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autl Aid Society had In their pousoaBton over
SU00,000, which they could produce in half nil
hoiir. And tho papers como out now anI my
TINT Mr. 11ofrmnii,iR demolished, thu Hocoty hnH
oil t1lB money nlltt Tho whole nlattor ID settled.
a remarkable oouousionl
Tho question ntil rconrs. how to help 0,n00
poor peon1o who ono weolt ag0 n,nrolod olr
HtrootB asking for holp which no far tliey haye
not received Tint question Inns not been do
cttlc1. 1t ntnntla before tllH community m un-
solved to-day AZ 1t was at the 1n1Ha-fncottnE OF
tho peoplo. And submit, therefore, thas tho
fact that Air. 1Ioffman Is demolished, md
tho 1loliof and Aid Bocioty has tho monoy,
outs ITO figure hore, sn"o 10 fnr aa to show MIR.
Hoffman Tint llo was oyermutcllod by miller u,e,,,
anil tint tl,is SoclolY should now pay out tho
money. "Wo have thomonoy," Bay tile officers Of
tho Relief society. rllon Binco 1t IL the poopIa's
money, pay 1t olit to ,eiovo tho su1foring," kay
tho people. Aud Ia tliota MY aophlstry, II!
thiR2 Whnt wnH this money contributed for
10 bo in bank and draw interest? NJ. 10
build blocks Of buildings .wlth2 No. 10
put food In tho stonlaolls md clothes
upon tito backs OF panpora? No. It
wnH contributed to tho Buforlng nooplo
of Chsoago. Then apply 1t so.. Tho means can
10 devised If the Willingness Ia Hlown ! and y
not inappropriate manner Of distribution would
bo tbat suggested in tho third article Of tic
workingtnon's raso1usiouB !: but, so long az mon
aro generous o1ly promises, but little oprogrcss
Will ho mndo.
Tho city, Of conrso, cannot give employment
to thcso people, and tlor demands OH tint point
must remain unanswered But they hayo n
clRim llnon, md right to, q Hhnre OF the money
held In trust for Buch aa they, to tho extent Of
their reasonable nooda; md tloy ought to hayo
1t at onco. JonN CALVIN WALLIS.
, 1873-12-30


10 the Editor n Tho Chfcaao Tribune:
B1ns It appoa,a to mo tint those laborora who
have aomo means loft yot, mil anticipate q want
Of work this winter In Chicago, would do hottor
to go soull, till summer and thus save much Of
tho cost ut living in Northorn clmato. TLore
may DO classes Of work tlere also which cannot
hore 6e cnrried on in winter.
1t inns also occurred to MO that the city could
iHs1lo bonds for limitod amount, and rnrol,aao
with these bonds, oitl,or by money prooul cd by
tl,nir sno or by direct exchange Of thena, fuel,
coal, clothing, mud building materiafs. The
fuel, coal, aud olothing thoy could uso partially
III placo Of money. and hire laborors thorowtth,
ut low price, to bo fixed by tie city, to work M
tho materials Into city buildings, anl commence
at oncc,. IN tlia why, operations on tho now
Court-llouHo. CITIZEN.
, 1873-12-30
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.


DIESOLU
The copartuer4hip holoofose o1isin9 undos thq Hao
Of j. III. Hthll UU u this day dlssulygd. MI debts
duo sa4 !ln to By paid 10 j. H. hn. WIN Is s1ops &a'
thurlE0d to receipt for Ealn9s
Uhloaso, usa. n, ls7a.
, 1873-12-30

