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New-York tribune., 1874-07-08

their condition ~ moro encouraging and hopeful
than those Of the women it will be very difficult for
them 10 find situations at this Of the year
There is great complaint against Congress for its
UNEQUAL action in the appropriation bills The fact
ia broupbt TO mind that the number Of clerks at the
Capitol and about Congress has been increased in
stead of lessened, and that their pay has
i'm many cases been increased IL Is also urged
that the clerks at the Capitol arc paid at much
higher rate than the clerks Of the Departments, and
that their service il less than hall that Of the De
partment clerks both in hours OF the day and days
of the wear. Clerks performing the most ordinary
clerical work sat the Capitol receive in some cases
80 900 q wear for only six months labor. In other
cases they receive 81, 2,OOO and in still Others S2o
In no case is a gher grade Of ability or accomplish.
ments reouIred for the one than the other. Besides
IL is Justly held that there a larger proportion "
''easy places about the Capitol than about
any of the Departments There are many
sinecures it is claimed, in the Capitol service
while in the Departments every employ6 has n
work from to or 4 o'clock IL is stated that one
member of the Appropriations Committee. who was
most conspicuous in cutting down the clerks in tho
Departments has a the rolls of the pOstofice
of the House at 81 800 year. and that the man
never goes near the Office except to sign his and
draw hIs pay. The man is very good shorthand
WTIteT,and makes CaplIdJ StCictdiJ W
The same gentleman was the means, 1t Is said, Of in.
creasInp the pay of a cOlOrcd man whose position il
that of a servant to $500 a year and giving him the
assistance of his son at a round salary IL is also
charged by the Department clerks thatothercOored
men are employed at the Capitol, on the rolls at
handsome salaries to shave the members and 10
black their boots, comb their hair, brush their
clothes, bathe them, and in many other ways per.
forming act Of personal servitude. From these facts
the clerks say that there should be some effort at
economy in the Captolas well as in the Departments
The manner in which the reductions have been
made by Congress in the clerical force Of the De-
partments is certainly open to criticism as being
necessarily harsh to those discharged. When a re-
ducton is made in the army provision Is made for
the officers either by giving them bounty or per-
haps years pay for resigning, OF by retaining them
until their commissions become vacant by what is
termed the "casuaItes" of the service, and proyid
ing that the office shall not be again filled. Thus
reduction is made without injustice 10 the officers
Ii is ascertained at the Treasury Department that
the natural vacancies which occur in that Depart
ment from DEATH resignation or other causes, aver
age about 300 year. and it is suggested that If Con-
gress had provided that no vacancies should DO
filled until the force reached the minimum standard
it would be better for all concerned. and save much
of the suffering now impending
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
IMMIGRATION PERPLEXITIEs.

The Commissioners Of Emigration were to
have met at Castle Garden yesterday afternoon, but
quorum was not present and the Board adjourned At
"A meeting OF the Castle Garden Committee "A comnuni-
cation from Controller Green read asking that the
rent OF Castle Garden for the past year, now due
amounting $4,000. he paid within reasonable time
and threatening that legal measures would soon be
taken II It were not paid After some debate as to
whether Castle Garden the property OF the city
not. the communication was received aud placed file
The resignation OF Patrick o. Day. the agent Buffalo
received. AT meeting OF the Wards Island Com
mittee "A communication was received from the Commits
sOners OF Charities and Correction stating that they
ooud longer bury the dead from Wards Island I'm the
City Cemetery for less than Is each The Committee
voted To discontinue the arrangement with the COmnis
OF Charities and Correction, ana to bury the
dead on Wards Island. The resignation Of DR.. Philip
EssrOser was received.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
Dated New-York, July 7, 1874.
RAILWAY INTERESTS.

