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New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
A SUBSTITUTE FOR DOOR -FLATEs.


SIR: | was glad to read in this saorning's
TRBUNE the editorial street Corners without Leg
Bile Inscriptions, and Houses without visible NunlSes,"
Frequently have experienced of the annoy ar1cs
TO whchyou allude, having been quite unable to dec
pher, ut night the unillumned old English, letters
modern scpt the silvered idoorpates, or the high
and glistening Rold-lcaf ngurcs the fan-ighIs.
suggest that In every where iron pillar
Is placed on each side OF the stoop OF dwelling house
adjoining the sidewalk and form part OF the railing
the Of the occupant and the number OF the house
BE- each carved or painted upon attached 10 OF
pillars Although this might be done 80 poorly or
eonspcuOusiy 10 dshgure ana inure the
Of an ornamental stoop, fancy that for new houses
these pillars could be cut or nat the necessary
inscriptions would blend harmonously with the arch.
tectural hgures or designs being plainly visible by
psraon seeking any certain number address without
uDpieasnnty obtrudlng upon the sight of a chance
passer. Tnls method would Ethink oDyiato che neces
sty Of carrying matones In pockets the pu
posr OF exaulnlng door plates ia kRown locahues
kev- York. Fob g. 1878,
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
A THOROUGH REPORT DEMANDED.


The Investigations of the Credit MohiIier
Committee arc very nearly closed, aud their report will
doubtless be submitted In few days. Whether fhcy re-
port conclusions and recommend any action not IL IS
very important that their report should present com.
pete and exhaustive statement OF facts touching the or
ganization OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company lis
original franchises with their subsequent modnca-
uons, the origin ana operations Of the Credit
Mober the dates and character Of all legislation affect
ing It's interests and the position and OF the i'm
pllcated Congressman thereon. In short, the people
want not simply report OF the youminOus testimony
taken before the Committee but the complete record In
the case, 10 enable them ~ judge and how great
wrong has been perpetrated, who involved and 20
what extent There has been vast Of smoke In
khs matter, and the country is anxious TO know lust
how much hre there is who have handled H. ana how
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
THE COURTS.
THE SCANNELL TRIAL.
TEN JURORS Win THE THIRD PANEL Ex-
HAU5TED.

TEN JURORS Win THE THIRD PANEL EK-
HAU5TED.
The labor Of getting jurors was continued
yesterday IN the scanne which IA on trial befOrs
Judge Brady in the Court OF oyer and Tcrmner. but
only three were obtained. making 10 in all
The nrst man called John T. Kraft. jr a photo
grapher, who confessed that he had talked with tho
friends OF Donohue. strong effort msdelby pris
oners counsel 10 retain him, hut a. he ayowch bias
both sides consented him. Thomas IL kingwss
subjected quite a long examination. He had an oboc-
ti0n t0capital punishment but II was law he would
not allow that 90 influence shin. Ho was challenged
peremptOrily Thomas VI. sanderson, Adolph Han
garten Anth9Py seagrst. and Henry Red p.
wero dismissed for their opinions and de
Forest and Charles Raymond we're challenged
peremptorly by the defense. H. Smith bad road
an account OF the matter and opposed 10 shooting
on general principles He accepted and sworn IN ~
the eighth Juror He a matchmaker and lives At No.
I57 East Thrtyeighth-st Henry Krewof printer, of
No S3 West Twenty Yourthst admitted that he had an
opnon buf he believed he could larry Judge OF the
case he was sworn In tho ninth juror Janes X
Innnar merchant, OF No Al SOuth-st, was accepted s
the tonth Juror. Timothy Shea was challenged on sng
gcstiOn Of the Clerk 70 the Dsuct Attofhtf ana mr.
Beach objected TO the DistriCtAuOrney permitting hm
ef 10 be dictated by any officer OF the COnr 'Oteib
H. KlOtz was challenged peremptOIiy Dy tLe uolouh',
A large number were questioned unll tlf PahoI nss
exhausted The Court then ordered neW pand tOf ths
mOTDing. --~~--s
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION THE ROOT OF EVIL.

