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There is paper called the Christian at
Work, which Is making desperate effort to
secure n robust and manly ministry. We
have heretofore alluded to and commented
upon its effort to reform ministerial eating,
and now it comes ont in favor Of ministers
who can make long marches and do heavy
fighting. It says: ave want no more doll
bahies in the pulpit, p1iding themselves On
their Ey-white fingers, and pale cheeks, and
dying glances through the rim Of gold specta-
cles, bat we want stalwart men. We know
In the ministry Of the Presby terian Church a
clergyman who carries his cat With him when
he goes of to spend his summer vacation.
He cannot bear to leave the poor creature be-
hind His overfond congregation have strokk-
ed al the vigor ont Of him, and now he in
turn strokes cat. There is nothing more re-
voting to us than religious namby- -pamby-
lsm-" There is world Of good sense in the
sentiments Of the Ch7istian at Fork, and when
those sentiments are put into actual practice
and good. everyday common sense takes
possession Of the pulpit, as it has Of other
professions, We may look to Sec its usefulness
greatly enhnnced
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The New York Board Of Education has
done very wise thing in completely reorgaa-
Mng the system OF musical instruction in the
schools. Tho new plan embraces the ap~
pointment OF Musicl Director, who ranks
as an Assistant Superintendent, and eight
Assistant, Musical Directors. After the 1st
day OF November next, the positions Of all
special teachers Of music in the schools will
be vacant, and the duties heretofore per-
formed by them will devolve upon the Di-
rector and his Assistants. Ono Of the best
features Of the system is that which makes
music part Of the regular course Of instzuc-
ton in al the pnmnry and grammar schools,
and the following provision: "An teachers
under the employment OF the Board, and be-
low the grade Of Principal, shall be required
to attend one hour in each week upon the IN
szucion in music to be given by the Assist
sat Musical Director, the time for such in
struction to be 50 arranged that the teachers
may attend at an hour after the regular
school exercises, OF upon Saturday Of each
week"
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One of the strongest points mede by Judge
| CATION in the opinion he recently gave on the
question of abolishing the Polich Board was
| that relative to the character and duties Of
| the Police Commissioners as County Board
| This is strong both in Law and in the prao-
tical results of the proposed dissolution Of
the Board Its significance as law-point is
well illustrated by Judge CATos's holding
that the County Commissioners might na we'll
undertake to abolish the Board, and thereby
deprive the city of its use, as that the Com
mon Council should abolish it, and thereby
deprive the county of one Of its Institutions
Being a creature Of the Legislature, the Leg
is1ature could alone act for both county and
city. The practical effect Of the abolition OF
the Board would also be bad, unless the void
it leaves were supplied by the Legislature.
At present, the Board Of Police being
County Board, the city ordinance is valid
which gives the policemen the power of con-
stables throughout the entire county, and
the agents Of the Board may pursue crimi-
nails anywhere inside the county without In
curing the loss Of time and usual inedicien-
cy of getting the constahles at the case. Il
the Board of Police has no longer any exist
ence, there is no police power in the city
which extends beyond the municipal limits;
and thief or murderer fleeing from the
police need only Cross Fullerton avenue on
3he North Side, or Western avenue on the
West Side, or Thirty ninth street On the
South Side, to lawfully resist arrest at the
hands of Chicago policeman. The time
necessary to secure the assistance of con-
stable to make the arrest legal will frequent
ly enable the criminal to escape altogether.
Il the Board were abolished by an act Of
Legislature, this single practical objection to
its obliteration would probably be removed
by comforting the powers it has enjoyed upon
Soma other city authority.
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No ono can have failed to observe the enor-
mons increase Of smoke in the business part
of the city within the last two or three years.
The reason for it is the vastly greater num-
ber Of steam-engines now in use, and the
increased consumption Of soft eoal. There
is scarcely large businese-block in the city
which is not supplied with at least one steam
engine; every building with an elevator OF
heated with steam has one constantly at
work during the day, and often al night
long. The result is vast quantity of smoke,
which, following the direction Of the wind,
is blown into windows and doors, and against
the outside walls, blackening and soiling every
thing in its way. The nuisance is becoming
almost intolerable, and is seriously marzing the
beauty Of our city. Certain parties are now
engaged in perfecting contzivanees for the
consumption Of this smoke, md tharris mnat
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warrant for anticipating considerable SUCCESS
But, meanwhile, our own experience has
taught US that, at smau outlay, and by o
very simple means, large portion Of this
smoke may be avoided By carrying the
chimney Of THE TRIBUNE Building about SIX
teen feet higher than it was, We have saved
from half ton to one ton Of coal day, and
there is certainly 10 to 50 per cent less smoke
than formerly. The smoke comes largely
from partial and poor consumption Of the
coal, and this is owing to defect in the draft.
