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, 1874-01-09

The cant OF Rcpublicanism ia stlll indulged IN
bv the Spanish authorities. The Minister Of the
Interior yesterday add.cased circular to Ills
subordinates in tic provinces, and averred that
tle principal object Of the Government waB to
sllow that the Republic aud order wero compat-
ible. How much Republican lonvon CASTELAR,
thinks tlaero Ia left in the lump Is shown by his
refusal to join F1guoraa, salmoron, md Fl =
Margall in roosGauizing the nepublicaua.
, 1874-01-09

4 county organization has just been effected
By tho farmers Of Pike County, in this stato.
Tho resolutions which wero adopted contained,
n addition to real1rtnntion Of tho most Of the
e!atforn OF the Decatur Convention, an urgent
recommendation for the improvement Of the
NiasiEsipri River aud the Illinois River, aud tho
illinois & Michigan Canal. The last should
DO SO improved that vessola Of 500 or COO tons
might pasa freely botween tho lalos and the
Mississippi River. The fa,mors Of DeKalb
County yesterday held their first annual meeting.
, 1874-01-09

ur. Gage was formally indicted IN the Grim
inal Court yesterday, by tho Grand Jury, for per-
jury and failure to turn over the public money.
The perjury charged against him consists in bis
having mistakenly sworn. Dec. G, that there WAS
balance Of 9l.l18, ,11o.49 in tho City Trcaaury.
The amount which he is indicted for failing to
turn over ia s507 709.5s, but S147 900 is In three
banks which have suspended. aIr. Gago's bail
s'as fixed at $4,000 on the indictment for por-
Jury and 910o,o for the other. In fixing the
latter BAIL the Court explained that it was not
made larger, as it seemed to be admitted on all
hnnls TINT the bonds md property mads over By
htr. Gage would fully indemnity tho city for al
L hnd lnst
, 1874-01-09
MORE RICHNESS.

Tho disbursement Of tho Contingent Fund Of
tho Department. OF Justice Boems to be AL !nox~
hauetiblo mine Of richnoBs. The moro it Is
worked, the, moro rapidly shining nuggets como
to tho surface. Tho Attorney deuoral's landau
let, itB cost, Its construction, and its brillanoy
arc well known to tho public, but 1t does not
compare With tho results Of Inter Developments
It now appears tint tho preaidont'a Chiof-Jus-
tice has been meeting hia private obligations
wltlathc public moneys. Examination has shown
that tho Attorney Genoral lad three notes. ng-
gregating S1,500, which fell duo at d timo when
money was yoiy scarce. Boing unablo TO raiBo
tue amount, ho took up tho notos by giving Lis
accoptauccs, with tho understanding TINT tho
Chief Clerk Of tho Department Of Justice, Mr.
Fails, would cash the samo when presented to
him. which ho did. alr. Tails mado tho do.
fcit good by holding back two months Of tho
Attorney-denefaFs Ralary, but tho act
was mono the less violation Of tho
Inv which provides that uny officer who shall
| convert to hia own use, in auy way whatever, or
| shall use by way Of Investment In any kind Of
I property or merchandise or shall loau, with or
without interest, or shall deposit in any bank, or
shAll exchange for other funt1s except IA allowed
by this net, any portion Of tho public moneya
iatrusted to him for aafo keeping, disbursement,
tranafor, or any othor purpose, overy such act
shall bc deemed and adjudgod TO be III embezzlo-
ment Of 80 much Of said moneys aa shall bo thua
taken, converted, invested, loaned, deposited, OF
exchanged, which ia heraby doclared to ho q
felony" This mahos out very clear case
againat tho Attorney General aud htf
Chief Clerk. It also Furthermore appears
that George Wilkinson. the Attorney
Generals conchman, got $40 out Of tht
Contingent Fund for driving Ills carriage; Pat
rick Sullivan got $50 for taking caro- Of til,
horses. and Francis Lamb got $40 for a gold pier
fratue mirror a1,d table. To establish these fact
tho bills aro in evidence. Whist ia coming mex
] it is impossible to say. It is comforting tim
there cannot be anything much worse, unless /
be his confirmation, aud, it tho President per.
aists in it, 1t will probably DO because the ontrt
Bar OF the country, tho entire pross Of tht
country, aud tho ontire people OF tho country
have set their faces against it li1so flint, be.
Cause ho Ia only third or fourth ratc lawyer
untitled for tho responsible aad digniaea du
ties Of Chief Justice. which is, in fact, q mucl
moro serious consideration thnn tho landauls
| Or pier~rnirror.
, 1874-01-09

