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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
BUTLER AND "CoNTRABAND.n

The Boston Traveller which comes very near
being Butler organ without quite putting up his flag
denies the story of the Massachusetts, Captain who
claims that Butler the author OF the term
cOntraband" applied to the slaves employed in aid
of rebellion. After quoting from the Captains story
his account Of the interview with the General, Ths
Traveller says:
n the narration ia be believed Gen Butler recoy-
cred from his establishment the next day sufficiently "a
issue proclamation declaring the negroes cOntraband
Of war aud cOniscated 20 the United states. III th
proclamation is sheer fabrication, Of all the rest
OF this very improbable story is and IL shows To what
straits the enemies OF Gen. Butler are driven 20 mo
materials for efamng him. they falsify history
single statement OF fact shows all this to be raise
Gen Butler did tissue proclamation declr-
ing slaves contraband OF and conscating them -
the United States" make any pubic order on thst
subject and copy of his orders and pr0camatlOs pub
lshed az the time and filed in the records OF The war
Department establishes this fact, aud the whole nara
tive which Transcript twice calls the attention OF us
readers a valuable historical statement Is thus
shown TO be simply tissue OF falseh00ds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
AN ENORMOUS JOB.

The proposition to add to the Public Debt
of the United States the debts of the South
ern States is to come before the next Con-
eress, and it is expected that the solid vote
of the States to be relieved, aided by some
judicious bribery among the back pay grab
beers, will carry the thing through. We can
not imagine what arguments will be used in
favor of this job, but doubtless there are
Congressman who would undertake to prove
it to be meritorious act to rob bank.
Yet we regard this as serious matter never
theless, because it is plain that millions of
money would be made if bonds now worth
from six cents a pound to ten, fifteen,
twenty, forty, and fifty cents on the
dollar could be raised in value to
one dollar and twelve cents, which
is the current quotation for United States Cur
rency Skies. Money could be paid out by the
million to secure such result. for tho pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
GERRrr SMITH AND MISS ANTHONY.

Gerrit Smith writes to Miss Susan Il. An
thony so you have not paid your fine; are not able
to pay 1t; and not willing to pay it, send you herein
the money to pay it, II shall still decline doing so.
then the money at own discretion TO promote
the OF woman suffrage" He says good word FOR
Judge Hunt but holds that he erred in allowing HIM
self to look into the Constitution" "What complain
Of is that he did hold void instead Of arguing
them to be valid, any words in the instrument
which seemed TO him to favor the disfranchise-
ment of woman, and consequent robbery and
des truetion OF her rights This worship Of the Constr
tuition how binding and belitthng! would that
every Judge who tends 10 this weakness (gnd nearly
every Judge yes and nearly every other person tends
III might ind his steps arrested by the warning ex-
ample OF Daniel Webster. This prceminently lntellec-
tual man. whom nature had fitted 10 soar IN the higher
sphere OF absolute and everlasting law had so shr Voled
his soul by his worshpOf the Constitution mat he
at last TO desire other inscription his gravestono
than shameless confession Of such base wOrsh D. And
all this Notwithstanding the Constitution was his eye
the great buwaTk Of Slavery!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
amnsem.uts. etc., Che Guenins.
5noex TO advertisements.

