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New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
THE MISSING KING.

His name it is King. Printed III full on the
ballot of the intelligent Minnesota voter,
civilian s. King" TO Newspaper Row,
Washington, "Bill King TO unfrieEdly per-
sons, cold Bill King" TO Mr.. Scrgoant-at-
Arms Ordway of the House of Representatives
lie is a missing man, lurking i'll hidden places
with information in him for which the Com
mittcc of Ways and Means has consuming
thirst, and the Chairman, AIr. Henry L. Dawes,
hungers increasingly. The Scrgeant-at-Arms
has hunted the country over with lantern and
candle deputies have been sent out doscrip-
tions Of him have been published, he has been
eXhOrtcd to appear and unbOsom himself all
to no purpose. He is still "Bill King, the
missing witness" somewhere in hiding with
much valuable information in him. There is
a prevalent impression, which in his prolonged
absence is deepening into conviction, that the
Hon. Wm s. King of Minnesota, Postmaster
of the last Congress and Member-cect of the
next. knows what he did with the trife of
s125,OOO which the Committee is quito curious
about. 1t may be that he does not know what
he did with il. The Hon. Mr. Schumacher
had 100000, and not the slightest idea what
became Of it. Still it seemed to cheer the
Committee to be informed of so much as that.
Now if King would only come forward and
say he did not know what had become of his
S12J COO it would be refreshment and comfort
to a great many sincere soarchers after truth.
The suspicion has been whispered that King
used portion of this money to debauch Con-
gress. Of course it can't be true, and King
ought, in justice to himself, to come forward
and say so. 1t may be that he is in retire
ment somewhere, scratching his head and try
ing to remember about it. If so, the Commit
tee, no doubt, will give him time, and the
country viii! suppress its curiosity and wait in
patience till he emerges. 1t would be q very
considerate thing in him, though, to give the
Sergeant -at-Arms notice that he still lives,
and Ielieye the painful suspense of that indus
trious official For the Sergeant-at-Arms has
been greatly exercised about him. lie has heard
of his being at Minneapolis, Rochester, and
Elmira, in Canada, Washington, and various
other places, and has been skipping about the
country by deputy in his prosecution of the
search till he is almost as weary as he was
two years ago looking for Gen. G.. w.
Dodge of Iowa to testify before the Credit
Mobilier Committee. 1t has been reported
two or three times that King was on his way
TO Washington in great haste TO testify. So
it was reported two years ago that Gen.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
TIE NEXT SEN1TE.

When the revolution of last Fall swept away
the Administration majority IN the House oil
REPRESENTATIVES, the defeated party took cop-
solution in the thought that its asccndcncy IN
the Senate could in no event be disturbed
The elections of the past few weeks have
shown how severely this last prop of falling
party has been shaken. 1t is perfectly safe to
say that had there been a half dozen more
States to elect Senators, the Opposition would
have secured a clear majority in the Senate.
On the Cd of March ncAt the terms OF 20
Senators will expire. OF these II are Admins
tration, and Opposition. Twenty-two States
have elected Senator'S and in three, Min
nesota, Florida. and West Virginia, 4
result has not yet been reached. Or
the new Senators 10 arc safely to be
placed in the Opposition, and to these may be
added those whom West Virginia and Florida
will elect. This, with the IS Opposition MEM
bers holding over, gives the anti-Adminisird-
ton party total of SO members, and leaves
the Administration with only Al, giving them
the successor of Senator Ramsey in Minnesota,
and counting the vacant scat for Louisiana in
their favor, although il clearly belongs on the
other side.
ing for those persons who see i'll every fresh
exposure OF crime in high places sure fore
rupner of the Republics death. Their favor
ite argument is that the people look upon
exposures of corruption and the exercise OF
unconstitutional power with indifference
They charge The public conscience with
letharcy because it does not cry out with
more vehemence against such wrongs. But
the surer test of the public mind is the ballot
box. The American people is not indifferent
to corruption and usurpation on the part of It's
officials. 1t makes up its mind deliberately,
but surely, and sooner or later the thieves
and reprobAtes are thrust aside, never to be
seen again. Let those who are coming into
Office reflect upon this truth. 1t has borne
them to power. 1t can as easily take them
away from it.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
PERSONAL.

