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In 1871, the State Of New York offered a
propelling canal-boats by steam. There we're
several compstitors- Each OF them was re-
qnired to construct a boat and equip it on
his patent. During 1873, competitive trials
we're held under tho superintendonce Of q
Commission Of Engineers. This Commission
ter" invented and constructed BY practical
engineer Of that name The Legislature &C
cordingly voted $95, 900 to BAXTER, on con-
dition that ho should put seven Of his boats
on the Erie Canal before the close Of naviga~
ton in 1874. It also granted smaller sums to
two other men on similar conditions. The in
ventions Of the latter have not amounted to
much, but BAxrEB's boats have been great
success Eleven Of them were plying On the
Erie Canal before the close Of navigation last
fall. One Of the other prize-getters has built
his boats On the Baxter plan, thus admitting
its superiority. During 1874, the average
round trip from Buffalo to New York and
back was, by the ordinary boats, thirty three
days, and by the BAXTER boats fifteen to
sixteen days, or less than half-ti1ne. The
cost Of the round trip by the latter was only
$23o.5o. Only IL tons of coal were used!
This amount is 80 astonishingly small that en-
gineers hsve doubted tho accuracy Of the
calculation; but its trnth is proved by the
books Of the Baxter Company. Nj. s.
a. SvRxT, State Engineer and Sur
veyor Of New York, from whose re-
port to the Legislature We have tnken
the preceding facts, says that the Baxter
boats probably cannot bs improved upon.
They make as good speed rs can be safely and
cheaply made, and their present COST Of con-
stractiou and management oannot be mato-
rally reduced. MIR. SWEET thinks it is i'm
practicable to run trains OF boats, because
the loss Of time, not only at the locks, but be-
tween them, would more than Offset the sav-
ing in wages, fuel, and machinery. It Is the
opinion Of other good engineers, however,
that steam canal-boat can tow one or two
barges without any material loss Of time.
Be this as t may, the succeas Of tie
Baxter boat system is beyond qnes-
ton. "Ultimate and complete SUCCESS,
say8 En8lHee1 6WEE1, now depends
upon capital Alone" The use Of steam
on canals is not a new idea, but the many
failures in its application maks capital shy.
This feeling will disappear with the contn-
ned success of BAxrHn's boats. There can be
no doubt TINT ere long steam win 1nonopolixe
the canals, and the tow-path will be untrod-
dcn- The Illinois d Michigan Canal offers
fms field for tho now invention. We hope to
see it tried thereon soon.
Two other applications Of steam-power to
canal towage have been suggested One is
the substitution for horses Of heavy loco
motives, running on narow-guage
railway. This has been especially
urged By the friends Of the Hannepin
CanM In conncctinn with lint adhsme, Tbs
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this, MuLHAR RAo, who is now 40
years Of age, attempted the Life Of
his brother, the reigning Prince, and re-
manned in prison until 1870, when he sue
ceeded to the throne. Since then he has
reveled in all the iniquities Of Oriental ire
sponsibility. RESPONSIVENESS and warnings
wero of no avail. Ho obtained revenue by
all means, without regard to Justice Tor
ture, slavery, and ll-treatment of women
were common. He appointed ignorant, op-
pressive, and incapable officers He made
himself despot, and used the British troops
to enforce his authority. At last his conduct
was officially investigated, and the charge of
mal-administration was fully sustained by evi-
dence but the Indian Government contented
itself with giving the Prince OF Baroda
eighteen months within which to amend and
reform his ways. This term OF prooaton
began in July, 1874. Between that and JAN
uary, 1875, an attempt was made to take the
life Of Col. PuAYRE, British officer, BY
poison The Gaikwar is accused of COM
picity in this crime. The British Govern
ment, which overlooked the collection Of rev
enue by the use of cannon, the violent dis
honor Of women, and the hanging up Of un-
fortunate creditors by their heels in the sun,
instantly took action on the suspicion TINT
the Gaikwar had attempted the life Of a
British official. The Prince was arrested and
taken TO Bombay, and special tribunal has
been appointed to try him. The Gaikwar at
once dispatched an invitation to London to
the ce1ebrated sergt. BA11AST1EE, with
retaining fee of 5000 guineas, with guar
antee Of al his expenses, and of an addi-
tional fee Of 5000 guineas. The English
barrister, with his $25,o00 in hand and
the $25, 900 more in future, has sailed from
England for Bombay, where he will defend
the Gaikwar of Baroda upon this criminal
charge, and, if successful, will add to his
already great fame as lawyer and rs an
af1vncnta
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Mrs. MouLToN's TESTIMONY.

