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PITTSBURGH.
Attempt to Disturb the Titio or Prom.
crty Valued ut s14,OOO,00O Tho
Present Owners In l'ossc.siun Only
by SnfKrunce,

Attempt to Disturb tho Titlo or From.
crty Valued ut E14,O00,00O rho
Present Owners in ls0A.cYsi0u Only
by StfYrnncc.
Special Disuatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
P1TTsnunaH, Pa., Dec. 19.-IntenBo excitement
was created to-day among tho proporty-ownors
on Penn avenue from Grarrison alley to Four
teenth street, by receiving lettors from Attorney
General Dimmick and Surveyor -Genoral Barth
requesting thom to lnyo tho titloa to their land
examined az 7. @. Remington and G. McGowap,
two surveyors of this city, had made application
for warrants for it under q 8tato law, it never
having bcon taken up. Tho property mentioned
occupies number Of Squares, and IL valued at
over $14,0oo,o0o according to city assessment,
On 1t aro situated como Of tho most extensive
factories in tho United States; on, for instance.
the pittsburgh plow-Works. tho Wayne Iron
yards Of tho Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne L CL1icaeo '
hallway. tho Offices Of tile Cleveland l. Pitts
burgh Katlroad, tho Brady Stovo-WorKs. tic
famous ICY Fort Pitt Foundry. Zug's Iron Mills
s1tcnel Stevenson q Co.'S Foundry. aud many
by tho Allegheny, and runs from Penn avenue v
down. having its terminus at tho street above
~, named: J. seom4 TINT this property acqur-
Cd from William Penn, end ,7as mover mentioned
are no dwellings Oh it, or they would havo tic
previous right to warrants. Illo omission
'san made by never mentioning tho bnui
Of tho river in tho surveys, consequently
1t w4s still public land. Some ton
years ago an effort was mato to pro-oinpt tits
land, but somehow it foil through, ono Of tho
parties dying: It soems tllnt fow people were
aware OF tue fact OF this land still belonging to
tho State, and the recent proceeding CAUSED a
general searching up OF old titles. From this
laat attempted grab aome interesting suits aro
probable.
, 1873-12-20

Tho Senate Committee on netroncllmont
ecoms not to bo altogether mianamel It has
reported u substitute for tho House bill repeal.
ing tho ea!ary.grnb law. Tho Senate bill pro-
Vides ~ for tie repeal of all increase In tho sal
ntfos of Congressman md Congressional ou,-
pioyes, and for fixing their compensation Ut
what 1t was before tho pasBago OF the bill OF last
Marcl'; (2) that nil hoatls Of Departments shall
receive aanries OF $4,000 l. ycar; and (3) that
the Secretary of tho Treasury aAal1 hnve author
ity to cover back into tic Treasury all incroasc
Of pay yot undrawn, or that Inns been or may
yet be returned. This bill is certainly noarer
approach to tho demands Of tho people than any,
thing Tint has heretofore been proposed. though
1t still lacka something OF tho full rocantation
demanded.
, 1873-12-20

a1r. Douglass, Commissioner OF Informal Rev.
onue Ia represented as saying that tho Goyorn-
mene receipts In Ills Department arc now as
largo as they woro boforc tho ranic aud US bolov-
lug TINT thoy will exceed tho estimate by 90 0oo-
ooo or sa,000.o00 by tho onl Of tue fiscal yoar.
Secretary Richardson has estimated tho falling
of Of otal receipts ut s42 900 600, but, If Mr..
Douglass ia right, this estimate will bo reduced
by internal rovonuo receipts some s25, ,ooo. 900,
and thonatural increase on customs duties from
now on will mako the deficiency still loss.
, 1873-12-20

