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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04

any Champion OF the County" such az yuur CORE
spondent speaks Of the county needs no sucn person
till its liability. as am not aware tas ny
one has ever sought to make Liable a portion VI sno
market this last year, and tho interest eacD year
has been paid by the State Treasurer from taxes COZ
lected from these lands assessed In inc Dahhe.
before mentioned. Therefore cannot ima9he MIA.
the people With one concluded not to pay their a.
sessrneIts The truth is there are reInarkaDy sha
nunber of deln1uents and the leyee when IN no" Dun.
has enriched these landhoders so much that kow W Nv
feeling or disposition toward Republication Even te
were cannot they are going To aeeompnsn ~,
The same laws that govern the collection OF state tahs
apply here and they can no more avoid Pay.
ment than tho payment OF their ,, otnsr
and can he sold readily for taxes a. III any oier par
of the state In fact know OF no part OF me sas cyn
tanning richer lands Three railroads cross THESE anu
ali OF which are assessed their proportion OF the cost OF
covered with frstcass farm houses The statement on
yOur correspondent that these bonds were solu on Tug
credit OF the county mistake, as nave snoWi anu
his statement that the law under whlch thoy 49,
jssued IL an one" Is cOntradcted by the opinion
Of the first lawyers aud Judges OF Illinois, Including the
Hon Lyman Trumbull and the Judges of the supreme
Court OF the State, two Of whom helPeu nae b ~,
and also by tho fact that 10 sort OF q case nas
made against IL. oven connenceu IN sIo
OF your correspondents statement that that trie is
been The holders OF SDyCarty bonds, as yoGI c9Iie
spoDdent calls them, have never expressed any
but on the contrary, their confidence seems 10 We
strengthened in them every year WIN ne
drnce continually presented TO them or the
the investment. Large amounts nave Deen ny
careful and conservative men after personal nv cstsa
ton and nothing has yet occurred, or Is kry 20 occur
TO shake their confidence in the Investment except INC
apca,nce OF an Oria like the one referred TO- WHICH,
although written apparently win an IaInesS; ~ oo
tans many errors OF TACT 10 De aIloweu W pass
unno;iced. Very respectfully, GEORGE w. MAhOi'
Boston, Wdss, Aug. 20, 1870.
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THE WORK DONE BY MINISTERS.

TO the EditOr OF The Trtbune.
SIR: ! venture the assertion that TIE
TRIBUNE never had more careful readers than can be
fonnd along the line Of the EIe Canal this Summer ana
have 10 doubt Secretary Dlano has copy for MS once
and another sent to his house. know ga Nr Marsh
that reads regularly like H. and feel proud OF IL ~
one Of the miles that marks our progress as Ma
ton it is one OF The great moral forces OF the century
one OF the OF clergyman from the best OF STATES
massachusetts remarked tie other day that ho devoted
rs little time as possible to general newspaper reading.
bu he read your paper. and felt that he was informed
upon all subjects that the most intelligent OF ms conge
CATION were. - , ,, ~. MI,
day" was gem The milestone about the meek III inc
mndcrn minister IL Two scrluoHS week one sermon
week il the change Will come slowly but
surely Yet NrwEngland country parish to-day boasts
OF an aged minister that has the general 0VerHlSnt O
large parish his colleague attending 10 the details IN
addition he actively engaged In farming, raising me
horses attends the Legislature; mas charge
OF the town affairs dictates the caucus nominations OF
both pares Is trustee for half dozen estates caring
for the widow and orphans tris close student
modern literature finds lime for social recrcatlon
and drives miles every sunday To preach 10 poor
and feeble chuIch and gives them two sermons every
fine Where IS the laborr IN the vineyard that can
show "A brighter record But must Close rs began,
Heaven bles, TIE TRIBUNE, and each aud all vi the faith
fu workers on T., from the Office boy up! r. S. b.
Neic-Hdren, Sept. l, 1879.
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METHODS OF RESUMPTION.
ECONOMY OF sPECIE-THE FUNDING OF GREENBACKS
PAYMENT OF SMALL SUMS IN SPECIE.
II of Tr

