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is not solf.sustaining il tuat the man
to apply tho proper remedy to this sys-
tom. The post-Oiliccs want to he classified
with regnrl to tho population within tile range
OF their delivery md tile amount Of their bug-
iness, and salaries should DO graded down 10
meet this classification. At loast n million or
million and n lalf of dollars could thus le
saved nnn''ally without my loss to the ser-
vice in either tho ability or tho efficiency Of
tho Postmastcrs The Railway Postal Sorvico
is an additional charge on tho transportation
Of ,uails. 1t custs 81, ,000, 900 to transport the
mails OIL the rnilways, antl for railway postal
clerks, ro'ltu agents, etc., nearly So, 10000
n,Ure. ThiB Inter service Ecr11s to bo bocon1-
ing expensive out Of a!l proportion to tho scr.
vice.
The Bnbsidy Of 100000 yenr 10 the
san francisco, Jnpnn Il CAinn Line is ono Of
those gratuities which cannot be defended. II
is NIL outrage upon tho country. There is no
mora justification for it than there would
be for voting $500,0o0 10 each Of the lines
running between New York and Europe. tt
is special bounty Of half million Of dol.
lars year to n Steamship company, aud for
WHICH no adequate service is rendered. The
gratuty was authorized by Congress, but it
Is mono The loss reprollensible, and should be
discontinued at tho earliest date.
The Postal Service is one in which the peo-
pie are personally md directly more interest,"
I'd than in amy other brunch Of the Govern
1nent. That Department is one of actual,
tangible service, and not a mere political NIL
chine. It should bo managed as business
| department exclusively, and MI abuses ind
extravagancos and Unnecessary expenditures
should be cut off, md the service brought
down to purely business standard. If the
Poatmaster-Go General will tale this view, and
VIC think ho will, and can got tue support Of
Congress, the Postal Service can be made self
supporting. Subsidies are wholly foreign to
tho proper management Of the Post Onice
Department
, 1874-12-05

In tile Richmond Convention yesterday, n
Mr. Dobbil,s, Of Buffalo, read MI interesting
and e1ninently- practical paper on stcan-canal
transportation. Solna Of tho statenents
1nntlo by him, and especially those. relating 10
the actuul work performed by tho Baxter line
of boats or tho Erie Canal will be
now to many Western renders, al
though we havo several times alluded
to them In these columns. Mr.. Dobbinu esti-
mates that tho Introduction OF stean1-barges
oil tho 1aleH will eventually reduce the rates
for carrying wheat from Chicago to Buffalo to
1 ~ cents md tho tolls from DuAlnlo to
Now York will be again decreased cents by
the employment Of steam on tho cnna',-
making a total reduction per bnslsol Of
wheat Of 10 10 u conts. Hero Indeed is
a solution Of tho cheap transportation prob
lem ready Mt lnud. Besides hearing Mr..
Dobbin's paper, tho Convention listened
to tho tinal report of tho Commit
tco oil Resolutions. The most ronlarlz-
nble dcliyoranco Of this Committee
is OIL tic currency question, and reads son,e-
thing MS follows: Motal currency is tho ro-
suIt, not tl,o cause, of commercial prosperity,
and its general Introduction will bo brought
about by cheap transportation" Wo do not
know tAat tho foolishncss Of tLo Richmond
Convention could be moro appropriately cx-
pressed than by tho adoption Of this rosolu-
ton. It's utter absurlity, Of course, is too
apparent to admit Of its deceiving anybody.
Metal currency ia not 'scauso" or ire
suit" Or even MI infallible indication, of conf
mercial prosperity. It is merely measure
of value,
, 1874-12-05

