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THE CAPTURE or TIE vIRGINITS.
HE SPANISH ACCOUNT

The following is the report of the officer in
command of the two boats which first ap'
preached the Nirginius from the Tornado
On arriving alongside the Eirginius, and OBJ
serving that the deck was crowded with prn'
pie, warned them that an aggression on their
part would be severely punished by our forces
and having had my all men ready to board at
the same moment, it was done, they coming en-
deck Immediately after got there. | ut once
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WuAT CHARLESTON THINKS.
TIE VIEWS or ADMIRAL PORTER IN REGARD

The most interesting town talk at this time
is about the anticipated war with Cuba. The
colorcd people, or at least those of them who
meet on the street corners and discuss such
matters, are too busy at present looking after
the division Of the municipal loavcs and fishes
to bcstow much attention on their brethren in
Cuba who are still in bondage, and the subject
does not seem to attract much attention among
them. Among the white people, however, the
Cuban question is the subject Of earnest
thought, and variety Of opinions are enter
tanned and expressed. There is one view of
the case in which almost everybody seems to
concur, viz: That the President and his Cab
met are entirely too slow to resent the Virgin
ius outrage. The bulk Of the sentiment is in
tuyor of an
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IMMEDIATE ANNEXATION

of Cuba, and an ample revenge of the brutal
butchcry Of the Nirginius crew. In an inter-
view with prominent merchant of this city,
that gentleman stated to one of the reporters
for the Nr,cs and Courier that rs Il question
of political economy he thought the anncxa-
ton of Cuba would be il good thing for this
country. He expressed the opinion that it
would have the effect Of reducing the prices Of
goods now imported from Cuba, and at the
same time, add to the revenue Of the govern
mcnt The imports would largely increase
by reason of the development Of the resources
of the island, and the consequent large in
crease in the amount of its productions.
\ BANKERS VIEWS
The financial men entertain Il variety of
, 1873-07-07

Thorc Ia d demand among certain nowsraporn,
which favor tho repenl of tie Salary bill at tho
next Hcsalou OF Congress, tl,at tho prosidont
shall voluntarily relinquiah his proportion Of
tito grab, since tho repeal Of tho bill would not
stop his increased pay. Wo foar that Con.
Grant will acarccly DO Induced to givo up la OK
tra s25,000 year voluntarily, but no will wait
and soo. II ho doos not, thore Ia attll why Of
treating tho di1iculty,-and TINT is for tho nova
papers aforcsaid to give somo prominence to tho
suggestion that tho increase Of tho Presidents
pay was unlawful ab fnitto, beca,tBe tho Conau-
tuition says that his compensation allall noithor
DO Increased nor diminished during tho period
for which ho shall have boon eleotod." We hnyo
previously pointed out that tho franacrs Of tho
Constitution did not mean term, as thcy ON.
ployed "torm" in another place prescribing tho
tenure Of Office but that thoy meant the whole
period, whothcr ono torn or moro, for which tho
incumbent should have boon eleoted. II this
construction bo correct, 1t will not bo necessary
for tho President to voluntarily rofund any OF
tho increased pay, for he will not bo entitled to
It at all, II Congress- phall be forced to repeal
tho salary-grab, wo aro inclined to think that
this question will be teBtod.
, 1873-07-07

The United States laws prohibit, in tho alleged
interest Of American ehip-buildoro, tho Amori-
can registry Of foroign-built vosael or Of n
yossol built in tho United statoa but subso-
quantly transferred to foreign ownors. Tho De-
troit Free Press makes this fact tho occasion of
pointing out that tho United States Government
has no right to BAIL tho foreign ship Tgross,
which 1t haB 1casod to eend out in soarch of tho
polaria undor the American Tag, though it Ia
manned by American aoamen aud commanded
by M American officer. The point is not, ina-
portant as affecting any protection which may
possibly DO needed, as the vessel would DO as
safe under any flag Rfloat as the American Tag
in tho present condition Of our navy, but it is n
humiliating acknowledgment Of tho maritime
ineignifloance to which tho protection policy hna
reduced the nation.
, 1873-07-07
MR.. 0. C. GIBBS AND THE NEWSB0YS'
HOME,

