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New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
TIE CONTINUAL CANAL LEAK.

The Treasurer of the State shows no sign of
receding from the position he has taken re-
specting the extravagant expenditures of State
Canal management. In his reply to the State
Engineer and the Canal Commissioners, of
which we give the main portions in other col
umns, he further demonstrates by figures the
correctness of his assertions that the expendi-
ture has been continuously increasing since
1860, until now it is nearly four times as great
as then, per mile The explanations
of the Commissioners - that the in
creased expenditures represent extraordinary
repairs--are more thoroughly torn to pieces
than in the Treasurers previous exposure.
The difficulty of defending the Commission
ers' position is that they used up all the ma
terial for defense on previous occasions-those
not unfrequent occasions when the public
thought there was a deal of monoy spent
somewhere, and the Commissioners showed
that it was for special repairs and extra
ordinary enlargements. III such explanation
accounts for the increase in 1868. then there
Is no explanation left for the still
greater increase of 1868-73 but allow
that both these periods were thus employed
in permanent improvements under extra0r-
dinary circumstances of cost, and the case liz
all the worse for 1872. Then the enlargement
was ended, there was no cause for unusual
cost, and the largest sum ever required was
demanded for REPAIRS" The canal banks
might ere this have been electro-plated with
tclerably thick coating of gold, Mt the cost
of ordinary" and extraordinary" perform
ances
Tho notion that tho Commissioners sot fortl.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
MOkOpOLTES.

An outcry against monopoly always has its
effect upon unthnkIng people, because vague
notions prevail of what a monopoly really is.
Exclusive privileges to trade in certain dis
trcts or to deal in certain commodities are
monopoles in the Odious sense which we have
made it part of our political creed to exc
crate. Such are the powers granted in former
times to European commercial companies in
the East Indies, and the exclusive rights re-
served by certain Governments of dealing in
salt and tobacco. All such determinations are
contrary to sound public policy, oppressive,
and unjust, and when they apply to articles
in universal daily use they often become in
tolerable hardships.
But we commonly misapply the term monop-
olists to any one who happens to be without q
competitor in his business, whether compe-
tition is ruled out by law or only by the
fundamental principles OF profit and loss. We
call the New-York and New Haven Railroad a
monopoly because it is the only railroad on
which we can ride from this city to Bridge
port or New-H Haven; yet it is not properly a
monopoly, because any one can obtain leave to
build another road right by the side of it if he
chooses to spend his money for such pur-
nose. On the other hand, we never thought
of reproaching Elias Howe as monopolist,
although the law gave him an exclusive priv
ilege of manufacturing sewing machines and
he made an enormous fortune by means of it,.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was a monopoly
in New jersey so long as the law of the State
forbade the construction of any rival road !;
but it ceased TO be one when the General
Railroad act threw open the transit to free
competition
Most of the Western roads which are de-
nounced 80 bitterly as grasping monopolists"
are really subject to unlimited rivalry, and
some of them have been nearly ruined by it.
The consequence is that they are attempting
TO control prices just as tho merchant does
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
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New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

thai they cannot be held responsible for acts
of The Legislature, is shown by Mr.. RaiDes to
bo of tho aimsicst. They are in fact the ex-
perts, called by the Legislature what they
and the Engineer state as the necessities OF
the canals, serve as the opinion by which the
Legislature must be guided. furthermore,
they do not think it needfui 10 pre-
sent small bills and have their merits
discussed; tho extra work ls pIo'iueo
"forn by o "quite convenient and much moro
"expeditiousn process All Of it, on all the
canals, is Jumped together in single Dill
There ia no use haggling over these matters
with their Serene Excellencles there Is noun
ing for the people to do but to hand ont thc
money. 1t is true, the farmers in the interior
of the State growl great deal about taxation
and hard times, and the dIiiiculty OF raislns
enough from tho land to pay expenses but
though they growl, they pay.
The particulars of a single TRANSACTION are
cited by Mr.. Ranes, as showing how some OF
these extraordinary" expenses are created. III
ia n case of " damages n-damages principally,
il appears, to the State Treasury. The owners or
the damaged property in the first place, re-
ceved moro by way Of damages than 1t was
worth Then, having no further claim 1or
damages, they offer to resign said claim II the
State will restore their property to ltS
first condition. Then the Board considered
and approved this proposition. Then comes
the question OF the rights these owners re-
served and conceded, and what they were
worth In point of fact, there is no saying
where this sort of thing would havo ended, II
some inquisitive reformer - somebody from
Cazenovia, who perhaps had ideas about these
things. like Mr.. Raines-had not interfered
with protest and caused the Board to re-
consider its action.
On the whole, the State Engineer and
Messrs. Barkley, Wright, and Fay are not quite
as well off as they were before they answered
the first attack of Mr. Raines
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

