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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
cry of Sinking Fund was persisted in by the

cry of Sinking Fund was persisted in by the
British Government for many years, but was
long since abolished as continuance of no
value whatever. The surplus of receipts over
expenditures is now applied at stated periods
to the purchase of consols, and it Is evident
that that surplus is the sole fund out of which
Indebtedness can be paid. The same course
is now pursued by the Government Of the
United States. The City of New York, which
for several years has expended millions in
excess of its income, has accomplished abso-
lutely nothing by its Sinking Fund. The debt
can only be reduced by making the expendi-
lures less than the receipts The Sinking
Fund is therefore needless complication of
the accounts, putting the City to the addi-
tional trouble and expense of keeping books
and guarding mass OF securities which
signify nothing.
The taxes for the year 1875 will probably be
little more than 33iOoo,Ooo, against $3s,3ls,-
S16 % for the current year. The estimated
revenues from miscellaneous sources are reck
oned at $4,000 900, the same as for the current
year. From this must be deducted the def
cheney in the product of the tax levy arising
from erroneous assessments, insolvencles, &c.
Indeed, considering the present prospects OF
real estate, it may be anticipated that larger
allowance than usual will have to be made
for this item. Taking $34,5OO,O)0 as the sum
to be taxed for, and $l,15O.OoO,OOo for the ag-
gregate valuation of real and personal prop
erty the rate would be just three per cent.
The tax for the current year, falling due this
month, is t,oo and eight-tenths per cent. The
tax Of 1878 was two and fUe-tenths per cent,
and that of 1872 was tco and nine-tenths.
The ground The TRIBUNE has taken in re-
gard to municipal taxation is this CD the
expenditures, particularly those for which
debt is contracted, should be reduced; (2) if
the expenditures are not reduced the taxes
should be increased so as to prevent the fur
Their growth of the debt. There are no indi
cations that either of these alternatives will
be realized in 1875. If, as it is claimed, the
taxes are already so high that no addition to
them can be tolerated, it is imperative that
the growth of the debt should cease immedi-
ately. The only conclusion We are able to draw
from an impartial consideration of the taxes, the
expenditures, the growth Of the debt the depres-
sion of business, and the downward tendency of
houses and rents, is that the financial policy
now being pursued is radically wrong. The
Legislature is primarily responsible for this,
supposing that it is not possible to send better
men to Albany than those who will be chosen
tomorrow to go there from this city. If it is
possible to send better men, then those who
have so long neglected the duty of picking
them out and electing them have only them
selves to blame if property mortgaged at two
thirds It's cost price leaves its owner out Of
pocket at the end of the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
TIE KIN DISTRICT OF NETWORK.

Mr.. Isaac II. Bailey, now that he wants the
votes of the merchants on Murray Hill to send
him to Congress, claims to have been their
friend, last Winter, in the Phelps, Dodge con-
troversy and the moiety struggle. lie has
even had the assurance TO parade the name
of Mr.. VIM. E. Dodge as one of the Vice
Presidents at his meeting. His friends in the
newspapers finding his old intimacy with and
devotion to Gen. Butler rising up against him,
have been writing elaborate editorials quoting
from his letters, signed yarmouth in The
Portland Press, to show his present attitude
towards Butler. They accept that evidence
then as the highest authority; and we invite
the attention of the merchants of New-York
to it to show what was the real course OF Mi.
Bailey last Winter, in the crisis of their strug-
gle. If after reading this any merchant should
tomorrow cast his vote for MIR. Bailey, he
deserves to have Jayne fastened on him for
life, and would certainly be giving The
TRIBUNE small encouragement to fight his
battle again for M;a. before Congress and the
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During the construction or me 'front.' Of ne new Tribune
building. The Tribune Otice may be found IN NE trs
budding in the rear Sprnce-st The Tribune Counting
Room The frs oor aud isenty cd al tho second door
dotrn Spruce-St. from khe Old safe.
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amussmenis ano Meetinss.