61N NOW tiAt tile labor question haa 169nHen
60 serious an aspoat, md appears to grow OF
grayor Importance, year by year, would it not bc
wull for somo Of tho groat snlnlH OF our country,
who profess to bo Interested IN md net ns load-
crs to the movement, to mako 1t moro c!oar to
tho minds Of those who do not under stand wliat
Is tho benefit. or where the Justice, III dividing
among stl mon equally tho accumulated wealth
In our laul as tlis BOOTHS to DO tlelr chicf alm,-
giving to those who havo Mother tho brains nor
inclination TO mako or keep tho woalth which,
by the exercise OF superior facultios, other
men have accumulated aftor years
OF hard toll. Did tho groat Croator divide wis.,
dom and genius, or any of the qualitioa cason-
tial to scceBs equally to oach inhabitant OF tho
wor}d2 / think NO will nil answer No; and
might wo not aB we'll complain Of this partiaty?
As thorcc arc superior minds IL literature, tho
nrts and scenceH, why should thcro not be NJ
well those to whom the gift Of acquiring wealth
has beeu impnrtod moro thnn to oLhers2
III this country Of ours. wEe:o ovory ono has
tue opportunity to obtain at least q competency
ssoms Iardly credible ftllat Con1munistio prlntc.
pies could gain even hearing,
TIL not loro, rs in European countries, TINT
tue fortunes and ostatca woro usnrped bya
favored few, and aro possessed from generation
rich mnn have worked from tho lowest rounds Of
the ladder; anq should these nlon bu eompullod
.,t,t ttSrr, ~,
TO diVide "ltn oInota g. Wno ne 700 l'npatont 70
work eoitoi'oaiy rns .heaF ..,ne, or sso too IN
nfoSiaanL 70 sayo ~ .lt ra1.s uny III .no tnsse
Ane AAnule' "otAn WV to.t luis ~. ~, ~!
sot o1ten receives mere co.anensaslon 1 sna1
olcrNa ~ moss o! TUG puasless-h9uses. who
more o1ton average t"eNo a1,ti aoultaen
hours; and yet. these ,,sa'no clorks noyer
the bost interest ol thoIr elhployer, hoplng as
homo iuture limo 70 fecelve increased romuaora-
t!o.i, ~ they necolne ulolo prnlleeant .n ttulr
aut1od atfu Y IL oby " Flnulplea oI sLIlcs ocoli
omy n''a aavlng tha{ tho TOW ~ itom Tue many
!tunateaa esapoyeu, III urge urn eyer auceeen
~ becoming more @ .nan an osonn.y c1ork; m ~. y
almost an axiom TINT . We never earn 80 little ou1
what we may save M.!e ana shnt Is shq = rea!
secret ol Anccesb Does W. Wotklhgtnan laoor
af:er hours. or WORLD ne without extra compon1,,
salon, eithoneh IL "o1e undefstoou no "1nia
receive tho nehont III tno tu1ufo LOW
difficult :, II was, dhfihE tho s1mo tho
burnt district was 1ooMi!dhg, 10 lnauco
somo u VI tnese sofy n!ou Miio ~ ate nn" e!Rsns
, 1873-12-30
Salaries Ill tho County Clerks 0i1lce--
Tho County Agent.

Tho County Commissioners mot yesterday
afternoon, President Ashton III tho chair.
A communication from tho Cleik Of tho Crinli-
nal Court suggesting an enlargement Of tho
vault for his ,so III Tie now Criminal Court and
Jail building, was rolerrod to tho Comnittoo on
Du1alic l3nflut1dxa
, 1873-05-02

House of Representatives wore anlvoraally
spoken Of as .pittful to look. upon. His down.
fall, or,iAhod under tho woigllt Of tho sudden
roveraal Of prosperous lffottmo, was tho
Bubject Of oommont ovorywhoro. Tho man who
should hayo passed nway amid tho admiration
and eulogtos Of hia oountrymon proppod himsolf
up in his Inst days aH an objoct Of pity aud q
spectacle Of remoreo. This plain story OF hib lfc
and death rondors It unnecessary to dwoll upon
tho moral 1t offors tho American people. Tho
1osaon Btands out in such hold rollof TINT mon
may rend as thoy run. Tho death Of James
Drooks at this time may bo tho atonomont Of tho
orrors OF his life II 1t can improes lte moral upon
tho American people, and sorvo NJ tlmoly warn-
Ing to our public mon.
, 1873-05-02