CASTELAR, is going to spend his indefinite
exile i'll Paris instead Of Geneva.
Mrs Lydia Bradley of Peoria, ILL.,, has just
beeD elected rst Director the First National Bank OF
that CITY. She is wealthy widow and large stock
holder Of the bank.
Mr.. Henry r. Mygatt has sent to the State
Library at Albany original survey bill made By Wash
the age of IT. 1t has been placed with other
Washington memorials.
A monument is about to be erected in Stock
holm to scheele, the iIustrous Swedish chemist and
one in Brussels TO the memory 0f NJ Adolpbe Queteet,
The late Secretary OF the Belgian Academy.
Minister SChenck writes TO his friend Gen.
Young OF Cincinnati explaining the story that he had
published book the art OF playing poker. He says
that when leaving country residence in Somerset
shire be asked to write down the rules OF the game
as played in America. He aid and heard no moro
Of matter Until he received copies printed Tor pm
vate circulation by an amateur cOmpositor.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, Chancellor OF
the University Of NewYork publishes article in The
Independent opposing intercollegiate regatas and IA
vorng literary contests Ike that OF Jan. being OF
higher order and academic character. or boating
he SAYS: simply question the logical agreement OF
elaborated regatas with the dgned and serious work
OF a yersity. Let them be morally pure and pbysi-
cally healthy and they not diversion IN an unfOr-
tuuate IL surely cannot De an honor 10 college
that il graduates the best II u l., then let US
have a degree for him-R M.-ReniqiI UdgtStsr. III 10
is not serious attention in our col
leges those pursuits whose successful mastery ADDS
20 the usefulness aud luser Of the Alma Mater"
BosToN, Feb. 4.-The Presidency of Tufts
College was Yesterday offered to the Hon. Israel Wash
burn, jr., Of Portland. He hrs declined the offer.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

vested in the following year. No attention
whatever was paid to this law until seuen years
had elapsed, when Secretary Boutwell, revived
the matter. II is now well known that such
Sinking Fund as that contemplated by the act
of 1862 is n worse than useless cOntrivance,
and its uselessness is amply illustrated by the
operation of the Sinking Fund of this city.
The only way to reduce indebtedness is to
save money and pay it to your creditor. You
may borrow money and pay off your creditors
every day in the week, but unless your eX-
penses are less than your receipts nothing
will result, except the trouble and expense OF
contracting the new debts For about four
years Mr. Boutwell, kept up his Sinking Fund,
as well he might, having a surplus revenue OF
one hundred millions year during most OF
the time, but since September, 1S7j the Fuhd
has been completely neglected. Not bond
has been bought for ii in sixteen months. ana
the customs receipts, instead of being set
aside as required by the act of 1862 have been
exchanged for greenbackS at discount, which
creenbacks have been used to pay the current
expenses of the Government To this we do
not object The only provision OF the act OF
1862 that has been respected is that the GUS
toms shall be paid in gold coin or convertible
notes. In June last the Sinking Fund did
not weigh in the least upon Congress or the
Secretary of the Treasury and we are unable
to believe that there is any extreme soicltudc
about it now.
We repeat our request for information. Sink
ing funds aside, the Public Debt statements
inform us that the surplus last year was nearly
seventeen million dollars. 1t is now proposed
to raise forty-live millions more by an increase
of taxes, making sixty-two millions IN excess
of the expenditures Of last year. supposing the
receipts and expenses to be the same as they
have been for the year just closed. Now to
what uses are these sixty-twO millions to be
applied2 The public have a right to demand,
and do demand, reduction OF ten or twenty
millions at least from the present cost OF Gov
ernment, but they arc met by this inscrulable
Administration with proposition to add forty
five millions to tho taxes. In their name we
asl-What for 7
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
TIE DRAMA.