The best and cheapest.way Of overcoming
this is to increase the height Of the chimney,
which at the same time carries what smoke
there is higher than before. The general
adoption Of this plan would reieye Chicago
Of large part Of the present nuisance, until
smoke-consumption shall have become a reg
ular adjunct Of every steam engine.
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Vista quarry may give out; that the bed Of
liquid mud underlying the upper strata Of
firm clay, as stated by the Washing
ton Commission, is in reality bed of thin
but perfectly homogeneous clay, containing
very small proportion Of water; and, further
more, that the weight of the building will
force the water out of this clay, and that it
will then grow hard and compact; and that
several Of the largest six-story buildings
in the city have exactly the same stratum OF
clay under them, and have not settled On that
account If this be trne, and if Mr. FAR
WELL has correctly indicated the drift OF the
report Of the local architects, then there is no
good reason why the building should not SO
On to completion. A few days, however, Will
undoubtedly settle the matter, more espe-
cially as it is reported that the President VIII
order the completion Of the building II the
local Commission reports favorably.
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this upon hearsay he must have off1c.a
knowledge thereof The whole theory OF tn
Constitution is that Judgment for taxes ca1
only be asked upon the evidence OF the Office
authorized to collect the same, and who hn:
failed to do so by the delinquency OF tht
owner to pay. Bill 800 md its amendment
undertake to require the Court to give judg
ment upon the mere certificate OF the City
Collector that he has been unable to collect
the taxes. This evasion of the Constitution
| End the general law is too weak to stand ju-
dicial investigation.
The Supreme Court solemn1y remind the
officers Of the City Of Chicago that I" in
summary proceedings to direst gamers Of tt%e
to tier property, the 1aao Is to b con-
st'.ued strictly, and nothing Is aHoa'ad
to be taken on intendn1ent." When
the County Collector asks for judgment
which is to divest fifty or sixty thousand per-
SONS of all title to their rea estate, the Courts
will construe the law strictly and allow moth
ing to be assumed as true which is not estab-
ished by proof. The County Collector can
not lawfully obtain judgment for taxes which
Il
nor can he ask the Court to divest owners OF
their title to their property upon the hearsay
testimony Of an officer unknown to the Cen
eral Revenue law and to the Constitution
The city authorities declare the charter OF
1872 is in force in Chicago. But that char
ter requires the city taxes to be assessed and
collected by the county officers. If that
charter be the law, it became the law since
the date Of Bill 800 and its amendment, and
they, being inconsistent with the charter, are
repealed thereby. On this point the su-
preme Court say: a1'hat act (charter Of
1922 does not even indicate disposition on
the part of the General Assembly to allow
different systems Of municipal taxes and as
sessments, for it provides for their collection
BY substantially the same process as is pro-
vided by the General Revenue law"
Despite all this, and the costly warnings Of
past experience, the corrupt ring in the Com
mon Council recflessly and wildly propose to
go on and peril the collection Of the taxes OF
1875. Hundreds OF persons will not pay the
least attention to the sale for the taxes of
1874, and the city will lose immense sums Of
revenue, until such time as the owners choose
voluntarily to pay. What is the motive for
this triding with law, policy, and interest?
The only conceivable motive for retaining the
city system is, that, if resort is had to the
State Law, the Offices Of City Assessor and
his assistants, the Tax Commissioner, and all
of the subordinat9s Of the City Collector, viii
be abolished, and sixty or seventy thou
sand dollars-wiu be saved annually. To save
these officers their employment, the City
Government of Chicago takes the respon-
abilty Of mourning future bankruptcy.
