New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-11

,c,r who seem 10 think that II forty or MY
ions more Of currency are Issued. the south Wii' o
nr,'cnIariy benefited thereby Suppose forty millions
more were issued could the banks OF tns ci.y po.
anv more currency for circulation than they now nav
any i,o, bey increased their capital Manfesty not
Thn hanking capital OF this city commands just az muc
nrre"cy now as it would II there were an hundred mn
@ 9r m circulation The rcasonithat New England
controls the greater portion 81 the currency ~ M T
the banking capital upon which the currency - oa'f1 ms
oyyncd and used there Remove II tn the sOuth anu to
currency will follow II, az certainly as tne
ale follows the pole. Congress can no more leesir
circuatIng medium into country, aud coInpe ~ 10 ie
main there, than 1t can controi INC eoDus anu "o"
Southern PLANTING SYSTEMS.
Do' From M Naslgile BepHer
With "The Cotton Planters Future Tor a
80. Tup Nrw YORK TRIBUNE advances some slgge,,-
lion; which If not PERTINENT are inuioativo vi len
edge Of the Southern agenltrral sn0n 81 Snrhern
writer's who essay TO treat 81 the subject. WINE s,us
true as htro cofton section south OF her. yet must
that Tennessee herself sends vast deal "
money n9r ths keen her money within her borders We
have heard il mentioned that cotton shoeInsS % ,
tea th ~ her ami cottonseed oil OF our own MAKE
has come back to US for table use, win foreign i'
U lesson and possibly get into the habit Dy
and by OF relying upon our native res0nrcesao'"'iH
latiug money at home instead OF sendnR IL AWAY
RACE OF PIGMiE5.
From TIE B05lga UIoor
The question whether there has ever been
80 ~ ~ enies on the earth. which Is as old as Homer
and Ero"tns ia invested with fresh interest by let
ter nom Bayard Taylor inst published inns curious
yions accounts existence Of race of dwaris was
undrseryed DE- Schwenfurt supposes them 70 DO thc
ninies mentioned by HcrodOtns, but Bayard Taylor Is
i'm mis- idea that account OF the race has yet
hpen nubsbed In Europe America Du Chau, III ms
"Country OF the DWaTfs" published by the HaTpers ia
1879 Describes these pgtnes, whom he calls ODong0S
ver natural INJURY relation to this race Of plgnes IN
between man and the monkey, and thus afford pleasing
confirmation OF the DarWln1n theory.
INFORMATION CONCERNING SANTANA.
From me ~ LoHts RsDuDitcln
A correspondent of The NEW YoRK TRIBUNE
apparrntly postedthrows this ray OF light upon
the performances and property OF tine SANTANA Bay
Com1any This Is not rOSc-cOl0red picture or the
scheme which BabcOck & Co. concoctcd and Grant
backed with his power and patronage yet we nave mo
doubt that 10 Is in the main correct. Let us be thankful
mon NAT lies first kicked ont BleZ aud afterWard
arnlied the same proiectile force to the corporation
cstablished under BacZs patronage We have swndleS
ono and There Is every to believe that, II the
Aforesaid corporation had been pcrmtted to hohrsh
undisturbcd II would sooner or i1tor nave dCFtOpcu
into a sWinde Of gigantic dimensions.
HIST TREATMENT OF MR.. RICHARDSON.
from The Et-Iler J0UHd,
II would he a happy thing ii there were IN
our nautical press such fairness ana cOnSleldton
s rr IrIBNE displays IN discussing the position OF
secretary Richardson's 1t is not ~ remarks, MI Bch-
ardsnns fault that he has been unable 20 cope with the
GGiites Of lis position. IL entirely natural for
him 10 accent responsibilities winch MS predecessor IN
nee and the Executive himself deemed him competent
to pTapre with. The time Of Mr. Richardson's accept
auce OF the Treasury portfolio "a the editor also points
out WAS one " tremendous dliodity, requiring Tue
highest and riDcst satesmans hip sucl as MI Richard
son cnuld not nrlng TO the crisis.