Another week-and ths most eventful one
Of the hial-haa closed upon the BExcHKn
case, and, with ;tz close, the clouds settle
down more dark1y and heavily than ever about
the great tpreacher, to the so1row Of the nation.
During the week the counsel for Mr. TuroN
have produced three Witnesses, whose tesh-
mony linked together forms chain of e1i-
dence which is as Jet unbroken, and which
makes clima1 Of startling and almost dra-
mado effect The testimony Of Mr. R1ou-
ARDS, brother Of MrA Tu1os, considered pe'
~ was Of little account He had suddenly
interrupted tte-a-tex between Mr. BEECH
xR and Mrs. Tnros, and occasioned Mrs
THron to retire with flushed face, ali of
which might have happened in an innocent
nanner,-but, taken in connection with pre-
vious testimony, and especially in connection
with the testimony Of the two principal wit
nesses Of the week, it is significant. Mr.
R1oHAnps only saw An act OF motion which,
under the circumstances, aroused IN unpleas-
ant suspicion in his mind The widow CAnY,
wct-nurse, however, testified to q fact
What size saw did not produce suspicion,
but . very vivid impression Unless she
testified to fa1sahood, she saw Hrs. T1ros
sitting upon Mr.. BEEoHEBs knee, his hand
resting upon her shoulder, and she had pre-
viously seen him upon several occasions
going into Mrs TnToS's bedroom md re-
naming thepe considerable time. And now
comea Mrs. Mou1ron and makes tho evi-
dence Of these two witnesses entirely con-
sistent and probable, unless shs has wicksdly
periured herself and testified falsely, or CON-
mitted soma dreadful mistake growing out Of
temporary hallucinafon. OF this, however,
there IA no agn- Under cross~e1aminaton
by ons of the most kkilnul and astnte
lawyers in the United States, her tas-
timony was unRhakan. Not 4 thread
dropped out Of her story. Thers wero
no weak spots in It, NO lapsos Of
memory, no contradiction Of dateu Or
events. Hartsstimony includes all that had
gone before, 10 for n tbs charge Of direct
guilt is concerned, and makes it credible;
md it explodcs the theories, built up by the
defense, Of blockma1 and conspiracy, and Of
the construction Of \ minor offensa by
REraHxB into something criminal, owing to
tho peculiar sentimental misanthropy which
Is said to b an element Of his nature. Al
this upon thu assumption that her tead-
mony Il kaA zsB substance Of that tsxH-
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experience and m education OF no ordinary
character, and an amount Of vigilance, skill
and labor possessed by very few persons
It has been proposed to sweep all this red
tape and expensive detail out Of existence +;
to have the City Council certify annually the
amount Of money needed for the several city
purposes; and to have tie Countvv Clerk nuke
out in one book, in distinct columns, against
each lot, the tax thereon for State purposes,
county purposes, town purposes, park pur-
poses, city purposes, and for special ASSESS
ments, with total at the end Of the page,
thus exhibiting in one line, and at a glance,
the total tax charged against each piece Of
property. The list thus made cut by the
Clerk viii be placed in the hands Of the Col
lector, and the whole tax will be payable ut
the same time, to the same officer; and tax
receipt will in fnct be what it purports to be,
evidence of full satisfaction for al taxes
for the year.
II this consolidation of tho city and State
machinery for the assessment and COLLECTION
Of taxes be accomplished, there Will be a re-
duction of one-half the ta1-ists now required,
and saving of cash outlay Of over $1oo, 600.
But the consolidation would accomplish more
than this : it would lead to the prompter pny-
ment Of taxes; it would lead to the abolition
of the useless Offices of Town Collectors in tho
city, and, the assessment and collection Of
taxes being simplifed, the number Of books
and duplicate lists would be still further re-
duced.
But against this wholesome reform, against
this reduction Of expenses, and this simplif-
cation of tax-collection, the whole army Of
city officials are arrayed, and now have their
representatives at Springfield demanding that
the duplicate system be maintained, and thus
it is that large cities arc plundcred and robbed
in the interests Of oficinls.
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other Is the use OF an endless chain, laid
along the bottom Of the canal and running
over grooved wheels on the deck Of tug
boat. Steam power makes these wheels turn,
30 that the tug, drawing ine Of barges,
follows the cable along the canal. It is like
locomotive, except that the track passes
over the wheel instead Of the wheel over the
track.
There may be something in both OF these
schemes, although the latter seems cumbrous,
but there certainly is something in WILLIAM
BAzTIR's plan. It's value has been proved;
that of the others is problematical-
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THE LINCOLN MONUMENT,


