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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12

SKRBANo s PLAN OF GOVERNMENT FOR SPAIN
President Serrano has resolved TO adopt a
very simple plan of government for the
Spanish Republic. He will not according to
a despatch from London, convoke the Cortes
for twelve months He will, in the meantime,
devote all the power of the Executive and all
his personal energy to the suppression of the
Spanish insurrection and for the tranquiliza-
ton of the Peninsula. When these tasks are
accomplished, and not before, will he summon
the Legislative body to assemble in session.
Considering that Marshal Serrano has been
called to administer the government of Re-
public said to have been founded on the
national Will and acknowledging n n account
ability to parliamentary supervision for its acts
this programme of the Cabinet chief must ap-
pear rather ominously in the eyes Of the CONT
mental democracies. The home conservatives
of Spain and the foreign commercial interests
may approve of it, accompanied as it is by a
proclamation which orders the dissolution of
political associations in the territory, but to
all lovers of constitutional freedom it must
appear like an anticipatory introduction of
the Russian system of rule to the peoples near
the shores of the Mediterranean,
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attained by the Hall expedition) may como
from the Atlantic Ocean, through that broad
and ice-free inlet between Europe and
America, and be transmitted from east to
west around Northern Greenland. But, ever
IN this event. the announcement of DR..
besseis' deduction will open new chapter in
Arctic geography. and suggests compare
lively unthought Of solution Of the question
whether Greenland has a polar extension.
The latter question is one that many geogra-
piers think underlies the entire physical ge-
ography of the Arctic basin And DR.. Bessels'
discovery will go far to settle this.
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ence. So long, however, az no measures are
adopted by the government to give that abso-
lutte security to depositors which the British
government has secured for its humblest sub
jects the existing savings banks will continue
to receive the peoples money, and unsound
speculation make victims among a most de-
serving but almost wholly unprotected class
Of capitalists This question of sound and
healthy system of savings banks affects the
interest of every household in the land, and is
one that deserves and ought to receive the
most careful attention at the hands of Con-
gress We have had ample attention given by
our representatives to questions affecting large
corporations-Credit Mobilier, Pacific Rail
roads, pig iron subsidies and host of schemes
for the profit of people who know how to
interest congressman; it is now time that
some attention should be paid to the
wants of the sovereign people. This country
is supposed to be ruled by the masses
for their own benefit and it would
be natural to expect that the interests
of the working classes would be better
cared for in the United States than in any other
sound, and we fear the ordinary Congressman
troubles himself very little about the well
being or convenience Of the American citizen.
If it were otherwise we would not be forced to
urge on Congress- year after year, the neces-
sity of taking some steps to give to the thrifty
American workman the protection and security
for his savings which an aristocratic govern
ment has given to the workingman under the
British Crown. When will Congress give us a
postal savings bank system?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12

CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Hurlbut, of
Illinois, says there are projects before the
Committee on Railways and Canals that, if
accepted by Congress and acted upon, would
involve an expenditure of $3.50, 000, OOO This
would be expensive cheap transportation and
this host of projects indicates the real difficulty
in the solution of the transportation problem.
We must have railway freights so high that
the price of getting grain to market will be
such as to well nigh confscate the farmer s
part in the value Of his produce--thus dis
couraging, if not annihlaiing, his industry
or we must have our national finances
swamped by railway or canal building projects
that will repeat in every instance the Credit
Mobilier history.
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Profits OF National Circulating
Medium.

