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New-York tribune., 1875-10-20
OLD IND NEU.

Nothing happens, except the unforeseen.
What seemed yesterday so amazing lin spite
of the authentic reports) as to he Incredible
is to-day an accomplished fact. Zacharlah
Chandler is sworn into office as the successor
of Mr.. Delano!
Just as the new Secretary of the Interior
steps into place the lies and mysteries which
accompanied the retirement of the old one
seem to be dispensing. We understand now
the whole history of Mr.. Delano's removal.
The frauds which pervaded the Department
under his administration have long been known
to the entire country. 1t appears however,
that so long ago as last Spring the proofs of
specific rascalties committed by Chief Clerk
John Delano. together with strong clrcumStan-
tal evidence that the Secretary was aware OF
them, were laid before the President, and Mr..
Delanos resignation was demanded i'll conse-
nuence. Young DeanO's Otfensc was leyylng
tribute from the Government contractors in
Wyoming Territory, the agreements for
his benefit being made out i'll the
name of a mythical John J.. Merriam, just as
Mr. Henry Clews stipulated to pay quarter
of his profits to q supposititious James Van
"Bmenr To avoid the appearance OF retiring
under fire, Secretary DclanO held on until last
month, and when he finally departed the Presi-
dent gave him the usual letter of recommend
alton and thanked him for the liability and
"integrity" with which he had discharged
every public trust committed to him. He is
not likely to make any further figure IN polit-
ical life. and we need not trouble ourselves to
inquire how far he was aware of the things
done under his eyes and in his own Office.
But no one will deny that if Mr.. Delano was
an incoruptIblc and lighminded officer he
must have been phenomenally incompetent
one.
VIII his successor be any better? The gross
absurdi,y of Mr. Chambers appointment is no
laughing matter. If the President had searched
the United States from coast to coast he could
not have found a man more likely to perpetu-
ate the abuses of Mr.. Delano's administration,
and to add others of his own. The Interior
Department is essentially a business office
which ought to be managed on the strictest
business principles. Ii has the control of very
large sums of money, and more than any other
division of the Government it has to deal with
rogues, thieves, and liars. Mr.. Chambers best
friends are well aware that his habits of life
and his disposition of mind entirely unfit him for
the close and continuous work required from
the head of such department On the stump,
twisting the tail of the British lion until that
miserable beast howls with anguish, Mr.. Chand-
Ter is always a noble figure In the midst of
a knot of working politicians at the rooms of
Judge Edmunds IN the Washington Post Office,
discussing the state of the country and the
plans of the campaign, he will be in his ele-
ment, and there are topics upon which he can
talk to the President with all the fcrvor of a
congenal soul; but for the management of
large administrative business he is most unfit,
and we greatly mistake the penetration of the
Indian Rings, the Land Rings, and the Tim
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

A case before Judge Lawrence is of interest
alike to fire insurance companies and Their
patrons. One of the companies expelled from
the Board of Fire Underwriters SUES to compel
the Board to reinstate it. The ground of ex
pulsion was that the company took risk
below the rates fixed by the Board. The
argument of the company in this suit is that
the Board has no right to fix uniform rates; ;
that so doing would prevent healthy competl-
ton between companies and be con-
trary to public interest. There are GER
tainly two sides to this question On
the one hand the drift Of our best laws,
and the spirit of our institutions, tend toward
encouraging competition. Yet the experience
of fire insurance companies here has invariably
shown that severe competition and lowered
rates brought ruin TO them, and consequent
injury to the public. If the individual man
agement of companies were sure to be pru-
dent, or if they secured their future by accu-
mulating large reserves in periods of pros
perity, they would not need to lean on each
other or to compel uniform rates. Anxiety on
this p~int on the part of the companies is
either a confession of weak management OF
desire for undue power.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20
Dnsincss Notlces.

