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New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
FjHE-PROOF BUILDINGS.

Here we have another fire-proof building IN
ashes. A grnnite structure of seven stories IN
philadelphia, built at immense cost and sup
posed for the last twenty years to be abSo-
lutely indestrnctibe by the flames, IL con
snmed in about four hours, not ny
vast confagration like that OF Chicago
but by fire confined within ITS own
walls The money which the owner
had spent TO guard against this disaster
only aggravated bis loss, for trusting in his
stone and iron he had insured the building Tor
but a small fraction of its valHe. We have
heard it said that there are only two
absolutely tirc-proof buildings in the UnIted
States. The establishment Of The Ch'-
caqo Tribune would have withstoOd ~g9Iny
ordinary blaze, but it had a few weak
points, and it cIumDled in the great
furnace of last October New-York Is full OF
magnificent marble structures supposed to be
iire-proof, almost every one of which would
give way under n flame no fiercer than that
of Monday night in Philadelphia. Stone that
will crack under the heat, iron that will warp
and precpitatc the floors into the basement,
furniture that will kindle like tinder, door
and window cases of dry wood, shutters that
are not tight, roofing of tar and paper, cor
nices of painted pine, and over all the dan
gerous denominations called Mansard roofs,-
such are the edificcs which we tiatter our
selves will not burn. We venture the predlc-
ton that not one of them is better than
Jaync's granite pile in Philadelphia
Yet it is certain that fire-proof shops and
warehouses can be put up if owners will only
employ competent and honest architects.
Stout brick walls, duly strengthened and
braced and bolted with iron, brick arches, iron
floors and beams, tight doors and shutters or
the same material, iron chairs and tables,
stone or iron sills and holdings, and slate
roof will neither blaze nor crumble in the
flames if they are properly put together
That we have not plenty of such buildings
in New York, after the severe lessons which
other cities have taught us of their necessity,
ia not easy TO explain.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
1Nem'2lotk Daily Tribnare
FRIDAY, MARCH s. 1872.

The LondOh Tunes says the claims account OF the
transfer OF the American commercial marine TO the
British Dag must he abandoned. e. Tho t:ia OF the
claimant 70 the Tchborne estate s to off in April
shocks Of earthquake were felt on Wednesday
night at kel and throughout Central Germany
In the T. = Senate. resolution reported directing
inquiry intO the subjects of the treatment or mm
grants and the abuses Of the Quarantine regulations
NO reached on the Legislative Appropriation
biil. g. In the House, the senate hill authorizing
the withdrawal OF the ; per cent certificates de-
teated.
The Assembly Railroad ComBittee will report in favor
of the Erie Repeal bill Several steamboats, were
burned in Cincinnati Wednesday. Many per-
WeTe injured by an accident on the N y. Central
IsirOad --= raid has been made on the Illicit dis
ilers III Tennessee. = -Four persons we're sutocated
Dy coal q, Boston
Andrew i. Garyey appeared a witness against
Mayor Hal. - EX-COntroller Connolly has dsap-
peared from the city. -== young lady has been
rested charge of matchmaking Episcopal clergy
man. = The Judiciary Committee heard evidence
neaiDst Judge barnard. six children were bitten
m Brookll IN 10y mad dog, and of them has since
'iled. ==- Michael Burns was murdered in Fourth
ave. saloon. =- Gold llOi, nOi. Thermometer. 10.
80, -
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
GaRROTIVG TRIDE.
statement.