This shows an inoroaso Of 80 per cent In these
items In five years. Tako another comparison.
Tho expenses Of tho Government, after deduct
ing tho intoseBt Oil tho debt, drawbacks. pou-
aons, aud the cost Of tue army aud navy, were
only $o4, ,015,a5s III 1906. Inst year, tho stuo
expenses woro $75,7ol,1 1876, or moro thau
double. Noxt year, the public expenditures will
10 stll more extrayagaut, unfoss such atopK al
those indicated by alr. Willard DO taken prompt
". The tablo given above shows how large
proportion Of tho public expenditure could bo
sayod BY IN ndoquato rofor1n OF tho Civil gor.
yco. It could not be expected to yioli tho On
tire saving OF $4,000 900 or moro which Ia
needsl, but it would be a atop, und vary oon-
siderable one, In the right direction. It would
also DO worry short and admirable road to Civil.
seryico Reform. 1t il at loask cartain that the
people will not tolerate III publlo atraira oon-
tinuanoo Of tho extravaganza which las aldcd
othar oausos In psoduoiuQ tlou ansnolal
, 1873-12-20

We havo now reached that soason Of tho ycar
when it is only reasonable to expect q rapid
sproad Of smallpox, This loathsomo disoago ia
now raging With great aevority in Cleveland
buffalo, and other citios aud it is useless to
expect TINT Chicago will enjoy any immunity
from the scourge. Tho weekly mortality report,
presented at tho regular mooting Of tho Board
OF Health On Tuesday evening, shows tIht
thoro aro tho bost Of rcaaous for such
bollef. During tho weok there were
eight doatl's from this disease, and tho
number Of infected houscB ut tho close Of tho
week WIS 81, showing IN Increase. and also
showing o decided tendency to sproad. Tho
most eHectual Obstacle to it's sproad ia yaccina.
ton, and tho Board of Health should DO en-
powered with authority to enforce this pre-
ventivo, and should bn provided with all tho ro
SOURCES, both in mon md material, go as to
mako it general. With tho small forco of mon
at command Of the Board, it is impossible to do
anything in general way. To accom-
pllsh any real good, the Board must
havo> the corporation Of tho physicians Of tie
city and Sanitary inspectors. Every ward in
tho city should havo its Inspector to look after
Tue disease, and report casos. and a central To-
cality whore vaccination cnn be performed
gratnitouRly. It ia among tho poor and tho ie-
norant that tlo most danger is to DO foared. It
is not likely that this class will voluntarily
como forward to DO vaccinatod. Thero-
foro, they must DO sought out and COM
polled to protect themselves. Tho woaltlY
aud oven the middle classos understand tho no-
ocssity OF vaccination, mud will take cure Of them.
nelvoa, but tho poor will not Some p1aco, thero.
fore, n1ust ba provided for them and aomo one |
should hayo tho responsibility of hunting them |
up. Tho disease now is 30 we'll known to pl1yai- |
clans that 1t is not necessarily fatal If it ia taken
at tho proper time, mud treated with even ord-
nary skill, but 1t RACES worst among those
classes who arc the least protected
and receive tho least medical alton
tion. Thoy aro tho oues to bo protected,
mud the l3oard Of Health should have ample au-
thority and assistance to doit. Meanwhile, those
who arc able to take care OF themselves should
also do 1t. An ounce Of prevention Is worth q
pound OF euro in this loatl1aomo disease. With
tile requisite precaution,' 1t may bo kept within
bounds ana prevented from becoming epldsmio,
mud tho time to do that is now, before tho dis
easo has got material foothold.
, 1873-12-20

Tie appalling frequency Of fatal acoidents
like that at Wigan Junction, Of late, on the En-
elsh railways, and their general unpunctualitY
mud disregard Of public intorostB, has brought
thom warning from tho Government. pros1.
deut Fortesoue, Of the Board of Trado, which Is
Government institution, las addressed cir
cular to tho railroad companies, In Which ho calls
tllcir attention in Il formal mannor to tho poto.
rlous fact that largo proportion Of tho acci-
donts OIL their lines are duo to causoa which
ayo perfectly within their control. lie
in.imates plainly that, II thoy do not
mond thoir ways, tho Government will
tako them In hand aud mako tllon tho
Rubjocts Of legislation which will protect tho
llvos aud othor rghsa Of tho people. Laat year,
tlaoro wore 210 traln accidents, md In ono Why
or auotlor H. las pureo,na wore killed aud 9,018
injured; and tho Government acouaes tho rail-
WY companies Of having, by willfu1 misconduct,
killed or n'aimcl largo proportion of tLese
aalforors. English railway companies sosm to
10 much liko those OF othor countries In their
carelesauoss aud orimiualness. In England, u
IN Amorica, tho accidant Ia tue aafs arrival Of \
passenger n his destination. Tho dsas.
, 1873-12-20
troubles. The Government must ooonomtzo "a
vol az Tho individual.