PrOhts OF National circulating
Medium.
Mr.. Mellish, of this State, delivereda speech
in the House Of Representatives on Saturday
in support of bill he has prepared ''to pro-
vide the money of the United States, and to
regulate the value thereof" In the course of
his remarks he said no money should circu-
late except on the credit of the nation, and all
profits on the issue and circulation should
form a part of the revenue of the United
States Though this is not new idea (for
we have maintained all along that the profit
on a national circulating medium properly
belongs to the government and public it is
not often that the matter is brought before
Congress in such direct and plain manner.
What just claim have few capitalists, calling
themselves national bankers. to the benefit
arising from national currency? The
government actually makes present. clean
gift-of about three hundred millions of dol
lars to these privileged bankers. That is to
say, each one has had his capital nearly
doubled by the generosity of the government.
Let us explain. A man has a hundred thou
sand dollars, which he invests in good six per
cent or five per cent United States bonds, and
for doing this the government. gives him ninety
thousand dollars in currency, besides paying
him full interest on the investment he has
made in the bonds. In other words, the man
worth hundred thousand dollars has instantly
the advantage and profit of hundred and
ninety thousand through putting up his
shingle as a national banker. Now, why
should not the government and people have
the benefit? If the whole of the national bank
circulation were withdrawn and legal tender
notes substituted, just that amount of
Understanding bonds would be taken up
and the interest saved. The cancellation OF
three hundred millions of six per cents with
these legal tender notes would save eighteen
millions a year in interest This, we sup
pose, is what Mr.. Mellish means by all the
profits on the circulation of money form
ing part of the revenue Of the United
States. Besides, we should have the advan-
tage of uniform currency based directly on
the credit of the government. Specie pay
ments or money on "a specie basis, would
sooner be reached by greenback than by q
national bank currency.
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The French Cabinet and the Assem-
bly-A Test Vote To-day.

uAy-A AeeS VOto IO~Doys
To-day the French Assembly resumes the
discussion of the bill regarding the appoint
ment Of mayors. On Friday, it will be re-
membered, the members of the Cabinet waited
their designations in consequence of the de-
feat which they had sustained the previous
day. At the request Of the President the
Ministers agreed to retain their portfolios
until test vote should be taken in the As
sembly. To-day therefore, the discussion on
result will determine the fate of the Ministry.
If the government be defeated the members of
the Cabinet will, in all likelihood insist on
their designations being accepted. There
seems, however, to be o general conviction
that the Ministry will be sustained, and that
the result of the debate will practically
amount to q vote of confidence. The defeat
Of last week is attributed to the accidental alb
sence from their seats Of q considerable num-
Der of government supporters 1t is undeni-
able that the appointment of mayors by the
government, directly or through the projects
of departments, is unpopular with the repub-
licans and they will no doubt put forth their
strength against this portion of the recon-
mendation Of the Committee of Thirty. The
vote to be taken to-day gives another oppor-
tunity to the Bonapartist members, who hold
the balance of power. When occasion calls
for it they are not unwilling to show their
strength, and, although consistency in this
case should place them on the side of the
government, they may, for Interior ends, vote
with the opposition. Whatever the result of
the vote, there is no reason to dread serious
crisis. MacMahon will retain his place, and
the formation of new Cabinet will not be
beset with any very formidable difficulties.
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TRIPLE S III EE T.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY,
TO-Day,s Contents of the
Herald.

