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New-York tribune., 1875-07-02
HONOR IN POLITICAL LIFE.

AN ADDRESS BY EX-pRESInENT WOObSEY.
DELIVERED pEToRR THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY
OF HARVARD CoIIEGE-"HELAITo>s OF TlIE
SENTIMENT OR PRINCIPLE OF HONOR 70 Po-
LIuCAL LITE.'
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CAMDainGR. july 1.-The Harvard Chapt I oi the
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity held its annual meeting
In Boylston Hall this morning. The attendance OF
the members was large. The Hon. Richard II.
Dana, jr, presided. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows President the Hon. Riclsrd
II. Dana. IT.; Vice-president Judge Chas. DeNius,
IT,; Corresponding Secretary, Prof f. J.. Anderson;
Treas,ueq. H. g. Denny. N. New members were
elected ~ follows g. B. Chase of the Glass Of 1876;
w. c. Collar. Head Master of the RoXbuly Latin
School: r. l.. GOdkin of New-YOrk; DIR. H. Vi.
Cushing of the Glass Of 1867 Robert II. Newell of
Cambridge, Of the Glass Of 1865; Stuart wood
Ph. d.. Of philadelphia, and Prof. Donald Mclean
of the University Of Michigan. After the adionTn-
ment of tho business meeting, the members
of the Fraternity formed procession and
marched TO Appleton Chapel. where tho puh'ic
exercises took place. The Hon Richard ii. Dana,
ir occupied the chair, aud after a prayer by the
Rev DR.. A. Y. Peabody and music by the Gct1nania
Band, introduced the orator of the day. exreNident
wooIsoy of New-llaven. Many passages OF II.
Wcolsey's address were londy arp9udcd, And when
no closed thero were prolonged expressions If appro
baton The poet Of the day the Rev. Walter
Mitchell of the Glass Of 1866 The title of the
noon was "The Mocking Bird and il consisted
chiefly of nita- ons Of the of several OF the
most distinguished Enel,l, and American poets In
the afternoon tie annual dinner OF the Fraternity
took place in Massachusetts Hall.
New-York tribune., 1875-07-02
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
HAMILTON COLLEGE,
ylM LITERARY PROGRAMME on c"hNtNCENfW
DAY-TUT PRIZE -1rE bE1.ffs.

rm LITERARY pRoG2AMNG on COMNENCgNFr
pAY-ruF PRIZE -rrE pEGlFFs.
frpom A srEcrAi cOEpr.roNpP>T or fHE TRIBUNE
CLINTON, y. Y, Jaly l.-t"mm"nccin'nt
week ~ u whole has proved more comfortable tlan -
a,fripai.d. TLeexerci,es OF Comm neom'n bH "' o
. ,, in,,rc.t ard tlr old stone church could
coinrpnda,o ,il who came BY cvcc.lrTt men-
dre a. PapK Orrn Root JF the friends ~ ~" sidcni,
and The Au,nni of The Colc got the bc SaiT ticFrts
beine i-sGcd y ihc marshal The procession wa nnn'
ally successful b,iug formed 10 the N.tbodisi '"nfeh
ad mare hin, around the P,fk IN tie same order adapted
mauy year. ago. Thc literary e'c cscs Of co'nsneS
mcrt dly vc"c Ts follows:
T. salr.sory Oraticn IN latin, willard x Spencer
,T1 ora, i- 5s"9rs 1T ,,iasia,s' fHme,t J. Beu'
4 ur,i,,n. i" n, f, WOrs. .iJ." william H. Lrn~hcf.
T. Iif.r,fy 'fao Lbh - 'ttry Work." FrsnkS
r on 49,, 9TH, r,sasit u venn~~ p.Isln &. Brown
. i,e phi,a orston fa"' .drii oi 'ni'ife h''n'~at
=. 6i The E'roora Elcnont IN Genius" Jnnio' J.
r',; orator WITH c Head Ps1c oraiiop =" rlo French
h pohffcn rnc pooai noctrneS ~ Alexander lam
,o oror ,p,urc OF yorts S. Philip and J'cksou."
II " ION. ;,p = ',i. n,form.~ Thon,ar W Day
- lii1n--Ilo 'C,nuah/atDn OF foLucni io"er fred.
ls s orator Win ,sc PITY" ,sn Ysaal tssi., W cF,G. ag.
H. Cia,s.tl rl.iOu .sy1s dol" H"p'oc'' "'''' a.
H. Fs superstition ead sse?ticsn charos
iG e.'. non r.oyiaer, and rate" M'on v George
H. Oi..Itai-" social ':Gc"H-s,s " i-tua = y a. ,., ~
H. OfiI.o. ho HAD and M FeIiai'n'h h'A"i u
% i1if Grafton Mind anil wasci~ Ios 1T 4 Tyiri
~ t:aa - n a for jate ti'' e. = oisT" \, h,h'-
~ ~ f" vau o. comrst.uon hi e,ao, William \
o. nr.s nnrr...s.o-"Tso Rer,rncr." WIN r. reai-.
p ffI c CIs. lo =, OK i.th n soc'ce Euas
D mi'ii iS oiin o-ator-"i7c Jew History" Samuel IL
o. 11,1r.,.'ioa-"ccr.inos,~ Ray r. p,mcrov.-
q. Orbo"1l' iiga9 OF -s"- - fiaa; Nm Nv ~ -, ioMon on
INC ,r -"fhc Dpc Of sGlcrstorai origin lai"os
20 6r,."' Tho Influence Of I-'utoe." Emmett Il
sharon rt ,r..-,,, ~ p~, and vo.;rv,f ,Kull.nC.
, 1875-06-11