Looking at the subject in this light it can
be DOUBTED that the only remedy, as we have al
ready suggested IN getting rid Of the whole system OF
special legislation which breeds the disease Turn where
we WILL every chapter and phase OF the Investigations
which now going on demonstrate tins fact that IL is
noting" or protecting" special interests that
all this gigantic growth OF corruption has fol-
lowed. The Credit Mobilier business itself
was the legitimate offspring OF the too lavish land
grants ana subsidies with which the prod gaty of Con-
gress loaded the Pacific Railway Companies. The pur-
chase OF seats in the United states Senate is found
able 10 the same cause.-The interest Of parties
pOratOns having special fayOrs 20 ask 10 spend their
money the election of their candidates IL
Is useless 10 talk OF any reIedY for such state OF
things which dOes not ~ 20 the root OF the evil 10 be
dealt with. s~rr.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
VERDICT AGAINsT TIE CITY.

Besides the heavy verdict brought in By the
jury in favor Of the seyenth-aye. Pavement Com
pany another rendered yesterday against the city
for s. 1850. The suit brought in the Supreme Court
by Samuel Schuyler executor against the Mayor Alder
men, &c. to eO for damages sustained by the
steamer Carrie in running sunken pier of Fifty.
nnthisl n Il. Mes,rs Deyun, Miller Trull appeared
for the plaintiff and asta H. Dean for tie city The
case was tried In the supremS Court The defense was
that the captain aware OF the obstruction and neg
ectcd TO inform the pilot TO which reply was made that
the captain believed that the pier removed, Or at
least, that the cty mad set up buoy
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
CRIMINAL NOTES.

In the Court of General Sessions, Part H., yester-
day. Judge Sutherland, james Collins pleaded gu Of gard
larceny State Prison Denns tiahoao
petty larceny. u Dalton stealing 90 tEo
Henry Mos stesugs sprobe worth sS q yessEny Canning
grand larceny acquitted
In the Court of General Sessions Part l., yester:
dy indicsd
fters store we're the Prison Tor ?. yea k9so
Pollock petty larceny Pen;eniry months Joseph Anerhe
burglary degree Prison i've Peter SseeaI
charged with having gold and Soh SS from
George Harrison acquitted James Smh petty sceRy Peat
tent s In months
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE. ALBANY. Wednesday, Fob -. 1873.
BILLS REPORTED.

To incorporate the New-York Commercial Associa-
regulating The discharge Of mortgages allowing aliens to hold
proDety the better prevention Of disease and crue authorizing
BeechersI FULTON Ferry Railroad extend s tracks
By CooKReang 10 local officers VI SeWtown, Queens County
snd Tor police justice In ssd tosn
By MG 10 the trial Of deaf and umb persons
cused OF crime.
By Mr TEstSNTo facilitate public trade IN the City u HHevfors
BT Nit PKRRYro incorporate the Brooklyn Trust Company.
BY Mr. PALmKRFor The protection 1f the Inmates OF ans
The bill relative to dover passed.
Senator TIEMANS introduced a bill providing that the
Dry Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad COM
panv In New-YOrk may extend their doHble tracks
through FEst-ayc 20 Thirty along the latter 10
LeXngtOnaye.; also along the latter avenue 10 IhrV
tlft-st and along Forty ysecOndst. TO the North RIVER
AllnnrnnI
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
A COMPLETE vINDICATIoN.
From n fS> Bahi@ors IHlc,ilan Il In. Rep.

