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REAL ESTATE.

Thero is dearth Of special items Of news
this week In regard to real estate, bocauso tlero
have boen but few transactions. But this does
not nrgne my change in tho market or tho fool
ing OF confidence In regard to real estate nycst-
ments. It so happened that, during lust woek D
good many largo transactions wero completed,
and VIC were ab.o to mention u good many ut
once, many of them important onos in the re-
Hpect that they established tho cash value Of
property in some quarters whero thoy AnI been
only mattorH Of conjecture for tho last eight or
nino monills It is now o pretty ywo-establishod
fact TINT tho district Of central business
property bounded by LaSal'o, Monroe, and State
streets and tho main branch OF Tho riyor in-
ollldes nearly MI tho business property In tho
contral part of the city which has not dopre-
clatcd within tue past your. Outside Of this, in
oyory direction, except on tho great thorough
fares of Madison, State, and North Clark streets,
the b'iainesH property would not soll for as much
by 10 per cont as It would a yeaf ago.
Noxt outside Of thia belt OF b,,einess property
aro two districts Of residence property, ono III
tho South Division, extending nearly to Twonty-
second strcet, aud one III the West Division OK
tendng nearly to Union Park, which Iavo
dopreoiatod In value because tho expansion of
tho business urea has brought thnm too near
to the shops to DO desirable for FIRST
class residences. This does moi apply to tho
North Side, because year ago the North silo
was still to q great extent waste, and property
there WIS still much depressed, whereas now 1t
Is bong built up with better class Of buildings
than existed thoro before tho fro, ard yaluos
IRE slowly recovering from their dopraasion.
But In the West aud South Divisions very l.tlo
Of the residence property east Of Centre avenue
and north Of Iwonty-Heoond atrcot would sell
for as much Or rent for ns much aS your ago.
The property for wIol, there il tho mort de-
mand III the West Division il nearly all Us far
west III Nobey street, or evon Western avcnue,
and excluding along AEadlAon mud W0slling-
ton. stroots to the Uontra Park aud
southwostward along Ogden ayo,l,le to Dougus
Park. In tho South Divison, tho property In
most actlyo request begins at about Tlnrtiotll
atreot mud extends all tic way out 70 Englowool
llyde Park. Corn II. South Chicago, aud eyou to
Washington Heighta.
HOUSE 1ENIs.
Tue recent ino weather hls boon tho means Of
atifnHng house Eents, hecauae It Inns permitted
everybody to 10 out thouso-hunting, md tho null
tip!lelty Of inquiries made 10 long iu advance of
ele annual day or confusion OH tile 1st Of May,
naa cloatod the impression tllat thora will
20 moro thRn tho uH1al demand tus gnrjnc
Landlords arc OF oourBo ready to mako the most
ot guy Thing TINT favorH mn advance in ropts
IND tho houao-hunting lalies Aoeing 10 many out
~ tue saMo errand aa themselves, begin to foar
hat thoto may not bo enough houses to no
aroa'tt, ana that ronts may ba Aglor this sprng
lhuu last. o
There Ia 10 ground Whatever for this iopros-
hon' on tho contrary, there Ia good reason tor
, 1874-03-23

