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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05
gIeip'l9otk Daily Gribrals.
BY HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1874.

tie British elections the Conservatives have a net
gun OF "a members. About three-seveDths Of al the
members of the House Of Commons have been returned
Ejuc riotng prevailed. Alarming reports current
at Berlin concerning the relations between Germany and
Friuce The Ashantees have released a German
missionary held in captivity The British troops are
within q days march Of CoOmassie.
Tue consideration OF the Bankrupt bill was resumed in
the senate Yesterday. and the debate continued until
Adjournment various amendments were proposed and
discussed. In the House the Army Appropriation bill
was again taken up in Committee OF the Whole, and
long discussion ensued the right Of railroads built
with Government aid receive compensation for trans
porting troops &c An evening session was held for the
confederation OF the bill revising the laws; little
progress was made
The state Senate spent two sessions In discussing the
Madden A bbott case. The House admitted Thurlow
Weed 20 the privileges Of the floor. The National
Grange IS IN session at st. Louis and the Iron and Steel
Association at Philadelphia. The State CoDstables
seized wines and liquors at three Boston hotels
Five citizens representing Tammany Hall and the
Counoii OF Political Reform applied TO Judge Barrett
under the new Charter, for order to examine Police
Commissioner Charhck in reference 70 the alleged
election frauds So Railroad freight agents op-
rosed legislation by which a single schedule
Of freight rates could be made once year.
- Another period Of speculation was predicted
Ia wsust. ==== The French Cooke Ball was well
attended, Preliminary action in reference TO
Tweed's bill Of exceptions taken before Judge
Davis - Sanborn, Vanderwerken and Hawley were
committed for trial before Judge Benedict in the Brook
Iyn revenue case. 60 Gold lli, I1t. Their
mometer. 90o $40, 2So.
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| "a TIM statement of Bishop Reinkeps last Sep

IN tho statement Of Bishop Reinkens last Sep
tcmber. But on the other hand an extraOrdi-
nary impulse has been given to the Church
marty. and the recent elections have enormously
increased tho strength of the Ultramontane
opposition in the German Parliament. This
of course was to have been expected. The
surest way to encourage the Roman Catholics
was to martyr an obstinate Archbishop or two,
and rs Prince Bismarck is likely to go on from
one hostile measure to another 1t is plain that
the danger of a serious conflict becomes
greater and greater every day. While the
civil power continues on its present course, we
do not SEQ where it can stop short of asserting
the absolute right of the State to Set up or to
put down any religion itpleaSes and in these
days OF free spe6;ci:: and free thought pre-
tension of that kind would be fatal to any
party that should put 1t forth.
The doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
are Just the same here that they are in Ger
many and there is no part OF the world in
which the Pope has more devoted and uncom-
promising adherents than in the United States.
American bishops exercise freely the authority
which the Archbishop of Posen is sent to jail
for assuming, and priests may preach, say
mass, teach anything they please. or excom-
muncate with bell, book, and candle, and our
Government will never trouble its head about
them. They have no power except what they
derive from the free consent of their parish
toner's. Their commands are binding only on
tho consciences OF their people. If they are
dangerous to the State, the State has not
found it out, and gets on comfortably enough
without religious perploxties of any KIND
only taking care that all denominations have
fair play and keep the peace. 1t seems to us
that the simplest solution of the difficulty IN
Germany would be to adopt the American
principle of free Church in free State.
Whatever Americans may think about the
doctrines of Rome and the assertions OF the
Syllabus, the German method of refuting
them is repugnant to all our notions OF liberty
and equality.
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Members of the House who exhibit cheap
sort of economy by crying out against tne
expenses of tho army %hhoil fetrepcchment +"
in order, were nicely caught yesterday Inc
rate of officers mileage and allowances, being
under consideration, gave an opportunity 20
air some severely virtuous notions on tne
subject. Members who draw twenty cents
mile for travelling expenses (and travel freeo
were quick to vote for reducing army officers
mileage to ten cents mile. The proposition
being expanded to cover the expenses OF all
officers and employees of the Government
gave pause to the thrifty Congressman but 1t
was too late, and before they knew it, the
Members had actually voted for the ten cents
per mile proposition. This is sad blow at
darling perquisite; doubtless, the unhappy
Congressman are consoling themselves with
the reflection that the amendment will DO
killed in the Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

