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NATIONAL uFE.INsURANCE COMPANY.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s, 1874.
TO the Editor ef The Chtcayo Tr1luut:
SIN: In editorial comments upon tho affairs
Of Jay Cooke l. Co., iu your iasuo Of Saturday,
the eth plt,, you say: ''Iho National Life In.
a1lranco Company aud ies several officers hold
leading place among tho debtors; aud the
schedule reveals tho fact that the expense Of this
Company's organization, which was chartered by
Congress-, were S1oo,oo0."
Now. IL is matter Of 40 little valuo to the
public whether any officers Of this Company
arc debtors Of Jay Cooke Is Co. or not,
tbat it s hardly worth while oven to say that the
whole Of such indebtedness, outside Of tho
members Of the firm itself, is prec,sely $40, 600,
aud that ia abuudsntly secured ] aay this SIM
ply lest, it unsaid, improper inference may BE-
drawn, aud to reach naturally tho important part
Of tho editorial In quoBtion,-tlat relating to
this Company, and which, nncorrectea, nlay il.
jure 1t seriously, and harm very many Of your
this. 10 far as now practicable, two ssatemonta
may be nude:
firyt-This Company il not indebted to Jay
Cooke j. Co. single dollar, and never has been,
except aa hereinafter stated; an0,
Sec0H3--Tho schedule docs not reveal tho fact
that tho expenses OF the Compulyfs orgauiza-
ton wore a100, 600. It does not reveal anything
at all on that subject, for it bus NJ relation wtat
ever to it.
This whole error arose fron mucopstruotion
gu tile part OF some oua at to what the schedule
did Bay,-assiBtea, porhal's, by tue probable ia:t
that tho language OF tho schedule may bo readily
liable to double construction.
For several years, eadng about couple Of
uencral Agents Of this Company for New
York and New Jersey; alld the sNae
j}rna at Washington wero Gonesal Agents
for several Of tic, Southern States, inetua-
, 1874-01-13

The recent misunderstanding between tbs
United States aud Spain developed one fact
which has not been generally known. namely
tho source Of tho authority under which tho Cap
talns~G General Of Cuba haye been yostcd With
extraordinary powers md grnntel the absolute
right to trost persons aud property thore as il
it Were territory in atato Of Siege, as we'll aa
to suspend the execution Of Instructions emanat-
ing from tho Homo Government. Their preroga-
tiVes appear to hnvo bean obtained from royal
order issued by Ferdinand VII. In 1895 The fol-
lowing extract from the order, which follows a
recital OF facts existing in Cuba, explains the
secrot:
H1a Ma]csty gives your Eycellency ample and un-
limited authorization, not merely to s1ss from the
Island and send to tue Peninsula any public functo-
a!eR whatever uay be ther office, rank, cass, or co-
tion, whose stay III tho Island may be prctudica or
Whose public or private conduct may nrouso your sus
pcto replacing them temporarily ty tho fahEul Ser
v1ors Of His Ma esy who may merit MI your Excel
lencys conhdencc but niso to suspend tho execution
Of any orders or general Instructions whatever
einanating from any Of thu branches Of the Aduns-
ratiou 1u such degree your E1celepcy may deem
e1pcdsn for the royal SERVICE such suspensions being
III all cases proyaioua and your Exccency being re-
quircd to give account thcrcof to His Majesty.
Tho most remarkable feature Of this order is
that it's proviniona should have boen maintainod
nnimpaifed, as Il settled policy, through all tho
political rovoutionH which have eswopt over Spain
during tho last half century.
, 1874-01-13

Tho surprising unauimity with which tho
House Of Representatives yostorday condemned
Secretary Richardson's project for increased tax
ation, which iH understood to have tho support
Of the President, will crafty the country in the
same degree. that it will disploasc tho Prcsi-
don't aud his "hRphazard" financial advisor.
BY vote Of 22t to 8, tho Houso suspended tho
ru1es mud passed resolution declaring TINT the
deficit in the Treasury creates no necessity
either for MI Increase Of taxation or IN increase
in tho debt. Tie real remedy is to be found in
economy in public expenditure. The House
further dociated tta intention to reduce the
appropriations and tho public expenditure to
the lowest possible point consistent with
proper administration of public afrairs. Imme-
diately after this action, the rules were again
suspended, and another resolution was adopted
without division, declaring still more explicitly
TINT existing taxes were ample to meot all the
necessary expenses Of tho Government, aud
that IN no evont should thare TO any inorcauo Of
the debt, whether it bears interest or not.
, 1874-01-13

