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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

Santo Domingo annexation with sufficient dis
tinctncss. Il is no news to us that we can
have the Eastern half of the Island whenever
we want it; and there is nothing in the scheme
Of a protectorate which would not be fully
as Objectionable as downright annexation.
When the enterprise Of the SANTANA
Raw Company was first announced we gave 1t
a bospitable greeting and hoped, while we did
not strongly expect, that the able inancers
and capitalists engaged in it might afford us
all the advantages to be derived from increased
facilities of trade with the Island, without any
of the evils resulting from an occupation OF
the country by the Government. II they are
not able to do this, their enterprise necessarily
falls to the ground, and public opinion will
not approve any device by which the discred-
tied plan of annexation shall be revived in
Congress under any other name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
THE SlNTO DOMINGO PROTECTORATE.

THE S4N7O DOMINGO PROTECTORATE
We do not think that the people of the
United States will attach much more impor-
lance to the subject of the SantO Domingo
Protectorate than did Mr.. David Yickers,
Commercial Agent at SANTANA. This public
functiOnaIy, having received from Don Bu-
enaventura Baez, President of the Dominican
Republic, under date of the 18th of last Au-
gust, proposition to abdcate the sovereignty
of his nation in favor of an underlined scheme
of protection to be afforded by the United
States retired with it to his home in Decker =
town, New jersey, and there apparently
forgot that he had such package
in his pocket. 1t was probably recalled
to his memory by some accident after
he had resigned his commission, and
at last reached Mr. Fish on the 14th Of OctO-
Der. The Secretary of State acknowledges the
receipt of the document, and expresses his re-
greet that it had not been sent in the usual
manner by Mr.. Yickers before laying off his
functions as Commercial Agent 1t would
have been o more business-like proceeding
certainly, and for the sake of Mr.. Vickers and
the clerks in the Department, we share Mr..
Fishs regret But it is not matter of much
importance after all, and the neglectful envoy
had seen too much of SantO Domingo to take
its diplomacy seriously.
Mr.. Baez proposes to President Grant TO
establish protectOrate over Santo Domingo,
which shall guard the Republic from the direct
attacks of Hayti, as well as the more insidiOus
assaults upon it's life set on foot among rebel
lous Dominicans by Hayten influences 1t
was this consideration which dictated the an
nexatiOn movement, and when this failed the
same purposes informed the negotiations which
resulted in the cesson of SANTANA Bay to
the company called by its name. But this en-
terprise has apparently not furnished the pro-
lection which the Baez Government requires,
and the President, In this despairiny appeal,
acknowledges himself at the end of
his resources. He makes an effort to rouse
our national jealousy by inclosing CORE
spondence in regard to a project of treaty
drawn up between the representatives of
Hayti and SaptO Domingo in Paris, one clause
of which binds both Republics never to alien
ate or mortgage any portion OF their territory
TO any foreign power. This treaty was
promptly disavowed and rejected by Mr. Baez,
who sends it to us as a proof of the machina-
tions of European Powers to prevent our ac-
curing foothold in the Caribbean Sea.
Having received this communication from
the President of friendly Power, the Gov
eminent could do no less than lay it before
Congress The President discreetly avoided
making any recommendation in regard to the
matter 1t is not likely that the scheme will
receive any favor from the National Lesisla-
ture. Tho country has PRONOUNCED upon this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
A MODESTO CONGREsyMAN

