
been storing large quantities OF tobacco in
bonded warehouses since the 9th of June,
the day when the new revenue law was
signed by the President, are astonished at
the decision of Commissioner Douglass,
that tobacco put in bond since that date
and withdrawn IOr consumption must pay
the present tax Of thirty.twO cents per
pound. The Commissioner says that the
wording Of that law is to that effect, and
that only the tobacco in bond that day is
entitled to be withdrawn after July 1, at
the new rate Of twenty cents per pound.
Telegrams and letters in large numbers
were received the other cay from mer.
chants in New York, Philadelphia, Balti.
more and Richmond, askingil there was
not some mistake. Nr. Douglass replied
1aat he had no discretion in the matter,
and the parties aggrieved must appeal to
Congress for relief. A number of tobacco
dealers arc under impression that after
July !, they will be entitled to refund ol
'he difference in the old tax Of thirty!twc
cents and the new tax Of twenty, cents on
oil tobacco in their possession. Commis,
'ioner Douglass is preparing letter tc
The effect that such applications are use
less as no provision Is made in the new
law. II
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June e5. The Commits.
sioner of Internal Revenue decides that
tobaccos arriving in collection districts
under transportation Ebonds tsincef June
9th, for which warehousing bonds have
not been given, may be returned to the
factory and the bond be cancelled or held
by the collector In transportation bonds
until July Isl, andisaid bond be cancelled
by the payment Of q tax of 20 cents by
stamps Immediately affixed and cancelled.
The President hss recognized heslie Q.
SHahka as Consul, Generat " Guatemala
for the Stste of California Ofeg gonb and
Nevada, and the Territories Of Washing
ton, Arizona, Utah, Montana and Alaska.
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The Movement 9aaa il GsiS Germany any Asaiu., Aga
g-Ef 3 10 : the Jesuits. a, 80,


q NEW. YoRK, June. 25.-The London
Telegraph of thep1 9th sys.amexplanation
.haabeer offered inthe German Parliament
at the first reading of the bfll.against the
Jesuits, to thee effect that the contemplated
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that tbodySis solely ID
theirpolitioal and not their religious. .ca.
pacity, and that it must not be construed
as exhibiting any antagonism to the
Church Of RorneSI 1t was moreover d
provisional movement, necessitated by the
opposition OF the Jesuits to. ,,ther Stata.
Among the kindred. aoeieties.included In
the order for TEhnxaf ara mentioned the
SignoriansS the Ignorantins and two
Scholastic orders which are respectively
under the French and Roman authority.
In course Of debate, some strong asseT.
|tions were made as TO- the operations ol
the Jesuits in. n.tampering, with the Ger
man unity. They are said to be form.
ing Roman Catholic league IN France,
Italy, Austria and some Germans belong.
ing to the Society were even alleged to
have beeniwon over --,Il-ti
|ibl 4 WHAT THE PofR SAYS OF ITTan i /!
RoArE, June 25.-The Pope to-day re-
ceiYed the members DC the German Lit.
erary Club In this city, and in the course
OF his remarks on the occasion made use
Of the following languages. 1.-THE perse-
cution of-the Catholics has commenced
in Germany. but they display courage
under the affection and have notified the
government that the persecntion of The
church Is folly. The church said, The
holy Father remains triumphant. WI
have asked Bismarck how It, Is that the
once contented German Bishops have
according to the expressed belief Of thu
Germang government been suddenly trans
formed into dangerous conspirators. NJ
reply has been received, ,Letius pray t
our holy Father in heaven that .
lstone may fall that will completely over
throw Colossus. I1l-- aa'i- |
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NEW, YORK CITY. !,
N,v voptsI CIAnd9 oKOGnLI'TN

Nvv yovtsI CThHa9 aEDET6IInI, /,
charges 1SSs sheriff Rrnno wItb % hSs siIsssi si
cbSrSes This veSE n Ian,,sr, Ia - AtS 'tSssa :,
Srera Dor oeR1 aSsn Nm <; ;snssi,1o M ,shsch art;,Sas
ma sbeTiif n iSii1s INIT he chargsd % I'M !
countv- cor . With ~ Ss7, ,IegSI fasa In Eshsr' J
Any 40 5Sr ccmmitment ~ ina ina he "a chSS1s. I
thsN county With SsSfan'sTn t'eiu Nf.Sch M Nh NJ NJ
wss eSSiti ~ u S1lii6 mi ci,Sree5 SS E Eoa' M
atsd fhst the connssl SS ths ~ ~,
York GeStrai Rs;IroSS have asrsd ~
SSifSiSsS6Sss mi In lSSssis RstSs,, Z ~ so y
hrina anil s1sinst that road h ordsr - =
feat p the coS5rts ths 1nss,ion oi tba 49, cor.tS
tntibnsIitv ~ IN n 1870 | scisn ai,i
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so and # the tsr is 1ot nsiS ~ = nsoro-t.' NJ ~
NJ IN Hs bs se,SsI ~ s VA NV pau 'ue PtOP'iS
t %sstinv n ,be r :, ~, y g,s,i;s ,os,;s,,,
last ,nisbl HSrat;n Ssanp 6nr - SySa"y 10y
sachen,F s6rrsrTeSS ants @ ssSs'a ,S,so S EsaSo ~
far = araat cSIsSss,iS, ~, iE,,,aEot EIs T.,,,s
lanes .RrooI"S. R .1hSS ,beon. cSSsaa n nSotays Sy
and invitst;onS ba1s bs bssr sTsan5od SL S ~ III
nrominent @ DooocsS,s % % 81 ,Sa eos.t " az AZ
rs presents ~ = DS "a n = ~ W sun'y !" pe
% StsnSen Comhsr,o;n hro,ha, or A.
conSresSmon ] ~ Tomhsrloin T''s an5 ono VI "a a.
Ss.eISest IaIeSs gi IN Ns~. YoriS u aisS G ,h,s ~
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OHIO DEMOCRATIC coSVEN-
q TON. ~ No. s.I ilsis .i
OHIO
"A Large Gathering in cPrOspect..
The Current in Favor of Greeley.