aotiva anl 10 higher, ut 07c per gallon. Flour
wan qniot md stronger. Wheat WEE active, mud
noarly 10 higher, closing Mt s1.2511 cash md
ndvanccd 29lo, o'oHing at 61ii4o caah and 0216o
seller February. Oata wogo active mud 1No
lighor closing at 1870 cash and A419o aoller
February. 1syo WAS qulet and firm Mt $50 for
regular No. 2. Dnrloy was aotivo and hlghor, at
di,anry houses. 1.-Two lloga woro dull md vonk,
With Balos Of medlum to choice at s5.00@550.
Cattlc sold to only limited extent ut e2U0@
ESQ. shoop woro inactive.
, 1874-01-13

Some light has been thrown Oh the origin Of
tl,o proposed investigation into the conduct OF
the lndian Department. 1t arose from the
charges made against tho Department by Chair
man Weleh, Of tho Peace Commissioners, who
wrote President Grant that there was all Indian
Ring in tho Interior Department which was pro-
life Of great frauds. 10 this a counter-chargo
was nade by Tho Department, that tho Peace
Commissioners themaclyeH woro most corrupt
ring, aud wcre in the habit Of letting their most
valuable contracts to personal fr1onds. Tho
bcst feature Of the scandal is thai it furnishes a
now and strong argument for tho merger OF the
Indian Bureau with tho Var Department, which
ought to have had charge Of 1t long ago.
, 1874-01-13

The accident on the Chicago j. Northwestern
Roaa yesterday was the reanlt Of tsforgetful-
uesa " vory nuch lite Conductor Baanes. The
conductor Of 8 wild" or extra freight train loft
Alton with his train in violation Of the rules OF
the Company, and forgetting TINT ho was cer-
tain to run into another train that had the right
of way. The result was the destruction Of tho
locomotives and cars. tho death Of the engineer
Of the regular train, and the severe wounding Of
two persons. Ono Of tho unsatisfactory things
about theso cases Of forgetfulnoss is, that their
fatal resulta GRO 40 seldom Visited upon the for
gokfn1,
, 1874-01-13

snlitudc Of n dollar.mark. For toao ronHons
wo my that tho Qofornl party of Wisconsin has
only itscf to DO afra1 81. Il caI aarry tttu noxt
oocsion by largor majority than tho LAST. If 1t
Hhnll show, during tho comiug Legislative
session. and tho coming yoar, TINT it l1as down.
right honoHt purpoaoa mud d fair knowledge OF
administration. Brilliant things will not bo
expected Of It, Tho people haye haa too much
brilliancyin government They hayo fallen now
upon hard, grinding times. and what they want
to 500 in their public servants In common aonHo,
low tnxo7, economy, and rigid accountability.
1t makoa no difference wllctller Gov. Taylor
holds receptions with lid g1ovos too largo for
him, or with no gloves at ali, provided his head
Is lovol and lis lland firm.
lilo principal drawback to lilo now party is its
incollcrence, but tint difficulty iB not without
romody. Tho constituents of Gov. Taylor arc
mainly Democrats, Lbernl Republicans, and
Antt-Temrerancc Inv aermaus. How much the
Patrons Of 1Iusbandry contributed to tho rosult
III unknown, though 1t is followed that, Without
taking any fo1n'al action. thoy constituted ono
Of tl,o factors. Tho milwaukee, Convention,
at which those factions woro fuaod, constituted
tho. most unpromiHing assortmont Of politicnl
odds and onds cyor assembled iu tho State, aud
tic Republicans wore moro mortified ut their
dofoat By that ragged regiment than tLcy would
have bcon by straight Democratic victory.
Indeed, they seemed to tind comfort in call.
Ing 1t 4 Democratic victory. Tho Mil
waukoo Sentinel (nulor tho now disponHation)
insists ttat 1t is Democratic triumph, and will
not allow 1t to DO called anything o1Ro. Tho
Democratic party Is moro popular with Ropubli-
cnn editors md politicians In Wisconsin than We
remember ever to have aoon 1t before. This ia
fact Of the greatest Significance. It signifies
TINT. in tho eHtinlatiou Of shrewd men (for tho
Wisconsin Republican leaders aro both able md
vigiant), 1t ia Of tho utmost importance to
faston upon the HOW Administration the name
and stigma Of old~fashioned Democracy. It IL
Of tho utmost Importance. therefore. to tho nsw
party tint this should bo avoided. Tho people
will not vote one of tho old partloH out in order
to put another aud older ono in. Whatever tho
Reform party may do Or not do, 1t must have n
name identified with tho future, and not with
the past,-t must take upon itself tho burden
Of no siuH but its own,
, 1874-01-13