the Atlantic and Pacific will meet in Washing
ton to-day. Three important routes VIII
chiefly occupy the attention of the Commis-
sio ners; these are the Tehuantepec Nicaragua
and Napipi. The final report on the surveys
will BIO looked for with deep interest. Inc
project of connecting tho two oceans by a SNIP
canal is one of the greatest of modern tunes
its consummation would be an achievement Oh
Incompatible Importance TO the word. we
publish, to-day, on the second page OF LIE
TRIBUNE, a summary of the memorahua
already collected on each route; its examina-
ton will greatly assist to clear understanding
of the whole subject under consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05
1musements ano ftleetings.

ACADEMY or MUsIc-Charity Ball
Rooru.s TpEArER.-" Elene." Mrs J. II. Booth
,o,o,.vuuDay and evening: "Cyolorama of Paris by
Night"
D,,vs FIFTH AVENUE THEATER.-" F0llno."
GRAND OrERA HOUSE," Humpty Dumpty Abroad L.
L. Fox -,
N,p,o,s a ,RprS-- The Good for Nothing" and &C. The
Wrong Man In the Right Place" The Vokes Fanny
OLYMPIC TnEATER--"N Novelty Entertainment
TONI PASTORS OPERA HoUsK.-vareties.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" Led Astray."
wAuACK's THEATER.-" Money" Lester WALLACE
IvOEUM THEATER. - Amateur Dramatic ferIoI"'"V'
Young Ladies Charitable Union -,
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGS-Wster Co'V' AN
ton. -. A..
sTVHHrY FIRST REGIMENT ARkoRr - Batsf VI WV
Church of the Holy Trinity
6TEIswAV HkLL.-Lecture. Wendeu fmi"P''
81 PETERS HAIL~-Mrs. Jarleys wax "or~'
Us,ry CuAPFI-Iecture. Rev. DR.. Putnam
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PERSONAL.

Neal Dow is in England, working zealously
for the temperance cause.
The members of the Toledo Bar gave re-
eepton 70 ChefJustice Waite Tuesday evening II is
understood that he will leave for Washington Feb. IL
Gov. Moses of South Carolina is going to
le.ture on Religion" He evidently believes in the
principle that man talks best the subject OF which
he knows the least.
Charles j. Foote, Professor Of French and
English Literature the Syracuse High School, died III
that city Tuesday, Al He was formerly Professor IN
seInn HAL College, New Jersey. and also Private
secretary 10 John Y Mason when he was Minister TO
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BERLIN AND ROME.

The contest between the German Govern
ment and the Roman Catholic Church is rap
idly coming to a crisis. Archbishop Ledo-
chowski after the coniscation of all his prop
erty by repeated fines has been imprisoned
for appointing parish priests without the con-
sent of the civil authorities, and for threaten
ing one of his priests with accommodation.
Pastors who derive their appointment from
him have been warned that they will be pun
ished if they attempt to execute any ecclcsi-
astcal functions. One of the official newspa-
pers of Germany has aroused general excite
ment and alarm by limiting that something
must he done TO Restrain the violence of the
Ultramontane press not only within the en-
pire, but in France and Belgium. The houses
OF the Jesuits have been broken up, and the
members of the society are compelled to
choose between quitting the country and
abandoning their religious character. In short,
the Imperial Government makes no secret of
its belief that UltramOntanism, that is to say
the religious opinion of nearly all Catholic
Germany, is subversive of the established pO-
litica order, and does not conceal its inten-
ton TO assume the control of all ecclesiastical
appointments, and of all religious education,
not to speak of more violent measures against
the most conspicuous of the Papal champions.
The result of years contest in this matter
is beginning TO appear. The Government has
got one Archbishop in prison, and has encOur-
aged the formation of congregations of the Old
Catholics-Ot which congregations there were
about Ous hundred ia The emDire. accOCdiU .
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1 SUepRIsE FOR THE POLICE COMMITS
= nInAERN

