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ontwith reforonco TO .omo political chicanory.
In largo city whoro thc1o nro several diH-
trlota, M in Ohiongo, tho ablest man In Tho
Stato nny move across tho street the dny
aftor gonoral election, and in this way ]'n
disqualified from serving In tho Legislature
Tor four ycnrH to como. II in not NIL
ilesnal thing for man to movo lis
TeHldonco onco in four Joary, aud IN
t'lis why Ito might DO permanently
siisbarlnl. SO III o,lr City Council. It il
provided in tho chartor not only TINT MI AL
dorlnan slal1 rouile within tito ward which
elects him, but If ho Removes from TINT ward
nftor llo is elected, or il a1,sent from it for
period Of four months, lla sent becomes W.
can't. There nro certain wards in ovory largo
city which do not contain q single citizen
qualified to legialato for tho interests Of tho
municipality; yet osery one Of these wnrtls
Is limited to tho poor ,naterial nt l,arl, md
must mako tho bost Of it, Another instance:
Tho property Of tho First n,l Second Wards
i'll Chicago is tho most valuable ii, tho city;
it ii ownol mostly by men WHO live i'll tho
Fourth md Fifth Wards OH tho South Side,
and tho Tenth, Twelfth, untl Thirteenth
Wards on the Wcst Side; yet tile owners of
tl.is valuable property Hro disqualified, by
zoaaon Of 1lloir residence, from representing
it In the Common Council
Tile principle Of residence. qualification ~
essentially md radically wrong wherever it il;
applied to Legislation. LegiAlGtion should bo
in tho interests Of tho whole people Or tho
whole community for whom 1t is osto,ssibly
framed. II national, it should bo for tho
bcst interests Of the whole nation and not in
favor Of certain portions; if State, for tho
benefit OF tllo whole Stato aud not for th,t
of spcciol districts; if city, for tho whole
city and not for particular scctioas Wo have
tho very reverse Of this in all our legislation
Tn tho nation, a high tariff is prescribed for
tho "protection of Bectio1lal interests il,
tho State, there is discrimination, against
certain localities for the benefit Of otllers as
Chicago has experienced on more thnn one
OCCASION; iii lilo city, wo mo nnnble to GOT
additional weter~scrvico i'll waris w:lero the
dcnserpopa1etion demands it, becauEo tho rep
,esontativos Of tho outlying wards will moi
vote for it unless their districts cell got thu
same. Throughout every branch of 1egis]a
ton we 1ind this residencc-oualiGcatio
blocking the way to equal Justice. It il tlt
great loyor in the log-rolling" process
which disgracoa nearly every Congress, aut
nearly eyory stato Legislature and Cit.
Council. The sooner 1t is abolished the bet
ter it will bo for tic cnugo Of equal rights ant
! common justice.
, 1874-12-02

dulla,ld 10 lower, c1oaing al II 1-2o cash, mid
II Csc for Janurry. ]syo WINS quiet mid firm
ut 05DD5 1-2u. harley WINS in bottor lolnaril
and tlr,ncr, closing ut $1.23@l.2J L. cns1,,
and SILL IL for January. On Saturday
evening 1ast tl,ore WIS II, storo in this city
0G., ,0l9 bu wheat, G!lG,775 bu corn, 230,s
In oats .'a,6o1 bu rye, nnd 2GG, ,9b7 bu barley.
Cattlo woro dull nml weak. Hogs wore in Ok
cesaivo supply, aud declined 10000. sulcs
nt bG.5o@7.l0 for common to choice. Sheep
werp stcn{lY.
, 1874-12-02
TIE REINC0HrOnATT0rJ pETI