The report of the Postmaster General to
be submitted to Congress furnishes interest
ing information of the operations Of the
Post -Offico Department for the year ending
July l, 1874. The revenues Of the Depart-
mont for tho year were S2+, 100000, aud
tho expenditures Of all kinds S32, 12G, Ill.,
anincrease of rovenuo over the previonsyear Of
$1,G7l, all, and of expenditure Of 50, OH 400.
Including the appropriations by Congress for
the transportation Of public mills, the de-
1icioncy in the revenues OF the Department
wero %, 25o, 1884, against s5,2G5,475 in the
previous year.
Tho estllnates for tho year ending Juno 30,
1876, aro 5:,G, ,DG4 ,03t, and the estimated
revenue at 500, 148, 156, leaving deficiency
Of S7,S15,37S. Tlis does not include tho
revenue for carrying the Government mails,
amounting to $2,00o,000.
The operations Of the doad-letter Office
show that 4,GO1,773 dead-lettels were re-
cciyetl, Of which 1,s9o, ,224 letters, represent
lug in value 50, ,000, 1868, were delivered.
On Juno so, 1871, the postal service con-
sisted Of C9,7s4 miles Of railroads; annual
transportation, 72 AGO, ,545 miles; annual cost,
80, LII, 100, or 1858 cents per mile. The an-
nual transportation on steamboats, cost over
20 - cents mile, and OH all other routes ut
about II 1-2 conts per mile.
Tho foreign mail service has been Increased
| to four mails per woek.
Tho international Postal Congress thnt met
| at Berne in Septe,nber, 1874, ended III treaty
by nll the Powers represented. Under this
La rf e
! adopted. This rate covers all postages between
tho office where the letter is mailed and that
at which it is delivered. Each country is to
collect mud keep all tho postage on letters re-
| coiyed.
During tho year, the monoy-ordor depart
| mont worked satisfactorily. The whole
amount of money thus transmitted WAS over
| $74,o0o,000; the average amount Of each or
der was $lG.B9. Tho revenue from this do
partmont over Its expenses was S1o5,0oo.
| There were but sevonty-four cases OF fraulu-
lent payment, or one case in eaoh 59,677 let
ters.
Tho whole number OF Posttnaatera in tho
Unitod States ii Di,.oI, Of which 1,io8 are
appointed by The President. Tho number Of
employees Of the Postal HALLWAY Service il
2,173, and their compensation s2,J51, 500.
Tho whole number Of persons in the employ
Of the Post-O Office Service il 10000.
Tho estimate for the year beginning III
July, 1876, is, as wo have stated, 53U, pol 100.
This includes ", 100000 for salariea Of Post
masters, aud sss,50o,0o0 for clorlss. The
compensation Of postnastors aud their clerks
is now regulated by no Inv. poat,nasters III
small towns and oitiog, with population losH
than 10000, nro pnia tho aa'ne compensation
| Oh Ia paid to Postnlasters III the llrge o'tles.
The Postmaster Of Chicago ID paid $4,000,
and tho business of that otlloo excooda thht
Of any other office save New York, and yet
thoro aro 200 Postmastors IN tho country
who rsooiys $1,000 to $1,000 yeas
oaoll. rhero IL mood Of vigorous reform Il,
this mnttsr, and the postmnster-deneral
who fsanily acknowledges Ms ino1
perieneo lii ntsuASins 4 busihess whiel
, 1874-12-05

ateady at 07c per gallon. Dressed hogs wcro
inore aotive md 1rmor, closing ut S7.75o
8.0O per 100 tbs. Flour was In better re-
quest, but easier. Wheat WIS less actiye,
md y.4@1o lower, closing Mt 0o 1-2o cnsli. and
01 1.oo seller Janua,y. Corn wns dull md
Irregular, closing at flo seller tho month,
II I-2o for N1ay, and G7o for now. Oats were
tlull n,ld easier, closing nj ID 1-!o. 11oga wcro
activo mud higher, tho atlva,lco amounting to
16@20o. sn1ey nt sG.00@7.Go Caltlo wvro
weak md unsettled. shoep were tirnl.
, 1874-12-05

The second annual report OF Chief Grain,
1nspeetor Harper speaks we!l for his ntlmin-
ists:Aion Of the office. 4 reduction Of ono
half in fees has been made during the ycnr
ending Oot. 81, 1874, and still tho receipts
exceed expenditures. This much has been
accomplished, iu spite Of small. de-
crease in tho amount of grain inspected,
by economical service mud closo collection Of
dues. Tho esteem in which Mr.. Harper il,
held by tho commission trado Of Chicago Ia
testified by letter, published in another
column, to which arc attached tho signatures
Of the best-knows operators on the Board OF
Trade.
, 1874-12-05

