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New-York tribune., 1874-04-01
THE TRIBUNE AND ITS FOUNDER.

IT'S TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY GRATEFUL TO His
FRIENDS AND ADMIRERs-A LIBERAL EDUcArioS
TO BE GAINED FROM IT'S COLUMNS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The readers of some of the New York
papers and OF papers published outside OF that city.
have noticed I'm their columns references to TE TRiB
USE as the paper founded by Horace Greeley. They
seem to use quoted sentence sneer at this idea
Of THE TRIBUNE IN bearing the head OF its editorial
columns that sentence. Now there any one thing
more than another that the management OF The TRB-
UNE could have done that would receive the thanks and
hearty of the vast number of Horace Gree
leys friends and admirers who scattered in every
city village, and hamlet In the land, 1t was this. with
out doubt, during the week following Greeleys death,
the wish came to the minds OF thousands oi ms lrens
as il did to the mind OF the writer that In some way
THE TRIBUNE might bear upon lts broad pages te name
of its great founder. Though his name would be- inds-
sOluby connected with THE TRIBUNE for AL tme the
wish came from hearts that In some striking manner
very person who took the IN his hand should be-
come instantly of the OF its noble originator
One hundred hence 1t will be even more proper 10
display that sentence Long after those who knew ana
loved him are sleeping the sleep that is upon him now
OF the millions who lived not In the days when hs pen
did such mighty, dnceasng WORK In tue DrsI century o,
the nations life. And why, indeed, should not thosa
words he there Why should not the monument OF ones
life work bear ones name II no son lives and follow.
in the footsteps Of his sre perpetuang hs name ana
av0caton Is right that the great paper and the gted
staff alike stamped and nodded by his Intense indyid'
uaty should raise MS name aiole anu DeN ucio ioi
To read THE TRIBUNE daily Is OF itself liberal educs.
ton. and tho thoughts carried eyerfwhere III lts cur
tured columns are uttered again in many quiet home
or in many fierce discussion. Perhaps more than any
other paper in the world it contains less OF what ono
should not read and than any other paper ia tha
world IL laDors for the advance and ameioraton o h
manity And then, too IL uDites It's readers ana nd
Apy two people who really understand and appre eiato
the fine points OF THE TRIBUNE Will understand ana ap
precate each other. H. H. o.
Mount Norris n, T., March 26 1874
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I've made In reference to that class OF officers 70 the
effect substantially that for vgance In the discharge
duties they shall be entitled to rewards or pro
motions that the Secretary OF the Treasury might
exercise his discretion in reference TO them. fos
instance. great vigilance has been shown ana
largo results produced, looking 10 the enforcement OF
the laws think that the Secretary OF the Ireasur. or
reward compensation OF a subordinate 0incer OF W.
CustOmhouse for extra diligence or vigilance OF hs
services; but do not think that any Goyernn..,nnss
officer ought TO be interested IN the sense OF oe'es
or as inforGCrs That my judgment. In resaIu ~, ~
informcrs who actually furnish intoTmatTnc ~ 90 ne
Customs officers only that tne poi0 @ vi 'o U
laws IN England and this country has away psSn 10
recognize them TO extent as az e
suits and not at all certain that an
OF TINT pOney would be wise.
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PAINFUL RUMOR IMPROVED.

