davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-04-28

"orid' may. tho opposite Of what is to DO dis
covered ovorywhoro olHo. Contrast this, for
Instance, with tho ssattatics Of tle population OF
tho british Islands, whore, spite OF
tito very largo Irish, Welsh, Scotch.
and English emigration. tho population
roHe from 2o,a2o,ooo In 1861. to o1,61s,ooo
In 1871. Thus, at tho rate Of increase Of its
population In 1860. Trancc Gun hope to double 1t
only after $50 yoars. Austria will at ita rate
double In loo years; Sweden and Norway iu fifty
live ye"rs. and Germany in afty.sevon years.
at tts 1'resent ratio Of doorcaso 1t IL calculated
that In 250 yoars franco will havo only one.aalf
it8 present population, and ono gentleman
figures out tho diacouraging result that In
aixty yeara sho will havo only 18,000,0 900
poopla-unlces eho monla her ways. That
soma such catastrophe will ovortako tho nation
as worry cortain, unleas her marriage statistics
change very remarkably and very aoon. In 1861,
there were, In Franco. 80 marriages to every
10000 Inhabitants; In 1870, only GO! The fol-
lowing figures show tho number Of marriages In
Franco from 1861 to 1870;
, 1874-04-28

Mr. A. g. Fay has appeared before tho Ways
and Means Committee, and given his testimony
In tho Stubborn case. Ho was, twill be rotnom-
bored, one Of tho European agents Of sanborn,
his particular line Of business being the "work
Ing up" Of caaes Of unaoryaluation, aotual
Or constructive, against American IMPORT
sra. Fay WAS Us uncommuntcatlvo "a
IN oyster. He knew nothing about tho prlyato
ec1ationH OF aanborn to the Treasury Denart,
ment, nor Of the means by which his own an-
pointment aa Special Agent In Europa wan
procured. His object in going abroad was
to educate his children, and he copuoptod IN
act AZ q Treasury spy in foreign markets.
merely to accommodate sanbor1,. hlr, ray
ia as provoking Witness Us the Committee hae
yet had to deal with. His knowledge Of I'M
portant facts in the sanborn caso iB evidently
far-reachlngt but ho will reveal nothing. An
opinion to this effect was expressed by a membe,
Of the Committee yesterday, upon which Fa,
solemnly aaid II swear it" meaning that be hai
told the truth.
, 1874-04-28
THE INSULT TO SUMNER,

It was announced. We know not by whoBe ar-
thority, that Que Of tho ouogies on Sumner was to
be delivered by Gen. Dutlor. Tho custom Of
omba'miug tho memories Of dead Congressman
in 1audatory speeches by those who have been
their colleagues Ia % old as the Republic. It Is
most praiseworthy idoa though the necessarily
strict adherence to tho maxim, "Nothing but
good Of tho doad," sometimes involves great
difficulty for tho living. Congressional ingenuity
has proved equal to tho task, however, aud has
as yet produced no parallel to tho funeral ora
tion pronounced by the ArkanBas gambler over
tho body Of his friend: "Gentlemen my
partner mover killed. q man unless he thought he
1t was dono in tho prettiost way you ever seo
I'll Bhoot the man that says ho hasn't gone to
hoayon." There was no need, in tho case Of Son.
ator sumner, that Congress should go into Com
mittee Of tho Whole on whitewashing. His
faults wore but foibleB. When the career OF IN
oakes Amos is to bo condonod, 1t is fitting that
Butler should do tho job. He is ingenious, aud
ingenuity Ia tho quality needed. But when the
life OF Charles Sumner ia to bo reviewed, this
knack Of slurring over the truth ia not needed.
Now this is ths solo distinctive qualification the
"Essex County statesman" possesses. He
can defend bad cause bottor, perhaps, than
my other Congressman. Many others eau
defend good cause batter. He is
smart, but 80 arc others. He became an
Abolitionist when it paid to bo one. but others
were in the Abolition ranks long before that
timo. He comos from Massachusetts, but 40 do
others, aud the others number among them some
Of Mr. Summers most trusted friends, while
Butler was his enemy. He fought In the War
that resulted In the triumph OF sumner'a beliefs,
but 80 did othors-with much greater succoss,
The two men'a principles wero radically ditror-
ent. They represented utterly opposed schools
Of thought. Tho ono aimed at statesmanship,
the other at demagogy Butlors eulogy On Sum-
ner would be mockory. Fortunately the dead
mnn'a memory was spared this insult.
, 1874-04-28

