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New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
AcAsE OF cusroMHousE OPPRESSION.

To the razor 0T The TrtbUne.
SIR: If you will allow me | will briefly
contribute TO the Of testimony being brought for
ward showing the robberies committed by vaeabonds
appointed. armed. aud equipped by our Government.
A San Francisco firm above reproach Crosby & Dib-
blee) had their goods zed m l6 at san Francisco Tor
undervaluation" The goods were purchased In bond
t and the duties to be paid at san Francisco
we're part o: the purchase money The seizure WAS
made at the Of enterprsing spies named Gibbs
and Farwel, and the firm were required 70 deposit
$4,000 to be allowed to take their icoods as securty
Subse1uenfiy they had an offer to cOmprOmi-e" ON
payment OF $1,000 more or $4,000 IPained. grieved
and mortified but knowing themselves totally innocent
of wrong OF ITS intention they about TO do ss
Phelps, Dodge & Co. did. pay the demand for peace.
when the was brought by them 10 the attention. "a
the writer. They were advised 10 pas no money 10
prove admission OF guilt aud confirm the hlRh"H-
men in their profitable vocation. The facts mot all
stated here plain and so certain that they were
advised that the Government of the United states
certainly would never under any administration sane
on such open robbery 10 take their money" WITH
our much confidence In the head OF the department who
could secret spies and public depredatots
the writer believed the could be 50 presented as
fail The writer Will not forget me nrst lhtet'E
with tine head OF the apartment tht business lie
was asked why such those named were trnsted
haiisbrevd cunning bur confident reply; Don't you
think It good way set thief 10 catch thieif ms
This yatny the assumed falsehOOd that citizens en-
gagged in traffic were thieves" The writer replied
that "A thief could do nothing well. leaving the case
referred 10 "A clerk the department able lawyer.
and upright paq tMr Lyman In the Treasury Depart-
ment, the facts We're 50 reported that the az
decided there was wrong, the money deposited was
returned. aud the honest merchants were VI
Now with other suggestions close Inc tss is
That the Investigations being made VIII not nave
served half their purpose unless the operations OF 'e
iigbt Utb those OF Jiyne Co. and Sanborn. And the
second la That the Government should reiuhn AZ ths
earliest moment all moneys belonging 70 lls euLens ah"
Dodge & Co should be made a test IL Congress by
"a hill refund
Who shall be first 10 introduce II j. z.
Boston, ApriL 6, 1874
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Mr.. sCHNABEL on CREMATION.

To the Editor or The Trl0une.
SIR: ! find in The TRIBUNE of April 4, in its
report Of the cremation meeting the previous evening
a manifest error l am reported having said that
13OOOOOOOO or 4OOOOo,OOO of people die every year
This absurdy apparent in the fact that the above
number comprises the entire population OF the EARTH
correction, wis give you my statement as uttered
supposng that 1900 100000 il just estimate OF the
worlds population, and that the calculation is also
rect that generation Is within the limits OF 80 years.
hence 1t follows that In every 80 years number equal
to the entire population perish
Thus buryng deep in the earth this amount
of fructifyng elements must ultimately end in barren
or impoverished soil and a iamishing pOsterity.
Aelc- York, April 4, 1874 ELLIS B. SCHSABEL.
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SOME AUTHORITIES ARRAYED AGAINST DR.
CURTIS.