for thona. Instead Of bolng manufacturers
of cotton nnd OF WOODEN goods, of lcatilor
md of iron mid atce1, and sontling these to
NIL pnrts of the worll to exchange for other
products wo may nectl, wo manufacture those
in tho limited extent needed to meet tho
home demand and pny for alf else In breati-
RtuiEs or gold. Tint is tho inoxorable ro.icy
Of the Inv. Tie Inv practically prohibits
tho production of m export at,rpfns to purely
agricultural products. When tho iron, cot
ion. woofel,, wooden, paper. and other manu-
facturcrs find themselves with atock greater
than tho home dennnsl requires, insseal Of
sending the surplus abrontl for salo, they close
their mills, or rnn them OIL reduced tn,o, mud
t!ischnrgo their 1nborers until Rucla ti1no M
they can work of! their old Htocha. The labor
Tint is employed on tl,at brunch of protlac-
tion is not engaged on m average OF more
than twn.thirt1s It's time, mud tho labor
tl!at might l'a employed prontably upon tie
production of q large surplus for expectation
il not utilized nt nil. The rnw n1ntorinls aro
left unused, a,sl tho labor that might be en,-
p1oycd Ill gathering tl,o1u Inns no occupation.
This r.'inous. wastofulpolicy is imposed by
law. It is az rninous to the manufacturers
and to their inbor rs it Is to tho prosperity Of
tile country. It stands in the way of any re-
turn to a healthy financial condition. It IL n
restriction upon production. n prohibition Of
any surplus, n limitation upon wlat be may
sell, waste Of labor mud material. When
tho crops of Europe aro farge and tho de-
1nand for onr breat1ssuffs md provisions light,
f.H &.& ~
, 1875-06-11

