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New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
RESPONSIBILITY or RUM-SELLERS.


The Supreme Court of Illinois has recently
confirmed verdict of $4,000 damages given
by the Jury to a widow, made so by ardent
spirits sold to her late husband. The facts of
the case it is unnecessary to rccaptulate.
The defendant supplied the man with that
which rendered him incapable of self-care
He went to bed upon railway track, and
was naturally found dead the next morning
Putting the statute out of the question, this
seems to be a clear case of personal injury
under the common law. The Illinois statute,
however, Guiets all doubt upon the point
Judge Scott, in reviewing the case, said ::
"IIe who deliberately sells that which he
"knows will infame the passions, deprive
"the party of the control of his judgment,
"and render him for the time being incapable
"of exercising proper care for personal
"safety, or that of his property, must be pre-
"pared for the consequences that may
Z" follow OF the sOundness of the general
principle involved in the statute there can be
no doubt. The difficulty is in the uncer-
tainty of its application. 1t partakes of
the nature of all statutory provisions which
leave cases to be decided, first, by the judg-
ment and opinions of witnesses; and, secondly,
by the reason of the jury, which may often be
left unaided by sufficient testimony. Not only
must the fact of the sale be proved, but often
il must be established, since the best witness
il defunct either by witnesses who are nat
urally slow or else by chain of circum-
stances. Again, although in the trial before
ia there was no difficulty in connecting the
drunkenness with the death, yet in nine cases
ont of ten it might be impossible to show
that the fatal result followed absolutely from
the sale and consequent intOxication. Finally,
il is not easy always to persuade jurors to act
upon presumptive malice however forcibly it
NAV be suggested by the testimony, so that
in many neighborhoods it would be impossible
70 secure an unfavorable verdict In such a
case whatever tho evidence might be. So
much for the practical enforcement of the law
The morality and equity of such statute
we are not speaking of its abstract princi =
ple-may sometimes be equally embarrassing.
OF course, all is plain if the decision is to be
governed by cur emotions. We may take for
granted the shame and the sin of selling
stimulauts to person who is known to abuse
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

Il is impossible TO tell just yet how much
of party cX-COngTa5sman Richardson leads
in his revolt against the hard dmOncy declnra-
ton of the Democratic State Committee OF
Illinois, but no good is to be done by under
estimating his influence. Mr.. Richardson
speaks for tolcrably large body OF initiation
lists who are not strong enough, we hope and
believe, to control the Democratic Convention
in fair trial of strength, but formidable
enough perhaps to frIghtcn politicians away
from the frank and honest course recon-
menied by the COmmTiea. His campaign,
therefore, will be watched with no little in
taress, aad the action OF the regular Demo-
cratic Convention on the 2j,h Of August will
be awaited with considerable anxiety.
Tnus far the various patty platforms in the
Western States have been, with one or two
exceptions, httle better thln strings of un-
meaning phrases. On the one great question
of the day Republicans, Democrats. and Indc-
pendents have alike shown dCpl0rdblc COW
ardicc, framing financial dogmas to be ex-
planned away by orators on the stump, and
Dalpnc utterinces which could be Interpreted
any how, according to the pleasure OF different
audiences \ Republican President, after re-
peatedly declaring that he would veto every
bill that even tended toward initiation, broke
his promise by signing the compromise act at
the end of the session; while the party plat
forms in the various States have expressed a
dozen different degrees OF qualified dis
honesty, and left the world entirely at
a loss TO conjecture what the Republican party
would do with the currency if it should have
as good working majority in the next Con-
gress as it had in the last. The platform
adopted by the Republican State Convention
of Illinois last June was Il shiitY, senSelcsS,
a 4 Insinccrc declaration, defining nothing,
and proposing merely to leave the volume of
currency as it is and return to specie payment
when it should be convenient.
The Democrats of Illinois appear to us to
have tempting opportunity. Let them adopt,
without hesitation or reserve the hard money
doctrine proposed by their Committee, and
they will at least attract to their candidates
great number of wavering voters who are dis
gusted with perpetual tergieersations and look
ing for a bold policy which cannot be misun-
derstood A great deal of the uncertainty
which prevailed two months ago respect
ing the financial temper of the Western States
has been dspelled since Congressman have
had opportunities for personal interviews with
their constituents Mr.. Logan has temporarily
gone under. and Mr.. Morton, after his custom,
has been trying to go backwards, and probably
if the Illinois Republicans could hold their Con-
vention over again they would make the finan-
cial plank in it a great deal stronger than it is
now. Indications all point toward the defeat of
the paper-money party, if not at this election
then certainly at the next. Politicians who are
wise will take their places in line without un-
necessary delay.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