"rusrAL SAVINGS BANKs"-LEADING ARTI
CLE-SIxTH PAGE.
NATIONAL POSTAL BANKS FOR SAvNGsi THE
ENGLISH SYSTEM HOW IT MAY BE APP
Piled IN AMERICA AND THE BENEF1CENT
RESULTS OVER 100000 DEPOSITORS-
THIRD PAGE.
PRESIDENT SERRANO RESOLVED UPON THE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CORTES UNTIL
SPAIN Is PACIFIEDl PROCEEDING AGAINST
THE RADICALS MORlONES CAMPAIGN
ING on THE EBRO-SEvENTH PAGE.
CUBA'S FINANCIAL PERIL! ENORMOUS PRICES
FOR PROVISIONS! GRIM DEATHS DISMAL
HEADQUARTERS REBELLIoUS BEAUTIES!
THE LEGEND OF THE lUMURI-EIGHrH
PAGE
THE PRUssIAN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF
THE REICHSTAG THE DANISH PARTY
SUCCESSFUL IN NORTH SCHLESwIG!
LIBERAL SUCCESSES-sEvENTH PAGk
GERMAN PERSECUTION OF THE CATHOLICS
CARDINAL CULLEN GIVES HIS VIEWS ON
THE MATTER IN A LETTER TO THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY OF DUBLIN
THE REVIVAL OF TUDOR PLOTs-FoURrH
PAGE.
PARTISAN FIGHTING IN MExICOl DRAWN
BATfLEi ESCOBEDO DISCONTINUED
SEVENTH PAGE
COMMITTEE AFTER THE DRONES OF THE
DEPARTMENTS A SALARY CAUCUS
THEATRICA AL FEATURES IN LONDON AND
NEW YORK-SEvENTH PAGE.
STEAMSHIPS LOST TO AMERICA IN THE LAST
SEVENTEEN YEARS! WRECKED BURNED,
SOLD AND DESTROYED-TENTH PAGE.
PASTORAL ExPOsIrIoNs OF GOSPEL TRUTHS
AND LESSONS OF THE HOURi THE
sCH1SMATlC BISHOP ON THE UNITY OF
THE CHURCH, INTERESTING SERMONS
AND SERvICES-FIFrH PAGE
A QUEER SEARCH THE PILLAGE OF THE
POSTS DOMICIL UNDER COVER OF A
HUNT FOR COUNTERFEIT MONEY!
NEWBURG HOUSEKEEPING - FOURTH
PAGE
THE SHARPSH0OTERS CONGRESS 1T wIMBLE-
DOM IMPORTANT TESTS THE COMING
WAR IN EUR0PE-FouRTH PAGE
CNRECONsTRUCTED TEXAS A TROUBLOUS
SITUATION AND ITS PROBABLE TERMINA
TION-ALL JEALOUSY-EIGHTH PAGE
TROPICAL FESTIVALS ENJoYMENTs IN IA
MAICAl CREOLE HOSPITALITY - THIRD
PAGE.
WASHINGTON NoTABLES AND THE RECEP-
TIONS-SENAToR SPENCERS ELECTION
IDLE LABOR-FoURTH PAGE.
CIVIL, MILITARY, POLITICAL, FINANCIAL AND
RELIGIOUS MATTERS IN THE ANTIPODES-
FEARFUL DRIFT ON AN ICE FLOE-A
MICHIGAN ANTE-BRIDAL ATROCITY-
ELEVENTH PAGE.
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Committee on Appropriation
canlng Out the DrOnes.

Cleaning Out the Drones.
The public win be delighted to learn that
the House Committee on Appropriations have
seriously undertaken to sweep away some, at
least. of the more glaring abuses in the diff
ferent departments of government. Our
special despatch informs US that the
committee refuse to accept the re-
vised estimates. and desire to further
reduce the appropriations by some twenty
five million dollars. In their examination of
the working of the departments they came
upon many shady places, and, though the
heads of the departments did their best to
bamboozle the committeeman, enough was
discovers to show that extravaganza and
idleness reigned supreme. An army of
clerks have been employed since the
war keeping each other busy, and it
is proposed to deprive the country of these
gentlemen's services The country will
not shed one tear. The committee think that
an average Of twenty-five or thirty per cent
of clerkly heads should be cut off without
pity In the Treasury alone there are four
thousand employees who may be dispensed
with, and it is calculated that the public ser
vice can spare the services of some ten
thousand persons. Allowing the low av-
erage of one thousand dollars salary
to each the country will gain ten
million dollars year, unless the
recommendations of the committee are de-
feated by the plottings of rings in the House.
If the committee only persevere in their good
work they may win immortality. We are by
no means cruel, but We would rejoice to see
that heap Of ten thousand official heads cut
off and piled up SO that we could be sure that
their locust-hke political lives were at an end,
and that we would never again have to feed
them.
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arrayed in ball costume than when she kBeels
in church or joins missionary society. The
poor children win. it may be hoped, receive
substantial aid from this Terpsichorean benefit
in their behalf
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The INFANT ASYLUM BALL, which will take
place on Tuesday next at the Academy of
Music, is in aid of very worthy institution.
having many claims on the patronage and
support Of the entire community. Charity can
dispense no less valuable favors when she ia
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AMUsEMENTs THIS EVENING.

