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New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
GOOD YEAR FOR IRON WoRKERS

A GOOD YEAR FOR IRON WORRERS.
The direct connection between the use of
iron and the advances of civilization gives
general interest to the review of the iron in
dustry which we print elsewhere. High prices
having ruled at home and abroad, the prOduc-
ton of iron in this country has been greatly
stimulated during the past year. Since the
war and the change in the relations of labor
in the Southern States, the tendency in that
section to the development of varied indus
trial resources has added largely to the IRON
producing area. The chief difficulty has al
WAYS been in respect to the means of transpOr-
tation and the growth of our railroad system,
greater last year than ever before, has been
more than ever directed toward internal i'm
provement-to speak specifically, toward de-
veloping coal and iron industries. This was
true last year of many States, but chiefly of
Virginia, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, and
Michigan, if the proportion of new railroads
to those previously existing be made the basis
of estimate. But many OF these few enterprises
are scarcely yet completed, and the produc-
ton of last year affords but little indication
of the work that has been actually begun.
We may expect, for various reasons, great
increase Jn the pfOuucJiOn Ol IRON uuIlnR the
present year The demand for it has very
largely increased. 1t never was so largely
used as now for architectural purposes, and
the recent experience of the danger Of great
fires will increase its use in place of wood.
The public is even inclined to the belief that
iron fronts are safer against fire than stone;
the fact being that safety depends less upon
material than on construction. It will give an
idea of the extent to which spepiaities in such
industries are carried. to mention Aat there is
near this city large manufacturing establish
ment which confines itself TO making Che iron
work of gas-hOuses The demand FOR rails
increases with the increasing growth OF rail-
roads. There are also many circumstances to
occasion large supply of iron, aside from the
stimulus of high prices. We have many in
ventions to dispense with costly labor. The
method in use by our rolling mills turns out
onethird more rails to set of rolls than that en-
ployed abroad. The Danks pudding machine
which has just gone into use, is destined to
dispense with the services of the puddler, and
very greatly hasten as well "a cheaper the
operations that produce wrought iron. The
discovery Of coal that Can be used without
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
public decenCy, we hope there is better ar
gument coming.

IL it were not so tragical, the report wh'cn
we receive from the .MOdOc war In oreson
would be grotesque. 1t was designed 10 CRUSH
out these 200 Modoc Indians by sheer "eisn,
of metal. Howitzers were ordered up anu
about 400 men-regular troops ana Voiun'ooi'
were marched against the Indians VINO were
STRONGLY posted in series of winding caves
among the lava-beds Of Southern oregon
The report of the result reads like one OF tne
Snapish bulletins of an engagement III tne
mountains of Cuba. The movement Is caiieu
ga forced reconnaissance; the troops iougnt
an unseen enemy; they lost 40 men killed OF
wounded; and, as the Indians were never
seen at all, it is not likely thi'
they suffered any loss. The lament
able conclusion that the troops for the
present will only be able to prevent furtner
depredations on the settlers is the naturai
finale of the whole report. 1t is said that the
military authorities are determined to drive
ont the Indians-but it will take thousand
men to do it. Very well; give them the
thousand men, or we shall have this handiui
of Modocs presently bidding defiance 10 the
entire army of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
THE IRON INDUSTRY.
ITS PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS.

GRATIFYING INCREASE IN THE PRODUCTION or
PIG IRON-GRADUAL DIFFUSION or THE IN
DUsTRY-HIGH PRICES INEVITABLE AT H0NE
AND ABROAD.
During the early part Of the year iS7 the iron in
dustry was depressed by the reduction Of the duty
on pgiron and by the disturbed condition Of trade.
owing to the Franco-German war. Toward the
close of that year prices advanced aud continued To
give remunerative return during the last twelve
months. This advance was due TO the supply being
unequal to the demand both in this country and in
Europe, resulting from the new and Varied uses TO
which iron is applied well az the natural growth
of nations. Yielding to the representations that
iron was dear account of the duty Congress took
off 10 per cent by the act which went into effect in
August; but prices afterward were higher than be-
FORE proving the incorrectness of the many calcula
tons based on similar data The prices Of No.
foundery pig-iron in NewYork during the year wero
as follows:
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3gelpalork Daily Gribna1t.
FOUNDED BY HORACE oREsLE'
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81. 1873.