A4E AkCl44tN4 GIiI4OA ltsfE4l L41U
direction in tho Common Council which We
have NIL along indicated it would. Three dis
tinct reports were made upon it Monday
evening, aud these three reports wero orderotl
to be lail over. This virtually means TINT
tho Council has sholyed tllo petition, md
leaves tho Citizoils' Association with no neang
Of redress except through the courts. While
tho taxpayers Of this city can have but one
feeling concerning tho manner in which their
wishes hnvo been treated hy the Council, it il
worth while to state some Of tho objections
which arc urged against it, aud which, it is
claimed, will warrant tho policy Of letting tho
matter rest for the present.
One objection which has considerable in
Ruenco is tho fact thai under tho now charter
there would bo sllrinlscgo Of the number Of
wilrds, rs tho city would bo redistrictetl with
eighteen wards. As population, not prop
orty, governs ward representation, thcro
would be an Increased representation OF the
nos-tax- paying class aud decreased repre-
sontation Of property Tho First, Second,
aud Third Wards, with their enormous nc
cumulation Of taxable property, would prob
ably 10 consolidated into ono ward, having
but two members instead of six to protect
tho property interests. Tho Fifteenth Ward,
in tho Rolling-Alill district, and tlo Bridge
port Ward would be divided into two Or three
wllrtls oacl,, thus giving tllo class who pay
butcomparatiyely little taxos greatly y-increas-
oil representation. THO Seventh and Eighth
Wards would possibly bo undivided, md tho
Twelfth md Thirteenth would probably bo
consolidated. Tho general ofioct Of this nec-
throo Of the South Sitlo wards and ono of tho
North Side wards entirely, aud give tho small
aud payers tho control Of twelve wards.
Tho Influence Of tile ta1-pnying clement
in representation, 1t is claimed, would almost
tli*apl,ear, and tic protection of property i'll
tcreats would bo in tho hands Of men who
Aayo little Or 10 i,.torosts III property. The
b,n,mor clement, 1t III asserted, would have
iull sweep, and permanently control tho ad-
sninistration Of municipal ntlairs.
III addition to this, thure aro otllor serious
alleged defects in the law itself wAiol, aYe
urged with much force. It tlooH not provide
for giving tho appointing power to the Mayor,
but to tho Common Council. It provides
that tho Mayor shnll preside ut all meetings
of tho Common Council, which IL absurd
from the fact TINT 1t crowds too muol1 work
upon tho Mayor, and, in tlueo casos out Of
four, tho Mayor mny not bo n parlia1nontarian
Mt al1. Tho only competent presiding officer
il tho bost rarlinmentarian in the Council.
Another section provides that tho "Sloyor
ut any ti,no shall have power to remove oltl-
oials appointed by him." This section limits
him to tho removal Of his own ap.
, 1874-12-02

The Now York horse-rsiroRd companies emu
barely koop peco with tho thrifty doyoteo Of
knock-down" In tho race for n;cEoss. AB fust
AZ d prccaution against tho application Of the
ruc "tlroo for tho company, QUO for me."
comes out, tho concerted ingenuity Of thounant1a
Of tho dicty.Angorod loYises u ecIlemu to oyer-
roach 1t. Whnt man crentes tile conductor can
destroy, and not n mechanical conisivaIco yct
but llns been vanquiahod. Tho last device 17as
tho dorrinyer~loohing boll-puncI, SO disastrous
In it's oCectH upon the nervous sytttenl OF tho
peaceful trarcler. An ingoufous man named
May invented two modes Of beating tho punch
Ono WIS by q bali worn round tho neck Of tlo
conductor, which was a!tnchod to lorer.
When the conductor ptoopad to collect faro, tho
lover would rise; wlou ho roso to punch, tho
boil would DO rung by TIM fall. THO other means
wal by small boil held III tho Ba,s1o hand as tho
punch, Which rang when pressed. Tho detectiyoJ,
learning Of tho oSistnuco Of these arrangements,
lost 10 timo in capturing thirty Of the votaries Of
"lnock-dowu' md arrasting tho ingenious
nlay. Tho Third Avenue limo, Nav York City,
was almost contlEcsorloss for hall dAy. Tile
cantives bud baitls-accoilutg.
, 1874-12-02

