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New-York tribune., 1873-12-18

bility, who lprofess to be familiar with the
facts of his career. and who allege that his
administration of the Office Of Attorney Cen
ersl was beclouded with transactions OF very
questionable character. Some of these accu-
sations have been investigated by the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, and the result,
ss usual in such cases, is an almost complete
c,oneration. The fact that such charges have
been made will greatly strengthen his chances
for confirmation. The United States Senate
exists principally for the purpose OF "vind,-
"cating" people, and the only practicable
v;ndcation is to give them office. 1t is not
pleasant to think that the chair of Marshall.
Jay. and Chase is to be filed by man who,
in addition to his admitted intellectual unfit
ness. is obliged to appear before COMMITTEES
of the Senate az Judge Williams did yester-
day. upon charges affecting his personal IN.
teor;tv The Chef-Justice of the United
States Supreme Court ought to DO different
sort of man,
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
TIE YJRCJNIUS SURREEDE RED.


| Our special dispatches from Bahia Honda
and tho TOrtugas give all the particulars OF
the surrender of the VirginiuS and OF her
transfer from Spanish waters to our own
jurisdiction. The delivery of the vessel was
attended with as little ceremony as possible.
A dispatch boat was sent from Key West TO
receive her, and a single Spanish oihcer
awaited on her deck tho demand
of our representative, and coureousiy
gave her into Our possession IN the solitude
of tho Bay, where no one except the naval
officers and THE TRIBUNE correspondent wit
messed the ceremony. The people III the
peighboring town did not think it worth
while to 60 mile or two to see the sight,
and the Catalan fishermen throwing their nets
by the shore did not pause from their worK
while the scene was in progress.
There may be an echo on land to the loud
disgust of some of the naval officers at this
quiet and practical end of the matter. There
are some people who cannot enjoy their own
rights unless the attainment of them is dis
agreeable to others; and there Will be many
estimable people who will think that it was not
worth while to have the Virginius surrendered
unless it could be in the harbor of Havana, with
full band playing Hail Columbia before the
Casino Espa1ol with an OblgatO accOmpani-
ment of Castilian curses and groans from the
windows But we think most people will be
satisfied that the surrender was made in such
a way as to avoid the occasion of riOting and
bloodshed If we had wanted war we could
have had it at any time. But wanting nothing
more than Justice and reparation, it is matter
of congratulatiOn when we obtain these with
out adding to a sense of defeat the bitterness
of humiliation in the minds of the Spaniards
Our honor. so far, is clearly indicated by
the prompt accomplishment of the first portion
of the Washington protocol. We take it for
granted that the prisoners are already released,
and that immediate measures are to be taken
for the salute to the flag and for the indem-
nity to be paid to the families of the slaugh-
tered Americans. With this satisfaction OF our
claims, our responsibilities begin. There must
be no time lost in determining the exact
status of the Virginius. She was flying
the American flag, with her papers IN
order. Her capture was therefore unlawful,
and we have properly demanded and obtained
her surrender. But having been met 40
frankly and Loyalty by the Government OF
Spain, it is now incumbent upon us to asccr-
tain whether she had right TO our flag, and
whether she was engaged III an enterprise
which was violation of our laws. Good
faith demands that this investigation should
be prompt and thorough.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
DIAMOND POINTED GoLp Pens.