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty ghth street and Broadway S,oS a. ~
8P NJ; closes at 10 80 Z. NJ, Mr. Hafkins' MISS r. Da-
venport.
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MRS coSwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE
Washn gton street Hrooklyn-LED ASIEAl, AZ > M
closes 1T II r. NJ. Mr. Frank Roche Mrs r. b. Conway.
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BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE,
opposite city Hall, Brooklyn.-KIT; OR, THE ARKAN
sAs TRAVELLER, at p. NJ; closes at 10 "a r. NJ 4
5. Chantrau-
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BOWERY THEATRE,
Bowery.-LIGHTNING BOB, at s p NJ. closes at IL p
Mr.. Marus Turck
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Balm HALL,
Great Jones street corner Lafayette pace.-THE Pill
GRIN, at 8 p NJ. closes at go +. N.
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wAILACK's THEATRE,
Rroadwsv and Thirteenth street.-A NAN OF HONOR
stsF M closes al 10 81 r. a MIR. Lester Wallack Miss
Annie Deand.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE
broadway between Houston and Blocker Streets
GABRIEL GRUB, at +. NJ; closes at II r. NJ Majiltou
Raynor family
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BOOTHS THEATRE
Sixth avenue and Twenty third streeL-LA FEMME DE
FEU at As T. NJ closes At II Z. NJ. Mrs j. B. Booth.
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MFTROP0LIrAN THEATRE,
No. 585 Broadway-VAkIETY ENTERTAINMENT at
Adj NJ. closes at III 80 r. NJ
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ROBINSON HALL,
Sixteenth street He PlCCANINNlES, from London.
Afternoon, at j. Evening, nj T.
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HooLEY's BROOKLYN OPERA HOUSE.
opposite City HalL-HAPPY WORLD at r. NJ; closes
10 Is T.. NJ
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NIBLO'S GARDEN
Br9sdway: between Prince and Houston streets
OF THE KITCHEN, a. p. NJ. closes at 10 30 T. N.
FOkes Family. Mr.. Leffingwell
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty thr I'd street corner Sixth -CiSBER R.
ELLA IL BLACK NEGRO MINSTRELsA, &c, at 8 p.
n. closes at 10 r NJ.
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A DANGEROUS CARPENTER. apothecary
in q town in Jersey is reported to be 50 car
penter by profession He misread doctors
prescription, and, instead of sending to q sick
man dose of harmless medicine, he sent him
four drachms of prussic acid. Now that the
Coroner is investigating the case it is to be
hoped such steps will be taken as will deter
the other carpenters in New jersey from
venturing upon the industry Of comooundina
medicines.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
No. 20i Bowery. VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT, at s r.
N. closes at IL Z. VI.
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway corner Thirtieth street. -PERFECT1ON, At
Up NJ cio-es at4:0r NJ BEN MCCULLOUGH at 7.
NJ. closes at III z. NJ. o. ID. Byron
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Eighth avenue and Twenty third street-Hu MPTY
DUMrTY ABROAD, att As +, NJ, closes at 10 AS +. n
Mr. G. l.. Fox.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-30

CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Court met ut
the usual hour Saturday morning, Judge
Melvin on the bench. Opinions were
delivered in the following cases:
John Reid rs. Crozier & Co. Crozier
& Co. sued Reid in Ohio, having obtained
personal service. Reid fled cross answer
alleging payments on plaintiffs account
of goods sold. At the hearing, Reid was
permitted, as appears from the record, to
withdraw the cross petition and claims
of defence without prejudice to new ac-
ton, and judgment was awarded Crozier
g. Go. for the full amount sued upon.
This suit being brought to recover the
amount of such payment, held, that the
Ohio judgment is no bar.
Alfred E. Smith Us. Joseph Fleming.
The evidence in the cause WAS held not
to warrant the Court in deciding that
the deed of conveyance, absolute on It's
face, of George w. Smith and wife to
Fleming, of April 1866, for Wheeling
Brewery, is in fact mortgage and not
what it purports to be. The bill was dis
missed.
State Us. Daub. Indicted for selling
intoxicating drinks behind screens and
frosted windows. Held that there is nc
conflict between the act of 1928, max
ing it an offence to sell liquor behind
sbreens and frosted windows, and section
35, Of Charter of Wheeling, providing
that the city shall have the au'
thority to regulate the manner
in which coffee houses shall be kept
The authority SO invested in the Coun.
Gil is not exclusive. They may make al
rules and regulations deemed necessary
or advisable, in view of the peace, good
order and welfare of the citizens, and
this, whether the general law contains
provisions of similar character on the
same subject, or is silent in regard there
to; but the State, in comforting this
power, did not intend to divest itself OF
all authority over the same subject mat
ter. Both laws may stand together.
There is, however, a technical ObJec'
ton to the frame of the indictment. The
first three counts are for selling behind
screens, &c, and are good. The fourth
is under another section, which provides
substantially, that all places where
liquor is sold in violation of the
law, shall be deemed public nui
sances, and may be aoateo
as such. The evidence and the punish
ment differ widely in these offences, anc
both should not be prosecuted together
The attorney for the State was directed
to elect as to which of the counts he
would proceed upon, and thereupon he
entered nolle pros as to the fourth
clecting to proceed under section three
for selling behind screens and frostec
windows.
In the case of the State RS Carman, fol
unlawfully taking child from the Gus
tody of her parents, in which trial anc
disagreement of the jury took place on
former day of the term, the attorney fo
the State, with leave Of the Court, en-
tered notye pros, and the prisoner wa
discharged.
Adjourned until this morning at
| o'clock A. NJ.
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ACCIDENT TO COUNTRY PEOPLE.-
Early Saturday morning, young man
named Dadc and his sister met with
quite serious accident on the National
road, near Tradelphin, while on their
way to attend market in this city. They
were in wagon and the horses b"cam"
frightened by dog barking at them.
SHE'D off &c one side, upsctting the wagon
and tn wing the occupants out upon
the road. Dadc was slightly injured and
his sister had her leg broken. and also re-
ceivcd several severe bruises about the
head. They were taken into house
near by and received proper attention.
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THERE has been an anti-Masonic
Christian convention in Chicago. a Dr.
Walker was particularly hard on Masonic
clercymcn. He said: Think of it. A
minister of the Lord Jesus Christ being
led I'D to take the oath with rope around
his neckr That must be, we think, the
'.mystic tie so much said about-that tie
in the rope arosnd the candI-
dates neck. And then the anti
Mason went on and proved-to
his own satisfaction--that though St
John was the patron saint, Masonry
was not invented until I'LL, and that
long after that came the knights TEN,
plar degrees. And then he said the
Masonic pretenSe was that the Latin
words Jubilo Jubila and Jubilum were
used at the building Of Solomon TEN,
ole. while the fact was there was no Lat
in spoken at the time in Jerusalem
And Professor Blanchard-who is n
chronic anti Mason from head to heels
took his crack ut the order. He gave
the initiation ceremonies and said they
reminded him ofthe old nursery rhyme
Open your mouth and shut your eyes,
And III give you something TO make you
wise.
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CHRISTMAS DIsrRIBUTIoS.-The pur-
chaser of every dollars worth Of boots or
shoes will be entitled to one ticket in the
following prizes TO be given away:
One large elegant silver pitcher.
One pair of Ladies Z. &. Burt, Kid
Button.
One pair of Gents Calf Alexis Ties.
One pair of Misses French Bronze
Button.
One pair Of Childs Velvet Fixed But
ton.
One pair of Infants Blue Button:
The above goods are on exhibition at
the store. JERRY CLEMENS
Corner of Main and 18th streets.
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OPINIONS or THE PRESS.

There Il no literary event since the pub
LEGATION OF YoOre's Life Of Byron, Of 20
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Mr.. Forster has done his work with the
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Now for the first time We seem % have
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MAsoSIC-At the meeting of the Ger

MAsoNIC.-At the meeting Of the Gen
eral Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons of the United States, held at Nash
Vile, Tenn, last week, the following
resolution was adopted:
Rcsolrcd, That the General Grand
Chapter having been officially informed
of the organization of the Grand Chap
ter of West Virginia, does hereby rccog-
nze the same as II duly organized Grand
Chapter and most cordially and frater-
nallv invite her to become a constituent
of this General Grand Chapter, and that
the General Grand Secretary be directed
to forward All attestcd copy of this reso-
luton to the Grand High Priest of said
Grand Chapter.