NEW YORK..
Ialus slarc ls.ids; Alr Il 15:.c &c:
Juiy. lTK5l7 ll.3ac aivuat. i7tmI1.:cs N'''e )
Nl.EApsrurrs-Tour snasis ariner rc:eipts 1o,oo
mon to eoo IT, soo1 p S%te M f9 ea
o.G5: w1te Whit aTtra' u G5cs;no. cr,a }in
s;o7ao; st. Louis. Nys ZIG our au and
hghor reoeis 55ooo a 10. AiIe chsanu at
sts0; 1ovs arl stinnssots alrns, tl.!hal.s3; No.
ia, sl,5l5i6G Iiyy, barioy. and nalt ,,ncI.an0ra.
Cos sGudo nr.nSr: rcce;nts. ISo1o Iu nuw Wnst-
,ni1ed, ss@yse; ol do, Sssais new Sclow si West
higher; receipts 170o bu mixeI Ycatarn 1sSess
white Wssteri!, Ga1G5c, "'1'0' - ''e'''0'
IL ANn Mors-:Unchsnsea:
as:o aiolsses aud rss uiteSsns0d. d. @'''' ''s''
r5a9ssqN1sTes eas'e oe 'pos oe, APRIL
Eaes Mna,s,I, Asn ;n.,' s ex ~
SOC uuwasllod, 1se.y1:. ' 7'es''' i'''''"' ~'s'
SD M Marc -; ~ na; now esa So1aN spot
r,ue' Sir. Xii in, iar nl y, s's shst Sas ~ ti-
1s1rrrrm .n f3,irIpsni1'ln, psng s.ea, v4es9 V-4ec
Wulsxy-steaiv ri stip oA'""aseo'
"' ~ .oa'
....- CLEVELAND.
,t oLEvElANp Aiafch 21.-unA1E-Dul1, Inactive, .
8A!uo n,.sa'' nesnef: '..1: any xita unchanged.
GlLwAUKEE
,1. MtwAukEE; INA, March III nnE4Dsrurrs Flour
s No. at,wanse ssps1 *os? a VIII: sSa
ateady with niodorate demand; No. T.. fraah, 4Ic.
1tys quiet aild weak No i, fresh, s7o barley lnli
s195.
s Lama i'm as sis bsy ss shsslsis
s$S5s au's'' as'':'' 'oss'. ~ nsr IT., ,'s"''
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r5t Tria md ,a!s.s 9s9 .va ss:a sesn tho 81
wcok just coscd It Will bo scon Tint our rocaia l,ayo
ncn s 5o;iy aego Tor ths stage Of e seaaon IT. tho
conlttcncc, md ali offerings thai wore 1T for siiet
Eastward wcro ncked ~ o, tho day Of arrival Prices
an nse ss9s p~aRa ~ a Z s
nosn thsy sow M avai.ao Of arong 25o per 100 tbs
s To 9sae onreod e ap5 ~ oes sss eass
srao aamler ot fa say ataors, Il from 1,.I 14o
ad ~ thpps trsn ; 5S tor 5ai nfisss
er aver avs1assg so% o5 g sSS m
stoek 5 steers l,svo mot witha good inquiry d
for Roaawags, md at ss7sea3.0o for cptn,on 10 aoo
gra!es e., sny @ fly aroyts Of Texau eat.o WORD rc-
expected to atoata.ly Increase There worn Ealos at
$;t.G0Gs5.oo for puor TO extra qualities.
Ing o Say 1eaEats sRR!sa sna
II comparison with tue preceding nya Of lilo wock,
toso ia attendance moro tbn oaSle III IT, aa ot
and pricoH woro thoroughly sustained al nrouni Tloe
eattle;pcns arc nav empty, and ii supplies ca, 10
arc III iavor Of continuance nf tla acttvy and irn1
meas characcrlzlny tho market throughout lie lat
Exsra ~ aDeeves-afaca eES hteers. ayeraE'nE1 400
Choice Deaycsfiao it veil formed y.ar soOoAo
to yoar old stcera, averaging 1,S8U to
l,49o ha. ..................., 6G06a5s 80
Good Observation-Disclosures finely forti,cu
stecra. averaging 100 to l,a,D i6s t.csd15o
aedi1tin drndcs-Stcera IN fair tesh aver
agtnB 40 to 1.250 0ihs..,...,..,,,,,,,4 lbs. 476a6 10
Butchers stock-Comtnpn 10 fair steers,
aud good to oxtra cows, fur city slaughter
averaging $50 to l. loo lba. ...,.,,,.,,.., 41ont7b
Stock Cttto-Common cattle, III decent
tcah. Averaging 70D to 1,030 lis. ...,, 36o6ai 90
1nferlor-Light md thin COWS, hcifcrs.
atngs btlts, aud acslawag steprs........ 2sO@3.s0
Gatte-Ieaaa. corn-foti 4.25dR5.25
CAttlo-ToxaB. wnterol NORTH, ,.,.,,..... 3Ao14 IN
catue-Ic1as, through dro!ca.. 1.50a93.25
lOG6-Onriug thu arst half OF tho week ths mar
ket was characterized by extreme lullnoss mud de-
preston. AZ waa expected would bo tho result tho
e1travagant rceB aiA toward tho cloaa OF tho proy
Qua weo induced largely Increased receipts aud buy
crs, taking advantage Of tho over-RupIly crowded
down prices fully 60@0oc per 100 lbs. Tho closing quo
tatoua Of last woek $51G@0.25 From this point
nrtcoa rapidly rocoded until tho close Of trado on
Wednesday, when $4o0@6.75 was tho range Of tho
marko Later, under diminished receipts, tho market
reactcd, working back 10 $5003g00 but at tho ux-
tremo close weakness was ngain doyelopcd, md NO
now quoto poor to common at 476EI5 medium nj
$5:26@5.33, and good to extra at t. 46R5, 3d.
To-day thGro fair amount 0f trading during
tho opening hours hut when 1t became nrrarcut that
tho hrrivaa would rcnch fully 0,oo0 hoa buyors grew
Early aaica were ut $5.0o66oo, hut later in tha loy
the sane grades wero neglected at siSo@6.s0, Anong
the forcuuons aacs woro tho following:
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Tota1 so far. ,315.l

