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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25
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FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1874.

Sir John Burgess Karslake has been made Attorney
General in the British Ministry; Sir Richard Bag
gaay has been made Solicitor General === NJ Theirs
has reiterated his belief that Republic is the only pos
sible government for France. brutal fight oe-
CURED between the townsmen OF QlimiItan and Hua-
Bacusco, in Mexico.
In the Senate Yesterday, after the morning honr, the
consideration OF the Currency Equalization bill
sumed and Mr.. SchUrz delivered address in oppo-
sition TO imitation Mr. Morton made short reply TO
Dir schurz, and then the Senate went into Executive
session and after adjourned In the House number
OF bills introduced, and about half dozen private
iand-claim bills reported the Franking bill then
taken up, and a long debate ensued Messrs. Phelps
Willard, f. H. Roberts aud Others spoke against the
restoration OF the ranking privilege the bill vent
over without action.
An enthusiastic Temperance Convention was held al
Columbus, Ohio. 60 -Four men were arrested by
United States msrshas TO prevent strike on the New
York and Oswego Midland Railroad. - The affairs
Of the NewJersey Southern Railroad Investigated
BY o legislative committee. 80 general strike OF
railroad engineers Is anticipated.
The alleged forGer of the Stock Exchange letters was
arrested, but denied his guilt - The Common
Council and Police bodies paid tributes 10 the late Pres
dent Smith, and elaborate arrangements were made for
tho funeral. 80 William Cullen Bryant and the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher made speeches at the Rural Clubs
annual dinner. sc Gold 112.. l12t. THERMOMETERS, $40
e5o. 800
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CHANCES OF A GENERAL STRIKE OF ksILKoAp
ENGINEERS

PHILADELPHIA. Feb A.-The Coh'enuoh y.
,.,,,o,s engineer. AZ Cleveland Ono, tomorrow wh'
no s,,epoe b, Il ttivss this REGION """
are Authorised to enpae, general proren'' MIA
pYre arapst their employers Candsp' He"'.''
DIVISION No Is West Philadelphia Division NO % IN
6elpb,s D,vson No o.. ana Pepssyivsnia treaty NJ "
IN. mos, ps,perous bodice OF The brsiberboco ne's
seut each three oseraes " Cleveland last nigbA "'
informed eaymsers thai .se purpose Of the Voh''.
Ion IA 4 take measures for general strso =
sooe ~ transportation begins 20 foS
IL, pa.,r.i channels and the recent per cen, rca~
tis vii, be Inadt the popt OF attack The greai po
inc engineers dseatisheo with the manner IN
ne a6njrr she rhoed MANAGED durnt ~
lssN disturbance, n ~ stated that Chiei bpkD
Wilsoo desres 30 astfy his passive policy IN tnst
acton Il is asserted thar strike Will be resolved OF
the roads that reduced do moi succumo ana 70 ruu
the strlksgore effective, even tho roads Snsn ~,
pssiss Assee " Tie terms tbs powerful brssssfssoe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

task in which 30 many OF our own capi-
tsHsts have failed. lie mas removed from his
hill, some of the Objectionable features which
we pointed ont the other day, and has modi-
6ed Others. The scheme, as it now stands,
provides for complete system OF railway
transit. TO be elaborated under the direction OF
the Mayor Controller, and five Commissioners
amounted by the Governor, who shall have
fnlI mower to fix the routes and raise the
necessary means either by subscriptions to the
capjtal stock or by the issue OF bonds.
"Whenever in their Judgment 1t is expedient,"
the Commissioners are authorized to call upon
the City of New-York to guarantee the bonds
to the extent of 100000 mile for doublc-
track road. and $550OOO mile for a four
track road, cor to guarantee the interest on
"the same if such an amount of aid shall be
"reouired 10 insure the construction oil the
road
This is a great Improvement upon the Origi-
nal plan, and We should have no hesitation IN
recommending it were it not for the conyic-
ton that the same result can be much better
accomplished by strictly private enterprise.
The bill recently introduced by Assenbiyman
DlHllHy lot OAihipiNi hoh' A"' ~ A~
public treasury, and moreover requires =
company chartered by it to give security III
the sum of 100000 for the construction OF
that part of tho road between Cbambers-st.
and Forty .secOnd-st. within two years. Thus
we have guarantee that the Company rs IN
earnest in it's propositions, and has positive
assurance of the necessary capital; ana we
believe if tho Legislature had always exacted
security when it gave charter for rapid
transit company, the work would have been
accomplished long ago.
The corporators under the Biglin bill in
clude C.. X Garrison. Russell Sage, n. A.
Cowdrey, John Anderson. Thomas Murphy,
J. u. Navarro, VIM. G. Fargo. Daniel Butter
field, and number of others among whom
are men Of substance and reputation. The
selection of route is left to board OF live
Commissioners, consisting of Wm. 4. Blodgott
VIM. b. Duncan, Henry Bergh, Hiram Barney,
and Sllas Seymour. The road is to be an
elevated one, and Is not to follow the line OF
broadway, Fifth Avenue, or any OF the streets
bounding the Central Park, nor must 1T cross
the Central Park on or above the surface.
The rate of fare is to he not more than ton
cent, for any distance less than four miles,
with two cents more for every additional mile
or fractional part of a mile,-halt rates 10 DE
charged from to Z in the morning ana 10
in the evening. These charges are too hgil,
being about twice the rates allowed by tle
Eastman bill, and the promise OF half price
morning and evening is mere delusion'-the
hours being unsuited to laboring men who
begin work at eight and leave Oft at five IL
the bill can be amended however in thus par
licuIar, and possibly in some few others, we
hope it may be tried before the city Is asked
to pledge its credit.
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bnsmess Noiltes.

