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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
THE OUARREL AT Albany.

Out of the angry debate and confusion at
Albany we have at last the satisfaction of
knowing that the Custom-hOuse clique has
measured its strength with what is popularity
known as Mr.. Thurlow Weeds "0ld Guard"
and has been badly beaten. 1t has been evil
dent for some time to the wiser leaders of the
party that Bliss and Murphy were dragging
the Republican organization to its ruin. A
Charter such as they forced through the As
sembly would have buried the party under a
load of odium in less than two years. 1t was
so plainly device for the personal emOlument
of few individuals, and made corrupt and
inefficient municipal government so absolutely
certain, that the whole city rebelled against
it. The great struggle between the Custom
house faction and Mr.. Weeds party took place
in the caucus On Wednesday night.
The first issue was the proposal
of Senator Lowery that the decisions
of the majority of the caucus should not con-
troll the action of Senators when the Charter
came up for final disposition, and this point
was carried in spite of the strenuous OppOsi-
ton of the followers of Murphy and Bliss.
Then came the compromise plan, retaining in
Office Van Mort, Delafeld Smith, Henry
Smith, and Col. Stebbins, and giving to the
Mayor the appointment of the other heads of
departments, subject to confirmation by the
Aldermen. With the adoption of this scheme
by the caucus, the overthrow of the clique
was completed. They are going about the
Capitol now, washing their hands of the
"Charter," and vowing that they will leave
the country to its fate if the whole patronage
of the corDOratiOn ia not placed i'm their
hands. Beaten in the Senate, they are
naturally losing Their hold upon the Assembly
also. aud the thrifty patriots who are always
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
A WOEFUL PICTURE.

The NeW- Orleans Picayune thinks that the
notifying fact in regard to the Louisiana troubles
is the indication that Northern people quite ndf-
ferent the ruin brought upon the State. II that
the present condition OF the country is OF chaos
while the results felt in every business
interest The Peayne addresses the people of the North
in these terms
Your people are so used TO these political troubles IN
the South that whenever the wolf is upon regard
IL false alarm mere cry Of defeated or design
ing party You never in great delusion. Come
yourselves send any intelligent and honest person,
and you will be quickly convinced that this State and city
are rapidly veTgng toward the abyss OF utter ruin and
Reorganization politically socially, and commercially
Every interest is parayzed property worthless rents
not coectable securities are yalueless, money Is
boarded enterprise is banihed and industry only needs
the to fly the country prosperous cotton sea
son and high prices for that product give the only
vitality to commerce which Is visible. As for sugar.
another OF great staples but few OF the plantations
last through another season without falling INTO
the hands of the sheriff OF the mortgages There
exaggeratOn of our woefu condition. And 1t Is all
due TO our political troubles forced upon and main
tanned by the Federal Executive and which have been
fOisted upon people through the most audacious
fraud aud usurpstiOn, by means OF majority Of
ignorant negroes, controlled by band OF robbers and
punderers who act upon the boldly proclaimed purpose
OF despOing all the respectable classes Of the populs
ton for the enrichment Of good Republicans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
years were as follows:

The Of 1860 returns the wool product Of 1890
at pounds but accept Mr. Lynchs estimate
OF lO695 1853 for that we'll other years The wool
imported represents the aggregate quantity received
from abroad in Boston, Eew-York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore In each calendar year named.
These figures amply redeem the promise
that "sheep husbandry will Increase for they
show that during a period wherein the coun-
try was involved in war, and our markets
were flooded with cheap foreign wool, sheep
husbandry increased 80 rapidly that while in
1850 we raised 1O6,695,168 pounds of wool, and
imported about 445O,658 pounds, in 1870 we
raised 1863 900 900 pounds and imported q, 1913
pounds. The progress which this comparison dis
plays in itself, amply attests the good effects
of defensive duties But it must also be taken
into account that the tariff of 1867 was passed
during a time of great depression in the wool
industry, and that it saved us from reaction
which would have been felt for years, and
would have resulted in making the country
mainly dependent on foreign supplies for an
article of vital necessity to the comfort and
prosperity of the people.
The assurance that sheep husbandry would
be rendered "remunerativen has also been
realized. The American farmer has, during
the last ten years, received on the average
a better price for his wool than was paid
elsewhere, and instead of being compelled,
like the Australian and South American, to
abide by the prices of the London sales, he
enjoys the advantages resulting from home
market, and of being able in several instances
in the West to exchange his raw material for
finished fabrics, thus saving the cost of freight
and commission.
As regards wooden manufactures, the results
of Protection are likewise gratifying. The
value of the wooden goods produced in the
United States in 1860 was sGS,OOO,OOO; in 1867
it had increased to S17sOOO,OOO; and, accord
ing to the census of 1870, it was Sl55, 4Oj, 058,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