Tho Duchess Of Edinburgh, formerly tho prin-
oesa Marie Aexandrowna, has already lived
three lves,-beforo marriage, during marriage,
mud after marriage. With the first two manners
OF living the Princess has no quarrel, but aftor
marriage sho finds not to be 80 delightful a
soaaon hs sho had expected. The grandeur OF
her reception In England las faded quite away,
and she ia now recognized only as Princess In
England. worry different parsonage from O
Princess In Russia. She doesn't like the change,
Mario Ae1androwna ie not tho only woman who
has beon differently regarded before marriage,
during marriage, and after marriage.
, 1874-04-28

likowiso. 4 gold dollar, on tho other hand, ia
valuable for itsolt. It represents ltaolf No olo.
mont Of anybodya wiahes or powers entore into
its worth. Tho precious metals contnin much
value In small spnco aud arc easily divisiblo.
Again, long usage has n,ado gold and silver
the worlds currency. They aro received cvory-
whero. Two important advantages result from
this. Commoroa haa grown to such proportions
TINT 1t is almost as inconvouions to business
mon to have circulating medium that tloeB not
pass In foreign countries M 1t used to bo In Till
noia and elsewhere to have currency Of bant-
notcs that woro at par at homo, at 10 per cout
discount In tho next county, aud at 90 per cont
discount In tho noxt stato. Again, q country
which uaos tho worlds currency can draw upon
tho world for money In timo Of need. Whom
there ia panic, that ia, when money commands
high prices, 1t flows to tho panic-atrichcn
market from all sidcs. This loprogges
tho exorbitant value Of tho commod-
ity to tho natural level. II too much
money haa entered tho country, ita price falls
below that level Thon 1t can DO used moro
probably in other places, and 1t gooa thither.
Such panto-qulotiug ebb aud flow is only pos-
sibe when the currency Of tho country Ia TINT
Of the world. When it Is not, tho irrodoomablo
papcr kcopa gold ont Of circulation, and 80
maleB 1t impossible to draw On tho speoto ro~
serves OF tho world. It thus prolongs tho panic
that 1t has probably, by promoting reckless spec
ulation, originally caused.
Those arc somo Of the roasons why specie ia
tho boss currency. It may servo, Of COURSE, as
the subssructuro Of great mass Of credits.
They aro good in thoir way, but good only 10
far us they aro founded On epcoio. Tho lattor is
tho rock without which the louso must suroly
fn11
, 1874-04-28

Money is the measure Of values. It Ia the
common ndenominatort to which Ill other commod-
ditieB are reduced. The medium OF exchange,
except in rudo communities which barter instead
Of buy, is money. Since this thing enters
into every bargain and measures the value Of
everything offered tor SALE it is OF tho greatest
Importance that its own value should bo Axcd.
Nobody would buy cloth by the yard ii tho yard
atlck we're thirty inches long to-day aud forty to-
morrow. Nobody would buy land by tho foot II
the surveyors chain contracted and longthoned
from timo to time. 1t is tho first requisite Of
standard that 1t shall atand not tottor and fall.
Gold and silver satisfy this noed. Thoir value
has known hut two fluctuations Of my impor-
tanco. Those were whou the South American
and Mexican mines first fell into European hands,
md when thoso OF California md Australia woro
| discovered. Tho labor and expense involved in
transferring tho precious metala from tho orc to
| tho coin is so graat that tho frosh supply of
oaoh year cannot easily be mada to greatly OK
coed the aycrage. a Aahrinkago OF values by glut
OF tho market ia not, therefore, to be foared.
Thus gold and aIlvor fulau tue first requisite OF
money! fixed standard admirably.
Money should be Of much intrlnsic yaluo.
Tho precious metals satisfy this noed. paper
dollar is valuable, not for what ills (g1oon paper
and blaok lux cost but lttlo). but for what it
representa. II Its representation ia believed to
be false, 1t deproolatos as matter Of course.
It Ia check on the bank or tho country that
'Hsuea It, Its value depends. then, On the ability
aud Willingness OF bsnk Or country to redeem It.
This ability and this willingness may change
from day to day, That which depends upon
them, to nIs' the note'a value, wln t1sn change
, 1874-04-28

