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New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
;Netu'Uork Daily Grib1t,le.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1873.

The recent demonstrations at Havana are condemned
By the press of that city; the yrguius and surviving
passengers to be delivered up t0-day.- The bonn
bardment o Caragena been renewed II is said
the Republican Government of SPAN will be acknowl-
edged 10y the Great Powers Cartagena falls
g. Dr. Schenck has been elected President Of The
Swiss Confederation.
In the Senate yesterday debates took place the
nancal National bank questions in the Louisiana
contested Mr. Morton reported that the Committee
evenly divided on the question OF Pinchback's
right seat and the will be considered to day.
Over bills introduced ia the House Mr. Trc-
man, from the Judiciary Committee. reported bill
repeating the Bankruptcy law, and 1t was
made the special order for to-day Mr. Dawes
aud Mr Garfield reported resolutions from the
Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees re-
spcctyey. urging the reduction OF estimates for the
next fiscal year debate took place the financial
question, participated by Messrs. Dawes. Garfield.
Butler and others the resolution OF the Finance
nittee finally adopted: the Banking and Currency
Committee will consider all the financial bills referred
TO them aud e0ody their best features In general
bill.
The funeral OF Prof Agassz viii take place at Har-
ward College chapel Thursday afternoon === cen
tennial "tea party" Fneuil Hall addressed by
Wendell Philips, william Lloyd Garrison and others
The Philadephia Board OF Trade discussed the
financial situation.
Sprsgue's counsel in outlining the defense, claimed
that neither he Rodmsn a defaulter, but that
the money held "under cover" by the Brooklyn
Truzt Company Public Accountant Warren in MS final
report, made the deficiency in the City Treasury
over si5oOOO and stated that some body I"
had used large amounts Illegally. The
evidence in the case OF Brtton was closed. go
The Hon. Pnileus Sawyer of Wisconsin stated to the
STATE Commission that the Cornell lands were in part
of sthat state where land IS low In value Ez. The
Courts adjourned and u meeting was heo IN honor OF
the late Judge Nelson So very 'afse NUMBER OF
I,,rv noey shops were broken up by the police and
ing arrests we're made. a= Gold. llOi llO!. llls.
= Tqlernometer, seo. 400, 800.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
THr NEW PENNSYLYANIA CONSTITUTION

Il
No one who has watched tho discussion and
traced the order of progress in the canvas,
upon the merits Of the new Constitution TO
be submitted to the people of Pennsylyania
to-day can doubt that there is a much more
important question in issue in the vote than
the simple acceptance or rejection of tho in
strument prepared by the Convention Had
the debate been confined to the merits or
defects of the act. and no underhanded
measures been taken by its opponents 10 secure
its defeat, it is not likely that the interest IN
1t would have I. brought out large
vote. For the election does not i'm.
mediately involve any personal successes.
There are no candidates to be chosen
to positions of honor and smOlument no in
dncements to rival offce-seekers to bring their
friends to the polls in large numbers or spend
considerable sums of money to bring out the
Indifferent and the venal. IL is upon tiie sur-
face a pure question of principles, that should
not arouse prejudice or influence the mereIv
personal feelings, which form 30 large mart
of the staple of our periodical election excite.
ments. Were it in fact q question that did not
touch, and Immediately and potentially touch
personal interests thore would bo but ittle
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
Personal.

Vice President Wilson passed through this
city Yesterday on his WAY 10 ms home in Nsck lie WIN
be present the funeral Of Prof Agassz at cam1rds
on Thursday.
Mr.. Seth Adams, who died recently !"
Boston. left an estate valued at 81 Toiooo HIS WI ,
vidcs for the establishment OF home or hospNaa ~
hypochondriacs TO be buit within is miles OF bos'on
WISCONSIN newspapers say the probable suc-
cessor OF the Bishop Armtage viii be the Rev mug"
Miller Tnornp-on OF Christ Church I'm this city Mr
Thompson lived formerly Madison. wisoensins ~
has lons held the position OF President ot Nasna'a"
lVllpge la tho sAaie state.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

