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, 1873-11-09

Meeting OF tho Council Committee on
E>lrtnncc--Ovcrllan1i of Che City
Utrensnrcr,s Accounts.-D1 ,3G0s0 1000 Ot
City Money DcpoHltcd in tfao hnnlss-~
IEatcs o1 Redemption 0f Property
Forfeited for !TnxeHs~Vho SchFcsaEcr
Contract or 1877.
Tho Council Finance Committoo held Moot
tng yoators1ny afternoon in tho Mayors office,
Aid. Bond, Ogden, aud Sherwood being
prosont. They first proceeded to investigate
atill further tho condition Of city financos mud,
to lhat end, ontorod tito oi1co Of tho City TroaB
arcr md n,ado MI examination OF tho books, and
tlo bunk books uhowiDg tho amount On deposit.
It appeared tint 1t wnB some two months
bnco theso banR-boois have boon nude up"
md tho manner Of obtaining the amount OF
money III cach bank is by taking tho balanco
shown whom tho books were laat mado up, add
ing tho deposits, and enhracting tharofrom the
olechs drawn against them. BY this showing
Tho balance, aB required by tho books. is found
TO bo in tho vnults of various banks to tho
amount Of about st, 100000. Tho books will be
made up this weoi;.
Tho Comutteo ordered tho Issue Of tho fol-
lowing letter on tho subject Of tax sa1es:
10 tie City Conptroiier:
hereby Ok tho Of redemption of property forfeited
10 tho city follows, to.wt: For each nitcon dayss
part thereof tt sa elapae, nitof dnS q na!s
All per srut on all taxcs Of lb73 unti fco Il lots
that nsrl ", 1aw;. for all tases ,, e, Of =, 1862
ctn for hrrt fifteen dayH from ahtn of Raie, nnn
per cent additional fnr each fifteen !ayS OF part there
Of ftcr tho frat fifteen days. until Jun. 1874, acr
witch tho rats Ah11l bo TINT liked by law.
Aid. Heath appeared To present = claim
for payment for moaical ecrvlces rendered to
neraons IN various atason-houaes BY DR.. Thibo-
Jea1.. Tho Com1niste Judged tlat the city w0B
not ljaho for these medical bills.
Tho Comptroller presented Il clnisl Of one Mr..
Gunzcnllnnser for damages front tho city for
having tnken portion OF his lots in opening m
alley through block. It waa shown that air.
GtuzantnlHor lad purchased tho property after
the alloy had been opened, md tho Committee
therefore decided thnt, whilo some ONO might
rightfully Ilaye claim 10 compensation from
tho city, TINT aonle ono waB not Dir. G.
The claim Of tito City scavangor for the year
1871-2 was allowed, with the exception Of tho
iiem for extra work. Tho contrnor-prico for day
acayonger work was s55 per day, which the
Council reduced after tho fro to Ss44 ror day,
without tho consent Of tho contractor. Ne was,
therefore, paid at tie last-namcd rate, and har-
ing contract for 4 higher rate. his claim was
conbidered 5uEt ono, especially ns considerable
additional work md expense wero thrown upon
him.
an old claim for damage to wator-power, etc..
at Iockrort, III consequence OF the Illinois Il
Niichigan Canal. was next considered, and tho
caj1nGnt lnado M extended argument in favor Of
il, but, ns thin matter hns been tho bee 7.oir Of
every Council meeting and Finance Committee
meeting for long tiGe the present Conmittoo
pulsed it over for tho consideration Of the Com
mittae under Mayor Colyn.
, 1873-11-09

Purchasers will find it to their
interest to examine our stock and
noto nrircs
, 1873-11-09

but the two other bargos havo not been hoard
from. Several tugs hare gono III Gcaroh OF tho
missing veHHplg.
, 1873-11-09

Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con-
sumption: 438 bill wheat; 1858 bu corn; 5,409
bu oats; 2,975 hu rye; 2,745 bu bnrloy. With
drawn for tlo during the woels: 18,5s9 bu
wheat; 40, ,599 bu corn ii, ,1G0 bu oats; B,9s3 bu
rye 22,so5 bu barley.
Tho following grain has beou inspected into
atoro this morning up to 10 o'clock: 303 cars
wheat; 159 cars corn: 20,700 bu No. do by
canal; 20 cars oats; 1000 bu No. do by
canal; caru ryo IL cars barley. Total (538
cars). 128.000 bu..
Tho following were the receipts md shipments
Of breadatuffs and live stock at this point during
tho past week und for tho corresponding weeks
ending DC dated:
, 1873-11-09

flncitsaes uther cut neatn except shoulders and
'Urcen lan,a shipped during tho week, 1887 pcs
ngainht mono sa1np weci hist year.
Flour was Eathor moro active than Oh Friday,
though only quiot. Tho business transacted
chiefly consisted in the filling Of Eastern orders,
ly. Exportora wore looking around. but gon-
orally bid prices which holders would not accept
tho latter heing firm in their yiows on account
Of the turn in the wheat market. Thcre waa
Romo inquiry Tor shipment to tho South, but
tho !act tint e3chaugo eau only be ncgo-
tiatcd ut O cost Of about i ror cont (ou
the south) told heavily ngainst buying.
6AleB were reported Of 80 brls white winter
private lorna 2!!o ,brls extras at $500; 500
br1s to Mt s575; quo brls do as $3.50; quo br1a
do at 4500 1.1j0 brls do OIL private ter,ns
goo l,rlA rye at $3.50; IL brla buckwhcat at
$3.50; is brla do ut $500; 50 bt!s do at $6.75.
Total, 2,G2o brls. Also, 20 TONS bran i bagsl at
S1la5; 10 tons do ut S110D, on track. The
following were the closing prices
Fair to good wlti.u winter. $50 q 7.5D
CI0lco tto.. 1b7titI lily
Choics to faAcy aprlng csrau. 400 q 0.l215
Medium to good 10. -. ;......-..... go @ Ink
Gnnl to ctoce Mi'licsota. 6.02ke3 8.37is
l'aIr to chocs sprng. n1rerino. s.;s d 3s7h
common tle... .'..'.'. ...I y :.nlI
ltSa 1loHf 4.E1 f9 a.00
15uGiWlleht 10. lnt ~ v.au
Dram. .11.00 4Illh0
Wheat waa moro autivo, anti st It deal
stronger, though nNr receipts worn lAYge, a,,tt
tho. fosolgn markets. woro goloral1y. quoted
easier. 1no market averaged fully 20 lowor
than OIL Friday, It III truo, md again hroka badly
this morning; but tho decline brought out
numerous bnyora. and this canHed II reaction,
which royoled it all advance OF 10 from tho
lowest poirt touched, a great mlnny operators
llayo been luo1lng Tor two or llroa days pust to
heo tho market touol o)u. aud hatl concluded to
bny whom it ranel.od that limit, or near II;
The ahort Interest for, next mouth did
nut sea their expectations ronltaod, but
whom ,hcy found TINT there wah an uutivo de-
maui for cash whoas, many nf them concluded
that The turn Ind loon reached at 1aat mud that
it wnu lot9 uafo to delay any longor. Hcnco
they bought freely, antl uyol cagerly. 6eyeral
nhiprcrH wero la tho market, taking all tho
caa!, Wheat otfered--anlMo Of 1t Oh account Of
yosHol-U.7'lcYHt md huuo to till III atoaluer
ruo,ll, neither 1T which usually appear In tho
tnily roeord Of freight chartsra. Nor York was
quoted lrmor. Northwestern wheat waH In fair
demand by. shippers. cloging ut s1.b0 for
No. /, aud NlI5c for M. 2. Sollur Do
con,bcr opened 1t Dsc, declined to M15o. nd
yancod to Olc, foil or H. aufl roBo to Dl1lu ut
tho c!ouu. Seller tho mouth waa very irregular,
selling curly At D01le. which WIS III heuw De"
ssr'bor, at.l closng i 9sylo,-1sonly '9o below;
| l,omtnally stronger, vt D7c. No. nprtng opened
ut 92e Tor " atra!$At." md advanced 70 VIZ
| closing ut 9ic. No. Hprlng cloaoa at o3o. No.
Q spring cloaea at B31lc, and reIocted 10 at 7So'
] laBh aaloB Woro reportod Of 500 hu NO. apflnQ
, 1873-11-09
MONETARY.

SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. Q,
Money contlnuos worry tight In this naarRos.
Tho banks aro dinconntlng almost nothing,
though they aro advancing on grain receipts,
and making demand lonna on other first-claes
collatorala TO u reasonable oxtent. Thoro ap-
pears, however, to bo good deal Of money
offered through brokers for the purchase Of tho
best commercial papor, aud to lond on collat-
erals at 1l1 to 9 nor cent per month. It ia boz
lioyed thStt good deal OF money is bcsng drawn
hero from tho country for Investment at those
rates.
rho scarcity Of New York exchange is inducing
tho shipment Of d good deal Of curronoy from
hero to Now York. Tho ratio for sales Of OK
chango between bnnks is 60o por 81 ,0D0 pro-
uisn1,
, 1873-11-09

RItEEp-Tllese aaa l,een mora inquiry from o,strl1o
parteu tllau s!uE any Of tbs naf-tlozen preceding
weeks hit t!lB ucal tlelnld llan falon of uo1e,
st lGe Hggregslo demand haa plsown ltttlo II auyiu-
crease. Under lthcra rcce!rts psteea have ruled weak
com,non to medium, md Ut t3.605l.o0 for good to
nhnIeA
, 1873-11-09
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. 8.
Tho following woro tho receipts md shipments
Of tho leading articles Of produce in Chlcngo
during tho past twonty-four hours, and for tile
corresponding t1ate ono year ago:
, 1873-12-27

records In Buch way that they exhibit COM
pleto f'gt nf@all Tho outstanding rocelps" unlosa
it bo admitted that the rccordB aro lc3l unon n
peculiar bystom Of 'doublo- entry" of which tha
warehouse reports, III wllicl, Tho public haA lone
ago loarncd that no relianco emu bo paeed con.
Btltuto tho basls.
Again, 1t IL mid that Tho orflor for nllipmeut II
tho bnstn Of tho Inspectors roturus to tio ncgi.
trnr Of Al,lpmonts malo ratllor tl,an tho aetna,
inspection. In tho cnso cited, to illustrate "the
,noduB oporandi by which elevators in thia city
f, necnmulaso grain Of higher grado t1.an that
Inspectors rotnrn.. Il ,,ndo according to tho
facts, would DO q, 600 brshots No. 2 corn. 20OO
high mixed, aud 1000 bus1ols No. / but, If
,.ndo according to tlle order, 1t would be- so6o0
No. corn.. Tho Registrar, in cancclIng receipts,
iB presumed to cancel tloso corresponding III
amount aud grade to tho shlpment matlo, which,
in this caao, IL nlI No. 2, whom III facf, 3000
lunAols Of other grades llnvo boon shippcd aud
the receipts therefore loft outstnndlng honco II
follows That tho cancellation male la no moro
conducive ovidonce TINT tho grain Represented
by tho cancelled receipt has boon shipped than
tho registration Of tito rccotpt a Il Tho fact that
tho grain It represents iB actually'ln storo.
CHICAGO, Dec. 90, 1878. AdnlcoIA.
, 1873-12-27

Prof. LOWS Ia credited with doviaing O worry
Ingenious means Of coloting opactios III tho cor
Ole Of from three to Aix worry lno sowing ncodcH
inserted into handle. For colorinE mattor,
ordinary water pigEaonta aro used rubbed to 4
pasty cohBiatonco md mixed with little g]ycor-
me- ho9 ti1o black Of tho pupil, India inls ID
igg wiped clear from moisture, tho pnl,iit il np-
Pilot. tltolly ovor 1t with q small poncsl. Tie
needlo-ro!nts aro nude to penetrate repeatedly
md RAPIDLY IN varying directions. Until mitch of
mont. Two or moro repitionB Of tho proecBva
nro necessary In order to roal!zc tho completn
efrcct. The operation is Bnil to givn tho patient
no rain; md, ns the cooring matter is rogtlnr-
" tattooca into tho tissues, it cannot be- wished
unt by tears.
, 1873-12-27
DEATHS.