STONERS.
r,o account which we publish this morning
Sc q r,ovoment against the Police Board, under
tho ousn;ces of Tammany Hall and the Council
90 political Reform, will create no little aston
;sbmont in the municipal offices, and perhaps
ill novbere be received with more genuine
surprise than at Police Headquarters. How far
| 81 may be connected with the quarrels In the
Board which have recently been unpleasantly
notorious VIC cannot say, neither shall we pre-
tend to guess what may be its political effect
For one reason at least we must express our
satisfaction with it. A novel clause OF our
charter is now to be put to the trial for the
first time Ii il provided in that instrument
that any five tax-paying citizens may apply 10
Justice of the Supreme Court for an order
directing the summary public examination or
aldermen, heads of department. commissioners,
or other officers, touching any alleged misap-
preparation Of money, violation OF law, &C
The object of this measure is to facilitate the
collection of evidence upon which untaltbiui
officers may afterwards be removed. Tho judge
is under no obligation TO grant the order AZ a
matter of course but when sufficient case
for inquiry is presented in the aifdavits 1t Is
responsibility of refusing.
The application in this case is for the
examination of Police Commissioner Oliver
Charick; but it is well known that the pro-
ceedings are directed equally against Com
missioners Smith and Gardner. The specific
offense alleged is a conspiracy to control the
election in certain districts of this city last
November by unlawfully intruding unfit and
corrupt inspectors. This charge is not new.
1t was loudly made Mt the time of the election
and if it is true of course the guilty members
of the Board deserve the severest treatment
If it is not true they can easily yndlcate
themselves. Such an accusation ought never
to be passed over without inquiry. we shall
now sec whether the charter in practical
operation is "a good a safeguard against
official malfea,ance as its friends assured us
when it was before the Legislature.
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,ation Of society,

honestly bent upon the refor, "''o" ~ s. ,ao,.i
or upon oven partial abOlih. g., r,oro
evils, ought not TO be frightened ~ ,,o
words. The scriptural command ia ~
all things and TO hold fast to that wiIicfr is
good. The progress of the temperance re-
formation in England has been very great, and
it is customary to take it for granted that all
this good has been effected by Prohibition.
The truth u, whatever has been gained in
England has been the result Of the Licensing
Act which keeps the trade in the hands of
responsible persons, paying rent OF $50 to
ESQ within the cty of London, or smaller rent
in the smaller towns. We do not purpose at
5re5,ent to go into all the provisions Of the
statute. but we may specially nGSlce t6ag the
police supervision is very strict and thai
liquor is not to be sold to any person under
the age of 10 years, or to any drunken or dis-
reputable person, under heavy penalties, wmle
the provisions for closing on Sunday ana
other holidays are extremely rigid. The main
point. however. to which we now wish to call
attention is the testimony of magistrates, OF
the police of all persons whose testimony IS
worth having, that :" the beneficial elects Of
"tho Licensing Act have been proved to be
every oreat,D These are tho words OF MIR.
GlossOD. Superintendent of Birmingham Ponce,
and with them we conclude what we have to
say upon the subject at present, adding only
our sincere sympathy with all well directed
efforts TO regulate aud as far as possible 10
suppress, a dcmoralzing and destructive ti''il'c'
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rAxATIoY AND PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS


or THE STATE or NEU-YORK
The population of the State of NewYOrk Is
one ninth of that of the Union, but it GER
tainly is within the mark to say that New
York pavs ono seventh of the taxes which go
to make up the revenues OF the United states
Government. The consumption OF taxed artl-
cies, such as dry goods sugar, leather, foreign
and domestic wines and liquors, and tobacco,
ia beyond question much greater, i'll proportion
TO population, in New-York than in any OF
the States lying to the south and west of u.s.
One seventh of the taxes collected by the
United States Government, taking the figures
of the last fiscal year and reducing the gold
to currency at ten per cent premium, Is forty
seven million dollars. This, in our opinion, Is
low estimate for New-YOrk'S share OF the
National taxation. From n table COM
piled from official data, which may be found
on page 80 OF THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for
1874 it appears that the local taxation for the
support of State, county, town, and city gov
ernments reaches the enormous aggregate OF
fify-four millions more, making in all a sum
of ore hundred and one million dollars in taxes
paid annually 10y the inhabitants OF the State
of New-York. This is equal to about one
hundred dollars LOT tdtu Huult lutiio lhh'''-
liant. of sound mind and ordinary good health.
Yet we arc paying magnificent salaries to a
vast army of National, State, and City oili-
cials, and building new capitols, new post
offices. court houses, boulevards, and ships oi
war. lust as though we did not have our share
of the bill to foot up promptly.
The figures which show the public indebt-
edness resting on the people of the Empire
State are not less startling. One seventh of
the National debt is three hundred and fif-
teen million dollars, reckoning the Pacific
Railroad bonds. From the same table already
cited. we learn that the aggregate of local in
debtedness, after deductng the amounts held
in the Sinking Funds of New-YOrk and
Brooklyn, was at the beginning of 1913 only
twelve millions short of two hundred million
dollars. 1t is now somewhat more than two
hundred millions. There is besides, the State
debt of thirty-twO millions more, that being
its net amount at the close of the last fiscal
wear. The aggregate of this public indebted
ness is fire hundred and Jorty-SereR million dol
lars. OF more than five hundred dollars for each
adult male inhabtant, of sound mind and
ordinary good health. We warn our Legislators
and public functiOnaries at Washington, AL
banv and at home that these burdens of debt
and taxation, which, taking them all together,
have been rapidly and necessarily increasing
during the last thirteen years, must be light
ened. And the only way TO Tighten them is
bv genuine economy and radical retrenchment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

When specific allegations are made, they reply
"Ob. this matter is getting personal lnesr
4" attacks upon individuals are simply brutal
The people have tried both thimbles' It's y
a.ao,o chat men Of a reasonable degree OF
sense don't get fooled on but twice, and the
tbimble-riggers had better get ready either 10
ohorce the game or move away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05
MUSIO.
THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY

THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPAsr
The Strakosch opera company, which is now
IN Boston will return to this city in the OF
fortnight, opening the Academy on "wednesday. Feb
1s. for season OF three weeks. The production Of
''Lohengrinp with Nine Nilsson In the role Of Elsa ia
positively announced and NJ. Maure will bring his ho
DAY to a close aud resume his place in the company
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Business NctItes.


10000 LADIES and GENTS wanted 10 each buy
lode ;utbes Boots shd Shoes MLIgR Co. UnOBsqasre.
BArCHELoR's HAIR DYE is the best in the
S,t The only u perfect Stsnanecu Hsr Dye At all druggs
SENSIBLE AND SOUND-The Low Rate Cash
F1aYsu iife Insurance OF the TRAVELLERS
NEGLECTED. Cough. COLD, OR SORE
hcn might b. checked By simple remedy ike "BHowSs
iro,oe,. Tnocuy" allowed TO rro're', terminate seriously
lHE SEVEN SENSES. by Dr. Il. w. Raymond,
g frt's~s i'scrcRS hrrEt No O. fnee . cents
WEISS ON SHAKLsTEARE.-olx ShakeSpearean
-rgc. JoHN Hg reported TSE TKBuNE LECTURE
Ma. T. Prcc ccltA
ART STUDENTS VIII md IN HE TRIBUNE
tie Of studies oshVeed The NA
u,nsi AcadcmT COurss fnce cents
FARNTRS AND ilORTICULTuRIsTS should read
rspr Dr. i ,brs Scientific fapr Insects which nne
Y gpp<l TEUr Lxg Ne 10. Incr 10 cents BY nail
Addres THE TRiBUSK. keU-foIt.
fdE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1874,
For sale by 40 Newsesers aud At
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

There seems to be little hope for the Glad
stone Government. The kilograms which We
publish to-day show that in 2S2 elections, the
Conservatives have an excess of "a gains over
those of the Liberals. If the same proportion
of gains should continue, the Government will
not only be without majority, but there may
even be @ majority of a few votes for the
Conservatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