Tho House of the Forty y-secontl Congress-,
guilty of tho salary-grab, contained 24:,
members, 49, of whom had already becn
clootetl to soryo in tho Forty-thirl Congress-.
Thu elections this yoar, therefore, to thu
Forty-fonrlla Congress llayo afforded tho poo
rlo their first general opportunity to settle
with Tho gral'borH, aud TINT thoy have dono
SO in most satisfactory manner tho follow
i1lg details will show. OF tho original salary
grabbers, Of whom 1875 IN the membership Of
tho House Of tho Forty-sooond Congress
pookotod the back-pay, only seusnles's havo
been elooted 10 tho House in the next Con-
gross, M follows:
II4Nxs, Of Muau., 1saility, Of s. g.,
uniinton, Of A1a;k., LaaddN, of H.,
upnaur uf NcA., BtuWel1, Of Va,
l,arral Of ILL.,, 1srrY, Of VA,
Dunaell, Of Man., WuftfeU, of n. O.,
Han!eeE, Of Tuxau, Wallace. ul y. O.,
liar!is, or W., Naot, of n. Y.--iT.
lIGya, 1T Al., Republicans, 10,
Kosley, Ut pa., Democrats, u.
Packer, Of Ia, 1adopshasnt,1
Tho aggraeats "Erab" In baek.pay, by tho
, 1874-12-02

Tho list is not complotu only because the
elections to tho Forty-fourtl. Congress are
not complete. Several members whose names
should so in one or another Of the above
classes oro waiting for tho verdict Is to them,
personally, in the elections Of New Hump
shire, Connecticut, California, and a1ississip-
pi, next to occur. Enough is known mud
here given, however, to show that Ben But
ler's invention Of q "r,iso all around +" only
raised tho very mischief I'll around. Another
Congress will not be found, very soon, to 60
into tho sala,y- grab business.
, 1874-12-02

A substitute ior tho ftmous Little TariI bill,
whicl, We; killed ct the last session Of Con-
gresa BY tl1c efforts Of Congressman represent
ing tile tobacco interest, hns boon prepared
by tho Committees now sitting in Washing
ton. Doubtless tile people will become fa-
1niliar enough with tlla;o familiar plsrases-
:" the cotton interest" nnd "tlle tobacco i'll
terest before the session Of 1876 is
cnaed This winter will give only fore
taste OF whf't may be expected from the Demo-
cratic Hous,,.
, 1874-12-02

Jay Cookies cstn!e il turning out worse than
anybody expected. The creditors ME thor
ougl.ly. discouraged. IL s!emH Tint preferred
claims haye been allowed. sufficient to coll"
Gu11lo tho E,lllz Of tho tssseis.
, 1874-12-02

President MacAIahon's message will not DO
prcscnted to the l1re1lal Assembly lcforo
Thurslay. It iii now being reviewed in Tho
Cabinet, whore it in netting upon tho Minis
tcrs rather then boing acted upon by them.
It has alrently given rise to what tile press
correspondent describes us "ala agitetcd dis
ru,sion"; and it may bo TINT moro terrible
.xtremiics are set to ho reached.
, 1874-12-02

The railroad employees NOW ont OH Htr'Re
prevented tho departure Of tr:lus on the
Chesapeake IL Ohio Railroad, from Hunting
ION, ". w., yesterday; end thoro is sonlo
prospect OF hot work to-day. Tllo Company
is il arrears of wnges to tho man, aud they
l.nyo tc1zcn this menus or recovering somc Of
tho money duo thcn. It is not a.siriko TO
waste much yirt,lous indignation upon.
, 1874-12-02

Gen. Hntlcr, it is said, has determined to
force yen nnd my vote IN tho Civil-Rights
ill early ncxt week. We imagine that Gen.
Cutler will not find it 81 casy to "force" "
things us ho onco did.
, 1874-12-02

