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DEATHS,

Died, On "Wednesday, March 18th. 1873, after pro
trae5ed and paiafnl; Illness NJ: WILLIAM LAmN IN:
Cornwall, England
Thou art gone to the grave-but wo will lot de-
Though sorrows and darkness encompass the
Thy Saviour has passed through its portal before
And the lamp of his love is thy guide through Its
gloom.
Thou art gone to the grave-wo no longer behold
thee;
Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy
But the wide arms of mercy are spread 10 cnfold
ties.
And 5,s sjgper' may hope since tho sn'es' las
The fuucrM VIII take place at Nieholson-Sreet
Methodist Episcopal church TO-DAY at o'clock.
The friends and acqutntances Of the family are iu-
viel 10 attend without ful Their notice.
Died. on the evening of the 18th of March 1873, at
81 o'ciCck, MARY ELMORE, beloved wife Of
Edwin Wilson, after brief illness OF week. She
left her devoted and stricken householdtbe sweet
hcred them 10 meet her in Heaven.
Her funeral will take place TOMORROW
MORNING tl.th>, at II O'Clock, from Second Zap,
list church. Friends and acquaintance are invited
10 attend. -.....-.
Del. on Monday night, March 10, 1873, after a
long and painful illness. Mrs: 81 AkiHA Il. VAR
twcnty-seventh year OF her aye, leaving devoted
husband and two children to mourn their loss
Even the hour that darkest seemeth .s.
Win his chaagcless goddess prove. f.. -.
From tie gloom his brightness sueameth,
God Is wisGcln-GOd Is love.
Husband, children. look above thee
Heaven with all Its gifts are there.
Her remains we're taken to her former residence IN
Hanover county.
Died, Thursday, March 10, 1873, at ton minutes
past O'Clock, OF scarlet fever, HERhERT Les
LIZ, youngest SON Of George X. aud lllry r. Minor,
aged Que year and eleven months.
His funeral will take place from DR.. Preston's
church THIS AFTERAO at ) O'Clock. The
friends an ac,luautauces OF the family are re-
spectlully invited TO attend.
Died, on Thursday, 18th instant. DR.. R. S. J.
PEBBLES.
His funeral will take place from, st. Paul's church
THIS AFTERNOON at o'clock. The friends and
acQuanances OF his faulty respectfully invited
20 attend.
Died. ut HsverStraw, n. Y, on the evening of
March eth. ls13 THO NhS A. LANDLORD, In the
seyenty-third year OF his age, formerly resident
Of Riclluoud, Va. .- ..s-s.s,. ...-
died. al Charleston, S. c., OIL the morning of the
5th instant. ISAAC s. IL. BENNETT. DR., Oldest
son of the lile John c. F. Bennett OF this city, IN
the thirty-first year Of his age.
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IN the Encouragement Of Senate commit.
tees Senator Johnston Is Cd the committees
% manufactures, pa,ents; and revolutionary
siaims.
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T#--~-s--s 6 - .-'sh=' - !. =
Flood In MARYLAND.

PeRT DEPOSIT, March. l3.--Noon.--The
river has risen q foot with moving Ice, which
has filed the channel, and has threatening
looks;
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ROCKS. STATIONERY. dc.

NEW CODE OF VIRGINIA.
The bill providing for the publication OF the
NEW REVISED CODE OF VIRGINIA, By
Colonel GEORGE WYTuE MUNFORD, has passed
tile legislature and will soon be in press" Or.
ders for this valuable work received by US, and vii
lie forwarded Us directed ns soon as ready.
SOON TO BE PUBLISHED:
GRATTAN'S VIRGINIA REPORTS. volume 70
ACTS OF VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE, l372-'73
AMERICAN REPORTS, volume I;
ENGLISH REPORTS, volume 3.
We keep OH hand ltr2e stock Of
BANKRUPT BLANKS
for voluntary and Involuntary bankruptcy.
Orders to us VIII receive prompt attention.
WEST. JOHNSTON l. Co,
Law and General booksellers aud Stationers,
NH i!2t adjoining pOst-otlce.
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J. &. Fremont in bankruptcy.

CINCINNATI, March 13.-In the United
States Court to-day the firm of 8. w. Morton
aud JohnC. Fremont was declared bankrupt
as firm.
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NEW CROP.
PIANOS. ORGANS, SC.