GnAvES-on tho nEht 1t THO a4h inst, Mt he rs.1
Funoral services on Saturday. tho 2stb. At 10 !. NJ
TRANEL1.-on Thursday cvcnir,, tho o5th Inst, Ella
ln7cjny, only daughter of BonnlHin T.. aud iouiso
Funeral from No. d52 Warscn-av., Snuay tho osh as
IL o'clock \. m. -''"'
SpENCElt In this city, Dec. n5, Of apon1e1y Of thu
lungs. Mary 1salr, wfo nf W I,aak Speacvr toidssS
dnuEhtor nt 11nssoy Scuadcr Esr, Of Eoston aged Is
sents and days. - 80" "
Funeral froni Tho house, II South Shcldou.ut Sunday
ht p. IN.
fa-Buston papers please cnpy.
ROSSEFTEK--At E11,oradn, Cal, Dec 8.Natbsu nloh.
ards Nosscttor, formerly Of this city.
funeral ceremonies NJ tho late Col. Ed.
ward Wright will i,s hchl Mt tty Church, North Uvar,
1orn-st., gu Saturday, at II o'cpek Il. Iii,
WALDO-At hl. rcsIlenee, fio. II North hjay..t Dec
months ant a days.
Funeral friday 1t 1e>5 r. H.. hy cars to 1eosp I1l.
Si!AFFE1i-ln this city, Dec. 81 Mrs. Elizabeth 3.
Shaifor sroh 20 ycats.
fnt1cb OF tnacfnl hereafter,
pncnonia. Na.hs, wlfa of Norman T. Gas.ctto. anod
81 ycash ,npntts and days,
hs nncsai vii take claco frnm er ato rcsldchce. No.
CSJ ichsanav., on sunday. Dec e. 19:J ocl1ck D.
NJ FIlods af tho family invited to attend without
NorniGh (Cpnn.> papors wlil please cnpy.
, 1873-12-27

Investigation of tho Alleged Case OF
MISREPRESENTATION that the Gsc-
tent Dc:ttf, ol 4 Convict Wax Due to
0aMcr tltsam N.ttl1sli CausSS.
spec'ai Dispatch to 1iie cA'eago Tribune.
JoL1Er, ILL.,, Dec. 2G.-The body Of Williams
arrived at tho uEice Of tho Coroner about half
past o'clock. In tho proseuce Of 4 jury of
tmclyo mon, md Dra. Richards, Curtis, md
Casey, aud TnnusE~rcpreBontetivo q post
norton examination WAS held. The head of
tlo subject was found 10 To scapod, but
tho acul-bouo WAS uudisturbed Tie brain was
tukcn out, rs d fret stop md it was found con-
gcBtcd. Tho clothes bciu.; removed from tho
breast, tho brcast-plaEe was found broken or cut
through tho contrc,-that il, tho carlllesos wcro
Ietnched from Tic etcrnunl, instead OF tho ribs.
Tho whole breast was horribly mangled. In tue
opinion Of tho physicians, the liyos uud gall
bladder were III healthy condition; lungs
healthy, with aill1csiors with tho plolira OH Lie
loft side kidneys healthy; iutcstincs healthy.
Tho heart had been removed from tho body. Tile
doctors, upon examining the heart, Expressed
tho opinion Tint tho alleged rupture from which
dcnsh vas reported to haTo ollsuod bore the
1liarks Of tho use Uf MI instrument ut either end
OF tho CASH. Tho ovidoaces Wero very plain that
tho aperture Or rupture was unnatural. Thu OK
animation will bu continued tomorrow, COM
ulonciug at O'Clock, at tho prison. Commits
Boners Cauniaiub nl.d Soutlworth hnye re-
qucstcl Dr. Mason tn resign. Tiloso gentomon
will bo proHont ut tho examination Tomorrow,
aud 1t il moro tlsan probable that Mason will bo
removed if lo fuils to accept tho invitation to
rCHjGn.
, 1873-12-27
OUTSIDE COMMENTS.