Tho Chicago produce markets were mora m.
Tive yesterday, and gruin exoitod and stroucor
lfesa pork waa In fur demand, but elossa
easser at 9l4.6o per brl cash, md S14.76 seller
February. Lard was in good demand, and 100
per LOO lbs hlglor, closing at s0.10@9.l2I caah,
and s9.25@0.2711 seller February Meats were
in good demund and 10 higher, at 59sc for Shout
dora, 7}So for short rlba, 7s90p7s4o for short
clear, aud o}>1@lQc tor sweat piok!ed hams.
Dfsasod hoga wsys dull and loo lower, cloaiag at
&o.lt pas 100 lts for haavy. Htxhwiass HoYs
, 1874-01-13

Pittsburgh politicians are in 1uttor OF tropi-
dation. Grier, the defaulting Cashior Of tho
National Trust Company, which negotiated tho
fraudulent half million Of water bonds issued
By the Secretary Of tho Wator Commission,
has turned States ovidonco. He promises to
return to Pittsburgh, stand his prosecution, aud
tell all he hnows. His olTer has boon accepted,
the reward promised for bis apprehension with.
drawn, and ae is expected to return Wodnesday
morning with confession that nil upset many
ropntntionB hitherto firm.
, 1874-01-13
NOTES AND OPINION,

Tho Hartford CotraM thinks the platform oi
the Nav Hampshire Republicans too wide to be
deop; furthermore, that the Democrats have
'acon the Republican resolutions and "gone
them one better 80 to speak.
Tho latest Kansas rumor is, that the Pom.
eroy-York $1,000 are countorfeits; and the ques.
tion is Has somebody tampered with ths
pacltage2"
Tho Kansas City Times declares clean op.
position majority OF 2,068 in the roturna ol
Kansas for tho election Of members to tho Leg.
ihatura. This, against q, Gao majority for Gzan.
in 1879.
-TLe New York Senate ot this year "hol5s
ovor" next winter, whom T. United States Senator
(vieo Fenton) is to be elected. The RepubIicana
now have tho Senate by II to Is, and are to
strengthen themselves by oustlng three Of tbs
minority. on u protenge Of contested geats.
"The good Of the party" demands it, aud tia
party-managers have dooreed it.
THUS early, tho Indiana Republican State
Convention is sot for Juno II, at Indianapolis !;
mad the a1aino Democratic State Convention for
Juno 23 ut Portland.
Tho canvass III Tennessee, for next Gov-
ernor Twice john @. BROWN and next United
states Senator {yice Brownlow), ueyer wholly
lost sight Of since 1879. IL now warming mp for
action. Horace Maynard IL to be the Republican
nolniaao 10Y Governor, and IL to 10 seDator II
elected Governor. Tho Oppoaition fool assured
that Andy Jahuson will co1ltlne himself to his
own Congressional district, and do no damsge
outside af it,-u which case they may harmoAize
ana parry tho State.
The Opposition now eontso! tbs Florida
Legislature by gainH III special elections to ill
, 1874-01-13