SLEIGHT& HOWARD lopr0sITyffss.stt.ls.zzJf
~ TIE roSr-orFicE) sre agents .orth X
the BEST PIAS0-f ORTES AM osuH,ts..fi2,iI.
sTEiNWAT PIANOS and S-altii.a ',.riSyy
CAN ORGANS constantly or taila :, 'Stir or
prices. Old pianos takce IN eNchsage fon o:
rent, one St.COND-HANtlC l.ki ~ s,,
also, one sroDART j. DGAHah rfa,i " yf.t,4.
at Il bargain. 10
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ny BREEDEN &FOX are now receiving
q very large and extensive assortment Of
SPRING DRY GOODS.
They beg leave also, to announce that 1t Is their In
tcntion to offer larger aud more varied stock than
they have done In tie past, and they solicit the spe-
c!al attention Of buyers. BREEDEN & FOX,
NH ll-steod -..,.... 4OIBroad street.
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Tno aaissoura so,,,a, s. Evi, 49, :,

ST.. LOUIS, sfarch 1a.--Sesen thousand
women petition the Legislature pf Missouri
for q repeal Of the s.soGial eyilo law.
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MT LEATHER BELTS Of all kinds

lH LEATHER BELTS of all kinds;
SOAPS and PERFCMERY Of superior quality a.
much below regular prices;
BELT, TRIMMING, and SASH RIBBONS;
BLACK and COLORED VELVET RIBBONS;
COMBS and BRUSHES, HAED-M1RRORS:
RUBBER, SILK, PEARL, AGATE, METAL, and
HORN BUTTONS;
CORTICELLI SEWING. BELDlEG's, and
CLARK'S SEWIEG-SILK, on spools;
SKEINS and small SPOOLS OF SILK ut: Co.:
CLARK'S and COATS'S SPcOL-COTToN at 7oc.
per dozen;
sEWING-NACHlNE NEEDLES at SOC. for
paper Of ten; Rs. '..
MACHINE Oh, the best manufactured, at lsc, per
bottle;
LADIES' LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS In the
latest styles:
LADIES' GARMENTS OF e7ery description a,
great bargains at LEVY BROTHERS.
1917 and 1919 Main street
Look ut our BL ACK and COLORED SIZES.
NH u 49,. .....
M BLACK ALPACAS in all Qts!jIe'.
BOMBAZINES, TAMiSE,
AUSTRALIAN CREPE,
BLACK EMPRESS CLOTH,
hLL-WOOL POPLISS,
CREPE and LOVE Wells, all sizes:
CREPE COLLARS,
CREPE COLLARS and CUFFS to match.
HEMSTITCHED MOURNING HANDhE2
CHIEFS.
BLACK RIBBON, ell widths;
BLACK MERIHO SHAWLS In Ill qualities:
BLACK SILK, XIII, THREAD, and CASHMERE
GLOVES;
BLACK PINS, and all ether articles necessary for
mourning, at
NH u LEVY BROTHERS.
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rho louisville Bank Robbery.

Z, LOUISVILLE, March 13.-The robbery OF
the Falls City Tobacco Bank reaches T5oo,-
900. The rewards aggregate SI0,000. ~
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MATZOEs!.
MATZOES u.

All persons wishing to be served With MATZOES
will send In their orders at once to me ut 707
Main street, or to ]. GREESTREE, 125 Seven
tenth street, TO BIS delivered between ls and 10th
Of April.
NH "a Id. BRIGGS.
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w FEBRUARY "a, 1873.

NEW PRINTS, PERCALES, sHEETIS"S'
DAMASkS, &c.
T. r. PRICE & co. arc receiving weekly auth
tons 10 their stock In ~
Pretty hngl.sh and American PRINTS.
7-8and l.. PFkCALES, for c!ilirca. >..,,
Black and white and black ard lead PAtN'S'
Linen aud Cotton SHEETlNGS,
Bletchcd and Brown COTIONS,
PILLOW CDTTOSS.
HIRDEYE DIAPERS. DAMAskS,
ThRLE-COVERS. C0RSETs,
GENTS and LADIES MD GLOW Srnts''
p LACE and LIN en- COLLARS ana -!
HEMSTITCUED LlSEN-CAMDHiCh Aap-
kERCHiEES, &c, &c. rr-ss
4 handsome II, of FAIL md SPRING DE
GOODS 10 Ee sold out, very Gnf.AI DAnoa'''
Special attention called 10 ths1n. "a
fe2i i. -. REtSL g 49,
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D.sSeauyloas & pARTNERsYII,s,
NEW AUCTION

