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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
BEFORE THE LEAVES FALL

wonder ii oak and maple,
Willow and elm and all,
Are stirred at heart by the coming
or the day their leaves must fall.
Do they think OF the yellow whirlWind
Or OF the crimson spray,
That shall be when chill November
Bears all the leaves away?
''If die we n ust,n the leaflets
Seem one by one TO say,
ave will wear the colors of all the earth,
Until we pass away.
No eyes shall see US falter;
And before we lay it down
Wen wear it in the sight OF all the earth
The years most kingly crown"
So, trees Of the stately forest,
And trees 5y the trOdden way,
You are kindling into glory
This soft, Autumnal day.
And We, who gaze, remember
That more than all they lost,
To hearts and trees together
May come through ripening frost.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 1877.

A journey of fourteen hours
brought me to Geneva. From here
after brief repose, the journey to
Faris VIII be resumed. The passage
OF the Mt. Gents tunnel is not a re-.
markedly agreeable incident, for the
night OF day is excluded for 8 half
hour while the train seemed to move
with Its usual rapldity.
Unless something of special inter
est should offer an inducement. this
VIII be likely to be my last letter 10
the NEWS during these journeys. 1
nave often regretted that 1 could
not devote more time and care to
the arrangement of my works, and
therefore beg the indulgence of
Your readers for any defects that
may have been observed. G.
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Foreign respondence.
CONTINUED


After our return from Naples to
Rome and a voyage of nearly two
weeks in that old city, returned to
Florence by way of Leghorn and
Pisa. The railroad now runs through
the broken country between Rome
and Civita Vicchia, which was once
q faVorite field of operations OF
brigaDds. The selection of this re-
giOn was not SO much on account
of better natural facilities furnished
by the nature of the country, oyer
the line from Civita Vicchia to Leg
horn and Pisa, as from the fact that
this was the road which was much
travelled by the diligence and pri-
Vate carriages before the advent OF
railroads, for CiYita Vicchia was
then the most convenient post fol-
persons to disembark, who were
going to Rome. The inhabitants
were but few along this road, and
those who cultivated the rich lands
along the valleys, had their dwell.
ings among the adjacent hills. Much
of the way up the coast to Pisa il
but thinly inhabited, as the country
is mostly only adapted to pasturagC
and the cultivation of vineyards and
fruit trees.
The leaning tower of Pisa fur.
nishes the principal Indictment to
travellers to diverge to that place
and it is an artificial curiosity of nc
small magnitude. The inducement
for building this tower, or whether
it was built to commemorate any.
thing, is not now known. Neither
is it known whether it was purpose
ly built in the leaning position. II
thus purposeIy built, much ingenui.
ty was practiced by the builders, fol
the position OF everything about it
from the foundation to its top, con.
forms to the idea that it was once
in the erect position. Its height il
one hundred and eighty feet, and
the galleries and pillars are precise.
ly ss represented in the pictures
which have been so abundantlS
seen. In its immediate vicinity ara
the Duomo or Cathedral, and thu
Baptistry. If traditions are correct
ali these structures have attained to
. greater age than the country in
which we dwell, but it is not sup
posed that the bronze doors are y
as old a. the wallis Of the structure
These doors exhibit the results o.
much skill in the arrangement of th'
groups of human figures as any tina
have elsewhere seen. In the old
Bapistry hangs the lamp, the meas
ured swing of which suggested Il
GslileO the idea of the use of tn
pendulum in making the passin.
minutes and hours. Much of tn
ancient wall of Pisa still stands, an
makes the municipal boundaries O
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03