Another occnn steamer Inns Rone down, nnl
with l.or, 1t in thought, so,no forty persons.
This ti,no the tlisaster was unavoidable, tho
slip l,nving como in contact with one Of those
immense lee fields which nre much later this
yenr lhau nsual in rcnching Tho warmer lati-
tutles. Tho steamship Vicksburg, with fifty
or moro persons OH boara, including passen-
gcra and crow, bound from Montreal for
Liverpool, encountered huge masscs OF
leo whcn three days out from tho former
port, and while endeavoring by taking
II sontlerly course, to mako her
why into clear wnter, collitlcl with hoHsy
foe with such force rs to cut through her
plankng, ca,1aing her TO sink in fow hours.
Five OF tito crew, who took to small boat
and were RESCUED by passing vessel, arrived
in New York yesterday. They tell pitiful
story Of their suGerings while making their
way slowly anl lahoriously lanlward, and
MISC give detailed acconnt Of the disaster.
According to their own statement, thoy wcro
within short distance Of the sinking ship
for scvcra1 hours,-thcse i've men in n boat
presumably capable Of carrying twenty-five
persons. Thoy state tlat another boat was
launched soon after thoy loft tho ship, and
with its cargo OF nine mon pushed off as they
did md left tllose reinaining on board to
look out for themselves that tho Cartain
called to those in the tirst-namel boat torcturn
to tho ship, but that such course was inl-
practicable because the boat wns partially filled
with water ut the time of being lauuchud,
and Ind become unmunAgenble TINT they
, 1875-06-11


Once mora the old familiar story # dtsn.ser
and diBtroas comea from Spaiu. In ono day,
tho Alphonsista aro twice badly defeated by
the Carlists, losing nearlya Thousand prison.
cry and largo quantities Of stores, arms, and
ammunition. 4 now Central haa been placed
at the heaa Of tho Alphonnst army. A new
Minister Of War has boon appointed. Bat
supplies Of tho Shows OF war still pour over
tho French frontier for Don OAnLos. Neither
France nor Germany pay any attention to tue
complaints from 11adrid, B1sMAnoK evidently
feeling that tho Government OF Don A1pnosso
Is too woak to do anything that would bo
either agreeable or disagreeable to Ger
many. Meanwhile the news oomes very
we'll authenticated that the Govern
mont Of Don A1ruoaso In totteriug, and
that the so-callod Republicans Of Madrid
are once more moving against the monarchy.
Thus poor Spain returns to its normal contli-
tion Of anarchy once moro, with an inter-
neclna war consuming hor very vitals, with
tho Cuban war against a handful Of patriots
draining her resources day by day, and
powerful opposition plotting coup Gesa!.
It Is now tolerably certain that Spain can.
not put down tho Cuban rebellion on the QUO
hand nor the Carlist uprising on the other.
Don CAnIos has hald bis ground for years.
He made his last uprising when AxAprus
came to tho throne. At the outaet, he VIVA
almost without followers. money, or arma. He
has occupied small mountainous strip Of ooun.
try skirtiug the French frontier, bearing about
the same relation In siza to tue rest Of Spain
| TINT Texas tloes to the United Htataa and h.
, 1875-06-11