AoApEnY or Musrc.-"Aids." strakosch Italian Opera
aooru,s THEArRR-"Guy Mannering." Miss Charlotte
..Cushmsn- .
BARxUM's ROMAN HrropRoME- Reopening for the
season.
BRYANT's OPERA HoUsE.-Minstrels.
Daty,a FIFTH AVENUE TuEATER- The School for Scan
DIAL"
LYcRUM THEArER.-Euglish Opera Bouhe company
"Genevieve De Brabsut" Miss Emily soidene
OLYMPIC THEArRR.-vsudeville Varieties OF America
PARK 1urArER-"Gilded Age" john T. Raymond.
sAN FRANCISCO MrSsrREIs-Birch and Wamboid
srENwAY HALL-Entertai by Maccabc.
UNION SQUARE TuEATER.-"The Hunchbsck" MISS
Clara Morris.
wALLACK's THEATER.-" The Romance OF foor iounS
Mau."
AMERICAN ISsTITUTe FAIR-Auuual Exhibition.
EBELL INTERNATIONAL ACADENY.-Lectnre. Dr. Eoeii
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classified statement Of tho mode Of service
now in use in the different Episcopal churches
Of this city. Several letters upon ritualism
and cognate subjects, and report Of the pro-
ceedings of the Church Of England Congress
at Brighton, will also be found in our cOlamns.
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TO the above sums SnOuIu DC duueu dDOul
100000, which is paid out of the Sinking
Fund for the payment of interest on the
getty Debt" being derived from water rents,
ferry leases, and miscellaneous sources. The
gross amount of interest to be paid next year
is therefore about $lO,1OOO0O, which includes
tho interest on the various bonds embraced in
the Sinking Fund
The estimates for 1875 include 81, 454,763 33
for the redemption of various bonds and
stocks, including $74,O00 of the debt of the
territory recently annexed from Westminster
County. The entire interest paid on the bonds
belonging to the Sinking Fund, amounting to
about $1,000, 900, must also be considered as
contribution toward the payment of the City
Debt. The City will therefore be taxed
s2,75O,0OO for the payment of its funded debt
but inasmuch as fresh loans for three OF four
times this amount will be contracted, the funded
debt will continue to increase. According to
theories now universally accepted, or more
plainly speaking, according to common sense, the
mass of bonds and stocks in the Sinking Fund
should be destroyed. 1t is o farce for the
City to pay interest to itself. IL the City is
sues 1900, 1000 of its bonds, no additional
security is gained by printing $5O,OO0,OOO
more and keeping them in its possession and
calling them Sinking Fund. The 100000
interest now paid on the bonds constituting
the Sinking Fund is in reality an appropria-
ton of S1,3O0.OO0 out of the taxes toward the
reduction Of the debt. Since, however, the
debt increases much faster than that, such an
appropriation is ridiculous. The whole effect of
the S2,S00,O00 to be raised next year for the
reduction of the debt, directly and through
the Sinking Fund, would be produced by bor-
rowing $2soO.oOO less for docks parks,
bridges, boulevards. Sc. The solemn quack-
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The above sums do not in any case include
the largo expenditures which are paid for out
of the proceeds of bonds. What those will
amount to for the year 1876 cannot be estimated
until after the adjournment of the Legislature.
Hitherto they have constituted very impor-
tant part of the municipal expenditures, foot
ing up in the neighbOrhood of fifteen million
dollars year. 1t is reasonable to expect that
next year they will be somewhat less. 1t is
time that some of the great works which have
been SO extravagantly prosecuted for the last
two, four, six, eight or ten years should be
finished and the accounts closed, at least SO
far as the issue of bonds is concerned. The
growth of the bonded debt is accurately meas
ured by the increase of the interest annually
paid on it. The amounts raised and to be
raised for interest for the four years are as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

From the summary in our dispatches of the
proceedings of the Southern Claims Commits
sion, it may be judged that they have got
through about one-fourth of their work. At
this rate there is no prospect of their labors
being finished in time TO allow the Commits
sioners to attend the next Centennial Cele-
bratiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

