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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-02

Evsssvpe s6c Coffee sod lsa22 srchsnge-seras 1896
Ne.-Yors sight. a premium Gold. 1854 -. ,,
o.sxeo August Fi,a sedy and snehsngd ns goo sol.
Winter $40 % for Double Esrs Wheat du Of 200 bash
No Milwaukee Club In lots 81 AZ Corn quiet ss~ o.
200 bush lots s2e Corn Meal ~ 81 is Tor B0d u 10
$i9i hddlings e2QP ton Canal 7.e s2rn
gte TO vYotk Lumber S3 Is 70 the Hudson ~ 20 70 Me-.
fors Railroad Fghtsto PHILADELPHIA, Coz 70 Boston 30. %
hewYork 40c Albany sec Receipts BY Laie2i 900 bush
Wheat l2050e0 feet Of anber sbpnests b. Csna6,JO0 bssa
"heft LOO bush Corr 900 feet Of Lnmber.
Aug 1-grcehes srns bai not quotasy higher
ot :as FSa, Gn sspefdas IS SOss4 b Elns " 500
- Dos state Indians anl Ohio Extra Family 81 5O9fS IN
u 3s4sl 90 Rye 7se Con- quiet se.dy yellow 5s95sc
Mined Western 569jgc White. 6907Oc srn $50
Dle hIed i0@44 Barley and Barley Mali unchanged WHISKY
ST. Loun Aug1-Por unchanged; busus,s snail whest quiet
ana weak No Red Pan 81 25i No Ned Hnier 81 40
sample lots lower at III 30 Tor Prime Corn dali and dropping 30
n2o2a3le for Ne Barley duT sales Of New sphs eje
Rive hgber 6sa7Oe Wsvadtanng tendency sales az 81 ~
DE PORK unchanged at ZIG 80 Dry ssd Nsais tsB sales q
snail packed lots at S for Shoulders 9e for Csr Rib se.
Bacon strong; sales Of sm lots a 9do for shoulders l02
1856 for Clear RIO SIDES lO0lO9 for Clear side; Gear sides
sel Sept lo'sdlle Lard sales Of mail lot. Of Refined az
seller January Live Hogs hrrer ~ 10ds4 go Cattle sfm and
iairJ active sales Of tat Texans g. - 55a$f 10 Choice Matte
81 5Oas8 Reeeps-4 900 bbs Poar - 600 bash. wbe.,
90 900 bush Corn 600 bush Oats 1000 bash Rye, 100
Hogs. and 500 Cattle -
lower sales Of No Wnte Wabash 81 G5dsl 6G No do
81 G5 New 81 80; No lRe1 81 50; Sew. 81 -; No Rel,
~ So New spot 81 36asl SO seller Aagas II aCdsl 81
.elr sspenber 81 3sia No Red 70 Corn saay 'ass o,
seler October 4Gsc. MIed 43c; Wolfe 53 no grade,
81 a. quiet at S for No. J. e August 35sI
No. $40 seller Aus BIC R,sIts sr% and a9eh1 n Re
Corn and 900 hash Oats shis men-l 300 bb Flour 300
bash Wheat, 20 600 bush Corn, and 1000 bush Data
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DECIsIONs-AUG.

Marine Court hambes.-By Judge Joachimsen.-
BaIer at su--Orer Of disconnufuce Hcht sgt Dietrich
us6oa.ioa Of sees ali arue until Aug o. kbou agt hgeEs
Order esetnen. OF the appeal Behrn art Pail
erder Scott ag Spelane Notion denied 70
arrest 0Colne ag CoheIsureues discharged
saunders scheherrie OF arrest Of JAW
30 modd Nichols Mckeaoder vaeating and dhargiag
Toore An-order extending the time 10 male
N amt
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