Twas in q restaurant we met
still recall the glance she gave,
And how enthrAlled was, A. II
That glance had made my soul her slave
How quick she turned and deeply bIushed
As II she would avoid my eye;
And hung her head and went TO work
Upon plate Of chicken pie.
How more and more confused she grew,
II WAS my duty sad 10 note,
Until, with such dispatch she ate,
A chieken-bOne stuck in her throat.
How, then, she started, chok'd and gagged
l never, never. can forget,
And dropped her teeth-1 think they were
At least = tifty dollar set.
SOpaled my hopes, as palss tho light
That Fancy Lends her fairy scenes
She grabbed her iyOEes up and ned,
And resumed my pork and beans.
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II seems that the A, T. & S. F.
has arranged with the Missouri Pa
ciie for lower through rates to and
from st. Louis, via Kansas City
go as not to break bulk at the latter
place, and the result is that Kansas
may expect lower freights than here.
toEore, while KansasCity will fail to
get the increase OF Kansas trade that
It expected from becoming an A,
=. & 8. +. terminus. All right If we
get lower Greights.
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! NOVELTV.-Aeigs + Kline have
opened book for the accommodation
OF the public, In which they enter all
trades and thiRRs offered for sale for
the sum OF % cents. Each entry to be
advertised once and the book kept open
for public inspection.
Fudgei ANY kind Of q newspaper
Leafs that out of sight as an Adyertis-
Ing medium. It's the weakest attempt
TO compete with newspaper, that we
have heard of.
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LEGAL.
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS:I
LYON COUNTY.

STATE OF kANSAS:l
LYON COUNTY.
To WH0A IT NAY CONCERN:
Whereas, application has been made by pc
tiSl9n. TO the board of County Commissioners
OF Lyon County, Kansas, for q county road
as follows, to wit: The place of beginning OF
Soad Is the 5. L. corner of section 3, township
-, range H. And the place of termination OF
said road IS the 5. W. corner OF section g.
township 20, range Il. And whereas A. q
white, W. B. Ross and y. +. Parker road
viewers, and Robt. Milliken, county surveyor
OF said county, have been appointed and or
dered by said county commissioners to view
anu survey. and locate said road; therefore,
you are hereby notified, that said viewers and
surveyor will proceed on the 18th day of Sept,
1870, at ~ O'Clock A. n, at the place of begin
ming OF said road, to view, survey, and locate
said road, and perform whatsoever other du-
ties as are requirpd of them by law And un-
less you file = written application for DANA
ges sustained, and compensation claimed
with said viewers, giving = description OF the
premises ON which you claim such damages
or compensation, your application for and re-
coyery OF the same will be forever barred.
Dated August 25th, 1875.
So-2t j. ). CRAIG, County Clerk.
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CORN.

Beautiful cOrn-felds, tAsseled and green,
GLORIOUS In color, satin In sheen,
SilVery with nOss, like silken threads,
lido the bright sky lifting your beads;
And in the earliest dawn or the morn.
differing with dew-drops, Radiant Corn
Beautiful corn-1lelds. yellow and brown,
harvest OF golden ears loading you down
hipened corn from white husks peePing,
creeping,
Not long ere the cold winds frozen, f6rloFn,
VIII scatter your fallen stalks, Oh Corn !
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BUILDERS. ARCHITECTS, &c.
K. r. SPRAGUE.
PHOTOGRAPHED

CARPENTER AND RIyII,DEP a,o -
S/CommerClHl st. between 9TH and sth a y
ch"e' All calls promptly attended to.
jan172-tf
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pROCURE PICTURES at Pages photo
\ tograph Parlor. Page PROPOSES 10 nIesSe
ye0pIe who patronize his place 40 C0rpIn.aT
'HiiPoIia' hansas a-tf
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FURNTTURE.

Il making new and repairing old ofice and
house furniture as cheap As It can be done
elsewhere, and viii call and get it and return
IL without extra charge. Carpenter and Ioin
er Work done also. Picture frames made
shop on west side Of Commercial street. al
- l.. F.BAnEY.
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PR0P0SEn AMENnMENIs
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

10 tie Constitution of the State of Kdnaas. sub
Iaftted by the Le0isldtUre at its Idst session
FOR TIE publication or rejection Of the electors
: 9(Ae Sac dt the ne1t general election
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EMPoRIA SOCIETIES.
ODD FETInW0
KNIGHTS OF PYTHTaS

~ at Odd Fellows hall, fst and 81 Tnesdaxs
JOIN NV s.,.,,.o L. EPSTEIN, G. T..
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Music. Languages and Drawing
~