The subject OF frauds on emigrants to America was
discussed in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. ===
There was debate in the French Assembly on motion
20 censure the Ministe of Public Instruction.
The Credit Mobiier and Caldwell investigations were
continued. Standing committees were appointed
In the New-Jersey Legislature. = An assault on the
ModOcs ropulSed.
The Harlem Extension and the New-York, Boston and
Northern Railroads have been consolidated. =- The
Rev. H,nry Ward Beecher lectured on Z" Tue Uncon-
scous Influences Of Democratic Principles" s== An
drew Garvey was cross-examned in the Tweed case
- A priuter shot his rival in a boarding house. and
drauehtsman was murdered IN Jersey City. =- The
Twenty-sec0nd Regiment gave its annual reception
- Thermometer. 2lo SO. Gold, l19, l13l.
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High prices. of course, stimulated productioo ana
it is estimated that during the last year sooOoo tuns
of pig-iron were made in the United States Tho
product of the year ended June l, lS'Oiwas accord
ing to the ninth census, 2O4G2 tuns. being ioo'sS
tuns more than that of the year 1sj9-6O.
1t is satisfactory to find that, favored by the pro-
tectivepolicy 1.-THE iron industry has become widely
difused and is now firmly Established in localities
where six years ago it either did not exist or was
of little Importance. The ninth census gives the ioi
lowing return of the share each State had IN making
the aggregate of 1913 tuus and mining S2lo.slS
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
CIVIL SERVICE Reform IN THE CABINET.

CIVIL SERVICE Reform IN THE CABINET.
When the Presidents new rules for the re-
form of the Civil Service are once fairly i'll
operation we shall have to consider whether
they cannot be extended with profit to de-
partments of the Government not embraced in
their original scope. If it is one of their OBJ
;ects 70 secure an efficient administration of
public affairs, they certainly ought to apply
TO the great Offices as well as the little ones.
When the chief of a bureau is an ignOramus
there is not much to be got by reforming his
clerks; and it seems prepOsterous to make all
this pOther over postmasters and tide walters
if the Cabinet is to be full of excellent and
Jealous gentlemen who don't know the duties
and powers of their Office.
Here is Mr.. Fish. f9T instance, who does not
know that one of the most essential qualifca-
tons of a minister of foreign affairs is the
ability to hold his tongue. He writes so fierce
dispatch to Gen. Sickles that our astute
diplomatist at Madrid cannot formally present
it to Senor Martos, and then Mr.. Fish aggra-
Yates his indiscreton by causing it to be
ptinted. When the indignation of the Span
lard has been thoroughly aroused, Mr.. Fish
feeds the fire by printing private dispatches
from Gen. Sickles as his Justification" and
the only possible result of this chatterbox
style of diplomacy is to bring our relations
with a friendly country into dreadful mess,
and possibly to make necessary the recall of
one of our ablest ministers. Under almost
any other President than Gen. Grant it would
probably involve the retirement of the Secre-
tary of State.
Then look at the Treasury Department. Mr..
Boutwell, has been for some time in danger
Gus state of uncertainty about his power to ex-
pand the currency. He has claimed authority
for the secret issue of forty-fOur millions of
greenbacks, and has gone so far as to put
part of this amount in circulation, by an exer-
else of such discretion as was never committed
to any Secretary of the Treasury from the be-
ginning of time. What he might have done
if he had not been promptly taken in hand by
the Finance Committee of the Senate. and in
structed in the laws regulating the powers of
his own Office, we cannot predict
Mr.. Creswell is another Cabinet officer who
needs official education. A little while ago, in
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preliminary conversion into coke, provides
another means of saving time and labor.
Great improvements have also been made in
the American processes for manufacturing
Bessemer steel, so that the works already
existing turn out considerably more rails than
formerly, and several new works of great
capacity are projected or have come recently
into operation. The iron-makers reasonably
anticipate a busy and prosperous year.
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Amnsemeais, etc.. 6bis Gpenins.