New York editors aro prcliy thoroughly
nInl1ncd about 1T the danger to tho nlotropo-
lis" accustomed by tho extension Of tho Bal
ti1nore & Ohio Railroad TO Chicago. They
amy mako something becomingly awful for
their readers out Of tho rurnor, to which we
give publicity elsewhere, that Tho Baltimore &
Ohio Company contemplate tho establishment
bf I'll ocenn Gtea4lls}ip line.
, 1874-12-02

They now talls Of substituting tho Hoar
Educational bill for tho CT sil-Rights bill. The
Hoar Educntionnl bill rroTitlcs, ,--ovorybotly
will nud out what it provides, if it eyer comes
uu for scrio11s consideration.
, 1874-12-02

ACADEMY OF N!USfC-l1.l, tc .trco thclwoen Msn'
aud ,9nros . II, Il IT, i n t. 'osp s That
j:lcstcd iaby.m Evenings unn!o Deka DARLING "'o
- lIl oil par1u FrAncala.h
, 1874-12-02

Tho arrest Of aIr john 7. Allen yester-
ia;', On a charge Of attempting to briba MI
inspector of grain, should assure country
merchants ana farmers Of the honesty of tho
inspection system in this city. There is
Eome doubt Of Mr.. Allon's guilt, suspicion
resting upon The consjgnor Of tho grain; but
il is good testimonial to tho integrity of ILL
spcctor Harrer's office that tho bribo was
promptly rejected, mud theperson understood
Ia hive male it arrested.
, 1874-12-02

Tho Cheap transportation Convention at
Richmond, Va, accomplished nothing Of
much consequence yesterday. There is open
hostility botwecn those delegates who favor
the building of C cheap freight railway
aud those who Nro committed to the
James River Is kana~}na Canal project.
There il reason to expect n fruitless session,
which is the moro to be regretted as tho rop-
rescntation in tho Convention is bothrespect-
ollie end Intelligent
, 1874-12-02


M'vtCKEE's TlIEhTRE--anttIson ftsaef; hti"csn
neatl,o.n and stnts Engagement OF JOHN neo"s'ao'
- David Enrrnrlefa."
, 1874-12-02
:
JC.t1AYS hMuttGMEETS.

un,Np- orERh:I1ot1sE--s:lssk STRAIT. epro.lse
snn,tn,r lIuMse. hnlfy !; l%u IL Mfuntrois. "GrAud
afn" uuteh T." Atte tnuon and lag.
, 1874-12-02

A fow days ngo WI alluded to tlls fact that
MI infamous bill intended to rctlncu tho blacks
Of Toxas to n condition Of pcunago lad passed
ono Houao Of tho Legislature of that Slate.
tt now nppoara That Tho now Democratic
codo Of Goorga, rs recently amended, coll
tains provision wlicl, Is intended to servo
lilo sn1ne purposes MS t1.o I'exaH law. The
amendment is es follows.
III NIL cares wero persons nra conyictol of ,nisio-
,neali1r All tenenrc to wur III thal.;tt on r,,i,-
1[a wDr}I puh1!o roat1t, Or When A,c etsuns nro
colltncH II! jail for Encouragement nf fines rDEe for
seh nR.Ie,Ncannr, ordinary nf thu county, then,
Wlctn thore II Hoard Of Commissioner Of Honda and
Revenues Of lie county. said ]loarii Of Commissioners
IN thoao counties wl.aro here County Iu.!Gc where
10 confined, may rlaca acl coycts III tr county or
es"were tn work mon Ac1 plfa works Ut tlln cou-
~ tn etialn-yanE3 or otEerwtsp, hv0 pt Hlicl cn
Vlrl9 upon h1tc!l 'ormA al restrictions al. f1ny Hlb
Hervc tt cutt+ Of Justice, mud tacp such cnvicta u
isfthcr Hitch guards may bu nceessary for hc|r safe
acoping.
Under B,1ch law us tl,iH tho hlncl1 ma, oa,l
bo virtually reduced to a condition Of scrvi-
tutp. 1Iu can bo removed from ono comfy
to another and hired out to his old rlastor,
who lns Tho means Of milking Ills scrvitr1o
ns long NJ ho may choose. Tho Georgia bill
is il, every way rs infamous as tho Toxns bill,
and was drawn up for tho same purposc,--
TINT ii, Of obtaining compensation for tito
loss Of slnyn properly and 1nbor.
, 1874-12-02