To Ihe Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR Through Tallemand's Perrin DurOy's
and Edward Smiths experiments informed that
alcohol is true food that 1t neither
tains the body and further that the alcohol taken
the system through the skn breath and kidneys
and that derivatives Of it could be found in the body
DR.. Edward Smith, f. r. ST. gave the following the
effects after a moderate dose taken by himself and
friends: In from three 10 minutes the mind
disturbed consciousness, the power OF fixing attention.
the perception OF light and the power OF directing and
co0rdnating the muscles lessened After 30 min
the effect diminished, shown by increased con-
sciousness and the perception OF light If vail had
fallen from the eyes This does not speak well for acO
ho In moderate dose. Prof. Won Moeschott said that
alcohol did deserve the name OF all alimentary prn
cple Prof. Lehman said cannot believe that aco
col which produces such powerful reactions on the
nervous syserD belongs to the class of substances
bile of contributing toward the maintenance Of the vital
functions These gentleman may not be posted In Ma
teria Medca but there is thing satisfactory my
mind they have common enso and, think science
their side =. q.
Limerick, Penn, April ., 1874.
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DR. CURTIS on ALCOHOI.-NICE DISTINCTIONS.
To fhc EditOr or The TribMne.

DR. CURTIS on ALCOHOIrNICE DISTINCTIONS.
To the EdftOr or The Tribune.
SIR respectfully submit that DR.. Curtis,
although he tells he teacher OF "Maera Medca"
&c. has become very much confused in his discussion Of
the alcohol question In sentence he says ii must
he considered food in any philosophical sense OF the
word" Again he speaks OF the shifting poison line
of excitement" " stimulation" recoil" "depres-
son" etc. the most confused and jumbling manner.
In sentence he says, alcohol is transformed like
ordinary food in the system that its food action is
attended with excitement" that it can be used
one OF those food substances whose province is to fur
.nish force run the living machine and yet when you
almost echo his words in saying that alcohol gives
actual strength and for the repair Of wasted
tissue he round and corrects by saying that
there is evidence that alcohol furnishes building
material. and the probabilities are that IL does not"
Now. " the common and n0n-professional mind II
must appear very evident that Dr. Curtis confuses the
categores." Most minds will not be able 10 comprehend
his confused ydrawn distinctions between force and
strength" especially when ne saws III one sentence
tina; he only claims that 1t Is capable OF yielding useful
force" while IN another sentence he says IL must be
considered food in any philosophical sense. Now all
this he science according 10 DR. Curtis, but the
common of the world will he slow to believe that
alcohol take the place Of bread and butter and
beef steak. q. X. !.
Neto- York, April 3, 1874.
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ttstiSo va5s n 4 * M X 80 dainishod that KsS