Tho formation Of tho "National Federation Of
Associated Employers Of Labor" in England IL
an omlnous fact. Tho legality Of tho union OF
these men IS unquestionab1o; It's usefulness is
not. Tho league represents an enormous powor.
Nloncuro D. Conway speaks Of Its members aa
"lnost Of the wealthicst men in England, OWL
Ing two.thirls Of tho House Of Commons and
flve.sixtha Of tho Upper Honse;' tho Saturday
Iseuiew calls them tho "groatost tradng capi-
talists in the Kiugdom;" and tic Spectator says
tho league "hns captnl at ita back equal to TINT
of many statos, and Gun, as fur as resources go,
control the trado Of two groat manufacturing
conntes." The nero exiatonco OF federation
wiolling Buoh powers Ia thren.. Its objects arc
hid in tic vague generality Of tghtlng tho work.
ingmon With their own Weapons. It practically
says to thoso workingmon: "1n our hands lies
tho fate Of nil of you. Rosiat us hercaftor at
your peril"
To such defiance there must be two replies.
Tho first is already public. The 1rados- Unions
OF England llayo affiliated. At tho first meet
ing to consider this, held Deo 10, fifty societies
wero represented. The talk was scarty aud
grim. Ono speaker said that ''the published
manifesto Of tho employers WAS tantamount to
declaration Of war to tho knife" Tho afllia-
ton was resolved upon, and is doubtless now
complete. Never before has industrial England
been divided into two such distinct camps !;
novor haa that horizontal cleavage" which
ono Of the rcviowB doplores, been 30 apparently
near at hand. The situation iB not q pleasant
picture, look ut 1t which way wo will. Each
party TO tho quarrel is stronger; 80 the quarrel,
when it comes, will be mora bittor, moro pro-
longcd.
The second reply OF tho workipgmen depends
upon tho failure OF the first. Hitherto, tho
different unions have been ablo to about hold
their own against Individual employers, aud
even against combinations Of few employers.
VIII their federation avail against the league Of
all emp1oyors7 It is impossible that it should
do 50. Tho National Federation Of Associated
Employers Of Labor can afford to support its
members In 4 fight against their vorkmen for
est Of which would, on an averago, pay the
Losses incurred in such conteatH. Every btriko
ia 3 struggle between tho wealth Of the two
parties no strike cal drain tho purse of this
union; and so no atriko, il contested, caa here
after succeed, no strike TINT ls, that does not
drnw aid from abroad. The Inevitable in-
feronce Is, that that nd will bo asked
for. Tho English wortkiugman has hitl-
erto ahrunR from bis Continental compeer.
The latter's vagaries have soemod impractical
and rcpulaive. Now, however. union With him
promises aofid help. There can be no ehntlow OF
doubt TINT the union will be made. II it is, tho
employers will haye themselves to thank for tho
rosnlts. It will DO their lack Of discretion that
introduces into England the systcma Of thought
aud action based OIL the belief that property
ia awN1,f,
, 1874-01-13

senator conkling's first aud last speech On
tile salary-Gzab Repeal bill was very effective,
aud entities him to public gratitude for having
s'oppoo the most tiresomo debate eyey had by
tic most tlresome debating society in tho couu-
try. Ho stated TINT tho subject ought to have
ocen aolticd by the Senate in ono day, and then
proposed Substitute for the bill pending. With al!
1ta a'nendnenta' His substitute was ndoptod by
vote OF 6o TO u; twelve Senators not voting. It
Provides for tho total repeal Of tie prah.1aw
excepting only the salas.es of tic preai1e,t ami
Tile 1odses OF tho snpfome Court; no mileage
II allowed to momboru of tho Fofty-tl,ira Con-
gross; ali of tho Increased salasy that bus been
returned by ropeutant nembess. tocot,,ar with
that which has not been drawn, ia decteraa IN
De tho property Of tho Uuitel statas.
, 1874-01-13

A. 4. Reeve, the then Treasurer Of franklin
County, Iowa, just missed being nominated for
State Treasurer by the Republican Convention
Of 1872. The tax-payers OF Franklin County
have just miaHed $1,000 Of their money, which
A1r. Reeve ia uuabla to pay over to hia huc-
Ceasor,
, 1874-01-13

Work on tho Illinois River Railroad, Which is
to connect this city with tho coal fields Of VIII
County. ia being pushed rapidly. All tho grad
ing haa been flushed traok-laying will begin in
q month, md by next May tho road will be COM
plotted, and Chicago have access to cheaper
coal market than any it now has.
, 1874-01-13

Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, who declared during
tho Credit Nobllier Investigation that tho stock
credited to him was not his, and then offered to
make tho Government q present Of it, has Just
perpetrated an equally brilliant "bull." He
framed resolution declaring It to ba the aeuao
Of tho House that the impending deficit in the
Treasury WAS not to be met by increased TAXA
tion, md proposing to moot it by borrowing
money Ut low rates Of interest. Kelley il
nothing IT not political economist, but oven
his plsssic economy would bo puzzled to make
ordinary people understand how tho intorost
md tho principal Of such IN increase Of tie
debt could be met Without an increase Of taxa
tion ut soma tima or other. To its credit the
aonse rofnaod to consider the resolution.
, 1874-01-13

Capt. Hickey, formerly Of tile South sido Pro-
cinct, vas nominated by the Mayor to tho Com
mon Council last night to succeed Capt. Lul,
whom he removed. Tic Mayor Inns nlso nomi-
mated Louis Wahl to flll the vacancy in tho
Board OF Public Works. Both nominations wero
referred to the appropriate Committees.
, 1874-01-13

Tbs La1ourer's Chronicle, the organ Of the En-
glish Agricultural Laborers' Union. has been
uaipg etrous language Of late about tho Efforts
to silence Joseph Arch. One OF It's frienda
writes to the Spectator, and puts in the plea Of
due provocation. H. ssys TINT Mr.. Arch has
boon. callod " an arch-apostle Of araon," IL tic
arch-dedler Of bis country" and g the arch-
agitator who has been guilty Of " abortiyo
eGosta In Canada to provide graves for our hon
est sons Of toll, aud ontico them to their DOOM
The honorA aeena to DO easy.
, 1874-01-13

Moses Governor OF South Carolina, stole two
thirds OF his recent message from that Of a Now
Hampahiro Governor, aud the best part Of the
remaining third from h1acaulay. Strange, how
habit olings to mau.
, 1874-01-13

GLOBE TI1IfATRE-Dcsplainos atroot. botweon Mad
bsntcf 1ssn r.
, 1874-01-13
To.DAT'9 AMu6EMENTS.

M'VICKER's .TiIEATnE- Madison street., hctweon
non!ooFrn and stste Engagement of tho ssrakoso}'
, 1874-01-13

UNION PARK .csoNonEuATloNAL OMURCtI[-
lucturb by tho IT. Rov. G. Il. ChoneFs 6u01edt
- Wlckllac, tho Roloftuor."
, 1874-01-13

ACADEMY or MUS lQ--lia1stod strsot hetween hfas-
S*The Lau0aalfro LAas."
, 1874-01-13

Tho tourist OF nexr century can wnnler
through Italy without fear Of fever. Ita waste
landH tho aourcca Of it's sickness, are being rop-
idly reclaimed. Prince Tor1onia, tho "upatart
noble" Of Rome, bus at Inst dnishod draining a
stngnant lake In Southern Italy, which has kept
him and his money busy for mauy years.. "Will
Torlonia drain tho Lake, or the lake drain Torlo-
MIA p" has been q standing jest. Tho Roman
campagna is III tho banda OF a Government
Commission. Tho Ferrara marslleH, which covor
COX, 900 aqnaro miles, near the mouth OF tho ro,
have boon bought by m Anglo-Italtan company,
Which has ordered Of nammcramitl tlrn,
pumps that wilt raise 100000 gallons Of water
an hour. If Torlonia, Or tho Commission, or tho
Anglo-1ta1iana would only plant their lands
with tho aucalyptus, NO might layo most sat-
isfaetory seat Of tho fevor-expelllng powers Of
the famous gum-trec.
, 1874-01-13

CENTRAL tIALt-Cornor Wabash arcauc and Tw0n
ty.serond Gtruet. Tfauk bAcIr0ys Now Ilibnsn.con'
, 1874-01-13

Gov Powers, Of mississippi, who declared the
late election In that State, when Amos Was
ehoscn Governor, Illegal. has offered to mako up
test case with Col. Harris. tho Attorney-Gen-
oral then elected, in order that the Court may
decide upon tho question 1t once, and ennb}e
Mississippi to escapo the " disaGreeable aterna-
tive Of a donblo-headod Govornmont." Her
next.door naighbor ought to be enough Of q
frightful example to keep her from that. But
Col. Harria evidently knows thing ortwo about
Southern courts, and declines to trust himself to
their tender rnorcics.
, 1874-01-13

ouR1sTtAN UNION nonais-No. III East Madiaon
atreut. Lootnse at 3p. BY Prot. Nathan sheppAru
Subjoct; " Dickeus' Writings"
, 1874-01-13