IN AND COMMISSION HOUSE.
The undersigned have this day formed cO-part-
nership under the name Of REDWOOD q CHEN.
SHAW for the purpose OF conducting n GENERAL
AUCTION and COMMISSION BUSINESS at No.
1920 Main street. = !. : zzy
We hope 81 ssriet attention Co business and pune
tuaity 10 merit liberal Rhare Of public
patronage. Sepsigu respectfully solicited. II
/ Z" fstft 1870 80 j.. y. REOWilQD, stSg
4 RtoiIsdesD; February za,is7a e ss.lm
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= grsrn m6siaer. So,.TeH; e,, q Y
Tianies Isooiey, fle.csr = 5.oysassen McMullan,
hs Payt, Robertson: serugss, s9s
1 stnnhens. Suite, d Thompson, "a1''' a'u -
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EgMATgoEs |
SLATZOE2!
MATZOES
biATzoEs !

..- SIATZOE2!! ~ .-.-
g.. . ...... MATzoEs
MATzoEsl
MATzOEs!.
I,
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I LIGHTNING RODS.-We continue to put
RI up COPPER and GALVANIZED IRON
LIGHTNING RODS in the hest aud cheapest man
rer, and unlike a1tcrs in this kind OF business, we
are alwayo easyto he found.
G.. 6 A. BARGAMiE, Il
mil l.-1m 907 east Main street.
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r HAVE THIS DAY APPOINTED NJ.
J. LOLEkZ0 my agent to conduc: the COSFEC.
T.OSEkY BUSINESS in al Its branches in the city
Of Richmond, to buy and sell for cash only.
NH li-it& 5. LOLERZO.
, 1873-01-21
CONTENTS OF TO,pAf'9 TRIBUNE.

FIRST rAGfc-Wnshlnston Nowa: rrooecd!ngs IN Con.
grcss, Tho Investigation Cou,Mttocs-Now Yurk
Miscellaneous kilograms.
SECOND pAGE-Onr Iron Interest: Tho Lnke Superior
MInosat ne9lon-The rolioo Dnpnrtmcnt-Eyanston
Mattors-Snn Francisco Iotor--Tlo Republic In
eazanco Company; Shall tho Stockholders staud
Another Aesosatnent-1tai1roud Nova.
THIRD PAHE-Thn Tucker Ole!ni-Annun1 Report Of
tho Board Of inspectors of tho lfousa Of Correction
County Atfniss--'rhu City In Nriof-nailroad Time
advertisements.
FOURTH pA1E-Eda1ia1s, Bornnt4 Million Dollar
Claim; Our Electoral System, BO(ltah Liquidation; J;
Uurrcnt NowB Items.
FIFTH pAGE-Tho 8tao Capital; Yoaterhays Proceed
lngs In tho Illinois General Aase,nb1y-Markots by
Observation-Disclosures
SIXTH Parliamentary and Uommaroal.
SEVENTH pAGE--Tho Law Courts-personal 1toms-
Notcs and Opinion.
EIGHTH pAGE-roreign observation-disclosures Tolo-
grams -- Arnuaemonts Governmental Telegraph:
Lottur fsu1n uon. Joseph Modlll-Aucou Adyor.
tsemnnts.
, 1873-01-21

Revising and Consolidating. tho Ordinancon o.
tho City OF Chicago" was taken up and paaaea'
SPECIAL ORDER FOR MONDAY EVENING.
Aid. gchafFnor moved TINT tho report OF tng
Special Oomtnitte Of Nino DO made the special
order for noxt Monday ovonnB. Adopted
EXTENDING ExT1fau1HHINn FAolIiTEs.
Tho ongroaRed ordinance authorizing Tho pllr.
ollapo uf Dabcock el1gines nnh til. erection OF
bell toworH, heretofore published, WAS taken up
AID. hlcGrath moved MI amendment providing
for tho pnrchaHo nf All ongno Of tho Ahrone OF
Cinoni,att pattern. Tllo amendment waa
adopted.
Aid. Sherwood aoycrcly criticised the BAnoock
engines.
After considerable discussion, d veto WAS
takon on waivlng the engrosa,nenb Of The ord4-
nance, which resulted In tho negative. It waa
thon rcforrod to tho Clerk for ongrosBmont, and
made ting special order for Monday evening ut
10 o'clock.
Is IT LEGAL.
AID. Pickering offered tho following, which
was adopted:
Resolvtd, That tho Corporation Counncl DO requested
to report to ta Council ut its noxt reguinr meeting,
In writing, whether tue police force be legally iu
creased ut thiA t!nio.
ANTICIPATING 4 FREsHET.
Aid. Mc0rath presented tlo following, which
was adopted
:. Resolpfd Tint tho hoard Of Public WoriR ho, and
they arc hereby requested 10 to he rooved from
the utchef CulSerta, nnd caleb basins In tho outside
districts Of tito city all tic accumulaoua Of ashes,
hoiae.Rors. mud garbage in order TINT frcshet y
DO asoidod during tfo approaching ep:lug.
Tho Council adjourned.
, 1873-01-21