The combination which has been formed in
the interest of certain railroad capitalists to
control the shipments of petroleum to Eastern
markets, directly concerns the commerce of
this city. AS was shown in the statistics on
the subject, which we published yesterday,
nearly tw0-thrds of this great productive
fourth in rank among our expOrts-is shipped
from New-YOrk. The Southern Improvement
Company, the successor of the Continental I'm
provement Company, is possessed of charter of
practically unlimited powers, which should never
have been conferred upon any corporation by
any Legislature Under the thin guise of as
sisting in the development of oil refining in
Pittsburgh and Cleveland, this corporation has
simply laid its hand upon the throat of the
oil traffic with demand to stand and de-
"lvcrn All the railroads leading out Of the
oil country are in its interest, and have raised
their freight upon oil. summarily moro than
81 per barrel, dividing the spoils pro rata
between them. The oil re6neries that buy
into tho Southern Improvement Company. and
they alone, get drawback of 81 upon these
rates.
1t will be seen by the record Of yes
tcrdays proceedings that the latter are
the only terms upon which this cOrpora-
ton will make terms with the rciiners
in this city. If they yield, the small owners
and rciiners throughout the country will be
ruined while the big ones go into tho ring,
and the processes by which the rich become
richer and the poor poorer will be brief and
decisive. Throughout the oil region the result
is regarded with the profoundest anxiety. Ten
thousand small fortunes trcmble upon this
decision.
In Pennsylvania, the favorite device for
meeting the monopoly is a combination of oil
producers to withhold oil fiOm the railroads
on the one hand and q direct road or a pipe
TO Buffalo, on the other. But, To be available,
these must both be adopted. Let the pro-
dnccrs withhold their oil never sO long,
it must 90 forward at last; and if
none but existing roads are there,
they will take it after all. 70 build new
road or even pipe to Buffalo capable OF
carrying all the oil product, would take four
months all the oil producers combined could
not afford to hold back their product moro
than sixty days. And worse than all, judging
from past experience, they fear that their
road. IL assisted by railroad capitalists they
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
ANONYMOUS CALUMNY.

The ~ y Times, discussing the refusal OF
It's Editor and Publisher to give to the insnr-
ance Investigating Committee the names of
those who supplied the bases of It's editorial
attacks on Superintendent Miller. says:
ave must say (as Mr. Miller was told yesterday by
one OF the gentlemen referred toy that when a news
paper Is the of bringing about the investigation
40 eagerly demanded by Its nOrmants 1t is the duty OF
those infornans to that the evidence which they
have given newspaper Is produced before the In
vestgating Committee II Is the same difficulty that
occurs in reference 10 tho corrupt Judges For years
past we have been beseged by lawyers and others
planning Of these Judges and asking W. TO expose
them We hare exposed them. Our part IA done. Are
infOrmants doing NeE parti We hope So but have
grave doubts about IL.
"But, were these persons much remiss than we
fear they are, IT would afford Justification for
betraying the confidence which Is reposed in We
cannot give up We obliged to take the
consequences of any misstaements we make, and do
not seek to shuttle OFF that responsibility upon
respondents"
THE TRIBUNE dissents emphatically from
the doctrine set forth in the last quoted para
graph If men refuse to fulfill their manifest
duty" then they should be, if possible, made
to do it. They run to the newspapers with
the gravest allegations, fatal to the reputation
and the livelihood of some public functionary;
the Editor publishes their accusations, though
himself unacquainted with the facts, but trust
ing to the character and responsibility of his
nfOrmants. An investigation ensues-the
Editor is required to prove or withdraw his
charges--and now the real accuser sinks be-
hind his mask, and cries, Don't expose me!
" must not be known "a your authority for
these charges" Why mott
1t is high time the truth were proclaimed and
generally realized, that this masked and sbull1ing
accuser is bastard scOundrel, an assassin.
He should be classed with pOisOners of wells
with hireling midnight stabbers. 1t is wrong
to screen him from the worst consequences of
his misdecds. We wish it distinctly under
stood that whoever claims the hospitality
of these columns for charges affecting in
juriOusly the reputation of another must be
prepared to stand forth as the responsible ac-
cuser whenever we shall see lit to disclose his
name.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