Tho anticipation that Alsaco and Lorraine
would greatly detoriorato; II not suf1or depopu-
lation, under German rule, seems to have been
utterly unfoundod. The second annual report,
recently submitted to tho Gormnn Parliament,
shows. that satisfactory development Of the
law BY legal institutions has been made; that
four millions Of thalors have boon expended
on new railway lines and other public
works; TINT tho educational system has
beon romolded on tho German model,
and that tile number Of students matriculntod ut
st1asbourg has increased from ala to 879; that
clergymon'a salaries havo boon increased 50 per
cont that the taxos arc promptly paid, and that
tho number OF tax-oolloctors has boon reduced
one-half. Both tho political and financial condi-
ton Of the provinces ia also pronounced to DO sat-
isfactory. Tho general facts Of tho report aoem
to show that tho people havo returned to tho old
rule quietly, and are enjoying measure Of prog
parity as great as that under Napoleon.
, 1873-05-02

The address which II. Darodet, the successful
Radical candidate In tho rocont election III Paris,
issued to the electors of tho Department Of tho
6oino, brings out tho full Significance Of ha
election, md rolootH the character OF tho popu-
lar fooling In parls with regard to tho Conaorya-
tive Government OF II. Thiora. His election by
such I'LL immonao majority was both rebuko
and warning. II. Barodet WAS tho former
Mayor Of tho City Of LyonB, Which l,as been dis
possessed OF its municipal rights by tho Versailles
Assembly. Ills election was, therefore, q direct
robulte to tho Assembly for that act, and proof
TINT the two great cities Of Franco arc unftea III
political fooling and In dofonso Of their rights.
Tho platform OF principles to which ho Rubscribcs
ia warning, tho In'prcsaivoness OF which las
already been shown In tho alarm and anxiety
manifested by III. Thiers, Ills Cabinet, aud tlio
Conservative proaH. Tho demands which he
makes are tho immediate dissolution OF the Ver-
scllloH Assembly, tho absolute integrity of uni
vcrsal suffrage, mud tho conyocation, without.de-
lay, Of hngle Assembly, Which can alone vote
tho amnesty and tho raialpg Of tho atato Of siogo.
N. Barodot saya.' "Tho tlmo has arrived to
emerge from tho statvof uncertainty which ID en-
eryating country encouraging tho factions, and
disooncortiug oven tho frlonda OF the Govern
meat, . Tue present contests arc only
, 1873-05-02

Only ii Of the 100 counties Of Kontucky were
'oprcsonted In tho Democratic State Convention
,eld to nominate q Stata Treasurer. The reaolu-
ions breathe tie spirit OF 'o8. They reaaaert
he familiar doctrine that tho Statea arc ooequal,
nd sovereign; that tho Federal Government
nay exercise only tho rights delegated to It by
ho Constitution, and that it is essential that all
ho reserved rights of the States should DO saorod
maintained. Tho conduct OF tho Govern
1ent toward Louisiana is denounced as afro
lous, and tho Protective Tariff systom IL de-
larod to be violation Of tho Fodoral compact
nd OF tho rights Of labor. Rigid ocouomy must
observed In tho administration OF the Gov
cnmout, and tho military must be hold strictly
lbordlnate to the civil rowors Tho resolutions
ose with an invitation for tho corporation Of
10 Democracy OF other States.
, 1873-05-02