The annual estimates of the different De-
partments of the Government are expected to
sum up, according to our Washington dis
patches, fully S10,OOOOO0 less than those of last
year. This is well. The people are in the
humor for economy, and the more the esti-
mates are kept down now, the less they will
have to be reduced before the Committee on
Appropriations.
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business NoIires.
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

WHETHER YOU TRAVEL, OR STAY AT HOME,
bsve General Accident Polcv TRAvxLKRs o; Hartford
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be cut ont and voted. It will do tho same IN
its Daily issue tomorrow. We beg all organi-
cations favoriug these Amendments, however,
to see to it that the polls are everywhere sup
piled with tickets. 1t is known that the oppo-
nents of some of the Amendments are busy
circulating hostile ballots. 1t would be q
shame if through the mere apathy OF their
friends these Amendments should be lost.
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Total. SOS, l93

These bills bear frand on their very face.
1t is not possible that they could have been
honestly audited. Is such man fit to be
Registeri Can the support of John Morrissey
be sufficient to elect hint
His opponent is Gen. Patrick II. Jones. His
character is perfectly well known. He has
intelligence and experience; is an honest and
respectable citizen. 1t would be criminal care
lessness on the part of voters and taxpayers
to permit him to be defeated and Hayes to be
elected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

The silly falsehoods concerning the use Of
money to affect the political course of leading
journals with which Administration papers
teemed last week, seemed then as aimless as
they were foolish. The developments of the
last few days concerning the sharp contests in
Assembly Districts tend, however, to cast some
light upon the reason for this sudden cloud of
lies. Under cover of it, as is now reported
on credible authority, large sums of
money have been transmitted to various
Districts with view not to help Dix, who is
already practically abandoned but to control
the next United States SeuatOrship. Fifteen
thousand dollars were thus sent ON Thursday
or Friday to Chatauqua County alone, but we
hope for the credit of some of our reputa-
BILE citizens that reports of similar action in
other cases are less well authenticated. 1t
would be an excellent thing, no matter how
the election tomorrow results, if the next
Legislature would order remorseless investi-
ton into the expenditure of money by candi-
dates and committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
Appropriations.

The murderous assault upon Nj. Anthony
]. Comstock brings in stronger light the des-
peratc character of the men whose nefariOus
business he has strlven to destroy. We trust
he will recover from his serious wound, and
that when he again returns to the attack, he
may be sustained in the warfare against OBJ
scene literature by the sympathy he has long
deserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

THE TRIBUNE has already printed in its
Weekly and Sem-Weekly editions the ballot
for the Constitutional ,Amendments IN form to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

We devote much space to Episcopal affairs
to-day. The Convention on Saturday declined
to make the proposed alteration in the rubric
of the baptismal service, but assented to the
shortening of the morning and evening services
in cases where such change was desirable.
The question of ritualism, again brought
before the Convention, is finally decided by
the adoption of a canon which differs from
that voted upon last Tuesday in emitting to
specify as Objectionable the use Of incense
and presenting the crucifx and in condemn
ing call other acts" not authorized by the
Prayer-Book, instead of "all such-like acts" as
were specified in the canon. We give also an
account of the very numerous changes in con-
Quoting Episcopal services in this country
during the past seventy years, an historical
sketch of legislation on 'this subject, an
account of changes made in the rubrics. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
U4YE,S OR ,JONESf

The citizens of NewYork are requested to
read these lines before casting their votes for
Register tomorrow. Mr.. James Hayes, who
is a candidate for that office, was together
with Ingersoll on the Auditing Committee of
the Board of Supervisors when the following
bills were passed and paid:
Audited for James A. Monaghan, February IS.
Is63-For repairing books In three Offices 1886 on
April 49, only sixty DAYS afterward for the
same service In the same offices. SSS3 20
'' same e. service U in the same offices sos 90
same service, IN the same Offices se3 %
for same . . VICE in four offices losos %
for same service in same three Offices 2s69 10
aal q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