which, M he thought, were not now necdea'
and thus paying part Of the expenses
of his Department Nobody for
moment questions that that ws the
object on which his eyes were hxed'
Were they fixed on it 10 intently that they
failed To see our international obligations
That is the only question affecting the oec,
retary. Since our distinguished Army iriono
has renewed it, and yesterdays testimony
likewise raises it, We propose To ans"cr:--
The law Of 1969-thc latest, ana the ohiy
one needing sdcration-authorHcs tne
Secretary to sell old cannon arms, anu othcI
ordnance stores, which Chat IL, these ON
"cannOn, arms, and other ordnance stores
must be damaged, or otherwise unsuitable
either for the army or the militia Ihc
arms sold were not old, they were not
damaged, they were not unsuitable tor thc
use of militia at least, if not Of the regular
army The ammunition was not old, and was
not unsuitable it was freshly manufactured
at United States aTseDals Tor thiS
sale The law required thirty days notice;
we understand the Secretary to claim that
this only applied to the first lot sold, and
that he could then 60 on selling IA many IA
in different lots, Of different kinds, at dliier-
ent prices. without further hint to the public.
But nobody charges that he did not get good
prices, or that he did not turn over
| the money to the Treasury. The Gov
| ernmcnt certainly lost no money-it prob
ably made money by his operations.
They seem to us to have been well intended,
pecuniarly successful and illegal. But this
much-after TIE sIrong practice OF the last
eight yoars-mig6i be overlooked 6f c6ndoned.
They were wOrse--tbey were most mis-
chev0us in their defiance of inter
national Obligations. Secretary Belknap him
self testilics that ne delivered arms to the
| Rcmingtons after he knew they were the
agents of the French Government He himself
tcstifcs Gin a letter previously published) that
he set the arscnals to work to make
new ammunition for the use Of these
! guns sold the French. AT last, after sales
| to the French agents were stopped they con-
| timed TO an Hon lawyer. who could not have
deceived blind, deaf, and dumb officer of
ordinary vigilance into the slightest doubt
| about his being the papablc gO-betwecn for
| the French agents.
In all this we acquit the Secretary absO-
iutely of evil intent. He violated alike United
| States law and international obligation, with the
| sincerest purpose to save money, make good
| transactions for his Department, and keep
| down the Army Budget. SO much IL
| already clear from the inquiry to which
| n tardy sense of deccncy, coming too late to
do more than make conspicuous the desire of
the Senate majority to force the leading
champion of investigation into false position,
has halfway admitted Senator SchuH. We
strongly suspect that, in the case OF some
others connected with this scandal, the
revelations may be of less violation of law
! and less honesty.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

build one, will be bought out. ~ before. by
other roads.
But if they can, they will; and not dollars
worth Of freight will come TO New-York if
they can get it to the Lake free OF present
railroad control In all human probability tho
great part will go TO Portland, Me- OF foat
out of the mouth of the St. Lawrence There
would not be time enough TO spare, even II
the necessary barges were built to convey 1t IN
bulk, for it's carriage by the Erie Canal. part
would go down the Ohio and out OF the Mis-.
sissppi. And the trade that New-York ana
Philadelphia drive away will not be easily re.
called When it is too late, their citizens VIII
wonder why they neglected to apply the only
remedy in their power-to call for legislative
supervision over railway freightS-to ask the
law to hold back the hands of the ruihans
who are choking our commerce To DEAN.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
MR.. BELKNAPS FRENCH ARMS.

Secretary Bclknap is an honOred soldier and
an honest man. If he has violated the law, it
is the last proof of charge. too common of
late, and confirmed, the other day, on such d-
verse testimony as that of Senators Thurman
and Carpenter, Of a growing tendency to cen
tralization at Washington and indifference to
the requirements of written law Has Secrc-
tary Belknap. in this French Arms business.
violated the law7
We print, elsewhere, his testimony yestcr-
day, before the Senate Committee, together
with lucid statement of the army view of
his legal nights and acts, from the pen of a
distinguished soldier of two wars and stain
less honor. Neither leaves any doubt as
to the perfect good faith OF the Secre-
tary throughout but that has never
been questioned. He wanted to re-
duce the expenses Of his Department.
lie found q feeling that the Army had cost
enormously in war; and now, in peace, should
be made IA inexpensive as possible; and he
wanted to crafty this popular demand by
realizing IA many millions IA possible cSaerms
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

to desperation and drove him in panic rom
the city. -, Tho
All tho world was talking yesterday OF the
m,,vclous story of that English ruiian VINO
almost succeeded in stealing an estate ana q
,;tle upder the eyes of the British public. But
tbis is not so wonderful thing az the achieve
neut of this thicving immigrant, VINO
came ont of q Philadelphia jail 10
take charge of our finances, who held the
KEYS of our wealth with hands bruised py
bandcufis, who for an obscure crime received
a felon's punishment, and became great party
lender by the theft of a million in the open day.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