4 suit has been begun in Florence, Italy,
Of the truth of IAKKm G. MrAp's CHIN Ia
be the sculptor Of the Lincoln Monument 60
recently erected at Springfield. The plain
tiff is naturalized American citizen, ToM-
,tAso GAo11AnD1, former agent Of Mead,
who now sues him, according TO the report
given By the F1orentine press, for money paid
by him (Gagliarai) to the Italians who. he
alleges, designed, modelled, and executed the
Lincoln Monument for which MEAD now
claims credit. The plaintiff tells the following
story: BE Was engaged by MEAD to hire 1tal-
ians to draw the designs for the Monument He
did so. Two men-PAssAa11A and Bonno-
were engaged. "In the two designs for the
monument Of Lincoln, he (A1EAD) did noteveu
sharpen the pencil" These designs received
the prizs Of $1,000, and MEAD, as their
nominal author, Was chosen to execute them
He paid PAssAo11A and BoaDo $50 apiece,
and 80 cleared $940 oo this first step in
tho speculation These two subordinates
scu1ptured the monument, working on it 70,
day-wages, and it was finally sent to Spring
field, and dedicated there with pomp and
ceremony,-as the work Of LAnEM g. MEAD
It must be remembered that this is wholly
a-parh statement, made by man who
thinks, or pretends to think, TINT MEAD has
cheated him. Still, GAa11AnD1 has been as
sociated with MEAD for some years. He
crossed the ocean four times within three
months in M14D's service, and it was he
who brought here the designs Of the monu.
ment He has certainly had a good
opportunity to know whereof he speaks- He
submits, in support Of his statements, letters
and receipts from MEAD which are said to be
damaging evidence, although their contents
Are not given The accused sculptor will
have to reply to GAo11Ann1s suit His foil
u1e to do 50 would b confession Of. thu
charges, and would be so regarded He can
not afford to b silent any longer. We trust
hs mny provo his innocence. Il he has
palned off tho work Of others as his own,
he has insultod tho naemcrF OF LINCOLN and
the United States II Is an artfraud Utmost
without parallel We must regret, in tho n
tepssts Of fair play, TINT most of the informa-
ton 1t present accessible to the American
press on ths subject Of the alleged haud
comes from Mr. STEPHEN n. HEAxY, bitter
ly-prejudiced, 1nantestly incompetent per
SOD, who buxiea his few alleged facta in col
umns On columns Of useless words. Still,
the alleged facts ara there, and Mr. Mad had
better answer them forthwith. The people
Of Illinois would like to know whether or not
they have been duped into honoring charla-
+nH
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TIE TRIBUNE AND ITS READERS

Readers OF The TRIBUNE will bear us out IN
the statement that it has not been our habit 10
infict upon the public any weekly or periodical
exhibit Of the business Of this Journal It has
been good many years since We have had any
reason to complain, and NE have alwnJs been OF
the opinion that it Was merely display Of bad
taste to boast OF SUCCESS in the details OF
which tho general public can have no interest,"
There are certain pursuits OF q7tnsi public M
ture which are required BY law to make pubIa
statements Of their financial condition, such
as National Banks, insurance companies
etc.; the public has an interest in these,
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WARRINGTON LODGE, No. !, 4 r. .A.-Ths ser:
en:h ANIMAL Ball o. to above lodge wtN taks plaes y
thrif hall. corner vaa B9fea .ad Fsanllia-sts.. On
EDWAkD MARTIN. Rsc. $50.
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ACADEMY OF Music -Halsted street between Mad
teon and Monroe. Engagement OF Fsaaf chanfrau.
." Tbs Oo3p{pQn.N
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AuKLPH1 1THEATRE-Dea1born street, oozusr Xan-
1ea. Variety entertainment '"Ths Hoodlum.~
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GRAND OPERA-nOUSE-Cark street, epRosts
Sherman Hnuss- Ka21y lAona 1instrsls- "fzoN-
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BUSINESS NOTICES