THE EEW YONk EVENING POST.
public cannot fe to note Tie movements OF lilo
worknslncl,, ur thoss who call themselves suck, in
CAica.o and CINCINNATI. III Chicago the reasonable
mesa u ther complaint that abor scarce IL ose by
tho n!reusonahleysH Ut their demand thAt tho city
rhall tureh them work to do lc1d lis credit to snll
port lcir faln!cs and ~ Cincinnati they tako tho
ridiculous rubon OF striking for higher WagcH, the
City Government having provided MANY uf them wiih
work tic city improvements nt Sl.25 per ay which
thug consider inadequate.
That tho lanio l.a causcd much more tlan tho usual
dcncys and suffering among tho Iahoring CLASSES
cre IL doubt, ana the et'nrts ot All who aYa tho
proper means. but the laboring men should hear iii
mind TINT during tlo lnat fsw }taEa the!r wages ayo
INCREASED out II ull proportion to tose u otlor
elaasea while tho ncrye. Of tlo trained nn oaraod
tl.ss IL he'll at very Hills higher yalue than 1t
teu years ngo, untitled }a.Ni-lahor Ias ndynncsd
mind tint i.Ie aoau ,'1 regulate ts1o lreo u 1sbos
hero hns been m cstra,agant advance in wuEes, thero
,ust h., fall i'll arcora,eo with tao limited demand.
TIC lahorora n,aLa anoIl!er grave 1nlGalo n ehh!n
tho Government. municipal or State, to furnish them
win labs. uut for this they ara not 10 1nurh TO
har,e thry lave bron taught by helr e1ap!osor tlo
manufacturing. mining: and commercial
functions ass NJ! simply to requisite aud coatro Tut
, 1873-12-27
GRAIN REGISTRATION.

10 the Editor Of IHt Eh{tHIo Tribune:
Sin If evidence other than that furnished by
oxpe1ieucy, we're necessary to provo tho ustor
practical nutility Of the prccont system Of keep
lug the records Of tho lieGistrnilon Office, it
would 10 found III the p6rHonu! explanation pub
liahoa In T11E TT.nuSE this morning, over tho
signature Of Mr.. Tyndale, Acting Registrar.
Tho public Inns, until thia explanation, been
permitted to think that tho records Of tho Rogis-
tration osico showed, Approximately at least,
tho actual condition Of nfralrs III tue Respective
warehouses. but tho stutcment that, Ill orlor to
ascertain nnytlans concerning tho actual state
ot things in tho Warehouses;, it. is necessary to
weigh tue grain therein, dispols that idea, und
demonstrates that these records no moro
show thu condition of aifRlrs, actually
Or approximately, than the widest ROMANCE cor
rcctiy rcprchonts motern Bociety. II 1t lo truo,
Nh stated, thnt whcnoyer aiy knowledge con-
corning tho amount Of grain III atoro s tloslrcd,
It ~ necasuary 10 weigh tue grain, tho inquiry
Whit IL the yalno Of tho presont oxponaiyo Uys-
becomes pertinent. aud, tnAon wit, tile fsct tl.as
it haa proved o failure in every respect, 10 far
as tho protection Of tho public Ia ou1,csynod,-
to Which Tho ex-lsegistrar testified IN the recaat
oxaMlinat!on,-slsgoats strongly tho propriotyof
nbolishing tho syslem, or producing therein suo|l
radical clianges as Tho preaont Acting llegatrar
virtually confosbeB lllnlsof unable 10 inangurato.
Ihlb IL I'll aBe III which more theoretical knowl-
edge il practically Of no value anywl,oso,-cor-
tainly nut in a bs,bincss-lnattor lko this. Ihe
information furnished by tho Registration o'lico
"noWB what grafcH should b. III tho elevators,
while the reports OF tho warollousomcn show
tho ,grndes FOR which receipts nro outBtand-
lug, the Important fact5 concerning which Tho
Tile nupe In Va u, Of tAo warehouse reports to
tito lieE ut mrs. rcoorl IL virtually concodel...iE
thiy Blutt,ntut, which In Inconsistent with tic
further Que, That "tlia Office docs koep lts
, 1873-12-27

FISfl.GAYLoRp.-At Tho residence at tito brido's
GSff,s GsS ;ssis5 ia
TuN1sON-JO!IEs0S-3c H. by tho Koy, r. r.
n".n A. ho fesidesss Il o baos fao5 Adola
and William N Johnson, Of Morris. M cardg.
MqFADnnEMS-iioyT-In .s q n this city, DAG: r. At ths
Coior, William X. scEndtet., ot Grcen Bay, md Mtsa
Lizzie lioyt. ot st. 1osepa Micli.
pRfCi;-WATT--!y tic I.ur. II. j. Goolspacd Dec a.
William H. riee H. D.. latc Of st. 1ola Nov Dsuns.
WICK: and Mlss Catia:fnG j. Watt, of tlis city.
rf1tlLIPH-MunPiY-1 Ibis city on Christina, Jtys,
by the Roy: GanoN Knowles. Episcopal Henry Phips
ntld Miss NolIlo Murply. '
, 1873-12-27
Dcns,Md OF tho New KNri1 gvorlsfnE-
1ncr for Employment from the