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THE TRIBUNE having remarked incident
ally, in connection with the mention of the
name of Congressman 5. W. Kellogg as candi-
date for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor of Connecticut, that his record on the
salary grab was not in his favor, some of
that gentleman's superserviceable newspaper
friends have been stirred to indignation by it.
The Meridsn Republican, commenting thereon,
says
However widely THE TRIBUNE may be differed with,
we had always considered IL far above slaughtering
mans reputation II every Congressman stood In the
salary grab matter where Mr. Kellogg. stands the
peope would have for complaint that point.
Mr. Kellogg received does he intend to receive
any back pay 10 which no Is entitled under the Of
Congress-"
Something like this we remember to have
heard before with reference to other Congress
men who have never received it and do not
intend to-" We must be permitted to repeat
that this does not cover the case. Mr.. KEEL
logg's "back pay" has been drawn from the
Treasury and at last accounts stood to his
credit on the books of the disbursing officer.
We are told that the gentleman's modesty"
prevented his making "a big parade" of re-
fusing it. 1t will no doubt occur to the
casual mind that modesty such as that ought
not to DO dragged into public life. "Five
thousand dollars is q good deal of money"
TO be sure; but as Mr.. Kellogg's colleagues,
Gen. Hawley and Mr.. Starkweather, have
covered their back pay into the Treasury
without any :" big parade" it is barely possible
that the gentleman might get his back where
it belongs without attracting much notice or
giving severe shock to his modesty. A
great variety of reasons for not returning the
back pay have been given first and last, but
Mr. Kellogg's is the only case of modesty.
Mr.. Kellogg is good man no doubt, and
we are glad to learn is popular with his con-
"stituents.' Wo mean no dlsrespect to him and
no imputation upon his motives when We say
that the safest and propcrest place for tho
5000 which stand, to his credit and no is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
THE NATIONAL FINANCES And THE SEC
RET4RY or THE TREASURY.

There il one subject vital TO the welfare OF
this Government which receives neither from
the President nor from the Secretary of the
Treasury the attention it demands. We refer
to the deficiency in the public revenue Three
months ago, before the financial collapse,
THE TRIBUNE called attention to this subject
On the 10th of September we gave our reasons
for believing that for the remainder of the
fiscal year deficiency in the revenues of the
Treasury, as compared with the expenditures,
was inevitable. Upon a careful inspection of
Secretary Richardson's report, we find: W,
that the probable receipts of the Government
for the last three quarters OF the current
fiscal year are Overestmated; (2), that
the probable expenditures are underestimate !;
81, that the probable deficiency is under
stated and az, that the Importance of pro-
yiding an adequate remedy for this grave
disorder is either not appreciated by the
President and Secretary, or that for some
reason or other 1t is judged best to keep the
public as much as possible in the dark with
regard to the subject. What the Secretary has
TO say does not amount to more than stage
whisper that something must be done, and
the Presidents recommendations of economy
amount to nothing, seeing that the aPprOpria-
tons for the current year have already been
made, and that what is now needed is money,
to be raised either by taxation or by loan,
or by continuing to manufacture and issue
greenbacks unauthorized by law, justice, ex-
pediency, or necessity.
But we propose at this time only to make
good our charges against tho Secretary, and
we will add that we consider them serious
charges. We charge that he Overestimates
the receipts of the Treasury for the period
between Sept 30, 1873, and June 30. 1874. We
refer particularly to the Customs receipts.
The Secretary's estimates are gill 100000,
against actual receipts of $l30,O000O0 for the
corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
This Is a decrease of only Sl9,OO0,0OO, or Is
per cent. We have the official statements of
the Assistant Treasurer at New-YOrk that the
amounts received by him for Customs for
the two months of October and Novem-
Der were $14,eOO,OOO in 1873, against
Si9O6O,OOO in 1872. This is decrease of 81
per cent, or nearly double that estimated by
the Secretary. We state what every importer
must know to be the truth, that the condition
of the manufacturing industry of this country
and the scale of prices in England forbid the
assumption that the import trade of the United
States will recover before tho end of tho cur
rent fiscal year. Such a recovery may BIO
physically possible, but Mr.. Richardson is not
warranted in assuming it as probable,
especially in making an estimate of receipts
and expenditures for the information of the
country and the guidance of Congress. If.
without additional legislation. he obtains
800 100000 where no estimates gill, 100000. he
will be fortunate.
In the second place we charge him with
undertaking the expenditures. IL is notorious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