AMUsEMENTs-7hird Page-6th column =. and OIL col.
BANKING AND FISANCIAL-Sepenh Pdge-Su NJ" 'N W.
umns - poce-eth col.
BGSKISG HOUSES AND BANKERs-Sere"f" fa0e-O'n 'o'
PoHRD AND RooMs-Third Pdge-ith column.
BUSINESS NoTICRs-FOurih Pdge-lst cglun, oo,,,,,r
CHANCES FOR BUSINESS MEN-Sepehv' 4 "S' VII N
DENIIsTRY-Thtrd PG0e-6th oOlunin n.h oo,,rDr
DIVIDEND NOTICEs-StUefah tdQs-oth Ooi"""'
EXCuHstONs-ThfTd Pdce-6th column.
rIyAsCIAI-Serenth Pd0e-5th fnd 6th Columns
FURNIrTnr- Tbfrd Ta0c-6th column.
HTTP WANTED NALEs-Thtrd PGqe-Sth coluhn. ar
IInss,s CaRrt1GEs. HARNESS. &c.-Sevenh FdJe-5th
uo1srs AND FARMS wANTED-Third Poge-2d column;
ucTSIS- third Pa0e-2d column; EUROPEAN - S'""'
Pa0e-sth and 9th columns. 49,, .,,rs
1NsTRUcrION- Pd0e-3d. 4th, 5th, ana ON 0oi"
IAy scHooIs-SiTh Pags-6th column.
TTcAI OrICEs-SereIh P0ge-6th column
ION OFFICES-Sirih Pd0e-6th column. .n.
IoSDoS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pdge-5th anu o'h
rosT AM FovND-Third Pdge--3d column.
H,opIp AND SLATE MANrTLS-Thtrd Pd0e-6tn coluuhh
MARBIAaES AND DRATHs-Fifta Pdge-6th column; NJ
TIIANEoUs-Sepehh PdgS-6th column; hi9"H' f"V'
Nrs,c,I iSsTRuMFNTs-Third Pdoe-1st column.
Npw PUBLIC TIONsSirih PGge-2d ana 81 columns. "a
RAJ ESTATE FOR SALE BROohLfk-IHTa tI Iyey~
column: CITY-Third Paoe-2d column; NEW 6ksE
"a coIun,p. AT AUCTION-Third Pdge-2d column
SAVINGS BANKs-Serenth Pd1e-6th column.
SAIRs ny AUCTION-Screnh PGae-6th column ..,
SITUATIONS WANTED, MALEs--IhiTd Pdge-4th ana o'h
SPECIAL NoTICEs-FIfth Pdge-6th column. .,,
STEAMBOATs AND RAILROADs- Second Pu0e-5th anu OH
columns; Third Page-lst column
STEAMERS OCEAN-Thtr PGge-Sd column.
SIMMER RETIRE ATs-Third PGge-Sd and 4th columns
1EACUERs-Sirth Pdge-6th column
TO LET BROOKLY n PROPERTY Third Pdge-2d coluhh'
COUNTRY-Third Pdqe-2t column.
TO WHGM 1T MAY CONCERS-Third Pd0e-9d column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
RROOKLYNS PLDNDERERS.

We had unhappy occasion to say more than
n month ago, in exposing tho defaicatlors OF
f. s. Mills and NJ. 4. Rodman, that the out
rageous proceedings by which Daniel Chauncey
was appointed Receiver of the Brooklyn Trust
Company at the instigation of its counsel,
Judge Alexander McCue, were undertaken In
order to conceal what we had no hesitation In
then pronouncing downright robbery" That
conspiracy was temporarily successful; the con-
cealment was skillfuly sustained until yester-
day, when the public officials of Brooklyn re-
luctantly admitted that ROdman was a de-
faulter to the amount of 100000.
The method of his swindle, as detailed else
where, can be briefly told here. ROdman and
Mr.. C. A. Sprague, the City Treasurer OF
Brooklyn, were prot6ges-in point of fact,
tools-of Alexander McCue. Rodman repre-
scented McCue in the Ring Bank, the Trust
Company; Sprague was his representative In
the City Treasury. AS connecting link be-
tween the City Treasury and the bank which
was run with public funds as capital, Mr..
Rodman was appointed Deputy City Treasurer
and Secretary OF Treasurer of the Trust Com
pany. As the former he received public funds
and deposited them with himself as Treasurer
of the Trust Company. Or rather he did not
deposit them with himself in this capacity, but
kept 100000 in his individual capacty his
fraud was facilitated by the dual character in
which he acted, and the consequence is the
detalcatiOn to which we alluded on July 23,
and which is now made public on this August 30.
But we also know now what we did not
know then that all this time-indeed, for a
year past-Mr. Sprague, the City Treasurer,
has had evidence that Rodman was thief,
and yet he continued him in his office of
Deputy Treasurer and the Trust Company
retained him as it's Secretary. year ago
Rodman's defalcation of $4,000 was discov-
cred and paid up by Mr.. Sprague. Plain men
will construe this into completely with the
thief. No motive will justify public official
in continuing a confessed robber in the public
service, as Mr.. Sprague certainly did Mr.. Rod
man; and he must expect to be set down as
his accomplice. He has beggared himself OF
money in restoring what ROdman had stolen
he cannot hope to settle his moral accounta-
bility 80 cheaply. Character is not 80 plentl-
full as money.
Mr. Rodmans singular conduct under the
circumstances his cool defiance of public
opinion, his persistence in remaining in Brook
Ign after confessing his guilt or knowing that
it was easy of proof, have appeared strange
to many The fellow is cool rogue, and like
subtle men Of his stamp he knows his strength.
If Mr.. Rodman had had no accOmplices when
Mills died Brooklyn would have known him
no more. When it is admitted, as We have
before stated that Mills and Rodman were
not alone in the knowledge-if not, indeed, in
the commissioned crime, this surprise will
cease and Roimans conduct appear consistent
enough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