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New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

The expenditures of this class for the year
1873 were inordinately increased by the Salary
Steal, and by the heavy deficiency bills put
through the XLlId Congress at its concluding
session. While the appropriations for de-
ficiencies by the third session of the XLlld
Congress exceeded eleven millions of dollars,
those of the present Congress have been
barely four millions. These facts forbid the
hypothesis that there has yet been any real
retrenchment in the Civil and Miscellaneous
expenditures. The enormous rate at which
those expenditures have increased since 1861
will be seen by the following additional. fig
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

Ye who feel disposed TO defraud tho poor revenue
by the Illicit distltion of whisky, hearken to the
dreadful story of Mr.. Jones, late of Big Smoky
Mountain, Tenn! Jones, being annoyed by the
revenue raiders found deep and secluded gorge
where he erected log-hOuse and began to make the
liquor which the people love. He used to go there
and stay day or two, and set his stills to work.
ard then return home. Once he did Mt come home.
Day after day went by. and the Jones family saw
nothing of their beloved head. Then they sought
hm-and what do you think they foundf Why,
Jones's private st-house full Of ratlesnaSes, and
the spirt-evoking Jones as dead as possible and
much swelled his ewes starting from their sockets,
while round him Kissed and crawed the dreadful
scrpents. The unucky Jones had built his manu-
factory of whisky close upon a retreat of the rep
tiles, and thry, attracted by the smell had come in
and avenged the Secretary of the Treasury
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
Il Il | = l. E 5 Fl Il r L.

France VIII send EmbaSs ldOr TO Madrid
the spanish EabLssIdor receives hs credentials The
CulIstS made unsuccessful attempt TO cross the
jrO. An Investigation into the circumstances Of
Bzalnc escape duplicates the director OF the prison.
Al accident occurred on the South Eastern Railroad
near Rchfori, VI; five persons killed and fifteen
wounded. -= Loren X. BiOdgett succeeded H. b.
James chief Of Customs Division Of the Treasury
Department. =-= The reports of fighting at Austin
Mss, were greatly exagserated the riot a small
affair. == At The Saratoga races. King Bolt, Madge
aud WIuGygcs the winners.
Mr.. Beecher made his statement and was crossexam-
mod nc :ore the Plymouth Church Investigating Com
mittce -== An Italian was nysteriOusy murdered in
H:ook.yn --== Controller Green was not indicted by
tho Grand July. -= Thermometer, 76o, s5o, 7lo.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
the six years is til

There is maniiestiy great lnelnclency In the
administration OF our naval service. We pay
about three-ffths as much as Great Britain,
and we get-well, what do we get ? To say
we get one-ffth as much as England does
would, we think, be an exaggeration. Pre-
yious to 1862 our Navy never cost us fifteen
million dollars in any one year. We can see
nothing in the shape of ships and guns which
ought to cost more than that now.
". The Indians ought to pay an income
tax, Judging from the sums which have been
voted them
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
THE c0ST or THE GOVERNNENr

TIE COST or THE GOTERNNENr
The expenditures of the Government are re-
ported by the Secretary OF the Treasury under
seven heads, viz, D Civil and MiSce lancouS, 2)
War, (3) Navy, (i) Interior including Indians,
90 Pensions, 60 Interest on the Pdblc Debt, CD
Premium paid in currency on bonds purchased
and Cancelled. In the expenditures Of the Post
Once Department, only the excess of cxpcnd-
itures over receipts is charged. Every citizen
pretending to vote inteligently, ought to know,
in round numbers, what it costs to govern the
country, and whether the expenditures are in
creasng or diminishing Yet this sort of
knowledge does not seem to be widely dilfused,
and we have often seen and heard the cost OF
the Government stated at hundreds OF millions
above the actual sum. The Information given
by the Government on the subject is by no means
what it should be, and some high officials act as
though the public had no right to any knowl-
edge whatever how their money is disposed Of
These officials appear to regard themselves III
the light of guardians appointed to take charge
of the effects of persons incapactated. How
ever, a few broad facts are still accessible, and
those facts we intend to publish frequently,
because we think it important that people
should know them.
!. The expenditures of the Government,
classed under the head of Civil and Miscel-
Lannon's. have been as follows for the last
,,y
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
III. The cost of the War Department tor the
LIST six wears has been as follows