1913 and 1874 Mr.. Pennington has reoents
been Presdent Of ono OF the Alabama railroads and
an appli.ant for D foreign mission Gov Burbank,
whom Ponuington succeeds is relative OF SenaLor
Morton and has In various ways made himself obnVs
ions IN uortoo of tbe people OF Dakota deIegstfou
came Wa.n nston last Winter " secure his removal
When Gov. Burbank WAS here. lew Weeks ago. ae
his ow rpsignatiOn
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

A decision was given In the United States
Supreme Court yesterday in the Nebraska
case against the Union Pacific Railroad. This
cause has attracted some attention on account
of the popularity of the dispute, which arises
from an attempt on the part of the railroad
corporation to resist taxation by the State. 1t
was set up that the agreement to discharge
certain obligations to the National Govern
ment, such as carrying troops, etc. put the
corporation into the service of the Govern
ment, and thereby exempted it from taxation.
The Court decides that this claim is Invalid.
and the tax must be paid. The decision will
influence several pending cases, and must Do
accepted as final by the Pacific Railroads.
The debate in the House yesterday, on the
crisis in the financial affairs OF the Govern
ment, almost resulted in victory Tor the III
flationists. The Government is before Congress
asking for twelve millions of appropriations
more than were demanded last year. 1t con-
fesses to being "shortn in the amount OF
about forty-two millions. The Secretary ac-
kpowledges to an increase OF five mllilons III
the public debt since Dec. /, being at the rate
of ten millions a month. Gen. Butler, who
usually retains his self-possessiOn under the
most distressing circumstances, favored
an immediate and unlimited issue of promises
to pay. He has an airy contempt for Ameri-
can credit he snapped his fingers in the face
of the "Jew bankers of Europe, as he called
the foreign dealers in American securities;
and he sneered at the bare idea OF parlng
down the estimates made for the expenses or
carrying on the Government of this great
Country This wild talk tickled the ears of
the uuthinking and when vote on adjourn
ment was incidentally made a test question,
the infiationists lacked ouly five of carrying
the day. This is only preliminary sklrmisl.
Mr.. p. b. S. Pinchback of Louisiana may
not be a statesman himself, but he is GER
tainly a cause Of craftsmanship in others.
Wherever he appears, high questions OF con-
stitutional law arise, legal complications sur
round him, precedents go before and follow
after him, his atmosphere is the gladsOme air
of jurisprudence, and he wears boots of law
calf. He was a Governor of Louisiana by
some occult process unknown to the people.
but wrought out labOriOusly IN the courts ;
he was a member of Congress nobody knew
how; and now he is Senator by some un-
fathomab1e mystery which it takes President
Grant and several courts of different kinds
| and degrees to prepare and which no other
| fellow can find ont. At this writing he
hangs by the gills," so to speak, in the Sen
ate, with a tie vote on him III the Committee
Where he will appear next nobody knows.
Mr.. Morton is prepared TO make speech
about him, but he is just as likely to turn up
Judge of the Supreme Court or Governor of
the District of Columbia before the speech is
concluded as he is to wait for MIR. Morton to
get through. Mr.. Pinchback seems very
lively person. He ought to settle down some
where. and make up his mind definitely, and
then run for something"
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

these dens may DO Inferred from the fact that
in one of them $500 in pennies was found
These places are emphatically the gambling
houses of the Door; their suppression would
be a real boon
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

A clean sweep of the notorious policy shops
which infest the poorer localities OF the city
has lust been made by the police. Tie char
acter OF the gambling which is carried on IN
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

Somebody has forwarded so to the conscience
fund of The TRIBUNE. We congratulate the peni-
tent upon tho relief which such proper act must
bring to his burdoned mind. II every ono who has
wronsed this establishments out Of $50 would seek
peace by restitution. what multitude OF people
would be made haDpier,
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
THE BANKRUPTCY QUESTION.