A great deal id being said IN different quarters
against exompting from taxation property like
that Of religious corporations, which consIdcra-
tioas Of what is called public policy hayo
loft freo from taxeu from timo immemoral
ttons cannot bo dcniol, md In Wisconsin it Ia
proposed to rofornl Tho abuses by abollBAing all
tho exemptions. Petitions to this effect arc
coming to tho Logiulaturo from ovory part Of
he State. Noteworthy among them IL that OF
tho largest Ptoteulant church Ut milwaukee, ask-
ing the Legislature to tnx thoir property.
, 1873-01-21

Boston il Hufforing from the worst opidomio
OF smallpox that has over been known in AtasBa-
chuBottu. There.aro now 1000 cnsos Of tho dis
oaao reported to tho authoritiop. Before yaccin~
ation was known, there, were, in 1700, according
to Cotton Mnthor, l.200 futhl caBos in ono year,
but nov smallpox patienta notwithstanding all
the aids Of modern skill, orc dying at ho rate Of
5000 yoar, or GO week. Tho mortality roachoA
the frightful proportion Of ono death In
every four caaos, which ia worse than
eyen the smallpox poatilenco of
1916 In Europe. The sudden sproad
Of the disoaEo il attributed, in Massachusetts,
to tho repeal Of tle "head money tax" which
has thrown tho stato open to Canadian im-
migration, which brings tho infection with It.
III the nine months which hare pasaod since
this repeal, thore heyo boea more doatiH from
smallpox in Boston than in tho whole atato in
tho preceding Bix years.
, 1873-01-21

Baptist Nool wloAo full nnmo III tho Hon. and
Roy. Baptist Wriotlosloy Noel, long known as
ono Of tho most activo Of English writer's in tho
1old Of polonic divinity, died yosterday at tho
ago OF 73. IIo began his ecclesiastical lifo Us
Chaplain to tho Queen, hut resigned this posi-
ton In 1913, whon lie soccdcd from
the Established Church. 1Io thon joined
the Anabnpttsts, and WAS ono Of their
ministers until within a yenr or two. As n
preacher, phllanthropiat, and controversial
writor, Baptist Nool hold n high rank. Some
Of his bettor-known writings aro "Sormons on
tho First Five Centuries Of tho Church, "CIuls-
tian Missions to Heathon Lands," "Essay GU
Union of Church and state," "Essay on Chris
t!an Daptism," Freedom and slayory III the
United Statcs," md " Rebellion in America"
, 1873-01-21

\ Now York Journal thinks thai the mutual
congratulations Of tho outgoing and incoming
Lieutenant Governors Of Illinois were very af
aocting. It contomplatos, with unalloyod nd
.nirstion, that illinois In to hnyo Il Llousonaut
Governor he In ron.ly to be tho Governor, but
tho Now York journal didn't know that who is
"in MI respects the peer Of tho mightioat minds
.. tho Republic" When tho anne journal pro-
cccda further, and roads tho incoming Lieuten-
INT Governors eulogy In turn upon tho out
going Lieutenant Governor. 1t concludes thu.
laoro IL touderneas and sVestuoaH about tho
, 1873-01-21

Ths Boston Reliof bili has boen reported ad-
vorscly by tho Senate Judiciary Committee.
They think 1t unconstitutional, for tho reason
TINT all Statoa aro entitled, under tho ConHtt,l-
zion, to equal advantages in Trade and manufac-
turoo. They further asroo that the reasons
urged In favor Of the relief for gutforing by fro
would apply to my other community, md In
favor Of individuals aB woll "a citiea. To pags
tho Boston Relief bill would they aay, sanction
u principle which would mako '' Congress u
great Insurance company for 10000, 600 Of poo
n1n
, 1873-01-21

0arvoy WHO n,ado plastor costly luxury for
tho tax-payorA Of Now York, AMI, according to
between 1903 and 1871, hns returned from
Europe, under promise Of protection, to testify
against lis follow thioyos. 1Io was ono
of tho witnessos in tho Tweed trial yester-
day. Ho went away at the roquoyt Of
Tweed, swconoy, Connolly, md 11alllt
Smith. lie told in detail tho Btory
with which tho public are already familiar, con-
corning tho contriyances Of margins and ovor-
charges by which the Ring p1undoring was dono.
Twood's counsel claim TINT their client paid
profits, out Of bis own pocket mud III: out OF tho
City Treasury.
, 1873-01-21
Whole thing Which romlnls 1t Of two littlu boys
licking molasHos from tho aamo ptto.