posed robbery would put clear one hundred
million dollars into the pockets OF those VIM
might own the now almost worthless paper
which goes by the name of Southern secur,-
ties. The scheme, we observe, is seriously au
yocated by several Southern journals aud very
te,derlv handled Inv some Northern ones, ou'
,vo do not think IL will meet with much iaVor
from the taxpayers of the North' "no III, ~
proposes to load with TWO hu"o'"
dollars of additional deDt' :, H. =
If such law were pnssed ~ "o"ru ~ =
serious blow to the credit Oh Cho o"i'o'
States. Every owner OF United States bonus
might reasonably consider his property to be
at the mercy of band of robbers. 1t would
not take long to transform the plunderers OF
the people into plunderers of the bondholdcrs.
But, even supposing the bondholders to be
stupid enough to consider themselves safe,
what an impetus would be given to pub
robbery in the State capItOls of the South :;
aye, and of the North too! How long would
it be before South Carolina and Louisiana
were again twenty and thirty millions in
debt, with nothing to show for the
money except legion OF scoundrels
Just such as we now see, the only difference
being that their stealings would be I'VE times
greateri The probable consequences OF any
assumption of the Southern State debts by
the National Government are too horrible to
be dwelt upon. We know that the history OF
the country is blotted with the record OF some
Jobs of a similar character, such as the as
sumption of the debt of Texas, but God save
us from this greater iniquity Let those who,
from weakness of Judgment, or over-conii-
dence in the integrity of carpet-bag LeSisla-
lures, or passion for gambling, or from pure
misfortune, are the owners of Southern Sc
| curities bear their losses without complaint.
Let them not seek to involve the nation in
their ruin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
HOW TO STOP THE GOLD PERIL.

There is 80 much cant and worse in the
average OF partisan papers about the gold market
that 10 IA refreshing 10 sound common
with which have not Of late often enjoyed tho pleas
ure of agreeing The real trouble about gold Is that the
facts affecting its course and vaue have been persh<
emily concealed misrepresented by the Government
whether intended or not the result has been TO furnish
the very food on which gold speculation fat Ono
day the bears profit By the unceranty the next tins
bullsbut always and everywhere Legitimate business
suffers This uncertainty and consequent gambling
THE TRIBUNE has sought TO dispol Now, while tho
petty party organs in tho situation only chance
for SANDER. at most for protecting the party
Harper's Weekly has the courage and sense TO ssg
this:
The newspapers which are bounding the gold clique.
and predicting their early failure and collapse, really
rendering them the greatest service IN tue world ny
keeping up the courage bears gold and tempt
ing people sell IN short In tile hope or making fortunes
when Jay Gould throws up the sponge aud is driven
from the field The situation grave enough to warrant
plain talk II Is due to the public that the true position
a. despersie men on the verge OF failure aud destitute
OF cash means Is simply silly They nothing Of tho
kind They bold, reckless speoulators, who have
gradually possessed themselves or all the gold IN tho
country. and who now steadily increasing their APP
parent holdings by purchases OF phantom gold; and
at the right time they will permit the corner
to develop itself, and Bwl repeat the story
OF North-We stern on q far greater scale IL must
be remembered that the corner OF Black Friday-rour
years ago-faed simply from the want OF nerve aug
Conference Of the great speculators II they had held
together and had quietly bought the Government gold.
they could forced the bears 10 settle at l60oyery
man of them would have been compelled 10 step up 10
the captains Office. There was no possible way OF
escape AS II was the conspratOrs played false 10 each
other and all three Of the leaders lost their heads when
the President ordered sale Of five millions OF gold.
From that moment there was rout-a general soees
qui pea among the members Of the ciqne, anu gols
dropped 80 per in hour. IT, Ia 1862 instead OF
three chiefs acting almost independently OF each Otber
there had but one-a man OF nerve and cOuraEe-
the result might have been very different.
II the small party organs consider the welfare OF
legitimate OF consequence enough to warrants
short termisson Of their preposerous stories about
The TRIBUNE, what they need to do is worry plain and
smple-unite in demand that hereafter the Treasury
Department shall quit playing into the hands OF the
gold gamblers and merely tell the actual truth about
the amount Of gold has The speculation, whether "
bulls or BEARS only fasehood or uncertainty
Tell the truth and stop it, Otherwise, we onoe mora
warn honest business men, the peril is grave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
REHIND THE CURTAIN.