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The local Commission OF architects which
han been examining the new Government
building and it's foundations by request of
the City Council, in accordance with the sug-
gestions of THx TRIBUNE, has completed it's
report, and MIR. FARwnL starts tonight on
Ills way to Washington with it. While the
Commission itself refuses to give any infor-
nation a. to the character Of its report, Mr..
FA2wE11 himself, who is probably in the se
crete the report, is reported to- have d.
volged certain facts Of considerable impor-
fance, which are undoubtedly included in the
6ndir.gs Of this Commission. From what
Mr. FARwx11 has thrown out we learn that
ve1 little credance need b. attached to the
rtatam@nl thai Ghsrs h danear ths Busna
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One Of the largest manufacturing insti-
tudons in the oount1y-the Atlantic Cotton
Mills Of Lawrence, Mass.-closed yesterday !;
1,25o operatives were thrown out Of work,
md viii lose at least $80, 900 in waees. The
reason is surplus Of manufactured goods,
which cannot be sold abroad The tariff pre-
vents expectation, and the home market is
too small to keep the manufactures Of the
country in constant employment Here is q
"protected" " concern and 1850 very unpro-
tected operatives who would all find steady
work and higher pay under free trade.
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a New York newspaper proposes to ,nh -.
old scores BY calling the Mississippi ysrt, ~
elipse. OF which St. Louis and Chicaro 49,.
foc1. This proposition, apparently concii..o-s
and reasonable, is in reality treacht suue :
would maze OF both cities imaginary pc:n;s M ~
rub out old scores ooly by rubbing cat tn.
quarters Of million Of people-half : r.nor :.
whum live in Chicago. New York is ia;l Ions
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Ul1e Cbmayo G2ibu,1t.
Sunday Morning, July II, 1875.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

Illinois new Constitution again Gomez to
the front under any quantity Of praise. The
North american Rerie1o gives it in the lead
ing article Of the July number. The Mis-
soun constitution-makeaz, now at work,
should take the hint.
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must be effectively armed. We ha7a ~,
hope that these last robbers viii e-a- -'1' =
taken, but the Governor should nevs-::.s, -
offer a large reward for their a,zesr p, .,
attempted robbery was not only an on..,sa
upon the rights of tho travelling pulue -.
it was disgrace to rlilroad manager ~, >'
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| Tho fire ordinances of this city make GER
tain provisions looking to protection ngains!
fire in the case Of all buildings more than two
stories in height (above the basement), and
| in these provisions it is expressly stated that
no coznice Of wood " shall be placed on any
building over two stories in height, not count
ing the basement 1t any as one story" ANY
one, however, who will take the trouble to
look about the city will find that this provis-
ion is shanefully violated in the cases of
scores, if not Of hundreds, OF buildings. On
almost every street, buildings are put up, the
owners counting the first story as basement,
which in the majority Of instances is 10 or lo
feet and perhaps mora in height. Then two
high stories are piled upon the top Of this base-
ment, and these are topped with pine corn;ce
or fire-trap, which, in case of fire. serves the
purpose Of easily catching from sparks, con-
veying the flames un19er the roof, <theoce
spreading them down through the building
end over the neighborhood. These buildings
are constantly going up in the most reckless
way, and the owners seem to be doing it in
malicious manner, as if act1ated by spirit
Of defiance in evading the fire ordinances and
letting tho authorities know that they can
build as they please, without reference to any
Laws OF restrictions. Is there no way of stop
ping this violation OF safety and this
malicious and reckless invasion OF the rights
Of those who have built in accordance with
the ordinances? We ethink there is, if the in
surance companies and the city authorities viii
do their simple duty in the premises. The
former have it in their power to do a great
work in compelling obedience to the laws by
making it 50 costly for builders that they
cannot afford to evado them. They should
charge heavy extra insurance for wooden
cornices on buildings where the oornice is
(say) mora than 20 or "a feet above the grade.
Many Of the buildings We have re-
fer1ad to are over 10 feet above grado
No building higher than cottage, in fact
should be allowed to have q wooden cornice
or pine-shinglc roof, and, il the in
surance companies did their duty, no
building higher than cottage .oo,sld hnve
one. Tho city authorities also have duty
to perform in the premises We now have
q new Board Of Building Inspectors, and
AID: BAILEY, its Superintendent, if he
is not merely ornamental official, and
intends to earn his salary, will give his
serious and active attention to this matter.