4 correspondent, writing from tho South, anys
t|,at tho nogrooa al through South Carolina
(and III less dogreoin Bon,e Of tho otlor 81 atcp)
nro infected with tho idcn tl.at thoy uro 'bor,
loglBlatora. The lawa l,nvo constantly fayorcl
thom but, inatead Of taking advantage of tho
preference shown them to improve tleIr conll-
tion, they f,ang about, n rugged, lazy, aul
"orthleHa Rot Of croatnroe, every tlold-l,and
fcasting morbid Imagination with moditations
on his peculiar itNcBH to cit In Legislative
ha1ls. Thoro is roauon to suspect that tloro te
much truth in NIL this, ind 1t leayoa but poor
prospect for tho progross of tho South toward
rehabilitation, mud q still poorer ono for any
amelioration in tho condition Of tho colorc1 racc
, 1873-01-21

4 drunken husband, according to a recent de-
.ision in this State, ii 81, 200 better than nono-
", broke hiH neck whilo intoxicated, mud lia
widow, under tho Temperance law, has rocog-
sred s1,200 from the saloon-keapor who sold
aim the fetal liquor. It is not long since a
ronaan In Iowa, widowed in about the came way,
recovered valuable homestead us damagos
from the rumaellor.
, 1873-01-21
BELFI3H LE9IBLATIGtl,

1t often taHeG IA0 experience VI yoAT6 ~
develop tho Influence OF special Legislation upon
the interests Of tho public. The beneficial
effects, for instance, Of some great public i'm
provemont are serioualy impaired, sometimes
destroyed, by the selfish schomos OF those who
are determined to limo their own pockets at tho
expcnso OF tho people.
For moro than twouty years 1t has been d won
der how the projectora of tho Illinois and Michi-
gan Canal could haye been 80 stupid Us to dig d
" marrow ditch " for a hundred mileH from Chi
cago to the head Of navigation on tho
Iii River, making 1t necessary to hayo long,
marrow boats, with comparatively light tonnage,
which, when loaded, could bo towed up and
down tho Illinois only when tho river WIS high,
whilo, with less expense, by q sor1es Of locks and
aud dams up 30 far as Lako Joliet, porhapB to.
Lockport, and thonoo to tho Chicago Niyor by o
broail, shallow canal, steamers from tho Missis-
sippl, with more freight thau dozen canal
boats could carry, could haye como directly to
tho docks Of Chicago. The early hiHtory Of tho
canal shows that ita frlondB fully appreciated tho
great advantages Of alaokwator navigation over
that by narrow ditch. There was much discussion
and Ill actlyo and bitter CANVASS between tho two
parties Tho rionds OF tho slacl- water project
sent to Now York aud procured tho aeryices OF
tho moat ointment civil engineer Of his time, Mr.
Wright, who nude survey between Chicago
and Por11 and demonstrated beyond a question
that aystom Of locks and dams, and q broad,
shallow canal admitting tho passage Of stcamors
from tho lakes to tho mississippi was not only
fur tho cheape0t, but that 1t would be worth
vastly moro to tho commerce Of thu Mississippi
Vallsy than tho narrow ditch. by It, q
atoamor might have come from the
mouth Of tho Yellowstone, or from st.
Paul direct, to Chicago. In fact, no man
can now adequately oHtimato the advan tago
such canal would hayo boon to Chicago and tho
ent,ro Northwest. Tho friends Of tho rival pro-
joctB woro before tho Legislature with thoir re-
portu, anl tloir facts and nguros tloro had been
the usual amount Of bunconbo BpoeohoB but, so
manifostly did tho ~ broad gauge improvement
hnye the advantage, that tic bill paasod one day,
just before dinner by q minority, II no rightly
remember, of four yotes. But, to tho surprise
Of every ono, soon Ill tho Legislature assembled
in tho afternoon, reconsideration waa moved,
md tho ocountor projcct MAS adopted by majority
Of ono or two votes.
OF course, the question is pertinent,
by what baloful influence change GO injurious
to our city, aud to tho commerce Of the country,
could hayo bosn offootol a fow sohoming He}f-
ish politicians owned tho land ut IaSallo, whoro
II wRu nroppBed totern,sunte tho q narrow ditch"
and to build groat city. It was believed and
charged t}lat certain lota and blocks Oh tho town
plat of LaSalle changed hands betweon tho
slt.inga Of the Legislature, and with that camo a
change Of tho requisite number OF votos
hut tho effort to onslcl4 few political ech2mels
, 1873-01-21