WAS SENATOR CoNKLING RETAINED AND PAID IN
THE PHELPs-DODGE CASE f-sTRANGE RUMoRs
TRACED AND DIsPRovED.
When before the Committee of Ways and
Means Judge Noah Davis testified. that one of
conferences OF the prosecution tho CustomHouse,
Conkng well as the Collector, Naval Officer,
Surveyor and Special Agent Jayne, who interested
in the division OF the spoils, present, and
opinion that the whole invoice OF Phelps, Dodge Com
pany was forfeited. and recommended that q suit DO
begun for the forfeiture OF the whole. The exact Ian
guage OF the report Of the Associated Press pub
lshed on March a. was follows:
He Judge Davis) was particularly asked and gave
minute account concerning the interview which took
place at the Custom-house, between himself and the
officers OF the Customs In relation to the compromise Of
the Phelps, Dodge Co. case on Dec. 81 He had given
statement Of the interview yesterday, OmIttng,
at nn Wa to s
names OF all who were present, and he stated
officer Mr.. Lahin; the Surveyor, Mr.. Cornell
the Special Agent, Mr.. Jayne aud Senator Consliug
yesterday, that Mr. C6nkling there by design.
but by accident and that his presence had reference
mittee TO relate substantially what
eryiew. he gave the substance OF the conversation
which took place, and which was In reference to
questions whether the decisions OF the courts
that IN cases OF false entries the whole invoice was
with fraud and on that point adge Davis says that SEN
his opinion that IL was beyond all doubt that
the whole invoice was forfeited, and recommended that
q
of the entire invoice should be directed.
Naturally this statement caused very general COM
ment In this city, and many painful rumors were
ahoat as TO the connection OF Senator Conkng with
what generally conceded TO have been gross con-
spracy under thin disguise OF law TO plumber the firm
OF Phelps Dodge Co., and which extended, not merely
to moiety hunters and nformers but to others
famarly but,ndehntely known as "Jayne's lawyers"
IL not credited for moment that senator Conking
had been guilty OF any improperly In the matter, or
that had appeared at all IN the matter except as an
aDieus cur9 yet at the time II was limited that
he had been regularly retained by the Custo-h0use
officials had prepared elaborate brief aud had been
paid an enormous fee. II further stated that Jayne
had refused with many oahs to pay any part OF the
assessment for Senator Conkngs fee aud when IL
urged upon him he declared that his assessment must be
paid By the nformer Herye he had TO pay Butler
his counsel Finally, according to rumor, the assess
meut was laid all the persons Interested in the
moetes except Jayne and the amount alleged 10 be due
the Senator paid to him by transfer Of property
purchased 10y the pool through Louis Philips private
secretary OF Collector Arthur.
These rumors repeated with such frequency and
positiyeness that Investigation was made by The
TRIBUNE as to their truth. The result does not show
any proof whatever that the transfer TO Senator COnk
Ling VI the property alluded w was ~ D' nent Tor tho
New-York tribune., 1874-04-01
THE sTREET-CLEANISG FARCE.

SIR The Street-Cleaning Department, after
period Of lmastery inactivity, made strong demon
stration yesterday. About a III. force appeared IA
West Tenthst and stirred up the dirt little. In
places they actually disclosed the tops Of the coboie
stones others they left about inch OF tho
Winters accumulation above them. saw no foreman
with them. and this was perhaps the Italian idea oil
sweeping At the time, was rather disguised with the
perormance but have since reason to think IL
was lust as well they did not loosen any more OF thd
dirt, much OF the small heaps OF as the wind
n the wind continues the remainder will be dlspersed
and the q expense OF car ing away will be saved. How
IA IT, when such strict economy this practiced that
Il coats 80 much to keep the city cleanf y.
gstc. York, March "a 1874
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THE TRIBUNE A LIBRARY IN ITSELF.

SIR Permit one of your old readers of The
TRIBUNE to thank you, also in behalf OF many neigh
bors for the best newspaper in the United States. 10
gives the lectures sermons and daily news from ALI
parts OF the world. Now IL seems impossible 90 get
along and do well without TIE TRIBUNE Farmers, me-
chauics In fact all persons that read.
must have It, With me IL part OF my life, aud IL
worth its price every family for the sermons II con-
tains ON Monday on Sunday the ministers deliver
them 10 Thousands and The TRIBUNE on Monday to
hundreds of thousands, and at price within the reach
OF every one THE TRIBUNE is library within itself
Ie, everv one read N. J. SMILEr.
Orcnqe CO., ". L., March II, 1874.
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elaborate opinion and brief submitted by him to tho
CustOIO-h0use authorities
nothing whatever OF the matter further lhan what ne
had reluctantly stated TO the C0nnittee lie kn"" vi
fee whatever paid to Senator COnKlhg. .
AZ Mr.. Ethan Alien was the attorney OF tho lnIorner
Ueryf application made 10 him 10 know the truth
of the rumors, that his client had contributed to pay
Senator Conkling He denied the story absolutely ne
said All he knew OF Senator Conkngs connection with
the OF Phelps Dodge &CO. was that the senator
present day at n meeting when jayne. Lahin,
gIment in the matter TO the effect that the law was
plain its Interpretation. When asked II Mr.; COnk-
ling received any remuneration, Mr Alien could only
say equvocay that Senator Conkling IL lawyer ana
lawyers do not usually act IN cases OF such maghtude
without remuneration.
Inquiry at the Registers Office failed to establish that
the rrmOrs the transfer OF property were absO-
luely true. The distribution OF the plunder in the
Phelps-D0dge was completed on Juno 80 1873 when
Collector Arthur Naval Officer Li0n, and Surveyor A.
B. Cornell each received sll,9O6 ana jayne, poIlS az
their shares of the sp0s. Tue money reaehed Ne"-
YORK early in July OF the same year. The conveyance
Of real estate fully half month Subsequent 10 the
division of this money The particulars or the tra5ac
ton, which follows, do not show any connection
between the opinion and the fee or between the CUSTOM
house officers aud the further than that the
properly was transferred from Louis Philips private
secretary o Collector Arthur. direct 70 MT Cohklhe.
The registry IL on page 22] OF COnyeyanCes IN Lber
l,26l County OF New-York. The property conveyed Is
described eight certain lots, pieces OF paroe,s
OF land In the Twelfth Ward OF the Cl.y OF
situate partly on ndred-indthlrteentn anu
partly on hundred aud fourteonthsts between the
Eighth and Ninth ayes and which taken t0gether are
bounded and described IS follows: "Beginnne on ths
norherly side OF ODo-hundred- thirteenth ST., 2O
feet easery from the eastery line OF Ientnsve and
running thence northerly para lei with the 1n easteF
line of Tcutaye the sOuthery side OF O1ehundred-
and fOureenhs 100 feet thence s0uhery paralei WIN
aid easerv line Tenthaye to the n0rnery side OF
One bundred- nd rteenthgt thence westerly along
said northery side OF Onc-hundredandtnrte
100 feet 20 the place Of Gsgnnng t ia9 S d
mortgage tO tnat amount Ihe uceu 10 uatod ous a.
1873.
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EVERY MAN HIS OWN srREErswEEPER.

