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Tho iron manufacturers in Western Penn
sylyania and Northern Ohio have decided to
close their mills altogether until there is
some improvement in the market. Tho East-
crn manufacturers will still keep some fur
naccs in blast, but they also have agreed to
reduce production very materially. Thou
sand of laborcrs, in the shops and the mines,
will be thrown ont Of employment by this
action. They ought not to be forgotten, in
the holiday season, by those who have either
money or clothing to spare. 1t will bo seen
that tho remedy for the depression Of tho
iron-trado is u hard one, We do not SEQ,
however, but that it is necessary. It must,
Of course, bo eGcctual in the end.
, 1874-11-27

duty to TINT which they would bavo paid as
silk. Most of tho adultorationa aro worao
than this. Damaged articles arc syato,natio-
ally palmcd off upon tho people as genuine
goods, ,-thankB to tho tariff
The rovenuo suffers double loss in this
way. In tho first p1noo, 1t ia necessary to
matntain nlong our boundary Limo, by lind
and son. for thousands Of miles, any number
OF oustom-houses, with stnffB OF appraisers,
managers, police, detectives, spies, and n
heot Of rovonue cuttora on tho ocean and
lakes. Since wo offor high premium on
brea1dng tho line guarded, wo must spend
lavish1y to prevent peoples accepting our Of
for. In tho second place, tho revenues suf-
fer because high tax is lovicd on multitude
OF the necossarios and wants of lifo, which
yield less revenue than could DO do
rived from n fow 1uxurics demand
cd and required by vanity, fashion,
md appetite. Tho tax+paying power
is wonderfully elastic. England appreciates
this SHE ha3 stoadily reduced tho number
Of taxable articles Of real uso md necessity,
and tho amount Of tnx lowed on each, but
maintains ut high rates tho duty on spirits,
tobacco, and tho like, and finds a surplus on
hor hands, year after year. Starting from
tho position 'wc occupy to.day, with high
duties on some thousands of articles, sho
to.day collects most Of lor revenue from low
duties on less than dozen usoful articles md
from two highly taxed luxurics. It is vol to
remember that she has become tho groatest
manufacturing power in tho world since sle
, 1874-11-27

People who may have fondly imagined that
tho 1ato wedding in Chicago was something
grand will let down their opinions peg or
two on reading the reporters story Of Miss
sharon's wedding, published this morning.
Miss Slsaron's papa is a Golden Dnstlnnn,
much wealthior and moro generous tl,an tho
lamcnted Bof1in. When Missy got married
her papa gavo her million dollars out
right. She can cat OF gold plates ov-
cry day Of her life, and spin them
out Of the window when she gets through, II
she likes. She las another source Of ox-
quisito enjoyment. Tho chandeliers in l1cr
fathers house are three times more expensive
than the ono in Mr.. Honores house, aud
there arc ever SO many Of them,-all Of which
must be great comfort to one just beginning
married lifo, to be sure. But tho story is too
marvellous for repetition. 1t tells itself we'll
in another column. Tho best of it is, We SUP
pose, TINT Missy herself is MS good rs gold.
, 1874-11-27
PRACTICAL PROHIBITION.

One Of tllo most direct, sensible, and proc
tical methods Of prohibition" mud ono to
which wo desire to call the attention Of the
Adnanco and a1l other advocates of prohibit
tion by coercivo legislation, was the meeting
Of the Reform Club, which was held on
Wednesday, evening, undor the auspices Of
tho Wonaens Temperance Union Of this coun-
ty. This meeting was composed Of men who
know by experience tho misery which drink
ing intlicts upon them and their families In
tho pnrlanco Of tho street, they know how it
is themselves. They are not men who can
serenely moralizo upon temperance and safc-
" sign pledges because they llavo no passion
for drink and no temptation to use intoxicat-
ing liquors, but men who havo been
in tho habit of drinking for years,
who hnye suffered from tho habit
in body, mind, oud pocket, who
have lost social position, undermined their
business, and brought sorrow and distress in
to their familics These mon voluntarily
met together and resolved to quit drinking
and to aid each other III tho execution of
their resolves; and, in order to curry out their
purposes, enrolled themselves into m organ
ization called the Temperance Reform Club
Of Chicago, with constitution and bylaws
carefully drawn, aud with the following
pledge:
We, the enrolled members Of the Temperance Re-
form Club do soc1nny promise boforo God ud tllcso
beverage any apiritnous Or nnlt nq,1ors, WING. or
cGer, nnd that we will In al proper ways discourage
tho manufacture, saio aud use Of the BANJO.
This is species Of prohibition which TIM
TRIBUNE most heartily and gladly indorses,
md it will alwnys stand ready to help theso
tenperanco-worl<crB in their practical efforts
to suppress the liquor business. Wherever
fifty men, who have been in the hhbit Of pat
ronizing saloons, join an organization Of this
kind, it is equivalent to shutting up one rim
hole, Organizations of people who never
drink under my circumstances, md miles Of
pledges signed by people who would not
taste intoxicating liquors if they should live
to be as old as Methusaleh, accomplish no
practical purpose, because they do not
diminish saloon patronage. These reform
organizations, however, strike blow ct the
saloons, because they deprive them Of patron
age. AL tho lnws upon tho statute-books
and all the policemen and constablos in this
city combined cannot create such consterna-
ton in tho rum-holes MS this banding together
Of the victims Of these places, This means
business. This is m nttaek upon the strong.
holds Of whisky, inside the ranks, where
every blow tells Tho saloons Of Chicago
yesterday lost the custom Of all the members
Of this club who were good customers on the
day before. 10 these men who havo struck
such noble blow, yesterday was in rcnNty
Thanksgiving Day.
, 1874-11-27
EFFECT OF high DUTIES.