Tho st. Louia Republican suspects thst aEr.
Thurman would not weep copionsly in case his
uncle William Allen should tscoiYa fow rot.s
less than Cen. 1iAyes. Dut ho might than l4R.o
big mourning In 1875. on hts own ACCOUNT.
Joseph Tltcomb, twice tho unsncoesaful Cub
ornatorial candidate Of tho Democrats In Maips,
hss written letter declining 10 run s9A.n. IIs
IL convinced that 1t viii bo for tbs intarsss Of hs
Democracy to cntor upon tho coming campaign
with nav candidate.
Balm has boon poured Into the wounds Of sfr.
Collector simmoun Of Boston. At the bananot
Monday, ho was allowed cut Of respect for his
official posItion, to respond to the toast, "1bo
President Of the United ss&sea."
Boms people may not know that ths iegeui,
"In God 1Yo TsuAt" hAs disappeared from the
latest United B.Atos coinage. Yot such is tho
fsot. The Congrs3atio1,asiss newspaper aso1ibos
tho change to tho Irritating actlona Of tho
banded Eea1ots who demand that God shall TO
nut Into tho Constitution. Tho best religions
newspapers have no sympA4hy with tho lau *
undertaking.
Judge pietrspont's impression, ~ recorded IN
Tho New York Herald that, at tba ns1t e1ectio.t,
candidate viii bs put forward on whom all pa.-
ties viii unite, ls thought by old party~msnageri
to be lsstls sanBusno. It 10 accepted BY eoms
~ evidence that, whasevor Judge pierreport
may b. ~ I'll awJeE, he is not much Of po!ta-
c!n1 Think Of "An era Of good feeling anil
no lighting for spo;is. whe u rot Elder Thur
mans Millennium Is indefinitely poetponodl
Tia only constitutional amsndment Of muoal
importance remaluing to bs Gcssd On BY tho
Connecticut Legislature IL tbs ons which pro-
vfdes for revision Of tho Senatorial Dlatricts Of
tho Stats, lncreAa!ng the number from twonty-
ons to not loss than fosty-ons nor mora than
fo1ty-nIue. The etfect of Ibis change will ba 10
restore tho Bsnats to its old place ~ tho popular
branch, willis leaving tho House to ba COB
tro!ed, - IT. present, by tho peculiar borough
syssem Of Connecticut. There II not, We bo-
1ieYe, another instance In This coun.ry Of An Up
Per House representing tho people, and Lover
Honss sEtlaoially constructed on thu fAyoslts
American theory Of ohecis snd balances.
"In erory county In California" says the Ban
Francisco Chronicle. there ia 4 Courthouse
ring, composed ganatally oi 4 very worthless sas
Of ds oilicisls, whoss average intellect IL bslow
that ot otdlaary '3illed machaules, whoas time
Of labor dosa not Average one hour par day. and
wtoss salaries ars from Two 10 dvs times thA4 Of
Intelligent clerks. bookksapars, or well leducatod
farness In Tho Villages md surrounding
country" Tbs responsibility for shls condition
O! ana1ra cannot tslsly ba charged upon tas
Independent patty la tho State, Glnes It cams
Into s1isssncs long sftar the ruis OF tbs 1tnga
was established but sha faos that 10 change
haa boon brought about In thta respect By she
Reform movement Il prsauuptivs svadsaoe Of
its failure. Tie bsst pro0lss fos ths future ehAt
CO h tlsassnsd Il psAssat II - s8ass ~
, 1875-06-11

barbarian answered that ho conld not think
Of losing tho honor of exchanging shots with
tho English. lilo tton presumably retired 10
bomb-proot, for ho emerged nniniured at
tho ont1 Of tho fight, walkesl over tho dcad
garrison, antl was taken oil board the flcot.
Tho elltan was given rosacsaion Of tho
fortrca. England has long exercised quasi-
prottctorato oyor Zanzibnr atTairs, having
been represented u1 tho island by n political
saltan may result In closer political uniou.
, 1875-06-11
THE ALDERMEN AS CANvAssEns.

