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, 1874-12-18

Tie isst,es and principles involved in the
f1na,cial questions Of tho tlay are illustrated
by tho difference between trade, commerce,
and prosperity, rs shown in tito Dominion
Of Cnuat(a and in the Pacific States Of the
Union on the ono hand, and in tho other
States of the Union on the other.
From the beginning, California, Oregon,
md Novada llayo rejected tho paper money Of
tho Government as tho standard of values
They lavo ster1ly adhered TO constitutional
money, and never permitted tho false
standard to DO recognized. Even at the
first, when grccnbacks wcro at par,
md woro everywhere clso nccepted without
uucstion. California refused to receive them
exccpt rs commodity, and the wisdom Of
this policy hos beon shown oycry tlay since
then. When greenbacks declined, it ,nado no
difference in California there business was
done OH tito roal-monoy basis, and it n.ado no
difference how high or how low tho paper
money might rct* it in no wise disturbed tho
business Of Califoraia. When a man there
sold property for tl,ousand dollars, ho sold
it for n thousand dollars real money and
when man contracted debt for Il thousand
dollars, ho promised :nd expected to pay q
like sum in gold. The standard Of values re-
nainea unchanged there was no declining
one way today and another way tomorrow.
The dollar was always lollar,-no more, and
no less. There WINS no gambling or specula~
ton in the value of tho money. There was
no bulliug tue market to nal,e gold high. or
bearing It to make gold low. Gold never
changed. So many ounces represented so
n,any dollars,-no more OF less one dny tllan
on tile other, Greenbacks were never rccog-
n;7cd as money, mud were never 1cccpted ex-
cent at their market valuo in gold. When
creonbaclts yoro worth GO cents in gold, they
were accented ns equal in value 10 GO cents
md no more. That system 1,as prevailed in
the Pacific States from tho beginning to this
linn. Tho results nro obvious.
vcsy ooo. VIXEN tho non;c ,nsscl oycr tho
17n;tca stotcs as r. destructive hlost. DESTROY.
ing wealth. swoepjnp awav the accommodations
of vco,z nnd 1oavino in its train m unDrecc-
5ontad humiliation Of cro1it. industry. and
production. tho paciGo States wore untouched,
;rhav had not 1ahh1od !, t,,o nncleo, th;nos.
rrhay ha1 not erectca a naner standard os
vor;o,,1a 90 t,,o vivid Tim non;c found them
lnv;ro o,,d saline md 1,eoninr accounts il,
,1oi1ars md mt With fluctuatinp md uncer.
tn;,, ~; ;rro1oomol,1., ,,o,,or Thc1, 7;d ln,x;
l., ,>,,>a, o,i1 ,,ot ys;,t ,>rotas.na ,,ro,n
;sas trl,ov 1ae,t with ,>rorcrtv at ;ta vatu,
~ ,.a.a, o,a ,at oct;t;o,e vo1,,o,
fo,n;1o5 ,,non Into oa IN TIM vo1u.
~ ~ aroo,,,ac,.s % ot fnturo aov ,rhc,
In, o. n,orn;,,a ;nvos,e1 in tho chances q
~ s.:, f.I - ,,ono- +ha, 3o,,t nvo,n
s;",,.. s;.,, M vao1 vo,,,as r. roo1 ,nonov ,NorI
,s - vii .a11.,,sa t,oro Iacon.a 1,,ora ,voa y,
N"o -. u a.,,1,,:,,s =, 49, n,a,,o,, ;,uoet
sis" 81, ,,.s '"aa ,,o .h1;n,,aao ~ ,a1,,o. IN
ea' AneAo w. "s'0 .,s;a,.n..a ~ 70 ,nan.,. ~ nj,
e"'ao ~ '"v ,,.eA.1:. ~ s.,s;,>.,, ,,,.s,,o.>..,,
'''oney " oA'.o'A'" -o'M ''...l- Ill., e< saass
,'na 'l'o i'opei1y lep'o',w ,w,';,e 4 a.. ,,aa,.
|
, 1874-12-18

1fr. DAWES deserves the thinks Of tho
country for introducing in Congress yester-
day a bill to restore the import duties on ten
md coffee. Wo laye already given our rca-
sons for desiring n tax Of this nature. 1t is
the most economical, tho most productive,
mud the least burdensonle INK that could bo
tacfa1
, 1874-12-18

The statement that there if want Of har-
mony in tllo Chicago dclcgs:, IN to Congress
concerning the appointment Of Mr.. CoounASE
to DO Supervising Architect will cause somo
surpriao in this city. The Chicago delegation
now consists OF Mr.. Ward aud NIr. FARwEL1.
Which Of them maintains the opposition the
lelegrapl does not saY.
, 1874-12-18