FROM GLAsGoW-Ia steamship Castalsa. Aug Rev .. y
Louis Miss Grace Darling Carlton Chses T. Ward snd lady,
VIM Moran Charles Wes W. Russell NJ Alex Mcdonald, W.
b. Burnngame A. Douglass James Mereees Campbell Forrest
FROM BRKMRs-In steamship Her YORK Aag 1.hra sophie
Habesen child Michael ZOer G. Bor g. BsItedes Dr. sao-
Bafuch Robert Adams Monu Phi Hor"o Alvin
HADf Leh ~ Gess Adam schm Thos Hem Gather
Heinz Sotan Bernard solan Charles Soian Miss
Taksor Richard Edward Tronda Edward Cooper Chss
Freq Anna Prer, Prederck Lehuzendeebe.
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ease OF the assessment Of uptown property. Among
those who protested against the amounts charged were
Geo. L. Havemeyer, who owned three houses, assessed
in ls72 for s1o5 900, and this year for sssoo Jas T.
Matthews whose assessments had been increased 70 per
cent; T. L. Duryee who complained that his neighbours
house. similar in dimensions TO ais own, wac assessed
1850 less than 1t should have been Jas Finek, who
demurred to the charge of $500 claiming that 1t should
have been only 5000; A. T. Johns, Allen winters. j.
OBrien, chas Cassidy Michael o'Brien, Jerome stuy-
yesant, and others.
Two OF the CITY Deposit Banks-the German American
aud the Merchants Eational-have notified 10 Controller
Green that they have paid into the Treasury amount
OF interest accrued on daily balances OF the cry ana
County money for July: From German American Bank,
s'ci TO- from Merchants National Bank. 1928 S
Controller Green reports the following amounts paid
Basa Of AueaAreAr' Of srs., assessments and pesi ~
s76 o. Bureau o. CITY ReyenueHonse ferry and marfecellN
rents AID psrtt aud % 50 s4l Is Boean Coee1e 81
BIS A. Department Of Public Charities and correcionBoa inter
mep sales an ines $3.50 80 Mayors Second Maa-Lcehses
and hue SDS 90 charge Of sevrPnt TO connect
With And sale Of ppe $3.50. Total $4s0ll o.
The following Ia city Chamberlain Lanes statement OF
receipts payments and balances for the five days end
Ing July 81, 1873: I OF lg.nirri. y. 1 10.
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THE ALLEGED MALPRACTICE CASE.

Mr. Howe, counsel for Minnie Kammell,
charged with malpractice in the case Of Pauline Unger
obtained writ OF habeas corpus and certiorari from
Judge Pratt. OF the Supreme Court yesterday morning,
and she be brought before him. with the papers, at
a m
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RESULTS OF REFORM RULE.
THE CITYs FINANCES.

MoTTfLY STATEMENT OF THE CONTROLLER
The following is the monthly statement of
the amount of warrants drawn and for what purposes
against the City and County Treasures from Jan. to
July 81 ls73 inclusive, with comparative statement OF
the city and county debt Dec 81 1872, and July 81
1873 -
I''H OBJ WARRANTS ON CITY ACCOUNT. l.
...... . .. ... ... To Jule 80. In July.
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ntyIATuRB ALMANAC.

sun 457 1915 Moon sets'''''ll;4S
s.pdy HooI l24 Cows l57 Hell aste Peuy 345
aIsg DIv-p.
Randy Cows Island 23 Hell Gate Ferr slA
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COTTON MARKETS

