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New-York tribune., 1875-05-14

10 perform military duty, and which makes more sI n
gent even than hitherto all the resustions
IN came 70 the United states S0Inething may be In
ferred a. 10 the character and value OF the
now reaching us % ana re 20 sa1d but more may be
added on this point. ,,, 4. ,,,. NJ,
From the nature Of the case i Is impossible 70 arrive ~
any very precise estimate Of the amount OF money ann
ally brought into the country by Immigrants An at-
tempt was made few years ago at Castle Garasn TO- 70
selves and the result OF the inquiry, the Emigration
Commissioners fixed upon $Gs the estimated average
amount for each passenger There Is no doubt howeyc
that many OF these people failed TO make correct returns
naturally hesatng to display their means " stangers
Mr. Karp who found evidence OF this in the course OF
his own observation fixed the average amount at 500
At this moderate estimate. and with the reduced ni
saon o, wcat NJ bS Sa rate Of per annm
What is the economic valnc OF each Immigrant 70 tne
land of his adopon Mr. Kapp, from carefully consid
Washington thinks this high, and has fixed 1t at $500
Other statiscians would perhaps reach si dlnereht
our calculations Is evident that the annual increase 10
the capitalized wealth Of the country by this influx from
beyond the must be reckoncd by more than tens Oh
Both the United States and Great Britain have
endeayored by stringent legislation 10 ieglG I,e &
degree OF OF all classes OF travellers none prob
ably protected in their lives and persons Dy such
thorough precautions emigrants We would take oc,
casiOn, however to protest against the Imposition OF
head money capitaon tax at the port OF New-fork
Massachusetts, In the interest OF her commerce. ana as
matter Of principle has abolished this tax she does not
wish to support any Of her hospitals asylns or other
any form toll upon him for the privilege OF crossing hef
domain on his way to the West. - H..
1t is more than probable that, for all nations,
there are compensations that than make up to
them for what they are losing numerically put
this may be- 1t becomes To be no less closely ODserv
than they OF this perpetual tendency OF population r0i
the Old World TO the New and ought To make mann
fest to the immigrant on his arrival among U.S. Una, ms
coming here as much occasion for satisfaction 10 us
as his departure from his native land l5 matter OF e
gret 10 those he is leaving behind him.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
CAUSE OF FRENCH PROSPERITY

To the EdifOr or me rtohne.
SIR: Mr.. McCullOch's remarks on Francs
very interesting and in respects true yet do noe
meet all the circumstances of the Why France ID
so prosperous has yet been shown TO people, and
possibly IL may hurt patriotic to be told the
whole truth upon the subject. What makes us ~ ma
ton prosperous, II not the immense liberty Of action
which we have for development and what makes our
growing poverty trelatve TO populaton) and the en-
croachng accumulaOns Of wealth I'm few hands, but the
existence Of some evils In laws and habits from which tho
French nation ia free The revolution OF 1889 not only
nut the land OF In the hands OF the people but -
the laws 10 protect them In their posses
sion Numerous efforts have been made since the resora
tOn OF the BourbOns lSl4 O back 10 leudal laws
and usages vain. The laws are administered Win
a fairness and simplicity that Dhi no pira,el 10 any
other country the globe and judges and other maeis
traes are allowed such license o Interpretation
the British and other oppressed people daly ehe1ene"i
from the feuda practices and training or their lawyers
The Correctional Police keeps an eye over the morals
evcrybOdy-all human creatures being subject 10 epta
tons of fraud and opportuyand 80 Tar a. /. possible
thus forces Of every class 10 turn her taen- ana
their energies healthy channels or productive Du-
ness Thus the simple Code Napoleon and the FAIR al
minstration the law and the activity ~ the police IN
preventing natural tendencies To crime do mch toward
making France the Richest and happiest and mi con
tented country the world Add To this the division of
the soil: he fcwness of fires the Immense Wcalth IN
solid buildings the rents of which form great s0rf"
OF income, while aOrlng shelter AMI colniOrtaDc bOhc
TO millions from generation To gencidtOn the gehoIs
employment OF women whose gains also 90 INTO t1s
home market and who wonder that since the year
1925 the fortune OF France has about douDen every ch
years Thus when the Law iaccdly protects clciJ
one in his honest accumuatiOns; when eyerybOhy Is
hlsy employed when fires do not burn mp hundreds W
millions OF property yearly when savings 90 almost en-
tircy productive industry how can France pe oet
wise than what she Is Yours, hARL MORAN
WdShingtOa, April 10, 1870.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14