To hos engaged mercantile pursuits invention that will sh
highly worthy Of notice veil
tie most posnt inventions Of the Is that Of
thai the qualities OF tfnnes II marx and dI
b.Iy IN
God Pens and PEI els No AstO House Their superior
tested 5 me he has been engaged city heir nnuae
.srs
the subscr srs Of FoKTs PRSs rom
number ebee recommend htg
Signed BY me iols wing gentlemen 900 Others
J. & Williams, President Metropolitan National DAnk.
r. Coe President AmencaB Exchange NstonAl Bsnb
J. A. BesgdsseY. Cashier Satoaal Bank of North America
WnL A. Falls President Com Exchange Baak.
T. II. Lowry President National Bank OF thr Republic.
y D. TspDsn. President GaiANn National Bank.
q. y TmpSon, Cashier CoatnontAi NHuoasl Bank.
ogden Csshisr SewYork COunty National Bsnk.
wr. L. jenkins, President Bank Of Amsrsea.
J. ". LeWs Cashier Union National Bank.
r. Meeker Cashier Bank ofN \. ~ Banking Association
J x. Southror.h President Atlantic Nstonsl Bsnk
wm A. Coz Cashier tfecsanicr Haronsi Bsut.
Baeil Traders National BSuk
J VI Gram Cashier srd L--th-r <-tsr.' Bank.
eco W. Wile, Cashier Bulls Head Bsns
Clarke. Dodge Il Co. Weis. Fargo Co
Horas \ Macy. United States Express Co
White Moris a ca Barclay Livingston.
Vsrmiye a Co. n. j. Raymond Co.. Nts-fots
WiBsow. LSnisr Go. Daily iln-s
Geo d. Arthur 4 Go. A. Corion, Cashier newton Lei
FisS h Hatch aid
"a T. Morgan Co T. kesehsn < Co
American kYpress %. b. Cbit,enden 80.
Adams Express Co. Johnson higgins.
Clss Denna Wee. President A;anae Mutual Ins. Co.
D.ns d.. smith. President Comm srcs. NJ uinai ins Cs
Kisood Walter. President Mercantile Mutual lns. Co.
A. Wlusrh Vice Presdsnt Home Fire InA Go.
Morris Frs0kl.n. President New York Life las Co.
eS1 b, all tue principal stat onsrs aud jewellers
JOIN FOLRY. Gold Pen Manufacturer.
No . AIt0r Houss, opposite the Herald oArt.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
WASHINGTON.
Cont,nsed from First Paxo'


THE FREEDMENs BUREAU FRAUDS.
GEN. HOWARD BEFORE THE HOUSE MhaiAhi oo"-
burrEE-HE FILES DISCLAIMER TO rHE
CHARGES MADE BY SECRETARY BELkNAr-N"
COURSE or ACTION DECIDED UPON BY The
COMMIrTEE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TuEarRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. f7.-In obedience to the
request OF the House Military Committee, Cen Ho"H
presented himself at the meeting to-day and sighihed
his willingness to the charges made against nun
recent leter of tho Secretary Of War to Congress-
As preliminary STEP he asked leave file the follow
ing disclaimer: - - 49, ,o-,
Hon JOHN CoBUnN, Chairman Of ne Oo"D'tiee o" M''|
tsTy Affairs, House Of Representadpes
SIR In accordance with the request OF yesterday re-
ceiyed from your Committee, appear 10 make answer
"a preliminary formal rebutting Of the charges ID a
letter tho Hon Secretary OF War. dated December T.
1873. and referred to your Committee Permit INC 70
First. That court tho fullest possible examination
second: Having never been averse TO a trial by any
proper tribunal civil military upon official charges
ment of my acouser that general court martial be-
barred In part under statue OF limitations ana II
IL be legally possible to dO wish 10 waive all rights
and privileges accorded under such statute TO the
end that the public benefit may receive no detrlment
Third considering the alleged irregularities and
violations of IN the conduct Of the late Freedmens
Bureau. confident of my ability clearly TO prove
that. acting Us Commissioner In an Administrative
capacity am neither morally legally responsible
either Of tho several counts set forth in the Secr
tary's letter and therefore not personally or oclaly
accOun for any portion OF the which makes up
the aggre therein charged. Certainly IL Is against
the usage OF overy department Of the Government t0
hold pecunarily accountable for the defacatlohs
of subordinate officers where colusion whatever Is
even claimed.
with this brief statement shall gladly submit to the
examination and Judgment OF the Committee of tue
OF the late Freedmens Bureau, suoh portion OF
may necessary, the manner OF its performance
and my own record Official and personal connected with
1t. with view to final complete settlement OF the
questions ISSUE and which have been annoying TO
my friends and such prolific Of public scandal
Very respectfully, q. HOWARD,
The Committee have thus far not decided what course
10 pursue in the matter, but will make thorough ex
animation OF tho documents and records relating to the
Fresdmens Bureau which can be obtained at tho War
Department and win also take testimony Another
meeting will be held tomorrow at which Gen. Howard
has been reques sted TO attend.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
qmnsemrnts ana a.eelinas.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-Concert. seventy first Regiment
Baud
BARSUN's GREAT sHow.-Tho Rink. Day ana night
BOOTHS I1gEArER.-"Kit." +. s. Chanfrau.
BROADWAY T1IFArER.-" The Woman IN White"
GRAND OrERA HOUSE," Humpty Dumpty Abroad"
q. l.. Fox.
LYCEUM TIgEATER-" LADY OF Lyons" Fechter.
NEW FIFTH AVENUE THsAIER.-"The Parricide."
kImo's GARDES"Taa Children in the Wood" The
Vokes Family.
OLYMPIC THEATrn.-" The Dead Heart" Edwin Adams.
TONI PASTORS OPERA HousE.-Yareties.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" Led Astray"
wALLACKs THEArKR-" Home" Lester Wallack
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Old Folks Concert.
CHURCH or THE DIsCPLEs-Fair.
COOPER UMoN.-Lecture Prof Ebeli.
JAsEsr. NJ. L. CHURCH,-Lecture. Dr. wskely.
srEISwAY HALL--Lecture. DE Cordovs.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
Nesupork Daily gribat'ls.
BY HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1875.