HEt1 lOT AENpROyaMeNt 1roH1 tAc
City.
Sptcfa, Dfspatch to 7he Chicaao 1rtbune
NEW Yong, Dec. 20.-Copes of tho following
document woro presented to-tAy to the Mayor,
Comptroller, and hoads Of tho Departments of
parhs, Public Works, and Docks, by George
Blair. Cl.nirman Of tho Committee Of Safety. ap-
pointed ut tho Workingmons mas meeting hold
ut Cooper Institute Dec. II, to look after tho In
terests Of tho laboring CLASSES Of, tho city:
New YonK, Dec. 10 1879.
BIn: In the name Of tlo Committee we demand
work mud pay for tho people In enforced dcncas III
this city. their idlencae a1 consequent poverty having
been brought about by tho Government aanottoning,
without conRcnt, speculation III oir circulating
medium. Nc ulso demand Tint work t,e furnished
direct from tho city authorities all contracts hclng
tirey ntrogated. Wo request speedy nnswor to our
demands. Respectfully.
{Siyncd) T. A. PALMER, English Secretary,
GEORGE BUCK, German Secretary.
The officials to whom tho document was nd
drossel said lhcy would take speedy action in
tho matter.
Tho Committee Of Safety has appointed u
Committee Of Organization to cooperate will,
tho German ward organizations, md arrange for
tnass meetings In each ward. Tho object of
these meetings is to organfzo tho laboring
classes for cooperation with tho Grange moYo-
mont in tho West.
, 1873-12-27
CASUALTIES.
Eighteen Persons Drowned by The
Sinking Of all English River
Steamer.
Capt. Surmont, Of the Vile Du Havre,
r Defends the Action Of His
Officers and Crew.
4 Days Record Of Minor Casualties.

Thirty or Forty Persons Drowned by
the Sinking OF n Steamer
LONDON, Dec. 2G.-At 8 o'clock this morning
tho steamer GipBy Queen, belonging to The River
Tyne Improvement Commissioners, struc!s tho
wreck Of sunlon lighter, and wont to the bot
tom in i've minutes. There wore bctwoon fifty
aud sixty wor}fmon on board Of tho boat Mt thu
time Of the disaster, md twenty Of them were
rescued, but the remainder, thirty Or forty men.
wero drowned.
LONDON, Dec. 27-6 a..m.-Tho latest reports
reduce tho ,,un,bor OF lives lost by the steam
boat disaster on tho Ty',o to eighteon.
, 1873-12-27
4 California Town Robbed by Gucr-
TiflNs.

San francisco, Dec. 2G.--To-night, ut Kiugs-
ton, Fresno County, party of twenty Mexicans
and sevcrnl white men, ull urmcd entered tho
place, seized thirty ctixens, bound them hand
md foot, and thon robbed the town, getting
about $1,000 and a largo quantity Of iewolry.
Tho robbers made their escape. but the people
aro III hot pursuit.
, 1873-12-27
Robbery nstl Probstblu Murder Near
E4tatl:t. 1,ahs

Srectai Disuatch 10 1Hs Chicago 7Tih.ne.
LIMA, lnd.. Dec. 2G.-A farmer named DIston,
to n riaha Wcncsav sIn @ amd " ,no "9e
ing tho door, WIS struck over tho head with
soI,o blunt instrument, inilieting IL frightfut
wound. Ilo WAS thcl, 1obbcd of i considerable
sim OF monuy. Mr. bishops condition was not
discovered until tho nuxt morning. Whit with
tho wound and exposure but aght hopes aro
entertained for his recovery, TAoye IL uo clue
to tho polpatrator Ut rho crime.
, 1873-12-27