EVentB In Ouba follow cach other III yory rapid
succession. Tie YirgnuH mattor having boon
dispoaed OF by tho surrender OF tint vcsuol to
tho unltod States. to bo adjudicatod upon nc
! cording to international law, mud tho bluBtor
having caltncd down, tho noxt ovont to como to
tho Hurfaco ia revolution within revolution,
by tic cubnns themselves. Cespedos Inns been
formally depoHod from tho Presidency Of tho TO-
callod Cuban 1orub1io and paloto Aoulora
tasos !i's place. Changes havo also boon made
in NIL tho other civil departments, and oven tho
donoral commanding tho forces il tho field llas
been removed, md another put in his place.
The Oubana evidently haye lttlo faith in Mr.
Ltncolns favorito maxim about tho folly of
swapping horses while crossing strcam and il
their Hnpremcly reckless act ia followed by tlio
overthrow Of thor causo, tl,oy havo ouly
thoir own insanity to hold rospousiblo,
Even II their leaders woro not maxi
Ing satisfactory progress, an exchange at
such critical timo as tho proscnt
and III tho very faco Of the onomy will loHo them
tho confidence Of tlior Bympathizors, who had
begun to DO convinced TINT Spain Ind uudor-
takon hopeless task. Again; tho change dooa
not inspire my hopo TINT 1t will 10 followed By
any increase Of onorgy in tho fold or Of wisdom
In council Both tho military aud civil officials
Of tho mythical Cuban Republic wore do
ing all TINT could 10 expected, and
woro making valiant and determined
opposition to tue Spapish forcos. Tho direction
now pasaos into tho lauds Of tho Now York
cubans, n junta Of speculators and ndvouturcrs,
who havo not tho bost Of regulations in this
country, and have been valiant patriots long
way off from tho fold of action, and hayo nego-
ttated Cuban bonds with tho most rcckloss
patriotism, aud worry likely may havo
dared ovon to 1.-Two upon tho proceeds.
Cuban affairs had In roality begun to
look up. Tic Virginius outrage had
placed them In d new attitude boforo tho world
and tho Spanish atrocities had oroated wide
spread feeling of sympathy for thou. Tic Homo
Government Ind. aud still has, is hands 30 full
IN trying to suppress tho Cartagona insurgents
anu disperso tho Carlist guergias, that it cannot
spare anothor man for Cuba, and IL talking Of a |
general enrolment for military duty Of nj!
men between IS aud 45 years of ago, ono
fourth OF whom arc to bc conscriptel for |
active sorvlce. In tho midst Of lattoring pros.
poets like these, tho Cubaus themselves hayo
not only pro}udiccd their Cause in lilo field, but
liavo endangered tho respect aud confidence !
which 1t was beginning to receive by complete
change OF lenders, for no other appareut roason
tbah to crafty tho ambitions cf cabal Of moody |
md scody adventurous and clustering patriots,
WHO have thus fur fought tho Cubau battles in
obscure qunrtors Of New York City, Such
Eritling as this will bo of ttlc hr1p to tho Cuban
'auHe, and may prove its dcatl-blow.
, 1873-12-20

