, 1874-04-13
ST. LOUIS.
Bankruptcy Of tho City Government.
The War Of Democratic Factions in
Missouri.
Figuring-Up Population from n
Directory.


Correspondents Of Ihe Chicago 1'rtbnnt.
ST.. LOUIE April Q, 1874.
"Dtcascd by nothing, saith tho old proverb.
It is no mean advantage to tho taxpayers Of st.
Louis just now TINT their
CITY GOVERNMENT 1s BANKRUPT;
It cannot pay lts dobts, cannot raiso money. and
laa nothing loft to be stolen, Tho stroots nro III
n frio1,lful condition rut tho nropositfop to
1ssno IN nonds 1or 'he sopan " I'M s
was voted down by majority OF noatls o''oo ~
q total voto OF loss than 18, 900. partly booauBo
cortain streets to bo repayed wero named in tho
act submitted, but mainly bocause tho people
ala MOI care 70 pns nul0 "t.un ~. s3';
OF tho present City to7ornmeht' clty e.n', !,
plastors, commonly known nB - Browubacks,'
have 1oated readily enough since tho pantc.
II part bocauso i was presumed that tue Loglsz-
for tho removal OF ita floating debt, bnt that
meaw1ro wna also defeated. Until tho prosent
Democratic Administration can bo cleaned out.
and tho Council efrectually purged, at tho oloc-
oue one Of nasty streets arrcstoi improvements, and
q adly-dor,oralizod City Government. But tho
Germane, whose solid vote turned tho ecale on
Tuesday, prefer to "grn and bear" all manner
Of ills for ut loast year longer, until thoy ca,l
SECURE Ctv Administration moro worthy Of
confit]eucc,
Altar n sneefon nj three months.
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
for once elected public applause by It's
adlournment. The unan,moas verdict , t.,
;ncompetent n, body. That il spent thrco mouths
+, 1a7a amd tIrea mont1,s moro in 1S74, in doinr
alnost nothnr. it's record shows, But in truth,
this Vas duo not 30 much to tic want Of com
ya,as. anoJ bna.;1itS ,rnici, oYatcd 1,otweon
dMarnnt o a'amortu ' AMI tn thn clnnse in the
Ganat;t,,+;on ,rh;c,, onah1aa minority ia dpfont
y h;i, ',ntosa tha noior;tv can mustor. on the
veaa % md nnva moro thnn a]f Of Mi tLo 1nombors
Ss occtod ~ III, an,so cousiats Of Isl members.
oS ~ ,.an ~ .ra tInroforc rcnn;red to nass
i @ ~ M ~ aaat On nomIora ara ninost awoys
ahaa,t az ~ ii'at n;nnr;tv of liz on1onenIs csu
fiafoat n1no4t anv moaa,,ro. Tho DIVISIONS in
th;s hoily haye heo1l gouorally independent Of
t,ra3 t,sa 'Af foctions of Dnmocrats each
str;v;no snGvi, '"G for 't'' tho supromaey ii tho
,,"r,v nrsas ona foct;nm Mainly n eynpathy
III, t,o gtota aIn,;n;stratn,, hos mndo dos-
nerato efforts totcanturo the drangors by tepass-
~ .';1'n at tbo contro1 ~ t,c nartr.
ai. ta',a1, H. o;tioa mi townn oa IA.
,ae y,1t;tse - Ia iocai hilla sono wtl, iohs
~ t,,o,., n,,J nthora co1nn,otc1 onv 10 entrancl,
III saS' '1;,,,a1s a1H " rnt;c,i Io no,cor In ta
cultam a 1att"n fact;n a. hoa %o aivonta"a
Mnt1nro ;io 't1 3a ~, 1,,rnosoa ruS o a,6a'
oo1'aa o ,rho n;mcd % In '
6o5uGo WIZ "AtttAA W
cArIunh s TIE snas,st' aunSosns s ,ror.,noa
could nos prop1ss hns '1,. tn;r o1';o9
"a.not ~ a'o ~ ~ ,nauns,o ~ na
n,s,sa s. i a1 t1a I'm ,.;c3, ti,ov nronouod
rovenuo w, na .ne ~ fr H., .nGH G,p,ns 1n
mAs coRieo 19ay 1ai6us t'oa - H. ta1,t;nn,
osPee'niM Ha'" aat'"arot t;ona and atooi.
" iaaato"4p, tnrost statco vhn ied
H. ,ra,;no, - ~ a9ra"t ~ son,n ~ thoaa
wa.cueu ~ j., 4,na IL .so, not hovo socn,"1
provisions ~ 80 1'n;,;t;ns hotuaor f"r,nnrs
very wlso To- ss W rro;n, T.;
nu @ ~ s,e w s;irs2s ~ fnnca thora
ana a,,;. oe1,oo"I1 ~ 10 n bsuo =,
s9Ves 10 VIII inMs1ss t.or In Wy ,a,
ssoura FIJI si' i' amd ~.
oos !n totS, NIL "ns H.. u"o ~ fa,saa
a1o 1usk pecoAne Ael lua.4.ou' ~, ~ .t: A
gogue hungry lor counsryyGtea tnin oessahcelyo
wrangle between 1ar,h anh lacaoss' ,:..
lalid and Gapital, looheo ai. snas; n4tn ranaa NJ
cient flstol ne pInlnisca n''iso'i fnu paonss
snail accrue. 10 "ngne tno 1a1-uoa6eIe @ y.
the cities was was !' n,s sn1ts dnaao suua ,vas ,on
state ol,lce, hau tnG III, uuasu ogs, "4S ~ sa tsa
soccossial 'nns t4e o'1t p"esou ,r'a .nH ouno tao
y argo ,it;oas ns ,a .,,nr,eo
business faon " ~ tno e.ao1 a 4 amu .n,aa n
ing or commerc' toTns iu atousou, mnno 'srn ~
many Qoatte1ss H., Inc rangsra a sne1asoae1 pEoo
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