DEVELOPMENTS in the conflict over legislation
affecting Erie have been sudden and uneX-
pected, in the past two or three days. The
latest situation shows "the SOuthmayd bill"
as it is called, reported unanimously to the
Senate from the Judiciary Committee; and a
majority of the Railroad Committee have
agreed to report that bill, also, to the Assem-
bly, to-day. The minority of the Assembly
Committee, however, adhere to an in
famous bill, prepared. undoubtedly, by the
Erie counsel, which is "the DOndescript" OF
which we have heard so much. This docu-
ment is printed in full in our Albany cOrre-
spondence, to-day. 1t virtually contiscates the
property of foreign stockholders. BY the
change of Assemblyman Smith of Wash
ington from the fraction of the Com
mittee which hold to this bill, the
SOutbmayd measure now has the sup
port of the majority Of the Committee, and
the cOnfiscatiOn scheme will be left in the
hands of the minority, which is happy turn
ing of the tables. The SOuthmayd bill, which
now promises to become a law, 10 the utter
overthrow of the latest production OF
the Erie gang, repeals the Erie Classifica-
ton act, provides for new election of Di-
rectOrs in July. 1872, allows votes on proxies
already issued, and eDacts that the transfer
books shall be kept open for transfer of stock
and for an examination by the stockholders
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

We print n second letter from japanese
resident in this country. who has been suo-
ceSsful to remarkable extent III mas'ernS
the difficulties which our language and me-"
ods of thought present to Asiatics. lie ono''
an argumentative appeal, urging that MISSION ~
aries shall not be introduced into Japa" o'
anv proyisions of the new treaty Oh 'h'''
country with Western powers, wmch ~ "o"
probably near at hand. He makes points III
tbe treatment of this subject which certainty
ore wide of our cherished notions Education
he thinks. IS the one thing needful Tor Japan
and his structures bear with equal force
against Catholic and Protestant since 1t can
not be shown that they offer what his coun-
trymen need While few will be convinced
that missionaries are the fathers OF lgno-
france and the enemies of free religion,
none can dispute that Christianity without
enlightenment, religion without knowledge
might serve as little for the intellectual I'M
proyement of the masses of Japan, as 1t dld
in our slaveholding days in respect to the
feld-hands on the plantations.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
NEV- V-HiHPSHIRE- E-PROTECTIOb.


The Times has IA dispatch from Concord, mar
rating the progress of the w-llampshire
canvass, which says:
"Thc affirmative OF ;he contest has been throughout
with the Republicans who have attacked the enemy at
every vulnerable point with great vigor. The thO-
raper called to the aid of the orator. and the
state flooded with huge cartoons representing The ruin
that comes ui Democratic Free Trade, and the plenty
that upon Republican Protection TO Home Industry
This is not quite accurate in so far as 1T
represents the Republicans ~ taking the Of
fcnsyc on the Tariff question. The Demo-
Gratis raised that issue by flooding the State
with the pictorial placards of the Free Trade
Leaguc purporting to show how the masses
are oppressed and swindied by Protection.
The Republicans promptly and gallantly met
the issue, cOuntering the Leagues pacards by
imprOmpfu representations of the essential
Harmony of Interests between Agriculture
and Manufactures, showing that they flourish
or suffer in common, and that Protection to
Home Manufactures is essentially Protection
to every form of Productive Industry. We
are confident that the issue thus made will
add considerably TO the Republican vote next
Tuesday. Aud hereafter, when The Times
"goes back" on Protection, we shall doubt
less 'remind it of its correspondents true
statement,
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

Unless n. s. D., who is understood in literary CIT
cles to be n. g. Dodge, clerk in one OF the Depait
ments at Washington, can establish also that nc"
the Rev. Harry Jones, Rector of ST. Lukes, Der"isN
St. Soho, England, he must stand convicted U,
very daring and very seDsoless plagiarism III d"
contribution which appeared in last SUNDAYS heT
York Times under the title of alpine Travel" DE
article forms one chapter of a small volume py W.
Jones aforesaid entitled The Regular Swiss kouio
published in London rs long ago As 1868. Iae o"v
difference betw cen tho book and the article rs pun
lished in The Times is the Interpolation OF son'
words and the omission of others. But Mr NJ .. ~
has found the right newspaper on which TO prsc"''
such little games with impunity.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
amnsements. ctr. 0his Gpenlne.