The practice to which We have referred is
not only rsprehensible as direct violation Of
the spirit Of the fire ordinances, but it is little
less than criminal and ma1iciously criminal
violation Of tho rights of law-abiding citizens
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The Nphonsists have captured Br1gadier
General and ITO other Carlist officers. The
twelve privates commanded by these heroes
seem to have escaped A dispatch from
Madrid to the London Times says that
"eventa Of great importance are looked for: :"
This must be an e1aggeration- Spain is too
far gone to have anything Of great impor~
tanoa happen in it.
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THE CONDITION OF CHIcAGo's STREETS
There is no city in the United States which
has better opportunities for beautiful subur
ban drives than Chicago. The South Psrl
and Drexe1 Boulevards, in the South Division
OF the city, and the magnificent Iake-Shore
drive through Lincoln Park and beyond it tc
the north, are not surpassed in attractive
ness, healthfnlness, and beauty by any othe,
drives in the country. The scenes On these
driveways on the fashionable nights are not
less brilliant than similar scenes in Central
Park, New York, in Hyde Park, London, the
Champs Elysees and Bois de Boulogne, in
Paris, the Thiergarten, in Berlin, the Cas-
cine, in Florence, OF the evening resort for
carriages in any other city in the world The
elegance and variety Of the equipages will
compare favozably with those of other and
larger cities, and the horses are generally
superior. Yet, notwithstanding these ad-
vantages and attractions, there is very
serious drawback in the 1amentable
condition of the city streets which
lead to these delightful drives Not
one OF the large parks and public drives
on either side OF the river can be reached
without undergoing personal torture in trav-
ersing the streets to get to them On the
South Side, Michigan avenue, the most fash
ionable and handsomest thoroughfare in the
South Division, has not been paved for sev-
era1 years; and, when it was paved, there was
q poor quality Of gravel put down, which
has ever since been either bed Of s1ush or q
cloud Of dust. For q time South Park ave-
nue., south Of Twenty-second street, supplied
the want; but South Park avenue was paved
with rotten wood, and it is already 80 full Of
deep holes that carriage runs great risk Of
breaking to pieces to drive over it. West
Washington street, the fashionable thorough
fare Of the West Division, Is badly out of re-
pair, and the road leading to Central Park for
amile or more is abominable.
AL the streets leading to Lincoln Park, on
the North Side, are in a condition far from
comfortable, aud easy riding is everywhere
impossible until the suburban drives are
reached.
Smoothing should be done speedily to rem
edy the inconvenience, discomfort, and dis
grace of this general condition OF our p1inci-
pal carriage thorouQhfares. There was rea-
sonabls excuse for property-owners to defer a
necessary repaving OF streets for some years
after the great fire Of 1871, on account Of
their losses and subsequent poverty. But it
is extremely ahortaighted On thair part to
continue this policy any longer, WHARF, the
atreatn sra havnnd thu chrnhilitiaa nf ordinary
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A double edged politico-iegl decision has
been given at Montreal. Mr. MARcKAu con-
tested the saat Of Mr. Rou1xAu. The Judges
put out Rou1rAu because ha hsd bribed the
electors. and disqualified MAncEAu because he
had done the same thing. Pot and kettle
# Rou1x1u had been elected to an American
Legislative body, his expulsion and MARcEAu's
admission would have depended entirely upon
party. Canada has the English system Con-
tested elections are tried legally, not political
~, and justice, not partisan prejudioe, carries
tho day.
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property will improve in value, or even retain
it's old values, so long as. the streets remain
practically impossible. The cost of repaving
is comparatively small, as there is no grading,
filling, or curbing to be DONE The laying OF
the blocks can now be done very cheaply by
private contract, and property-owners
can see for themselves that they
secure good work. We think also
that the Board Of Public Works is largely re-
sponsible for the condition of some OF OUT
streets, which might have lasted longer if
they had been promptly ind thoroughly re-
paired when the breaks and holes first ap-
peared. There is much repairing that ought
to be done on streets that have been laid
within the past two or three years, which
would put them in vastly better condition for
the present, aud assure them longer term
of service. One thing is certain: The in
terests of the city cannot fail to suffer seri-
ously if the present condition of the streets
is allowed to continue, and it will constantly
get worse unless some decided steps are taken
towards IN improvement, both on the part Of
the Board of Public Works relntve to the
prompt repair of streets not altogether worn
ont, and on the part Of those owning property
On streets where the pavement is worn out
bevopd repair
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LAFATETTR CHAPTER, No; = 3. A. M.IStstted e.