TO tho Editor ef The Chicago Tribune:
Sin: Tic lottor Of AIr. GibbB in THE Thrn-
uNE Of Saturday doos tho Board Of Managers Of
tho NewsboyH' Homo IN injustice, though 1t
may be, on his part, uniutontional.
II Mr.. asbbs had sought for information from
myself or any active momber Of the Executive
Committee as to what is contemplated in tho re-
organization Of tho Nowaboys Homo, he would
havo found that every now feature ho presents
in his lottor us important. in doing what tho OK
pcrience Of twenty years in New York City has
proved to ho all-important in caring for the neg
1octod childrcn III oil our lnrgo oitios, s just
what tho Board Of Managers Of tho Nowsboys'
Homo In Chicago intend to do.
At n regular meeting OF the Board, last March,
this resolution WAS passed unanimously:
Tint tho Nowal,oys. Homo in Chicago shall ho or
Ohilren'a Aid socicty In Now Yort City.
The only reason tho title Chicago Childrcn'a
Aid Society" docs not appear Gil tho building at
No: a 1aSnllo stroos is that no haye no legal
right, as yet, to uss it.
No. II LaSalle gtrcot altogether inadequate to 30
vast and comprehensive work as that Of q
Chdrons Aid Society but tho work in Now
York City wnH begun In q much moro humble
and unpretending beginning than ours Of today
IN Chicago. 1t is our purpose to follow tho
spirit Of tho resolution passed at our meeting in
March last; and, in doing ao,. We must begin to
show gomo fruit boforo expendng q large alnount
Of money in getting ready.
but, while the Home for Newsboya Is fitting
up, wo aro also preparing for othor branches Of
thia great work III other places Of our city, aud
are fully determined to mako such practicl
denonstration before nnothor spring AZ to !eave
no doubt Of tho real e1iatoncc Of a " Chicago
Children's Aid Society" ". D. BlLL1sus,
General Superintendent.
, 1873-07-07
BARON JULIUS De REUTER-.

10 The Editor af 1ho Chicago Tribune:
Sin: Tho Daron's original namo was Julius
Josaphat 1Io was born in Casssl. Germany, Of
Jowisil parenta but, in early life, bnoa1ne a
Christian, taking tho na,no Of hin friend, tho
Lantlgath neutor, in gratitude for many kind
neasoa,
At tho age Of 49, when got clerk in bank,
ho submitted Nh original plan to lie Russian
Government for the Improvement Of its finances,
aud tor thia ho received from it about $4,000 III
gold, with which liz ntartcd III bua'neHt. Up To
1859 he was comparatively unsuccessful in bust.
moss, but Ills disappointmoEts never dauntod
him.
Ills real greatness commenced WHOM In 1859.
tho London Times wag compelled to pnt lia
nano ut tho llond Of its tologfasa for tho reason
that ho WAS the first who, through hiH agoncy in
Paris. brought, with full dotnils, tho omino!ls
Now Years. speech Of the Emperor Napoleon to
tho Austrian Ambassador, Baron Ilnbnor,
which speech an 1t ID universally known, waa
tho fororunnor OF the italian war. III
, 1873-07-07
to tho uhlte"ash, asls Tho people, Did sou over
500 anything wllit6r thnu tliat2 y.

to tho vhltenaeh, as1t Tho people, Did sou over
500 anything wlltt6r thnu tliatp -.
or what nso Ia @ profession Of reform whom
tho fraud and corruption go on ns Usual? OF
whnt usc ls. profession unlcss practice 90 with
III Whom public ot1iccr ia guilty Of onlcinl
t'rpitndo, Why t1cny 1t, why oquivocato why do
nounce crime III tho abstract, md rcnominnto
tho offe1ldors for oiIloo 2 Why dcnounco
tho frauas In tho Credit: Mobiller robbery,
md then renomtnAto tho mon convicted Of these
frauds ? We aro perfectly familiar with tho
llno Of roasoning which honest Republicans
adopt in auch enucs. They eay, Those things
aro bud NO do not i1ofend thon1, but wo arc go-
Ing to reform thorn." Very we'll; whom you do
1t, wo will tell tho pcoplo so. But YOU mako no
Roadway. Howovor good your Intentions. You
fail In tho performance. II Butler Ia nominated
IN Massachusetts, tho bravcst among you must
CRY quits!
, 1873-07-07