6'"'Np " 00tA Phltoos &Lu uo0LCA uoW0 by tlQ
mob
Out OF congrcBa thus made up,.-enc party
under Fernando Wood and tho othor under
Senator carpcntor,-and ont Of political parties
thua represented, tho pooplo can oxpoot 10
reform. Both parties nro bantlod together md
defy public opinion. In dotonso Of tl1is class OF
tranRaotions tho Democratic pnrty md tho
Republican party arc firmly united 30 long as
pooplo acknowledge foalty to thoao parties,
roform Of my kind Ia impossible.
To this farmers organization, therefore, tie
country nlust look as tho advanco.guard OF the
bottor sontimont Of tho people. In this orga1,i-
zation, founded upon positive grievances, >4olt
by tho poopo Of all tho statcs alike, there ia an
opportunity for such union OF tho pcopto
ngatnHt party ruflIaniam aa will accomplish tho
overthrow Of both tho old parties, mud place tho
country once moro iu tho patl Of progroas md
reform. Next yoar this now purity will try con-
cl'1Hlona with tta antagonists in Illinois in State
election
, 1873-12-20

aton ut Decatur this woo1 prcaentu n,,ggesliyc
oontraut. Thla Convention WAS compoactl of mon
WIN mako no protoaslons to etatasmanshp, but
arc OH tue osllor hand plain, simple mon, tho
most Of whom do dnily labor In oulttvating tho
BOIL. They bad before them for discussion
great variety Of important national
questions, upon which thoro was wldo diB-
ngroemont Of opinion. Tl,oHo questions we're
discussed aovoral oniro days without MI offensive
personality, although thoro was strong proyoca-
tion. inasm11cl Ms exciting political questions
wore involved, md tho Convention was composed
Of dologatcs Of all shnlos Of political opinion.
Tloro was roaBon 10 oxpoct not only ,ynat
OF harmony, but vlolont discussion, which
would ctd In bitter porsonalitioa from yucl
plaitl-Hpohon mon az farsnora usually aro,
Instead OF this, Tho dobato WAS dignitlod a,d
manly, aud, although ncarly ovory dclegato OK
prosscd llls opinions. tho discussion was clear
concise, Intelligent, and 10 tho point, and
although tho viows Of tho delegates wore In
many roapccts as far upart rs tho poles, there
Was not a wold spoken Which waB undiguinoa,
Congress- is Bupposod to embody tho represent
aslvo intelligence md dignity Of the nation. It
laa tho most vital interests Of tlo
milton in its hands. 1t is supposed to ad-
minister upon thcso intorosts In m un.
aolilsl, imporBona Btntcsmanllko manner, Inv.
ing tile genoral good Of tho country III yiow. In
tho place Of tis, wo arc troatcd to tho spectacle
Of mob Of politicians calling names, hurling
cpithots, bandying slang, md delaying the
buBinoss Of tho country, day nftor day, with
Buch an exhibition Of personalities ag wo might
expect to witness In tavorn brawl, Tho
Fartnora' Convention suggests. in comparison
with this, Tint It would DO much bcttor
for tho country ut large ard would
eaTo 1t great doal of modification If the House
Of Representatives had aomo Of it's matoria1 ip
1t. Anything would DO preferable to tho brag.
gadocio, blustor, windincss, mid slang spawned
datly ont Of tho corluptionB Of tho old partios
and sent abroad MS specimens Of Congressional
oloquonco and Intelligence.
, 1873-12-20

Tho Pal MaA (Eng.) Gazette evidently las
not very high appreciation Of tho financial
abilities Of our Secretary Of tho Treasury After
giving brief biographical sketch Of Ills lfo,
md showing the intriguing manner in which lie
stopped from tho Probate Bench to tho Score.
taryship, it snys:
II VIII ho seen from this short sketch that there
~a1 really no reason to expect him 10 prove gscat
ilnanc1er, aud great ananc.er e certainly as mt
pfoVed himself to bo; his recent plan Of "res,1mpion
on silver bass" has caused roar Of laughter from
ono end Of The country 10 tho other, aud has had
ono very good cacct IN ut length revealing to tho
pup'lo tho extreme smafncas OF tho mental capacity
OF tAo Secretary In Massachusetts,, bcforo ILLS elc-
Vat1on ne was well known to l.avo anal1 nind better
adapted to political intrigue thnn to anything else.
Nnw ho has made almost All international ornosurc
ofit
, 1873-12-20