CLASSIFICATION OF RAILROADS UNDER TIE IOWA
LAW.
The Executive Board completed the classf-
cation, Des Mones. Friday, under the new law Of
the railroads in the state, as follows:
Glass A-BuIlingon and missouri River Railroad, In
cludiDg the Brownsville and NOtaway Valley, BurliDg-
and Missouri the CrestOn branch ha OF the track
OF the Kansas Cy st. Joseph and Council Bluns, and
the KeOkuk aud ST. Paul Railroads; Chicago and North
western. including main line from Clinton to Council
Bluffs Stanwood and Upton, Toledo and Northwestern,
and Iowa Midland Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific, consisting Of the main hne Washington
branches, and Chicago ard Southwestern Railroad;
Illinois Central, cOnslsng OF the main line IRON Dn-
buque 10 Sioux City; and Cedar FAILS ana Minnesota
Kansas City, ST. Joseph, aud Council Buns Railroads
Glass B-Central Railroad OF Iowa; Des MONIES Valley
Railroad.
Rapids and Minnesota Burlington and South Western
Chicago, Clinton, and Dubuque; Chicago, Dubuque, and
Niurr.ota: Chicago Milwaukee, and ST. Paul: Chicago
Newton and Southwestern; Dakota Southern; Diyen-
port and St. Paul Dubuque southwestern; Iowa East
era: Mississippi Valley and western Missouri Iowa
and Nebraska; ST. Louis and Cedar Rapids; chicago
Sioux city, St. Paul, and all other railroads. II any
are not included ia the foregoing list.
THE WISCONSIN RAILROAD LAW DECLARED UNCoN-
sTTUTIONAL.
Adviccs from Hudson, Wis, state that q
conductor on the West Wisconsin Railway was arrested
for charging a higher rate Of fare than allowed by
the Potter act and discharged by Justice ThayeI
OF Hammond. 4 person named Fulton then caused the
arrest Of tue agent at Hammond, ana brought him be-
fore Justice Patton motion slm1rtO the one granted
by the Hammond justice was there made, argued, and
denied. The then went before "A jury, who dis
agreed standing four dcquttal and two for cOnyc-
ton. The attorney OF the company then took the pris
oer before Judge Moiat VINO decided that the Potter
scTbed fixed and arbitrary rates without any reference
to whether they were reasonable rates or not thereby
impalring the value Of vested property without pro
vidiBg any compensation therefor. Tue prisoner was
cOuuitOualIy discharged from custody
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
BROOKLYN BRIDGE EMBARRAssMENTs.

Mayor Hunter of Brooklyn and Aldermen
Ropes and Piatt of the Subcommittee OF the Broo"pu
Aldermanc Bridge Committee held conference WIN
Controller Green In the aters Office yesterday iV'
the purpose OF arranging for the procurement o' '""
cipal aid continue the Bridge enterprise. MI "'
SAID that he had power in the matter; II was 'oi ~
Common Council to decide. Mayor HaVemeSe' Wv
was also visited by the Committee, was 0ppose' 20 1'
ing the bridge paid for by New-York. which woulu VS.
In population by the completion or the bridge An
passed by the last Legislature in regard TO tho 80.
provided that sl,OOOOOO should be subscribed oy p
lyn this year, and the same amount next year N0"
York City was to subscribe $500 OOO IN each OF 'n0
years. The Mayors OF Brooklyn and this city wei Ga
10 have the appointment or eight directors ,,,noa
said that the law provided that the Mayor ana Id
Council could subscribe the si0OOOO0, but uhtu wv
the matter did not come before hun. ., aet AZ
The Common Council Bridge Committee VIII meett 20
the City Hall this evening Residents are lnNUg 40
attend and express their views on the proprey .ass
ceptng the conditions imposed by the East River pls
NET passed during the ast session OF Legislature
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08

There seems to be no end to varieties of
explosion in this most explosive world but that any
thing connected with icecream should blow up these
cancuar days, may nil us with apprehension. At an
lee cream manufactory In Reading Penn, last week,
the large copper boiler used boil the cream In before IL
s frozen burst, aud the contents went up aud came
down again. cOyern the roofs or the IelghDorny build
ings with "a snowy ooas. To complete the practical AN
tithess two worklnea were badly scaded,
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
The Detroit Tribune gives sketch Of John