COTTON hARAETs
o6 ss" o Ia% Sa iIs isS%
3S6 5aes i s 500 o. bale, M evening el 90 2cs
s. yst sos s. s ale. sos S s gross 'S bales exports
S. SsirIs gross aug 444 ss . Ss $50 S.s .
vekns receipts, l7s balesi goss lS22 bales 'a Lloo
BALTIMORE Aug l. Cotton duT Midillns' 20 gross receipts:
% bales s,S 40 S , s s TO- IoS5
macon Aug L-coOn ,sr,d,i MddHng, lse ressly-..
seg SO bses shipments LAB baie'i stock 1872 44o bales
wIisfsSros Aug lCot.on steaey Moding 1886,
23 bAe eIPos-eoss'Wse lOI oaes s,ocf 0le bales
S S.s receipts 1872 bales '''l'''''''l'' si9 S-. '1' d
sosyotK Aug f-Cotton quiet MddTns. reeep
2l0 bales $50 bales SHES 90 bale. stock ist
bseai receipts 2lS2 ba' eI0or'-e"AS'e' sosl
bales, shipments S52 bales. stock 9229 ese sesk-rsfsp
1873 eI YneS s So,t s' , ass III Se an I'D
17 MasnE; ds,. net IseeP 20 s
6i2 61 lt ga sAsi sei loo Gs c SO
tal; shipments 233 bales vee-fecePt' 5S2 bAIs shipments
GogIsvIIE Aug. lcOt.Ou Unchanged Mdinp is receipts.
PSoSiDzscs Au COtOusst receipts 81 bales 'alcs $500
Aas co.s9 qoist' MdannS' 2o'si "se1'-
Aug lcOOn qaie, Low Mddlns, le,ie seslI-
GilyrsTos Iqs 1coteu quiet, ecea o'liH,I' l4,SlSs,
reported sales so bales STOCK 01sl bales.
Ss:is r., s7s
81 lO bales weekY-ecepts oales npbsbb
CPS bales; sales 764 bsles. -
CScNSArI, Aus Cotton dull unchanged Mddlngs' l0c re-
CENTS 52l bsles; shipments 20 bales stock 9424 baleG
COLUMBUS. Aug Lection hrmj Low Midlngs ~ weekly
reeelp 90 bales shipments 2oi bass sales, l25 oae ss'
1855 bales ~ -.
hOsTsoMKRY. AUg L-cO.tOn 9ae offerings light Low Md
dlugs 17; weekly-recps 72 bales; shpneDts 100 baesj
stoek-1S72, 377 bales; 1873 ,76s bales -,
LECTION fair demand; onerngs
l39 bales; eIpor-cotstwse l4y
bales as bsles 654 bse weekyne, receipts 500
bales 067 bales; sales, 22S bales
Aug lOtOn dull and nominal hding, 1871
Mddugs. 1896 Ordinary l7e Ordinary l4Gl9e
net receipts 4s bales; 29S bse sales 100
bales 4023 bales Weeky-net receipts 1888 baes Exports
-eoastvise, 2.S45 bales; sales. $50 bales
Cotton l.
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THE GROWING WORK OF A LIFE.-The

conpete sens Of Cambridge Lectures bV PIoL LouI ARAss
THE METHOD or CREATION In which ssa HE latest
to the Development Theory Of Dsw:p his against
the nstdslsc tendencies Of the sg paohsd In fall In THg
TRIBUNE EXTRA No 10 these memorable Lectures Prof AaAss
gave 70 the scientific world the rps fs Of hs sdy
sesh and sbsauss the sssa, betvees Science spd Chs
uaniJ TRIBUNE EXTRA No contains the
earis'iment Price BY mall postpaid sddss Dnisd
slater, 10 essta Address JaE TRIBUNE Hssyssk
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Holiday Annual lS774 Illustrated Reeord)-conss bss
Of American aud Foreign profaey illustrated Portraits
Sketches Gems. wtie Coia, Bret Hs Msrt T"sn josh BIZ
ings Danbary Man Beech Holland Eyglstor Deems Vanderbilt
Roihsehd Tour through the states and Roend the World
fusey illustrated; All about Balsoning' Golden GRAM kc &c
Purchase refunded BY using cks, number Dop
fail to get $4,000 sold and going npdy Order Of
dealer iaelose price, % cents ILLUSTRATED RkCOKD 80
Psrk.row. N. Y r. q. Boz 2 l4l.
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Glert!ou Noiile.
STATE ON EEw.loxK exKcUryE CHAsBsR
IBA...0ec. 20, 1873 I
DROCLAMATION.-By JOHN A. DIX, Gov.


STATE ! sw.ioHK. SxscUrIyk CHAsBsR.
ALBA Dec 20, 1873
DROCLAMATION.-By JOHN A. DIX. Cow
.nor OF The STAT lork-whrress
M HENRY W. GENET who elected TO the Once Of Member
M Anb, for Twenty sr Assembly District Of the
ard oonty Of the fourth November sst hs been
convicted Infamous crime whereby bis right Of once has erased
inua,Bt Section Forty Chapter Five Part Ons Of the Revived
whereas provided The
zach csse special election shall be held.
Hos JOHN A. DIX Of the State Of Nev-fofh.
P one STAT order and
proclaim that election for Member Of Assembly 10 and for tho
Assembly District OF the City aud County Newiork.
Il Henry W. Genet he Of whose once VIII erpr
3s 81 pecemba thousand eight hundred ssd seventy
onr, i District TUESDAY the twentieth day Of Jsae
S74l said election be conducted the mode prescribed By
law log the rleeloa Of Aembau Of Assembly
witness whereof l have hereurto rgned and
ssal 81 the state the CAPITOL In the City u
fsea Albany 18th day Deeber In The Of Lord
thoussEd eight hnndred and sevensy'thrse $500, -
Bv the Governor. JOHN a. DIX.
JoAs ". DIX, Private Secretary.
svArs Ysw.Yoxx DxPARrxnsr % sscxsrA.y o, sRArl
ALsAsl, Dec n, 1873
To MATHEW BRENNAN ESQ @enP Of the City "a Cssa,y
The Governor Of Which hessA h
os- Special Election viii be held IN and for the Twenty Sra Asn
the City and County Nsvsssk TUESDAY Ne
wuh day January 1874 for The election Of Member u A.
.embly place Of Hesry W tenet Very respectfully,
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CRY Cousrr % Nsv.roak pse -. 1874
certify the foregoing be true copies The sosnsss rsssssA
me, This DAY, FROM The Secretary Of State
sAsr1 Of ~ ca ~ Csasv q AssSsA
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Aew publications.