lrrsrE1,1A L,ipG,; Nm. Ill, A. r. 4 4. Militia
enbart herev .o,lc 9 cn sHo rpgsr .rs S"
ill., Doc j. 1t u O'clock, for i,n Payment u annual
iN33 -. ~ AsIs :. .seAt ....s
, 1874-12-02

SccprAl1f,lsH ftAII,-Nnrth Cnrk stracss oorner Of
Kiptc, NpndlnS4 by ChatlUtto Cslst,Hia'l.
, 1874-12-02

adams, Of Ky.
-trci'er, of Nd.
-irihtf,', Ut lsy.,
Ayerll}, OF stiut,.,
I,'e1', Of ky.,
Co'a,tl9o, Of No.,
C,n1l:ittItd. t'f KY,
I>a,sos. Of AissB.,
DaIl,lan, D. It.,
l}uul!, Of n. T.,
Ealr:.i1,', Of Wis.,,
tiitld.ngs, OF Tex.,
1I1Tc,la. Of No..
1f1zclton, If n. j.,
Jkl7.dvH, t,f Tex.
lIuol'rr. Of Atasa.,
keIa:|aft, Ut Nev.,
Killll.gcr, Of Pa,
LaT.tso1l, at o.,
I.:tml'ort, nf y. T.,
I.atlElng, u N. "
Lctt.:h, a,f n. O.,
Lowe, Of 1isn.,
hIcJullkiu, Of pa
, 1874-12-02

:iiio!tel', Of Wis.,,
Hi5!ltc!t::, Of Ind,
Orr, Of IT,,
packard, u 1ul.,
l'.trl:tr, Of No.,
('e:lt', Of 1sy.,
.R1b',.ao'', Of ILL.,,
sll1rlss, Of Ind,
Sheldon. Of ill.,,
ail',o.laEor. Of Ea.,
Sal!tl1, os.E. T.,
atl:llcr, Of Ark,
:!;.,ecr. Of I'a..
SpraRs,1, Of o.,
81. John, Of N. r.,
S!1I'la. q rn.,
! HoMags VI ~ W.
Iyi.cl', Of 1nts.,
NllHa,tlH, Of llltl,,
H'il:on, Of 1nl.,
10ft'sg. Of Ga.-45.
Republicans, 20.
Democrats; ~.
, 1874-12-02

Members Of Congress committed to tho
policy OF expanding The currency, and the
" dcbtor.class generally, will DO delighted
to hear that the M organization known as tho
United Order Of Workingmen ht.s been
formed throughout tho country TINT it has
$4,000 lodges and That it has determined to
use I'LL its influence in fnyor Of Iniation-leg-
is'asion. For IL society so extended, nnd
which claims to DO so respectable, tho United
Work'ngmoa's Order keeps rcn,nrl;nbly quiet,
Its influence, probably, il nothing To speak Of.
, 1874-12-02

The WHOLESALE attack nlado by eortain clorgy-
,ncn Of Now York upon tho stage has resultcl
very differently from the an:icipations Of tlcgo
worthy gentlemen. Instead OF remaining prop
ery silonced by, q realizing scnse of tlleir own
present deprnvity md futuro inca<.tlescaucc,
thcso children Of sin hayo made their a=saiia,!tH
q reluctant but highly eftectuat advertising mo-
dinm. Thus do tho managers OF tho Grand
opers-HouBo appeal to Tho public for patronage
in publishing novel Invitation to nlI tho Clergy
Of tic city to como and witneas the "B!ack
Crook" as performed at their houae. Not only
do they o1ror them soata fl the auditorium, but
offer 10 modify the rulcs Of tho houae 10 as to
allow them behind the Hconcs, thus giving them
every opportunity to judge Of tho amount Of
immortality practiued In their theatre. ThiA is a
very ingenious dovicc. Besides bringing e!1e ox~
isteMco OF "Tho Blacl, Crook homo to aycr5-
body in the city, 1t forces the ocrgyn,eu eithor
to accept tho invitation or to refrain from es-
sailing subject with tho facts Of which Iaey
refuse to aca,ant themselves.
, 1874-12-02