VIE MEAN ALL WE sAY.-FuLL SET BEST BEST GUN !a
feu,u Is Satisfaction money refunded ftnE nfst-
clas4 =, hajf tbs usual AcCHL6fGY ssCAzk-st
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

CHICAGO NCSEUM-Monroe street, bstwsan Dear
hnEu xod ktats. - Hct1czaoo Robinson"
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H.YICKlsR'S THEATRE-Aadteon stroet. between
Dearborn and 6tats Ineagemsnt Of ChAr1otta CnahAn
II ntH.skt ~
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ATTENTION STR KNIGHTS !-speci.l eonela.. Ct
Chicago Co1osaande.y Monday aven,nE. Fab = ls.k
G. L. WILLIAMS Rseordss.
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CRUSADER LODGE, No. II. Z. Of P.-Aembsrs a1e
feQnestsd Caatle Hail corner Van hursn and
fr7nkiInsts., Ftday eyeoiuE, Feb. e, At 7 sharp.
P, H HENRY q. G.
H. l. EELF. E. Of 4. md ..
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Wants to Get in Debt.

If there is any one thing that Republican
administrations, city, county, state or
national, are especially anxious to do and
especially distinguished for it is running In
debt. To buy property and issue bonds
against the people is, to them, the chief
end of government And if there is any
one thing Democratic administrations are
distinguished for, it is for keeping out of
debt. We have fair sample of this right
| at home:
Davenport under Republican rule ran in
in debt nearly million of dollars, repudi-
ated payment, compromised with her cred
itors, and is now being severely taxed
every year to pay off the debt.
I Rock Island has generally been under
Democratic rule and has never been much
in debt. The debt we now owe for the
water works was contracted by Republl-
can administration, pithout consulting the
people, and heavy new debt must now be
contracted to make the water works what
they should be.
Notwithstanding the existence of these
facts. the Union sneers at what it calls the
''penny-wise and pound foolish administra-
tons" and calls them a'curse," and wants
the people to be saddled with debt Of
six thousand dollars for the old Denisor
seminary and four thousand dollars more
for reconstructing 1t, and thinks that, il
that case, it might last 20 years. And the
Union wants another debt incurred to pro
cure lookup and stone yard, when We
have no prisoners. The expense Of salar
! led men to take charge of the lookup anc
stone yard, and of lights, fuel, furniture
J washing, etc, would be more than thu
present cost Of boarding prisoners, ane
, the stone which would be broken if we haC
a yard would not pay the board of prison
ers and the cost of carriage.
The Union is very anxious to run The
people In debt. but those who back tina
paper have personal axes to grind. Their.
is 'job"-at the peoples expense-in al
they do
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Help Wanted for the Suffering.

E. G. Adams, esq'r, of Nebraska, with
the highest recommendation for integrity,
from the present governor and from ex
governors of Nebraska, and from members
Of the legislature now is session at Lincoln,
is in this city and proposes to call upon
our citizens for dollar subscriptions in aid
Of the suffering people Oh his state, to be
distributed through the district relief So
ciety of the counties of Dawson, Ferness
Gosper and Red Willow, whose agent he
is. People of this city who can spare a
dollar for this purpose will materially help
their needy and suffering fellow beings
through the rigors of terrible western
winter Contributions in provisions and
clothing will be forwarded free of charge.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Death Of Col. George Gillaspy,

ColGeorge Gillaspy, well known in the po-
litical circles ofIowa, died at his residence
in Ottumwa the Both ult aged 81 years.
He was native of Kentucky and came to
Iowa before it was state. He was an
able and leading man and held many local
offices. On the inauguration of the Des
Moines River Improvement he was elected
secretary of the Board of River Commits
sioners. and removed in the fall of 1S4S to
Ottumwa, where he has since resided
He held the Office of secretary two terms
of two years each. After this he was elec-
ted member of the Constitutional Con
vention which assembled at Iowa City in
January, 1857, from the 9Th district and
was member of the committee on Militia
and Schedules, and performed an active
and influential part IN forming new con
stitution. He was Democrat in politics,
and welded great influence with bis par
ty. having been nominated for senator. lieu
tenant governor on the ticket with Ben. NJ,
Samuels, and in 1869 ran for the Office OF
governor of tn. state against Samuel Mer
rill. He was man of fine physical pro-
portions, had a great deal of native good
sense, was fluent talker, and greatly re-
specIed,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
The Storm.