ECONOMY OF sPECIE-THE FUNDING OF GREENBACKs
PAYMENT OF SMALL SUMS IN SPECIE.
To the EdftOr OF The Tribune
SIR: Some men who discuss the currency
question and who profess to be political economists
might with much propriety be called political spend
Thrills They clamOr for extension OF the volume OF
the circulating medium and quote statistics TO show
that the peoples Great Britain, of France, of Belgium,
and OF other European countries have certain amount
OF money, and then they say: Shall we lag behind
those DIES pOtisms in providing suicency OF currency
people They have more money than we have
and should have as much as they. We must have
cheap money, and is the duty OF Congress to give to
u.s." The difference bet coin and paper currency is
that the former possesses absolute. indcsructible
value while the latter is only promise which depends
upon q contingency. II coin Is more abundant than
commercial needs require the surplus be used in the
manufacture Of articles OF use AMI luxury. The Gov
crnmcn stamp guarantees its quality precious metal
and world accepts and it because the absolute
truth of the guaranty has been proved and
again. The standard OF the English coin has not varied
for 800 years But paper currency has not intrinsic in
hercnt value 1t Is well to have for convenience but
4 tri1ng de precatcs the whole mass. very much
thimbefu OF yeast Will seta hogshead OF beer Ter
menting SO long 1t Is convertible into coin at Will
It serves useful purpose, but no increase beyond tnat
a can an a ,h !" s cain We boTr be weather. we
Thec is too much currency aoat and the excess ought
to be retired. This might DE done by forbiddns the
issue surplus revenue, by authorizing the funding
OF definite quantity of greenbacks in four per cent
bond at par, and destroying the currency received
bond of this sort with the gIeenback dollar at $50 cents
would be worth nearly 972 in gold and gold basis
would produce an income Of 4l9 per cent hundred
millions might be udcOusly funded. and the result Of
the operation would be steady appreciation OF the
value of the greenbacks Then forbid the issue OF Treas
ury notes in less sums than $50, making payments Of
in coin. Require the banks To withdraw their
less than 50 Ia amount, and to redeem them in coin
on presentations Cease the Issue of fractional currency
and ms il the Treasury supply its place
as % circulating medium with sIlyei For time all
payments less than - might be made in silver Under
such circumstances coin would be brought from its
hiding places and put into circulation. such reform
would cost something OF course. hut the boon OF having
a convertible currency would compensate FOR ii all.
BROOKLYN, Aug 20 1870 JOHN T.. NoRCRoss.
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we have as much money as we had ten years ago.
At any former period. In so odd years nave
never seen tho time when moro money was not
wanted. or would not have aided the general
business of the country. have known u per
day. paid for the Of 1000. Wild schemes 1t would
seem, are not suppressed by scarcity OF money You
nont 10 the millions Of capital lying idle TO prove
we have money enough, or even more than s sucient
TO answer the legitimate demands OF trade when me
business OF the country has been prosperous ana unheI
fnlI Roadway did you ever see balAs holding sita'
amonnf OF capital long and when in it prosecution ~
the money absorbed that could be obtained On any
or rate interest have yOu ever failed 70 witness
suspension and prOstr OF this business and ne rum
of those engaged In ti And do you consider that Time
reaured after such ruin and prostraton, according
its extent, for the community to recover Itom
the paralysisi The panic. ~ lmppp
erly called OF 1873, was severe one ana spiea
tation Tar and wide the effects Of when yet et ana
t operate 10 depress the spirit Of enterprise, which
the nations glory. Capital In the mean anne. Is nys
wanted and hence the unemployed millions now yany
seeking investment When the people recover from tn
STATE 81 ietharny and recommence business how long
will the millions OF capital now IDLE IN IN. matket 70
main unemployedl And, judging from past ekpe1ence
how long before another financial reyuson VIII throT
capifal again out OF employment A. ~
irr; 10, 1879.
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HOW TO TREAT TRAMP9.

To the Edttor or Thc IrtOHhc'
SIR: "P. g. Us" letter in Saturdays TRIB-
UNE in regard tIamps induces me TO give to your
numerous readers my way OF dealing with that class
For three years have been almost daily besieged by
ableboded men asking for food and not being able TO
discriminate between worthy persons and professional
beggars have invariably given to ALL the principle
that IL is better 10 feed who unworthy than that
the innocent and honest should 20 hungry. within
few months almost convinced that information
was communicated from tramp 10 another where 10
call for their meals, aud determined to try another
method which has worked admirably so far. every
one to work now who calls for food. and when he has
worked as long think "a Just he gets his meal. No
one has yet refused TO work. but from present indcaOns
need not fatter myself much ON the amount ~ work
shal get done In this way. They very seldom give
call have work planned In advance for all comers
and they have probably heard -; the new method.
Bdy0iHe, ". j.. Aug. 30, 1875. Ma
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MAJORITY VERDICTS.
itOr OF The Tribune.