forms Of conventions for tho principles Of law
Ia n most hazardous experiment, and TO have
courts Of Inv pronounce Judgments founded
upon tho renolutlous Of tho convention TINT
nomtnatod tho Judgoa would bc. destructive Of
oil respect for courts. If every Judge to DO
elected this year in Illinois Is to take
with hin, to tho Bench tho platform Of
tho convention TINT nominated him. md to
doclde all questions under tho dctatton Of that
platform, tlion tho judiciary Of tho Btntc will
sink bolow tho level Of tho ,nout degraded jus
tice Of tho Poaco courts TINT oyor disgraccd tlis
antl othor largo citioa
It la sufficient to say TINT Judge Lawrence was
not nominated by tho Princeton Convention,
nor waH Ills name permitted to DO prosentod to
1t. Tho gentleman who was named wrote q
poremptory refusal to 10 cnndtdnto, aud do
olarod Tint II nominated lo would not accept.
Ho Is q respected momber Of tho Bar, md doubt
loss haB too high regard for tho character OF
the Office Of Judge Of tho Supreme Court to oven
accept IN election with his action as q Judge
already defined and marked out for linn by a
convention. judicial honora Under such cir
cnmstancoa would DO calling to any respectable
and high.minded man who is tlttod for tho placo
Mt ALL
, 1873-05-02

Bismarck has carried Ills bill for the trimming
and regulatio n Of the clergy through tho Upper
powerful blow In the contest which tho great
chancellor ia waging with the Church, and in
which ho has already succeeded in bun
fishing tho Jesuits aud transferring the suporin-
tendence of tho schools from coo1eBiasticAl to
civil hands. His last step Is designed, as he
stated in his speech boforc the Diet weok ago.
to put an end to tho domiueoring assumptions
Of tho priesthood.
, 1873-05-02

Fashionable Christianity In London is growing
to be very amusing. Poop1o now aro invited to
prayor-mcetings precisely as they aro invited to
Hocial soirco or m evening party. Tho New
castle Chronicle prints, with tho exception Of
names, dates, and places, tho following tran
script Of d card, which 1t haa received: "Mr.
and Miss - propose %. W to hold Bible
reading On - evening at ~ o'clock, when
tho company Of frionds is requested. Subject |:
Row. II. Reading from TX to W. Morning
Dress." Undor such prescription as to cos
tune. ono can family Imagine tho con-
stornatlon which might onsuo II d
guest should arrive in business coat or
m afternoon gown. 1t also suggests tho possi-
bility thnt evening, and, porhapa, even fancy
drossoa, may yet DO allowed Mt prayor-meotings.
writer in the Broad Church.nan also states
that he recently got card Of invitation, which,
aB far as the body Of it waa concerned, might
have applied to dance or a card party, but In
the cornor were the characters ''Tea and r."
After long study ho discovered that tho cabalia-
tic sign stood for Toa aud prayera. He wont |;
and when ho found them handing Bibles round
On tray, li]to refreshments, ho lot disguatod,
without waiting either for the Ten or the Pray
, 1873-05-02
NOTES AND OPINION.