Late of Paris, has opened, in Emporla
classes in Music, the French and German
languages. and Drawing. He is a graduate
OF some of the best Institutions of France
SnarSes reasonable. Residence corner of
Third avenue and Cottonwood street 3lm3
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03

Perhaps We ought not to have
written the above, but we could
not help it. Others know of the
facts herein related, but none are
happier than are we to know that
the two men over whose life dark
clouds came as they were called,
have for years been the truest and
best Of friends to each other, and
that they are now perfect as men
can be in all that makes manhood.
When they wanted to be friends
iHdeed-to be Aen, they tried to
be men. They looked over the
patterns they had made-threW
them away. The helped each 9th
er, and thus helped themselves and
lived 10 love and to be loved by
their families. We pause to rest
Ito look at the flowers placed be
fore US by loving hands-to look al
the pictures but to day hung by our
desk in the library at home and
then as We look at the pictures OF
friendship and earnest manhood
like that of which We have written,
, 1875-04-03
THE ALDINE,
The Art Journal Of America,
= ISSUED MoNnnLY.
=" A Magnificent Conception, wonder
naIly carried OUT

The,neoessity of popular medium
for the representation of the produc-
tions OF our great artists, has always
been recognized, and many attempts
have been made to meet the want. The
successive hailures which 50 Invariably
foll6Stziear4f attempt In this country
to establish an art journal, did not
prove the Indifference Of the people OF
America to the elaims Of high art, So
sooa As > proper appreciation q the
want and an ability to meet 1t were
shown, the public at once rallied with
enthusiasm TO Its support, and the re-
suit was a great artistic and CONNER
iaftflanqiB -TfF HDTNE.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all
the regularity, has none OF the tempo
rary or timely interest characteristic OF
oplipary, periodicals, ~ sap elegant
mlscellany of pure Light dpd gta5ehiI
literature; and collection q pictures,
the rarest specimens Of artistic skin, in
black and white. Although each sue
ceeding number affords a fresh pleas
me to is friends, DIE real value and
beauty Of THE ALDINE Will be most APP
preciated after 1t is bound up at the close
of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as COM
paret win rivals Of . SIMILAR class,
tn; AIpnE is a uhiqne and orgiaal
conception-alone and unapproached--
absolutely without competition in price
or character. The possessor Of a com
plete volume cannot duplicate thequan-
tityrof fine pEper md engrayings in
any other shape or number of volumes
for ten times its cost; and then there is
the chrome, besides,
The national feature Of The ALDINI
i6ast b lakea 10 no harrow sense
True art L cosmopolitan. While I'm
ALDNE Is strictly American institu.
ton, It does not conflne itself entirely
the reproduction Of native art Its mis-
slou to cdltlvatta broad and appre-
clafive art taste; one that will discrimI-
nate only on grounds Of intrinsic merit
Thus, while placing before the patrons
! OF The AEDnSE, as a leading character.
! lsac. the productions Of tle most noted
| American artists attentionwih always
be given to specimens from foreign
masters, giving subscribers all the
pleasure and instruction obtainable
NON bone or fcrslgn'spurc@.
The artistic Illustration Of American
lcsnery. original with THE ALDnE Is
an important feature. and It's magnif-
cent plates are Of size more appro-
priale to the Satisfactory treatment Of
details than can be afforded BY any In
feriof page. Tho judIcious intezper-
sion Of landscape. marine figure, and
animal suhiects Isnstaln an unabated
'lnlertst, Impossible where the scope Of
the work confines the artist too closely
/ to . single style Ici subject Ehe lller,r
/ ftle bI 1SlE ALDiSk Is a hight and
graceful accompaniment, worthy Of
| llc artistic f,atpea with only such
ietlIhical l|II IilhIiI Is DO not inter
fere with the popular interest Of ths
, 1875-04-03
Gbt illrrkIp arsus.
PERILs OF BARBERIsM.
A cisi.en,. Adventure Amer a shave