The Vice-President totally demolished the
dmsv fabric of circumsantia evidence which has been
taken to prove that he received 81 300 from Mr. Ames in
June 1863 As profits Credit MObiier stock. Mr. Col.
fax showed o. the satisfaction Of every unpreudiced
mind that instead OF the money which no deposited IN
bank on the day after Ames claims 10 have paid Inn ha
amount coming from the latter $1,000 were sent 10 him
by Mr. Nesbitt OF NcwYOrk as contribution 10 cam
pacu expenses ana that he got the remaining ScO from
his stepfather, Mr. Matthews, In partial payment ~
debt Fortunately for Mr. COliax 20 has Tour reliable
witnesses the receipt OF the money through these two
chnnpls and their sworn statements were In evidence
before the Committee yesterday lt was noticeable that
did not make the slightest attempt 10 suDsantate
ms assertions Of having paid Mr. COlfaX tus money and
it is now placed beyond Cayl that he has committed
outrageous perjury in his testimony IN eliminating the
Vice President We cannot undertake to further speak.
TODAY Of Mr. COlfaX5 straightforward ana convincing
statement yesterday nut 1t Will be accepted "a hs com
pete ustIhcat!cn and the country % rejoice that he
has 80 thoroughly oIced every apparent stain OF dis
IlIlnr flIlnIIl In rnrnrI
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
DRIFT or POLITICAL DBCUSMON
VICE-PRESIDENT COLFAX'S DEFENSE.
THE WEAK SPOTS TOO EVIDENT.

The Vice President has at last presented his
defense We fear that charity itself must hesitate
TO pronounce it sufficient. We have not the slightest
doubt that this story OF the letter Is true. But II this Is
all the defense Nj. COfaX has 10 OHcr, he would have
done better 10 h, on his own simple denial
We need not point the weak spots they are only
too easy Of detection Eithcv Mr. CDfaX is unfortunate
in his lawyeraud Judge Hales performance yester-
day were not Of sort impress the public with the
highest respect for his discTeOnOr hr. COaX's law
yer in his client II may be that the Vice
President the innocent victim OF clrCumstantla evil
dence as undoubtedly innocent men have been before
him. nc still persists II will be seen, IN his sweeping
denals while going OF bls 10 injuro himself b.
verbal qmbble; but weaker evidence has sent hund
reds OF men to State prison within the last twelve
months. and will send hundreds moro In the next
fsHpl
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13

Office has hitherto been 10 perform an autopsy
under any circumstance in less than sx hours after
DEATH and much longer time gsnoraly elapses. Dr
Leo strenuously dsoaims all responsibility aud states
that he was ecting entirely under orders from tho
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
EXIEL PEI, +, EVERY I;l.S, TAINTED MEMBER.

III ~ snall De necessary in order to re-
tOnsI LessatuIe 10 e1pel every member tainted evep
Dy the suspicion OF corruption there should be no hest
are some now sitting at Washington whose removal by
expulsion would not only be Just. but wonld exert a
ROou lnnuence upon tine country IL is high time the
lesson should be learned that chcanery or fraud or
deceit VIII be cOuntenanced In the national councis and
prompt expulsion should follow every proof of
conduct Congress owes this much To Itself anJ n ia
demanded by the enilre peOple - ~ - :.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
A STORY OF REMARKABLE CONDOLENCES.

Vice e-President COlfax made his defense be-
fore the Credit Mobilier Committee yesterday 1t IA
story remarkable condolences and evidently will be
received by many persons with iHcredulitY. 10 Is
fortunate that the only corroboratng testimony is that
OF members OF mis- own family, whom skeptca world
will consider interested and therefore dubious witnesses
II the story is strictly accurate, the NlcePTesdent,
while innocent had "a very narrow escape from total
wreck OF reputation through vile conspiracy aud a
singular chain Of cirCumstantlal evidence.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS.
= EARLY RRMOvAL OF GARBAGE.