tpht ~ n tuoa~ A.
that tho va dp N u tn sh n 40 diminished nAs KING
Frost perpetuaily welds his frgd dscepter leap
from Choborazo or ReDia into the valley q, .ss bsss
to6ly fow Mules dstant and you may boil eggs by his
heat May not atmosphere that lniIeulAtcy IN
contact with our earthconain the properties Whlch.
by the OF light, evolve the heat ascrood 70 me
sun or why should II not be Just as warp y. even
warmer because closer 20 the on n0untsin top a.
in the valleyi A rartned stmospheref but thcn
throughout all space the air IL raTehed and rsus ah'
where is the heat OF the sunf
II mistakes have been made by astronomers, as mr..
Proctor asserts OF 10000 times the distance 0f the sun
(Only ls2OgGOOO0O mesD, II 10 quite certain enn can
evidence be given OF That certainly that IN oos
ing through our cOncayy Of warm atmosphere tnrOusn
frgd region space into the convex atmosphere oi
other planetary bodies distances may Do anything lto
correctly measured bY the telescOpef
Mr Proctor further that, even IN the suns uls
tance astronomers have found an error ~ three mt
lions OF miles. Now. II II should happen that sun
further error Of about millions OF mile, were us
covered would necessary for the earth 10 trhve 40
much faster than ball tas II said to dcp ia
order 10 make It's annual circuit and might We not be
enabled 90 reduce the velocity ze ana orht or 0her
planetary bOIIes comets etc., 10 something more com
prehensblef .-- -
Mr. Proctor tells NJ that the actual distance ~ hut enc
star IA known presume thai IL distance l. measured
upOp the suppOsiOn that the sun II distant from us
OF 900 900 miles Now, will some astronomer te " can
dy whet the dsiaDceO Of any planet STAR OF sun mas
been arrived at otherwise than by supposng that our
telescopes measure distances through nonatm0sphere
and through atmospheres the same ~ they DO ia
our own atmosphere d. u n
Nep- York, April 8, 1874
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POINT IN sCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATION.
To the EditOr OF The Tribune.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: A clergyman, who is a subscriber to
THE TRIBUNE, and is very much pleased with II "a ~
whole but sometimes from it, dcta, takes
cepton TO gloss put upon Scripture in one sentence
of the article stone sepulcher OF the sd inst speak
ing OF the tune intervening between Chrsts death and
Hi, resurrecton 1t is said: Christ Himself Of tho
Apostles vaguely hints, meanwhile preachngio tho
spirits in prison" The reference probably 10 the pas
sage IN Ist Peter, ill.,, 1920:
"For Christ also hath suffered for sins the just
for the unjust that He might bring 10 God, being put
to death in flesh but quickened by the Spirit; by
prison; which sometime were disobedirnt When once
the long suffering OF God waited In tile days OF Noah.
while the ark was preparing &c.
IL is only necessary 10 quote the whole passage 10
show the Interpretation and application. How did
Christ preach at the time referred tol "By the Spirit"
Wheni "some time"-i. e., afOretme-" when the long
suffering OF God waited in the days Of Noah. when tho
ark was preparing" To whom TO the dsobedienr
spirits who then in prison, as II were because God
said that the wickness Of man great in the EARTH &o
and " the Lord said. Will destroy man." &c. and they
been tried, condemned, sentenced, and were only
awaiting the day OF execution under reprleFe 10 hes
Noah, preacher of ri gheOusness was cou1ussiOned
by the Logos the Word and inspired by the SPIRIT To
preach the long suffering Of God waited while tho
ark preparing" This teaching repeated by Peter
iy g. when he The Gospel was preached also tO
them that dead-nOt after DEATH but who are now
dead; perhaps better STILL 10 them who are dead in
respasses in sins" that they might be Judged accord
ing 10 In the flesh" men who are "carnal," but
live according to God In the spirit Is.
NOrrdk, Conn, April 4, 1874
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THE WORKING wOMEN's PROTECTIVE UNION.
TO the Editor or The TrtOHRe.

THE WORKING wOMEN's PROTECTIVE UNION.
TO the Editor or The Trt6URe.
SIR: In Mondays issue you sum up tho
work this institution, part of which is the coee
ton OF wages withheld in 500 cases 1890 81.
Did TO you TO your readers how great IN Its
effects ia the work which, in figures, insgnh-
can't The amount in each Is less than 81
and some cases involve but few cents Yet these few
cents though all important 10 the intended victim, have
Significance which reaches beyond her and affects all
her working sisters Not few employers there are who
systematically defraud IN dollars alone but in the
odd cents Of every ransaction-odd cents which too
often cause or save from starvation.
Just here steps in the Union and at its expense.
enforces honesty. one expensive prosecution.
resulting from little shave, teaches notsOOn-for
gotten lesson that honesty Is 1.-THE best policy, and
serves 10 warn Others who are like minded
And this Ia only one aspect OF the subject There arc
fOremen ana fOrewOmen Of prominent establishments
who add To their personal gains by retaining the ac-
tons due 10 working women. A. often as these cases
become known the Union they are investigated. end
when laid before the propretOrs the abrupt 'ssa oi
the off nders follows. -
That every dollar collected by the Working womens
Union saves-by the warning Of example-twenty dollars
TO the working women OF New-lOrk cannot be doubtcd
The very existence OF the institution terror 20 would
be eyldOers 10 extent cOmpuahe. There arc
few institutions which work uDoDtruslvely hearing
their burden OF expense and beso~ng services 80
MANY fold better than money to It's benehcaries.
Nec- York April Z, 1874 INDEX.
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oountIes towns corporations and individuals every
where do The theory ia that the GoveInneht ~ au
qures gold pay interest on the public deo' nen 70
only get lt I'm this way. But the same way IN Ip
the Government that Ia open 10 the importer % tIe
as much gold as he requires IN the InarkeI @ o,n 70
appreciate at once Then fast as sur W
accnmuates in the Treasury let them 90 % aina
which will cause still further appreciation IN ,no a ~
of the currency because 1t viii be seen taI .le aI
redcmnton has come and whenever gold ana Than we
snail have solid redeemable currency, ana Top euouS
IL for all legitimate wants. W."
Netc- York, April 9, 1874.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CUR,
RENCY.