employ soliciting agcn.s This involves very serious
expense. beside some other objections. Out OF ao0ut
100000 900 annually received by the lie @
companies OF this country, In premiums aDout
900 FOR working expenses, OF which at least WvW
600 Is for agency solicitation expenses When 80 n
have large interest In the accession y, t
mums, the risk Of fraudulent insurance or unhoamy
Subjects OF course increased But solicitation caos
be dispensed with unless there Is capital 10
the insurance large and strong enough 10 wal. os s
taneous application. IL such capital STOCK can u
fined to small profit derived solely from tne reuS'H
of the insurance expenses within small margins an
insurance itself within the normal cost OF the rlsks M
ing agency expenses the insurance would he esS
than il is now in any mutual company anu S IN
Insurance not being burhcned with any oi ,nc .n
snranee cxpenses would be as cheap as III is III hny
other savings bank This would in fact dc q savlhSs
bank with life insurance function Ihe great ,; am W
ahoruc men is or should be- to instead OF renting
their homes The chief objection to making ioah W
such man. by which he could greaty shorten the pro
cess of becoming landlord is the danger OF the
lender having forecose in case OF his DEATH say
nrs hank having life insurance function, c0d easily
remove this objection, and, To consideraDie eNtn
would find small loans protected an excellent invest
ment Large employers, whose interest lies III having
their worken become freeholders men OF character anu
skill above the stratum in which strikes vegctac, VIII
certainly the utility of supplying the requisite cap
tai without the prospect OF extraordinary PrVntS
But the laboring Of any State are abundany aoe
TO furnish all the capital necessary for such an mst,
that would be IA safely and protaby invested IN ,nc
capital stock Of family bank, that 49, st ~,
with life insurance function for the pehc!t vi VI
peOple OF their own class IL the poor men OF character
and brains whose experience OF life insurance cannut
but have convinced them Of the imptrfectons AT
have hnted would join the poor men ,i o Hsv; n,r 80
seems TO me the problem Of self solicited life insurance
fplf ha
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
RAILROAD DISCOURTESY.

woMAN's EXPERIENCE on THE GRAND TRUNK
RAILROAD.
To the EditOr OF .The TrtbUre.
SIR The experience of a lady residing in this
village Is lead her TO with feelings Of
pleasure to a recent trip the Grand Trunk Railway
OF Canada. She had been visiting her son, officer at
tached to the garrison OF fort Boston, and pur
chased ticket from Boston to Detroit via the Grand
Trunk Railway, at the Office OF the Company, No. 134
Washington st. Boston The name Of the purchaser was
required upon the face Of the ticket, TO pre-
vent its being transferred, used by other per
sons II lost Between Prescott and Toronto tho
ticket was msaid Several Of the lady's fellow passen
gers assured the conductor OF the tram that they had
seen the conductor I'm charge between Montreal ana
Prescott punch the ticket and had heard the holder
say il was for Detroit The trunk check showing that
that article checked through tn Port Huron. Mich
also shown. FurthermNe, a telegram was sent ~
the lady the conductor who had seen the ticket se
was informed by the railroad officials that she would
have to purchase another ticket from Prescott 10 Do
troit. The lady offered ST. all she had with her, ami
her watch and trunk in pledge for the balance. This
offer rudey rejected, and she was put on the car at
midnight against the circumstances of the passengers
The missing ticket aterward found by the lady in
the lining Of her dress and after long detention IN
strange town she enabled to resume her homewarb
journey Names will be given and the facts above givea
sibstantiated. II desired. H.
Romeo MdcODJ Co., Mich, May 8, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE CORPORATION COUNSEL.