During tho year. the Now York Central md Now
York & Erie havo had aovoro struggle to
moot their current obligations. Tie PennBylra-
nia Road obtained from tho Legislature last April
authority to increase it's debt and capital stock
by $50. 900, 600, and in October pnid It's dividend
in scrip. Tho Baltimore 4 Ohio Rai1road In that
same period paid out Of its own curront and ac-
cumulatod earnings cnBh dividend Of 10 per
cont; expended $40, 900 cash in now rolling
stock, Bridges stool tracks, and now roads ro-
ducod its iudcbLotlncss and added 81, 900 to
it's surplus fund. Discardng fractions, it's gross
earnings in tic year wero s15, 600 900 expenses.
8l0.000,000 not earnings, 95,500,000. or tho
year boforo, tho not earnings woro 95,000,00o.
Despite tic extraordinary expenditures, the Com
pany added 1882 600 to ita surplus fund.- which,
on tho LIST Of October, 1873, amounted to $780,
o3l,4ol Tho Company enjoys credit, at homo
and abroad, superior to that of my other rall-
road company In the United Statcs It does
business on the cash principle. It buys aud
builds with Its own money. It has now undor
construction road through Ohio and Indiana to
Chicago, which was progressing during the whole
season of the panic, ana will bo completed hero
during 1874. Now compare this condition Of
business with TINT Of tho other roads:
The New York Central Company has to pay
out Of ita net earnings interest and dividends on
s106, DOT, 900; tho Now York l. Eric on s118,-
100000; tho Pennsylvania On sl1G,ooo,o 600;
and tho Baltimore j. Ohio on 22G,000,000. III
addition, tho lattor Company has au invested
surplus Of $40 900 900, aud the others havo mono.
Despite tho obstacles placed in its way by it's
riyals. 1t forms now ono Of tho four great trunk
linoB from tho West to the Atantic. It is already
able, even with ciscuitous fonte,' to carry pas
sengora aud freight from Chicagoto tho scaboard
at profit for legB money than any OF itB rivals.
It can doliror flour, grain, aud provisions on
board the Liverpool steamer at Baltimore at
rates that neither OF Its competitors,
nor any other railroad built and oper-
atod on the watcred-stock basis, can attempt.
It tho New York Central New York & Eric, aud
Pennsylvania Roads cannot afford to ta1io pas
sengor from Chicago to Now York or Phtladcl-
pla for loss than 800, OF flour at loss than $125
por barrel.-and these rates arc actually nccesua-
to make q proGt.--it follows that the Baltimore
l. Ohio Road, having to pay dividends On tat
one-fourth tho amount Of debt and capital, can
perform the same transportation ut much less.
Estimating tho operating expenses Oh all the
roads to be the same, aud equa1inR two-thirls
Of the grosa recaipte, cach Of the three roada
has to pay interest and dividends Oh four
times tic amount OF capital aud dobt that the
other road has to satisfy. Consequently, what is
but living profit to thom ia large profit to tho
road doing business on cash basis that It can
always carry for less ratos, aud compel them to
rim at loss, If competing for the same trade.
Watered-atock is fraud, and The Baltimore l.
Ohio Road is the detective officer destined to e1-
nnaa il
, 1874-01-09