Iotal so .31s 900. co.. 600
CHICAGO CORNER.
l1arper's Dra.oer Inns tho following: IA few
years. since thoro perynded Chicago Hpcoulator
II grain, tue botdnosa and magnitude Of whoao
operations wore worthy even Of that oity. This
gentleman, Atr. Richard ~, had go,.o into
one cosuorlng, operation III wheat by which lie
became slightly hurt Tn nlluling to 1t q fow
woel;s ago he remarked, with Characteristic
blnntlncss anq franlness, = I lost In TINT specy-
lation one million !lyo hundred Thousand dollars,
md the worst Of it WIS TINT fifteen hundred dol
tars q i tcas good money that 7 put in on the
GALL BOARD.
Provisions nero Inactive and nominal. Mess
pork, cash or seller the month"; closed at S1460
@l4.7o; sellor April, 14.e211@14.07x; sollor
May, A.o0@14,o5; seller Juno, 915.1711@15 20.
mard ens Or sSiler ts month Do so
9.l2l9. Short ribst cash or acl1or tho month,
s7;'s@S@soe; sa;'ss seler April. s7.a7}6@IoaH;
Or tho month, oirorod at 521o; Rolfor April, 6yz
@5l4o; seller Mny. 6Y1@Gc. Short cloar, casl,
Or he!ler tho month, offered at $40; seller April,
e8.16@3.45; seller May, 855c.
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arAHo@sver gloss, o'l@1oo; common, B@toHo;

. llAYNas in n1oderatc requcat for hotuo cons,,nr.
tio', WIN tho offerings adequate. Tile Inquiry IL
l. Ii.o Eastern inarktts we'll arppliel, aud tlero
~ m9 demand from no nhor ports. Wo quito tho
contain % 100 lta Tiotlly, r,imc, si95oCai4,03; do
:" No ~, i, ti?aoai3o0; No. d. 8lo6l1l.61; mlxol,
o $o'eTe}ioSl trmo prairie, $l5o90.0D; Ito No. l.
so;m1o@vof; 70 No. =, $t.00G97Uu. I.,nBE ON WAauN
L;M,,motlly, sllno@3 90: PRAIRIE $o.oo(9,Uto Fur
de!g9ry or pressed, st0ul.so accorng to distance
Ivy "s tho receipts wero not oxecsH!yo, prlcea
ruled ruled steady, m lotow: City butclnrh', 7es7kc t
Ssst sa|S H {sss asfsyy sssss @ H. Ss
Hi, try en!f sua; ry k'p ~; dry Htc 1i@l5e; ry
n Iint, ~ m5lss; deaSon nki,a adalaa; gcnhhy Heo:od
l, ~ rrr cent oif. suepp pcts, wool cAin,atod u
iioFs--Wnrn worry dull nnl nomnatly iowor. Very
choico iopB would, purlnpR, br1,E Sic, thoy aru
scarce l priccs for common md medium gratlt. nro
variable fow caEh kalca wero 1nnde. Wa tluoto
251t0o. e'~'
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MONEY AND COMMERCE,
MONETARY.