when no secures all Of a particular stock OF
ooods that be can find in tho market. Tho
richer corporations are buying out their poor
competitors, either by direct purchase, consoi-
idation. lease, or partnership. In other words,
thew are creating n corner in transportation
lust az Wall Street manipulates cornerin goiu.
The consolidation of the Hudson River ana
Harlem Railroads was conspicuous inS'"noo
of this sort of transaction.
In cases of this sort the Legislatures ougLt
to interfere. The railways have been DUH. III
part by private capital, but they have niio
valuable assistance from the State, on the
ground that they are public highways, neces-
sary for the service of the community. NO
government would allow spectators 10 sus-
tain a corner in any Of the common requi-
sites of life. Bakers could not be permitted
to combine and raise the cost OF bread 10 q
price which the poor could not pay ana IL u
combination of capitalists should buy up all
tho wheat in the market, and multiply the
price of flour by ten, it is beyond question
that the law would put sudden stop 10
their operations. On the same theory OF
public necessity, the time seems to be at
hand when railway combinations must some
how be regulated or prevented. An onerous
tax on transportation means ruin to the very
class of men whom the Western roads were
especially created TO serve; and whatever
prostrates the agricultural industry of America
strikes a deadly blow at the fortunes OF the
whole Union.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
Party lines seem to be generally broken

Party lines seem to be generally oi., oiVA.
down IN Galveston, Texas. Al the recent mo"'I
election there, Mr.. C. W. Hurley, Democrat ~.
elected Mayor on an independent ticket FeeeN'ns "a
votes OF Democrats. Liberal Republicans and cow
men. the latter voting for him almost unanlmousn
regular Democratic ticket was nominated ou' pssss
discipline was not strong enough 10 insure ,te espcy
sutscouent election state Senator 20 MI 'scs
caused hy the cath Of member resulted III .s .s for
of Judge C. b. Sabin, the same class OI uen 'Vsioas
him As ior the indepe dent municipal ticket h.,s
10 these elections the oolored voters aud DenoV IheJ
refused t0 uuite, but on both OF these ocoaSiV"'
worked together with great harmony
The American thirst for Office seems % 70
guiShable as well as Increasing. lAtehneia'
sends lust one representative 10 the Legislature ~
vcm.y credit the local newspaper there we're ,s es.
dates. or course tins morning there VIII oN - WV
liis ovuIs hs ~ nAng themselves.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
4 LESSON IN GOyERYMENT TELEGRAPHY

A LESSON IN GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHH.
The advocates of the postal telegraph sys-
tenn make it one of their standing arguments
that the British telegraphs are yielding
handsome profit to the Post-Oflce Department,
after paying the interest on the capital In
vested. We have never been able to get any
positive evidence in support of this assertion
ON the contrary, We have had good reason to
disbelieve il; and now here comes "finan-
"cial scandal disturbing the House of Com
mons, and scattering all the calculations of
profit to the winds. 1t has been discovered
that the telegraph authorities have been IN
the habit of appropriating for the expenses
of the service not only large sur
plus belonging to the pOst-Oilice but con-
siderable amount of savingsbank deposits
n proceeding which Parliamentary Committee
charged with an investigation of the matter
mildly characterizes as " misrepresentation OF
"a peculiarly serious character" Last year
deceptive return of the financial transactions
of the telegraph service was made by trans
ferring to the capital account EH5,OOO prop
erly chargeable to current expenses. Parla-
ment, nevertheless, granted an additional
f1,OOO,O0O of capital; and it appears that Mr..
Scudamore, after spending all this, as well as
all the gross receipts of the traffic, has already
drawn upon outside sources for deficiency
of f656,OOO, which will be increased to E8OO,OO0
by the end of the financial year.
This unwarrantable use of trust funds has
caused considerable excitement in England {;
but the case interests us in the United States
chiefly because it shows the faiacy of the
idea that the Government can manage the
lines with profit to itself or to the people.
We were told that postal telegraph would
give cheap rates and efficient service, without
cost to the taxpayers. The system has been
four years in operaton-long enough certainly
to give it a fair trial-and this is the result.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

