, 1873-11-20
The Receipts for the Past Month
Two Millions Less than
Estimated,
History Of Fred Douglass Connection
with tho John Brown
Raid.
Disposition to Be Made OF Lands Granted
to Railroads that Have
Failed,
Special Dfsnateh to Tbs Chicago Tribune.

total receipts for the Yoar havo been $114,000,
700 from this source, which il $4,000, coo NOR
than Secretary Boutwell, estimated. The OK
penHoa OF collection have boon 100000. TIL
Commissioner estimates that by using tho 70
duoed forco 1t will cost a4,000000 noxt year
He estimates, with all duo allowances for th,
panic and atrlngency, ho will collao
S110.0o0,o 900 next yenr. Tho panic has aliortonct
tho 70 celpts to the amount of 81, ,000 900 In tht
| past month. Wilflo tho Commissioner docs moi
| deem 1t courteous for him to mako any reoom,
! mendation, ho suggests that tho taxes on illu
minating gas. and on lcsacios, and bouuosts
might be restored on tho ground TINT tho re-
poal IN tho former caso has not leseened the gaa
bcquosts can afford tho tax. These two itolns
| mako good drop in tho general bucket.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
In lecture delivered In this city last night uu-
posomod himself for tho frat time in regard to
big poraonai connection with tho John Brown
raid. L will be remembered that Mr. Douglass
fled to Canada at the time of tho raid. Ho saw
Tint Browne constitution for tho government Of
tue ltlsurrectionary republic, was writtcn at his
house in Rochester, aud tic speaker still pos-
sesscd tho original draft, He was not priyy.
however,: to Browns invasion until summoned
from Rochester to Chambessburg iunt
bsforo tho descent on Harper's
Ferry, whom he spent, a whole day and
uEs
Grcen seeking to dsaualo them from their mad
attempt. Groen was finally captured by Browns
Iervor, aud 80 mot his doath on tho gallows.
Twelve yoarR before tho raid, Brown laid before
Douglass the plan of !. general insurrcotion all
a!ong tho Allegheny ridges OF tho Slave States,
with the idea Of mounting hundreds ofgblack
men on thcir masters' horeoa and letting them
ride to FREQ soil. The subsequent plan Of tho
RAID was changed from tho first plan o little
while before he put It into execution. Douglass
koenly orltfclzad William II. soward'a proposition
that Brown waa Justly hanged.
STATUE OF GEN. SCOTT.
=. mo ialReas blocks OF granite quar7ied and cut
in modern times are now III place to receive
Browns equestrian statue Of Winfield Scott. Of
W which tho pMladelpha public haa had tho bone-
o. wegh 5 ~ tf1ns fon nd Sqd the platform aono
tho station. The statue viii be % tietlicatsd IN IN
January. Tho A1oxcan yetcrnns from both Of
tho lately hostile SECTIONS have been invited to
attond. Longstreet has been suggested rs tlo
orator. Another statue Of Gen. Scott is nearly
ready to bo placed on tho brow OF the hill nt tho
Soldiers Homo overlooking the city, and the
pedestal was fixed this summer.
aEw YoAK's ART CONTRIBUTION
=. New York'a contribution Of bronze stntuary to
tho National Goyornmont-Goorge Clinton and
Chancellor Liylngaton-will bo prcgonted to
Congress after the holidays. Washington haa
now ten opon air statues, with Thomas, Grant,
1tawlins. uld Farragut to come.
THE LAND oFF1cE BuHrNEas,
Inquiry was n1atlo today Of the Commissioner
Of the Land Otfico ns to tho amount of lands
which will probahly revert to tho Government
from from grants to railroads subsequently bankrupt.
There has already reverted quito large guam
tity, of such lands from various companies. aud
under the psralyzing influence Of Of tho present
financial stross it IL expected that such rover
sion will largely incronso.
iuct Of some interest was divuleed in regard
to tile reyersion of lands granted to corpora
tho terms Of the grants. Until about
two Years ago, it was the custom, under such
circumstances for thosocrctnry OF the interior to
at once declare tho land forfeited restored to
entry MI other Government lands. Thia custom
has noen hltnoDt uniformly sustained by State
court decia!ons in various States, but recently
Jnstico !lller. In tho Circuit Court iu Iowa,
forfeited to the Government and opon
either bo judicial decree or "a
legislative enactment to that effect.
Gnu that tho declaration Of reycrsion by tho
Secretary Of tho Interior waH not sufficient. Tho
question, was takon thence to the Supreme
Court, where it rosts for decision. Meanwhile
vast tracts Of land lie useless, as tho railroad
companies cannot do anything with thom. nor
can settlers l9okng for homes so upon them
cuiiar interpretation Of their own.
Ile Legislature Of Wisconsin undertook to
eaisr9se Of the lands forfeited by tho bayfield, Il
q. croix lailroad, and after aon,o struggles
1lailroad When the officers OF tho road came
to take possession under their questionable !
tltlo, thoy. found lho question, as has been |
stated, III tho Supreme Court. Secretary Deano |
and Commissioner Drummond Gro OF tho opinion !
thai nothing beyond tho action OF tho Interior |
departments ia necessary to restore such forfeited
lands to tho market. Az tho Supreme Court |
moves in ponderous fashion. no ono can guess |
when tho question will DO decided finally.
THE WRAsnLE ABOUT TUE sunnATr CASE.
- Judse-AdVocata Holt asserts that William n. |
svattH wrote ex-Prosidout johnson. lately, q let
tor Oil tho Snrratt case. lie aayB that Johnson |
nan taken advantage OF tho deceaso Of Sccro-
tarics Seward and Stanton, and OF tho resolution
mouth On TINT occurrence. Judge Holt will
write reply to Johnson's lottor in Il fow days
tI1 The Iasoclatka l'r<so.l
POSTAL TREATY WITH GERMANY.
partncnt lRs concluded partial postal-cnrd ar
ca',Gemcllt with Germany; to go iuto effect tho
!aat oi Decomber. The arrangement is precise
" tho hamo an with tho Canadian Government.
Attns nEo,ssoa sIa; uSntE ;,I THE nAsKnurroY ACT.
nsttod to lil. by tho Secretary Of tho Treasury
leoites that payment made byn debtor to
'fatlitor who hAs committed MI net OF baull-
'hl'tcy, anil against whom proceedings In bank
'nptgy have been instituted mud arc
n|ondlns' blt VINO has, not yot been atl-
lndged, bankrupt, will not bo valid
y the ovent: of MI adjudication Of
1ankruptccy IN such proceedings ii pay1ucnt
:ransllrcd subsequent 10 tho filing OF tic petit
ion tho5oi'1; and that payment made by debtor
% H. creditor who is known to have committed m
sct OF Bankruptcy but againBt whom, nrocood.
'gs have not ut tlo tino oou taken, is valid in
so-iar as it III affected by tho existing bankrupt
-, APPROPRIATENESS.
lilo following 1nturnal Poyo.,,,o nnno,ntmop,.
soro @ maoe to-day: sIoro.eopcrB--s Dis
rlc' Of Kentucky, FranI: i. Strong, Josonh
eiosaer, Joseph DilliH. mud II. ". BirSo; Second
D!Esrig1 ut Indiana, i. j.. iIuolloby. Gaugor
--o' IT, hoft'o. Third District Of Wieeonain
CASUALTIES,