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New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

IL is an unquestonable fact that old hospitals
their original construction and partly from The ney
table decay of age, every part Of these structures
becomes capable OF absorbing and giving out IN.
wholesome miasma from which certain recognized
classes of diseases invariably spring. In tho case Of
Bellevue Hospital statistics prove beyond all doubt
that the chances Of patients recovery in that nst-
tuition are seriously diminished by these invisible
sources Of danger Miss Louisa L. Schuyler prcs,-
dent of the State Charities Aid Association lately
addressed letter to Mr.. William Laimbecr. Presi-
dent of the Board of City Commissioners OF Public
Charities and Correction relative TO rebuilding that
hospital, and Committee Of the association pro-
pared and submitted report signed by Drs Harris.
Agnew. Chandler Parker, jacob. WylIe, and Crosby.
and by Frederick Law Olmsted. Cyrus w. Field.
Charles OConOr, Henry G. Stebbins and many
other eminent ciIzens 10 which the conditions which
render that institution dangerous to its patients
are fully set forth. Modern methods of building
hospitals avoid these terrible features 10 very great
extent, and the report of the committee recommends
the erection Of new buildings on the grounds within
the Bellevue Hospital inclosure. Thore seems TO be
good reason for hoping that in what is known
pavilion plan, and with the various improvements Of
sanitary science asylum will bo afforded for pa
tients requiring surgical treatment, where there will
be no question between the dangers Of the ills they
have and those that they may encounter in seoking
relief
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
them. shcy save Kings Chapel. which |.

them. ttcy save Kings Chapel. which IL
worth saving for its own beauty. ana
the Old South, they will never
regret it. Harvard College has some
of tho ugiest aud most interesting brick work
on tho continent, but this, sooner or later,
will be pulled down or burn down. IL Boston
goes on demolishing, only saving FaneuiI
Hall because it makes good Market Whist
will it have of tho ancient sort to show To
strangers when they visit the city of more
than two centuries ageq 1t was founded for
the sake of q sentiment-wiil it be any better
off when it has trained itself TO do without
sentiment altogether
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
am,,semerlts ano Meetinae.

AcAprMY or MUsIc.-Strakosoh Italian opera LOS
sHuguenots." Mme Nilsson.
BoorHs THRArgR.-" Macbeth" Nine Janauschek'
CoLossEUK.-Day and evening; "Cyolorama Oh fars W
Night"
DALY,s FIFTH AVENUE THEarRR.-"Chsrity''
GRAND OPERi HoUsE.-"Jack Harkaway'" ana hump
" Dumpty." q. l.. Fox.
LYCRuM THNATER.-French Opera B0une: La rile uo
Madame AngOt." Mile Aimee.
NmLo's GARDEN" Dayy Crockett" Frank Mayo.
OLYMPIC TaEATER.-vaudeyle and Novelty Entertain
ment
UNION SQUARE, THEATER.-"Led Aatrsy.'
WAILACK's TuEATER.-" Heir at Law
BAIN HALL" The Pilgrim"
FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH.-Lecture. Mrs. Dr. Everett
RrroERs FEMALE COLLEGE HALI4-Leeturc. Miss Phebo
CouEns-
TwRSrYsscoND REGIMENT Acknowledgement. Gil
nore's Band.
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ment 10 make the showing complete. and also
the corresponding expenses in l84o. 1850, ana
1860. The following table is taken from pages
10 and II of the tables annexed to the last
annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury
For simplicity round numbers are given for
the figures below the hundreds of thousands:
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

The week opens upon the same stagnant conditos
of business which gentlemen at Washington have
succeeded in bestowing upon the country for tho Lad
two months. Until they can be coaxed or drives
into doing something which shall give the business
community definite knowledge of what tho vol
ume of the currency is to be- no revival need be OK
pected. Men will not buy or sell cloth till thu
length of the yardstick is fixed.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

Financial circles have for few days past
been full of rumors, favorable and unfavora-
BILE. concerning the Erie Railroad. The latest
piece of news, however is the dispatch from
London announcing the successful introduc-
ton on the London Stock Exchange of the
three million loan negotiated by President
Watson-a piece of good fortune quite equal
Ia the recent Erie success at Cleveland.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

