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scrip currency received for their foreign
goods into gold lit order to renew their stock
OF foreign goo1s. It cannot bo answered. by
any member Of tho Independent Shinpaster
party, and until it ia answered these tema-
gogucs and eroutcrs would do wisely TO stop
their noiso and nonsanHo.
Tho idea Of receiving greenbackE for csla-
toms wonld merely keep tho Government iu
tho poRition which importers occupy now.
The Inter sell their gootls for grecnbacks
and then sell tho grennbacka to tsa bsokora
for whatever gold they can get, wlscrowt1,
they hny new stocks Of goods and rny the
duties upon them. Tho Government then
uses tho guild thus received to pay TIN inter-
est OH tho nationnl debt nnd meet the de-
1nands OF tho sinking fund. II the lutius
were paid in greenbaoks, tho Government
wo1ld have to get tho gold some other wny.
What would that wny bo? We do not know,
and nobody else knows, except by solling
the greenbacks to tho goli-brokors 4 green
buck which hnd no chance Of redemption
could not be sold for mucl, gold, 80 that the
Government could not exchange tho currency
received for importtlutiea for wherowithal 10
pay ita Interest, except Mt M enormous loss.
1t could keep on selling golt!.bonls to raise
coin TO pay interest, for tho debt would thon
incrcnso at thu rate Of over 500, QUO, 600 n
year, and this would involve speedy bank
ruptcy and reputation. Mr.. UAnrES-
7En'a plan of an irredecmab,o "money :"
receivable for cuatoms, therefore, so far
from enabling merchants to exchange tho
national currency for gold at par and 80 Of.
feet the necessary international exchanges,
would prevent their doing so 1T almost any
rato of Shave, aud would also prevent tho
Governments getting tho gold needed to pny
the interest on the national debt, and thus
loud speedily 10 repudiation md bankruptcy.
And now, since Slr. CARPENTER has beon
unable to solve the problem proposed, and
since failure to solve It insurcs tho certniu
failure Of the rredee1nab!c-currency scheme
which his party iftlorsos, Ind lo not better
frankly confess his mistake and hereafter H.
bur for the restoration of wl,nt Secretary
Dn1srow rightly cnlls - the. only actual money
of tho world aud Of tho Constitution ~?
, 1875-12-10
GAMBLING.

Only one thing is easier than to mnko
money in stock Bpcculations, Sand TINT is to
lose it. Numbers Of tho stock k-jobbers in
Wall street aro advertising all through tho
press Of the country about the enormous
fortunes that can be maao in puta and calls.
Tho inexperienced aro piled with seductive
promises Of S26, ,on0 profit from tho invest
ment Of 800, and Of q moderate compc-
tency out Of tho venture Of $25, $40, or oven
ST. No sum ia too small for tho romorsc-
less cupidity of these stock stool-pigeons
These men know, and are fond Of saying to
oach other, TINT Outsiders always lose money
clamorous solicitation to outsiders to come in
and mako $25 600 or 10 from tho Investment
Of their spare n;ckels is that Wall street wns
never SO bare aa it il now Of amateur opera.
tors. The experts aro left to operate on one
another, and know Tho gnmo too well for mu-
tral advantage. Thoy must have somo aim-
pler prey, and advertise in hopes OF inducing
that part Of tho gullibla public which will
gamble Or far RI Wall street and stop short
Tho two great centres OF this form Of rob-
berry arc New York and London. Tho New
York Herald Of tho 9Th inst. says:
It IL axiom In Wall street that outsiders alvayu
iote nonsy. II ttrs aro o1oeptions THUR o1stencc
simply proves tho ruin. lisn with n1c money carnu
into Wall street impressed wlt1s the hope and boef
that they could make fortune by ono grand rotsp
They loft It generally minus their noucy ant not In
frequently In debt. II no positlTe losacs mado
In stock transactions, the brokers' commission wns
csnceF thAt gnawesl uneaslly It thelE substance.
Tho last London 7ines received alludca to
tho same same topic in language equally
strong:
It'll = ser7ous thing to contemplate the s.ook Ex-
change Of London an thus, not ~ 4 centre where
sound investing business IL done, hut . gambling
where the foosh outsider ID a certain to lose
hia money II he trusted It to An advertising book
tnakot. Whllo tlealors and brokers, aided by i'd
venturcrs who either their tons. their decoys
or The Fsason Of helf exiatcnce Aaso been making
fortunes out Of thssa miserable products Of pervcrol
ingenuity tho public have bean osng. snl tho quiet,
unpreteutous bEofcr has Aeen puahed aside and A.
most threatened With extinction uuloss he will co1,-
sent to embark In tho sasuo ot speculation It
has becouo impossible for honest to guide or.
alvisa hia c1tents ~ heretofore Amtd tue whIrgfg
that this state Of afyAs has Produced whc tho next
hour, tho no1t day, his advios may b. fnaiAsd by
tic Of tho gambling. In tho meantime, what
the gamblers haE6 iost bstween themselves haa
merely been soms part Of thu gonaEal winnings iron,
tho public.
It " given to few mon to understand 40
much as their own business. stiQ moro
restricted Ia tho supply Of those who can at-
toad to moro than that. Batter leavo Wall
street to Wall street.
, 1875-12-10