In the years 1869 and 1S'O reconstruction
and the large sums voted to the soldiers in
the shape of bounties swelled the Army ex-
nendtures. The cost of the War Department
for the two years 1912 was $71.OOOOOO, and
for the two years 1894, $Ss,GOO,OOO. We are
glad to see tendency. however slight, to
retrenchment in this branch of the Govern
ment.
III. The record of the Navy Department for
the six wears is this
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

| The murder in Brooklyn on Wednesday
night appears yet to be wrapped in mystery
No clue to the identity of the murdered man
has been found, and, much less, no trace OF
the assassin. The indications point, however,
very strongly to one of two theorles-murder
for revenge, most probably by foreigners or
possibly, murder for package of money OF
valuables carried in the hand, not on the
person. But there are so many little clues TO
the murdered mans identity, that reason
ably good detective service ought certainly 10
be able, within the next twenty-four houiS'
to find out who he was. For many reasonS
our whole detective system just now Is vi
trial. and. if it fails in this case, the growing
impression that it Is pretty nearly WoitilioSS
any way will get strong conlrma'ioA'
The correspondence between the Governor
and the accusers of the Mayor lends strong
confirmation to the view repeatedly expressed
in TIE TRIBUNE, that the movement for MIR.
Hayemeyer's removal is likely to fail. Con-
sdering the near approach of the election,
and the inevitable confusion which a change
in our chief municipal Office at this time
would work. we incline to believe that the
community will be content to worry through
without fleeing ills we have to others that we
know not of. Only let every voter remember
this. SO long as we have a system of clearly
defined official responsibility, and are able to
single out the men who are at fault for mis-
government, the voters themselves are to
blame if the misgovernment is continued.
Fortunately this time every voter knows
Just where to strike.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

Albany, and for the shameful selection of
Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins for that lobbyists
place and pay. Mr.. Green ought to know
what the decent portion of this community
long since learned, that Mr.. Hawkins, alike
by character, temperament, abiity,'and record,
is untitled for any responsible public post,
and only brings discredit upon those who
engage him.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
voted them
V. The expenditures Oh account OF Pensions |
compare as follows:

VI. The totals of the five heads above
given, which include the whole expenditure of
the Government, except the interest on the
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
Grsll.css NoIlles
siRHS or THE TRIBUNE.

W2!rr I'd TIE TRAVELLERS INSURANCE Co.,
!. -.i.f. t,a. .If. ...e ~ General Accident P'-ey.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

The party of American visitors to the Ice
land Millennial, including Messrs. Cyrus w.
Field and Bayard Taylor, have been heard
from on their return, Ill dispatch from Mr..
Field dated ThursO Scotland, Aug. 13. He
SAYS in it: ave went with the royal party to
- the Geysers; returned to Thinfoalla on the
"6th, and attended the National festival ON
the 7thr
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
Nmn3fmcnts ano Hlcetines.

BooTH's TIIU ArER-" Belle Lamar" John Mccullough
ana Miss h Rogers Randolph.
NBLos IHrATER-" Griffith Gaunt"
THE COLOSSEUM. London by Day" from 10 a. m 10
r..
UNION SQUARE -HEATER.-"wth the Tide" Miss Katie
Mayhem.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.-TheodOre Thomass Summer
NishjS Concerts.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

Q Those curious in the matter will be inter
e,ted in an article published elsewhere, show
ing the various sources from which New York
is supplied with the two million or more
glasses of milk it daily consumes, and the
strange methods by which it is brought by
night to our doors. Some of the statistics of
this trade are as amazing as they are curious
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

The effort to indict Controller Green ends
as has been anticipated, in failure. The Con-
troller will make grave mistake, however,
if he supposes that be has not already been
indicted and convicted in public opinion for his
puwarrautable employment Of lobbyist at
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

1t is a very curious case of blackmail by a
policeman which was heard yesterday before
Commissioners Disbecker and DuTyee; and 1t
is curious illustration of the influences that
tend to demoralize the force, to find that tho
Commissioners contemplate no punishment
save the dismissal of the blackmailer Surely
here is a case for the Penitentiary, if we have
any such cases at all in our free and easy
city.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

we print elsewhere particulars of a Distress
ing case of genuine rabies in Plainfeld.
Some of the points developed during the rapid
progress of the disease deserve special notice.
Perfect anasthesia was produced by the in
halation of chloroforIn for several hours, yet
in this condition the spasms never wholly
ceased, and instantly broke out with increased
violence on every attempt to introduce fluids
into the stomach. 1t is evident that, whatever
additions may have recently been made to OR
knowledge of the nature of this terrible
malady, no progress has been made IN its
successful treatment.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
1gelu'2)otk Daily Criba.,as.
FOUNDED BYH HORACE GREELEY.