Two hundred or moro indignant women mot
at Do aar1no's Hall, New York City, q fow nights
ago to protest against tho conviction Of sunan
D. Anthony for illegal voting. Tho wall back Of
tho platform was drnpod with al American flag.
union down, and trimmed With Grape. Conspie-
uously displayed wore tho inscriptions: sshall
ono Federal Judge abolish trial by jury 2" Re-
Hpectful consideration for loyal uoman's vote,-
s10o flne." Among thoao participating in the
mooting we're Mrs. Lozior, Lillio Deyoyeux
Blake, and aovoral members Of tho Society Of
Fiends. Mrs. Lozor luado long apeoch, In
which Bho attributed all tho wrongs aud suffer-
ings of wonon to the want Of tho ballot
Mrs. Deyorer1 read aerioa OF resolutions, ono
OF which declared that, II tho law really makes it
a crime for q woman to vote, Miss Anthony
broke law that deserved to bo broken, and the
audience loudly applauded tho sentiment.
, 1873-07-07

It ia said thnt a company has boon formed In
Now York City to Introduce the eystom Of stoain-
towago on tho cannls in Now York State. Thoro
haa boon but one experiment Of the systom in
thia country, when short cable was laid in tho
Eric Canal from Buffalo to Lookport. It was
aoon abandoned but this must hayc boon On ac-
count Of a lack Of moanH In tue company, which
was to oxtend it's cablo to Troy; for tho syBtom
OF Bteam-towing by cablo is in successful opera-
tion IN several European countries, worry largely
in Belgium, and On the Rivor Seine in Franco,
for towing boats botweon Hayre and Paris. Tho
principle Of Inc Bystem is tho samo as that of
running trim Of cars, except that thowheels Of
tho cars run over stationary rail, while tho
canal cable, corresponding to tho rail, runs ovor
tho steamers wheel. But train Of canal-boatB
Is dragged along on tho samo principle as train
OF cars and, as tho cablo lies at the bottom Of
tho cana1 md is lifted over tho steamers wheel
only as 1t ia used, it In no wiae intorferos with
tho navigation Of tho canal by othor boats. Tho
Buffalo Adrerfiscr estimates TINT six boats can
DO taken from Buffalo to Troy by this eystom at
cost Of 9240, while tho cost Of towing tho sa1no
number by mules is 9735. Tho introduction Of
steam-towage would, therefore, have It's favor
ablo influence On the transportation question in
this proportion.
, 1873-07-07
TRAnSFuSl0E9 or BLOOD.

BOSTON, July l. 1873.
10 tho Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
S1n l hayo road with intorost an arti-
clio copied from late number Of your
paper, on tho "TranBfusion Of Blood" at
tho County Hospital Remembering all account
Of similar operation, or what may have been
the germ suggeating this operation, have
turned to tho Diary Of Samuel popys, a,,l findat
page 3s9 the following. Thinking 1t mny DO Of
interest to your roadors, transmit it to you.
Under tlato Of Juno II, 1866 ho rccords "Dr
Croono told mo that, at tho meeting Ut Gresham
College tonight (Which 1t aocmB tloy now Aave
every Wednesday again), there was Il pretty OK
pertinent Of the blood Of ono dog lot out till ho
aicd) into tho body Of nnothor OH one uide, wlile
all hia own run out On tho other aido The frat
died upon tho place. and tho other is very we'll
md likely to do well. I'lliB did givo OCCASION to
mhny pretty wisheB ~ Of tho blood Of Quaker
to bo lot into au Archbishop, and suoh like but,
"a DR.. Croono says, may, il it takes, ho Of mighty
use to mans lioalt]l, for tho Amending Of bad
blood by borrowing from n botter body"
Under date OF tho 10Th, llo Bays: "Tlsis noon I
mot with brr. Hooko, and ho tolls ma the dog
which waa filled with nnothor dogs blood, at tho
college, tho other dny. Is worry woil md like to
DO 80 aa ever, aud doubts not its being found Of
great uBo TO- mon ; and 30 Dr.. Whistler who
dned with ILL at tho tavern" L. ". 8.
, 1873-07-07