Boorus THEATER.-" Brutus' Edwin Booth.
BowgRY THEATER.-"The Twelve Temptations
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. -" The Cataract Of the
6angeS"
NEW FnrH AVENUE THEArER-"A Alike"
NIBLo's GARDEN" Leo and LOtos.'
OLYMPIC THEATER.-" Alhambra."
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" Atherley Court"
wAIIACK's THENrER. -" Brother Sam" T.. A.
sohetn-
ASSOCIATION HAII.-Lecture. Geo. Macdonald.
CoOPER UNIoN.-Lecture. Prof. B. G. Wilder.
ST JAMES THEATER.-San Francisco Mnstrels
Tony PAsroR's OPERA HOUSE," Uncle Anthony
tad VxreieS
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

Mr. John Graham found Mr.. Garvey the
Plasterer most Improbable witness. He was
so ready to admit he had been party to the pub
lie plundering, and testify for the prosecution
against MesSrs. Hall and Tweed under an ar
rangement which secured his safety, that there
was nothing left for the defense to establish,
and it has not yet attempted to controvert his
facts as sworn to on Friday.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

II will not do for the New-Jersey Legisla-
ture to refuse TO pass the bill already before
it. for new railroad across that State, on
the old excuse that the charter is sought only
for the purpose of blackmail. The names of
the corporators, including such eminently re-
spectacle men as William Walter Phelps and
ex-Gov Newell, establish the good faith OF
the project beyond question.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

To satirize the ways of their American cousins has
long been delight which good many EngIshmen
have had power to resist 1t is cheap 1t Is easy IL
may do good and it hurts nobody for sensitive peo
pie we are becoming strangely careless of outside cen
sure and rdcule 1t used to be Johnny Crapaud that
the gentle Brtisher chose for his shining mark, but
since we have grown old enough to have manners OF
our own that unhappy gentleman hath made many
happy 'scape Of caricature and squib. 1t has been
chiefly in newspapers and boOks-wretched ones
too most of them-that our friends have criticised
our little weaknesses; it remained for an Engllsh
countess TO indulge in more practical aud instant
satire. This lofty parsonage, lately staying at
fashionable New-York hotel observed that the
American women invariably appeared at breakfast
radiant in diamonds. Was the consort of British
earl thus to be outdone by mere natives Were the
upstarts of the New World to be permitted to Haunt
unscathed in the noble faces of the Odf 1t was too
much; TO her trunks the matron flew. and one morn
ing she descended to the inevitable buckwheat
cakes and baked beans I'VE quote from an English
novelist a blaze of precious stones from coronet to
rings Thus were soothed the tenderest feelings OF
the British bosom, and the unthinking women OF
America taught a lesson which we are willing to
confess that many of them need.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The Animai Kagdom is the title of a monthly
paper, published under the auspices OF the American
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals by Mr.
G. W. Johnston. at No 2o East Thrteenth-st The first
number, which has Just appeared contains a variety OF
original and selected matter pertinent 70 the good
TO which the publication is devoted All humane per
s9ps vlh wish u success.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The gentle Italians who have lately dsv.ipprf un-
suspected energy in cleansing streets threaten
to rival lrishmen as navvies in digging canals and
building railways. An importation of them has
been carried to Virginia. where they have done
well and contractors in charge of another largs
force yesterday applied 10 the Superintendent of
the Underground Railway for work
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

There will be great surprise throughout the
country at the summary repeal yesterday OF
the Bankruptcy Law by the House of Repre-
sentatives 1t looks very much as if the Sen
ate would also concur in this repeal, as bill
TO that end was favorably reported from one
of its Committees. The law has not been so
successful in its workings as its friends ex-
pected, but the temper of the House on the
subject was not anticipated.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

TIE attacks which have been made on the emf
nent house of Phelps. Dodge. & Co.. for an
alleged fraud upon the revenue in their
importing business, have seemed as wanton
as we believed them to be baseless.
Difficulties are constantly occurring between
importers and the Custom-house authorities arising
out of the Interpretation of doubtful laws. The
whole point in their dispute in this case,
when compared with tho magnitude Of the
business imperiled is infnitesmal. Even
on mere business considerations, house built
up by devotion to sound business policy could
not afford the alleged derection. But we do not
believe there has been, however the claim may be
finally decided the slightest intention in this case
to defraud the Government. After all, character
counts for something.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The Right in the French Assembly has ex-
pressed itself uneQuivOcally in opposition to
reform Ill the school system of France. By its
course on the motion to censure the Minister
of Public instruction for his circular of last
Autumn, it has shown itself disposed to favor
the pretensions Of the clergy to exercise
controlling influence over education. For
tunately, however, the vote in the Assembly
yesterday indicates that there is likely to be
a small majority opposed to these preten-
siOns.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