Common people will admire tho a'dncity
OF tic indianapolis man who has begun suit
for $4,000 damages against his n1otheT-in~
law, alleging tl,at lie has sustained injury to
that amount through tho alienation Of lis
vifoia affections
, 1874-12-18

The Chicago produco markets were iweg-
ular yesterday, with more doing. alesspor
was activo, end 1o@2oc per brl higher, closing
steady at Sl9.12 1'3 cash' aud slo.4S for
February. Lard was active, and l6Gp20o per
100 tbs 1.ighor, closing wenk Ut &la.ooGplG.lo
cesh. e,l ala, ~ .o''rr 15thrnqtv. Monte werA
, 1874-12-18
Gl)& Gb'fasyn M1ibu,,e.
Friday Morning, December 10, 1874.

One Of the incidents OF tho hard times in
Philadelphia is a letter to Mayor S1oKELr
threatening him and other city officials With
assassination
, 1874-12-18

Chief-JustIco DALI mot the elongated and fn1-
pressionablo managcr) has given hia decision
upon tho sunday-amusemont question which
agttatod Now York 30 long. Tho opinion wns
given in tho caso Of Auo1;pu MuEspoRRFsN On
m application for injunction to reatrafu tho
Police Commissioners from interfering with por-
fortnancea at his thoatro Sunday evening.
Judge DAILY dec1area adversely to the tkeatrical
manager aud tho ungodly world at 1arge. Tho
act under which tho Police Commissioners pro-
coded, ho held entirely constitutional. 1t had
been argued that in tho minority Of Christian
countries public theatrical performances were
permitted on Sunday; but in such conntrioa NIL
manner Of sorvilo work was equally pcr-
1littcd. In all States Of tho Union,
however, aa woi1 rs in tho country from Which
our institutions were derived, no suoh practice
axIsted. BY long-establshoa usage, moreover,
In this country mud in Great Britain, the thoaroa
Ind been closed upon Sundays, and this custom
VAS 20 universally observed that until ono or two
theatrical managers violated it, II few years ago.
statutory enactment wRH doomed unnecessary.
Tue objection that the law waH unconstitutional,
because its subject WAS not expressed la tho title
II An act to preserve pnhlic peace aud o:taer on
the frat day Of the wook. commonly called SIM
day." did not hold. But docs it not strife taa
reader that whnt would upset tho peaco and
order OF ono day would as offectually subsefs
that Of tho day preceding or followlngf
, 1874-12-18

ACADEMY OF MUsfC-f lated L n.tfort, betveon M.d-
fsor anil Mnnrcn Engagement 1T Tony f1aniots Parto-
nlmo-Troupu. "Jack and tho Bcsnstaak."
, 1874-12-18

M'v1UKEn'H THEATnli-afadi,on street. between
paAtborn and Stnso. Engagement Of Edwin Hooth.
d 1ihn311,n
, 1874-12-18

ORIENTAL LODGE, No. n, \. +. and A. M.-Itall,
No. IL Iasni!c. AnnMal cns'sanncatiatt this 3trday
evcnlnn ~ ocink for business oiectin Of Hccr Tor
Chs ensuing and payment Of luc. \ ia hoped eIid
HsatAs, +. n. TUCKER, Socy.
, 1874-12-18

THIRD PAGE-Cty. Suburban. ,and Country ncai
RstAtc 10 Ron.s. Wants IMsnoss Chances nursea and
6srrjeres, Agents Wanted, Musical, otc., etc.
SEVENTH PAGE--Amue eesnunts, Periodicals.. Win
Sar Resorts, 0coAn Seamahips. Railroad Tnae.T Table,
Hku.. rto.
, 1874-12-18

TURNER 11ALt.7}yo.t Twelth street.: Lscturs M ~ BY
44n. Amsrloars to AnlosicA aud Nhtiso Americans"
, 1874-12-18

GRAND ERA.llOt1SE-C!srk street. onpos!ta
Enerman House. Koly 1.con's Ninstrots' Tho
Alark Atatup.a
, 1874-12-18