GIROFLEGIROFLA AT THE PARK TIIEATER.
Messrs Grau and Chlzzola introduced Le-
cocqs Giroae Gro1a" last night at the Park Theater
and we presume New-YOrk Will now be added 20 the
long list Of cities which this latest production OF the
muse OF the Boulevard has carried by Storm IL has
better claim popularity than most OF Its predecessors
The music all bright and pleasant and II 1t has no
great value as music it is at least constructed
with art, and It Is quito good enough for
the French opera eoniqe much too good for the riot
GUS folly OF the opera 6Ouge. No composer OF this
school has approached OfcnDach In the production OF
humorous and jinging melodies, but Lecocq has sur
passd his rival In the careful aud elegant construction
OF a score and in this particular GroneGroa" must
be considered model OF It's kind Its success however
will be mainly attributable TO other
s abundance of comical situations its rapid action its
beautiful scenery and gay stage pictures its prepOster
GUS plot and It's prevailing flavor OF wickedness and
moderately disguised impropricty 1t played in three
Acts and presents three very handsome scenes
the work respectively Of Morgan. Marston. and
Voegthn. Tho double character OF the twin sis
ters GrofG and Giroda is performed by
a new conner, Mile. COralie GeofrOy, buxom
blonde with q good voice and considerable
ability kicker. She received with great favor
and recalled in many OF her songs The best of the
other characters the Aurore OF Mile. Kid, the Bo
lers OF H. Yaiaire the A0HrsoSk Of A. Do Qaeroy aad
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
Amnsements ann ffleetinas.


ACADEMY OF MUSICAL s.: " Bohemian Girl" Kellogg
BARNuM's ROMAN HRPoDRoME.-At 2:SO and at
BRYAST's OPERA HoUsE.-Mnstrels
DAYS FIFTH AVENUE THEArER.-"WOmcn OF tho Day"
LYcRUM THEATER.-" Camille"
OLYMPIC THEATER.-Variety Performance
PARK THgATER.-Girofe-Gi -GirohA"
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs-Blrch and wambod
UNION SQUARE TREATRR.-"The Two Orphans
wALLAcK's TnEATER.-" The shaughraun." Dion Bouci-
cault-
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-At 23o: philharmonic Kehearsai'
COOPER UNIoN-Exposure of spirltualistic Mediums
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN.-ExnlOiuon oil Water
Color Society.
No. 81 UNION sQUARE.-Concert. Hutchinson Family
RosrSsoS Hail. BegOne Dull Care" Mr.. Maccabe.
srErNwAY HALL-Concert Jubilee Singers.
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or BABIES. DOGS AND POULTRY.

We live in an age of exhibition and Of cease
less competition which hardly seems to have
had any precedent in the past. The Greeks
raced in chariots or wrestled in the arena, or
contended in melodous iambics; the Romans
gloated over the death struggles of gladiators !;
the chivalrous times had their Journeys Of
shivered lances Spain her bull fights, England
her horse races and iisticuff rencounters; but,
in our day, we have betaken ourselves to the
practical and the useful, and become virtuosi
of breeds and manufactures Our medals are
for the fattest oxcn the fastest horses and
the heeciest sheep; for machines which wall
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
MUSIC And TIE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
TUOMAS'S REHEARSAL.