We publish to-day great variety of reports.
concerning the temperance crusade IN various
parts of the country. In our own vicinity the
prospect may be more hopeful than it appears J;
but the movement begins with much more
preparation than was thought necessary an the
West. A beginning has been made at ProVI-
denoe, K. L., and there are signs of immediate
active operations. The Western people abate
nothing Of their characteristic fervor in the
work, and q letter printed on our second page
gives lively idea of some Of the features OF
the war in Indiana, where there has been sonS
conflict between iai.as and works
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

II is remarkable fact that after the lapse OF
three months the United States authorities
able to obtain from the Spanish officials IN Havana
any intimation of the result Of the judicial inquiry
into the mysterious fate Of Ralph keeer. Our
readers will remember that an investigation was SIT
on foot at Manzanillo early in December. and that
we obtained q summary Of part Of the evidence
elected. IL appeared that at Santiago there was
young Spanish lieutenant who came with Mr..
Keller in the same steamer from Havana stopped as
tho same hotel, and left the same day. Ho seemed
very intimate with Mr.. Keller. and told him be was
a Carlis sent out here for punishment. and that he
expected to be sent into the country in few days.
Here the testimony breaks off, and the most urgent
application of our consular officers in Cuba has
failed to extract from the authorities another word.
Ii is naturally supposed by Ralph KeeleTs friends
that something has been discovered which tie
Spanish Government has reasons for Withholding.
and the state Department has been requested to call
for an explanation. To those who know the Spanish
method of not doing to-day what possibly be put
off till tomorrow, the delay in furnishing copy OF
the official report .of the inquiry may not be dicut
to account for: but it quite right that our Govern
ment should spare effort to satisfy the anxiety Of
poor KeeleI's trends.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

On the third page Of THE TRIBUNE to-day
printed report of lecture delivered at Cooper In
stitute, last Saturday night by Prof. Chandler
The subject of this lecture, Health and Health
Laws is one which ought to commend itself u
every thoughtful person. Tho statements relating
to the causes of diseases in cities are particularly
deserving of attention. even if they werc not
pointed by the appalling information that one-hsh
the deaths among children in this city might be pre-
ventod.
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There is probably no sort of political DIP
lomatic or other public significance attaching
TO the return of Minister Schenck. He Is here
because he has been away long time, ana
because he has affairs at home which need bis
personal attention. He returns apparently in
admirable health, but he may be excused for
not q little bewilderment as to the condition
of health in which he finds the party OF the
Administration he represents. 1t Will doubt
less take Gen. Schenck. and most other lead
ing Republicans who have been out OF the
country for some yeals, a good while to find
out--what they are finding very rapidly III
Boston-that the Republican party is not now
in power, and that, if it is not already in
direct conflict with the party that is in power,
it is liable to find itself in that predicamcnt
at any moment.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

1t appears that about $4,000 900 have been lately
paid out as refunded duties on fruit and silk
ribbons. These two cases are familiar to the
commercial public as being great scandals.
The money was originally paid under ruling
which was favorable to the Government 1t
was paid back again under decision of the
Secretary favorable to the importers. Mean
time, however, the claims for the "refunds"
had passed out of the hands of the importers.
1t is obvious that the disposal of these mil
lions should not be determined by tho passing
whim of Treasury subOrdinates: the Secretary
does not pretend to be personally responsible
for the decisions. What influences the middle
men and Treasury lawyers" bring to bear
to secure favorable decisions in these cases
may be guessed. This simple statement OF
the facts is sufficient to indicate what may be
behind.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

Altogether the clearest and most satisfactory
Analysis Of Mr. Disraeli's Cabinet, and OF tho
Vsrioas oolitical and personal orobleus which
New-York tribune., 1874-03-09

The prevalent belief at Washington appears TO be
that Mr.. William +. Dodge and Nj. Jackson \.
Schultz have made an end of the spy and moicty
business. Merchants will do well not to be too san.
guine Evils of this sort are too profitable to die
easily. The one thing which alone seems to bo thus
far settled by last weeks work i'll Washington.
is the absolute innocence and good fanie
of an old and eminent New-York house.
which had been shamelessly slandered aud
blackmailed. Readers of THE TRIBUNE have in-
varably been told that the house of Phelps. Dodge
& Co. had done nothing to forfeit the confidence OF
the community or of the Government. 1t Is, never
theless. a satisfaction to find their vindication at
last so universally accepted The point on which
they fatally failed was in not making tight at ths
right time. II. profting by their example and fs'e
New York merchants now seize the golden op-
portunty, act together, and make OF the inior'
nation in their hands. they crush out the whole
system which bred and fsttened Snnh fn"""s
jayne.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-12
News and Other Items.