thor rniatako to their cost.-Delroii Iritund.
What Will, tho Crcdit Moblior, tho salary
Country proas, 1t wouldn't 10 nlrsnge it thoro
was quite change in tho personol of tho no4t
Congress nftor thls.-- qeneseo (lN.) IirpuJi,c.
Tile raiiroads i ,tip probably think a ~ .hey
farmora Of this contest against oppression. Our
decided Impression is tint In that calculation
they will find themselves "miglltily, mistaton."
It is ono thing to fight one man III alawallit and
mers' asaociatIons aud Granger. Tho farmera
embrace thrce-fourtha OF the, votors of tho
State; thoy calt-and thoy ,oil-mako and un-
mako LogiBlatnrea, Govornors, and CounTs and
II tho railroads come day find tho1naelvos III n
position whoro they aro l,opoossly at tho mercy
Of those whom they havo oppressed and doaed,
and whero evon hiRhly-foed lawyers and bribed
Courta cannot holp them, they will have mono to
blame but honlsolvos.-0Nawa IN) Free
Trader.
,-Therc is ono thing that railway managers
ahon1d remember. Whatovor rights tho Logis-
laturo has granted AWAY. tho sovereign power Of
tho people yot remains. II the railroad
thom tatc warming In time, and by proper aub-
mission to tho authority Of the State, savo thom-
solves from such q fato. Tint tho pooplo arc in
oarnest Ia evident, and It needs but little fur
Of demanding tho harshost u,oasurea.--Kei&as-
burg 5lH) Ke'aaa.
Tho railroads will find 1t moro profitable In
tho long run II they proceed to doal eo1oualy
effort to correct tho abusea that havo beon tho
cause Of this general complaint, this strong agl-
tntion. II, however, tho managers OF those cor
porations think themselves mnBtors Of tho situa-
tion, md 60 on oxaeporatug tho people, lot them
bo prepared for day OF reckoning Quincy
{lH1 Herald,
1t is oyidont that in tho opinion Of tho rail-
road companies tho value of their property for
puposes Of Is shln and f.!
matter nocda to DO closely looked in.
teena to bo 10 do ali in tbei,
powor to raso their tariffa Of ohargos md at thu
~ to got their taxos down to tho very lowest
hgure:, Wo insist that tho woria "fa:r cash
value, arc Just az applicable to railroads as ia
individuals. Illinois State Journal.
their teet] to tho Government which cronted
them III good timo. Tho people arc now in no
mood to stand any inHolonco from rai1rond cor
porations whom thoy llayo mado rich; and tho
doyernmont will DO backed by public opinion,
and m opinion strong enough to control Con-
grcas, III reducing them to proper respect for
tho national authority md nterests. If We have
got to toach tho Central Pacific nlso a lesson in
law, nov is tirst-rate timo to begin.-Desroit
Tho controlling itoa of tho present agitation
Is determination TO compel public carriers to
treat all men and communities alKei If any
doubt this now, It will not DO long before they
z9e THO h4e!ndyritting on the wall'-1ua1aatton
-Thousands Of hogaheada Of tobacco. I'M
menao stores Of cotton, and largo quantities OF
grain arc bloclialoh in New Orcans becauao tho
Towboat Association acoa fit, whenever it can
mako money by tho operation, to cloae tho chan
nC1H tn Tho ff1}E. Ef f1rninn ynHAetu ahn111 1nt.
, 1873-07-07

Judge Davis, in sentencing young Walworth
to imprisonment for life, told him very plainly
that ho waa not certain TINT lie did not dceorye
to DO hanged. Ills addross was colorod by q
deep sympathy for tho sufforinge Of tho boy aud
his outraged uothor but none tho less
clear in it's perception Of tho real ms
ture Of tho crime com1nitted Mr. Wal
worth had done much to estrauge aud
oven enrago vito and children, but ho had in
nothing forfeited his life to the law, and, least
of oil, to his own child. Tho young parricido
gavo expression to no emotion on tho occasion,
except his belief that Judge Davis lecture waa
30 short He desirod no instruction from
him. As for tho world, " that, l'e remarked to
tho Deputy Sheriff in very much tho strain af-
fccted by Ills father could not bo expected to un-
dorataud his caHe.
, 1873-07-07