We may as woll begin now to mako list Of
those Congressman who havo nddod falsohood
to theft, aud such list iH headed by Samuel 81el-
labargor, Of Ohio.
Mr.. ehelabargor allowed tho announcement
to go forth tint ho had turned IN lis extra pay,
aud he WAS mixing Homo progroBs aB candidate
for tho United Statea 8annto, whom it was dis
covered that ha had drawn tho money and socret-
ly invented 1t in bnnk-Btook. And this Is all tho
reason ho could give: "That refusing the pay
would DO act OF vulgar domagoguery, with nn
lmputation that his comradoa woro tlioyoB." So
much for the late Hon. Samuel Shollabarger,
mt. &c.
Tho Columbus (Olio) State Journal says;
This caso y peculiarly unpleasant. not to aay dis-
tle poson ot lavips uase hgn moral scnt
snerlts upon falso foundation. Wo teudur shame
faced apologies to all the honorable saln5y-grabera
whom Syo layo sought to umlliRo by holding up tho
bright md shining example Of Mr.. 6hollabasger.
Tho Rock Island (Ill.) Argus says:
It lookH ltt!o as though there was anegro tn tho
wood-pite somewhere In regard to our 1!swoy: md
tho quicker Ao furnishes tho nctal facts aa TO hts ahaso
Ut tin Btcnlt tho btttor.
--"O!d probs" would respectfully ougge6t to
tho minds Of Congressmon and othera who hayo,
or mny hereafter DO found to have, sorno por-
tions OF public plundor III their possession, that
the domaud for its roturn into tho Treasury, at
Home future time not worry ronloto, will not t'1i-
likely DO attended with enforcement; anl, whom
this power oomoa along, thoro may not DO ttmc
to count out tho oxaot change. There ia wol-
known motto: "Look out for tho locomotive
wldlc the boil r1ngs!" Do 20 not hoar Bo1no-
thug?
Tho Rockford (1ll.) Register aayH:
Thirty-four Conarcaameu have put back their back
pay whero 1t betogs null wlloro 1t will do them tho
i,l1st good. Tint IL what Quilted aatos Troasurer
Spinner roporta
Treasurer Spinner reports no anoh thing. 1le
acknowledges rocoiptH ot a77,757.77, but with
holds namoB OIL account OF the motlosty Of sonse
Of tho aeudors. Wo found thlrty~four persons
openly claiming credit which could not be
shared by so many Within tho compasa OF s77,-
757.77; aud now Senator Pratt, Of Indiana mot
Quo Of the thtrty-four), says no long ago turned
In s4,12o,0o. Doducting this sum, and 81, 900 by
Senator Dayard, s4,e12 by samuel 8. Cox, and
es.2bo by John II. orobs (amounts TINT are
kaownl. there is 4 balance Of e50.e76.17, u
, 1873-05-02

Warznoth's counsel, in asking the Supreme
Court to allow an appeal from Judge Duroll'a
decision. neglected to flo any papers to
sustain their application. On this account
tho Court has postponed tho consid.
GRAFTON Of their motion until tho fall
term, and, II the opinion Of the Supreme Court
Bar is correct and is correctly reported, will not
be anxious thcn to dIHcuss tho matter, oil they
would much prefer TINT CongresB aot upon 1t ~
political question, and tallo it ont Of tho fold
II judfcial dociniot.
, 1873-05-02

ato1y active and 80 lower, closing at
t1.2a96 cash and e1.2o>G seller Juno.
Corn WAS aotlvo md weak, closing at
o711@879so cael,, md 4o1hSo scllor Juno. Data
woro aetIve nnd 10 higher, closing tano. at 9oM
@3OTo cash, md o3114o Bcllor Juno. nyo was
dull aud 10 lowcr, at o0@eo16c. Barley WAS
moro aotlve md nnner, closing at 72@8oo for
poor to good No. 2. Hogs woro neglected and
weak ut 15@20o decline. Cattle uero dull and
lowcr, with sales at e30o@B.75. Thoro wna n
fair inquiry for sheep at Wednesdays prices.
, 1873-05-02

Humboldt believed that there WAS no monont
at which m earthquake was not occurring at
aome point OF the earth's surface, and, as tho
telegraph carries it's circuits into every quarter
OF tho globe, VIC get moro and moro eyidence of
the truth OF tho theory. Wednesday, for i'll
stance, news came Of earthquakes in both the
Eastern and Western Homispheres,-in the
Sandwich Islands and Groat Britain; and ycster-
day, several distinct shocks wero folt at Corn
wall, In Canada.
, 1873-05-02

Some imposing inaugural coro1nonies took
place yesterday on the spot where the Vienna
Exposition was to have baen May /. No less mn
authority than tho Emperor Of Austria declared
that tho Exposition waa thero and was open,
but from tho statements Of tho dispatches
it ia evident that tho Exposition will not reach
Vienna for month or two. Most OF it Bcems
to bo still on the road. Among other tarly arriy-
als will DO 1000 dray-loads OF articloa which
have not yet reached tho prater, and can DO re-
ceivod aud unloaded at the rate OF only twenty a
, 1873-05-02