THE GREAT AMERICAN OSTRICH,

We publish herewith another letter from
A11. 8. D. CARPENTER, Of Madison, Wis. In
this ~ in tie preceding opistle, published
Tuasday morning, be persistoutly refusos to
look at the problem which la fatal to the
scheme ot his motion, and 60 siuulatca tho
bird that sticka ita head In The sand and fan.
cics that tho tlmgcr it will not SEQ no longer
exiasa. The problem We put was this: How
shall our merchants convert the irredoemable
papor currency Which they receive for their
goods into gold. in orler to xonow their
atoeks of ten. coffee, sugar, molasses, 1ndla-
rubber, silks. tin. quiniae, drugs, chemicals,
dyes, tropical fruits md , a thousand
other commodities not produced in
this country7 Tho merchants and traders Of
fcreign nations will not accept our redemp-
ii onless shinplasters for their gooda. This
X ind Of scrip. which may be forced on Amer
itnn creditors ~ logal.tendera in payment Of
tiebts, is NO legal-tender In our foreign COM
fnerce. At present. and ever sinco the Legal
Tender act was passed., como thirteen or
moro ynrs ago, tho gold-brokers have bought
the legal at an eyor-varying discount
from tho merchants who .had received them
from tho consumers Of their goodd, and the
price in gold thus paid for tho legal.tenders
chasing power. At times, loss than 10
cents WINS paid for them; at present,
about SC or 87 cents Is their valus. When
ever tue Government adopts the principle OF
tho "hnlopendent party" md declares that
tho legal-tendars aro naver to be redeemed,
that they are not promises to pay money but
, 1875-12-10

Inc Hon. Jo1ls Qu1scx Smith, Of Ohio.
tne ne"ly'appointea Commissioner Of Inlian
Aaa.r1, and who, 1t IL understood, las accept
ca, is spoken of highly by those who know
nm well as nun Of ability and experiences
IN businesa affairs. lie waa member Of tho
forsy-thir'l Congress, was frequently elected
member OF tho Legislature of l1;y Htato and
ot The State board OF Equalization. He lag
been noted for his sterling integrity and for
his open opposition to all corrupt rche,noa
Those aro mora fitting qualifications tor bend
OF the 1ndlan Bureau than those which
sccured tho place to hia Predecessor.
, 1875-12-10