BHsT PLAN IN LIFE lNsURANCE.-Ihe all
nlsn Of the TEAyELFR Insurance CoNr,SI
MONEY LOANED on Diamonds, Watches,
Iefc cry and siverware. aud the same bought
GBoaGE G. ALlsS, Sal broadway, near Fourecnti-st
WUBORS Con LIVER on AND LIlIE.-Per-
been taking Cod Liver will be pleased 70 learn hat
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oil lime such that u Is
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oil druggists.
THE TRANSFORMATION Observation-Disclosures
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PfPID TRANSIT
hurst.

We doubt whether the meeting on Monday
night did much to hasten the construction Of
a rapid transit railroad. The assemblage was
not very large, nor does it appear to have
made any very practical suggestions, OF to have
treated the question as matter of plain
business, which it undoubtedly is. And yet
the proceedings, on the whole, afford us
ground for congratulation, if only rs an evil
dence that public sentiment has been aroused
to the importance of the subject, not only to
residents Of the upper part of the island, but
10 every citizen and property owner IN New
York. The fact mentioned by Mr.. Eastman
that the city railroads running north and
south transported no more passengers during
the last year than they did the year before,
while the Third and Fourth Avenue lines ac-
tually chow falling of, is alarmingly signi6-
cant II shows that we have reached point
where the city stops It's own growth. There
are 1000 vacant lots above the Central Park
not counting the immense area OF the an
nexed district, and yet people are driven over
INTO New-Jersey because they cannot reach
them. In zen years the taxable property OF
Westchcster County has increased $4,25o,000,
while the taxable property of Hudson County.
New-Jersey, has increased $50,WoO0O. We
etpd our taxpayers across the river; most of
our railroads and many of our steamship lines
are over there how can We be sure that our
commerce will not follow them
Mr.. Eastman, 10 whom we are indebted for
the meeting of Monday night, has taken up
the question with magnificent energy, and we
shall not DO surprised II 10 accomplish To
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MDSIC
TIE n. r. VOCAL SOCIETY.

The New-York Vocal Society purposes civ.
Ing two concerts this season, namely. on the I9.h Of
March and the Both OF ApH-bOth OF course at Stein
way Hall-tckets for which DO sold only by sub
scrpsion Besides the customary variety Of Inadisl
gees, and part songs tue programmes are TO embrace
selections from sehumann's Paradise and the Pen-
Gado's The Erl-Kinss Daughter" and other onorI
Works
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cial people. They would regard such measure -
opposed to sound financial principles. Possibly. Bt
spprehend that the English people will acquiesos
IN It as partial disohasge Of The imperial oliss-
tions Of this country to the provinces she has cos
quered. Nothing Mr. Disraeli has ever said beam
the stamp Of much real feeling. and such a pro.
pOsal at such moment in the frst hour OF hs tri-
umph. win long be remembered TO his credit.
.r I... rr rHTr. - --1-. L- u, W. A
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by the spirit of our law to decide a. TO limo
cence or guilt We are quite sure that Judge
Lowell will never be found approving OF any
thing so discreditabe as the squeezing process
of which the whole mercantile community 81
Justly complains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25
amusemenis ano ffteeiinss.