The public rehearsal for Thomass fourth
symphony Concert given yesterday afternoon 1t
WAC Of course entirely successful The programme was
one of peculiar interest of the six pieces presented
only two had been played IN New York ana three
were recent compositions. grand performance OF
Beethoyen's Fourth Symphony opened the
concert. and this WIS followed by u
concerto OF Bach's for two ViOlins with
string orchestra-a delicious work which ought to
achieve an Instantaneous popularity The rest Of the
selections were BY new men,-the Hungarian Dances
bv Brahms introduced at the last Philharmonic Concert
in Brooklyn; the R pianO-fOrte concerto, charmngy
played by Mrs. Madeline schiller; and lastly the new
"Fritbjof Symphony by Hoffman,, picturesque and
brilliant tone-pcturo Of which shall have more TO
SAY after the concert on Saturday.
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The AfoDssts have taken Pueute Ia Rena at the point
of the bayonet. Gen Iona defeated the Cariots at
Cestona The country Of Darfur has been annexed
70 Egypt.
The system OF counting Presidential votes was dis
cussed IN the Senate, upon motion to amend the
22d Rule E== Tho Civil Rights bill under debate
in the House speeches made by Messrs Sener
T. r. Hoar L. II. L berts. Cain, ChItendeD. Eldredge,
and Others. Mr.. Brown Of Kentucky used unpariia-
mentary language and refused to withdraw it; motion
was made TO expel him from the House; this was
wthrawn after debate. motion Of censure was
adopted, and Mr. Brown was formally censured at the
bar by the Speaker The House agreed to the report
ocqutine Mr stowell OF connection with the sale of
cadetship. Further Pacific Mail investigation de-
velOped nOtbn- new. - The Ways and Means Corn
mttee decided against additional tariff tea aud coffee
and against the 10 per cent horizontal tax
r. H. Mari was recalled before the Louisiana Investi-
eating Committee. He testified that the uplising OF
Sept. Il was not premedated but was precipated by
the seizure of the There had been more ntmida
ton OF Conservatives than Of Republicans T. W. Abney
testified in regard tue shooting of the prisoners at
Coushata Aug Is. Robert p Hunter, Louis Texadra
and David PeTsOn also appeared and testified.
60 Reports OF heavy storms and intense cold
come from the West In Kansas several persons
have been frozen DEATH and in Iowa "a Jran contain
ing passengers showed in, with the thermometer
ranging from 2o TO 269 below zero. So Tne State Sen
ate will give a public reception to William CGlen Bryant
on Tuesday. Tne Committee on Vice and ImmO
raity OF the Pennsylvania Legislature will report in
favor OF the repeal Of local option. - The Rev. Dr.
Do KOyen of Racine College has been elected Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Illinois.
In the suit against Mr.. Beecher, Mr. Titon's cross
examination was continued The Chamber of
Commerce took action in of protecting the harbo
md Of extending the capacity Of the main canals.
The Controllers in the Board OF Estimate aud Appor-
tionment, protested against the continuance
of improvements not OF Immediate Importance
So Chamberlain Lane resigned his Office === The
Charity Ball took place at the Academy OF Music ==
Thermometer n, 23o, 49, Cold, 1143. 1l4s. ll43
Gold value OF the legatender dollar at the close eIl
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

The extract which we publish this morninC :
from the transactions of a private meeting OF
the California and Texas Construction Com
pany held last October will prove rather in
teresting reading to those who believe that the
Southern Pacific Road cannot be built without
a Government guarantee Of its bonds. 1t ap-
pears from this report that plan was devised
only four months ago by which the Construc-
ton Company could 90 on with the work,
whether any aid was obtained from Congress
or not, and in either case the stockholders
were assured of a handsome profit. 1t was
only necessary for the shareholders to pay up
the uncollected instalments on their subscrip-
tions (Which the law, if appealed to, would
compel them to pay, and " the future of the
two companies"-i. e., the Railroad and the
Construction COmpany-wOuld be secured.
:" You will then have" said the report to the
stockholders, ga property that is worth and
"qciH pay on all the money it has cost, with
"out regard to the prospective Congressional
"action.n or course if the Government should
then guarantee the interest on the bonds, the
profits of the Construction Company would be
greatly and gratuitouslY increased.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