Convooaau Monday evening" July T. It 30 O'CLOCK 1os
bo1assa End work. By order OF The Il, ,ricr-pv e ca.
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nj. GEORGES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
reSnsr monthly meeting xtu b bald At thar ball.
ie; Wtshjnsson at On Monday s*eonk. J9y ~ 7b. 1t
&o'clbek. THUS. fu11O1sf fAeo seo'
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A cable dispatch states that the Popa hat
another Of his innumerable anniversaries, thi,
one being the anniversary Of his coronation
Upon this occasion, the little handful of de-
cayed Roman nobility which hangs abou
the Vatican waited upon him with its con
gratulations, aud in reply the Holy Fathe,
congratulated himself upon having remained
among his Romans, "when the events
Of 1870 might have counseled 6
different course" and that "his Ro-
mans had remained SO faithful to him in the
midst Of all his political Affections" So fe,
as the Roman nobility is concerned, the Pope
is undoubtedly correct. The Roman nobility,
which embraces 8 little " colony Of aristo-
Gratis, the nephews and other relatives OF
Popes, have remained faithful to the Vatican
for the same reason TINT barnaclo remains
faithful to the keel to which it sticks. It
lives upon it, and, taken from it, could not
support itself. If by his Romans" there
fore, the Pope means these blue-blooded
pensioners upon the g1uciousness and gener-
osity Of his Chair, he is undoubtedly correct
in the assertion that they have been faithful
to him. II, however, he means the citizens
of Rome, or Of Italy, nine-tenths Of whom
voted against him at the Plebiscite, then is
his credulity something remarkable, The
Romans are faithful to the Pope as their
spiritual guide, and as unfaithfnl as unfaith-
full can be to him as temporal potentate-
The fetes Of rejoicing over free and united
Italy have always been Of the heartiest and
most enthusiastic description Last year, at
the celebration Of the twenty-dfth an
niversary Of V10ToR EMAEuELs coronation,
nine-tenths Of the citizens Of Rome joined in
the most e1ultant rejoicing, decorated their
houses with flags, and illuminated them at
night. Nine out Of ten Of the Roman people
would vote and fight against the restora-
ton of the Pope's temporal powers. And
these are his faithful Romans It
is pleasing and harmless delusion,
however, and one that does not disturb Rome.
The Roman cynics win laugh at it, and the
Roman people like him too well in his per-
sonal and spiritual relations to them to dis
turb him in his fond but foolish fancy that
they are still loyal and faithful to him as
political pot~1tate. The little handful Of
impotent mobiles, with their titles derived
from nepotism, datter and bnmbooze
him into this belief; but tho Roman
people are too well satisfied with the
freedom from ecesesiasticl rule they have
been enjoying ever to part with it again, and
in this respect they are no more faithful to
P1us X. than they are to the Emperor Of
Russia The anniversary Of his coronation,
therefore, has no significance beyond his
power as the spiritual father Of his people
and as the head Of the Roman Catholic
Church.
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ATTENTION STR KNIGHTS !-speela' Conelsve Of
ChlcaEo Conmander1, No. u. t.. Monday evening:
July L tgss- for wotk L; r. order Whiting aas
G. A. WILLIAMS. RaeaEdaE.
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I doubte thest..... 3.G0l
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Special arrangements mads With such.
F; Specimen coaieA sen: t1ce.
To prevent de1ay and mistakes, bo and give Post
oface addresa in full, inoluGtne state and County
R1mttancas nay le made either BY draft cxpzesA Post
Qdce order, in xeEiBta1ed letters, At cur 114k
: IERNR TO CITY EuuscRIHxrs.
DaI. ds1ivessd, Sunday excepted go cent? pr week.
pa15. detssrsd Sunday included. 80 ce7t. pss week
A1dfea& THE TRIRUHE COMPANY,
Qoz1at Madison and Dea1boEn-s n-sts.. ChtasEo, III.