Rao to provide tho Of snrrort md OF nc1uring
wealth. Tie ]aborcrp logical II not reasonable iii
asserting TINT II tho Government gives bonica to tho
cnaminers tho salt manufacturers, tho cotton.mifls,
md tho rairond companies, It may nlso givo somc-
thing 10 tho lnbornra. Tic utter inlpoasibIty Of
parcnt Sat onec. ana lard ~ 1t ia upon tito
1nborer, It must ccaHe hero THO surcat way 10
reof ts TO change tho ayaom by which Congress have
given 0ount!cs until 1t aB brought tia country to tho
brink Of pauporam md tho best thing for tho labor
erH to 10 IL to combine aKanRt tho cRniaon which IL
intended to mako tho rich rchnr and tho poor poorer.
Employment from municipal government IL only dc-
great as to Justify ro!!cf from tho public treasury III
such cases tho nblc-bodlcd should DO ado to work ut
iair WaRea rat1.er than bo fed III 1lencsa.
THE COIuMEuB JouNHAL.
Ihe Work11tcn who aro rrocrsslozjnR IN Cineihnatl
lot work from tho city, lghor wages, aud eight hoa
dizzy, hnvo ntldcl to tho romn mud circs1nstarc OK
tho occaHlon, eacll time of n,aretng by employing
"lf tlle 1aborinB men Of thu cisy aro hetuasly IN
want tloy Ho,r lcarn to disponao With braus bands.
MnBlo IL n luxury"
II we md a,iy more aucll paragraphs III tho En-
9,rtr, we Hl,all bo Obliged 10 put tho young mon tloMn
as bloatcd capitalists, who havo no sympathy aitls
that 1osea md tho otor foreign 1nternntlona with
,lnpronouncoable nnncs, who havo been inportc ut
great oxponso for THO oxreua purpose Of starving,
anil demanding hreal, and higher wngc8 for men o,.t
of employment, and eight follrB day, nn SO firth,
cnnnot DO expected 10 do tho starving bs!ucfH with
proper cclat ilnnccomrA1icd by ilrxt-casH nlBfc.
common, ordinary American mechanic nay bo able to
ii most 1fo and drum; hit t1cso foreign gcnol,on
have great distance, in order 10 volunteer IN
this bnsiacss. aud wo n,,iRt aee that tho guard turns
out, md they be received with MI tic lonoru.
, 1873-12-27
Cnpt. SurmOnt, OF tho Vile atl 11nvrc,
Indignantly Denies tho statement OK

Indignantly Denies tho statement OF
Capt. Robertson, of the Loeb 1;strE.
New YonE, Dec. 26.-Tho London yetcgraph
OF tho 18Th. Inns }ottcr from Capt. Surmnnt, OF
tho steamer Vile 1n Hayre, douyiug in toto.tho
assertions against himself and his sail
ors OF cowardico aud neglect of tho
passengers safety OIL tho OCCASION OF
lilo disastor, and making connter-chargcs rs
follows: Capt. Nobortaon States. according to
yout that the Villo du Havro is a1ono roBpol.si-
bic for tho disaster which bofol her. When
speaking in my report Of tho respective nloyo-
,Ionts OF tho two vessels, had guarded n ro-
servo which every lnan Of honorable faollng will
appreciate; but if, indeed, Capt. lIobertaon
,lai cd to solve 40 roremptorily in lis own favor
this question 80 gravo, and nmong all 10 obscure
(loath having snatclled awnytlo greatest part of
fho Witnesses and especially the principal, one,
tho officer Of tho watch ut the nlolent ffho col!
ltRion), shall rcpont them without fear OF con-
tsatictiou from my ono skilled in such matters,
that tho Captain Of The Lccl, Earn, sailing
closo hauled, could BY single h,rn OF tic wheel
have gone to windward aud 10 prevented the
catauropho TINT he could have dono
Eo up to tho very minute Of the
collision, at the very lust Inomant oycn nld that
he did not do 80. should say, abovo all, that,
according to tho teet1nony Of tho survivors Of
tho VILE dn Hayre. the lights Of The Loch Earn
we're, for fomo REASON or otllor, not visible from
my ahlp,--oitlor beeauEo tl!oy wero not in their
places, or because, aB frequently happens after
long night, tho wiclR Of tho lamps may have
been allowed to burn down.