The Chicago produce markets. woro gcncr-
ally on tho downward turn yesterday, though
provisions averaged higher than Oh Thursday.
bless pork was active and weak, closing a0@
300 per brl lower, ut $4,000 cash, a,ll $o0.b
@20.g0 seller February. Lard was active,
gnd closed 6@1oa per 100 tba lower, at
$1G.16 cash, and S13.55 for February. Mcats
wore moro active and frmor, ut "a for Shout
ders, 0 $40 TOR short ribs, nnd loo for shor.
al4arx. 1IIghwinoa were In fur demand aul
, 1874-12-05
THE hCQuITTAL OF GAGE.


The acquittal Of 1lr. Gage by tho jury at
Waukcgan takes tho public by surprise, aud
ia matter Of no little concern. There WIS
roally no controversy as to the fncts. Mr..
Gage WIS Treasurer, and on tho day he loft
ofico held Of tho funds Of the city Il certain
sum he turned over his books and papors to
hiE successor and q portion Of the money;
Ills deficit was $5s2, 1000. Il portion Of this
wns in suspended bank tho rest was ,1nac-
counted for; ho confessed tho deficit, aud
said that if given time ho would pny it to the
city. He was indicted, these facts proved,
and tho jury promptly, and without hesitation,
acquitted lin. 1t is certain that tho jury
must have gone outside Of tho evidence to
reach this verdict aud what was there out
side Of the evidence to Justify it7
When Slr. Gago WIS first elected ho
promised TINT he would turn ovor Ill the ILL
terest received by him for the nse Of thu city
funds to the City Treasury, retaining only his
oun salary and expenses. Aftor ho was
elected 1e mndo this distinct offer to tho City
Council, and TINT body never took any action
thereon, though tho Finance Committee
favored it. During his first torn tho public
funds wero notoriously placed on deposit in
several city banks and Dir. Gage, after de-
| lucting ,D0D yoar for his own salary,
| tnr,o,7 oyor s1ao nm of ;nto,eet roco;vad h.,
lin from the ba1,Rs 10 tho City Treasury,
| In 1871, upon this record, he was reelected
by MI enormous majority. Nothing more
was ever said or done about any arrangement
between him and tho CITY, uo loaucd larce
| Sims of citv money or usea lareo s,rp,s Of
city money to invest in Riyors;do bonds
| and otherwise, tho details Of which are IN.
important in this connection, It WINS
claimed by his counsel that he was virtually,
authorized l,y the city to lend tho nonev Mt
interest. that in exercising his discretion, bo
1ooued soma s118. .0o0 to the Second National
Bon1,. and moro on Riverside bonds. md flint
bot1, these Investments nroyod unfortunate.
Ia ,,ot 1,o;r,o, all. IN oot I'm r,ono, 1,,,,, .
TINT tic Investment Of tito money for tho
| use Of tho city wns sanctioned by tho city in
accounting the S132, 900 interest mid by him
| previously. and he was not therefore. crimi.
unlly liablo. It is true tho Court excluded
NJ, test;n,onv ton5ino to show these fno,s ~,
lin .,ro,,nd Tint neitbor lin c;t,, mr.. y.
ogcnts Ind INV outhoritv IN mn,,o INV a1c]
,S,onoonont. otc Navertho1ess tba iofanaf
was nifore,1 to In ,nai7o md ,vo4 made know,
to tbo i,rv,
e..aaao ., :. ,,o, ,a,,o.x .no o,,,. IT,,
' ',a ~ -, "ppeN' 90: :ao ~ uut' ~"
''u"e. ".44sn osl".s4"g ivy 1'e'1sut''
sou1u W. 1nu'o''a "..s 1oon ~ oDsoui. ~ "ta io1s
.olso!:on ,t: s.us"to " tooo' ana .n'a tlo'iaea
pe1'"ll'ss lof nos p"y,ns osot TO hls sue
, 1874-12-05