BATunDAY EVENING, March II.
Thoro laa bccn no ol,ango worthy of note In
tho condition OF financial affairs for week
past. Money continues very abundant, aud,
Notwithstanding that many pcoplo complai,
that they oannot borrow, wc know Of two Ma
tiornl Danka In this oIty TINT would bo glad to
tako a1,000,000 Of primo commercial pnror, or
would iona thnt amount on llrat-c!aas collateral
security for sixty OF ninety days Mt per cont.
Wo know, also, Of no less tllan sovcn or eight
country banks that hnvo ofrorod sums Of from
S2o,ooo to $4,000 each, through brokers
here this wook. nt 8 per cent for
tilnoty days, or even III so1no cascs
Elk months. Unoxceptlonnble collaterals, how
ovor, arc demanded iii tlinse onsod: bunk 8tooka,
city railway stocks, or something Of equal Btnnh-
ing. There is great Aoal OF real ehtate rapor
OH tho market that could DO Ind Rt higher rates,
but, M rulo, tho banks do not cnro to tako It,
though with the present revival of confidence III
real estate values In this city 1t seems probable
that this claBs Of paper will soon be ro-
gardod moro fayornbly and good lonl
of tho surplus money find employment
In TINT way. Tho largest part Of tho eur
plus monoy in this market now comes
from tho country, and as tlloro is likely to bo
but little opportunity to use 1t In tho country for
thD next Six months, tho prospect is III favor Of
continuance of MI easy 1noney-nlarltot all tho
spring aud summon.
Nov York exchange was sold to-day ut 25o and
ut 50c per 81 600 premium.
Tho clcarings Of tho Chicago banks for tho
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CONIndEIIlCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, March II.
Tho following woro tho receipts md si,ipmonts
Of the lending articles Of produce In Chicago
during the past twonty-four hours, and for tho
cor1eaponding lnto QUO yonr ago:
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NEW YoRr, March 2l.-rhoro was considerable
stir among foreign bnnkors ths afternoon, on
the report that Mr.. Gottgetren, ln.nbcr exporter,
had disappeared aftor selling about c40,0O0 Of
bills on London, tho only security for which was
forged bills Of hiding. Tha gcntloman haa
previously stood we'll In banking circles. Ho
sold his bills direct to bankcrH.
Money very easy this afternoon, and loauod
down to 2@3 por cent,
Foreign exchange closed up dull at 81. i.84h Tor
primo bankors' 6o-day ssorling, aud 3i,S711 Tor
demand
aold closed ut 11134, after selling ut 112@
l113s. Tho rntes paid for carrying ranged from
3 per cont to flat. Olcnrallccs, s15, 600, 600,
TREASURY operations for tho week OF tho New
York office included disbursement Of $500, 900
for interest and III redemption Of 80 bonds, mud
receipt Of $2;574, 744 for customs. Tho Treasury
also sold 51,o00,000 in gold. Imports for the
week: Dry-goods, S3,259,G48 merchandise,
s424 go specie shipments, $3.50, ,000, Of which
Sj29, 600 was gold coin ind bullion.
Governments strong aud steady.
state bonds quiet, and lower figures for some,
Tho atock market curly i'll tile tsay was devoid
OF my featuro except thAt prices woro lower,
During tho afternoon tho market continued
weak, and closed at tho lowest prices Of the day,
The leading stocks were Wabash, Lake Shore
Erio. Northwestern common, and Western Union
Telegraph. SGlcB bntwcen 10 and amounted to
Ut 900 shares, OF which 27,000 wero Wcatern
Union, 900 Wabash, q, 600 Lake Shore, G,0U0
Erie, and 10 000 Northwestern common.
, 1874-03-23

NEW YonK, Mareii 2l.-Thpro is . moro cheerful
feeling aud Increased animation In tho johbing trac,
goods in ateady demand; Appleton an1 Iut!an Head
A. brown sheetiugs reduced to 11c, and Asiato aud
Wachssctt to lfc ;aprints pcrca!oa, and lawns mora
active and steady III price, Woocn goods quiet. For
elBn youdH dull,
, 1874-03-23

nos1oN. March al.-Wool dull OHIO, Pennsylvania,
55GGoe; Michigan ileccey, 50s39e Western, WIscon.
aln, Now Hampshire. md New York tccces 4G{85lc;
tub 5oD3vc; secured, o2cQ9s1.00; eombtNg auu de.
Miue 55l4G4t5c,
, 1874-03-23