Mr.. Wells the freest hearing and the briefest
rejoinder.
The matter at issue is mainly one of fact,
and can be easily decided However unreas-
enable it may be TO measure the value of an
industrial policy oy ak years. trial, as Mr..
Wells proposes, the condition Of the wool in
dustry within that time has, on the whole,
been so satisfactory as amply to vindicate the
wisdom of affording it protection. During the
period of comparative free trade in wool,
extending from 1910 to 1860 excepting
1S42-47, the number of sheep in the
United States increased only IA per
cent, 80 that the wool clip of 1850
was at most only II per cent greater than 1T
was 20 years before. The Protectionist policy
adopted in 1861 changed this state of things.
Stimulated by the direct and indirect en-
enlargement afforded by the tariff Of 1881 and
1867, the production of wool increased rapidly,
so that according to Mr.. James Lynch, a lead
ing authority, the wool clip and imports OF
ooyora1 yoa,c ,vora "a fo1lowg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
Nelu'llork Daily Gribmars.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY. MARCH 90, 1873.
TRIPLE S Ill E E T.

The report that Don Carlos has abdicated is denied
- The city OF San Salvador is said to have been
destroyed by an earthquake. 80 Edward NOyes was
again examined in London for completely in the Bank OF
England forgeries.
Debate the New-York Charter has been postponed
by the Senate next Tuesday, and on the Brooklyn
Charter by the Assembly TO the same day. - The
Usury bill was defeated In the State Senate. -
negro murderer was hanged in Kentucky and another
in Virginia.
number OF witnesses testified before the Erie Inves
tigatng Committee. go No new facts were elected at
the Goodrich inquest 60 The railroads are to take
concerted action regarding the postal cars -
woman supposed TO have been kicked to death by her
husband. -= Gold, llGi, llGi. ilei. Thermometer,
20 A6o. $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
NEW VIEWS OF THE SALARY STEAL.

Many thoughtful people believe that nm.
for the rapid deterioration OF Congress- and In
deed OF the character OF the whom we are ab,e "a
attract into public life generally. has been the inso.
quacy Of the salaries. Frstcass abilities such A. ..
ought 10 demand in Congressman, have long com
manded In private business much higher salaries thar
the public were willing TO pay. On the other hand A,
has been from beginning equally apparent that SAW
in exceptional cases. noiamount OF salary would secure
frstcass men for the places many Of the
having decided preference for the cheaper kind they
generally send.
But at the question OF the increase OF saars
clearly one TO which there two sides Them
were two sides to the Credit Nober corruption ana
perjury. Under the circumstances nothing could have
been more udcrous than the zeal with which the mora
hdebOund Of the party papers have eaped at the oppo
tunity TO condemn something. They ,have kept quist
during Credit Mober business only fame forth
in inextingushable wrath about the wretched C.n
ressmen who voted for increased salaries. And tia
fury Of their performance been such to lead to
natural feeling OF disgust among great many sensible
people. Still it ia that the clause making the In
crease Of salaries apply the old Congressman them
selves was essentially dishonestiac The Nation pu,s
this point very clearly
Nothing. we think which any CONGRESS- hss done for
many years has excited much public indignation A,
vote Of the "back pay" TO themselves by the gentle
men Of the XLIId. who have Just gone home. The Oh
security OF most of them will OF course be sufficient
shield hereafter and will enable them 10 enjoy the
money In peace. But the Offense differs little II al all
from that OF president OF bank who should raise his
own salary in the middle OF his year. pay himself OF
the ILL., and then resign, and set the directors at def
ance. In fact. 10 Is because bank president
would know that he might be reached by the law while
Congressman know they safe against the only pur
suit which for many or them has any terrorstha of
criminal Justice. One OF the striking results OF
the caucus system is that 1t has given a cass
Of statesmen" whom the opinion OF the decent and
moral elements OF American society has absolutely no
influence. and who revel In unprecedented cslous
ness IL is Just possible. however. that good many
all of hQ laan.
sider that they have thus discharged their obligations
10 virtue, and that they may now pocket the money
along with the Butterflies. We trust constituencies viii
do all in their power TO dsspate this delus0n and that
the neIghbors returned legislators will make them
understand that tis dlsgraeefu To take the
10 vote for it. Congress Is not without historical
precedent for its performance TO be sure but on tho
other hand, neither the people without historical
precedent for their disgust and their clam0r aud their
punishment OF this kind Of legislation.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