The trial OF Mias Eliza Goodwin, who was re-
comfy brought before the courts in Louisville
upon writ de 'unatico inquirendo, and dis
charged, developed train Of circumstances
which not only outdo the creationB Of the novel;
ist and romancer, but can only find their
parallel In the gloomy and grim NemeH.s Of
dsecian mythology. Hiss Eliza Goodwin Is
member OF respectable family, well-educated
and cultivated lady. who, when q mere
schoolgirl, twenty-four years ago, made tho
acquaintance OF Maj. John Throokmor-
ton, an accomplished and fascinating man
OF tho world, then twenty years hor
senior. His influence upon her amounted to m
infatuation which she could not control. She
was confding aud inexperienced, like moat
schoolgirls Of idoalistio tendeucios and she
very aoon ougagod herself in marriage to
him. When ho had secured thia advantage, ho
ruined aud then abandoned ler, but tho shadow
Of tho darkness into which she fell onyalopcd
him also, aud 1t Las mover loft him or her, aud
mover will, although he is growing gray with
years and passing tho years Of passion, aud ahe
is faded, weary woman, out OF whose lifo hopo
has disappeared, and for whom remains only
the passive obedience to fate When sllo
found herself abandoned she did not
throw herself into tho siums. She did not break
under tho calamity which wrecks 60 many lives.
She did not hurry horeeIf out OF tho world. Tho
disaster revealed hor to Aoraelt and all the aim-
less aud restless clements OF hor lfo crystallzod
Into ono settled purpose, which, for oyor twenty
years, has absorbed every other purpose, hope,
thought, md energy Of hor being. sho calmly
and firmly came to her roaolye after long nedi.
tation. She could not marry any other man, tor
that would be IN irroparabls Injury. She had no
desise to injase her batrayor, m she stated
during ths tstkl. "Bhe lott hls heslth and his
, 1874-04-28
FINANCIAL HI18MANAGEMENT.

Tho Now York Herald calls attention to tho
financial management Of tho affairB of tho United
states and that Of Great Britain. Tho British
Government, for the year 1915, estimated its
expenditures ut s75,ooo,ooo. or s3o3, 3,ooo, 900.
The English Government, however, include in
this surplus revenue to apply on tho public
debt. The actual expenditure will be about
s73' 100000. Taking, however, tho whole Of tho
estimate, aud comparing it with TINT of tho soc-
retary Of tile Treasury, wo find that tho Ameri-
can Secretary asked for s919000oo 600 to mcot e1-
pondturos. or only a44.0000 600 less than that Of
dreat Britain. There haa beon Bono Idle
talk in Congress about reducing oxpond-
itrres, but tho appropriations including
future deficiency bills will probably equal
tho 8ecretary's eatimate. Tho British charge
for interest on the public debt ts 9129 600, 600;
That Of the United States, e9s, 100000. Deduct.
Ing these aums from tho annual expenditure for
1915, no have tho Unitod 8tatos o1pending for
ordinary affairs s221 900, GOO, and 9roat Britain
e234. 900, 900. Leaving out tho interest On the
national debt, Groat Britain oxponds but s13,-
600, 900 year moro than tho United States. She
has an army about four times as great o. that Of
the United States, and navy which is the finest
tn tho world, while we havo but skeleton CO.
tablishment. She maintains governments In tie
various quarters Of the globo; supports an lm-
menae and costly royal establishments, and has
civil pension list which is unknown to our ays-
tenn. The taxation OF England is simple. She
produces one-third Of her revenue from q
tariff on a few articles, another third from
the tux on domestic spirits, aud the balanco
from stamps and othor diroot taxes We have
an immense and very costly revenue system, md
extraordinary rates Of taxation, and produce less
rovenue. Tho marked difference between tho
two aystem6 ia that taxation In Great Britain Is
to produce revenue, while taxation In the United
States is to provont rovonua and restrict produc-
tion. But the reader will readily understand
tint there must DO some radical defect or mis-
management somewhere when tho ordinary
annual expenditures OF the Government Of tho
United States, without m army or nayy equals
that Of tho Government of Great Britain.
, 1874-04-28