THE EARLY REMOVAL OF 6AhBAhE'
The Board of Police sent, on Monday, state
ment in brief AS follows from superintendent Thorne OF
the Bureau tho Board OF Health an
swcrlng the inquiry to the feasibility OF removing
ashes and garbage from the streets before m daily
During the Winter months receive 30)O to $500
loads Of garbage daily, and In the summer months
little less than half that the present average Delhg $3.50
Our present required 10 work O hOurs anu
10 collect about nine loads tor days work. and We pay
tie abOrers 81 per day. that employ about 800 carts
az "a day 10 remove $3.50 loads OF ashes daily, making
the cost OF each load removed about As cents Under
the proposed order of things all OF this work would
have 10 be concentrated and accomplished In one hour
FOR a. M is As early hour our carts could begin
work, and III many sections OF tue Guy IL VOuld DC
difficult 70 get the ashes out at even that honr Each
cart could therefore, carry only load, and conse
0uently would require $3.50 carts clrns one lOad
each do the work Of $50 carts carng uine loads each
as at present This would entail an increased aggregate
expense during the Winter months OF about tlOi21
weekly on the carriage alone and in the Summer OF about
800 II is doubtful however, whether the number OF
cart. could be hired daily and besides about nne ad
dional dumping boards would be required.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
WORSE INVOLVED THAN BEFORE.

A weak effort was made 20 show that the
81 200 check intended for ColfaN returned TO
Oakes Ames by the clerk ol the sergeant-at-
Arms Subsequently Mr.; Coiax got q Gentleman
parliamentarian in the United sttes' TO Writo him
letter testifyinQ that all ms rulings in regard TO the
Union Pacific Railroad were In strict accordance with
Committee. Mr.. COlfaX made long statement eXpana
tory his South Bend speech and tndeavong % show
how he came by 81 O which were not the proceeds Of
Oakes Anes's check. With singular faulty he involved
himself in contradictions that only make his case worse
nnasihle. Than IL before.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
EvEEY IMPLICATED MEMBER Mrsr Go.
= FIVH I'' IVFEIE!I I1H.J .fTgss IDfHI
Every COn0reaSmnn imnllcafnh mnat ..l. l..l

Every Congressman implicated must 90 ont of
Congress by expulsion II he does escape nv nror
resignation That is the least public sentiment will
tolerate and II the leaders OF the Administration do
act up 10 this standard they will nnd their CrSdit
Mobcr party deserted by every honest man and sent
10 ts doom OF iniany. There must bs tTininR Tbe
matter Is Too moontOuss IL stdkoa To tha OF tbo
rsDubdA
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
cALRNpARS-Tar plt

S,...v scrr-P,Rr TL-BARRErr "Opens at u -
~, ~. p.oai. ., ri S,e1umer Howe Cohalnn
at Mo1iuIre So. ..Aibcnson agt. smith and $40
soas wb,ng hi admr at the 9s Watson Benrau ShenA
'''' Me-, " Sc
.,, I" at schr,yr 2lsl Crous ct a. Stsk e al
80 O.o ~ Al al Mccarthy 2221 Sngdng et al at Leroy
ga O.9ooi sgt Lscv 5D8 Don agt. Yalrtte sud Aao.
SOC Barter agt Wal. 90 Nussoaun et a. Az Wv
gq8l Cole agt Spence and heimer .-......
1910 Bach Fefnne lll22 Hanrauy Agt hsHr ~.
l06, The Turuvel of Newi ork ilo3 johnson Apl snS
at. Weber sai raganseu - . "
,t-o Prents Huntington lllGO. Weaver agt hu11
''' sPEciAL TEEM-yAS BRuxr. "opens 81 IL a N
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13

year, commencing on the sth OF March. 1878. tSome
applaIIsei
The sonste then made its na, exit. and the House. at
ID IN Adjourned
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

A communication was received from Col.
sau the meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors Mon
day. the effect that the regiment OF which he Is the
commanding officer desires some other building for
armory purposes II referred to the Committee
ArmOries and Drill-ro0ms. communication was re-
ceived from the Mayor indorsing letter from the
Trustees Of the College Of NewYork asking for an add
tional appropriation The Committee on County Offices
reported that the OF heating and warming the
new Courthouse were inadequate. The report also
stated that the roofs OF the other county buildings
in bad condition. resolution that the Committee on
County Offices be empowered To employ an additional
force for cleaning the buildings laid The Com
mttee ON County Offices dceming the room In the Court
house occupied the Clerk Of the Board OF Supervisors
unnecessarily argefOr his purpose, has assigned the
room Immediately above II TO the Clerk, and set apart
the former for the sessions OF Part H. OF the Court OF
General Sessions.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13
TIE CHAMHERLAIN's OFFIcE.