Tho Staa!s-zcitung Of yesterday makes two
charges which porhaps dcAotvo notice, ono Of
which, 1t aays, can 10 Sustained in yo,y solemn
manner. 1t Ia thlA
At tho time thta Gcrman city printing! law ya, nro
posed, 80 fully and unhcs!tatingy did Ttr TRIBUNE
approve Of 1t, that lis manager urgently rcoucsted s1r
Losing to exert Ills tnfueuco I'll favor Of Tho apuca-
lion OF tho samo loyal provicion to tho noyenapcrs
printed in tho English lauguage That fact can be
proven by oath any time.
AB this Abatement is somewhat varuo md in-
dotnito, wo Bhall whit for the nflldayit before
answering it in dotail. Meanwhile, no dopy it
in its general scope.
Tho second chnrgo is "a follows;
Docs not alr. Horace Whto remember a ccrtotn dav
when' With TWO friends and with ockcfu Of money
he drove around In lacl, to see"a number of Al.
dermcn n order to "intluco" them by @. O. D. aru
mcns to elect TnE TRIBUNE for city nrinter7 Tim
effort failed but 1t was mao none tl,e less md Il
waa Hsade by tho Hamo peraon who now dcnounces tho
publication Of municipal advertisements n q " awjn-
dlo" and . " grab"
A1r. Horace White remembers driving IN a
hack with Mr.. Hosing aud ono other gentleman.
seven or eight years ago, to Reo Alderman Mcl}oy
Calkins, mud Rabor. Ho does not romembor
taking any money or talking about money. uo
does not remcmbor inviting Mr. Hosing to 70 on
d brlbing excursion with him. His KNOWLEDGE
Of Mr. Hosing would hayo led him to coucludo
TINT that gontleman's Roman virtue would hayo
Indignantly spurnod tho invitation.
, 1873-12-20
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.


Letter from t1ae Latc Pros. Agnssiz.
c1.EvEhAND. O., Dec. 19.-The Leader will to.
morrow publish a lettor writton by Prof, Acassiz
shortly boforo his death. positively donying tue
statement SO ofton paraded by tho CatloIics as
an argument against tho public school
system to tue effect TINT Agassiz had inyeatigat-
fonnd largo majority Of tue inmates were
natlvos OF that city, and attributed their
own downfall to tho impure int1u-
ences to which they lad been
subject whi]o pupils Of the Boston pubic
school8. Tllo letter says: "Tho itom regard
ing tho causes OF tho full OF tic women Of Doa-
ton. which you sent mo Bon,e time ego, is
q base invention aud alande1, which /
should long ago haro exposed did l not
shrink from 4 discussion with TINT class Of pao-
plo who indulge III such inBinuations,"
, 1873-12-20

Information obtained from au officer OF tho
Michigan Southern t. Lake Shore Railroad, which
Is racounted in full olaowlero, COOS to show TINT
thero III dotlclt Of about $4,000 In tho moneys
III tho caro- Of tho Cashier Of tho freight depart
mont Of TINT road. Tie monoy is alleged to
havo boon takon for IN individual Investment.
the panic coming on, 1t WAS found impossible to
raise tho money. Tho Cashier Is said to layo
made full statement Of tho aiTair to tho Audi
tor OF tho road.
, 1873-12-20
MANNERS AT WASHINGTON AND DECA-