{nt31R NJ Sx%$ tnrt
F '6"A' - 49, "-@
nhliot-1nx Hthaofa-tho ClncaRo 1tmts-
tlesconlla to tho level OF ita constituents in
cr;ticsinc tho action Of TIM Courts, It mt
merely attncks Jut1co W1111AMs II, tho yi1cst
Of billingsgate, but it argues tho caso In n
vein Of sophistry That cou],l only tloccivo tic
nost ignorant and at,,pi.l renders, For in
stance, tu1eo W1t1rAss assumes TINT tho
valitiity Of tho act of 1877. WIZ lilo matter nj
issue, and said: aft there wcro no minority
Of votes cast upon tho asd of April for tho
cl,nrtcr, then 1t is not now tho cinvtor." 10
this lilo organ of tho repentcrs replies:
How eaa II to b ase.rts,nea whether majority Of
votes wero given for tho charter nots rl,e Inv
srec'hea how she fact 3hond bo s'cert'lncd namos'
tn .hn rsnsss,n, Ir 'u. of ~, o
t.nins Of tho fact whether m.iorty of tbs vote.
wers eivea for tho charter or not. Tie vais. Of the
&c. III etlsaa ensftor Of eh,esso defended On me
r,,oin. 1,a A.. eon1d MI ho a.,sr,n,s IN h. v.d
m M existing charter Of tho city py any os.cr procep.
and tala process, WILLIAMS said. The Court won,d re
won't. anu. .noaah no prevention OF tbs !awta pro
uye for the Lei or mt wos Inn ,nh,sst nat,er unon
w>,tr tie action Of WILLIAMS m,as tske elect, thu
s'''p $3.50 '''~ ee'~'t''---h oe''~'$
:" .as .ns M ns o. .e aet as % eslsns @ eaas"
mcut O, y1Ll.Aus il what lie la,s Dr. 0nrs1rY would
haye called "posspicac.ous and xatl.n,o lio."
The infalliblo Council las cauvayscl md
announced Tho result; do we now know that
there WINS majority Of yotcs cast for the
charter? Decidedly not If wo know ANY,
thing about It, we know TINT there was not
majority, notwithstanding the opnosito has
beon declared by the Council. Ayoto Ia only
q voto when it is legal, when it ig cost by
legal voter, at a proper place, and in tho
manner and form provided by law. When
tho Council canyasscd" tho yoto on tho
charter. they did not undertake to inauire
into any of tie alleged frauds and i1reg,1lari-
tics Of tho election, They did not ask
whether tho votes were legally cost; whether
tllero wmp separate boxes for tho separate
ballots; wl,othor tho Judges Of election wero
sworn; whether tlore yero a6y lists of those
voting: whether there y7ere tho usual aunrtfa
against repeating and ballot-box stuiIinR re-
uuired by law. In ono word. they aimply
looked over tho total footincs sent into tbeu,.
without acrutiuiznR or iuouiriue into Tho
character of thu retnrns.
Now either it was thu duty of thu Council
Il, cauyassjna tho voto. to ,unuiro into Tho
truth or fatsenoss Of tho enormous frauds 30
annlv attestea. ar It wos nat. If this wos
THAR dutv thav u.t.rlv fa;led tn do It anil n
, 1875-06-11

Roya1 junkotnGs arotho fashion in Europe
just now. Tho King and Queen Of
Sweden havo recently pnIa n stntc visit to the
Court of Denmark, where they wero received
with great cordiali.y and magnificent hospi-
tality. Tho usual interchange Of ASSURANCES
Of distinguished consideration and averlest-
ing friendship was gone through with, md
everybody was happy.
, 1875-06-11

4 de1.cats question. yot ttiil one OF sutfoient
magnitude To reud many stout brsaAs In Iowa,
has reteronca to tho purely domestic economy OF
Masonic loagos, Shall dancing, feAxting, f!1s-
lug, aosstping. laughing. klealug, drinking. and
Ill othsr fotms Of sction which smooth tho
wrink1od brow OF care, he plously excluded frou
this rooms Of the mYasio Brotherhood; or shsu
ammemeats, In dccenoy aud moderation, be pss-
ulitted even thers7 Thia IN indeed momontous
inquiry. The Grand Lodge Of tbs State hAs do
cdod that one voto in eaeh Inferior jusisdiction
shall 10 sufficient to prevent tho uso Of lodge
rooms for any except strictly Masonic purposes-
Tho countky-paopla rshel against this man.
data and promise to carry tho queat4on
to = higher eourt. Dubuque especially Il
at;i.assd by tho discussion. aud ia thAs lively
bighborhood eYeu tho Third Term has ceased
to be ssaplo OF conversation. s.ld ths ono ab-
stabioE question IL, Azc VIC Free Msaons, OF ara
ws not7 The Rev. ASA CousTArxAN has writ
tim Au alba esAay 10 show that tho fuio Of QUO
Ia tyranny, and that Sparta uas never 70 down.
ttodden In heE dark days of aAcsticisna u tho
Masons Of Dubuque ars In this glorious light Of
lilo Niustsenth Century.
, 1875-06-11

prosecution. 1t the whisky-ring can 10
broken up now, 1t will asay hrokon for long
tirne to come, and tie revenue will galn mill
ions of dollars, and taxes on tho ncoessarics
If life may DO reduced. Honesty NJ senti-
mont will he promoted, and confidence in tho
Government will bo strengthened.
, 1875-06-11

Tho Michigan State Medical Society (Allo-
pathic) yesterday tabled a resolution de-
noqncing tho introduction Of n Homeopathic
element In the University fnculty.
, 1875-06-11