The nauca Of e. G.. Hogan, Director Of tho
Memphis Poor-uouae, aud Henry a. Gradby,
ais assistant, slould be preserved In tic pagoD
II somo American Dickens. Thuse two worthless
sre shown by the Grand Jury which las boen
looking into Tho Memphis Poor-HouAo, to Layo
praeticed orueltioh which make the story Of
oiyor Twist seem comedy. Black and white,
Haue aud crazy, healthy mud diseased paupors
Gro all hor1ed together worse thau boasts OF tho
field. Their food IL scanty and unwholcsoms,
tho distinctions Of Be1 are overlooked with ro-
voting consequences, and mon aud women, sick
aud well, are kicked, cu1fod, and boatau In the
most iahuman ssylo by their keepers. This poor
hou4o Ia certainly, as tue Grind Jury aay, did,
grace not only to Momphia but to the whole coun-
, 1874-01-09

Postmaster General Creswell's fertility in de-
gising schemes for gotting the telegraph and
savings bank business Of tho country into his
o~n hauds is accompanied by fortunate ina
bility to induce other pooplc to bclievo In them.
Flo was before tho Banking and Currency Com
mitteo yesterday, expoundipg the advantages Of
tho Postal Savings Bank proiecs. The Commit
tee showed thcr appreciation Of the schama by
voting by large majority not to recommend 1t
10 Caucreaa.
, 1874-01-09

benont. II tho Forrest Aayium induces good
ly pnrt Of tho present raco Of actors to 1.-Two In
idlencaa. how deeply indebted will 'so tho people
WHO HOW havo to bear with their muttorings and
rawlings. When their savings arc exhausted, thoy
can caHily gan admission to tho retreat, for onoh
ono can proluco af1idavita by tho acore to provo
luis own total disability for tho profession.
, 1874-01-09

Tho Department Of tue Interior, Of Which
HarIsn vas and Delano ia, Secretary, haa nasur-
sllv fallen under suspicion. Tic Comr1ltteo on
its expenditure have determined, 1t is said, to
make IN investigations and expect to mako 11t1-
pleasant disclosures.
, 1874-01-09

Senator Pratt'e amendment to tho saiary-Brab
bill, providing for reduction Of the pay Of
Congressman to $4,000 year, and the rotm'
bursomont, by members Of Tho present Con-
gross, Of tho uxcess over that ratio which they
hnye received since last March, was defeated
yesterday In tho seuase by vote OF 40 to 14.
, 1874-01-09
JOHN NIPPLE.

The people Of Oregon aro circulating peti-
ton about Mr. John Ripple, who now writes
Mitchell, United States Senator, after his name.
There aro three ugly charges in the petition.
The frst'is that Hippls. while teaching school in
Butler County, Pennsylvania, scduced one Of his
scholars, whom ho was Obliged to marry. Tho
second is. that he afterwards seduced school
teacher, aud ran away to California with her aud
new narne and $4,000 of stolen money. Tho
third is, that he Afterwards abandoned this
second victim and mnsriod his third in 1862, so
that he lived in bigany from then till 1869,
wien his tlrat wife got q DIVORCE.
1tappears, thcu, that a1r. Nipple ia charged
with ~ seduction, (2) thoft, % adultery, ~
bigamy. The petition Gays: "All the witnesses
still living, and will substantiate the facts 40
far as each arc {sic) concerned, when re-
quired." Moreover, the Portland 0regonia,,
tho loading Republican paper in Oregon, pub
lishoH tho charges in full, and promises to prove
them in full, il sued for libel. Moreover, again,
these charges were made against Hipple months
ago aud have not bean denied, to our knowledge.
by him. Ho has merely asked for suapension
Of Judgment.
II these are tho facts, what Ia tho remedy +?
The petitioners aek the Senate ITO present these
Facts to said Hipplo, alias Mitchell" I'm which
transaction 1t will certainly be much more
blessed to give than to receivo)7 to Investigate
thom, il lo deniea tLom; aud, it they are found
true. to expel him from tho Senate aud remove
tho "foul STAIN from tho Slate OF Oregon.
The Senate cannot do this. 1t can only insesti-
gate Hipplo's qualifications as> to ago. Citizen
ship, election, ctc., required by tho Constitution
And this instrument nowhere aayH that bigamy
Or bribery, Or any other crime, shall
.naao the vote Of laajority Of tho
State Legislature void. II the' Sonata could se-
1ect or oxpel mcmbors on aeco mt Of their moral
qualifications, tho privilege nj Eglt be shamefully
abused, In times Of party pa ,sion, d two-thirds
majority would very proba' 'Iy expel half the
minority OH the most friyt louB protexts. i
man sent to tho sonato by q 6tate has the right
to hold hia scat for his full ter n. II ho chooses to
rosign, It is lis own coucorn. The whole world
cannot oust him, unless ho turns traitor, Of
commits some other crimo while iu Office. II he
is fool or a rogue, 1t is lesson to the people
to ohooBo tho noxt Senator with moro caro-.
, 1874-01-09