A GROWING, SUCCESSFUL, SOUND LIFE COM
rASY-THf TBAvEtFRs INSURANCE Co OF Hartford
Dying AND CLEANING.-Take your Dyeing
and Cleaning YORK DlEiNG AND PRINTING fslAB
nslINYNT9S Duane 752 BrOaiway and $40 SNthaVeN >
and l66 and Perrepont ST. Brooklyn Established . years
RIEHLE Bios. are fitting ont the Lackawanna
Company with Gales They make special scales
for steel works.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

The Turks are doing their utmost to quell
the Ilerzegovinan insurrectiOn before the
Winter begins. In both political and mill
tary point OF view delay would be attended
with embarrassment for them, while the hardy
mountaineers would have their chances of
better terms improved.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Spain acknowledges the vitality and strength
of the rebellion 10y continuing to send reen-
forcements to Cuba. In view Of the desperate
efforts she is making, the coming campaign
will measure very clearly her ability 10 subdue
the insurgents. If she fails, the prospects of
the Cubans will under ordinary circumstances
be brighter than they have been since the
revolt began.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

the medical and surgical history OF the war;
Their essays in this direction cannot fall to be
interesting, and ought to be preserved In per-
manent form for the use of the profession.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Such gathering of ex-Confederates as that
of yesterday in Richmond is likely to do the
world some service. II was meeting of sur
geons in the Confederate army and navy with
the dmple object of making contributions to
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Address THE TRIBUNE, New-YOrk.
Persons ppaOte 10 obtain THE TRIBUNE an GRyO the
trans beats or hotels IN which is usually Sold aiH con-
fr faro by informing this office OF fhc circumstances.
THT WEEKLY TRIBUNE will he ready this morning
al o'clock, in wrappers for mailing. Price cents
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

order, and the history of our experience with
paper money will be caricatured as that Of
England has been by the rag-money faction
of that country.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Is not Gen. Grant the worst enemy the Republican
party has He might better have taken Ben Butler
TO his bosom than have promoted the Ben Butler of
the West within two weeks of election. Chandler
bids fair TO balance and more than balance Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

BRANCH OFFICES or THE TRIBUNE.
NTw -YoRK-N0 |. .23S Broadway. corner Thirty
trst-st.; No sos West Twenty y-third-St., corner
Eighth-ave: No. 760 Thlrd-ave., corner Forty
seventh-st. No. 2.3S6 Fourth-ave. tHarlem.i
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

DAILY TRIBUNE Mail Subscribers, Sl0per annliin
SEMI-W EEKIY TRIBUNE, Mali Subscribers, 50 per an.
WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers, 81 per annum.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

In commenting yesterday upon the misfortunes of
an amateur detective, THE TRIBUNE reflected un-
Justly upon the gentlemen employed in the office of
the District-Att0rney. The Sheritfs office not that
of the DistrictAttorney, was the scene of the de-
tectiyes crownng ill-luck
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

The proposition to give Gen. Roy Stone permission
to bnild a section of his "saddIe-bag" railway
across City Hall Park, specimen of his work, is
So preposterous that there is little fear OF It's being
seriously entertained. The plan il an absurd one,
which was abandoned abroad years ago: and see
ton of il in City Hall Park would be a greater eye
sore than the old Broadway bridge was.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20
THE CrRREYCY TEN YEARS 400.

In response to inquiries from several CORE
spondeuts we have compiled the following
comparative statements of the aggregate
amount of paper currency in circulation in the
United States at this date and in the Fall OF
1865. On the 31st of October 1865, accord
ing to Mr. McCulloch's official report for that
year, the paper circulation was as fellows:
United States notes and fractional currency i54 s03s
National hank notes ......... 1s5 100000
SLATE houl, uotes still outstanding .. 60 100000
Compound interest notes, &c, in use as
money ....... 100000
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20
THE TRIBUNE's MONTHLY CALENDAR.

gb, iryoe noqrss indicate days NE noHe small ones
fse fCgg Of n tgdr.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

From the above total should be deducted
from $15, ,OO0,0 to $2O,00O,000 for legal
tender notes deposited and still remaining
with the United States Treasurer for the re-
demption of surrendered bank note circula-
ton. We have made perfectly fair com
we have more paper money than we had ten
years ago. We do not, however, expect those
who dispute the multiplication table to pay
greater Difference to history than they do to
arithmetic Facts will be manufactured to
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