The report of tho Commissioner of Gus
toms contains wail over the loss suffered by
tho revenue from tho smuggling Of goods by
American tourists returning from abroad.
He says in his report:
It IL csmntcd tho American tourists returning from
Europe during ths year ending jim. so, l813 num-
berea 5000, md each person brought on tho average
trunks lled with ilutiahe goods, claimed to bo
personal baggage not dutinbe. We hayo thus m Nv
erage Of 1910 trunks cd with articles claimed as
duty free, REPRESENTING on valuation OF $500 for
each trunk tho enormous sum Of s128 905 000 It Ia
we'll known that much Of this baggage Ia in reality
intended to be put upon tho market aa merchandise
mud still other porsionn Of 1t brought over for
third parties, who havo remained at homo.
Tho value OF the goods estimated in each
trunk is largely exaggerated, as many Of
thom do not contain one-hfth of tho goods
alleged; but tue total quantity which thus
escapes payment Of tho enormous tariff
tax is undoubtedly very great,-porhaps half
tho sum stated by the Commissioner. Ho pro-
poses as o remedy sort Of castiron oath to
bo taken by cach passenger and Legal lin
itation Of thb amount Of goods for personal
uao that any ono porson can bring in FREQ.
The real remedy is to DO sought in reduc-
ton Of tho duties.
BY levying taxes Of from 10 to 100 per cent
on imported goods, tho Government causes
md encourages smuggling, with all tho evils
that follow in Its trim, promotes tho practice
Of ndultoration, inAiots double loss OH tho
public revenues, and 1owers the STANDARD of
public morals.
Smuggling, which iB tho historical iueyita.
, 1874-11-27
WhR-gLArM8 FROM THE SOUTH,

The Democratic Legislature Of Missouri a
yoar ago authorized Board Of Commission
ora to lear evidence and award judgment for
Losses and damages sustained by the "poo-
plo" Of that State during tho Wnr,-that is
to any, the ex.Rebols. Upon tho report Of
these Commissioners, tho Governor issued to
tic clnimant certificate TINT there was duo
to him the sum found; but the certificate
provides that the same is not payable until
after tho claim has been presented to the
United Statos and tho amount allowed nnd
paid to tho State. Undor this act claims to
the anount Of $4,000, 600 have been certified
to by tho State; how much more are to como
we do not know. Exactly what these claims
aro for, or by whom they are mado, does not
appear beyond a general statement that they
aro for service in tho Stato militia, and losses
by tho seizure and destruction Of property
by tho United States. Why these olaims
have not been presented to tho United
States directly for payment, or why they
were not included in the previous demands
mado by tho State and paid by tho General
Government, requires explanation. It would
seem that they were Of that character which did
not admit Of my pnymcnton any legal ground
The State, therefore, proposed to givo them n
seeming legal validity by assuming them, aud
then making claim for them in tho namo Of
tho State. Tho accounts Of the State of Mis-
souri, for expenditures md other claims dur
ing tho War were settled by tho Uns ed States
years ago, and the State applied tho money
to tho payment Of it's debt. Tho st. Louis
Republican now discovers that there is plan
on foot to have the present Democratic Log
islnturo pay the certificates at once, and then
present tic bill to tho United States. This
would cut of all future Investigation into the
character Of the claims, and make the issue
simply one Of demand by the State to bo
refunded for money expended.
This is but tho beginning of like policy
Ill over the South. Arkansas, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama, and all the Southern
States, rs soon rs they become Dcmocrntic,
will in like manner come forward with their
claims for losses by their citizens for property
taken and destroyed by the United States.
The rebellion of the State authorities of Mis-
souri ut the beginning Of tho War cost tho
United States mn immense expenditure, prob
ably not less than S160,0o0,000. It gave life
to the Rebellion in tho State, which was kept
up until nearly the close of the War, and cost
so many lives Of soldiers from Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, md Michigan. In fact, except in
and around st. Louis, Missouri was ns rcbell-
ious US was Arkansas or Tennessee It re-
quirod the prescnco'of IN army there until
tho collapse Of the Confedcracy. It is rather
stale at this day to be setting up these claims
for alleged losses, particularly after Congress,
years ago, lad settled with the State for ali it's
expenditures, md the departments at wash
ington hive been open to lear and allow any
honest claim for personal loss. Tho Demo-
Gratis of Missouri havo made their demand.
Now for Arkansas aud Alabama.
, 1874-11-27