A PLAN FOR BRINGING GOLD AND SILVER INTO CIR
crrATroy-IScREAsING THE CURRENCY WITH
OUT INITIATING 1T.
To the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Whatever action Congress may see tit
20 take upon any financial measure now before It, IL is
hardly probable that the evils under which the country
is suffering will be permanently removed The CHIEF
difficulty the way OF satisfactory escape from the
dangers by which National Treasury is surrounded
lies in the Ignorance OF the public at Washington
Since the death OF Robert j. Walker and ChietJustce
Chase none Of our statesmen have shown themselves
masters OF the financial situation have for long time
thought entirely practicable TO increase the currency
without natng it, to place 1t upon solid basis with
ou, increasing our bonded debt; TO restore confidence
without contraction aud to bring about resumption
nf specie payments without working a revolution or
hurting anybody. To accomplish these desirable re-
suits respectfully suggest for the consideration Of our
people the following Congressional enactments:
FIRST The repeal OF the Legatender act. which is an
unconstitutional measure, only justable like the sus-
pension the writ OF haoeas corpus, in great pubic
second The passage OF an act declaring gold and
silver 10 only legal tender and standard OF value
they in fact; provided. however, that an
already made under existing laws are not 10
be invaudated; also provided that the night OF the
citizen 20 make agreements for payments IN treasury
notes or any other legitimate currency be recognized
THIRD The passage OF act increasing the weight OF
all silver CONS hereafter issued from the nints 50 that
they equal III intrinsic value 10 gold coins OF the same
deuun nation.
Fourth Making Treasury notes. and All other obi-
cations issued by The T. s. Treasury receivable at par by
fhe Government for all debts due IT, including customs
on imports.
By this plan the will at once be increased by
che addition Of all the gold and silver IN the country 10
the circulation which used now as merchandise only
having been driven out Of circulation by the Legal
render act Gold will not be bought and Sold IL VIII
be AZ par and notes will De worth sS TO 30 cents as tney
now IN fact. THIS plan Is lSdsoiS - ma ~ ~ can
ODerston on the Pacific coast Ceraiuy no JASON S
be alleged why the Government shouId nor S,,
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MAKE PAPER MONEY SCARCE.

TO the EdftOr Of the TrtbUne.
SIR: 1t seems to me to he selt-evldent that,
if the currency of the country kept scarce as TO
be always at par with gold and the issue was kept by
that rue increased when 1t was above par and dimin
ished when below par, that that would be all the
legisating necessary on the subject.
SOltttiHqtOH, Conn. April 1874. AUGUSTUS BAl.NEs
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Prom me 4u0u,fa lGal CAronicll.

, A gentleman who has Travelled extensively
throughout the state Informs that the acreage In
cotton will be about 25 per cent less than last year
larger OF land VIII be devoted 10 aud small
grain 1he state Grange OF the Patrons Of Husbandry
recommended third cotton and two thirds Ia
and other cereals and such products nocdful
the support VI man aud beast.
New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
sOROSIS AND TEMPERANCE.
LETTER FROM THE REV. PHGBE A. HANAFoRD-N'
WINE USED AT soROsIs LUNCHES.