rug BILL OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FOR THE
REPEAL or THE BANKRUPTCY LAW-T Is
AGREED TO CONSIDER THE BILL ~ THE HOUSE
TO-DAY. }|>-a1fA~
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBCNgl
WASHINGTON. Dec l5.-The bill of the Judiciary
Committee for the entire repeal of the Bankruptcy
law was brought into the House to-day by Mr.. Ire
main 1t works 0 total repeal of the original law
and all supplementary and, amendatory acts, and
takes effect Immediately after its passage Pro-
visions are made to enable majority, in value, of
the creditors, in all cases pending whether an
adjudication has been decreed OF not to make any
compromise. settlement. or arrangement. or to dis
pose of the estate OF the bankrupt they may
agree without prejudice to the interests of other
creditors an agreement signed by majority of
such creditors to be put in force by orders of the
Court. Mr.. Treman wanted to rush the bill
through at once. under a suspension of the rules,
but Messrs Poland and Wilson insisted that the un-
derstanding in Committee was that there should be
an opportunity given for debate Finally. by vote
of l49 to 49, tomorrow set for the consideration
of the bill tho discussion to be limited to two hours.
The opposition to repeal comes almost exclusively
from the South, where there is more general dis
position among the debtor class to take advantage
Of the law than in any other section of the country
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16

During the sessions of the last Congress great eff
forts were made by q certain class of steamboat
owners to have the law modified which provides for
the safety of steamboats,. bill has recently passed
botl, Houses of the present Congress having SINH
lar object in view. A protest signed by two en-
gineers of reputation has been addressed TO the
President calling his attention to tho following diff
ferences between the law at present in force and
that contemplated by the new act: The majority Of
the penalties are either reduced so modified that
the full amount need not be exacted. Freight
steamers are not required to have pipes for extn-
gushing fires by steam. The hand fre-pumps are
reduced in capacity from 100 to 80 cubic
inches and only 50 feet of hose are
required to be kept ready for use.
The pumps are required to bave only one pipe lead
ing to the deck. to be used in Of fire. Tho life
preservers are to be arranged that they shall only
support 18 pounds. Locked safety valves are no
longer required. The hight of water over the iues
/, reduced ono. inch. Arrangements and fittings of
any kind are allowed, unless disapproved by the
Board of Supervising Inspectors, which meets but
once year. The steam pressure allowed is increased
about Is per cent and tho ratio Of working to test
pressure is increased. Any inspection proving
satisfactory remains good for ono year, and
during that time whatever the conditions OF affairs
may be. the Inspector has no power to force the
owner of a vessel to make any changes The factor
of safety for the tensile of strength Of boiler plates
is increased The penalty for carrying moro pas
sengers than is allowed by law is decreased. The
great Importance Of this act in its relation to the
welfare Of the community needs no comment,
IL is again settled that if railway companies give
free passes they contract TO carry the holders safely
and, if they don't do so arc as much liable to the
wounded as if these had paid their way, notice OF
non responsibility printed the back Of the ticket
to tho contrary notwithstanding. Henry Horst was
o Free passer on an Indiana railway, and having
been most inhospitably smashed has. by the kind
assistance of tho IT, s. Circuit Court, taken $1,000
out of the Company. This is right, for of course
free pass implies some kind of consideration.
We have already mentioned that now and odd
religious sect in England calling itself Peculiar
People the main article Of its creed being that 1T Is
sinful for Christian, however unwell to call in
medical man. In one respect the Peculiars are not
particularly peculiar-they die just like other folk
though not with so much physic inside Of them.
The last case of this large faith in the Lord is that
of Mrs. Emma Benton. who suffering from oryspe-
las expected TO DO cured by miracle, and is now In
the cemetery.
Somebody has forwarded 80 to the conscience
fund of The TRIBUNE. We congratulate the peni-
tent upon the relief which such proper act must
bring to his burdened mind. II every ono who has
onssd this establishments out Of $40 would seek
-. =. a :. -
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
WASHINGTON.
Continued from First Page.