At Walla Walla Washington Territory, they have
had first -class young earthquake, which is graph
icaly described in an Olympia newspaper. The
performance began with terrible cannonading and
tidal waving; houses rocked and windows ratified !;
clocks stopped, walls creaked; the people rushed
rantically into the Streets the vibration lasted 30
minutes, aud there were two mder shocks to taper
off with The mercury fell 12o instantaneously and
the tidal wave swept big boom of logs seven feet
high and dry The correspondent of the Olympia
journal describes the phenomenon graphically but not
scientifically, when he says: There was kind Of
quivering attached to the crtter that was very sim
liar to the last dying struggle of sperm whale,
when the harpoon is well fixed in his yitals."
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The Italian Government is so aLxious Ito
keep the population of Italy from wandering
abroad. that the frauds on immigrants in this
country are readily seized upon as reasons for
interference. The introduction in the Italian
Parliament of the subject of the cruel trick
perpetrated on the Italian immigrants who
were lately landed at this port shows what
good use can be made of this untoward affair
in the Encouragement of emigration.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The Western Union Telegraph Company has taken
good stop in its reduction of about % per cont on
rates. especially to the more distant Southern
and Southwestern points. We believe it
will find its account in this policy
and will yet see the expedency of carrying il still
further. Meantime it deserves the thanks of the
public which the telegraph for thus increasing
the facilities of communication, and PTesi-
dent Orton. who has long been warmly in
favor of the reduction, WILL we are confident. find
its business expanding under it in a manner which
will make his next report even more satisfactory
than his last.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

For the first time in good many years we hear of
those strange people, the inmates Of Che Agape-
moae at spaxtop, near Brdgewater in England.
The "Princctes,P as they are called, have COM
mopced series of revival meetings at which it is
declared that the Gospel dispensation has passed
away; that the Judgment Day has commenced; that
Brother Prince has the spirit OF Judgment and has
purified aud purged the bodies as well as the souls
of his followers
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

Prof Burt G.. Wilder of Cornell lectures, tonight.
on "The Brain at Cooper Institute His lecture
sa popular treatise on scientific subject, made
brilliant as we'll as interesting by numerous dia-
grams curious facts, incidents. and anecdotes
famiarly illustrating his subject The TRIBUNE,
tomorrow. will publish verbatim report of this
lecture. Prof Wilder has done much in the last
few years to popularize science, and this lecture
will prove an important step in the same digection
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

A friendly correspondent complains of the space
which THE TRIBUNE devotes to reports of meetings
and lectures that are not of strictly orthodox
character He appears not to have taken in the idea
that the first duty of daily journalist is to an
nounce the events of the day without regard to Sec
tartan or party interests. Having no instrument
with which to test the sOundness of the discussions
which we are bound to record, we can only give
them as they come without asking whether they
are Catholic or Protestant, from Jew or Gentle, of
orthodox faith or of deplorabe heresy Our readers
are not generally frightened at the statement of
novel ideas. and we must continue to report them as
part of tho news of the day.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

The House Of Representatives is so unused to
bold and courageous action by its members
that it was very much astoDished, probably,
when Gen. Hawley "called Names on the bill
70 pay the expenses of contestants for seats.
This bill takes about $4,000 from the
public funds to pay the expenses Of
men who set up claims to seats
in the House, whether they get those seats or
not. On this proposition, of course, interested
contestants voted affrmatively; and when
Gen. Hawley called out their names and cited
the law against them, they were astOunded.
Probably they were also indignant; this is
not the way in which Congress generally does
business.
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

So much of the line Of defense as has been
developed by the Caldwell interest in the
Kansas Senatorial investigation indicates a
design to obscure the issue by abusing the
orosecution witnesses. 1t must be confessed
that some of the witnesses who have been in
troduced in this case do not seem to
De shining lights of morality but
40 much has already been established
by a multitude of concurring atlantis
that it seems impossible to break down
the main charges. 1t does not help Mr.. Cald-
wells case at all to attempt to prove that the
men whom he is said to have bribed are his
enemies, or that they were dissatisfied with
the pay they got from him. But some such
Ssfenss ~ this il OQtlined. For the sake OF
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Brsiness Monies.

THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1873 ready last
o. January early Fehraary) will in sddaoa % m ~s"'
BlOGRAfh1~F
Uorac
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TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

Advertisements for this weeks issue Of The
wsKkiY EisusE us. hasdei TO-DAY Price - per line
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IL W hAoSA w SOttiS thC
matter. Now, sir,
WHO ARE THESE PARTIES!
whose names appear in that petition? They
are gentlemen of rs high character as any in
the State of Virginia. There are no men
that | know in the State of Virginia who
for probity, integrity, and respectability
| are their superiors. They have lived in
| the county OF Brunswick ever since they
were born, and il Mr. Ragland can bring
higher evidence of rcspectability of charac-
ter, Of integrity, or Il better claim to be heard
with attention than those gentlemen can, I
shall be glad to see some evidence of it. Now,
sir, what do these gentlemen say? First, l
want to advert to point that Mr.. Lyon
made-that one of these gentlemen, by his
attorney, John Donnan, voted for these
measures of which be now. complains. I am
willing now to assume that that be the fact
for the purpose of this argument, but, SIR, it
signifies nothing against the merit of this
complaint. These gentlemen lived in the
country, long distance from Peters
burg--forty milcs--and it was their custom
to leave their stock with some friends in
Petersburg, with power of attorney author
izing this attorney to do whatever might be
lawful and right in their interest and behalf.
Is there anything wrong in that, supposinns
it to be soY Is there anything improper in
those gentlemen coming before this commit
tee upon bill to be heard, involving, as they
believe, their interest to the amount oil thirty
or forty thousand dollars, and stating that
through no act of theirs were these wrongs
perpetrated upon them? But, sir, | deny,
and if necessary Mr.. Broadnax will come
upon the stand under oath and tell this COM
mittee that he never authorized Mr. Donnan
to appear for him in that meeting; and, sir,
If the gentleman will rely in court of equity
upon that bill, we will lie ready to meet him,
we will be ready to make case before any
court of justice or Of conscience, and they,
will say that that contract Is an absolute
nullity. He speaks OF ring, aud q little
ring, and that II we put our dirty linen 10
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AEyLE. REPORT.
N EXCITING SCENE.
PRESIDENT RAGLAND on THE
STAND.

@15L,00O Paid. $249,350 Received
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ybe proceedings before the Senate Con-
nistee on Roads and Navigation yss.sI0.y :,
!" Ya,nspat,oa The session fyas sliofter
: than a usual. bats It Wss raasked by sena, irsgs
teresting incidents. 5s.b
Judge cTuInp
" OPENED TEk PAIL ,.l
by asking Mr. Ragtand Rh her he soaia ssn
aic,,t what amount he had txfeea tc lssy toss
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EXAMPLES IN MENTAL ARITHMETIC "a
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How Long. o Robinson, How Lonsi !
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THE WITNESS ANSWERS BIZ His HEAD
SUMS OUT OF a R0oK. d e.<.,ss
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-. ONLY
There is, a difference between hypotheecatng
and a legal title.
Judge Crump: You are mistaken in sup
posing it was simply hypothecated. There
was q deed given by the city of Petersburg
for this stock to the Board of Public Works
to secure the State. Now, the city was au-
thorized last spring to substitute an equlva-
lent for this stock. l want to know whether
the city of Petersburg has ever substituted
anything for that stock.
Mr. Ragland !: The city of Petersburg pro-
posed to give the Water-Works as g col
lateral.
:; Judgo Crunp: Have they ever done it !.
Mr.. Ragland !: They never thought 1t ne: ne:
cessary. j have never called upon them ZOE
the stock because ] agreed % give them enc ger. =
tain time, siss..s s.,.s- 81. .i.sl5