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Mile Nilsson. -.
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tietJ Company
wuI,cK,s THEATER The Veteran" Lester
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ASSOCIATION HALI-Locture. Prof. Richards
srrrSwAy HNI.-Concert. The Jubilee Singers.
Nrw-YoRK CIRCUs. Fourtoenth-St., between Thud
sadF Fonrth. -" Cinderella
WOoD's Observation-Disclosures Of Cannibals
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

The Pure Milk Association III Boston Is gohs
ahead vigorously. 1t has opened depot III iie
mont-st. and advertised TO furnish milk perfe""y
pure in cans sealed that they cannot be taInpef"
WITH and the fixed price will bo eight cents % guar.
Thus is the commendable consnnimation Oh 'S
deal OF talking. writing printing dispnting' nv
communicating with tho newspapers. The Boe'""
milk has heretofore. no doubt. been literally wa
tered. though not so shamefuy adulterated as he''
in New York but tho Bostonians have set us an eN
cellent example, which we think it will be fo'"o
profitable for some of our enterprising dealers
follow
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

Mr.. r. X Butler, the distinguished representative
from Tennessee, is supplying a Washington AdVer-
tisng Agency with franked envelopes. for the pur-
pose of sending circulars AL the country az tDe
expense of the public We have received. for exam
pie, the following letter from a firm IN hlnsdae
n. H.:
Of 7h> Tribvs>
documents sent "a under the hia.
r Butler NJ. c. You S observe that Messrs joel O. fu -
Advertising Agents sobc. business which, With Butler "S
ak their they ought - be able transact Al 'ss
rates than other agencies We boSeVer prefer to ee ~
pay postage instead Of swnilus out OF too ~
0fce Department ioors truly. hVHiSH w
H,asdak, March 5, l5;,
Mr. Butler himself has been SO extensively M'o'
tised of late that we should think he would yeai'
to lot the business alone.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

There ia one kind Of hum inhrmity which we %
not lind it easy to comprehend. We cannot under
stand how it is that clergymen of average cerebral
endowment can suffer themselves 70 tumble into
such miserable scrapes. For example, the Rev. +.
w. Cook, who has been mnstering unto the West
Warren (Massl Congregational Society. man 60
years old is discovered taking improper liberties
with mere children. Indignant parents warn him
70 leave tho town within twenty-fOur hours. and he
accordingly leaves but he takes his smirched char
acter with him. and will only be able now and then
to exercise himself in apupt by stealth and false
pretenses. He has become that most ruinous OF AL
moral and social wrecks, broken-down parson-
with the appearance. manners speech OF the clori-
cal character still lingering, albeit the black coai
has grown threadbaro and the white neckclOth
dinoy This is kind Of fall from which there is no
risingit is exactly like the loss of wonlans repp
tation for chastlty-and how being of conmo
sense can make such complete and final tumble .
astonishing. Yet cases of this kind have been com
mon enough, and are becoming so. to the great
scandal of really religious people. The reason PSF
haps il to be found in the fact that many men go
into the ministry for the sake OF sustenaDce us'
other mon set up shops betake themselves"
mechanics
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

Ring, when they saw their trusted tool
and accomplice whom they had enriched
suddenly leaving them to take sides with tho
hunters. With the evidence Of Garvey the
conviction of the rest of the conspirators
should be an easy matter, and we can now
begin to indulge the hope, which lately seemeu
so far distant of seeing justice done upon the
defeated bandits of the City Hall.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
SAVE FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

Danny TRIBUNF Mail Subscribers. $40 per annum.
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EFKLY TRIBUNE Mail Subscribers. ~ per annum
Advertising Rates.
DAuY TRisUNE 3Oc 40c. SOC. 75c., and 81 per line
SENl-M REKLY TRIBUNE % and 80 cents per line.
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According TO position III the paper.
Terms, cash in advance.
Address. THE TRIBUNE. New-York
New-York tribune., 1872-03-08

John Thomas the other day in The IRTbuw
"A letter from of our most esteemed and valued
correspondents, which gave different view of cef'
tain public matters from that expressed by the
Editor of this paper. He seized upon it with clumsy
glee and printed it with screech Of delight. What
ever may have been the intentions of John Thomas
this was good thing TO do. He has had nothing 50
good in his paper for year We are glad, for his
own sake, that he thinks so well of our correspond
ent for if he will print of the letters occasion
ally, it will improve his paper amazingly. We
especially commend to him the letter from the sans,
vigorous and practced hand (which we printed on
Tuesday, describing the depth of misery to which
misgovernment has brought the State OF South Caro-
lima. Nothing more striking or more important has
been recently printed in any journal. 1t is written
by q man whom John Thomas considers not only
sane but honest :" an old and very sensible
thinker and observer. And for once John Thomas
is right. Let him print this admirable letter aud
thus make amends for much dreariness of editorial
We hoped to see it in yesterday issue snail w
have To wait yet another twenty-fo hours for l"
approyalf