Tho various ru1nors which have been in
circulation for some time past that Ben But
}or is ennvassing the organization Of new
party begin to assume an appearance Of real
ity. It is now stated that the defeated chief
Of the corruptionists is in correspondence
with prominent u men nn over tho country
with this end in yiow. This fact shows worry
clearly that l1r. But1or has renchod tho con-
clusion that neither the Republican nor tho
Democratic party has any further use for
him, and in this conclusion ho Is right. Tho
two parties of the country-and the only two
have no principles which ho represents, no
trusts which they dare confda to him, no
Offices which they earo to lavo him fill.
This feeling is very strong In the country at
largo, md strongest among his own
constituency, where he is best known. The
expression Of that feeling in Essex County
has been received everywhere with profound
satisfaction. Whom it beeame apparent to
him that the Democratic cause was hopeless,
ho fastened himself upon tho Republican
party with all his corruptions, and the party
carried the load until it became necessary
either to drop it or to break down under it.
The former alternative WAS chosen, aud Mas.
sacAlsotts for tho first time in twenty years
elocted d Democratic Governor. sho vo1un-
tarily chose this unmitigated form Of calamity
rather than endure the scandal and roproach
Of s'Butlerism" any longer. Having dropped
this intolorablo burden, the party rises to its
proper place, and will 60 into the election in
! 1876 with all it's old spirit and enthusiasm,
| and roll up its old majoritics. AZ oil tho
issues Of importance In which the country is
now interested are represented by the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, it follows that
AIR, Butler and his new party will represent
issues in which tho public will have no in-
tereBt, except to upset them at the very firss
opportunity. Mr.. Butler las never repre-.
sontcd but one fact, mud that is the fact Ct
| political immortality. His new party will b.,
based upon that fact, and ho will group abort
him all the political plotters, intriguets, a..
yonturers, and cosruptionists Of the countr..
He may Gull to his standard nmbitio: )
political Grangors, the lower strf i
Of society which in controlled by co...
munism, some Of tho Southern ex-Rebe.s j,
| and men Of all stripes who haro no principles
aud whose only object in striving for of 80
il plunder. When Mr.. Butler has rallied lis
constituency, he should summon Tweed IS
| his lieutenant. Butler has shown pre.e' IL
nent ability in planning salary y-grabs e;d
othor schemes Tweed equal ability in e-:s"
cuting them. The two combined would CT u
centrate a1l the immortality and corrapt-on
Of tho country, and, once concentrated, tho
people could easily put IN and to tho load slp
aud their party.
, 1874-12-05

President 4tshton's fnrewcll to the County
Board is remarkable for confusion Of itlcas.
Ho spoke MS il tho City OF CAcngo and tho
Board Of County Commissioners were conf
pletely identified, saying: '' To-day we COM
maud tho admiration Of tile world" But
you don't, Mr.. Ashton. You haven't tho nd
,uiration Of anybody whose admiration is
worth lnying
, 1874-12-05

jasper D. Ward, present Congressman
from the Second Illinois District, ],as decided
to contest tue scat Of Mr.. Harrison in the
Forty-fourtl4 Congress. So there will be q
rhance, nfter nil, for Tie Democratic House
to show its hands in fnyor Of a reform in the
manner Of deciding contested election cases.
Let them scat Slr Warl, and wo shall be-
1icve thcro aro qnite number Of honest
Democrats IN Congress-
, 1874-12-05

The Pope, it is said, bas absolutely refused
to permit the Brazilian Bishops who hive
come in conflict with the civil power to re.
sign their secs. WHO would hive thought
The old man Ind 80 much blood in him ?
, 1874-12-05

There appears TO be n reasonable doubt OF
Tho gull: Of Hiram Smith, who was hanged
yesterday ut Watertown, n T., for tho nlur-
dur Of Charles Wenhnna. ATr. Doyco may tlo
some good by investigating tho facts Of tl,is
case, a1al giving hisconch.sions 10 tho public.
, 1874-12-05
WITH SUPPLEMENT-.