ACADEMY OF MUsic.-Ialisn Opera. Aida" Mile
10rrIani. .ITL ~. ..t.f 40
Boo1H's THKATkR-" Chesney Wold" Nine. Japsu
schek.
corossruN.-Day and evening; "Cycorams Of Paris by
Night" ..r
DAYS. FIFTH AVENUE T1EHATER.-"Love's Labor Lost
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Humpty Dumpty at school =
G.. L. Fox.
NIaLos GARDEN" LeatherstOckng."
OLYMPIC misunderstanding and Novelty Enter
tainment.
tIKNwAr HArL.-Grsnd Costume Concert. Caroline
RchuSs- Bernard.
foNN PASTORS OFERA HoUsE-Varietics.
ENIoN SQUARE nLAILR.-" Led Astray.'
NAILNCK's THEATER.-" Money" Lester Wallaek
CHURCH OF TuE DiscIpIEs-Iecture. Rev. A. n. Gilbert.
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DESIGN.-Water Color E1htoi-
uoa
REPUBLICAN HALL--Pigeon Exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

The death of Mr.. Henry Smith has thrown
the politicians into high state of excitement.
Our Albany dispatches say that the capital is
agitated over the prospect of there being a
question raised as TO the method of filing the
vacancy now caused in the Police Board. 1t
is intimated that a reorganization of the Board
is possible. Now that the Legislature is in
session, it is easy to see that tempting
opportunity is afforded for experiments.
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preston that the friends Of the coveted per
quisite got the worst of it. t,lri.G

The Simmons business continues to excite
Massachusetts,, and it is said tho contagion
has been impaired to Washington, 80 that inc
whole talk of the capital is Simmons and anti
Simmons An influential delegation from bos-
ton has waited on the President to say 70 MN
that the appointment is disgraceful. Inc
President replies with great discretion that ne
cannot understand it. The same delegation
has waited upon Mr. Butler with the same re-
mark. and he replies with much feeling that
it seems quite pity. Meantime Massachusetts
settles down upon the fact that Mr. Boutwell,
has the game in his own hands. and can have
Mr.. Simmons confirmed or rejected as he
pleas6s. This being about the measure Oh IL
in the mind of the average man, the position
of MIR. Boutwell, is growing to be painful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

Although the House has failed to come TO
any conclusion on the Frsnking bill. it has
managed to extract great deal OF diversion
from it Yesterday the debate was confined
TO the general principle of frdnkine though
one member ventuIed on the proposition thai
the speeches of members exhibited statesman
ship OF high order, and that the country
ought to be enlightened by having them cir
eulated free. The debate took a fareastiC
turn, when Mr.. Phelps of New-Jersey made q
tilt at the franking abuse in q witty and dam
aging speech. His attack was difficult to meet
and. coming from the Republican side of the
House. worried the party men not little
Taken altogether. the debate leaves the i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

We have maintained the right of the Temp
kins-sQuare agitators, of the discontinued
wOrkingmen, and Of the far moro dangerous
persons who call themselves workingmcn for
the sake of fomenting social discord. to hold
such meetings "a they please and blow
off as much steam in the shape of vehement
rhetoric as may seem to them desirable.
Between the right of free assembly and
tree speech, however, and the right
of suspected persons, av0wing unlawful
purposes, to hold secret meetings to mature
their plans for breaches of the peace, there ia
! q broad distinction. Elsewhere We print some
thing of the evidence which the Board of
Police believes il has concerning the
plots of a small faction of foreign
agitators who openly threaten burn
ing and blOOdshed. But for their organ
ization and desperation their numbers would
make them contemplate. AS it is, they can
derive no power save from their secrecy
We are not sure but that the publ
cation of their wild talk is all the
antidote the public safety requires. If more
is needed the police will clearly be entitled
to deal with them as with any other suspected
persons engaged in secret conspiracies for UNI
lawful ends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

There seems to be no peace on the New
York and OswegO Midland Railroad. Late
dispatches from there report that the late en-
ployes, who were temporarily pacifed the
other day, have again become dissatisfied.
They threaten mischief unless their new de-
nands are complied with. 1t is not pos
sible, apparently, 70 get at all the facts in this
unhappy controversy but its long continuance
and the frequency with which it is renewed
begin to make il q very remarkable affair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

Senator Schurz made another eloquent speech
Yesterday in opposition to the various schemes
for further depreciating the value OF our
paper money. Crowded galleries and earnest
attention from every one within the range OF
his voice showed that interest in the question
is unabated. and that the public well know
whose words are best worth listening to. Mr..
Schurz showed that the proposed additional
issues of paper, whether bank notes or legal
tender, would first have to pass through wan
Street. and that the South and West could only
got thoir eharo Of tho paper by parting with
commodities or borrowing at the East, by
either of which modes they can obtain cur
rency now with as much facility as they can
ever expect to- though every soul connected
with the Government were Morton or
Michigan Ferry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-25