The bloated capitalists who persuaded tho
President to veto the Senate Currency bill arc
not to have things entirely their own way, If tho
inastionists in Congress- can help 1t. Il is pro-
posed BY that aide OF the House to reyiye the
tax On incomes over $4,000. While effective
to advocate this measure az tho most productive
and least objectionable way to increase the rove
nues of the Government, the infationista really
support 1t because the tax will be burden upon
rich men alone There ig no consideration Of
public policy Or common Justice involved in tue
matter
, 1874-04-28

rlMPLEs, ERupT1ONs, ROUGH SKIN.
Tho systetn boing put under tho Influence Of Dr.
Pcrcos Golden Medical Discovery for lon wcpka, tht
An beconos ,mo9th eleas .ot snd yoySty nd Seias
truo besuy stands forth IN a IL glory NothnE exe
svor esTo suo satiatneton for TIL purpose Al th1 s
covoy. 1he eocss Q! all medicines which operate upoE
y slow matter how food ;he remedy employ
blotchos eruptions Jcev apots oonedones OF "grnos
whers tne syse il roten ith sorouious or vlr,Ient
blood poisoa ali those however,
thu plmplc tho w1rat sorofulA ts With tho
Of ths potsnt agous, only mattoE Of o Sold BY
all druggists.
CLAvEnAuE, Columbia Co., N. z.
Dr. r. V. PIERCE Buffalo. N. y:
bear Sr ID ycars Of age, and hhvo been afflicted
with Salt Rhsun IN tho worat form Tor great many
aese5i6sd ~ q:sstl fbeSsdt sSar qo]doa Msdi:
entirely cured. from shoulders to MY banda was
entirely covczod with cruntions also face and b3dy
kewiso Inflicted with rheumatism, that wa1kod
with great difficulty and limits entirely cured. May God
With untold gratitude. Mrs. 4. w. WILLIAMS.
, 1874-04-28

Both Houses Of Congress gnve nearly all Of
yesterday to tho hearing Of eulogies on the late
Charles Sumner. Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi
made tho speech Of tho day. Ho reviewed tho
career Of the dead Senator IN the highest terms
OF praise, and closed with m earnest appeal for
the drawing together in brotherly love of the
North and the South. Such IN address from
unexpected; 1t is among the fow gracious ref
erenccs to the old order Of things that have
come from former supporters Of tho Con{ederaoy
, 1874-04-28

The Chicago produce markets wore generally
allow yesterday, with few important changeH IN
pricas. Mess pork was dull, and 2>]1@5o per brl
lower closing at 91o.25 cash, and s1e.4b@
18.4716 seller June. Lardwas moderately active
aud shade easior, closing at S9.6715@0.70
per 100 lbs oash, and 8o.a2115@8.8 soller Juno.
Meats wore quiet and unchanged at 6T@ec
forahoudera, $3.50 for short ribs $4,000 for short
clear, aud 1o@11o for awoot- -piohedhams. High
wines were quiet and strong, at o5o per gallon.
Lake treghts were quiet and atoady at 4]1dc for
wheat to Buffalo. Flour was dull and un-
changed. Wheat mas quiet and w lower. cloalng
n ual.2a}SQ1.24}5 esah, and e1.2tK ssllez Msy,
, 1874-04-28