We print the material points of the replies
of Commissioner Barley and ex-Commissioner
Wright to the charges of the State Treasurer
as to the sduandering of the canal funds. We
have Invested these replies of many express
sions of personal feeling not essential to the
argument, and we leave out details concern
ing the lateral canals from Mr.. Wright's reply,
since his views do not differ from those of
Mr.. Raines in regard to the uselessness Of
those dilapidated bitches. In the main, the
replies set forth that the Canal Commission
ers are not responsible for extravaganza on
the canals. They may be part of bad system
of financial machinery, but they are not the
causes of its defects. "The appropriations are
"made by the Legislature the work is Or
"dered to be let by the Canal Board, and the
Commissioners advertise and let the same
pursuant to law" The moral is that nobody
but the Legislature, or the people who elect
it, is responsible. The officers are merely
clothed with executive powers The Commits
sioner is not even, Mr.. Wright thinks, respon-
sibe for a knowledge of the correctness of
the Superintendent's estimates which he
approves. He has to attend meetings. He
has to prepare evidence against claims. And
many other things The poor man has a hard
life of it. In fact, we do MT see, if, as is
claimed, the Commissioner is not responsible
for anything except mere perfunctory work,
how we are to accord Mr.. Commissioner
Barley the credit which he claims for an
expenditure of but little over half per year of
the sum spent by his predecessors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

Ex-senator Alex. G.. Cattel of New-Jersey, who
has been designated the confidential agent of the
Treasury Department to superintend the funding of
tho $500 100000 confded to the Syndicate last
Winter, will soon sail for Europe. Mr.. Cattell has
been for many years careful student of national
finance and is gentleman of noticeable energy and
industry, combined with cheerful and pleasant
address. We hope that he may prove a worthy and
successful representative of his country in supern-
tending the details Of this important NEGOTIATION,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
6usinees Notlces.
OTYtcH OF RNK L HAToH, 49,.
No. 5NAnAu-Sr.. HKv-NoKK, March ~ lS'S'

OyytcS OF HATcH, }
EosN.uIS-sr HSw. YoKK March 10. ls73
The Six PER CENT GOLD BONDS of the CHEs-
ApHAKH AND ONO RAILROAD being secured By fr''
Marriage O, completed RO.d-vhch the great Elst and
We. Trunk LD commanding large through business and which,
~ III. immense Mineral Agricultural other valuable resources
Of The ooanty trsverses asure Of remuneratve local
tanAre AuOug substantial and satisfactory investment Sc
eohae in the market and the present price, s7 and accrued inter
est Weld liberal rate Ofinterest their cost
They are in denominations Of $780, $780, and 81 900 coupon and
registered interest payable add November principal and In
teres in gold coin in New.YOrk
We also buy and sell at the WESTERN PACIFIC
sr PER CKSr GOLD originally nezOaed by and nov
quoted Exchange widely favOr securities
in the principal money markets Coupon 900 interest
payable January July principal and interest payable in gold in
Sew.York. Price to-day 90 80.
We also buy and sell GOVERNMENT and CENTRAL PACIFIC BOSDs
receive deposits sov interest make collections and do
general banking business FISK hArcH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

The slight clew on which the police have
stumbled in their investigation of the mystic
rious Brooklyn murder grows interesting. 1t
may not lead anywhere, but it is something
tangible for beginning. Real detectives
would make much of it. So far, it renews
the century old question, Who was shef
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

On the third page of THE TRIBUNE to-day
we print several letters of unusual interest
from foreign correspondents. A second letter
on the Irish question is chiefly occupied
with discussion of the various educational
systems proposed for Ireland by En-
glish craftsmanship. A Paris correspondent
sketches the admirable speech of President
Theirs on the bill of the Committee of
Thirty, and no one can read the venerable
statesmans summary of the material history
of France since the war without thrill of
satisfaction that the young and liberal govern
ment has so we'll done so much. A Berlin let
ter reproduces some of the satirical observa-
tons which President Grants second inau-
gural address has drawn from the Ger
man newspapers. 1t is pretty clear
that our TeutOnic friends are of but
one opinion as to the propriety of the Presi-
dents somewhat one-sided comparison of re-
publican and monarchical institutions. They
think that although Emperors may not be
the best sort of rulers, they "know what be-
"longs to good manners" AS if our Presi-
dent did n'tl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