Kansas women are having picnics all by
themselves, ignoring the sterner sex altogether.
Sir Edward Thornton, the English Minister
at Washington, will soon follow his wife and
daughters on a visit to England.
The population of Ireland notwithstanding
the emigration statistics, is said to be $4,000
more than in 1901.
presentation address at the dedication of the
Putnam statue in Hartford on the 18th inst.
The New Bedford Standard says that whal-
ing is not dead yet. OF twenty whalers now
in that port ten are being fitted for new cruises,
and business is lively on the wharves.
The Ex-Empress Eugene, on the occasion of
the visit of the Gear to Chiselhu-st, wore long
black dress ornamented with puffs of white
Grape, which were yelled by black lace. A black
lace veil fell from her head over her shoulders
1t is good thing to understand Latin. A
member of one of the public schools ct city
not very far from Boston was asked the mean
ing of the inscription, "Non Sibi, sed Pdtrie, !"
on a monument, and after some vexation of
spirit he responded, 'sNot himself, but his IA
ther!'
Until the Senate gets rid of its Hipple-
Mitchell, the man who runs away from one
wife to marry another, why should the House
bother about its polygamous Elder Cannon,
who runs away from none of his wives, but
supports them all in patriarchal style ?-Bos-
ton Herald, Ind
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-12
Farmers Convention.
.cLAP-TRAP AND FALSE THEORIES.
An Indianapolis despatch says:


The platform adopted by the Farmers Re-
form Convention here last evening holds that
justly distributed burdens are American ideas;
that farmers, manufacturers, producers and
consumers, should be brought into most friend
ly relations and that harmonious action be-
tween farmers and transportation companies is
mutually advantageous. An increase of tran
sportaton facilities to the seaboard is advo eat
ed. 1t claims that capital is now master and
all laborers are practically in the condition of
slaves before emancipation. The battle must
be fought by all laborers in common to insure
success. Banking and monied monopolies,
consolidated railroads, and other transit mo-
nopolies, and commercial AMI grain monopoies
are enumerated as instrumenJalitieS of the
wrongs now in vogue The platform proposes
pose and as far as possible to remedy these
evils and remove their results, first by abandon
ing the gold base fallacy and establishing
monetary system based on the faith and re-
sources OF the government of the nation, in
harmony wi til the genius of the government
and adapted to the exigences of legitimate
commerce. To this end circulating notes of
national and state banks, as well as local
currency, to be withdrawn from circula-
ton and paper currency be issued by govern
ment which shall be legal tender in payment
of all debts public and private, duties on inn
ports included, and declared equal with gold,
the lawful money of the United States,-this
currency or money to be Interchangeable at
bonds bearing low rate of interest, say 1865,
the government creditors to have the privilege
OF taking the money or bonds at their election,
reserving to Congress the right to regulate the
rate of interest of bonds and the volume of
the currency, SO as to effect the equitable dis
tribution of the products Of labor between
money or non producing capital and produc-
tive industry, and by paying the national debt
in strict accordance with the laws under which
it was originally contracted, in gold when it
was specifically promised, but all other indebt-
edness, including the principal of the 20
bonds, should be discharged at the earliest OPP
ton of the government in legal tender curren-
cy of the United States, without funding it in
long bonds or in any way increasing the gold
paying and untaxed obligations of the govern
ment. The resolutions further state that the
convention will endeavor to select honest and
capable men for office without regard to former
political opinions. No man will he supported
known to be guilty of bribery, corruption or
fraud. One term only is favored from the
President down. Free passes are condemned;
also legislators, both state and national, who
are for an increase of taxes, fees and salaries.
They demand a reduction of the public expen-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-12
Current Notes.