To the Ed{tOr or ne IflOHHe.
SIR: had entertained the views respecting
yericts which expressed in communication upon that
subject five and twenty years. but avaed my self OF the
Triton trial for presenting them to
the public for public consideration. That publication
brouht me numerous letters from iurss and some from
divnes from nearly all the Northern States ccncurrng
in the suggestion that perfect nifty was too much
TO exact Of rynen OF average intelligence and that the
rule impered the administration OF the laws, and also
brought me two letters asking think the act propose
would be constitutional Those queTists suggest that
Section Of l. of state Constitution, which says
the trial by jury in all in which II has been hereto
fore used shall remain inyOec forever in the way and
should be amended before any act Of the sort should be
offered in The legislature As ie suggestion comes froma
respectabe quarter and il made for friendly well rs
laudae purposes 1t TO be incumbent to make this
answcr to II. II such act would impair the right
guaranteed by the Constitution should he among the
rst 10 cOncedr that the Constitution Is III te waN Brt
II the Act 1924 incorporated by Butter ana Spencer III
the Revised al 1886 aud Later foYlslon ana up
held nv the courts which reduced the number ~ Jurors IN
iuscs from twelve to six, did not impair that
right confident that IN act which should make no
reduction Of the number OF jurors nor the nature the
character OF the challenges, but should relate merely to
the survival ~ Jurors aud The number Of voices requisite
to finding, would not. BLHJ.r. HALL
AubuyT y. T., sept l., lSI0.
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wholly rcclaiming the delinquent youth committed 70 ms
Charge a man who has not forgotten his boyhOod who
believes in boys, and in the power of kind words over
them; who by hrmness and kindness can secure pOtn
obedience and confidence; who believes possible Tor
bad boy 70 become good boy. and who helps the BOY
himself 70 ace it, and awakens In him desire 10 Dc
come better putting him In the way Of hand to hand
conflict evil ways and bad habits Where man Is
moved by such spirit and such purpose he VIII ganer
around hiu rs assistants, persons OF like MIND ano
Ike purpose. Such controlling influence Will secure
the condece and cooperation OF the cdrt rather than
cir distrst aud opposition. IL will create sentiment
among the children that will exert favorable rather tnn
" demoraLing influences" and confer benefits rather
than cause certain irTCpaiabe injury Every child mus
saved fro n the Of mis- will think OF the means
through which it was done. not as bringing upon INN
" inehabe disgrace" but saving him from H. Very
truly yours, L. NJ SAhr
Netc- York Aug. 81, 1879.
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TIE SLOUGH OF REPUDIATION.

To tn e EftfOr or me IrtONne.
SIR find this doggcrel in Cobbctt's "Paper
against Gold" 1t is quoted from Dean swift, and
to be satire the victims of the South Sea bubble:
night fool into brook,
Thus hillOck lool down,
The golden gd took,
And silver cynthia Tor crown
The point he could no longer doubt;
He ram he lcapt into the tlOOl,
There spTawl"d awhile, and scarce got out,
All covered DER with slime and mud.
The victims Of the greeDback deuson bigger fools
than the hero OF this exploit With all the experience OF
other nations and country in the past before
their eyes with history sounding her solemn warnings
into their ears with the science OF political economy car
ried degree OF perfection heretofore unknown. and
all with one accord cOndemnng incOnvertble paper,
these idiots mistake the that the
rlblc slough Of reputation for money and in spite
all the warnings al science and history they rush bndy
toward the slough, choosing follow anng aud
ing emlgoes rather than to heed the teachings Of the
best thinkers 81 modern times. It IL enough 10 make
patriot despair OF the Repub TO IL soemnly debated
whether We shall again have TRUTH honesty, and
justice in this country. Shall greenback logic and green
back ethics carry this nation i've centuries back toward
barDarismt A. h. IA.
ST. Louis, Aug. %, 1873.
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THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.