THE CORPORATION COUNSEL.
HIS QUEER POSITION, AND SOME REMARKABLE
QUESTIONS ABOUT 1T.
To the Rdftor OF The Tribune.
SIR The public have long been mystified by
the singular and unaccounable OF Gov Tildcns
mastery inactivity take action the charges pre-
fcrred against Corporation Counsel f. Delafeld Smith
Various excuses time time have been offered for
the delinquency OF Gov Tden TO act with prompttide
Why has he not done SOL An answer TO the following
questions may shed light this unmaskcd polt-
ica intrigue and reveal the true Of the present
dscordant state and condition of our municipal govern
men the authors thereof their motives and responsible
iy for the same. Tho public curious TO know
whether the charges preferred against Corporation Coun-
sci Smith true not, whether the action OF Mayor
Wickham Is sustained or not by Gov Tilden and Mr.
Smith himself has the right to demand that the charges
against him shall be speedily disposed OF and not
allowed to sleep in the bosom OF Gov Tden. the sleep
of Rip Van Wrinkle II those who instrumental in
having the charges preferred against Corporation Coun-
sci Smith are "hobnobbing" with the Governor to
keep him in Office, the to the questions pro-
pounded will exhibit the sincerity and honesty as well as
the used to accomplish their own purposes, OF
of modern Rcformers We therefore, solicit an
answer to the following questions:
First Is it the fact that to their own purposes
Mr. OConor and his associates, Messrs. Peckham and
Barlow together with Gov Tilden induced Mayor Wick
ham, in January last to prc.er charges against Corpora
tion Counsel T.. Dclafeld Smith
Second Is IL true, when the Governor and his friend
Green thus getting Corporation Counsel Smith i'll their
power have by suspending action in his on the
papers, kept him in his present position to do
Green's work under the coercion of being removed If he
does not
Third Is II true that Mr.. O'Conor, who induced the
preparation of the charges against T. Dcaed Smith, Is
now virtually preventing his removal and Is this also
true of Messrs. Peckham and Barlowl
Fourth Is 1t true that the Law Department is used
thus support Green by the employment of his private
counsel mt the expense Of the cityi
Tnh Has not Corporation Counsel Smith the right to
demand and is it not due to the community, that the
charges If they cannot be sustained be dismissed with
out unnecessary delay
Srh: Has the Governor the right TO delay indefinitely
taking action the papers in the OF Corporation
Counsel Smith, which have been transmitted TO him by
Mayor Wickhaml
Serenh: Is Corporation Counsel Smith (like Mahomets
collin suspended between heaven and earth to be re-
tanned office, the pleasure of Controller Green only
long he proves adept tool to serve his purposes
and for this purpose that charges were preferred
against him merely held him by the Governor
to secure his ready obedience aud acquscence in the de-
mands OF his friend Grecni
IL this the reform to be favored with 1t
is well it should at once he made known.
Nep-YOrk, May H. 1879. DEMOCRAT.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
SOCIAL SCIENCE.

THE DETROIT MEETING-THIRD DAY.
cArERs ON LIFE INSURANCE FOR THE POOR bf
EIIZUR WRIGHT OF BOSTON; ON PROGRESS VI
INTERNATIONAL LAW, BY PRESIDENT ANGELbof
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY; AND THE WORK OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE, FAST AND PRESENT. BY TIE
SECRETARY.
DETROIT Mich, May 13.-The exercises in the
general meeting Of the American Social Science
Association commenced this morning by the reading
of paper by Mr.. Elizur Wright of Boston on Life
Insurance for the Poor. At the conclusion OF the
reading of Mr. Wrights paper elaborate report OF
the General Secretary on the Work of Social
Science, Past and Present. was read by f.
u. Sanborn. At the afternoon session q
paper was read by President Angel OF
Michigan University on the Progress OF INTER
national Law, and one by William L. Harris OF o.
Louis on Ideal Education i'll America. debate
followed on these papers, in which many OF INC
members participated. At the evening session. ~
the Opera House, a paper on Ideal EducaIion III
America was read by Robert Treat Paine OF Boston.
The Boards of Public Charities met in the Council
Chambers. and papers were read on Medical Chari-
ties by G. s. Hale Of Boston: on New Method OF
Checking Crime, by Bonneville de Morsangy, and on
Immigration, by Hamilton III. Hill Of Boston.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
A SrPERFLUOUS WORD.

TO the Fditor of The Trib"ne.
SIR: "The schoolmastcr is abroad again. l
believe He made timely remarks concerning tho
errors in the speech of the persons in the Brooklyn trial.
but he omts one which expected him TO mention. and
that Is the phrase have got" This trial is prolific a"
that error when any person Is asked II such thing IL
In his possession or II he has such and such tope
in the evidence book, the almost nvariable answer
have got it, Possession is accurately described by Il
have it." The Cot"is spcrative and Is equal TOT havs
H." merely point what have long thought an error
in speech without going into discussion OF the matter
" "piisb,u,h Pom NAV 8 1873. g. II. ROGEts
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
"BOH IT DOWN"
THE WHOLE POEM SUBMITTED BY THE AUTH
A DEMOCRAT.