The London Times takes the following view
Cuba in his 1nessNgo:
II spa!u cannot auppresa tho Cuban rebefs, II the
fsland mak be half ruined while atc holds II, if sic
Will not pnt an end to that institution which IL tue
main source OF tsturbsncc, 1t would bo bard to expect
tho United 6atea 10 lot tho work Of devastation pro-
coed unchecked merely out Of regard 10 the nominal
Sovereignty Of Spain. H,!ll In trial. Tho limits
of her power to restore orler will be tho limits Of her
rights.
Tho comment OF the Times goes to show
that Englaud II as desirous na the United
States that this war Of mutual assassination
count Of her commercial relations and the
money she has invested thore md in the ill.,
tercsts Of common humanity. It further
moro goes to slow that if tho timo Rl,a1l
como when tho United States will be COIN
pelled to interfere in this contest, to tako tho
two combatants by tho ean and separate
them and remand Spain to her place on tho
other side Of tho ocean, with instructions to
stay there, there will bo no opposition from
my European power, but, on tho other hand,
it necessary some of those powers will join
with the United Stntes. That such time
must speedily como Is inoyitablc. The United
States must intervene in tho interests of hu.
manity, in tho interests of her own invest-
monts, to preserve hor commercial rotations,
to preserve what little Is left Ut tho island
from ultimate destruction, to stop the H.
cessant drain of gold from this country, aud
to put Spain where she belongs.
, 1875-12-10

Some correspondence has paa,cd be.
tween Attorney General p1EnazpoNr and ex.
senatoE HENDERSON relative to tho alleged
attack by the latter upon the P resident in
the cousse of his argument In tho AVERY
trial. Mr. PrnRREPosr very pr operly took
exceptions to tlte language reported to
have been used, aud announced that tho Dc.
paatmeat OF Justice was not Ill sposed to pay
lawyer for going out Of his way to make
auch an assault upon the P Preailent Mr.
AEsfasos, who was retained by the Govern
msns To aaaist Dissatisfaction, ,ex D1En In tho
prosecution Of the St. Lou Ia whisly.fraud
'ases, haty denied having used tho disre-
tpeotfnl Language ascribed 10 him by the 81.
LOUIS 1ouyaala. aud will roewaEd aworn
tFanscrir,t Of whnt he actually did Soy. Il he
saeces Is in showing that be was uiaraportsd,
that will probably snd the matter.
, 1875-12-10

In tho list Of Standing Committees an.
nonnced by tho Chairman of tho Board Of
County Commissioners, tho Ring .ne,ahers
are found to have monopolisod tie important
Committees, with tho single exception OF
Equalization OF Taxes. The Finance, Public
charitiea, Public Buildingu, Hospitals, and
1.aDl'c Service Committees ara Aopelossly
gwen over to tho Deyil-Pish clement The
new board and tho new Connnitteca are, II
possible, worse than their predecessors Of last
yoaf
, 1875-12-10
THE NEW BlBHOP.

ms EGeAt nB0Hy ID over, anu the thru
Bishop of Illinois has becn connecratcd with
duo fonn md beftting pageant in the Cathe-
drai which has PETER md rAu1 for its patron
saints. There wero floral decorations OF
great beauty and costliness, and the heavy.
fog-laaen atmosphere with its suicidal eug-
gestio7ts were forgotten in tho wilderness OF
gorgeous flowers which transformed tho
Cathedral into d temple iit for tho coronation
Of thu goddess Of spring. There wna IN i'm
posing procession Of lnymen, clergy, Presby-
ters, Bishops, Vergers, md Canons, with a
Inst man in 1t who WIS as stately rs the first
inan, with gfded sticks anu MI tho insignin
md vhstsnent OF Office. Music lent its in
spiriug influence with chants aud psalms,
Gloria and Te Dcum, and the massive cilo-
r'lscH from tho great oratorios. ALI good
Erist topalians, whether OF High Church or of
Low Church, whatever their vicws upon tho
Procession of tho Holy Ghost or Auricular
Confession, turned out, mon, women, aud
chil aren, to greet tho new Bishop and
assist ut his conservation. Bishops and
clergynien came from all parts OF
tho country and lent. dignity to tho
ceremony, md ono patriotic church,
wnnsn lent her lamb for christening TINT
in utter yenra ho might trace bis name back
to this stately occaaion. For ono day at
least, peace reigns serone]y in the Ep;sco-
pnlian fold. Its little corner of tho vineyard
wasquiet, and thore wcro no little Low. Church
foxes to disturb the grapes or High Church
foxes 10 harass the vino-lressors. Not
wfanglo or discord Jared upon tho pageant
, 1875-12-10