| Forty-nncon1 Congress-, was nbout ST ,1SD,-
00), Of which gomo 9aiO,00o subsequently
found Its why ngain into Tho United stntcs
Treasury. Or forty.,,ino members Of tho
House who contributed to this conscience
fund oightoon have bocn olcotod to thu 1,oxt
Congress-, M foilows:
Gos Of n. X. aIet)rary, cf lows,
EsaInes. ef 81, SIonror: # ohio,
iaMswei,, i1M nj % ct ill.,, iS'ss'n iiss;t - Of " M.,
Fnstor, Of Ohio, T.,w.lson1, OF pn..
eta!acSi ef ohsito, %!.soer, %h, of u. X-1s.
linte. Ut Alai,lc, lseruhlcnns. H..
H0lMnn, Of Iii, DunlocrIts, &.
As several OF tho refa,ndors (notnbly, po-
1n,ltl, Of Vt., put back their slarca in nh 1,n-
| gracious manner, unsatisfactory to tito poo
pie, they wero not proiltod thereby III tho
canvass for recollection. Nevertheless, tho
proportion Of oigltcen reelected out Of forty
ninc, rs compared with tl1c proportion Of
Drabbors reelected, is marked enough to
Rllow tho temper Of tho people towards them.
| There wns still another class Of members who
donatoa tlloir shnros Of tho grab to ctluca-
tional or charitable ,1nos, and out Of ,lino such
tho people l,ave ro-sleotoa five, viz:
}s@ }tt f. i ffS%''a " w. Ht@GSs; hs"rt;ss 9f Tsnns
liuai, Of MuEH., Dei,ocrnts, i.
lrcAa, of NO.,
Tic three lists above given comprise forty
| members Of Tho House in tho Forty-second
Congress who arc olootcd to tho House in tlo
Eorty-fourth Congress- Or tho remainder
! OF tint old IIougo full 200 nle1nlory may bo
considered to hnvo bcon put ont Of public
life to atay out. Several wero tlofontcfl Mt tho
+,r11ut 1nrrn.
primary elections; and atil1 larger number
dropped out before tho carvass bognn as uu-
available candidates. OF the original salary
grabbcrs benton ut tho polls we haye II list Of
fifteen nan,ca lin which wo include A1r. Po-
lands), as follows:
1icktr, Of H., ratt, Of Va,
3,nss, 3,.s. Q; Q; nss, nnIssa, Poland, q ".
Cobb, of n. G.. atrye.,son, of Ohio,
Mar.af arxm o. If I'll, H. W6,1.c. Synnsr ., !; In ~
Aiorey, Of La, ErpubIcnlB, II.
Myers, Of I,a., Democrats, q
Ntgloy, Ut Pa, Iutcpen1ent,1.
The members Of tho Forty second Congress
not members Of tho Forty-tlird wore, with
rero exceptions, deemed unavailable M ca,-
ditfatos of either or any party in tho lato olcc-
tions. The stigma Of tho salary-grab attachod
to oil Of them and candidate who, Mt bcst,
has constantly to explain that he "didnt do
it, is difficult to carry i'll any canvass. In
tho following list Of forty live persons (snlary-
grabbers) who will disappear from tic pub
lie Boryico ut tho olnl Of this winters session,
VIC therefore givo tho namos only Of such rs
were members of tho Forty second Congress,
who had beon reelected to the Forty third
bofore indulging in tho greb, who pockcted
their shares OF tho grab more Or less detiant-
ly, whose boast twas that tho " storm would
| soon blow over" aud who, in tho last cam-
! paitl,, wero put ont or dropped out. These
nil diod md made no sign:
adams, Of KY. 1,ioteh, nf Wis.,,
-trcher, ot NIL, Si5itc*:, Of Ind,
-iFihHr, uf ly., Orr, of IT,,
Ayerln, OF Miut., Packard, of 1ul.,
J;rck, Of Ky., rArl:tr, of No.
, 1874-12-02