Horn jr, the person TO whom Congress has recently
voted gold medal with suitable inscription, Tor saving
life Among other things the account mentions that
Mr. Horn rescued from the Detroit lHycr 40 per
sons that the CITY OF Detroit some time presented
him with gold medal, which he unfortunately lost
while saving person from drowning, and Ihe Tribune
hopes that the Congressional testimonial viii be very
handsome, will recOnpcDse MIN for the loss his
Detroit medal and slCO0 worth OF clothing which
be has ruined during ii years u life saving service.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08

Julv the said Oliver chArsH ani Huss G,r,asI % aai
tck the oats OF Oe ia Puusnc Of the statute s''h
W1ras Tbc, no Pr,1ea sOAr Of Police and n" 'e''
Rcsi T, Coners q Police no. E g'scsed .S 70 'GG'' %%
S 1r bs; c1 p-eci to choose Of their number to be
OF S1 o. n S ryc moved lat Commissioner Dis
becker I've and Is hereby elected IreaSnrer q" te hIu
Of Police" Lost-Gardner ami OnarISh E , nay ;ocI Dc'
,bot n r.crss 81 10 minutes be taken. LDS-CommlS-
soners Carfner and Chariek' Yea; Commissioners DIS
'TESSr S Charick offered resolution providing
enc, ungf Coriner bc elected President OF the Board
ami AbTam Dnryce, Treasurer Los,-Gardner and
Charlick. Yea; DiSoecSer aad Dlryee; M .,.,o,,o
pnrvce be elected Treasurer. Lost-DSOecker and
DuTyee, Yea Gardner ami Cn.rlick. Nav. - o, q.
minutes taken. After the recess Commissioners
Duryee moved that Commissioner Dsbccker be elected
Iresiieu Of the Board Losl.-Dnryee ana DiSoceA'''
Commissioner Charck then requested that be en-
tered upon the minutes that he declined belng canu
d,tc for either Treasurer President Commissioners
Dnryee then Offered the following resolution: - -, =.
Re orcd Chairman Of the meeting be sutot to ACT IS
President o the Board permsnel: presdeo be chosen
IOst-Disbecker and Dnryec, Yea; Gardner auu Onal
LEX Nay. Commissioner DisOtGhet ,ien % aSdr @ Com
that Commissioner DuryCc he elected treasurer Non
TrsSIUton ihe words. "Ihat Hugh Gardner be elected
President" LnSt-Garduer anu Charlck, nS' ,osn,,,
becker and Duryce, Nav. Question ON Oilgal l'Soe' %
ton. Commissioners DiSOecker ana Duryee' Ao@'
Charck and Gardner Nay. ,..., -, IT..
Commissioners Gardner and Duryee be respectively
elected President and T. surer ana again tue notiGn %
was defeated Commissioner Gardner moved that the
meeting be adjourned until Wednesday, July s, at ?.
m Lost. Commissioner Gardner then moved that the
adjourned wituOu date being set Tor reaS-
sembiing. Tue motion carried unanimously.
All the Commissioners stated that their opinions re-
carding who should be officers of the Board were mani
tested clearly the minutes OF the meeting, and
needed no other explanation. They did not know when
another meeting would he held and no compromise re-
carling the selection Of the officers seemed possible
No nad made for the payment OF the
wages Of the police for the month Of June.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08

The ladies of Noble County, Ohio, are W ou
OF work. They have crusaded admirably lu'' ~ %
Is not single spirit beer shop left there sna sel
are thinking OF starting sWal one, Just " Aeo' W
hands lAs
New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
JOHN KELLY,
WILLIAM III. WICKHAM.