A1acaTolon's message is comfort to NIL
parties in tile French Assembly save tho Re-
pnhlcaus. It is to Them q postponement OF
their success to the others it is reprieye.
, 1874-12-05

Judge DnroI Inns contidca to newspaper
reporter il New York that Ills solo oireuso
was the literal Interpretation of the Enforco
sncnt acts. Tilis is an argumont for repenl-
Ing those acts. Dut We suppose Judge
DarcN could not be induced to reconsider lais
resignation. At any rate, tho At1ministra.
!ion with its present light, could not bo in-
auced to have him.
, 1874-12-05

cy. These now Territories will be knocking
at the doors Of Congress with IN application
Tor admission as statea before many moro
ycars. There will bo four Of them instead Of
two, which mcnns, perhaps, eight additional
Sonators instoad Of four, and two moro rot
ton borouglls t1an we would otherwise have.
This il II consideration not 10 DO Ignored.
, 1874-12-05

Amusing enough is tic tclcgraphic corrc-
spontlence between President Graut aud King
kalnka,,a, in which cncll calls tho other his
"great and good friend" Kola1n11n's great-
ness is too awful for light remark Let it
, 1874-12-05

When a number Of gentlemen spend soverol
dnys in nsling tho United States to cxpcrd
hundred million dollars on useless noun.
tain ditch, they are merely enacting nioEt
Improbable farce
, 1874-12-05

An English Couvt has peremrtorily ortleresl
thu production Of the looks and papers OF
the Eln1ua Mining Company Some rore1a.
tions not altogether f"ttcring TO American,
hoaor will doubtless come fyon the cxa,nina,
tiou. The United States loses more by the
Emma Mine swintlo than England does,
thsn'gh not directly. It is something to lose
nra1;t
, 1874-12-05

ACADEMY or MUSIC ifalstcl 4trcrt het won Med.
,on snd cnros agagsmeus q. 4 + Ts: ,nsc nn .S, ~
Afternoon anl uvonInu.
, 1874-12-05
To.chfS ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND OplIRA.1Iul1SE-tark stseot, opoo,tte
thurman HoGae. kHliy n Iuptt's A1instfols. "GFana
Uutch s." Afternoon aud svuninH
, 1874-12-05

M'vICKEHs TIiEhTRE-Maat.on e;tao,; hot,woo
ncnYhnrr and sstAtn Engagement Of sJntln tfotohhm
"DayId Cunuo,uetd." Ift0r.lnon and oypnlnX.
, 1874-12-05

FaRWELL HA LI4--AfaA1eun Atrret bnTocn Clark mt
IAsa!lo stsoats. Readings by charlotte CushnAn.
, 1874-12-05

.ItoOLEYS T,EEATRE-l,ando!1b .tss9t. between
C1hrk nnt iaHalin Afternoon, u!ToFce. IssensnR'
nonelik Of JAsnGs OfNci1.
, 1874-12-05

The dispatch published this morning to
tho effect tint pcace has been officially 1fo-
olaimed in the Argentine States seems to DC
worthy OF confidence. Before this, 1t was
impossible to tell what WIS the condition OK
affairs in that country, so confused aud con-
tralictory were tho reports furnished to tho
press agents. Happily, there is no loE 'er
reason 10 donbtthat tho ins'trect.on haa ben
suppressed, and tho supremacy OF Av"lla-
nedo's Government established Inc re-
suit will he, Of course, gratifying to
tho american people, ant! to oil ne-
Aroontino States, by means Of their oou.-
posito population, offer tho most oncou ag-
inc fold Il, South 4.morica for trial Of tee
government ~ il the experiment thero, which
had 50 grent promise of success had fail:d'
wo should have dospaised Of South America
nltnr1thcr.
, 1874-12-05