Tho Chicago produce murl;ots wero geucr-
ally weak yesterday, with fair business t1o-
ing Mess pork was active anf t0D!Go per
hrl lower, closing firm Mt $40. 80tDl9.M caals,
and s20.a5G92o.t0 seller February. Llrd WIS
astiIo and a0@35o por ion 1ha lower, closing
firm ut sS13.25 cash. mud ,s1:,. C5 for February.
Meats wero quiot and cusior, nj IL for slu'rsl-
aess, 0 8-io for short ribs, mud loo for sl,ort
clears. 1Iighwines wera actiyo and closed
l-2o higher, ut " l-2o ror gallon. Flour
was dull and unchanged. Wheat was
loss active and IL lower, closing ct 30 3.|e
cash, md 81 9-4o for january. Corn WAS in
moderate request and woak, closing at u 1-4o
Neah@ bud II 3-4e seller tho year. Oats wore
, 1874-12-02

"Wednesday Morning, 1}coenber 2, 1874.
, 1874-12-02

In tho Gngo trial ct Waukegnn yesterday,
:he prosecution virtually nalo up its case,
anl Tho examination OF witucsscs for tho Lc-
fenso was begun. Tho drift Of tho day'B
work was to show that Mr.. Gngo hud atl-
1nited tlefalcation to several persons. s;onlo
a.niablo expressions Of cndearlncnt passed
between Nlcssrs. sinitl, md Dexter, WHO, III
decd, ara becoming famous for tenderness
and soitncss Of manner l'hoy ought to IT,
member that thero is such thing as too
much suayity in tho treatucnt Of n solemn
and awful subject,
, 1874-12-02

Forty~nocontl Congress-, was about S,1,1sD,-
t)o0, Of which somo 92lO,o0o subsequently
found Its why ngain into Tho United stntcs
Treasury. Or forty-,,ino members Of tho
House who contributed to this conscicnce-
fund eightoen have bocn elected to thu next
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04

Bishop Berkeley published work on
"The Virtues of Tar Water" and later
in life, just before his death, he pub
lshed a sequel, entitled, Further
Thoughts on Tar Water" The common
way of making it was to put quart of
tar into gallon of water, stir it thor
oughly, let it stand forty-eight hours,
then pour off the water A half-pint in
the morning, on rising, and half-pint
on going to bed, was the common dose.
In those days it was almost as common
to call for a glass of tar water in a cof-
fee house as a dish of tea or coffee. 1t
was not only regarded as q sovereign
remedy for many grave diseases among
men, but was much used in treating the
diseases of horses and cattle. 81 never
knew" said Bishop Berkeley, "any-
thing so good for the stomach as tar
water it cures indigestion, and gives a
good appetite. 1t is excellent medicine
in an asthma. 1t impsrts a kindly
warmth and quick circulation to the
juices, without heating, and is, there
fore, useful not only as pectoral and
balsamic, but also as a powerful and
safe deoDstruent in the cachetic and
hysteric cases. AS it is both heating
and diuretic, it is very good for the
gravel. / believe it is to be of great
use in dropsy, having known it to
cure very bad anasarca in a person
whose thirst, though very extraordinary,
was in a short time removed by the
drinking of tar water" The bishop
published his great work. Siris or a
Chain of Philosophical Reflections and
Inquiries Concerning the virtues OF
Tar Water" in the year IVA. Not
withstanding the opposition and ridi-
cule of physicians, philosophers and
men of science, tar water had an enor
nous success.