The yirginius was formally delivered 10 the u. s.
dspatchboat Despatch at Bahia Honda Oh Tuesday !;
nothing has heard OF the surviving prisoners at
Santiago de Cuba. 80 The United states Senate
has passed the bill for special naval
sppropriation - decree has been published
m Prussa recurring Bishops 70 swear allegiance 10 the
state - bill has been passed in the French
Assembly to increase President MacMshOns salary.
- The States OF Central America are agitatcd on
account Of an invasion OF Honduras from Costa Rica
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. sumner introduced a
resolution which passed. instructng the Finance
Committee to inquire into the expediency OF aboshing
tbe Office Of commissioner OF Internal Revenue the
House bill repeating the Bankruptcy law came up but
was not disposed Of Mr. Fenton addressed the Senate
oo the fnexpediency OF the imitation system; the
re.o,ut,on for an adjournment over the mondays
WAS defeated; the 100000 Naval Appropriation
bill was passed In the House resolution was soopeo
authorizing the judiciary Committee TO send FOR persons
ana papers the case OF Judge Busteed OF Alabama
and 10 inauire and report whether Judge Durel OF
Jousisna should be impeached; the Senate amend
nents to tho bill for the redemption OF the loan
Of 1853 were concurred in; the Salary bill came
I'D and another long debate took place; after nara
struggle bill passed nxng the salaries of members
of Congress At $1,000 and leaving the salaries OF ohoas
untouched. Gen. Howard appeared before the House
Military Committee, and filed al answer 70 'he ehaiees
made by the Secretary OF War.
A meeting OF the State Bar at Albany paid memorhi
hogors Judge Peckham and Judge Nelson -=--=- Inc
Dayton Hotel Dayton, Nevada was burned hve lives
being lost. The first ballot In the California sena
toris contest stood: Booth 81; Farley d shafter 49,
ExMayor Hall, J. Mcbride Davidson, Deputy Con
troer 5torrs and others testified in the case OF Harry
w. Genet. s== Oberholser Keefer and two other dry
goods failed William Orton denied that the
Western Union directors had decided to declare div
deud .=== The cornerstone of the railroad bridge
over the Hudson at Poughkeepsie laid. =zs
plan 10 render ocean navigation safe approved by
ths Chamber OF Commerce. g. dense fog impedes
navigation and caused many accidents. Cold, III D.
,l2I 1liy 80 Thermometer. $50, +s0 3s'
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
THE AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH.

An exhibition Of the working of the Auto
matte Telegraph was given st tho rooms OF the Com
pany. No. &c Broadway. last evening. This invention
consists of shree machines-one for perforatng the
paper, another transmitting messages and tho third
for receiving them Tue perforatirg machine has .
bank OF 20 kcys, each representing lietter OF the
sPhabet When these struck. characters cor
responding the sletters-represented by donarc
forated In strip of paper at average speed Of 20
words minute. Tho strip 10 then placed upon tho
transmitting machine which consists OF . revovins
drum connected with Che telegraph wire As tho paper
paAsss ever ths drum, which Is turaed bY q
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
Business Notices.

BEST PLAN IN LIFE INsURANCE.-The all
plan Of the TRAvELEEs Insurance CosPASr
BATCHELOR's HAIR DYE is the best in the
The o ard perfect instantaneous ar Dye Al sdipsgtA
KALDENBERG's MEERsCHAUMs selling at man
Johnst and OF John and Nssssus
Merry Christmas.-Useful gifts for the holi-
days shoes ehdep lgsns MILLER CO. Union square
TURN STEREOSCOPES
20 coo pictures varying likewise in style and price at cost
ALKI. BKoKRKs
$50 Broadway.
AN ARTICLE OF TRUE MERIT" Browns
TEocHrs bs popular sries in this country
Europe Diseases Coughs and this popularity based
,,nn r.a merit
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18