"A Large Gathering in CProspect..
The Current in Favor of Greeley.
CLEVELAND, June 25.-There is every
indication that the State Democratic
Convention to be held in this city, Thurs
day next, will be a very large one. There
aremany delegates already here, and more
are expected tonight The Delegates here
are almost unanimously for the Cincin-
natl nominees. The Convention Is TO be
held in the Central Rink, building capa-
BILE of. seating 10000. The Rink has been
tastefplly decorat I'D and very, finely ar
ranged, 1t Is anticipated that the State
ticket will be nominated at this Conven-
ton, but that the nomination otGthe cleo
toral ticket will be postponed till after the
Baltimore Convention. ~ h
The Liberal State Central Committee
held q ameesing here to-day for consulta.
ton. Many prominent liberals Of the
State were present No business was
done, but Il q thought an effort will be
mAde BY them % have the nominate ions
OF the 5Gate ticket by the Democratic
Convention postponed till atter, the Ma.
donal Democratic Convention. i
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THE COLUMBUS @BOILER Ex-
rae ao5l l-,.npPLOSI0N. ,s.y rs,-I
:Want Of .Waterl liI Rollers.

p COLUMBUS, June s5. 1COE Burr, war.
den Of the Ohio ;penitentiary, and other
officials Of that institution, to day conclu:
ded their investigation into the cause,of
the recenthornble boiler explosion in orc
OF the featuring establishments Nth.
in the prison walls. Ate. taking The
testimony Of a. nupher of prisoners and
several experiosced engineers, the officers
state with6ut hesitation that theexplosipn
was caused from a,wantf of water in the
boilers They Immediately, ordered Benja
d. Wilson, who had supervision Of the
brush factory, and who was responsible
more than any one else for the neglect, to
be prohibited in tho future from being in
the employ Of the contractors at the
|penitentiary. He will probably 20 lans
punished, although the evidence proves
him to,haye beenIso neglectful before at
different times that 1t Is meraclouS theex.
lplosion had not occurred much sooner
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A vaiddbie H0useAold Pet.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:

Last summer one Of our Cincinnati
bellies, in coming home from Europe,
brought with her 90 Esquimaux dog.
She turned him loose In her house, and
during the first two weeks he tore up
5000 worth bf lace curtains, gnawed
holes in'her carpets, scratched the gliding
from the mirror frances besides ruininf
most oi the upholstery In her parlof.
since then he has been Ave times to a
morse doctor for treatment, and once to
regular physician, who esteemed the call
2 mortal insult. he has frightened all
the children in the neighborhood, and
there has not been,acat seer. anywhere IN
the block since bis arrival He Il better
than q trombone player at keeping people
awake, and Is never so happy Is when
baying the moonon summer nights. His
regular diet Is STRAWBERRIES and Jelly. cake,
and yet he is not happy, He pines for bis
native cline, his far.off home In Labrador,
and will not be comforted. '.
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..iPEk0I,.Rlii 81 I.I5UIRIlILERiI