ACADEMY OF MUSIC ilAlsltt rtreet. h,tr*en Mad.
lam and s'nnrnn: tncareurat Of Hass1lya Mlnatrsls
" Era, Tala Of tho Uayoua.H
, 1875-06-11
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ORIENTAL I0DOK. No. "a. A. r. l. 4. M.-spnetsl
Communication This friday E.rnine At 3o ncioek to.
work ID. r. ~ ncSrea: fIsltors cordially invited ia
-"$'41' ~ NV H. N. TUCKER, Bse,y,
, 1875-06-11
Tp.DATfS ADJUSTMENTS.

ADKLrHr rTF1EATRE-DcAsborn at.sst, oernsr bfen.
res. Variety Entertainment.
, 1875-06-11

-M'v1CKER's TIIEATRE-siadlton .srras, Ihctsee1
neathnrn and NtAtc. Eu&aktrlrnt of n D. 1tUbsstA'
Fsntom4ins 1ruupo. JACK sni iiii."
, 1875-06-11

BLE3fIsfIEH THAT FOR TEN YEARS MAY 11AVK
bseu AcoutuiatfnE tho fAcs nf lady, rttnosed hy
"1.a.s 1loonl o Y.nth" and nor compls1lon render.
I'd fresh and falf. Boil hy al arnRGlsA.
, 1875-06-11

Tho Springfield Republican says that lii.
RAPHAEL Hrhnxs u douhiY donasy,--arat, for
t,lfusing to 70 to tho National Coatsnn!A, On
pssatloat grounds, and naxt, tor suppoaing thA
ptople rsres whether ha goes or staJs. 70 b
slte, &ha bard lsa wEitt4ns
II had . dontsy Whist wouldn't go.
Noualn4 ~sllop him III ! no, mol
Hence, it 11r. Bz4xxs IL = donkey. b. u an-
huad to husahna treatment, uulaA4, indeed, ths
post szrsd, or wzots sarcaattrAlly.
, 1875-06-11

lowed Mrs. T1LroN to testify in whcl, oas,
Mfss ANTHONY. Mrs. a{oRaE> aud Mr.. N,ct.r. =
with several otller pcrsons), would have bsoo,,
siigibfs - Witnesses In robuttal.
, 1875-06-11

President would hold his sont until snmo ono
| cn,nc a,ono novcrfu, onono,, IN mil him mt
of It, md 1e in turn wou1d ba floomod tn n
like fato Tho nation ja arhonstca a,rcto
! worn out. and incapablo of sustaining n firm,
stab.e form, of poyornment of INV ;1escr;r.
| ton. The onco nrouf1 onl nowerfn, Snan;al,
| race IN on]v nm oh,cct ~ nitv omonr, ,ho NM
! tiona of ,lo co,th nnd will novar hova ,,eoc.
until It l,ooomca n t,cnon,lont ar ID ntocci, nm
,1sr tho ,,rotoot;o,, ~ .o,na ,,o,vorf, ,,ot;o,
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THE NEW YORK 9Mu1aL1NG oAsE8.
WILLIAM II. iALoorH, tho niis-buyer for
II. G' tIAFlfA d Co., was arrested tow days
"go on tue Charge OF completely in the
smuggling recently detected at that port. 1t
I WIN DO remembered tint sworn evidence
sno"a tnas LAFAYETTE dHAFF, nominal
hqnor-aealer' how under arrest, so'd to
! CAAFhIN tS Co.. through TA1coTT, nearly
| $4o,o,o worth OF Lyons sltks nta prico much
below market rates. and less than enough to
| cover TIC cost OF production and transporta-
t'on. plus tho duty. It does not require
muah dlscernment to zoe TINT silks sold in
this way must have been amuggled. Yet A1r.
IAooFr testified TINT he did not think Of
auch thng' on tno other band, alr. II. D.
oIAF11N told reporter Of tue New York 1T0-
une' on tho lst OF last February, that he
had largely reduced his purchases in Lyons,
because smuggled goods could bo bought 80
cheaply that ho hnd bean advlHod by rove
nue. oiacal 10 buy from those New York
dealers and that thero con certainly be no
blame attached to tho merchants who havs
taken tito only way within thoir roach to pro-
tect their interests. This lust stasomont Of
New York mercantile morality Ia somewhat
surprising. There il nai7e simplicity about
1t which almost dlsarma criticism. 1loro is
merchant prince who Rays TINT whonover he
can make money by breaGing or encouraging
Bo1nobody elso TO break tho laws OF tho land,
Of course ho Is not to be blamed for doing so.
After such frank atatomonts, tho only wonder
ID TINT TA1cor7 was not arrested
long ago. Ho has been indicted
undor a Law that provides that tho more pos.
session OF smuggled goods ahaA "bo deemed
evllonco sufficient to authorize conviction,
unlcss the defendant shall explaln tho pos-
session to tho satisfaction Of tho jury" It
will be difficult Tor thu alleged cn]prit, in this
cagc, to give any satisfactory EXPLANATION
1t u evident tlat the strong eombinationof
smnggsefs IN Now foFk IL by no means
broken up, as yet. A1toruey-General PiEnnE-
fosr was offered retaining feo Of $50, 900
to defend LAWRENCE, the broker who got most
OF tito goods through tho Cuatom-Houso.
Ihls, with the oilers made to all tho groas I'LL
porting houses Of Now York Of selling them
foroion ooof1s Mt ratea f1ecjda1fv hahn, a.
cost Of houoatly importing the wares, shows
that tho nefafious business was systsmatized,
, 1875-06-11