LETTER FROM THE REV. PHEBE A. HANAFoRD-No
WINE USED At sOROsIS LUNCHES.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: was much gratified by the recent pub
lcaion of a communication in THE TRIBUNE concerning
S0rosis and It's habits regard to the use OF intoxicating
drinks For years, with many thousands OF women In
the land have respected THE TRIBUNE and its grand
ntterances on the moral topics of the day May s uster
as an advocate OF moral and political purity never grow
dim, writenOw TO reerate the assertion In the com
unicatIon above mentioned that Soross Is practically
temperance organization. / confess had heard the
insnuation that used at the lunches ana IL
was with little trepdation that went to Delmonico'
on the occasion OF my initiation member OF sorosis
Yet knew that there was much in Sorosis to make
membership there desirable. and yentured to nope tha
the rumor concerning wine at lunches was erroneous
As total abstinence woman asa Good Templar pledged
TO abstinence for life temperance lecturer ana
minister Of the gospel unable to sanction In any
way such practice, and assure those who VIII
read this article that there is chance for reproo to
Sorosis on that score Nothing isrongeithan tea ana
coffee and lemonade used at their dinners or
lunches At the sixth anniversary, recently observed
when the temperance toasted the Following
response was given by Mrs Caroline A. Soule the ac-
complishcd editor OF The Guiding ShT, the Presi-
dent OF the Woman's Centenary Association OF the Uni
yersalist Church in America, and was greeted WIN
hearty applause: Every woman OF us saws Amen 10
the prayer that ntcmperance may cease III tne ahu anu
many OF Us are pledged life to total abstinence ana
are working with pen voice. and purse for the success
Of the te npera nee cause PHGlBE A. HAsAFORD,
Jersey Cy April c, 1874 First VcePresdent OF soiosS
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DIR. cUYLERs REPLY TO DR. CROSBY.