The Chicago produce markets wero fairly ac-
We yeBterday. Mess pork advanced 80c per brl,
1t closed weak at $500 cash, and $l8.25@
i.90 sollor Juno. Lard waA 10o por 100 tbs
wer, closing at 90.05@o.1o caah, and So.25@
30 sollor Juno. Meats were quiet and uu-
angod at 05s@oH1o for shoulders, Bk@B76o
short ribs, 0@91ao for Bhort clear, and D>6O
Tor swoet picked hamB. Lake freighta wero
let and uoulinally unchanged ut loo bid for
m to Buffalo. Illghwines were steady aud
ss active at $40 per gallon. Flour was loas
aYo snq unchanged. Wheat MAS poaer'
, 1873-05-02

GA1ExA, ILL.,, May ALI Tho public buildings,
ProHi,onts old home on the bill, are brilliantly
illuminated. and all tho bollB OF tho city aro
ringing forth Welcome to Presfdont Grant to his
old home. Owing to the heavy storm proyail-
ing, q formal reception was postponed, and ho
was @ mot at tho tlopot on tho arrival Of tho
special train from the South ut s:40 p. m:
by 4 committee Of tho Common Council and
oitizonb, headed by Mayor Hazon, aud escorted
gl,ost ho will be during his visit. NotwithBtand-
iny tho hoayy rain whloh poured down, nearly
4.600 porsons grootod his arrival With prolonged
ohoors and unboundod onthuslasm, following
him to tho residence Of Mr. Felt.
Oh Saturday the President will hold public
reception at his old residence. On Friday night,
II. II. Mcclellan, President Of the National
Bank, glvea q grand party III honor Of tho Prosl-
dent aud his family.
Tho President loayes On Saturday night On a
, 1873-05-02

preface to tho general elections. Lot us
therefore prepare Mt oncc for those groat nn-
sionhl assizos. It belongs to tho electors Of the
Boino to give tho ral1ying word by a votc which
signifies dissolution md Republic" That the
evont which theso words clearly forcehadow
should hnyo boon indoraodby tho great rnn ntority
of tho people Of Paris, In d political contest
whcro tho Minister Of Public Afralrs and tho
lifelong friend Of II. ThiorH was tho opposing
candidate, shows TINT tho dissolution Of H.
Tl,Iora' Government ia rapidly approaching and
that Radical Ncrublic will bc built up on It's
ruina.
, 1873-05-02
TIE CITY IN BRIEF.