Henry Ward Boooher has been addressing bis
congregation upon tho subject OF newspaper rc-
ports OF sermons. Ho complains that an ex-
collont addreHs is frequently cut down to suit
the emergencies of an occasion. He says !:
There is q piece out out OF tho middle, then d
piece At tho top, and good piece at tho bottom,
and 1t is so cut up that nobody lknowa much
about tho printed aketoh--noithar the mau who
reported 1t nor tho man who preached It," Con-
s'dering tho amount Of space lately afforded Alr.
Dooohor for Ills atatemonta and things, this conn.,
rlaint Beoma little out Of taAto. 1t Is not loss
admirable from tho circumstance that the ro-
porter who haa devoted most columns to q suo-
cinot history Of Mr.. Becoher's aaylngs, doings,
aud writings. during tho past fov years. vas tho
official reporter Of Plymouth Church and noury
Ward Beeoher, to Wit: Theodore Tilton. It Is
supposable that 1t hfr. Beooher had possessed
tho shears ind prepared his formor frionls last
statement, ho would havo yielded to tho teuapta-
tlon to cut pieeo out at the middle, than out Of
tho top, and good pioce from the bottom.
, 1874-11-27

We reprint description of n recent whip
ping scene in Delaware which will 60 far to
disgust the most strenuous advocates Of this
method Of punishment for minor ofenscs.
II the object of whipping is to disgrace tho
offender, opportunity must DO given to every
one to have full view Of tho operation !;
md if tho effect Of such q privilege is to bru-
talizo tho spectators in the manner described
in the newspapers, tho system works ten
fold more harm tlnn good.
, 1874-11-27

Woodruff. ILL.,, NOV. %, 1874.
TO The Editor Of Tho EAicago 1rfbuns:
EIR: Til yole last WEEI;LY TRIBUNE you state that
the independents Of this State elected but ona Cou
gress1ilan II you nado this statement through ig-
o will set you rlpht BY stating TINT We ccrtea
thrco--Campbel Bagby, aud Anderson plcAse do us
Justice. Respectfully, etc., 5onN G, WlpNsY,
Secretary Oxford Club.
The only candidate for Congress Who run 40
the nominee Of tho Independent party, md was
elected, was Andcrson in tho Ninatoentn Dis
trict. MeaBts. Campbell mud Dagby wore support
cd by tho Democrats mud elected by Democratic
votos. 1n tho Nineteenth District thero wora
throo cand|aatos, and, though Anderson beat
Judge Marshall. tho Democratic nominee, he
will vote III congrcsa on all questions preciaaly
90 Marshall would. 1lr. Dagby ia Republican,
and blr: Campbell will probably bo found to DO
ucaror George Francis Train than any other man
in Congress or out Of 1t,
, 1874-11-27

menta addroaaed to " His Excel'ency tho LIou-
tonaut-dovetnor," which m!Bnomer appcara to
o1ort soothing Influence upon tho ambition Of
tho Statesman lu question. Il IL probable that
ho suppoacB Lord DuTor1n to posseaB auoh
auperiiutty Of tttlos that no can afford to Bparo
one or two to bis aubordlnatoB. THIS hvpothesfa
Ia more charitable thnn Tho olher, that tho torn
I" His Honor" has Oh iron!enl Rouna upon
lia cur.
, 1874-11-27