THE WHOLE POEM SUBMITTED BY THE AUTHOR
WITHOUT ARGUMENT.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: You touch me in a tender place. A
little bantling of mine, that strayed away ever so long
ago, has actually reached the importance Of MENTION
and lattering sort at that your editorial page
boil it Down" was the | gave it, and here nOw
after going the rounds for nearly seven years re-
appears text for of those pleasant TRIBUNE ar
cles that everybody likes 10 read. Well well who'd "a
thought it or course l very much pleased, and
have higher opinion than Of the good taste and
fine percepye genius OF THE TRIBUNE. great many
other journalists. my dear Sir, have seen tho
merits Of "Boil 1t Down" and shown their
appreciation by getting compositors TO mur-
der II I'm some typographical way every few
weeks But The TRIBUNE bless him is the first to
turn 1t to practical editorial account and at the same
time show the world what really fine thing IT Is What
am after now, though, is chance for justice, and
think THE TRIBUNE office il not bad place to seek it.
want to Boil 1t Down" in its original shape once
more The Of killing 1t has received from val
Ous typos" makes wonder that 1t wasn't buried and
quite forgotten long ago II you will be kind enough to
leave ont few editorials argument OF counsel In
the Brooklyn case unimportant matter and put
in these lines instead perhaps will be rewarded by
their saluary effect upon correspondents who don't
generally exhaust themselves by boiling down. Here
is the original document, and, the lawyers say sub
init 1t without argument:
BOIL 1T DOwN.
Whatever you have TO say, my friend,
Whether witty grave or gay,
Condense as much as ever you can,
And say il the rcadicst way;
And whether you write Of rural affairs
Or OF matters and things In town.
Just take a word OF friendly advice
Boil it down.
For II YOU go spluttering over page
when "A couple of lines would do
IOur butter il spread 80 much, yOu see,
That the bread looks plainly through;
60. tpbn lnX n
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awarded account Of bis boat journey But this boat
Kane IN the Advance with the view Of reaching the Dan
evidently meant The sedge Journey OF DR. HAYES from hs
Winter quarters in Port Foke TO Cape Leber, in 1891
Esp. York, May z, 1875. G. A. n.
New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
DIR. UAYEs's ARCTIC MEDAL.

