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No. ga STREET, between Ninth and Tenth.
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4 ATiMER & CLEARY.
- Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers'
Southwest corner of P-nna. avenue ard Ifth street
Star Office Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-28

kI NJ 7 NUN bkFI 7 IT EH~.
- AuClIpnc"rS and Commission Merchants,
Southeast corner of 9th and II streets northwest.
, 1875-01-04

The leaders OF tho 'Peoplo's Party ~ in this
city hava been holding private special con-
ference with view to future organization
aud retention OF spoils, Tie OCCASION for
the title ii Peoples Party " has passed away,
and the approach Of the Presidential cam-
paign indicates the necessity OF wider and
broader organization. Hence DAN o'HARA,
Haaso, and Judge TauMuur1. and the lesser
ughts are taking the preliminary steps to
organize the opposition under tha common
nAne Of the " Democratic party." This or
ganizatlon Ii to begin at Springfield, among
the members Of tho Legislature, and Is to in.
clude as many Independents, Farmers, and
Gnngers as possible. It IL then to be cx-
tended to the various counties. The work,
however, is TO begin in Chicago, where the
banner of the " People" is to bo hauled
down md that OF the Democracy run mn in
tts place. We knew it would COMO to this
'oones or later, md TINT the mask would
have to be dropped. The na1ne Of Peoples
Party wes merely not cast by Democratic
leaders With which to catch Republican fish
found In shallow watera.
, 1875-01-04

ply the member Of temporary orgari-
cation which, hnring' no public reru-
tation, responsibility, responsibility, or
definite recognition. iH utterly care
less of whnt its members 10. Now there
nre only two political parties in tho conntry.
the Republican pnrty and thu Democratic
party. II tho managers of tito so-caled
peoples Party arc disposed |" art fairly
toward ths public, they vii! ntlolt the hanso
Of Democrat. Hero is whero u,cy belong.
wllero they fluid tho great bulk Of their voting
material, md tloir natural ailinities. Tho
public will .l!cn know where to rlnco their
oflice-l,olders. md will have responsible
party organization to hold to account fur the
stealing and iobbery which nro now going OH
.lay nuI night There will no 1nngcr bo n
deception to induce Republicans to elect Denl-
ocrots to oilicn under tia title Of 50 reorlo.A-
Party" men. It In time for this organization
tn show its true colors, mud 1t will be breach
Of faith to adopt any name but that Of Den,-
Ncraty
, 1875-01-04

Tho Associated Press agents at the South
have not heretofore bcen distinguished for
atrict inpartiality in their reports Of pohtichl
affairs; even tie testimony before the Con-
gressional Investigation Committees has been
colored, in greater Or less degree, to suit
partisan purposes. 1t is pleasant, therefore,
to notice this morning slight attempt
to retrieve and atone for pest er-
rors. Curiously enough, the agent at yicks-
burg md the one at New Orleans have been
ovortaken by rouorse at the aamo time; aud
both send portions Of the testimony ex-
tremely favorable to tho Southern nepub~
lcans, which were takon by the Congression-
81 Committees Saturday md omitted from
the report for that day. The truth about
the Southern Republicans is doubtless bail
enough and tho truth about the Southern
Democrats Is q good deal worae than my.
thing tho prsRs agents have been accustomed
10 aoud North.
, 1875-01-04