A Ciilzens Adventure Amer n shave.
A worthy citizen undertook to
tim his beard, a short time since,
and bya slipofihe scissors spoiled
the eek He trimmed a little
more, and still more, but it would
look lop-sided. So he went to the
BARRIERS and got shaved, for the
first time in twelve years He was
very busy, and business detained
him in his Office until late hour
Of the night and when be went
home hefound chat his family had
retired. This was not an unusual
occurrence, so he silently entered
by means q a pRss=seys sought his
owIfroom, and anaeesscd without
lighting the lamp. He got partly
into bed when his wife astonished
him by uttering a loud and pro,
longed scream, He MAS 1ory
much alarmed for her, and feared
she had lost her reason. He i'm
piored her 70 tell him what was
the.maast. u H 81
At the sound Of his voice she
screamed:
OH Edward, come quick! and
save me. - r-r n CT
am here, dear, said he. but she
only screamed the louder at the
words.
He sprang out Of bed and had
Just struck a light, when his bro
ther-in-lau, a rnpsdnlar six -foOter,
rushed into the room AAd fred .
revolver at his head. Luckily it
missed, but his fist did not, for in
a minute a pale-faced man with .
long white lrobe, staggered under
a blow that doubled the size of his
organ Of comparison ~ ~
Ny God exclaimed the hus-
band, are you all crazyf
Bless my hoartl exclaimed the
muscular brothnr-in-hw, H. that
amt Ned himself. Why, what on
earth tempted you to get yourself
Up in that aiyIeY
What stylcf asked the much
abused husband, ps be rubbed the
growing lumps On his forehead.
Why, when did you shaver
II was all clear to him then.
His wife had put up her hand in
the dark. and meeting tho shaved
face of 1 man, took her husband
for WI intruder. She recognized
his voice At first. but the second
i'ns be spoke her terror was too
rrt.I and sho tainted. When the
broihel.inIan rushed in he ssw a
|1'n faced man with . slightly
bald head. in 4 long white night
robe. amid in bis rage At the sup
posed outrage 6red At him, missed,
and I1cn knocked him down with
1'. f.l.
Foftnnaie|r h's voice saved the
h1Aband from second shot. His
wife recovered from her faint only
to |1'n| again |1t The Recognition
Of IoI husbands sharcn face, and
I11 pistol shot. Ho finally got 10
bII and .Itpt very 1eII tsnlil
mtInine. when the baby, child
two years Of age, approached the
bed a. 10 had hDo1 used l6|1d.
and frightened d lhe sight Of !
stranger. ran fcrca1gint from the
room Ir'br'l| 'o4 90 c1rI|ht tie
poor child received a severe bump
On is little head.
A4|Ien were finally strnieht-
c1o1 no aIhomc. but on the street
his friends passed without speak
'n1' aid At The bank be was not
only refused payment Of q draii.
BIZ I.1s.Ie4eI| IF|EH arrHss fqf
i00|1r BIS Own name IN I1dorsin9
IL OF course 4 little explanation
brought tho various affairs al
r|tI|' but It took 50 much time to
explain, and for the CONFUSION on
bis forehead to get well, that the
Aforesaid citizen vows he will new
, 1875-04-03

win be welcome 10 every home. Eyery
e l''u'ss Icy, 3 w Az A. ,Sla Y s'll|
the YefItah|c presence Of the animal IT,
self. The Rev I. De Witt Talmage
tells that his own Newfoundland dog
1.-The finest ia Brooklyn-barks At II!
1llhoug1f 20 nniuusl, no one who see.
this premium chrome will have the
slightest fear OF being bitten.
Beside the chrome every advance sub.
scribor to THE ALDINE for 1875 Is con-
H|tulrl nIeuber and entitled TO all
tie nrlYIlells Of
, 1875-04-03
ia s oLDIERs,
WAR CLAIM AGENCY,
fa No. 81 Montgomery BIock
SAN FRANCIsco, cALIFoRNIA.