Tho int]ationiats hayo determined not to issue
their address for the present. They will attempt
to take vote on tho passage Of tho sennte Cur
rency bill without debate. and will thon appeal
to tho country or not as may seom expedient.
It Is possible that the turbulent spi1ta may
agree to wait for tho decision Of the country
until next fall. whom tho Lower House Of the
noxt Congress will be choson. Tho1e will bo
aonae plain talk about that time.
, 1874-04-28
THE CONTEMPLATED CONTINENTAL RAIL.
ROAD.
MusoAT1NH, Ia., April 20, 1874.

MusoAT1AE In., April %, 1874.
70 the Editor ~ Tbs Chscqqo Tribune:
B1n: Thero was moeting held last night ut
the Mayors office, to tako into consideration the
propriety Of memoriallzing Our delegation in
Congress to use thor influence iu promoting tho
building OF the contemplated Continental Rail
road as the beat and most available 1neaua Of
relieving the agricultural interests from
the oppression OF the present ralroaa
monopoly. The meeting was presided
over by ex-Mayor Amouto, and there
good deal Of interest manifested on tho
subject. As MuBcatino IL the riyer-tolmlnus OF
the Muscatine Western Railroad 1inot aud as that
road possesses 80 many evident advantages, both
In easy grades and directness OF course, by
means Of which the distance across tho State can
bo materially lesaened, and part OF tho roal bo.
ing already built, and the right OF way secured,
it must be apparent to the most caaual observer
tint 1t la tho most available route for such
project. Consequently, tho citizens Of thia
place are deeply interested in 1t, aud tho tarmors
throughout the State arc equally Interested
But, In our eagerlloss after 30 evident an ad-
vantage, We should not lose sight Of principle
Several of the speeches wcro very much
opposed to Congress granting aubsidies
IN genosal; yet III this particular oaso, they
could set those acruples aside. Aud here, lot
mo observe, is good opportunity for estn5ls!,.
Ing new theory In respect to railroad -clartoru
should be thrown open for general use, on tha
same principle as the turnpiko.road, No ons
company should monopolize tho running OF Il:
but any company or individual should 1.-Two thss
use OF It, by paying fair toll, and submitting
company owning the road. IL tloro no ,noan<
OF sscartaining the actual cost Of running
frotght-train per mile, in this country? [ saw
statement on the subject with regard to English
failroada. where it WIS put down Us low Al I1lx
cents. 10 understand tho true cost Of fxe,cGta. ,cGa
age, 1t 10 absolutely nooesBary to have ti,o Enn,
ming expenses reported. don't thiuk thora !,
topic Of information that would DO mora
sscoeptable to your readers thnn some general
we'll situated to obtain i'll such facts add dssom. ~
mate them broadcast over the laud, YOU wo,,la
CONFER AZ immense Of good to your readers h1
~ oo4nS' sAAuEL L1NNErr,
, 1874-04-28
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

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pa1lr, delivered, 6unlAy includoh 70 cents per wook
Addrcss THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Cornsr Madam and Dearborn. at4., uhloaEo, Ill.
, 1874-04-28

and 91.28 for Minnesota. Corn was moderately
aotive, mud 10 higher, closing at o41Go cash, mud
,06o so'lor May. Oats wero stoady, closing ut 400
caHh, and 4oA@409ao sollor May. Rye was
weak. closing at 91o. Barley WAS dull md un-
changed at s1.55@158 for No. D. and 81.35@
1.8o for No. Q. Hogs wore fairly aotivo, aud 10
@15o lower for poor to fair gradoa. Baloa at
s4.60@6.85. Cattle moderately aotlvo nnd
steady. 6hoop quiet aud unchanged.
, 1874-04-28