We have the promise of Democratic Mem
Der of Congress that the Investigation into
alleged corruption in securing the additional
subsidy to tho Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany shall not be allowed to drop. We should
hone it would not. The affair was taken up
late in the last session; and the Ways and
Means Committee were not anxious to press
matters There is abundant reason to believe
that the "strikers" in Congress thought there
was money in the subsidy job, whether there
was or not. If, as reported, there were two
or three Congressman going about with temp
tations to covetous fellow-members, nobody
will bo surprised to find it out.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Mayor Havemeyer's selections for Excise
Commissioners will command universal re-
,pect and will not please the politicians
Citizens of New-York, who want to know
what kind of officers the Mayor would be
likely to give them. need go no farther than
10 study the character of Messrs. James l..
Stewart, d. ID. T. Marshall, and John r.
Voorhis, whom he has Just substituted for the
Excise Commissioners in Office under the
fo7ner administration.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Congress in simplifying the Internal Revenue
system are likely to be thwartedf we snai
get rid of the Assessors aud their assistants
it is said only to be swamped by host OIL
special deputies with special allowances. oi-
dinarily, the Supervisors could be relied on 10
bclp execute the laws; but these are mercy
politicians" in the best civil service on tho
planet
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

The Tribune Lecture Extra No. 6, containing
tbe Cooper Institute course, Parke GOdwin's
Tyndall dinner speech, etc, will be issued on
Wednesday. A very small space has been re-
served for advertisements, which must be handed
in to-day. No displayed advertisements Will be
received. The invariable price is 50 per line.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
Netu!llotk Qailu Griblr1tG.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1873.

The British Chancellor Of the Exchequer has iad the
annual budget before Parliament
The third and fourth officers AMI sevtral quarter
masters and seamen testified at the Atlantic iuVeetisa-
lion -. The Connecticut election resulted in de-
eisive Democratic victory.
le Erie Investigation Committee took testimony re
garsBs the last dividend. == The lower part oil the
city was again supplied with gas. =-= The warrants
were produced at the Young Investigation - Excise
Commissioners were appointed and the Board OF Ejuca
ton was organized -== Gold. 1l9s, uS., 1lsi Their
motnetSr. 4So, SO, 45'.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

In another column of THE TRIBUNE, to-day,
we print "A second letter from correspondent
who is making a careful examination into the
present condition of South Carolina affairs.
How the negro looks and acts as legislator
is told in language vivid enough for the
readers complete view OF the unusual sight
Nobody need be astonished that the coiored
man makes a burlesque of legislation, some
times. Under the circumstances, the wonder
ia that he does 50 well.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Commissioner Van Mort, greatly to our sur
prise and regret, does not deny the statements
which we reluctantly made public yesterday
relative to his delay in responding to the call
of the Mayor to meet with the Board of APP
portiOnment. 1t appears that he not only de-
layed but finally refused to attend the meet
ing, because he had business at Albany. There
is an impression that Mr.. Van Mort is city
official and not a legislator, and that he can
better perform his duties at the City Hall than
at the Capitol Which duty will he perform
to-day,-that required of him by law or that
demanded of him by the lobbyists of the
RingP
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

There seems to be good case for impeach-
ment in Washington. The Board of Public
Works, which is practically the District Gov
crnment, is shown to have transcribed its
powers to an alarming degree. Our Washing
ton dispatches explain how the expenditures
of the Board have been grossly illegal; and
the comparison which is made between the
latest report from that ambitious body and its
previous statements indicates degree of rot
tenness which is suggestive of nothing so
much as the old corrupt Tammany rule in this
CITY. Unless a reformation can be speedily
eAcctcd, the District Government may as well
be dissolved.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
Amnscmenie, ett., Chs Guenirc.