crank. arm ocntsIstnx roller contested CssA.
throu "a posfossttons sendise pasaops from the
battery recording 81 the receiving statiOn An exact
duplicate Of the characters punched by mSsns Of stst
OF chemically prepared paper placed upon fseiserfnx
drum 1t Ia claimed that by this system 1000 words can
be transmitted on single . circuit Of go
miles while TO transmit this number By tho Mor.s
system would require 40 wires; that while the capacity
OF the Morse system limited to the capacity Of Tho
operator 10 manipulate the key, By tho Automatic Tels
graph The full capacity Of the wire for carrying eieeto
signals he utilized by increasing the Of
fOratiog machines costing about 300 each
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
timony ON zach specification goes to demon
strate Overwhelmingly.
svv1yos FEN1ON ON THE CURRENCY

sgy1TOR FEEION ON THE CURRENCY
Senator Fenton is one Of the very few men
in Congress who clearly comprehend the eie-
mentary laws of money. Every ono can SEQ
that this is about as faint praise as it would
ha 10 say of an astronomer that he was ac-
ouanted with the laws of gravitatiOn, yet 1t Is
vastly higher commendation than nine-tonths
Of our Congressman can lay claim to. We re-
eret that our restricted space makes it neces-
sary for us to leave out some portions OF Mr'
Fenton's speech delivered yesterday III the
Senate, for it is like water in the Great Des-
ert. Mr. FentOn accepts without reservation
the principle that the value Of money III q
given country, with established modes OF buy
ing and selling, and giving and taking credit,
varies indirectly with tho quantity. Increase
tbo money and you simply increase prices.
Decrease t!sy money apd you decrease prices
Won cannot, except for tho moment, make
money plenty by increasing the quan-
t;tv of it, or mako it scarce by decreasing the
ouantity BY increasing the quantity OF
money you simply lower its value. and by de-
creasing the quantity you raise its value. DO
YOU get any moro nOurishment from piece
of meat by paying a double price for it An
increase of tho currency ut the present time
does the slightest possible good and tho ut
most conceivable mischief. The country is
rapidly recovering from the panic, and would
be doing 40 just as fast if Secretary Richard
son Obeyed the laws which forbid an increase
of the Public Debt by the issue OF green
backs in excess of S356,0OO0OO.
The vexed problem of specie payments is
Just this,--tO increase the value of the paper
dollar to that of the Constitutional gold dollar
To increase the value Of the paper by the
gradual withdrawal of the notes is certain to
bring paper and gold to par with each other.
To limit the present paper circulation ngidly
to its present volume, though a slower pro.
cess, is equally sure, since the country is sure
TO grow. To increase the paper and expect to
sec it become equal tO gold IN value
is to wait for the sun to drop from
heaven. There are. evils connected with in
flation, and there are evils inseparable from
contraction, however gradual. But the differ
ence is that there. is an end to the latter, and
no end to tho former. Imagine man shut
I'D by fire in lofty building. with no resource
but to drop out of the window. What should
we think of that man il he refused to drop
from the second story. or the third, or the
fourth but waited till the flames compelled
him to leap out of the garret and break his
neck We should say that he had the Wis
dom of the average Congressman.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHTHGrON, Wednesday. Dec. IT, 1878
department onicial this morning intimsted 10 the
President that Is might DO proper in view Of the ac.
ton which has befallen his he Prcsdent household
to loee the different Departments to- morrow the
sion OF Mr.. Dents foneraL Tho President Of once
ped that to his mind such sc1on would not he proper
a. Mr Dent was simply private ctizep and conse.
Qnently not entatled Il Official honors.
The HOUSE Committee on Territories to-day copsd-
cred the bill relative to selecting jurors and othe
renedyine tho defects existing in the judiciary
ystem Of Utah, that the present obstruction to the
administration Of tho laws in Utah may be removed.
The subject postponed It'll the meeting OF tho Com
mittee after the holidays.
Tho Senate Transportation Committee will leave
Washington early Monday morning for Atlanta Ga.
where they will continue the examination OF the sub.
referred them and then proceed to orleans
aud OF her southern ports
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
OCEAN PATHWAYS.