The Bankrupt act was boforo the House yeB-
teyday, 4 bill was reported from the Judiciary
Committee declaratory Of the meaning Of tho
lsct Of 1872 which intended, they said, to mako
tho exemptions undor tho National act Identical
uent to this bill it was moved that the Bankrupt
;lct DO repealed altogether. Tlis waa carried by
Tho largo minority of 129 10 60. A bill to repeal
tho Bankrupt law and all supplementary and
smondatory acts han been reported to the Senate
by tho Judiciary Committee, but not yot actoa
nnnD
, 1873-01-21
OUR ELECTORAL 8Y8TEM,

The proposition which Senator Morton, OF
Indiana, recently made in tho 8onate, in conneo-
tion with an elaborate review OF the subject, VAS
that tho reformation of our Electoral syaton
should DO referred to Committee authorized to
sit during the vacation, and inatvuctod to report
ut the next HosBion sucll measures aB may DO
deemed needed. Tho exigencios and dangers
which bcBet our prosont syutom bocame eapo-
chilly notable IN tho late election, though tho
country wan fortunate enough to escape the se-
rions consequences which might have enaucd
with slight change In the circumstances Of tho
election. Among the possible dangers Of re-
taining tho Electoral College, tho following arc
obyious;
I. II Mr.. Greeley Ind received majority Of
tho popular yolo, and had diod before tho Elec-
toral College mot, 1t ID ouliroy probable that tho
ELECTORS WHO would hnyo voted for him bud ho
lived would l1nyo boen 80 divided In their choice
tlat tho 0rant Electors might have socurod IT.
minority in tho College. In this caao, tho po-
litcal sentiment OF the majority Of tho people
would layo been defeated uni 1t IL not difficult
to conceive tho oRcct upon tho popular mind.
H. 10 loug US tho Bystem OF olecting tho prou-
ident through III Electoral College preyails,
thoro ia danger of bribery, fraud, and a be-
treyal OF tho trust. There Ia no doubt that the
Original Idea of the syHte,n was, that tho olloieo
OF President should bo committed fully and
finally to tho Electoral College. Under tito pro-
yaIling praolico, however, the Electors aiul-
ply represent certain political parties, tho
choice Of each party for President being clearly
indicated in advance. Tho Electoral College IL
simply voting machine. with tho difforonce
that 1t loa III tho power Of tho mon comprising
it to betray tho trust that la conldoa to them.
III. In tho Stato of Louislaua thoro woro
two Electoral Col!egou, each claiming tho right
to cast tho voto of tho State. Mr. Morton natu-
rally concelves that, II tho choice Of President
wore to be determined by the vote Of this State,
tho respective olaims Of the oonteating Colleges
, 1873-01-21

4 london correspondent conoludoH not ,ln-
naturally, tilat Tho roaulto of tho Englisl uya-
tom Of taxation should teach Americans to 11lt
an end to that "proectiyo" system by which
American industry, trade. aud commerce aro
made to walk i'll fotters, and 10 do thorwork with
one hand tod behind them. III England, yoar
after year, tux after tux IL taken of, and tho a
ready vory small list Ut dutiablo articles ntill
fnrlhor reduced, und yoar after yoar the royenuo
bocomos largor. Industry IL unfettored and
commerce is FREQ, and the lcHs tho people uro
taxed the more money tho uoyornmont receives.
The royenus returnB for 1872 wepe published OH
Jan. l, and they arc certainly tho nost rounrka-
bio oyer published III auy country. Tho total
revenue has boon, IN round numbers,
E77,70o,ooo, or GsRs o0oo-an increase
Of E6, 500 ovor 18il. Tho ratio of
tax Of 1871 having produced n surplus,
there mas II reduction on tho toa, cotfeo, sugar,
and other taxes. Tho cheaper tho things woro
mado, the more the pooplo bought Of them, and
tho result WAS an inoreaso Of tho seyenuo to tho
Government, Tho receipts from Quptom2 woro