and hrtiatio labor expended on tho
work caunot bo mnoh leas than 6.G00
Ter volume In addition to tho coat Of tho paper
and mechanical work. THO lotters aoem to run
nbout evenly with those Of tho first edition. 30
TINT tho nun'ber Of -olumoa viii probably not
Do Increased. Wo loaru thpt tho work haa been
prosecuted beyond tho 1otsor NJ already, thougl,
tue Volumes haxc not yet Leon iasnad up to tha
point.
Tho original work, entitled tTho Now Amori-
can CSolopodia." WAS compiled In 1903, moro
than ton years ago. Within this decade now
history has boou mAdo to an extont, perhaps,
that no other decade eau show. Tho American
War Of tho Rebellion haa boon closed. and with
1t tho greatest ovents Of our county ana time
haVo boon worked out. A now and powerful
Empire has been erected In Europo. The cbar-
actor and rolasiyc positions Of tho European pa-
tlonH havo undergone radioal changes. Tho
movement In eclenco has boon still moro decided.
Thoro is scarcely single phase Of 1t Which has
not boen materially modified by tho researches
ology, geology, microscopy, and tho anttquities,
our stock Of information has beon enlarged
beyond everything that preceded this pe-
rioa. In enjoying tho advantage of thls now
Light, tho present edition Of the Cyclopoaa ia
practically new work. Ita editors have reach
cd out to sll aources which could supply them
with tho Latest developments In science, mechan-
ica, invention, history, and geography. In thoir
own worda, they have aimed "to fnrntah con-
| densoa exhibition Of the present state of human
knowledge Oh tho most important subjects OF
| inquiry" Thoy haya not sought to disouBa
questions In controversy, nor to contribute tho.
or'os; 1t has been thoir purpose to engage the
| corporation Of all thoao wl,oso stuflioa have
, 1874-11-27

It coat Count porTinhofr just s70o,0o to OK
pose tho cruelty Of tho Russian Consul at San
Francisco in refusing to relieve another Russian
noble's hunger, aud thus driving him to suicide.
Tho Count, hearing Of tho tragedy, exposea tho
consnl In the papers. Not long ago he waa
officially notified that his caao Ind been befo1a
tho Russiun Parliament, and that august body
was disposed to be lenient with him In considers
tiou Of his good Intentions. II. therefore. hs
would divulge tho namea Of his follow-conspira-
tors in tho publication of tho article his punish.
meut would be reduced to q twenty-year term IN
Siberia and tho forfeiture of his ostate, and
would he kindly como homo md roccivo hiH 70.
ward. To this chilling proposition Count Per-
wiuhofr replied that tho climate OF Siberia would
not compare with that Of California, and hs
would profcr to stay whoro he was il It madt
no difference to tho Russian Parliament. Whd
would not bask in tho paternal mildness Of such
q Government?
, 1874-11-27

MYERS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. strcot, GetTeeu
Slate aid Dcarhorn Engagement ut Harry 1udon.
"Artnuta Girl of the rerlol."
, 1874-11-27

dltHort0 tho Protestant denominations have
suffered severely from tho lapso Of clorg>mon
into inf1dolitiea and indiacrotionB, and some
times into poBitivo acta OF anuRual criuiualtty,
while tho Roman Catholics havo enjoyed iu,-
munity from such scandals, either because tho
clorgymen Of that denomination wero FREQ from
tho temptations whicl, aftlict Protestant clergy
men, or because their suporiors prudently
covered them up and kept thom from coming
iuto public notortcty. OF late, however,
scandals have cropped out on tho surfaco OF tho
Roman Catholic Church, both Of theological
and sociai nature. Two .apoatatea have turned
met, of Baltimore, officiating at st. Peters
Church In that city, has abandoned that
communion and publicly connected him.
self with tho Presbyterian donomlnation. Tho
nev. Father aesdcmann, Of philadelphia, ab-
seconded. taking With him young woman whom
ho subsequently, morried, and also considerable
sums of money. which Ills parishioncra had In
trusted to bis eafe-kecping. a few days ago tho
Rev. Father AlcNally was arrested at Fort Coy
ington, Now York, fer dofacation nado in Boil
fast, Ireland. nine years ago. Tho defalcatou
waB Of q sum Of money amounting to g., 900,
beqnoathcd by father to his son and deposited
With Father MoNally to be managed by him uu-
til tho son camo Of ago, when 1t was to be paid
over to him, principal and interest. When tue
aon came Of age, ho asked for rcn-
deriug OF Ills account from McNally's
attornoy, only to find that tho priest
lad lied to America with tho money. He I'M
mcdiatoly followed, and for nine years Inns been
searching for the defau1tor, bis search boing ro-
wafdea last Sunday. Father Schneider, a priest
at Treves. who had been expelled from his pull
pit for varioua otfenaea, was recently arrested
IN the pulpit BY the police for attempting To
proach. The arrest created row in tho church,
but, after considerable fighting, tho police euc-
ceeded in carrying away tho rccusant priest.
With tho exploits Of Father Fortan, Of Bridge
port, in this county, aud with hia peculiar
mothodof holding fairs aud dispoaing Of Tho re-
ceipts, tho public ia already familiar. It is but
lew days ago that priest in Coging-
ton, KY, olopcd with his housekaeper and d
handsome percentage Of the money belonging to
tho flock which had been intrustod to him.
We do not cite these cases for the purpoac of
singing out the Catholic Church as target Of
abuse, but as showing that no denomination Is
FREQ from the demoralizing tendepcies Of faith
less shepherds. It Ia only little surprising TINT
auch thiuga should BIO allowed to happen or
Hhonid occur at ali in Church whose machinery
is 80 perfect, whose discipline Ia 50 severe, whose
influence over Its servants Ia 30 powerful. It
only proves that clorgYmen arc mortal, chat even
the direct descendants OF st. Potor may err, and
that no peculiar Banotity invests those mon that
rondera them absolutely free from tho tompta-
tion before which other mortals yield and fall.
, 1874-11-27
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