June 90. The indications are
that the Coliseum lwillgbe filled to-day.
The 1anCers win escort Gen. Grant 70 the
collseum.u The proeramfns to-day Ia.
'cludes al the foreign bands, distinguished
soloists and aifull chorus And orchestra.
The Coliseum was filed 10 0Fefilowing
today and 6yerhfiYeg thousand eople
We're turned kWSyfrom the doors. Twep.
ty thousand tickets were sold ioE slant ling
plAces!j The audienceEis estimated St
seventy thousand. The foreign bands
Joined with the Marine Band Of Wash.
ington In performing sHRil 10 our ChIef,l'
in'honof Of the President, who, with SEQ.
retaries Fish, Boutwell, and R0beSon,
Senator Wilson and other distinguished
guests, occupied seats in the centre In
the auditorium the President received D
cordial greeting as he entered nom the
audience. vSee the Conqdering Hero
Comes,n was the first choral, followed
by "Homagel to Columbia" composed
and sung BY Madame RudersdofA, ac.
companied by e;the Grenadier Guards
Band. Madame tPeschka. .Leutner gave
her Aria and variations, and repeat!
ed itain reply 10 the encore. Strauss
electrified the audience with two fof
his waltzes,. after which the German
GrGnadier Band gave q Fantasia from
Iies Huguenots, which was received with
great iavoh aThe anVilEchorus was re-.
peated with thelusuals outside accompain.
ments and the Originate hymn; SHail
Gentle Peace, was SUNG blythe chorus
and the audience with mhgiifl fleent effect.
The Star Spangled Banner was given
with'great eclat. "a The 6veftdret0l ZambR
by nthei Garde Republicain6G Band twas
rapturously Vapplaudeds 1Thei Jubilee
singers from Nashville were received with
customary furor;htA military. march en-.
titled sThe hPFusslau Pfize," /" closed the
mostbrilllant Programmed Of the Jubilee.
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A Crisis in France.
From Saturdays Yo,ldl

NFton Saturdays WORLDLY a.- 10y
The news from France this morning
wears an ugly look. The unparalleled
financial energy which France has shown
10 hitting and handling the enormous bur
;s5s., Se9s imposed upon her by the war is full
tii,l indeed Of the brightest promise for the
He ,u!ute Of The French nation. But this
UHg1t promise may at any moment be
ClCuued over by renewal Of the intestine
StlIe which for q time threatened after
. sue close OF the foreign war, to upset the
nn muole order Of society; and the open
qIattei which yesterday occurred be.
W .Seen President Thiers and the majority
ol lne Assembly may easily lead 10 a re.
neWal OF intestine strife. The. Assembly
soy no means an ideal Assembly, even
'uE france. But new election Of the
assembly at this time would be more
hazardous than any vagaIies OF the actual
assembly can be, President Thl6rs d
" no means IN ideal Presidents But q
new choice OF q President at this lime
would be more hazardous than any va,
gGties OF President Thiers can be- Upop
which Of these perils Franco will now
drift, or by what acts Of Compromise ant
colciliation she may once more ayoif
drifting upon either Of them, arc question
lull OF interest for the world at large a
well as for, France, The answers cal
hardly be long delayed.
Prom Saturdays TribuueJ
A crisis in the affairs Of France aut
M' Thiers Is evidently approaching, TIL
protests ofthe Right In the Assembly wer
nomtnally made In hein:erests of Reput
Lleanism and against the personal govern
ment Of the President. But as might b
expected, the movement was really d.
sngned 10 benefit the Royalists, and th
Mght have invited the Due d'Aumal
,a'o their conferences, leaving N. Thiel
V depend on the Lett Tor support, H
Slll receive, however, but cold comfoI
nom that quarter, as he has done nothin
OWN those delegates to him. Meantim
Sle Ministry have done what N. Thiel
Ts TS 50 often threatened to do-resigne,
Laey hold their portfolios under dificu
W %es S,N which may culminate in the downfa
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SPAIN.
NEw MINIsTRY ANNouNcRp,

% MApRIp, June S5.-.An official an.
nonncement Is made to-day Of the ,ap.
,pointmsnt Of the following spanish Min.
isters abroad; Senior MeFet, ,Cof London;
Senior AsquIino, ,sof TisnnGl and Senior
,Esoosur, OF Berlin. ett n ~ N l9 III 7
Several small Carlist bands, which have
been lurking In AundalusiA, formed them.
selves into one body near Jerese, entered
the town and threw up barricades, The
insurgents were however, soon compelled
TO leave as aforce Of government cavalry
attacked them and drove them from the
town, Z They were pursued by the loyal
forces, who captured 81 prisoner. ,-aE,
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Destroyed By Lightning

MtIMAUKEE, June a5.A-The large
wholesale dry goods establishment Of
Coll & Franks, $50 East Water street,
was struck by lightning during thunder
storm at midnight Monday night The
storm was Of such violence as to hurl the
sash ofthe front window across the street
1t took fire instantly. The7totaI loss on
thestock and building Is estimated st
$25 900; insurance 5000. '7a " 1a' :
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The ntaa Gtsnss stnclL Sales.

Observation-Disclosures June s5.-The June
Stock Sales in the, Blue Grass regions
have every year attracted large numbers
OF theturfaudB stock dromi all1 parts
Of the United States and tCanadas.H The
sales Of Col. Vests trotting stock today
was largely attended; ,Cols West Is we'll
known throughout the country as the
gentleman who developed Blackwood.
The stock offered was very fine and chief.
ly colts and fllies, one and two years. old.
The prices ranged from $l80 to- $2, ,475, the
average price for colts being 1857 and FL.
lies $447, a.,