There seems to be no getting away from
the fact that the warehouse returns OF the
New York Cust0m-bOuse have been long ana
illegally withheld. THE TRIBUNE showed tna'
no such returns had been received at WASH
ington since those of December, 1871, received
in February. 1878. The publication OF tins
fact has hurried somebody, and, a1oer inuon
tribulation, an attempt to eaten up mas
been made. The returns for the months VI
February, March, April, May and June lwere
all tumbled together into the Treasury De-
partment If there is law compelling the
filing of these returns within ten days OF the
end of each month, how does it happen that
those of five months went in together with
out law being brOkenf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

Some of the developments before the Erie
Investigating Committee, yesterday, were
curiously interesting. Mr.. Archer's fortunate
contracts do not we'll bear the light OF day /;
and Mr.. Tweed's services and their compensa-
ton have very unsavory look as now ex-
hibited. That he had the handling of $4,000
as a corruption fund to be used at Albany is
made clear Mr.. Van Vechten, who delivers
this peculiar information, is very sure this
money was not to be used for Legislative
purposes" But, then. he cannot or will not
say what the money was spent for; and he
recollects that Tweed was member of the
Legislature when it was paid out. Perhaps
the Tweed investigation may give some clew
to the mystery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

1t is said that the Spring exodus of city
dwellers to the country increases each year
with considerable ratio over previous mi
grations. That some of these emigrants to
suburban towns return with the Autumn Is
certain; but many remain permanently away.
So long as the problem of rapid transit
in the City is unsolved. we must submit to
this annual drain. Just what the railroads
are doing to facilitate the increasing egress
from New-York is shown by tabulated state
ment printed on the fourth page of The
TRIBUNE, giving the rates of fare, commute
tons, daily number of trains, etc. on these
roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

power to interfere. Let us see how the Post
Office Department can invoke that interven-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

In another column we print careful study
of political affairs in South Carolina as they now
appear to a most capable and impartial observer,
well known and long trusted by TRIBUNE
readers. The picture is sad one; it groups
together the salient features of Southern civil
zation as it strikes stranger. 1t gives us the
view of highly cultivated society overturned
and social chaos spread over the land. How
much of this is retributiOn and how much
purely accidentalf Who shall sayf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

BRAUNsDORF g. METZ have removed their
large Cabinet Furniture. Draper &C. from 10
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

"All organisms from eggs" is the funda-
mental creed of modern natural history, and
the subject of Prof. Agassiz's second lecture Of
the Museum course, elsewhere given with
illustrations. Of the immense variety which is
possible in eggs, despite their uniform char
acteristics, we get some glimpse in the broad
field covered by the lecture. But that only
the young of given species is ever Matched
from the egg of that species, is the one fact,
the Professor thinks, to be held constantly in
sight when studying theories, new or old, of
the origin of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

We present the Post-0fice Department view
of the postal car controversy in letter
printed on the third page of THE TRIBUNE
As here discussed, the question seems to be
concluded, 80 far as the Department
ia concerned. There is no escape from
the effect of the law of Con-
gress which leaves the Postmaster General
Dcitber discretion nor appeal. The rates of
compensation are fixed, and the appropriations
are made in accordance Herewith. 1t is
.Laimed that the General Government has
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FOR SALE.

aSa TWO Valuable Market street properties, one
20 foet frcbt 100 feet deep the other u IT, front,
running through to shipey Street, and will be
sold ON easy terms.
possession at any time.
Two Houses on Wilson street, Nos 1870 and 1921, 1
rooms each, lot i6x6i, for 500 each.
Store property. corner Fifth and Madison Streets
good location for business.
Houso, No to5 East sixth street, rooms.
TWO FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, u
miles from city, QUE of acres the other II acrer-
abundance OF fruit.
House, 62i west Seventh street, rooms, new and
In good order. Lot Ibxsl.
Store property, corner OF Elm and jackson Streets
for less than cost
Two houses, 6rooms each, on Orange street, above
sixth. Lot lsxlI Cheap Terms very easy
For Sale or exchange for farm. A three-s story
brick house, II roonn; store and bakery attached
modern improvements. Good location for business
number OF other properties, Including some fine
firm close to the city. Call and examine list ofiice
open ~ the evening". L. PENNINGTON,
Room No Almond Building
ie9u Cor. Eighth and Market streets.