We infer that Senator CpSKLISd proposes
n summary disposition Of Ill tho bonds of
tlo District Of Columbia, and the municipal
debts of Washington aud Georgetown, by tho
Government assumption of the obligations
which they represent. Tho telcgraphio synop-
sis Of the bill ho las recently introduced into
the Senate proposes an issue Of United States
! per cent bonds, in MI amount not to exceed
$4,000. 900, which sllall bo exchanged dollar
for dollar within q yoar,-wo do not think it
would require moro than fortnight, for
tho bonds and stocks Of tho District Of Co.
l11nbia and the old debts of Washington and
Georgetown. Whether it ia intended that the
United States Government shall hold the
bonds of tho District which IT thus rcdeoms
against tho people Of tho District or
not, is not clear. But it is inma-
terial, since it will amount to tho sanlo thing
in tho end. If these District bonds are re-
tanned, they viii never bo paid. The District
is now virtually bankrupt. For tho United
States Government to fund md pay off this
debt, is simply to add this amount Of money
to the National Indebtedness release tho peo~
pie of the District, mud secure tho bondhold~
crs pnymcnt that would otherwise be exceed
ingly doubtful. From recent statement of
tho Commissioners appointed by tile Presi-
dent to investigate the af1airs Of the District,
wo mike up the following statement Of their
, 1874-12-18

There can bo no doubt Tint tho Saratoga CON"
binstion would giyo great doal to bo assured OF
the truth Of au item which cropt into our column
Of railroad nows to tue eifoot TINT tho Baltimore
Il Ohio Railroad Ind joined tho combination
There aro railroad mon who would cut hoartlor
meals md aleop moro calmly II such CONSUME
nation could be mado. Unfortunately for them,
tho itom was incorroot, and should not llave a1''
pearcd In Tue TA1nuAE. Thoro is no fouuda"
tiou for 1t, and Il is not likoly to be truo. Iha
Daltl1aoro Il Ohio Railroad has too good ta'nR
by romaining outside to risk it's reputation ~
being found III such company. It holds sh.a
good thing only as long as It romans inaepono.
ont, and the intorosts Of the 'oad ena chc:sa
arm ton c3oseiy identified to pornt OF It's provng
traitoy, oven IL it 40 desired. Thore III no dan'
gor, l,owoyor. All tho ca1artls that the ring may
vet flying will not bulge their rival an lnoh:
Tina is What tho officers Of the road aa1, and
Chicago is contont to bel1ovo thom'
, 1874-12-18

Tho Unlon League Of Philadelphia If an Of
garlizatloa composed OF tho leading Rop' o!lsaha
Of that city, and numbers oser 1,Goo menosFa:
During tho War it WAS uotod for tho cxse'!eh'
tono which pesvaded 1t md tho good It Gu @ a,lf-
ing worry evontful period Of our history. WIN
in tho past few years It has lost much OF l1a
polticul cLaractor, but as Hoelal ORGANIZATION ra
1t appears to DO in Aourishing condition. 1sa
receipts for tho past year amounted 70
';190155. Tho League, howosor, seemed to
he divided somewhat upon tho qaesaon q
rotaiping ita political and patriotic aaaoole-
tom. Tho moro recently admitted men'pets.
who had not becl. identified with ita
War history, desired to mako ohsne':
The result was that, at tho annual election o.
oalcors, tho supporters Of tue "n'omoc:s'
ticket passed resolution declaring tlo!r tnson~
ton to elect otlcor free from, any political bias
aud upon this platform elected their Proal'lent
by an insignificant majority, Tho presltant
oleoted waa SIr. Joux 2, VEnnEE; tho Vico-pros-
ilents, ]. G11L1sa1Asr FELL, who WAS Prosldant
from 1865 to 1868 Z. c. KNIGHT, Apo1rA ..
noutE, aall cuAn1Es L. ss11TH The list of III.
roctoys Includes many OF tho best known blihl-
moss and professional men Of tho Quakor City,
, 1874-12-18