Senator Sumner, curly in the session. intro
ducod resolution in favor Of ailolishng nearly
a'l internal Revenue olllues, ind collecting that
part Of thu national tnxes by ut amps. On last
!londay tlis proposition was IL ,gativod. Tie
only debate reported upon 1t consisted in 3
atRtomout that taxeA did not COLI 'ot themselves.
It happens, howover, that STAN! p-dutioa come
noaror collecting themselves tha n almost any
others 10. BY oaloulation mad 4 fow years
ago, the cost OF collecting English taxes III a.
fotlowa Customs, 109s per cunt salt duty. 6% /;
oxclae, ~; stamps, 8}s; land-taxt. q tribe below
Q per cent. The land.tAx fails only Oh tho
wealthler olasHes, and III psys bic tp large
amounts. q'Acae facts combine To rondor the
coat at getting It small, Tile acsEea certainly
auatstn 11r. Sumner. It. may be that hia sas.
o1utlan r.nt tos ~ ia sbpl!aAIng 10 many
, 1874-01-09

There was debate In tho State Senate yester-
day % to whether tho schedules Of reasonable
xatcA prepared by tho Raiiroad and Warehouse
Commission had sufficient Legal sanction as
thoy stood, or needed to bo enacted into law by
tho Legislature. Tho question WAS finally sah-
mi,tcd to the judiciary Committee for its opin-
, 1874-01-09

MYERS orruA.HOUsE Mpnroo street, between
Desfhori, and State, Arlington, Coton+ and Knmbie.a
Miassu,s " Simple Simon" Alnaselss aad oon'toa4s-
tex.
, 1874-01-09

GLOBE TtIsATnE-Desp'aao street. totTeon l1sl MSd
laou and Washington. EnRhWomept ol Mns AhsS
Harrison. ''1tn hoy potocuFo."
, 1874-01-09