q.
W. II. AIKEN, ,Attorney4ntlI.aw and Com
mnnder Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
in Cnllforn Ia and Nevada, will give prnnlpt
attention 70 the collection of additional
Travel Pay, now due cnlifOrnln and Ncendn
Volunteers discharged more than three
hundred miles from home. Soldiers can
depend on fair dealing. Information given
freo OF charge. When writing enclose
stamp for reply and state company and rcg
iment and whether you have discharge
Congress has extended the time for hhng
claims for additional Bounty under Acf Of
July ~, 1851, 10 january, 1875, so al such
claims must be made before that Time
Original bounty Of 800 has been allowed
nll volunteers who enlisted before July 2sd.
1851. for three years, II not paid the came
when discharged. Land wnrtanfs can be
obtained for servi rendered before 1855,
but not for services IN the late war. Pom
sions for late war and war Of 1919 obtalncd
and increased when allowed for less than
disability warrants, but no pensions nre
allowed to Mexican and Florida war sol-
diers. State OF Texas has grnntcd pensions
TO surviving veterans Of Te1as Revolution.
New Orleans and Mobile prize money II
now due and being paid. W, II. Aiken also
Intends to General Law and Collection
bnsiness- 35-0m
, 1875-04-03

Petroleum WI preserve shin
r|cs.
.,,
~ ny 1''u - ''es.s
''. ana mouse ''oo''
rr1..-. orcbarde are nlowed II
INNS. 81 done very carefully.
SIR
Ns4 iron shobId be very tfsdu-
rI|r heated at FIRST. After Il has
become Injured to the Hskl 4 Is
, 1875-04-03
A Representative and Champion Of
American AT TasteI

Prospectus for lS75-Eighth Year.
, 1875-04-03

THE ALDINE viii, hereafter, be
obialnable only by subscription. There
win be no reduced or club rates; cash
for subscriptions must be sent TO the
publishers direct, or handed to the local
canvasser, without responsibility to the
publishers, except in cases where the
certificate Is given, bearing'the fac-siEi-
lie signature Of JANEs SuTToSs Pnesi-
dent ttty .AtH tA~4 pt'~@
, 1875-04-03

Every subscriber for 1875 will receive
q beautiful portrait. In oil colors, Of the
sanla nphIn dog whose picture IN a for
Iref Issue attfAcled 20 much attention.
, 1875-04-03

The Union owns the originals Of all
THE Al.pRRpi,fnnes which, with 9TH
er paiIIflhgs and engraYings, are to be
dIslribHled among the members. To
every SERIES OF 5000 subscribers. 100
different pieces, valued at over g, 500
nrn distributed ~ soon as the series Is
inll, and the awards Of each series as
made, are to be published in the next
succeeding issue Of The Al.DNE. This
feature only applies to subscribers who
pay for one. year ~ advance Full par
lonlauln dfclilaf sent on applieaiioii
enclosing q stamp.
/ Dns llU7ERMs.
One Subscription, emitting to THE
ALDlNE one year, the Chrome
and the Art Union,
, 1875-04-03
FOR sALEi
Schooner for Sale.

TUE A 4 SCHOONER ONTARIO,
IL OF "a Tons Burthen, and VII lound IN
gain. FOR fartic,ilArs apply to ~ q IN ]
II. L. TIBBAl.s, Port Townsend.
J.ENGLEIIARi)T,N W harf-st., victoria.
JAS. MCCURDY, San Juan.
hOIf f"HHIH H.
, 1875-04-03
WON en-

agal0 ~ 90 4
, 1875-04-03

Linen rags should be carefully
saved, for they are very useful in
sickness.
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Nab europa

purben belonSsrs tit iinsfer 3sit teue
8efsaunsen eemadt unb erluuben
MFR uns, pteberbolt barauf aufmsrtlam
gu MAIDEN, bae Die lssetn lebr bepdbrtes
'MttteI III, 3pil6sn @erwanbten unb
Greuncen %fcrtcuuerno CUTE 8s3tsbunsen
3u u%nterbuItsn. 8riefwedleI mire oft
iabrelau8 untsrbrrdeu r6brenb rieler
Bcte Wpde fit ISOLDE traueen BET ben
9teben antlOpft unb fe erinnsrt, bos
auG TN fernen Amerita nod treue See
len an bic tn Der alien 5efmatb 2urif=
eebltebenen tentsn. NiGt leIten sers
mtttelte Der Danesrer iGUn bic Beael>
lung BON Srtefen an lire Mprefe, bic
Mittbeiluns pom Nadrtdten an 8e<
fannie u. (. 70.
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Sas stpeite @a(biabr