Courtesy is one Of the most charming adOrnments
of a human being. but there are times when it may
be embarrassing 1t proved recently to young
gentleman intimately connected with crockery
store in Des Moines, This youth. animated by a no.
bic desire to fulfill his duty.to society, went calling
in his most gorgeous attire After some pleasant
conversation on Shakespeare the musical glasses
and the crockery store he to depart and backed
to the door, bowling profoundly and gracefully to
the ladies'. This maneuver was in itself beautiful
but it had one little drawback-he mistoo8 the
cellar door for that leading to tho hail. and making
his final bow and putting his hand on the doorknob
behind him he turned three distinct and painful
somersaults and landed on the cellar floor. The
father of the family applied several quarts of arnca
and when the young man was able to walk he turned
his back and marched away just like any common
DgrsO1,
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

The scenes in the House of Representa-
tives grow more disorderly as the day of its
dissolution draws nearer. On Wednesday
Messrs. Butler and Mclean distinguished
themselves by unbecoming language, and yes
terday Mr.. John Young Brown lost his tenn
per and followed suit. Mr.. Brown violated
the proprietes so far that although the object Of
his assault was Mr.. Butler himself the House
gave him summary trial, and punished him
by reprimand from the Speaker. The points
made by Mr.. Lamar and Others as to Mr.
Buffers own defiance Of rules in certain cases.
were well taken as matters of fact, but
afforded 10 valid argument gainst an attempt
of the House, even at this late day, to main
tain dignity and decorum. The consideration
of the proposed resolutions OF censuTe and
reprimand called forth some exciting and
highly interesting speeches and incidents
which arc detailed in the regular report of
proceedings of Congress, printed on our fifth
page.
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branch of tho Legislature viii be found in
our dispatches from Albany.

The action of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House of Representatives yester-
day was important. A proposition for
restoration of the duties on tea and coffee
was rejected in full committee. This with
other votes taken at the same session indi-
Gates that no new tax and tariff bill is to be
passed by the present Congress.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

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the above requirement necessary.
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Owing to the cOnstantly-increasing circula-
ton of The TRIBUNE we find it more difficult
than usual, and indeed generally impossible,
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not want to lose any of the proceedings of
the Beecher Trial, can have the Daily sent by
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Gnslness &onres

WRITE TO THE TRAVELLERS INSURANCE Co.,
Hartford Conn, q Life or General Accident Policy.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

were well filed and that lovely boon the female log
was provided with lberality which left nothing TO be
desired.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

Mayor Wickham's first vetoes give encour-
agement that he at least means economy
The new Board of Aldermen has been specially
reckless in legislation relative to opening new
streets and authorizing improvements without
sufficient inquiry. In this way works when
might have properly waited development nave
been authorized, and acts have been passed
where ordinances already existed. The Board
will wisely make haste slowly, and set credit
by being sure they are right before going
ahead
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

Personalities marked the debates in Albany
yesterday. as well as in Washington. An en-
pertaining report of the proceedings LII either
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

1t is represented that the President Is
"anxious as to the South" and that he is
using every means to induce the Republicans
in Congress to lessen his responsibility in the
matter His anxiety is natural. considering
the trouble that his obstinate adherence to
his own policy in defiance of the will OF the
people has already caused the unhappy sec
ton which is the subject of his concern. But
the state Of affairs described in his communi-
cations to leading Senators is largely fictl-
tiOus, and the requests he makes seem to aim
really at an increase of the Executive power
rather than diminution OF Executive reSpOn-
sibility.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

The preamble and resolutions relative to tho
increase of the City Debt, which Controller
Green attempted to bring before the Board OF
Apportionment yesterday, are eminently proper
for the consideration of citizens and tax
payers however Irrelevant Messrs Wickham,
Lewis, and Wheeler may think them. II 1t Is
not in order to protest in the Board of Appor-
tionment against the further increase OF the
City Debt we hope the Charter will be amended
so as to create a body, with power to act,
where resolutions like those submitted by the
Controller will not be ruled into the waste
basket.