passed in order TO induce private bankers TO come
under the provisions OF the National banking act.
Considerable further discussion may be expected
upon this bill before its passage.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-13

The Moral Education Society held meeting In
the parOrs Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building on Saturday afternoon, and
unanimously adopted the followngI
Whereas the establishment OF healthful, pure
and temperate habits In early childhood Is easter
aud surer than the proposed correction and
eradication OF unhealthful, immoral and intern
perate habits IN later years; and whereas our
children, especially boys, are exposed TO the eN-
citing influence OF example In the very general
use OF tobacco by their elders, and the various
temptations OF the social winecup and the dram
shop:
RSsoircd, That we will seek the promotion Of
permanent temperance reform by the pledgng
OF our thousands Of children IN schools, secular
and religious, or whatever bodies Of children
may he found, to total abstinence from the use
Of all Intoxicating liquors, tobacco and pro-
family. We earnestly appeal To the parents,
teachers and ministers OF the Gospel to aid US In
accomplishing this work. "An ounce Of pre-
yenton IL better than pound Of cnre," While
prohibition and various associative efforts seek
drunkenness acquired, jet Us Seek to eradicate
the demand for alcoholic drinks aud tobacco, Its
ally, by laboring TO raise up generation Of tem-
perance youth: also
RSsoIrcd, That the women OF the Moral Educa-
ton Society OF Washington, u. e., desire the i'm
partial and thorough completion Of Mr.. Com
stocks work Of suppressing the circulation Of
obscene literature and oil other articles, and
therefore we respectfully request Mr.. COmstock
10 accomplish, II possible, what he promised
when IN Washington, that on the ist OF January,
iSTa, he would arrest Mr.. Frank Leslie, who
publishes and circulates the greatest quantity
and most perniciOus kind OF literature, and
which facilitates the circulation OF various other
obscene articles.
The nrst lecture OF the course given by the
society Will take place next Saturday afternoon
at the Congregational church. Mrs. Lucinda u.
Chandler Is the lectltcss, and has selected as
her subject, maternal Law aud the Crown q
Motherhood"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-13

Messrs. Z. Y. Fairbanks a co. will turn out
thls year upwards Of 10000 scales, Now, q scale
VIII last for generation. Some Of the Fair
banks make are known TO have been In use thlr-
weight years, and are reliable yet. Where, then,
do the scales all 20 tu? Well, the truth IL that for
the Fairbanks Scales the whole world has become
the market. These scales 20 to every grand
division Of the globe aud TO the islands Of every
ocean. As last AZ they become known they dis
place everything else. Every railroad hullt,
every steamer or sall-craft set In motion, every
mine opened, every mAnuilctOry started, every
store or shop equipped, wants a scale for some
purpose or other, and perhaps dozen. Every
farmer likewise IL beginning TO realize that for
MIN longer TO sell or buy BY guess, as the Tartar
sells his sheep, Is folly; that for hundred uses
he wants platform scale, So, too, every house
keeper Is coming TO appreciate the vast COLI
Yenlence and economy OF handy family scale 10
measure what Is bought and sold, what IL used
Tor doing cooking, or other use. Until the Fair
banks scale was produced In ita several mOdlh-
cations, there was nothing really perfectly
adapted TO all these needs. The Fairbanks meets
and supplies them all, Hence everybody Is buy
ing or Is going to buy one OF them and the de.
mand Is something wonderful,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-13