The Orangonlon Of New York have made for
nal application to ba allowed to parade on tho
18th inst. It IL likoly that their request will DO
granted, and that tho procession will consist, ae
usual, Of about ton policemen to every Orange
uan. Tho appalling rlota which have marked
tho paradcs OF this Order for tho last
two or three yeara led to the passage
Of law forhidding all proeessions Of any kind,
except upon special pormit 1hia gives tile
Board Of Police discretion to rofuae m appllca-
ton liko Tho present. tho granting of which en-
dangers tho ncaco Of tho city but there ia
strong public fooling in Now York, which, hos
tile ns it IL to tintinctively foreign celebrations
Of my kind, III inlisposoa 10 admit llat the
power of the city [s not sufficient to insure tho
Orangemen tho samo safety in tho'r public do
monatrations tl'at is enjoyed by other Isiahmon
On st. patrick's Day.
, 1873-07-07

The New York State Park Commission has re-
ported III favor OF tile plan, advocated for a long
timo by sensible sportsmon, Of preserving tho
Adirondacks as great park. The Adirondacka
form u sort of geological ialand, differing in
climate, and flora and fauna, from the country
around. Their delicious climate aud tho variety
and abundance Of their ganlo mako thom resort
for multitudea every year, md thoro is we'll
founded fear that, unless como regulations be
adopted such III can bo enforced only under the
discipline OF o park like that proposed, the wan
ton destruction Of gamo will end in its oxtirpa-
ton.
, 1873-07-07

may roach tho golden summit, tho rest poriBh
miaerab1y by tho way; and although Fisk may ray
tho pona.y at tho hands of tho nnsAaBif, and I1or
acc +. Olark may die Of premature old ago and
fatigue in piling up Lila dollars, tho rest Of tho
rushing crowd will tnke no warning. Tho other
condition iH, tEnt every criminal, from the low
browcd br,to who murders for tho price Of d
drink Of wlllsky, up to Stokes in lis sumptuoua
coll, who murders for tho salo Of d bodiamondod
harlot, becomes loro, and ia Mt onco surround
cd with halo Of uonsation. II, through tho
laxity OF Justice or tho cunning eubtcrfugos Of
the 1aw, le oacapoB With light punishmonts
thon thoro aro maudlin mon and eympathizlng
women enough to pronounce him martyr, and
to lnbor for his pardon. II ho Is hanged for his
crimes, thon tlore is class in tho community
who regnrd ls death US an apothooBis, all tho
moro brilliant II he hnu only Bwung OF with
rocklesB bravado. Punishment Tor orimo has
littlo or no terror for this claBa.
Wo havo stated only tho facts circumstances,
and conditions Of thoso enigmas Of death. They
aro worthy Of study by tho social philosophers "a
we'll as By tho 5uris.s aud tlloir combined
analyata ought to determine whether tloro ia a
remedy for the alarming prevalence Of crime, or
whetllor, as stophon Blackpool said, TIT IL all
mudlle." Tho philosophers nro writing wholly
and vol on tho onigmas Of life. Lot ua hear
from somo Of them on tho entgmas Of death,
which are daily stated in tho papers.
, 1873-07-07

Tho Springfield (1asa.) Republican records an
act Of official injustioe which is entitled to carry
on tho palm. Mr.. s. F. Cowley had boon Post
master at Norwich for twonty-ono yoars. Ho
lad fulfilled tho duties Of tho ofco to tho entire
satisfaction Of tho poople Of the town, bnt, in
unfortunate momons, ho yotod for Grooloy, and
was removed. It was not until some time after
ward that ho discovered tho n.odus operandi, md
then found that ton or twelve men Of the truly
loyal sort had got together quietly aud signed a
petition for his removal, koeping tho matter
profound secret. Since that time more than
atratod and petitioned for his restoration, but
without any OBJECT. And yet tho Civil Service
does not need reforming!
, 1873-07-07

Gen. Q. o. Howard spokc ut tho meeting Of
tho Trustees of Howard University, day beforo
yesterday, In roforonco to his salary-ateal as
President of tho Uniyorsity. He did not dony
TINT hc accepted back-pay, but ploadcd that Ills
expenditures in behalf OF the University would
balancc all he had received from it, From the
memorandum which ho displayed Of this out
lay, it seoms to include tho coat OF several enter
tninments given at his house to tho students aud
1r1etoas.
, 1873-07-07