Tho Saturday Reuleso says that Grants views
on ananco were unintclligiblo iu tho abridged
form. and nro, IT possible, obscurer still, when
published at length" 1t would lie uukind to
supplement this sontonce With tho other dispar-
aging objections scattered through tho two col
umns Of criticism. Rather lot us quote the
closing sentence: Ho and tho secretarY Of tho
Treasury deserve credit for their refusal to re-
poat Mr. Houtwell's irregularitioa." As their
refusal was but tho prelude to their repetition Of
these Irregularities, the Saturdays ono compli-
ment III really roproach.
, 1874-01-13

HOOLEY's TliEATRIs-Randoipt streot bctuoen
Clark and LaSa1l0, mot Gullty"
, 1874-01-13
4 correspondent OF the Dombny San,achar haa

IL EOI1ehEuuueII u tuB OQ1uDNT SGf16CIt1f hGa
addressed the following query to that paper:
shall feel very much obliged by any child Of earth
mind eils mo tint thero il want If nsw religion oi,
sa M to a es aS ne~ d.
aul looks continuing It's toncts 1T the ue Of 80 Now
want to Ak whether I Is Illegal by British laws to
do not reckon It 80? a etc., Kaikhoshro Af4nekjee,
conractor. alias tho same Parsee Lad Of Eighteen.
As one Of tho children OF earth TIE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE lastoua to inform Mr. Kaikloshro
3lanckjee Contractor, alias the same Parseo
Lad Of Eighteen, that ho can come to Chicago mud
get up lis new roligiou any TIME lo pleases. Flo
need not whit until he is 80. IIo ean paek up
hts religion, @. o. D., aud act sail for tho West
upon receipt Of thH without further instructions,
There is no law here preventing any ono from
sotting up any religion he chooaes, provided it
docs not interfere with the concern over tho
way, and III not 60 nosy that it listurbs tho pub
llc peace. Moreover, il tho young parsoe has
got religion which will stop defacatione, aud
emite salary.grabbsrs aud County and City
Troasurors, aud railroad corporations, and
gas companies, and tho Franklin Bank
with u Bense Of their unseomiy behavior,
III he haa got tue panacea for this sort Of
thing. it iB just what no want. But il our young
ParHee comes bore, we want him to understand
TINT he must not 50 to fighting othor religions.
Ilcre ia enough Of that going On now. We
want tho slmon-puro article which can be
brought to boar upon Custom Houses. graip-
elevators, buyers aud gollers Of all aorta and
cut of stealing. md gambling, and adulterating.
In any eyont llr. Il. Manekjee Ind better como
md try his hand, and, II he has got genuine
religion, he shall have our SUPPORT, aud, In at}-
dltion to this, wo can asauro him ho will win the
, 1874-01-13

OBJ 0l)ltsstDn Uribna1e.

Tuesday Morning, january -. 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-16
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

Ihe Kingston independent says
iaree numbers nf hands are passing
through Rockwond weekly for the 6.
,. X X james Thomasssou, formerly
OF this county, seems to be doing the
he"Vlest business in this line.
y wagon load %. goods, CONSIGNED to
Me-9fs. Wiggle-worth, McCann IL Co .
CONTRACTORS GA tur Cincinnati South
ern railroad, was s,yumped in Clinch
RIVER, az Puttou's Ferry, last Wedues-
day.
capt Murray commenced the con-
slrnciion OF "a new steamboat at The
Kingston ~hipyard last week, to be
cdIed Use City of Knoxville"
The Charmuooga Commercial saws /:
Three lots of wheat sold yesterday at
chO1ol ID. There seems to be no pros.
pect iora1 early advance. Our advice
To farmers who can go so, is To hold on
s. while luu4pr.n'
The Bristol Ncrs says: " King Col
lege opened with an increased number
of students. Sullin's College has more
"oarder- Than at a corresponding pc
rod 90 any previous session -