A letter from our correspondent in Louis
lana, on our third page. sketches the condi-
ton of interior parishes under the rule of
negro officials and the Kellogg Ring. Our
telegraphic dispatches relate the various meth
DDS of fraud and intimidation by which the
Ring hope to continue this rule. Whatever
may be the result of the election in that State,
ito conservative citizens deserve credit for
their efforts to secure peaceful canvass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

The Brooklyn Ring, in desperate endeavor
to bolster up Winchester BrttOn, had the
hardihOod to assert that Judge Gilbert n.
Spier, who took the testimony on which Brit
ton was removed from office, did not approve
of Gov. Dix's decision. A prompt denial
comes over the signature of ex-Attorney-Gen-
eral Francis c. Barlow. Judge Spier's opinion
of Bfitton accOrds with that of every honest
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
THE CITY TAXES FOB 1875.

The Board of Apportionment completed the
City Budget ON Saturday. and the apprOpria-
tions for 1875 for the support OF the various
departments are now fixed and determined"
Any change in the figures as elsewhere given
will probably be of the nature of slight re-
duction. The aggregates of these appropria-
+;ooa s;ooo 1910 houa haap fO1IOys.
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Help Your Mother.

"Is there a vacant place in this bank
which / could fill ?" was the inquiry OF
boy as, with glowing cheek, he stood
before the manager.
"There is nOne," was the reply.
"Were you told that you could obtain
n situation here? Who recommended
you ?"
s'No one recommended me, sir,''
calmly answered the boy. 81 only
thought would see."
There was a raight-forwardness in
the manner, and honest determination
i'm the countenance of the lad, which
pleased the mau of business, and induced
him TO continue the conversation. He
said:
''You must have friends who could
aid you in obtaining a situation; have
you told them ?n
The quick flash of the deep blue eyes
was quenehed in the overtaking wave OF
sadness, as he said, half musingly:
"Iy mother said it would be useless
to try without friends;" then reccolleet-
ing himself, he apOlogiZed for the inter-
ruption, and was about to withdraw,
when the gentleman detained him by
asking why he did not remain at school
for year or two, and then enter the
business world.
''I have no time" was the reply.
az study at home and keep up with the
other boys"
''Then you have place already" said
his interrogation.
''I have not left it," answered the
boy.
"But you wish to leave. What is the
matter? ?n
For an instant the child hesitated;
then he replied, with half reluctant
frankness:
'I must do more for my mother ~
Brave words talisman of success any.
where, everywhere. They sank into th'
heart of the listener. Grasping the
hand of the astonished child, he said:
"My boy, what is your name ? IoI
shall fill the first vacancy for an appren
tice that occurs in the bank. IL, in th'
meantime, you need friend, come Il
me. But now give me your confidence
Why do YOU wish to do more for you
mother? Have you no father ?''
Tears filled his eyes as he replied
"My father is dead, my brothers and sis
ters are dead, and mother and / are LEI
alone to help each other. But she /
not strong, aud wish to take care o
her. 1t will please her, sir, that yol
have been so kind, and 1 am mucl
Obliged to you" So saying, the DO,
left, little dreaming that his own nobl G
ness of character had been as n brigh
glance of sunshine into the busy worl
lie had so tremblingly entered. A bo,
animated by a desire to help his mothe
will aiways find friends.
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the old home. She might as well not
have had any will of her own, as never
a choice about using il, she told herself.
But she could keep one of Katie's little
dresses, and miserable, faded daguerre-
otype Of her father and mother in their
youth; a tolerbly good photograph OF
Boone; the hair-brush he had given her,
with the picture on it, and volume or
two out Of her little library. With this
scanty endowment from the past she
must be content to set out In in search
of her fortune.
When the Major learned Of Judith's
intention to travel by stage he was con-
siderably vexed, thinking he might
have said something to influence her
decision, and came to see her about 1t.
He found her resting from the tolls of
the day, under the shade of the corridor.
She looked flushed and tired, but not
otherwise discomposed. In answer to
his queries her smiling reply was:
'T have never in my life had my way
about anything that materially con-