QHE DEAD ALIVE.
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND, OCTO

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Delozier, George E Day, Middleton
Dunbar, Samuel Dogan, Joseph
Dorsey, Stephen Dent, Harry John
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-17
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

The counting of the electoral votes tol
President and Vice President Of the Uni
| ted States calls attention again to the de-
| fects of our electoral system. 4 move
has been made in the Senate to rescind the
22nd joint rule under which the two
Houses act, in any question of doubt
The difficulty is how to dispense with
it or get something better to take its place
Under 1t the vote of States may be thrown
out, without sufficient reason, and Crisis
might arise that would create costly
conflict. Senator Morton did not hesitate
| to give his opinion that he would not trust
| any party if the votes of only one or two
States stood between it and power, an(
it could throw them out. The casting on
of the three votes Of Georgia for Mr.
Greeley was an arbitrary act The vote
were honestly and fairly cast for him, a
nobody disputed, but the question arising
what should be done with them, he being
dead, the House threw them out under
the rule, DISTINGUISHING the electors and
leaving an ugly precedent that may arise
to plague its authors. The Tribune no.
tees this and other Irregularities as
follows:
The decision of the House to throw out the
| three votes Of Georgia cast for Horace Gree.
ley, may, if taken as a precedent, at some
| future election defeat the will of the people
lad NJ -. IL,
electoral votes in the late election, and had
all of those votes been thrown out, no cleo
ton would have taken place, but the question
| would have gone to the House of Representa-.
tives, where each State casting one vote
would have chosen Gen. Grant.
Again, the vote of Arkansas was discarded
because the certificates of the electors were
signed and sealed by the Secretary of State
instead of by the Governor, while the vote OF
Texas was admitted although its certificates
were signed simply by an acting Secretary of
State.
1.-THE two Houses were divided in politics
under the present system quarrel might
arise in which all the votes might be thrown
ont The vote of the first Republican State
might be objected to by democratic represen-
tative, and democratic House might dis
card it. In retaliation n republican senator
mlgnt Op1ect 10 lne vote OF the nrSt democrat.
ic State and be sustained by a republican
Senate. The result would be an election by
the House, il revolution did not come first
So, too, bare majority of one House might
prevent any election at all before the 4th of
March.
The joint rule provides that after ques-
ton in regard to the reception of the vote of a
State has been raised, and the two houses
have separated, either House may take re-
cess until l o'clock the next day. The OBJ
lection may he made to the vote of the first
State and recess taken, and the next day
before the question is decided another recess
may be taken and this may be repeated until
the 4th of March, when there would be no
President elect. These are but few of the
objections to the present system that have
been discussed to-day, and which will cause
reform to be effected, ifnot by this Congress
then Nv the next.
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TIE PRESIDENT AND UTAH

The message Of President Grant to Con-
grcss in relation 10 Utah affairs will arouse
the Mormons to the danger they
incur by persisting in the course which
they pursue. The system of polygamy
leads them into constant collision with the
federal courts and the federal admnistra-
ton. In order to sustain it they have
adopted means 10 pack their ,uries with
Mormons. to control the prosecuting OFF,
GERS, and make their probate courts sub
sidiary to their peculiar interests. The
Gentiles are thrust into the background
wherever there is Il possibility that they
may stand in the way OF the designs Of
their neighbors. They cannot be heard
in the courts to any purpose. Justice Is
closed against them. Thus far the gov
eminent has failed oprotect itself. While
ostensiby exerting the supreme power
IN the territory, the government has been
circumvented by the cunning and boldness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-17
Consumption can be Cured.
SCHENCK's PULMONIC sYRUP,
SCHEsCK's SEAwEED Tonic,