To he Edftor OF The Tribune.
SIR | wish to point out, very briefly, one
misconception and false interpretation Doth OF
which occurred III DIT. Cuylers sermon, preached as
.reply TO Dr. Crosby's sermon Drunkenness"
l. In one place in his Dr. Cuyler accuses Dr
Crosby OF using the text, "Let your moderation be
known unto all men," as argument against total
abstinence from the bottle" This quotation is serious
misconcepon. DR.. Crosby made such assertion, nor
did be even hint at it. He simply used the text to in
culcate principles OF moderation" or reasonable
ness" as opposed TO anything wild and fanaical The
verse could be used motto for the general conduct
OF life II implies unreasOnabeness" in business life,
in political life in social fe-n word. it demands
such conduct would fifty become Christian gentle
man No one who listened with unpreIudiced attention
the of Dr. CrOsb by could have retained Tor
moment notion that Dr. Crosby used the a0oVe text
in the IN which DR.. Cuyler saws he ala.
H. In commenting the text, DIR. Cuvler SAYS that
the original word here translated moderation means
"grntlenesS, fOrDcarincc." By reference To Robin
sons Greek and English Lexicon OF the New Testament,
will be found that the Greek word Is translated fdlr
ness" "proprety" "moderatiOu," with direct refer
enre 10 Phil. w., Let your moderation be known
unto all men" Then follow III the definition thTee
words respectively, :" MIDI " gentle, clement
marked Spec which DR. Cuyler surely will take TO mean
special definition As these are two points in Dr. Cmy
ers discourse which would seem To initiate against Dr.
CroSby's character "A Christian gentleman ana as
scholar have thought that 1t would be but Justice To
DI. Crosby ana to the cause OF sound scholarship 10
make these simple and plain structures. IL Is only
proper that the Temperance debate should he carried on
exclude rant cant, ignorance dOgmatiSn, the
petty sel~ness that trades on Temperanc" REFORM ana
the GOncs dishonest bluhderlnS Whcn makes 'nt re-
form religion j. {, ,.
AcT- York, Aprll.7, 1874.
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INTRMPERANCE LESS COMMON IN DISTRICTS WHERE
FEUIT Is PLENTIFUL AND CHRAP-CRAvING FOR
LIQUOR PREVENTED BY FREE USE OF FRUIT
A SLOW REFORM
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c,-pprxcy DrnAUCHED BY THE sECRErARY-vALUEs
1-vsrr11rD. AND THE VOLUME OF THE CUR
prvCv CHANGED BY THE FIAT OF SINGLE OFF,
The New York herald., 1874-09-17
JEFF DAVIS RETICENT,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 16, 1874.
Seeing the excitement Occasioned throughout
the country by the New Orleans troubles, called
to-day on Jefferson Davis for the purpose OF
ascertaining his views to the political situation
in Louisiana and the remedies to be applied.
found the gentleman now retired from active pur-
suits Of all kinds and living very quietly at his res.
idence and was cOurteOusy received, but failed to
elicit any expression touching on the subject
introduced, except that he sympathized deeply
with the tax-burdened and otherwise op-
pressed people OF Louisiana, and hoped the
solution OF their difficulties was near at hand He
made no allusion to the President nor to his proc
lamatlon in favor Of Kellogg which was pub.
lished here this morning.
"If there is any journalist to whom I would give
expression OF my views" continued Mr..
Davis at Is yourself, but 1 must positively
decline to talk upon public Affairs, espeei-
ally at this time" And this he intimated was
the proper course for others Of antecedents simi-
iar to his own to pursue. The expression OF his
views, no matter how carefully framed,
he thought would be certain OF perverslon IN
the North to the detriment OF The whole
South, which Is now sorely enough of.
nicted '.Even were to read from the deca-
logue,'' he said, 'any expression OF mine
would be sure Of Misrepresentation ana distor-
ton by enemies Of the Southern people, and this
is reason enough for my refusing to converse
upon political affairs which | trust you will ap.
preciate."
The New York herald., 1874-09-17
The Attorney Generals Free
Explanations.
LaWlessness and BlOOdshed IT.
terly Cnjustiflable.
Views and Opinions from Other
Southern States.
JEFF DAVIS FEARS.

The arrival Of General Emory and Mr.. McEnery
simultaneously at New Orleans yesterday formed
the principal item OF interest in that city,
Governor Kellogg remained at the Custom House
with Collector Casey and other friends, but
beyond intimatlng the necessity Of guarding
large amount OF State money which was due to
Northern creditors did not communicate with
the authorities IN Washington. In the
meantime the President at the two
sessions OF the Cabinet yesterday deter
mined on reducing the Penn administration
II he had to shell or nundate New Orleans TO ac-
complish it. From The numerous dispatches CIV
Ing the views OF officials in the different States it
viii be seen that the coup d'etat is not generally
approved in the South Jefferson Davis feared to
express an opinion, even from the Decalogue, lest
he should be misrepresented.
The New York herald., 1874-09-17
FEAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

COLUMB1A, Sept. 16, 1874.
Two companies Of the Eighteenth United States
infantry, stationed here, lett to-day for New Or.
leans, and the others are held in readiness. Upon
the receipt OF the news of the outbreak in New
Orleans the excitement was intense among all
classes and fears took possession of many OF the
most notorious party leaders. The prompt action
Of the government has restored confidence.
quieted the more serious apprehensions and gwen
a better tone to affairs than has existed Tor
months. These are the views OF the State cxecu-
tive offlcers with whom nave had interviews TO-
day. They say they are now more than ever con.
ndent the general government will sustain law
and order. They assert that everything Tor safety
depends upon the complete carrying Qua OF the
plans in Louisiana, as announced by the Presl-
dent; and If the bloody and violent overthrow
there becomes permanent 1t win furnish prece-
dent quickly to be followed In this state, aud
destroy the only hope Of safety Of republicans in