OF late years a course Of lectures Is looked
upon az deficient II II does not include some one
OF the gifted fair ones who have made their mark
upon the platform since II has come TO be "the
thing" for woman to tell what she knows TO a
public audience. Now, In the day Of wOmans
rights conventions, woman preachers, physicians,
lawyers, and almost woman voters, II IN not quite
so much Of novelty to see q woman upon the
platform In the capacity Of lecturer. But the
star course, In presenting Miss RdgaTtOn, does
not merely keep up with the times In having a
lady lecturer but provides an entertainment
both instructive and attracting, Miss Edgarton
possesses beauty, AZ well an intelligence and
good common sense, aud In handling 80 delicate,
and 10 certain extent incOmprehensIble a sub
Ject Us "Female Costume" which Offers wide
extent OF thought, lbegging oil the ladies' par
dOns,) she shows that woman can master some
very dlncult problems. Her ideas on reform
and the ike are cOgent and sensible. There
VIII, no doubt, he large audience, for the ladies'
VIII go to hear what the Every latest" IL, and the
men, to man, Will go 10 hear and see the most
eloquent, graceful, aud decidedly handsome
lady lecturer In the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-13
THE COURTS.


Glrruif COurt-liuIef Iualice In FileF
This court made ON SATURDAY. the Iast dsv n,
term the foIinEing order. ''' ia'' ua' VI
Nocs " Gnn,nns rrhn .,so UNA srhr,,,,o, d,
the court. which gave Indictment ior the nisinti1
Tor fq;b " AN P''"
Hodges vs.. Evans. Indignant act aside
nod1riJga yS GaInss hIntinn ~ q ", All. 4,
continued itntII nsSf isP,, ''''' WI A"'N ''A'
ChesaneaEe ana ohin canal "a Nsotau ,r
Iinntss ~ t,n,I ~ Ni,,t,,, 49,, 49,. 49,, -
tIhued unt next TI term mo''o" 'of new 'r'al con-
VriSyei o. ahsrn "a pas,o., 49,. ,,r
NotIon Tar new % er pSssS IN snnahe
A large number Of hiils ~ excsnIian 49, r,sro
slgneI ana InL',mepts hx a. AN, an,ppnn "ere
frhe couIf tnsn sdionS, ad'a w. gnsef ri.
term will hegin on Ihs fonrtb Nonb.s q, NJ
month. ' W ''
Special Term-JudGe WylIe.
THIS court made the following orders on Satur-
days
Burns vs.. whittleSsy. order granting leave to
amend hill
EI parts Amy Taylor. Order substituting II.
W, Garrett as trustee.
semmes ct al. vs.. Payne. Order appointing J.
Carol Brent guardian I'D msm.
Tenney vs.. Tenney, Order appointing Hugh
Capert0n guardian al hisn.
Allen et al. Va. COyle. Order Of reference TO
Johnson Va Aheil nrGsr ~ ra1sro,,a IN
special auditor.
Dalnese Va. Board Of Public Works, Order
discharglnR TehearlnR order and IIsmIssIng Nil
iod mant oi JuIisulctioh.
Of board Of Public Works. '''"''S "PP"'"''o"
CsSsy W fisi,yay o. o., ,,,.t, .,.,,.... =,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-13

THE ESGTSRERS.-The Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road engineer corps, which arrived In town last
wednesday, are making surveys Of the Potomac
river for the purpose Of selecting suitable place
TO cross into Virginia with their track, In order
that connection with the SOuth can he made.
THR PATRONS OF HusBASDRY The Patrons OF
llushandry will finish the session to-day which
they have been holding at the residence OF Mr..
o. II. Kelly, In this city, and the delegates will
then return TO their respective homes, grati1ed
with their iAbora, although the results OF the
sessions have not transplred.
Potomac Roar CLrB,-The annual ball to he
given by the Potomac boat club Of this city At
lhe Masonic Temple, on the $50 inst, promises
to he the event OF the season. The ladies' lnVi-
iatlons have already been issued, and In design
aud execution are truly beautiful. They repre-
sent very accurate view OF the Potomac river
from the Aquednct bridge TO point above the
Three Sisters" with the cities OF Washington
and Georgetown 10 the background, and a cor
rect sketch OF the bOat-hOnse Underneath. The
committee OF arrangements, Mr. W. A. Gordon,
IT,, DR.. tchacffer and Mr.. X. II. Forsythe, are
cmlnently lifted for the duties Incumbent upon
their position, and we may anticipate an enter
tainment eclipslng II possible, any former one
of The pOtnmara