600 as the limit of the Government issue for
this purpose, seems 10 have made close csti-
mate in round numbers for wiping out al1 the
obligations Of tho District old md now, bond
cd and nnbonded, adjusted and unaajusted,
lsgnl and Illegal. This Government assunsp-
ton of tho District indebtedness, twill bo re-
1nembered, is in addition to tho annual appro-
prlntions mado by Congress to tho District
Government, Of which thoro woro nearly
three and a half millions given for the current
year.
We presume TINT LII. CoNK11vo's bill is
based upon tho opinion Of tho Judiciary Com
,litteo Of tho House, given last summer, to
tho effect that the United statcg are liable for
these debts, since they woro contracted
through their delegated representatives. But
the House bill Of last summer contemplated
that only M equitable proportion Of these
debts should bo assumed by the Gem
cral Government, while wo cannot help
thinking that, under SIr. CoSxI1Sas pro-
posed bill, the entire amount of indebtedness
would bo assumed. l. favorable estimate Of
tho proiect holds that tho Government would
only have to pay abont 100000 year ill.,
forest, this being tho difference between the
per oont on the 31s,000,000 and tile
amount Of interest the Government would
| 10 entitled to from tho tebts taken III OK
change. hut suppose tho Government should
recoiye neither interest nor principal Of tAeao
District debts? The Bupposition is not All
unreasonable one, considering tho present
bankrupt condition Of the District.
| If tho United States Governments to I'M.
dortako to koer tho City Of Washington and
District of Columbia III order, make MI thoir
improvements and pay MI their dchts, the
sooner tho public knows it the better. II
this is true, tho Government might hnyo
saved many millions Of dollars by accepting
tic situation sono yoars ago, boforo the
gigantic systom Of improvements was innu'
gurated undor "Doss" suEpurnp mud Ills ring
Of swintllora. Tho aaving would hive
bson mado In two waya: ~ by soil
ing Government bonla at par, whilo tllt
District bontls, owing to their nnoortain Ro
ourity, haye boon sold Mt large aiaoount
aud (e) by q closer nuporvis'on Of tho public
improvements, saby preventing tho oxtor
tiona practtooa n,4dor tic Washington Doar.
, 1874-12-18


Old debt ol Georgetown, own,................$ 2H0,19o
Old debt Of Washington pn................ s0J3,151
bonded District debt eht.................... Sa91,H40
New is bontls ssuei. aus, ,lG9
Hoard Of Audit certificates ......... 4,D77,555
Unadjised claims. 3,147,7B7
Total .$al $50, 100
This seems to bo fair statement Of the
entiro indebtedness. From this might posi-
bly, bo deducted tho following items in arriy-
ing at what the Government would assume:
Caal. on hand Dec 16s,Ss9
Asgets 0ncl,lIng aEscasucnts} }.......... 1,7i9 04
Unadjussed claima {ouohnn 11........... e,U3S773
Iotal
This would leave for the Government to
assume
Total intobtedItess... ,HH8, 799
Leta estimated deductions 39ji. .G92
,,1
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03

membered whence the money comes that is
thus wastefully lavished upon the officers
| and hangers on OF the military. The army
| is not large, the numAer reported is 27,77i
enlisted men, non-commissionedo officers and
musicians. On Gen. Sherman's authority
the actual number is but q, 535. These re-
ceive none too much pay. The private gets
but SIS per month besides clothing and rs-
tons, little enough in all conscience. The
provision. to paw these is but 81, COS, 04S, and
that is far moro than the number of men
at Washington eats up 81 ,057, 236.
This is eight times the cost of the same item
in 1860, which was sl27, S95. The n1scellane-
Gus bills for a dozen matters meteorological
observations and other bills of various sorts,
call for 81 .6I7 ,325. For bounties the claim is
for round million, which mostly finds its
way into side channels to help the harpies.
Armories and arsenals cost for current ex-
penses, 1856, 955. Nearly one hundred thou
sand of this is for stables and officers bar
racks, which do not belong to the armories
and arsenals. For armament there is an
item of 81. $50, $50. which Gen. Sherman pro-
nounces call useless" The field work for
officers, which covers surveys, maps and ac-
campaigning matters, is charged with $685.
900. Ordnance stores and supplies, 81 ,260, 600,
of which $4,000 is put down for recovering
saddles. There is an army of 22I9 officers,
with all their horde of satellites, which it
takes s., 49,. 6l5 to pay. This is more than
double the number of officers in 1860, when
the army was nearly as large as at present,
over 10000 enlisted men. In all there
are 1,94O women reported for sup
port in the Military service. It is
not stated whether they are fighting
Amazons or not. Quartermssters' supplies
call for s5,OOO,OoO, greater portion of which
is drawn for Communication for servants and
horses which have no existence. These are
but part of the showing made and criti-
cised as wastefnlness and thievery. To pre-
serve the s1.7OO,O0O worth of clothing and
equipage from moths, 100000 is appropri-
ated. II there. is any honest disposition to
economy there is room to cut down the cost
of this department at least one-half in its
official incumbents and more than that in
cost. Waste and stealage account fora great
part OF this enormous expenditure for an
army small and inexpensive except in the
line of officers and expenses that the service
does not require. Mr.. Delmar inquiries
whether the country can afford to sanction
these abuses, or if liberty can be preserved
under such a system?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03