that the appropriations of Congress for the
current year exceeded by several millions the
appropriations for the year ended with June
last. Ii is obvious that the great activity at
our navy-yards will increase the cost of the
the appropriations. Other deficiencies will
have to be provided for as usual now a-days.
But, on examining the Secretary's estimates,
it appears that for the current year the ex-
penditures are put at one million dollars less
than those of the year 1912 Now
Mr.. Richardson must know better than this.
We should say that an increase of ten MIL
lions over the expenses of last year would be
a moderate estimate of the cost of Govern
ment under existing circumstances.
The probable deficiency, as stated by Mr.
Richardson, must Of course be increased by
tho sum of the Overestimate of receipts and
underestimate of expenses; that is to say, by
about twenty million dollars. Mr.. Richardson
makes it Sl350O,O0O for the nine months end
ing June 30, 1874 We should say that
$33, 100000, more or less, will be about the
figure Two months of the nine have already
elapsed The increase of the Public Debt
was S3O00,000 in October and 100000, max
ing S1200O,0O0 in ALL From this, $2.OOO,ooo
must be deducted, since the interest on the
Public Debt enters into the Debt Statements
in different way from that in which 1T IS
computed in the estimates. Thus we have
S1O,OOOOO0 of Mr.. Richardson's S13,5OO,OOO deli
cheney already wiped out, and we have, by his
estimates, to look for deficiency 81 only
80, 900 between this and next July! This
estimate is ridiculous on the face of it.
We look for deficiency in revenue
for the remainder OF the year OF at
least twenty millions more than this
amount, and we hope that Congress will take
measures promptly to put the national finances
on q soun,ler footing. The President and Sec
rotary are playing part more becoming TO
the Emperor of Austria, the Sultan of Tur-
KEY, and the Khedive of Egypt or the rulers
of any other of those nations which never by
any chance make both ends meet, owing to
the cowardice extravaganza, and imbecillty
of their Governments. For the United States
in a short twelve months to tumble headlong
into state of chronic deficiency, after paying
off their debt at the rate of one hundred mil
lions year. is not to DO thought Of Never
theiess things are tending that way, and 1t is
well for the people TO know it, if their rulers
do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
FIRST FRUITS or THE BRITTON INVEST-
E4TIlN

We have refrained from commenting on the
inquiry begun by the State into the charges
against District Attorney BrlttOn of Kings
County; and as far as they concern him we
propose still to be reticent. But the investi-
cation has thus far revealed facts apart from
the charges against him, which show that it
was IN inquiry very proper to be made, ana
that there are several men in Brooklyn who
deserved to DO indicted and are not
1t has been conclusively shown that at the
election at which District-Attorney Blitton
was returned, enormous election frauds were
committed. SO clear is this proof, as sub
mitted TO the Commissioner that it carries
with it the conviction that Mr.. BrlttOn him.
self was not elected to the office he now holds.
1t was shown that his majority in two
wards and single district of another ward
exceeded the majority of Herman for Governor
in the same wards by larger number of votes
than Brittops entire majority in the, whole
county; and lust as cOSchsiyely that enough
frauds were committed i'll these Ring strong
holds to elect Mr.. Britton irrespective of the
other wards. Some of the men who committed
these frauds were indicted by Britton'S pre-
decessor, Judge Norris, and six OF them
were convicted during the month Or two In
which he continued to hold office, and num-
Der of others fled the county to avoid prose-
cutiop. On Mr. BrittOn's accession to Office
these indicted men returned, and have since
remained unmolested in Brooklyn. In view
of the facts elected does Mr.. BrittOn intend
to arrest them, or is he compelled still TO pro-
tect the men whose frauds elected him
More important revelations still have been
the result of the inquiry into the charge COM
monty known as the Badeau Charge MIR.
Badeau WAS once Tax Collector. He kept
on deposit in his own name, in several banks
of Brooklyn and New-l DIRK, public funds OF
Brooklyn averaging daily balance of over
half a million dollars The bank officers yes
terday appeared before the Commissioners and
testiied---One of them very reluctantly
that they had been in the habit of
privately paying Mr. Badeau interest on the
deposits of public money. And it is known
that at this time the city was issuing bonds
to raise money for public expenses, while the
Tax Collector was drawing interest on the
public funds Intelligent readers will readily
RECOGNIZES this ofiense as very similar
to certain charges which were proved
against Tweed, and for which he is now
serving term Of twelve years on Blackwelrs
Island Mr.. BrittOn was informed OF this
wear ago; an affidavit was submitted to him
recitug these facts now publicly established;
and in answer to the application to have the
facts presented to the Grand jury, he said:
Gentlemen, | will not allow you TO 90 before
"tbe Grand Jury" lie may now plead iSnor-
ance, but the plea will not avail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