In view of the Vile du Havre disaster, sns
Chamber Of Commerce paAsed . memorial yosscrday' 70
be presented to Congress. asking thss body 70 tsHs
measures for tho appointment of internasiona Oee
miss,ou TO composed Of dsegascs from tho mafess
nations OF Europe and America. whose dnv itsasnes
draw up map upon which tho pathv Of inwsre ene
outward bound ships and steamers shA - mer.oa ees
30 clearly that thsse shs b no pessbey - eos,oa.
ina memorial stated that mo msnsgsrs 81 suEe hne
had already laid down tho wseks whoa tAs8 atsAAos
shoa,d follow.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18

II ia astonishing to see what small sums
men will sell themselves for. One Hundred
aud Thirty members Of the House OF Repre-
seutatiyes wished yesterday to repeal the late
salary-Theft bill in obedience to the clearly
sYnressed popular demand. One HUNDRED and
Tb,rty-one voted not to retain the or1glha'
,luoder of $500, but to content themselves
,.iIb the small larceny of 500. Their petty
.,.r;,.. c,,Id not even trust The Senate 70
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
kill the bill. They could snot resist this puny
temptation. The ridiculous reform is almost
worse than the original crime.

It war generally supposed that that ancient
abuse the private printing contract Of Con
gress, had been offectually killed. Why the
Government should maintain an immense
printing and binding establishment. and con
tinue to give out the publication of the reports
of Congressional debates to a private Office, is
o problem which has never yet been satisfac-
torily solved. The job shows signs of renewed
life Mr.. Frye of Maine inserted an entering
wedge of inquiry in tho House, yesterday.
We hope an answer will be so effcctually fur
nished that nobody else will ask again why
The Congressi onal Globe should not be revived
New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

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New-York tribune., 1873-12-18

A beginning was finally made in the trial
of Assemblyman Genet. yesterday. The pros
ecution pushed their case forward very rap
idly, and the defense were equally prompt.
To the charge that Genet used fraud in hand
ling the Harlem Courthouse accounts, his
counsel replied in general terms that Genet
had felt deep interest in the building pro
ject and made it his "pet dream" According
to Genet's own statement he indorsed war
rant payable to Mcbride Davidson. signing
Davidson's name, but acting as attorney ior
that gentleman. This line of the defense has
just been developed additional evidence on
that side is to come.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-26
AUCTION AND COMMISSION.


We are doing an auction and COM.
mission business, at the corner Of Elm
md Market strrclsaprommcntp omU,
IN this beautiful and growing city, and
We solicit conslgnmcnts Of flour, grain
live stock and everything needed hy
thn rapidly increasing population.
We are also doing rcnl estate bust
ness - buying, selling and locating
lands, eNanining titles, paying taxes,
collecting rents etc, We sell at public
OF private sale, as instructed, aud make
liberal advances on c0nslgnments. Our
motto; "Qulck sales and prompt re-
turns References; Swindells N
McCaleb, Editors aud Proprietors of
the Dallas Herald Adams Il Leonard,
Bankers, Dallas Castor, Thomas n
baylor Bankers and Insurance Agents,
Dallas; Capt G. NJ, Swink, Dallas;
Co.'s. Sueod u Finley, Attorneys at
Law, Dallas; Mcssrs Shryocl * Row.
land, ST Louis; 7, G. Jordan n Co.,
Bankers Dallas; Robt, Hare, Caron-
delet ST, New Orleans.
Respectfully,
Nj A. HlBBLER a. co.
81. a. uIHnfFR. W. G. aICRLEs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-26

N any one H. Of tho opinion thnt
general HlNgnailon has mllen upun an
hlanehCs OF Industry Il will be cheer.
ing reading 10 pcrupe the lst of ma.
,lll'e exports nom the port ol Now
York for laot week, which tollsn dlf.
fercnt story, The amount of bread.
Sums shipped Cor European ports Ior
the week cndIng Saturday, was gu,Oll
barrels of four Llll0.O bushels of
wheat, 3ls,0Ol bushels or corn and 8l. .
eco bushels Of rye Ofcotun therpwero
42,OOO balpsi tobacco l,Ol huphcad.
or mn amount equal 10 that; pork 1850
barrels beef 1850 PACKAGES hard, no..
100 packages bacon, $500 boxes
cheese, $1,000 hoScG hullcr 9l0 pac,.
orcsi and oil cake, 1880 packages.
The week closed with stronger rates
l In this line, the cotton exchange ospc-
'cially showing much more confident
temper with an advance In prices.
The receipts Of hreudsiuils at the Same
port during the week were no, $40 bar
rols Of -four l0ii,000 bushels of wheat,
l,lIiOOO bushels Of corn, 272,000 bush.
elH Of oats, 230,00O bushels Of barley
and 5000 bushels Of ryo How this
movement In produce corresponds
this time for last year Is not deter
mined, but twill be seen that there ~ Il
hopeful If not Il remarkable activity,
all things considered,