Tho debate In the House Of Representations,
tion, WIS Of L character to bring blush Of
shamo to tho cheeks Of any man who has re-
gard for national dccenoy. II has boon evident,
from the very first day Of tho seasion, that tho
ulembere Of tho House intended to kill the prop.
ositon with rldicule, and to treat this universal
aud emphatEo 2omand Of tho people in trtiug
way, aa If 1t wore huge joke, but we presume
that no ono had expected such dsgraceful OK
hibition Of offensive personality and breach Of
parliamentary docoru1n as characterized this do
bate. 1t thoro woro no other argument for po-
ltlcal reform and tho extinction OF existing par-
tiea, this debate would DO eufdoient To what
baao useA have both Democrats aud Republicans
alike come, whom such public exhibition "a this
can oo made without oven roblhe or protest
Ihoro las been time when such foul-mouthed
gabblo uul Dillingsghte would l,avo boon check
Cd, but it IL evident now that all docoucy and
dignity have beon lost, aud that tho ghamelesa-
noBs with which corruption has been praoticod
haa extended to porsoual conduct. 1t Ia perhaps
impossible to conduct q dohato upon auy subject
without Its taking personal al,apo at tiu1es but
this does not uocessltato lho degradation Of tho
House Of Representatives to tho STANDARD OF g
bummors' ward.meotng, nor tho degradation of
debato to a pot.house brawl. Gtoat mon In d.
0aso aro always moro or less personal
ana yot novor transcend tho limits OF
parliamentary dignity. Webster's roply to
Hayno is q Tissue Of personality, and
yot Webster noyor loworod, Ais dignity, and the
speech stands aa model Of eloqucpco aud pro-
prlety In tho Same rank with hls great coustitu-
tional arguments. In those days, however. wo
had stetoslnon In Congress- who got somo store
by their character and reputation uow NO llayo
wrangng politicians not only inferior ln intol-
lectual calibro, but wanting IN TINT dignity Of
character und department which should apper-
tain to their high stations. Wo mood 60 no fur
thor than this to ascertain tho low condition
into which both the old parties ianyo sunk.
In coutra-dlAtinotion to this acene In ConRress.
tho qazmsla' Convention, rhlah hAs been In sas.
, 1873-12-20

1Ao Chicago produce markets woro weaker
yesterday with lcas doing in tho speculative limos
OF trade. Mess pork wns loAs active, aud $50 per
brl lower, closing ut $1,000 cash. aud s14 80 soller
February. Lard was quiet asId oas[or at s8,250
1856 perloo !bs cash, aud 7B.70@8 IL seller Febru-
aFy. MoatB were moro ac&yo aud unchanged, at
$40 for shoulders, G1s@7c for short ribs, THO
for sh,fl cloar, all noxod, and B,f@o6o rawout
1loLled hams. Highwinoa were quiet aud easier
ut 9Ca per gallon. DroBsed hogs were quiet aud
unchanged at $5Co@5.75 por 100 lbH. Flour was
loss active and steady, at e5.50Cp5.75 for
goo1 spring extras. Wheat waa moderately active
aollot January. Corn waa quiet and }l@1{o
1o"es. closing u altto csah, NJ a1jfe asl!ss
, 1873-12-20

Tho little swiss Republic sotB model e1ar-
plo IN the matter Of salaries. Dr. G. Scllenck.
whose election to tho Presidency Of tho Confcd-
Grafton was announced by cable day or two
ago, rocoiveo salary Of $3,00o holds Ais posi-
tlon but ono year, md will not bo eligible for
re'elocsion until tho expiration Of auothcr year.
Ihe 9ice-Prcsldent haa s2,40o, nnd tho aevou
momneFs OF tho Council, each OF whom prosidos
over I'll administrative department, also rccoivo
s2'4oo each. Notwithstanding tho stnal sala-
ries, thore have boon no casos reported of
oredit"alob'lior corruption or salary-grabbing,
nnd tho Swiss Congress does not exhibit buf-
toonery In dealing with important public quos-
lions.
, 1873-12-20

4 tun account Of the execution Of Perfect vill
eo found elsewhere. Before his death, which
occurred at o'clock, he made q full confession
OF having committed tho cri1nc which le Inns
heretofore refused to admit fully. 1t is also Aad
TINT ho has writteu anothsr confcBaion, in which
he says that 1t WAS his intention to kill not only
his vito but bis daughtor. Though portcot re-
peatedly expressed himself as omlncntly satIs-
fed with Judge Knowltona lpgal counsel, 10
evidently had not so much confidence In that
gontleman's theological advice.