too modest TO say anything about, is In the
United States Treasury and even though the
publicity of returning it might raise blush
upon his modest check, his heightened color
could not be other than becoming to him. Or
course he has not drawn it and does not i'll
tend to; STILL so many good intentions have
within the last year or two sprung up ana
promised fruit and been nipped by frost, that
the most trustful minds have grown-wen'
not perhaps suspicious, but into that frame IN
which, when q man says he does MT intend 10
appropriate the money he is turning over De.
tween his thumb and finger. tEey would Just
little prefer to see him put it where 1t be-
longs and out of his reach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
% JoHN-sT. (UP sTAIRs.)

Marcos respectfully invite the attention Of the public to
yaIei and artistic stock, which rendered unusually at
BY addition Of Novelties purchased in Europe during
.he past
The collection comprises gems Diamonds Pearls and Precious
sou choice designs sne eweT and chefs deuvre Of the leading
and manufacturers Of Paris Geneva Berlin Munich Dresden
reh BrOnl tue Clocks snd articles Of vertu Also
unique specimens Of Dresden Berlin and sevres Porcelain sad
lev Oil Paintings from the ease Of Of the first masters
10 CeO, which have always received their most careful study
stock especially worthy Of notice enriched BY the
AMI notable specimens from the Vienna Exposition
Iis the latest productions from The
celebrated manufactures Of Europe combining the highest artistic
81 N easing aud decorating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

1t is not often that We have to record keen re-
lgous susceptibility tho part of men of science
Two members Of the Belgian Academy of Sciences
have, however, demonstrated such CONSTITUENCIES to
the extent of withdrawing from that august body.
In narrating his difficulties in obtaining specimens
of the dolphin, q member mentioned that the OBJ
stacle which had most nerfered with his researches
was the superstition TO in Millions Lycidas
that the fish in question had kindly habit Of
bringing the bodies Of drowned mariners ashore.
With very bad taste he added in foot-note, that it
was this superstition that the fable of Jonah's de-
liverance was founded. The indignant members
asked to have the foot-note stricken out, on tho
ground that il hurt their religious convictions. The
Academy took no notice Of tho protest, and tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
Amnscmenis. eit., Chs Guenlns.

BoorHs THEATER-"The Ticket OF Leave Man'-Mr'
and Mrs. W. j. Florence.
DAYS BROADWAY THEATER.-"A LIES Dream'-W.
ii. Lngari.
GRAND OPERA House. Humpty Dumpty Abroad
@. l.. Fox.
IyCHtM THEArER-.'still Waters Run Deep"
NEW FIFTH AVENUE TiEATER-" Fortune
Nulo's GARDEN The Black Crook"
OLYMPIC THEATER. 1.-THE Marble Heart" Edwin
Adams.
Tony PASTORS OPERA HoUsE.-varieties.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-"The Wicked World"
wALIACK's THEArER.-" The Liar" Lester Waack
BARYUs's GREAT sHow.-The Rink. Day aud night.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

A telegram from Berlin informs us that the
controversy between Spain and Germany
growing out of the seizure of two German
mercbant-yessels in the Sooloo Archipelago,
is becoming serious. The case OF theSe
merchantmen seems somewhat similar to that
of the Virginius. 1t is even stronger against
Spain, because the territory near which the
vessels were captured owed no allegiance 10
that Power, aud no blockade of the haroors
had ever been maintained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
Gnslnsss Monies.

BACHELORS HAIR DYE is the best in the
world The only and perfect instantaneous hair Dye Al all duggs
KALDENBERG'S MEERSCHAUMs selling at man
uactu Stores JOhn and cor Of John AMI Nassauis
BEST PLAN. IN LIFE INsURANCE.-The all
eash oe sok plan q Ire TRAVELLERS INSURANCE ConrANr
CHRISTMAS Is coming, and it you wish beautl-
SHOES paroRile MILLER Co. Union-squa.e
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says: eve
rOumeOd the GrTLsR HETHLrr to q. person, whose sosaton
all systems down.
Scientific EXERCISE and cumulative occupying the bn
Call and tesmo
aiue physicians AMI citizens Newlork PRNcPAL Or
Fios. BUILDING PA BRoADwAI also lSO hfth
B.yvkya. l5S Reasen-st
CAREFUL distraction THE ROCKS.
LEWIS g. JANIS Manager
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