Bcuccsut.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Uncle Sam Mrs John
Wood. and John Broaghsn
NEW FBTu AVENUE TuEATER.-" Old Heads and
Young HeArs"
NmLo's GARDEN" The Scouts of the Prairie.
OLYMPIC THEATER.-" Humpty DImpN.' George
g. Foh
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" Cousin Jack
WAuAcK's THEATER. David GarrCk' L. A..
Solern aud Miss Katherine Rogers.
ASSOCIATION HNI.-Lccturc DT. Hayes.
BARNUMS WORLDS FR. American Institute
Bniilng-Dsy and Eyeaug
IFNT's NEw-YOEK Circus, MUSEUM AND Man
AsEKiE Pouhs ave. and rwcpty-srthsL-pat aud Evening
SOMERvnLE ART GALLERY.-Free Exhibition of
Paintings
Tony P,STORS OTERA HOUSE.-NarieticS
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

II is reported of the fifteen Supervisors Of
Internal Revenue now employed by the Gov
erpment that only three or four are of any
account; the rest are merely politicians. This
is tho Treasury vieT II the case. Is 1t any
...naer. therefore. that tho good Intentions OF
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
AT THIS VERY Hour

Thsassnds are suffering from Fever Ra Ae pguug in that
condition Of fdbty which the to
produce especially system particularly sensitive sod
The physique delicate rather than robast al these sufferers however
uuth they may sympathy nevertheless the ns Of their
ous Of HnsrErrERs SToNA'E BrrrER
,osnneneed mon sgO exempted them O their
roahe& Having neglected prevention let them " sdoe The means
Of csre vnegassui OF that genial vegetable tonic and Alternative
taken twice or day for week viii sroi edectUa
relief in suy Temjtn. fever chronic indigestion
constipation biOuness ve ard perseverance in
The ase Of the restorative prevent pos- q rcse
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Some of the wOrkmen on strike at the
New-York Gas Works are alternating from
their cause whatever of popular sympathy 1t
might have secured. Two or three violent
attacks have been made on men who would
not take part in the rebellion; and one serious
CAR of assault is reported. 1t looks very
,puel, as if the only" Company affected by the
strike wonld be able to go through without
further serious embarrassment. The work
,osn have need of patience No violence can
telp them.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

An unexpected turn has been given to the
inquiry into the affairs of the Erie Railway
Company. There is a suspicion that the divi-
derd declared by the Board OF Directors last
February was not legitimate one. The
principal witnesses examined yesterday were
called with reference to the condition of the
road and its earnings Two or three of the
employees of the Erie Directory made state
ments which are designed to throw dscredit
on the operations of the Board. 1t is urged,
However, that these witnesses are discharged
clerks, and that they have special enmity
a.aiust their late superior officers. The books
ought to show whether the dividend was
canned or merely stock -jObbing dodge.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Not many new points were brought out yes
tcrday in the Court of Inquiry at Halifax. In
fact there does not seem to be much If any
chance to add to the story of the wreck. ex-
ceut so far as the personal experience of in
di1idual survivors may vary. These adven-
lures are always interesting. and possess
certain dramatic power which attracts alb
s9r5ed attention. But the testimony of Capt.
Williams has covered all the main facts concern
iux the last hours of the life of the Atlantic.
The statements of his subordinates cOrroborate
his own. We shall never know, apparently,
why 10 beacon lights were seen before the
slp went ashore. All the witnesses concur
in the story that none were visible; yet, we
know that the night was not thick. and that
,bc ship ought TO have been in sight of Sam
lro light at least an hour before she struck.
The tale is substantially told. 1t is record
If reckless incompetence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12
Board of Supervisors.