There is some truth 1t cannot be doubted In
Malthus theory Of population still, 1t s safe to
say that neither Malthus nor any other writer
or statistician has yet formulated tho law Of tho
increase Of the human family with any great
degree Of exaotness. Much as has been done
In thiH branch Of social science, much
remainB*o bo done. Malthus contendod that
outrun the means Of Subsistence; and,
implieuly, that every increaso in the wealth Of
nation ia followed BY more than proportiouate
increase in the population. It has been urged,
even by him and his disciples, TINT there is but
lttlo present hope of improving the condition Of
tho great mnss Of mankind, for tho reason that
they will insist on "peopling up" to, and even
beyond the actual supply OF food. This Is true.
too. under certain conditions. Unqualified NAL
thuaiantsmfs, however, fast 1osing ground among
students Of the facts Of population. It is be-
coming daily more apparent TINT population is
not q question simply Of food and animal instinct.
It Is problem with q great many Of what
mathomat!cans Gull unknown aud yariablo quap-
titles in 1t, and ia affected largely by peoples
education, by tho ideaa current among them, by
their standard OF comfort, by climate BY
their atage OF morality, ero., etc. So fur is it
from true that an increase iu national wealth
implios an increase in population, that 1t would
Seem the former may increase while tho lattor
diminishes. It will not be questioned, we think,
that the wealth OF Franco las boon continually
increasing. Statistics show, on the other hand,
that its population has beon Decreasing. Lcav-
Ing Alsaco and Lorraine entirely out Of the quea-
tion, France has lost during tho past five yoars,
iu round numborH, s07, 900 Of her population;
and not by emigration, for the Tronoh arc
proyerbially atay-at-home bolieH. Wore 1t not
for an accession OF some 60, GOO Inhabitants Of
the two provinces taken by Germany, tho 1osa
would be 427,0o0. Tho following figures show
the population Of France at various spoohs from
1891:
, 1874-04-28

The temperance crusade has roachod England,
making first appearance at Manchester. It is
not likely that tho movement will accomplish
much. Drinking OF beer and strong liquors is
10 universal practice In that country that 1t
would be aa easy to transform tho nation INTO
vegetarinnB as to make 1t temperate In tho uso
Of atimulants.
, 1874-04-28

Dull. indeed. would Now York DO but for that
bright particular, II temporarily oloudod, star,
William IL. Tweed. He supplies perpetual cur
rent OF news for tho Now York press. It was
onco foudly hoped thss hfs auit OF many stripes
would DO tho last IN which ho would be involved.
Whls hs smokes his segAllas Ii thu psinusly
, 1874-04-28
Deduoting, as we nuat, tho population Of Nj

Deduoting. as VIC m,lHt, the population Of Nice
and Savoy, wo hayo tho population for,
1861 so, ,804. 600
4ooo ,RO
At the ratio at which iss population was In
oreaslng from 1821-1s01 the population Of
franco would have doubled In 148 years at
that from 1sol~lsa7, IN 1888 yoara. and at tho
rate Of 1869, In $50 yeara suoh Ia tho law Of
the deoreaao Of population in Trance,-a Law
observable u prssont In no othsr country u tue
, 1874-04-28
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

pernaunca.ion THU ruosday oySning, In their ball No.
nsoo t9E TGfk r. S, On H. & 1 T..
q, II. CRANE, 8eoF,
, 1874-04-28

ACADEMY or MuS1C-1i -1ialotod .reeh between Mad.
lion and Monroe, Engagement Of Frank ChanfIau.
"Kis, or ths Arkansas rravctar." Afosaoon and
AYauirH.
, 1874-04-28

ADELpI11 THEATRE-Cornor Of Wabash a.enus
ana ConGsoes street. Variety entertainment. Ajax.
UAyis. Karl Lind, LoKren!A, etc.
, 1874-04-28

so-;sa Tho :. Rock County Circuit Court. for til,
aeaosd 5.asss ssssa H. W y copSs, gIsssds com