Sparks from tho ministerial anvil-Eollyer's
lecture on tour Folhn aud othor Folks."
Tho TradoH Assembly will discuss this evening
"rbe Work Done by the City" The public
are invited to attond the meeting.
A call has boon issued for Convention Of po-
kor players to assemble In Chicago in May, and
devise now haud" that will beat four acss."
The Board of Directors Of the Interstate In
dustria1 Exposition will meet this afternoon at
4 o'clock, at the Sherman House.
There will DO moetng OF tho ax-payers inter-
siogel to Division, at No. 9o5 Division atfeet,
this evoning.
a herd Of eight pure bred Alderney cattle,
said to DO tho finest eyer brought to Chicago,
were yostorday shipped to Rochester; Mimi,
by Capt. noansy; They were purchased by him
brought from Rhode Island.
transfor of Michigan avonue mansion ITO W1n.
4. Gibson, OF Indianapolis, who will move to
Chicago and occupy it for $4,000" Wo think
A1r. Gibson was well paid for coming up.
Joel y. Harvey yesterday, for tho oonsidera-
tion OF s3Go,oo0, conveyed to the Chicago d
trnct Of lnnd nt tho southwest corner Of Chicago
aud Crawford avenues, West Division.
Tho sale Of tickets for Robert Collyer'a lecture
on Our Folks and Othor FolkB, to DO delivered
in the Union Park Congregational Church, noxt
Tuesday evening" will 10 commenced this morn
ing. This is the last lecture Of tho Star Course.
Yesterday morning about ! o'clock the rosi-
donco Of B. N. Dash, No. 1884 Prairie avenue,
was entered by burglars who carried Of \ lot Of
silver napkin-rings, and would hayo tahen othcr
yaluaBlcn Ind they not boon disturbed BY tho
occupants Of tho house.
Albert Pendloton, foreman Of Engine No. 10,
Ind his right foot somewhat hurt by being
thrown from a hose carriage, while going to The the
Washington street fire yesterday morning. His
friends will bo glad to know that he WILL repore
for duty in fe'y days.
regular meeting Of the Board Of Police and
the Firo Commissioners for Fire Department.
business, was held yesterday afternoon, Proa-
ilont Mason III tho Chair. commissioning sher-
idan and Wright we're also present. PatrlcS
Digna ppeman Of Eagmg No. ~ ~ t~ vas en goa
discharged. Foreman 4:ayson, driver sMpleey, e,
neglect Of duty. Tio Ioaau tnoi "a>o>nnsa.
Tho Land 0,oner for Af'r!il aeservee especial
mention as superb proo y. o.r, Tlia npoaont ~
Issue has tho foaturo Of y6T9 nanaaonsety eno. r.
competitive designs for liz City-1Ia!l, sub
etantal service to tho public who ar1 tnna gyon
Those cuts arc oxocated by tho now photograph p.
10 process of engraving, bonA p,ason 'to ,.i
metal plates. Thoy arc clear art handsome ~ atio
altogether credit to tho land oto"eF anu on'-
cago.
Another victim Of misplaced cor ,fldonco report pI
cd himself to sorgoant 1lllb at the Cohtta4 lo'lcc
Station, yeatoray afternoon. He aye Gno nane
Of II. G. nador, and said he resided. a. Gseatnno ~;
Ohio. On TAuraday afternoon, he l. s1e s Ms nome
aud atartel Oh journey to Salt LaA Q Cty' ~ y,
the train ho mot nico young gontl eInan ~ VI
courao they were going to tho aamo ,oatination II
VnGfnr3ny 1nnrninfv fEcu nfYipa1 H., NllERKu
, 1873-05-02

An adjourned session Of tho Legislature is to
DO held, beginning Jan. 9. Tho resolution Of
the Senate to this effect passed. tho House by tho
acant majority OF two. Az tho yotoa were first
caet, the resolution was defoatol but the same
aalary-grab, and 1nombers who had voted
against the bill only to awe appoaranoea
chnngod their votes in numbers sufficient to
, 1873-05-02

...'.*d.2o
Actual tax on tho article imported, 105 por
cont in currency.
Tho New York Tribune cites this na a reason
why tho mode Of doing businoa at tho Custom
Houso should bo reformed, but 1t illustrates tho
whole system Of tariff taxation. Thoro should be
no fecs ut the Custom-Houao, either legal or
Illegal; thoro should bo no duties except on
limited number of articles not capable Of being
emuggled, and admitting OF prompt aud cortain
appraiscmcnt. This would onnblo tho dismissal
Of m imnense forcc Of customa-oflicers, and
would not reduce tho revenue below what IL
needed. It would dispose Of oil questions and
controversies about falso invoices, by rendering
tho fa!sohood unnecessary. It would relieve tho
Importers Of tho country OF tho blackmail loviod
on them in Now York, md would, to great ex-
tont, got rid OF tho storage aud cartago extor-
tions practiscd In that city.
, 1873-05-02

. Tho story which came from Mhnitoba, yestor-
day, Of Indian Chiofa poisoned by American
tradora, who woro in their turn killed by tho
beroavod tribe, is today pronounced untr1lo by
dispatch in the Toronto Globe.