In the trial of Engineers Yates and Babcock
by the Canal Board at Albany yesterday, the
defense made general denial of the charge OF
neglect of duty, but all the testimony OF the
accused involved confession of its truth. Col
Yates admitted that he did not even look at
the provisions of the Mohawk River contract
while the work hereunder was i'll progress.
lie seems to have delegated this duty, as well
as others of equal importance, to subordinates
with general direction that they should keep
things straight. Yet he signed ana forwarded
false estimates of the work, and justiiies him
self by the plea that he only followed the pre-
cedcnt set by some of the best men in the
State Mr. Babcocks admissions were quite
as damaging to the defense Altogether 1t Is
pretty clearly established that these gentlemen
are at least unfit for their positions, and that
the report of the Canal Commissioners, so far
as it touches their cases, has leaned to the
side of charity.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Gov. Tilden not only takes no steps back
ward, but makes no halt in his advocacy OF
reform. His circular reminding District
Attorneys of the laws relating to the i'm
proper use of money at elections, has the
right ring and is timely. The fair warming
that lack of diligence in prosecuting persons
antenable to these laws will be regarded as
sufficient cause of removal from Office, shows
that the Governor at least is determined that
they shall not be dead letter statutes.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-20

Nobody questions that in the prosecution OF
ordinary criminals strict-Attorney Phelps
has been throughout active and vigorous. His
political enemies who endeavor to show to the
contrary, now that he is n candidate for re-
election, insult public intelligence. which is
not easily deceived. But it is nevertheless
true that in some instances Mr.. Phelps
has been influenced by partisan feel
ing to action contrary to that which
his sense as lawyer would have
dictated, and possibly that which his duty re-
quired of him. The evidence taken yesterday
by the Assembly Committee on Crime points
remotely to some mistakes of this character
made by Mr.. Phelps, and this proof cannot
but weaken confidence in him in greater o.
less degree. No man in the position of "a
prosecuting official can afford to be partisan,
or to have political friends whom it is neces-
sary to protect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

HNHE BRICK HOUSE No. "a Danforth Street,
Il containing all the modern improvements. En-
quire at No. 10, CENTRAL WHARF.
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A Grave Danger.

democratic speakers are now preaching
throughout the West a crusade against prop
erty and capital. Gov. Allen asserts that
there is an irrepressible conflict impending
between the down-trodden people on the
one hand and the 'sbloated spectators" on
the other. He tells the men of Ohio that
an untaxed aristocracy has been created in
this country, body of coupon clippers and
national bankers, who are robbing and be-
traying the producers of wealth. The lesser
lights OF the party are as violent in their
utterances as is their chief. They assure
their hearers that the money to pay off the
national debt is to be coined out of the sin
ews and toll of the laboring masses, while a
privileged class which pays no taxes lives on
the fasof the land. They claim that wide
spread ruin, misery, and disaster are inevita-
BILE unless the people rise against the capital
lists.
These wild and revolutionary utterances,
breathing the very spirit of anarchy and COM
munlsm, are addressed to people already rest
less under the pressure of business distress,
little educated in finance, and ready to adopt
almost any plausible measure which will
bring them relief Among them, too, are
the penniless and insolvent who have eyery-
thing to gain and little to lose by general
upheaval.
The Democratic orators on the stump in
Ohio are provoking a crusade against proper
ty, are educating their hearers in frenzied
hatred of the 'tcreditor class" and the ssmon-
ey power" ara teaching them that the poor
are robbed and oppressed by the rich, and
that the government is aiming to create a
money aristocracy. In fact they are trying
an experiment which has ever resulted in
the most deplorable consequences. Not sat-
fed with arraying the West against the
East, they are melting the poor against the
rich, the debtor against the creditor, labor
against capital. 1t behooves every good citi-
zen; no matter what his political creed, no
matter what complaint he has against the
present administration of affairs, to pass over
all minor grievances and to do his best to
rebuke the growing spirit of communism and
the men who preach it. The only effec-
tual way to check the spread of the perni-
cious doctrine is to defeat the party which
has adopted it.
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Books Received.