To the Editor or The Trtbnne'
SIR Your paper Of this date contains let
ter from 81 r. n" of Washington, ID. c. In which no
tco slight msstatement, which may be misprint. In
the list OF Arctic modalsts given your correspondent
Il IL stated that tho meda which Dr. Hayes received wss
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Mr.. D. Scott Evans, of Cleveland, i,
Ohio. is portrait painter OF an expert.
mental turn. So when small colored
boy came into bis studio asking for q
job. this artist proposed to paint the
lads nose, and offered him five cents
for the privilege. Then q coat OF
bright paint was applied to the small
sable proboscis. 80 that il was made to
resemble the fsmipg nostrils of per-
sistent swallower of strong drink.
Then the youth was sent to various
studios for the occupants to grin at.
with o message that he was an
African prince, and wanted his por-
trait done. SO far the fun was
upon the side OF Mr.. D. Scott
Evans; but when Alexander Ooran
thus beautified went homo to his
dusky mother. Mrs. America Coran,
her maternal rage at his unnatural
adornment was excessive. First she
went to the studio and gave the lin.
per several largo pieces Of, her mind; +;
and then she went to lawyer and
brought en- sotion >soundi6g In $500
damages 6ingnIsyly enough; the jury
gave 800, although several witnesses
testified that tho pef9onal appearance
OF AlS1khdet CcRkH Sasg very much
fmpfoved ~ che plinHhg. s!'.
AZ ~ - u
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A Washington telegram to the Bal
fimore Sun says: The Democrats ex-
pressed their willingness at any mo.
ment to go on with appropriation bills
or any other regn'Ir business, but this
did not suit Butler e. Co. As the night
wore on members sent up to the GAL.
leries and stripped the seats of the
cushions, which were brought down
and spread on the floor. Then, taking
OF their coats and boots, and in some
instances divesting them selves of other
garments, these honorable gentlemen
stretched themselves at full length on
their improvised beds. Thence on
every call for the yeas and nays they
would rise up to answer, or would, in
the intervals of short maps, assist to
swell the din kept up by their col.
leagues who remained standing on the
door. Epithets we're hurled from one
to the other with refreshing persist.
ency; but as this amusement was
mostly confined to the Republicans,
there was no reproof from that side of
the chamber. Toward morning most
exciting scene occurred between Judge
Poland and General Batter. The lat.
ter has never let slip an opportunity
to ding his taunts ut the venerable
Vermonter since the submission of his
Arkansas report, accusing him of sell
ing out. 60. a colloquy occurring be-
tween them on this very point, Butler
insinuating that Poland was afraid to
trust his report to the sense of the
House. and at last he said he was en-
deavoring to smother il. The two stood
glaring at each other, and the brass
buttons on Poland's blue coat almost
danced with excitement. It was too
much when he was accused of emo.
thering the report which he has several
times tried to have the House act on,
and shaking his fst, he shouted back
at Bntler, ''You are q liar; q id
liarP The valiant Ben. opened his
month and probably sent as good as he
got. but in the noise his words we're
undistinguishabls. OF course no blood
was shed, and members did not seem
to expect that this exchange OF civili.
ties would extend to any more dapRe-
rous weapon than the tongue. An
hour or 90 afterward, whom they had
both cooled down. Judge Poland said
to friend. II don't suppose this little
episode will interrupt our friendship.
for Butler and I are both very even.
tempered men"
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Ea e ssss 4. ffRss ss. asgs ss gslss e
AesSpsd Nding iSr the kssessment IHd
taxation OF property into one Act, and
amend tue Same. were stricken out.
Nearly tho whole Of the night ses.
sion was taken mp in discussing the
bill relative to the bills OF the Bank of
the State.
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/ Nearly tho whole OF the night ses.
sion was taken up in discussing the
Dill relative to the bills OF the Bank OF
tho State.
LOUISVILLE COURIER R.JoURNA1rsMs.
Congress is talking about an appropri-
alton Of $500, 900 for the Teton. Sioux
Indians. A pretty handsome sum, to
be sure; bat by the time it reaches the
Teton Sioux country, there won't be o
sufhoient amount of it left to buy
whiskey enough to make one Indian
comfortably drunk.
f An exchange says that "no Russian
ever talks about the weather." Then,
it they have no Beecher- -Tiltou soan-
dal. and no Congress made up princi.
pally OF ring thieves and idiots, what
she dickens do they talk about?
Senator Sargent has been figuring
on Arkansas political murders, and
gives a list of 1.167 victims of the
democratic bandItti." The Arkansas
Investigating Committee, however,
place Sargent in rather awkward DO
sition, for they testify that "life and
property are, as safe in Arkansas as in
New York or Ohio" Moreover, Go.
vernon Garland says that only fvs
murdeIs have been, ,comp Ned since the
new GoyeEnmept, vent % sopetatiou;
snas sness of them Had any thiaH,t ,to do
ygtssHAiSs. I'll NJ. =. .ERFsiSsifl
EENpa sstihS1 whst . nice thfR2
Fss 6Aa 6s, ;H:; dsAsy Would d5I tE3
sAm4 t&Hg, apd-neyes eoAe,back. I
= iAfaSAt in q .ChiSaRos ,psper esys
that at-Congressmen are subsidized With
free gfsby the Washington Gas Com
pany.' This is probably true. At any
rate, We have always thoaght that Con-
gressmen are in the habit Of using far
more gas than the amount Of their
salaries would seem to justify.
Conundram by brother Beecher: !:
III everybody must enter heaven with
fou bshd Of music, what is q man to
do Who can only whistler" He may
possibly be able to hire band; if not
following the example of brother
Beecher, he'd as we'll abandon all hope
OF heaven. aud start hellwards. 80
"The Good Templars OF .Dedham,
III Massachusetts,, have unanimously AID
solemnly resolved in convention as-
sembled, says an exchange. 'that one
fatal mistake of temperance men is in
classing ale, lager beer and older
among the harmlesa ldrinks.V And
those Good Templars Of Dedham are
quite right. for when a fellow gets to
fooiing with any drinks outside of
water. tea, coffee. milk and whiskey,
he is liable at any moment to fnd him
self drunk.
Mrs. Masy Eastman. one of the Mas
Fsechusetts Undergraduates, declares
that "while men were born free, the
slaves have had freedom thrust upon
them, but women must achieve their
freedom. With the freedom to strag-
gle about the country shrieking for
the right to vote. Mrs.s Mary Eastman
herself. We should say. has achieved
about as much freedom as q respecta.
BILE white woman can conveniently
handle.
Every woman" says the Womon's
Journal, "has right to cay by gosh
when she stumbles over the cat and
shoots under the table" Well, now
that abe has that. right; how long will
It be before she cIsips the additional Il
right to say "d-a IT," when she
stumbles over the baby and lands with
her head in the ooal-scuttle?
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