II Mr., TETON eonfassed 10 EusAn b. ANTHONY,
Mrs hoasa. And ~. AionAlsDs why dsda't TIl1oAs
tssalfy to shat thsy kaev II ~ EaatsAs s-P.stss
0Aypnth.
6amply ksoatss t&sy e&oln ~ Do 70 undsf the
sa1Aa d ataaaAaA uaIs4s ths 6sf4a4s Nd r.
, 1875-06-11

eaval battle between the Colonies and the
11other Country. June 1a, 1775, tho British
schooner hlargarotta, which had conveyed
into Machias Dny two vessels sent from Dos-
ton to obtain logs, pickota, oto., for the Brit
ish entrcnchmonts around that city, was at-
tackled and captured by a party Of sixty Maine
fishermen md lumber1nen. The Captain OF
the vessel aud tho commander Of tho attack
ing party wero both Irishmen. Tho trouble
began with the attempt Of tho former to cut
down liberty pole In 11aohias upon the re.
coipt Of tho uews from Lexington, and endod
with the capturo Of two other British WAR;
vesscla besides the Margarotta- Great prop
arations hayo been ,nado for tho centennial.
Speeches, dinners, fireworks, and Veterans Of
the War Of 1872 arc OH tho programme. Let
na hopo that none Of the spocoh-,unkers will
ahook the Machias patriots by telling them
TINT Rhode Island fought the first naval bat
tic and captured the Gaspos some yeasH be-
fore Machias nude away with tho Margarctta.
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Referring 10 m article recently printed In
Tux CHICAGO TntnuNA, concerning the loss
by fro In this country aince tho lat OF Janu-
ary. In which II WIS shown TINT Chicago is an
well protected against fire % any other city,
and TINT Chicago has done and Is doing more
than any other city to protect itself in the
future, tho New York lEoral says:
9a1 1ainusx u mistaken IN assuming. san sppt.rs
s w. aoasse ,se % nazs.a N sns locality en- %
squay .ion In .sytue thst ,sa otasr e.ts. II. no.
doing anything 10 lncrea.s the!r protection against
nss Nav York for example. !. doing much, and tho
"s rr, as.aaas asssns va aoloa =. 9.' aoa morn'
~ n n4s s,uf5 k'sunB 10 10 !''uo .eo1oas.
~" .o1A - ooinG muen, Waas 1a III WIZ
nos 10 aow YORK 'foFa' inform us OF Tue