Withdrawn from atoro on Friday for city
consumption: 6.604 bu wheat; 378 bu corn
2,c47 bu oats; 759 bu ryo; 1888 bu barley. With
drawn for do during tho past weeks 5,93G bu
whout; 34,o10 bu corn 10,109 bu oats e.2Oo
bu rye IL, 272 bu barley.
Tho following grain has boon inspected lnto
storo this morning. up to 10 o'clocls ii cars
whoat; 68 cars corn; G cars oats; car rye;
0 cars barley. Total, 1856 cars, or e., 900 bu.
Tho following woro tho receipts md shipmonta
OF troadstuffa und live stock ut this point during
tue past weok, and for the corresponding wceks
ending aa dated .
, 1874-03-23

prrgsBunGu, rs., March :1.--Crud. dull; quoted
april, 14Hc; AIay, l5Tc.
, 1874-03-23

silEEp-The sheep trade has been activr and prices
havo advanced 25ee56c rgs 100 ibs Tho receipts wero
between hers aud tho Easern markets. shippers .t5ed
Ioaay to tako ~ offerings IN ex"sa Of local shipnonta
mon; ct fer medium 10 good; mud ut SG7o
@7.25 for cloce to extra,
, 1874-03-23

@lo.oo;. beef hams, s23oo@9e. 90. Oily tal-
10y, G',, oN@o1So; Freaso 4notnblo at 495@7o.
a. 4c0 750 bills do, nollor April. Mt li.05; 260
hrla DO at Ss14.G0 600 brlH tlu, sollor Nav, nt
sA;o3}6; t2b0 brla DO, aeor juno, ut s15.2}; 20
toa lara nt $8.D5, 900 tcao pellor April,a 9s0I;
$o.1219; 100000 l6s shoulders ut $40; 20,t'0D
nt 834c.
Tho Daily Commercial Report giyos tho fol
lowing III tho shipments Of provisions from ths
city for the wonl ending Maroi 10, 1874, mud
Rinco Nov. i, 1871, With con,pa,igons:
, 1874-03-23

gum. wherc coa,a aro won without any difficulty
at tho at.tpcndons depth Of 1900 foot, or ahoi1t
throo. Quarters Of milo. by including tho quan-
tity remaining IN our own ooa -noldH downto that
Inst Tor h,'pthor 1ooo ycara, oyon ut tho proBont
ratio Of consumption, Dut Mr. nuut Boos no
roaaan why consumption n,ay not bo retl,,oa h,
other dol1attmcntB as 1t Inns boen 1T tho lnan1i-
qulrotl to produce ton OF Tig-irot fot OF to ii
o''t ~ 1864 from co owt In 1B71, which implied
4 saving of 2 e'yt pcr ton on u total production
OF naarly 100000 tonH.
QUIZ 1uMnEn SUPPLY.
The No,.tatcesiern Lt''nte,7nua givos tho fol-
lowing ns tho supply Of pine lumber In tho statoa
l'anod with t>nny thousands Of millions Of foot
yet to hear from:
, 1874-03-23

hnms. ~ " = >
Flour was very dull ut UNCHANGED nricas.
Holders wero not disposed to Shade quotations.
seeing TINT flour was. tlrinor in Nav York and
wheat higher hore, while buyers hold of. oxcopt
for n fow sn,all lots on looaI ACCOUNT. Shippers
lower, bong in larger supply. salos woro rat ro-
ported Of 200 brls spring extras at S5. 80; COO
brls DC Of, priva.o ternls; rs brls HuporiineB
at $3.50; 200 brla do at e4.25; 100 brla do at
sy:sS; o. ,Iota 1,l75 brla Also, 10 tons brnu ut
, 1874-03-23

cHIoaen h aLrn4 RArR11o
cateago Kaasa. CIV and Denrer hof line, ria kout.i
Through Lfs. Union Ho i1est Stds near M.aaaa. III na
brtd3s Ticket 06fes HI Depot, anil III Taujoinh.tt
, 1874-03-23
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