It is announced that lIr. BLA1aE early uc1t
week will CHIN the Intention Of Congress- in
formal speech On the questions Of tho cur
rency and finance. His views, Of course, will
bo Of the pronounced hard-money type, md
be will pay hia respects to tho lnnncial follies
md hcresies Of tho Democracy.
, 1875-12-10

The Senate yesterday confirmed tho Preai-
dents appointments Of ZAcuAn1Au CHANDLER,
Bec1etnry of tho Interior; EDwAnps p1EnnE-
FONT, Attorney General; Jo1s G. NEW, Treas-
nror Of the United States; and Jous QUINCY
HM17u, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
, 1875-12-10

quiet md firm, closing n. 3osc cash md aolc
for January. Rye wna steady nt Cs@Gslc.
Barley Was quiet md stcatly, closing at s74o
cnah mud sGlc for january. Hogs were
acsivo md 1N@l5c higher, with tho bulk
Of HaleH Mt s7.oO@7.s5. Cattto were t1ull md
lower. Sheep remained firm Mt 81. 7ie0:1. 10
for common to choice. Ono hundred t1ollars
In gold would buy $114.50 in grconbacks at
Tho close.
, 1875-12-10

Tint is q significant dispatch which says
that tho Dcmocrts mean to aljourn the
House ovor Monday in order to escape tho
expected daluge Of bills, resolutions, etc., OH
that day. They have evidently heard Of
Bridgeport DAnsEx aud his billH.
, 1875-12-10

esty of tho American pcoulc to ass,,ne TINT
return to steady, uniform, md .nniyorso1lv
recognized currency M cnn be secured with.
out any violent r,,pturo in tho existing rc1a.
tions between debtor and creditor or so,iou,
disturbance in tho financial status of tle
country. The number of those no deprived
as to favor tlo retention of n vac;llnt;np md
Elusive currency for the poIiticn1 bcnnflt of
Gcmaeogucs and tito financial adyau.
tages Of spcculato:s, md Of those so ignorant
~ to be misled by their wild vaearies,
is comparntiyeIy small. Tho Formidable
resistance encountered BY Ill plauu of re-
sumption is not from tho blatant md mean
ingless ravings Of tllo shinplnster advocates.
but from the widespread a,,prchousion OF
tho business community tl,at there can bc no
resumption without shock, mud tho natural
tendency to postpone disagreoable nocessi-
ty o. longas possible. Il wo are right in this
view, then it only remains for Congress- to
prepare for resumption in auch manner as
will avoid the evils and tria1s that arc popu-
larly npprehendod. To the extent that tho
natural laws hare been violated there must
bo somo poualty, and it will not be possible
to resume our normal finnncial condition
without aono suffering for tho abnormal dc.
parturo from it's ti1ed md natural 1aws. But
it is tic obvious duty nnG tho first duty Of
Congress 10 alopt that plan OF resumption
which shall bring 1t about at the earl;ost mo.
1ncnt with the least strain upon tho public
confidence and business.
, 1875-12-10

qha Captain OF tho steamer sunnysids which
ws- out In two by tho ica 90 the Hudson River
few days ago. testified thst hs trlsd 10 induce
4 csrssin passenger, ons PoLAsxt. 10 laAYs hia
statoroosn. but thu mAa dssIlnsd. sAytnR thai hs
, 1875-12-10

The slgna1-Servica nsauipnla.or ut Wash
ton, undis'nayed by recent unfortunate pre-
tictions, gives out that the inhabitants of tho
Upper Lake region nny to-day look for clear
ing weather, with southwest winds and higher
temnaFstrre
, 1875-12-10

Grcenbacks at tho New York Gold E1-
ehnnEe yesterday opened nt s7a md closed at
! decline Of shade from Tint figure,
, 1875-12-10