FRIDAY. AUGUST "A. 1874.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-14

Little Delaware with her one member of the
House of Representatives was lost to the
Democrats IN 1872; and now desperate
effort ia about to be made to bring her again
under the benign influence of the Salisbury
dynasty, whose yoke she bore with stOlid pa
tience for many a year. The issues of the
pending canvass are clearly stated by cor
respondent whose letter we print this morn
ing The election is mainly important because
the Legislature to be chosen viii either re-
elect U. S. Senator Bayard OF name Repub-
lican as his successor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
The Heir of Walter Scott.

The fact that near heir of the Ab,
botsford mansion and the other property
left by Sir Walter Scott as citizen OF
the United States has probably been
forgotten by most persons, if it ever
was generally known. The Phila-
delphia Press allydes to- it in noticing
the coming marriage of Miss Hope
Scott to Mr.. Maxwell. It says Miss
Hope Scott and her betrothed are mem
bers Of the Church Of Rome. If she had
died unmarried, or if she should die
without leaving a child, the Abbotsford
estate and mansion, to which she sue
ceeded on her mothers death, will pass
to the eldest son of the late Major
Thomas Scott, elder brother of Sir Wal
ter Scott, who had finally settled in
Canada, where he died in 1923. His
heir Is understood to have made home,
years ago either in Maine or Vermont,
and must be now far advanced in years.
1t has been legally provided that the
husband of the Lady. of Abbotsford
shall take his wife's name. Therefore
she will be known hereafter not as Mrs.
Maxwell, but as Hon. Mrs. Hope
Scott.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

EDITORIAL NOTICES are so common
that 1T is almost impossiblefora an editor
to express his honest opinion Of the
merits OF any article without being sus-
pected OF Interested motives This fact,
however, shall not deter lis from saving
what we think of new addition to the
Mater1a Medica to which our attention
has been recently directed. We refer
to DR.. ,. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINE
GAR BITrERs, remedy which is making
It's way into more families just now than
all the other advertised medicines put
together. Its popularity, as far as we
can Judge, is not based on empty pre-
tent1on. There seems to be no question
about the potency of it's tonic and alter
at1ve properties, while it possesses the
great negative recommendation of con-
tanning neither alcohol nor mineral poi
son. That it is specific for Indiges-
tlon, Blllousness, Constipation, and
many complaints of nervous origin, we
have reason toknow and we are assured
on good authority that as general in
vigorant, regulating and purifying med
1c1ne, 1T has no equal. 1t is stated that
it's ingredients, obtained from the wilds
OF California;, are new to the medical
world and it's extraordinary effects GER
talnly warrant the conclusion that it is
a compound of agents hitherto unknown.
Ii popularity is any criterion, there can
be no doubt Of the efficiency of the Vim
EGAR BIrTERs, for the sale of the article
is immense and continually increasing.
Com
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Dishonest Treasury Clerks.

Alexander Delmar, in Appletons'
Journal, describes one class of dishonest
persons who infest the Treasury De-
partment. They are those who take
clerkships 's,s a means of livelihood
while they are preparing themselves
for some other and more promising
career, such as that Of lawyer, physician,
civil engineer, architect, etc. There
are many Of this class in office, and, as
general thing, they make tolerably
worthless clerks. Ali their thoughts
are for the profession for which they
are preparing themselves none for
the Government that pays them. The
moment the eye of their superior is
removed, out pops Kent's sCommenta-
ries,' or Woods therapeutics from
their desks, and the theft of public
time, which has been interrupted for a
moment: is renewed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
A College Professor Sold.

From the Charlotte, n. c., Observer.
It appears that one Of the students at
Davidson College, who was too lazy to
do anything right, was in the habit Of
cleaning out his lamp chimney by run
ming his finger down it as far as he
could, and twisting it around. After he
had cleaned it out in this partial man
ner, one day not long ago, a FELLOWSHIP
dent took it up and carried it to the
residence of one of the professors, with
the inquiry: "Why is itthat this chin
ney is smoked just up to this point and
no farther?" The learned gentleman
entered into an elaborate scientific ex-
PLANTATION of why it was, arguing with
great lucidness, and citing various au-
thorities to show the correctness of his
reasoning. When he had finished, the
student said to him: "No, sir. you are
wrong" "Why is it then?'' inquired
the Professor. because the fellows
finger wasn't long enough to reach any
farther replied the student.