KxrLANAT1oN OF HErEnENus MAnxH.-t BsturdaY,s
eepteh Sunday o1roptol. Monday excaptsd, AZ.
rive Sunday at 3.uJ q. IN. DULY.
RicitlGAN CENTRAL GREAT WESTERN RhILn9a9a
Oens' y%o Y Lakt ~ aud }Do! n 7teenty-,econ i.a
and 1G tuhutst.+ corner a. Na+itsoiI. " F"'
New-York tribune., 1874-01-13
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The annual election iOr directors Of the
Young Mems Christian Association resulted last even
ing IN the choice OF william J. Dodge Jr., Cephas
Brauerd, j. Pierpont Morgan, aud J. NJ. Cornell
The stockholders Of the Manhattan Gas
Company have elected the following directors for 1874
Percy r. Pyne Mason Young, Wilson q. Hunt James
H. Young, Charles Roome John X Ludlow, BANNER
sloan, John J. Cisco, ana Moses Taylor.
Mrs Eliza B. Burns will deliver "a free lee
ture in the Of the Mercantile Library Asso-
citation Clinton Hail. on Wednesday night, on the Uses
OF Shorthand IN general business aud VIII huDrosu'""'
explain the principles OF Pnouic sh0rtbahu
A meeting OF the chemical seetioh vi 'no
Lyceum OF Natara History took place las' e,en'nk' ."
their rooms at No a Madison-aye Dr H. Z. Bolton "
tbc ColInI,a College School Of Mines READ paper
entitled =" Somo Points 10 the History of chemistry
An effort i'm aid of that excellent chaii'aoie
,,s,itp,ion " Tn, Free Dormtory Tor women VIII pe
w ~, hv W = Andrews who ls TO deliver
,aue WI, & ' ye, lecture Dialect HuDor AT the
NE nv ' strangers for the beueBt oil tbat refuge
TOR decent destitute "oh''"'
Jobu Brougham gave last evening, AT Asso-
-. uall under the auspices OF th. Mercantile La
- .soc,atiou lecItaIs nom HE own writings. Tue
IN wos aIled and the recitation which ehc.ted tne
u" ,nlnuse was "a selection from the "LNtraYagtu1A
w colnubus III FIlibustero.' During tue Intervals
y,srt Elder entcrtaiuod the audience with popular
airs the organ
The Hamilton Literary Association held its
fourth annual rcupon aud dinner at the Pierre
mont House III Brooklyn la.t evening OF the 70 acuvo
members of the association ~ fair proportion were
urescut David &. Van Cot pi,siou, aud among those
nrqs.nt were j. NJ Van tott Alden :. \ ounui, :. ID.
LAWS Almon Goodwin +. T. Glover. John Winsiow, A.
New-York tribune., 1874-01-13
NAVAL ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Commander Henry
Wilson is ordered to command the Frolic Paymaster
W. IF A. Torbert, TO the Receiving ship Potomac, at
Philadelphia; Chaplain James j. Kane TO the Roanoke
First Assistant Engineer f. Olson to tue Dictator First
Assistant Engineer Geo w. Sensner TO the NavyIard
at Washington Lieut.. Commander A. T. SMELL detached
from he command OF the Froc and ordered the
clad Roanoke a. Executive: Paymaster A. D. Bache ha
been detached from the Receiving ship Potomac and
ordered as Naval storekeeper at Villa Franca France.
per steamer OF March 10. relieving Paymaster James
Hay who is ordered to return home and settle accounts
Chief Engineer Thomas Jones has been detached from
the Dictator and placed waiting orders First Assist
ant Engineer Levi T. Stafford, from the Florida and
ordered to the Newfork NayyYard; Second Assistant
ordered TO the Wabash
New-York tribune., 1874-01-13
BROOKLYN BONDS STOLES.