Notbing gives q clearer insight into the
social status of nations than the advertising
columns of their newspapers. In other pages
Won may find reports of the state OF their
weather, health, advance in science, foreign
relations, virtue, vice, and mortality, but in
their advertisements crop out all their
idiosyncracies, the queer little oddities
that separate them from all other peoples.
There is the place to feel their pulse, and
ace where 1t differs from our own.
Take for example one issue OF leading
London daily. First comes notice OF SER
want temporarily out of place, one John
Jones aged nineteen, who had been charged
with assembling two or three Others for the
nurnose of betting some shillings on horse
race. He had been very properly heavily
fined and informed by the magistrate that
"for a domestic servant to be occupied in 80
vicious a practice az betting, argued wo-
I" full deterioration of public morals" In the
very next column is notice of the same race,
at which the Prince and Princess OF Wales
were the most prominent spectators, or as
the reporter states, their presence graced the
occasion. If the unpreiudiced foreign reader
is not convinced by this of the solid
advantages of wealth and social position
i'm England. whereby vicious practice in
one rank is converted into an amiable
condescension in another, he can gain 80 me
idea of their value to the genuine Brt0n's
mind by the advertisement wherein the
creditors of Charlea Hale arc summoned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

A great deal has been said in the newspapers
lately about the determination of the Western rail-
way managers to abolish the whole system of free
passes: and at meeting of officers Of number Of
important roads. held this Summer in Chicago,
formal resolution was adopted to that effect. Bat
the old abuse is not dead yet. Here we have
printed communication from tho Land Commissioner
of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Com
pany informing the Editor of THE TRIBUNE upon
what terms the aforesaid company, and the Chicago.
Burlington, and Quincy road, with which it is prac-
tcally consolidated, will continue to exchange
courtesies" The editor, to state the briefly, is
to publish the communications" furnished by the
railroad company, and to forward marked copies of
the papers containing the articles. Wedo not know
whether the Burlington and Missouri River Rail-
road Company has been imposed upon by Mr.. b. +.
Camp or any other chronic dead-head who pretends
to be an attach6 of THE TRIBUNE; but we think it
ought to be pretty well understood by this time that
neither THE TRIBUNE nor any other great newspa-
per accepts free passes, or opens its columns to
communications" of the character referred TO in
this circular.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

Liquor dealers generally win be delighted
IN learn that the Excise Commissioners have
discovered that under the new Charter they
have no right to enforce their own regula-
tons. Another patch in the Charter VIII DC
necessary right here. 1t will probably not be
so gratifying a discovery TO the Rentie ap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

The meeting of the State Teachers Associa-
ton of New-Jersey, which closed at Vine
land yesterday, was devoted TO important ana
practical discussions, of which an abstract VIII
be found in another place. The address OF
Prof. Anterior on Education in New-Jersey
was full of significant facts and suggestions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