In justifyiug its charge OF bribery in the
Hawkins case, which led to the duel betmeon
says that 1t offeroa to prove by tho foreman Of
tho Jury that letter containing tho offer Of n
bribe to a juryman was Beon by him; that ono of
tho Jurors had confessod III tho presence Of Hey
eral poraonB, that ho had baon bribcl that ono
OF tho constablos had confesacl having carried q
note to a juryman offering bribo. All thosa
points wore ovorrulod, aud tho propositions
thrown out Of court.
, 1873-07-07

a very noteworthy paragraph ia going the
rounds Of cortain olaas Of newspapers, imply
ing that tho editor Of TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
travels to md from llis otlico on pass or by
moanR OF froo tcllctb on tho hcrso-cars, willie
at tho oG'no tllno ho yaliantly opposes tho dcal-
'1load Ayntom. The saton,ont III not true, and
waB not true at tho time 1t waa made. Wo en-
brace thla OCCASION to notify oil railroads, steau
hoats, and other common carrlerg and all hotels,
boarding-houHos, warehouses, and other COM
mon atorers, not to dcadhoad anybody on ae-
count OF this office. We hayo destroyed or re-
turned MI tho passes heretofore iBauod to uB,
and wo shall horoaftor pay tho faro OF all pcr-
soas travelling On tho buainoaa Of this oi1lco. 1t
, 1873-07-07

pursued, there Ia vorily now power In tho
land.
Thtrd-Tho declaration that IL is not tho pur-
poao OF tho Farmers Movement to make rail-
roads carry freight at loss. Mr. Smith noticoa
that this Impression has gos as far 40 tho Lon-
don Times, and ho tlieayowB 1t on behalf Of tho
farmers. It Is certain that yory general i'm
proBBion ]laa obtainod among railroad mon and
capitalists that tho farmors Ind determined to
their grain in other wor1s that railroads must
carry grain to market at auch terms ae
to mako It profitable to tho producer,
no mattor wllat tts prico In tho
market 1nay bo, or wlothor tho railroads can 30
carry It or not. 1fr. Smiths diBavowal Of this
policy Ia tinoly, for tho groat obstacle which in
tolligont mon llayo found In tho way Of making
common cauao With tho farmers has boon tho
apprehension Of lawloBs, communisto designs,
which. beginning with tho railroads, might end
anywhere. IF tho prlco Of corn ut Chicago is
only 80 conta, and II costs IL conta to transport
It from Central Iowa, tho farmors Of Central
Iowa perhaps bottor afford to burn tl1oir corn
than to Hcud 1t to market aud buy fuel with tho
proceeds. But, if IL conta Is only reasonable
compensation for tho aorvtcos rendered by tho
railroads, tho farmers cannot demand that tho
railroads should haul It for oonts, nor that they
should force tile Chicago market up to DO conts.
Tho lattor they couldn't do tho formor they
wouldn't do. No party can DO successfully
formed in this country upon Legislative ro-
quroment that cnpital, whothor invested In rail-
roads Or in anything else, shall do buainoss at n
loss. Common Justice would protest against my
such movement. But whom tho farmcrs SOY that
they do not ask this, and that thoy only desire
that tho railroads nhall DO constrained to othoir
part Of the work of human society at fair and
reasonable profit on tho capital actually inpcstcd
they should hayo, and will lnvo. the active CO.
operation Of all fair-minded mon, and THE Cu1-
oAdo TRIBUNE will 60 as far as anybody In tho
effort to put al1 watcrod stocks undor the checse-
press, and squeeze tho whoy and other fluid OK
tracts completely out Of them.
, 1873-07-07

During the recent Parliamentary election at
Bath, tho Euglisl, watoring-p1aco, tho Liberal
candidate was personally aHaaultod by gang Of
electors. who lllcd his Dyes with shower Of
Cayenne poppe= md sn1llr, and thon attempted to
throw him out Of a window. Tho English cleo
tion rougha aro evidently a stop In advance Of
ours, who usually conlno tholr roHlyism to ro-
poating and msuling each other, but rarely, IT
over, attack candidate himsolf.