To ths EdtTOT OF INC IFIV""o'
SIR: Street cleaning by public authorities has
not been efficiently done. Al Poughkeepse' N Y, aud
probably here occupants are required to sweep or
to have swept the in front OF their own prem
ises III house owners mere, under lien property,
TO be made for th and were required TO
that the dirt 90 carted away, with policemen as com
plainans would IL not lead pay being withheld from
sweepers and cartpen who might not do their sipu
lated work and result In cleaner streetsi
AroolIya A.. \. March II. tSik IAAfIkA
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A SUGGESTION FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
20 the Editor Of The Tribune.

SIR: One of the difficulties of rapid transit
seems TO be the inability OF private companies TO pay fos
the right OF way. How would 1t do for the city to do
nre the center OF one OF the avenues on the east sds
OF tho city, and one the west side. connecting the
lower end OF each with new wide street extending Ike
a loop around the lower eld " the city then throw
bridges the intersection OF all streets. and put
up al auction OF years, the right to lay tracks
aud run this depressed road both ways both
sides OF the city, at a nNed low fare TRANSIT
BROOKLYN, March u, 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05

Hume, . sstur.l History Of RsApsa.'
: L-nye. ID edit, .. %.
. Ten1yeeB's LasIersA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05

In isss Mr. Herbert Spencer tPrtepi Of PsyAolocy sfit
81 s5l expressed the belief hat life under I'll ferns has
b an evolution. and tArough the Istunaiahy u
81 AZ ar, selkd natural nataral causes"
m. behavior Of Mr. wallace rssacs ssbss has 49,
dlsaised IN the bishes, degree
only toward eIpsnnenfai tenorssien ~ 80
Bxpcnmeus begun ngbt couple Of oeatanes 80
iuh nealesate which ought 70 b ssppHss -
sies VI Ne fssasA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05

History Intellectual Devs Of Europe 295
Of IsoseGve sesse>s" Vol .
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extraordinary powers These elements OF sc,en"uo
inquiry fall In with the discipline Of the poet put on
the other hand, a mind thus richly endowed N 'n'
direction Of natural history may be almost snorn "
dowmont "a regards the more strictly called physical
and mechanical sciences Goethe In this CONDITION.
He could not formulate distinct mechanical conceptonS
he could not see the of mechanical reasoniuR
in regions where such reasoning reigns supreme nc
became mere gnis fatuus TO those who Followed nm,
have sometimes permitted myself to compare Ars'o''
with Goethe. to credit the sGagirite Win an ,.
norbnman mower OF amsssing and systematizng facts
but To consider him fatally detective that side Vi '
mind in respect TO which ncompleteness has Deen just
ascribed to Goethe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03
A Girl Phenomenon.