BAL beacnnen, unp bsf ber uebert9t Ger
@tcnnenten : 2ife MAIDEN MIR bic
0abrnebmuns, tae cine febr tetrddts
Hide NnsabI eerielbsn NIT Der 8e3ubluns
nod I'm &iidfanbe If.
SGpn teirn 8eeinne bee laufeneen
Sabreanes madten mir auf ben rus
fane aufnetleut. bas ptr felt Neuiabr
bas Ypfportu, pel6es btsber ben abcn<
r,enter su besablen oblas. auf uniere
Rednuns besublen md6sn. Das tns
foIse befsn ben akpnnenten cine Grlet6s
terune, urs tasesen cine iebr betrddts
liGe MeBraussabe ertpadien IL, febt
Sober Elm. I'm 70 suseridtltaer er>
rarteten Mt, bab gang ~beicnbers bic
&ddfdnbe cbne .uetteren Iufldab &c,
eeft unb tae iterbteb tsr tteue Sabr>
gang uCrausbesablt wiirbe. Sir fcnns
ten bteB TIN 70 f6erer ertparten, neil
Der @anbsrer ntht-nie riele antere
6eraus9eber tbaten-bas announcement
erb5bte, fpnbern ben bisberissn prsts
beibsbteIt, trcs Der ercben Nebrauss
sabs.
Sebt ater tlepft Der Uanbsrsr un
70 3uoetfdtIiGsr az bel eu6 Auen.
bic ibr nod nt@ts In feline 1afde beige
1raBen, UNI BE ct bod ieee Ec1e be'
Resen unp SOnuenidsin, BEL Gturu
unc Wstter ouissiu6t bat.
Ebut nun aud hos Guriee uni
Serl6iebet IS ntGt ldnser.
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Bnm Abonniren

1T iebt piscer cine ednfiss 3eit, ta
nd6fens pteber intsrsfante r,eue Ct
;dblunsen eri9einen rerben.
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Mas tfft 60 BEN, Der @rbItbun idt
Reun 2ieBe ni9t ;ur Sette ftbt2
Die Mrbeft mag man lpben,
Der @esea tpnamt Ssrt resn.
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Central Dnfin.
cote @eneral>8 erlamlune
Id
Cincinnati, Sbip.

Dem ausfabrltden 8eri6te, wel@en
Der Wabrbettsfreunb iiter bic suranstss
ae 0ereral>8 erlammluns ces Deats
i6en r5mti6 : fatbOIii6sn Central
0ereins brinet entnebmen mir folSsti@
De6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-20
THE CANAL FRAUDS.

In his excellent Message to the Legislature
Gov. Tilden observes q decOrOus reticence
which seems appropriate to his official posi-
ton. He does not denOunce the Canal trans
actions by their right name. He exposes them
aud leaves the people to apply the adjcctiyes.
Satisfied that the interests of commerce on the
one hand require material reduction OF tolls,
and that the financial condition of the State on
the other fOrbids any increase. in the annual
deficiency of the Canal revenues, he asks how
it happens that while the tolls during five
years have exceeded S15,000,000 there has been
deficit of nearly as much more, which
we have had to make good by taxation. The
answer is given in the Governors explanation
of the manner in which contracts for repairs
are awarded and performed. In plain English
millions have been stolen by an arrangement
of fraudulent bids and deceptive contracts
under which the State pays three, four, FIVE,
and even seven times the stipulated price
The Governor gives list of ten contracts Oh
which the average amount paid was four
times the sum involved by the agreement,
and the aggregate excess was over a million
of dollars; land some Of the expenditures"
he adds, care still going on with no prospect
" of completion"
In general way the subject of Canal rob-
berry has been familiar-at least to readers of
The TRIBUNE-for several years. We have
recently made, however. some extensive inves-
LEGATIONS at Albany. and have collected pre-
else and important evidence, a part of which
we present with the Message. More Of it we
shall give hereafter. The figures speak for
themselves, and they tell story of ras-
cality as glaring az even tho magnificent