HooLEy's TUEATRE-Nandainh street, betweAn
Clark and 1asae. California Mtnstre!a.
, 1875-12-10

ADELrnf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. street, corner
Noufoe. vatiety entertainment.
, 1875-12-10

FEw CHICAGO TiiEArnI:-Clark street, betwssn
Randolph And Lake. Engagement Of Kelly h Lsons
AuGtTkIs.
, 1875-12-10

COVENANT LODGE, No. 1qa, 4. F. h 4. M,--sre.
ss.i sommnnicnti"n @ tn1s tFr.ayl eveninR 1t 1:2o
neo.k It Coribban Hail. l87 kinzte.at.. for work
the a It. Deysre. Visiting brethren cordially invited,
" order Of Ills ", II. WA. KEIiia Bec.
, 1875-12-10

WOODS Mu9Eua1-AIonroa atrect. betwsen Dear
horn snd State. Afternoon !: +" Camilla" Evening:
N DAbatSh.a
, 1875-12-10

Ncv1CKER's sTHEATHE-s1adllaon strset. bsweou
Dearbors aud ataie. Engagement Of May Howard.
"Sojl Hflyer.n
, 1875-12-10

s0H1ESTAI. LODGE, No. -, A. F. and 4. M.-EAt,
IA t.saIr-et Especial Comnauntcat thsa tTrtday>
Visitors cordially invited 10 ect with w. Dy order Of
Tie Matter. r. n. TUCKEl, Hec'y.
, 1875-12-10

WASHINGTON CHAPTER, No. A.. H. A. M.-srec.
ia conyacaiou shis friday afternoon Aud erening It
Z md IN for work OIL the Il. 4. Degret Whiting
Companions cordially invltei ly or,!er nf tho H. Il
CI!AS. j. TKUWUk1DaE, Rtc
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-16
Caution.
Mining ak.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
~ tho taxes on the proceeds of the mines, for
the quarter ending March 3lst, 1919, are
the law with regard to the ' collection of the
same will be strictly enforced,
j. q. POWELL,
County Assessor of Eureka County.
Eureka, New, May 9TH, 1873. myo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20
Current Notes.

Occasionally an incident comes to us that
makes us wonder if the political millennium
is not nearer to us than we have been in the
habit of thinking. The other day, for in
stance, the Postmaster-Ge General received Wis.
it from recently decapitated postmaster from
the south, who had walked like Saint Denis
with his head under his arm all the way from
Georgia, to find out why this was thus. The
Minister of the Posts lost no time in inform
ing him why. because you are too unani-
nous, so to speak. You write too much,
talk too much, slosh around too much gener-
ally for the good of the service" The ex-
Postmaster retired to consider seriously about
many things We can understand some
thing OF his bewilderment at being told that
his crime consisted in what he doubtless re-
garded as his chief virtue. He probably
owed his post-office to his talent for ''sloshing
around" for neglecting whatever business he
had, and talking ''too lch" about politics,
in the sawdust of bar-rooms, or on the shady
curb of sidewalks, with loosened waistcoat,
on sultry afternoons. He had never imagined
he was expected to bring down his voluble
chin and fiery spirit to the work of sorting
letters and making up way bills. He had al
ways thought the business of postmaster
was TO leave all his work to his ''deppity,"
and to pervade his district with loud-sounding
and multitudinous sack-iaw. To find the
Administration, to which his loquacity was
devoted, setting down upon him for it, was
chaos come again.-N. Z. Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

THE centennial celebrations of the 10th of
April'were worthy commemorations of the
opening day of the war for independence.
Massachusetts was fairly boiling over with
enthusiasm. 1t is to be hoped that the enthu-
siasm spread over the whole coun-
try; for a national jubilee is sorely
needed. In the light Of the glorious deeds of
ITS the fires of sectional hate must pale and
go out, and the nation, recalling the heroic
struggles of those days, must be at one again.
An indication of the era of coed feeling was
the wearing of palmetto leaves. in the hats Of
Massachusetts men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

Mr.. John G. Southwck, of the firm of
Jackson Schultz & Co., who is noted in the
swamp for having bought 100000 buffalo
hides during the absence of the senior part
ner in Europe, and giving 175, 900 reasons for
the trade when the partner returned, must
be added to the list of cool witnesses in the
Beecher case. While on the stand under the
searching cross examination of Mr.. Beach
he amused himself by picking flaws in the by
no means faultless grammar of his cross ex-
aminer--much to that gentleman's confusion
and appeared to enjoy bimself hugely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20
AbOut Women.