Here follows Oswald Ottendorfer's affidavit Ap'
peuded are Exhibit "A"-The report OF the Committee
on the Affairs OF Cities regard to the management OF
the Street, Cleaning Bureau Of the Police Board OF the
City OF New-York Exhibit B"-The indictment upon
which Commissioners Charlick and Gardner were con
viced; Exhibit "C"-Tne notice OF vacancies IN the
Board of Police Commissioners from Gov Dix Exhibit
"D"-Tbe letters Of resignation of the two COmmls-
sioners and the communication accompanying them
Exhibit "E"John Kelly's reply TO the communication
of the Commissioners: Exhibits IF" aud "G"-The
certificates OF reappOiutment OF the ComnisslOnersJ
, 1874-01-06

the powers Of Congress we1o specific and Linz
tied. and that all legislative powers which Con-
gress could riShtfully exercise we1o held By
delegation from the people Of the several Safes
and he eontended that no new powers had been
conferred on Congress by either the Fourteenth
or Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
The proper remedy vas III Judgment OF courts
to be rendered in such 4 way az Congress should
provide. ing anv State nc. 10 violation OF
the nights OF citizens to be null and Of effe:t.
lie opposed the bill further because OF its mex
pedency. Even it the power were unqucs
TONED III Congress to rass this Law. he though
it would be lujudcious and upwise to excrclst
it. 1t would be better to Leave all such natter
to the States. Ho did not believe, in point oI
fact, that the colored people Of Georgia dcuire6
1t; their lel'gion and chu1ch organizations. ex.
cept in case OF the Catholics ware iisii ,cs from
thoee Of the whites. and they had their OWE
schools-eyen coileSe-for colored youths.
They did not desire to hars mixed schools
Mr. stephens occupied the floor for an hour and
aluartef, having had his time extended twice.
Ihe peroratlon wsa in theso words: If you
who call yourselves Republicans shall, i'll obe-
olenco TO w1at you cousider party behe:t
hcan principles Of tie old and trrc Jeffe1son;aa
schtol arc dcnd. bo assured .hot rou are ludulc:
ing IN 4 fatal illusion. The bld JeGe1son.nu
Domocratlc-ncpublicau principles d. q not dead.
liberty liros. They may Is buried for poriod,
as Magma Charta Was trod1en u1dcG foot in
England for more than la't century Int
these. principles will come no with re-
neNed energy. ,as did those Of tho Mag
M Chsrta and that, too. at no distau.
daE. The old JorerBoaian-D Democratic Republ,-
can PRINCIPLES dead! 1ndeol, wheu tue tides OF
oceau cease to ebb and flow; when tho winds OF
Heaven are hashed in perre:ual silence; when
the clouds no longer thunder: when the earth's
electric bolts are no longer felt or heard; whea
ler internal tires so out; then, aod not before.
will these pri ncip!es cease to ive then, and not
before. will tllese p,incif les cease to animate
county,"
Mr: HANS1ER, colored member. followed in
written speech in support Of tie bill, contend
ing that there WAS no practical freedom in tao
Southern States for tho colorcd people. and
would not be 30 long US the matter WAS left to
the discretion of the several States.
Mr. HILLS opposed the bill as an unautho.-
lied and unconstitutional assumption of power.
Mr. ELLIOT obtained the hooy, but yielded
to q motion to adjourn.
THE vIAa1S1CS CORRESPONDENCE.
The Speaker hid 4efore the Huuse message
from the Pfesil- IN refereuce to the steamer
frsnius- Thu message waa RAD and retained
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The House adjourned.
, 1874-01-06
~ORTY.TH!RD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. s.
FAT OF SENATOR'S.
Tho Senate
The Cuair, Mr. CARPENTER, laid before the
Senate the report Of the Secretary OF the Senate
in reply to tho resolution OF Dec. II, calling fol
information as to the amount Of compensation
received By Senators since the organization OF
the Government. Laid On the table.
THE BANKRUPT BILL
Mr.. EDMUNDS, from the Judiciary Commit
:sa, reported back the House bill to repeal the
Bankrupt Law, With sundry amendments, ana
RECOMMENDED that, with such amendments, tho
Mr. El,ounds said that he had no hesitation in
stating that the Committee had agreed, substan-
TALLY, in tho amendments.
MIR. WRIGHT {lowa) introduced d resolu-
Sergicu and Retreachmcut to inquire into tho
expectancy OF reporting bill making reduo-
ton Of u per cent of tho compensation Of all
officers OF the Government whose salaries e1-
coed g.. 900 per anuum, or S. per dag.
AH. CAMERON objected, and it was laid over.
TIE SALARY BILL
On motion OF Alr. WRIGHT, tae Houso bill to
establish tho compensation OF Senators aud
Representatives aud Delegates was taken up,
together With the amendments reported By the
Senate Committee on tho Civil Service and Re-
tEcnchmcut, striking out the hfst three sections
and substituting therefor the section repeating
the act Of March 8, 1873, and fixing the salary
it WAS prior to the passage Of tha. act, aud
further providing that the compensation OF the
several heads Of the departments be 58, 600 per
anuum-
WHO GET T1R FREE srAa1rs?
ar. Cl1Auis lnttoaaeea feso1utlon request
.Ab Lug oee'c'al1So " ntake, 4IHaea3, ha1 ,
Navy, interior, ,fostmasto7-Genola! and AtioE-
hes-uehera! 70 communicate to tho senate the
uumDcr Of officers aud employees connected with
the,E leapeet!vo ao2arlments WIG IRE furnished
Win oluc1al Postseo stamps, el1ue1 urecIls or
inulrectl} ana IL IS tue CUSTOM, Wheh Wiling
10 pa1tics NOT connected Win tne Department
1or ln1oImatlon' TO lncloso an Official stump Tor
prepayment
CURRENCY BILL
,. Mr: bucAlNGaA4l ,t submitted resolution
directing the F1napcs Committee, IN order to
pre'eut imitation OF the cu1reEcy, Z I'd to meet
tho necessities OF the Goreru'neat; to consiJe:
the expectancy OF reporting = bill which shall
emooWer toe Secretary OF the Treasury to make
temporary loauS, ana RutAorlze Natlonaf Ba1h5
to use certificates OF Indebtedness, the Issues fo7
such ioana as pa1t OF their re5erVe Also to pro-
vide. tor the redemption. and cancellation OF
Iosal.tender notes equal IN amount TO thoso
which have been or may be paid out Of the
S44, ,0o0, 600 heretofore held by the Secretary Of
, 1874-01-06