The Pittsburgh Commercial. commenting on
our recent exhibit Of the commerce and man'l-
factures Of Chicago, discovers that 80 per Gel 1t
more Of our city population arc supported hy
manufactures than By commerce. Then it adds
luminous suggestion Of it's own, to wit:
Now suppose tho politico-economic theories Of TIL:
TRIBUNE had been realized dozen years age, and had
contnupi In practical operation since. what would
hsye been tho rosult? Simply t}at aeven-tcntha Of
tho teemng manufactures ln whose prosperity mud
advancement 1t Resms to take 10 honorable pride
would have Ind existence. And yet that paper
omits opportunity Of ecryng the very policy which
has excrted marked ipileuco In building up the
material interests Of the young metropolis Of the
Northwest, Il II Singular
It ia possible that there arc some mauutactur-
ers in Chicago who are protected by the tariff
moro than they arc taxed by it; but, aside from
the two roliug-mills, that havo been shut up for
some timo back, wo do not know what they arc.
Protection ia matter Of cheating and aneaso.
If manufacturer or producer of any given
article eau get tho tariff so Famed to give him
! an extra price for what he has to sell, without
| at tho same time taxing him an equal amount on
what be has to buy, he s protected" But tbero
Nino-tenths OF thom aro loaded with taxes Oh
the raw motorinls Of their products. which moro
than Offset any advantage they may be supposed
to gain by the tariff. We hayc before LII q
pamphlet issued by the Recommendations Of
New England, complaining OF tho oppressive
duties on steel, aud showing how largely their
| branch OF industry might be extontaed and In.
creased II these duties were ropealod. Plow-
manufacturers pay 50 Per cont on their steel,
| aud tho farmers pay it back to them i'll the in
creased; price Of plows. 10 say that plow-nlaa-
| utacturing or tool-making depends upon pro-
teotiye tariff, is like saying that the prosperity
! OF the country depends on its ban krupts.
t[..ee.s-e--
Sclenek, as Ambassador, unft ,rtuuately still
lives. 80 does his example,. 1t ia aaid tlst ono
! of Cur Consuls In tho Holy Liant. ekea out his
scanty salary by solling to dealors iu goods made
from tha wood Of tho trees In various saored
places certificates of tho ger,,iua, leBs OF thoir
wares. II our diplomats alla nub-diplomats
mean to 10 thia sort OF thing, thoy ought to be
trunk about 1t. sclouck should ha,g out u
Sign Of "Miniater p!enipotoutiagy aud Ambaa-
sa<lor Extraordinary OF tho Unitel States Of
America, and Jobbor iu Mining Sto ,ks;' while
tAs Palestine sinner might iucroaso his chances
Of turning oil honest penuy by boldly aunounc-
| ing himself as "Col,sul Of tho United statea Of
America and Sole Agent for tho Ceda:s Of Leb-
| anon"
, 1874-01-09

lisl,es somo unpleasant truths about adnltora-
tioh III order to provo to tic public that thoro
is death IN tho toa-pot and aafoty only III tho
bnnr.tn1tr
, 1874-01-09

ACADEMY OF MUslU--llaistod street, bctween Mad
fanr nui Monroe Engagement Of +. a: snthsrn
':IuudruaTy Married and sets'cd," aud "Dastd uar*
, 1874-01-09
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

Mv1CKEns TllEATRE-stadlton street. he!Hssr ;s...
- la M0stc Cisll9."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-21

when toe unfortunate occupant has
paid that rent, he has very little lefl
for himself Oh. We dweliers 10 The
country, keep out of Gotham. II yeh
have q good square living aad a fair
business, stick to it, for It is a THU
sand tines bettrr. than anything yon
viii get here There 5 a great Deal
Of glitter and show. but it Is ali
plated. Stick 10 your own places and
be happy
l'IEFRo.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-21
Hons. ). blair.

In the nomination of Hon S. 5
Blair, the Republicans Of this Con
gressional district present q candi.
date possessing in a marked degree
the old Jeffersonian qualifications
honesty, fitness and ability. A
thoroughly honest man in private
and public life; of experience in Ma
tioaal legislation; of conceded ability,
and a Republican from conviction
Republican at and before the
birth of the party-his nomination is
one eminently ft TO be made.
Mr.. Blair entered Congress in 1859
and sat in that body during the
memorable sessions of go, '61, '62
and '63, occupying important posi-
tons on committees and on the floor
Of the House. His ability as a law:
yer was called into requisition in
framing the many laws demanded for
the organizing Of our armies, and for
providing means, financial and otter-
wise, to uphold the Government 10
its great struggle with Treason. He
was a member of Congress when the
opportunities for, and the tempta-
tons to corruption were the greatest,
and be served his country with fidel-
ity and returned with sunstained
hands. He has been fairly tried and
found fully up to the requirements Of
a conscientious, faithful, efficient rep
resentative.
He is honest; be is capable; be is
IN hearty sympathy with the princi--
pies Of the Republican party and
with the Industrial interests of this
district. The people of the district
have just reason to be proud of the
candidate Of their choice, and this
county, we are assured, will acknowl-
edge the compliment Of bis nomina-
ton, by giving him a majority equal
to that of governor Hartranft.-
DTo.. H,..vys D1IsooI
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-21