The letter of John Brown of Ossawatam'e'
which we publish to-day is remarkable doc-
ument. Though he writes under the very
shadow Of the gallows, there is little excite
ment and no despair in his words nav"
tborne once said he deserved TO DE nansou
for making such an atrocious miscaicui" ~.
of probabilities, but it cannot DO oehieu :naO
however be may have failed as an organizer
of a campaign. there are few men that ever
lived who understood better how TO die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

there is no good reason as yet for predicting
its failure. In spite of all obstacles in their
way, the moderate Republicans form to-day
the strongest party in the nation. and the only
one whose permanent success can bring peace
To Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

After Judge Davis had charged the Grand
Jury yesterday the foreman asked him in
whisper if the Jury could investigate cases
not brought before them by the District-At-
torney; and the Judge in response told the
Jury to 60 ahead, and if the District-Attorney
did MT attend to their directions to indict him.
All of which inquiry and advice we take to be
sensible. But some injudicious persons may be
disposed to think that both inquiry and reply
reflect on District-Attorney Phelps. On the
contrary the whole proceeding was compliment
ary to that official, for under the old regime
of the Ring the question would not have been
asked by the average juror, and the then pre-
siding Judges who, happily preside no more
would certainly not have charged as did Judge
Davis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

A full account of the destruction of property
resulting from the recent storms upon the
coast of Nova Scotia is printed in The TRIBUNE
to-day. The old formula about the memory
of the oldest inhabitant seems to be literally
true in this case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

The District Attorney, warned by what mas
onneared in THE TRIBUNE relative to the
trne character and offense of George Riley,
has decided to send him before the Grand
Jury for indictment. Summary dealing with
this notorious offender in court where MS
friends do not sit on the bench is necessary
not only that tho criminal may be punished
but that the officer who arrested him may De
protected, for the culprit now at large is daily
threatening the policeman's life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

Wherever the American tourist may go in Europe
he seems to be the victim Of predestinate swindle
An Irish newspaper which queerly enough speaks of
our "exotc accent" admits that it I" is very desir-
able that Americans should visit Ireland, and that
the impressions of its character which they carry
back to their native land should be as favorable
possible" 1t Justly surmises that these impressions
are not likely to be favorable at ALL if the Yankee
pilgrim finds himself phlebotomized at every step of
his progress through the Emerald Island. The
Giants Causeway may be wonderful, the Wales Of
Wicklow charming, and the Lakes of Killarney de-
licously romantic; but all this natural grandeur
and loneliness will hardly sOothe the wounded feel
ings OF wayfarer who is charged f1 for tea. bed,
and breakfast, with 7s Cd for attendance. man
cannot take much comfort in travelling If he is
forced to swear perpetually to save himself,
stranger in a strange land, from insolvency. AT
least, he must keep money enough in his pocket to
pay his passage back to the land of his nativity; and
it would seem that to be sure of this must keep
out Of Ireland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

prentices. Davenport and Bliss. who framed
the Charter, to see such q coach ana S'A 10
this driven through it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

One of the most beautiful instances of devotion to
the Caucasian idea we have ever seen is shown in a
recent publication in Western paper. Mrs. Todd,
an excellent Bourbon name calls the world to wit
ness that one year ago, discovering" the husband
she had sworn to love and cherish, and-if she was
good churchwOman-to obey, was part Negro" she
sacrificed her own private feelings and left HIM.
Thinking, very properly, that such act of moral
herosm should not be permitted to perish and lose
its fructifying power in oblivion, she publishes the
fact doing violence to her innate modesty IN the
interest of ethnology. 1t was very handsome, but
she might have done better il she had thought of
initiating Jael or Judith Herodias daughter, and
taken the crisp scalp of her Canaanitish lord while
he slept. What poor creature must Desdemona
seem in eyes like those of Mrs. Todd On the WHOLE
we are rather inclined to congratulate Todd on his
release than Madame upon her discovery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-29

As it was not fitting that balloon should cross
the Atlantic without representative of THE TRIB-
uNE on board, we engaged the services of capable
correspondent. and applied to The Graphic for a
place in their air-ship. In reply, informed
that there win be only room for four in the bal
LOOM and that the party will consist of Mcssrs. Wise
and Donaldson. navigator, and The Graphic cor
respondent The world must therefore rely upon the
imagination and memory Of this family circle for its
account of the trio.