Miss Angel. Novel. By Miss Thackeray, au-
thor of "Old Kensington." Paper, 142 pp., Illus
trated, price 75 cents. New York: Harper &
Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short 8 Harmon.
The Woman and the Queen: A Ballad and
other Specimens Of Verse. By Arthur W. Austin.
Cloth 9S PIP. Cambridge: John Wilson.
Playing the Mischief. By j. W. De Forest.
Paper. 1s5 pp., price rs cents. New York: Har-
per s. Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon.
Ward or Wifes A Romance. Paper, 81 DID,,
price 25 cents. New York: Harpers Bros
Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Open! Sesame! By Florence Marryatt. Paper,
1876 pp., price rs cents. Boston: Estes & Lauriat
Portland: Dresser, Mcclellan g. Co.
A Womau's Ransom. BY Frederic William
Robinson. Paper, 4l2 pp., price rs cents. Boston:
Estes q Lauriat Portland: Dresser, Mcclellan
s. Co.
Little Classics. Fourteenth Volume Poems
Lyrical. Cloth, 229 pp, price 81. Boston: J,R.
osgood & Co. Portland: Bailey & Noyes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

The people of Ohio are beginning to grow
alarmed at the wild and revolutionary ha.
rangues of the Democratic leaders, at the
possibility Of class conflict between rich
and poor, and revulsion of sentiment is
noticeable. The prospects of the Republi-
cans are frightening every day, and they
have no doubt of carrying the state by a sub
staatial majority, Even Pendleton compre-
hends that he has gone too far and outraged
public sentiment, and is trying to hedge.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

Engilsd People," by j. R. Green, and Miss
Thackery's "Miss Angel" receive most favor
able notice; but Symonds Renaissance in
Italy" Browning's "Ar'stophanes' Apology
and pilgrim Memories" by Stuart-Glepnie
are scathingly criticised.
'Speke's Nile-Livingston's Congo" Is a
letter written to correct some erroneous state
ments made in the Quarterly Review for April
in reference to the watershed of Inner South
ern Africa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

DURING the three weeks ending Friday,
the rise on wheat has been 314 cents a
bushel, equivalent to S1.50 barrel on -four.
This rise in price is principally due to the de-
mand for shipment to Europe. Thursday,
the sales for shipment amounted to about
three-quaIters of million bushels-the
largest ever made in one day. The price of
corn has advanced ten cents bushel, chiefly
within the past ten days. This is partly due
to the foreign demand, but is largely due to
the fact that the supply in the country is
small, and to the fact that the prospect for a
crop is not good. The heavy rains in the
corn-growing portions of the West have
flooded the low lands, which are best and
also left water standing in the higher fields.
This, in addition to the fact that the crop
was two or three weeks late, causes appre-
tensions that crops will be very light TIE
price corn in this city has advanced about
five cents bushel within two or three days,
or about half the advance in the West. Yes
terday corn advanced in Liverpool three
cents in gold bushel, which will give i:
another upward push in this country. The
prospect for wheat crop is generally very
good, particularly the spring wheat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

CONTRARY to the expectations of the met
ropolitan journals, gold has taken decidedly
downward tendency. The Tribune told us a
few days since that it was much liklier to go
up to ''twenty" than to go lower than eff
teen." The reason assigned for this was
that the banks held but very small amount
OF specie, and that the drain from Europe
continued. If causes are sought for this de-
cline, the heavy purchases of breadstuhs for
expectation would be the most obvious one
to asspn
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY "a, 1875
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. SELDEN CONNOR.

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
aence, and strong regard for the honor and acel-
rare OF our State inspire me Nth the firm resolve to
spare no EFFORT and to consider no other consequences
IN ae emdearor to faithily discharge the duties that
ao'ss oe incumbent on me If your choice shall prove
20 oe tne cho'ce of the people also. pledge you and
o"S@nds for aohom you act. in that event, honest
purpose ana fred determination to make the public
good nay single aim and constant care
Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

The Secretary of the Navy has directed
the fourth auditor to distribute the second
instalment of the prize money for the cap
ture at New Orleans by the Farragut fleet
and in accordance Herewith the fourth audi
tor is preparing the lists, and will pay all the
claims of those who were previously paid.
These lists will be finished in six weeks.
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TO LET.