On Monday night there commenced in
Dakota and the mountains Of the west a
terrific snow and wind storm, which on
Tuesday and Wednesday prevailed oyer
nearly the entire northwest. Railroad
trains were blocked or delayed, travelling
with teams, owing to the furious cold and
the winds, was almost impossible. 1t rain
ed here most of Tuesday, and then a
change of 80 degrees in temperature gave
us ice and prevented people from stirring
about much. The wind continued with
great fury all Wednesday night. No
trains left this city on any road Wednes-
day night. All trains arrived. but good
deal behind time. Itwas not thought pru-
dent to send out any trains that night
This morning the mercury was 20 be-
low, and the wind continued, though with
less force and violence than yesterday. 1t
has been the most fearful storm of the
season, and we expect to hear OF deaths
and of much suffering,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Victory in Wisconsin.

The brass collar Republicans are terri
bly, whipped in Wisconsin. The Indepen-
dent Republicans held the balance of pow
err, and they indicated to the Democrats
that they would support either Judge
Cole, Gen. Guppy. Ex-Gov. Lewis, or An
gus Cameron. The Democrats went into
caucus and nominated Angus Cameron, on
condition that he stand on the platform of
hard money, a tariff for revenue only, and
the supremacy of civil over military au-
thority in time of peace. Mr. Cameron
accepted the platform and is elected. In
fact it is reported that he is an 1ndepen-
dent and an able man, who wears nobody s
brass collar. The victory over the Admin
istration brass collar men is the best of the
season,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Excellent Business Arrangement

Practically, Rock Island and Davenport
are one BUSINESS point Rock Island coun-
ty and Scott county are one, except that
they are in different states aud governed
by somewhat different local laws A law
firm, therefore, with offices and members
of the firm on each side of the river is a
valuable firm to the people of each side
IF man in this county wishes law bust
ness transacted in Iowa all he has to do is
to call on Connolly & McNeal in this city,
and it will be attended to-. And man liv-
ing on the other side Of the river who
wants law business attended to on this side,
has only to call at the Office of Parker,
Twomey 4 McNeal, in Davenport. The
firm is composed of able, upright and
responsible men.
See business card, in this paper
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04

CoNsUMPTTvEs, TAKE NoTIcE.-Every moment
of delay makes your more hopeless, and
much depends on tn judicious choice of a remedy.
The amount of testimony in favor Of DIR. Schenck's
Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure for consumption, ia
exceeds all that be brought to support the pre-
tensions of any other medicine. See Dr. Schenck's
Almanac, containing the certificates of many per
sons of the highest responsibility, who have been
restored to health, after being pronounced incura
BILE by physicians of acknowledge ability. Schencks
Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as these
evidences Will show; but the cure is. often pro-
NOTED by the employment of two other remedies
which DR.. schenck psovides for the purpose. These
additional remedies chenek's Sea Weed Touic
and Mandrake Pills. BY the timely use of th,se
medicines, according to directions, DIR. Schenck
celtif's that most any case of Consumption may
be cured.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his principal
office. Corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia,
every Monday, where all letters for advice must
be addressed. t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
Nervous Debility.

"A depressed, irritable state of mind: weak, ner-
.vous. exhausted feeling; no energy or nimatlon ;
confused head, weak memory, often with debilita-
ting, involuntary discharges. The consequence OF
excuses, mental Overwork or indscretlons. This
NERVOUS DEBILITY inds sovereign cure in HUM
PRREY's HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC. No 2s. 1t tones
up the system, arrests discharges, dIspels the men
tai gloom and dependency, and reluyenates the en-
IRE system. It's perfectly harmless and always
efficient Price $5.for package of five boxes and
| a large 81 vial of powder, which is important in
old serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold By
ALL Druggists or sent by mail On receipt Of price
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
co., No. 562, Broadway, N, Y.
Fol Sale by Otto Grotian IS Illinois Street Bense
& Thomas. Speidel and BEeunert, Rock Island
| and Richards, Moline. 34dmwf&w1y