cerned myself; and am taking the first
opportunity of having it, you seem
at is like your SEX" he said.
At that moment Todd happened to be
passing. Judith beckoned him, and
addressed him with her sweetest smile.
''Mr. Todd" said she, "I wish Major
Floyd to know that I esteem you very
highly, and that consider myself un-
der obligations to you. If were any
thing but a penniless girl I should like
to reward you as 1 think you deserve,
but as am not, will you accept this ?''
and removing from her finger an old
fashioned gold ring, the design two
hearts Joined, which had been her moth
er's, she offered to place it upon the little
finger of Todd's left hand. "You must
know l prize it, Todd, for it was my
mothers"
Embarrassed and trembling, Todd re-
ceived the gift, which with some diff
Guilty was slipped upon his hand
Goodbye, Mr.. Todd" she added; q
promise not to forget YOU"
With profound salute the soldier re
tired, and the Major with a curious
smile inquired, if she "wished to max
deserters ?''
"How ?''
81 am putting myself in his place,
returned the Major.
ITO he continued I
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THE MALADY OF MEANNESs.3
of the philanthropists have got SO far as
to classify crime among the diseases.
They want criminals committed to
prison ''for cure" instead of for def
mite term, just as a yellow fever patient
is sent to the hospital to be kept there
till he gets we'll There is something
plausible in the theory; at any rate, the
rascal is put under lock and key-call
him sick man or sinner. But neither
the philanthrOpists nor the court take
coguizance of a certain kind Of moral
maIady, which is quite as contagious,
quite as dangerous, does every bit as
much harm in the community as those
diseases make manifest, by tendency
i'm the lower ranks of society to pick
pockets, and rot hen-rOosts, and, in the
higher circles, to initiate other peoples
signatures, and speculate upon other
peoples securities. / mean the malady
of meanness. 1 mean you, poor wretch,
whose disease is eating out, not only
your own heart, but the hearts of those
who are dearest to you. You with your
talk about right, and justice, and human
law; and your deef, which has in it
nothing of right, or justice, or law
divine-yOu, who are bringing gray
hairs to sorrow, and training your chill
dren in ways that are more villainous
than the ways of vice.-Scribner'S for
February.
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ASISIPLE GROUP PREvENTIvE.-Take
a piece of silk two or three inches wide,
sew it around the child's neck, and let
him wear it constantly, changing IL
when it becomes much worn and tnin.
Ourlittle one, who was always s9oleet
to the Group, has never been troIPLeu ,IIt aI ~
that way since we used the slIA, a. a.
though many night he has gone aIr 70 ntS
crib so hOarse he could naIuSl 1n, Is ,,o
Try it, mothers. 1t VIII 5 eeIlAiI1iS Von W baS %
harm, if it does not .. 40 oe 9Oou' oncSsed & in
ps'cgi pfacL siit III Han see them suffering from
that fell destroyer, Group
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A correspondent of the San jose Afer-
cltry asks the editor to explain why
woman is carved in stone to represent
Union, Eloquence, Fame and Truth, to
ornament our State Capitol-allowed no
share in the National speech-making'
vet represent Eloquence; should avoid
publicity, yet represent flame; may not
speak from the pulpit, yet made the en-
blem of Truth?
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The ex-Empress Eugene still cher
ishes the hope of recovering the throne
Of France for her son. She is very pol
itie in her behavior, and in her exile at
Chiselhurst neglects no opportunity. to
gain the popular good will of the French
nation, carefully trimming her sails to
catch every favorable breeze that blows,
in the hope of being borne in triumph
once more to the grandeur and opulence
of the Tuilleries.
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Cold words freeze people, and hot
words scorch them, and bitter words
make them wrathful. Kind words make
people good-natured. Though they do
not cost much, yet they accomplish
much. -Pdsedl.
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JUDITH MILES;
OR
what shall be Done with Herr
BY MRS. p. p. VICTOR.

Entered, according te the Act OF Congress,
in the year 1873, by Mrs. F. F. Victor, in the
Onice ofthe Librarian Of Congress, at washing
ton CItv1
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"For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the future, in the distance,
And the good that you can do"
SARAH NJ. MCCoWN.