To The EditOr or THO TrI6une.
SIR: If yol open your columns to all who
feel themselves called upon to instruct tn nation the
science OF finance. you must take the bitter with the
sweet In your paper Of Aug Il you claim 1t to be
easy task the inationsts" II by expansion
understand increase OF the currency beyond
proper and base Of safety have the argument
with an prudent and sensible men. But II expansion
means nothing than extension within the linita
Of sound base your claim will still be disputed Your
opponents will admit their defeat BY being to chat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04
UNKINDNEss TO OLD PEOPLE

Tie Z 0tIOT OF NJ
SIR: read your editorial in The TRIBUNE
OF Aug 3D. entitled 1.-THE Old Folks at Home" twice, and
having lived in both city and country think the old
folks Ia the country have decidedly the most TO complain
OF. viii give you examples of tho sauiations old
man has to endure whenever he does anything except
making garden for the younger family or twisting out the
nests OF the caterpillar from the apple trees Al po
mic held last Saturday the Fair Grounds among the
other amusements dancing In the Agricultu
raj Hall One OF the Old Folks" seated looking
int EXPRESSION rested his face the evidently
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STARTLING INTIMACY WITH THE DEVIL.
Prom The Drariiie aGroclis.
Rish0n kaNanau Oh nf the MeI hnnisl EniscOna

BISIND NV NTIWl.H OI IIIt NtlI'UISI TIIT>' Ut
Church South left for California few day ago, WHARF
lac Will be engaged for the several months IN attend
ing TO his duties the Pacific Coast We never so
bishop kayunaugh's name mentioned but What We arc
reminded of aneodOte remember TO have heard MI
Jno. r. Zimmerman OF Lexington uhe publisher OF ;hs
old Donriue Irbune) relate several years ago WIN
good deal OF Lcst Bishop kivanaugh. In carly me- Ae
Mr Zimmerman was a practical printer one day
good sister. In conversation with him. asked: Bishop,
Is IL true that you once a pInterP q" les madam
he promptly replied with twinkle In his eye, have
pulled tie deyil's tail many day until m, hands were
bstercdn The good lady sOmew nat startled al tbo
remark bn; was entirely relieved when the bishop ex'
planned that the devils tail" only the barhandle
dur tie dlJ Of his apprenticeship In country oiee.
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reminding him Of happy hours spent long ago: hl s
and after the usual sreetng her asonshpent
at seeing him in such place a. Il there was anything an
man came and holding out his hand said, Win iona
laugh swell, I'm beat. you here" These are only TWO
samples but they serve as fair samples Of all Tie re.
marks addressed old friend OF course could MOI
any other impression on his mind than that ne
considered out Of place. Ce'I
Clinton Corners, ". T., Aug. 80, 1875
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"TTE PARSONS HOLIDAY"
Tofhs Edifor oTThe Trtbuus

SIR Being a constant reader Of THE TRIBUNE,
I was delighted with an article in yesterdays edition.
headed "The Parsons Holiday" Allow me to thank you
for IT, Besides Its being Notwithstanding little piece OF
literature, II seems 70 suggesting one at the
time There Is many parsOn, even In "NewiOwn" who
IA in need Of little recreation" NAV they Improve
their vacations well the good OldiOwn plr-on
did. Il. N.
Es,o- York, Aug. 81, 1878.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
TIE CANAL COMMISSIONS REPORT.
A LETTER FROM ENGINEER W. s. SCOTT.


70 the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
SIR: 1t having been represented that had
sworn falsely in my estimse upon the Port schuyler
work herewith submit the actual affidavit that did
make The Canal Investigating Commission nave not
published this in elton with my evidence ana
now present to the public. apprehending that fully
justihes my action:
State OF Nctr- York. County Of Albany: William Seaman
Scott Assistant Engineer being duly sworn deposes anu
tions for the work embraced the foregoing estimate
for removing wallbencues and eonstrneiins HeItleh
walls, Port Schuyler TO Lower Mohawk Aqueuuct; US
sung previous estimates TO be correct and taking data
furnished by former engineer as basis Tor
assuming eXcs, alton and embankment as removed ana
replaced with slope OF one to one earth ana one't
rock this estimate Is a monthly eos mat In ' NJ
any may be corrected in the MAJ anu tlo ' t
quantities. therein stated with ABOVE provisions, 70
the 5sst of Of Work s peone up to the T
of May 1873. WILLIAM y sCorr, ASsStant EnSnc t1
Subscribed and before mt this 'tb ua' V Nay
1875. CHARLES A. HILLS, Commissioner Vi Deeus'
This affidavit specifically sets forth that the estimate
was made upon the assumption first, that the data iur
nished by former engineer were correct; second 'ha'
excavation and emb nkment removed and replaced were
with slope Of Garth and onehah to one rock
end the statement n the third place, that these assun
tons might be corrected IN final estimate. These quail
i6ostious were explained to my superior omceIs' ana
thoroughly understood. AS 70 the first assumption
could not do otherwise than accept It, having hau no o
portunity and not being called on, TO make myseii
acquainted with work done under former engineer ana
IN the second assumption need only say that 1t was the
rule of the Department to make estimates as TO slopes
ETC. upon this basis. and though an error IN my JUG
ment. as had repeatedly stated yet one with which,
~ understood my duties had nothing TO do IN the
premises. -
It will be seen, consequently, that my atidavit wSs
clear in s reference to these assumptions and respect
fully submit therefore that not truhiuly or justly
charged with false swearing do not feel neccsSa! 10
trespass upon the public further with these matters
Beyond tho question of veraciy they are purely personal
between my self and other individuals only.
Nec- York, Sept. /, 1879 VIM D oOorI'
THE language used by the Commission with refer
ence TO Mr.. Scott as follows:
This Mr. Scott was a young man Who till he arrived AT
Utica had never done days work on canal IN his
sacts instructions that within month after his transfer
IN Apr last from this Utica work 10 Denson's work al
Pr SCHUYLER 10 false estimates Tor laDof anu
materials of the cash value, by hs own adlnsSlon VI
f5,0S4 27.-Edl
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TIE JURY SYSTEM DISCUSSED.
Linn TIL NLLl.rltlAs I,,tL..tnI