To Let.
"A SMALL tenement. Apply to
"A W. W. CARR,
Jy7dtf 1877 Newbury St.
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TO LET.

10 Let.
DLEASANT rooms at 365 Congress St., opposite
Il the Park
jy14dtf
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vacancies in delegations can only be filled by
actual residents of the town which they represent
Ihe County Committee will be in session at the
above room at o'clock the day of the Convention
tions. "a "oi0s"-
DANIEL ELLIOT, Brunswick,
VIM. L. PRINCE, Cumberland
L. b. CHAPMAN, Deering,
ISAIAH WEBB, North Bridgtop
SAMUEL DINGLEY, Sebago Lake.
CONVERS O. LEACH, Chai,man' Portland
u. w. MERRILL, Secretary, Upper Glou cester.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

THE Kennebec Journal is making vain
attempt to induce the Democratic papers to
publish brief statement of the facts con-
nected with the sales of the Agricultural Col
lege Lands as taken from the official records.
Its labor will be lost. The average Demo-
cratic paper isn't in the truth business, and
they will reject it even in homeopathic doses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley L.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, as we have information that several sbum-
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name of the
PRESS and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sivey, party to such frauds.
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TO BE LET.

NNHE desirable ofires in the Merchants National
Il Bank building, recently occupied by Bank of
Portland. Also offices in third story with steam
gas and water. Possession given July 1st. Apply at
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.
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CITUATION as house keeper by q competaut
- american woman. Inquire at
jy20d1w* 1913 OXFORD STREET.
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Farm for Sale.

NNHE well-known Homestead Farm of the late
Il Gershom Mann in Cape Elizabeth, three miles
from Portland, containing about 80 acres, about So
under cultivation, with good II story house, wood
and carriage house new, good barn 90 so with Gel
lar. Buildings all connected, water plenty and
handy. The variety of soil and close proximity to
the city, make this of the most desirable farms in
the vicinity, both for early market gardening and for
hay. Persons intending to buy would do well to ex-
anime this farm before purchasing elsewhere. Price
$4,000. For particulars call ON or address
n j. MANN,
No. 45 Preble St.,
mar23eod&wtf Portland. Maine.
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To Let.

TCOOMS to let, furnished or unfurnished No. 4
LII Cotton St., second door from Free Street.
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For Sale or to Let.

FsHHE lot and buildings formerly occupied by Stew
Il art q Melcher, on West Commercial st. An
excellent chance to start a mandatory. The main
building is three stories high, 6Ox75 with counting
room and room for engine and boiler. A spacious
shed and good dry houses attached. The lot is near
~ oO0 rect square. MATTOCKS & FOX,
mySdtf 1S3 Middle St
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THE Springfield Republican wouldn't be
surprised to see ex-senator Schurz on the
Republican stump in Ohio. Thousands of
"straight-outs" would be delighted to see
him there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-24

The extension of the powers of the Ala
bama claims commission by the President,
for period Ofsix months, dates from Thurs
day. The commission has set aside quite a
portion of this time in which to take their
vacation. The court will not meet again
until the latter part of next September,
which will leave only about four months in
which to dispose of the actual business be-
fore it. Tne docket numbers about 14OO
cases, only about 500 of which have been
disposed of, 200 of this last number being
settled by demurrer, leaving about 900 very
important cases to be acted upon. 1t is said
that the commission intends 10 ask Congress
next session for further grant of power, for
the space Of one year; and furthermore that
it intends asking for the admission of the
claims of persons who were too late in filing
them. The time in which claims were to be
filed was so short-it being limited TO six
months-that many claimants, who were at
sea at the time, did not present their papers
in time, and their claims were ruled out. An
effort will also be made to secure from Con-
gress power to meet the judgments of this
commission as fast as rendered.