In almost every other trade either the number
of hands, the hours OF work, or the pay, has
neen cut down. We viii endeavor 10 mainbail
this as long as practicable, but if the prices for
work are maintained, it will be impossible, and
a number OF workmen must be thrown out ofem-
ployment. An increase may benefit few, but
large number win suffer in losing work at a
time when 1t cannot be afforded by any one. We
offer this for your careful consideration. In our
Judgment the interests of all, employers and
workmen alike, will be best conserved by an ad :
hereuce 10. the present scale. An increase now
will damage both, and perhaps seriously injure
th5 growth OF the business OF the city. 1t is
our wish and desire to be just 10 every man
in cur. employ, and give MIN a fair and
equitable remuneration for his labor. Our is
terests are the same; you cannot get along with
out you. There should be mutual consulting
ofinterests and consideration Of circumstances.
We assure you that we are now paying the ut
most limit that we can afford, and increase of
prices will produce a condition so hard as to in
jure every person concerned.
Trusting that this will receive due considera-
ton, we are Yours Truly,
INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL Co.,
INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL. Co.,
JOHN IL. HOLIDAY,
Proprietor OF the Ev'g News,
INDIANAPOLIS PRINTING & PUB. Co.
HARDING s. BANNIsTER, Pubs Herl'd
JOHN o, HARDEsTY, Publisher Sun.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

As an example of the ways Of the gay
world at Washington, these notes, from the
Chronicle, are taken:
Mrs Governor Shepard receives on Tues
days.
Evening receptions viii be held at the EI-
ecutive Mansion on Tuesday, January 20;
Tuesday, February 8, and Tuesday, Febru-
airy IL, from eight TO ten o'clock.
Mrs. Blaine's receptions will be or every
Wednesday during the season, from two and
a half to five O'Clock p. N, beginning Janu-
airy II.
On account Of mourning in the family,
Mrs. Secretary Robson will not, during the
present season hold her customary Wednes-
day receptions.
During the session OF Congress the presi-
dent win receive daily Sundays expected)
senators and members Of congress, without
cards, from ten in the morning until twelve
O'Clock. From twelve o'clock until two on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays he
win receive general visitors by card.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03

By way OF illustrating the extravaganza of
public expenditures, which eat up the peo-
pie and corrupt official character, Mr.. Alex.
Delmar has made an analysis of a single cor
rupt sewer of drainage, the war depart
ment. In letter covering the subject.
he shows, in part, how it happens that
in time of peace, long after the war and its
accounts have been settled, the expenses OF
the war department have begun to grow
larger year by year, so that the appropriation
asked for 1879 is S6O,361 PA in lieu of ST.
9SS, 97s, the amount in 1872. when the cleo
ton of military president was on hand.
Taxation has become intolerable, and the
cry of the people is so desperate that even
congress is constrained to talk of economy
and retrenchment. The people now pay
about three hundred millions in state and
local taxes, about three times the amount in
$780, while the population has increased but
one-third and the wealth of the country but
one-half. To this the federal government
adds a like amount oftaxation. making over
six hundred million dollars per snnum. Mr..
Delmar makes calculation that this sum
is equivalent to S57 tons of gold coin.
Taking the military cost to the people alone
and footing up all the expenditures asked
for and the unexpended balances on the first
of July, there are sllO,OOO,OOO, or 157 tons of
solid gold for this one item. Placing the
amount in carts carrying one ton each, the
procession would reach the entire length Of
Wall and Broad streets in New York. Du-
ring the war the military expenses ran up in
1865 to the enormous sum of 81, O30, $50 400
from SIG, Az, 2O3 in 1850. AT the close of the
war they should have fallen back to the fig
ures of 1860 as time elapsed. Not so, how
ever. They did not rsduce as bounties and
pensions were paid off till 1872, whsn they
reached the lowest point OF about forty-two
millions, as shown above. But al that point.
with no apparent necessity, the war depart
ment expenses began to rise again in 1873 to
S46 0S6, S94, and in 1874 new appropriations
granted are S44, 103, 227, and there is estima-
ted and asked for in 1875 $50 36l ,274. BY ev-
cry possible devics the actual expenses paid
to keep up the war establishment is made to
appearsmall. Accountsare distributed when
ever practicable under different heads and to
other departments. The appropriations
granted and asked for now are tor 1874 al
sready granted 81, 103, 227, and asked for 1873,
$50. 1851 ,274. In addition to these there are
of old appropriations not yet expended, $685.
424, la. AS not less than $4,000, 900 of the
last amount will still be unexpended in
July, it vii leave about s110. 900, OOC that may
be drawn In 1875. In his detailed examine
ton of the way in which the amount is to be
ex,1ended Mr. Delmar makes a f1iscIosu,ra
that Is absolutely appalling, when 1t is re-