lnto 1ne lteasuty any money to which ne Waa
5s1e Jan. 1sis aug. 1s is5s, Atsn Or Jaiy u;
into the Treasury he ''nass a@oanss s0'etas das
them under the retractye provision Of the act Of
March 3 1873, At tue da:ss hereinafter named !:
insham, 81, SIS Hay Il, Fcnton, s1.1s1; June
2, Fre6nShupsen. 54,64A; Nay II, Ham1in,
4,136; Aug. II, Morton, s.. .922 April ., Pratt,
S4.l2l Aug: 25,- Ramsey, S3,031: March %,
6, seott Il, 75a; May !. % Sumner, :, rs rs y Nv
sept 6. Wrixht, Lilo.
Secretary Gofhann says, in note to tho fore
going statement, "soyoral of these Senator's
ordered into Tue Treasury the amount due them
under the retroactive provision OF the act OF
1878, expressed their intention to allow the
money to lapse into the Treasury By the ordin-
ary operation Of law, which, they supposed would
occur ouy 5 After Learning that l. could not
before July 8. 1875, some gave NE written in
6tructions to anticipate the litter date. am
unable to furnish, from ANY information in my
office, the names Of Senators vho themselves
paid into Tho Treasury salary drawn under tho
act Of 1879, or previous acts. have not tur-
nlshed the nanes OF Scna1.rs who have left the
Increased salary uudrawn. "a the information
was not called for in the resolution
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent 10 tue Senate to-day tho
nomination Of Caleb Cuehing (who - designated
as from Virglnia) to be Minister Envoy Exsaor-
dinary aud Flenlpotontiary to Spaia and OF Ed
ward l.. Baker, Of Illinois, for Consul at Duenos
Ay1es. The following to be Postmas:ers: Da-
rius Sullivan, Clinton, No.; Ldwa1d 3. Head,
Harrodsourg, KY; P. HedgdoD. Ellsworth,
kan.; ". Il. B !McCain, Charlottesville, Ind;
Join Bal1ingas, Gallatin, Mo-; David Cloaxs,
Trenton. aIo.
1EGALTExpERs.
Outstanding le:a-lendeIs, $379. OIL. .702.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Tho HouHo COMMITTEE on Appropriations to-
day finally disposed OF the Army Appropriation
I'LL. aud reduced the estimates over u, ,UOU, go,
PRESIDENT GIANT At THE CAPITOL
Bishop Wilmer, OF LOUISIANA, called upon the
President to-day, and represented that many
persons were starving IN tuat State. The Frcsl-
dent, accompanied by tho Bishop, proceeded TO
tho Capitol, and. having entered the Presidents
room, sent for Speaker Blame and members OF
tho Louisiana delegation. Tho result of tile
Representative Sypller will introduce a bill au-
lhorizing the War Department to issue rations
to tho suffering Senator, Edmunds, Carpenter,
Conkling, and Frelinghuysep, Of the Senate
Judiclauy, subsequently were c1oseted with the
President
THE CIVIL RTuuTs BILL.
According to present indications, ab the close
of the debate ou the Civil Rights bill tomorrow
afternoon q motion will bo made by prominent
Republican to recomnlh the bill. Which, If ca.7ied
maS have the effect Of indefinitely postponing
action upon the measure.
WESTERN MEASURES
A1r. Fort, OF Illinois, introduced bill to pre-
vent the useleas slaughter OF buffalo Mr.. Hult-
but, bill to appropriate tho money that is quo
to t, Illinois 4aa aud md INDIANA c;e,n M Kassoo
tional Board of Trade; and auothor Iowa
member introduced bills to reduce the army and
, 1874-01-06
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Fond du Lac, >F1s.. County Cour1
-.5crElcc8 IN Memory OF Judge Msay'
ham,
.pec!dl Dispatch to The C1teagu tribune.
FoxD Dc LAC. Wis, Jan. 5.-Tho "auter tern
Of Court commenced ia this city to-dav, Judse
Mclean presiding. lhe afternoon sess!on was
occupied with suitable .ervices in memury OF
the late Judge Mayham. Appropriate lcmarks
wore made BY Gen. Z. s. Bragg, Judge I. O.
Thorpe, Judge Campbell Mclean, aud George
Perkins.
, 1874-01-06
WAITING FOR THE .IE-cR0P.