1t is said that great excitement and cor
responding recence exists in the Controllers ONCE IN
Brooklyn in consequence OF the discovery OF another
batch OF stolen bonds As the story is told it appears
that politician named Frank, who keeps a lagerbeer
saloon Wytheave Eastern District and resides only
a few doors from the bOndrobber Kessler, with whom
he very intimate presented number Of coupons
the Nassau Bank for payment. The cashier scanned
them refused to pay the money they represented, and
alleged that they belonged 10 stolen bonds. He
panied Frank to the Controllers Office. when Mr..
Schroede examined the coupons and said he believed
they had been detached from stolen bonds, that the
money could not be paid them aud that lie would be
compelled keep them Frank then left the office and
the Controller retained the coupons. The amount OF
the stolen securities cannot be ascertained from the
officials in the Controllers ONCE.
New-York tribune., 1874-01-13
PUBLIC OPINION.

Speaker IIusted's professions are TO be tied
al stake he cannot afford to make any mistake ia THE
matter syracuse Journal tRep)
An effort is being made i'll some quarters to
induce Congress at the present session 70 appropriate
money fit out expedition IN searea of the north
pole. A proposition to do so, II made, should be
promptly rejccted.-iDetroit Free Press Uem.l
If persons do not care enough about the
publications OF the Government to pay the postage on
them in order t. receive them they ought not to be
printed aud tins believe 10 be good test TO apply
TO the printing Of public books s-lNorwich Bulletin
Repl
a simpler display, wiser economy would
better become the servants OF Republic aud only ~
order that extravagant aud absurd display may be
maintained good reason for officials TO use PUT
lie moneys for private ends.-PhIladelpha Inquirer
G;ep)
The fate of the Republican party is Ia the
hands of the Ways ana Mcaus aud APPROPRIATION Con,
uittecs OF Congress If they fail 10 do their duty, and
Congress makes appropriations 10 cover the estnated
expenditures next year the party might as well instr.b.
laurels.-l Evansville Qndl Journal lRep)
For the head of a bureau or department
Washington TO use the carriages OF the Government
ne rcctitude II stil greater deviation for
him to buy them FOR this latter purpose -Ifroydence
Journal (RepJ
II is plain that the expenditures can I've
brought within the present revenue # Congress will pay
no need TO The wlnihG o e t bmI ~ nay S'e n I
the Knife gentlemen, II you do not wish to feel It be-
tween your own rbs.-lIIartiord Post tRep)
We wish that our senators ana htpIestItd-
tiyes would recognize tine fact That the country y tired
OF their inerminable talk about the salary Grab There
is one easy and expeditions way 10 settle the backpay
business but that seems 10 be III great huIiy TO
adopt.-[Piladelphia Telegraph CRepJ
The trouble with our representation Is that
n fossillzed-that /, has sympathy with common
peope-aud i only acting IN the capacity of
agent and instrument for personal greed ana private ra
pacity When the farmers speak through Congress, II
Will be In a language the country has long been uuac
customed to hcar--lSt Paul Pioneer lud)
We are highly pleased TO know that the
President and his family and friends all the good
things which $4,000 salary and $4,000 annual per
auistes can procure IL would be quite disappolnt-
Ient to the people TO know that after being ground TO
death by taxation the proceed. not enjoyed by
soInebOdy.-I linois State Register tDem)
We know nothing about the law or the
Constitution OF Texas which enables 70 crIticse the
decision OF the Supreme COur; from legal STANDPOINT
but ar "a matter OF common and common fairness,
We can say that the decision coming AT latc day
has oiOr OF partsanship about II which we Go not
like Louisville Commercial tRepJ
New-York tribune., 1874-01-13
An IMPORTANT CHURCH DECISION.

Judge Balcom of the Sixth District Supreme
this State has just given his decision ques
tion about which there have been many conflicting legal
opinions the Spring 1873 the ReformedlC Of
Ithaca ~ Y voted to change their church pOlity to
that of the Congregational denomination one member
alone obicctng AS Congregational Society they took
possession OF the church property and sold the parson
ing member both OF these for the Reformed
Church. The Judge held that. though large part OF
the property may have been given exclusively to the
Reformed Church such yet az long az the definite
Obiec. OF the organization remained the same, there
were no legal grounds for preventing the majority Of
the members OF any church adopting what mode OF gov
ernment they thought best. aud accordingly the Congre
gational denomination now holding this property
entitled TO such possession.