DR.. II. d. LaCossitt, of (Treenville,
Penn, has made himself responsible
for the following statements concern
ing a young girl in Kinsman, Ohio;
GREENvnLE, PENN, July %.
By request, will state some facts
concerning Miss Jessie Perkins, of
Kinsman, Ohio, as to her seeing with-
out the nse of her eyes. [ was called
on by Mr.. H d. Perkins to visit his
daughter Jessie, who was i'll, on the
4th of April last. I found her labor
ing under Inflammation of her eyes,
paralysis of her eyelids, and tremors.
She stated that she could not see with
her eyes, but she could see with her
fingers. / tested her several times and
was satisfied she was correct, and did
distinguish colors and everything
presented. I, in a short time after,
ty Medical Society. DIR. Geibner, our
president, of Brownsville, stated the
case to the Franklin Medical Society,
giving me as the authority. Then it
went the rounds of the newspapers.
Abont the 1st of June Mr.. Perkins and
Jessie came to GreenVille on their
way to Meadville, stopped atPackard's
Hotel, and by request of Mr.. Perkins
blindfolded her eyes by placing kid
gloves, double, over them and band-
age over the gloves. In the presence
of a large number of citizens she dis
tinguished colors and read to the sat-
isfaction of all. Afterward they were
invited to DR.. Donaldson's office,
where other tests were made. I was
not present and cannot give any state
ment as to the result. I invited Mr..
Perkins and Jessie to stop over night
with me; they did so. / requested
Mr.. Perkins to let me test her faculty
of seeing separate and apart from all
others he had no objection. I was
of the opinion she might see under the
kid gloves, as there was an opening
between the GLde ndSi and the moler
bone that the gloves did not cover.
[ filled the opening with a soft cloth
and large bandage over all so that
she could not see down her nose.
There was no possibility of deceiving
me. / then offered her several articles,
some behind her back Without
touching them, she told and describ-
ed them all correctly, without making
one mistake. In the morning l re-
peated the bandages as before; hand
ed her paper; she tore off corner,
and said "Tillotson 81 Sons" was on it..
Several articles were placed to her
back; she told what they were cor
rectly, as before. am fully of the
opinion Miss Jessie can distinguish
objects correctly without the aid of
her eyes, Notwithstanding all others to
the contrary.
FL. d. LACossITT, NJ. D.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03
Gypsy DIVORCE.


A camp of gypsles is near Washing
ton, and a Republican reporter has
visited it and talked with GitaHa, a
gypsy maiden. We quote
"We suppose you are human beings,
and have TO get divorced p
HSometimes but its dreadful
thing with us to get divorced. 1t
causes grief and mourning, and blood
has to be she'd"
swell, pray tell us how you gel di-
Yorced % 48sH#8 fH
81 know / am talking too much, p
and the Gitana treInbied as she spoke /;
but half-dozen bright silver quarters
thrown into her lap seemed to give
her assurance. ST know / am talking
too much, but I'll tell you. Ii is this
way When 3 man and his wife are to
be separated, it Is done BY the sacri-
fee of horse
"One is picked out which is entire
Iy sound and free from 8 bruise or
even a scratch, and he is led out to the
spot where the divorce is to take
place, and exactly at twelve o'clock.
The men cast lots for the one who
shall kill the horse, and for this oeca-
sion he is the priest. The priest takes
a long pole in his hand and walks
around the horse several times, and in
a loud voice praises his good qualitie
and names all the persons who have
owned it. &tFstAt
.sThe horse is then led into the tent
of the woman who is TO be divorced.
If he kicks round and jumps about the
woman has been very bad If he keeps
quiet she has not been so bad. The
priest then takes large knife and
stabs the horse to the heart, and when
it is stretched out on the groand the
husband lakes his place on one side of
il and the wife on the other. They
join hands across the horse, and re-
peat some sentences IN the gypsy lam
guage. Then they walk three times
around the horse in opposite direc-
tions. fkFa.fs sru .saFF fsses.sfi
s'The last time, when at the head of
the horse, they face each other and
speak, and do the same thing at the
tail. They again shake hands and
separate, one going north and. the
other south. She never marries again,
and has to wear mourning veil, and
big shoes on her feet. The heart of
the horse is then taken out, roasted,
sprinkled with brandy, and eaten by
the husband and his friends. The
horse is then buried on the spot. The
husband can marry again."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03
A MOUSE HUNT.