A yosng gentleman in Illinois finding himself IN
a woful predicament writes to IT'S Tor ADVICE
Lately becoming acquainted be says win
young girl attending school. was suittcn with her,
and she appeared TO regard me fyOrablY She ~
very muci, of a lady, although but sixteen years OF
age | sent her q present Of a handsomely bound
hook of POEMS costing eight dollars which she re-
turned with note stating her father would not let
her keep it,, for which she was very sorry. DoHt
YOU think it was an insult to return the book with
ont more of an apology Hadn't better whip the
old man if he do nj apologize for the INSULT think
it amt the girls fault. for | know she loves me-
We cannot approve of whipping the old man.
schoolgirl of sixteen, though she be very much
of lady, is subject to the obedience of her father,
and If the old man forbids her to accept book OF
poems handsomely bound and costing eight dollars
she does right to send it back The fact
that she il a dutiful daughter goes far
to Justify our correspondents good opinion
OF her, and to show that she would make good
wife. Indeed if she is very much of u lady, the
spectacle of her pa steopled in GORE to use the ex-
preston of Miss Fanny Squeers, would dlsplease
her and only aggravate our friends difficulties III
will bB bost TO approach the old man gently ina
out whether he objected TO the book out OF pure
cus,edness or because he did not like that kind Of
poetry; mOfy him with such palliatiyes az the
diagnosis may suggest ; aud when his temper has
been noothed OF his taste for literature and hand
some binding sufficiently cultivated. ask his permits
sion 10 present the book to his daughter as a mark
of respect for her and regard for the family That
we think will fetch the old man. without resort to
the more violent and dangerous treatment when
our correspondent proposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

Speaker Blaine seems to think that the De-
psrtment of Agriculture has set up for Itself
A call for information, sent to the Commas
sioner through the Interior Department, devel-
oped the fact (Which even Congress ought
to have known that the Bureau Cor Depart
ment) was independent of the Department.
But the additional statement that the Com
missioner declined to furnish the desired in
formation is somewhat surprising, TO say tho
least IL the House should happen to fall out
with the Agricultural Department of the Gov
eminent there would be no more garden
seeds ia tho mails.
The Commission appointed TO examine and
r.pod upon the routes and surveys by which
:. a.. proposed 20 construct shio canal between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

We are indebted to The Ne,cbpryport Herald for a
curious bit Of philology 1t appears that "a fink
er's dam is not profanity but simply an Enclosure
made commonly of bread, around the hole to be
mended that the melted solder may be retained till
il cooIs off around the metal After being subjected
10 this process the bread is burned and spoiled and
is fitting type of utter worthlessness" This IS one
of those instances not uncommon in which the cor
rupted phrase is quite forcible and fitting as the
original-tnkers usually beng vagabond persons 10
whose swearing nobody pays much attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-05

Mr.. Carpenter and Mr. Conkng are dissatisfied
with the press of the country, and, IT must be adj
United not without good reason. The papers have
way If forming their own conclusions and generally
of SAYING what they choose that is doubtless very
distastefu to the average Senator. And then the
bluntness with which some of them tellthe truth no
matter whom il hits is sometimes positively shocking
This might be rcmcdIed in a measure Ii Dr. Newman,
who is travelling in Eastern lands at Government
expense and in hot pursuit of information, but with
no apparent prospect of catching up with it, should
come across the recent edict regulating the native
newspaper press of Japan and send it to Washington
TO be offered as a i'll in the Senate. The favored
journals of that happy land are to be permitted to
announce fires, wars, prices, births, deaths, ana
marriages. and such commonplace things, but are
strictly forbidden to attack the constitution OF the
Government. TO discuss the laws or to cast obsta-
cles in the way of the working of national lnstl-
tutons by the persistent advocacy of foreign ideas
"Uncalled for remarks" are deprecated. 4" Editors
must not publish remarks upon officials during their
term of Office or their official conduct or even any
thing however triiing. which is connected with
foreign intercourse With law like tins once en-
acted the United States Senate would be careless
and jOVia body.