THE Democrats Of this district or
Tuesday Of last week. nominated as
their candidate Tyr cougfe Nr.
John Reilly Of Altcona.
Mr.. Reilly IS Superintendent Of
Transportation Oh the Pennsylva-
Railroad, AID IS represented as a
bachelor about forty-fFe years Of age,
a good business ma Of good charac-
to-. ricb, and graa. Between this
employee Of q soalless corporation,
that has for years attempted to throt-
tie al the interests aad Improvements
Of Somerset county, and Hon. S. S.
Blair q Statesman Of abiIit and sx-
p~erience, It viii not give . sensible
man much trouble to choose. We
much prefcrt to take 70 Pennsylvania
raniIroad IN oar'n. That great cor
poration has for years controlled the
Legislature Of tn Slate, and We do
not propose that it shall control the
States delegation ia Congress ii we
can help il. We want no Sam Moon
hanging around the lobbies in Wash
linton, debating the votes Cf the
member from this district. Il is fire.
qseBtly alleged that the Pennsyiva-
nia road runs this State, bqt Nc pro-
pose to most energetieally dispute its
title TO this mountain portion Of the
VINEYARD. 3Ir. Reilly is doubtless a
good railroad man, or be couldn't oc-
leupy tie position be does, but We
don't want a railroad man 70 repre-
sent Us in Congress, we much prefer
Mr.. Blair who for four years did so
ABLY and faithfully represent Us We
tbink there is about as much chance
of Col. Tom Scott %profering Mr.
Blair the position Of "Master Of
Transportation on bis road, as there
is Of this people selecting Mr. Reilly
to represent then in Congress Doubt
less both Of them would prove sig
nal failures II their positions were-
transposed At least, we much pre-
fer. not to try the experiment, and to
this we think a large majority Of the
voters will cry, amen.l
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-21
rur RennbIicnns Of this sta.e

THE Republicans Of this State
eed nothing TO assure TO them a
rousiDg victory except a full vote
The issues between the two parties
are well understood, the lines are
well defined, the contrast between
their eondact Of the State hnan-
ces is sharp and clear, and if every
voter who in sentiment heartily en-
dorses the principles Of the Repdbli-
can party and approves of its ad-
m~inistration Of State affairs, could be
relied on at the polls there could be
no doubt Of the final result, on the
third day Of November next. That
alone is the single difficulty between
us and assured victory. With the
s~upinesss now existing such . vote
cannot be depended upon, and can
only be secured by a thorough and
vigorous canvass, but so quiet has
been the campaign, so little has been
said and read upon the subject, that
no general interest in the matter has
vet been excited.
In this county there are doubtless
hundreds Of Republicans who have
given the rapidly approaching cleo
tion no thought. Means should at
once be used to bring them to a prop
cr of their duty and their re-
spOnsibility. This a only be done
by live energetic action The time
has come TO enter upon this course
with vigor, and & determination to
succeed. What are the candidates
upon our county ticket doingg If
each of them viii devote one fourth
as much time TO canvassing for the
ticket, as be did to secure his own
nomination, we will have a full vote
at the polls. Where is the score Of
candidates who were asking nomina-
tons at the last Prinariesl surely
the failure to secure success thea,
has not made them lukewarm, or less
anxious TO insure a party triumph
now, and personal advancement 10
in the future. What is the hest Of
intending candidates atthe next pri-
mary election, when nearly all our
county Offices are 10 be filed, doing
towards present success? Surely they
are not proposing to themselves TO
reap the fruits Of a victory which they
have taken no means to insure 1t
is time, high time, that not only pres
ent and prospective candidates, but
all good and true Republicans were
at work. The results to be accom-
plished are not only the success Of
our State and county tieEets, but the
election Of a Member Of Congress,
aud 4 United States Senator, whose
votes for protection to our home in-
dustries may be sadly needed il a
Congress, where the Free Trade ele-
meat has by the late elections made
heavy gains upon us. Moreover, in
spirited sy their gains. the Democrat
ic party G tkis county, aud Of the
State, viii be st the polls tc a man.
Be not decided BY their apparent
apathy, their game in 8 quiet but
none the less an effective iva
There is no time to spare friends F!
Organize, work and win.