Tho British Priyy Council Recently reversed :he
dorlsjou Of y Canadian Court whiol4 sustai:.sd
tho motion OF certain Catholics In refusa ma
Christian puriai to persons actually excomln1''l'
Gated or deserving accommodation. But ies
the fact that tho immediate raativea Of per: On
recently deceased wero Catholics. another { :se
Of similar description would have occuFret: 10
Rochester. N. \. The doccased was Nm ~
aud Catholic, but dying turned away from 'Eo
arms Of Mother Church and departed tlds l!ft Il
MRson. ue WAS not buried iu tho lot he
bought and boautitled, because the Church IT,
bads 1t. Tho Maaous, therefore, buried b n
with po'np equal to That Of the Church, nut ID
other ground. It would bo we'll for the intoles'
ant Vsotestnnts who arc fighting Masonry to Ia
nlomber that they aro acting in lcague with TIT
Church which 1t Ia their cardinal principle to
condemn md for the Catholics to take note 81
thu ridiculous attitude in which the anti-Maaosn
p!aoed themselves at thelr last eesaion. What IL
sauoe TOR the goose 10 4 respectable aondimeat
for tlls nuserlno fowl Of tho other hex.
, 1874-12-05

The next Congress- will bo asked to create
two now Territories. a bill dividing Dakota
Territory and erecting now Territory out of
tho northern portion OF it is already before
Congress, alllwill probably DO talsen up early
in tho next session. This was tho issua In
the late oleotion in Dakota, md, tho choice Of
Congressional Delegate turning on it, tho do
cislon Of Unpopular vote wnsin favor OF anop-
aratlon. Tho puople Of Northern Dakota want
now political oxiBtonco and distinct Torrl-
torial Government. Tloy desire to DO known
rs potnbina. Tho san,o Is tho oasa in Idaho,
which has also elootod delegate In favor Of
tho division Of the Territory. IN tlis caso
also, It ia the northern p ortlon that loslros
tho separation. Wo have no doubt that there
aro local rersonB for dpsiring those changes
which appeal with particular force to tho poo-
plo of the Territory. Dut Congress- must alao
conAidor tho queation Of Increased o1ponaan
u tho aantra1 GoYefnmsnt and futaro pull.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-01-06
WAR WITH SPAIN.

When the news came Of the capture
Of the Virginius on the high seas, and
the murder Of her crew by the infuria-
ted Spaniard, most of the citizens here
with whom it was our pleasure to con-
verse upon the subject, declared for
Cuba, and could not see how it was
possible for Samuel to make any COM
promise with these descendants OF the
Inquisition, short OF the acknowledge
ment of the independence Of Cuba by
the mother country. They confident
" predicted that the goddess of liberty
would get her back up, take tuck in
her dress, square of, and punch Senior
CASTELAR, one on the nose for the liber-
ties he took with her wardrobe of the
beautiful Island. But, as we were in
clined to anticipate, Sammy pockets
the insult given to the goddess, by ac-
cepting OF miserable apology-the
return of the ship and price upon the
souls Of nifty patriots-battling for
human liberty-who went whistling
down the winds of eternity, unkempt
and uncombed, to NEE. their God.
Well may the goddess Of liberty, in re-
verting to this leaf in the history Of the
Union, pass it by with sad eyes, vailed
face and lamentations Of heart. Let
her retire from the earth to her abode
beyond the sun, while the vulture picks
tbs bones of the remnants OF liberty.
loving humanity, who have been wa
ging, against fearful odds, for five
years, a war in the intercet Of al that
is dear and sacred to God fearing, God.
abiding men-liberty, freedom of
thought and self-government. So say,
by their acts, the Republicans, who
have control, for the present, Of the
bird who figures upon the national en-
blem Of the Union. We are pursuad-
ed it would not be thus under Demo
cratic rule, with such man as Pendle.
ton, or Hendricks, or Thurman, or
Allen, or John S. Black or an hundred
others that we might mention, seated
where now sits that remarkable para
gon Of contradictions-Hiram Sidney
Grant. But this is the day OF mo-
biliers, salary-grabbers and the reign
of corruption in high places, and we
must work and pray for a change in
the elements.