SCHENCk'S MANDRAKE PILLS,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption.
Sometimes medicines that will stop cough will
often occasion the death of the patient. 1t locks up
the liver, stops the circulation OF the blood hemor
rhage follows, and, in fact, cloggng the action OF
the very organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaiet and dyspepsia arethe causes OF
twothirds OF the cases of consumption. Many are
now complaining with dull pain in the side, the
bowels sometimes costive and sometimes too loose
tongue coated, pain in the shoulder blade, feeling
sometimes very restless, and at other times drow.
aeh, accompanied with acidlty and belching OF
wind. These symptoms usually originate from q
disordered condition of the stomach or torpid
liver Persons SO affected, if they take one or two
heavy colds, and if the cough III these cases be
suddenly stopped, the lungs, liver and stomach
clog, and remain torpid and inactive and before
the patient is aware OF his situation, the lungs are
mass of sores, and liberated, and death is the In
evitable result.
Schenok's Pulmonic Syrup ia an expectorant
which does not contain any opium, nor anything
calculated to check a cough suddenly.
Schencks Seaweed Tonic dissolves the food
mikes with the gastric juice ofthe stomach, digests
easily, nourishes the system and creates healthy
circulation of the blood. When the bowels are
costive, skin sallow and the patient is of bilious
habit, Schencks Mandrake Pills are required.
These medicines are prepared by DIR. j. II.
SCHENCK & son, Northeast corner of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia. Penn. and for sale by
GEO. q. GOODWIN& co, 8s Hanover street.
Boston and John +. Henry, College place, New
York, Wholesale agents.
For sale by Druggists generally. eolEvti
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Remarks OF W. ". Thomas. Jr., Esq, Of
Portland,

In House Of Representatives Feb. 9. on the cX.
pedency Of increasing the "school mill tan"
Mr.. SPEAKER Il think the House will
bear me witness that have not trigged the
wheels of legislation by any word Of mine
during the session, and l should not make any
remarks at the present time, were it not my
conviction that l would be recreant to duty
were l to allow to pass unchallenged, such a
measure as is proposed by this minority report.
The subject Of this mill tax is a novel one.
Prior to 1872, each town raised an amount
prescribed by law for school purposes, and
every town expended the amount so raised.
within its own borders. This amount was equal
to $l.00 for each individual in the town.
Then came up the proposition that the whole
State be taxed for schools, and that this money
be distributed throughout the whole State.
Well, gentlemen, if the property in the State
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.ofthe Mormons, and Brigham Young has

ruled the federal courts and federal adj
ministration and shaped the affairs of the
territory as seemed hest to his personal
win and ambition.
The message of the President means
that the conflict of jurisdiction and au-
thority between the federal government
and the territorial government must
cease. There is no uncertain sound in
what he says. His statement of facts is
clear and direct. There is no display Of
rhetoric over the matter, but the message
will convey to those who understand the
character of President Grant, that he has
determined to take the Mormon question
fully in hand. and have it decided which
shall rule in Utah, the federal government
or Brigham Young. And this will settle
the question Of polygamy without doubt,
for polygamy cannot exist when the courts
of the territory are fairly opened to and
in the control of the Gentle population.
The expressions. of President Grant in
all his public papers touching the Mormon
question have manifested strong feeling
against'polyamy. That he has pondercd
| it well, and measured the extent and diff
| fculties of the issue which his message
invites, is not to be doubted. We believe
that he takes this step with the belief that
it will lead to conflict with polygamy
which shall be final, either to extirpate it
or drive it from the land, or prove its
power to be greater than that of the Uni.
ted States. In his conclusion and deter.
mination to press the decision of the Nor
mon question to q complete settlement,
the President will be supported by the
public sentiment of the country. The
general feeling is that the longer the trial
of authority is deferred, the more Difficult,
and costly will the settlement be- Slave
~ was allowed to grow and establish it.
self in the land until it required the whole
power of the nation, millions OF men
and billions OF money, to overthrow
it. Paltering and delaying with polyga-
my it is feared may have the same eff
feet. A few decided steps now may save
rivers Of blood if the institution were not
checked. We apprehenl no formidable
opposition TO the President, but we hope
that whether he meets little or much he
will never abandon the field until polyga-
my is crushed and the anomalous condi-
ton of affairs in Utah brought to an end.