City Chamberlain Palmer makes the following state
ment of receipts payments and balances for the week
ending Feb. 81
Balances Balances
Jan. 81 Receipts P,JmeatA Feb g.
Cit, ,s,7 g, % SO So So ss 20 90 1905, 81
sialhg Fund RedemD . -. 900. =. ,..., ..
sptpg Fund Interest. 532 5269 90 l l8 1859 %
Board Of ApportioR ~ ... =, -. =.
nent bl90V bI iVoV w lSSo " olo9f ot
eossy TsGury... 2 5s % iS'9z' % s39oo - zS@s ~
.i,,,.s5lg62s s7ssOIO3 80 2su,9sS 81 ess7sI 20
New-York tribune., 1873-02-13

MEETING or THE BOARD or HEALTH-rMMESsE
DEPOSITS or STABLE MANURE AND STREET
REFUSE WITHIN TIE CITY LIMIrS-HOW
SMALLPOX PATIENTS ARE TREATED.
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THE DUTY OF CITIZENS.

We shall come by and by, let us hope, TO a
clearer apprehension of what we are doing
when we vote; more absolute sense of re-
sbonsibiity. We have been fooling with free
government and popular institutions as though
they were the easiest thing in the world to
handle, and no harm could come to them or
us from bungling and incompetency. 1t is
quite the fashion for men of brains and re-
spectability to despise the details of politics,
while they philosophize beautifully upon
theories and principles. Meantime the thumb
of the blacksmith IS thrust into the nicely
adjusted wheels and springs and balances of
a complex system; the butcher steps from the
SHAMELESS to the bench to interpret law and
administer justice; the prize-fghter and
gambler make laws for the protec-
ton of life and property; -. low
browed ruffians, who divide their time
between the corruptions of politics and the
pleasures of the brothel, hold the ballot-bOxes
and count the votes land choose fall officers,
executive, legislative, and judicial; village
finance applying the principles Of~ thimble-
rigging to the national bookkeeping, and play
ing at specie resumption with two or three
pint bags of half dollars; conceited coxcombs
lead Senate in which the Christian states
man has corruptly purchased seat by the
side of drunkards and clowns ; the quack, the
charlatan, and the Salary Grabber wrangle in
the House over distractions of political
doctrine while they unite in distractions from
the Treasury; the ballot-box stuffer receives
the customs or distributes the mails; the
taxes from the people and the revenues of the
Government sift through long procession Of
defaulters and thieves, who pay by party
services for the privileges of plumber, and
count unnumbered precedents of Executive
pardon as the assurances of immunity and
great party listens patiently to windy orators
dilating in endless gable upon the wonder
full silence of a man whose latest exploit was
to stand up and say that because it was "A vio-
latiOn of law he could not do what he had
done within year, and expected to do, and
did do within a week.
But we call popular government a success.
1t survived the storm and tempest of war, and,
quite content with that, settled into the slime
20 be proved upon 10y rot aud rust aud
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no secret that any amount OF assistance
which was required would have been promptly
given.
1t is no exageeration to say that the whole
community was interested in the welfare OF
this great commercial house. 1t has gained
the high position it occupies by course OF
distinguished enterprise, sagacity, and problty,
and its momentary embarrassment arose from
no fault of system, and from no circumstance
which could have been provided against. Its
fall, il such thing had become inevitable,
would have been national disaster, ana II
suffered to take place when 1t could have Deeh
prevented would have been public crime
While the firm of Clahin & Co. deserve tne
highest credit for the resolute and energeto
stand they made to avert this calamity Z"
should not be forgotten that their creuitorS
showed equal good judgment and good teeing
in resisting all suggestions of panic, ana tak'ns
the course which, while saving the crediC oi
the house, .averted general disaster, ana was
after all, the shortest and best way TO thelr
money. A little common sense on such occa-
sions is of great service and there seems 10
be enough of it whenever it is wanted among
New-IOrk merchants