 Board met in regular session on Monday, July 7th, at loan ID. Full Board.
 On motion, the report of the County Treasurer was adopted.
 The Sheriffs report was. on motion, adopted.
 On motion. tie report of the District At tornry was adopted.
 On motion; the Public Administrator repo:t was deemed correct.
 On moticn, Board adjourned to Tuesday, the Sth, at 9 a. III. Tuesday. July 8;h. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All present except P. M. Fisher, excused.
 BILLS ALLOWED:
 John Brown, $2i; c L Minor, $20; A. Tyner. $I93; C w c Powell. $92 50; H E Lindsey. SIP; J w Darlington, $33 5; D Connor, $9: F Welcome. $6; James S Spaun, $40 10; J Redondo. $lS0; A E DeCorsey, $22 g; Geo Martin, $I5 37
 BILLS REJECTED. -a CL Minor, $47 50. On motion, Board adjourned to Wednes- day. July 9th, at A. NJ. At 5 A. M., on Wednesday July 9th, the Board met pursuant to adjournment. All present
 BILLS ALLOWED,
 c II Lander. S; J w Darlington $l 50; c H Briuley. $35; Indian Jim, $5; HE Lindsey, $32: O F Townsend, S5I 70; F HGooowin, ,$l,l ,l05; FHGoodwin, $39y 20: Charity, $6O: K B Kelley, $2U; Fitzger. aid X Kenyon. $lO3 85.
 On motion, the County Treasurer was authorized to issue the amount of $l00 in Yuma County Court House Bonds to c. w. c. Rnwe!l.
 The report of H E Lindsey, J. P, de- ferred from Monday, was taken up and ap- proved.
 Report of c H Brinley, J. P, was also approved.
 Report of c H Lander, J. P, was ap- proved.
 On motion, the proposition of Sheriff Goodwin offering to sell the furniture now useo in his office to the County for $l30, was accepted.
 On motion. Sheriff Goodwin was author lzed tp make out bills of indebtedness against the counties of Mohave and Yava- pal for Yuma County, for board and keep ing of prisoners sent to this county for safe keeping
 On motion. Board adjourned to Monday July l4th, at 9 A. NJ. -...
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12
COMMENT UNNECESSARY.
THAT DESERT LAKE.

Editor San Diego World-I was startled to learn from your paper of the 2d. that a project is on foot to create an inland sea east of us, of such magnitude as to form a body of water sufficiently deep and wide to odestrOy eur commerce on the east to a very great ex- tent. If 8 canal can be built from the Great Desert, why not. a ship canal and rival commercial cities on the eastern shores of that little inland sea that will handle the commerce of Utah and Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, as easy as cat would handle a mouse? With concentration of railroads and capital at the north end of such a body of water, a Chicago would be built up, and we would be only St. Joe. If your publi- cation is a reality, a dense cloud of danger is lowering over us. Every effort in our power should be used to destroy the enterprise.
 PROTECTIONIST,
 Tour correspondent need not be exercised about this matter. The people who have this project in charge doubtless have some ulte- rior object in view. In our Opin- ion, when Amram, who died thousands of years ago, again reigns in Egypt, ship canal will be cut from the Gulf to the Des- ert. Let our correspondent pos sess his soul in patience and await developments. The only ship canal that will ever menace the prosperity of San Diego is one which it is contemplated to cut across Central America, and that will cost so many hundreds off mill lions that it will never be attemp- ted. ]-Worla.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12
Geo. P. Powell & Co.'s Anaer1-

Geo. P. Powell & Co.'s Anaeri- can Newspaper Directory, contain ing accurate lists of all the news papers and periodicals published in the United States and TerritO- ries, and the Dominion of Canada and British Colonies of North America, is at hand. From it we observe that the aggregate num- Der of periodicals now published in the United States is 6.278. of which 672 are daily, 95 5tri.weekly, 98 semi-weekly, 5,099 weekly, 23 bi-weekly, S6 semi-mOnthly, 9 bi-monthly, 59 quarterly. The volume contains sos pages, is tas- tily bound, and all the accurate information up to the present..
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12

Having received a new stock of goods from the we'll known auc- ton house of Van Dorn, McKin. stry, Baker & Co of New York, I shall close out the same without regard to value. HENRY F. BA- KER. jly5 At
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12

A new lot of onions, potatoes, beans, lumber, window sashes, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, groceries, liquors, coal oil, yankee notions, hats. flour, glass doors, for sale cheap for cash at HENRY E. BAKERS. jly5 At
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-07-12
Commercial.

ARRIVED. Jnly 7,2I P. M.-Steamer Gila. Captain Johnson, from Port Isabel, with Barge No. 4.
 SAILED. July 5ih, 9 A M-Steamer Cocopah, Capt. Mellon, for Mohaye.
 SHIPMENTS. Wm B. Hooper & Ce-By D. Neahr's train. 55 ,00D lbs citizeE freight for Tucson; by Bemet's train, 65.0O0 lbs. citizen freight for Tucson D. Neahr-By own train for Tucson, 77 ,0O0 lbs. citizen freight.