The Belfast Age does not agree with the
Presidents late financial views, and thinks
there is no call for reciprocity treaty.
The Stakeholder notes that there is more
hopeful tone in manufacturing in New Eng
land so far as the dividends are concerned,
the increase being satisfactory since Deem
Der.
The same paper calls attention 10 the fact
that while the gross revenues of the leading
railway lines are less than year since, the
running expenses are much less, so that in
some cases the net earnings are greater than
last year.
"Mith," which in letter in the Boston
Traveller means Collector Simmons or one of
his champions, declares that the removals
from office in the Boston custom-house are
permanent and the offices abolished, and that
the men most efficient have been retained,
whether Butler or ant-Butler men. Go in
MIR. Collector; thin out the invalids.
The Ohio friends of Senator Thurman and
Geolge ID. Pendleton are at it again like two
tom cats III barrel. The distinguished gen.
tlemen themselves maintain distant and
heightened personal regard for each other,
but their friends have concluded that the
Democratic party is too close corporation to
hold them both. The Presidential nomina-
ton in 1876 is the bone of contention, and
while the Ohio Democrats are quarreling
about it, Gov. Hendricks is looking on with
degree OF complacency only equaled by that
winch, according to Bailey, irradiates the
eoohtenahce oil the man who is "neXt" in a
crowded barber-shop st. Louis Democrat.
ana now upon the heels of the statement
That Cameron and Forney have cremated
the little axe, comes the strange rumor that
Conkling and Fenton have been ba+ohot
burying. The story lacks density. Mr.
Conkling isn't much of a cremator.
The World and Albany argus think it is
in some manner ominous that President
Grant the last time he was in New York
rode out with Tom Stewart, Liberal Republi-
can chairman.
The opposition of the Catholics against the
free, non-sectarian school system is SO fierce in
New Brunswick, tina. in the county of Glouces-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-12

LAST year it was allowable for a Demo-
cratic paper to swash about, and tell about
passing nominations and supporting "nomi-
nations from the floor, and dropping the
party name, and throwing away the old party
standard, and all such. But things have
changed. The corn is up. The old leaders
who last year were half convinced that the
Democratic party was dead, are indignant at
the mention of such a thing, and will not toll
crate it in any party man. Hasn't the ven
cradle Allen of Ohio, gone forth to victory
hasn't dyed-in-the- Democratic Eaton
been elected in New England TO the United
States Senate, and isn't Democratic Legis-
lature in New Hampshire fixing things splen-
didly for the perpetuation of lis majorities?
He rather thinks so; and his enraptured
vision sees victory in the near future. We
make this remark for the benefit of the Ma
chias Union, which is beginning to repeat
some of its heterodox statements of last year.
The old Democratic banner, the old leaders,
the resolutions 'S3 or Whereabouts, and posi-
bly, the invalidity Of the last constitutional
amendments are again living issues, and the
venerable curiosity known as Bourbon, is
delirious witt delight and 'ssich."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-12

ter, one priest distributed votes. It is quite
certain that the advocates of the measure
will secure large majority of the Assembly.
We print, this week, the call for the Re-
Publican congressional convention at Els
worth the oath inst. While concedins that
Mr.. Hale is representing the district with
most eminent ability and is exercising large
influence in Congress, still we should be glad
to see some equally able man nominated from
this part of the district. But there seems to be
no present prospect of uniting upon such
one, and until there is, we don't propose TO
agtate the matter. Two years ago we said
all we had to say, and we don't propose to
keep up discussion which accomplishes no
practical end.-BeBdst Age.
An old letter of President Lincoln's has
been published for the first time in the LOUIS
uitte Commercial. 1t was written when he
was 81 years of age, and is interesting chiefly
by reason of description it contains of the
appearance of gang of slaves which Mr.
Lincoln saw on a steamboat, and which he af-
terward declared awakened his first abolition
sentiments. He spoke of them chained to-
gether ''like so many fish upon trot-lne,"
and after alludng to the painful circumstan-
ces pertaining to their unhappy condition, he
added: ''And yet amid all these distressing
circumstances, as We would think them, they
were the most cheerful ard apparently hap
Ply creatures on board. One whose offense,
for which he had been sold, was an over-fond-
ness for bis wife, played the fiddle almost con-
tinually, and the others danced, sung, crack
ed jokes, and played various games with cards
from day to day. How true it is that "God
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb or, in
other words, that lie renders the worst OF hui
man conditions tolerable, while He permits
the best to be nothing better than tolerable."
A Brattleboro' letter writer, while conced-
ing that the jim Fisk monument is fine
one, thinks it might have been better had it
represented Moses in the act of breaking all
the commandments. nea aas
Congress either willfully proposes to worry
newspaper publishers, or it fails to compre
bend the effect of legislation. There is now
pending in the House proposition to oblige
newspapers sent from the Office of publica
ton to be prepaid. This would compel pub
fishers to pay at once the postage on newspa
pers already on their subscription books, with
out leaving them any opportunity to indemni
| fly themselves from bscribers.-Tfibune.