special D.spatct to The C1sed9o fF11"ne
bv tho ice merchants Of this CITY ard Of Peru re-
f,a1uing this winters crop. a. Present tho ice
Is only i've inches thick-too thin to be harvest
ed ty horsepower, and the prospect is not en-
cou1nging. Meantime. the hundreds Of 1Abor-
inc poor who have anxiously been waiting for
tbe harvest, which ordinarily givo them manJ
dam employment, must still vait
, 1874-01-06

P111spURou jan. J.-lhe controversy long
existing between the oHne1s OF tue Royce ond
otuer patents for the storing and Transmitting OF
power by compressed air, aud tho Westinghouse
Ar-Bzake Company, has been closed tue West
inghouse Company having purchased the e1c1u"
sive rignt for the air-brako ard ether purposes
Oh rn1fwRy tralus.
, 1874-01-06
The Work OF hammond, the Revival.
ist, IN Alton& Ill.

Special DspIcsh to Tie Chicago Tr4bune.
ALTON, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-Haa1uoud closed his
labors hero this morning in prayer-meettng,
which lasted nbout four hours. Moro than SO
persons have signed tho Covenant, and tho re-
yival increases 1aily- Tho meetlng will bo con-
tinued indefinitely Hammond commences
meeting in St. Louis on the last Of this week.