Dearborn I,OD0E, No, 3tn,. h. r. and 4. NJ
Regular cOul,nnicattnn this Friday evening, ut 7n
o'coekt ior business ot importance All members afo so-
aass'oa ~ ~ ps9s'"N' - 'diiXa. s. MOODY, ". II.
, 1874-11-27
TO.DAf'S ADJUSTMENTS.

M.y1UKEn's Ti1EhTRE-A!ndison street, betrecn
Das+ aud State. "Joane Deans"
, 1874-11-27

HOOI.EY'a Tl1EhTRE--sAadoph stroas. hdtuooi
CLARK and La:3alle. "Divorco."
, 1874-11-27

ACADEMY or HfUS1C-IIas.u I'd street, bot ween Mad"
san and AenIoe. ngngunent ot h1fs. +. y. 0hAnthu.
, 1874-11-27

The aged and respectable proyerb which da.
olarea that what la easily WON Ia a. coe1v 1oat "a.
cetvod an unexpected illustration in the Town Of
Wavorly, Iowa, few days ago. It wan A matri-
nonial loss which followed o matri,ooninl von.
taro OF an unusual description. The lover was
lawyer who had, BY reason Of long uoiourn IN
this world. failon into Tho sero aud yellow 1caf
and being named Billings, consistently fell In
lovo With 4 little girl, who. although at achoo1
Ind nut yot mastered tho rudiments Of orthorra-
ply, aud was hope1cssly innocent In matters Of
synta1. Tie parents Of tho child objoctiue to
Tho marriage. an efopoment was planned apd
successfully executed There wore ruaora Of
Mrs. Billings still iu existence, but 1t WAS usually
supposed that, with his profound knowlodga
Of criminal procedure, hlr. Billings would find
that Lady no bur to lis happiness. Tho parent.
lnterfcred, but the Wedding had occurred, aud
nothing WAS to bo douo about IT, Mrs. Billings
was subsequently fortunate enough to call upop
her paronts, when having donncd her pinafore al
usual she learned that Alr. Billings was bad man.
In half an hour Hho had written a highly-aacc.
tomato lottor to tr. B., declining to return to
tho protection Of q Bad Man. OF course 1t IL
not to DO suppoaed that such porson has sttsae.
tions for achool-girl. But bad as lo may be-
ho Inns learned and will respect one truth which
applies to him, and commences this paragraph,
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
OUTBREAK OF PRISONERS.

Desperate Attempt to Escape from jail.
LEWISTON. Me-, Oct 1S, 1874.
A desperate and well organized attempt was
made by number OF prisoners to escape from
the Auburn Jail at six O'Clock p. M. to-day. Lewis
Robinson, alias Smith, OF Portland. . prisoner
struck the jailer, Little1eld, with glass bottle
the latter, followed BY the turnkey, Wash
purne, was opening the jail door to serve supper
to the prisoners The jailer was Knocked
down, but he clutched Robinson. and
both went to the moor together. pris-
oner named Allen struck the turnkey and
Knocked him down. Allen then escaped. The
turnkey had conflict with Robinson at the out
side door and discharged q revolver at him. The
shot took effect in the scalp and Robinson. followed
by the turnkey left the jail through the door, but
was overhauled and brought back by the turnkey
A cOlored prisoner named Lee also escaped. A
dozen or more OF the prisoners were about making
on. when two three ol the loyal prisoners inter
Tered, while q female prisoner. girl named
jail door and stopped q iurther stampede.
Lee was caught within nve inmates after his
escape Allen IS still at large. Neither officers
nor prisoners were seriously injured. The prs
oners intended to have made an attempt yeSter-
day 10 escape but were defeated.