Rocky Mountains 70 the Missouri River rdiculod oy
people familiar with tho country through winch would
run.
The stock market was buoyaut. and the financial
theories Of tho President and Mr. Richardson we're not
received with favor ==-= Testimony was given I'D
relation to DistrctAttorney Brttons alleged attempt
Illustrate the ends OF Justice in screening tho TAX
Collector "baIlotbox suffers" and perjurers ==7Hs
fire In Hoboken caused $50 coo damage. == Gold. looi
100 l0SS. Thermometer, 4lo. &9o, 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

scientists. one Of whom is a mathematician and the
other chemist sent in their designations. Wa
trust that the offending foot-note will be expunged:
for really 1t does MT make particle Of difference
about the facts in hs case whether tho Belgian
Academy does or does not credit the story Of Jonah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

Less than thirty names appear before Mr..
Carpenters, on that days register. Here are
some fifty-four registered, and assigned to
rooms afterwards. We challenge Mr.. Carpen-
ter to find jury anywhere in the country
who can read this letter and this register, and
not pronounce this clerk liar, without leav-
ing the box.
This is not a pleasant subject and ought to
be dropped. Mr.. Carpenter is not fit man
to preside over the United States Senate. If
his colleagues would drop him from that
place, and his friends have the discretion to
cease denying what they know to be true,
he would sink out Of that prominence which
is so disagreeable to them and 80 unwelcome to
the public. Nevertheless this is a matter which
concerns the Senate more than the rest of us.
They know what sort of man Mr.. Carpenter
is. But they may not be 80 fastidiOus as the
common run Of decent people. A
dispatch to The Boston Advertiser states
that "indiscreet friends of Carpenter
have been offering money to hire
CHS defense in the newspapers" TO what
ever he may persuade the Senate, we shall be
greatly surprised if he finds any respectable
journalists inclined to follow the lead of Mr..
Farrar and Gen. Grant, in the hopeless un-
dertaking of disinfecting character which
is too strong for chemistry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

1t is expected that Representative Hale's
bill to reduce Congressional salaries to the ola
figures will come up in the House to-day. IL
is not nice thing for discussion in House
which contains so many men who have been
"haulng sand" for new houses this season !;
but some of the members are bent on putting
back the back pay, and it will not be easy for
the Others to dodge the issue. Nevertheless,
no Back-Pay Congressman need for moment
suppose that vote for Mr.. llale's bill will
ever give him clean bill of health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

In the course of an earnest and admirable
appeal yesterday, for measures looking to
the resumption of specie payments, Senator
Morrill, Of Vermont said of the Secretary of
the Treasury and his associates Errors they
"may have committed, but they have not
COMPOUNDED the purse of the nation with
A." their own" We believe this to be simple
justice, and take pleasure in adding our
hearty Endorsement Of Senator Morrills words
Secretary Richardson has been ridiculous, but
he has been honest about it. We have not
the remotest suspicion that he has tempered,
or knowingly countenanced any tampering,
with the public funds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
SHORT UORR WITH A DIRTY SUBJECT.

SHORT YORK WITH A DIRTY SUBJECT.
We saw printed yesterday, for the first time
in any reputable journal, two letters in relation
to Senator Carpenters adventure at fashion
able Long Branch hotel last Summer. They
are both addressed to Senator Howe. One Is
from President Grant, and is in the following
words:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

The Life Saving Service Of the United States
Government has gradually grown to be a
considerable branch of the various interests
confided to the Treasury Department. 1t is
in its infancy, as compared with the admirable
systems which have girdled the British Isles
with lite-saving stations. shelters and appa-
ratus. The Report of the Chief of the
Bureau, printed on the second page of The
TRIBUNE, is most suggestive ana
interesting document. 1t exhibits q
frightful number of wrecks that have Oc-
Cured on the limited cOast-line covered by
the operations of the service; but it also
shows the beginning of greater things; and,
among the numerous governmental institutions
that claim the fostering care of Congress. few
have so pathetic and touching an interest as
this which cares for the lives and property of
those who navigate our rock-bound coasts.