Isabelle, the ex-bouquetiere of the Paris
Jockey Club, is at least forty years of age, has
very black eyes and hair. and is always deeply
rouged.
A portrait of George Eliot is thus described:
'It is of fife size and represents an intellect
ually strong woman, almost masculine in
strength; strangely sad expression on the
countenance, as if she were weighed down
with some great sorrow. The picture is in
the possession of her Scotch publishers, and
occupies place in their private Office with
portraits of Sir Walter Scott, Professor John
Wilson. the Ettrick Shepherd, and John Glib
son Lockhart.
. The Chicago Tribune has discovered a sub
iect for Julian Hawthorne's pen: A half
breed Indian girl who lately committed sui
eide in Weaverville, CAL, because she was
ashamed of her pedigree. She was continually
oppressed with the thought that the Indian in
her composition made her an 0utcast. The
Tribune thinks young Hawthorne might profit
ably inquire which half of the Indian girl
bade her live, and which part impelled her to
die. Substance enough, indeed, for weird
romance.
Milwaukee News: If married men will at
tend the spelling matches, they had better
leave their wives at home. 1t isn't comforta-
BILE to walk home with her and have the dear
creature muttering at every step, "Tm ashamed
of your ignorance and "If you can't spell 'sg-
itate,' I'll teach you when get home" No;
it's disheartening. .
"Girls," observes an experienced Brooklyn
matron, remember that those men make the
best husbands who can swallow dozen hairs
to an ounce of butter, without knowing it,"
Miss Berdan, the pretty and accomplished
daughter of Colonel Berdan, Of sharpshooter
netoriety, has just married the Count d Aunsy,
Secretary to the French Legation at Berlin.
Mrs. Jemima Setter, of North Carolina, has
smoked pipe and drunk strong coffee ever
since she can remember, and she is as hearty
at 95 as she was eighty years ago. The Only
time she was ever sick was when she smoked
the first pipe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

THE ''good old times" will not bear close
examination, any more than the present.
John Quincy Adams says in his memoirs that
in his day fully half the members of Congress
were seekers for office for themselves or
friends. They sought their ends either by the
"cringing canvass" or the ''foating canvass"
Mr.. Adams says: that is, either by subserv-
iency or by threats of opposition. Many have
thought that these tactics are peculiar to the
present day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

IT is something of relief to learn that
Senator Gordon declines to become the Dem
ocratic candidate for Vice President; but is
MT it little strange that he has had the op-
portunity to decline? Three years ago no
one would have dared to suggest the name
of rebel general for the second office in the
gift of the nation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

COLONEL George W. Gale of Alabama,
whose death was announced few days since,
will be remembered as the man who in 1854,
offered million dollars to the person who
would assassinate President Lincoln. II is
not known that Gale was worth ten cents
and his offer is only OF interest as evincing
the spirit of the time. His death was not
deeply regretted, if we may judge by an Ala
ALBANIA paper which says, ''His soul, with
curses. left its tenement of clay, in the city
of Selma"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20

THE bursting of another dam in Massachu-
setts freshens the memory of the terrible Mill
River disaster. Fortunately there was no
loss of life and so probably no heed will be
taken of the lesson. 1t takes about dozen
lives to point moral in this country, and
then the moral is not infrequently too dull
to penetrate the consciousness of men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-20
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley It.
PuLen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, we have information that several 'bum-
mers' seeking courtesies in the name of the
PRESS, and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sivey, party to such frauds.