A Keokuk lady, while engaged in
the pursuit of her demestit duties, en-
countered mouse in the flour barrel.
Now, most ladies under similar cir
eumstances would have uttered a few
feminine shrieks, and then sought safe
ty in the garret. But this one possess
ed more than the ordinary degree of
feminine courage. She summoned the
hired man and told him to get the shot
gun, call the bull dog, and station
himself at a convenient distance. Then
she climbed half way upstairs and
commenced to punch the flour barrel
vigorously with pole. Presently the
mouse made its appearance, and start
ed across the floor. The dog started
in pursuit. The man fired, and the
dog dropped dead, The lady tainted
and fell down stairs, and the hired
man, thinking she was killed, and
fearing that he would be arrested for
murder, disappeared and has not been
seen since. The mouse escaped.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03
RECENT DISCOVERIES IN poMrE11.

One of the most interesting features,
of the excavations in this buried city
is the discovery of many homely do
mestic articles, of which we have
counterparts. 1t is astonishing how
many things in common use now
were in use then. Here you will see
almost every kitchen ntensil, portable
cooking-stoVes, jelly-cake and butter
molds in the imitation of birds and
flowers pots, kettles, crooks, dishes,
cups and saucers, spoons, knives and
forks, dippers, skimmers, skimmers,
sauce-pans, frying-pans, lamps, lamp
stands, fiesh-hooks, braziers for char
coal. In word, pretty much every
kitchen, dining-room, or chamber ar
ticle found in modern use entered in
to the economy of the daily life of
Roman antiquity. All the articles of
lady's toilet, including jewelry of
all kinds, gold and silver ornaments,
coral and precious stones, were found
in the houses in Pompeii. Taken
from the retail shops were steelyards,
balances, weights and measures. From
q doctors Office was recovered a full
set of surgical instruments, including
fspulikinsD for extracting teeth, and
trepans for drilling holes in the skull.
There is any number of shoemaker,,
tailor, carpenter and blacksmith tools.
and, indeed, implements of almost
every present mechanical operation.
Taken altogether, the collection of ar
ticles taken from the dead city is
surprising revelation to every one,
showing that the ancients Invented
and perfected ten thousand imple-
ments and articles of common life
which we still use with little improve
ment thereon, and without giving
them credit therefor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03

FARnLER JOHN 70 his BROTHER-
ne ton 81 she week is ended. and my team Is
Laura her work has finished. and now sits down
to read.
Our home is very quiet the children are an a.
AsIwriss this homeIy letter to the brother 1
love best
Ihave much that's news to tell you. 50 do not
think it strange
To learn by this bit Of writing I'm Master Of
the Grangel
lis true 70 secret societies opposed 1've always
But dis was before the goOdOr cooperation I'd
seen
We meet once a fortnight now in Pomona HALL
As we call the furnished upper rooms in tine
house OF farmer Ball;
Some forty Of US farmers. who there can take
our wives.
And by work and conversation harmonic our
We ask each other questions in social. kindly
vein,
Learn how to lessen taxes and increase the yiefd
Of grain;
To whittle down our troubles; to build mp for
US joys
TO beautlty our farmer hOmes-educate our
girls and boys.
We Iosk ID each Others faces-we grasp each
others hands,
As farmers and as neighbors, we protect each
others lands,
We watch each others lambs from dogs and
wolves that prowI,
And As Patrons vote together. while the politi-
clans howl.
We agree nOmVre tOlisten to the grand spread
eagle speech
or she ring and nsnoPOly agent. who takes all
IN his reach.
We are Learning to live in harmony. and as
flowers from the sod
Grow to meet the sunlight. 50 we're growing
up to God.
onr home is now far happier than e'er it was
before; aM M
Again the blooms on Laura's cheek as IN the
days Of yore.
Our house is betterfurnished than when you was
For eo-operasIOn a prOnt left for all of us last
year.
Our neighbors now cali socially when comes
the eventide. 565
As peace. friendship. prosperity. does with US
now abide.
This letter tells the story; 50 brother think not
strange.
If I Az you soon 70 visit u.s. and then to join
onr Grange.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03
AGOOD sTORY.

In ex-senator Foote's new book he
refers to the following story and says
that he long refrained from contradict
ing it because it was too good 10 spoil.
He says, how eyer, that he has no re-
collection of the incident. OF Mr..
Foote's duel with Sargent S. Prentiss
a popular story is told. The people,
hearing there was to be fight, came
out 10 see the two gentlemen shoot at
one another. One little negro had
climbed into a sapling quite out of the
range of the firing, expecting to see
the fun. just before the zone, two,
three, " imagine the feelings of the
modest little African to find himself
publicly addressed by so great a man
as Mr.. Prentiss, and in these words; j;
YOU'D better get down from that you
little boy Mr.. Foole is q very bad
shot, and he is quite likely to hit you
as me-" The boy dropped like a per-
simmon. $50