A recent publication in The NEw-loRK
TRtBr NJ reyvcs and gives practical shape y move
long considered necessary and Wise Ia change inc
eXsing Jury system rs 10 give 10 the mUofiiy 10
power 10 bring in "a verdict instead ~ requiring an
Unity as now Tile publication referred to consists Of an
elaborate essay the subject 10y MI Is. Han OF Au,
burn As practical NOV cuIeut toward eitctlng tIs
change strongly advocated Mr. Hail proposes Ia SUD
nit To the next Legislature biil which shall eli ace
the PROV Siuns necessary 10 bring about that result NO
believe the discussion OF the subject thus brought clearly
and Practically before the people will condiice 10 ne
better welfare Of the state and the frequent aah
uent Of tie ends OF Justice.
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THE PIKE COUNTY LEvEE BONDS.

THE BONDS WELL 3ECURlD-GUAEDs AGAINST RE-
pUpIATlON-THE INTEREST PAID-oPINiONs OF
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

News has been received at Washing
ton of the death, in China, Of Hon.
Benz. P. Avery, the American Minister to
that country.
A Hindoo IN Kingston, Jamaica, re-
Gently bcheaded five children while
laboring under religious excitement.
The first fast evening mail train be-
tween New York and st. Louis, left the
Pennsylvania Central depot, at Jersey
City. at 6 o'clock last evcaing, and should
have arrived at Pitts burgh at $50 this
morning.
Deacon West has written letter,
thanking Plymouth Church for recon-
sidering its action in dropping his name
from the rolls; but he says he cannot at
tend the services until two questions are
finally investigated; Is Henry Ward
Beechcr guilty of adultery? and Is he
guilty of perjury? This done, ii the re-.
suit is acGuittal. the Deacon says no one
will rejolce more than he.
The Missouri State Board OF Agrlcul-
ture met at st. Louis yesterday, and dis
cussed at length the subject of curing the
diseases so prevalent among hogs; OF
establishing local manufactures for artl-
! cles now bought elsewhere, and for estao,
/ fishing county insurance companies, to o'
ORGANIZED under State laws.
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sENATORIAL NOTES.

Senator FerreIl is the largest member
ofthis body.
Mr.. McGinnrs is an earnest and elo-
qucnt speaker.
Mr.. Cunningham is the Constitutions
e1pounder of the Senate.
4 great deal of Parliamentary inior-
nation ran to waste in the Senate, yes
:s-lay afternoon.
Judge Loomis will make strong Re
plblican candidate for Congress in the
Fire, District, next summer
There are two handsome bachelors in
the Senate, and Joe. Miller Is not one of
them.
Mason WAS making himself at home
on the floor of the Senate yesterday af-
iernoon.
Mr. Arnett makes an excellent pre-
siding officer, and he is frequently called
10 the chair.
Our venerable friend Price, of Mar
shall, is probably the Oldest Senator, but
ne IS IS vigorous ss youth.
Judge Camden, the industrious chair
maa Of the judiciary Committee, speaks
nftener than any other Senator, and
the voice Of Mr. Dickinson is heard most
seldom.
Judge Berkshire has one eye upon a
supreme Judgeship. The threat that the
Third District will not support him, is
expected - make MIN lace about on
tie C.ya question.
Tho senate va, unanimous and cordial
in its thank, to the people of Wheeling,
for the cIpeditious and excellent man
ner in which the wants and comforts Of
this body was cared for after the fire.