There is not among the many good amendments to
the State Constitution which the Hew-Jersey Legis
lature is now considering any which is more i'm
portant than that which forbids interference by the
Legislature in the local government Of towns and
cities. Under the present law any municipality is
at the mercy of INSCRIPTIONS politicians who may
form clique and besiege the Legislature for some
special act authorizing the building of road which
is not needed, or the appointment of q commission
which its citizens do not want and would elect
by popular vote. Jersey City is melancholy ex-
ample Of the extent to which this abuse can be car
ned. At every SESSION of the Legislature there are
from one TO a dozen applications for new charters
or amendments TO Old ones, providing for new and
useless commissions which only plumber the people
whom they msrule- It is time for this business TO
come 10 end Let the cities themselves and
LET the Legislature attend to the affairs OF the State
The Senate has already shown thorough apprecia-
ton Of the merits Of the amendment BY passing it,
There 10 be no reason TO fear that the Assem-
bly, will be less wise.
Good newspaper writing is becoming more and
more common. A Pittsburgh editor complains that
Of his articles has been subject TO nisrepresenta
tons 7" wild as the glossaries OF tho Talmud.'
Another lively writer in Minnesota AYERS that our
indcscribably beautiful sunset scenes
representing the opening portals to tho celestial
public of souls as anything mortal vision ever be-
held" Every day are more and more firmly con-
WINGED that the English language hSs magnificent
RESOURCES " yet uudevsloped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
Failed OF Passage.

Among the bills which failed to pass
both houses of Congress, and go over
till the next session are the following:
For the relief owners and purchasers oil
land sold for direct taxes in the insur-
rectionary States; amending the ninth
section of the act approved July Is,
concerning deposits in savings-banks
to establish and maintain a national
savings depository as a branch of the
Post Office; to incorporate the South.
ern Trans Continental Railroad Com
pany; to provide for more efficient adj
ministration OF the law relating to
public lands; granting railroads in the
Territories the right of way through
public lands Of the United States; to
enable the Central Branch of the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad Company to sub
NIT its claim against the United
States under existing laws to the de,
cision of the Supreme Court; amenda-
tory of Civil Rights law; to authorize
the organization Of National Banks
without circulation; to establish the
Territory of Pembina, and provide a
Government therefor; providing for a
postal telegraph; providing for the re-
sumption OF specie payments and for
free banking; amendatory of the Tar
riff and Internal revenue laws,-this
bill failed in consequence of disagree .
ing votes on the mendments for the
admission of New Mexico and Colora.
do as States; repeating the Pre-emp-
ton and amendatory OF the Home
stead laws; to protect the navigable
waters of the United States from iniu.
ry and obstruction; House bill for the
reorganization of the army; House
bill for equalization Of bounties; the
bill granting pensions to all the sold
iers of the war of 1912, and their wild
ows and children; for the construc.
ton and repairs of the Mississippi
River levees; the McCrary bill regu-
lating charge for railroad transporta-
ton; the Omaha bridge bill the
House bill amendatory of ,he Steam
boat law. The Senate bills for aboli-
ton of compulsory pilotage, and to
authorize the organization Of National
Banks without a circulation. All land
grant bills and many hundred bills for
the relief of inviduals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
How Granger Got Swindled on Sew
ing Machines.

At the general office Of some of the
sewing machine agencies of this city
it had for some time been known that
the Grange Head Center had been
furnishing the wares which they deal
in at greatly reduced price. How
this was done remained for a long
period a mystery. But at last, Mr.
Geo. e. Treat, general agent of the
Wheeler g. Wilson Company, got the
rights of it. An agent in the southern
part of the state was called upon to
repair machine of the make for which
he was operating. Very naturally he
inquired of whom it was purchased,
but was put off with an evasive an
swer, which incensed him and he went
away without doing the work. Mr.
Treat sent him back, enjoining upon
him to examine tie numbers Of the
machine in question, there being al
ways two-one cast in the iron, the
other on tie plate, ITnon examina-
ton it was found that they did not
correspond, thus showing that there
was fraud. 1t developed itself ct last
that the party bought the machine of
the Grange Head Center at Oshkosh,
who had manifestly been bamboozled
into purchasing and selling for new ma
chimes, some second handed ones re-
vamped. In this particular instance
the number indicated it to be about
eight years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
Reform Within the Party,
New York Times, June 10.


1t is the great merit OF the Repub-
lican party that it is able to purify
itself. When the Democrats discov-
cred Tweed in their midst they did
not possess this ability and they were
ruined. So it would have been with
the Republican party if it had at
tempted to excuse CT defend any
wrongs which were found within it.
The whole conduct and course OF
the party has been in the contrary
direction, and it is consequently in o
condition to ask the continued con-
fdence of the people. Its latest title
to general respect is the determina-
ton Just now manifested to destroy
by the force of popular sentiment
such disgracefnl government as that
which exists in South Carolina. 1t
10 because the party denounces such
abuses that it is resolved TO put an
end to them that it will be strong in
the future.