The Senatorial contest in Wisoonatn IL b.
coming warm ns tho tiuao approaches foI thu
moeting Of the General Assembly. Ths Janet
villa Gaxette, which has boen on tho fence foi
some ti.no rast. has ut Inst declared itselt II
favor Of the 70. election OF Senator CARPENTER
claiming that the influential men Of the ss2ta
Who wera friends Of Gov. WAsHDuaK, ata
coming out daily for Mr. CARPENTER, "1ho
likely to be xe.cieotod Without opposition,'
wEereupon the Vernon Censor freaaiss tniad A&saa
tho following manner!
Il Mr. CARPENTER II now prteted u ors whost
we ask In all candor what tho wishes which ha A
Sees R q b. Il ~ i
md esendsd tho act atsrx.rd. r. = apsseA .t J.as:
nent Of the people when 10 told them IN that slsech
that It vsa nse.sssry for members to have s.lAstA
Washington, Or elss they would avail theuss!se. ot
tsuiy privileges 1t tie cost Of sensbody elsss Did
sans apcash b defended the crsdls-Mobisr cos1up.
tiouists who robbed The Government Of over 40Q,s
GEO. ooeoi Aud Ia that what taay call ''oalet*l tn.
| bid hc Represent tho views and wtshea Of nspubil-
when he opposed the sbolition " the ftankliR
Privilege, demanded III tho National Aspup-
DID ho represent them ta opposing o4stsss,tse r.
form7 Dd he represent sAam In opposing ths Civil
dysudea tfau md corruption IN Tho ca.s u tls oo1
rupt 8enstor CALpMeLL, oul u thkt what new called
p T. repsat thsie vsw. In advocating .na voting
dtsJgu.I 10 mukss tls rress md keep liz dsiinqus
cha Of mtbera o Cougresa from reaching the Aazs q
Ws iosire answers 10 these questions, and when
pound. It these questions cannot auawsssl tn The
sitripatys then We ssk the Gaztls 10 nano The par
teulss acts wbsrein h. las shown great dl4Ios.-
the fqWS of tia pRQpsS for thAJ h4YA
, 1875-01-04

Tho frat death transmitted by telegraph
for the New lear is that of Capt. EnER B.
WARD, the ve1l-lznown manufacturer and
iron-master, who fell dead in the streets
Of Detroit on Saturday last, Of npoplexy.
Capt. WARD was one Of tho few business
men who have commenced ut tho rudeat
beginnings and made national reputa-
ton. He waa born in Canadn, on Dec. 25,
1911, during visit Of lis parents to thot
country, who lived in Vermont until 1917,
and come to Michigan in 1891. In his 18th
year LIE went as cabin boy on schooner
making trips from Detroit to Maclinac, and
two years litter was employed by his uncle.
SAMUEL WARD, a ship p-builder at Marine City,
who subsequently gaye him an interest III the
business. In 1870 hs wont to Detroit, where
he engaged in the shipping business, in
which lie continued until large industrial
enterprises engaged his attention and brought
him prominently before tho country,--6o
prominent, in fact, that il ANDREW JOHNSON
had been removed and Mr. WADE been made
President, rs he would hayo been In that
emergency, Mr.. WARD would have been made
Secretary Of ths Treasury, Us 1t was W4pE'a
purpose to appoint him. In tho qunrter Of a
century which has intervoned sinoo ho identi-
fed himself with tho shipping business he hes
organized and conducted with wonderful
success great number Of important enter
priacs. lie commenced by setting tho tot
tesing Eureka Iron Company Of Detroit upon
its feet and, making this the starting point,
he followed ii up by establishing extensive
iron-works in Chicago md milwaukee. He
purchased mlnes In Wisconsin and In tha
Lake Superior region, erected blast furnaces
at Wyandotta, Iceland, Toledo, and Chicago,
and, to carry out hia purposes more axten.
sivelY. purchased great traota Of land for
charcoal, also pine landa, lumber mills, md
salt wells. Ho not only operated in iron, bu.
also In silver, and, when tho silver discoveries
| woro made on the north shore !of Lake
! Superior, q few years ago, purchased
the entiro Silver 1slot, set Tho mine
| in operation, end established silver-smcltine
works at Wyanlotte. He nlso made large in.
vest1nenta In silver mines in Utah, which was
ono ot hs few enterprises that proved unre
muneratiye. flo also bought IN immena<
property near st. Louis, which was available
for glass manufacture, aud organized tler'
| the American Plato-GlAs Works. In railroat
enterprises, he was President Of the Film
4 Pere Marquette Road, a Director In tht
Detroit l. Milwaukee Ieoad, md also anancia
manager Of the Burlington i Southwestern
Road. 1t was in iron and steel enterprises
however, that lie was best known, and Of thi
great domain he WIS king.
tbs most remarkable characteristic o
Capt. WARD was his wonderful busnoss abil
ity and his capacity for organizing industria
sntsrprisos. Probably no other businas
man In this country, during tho past quarts
d. . century, has shown thess qualities Il
, 1875-01-04

but tho people Of this city, whose public OK
pcndisures aro go much greater usan those OF
lie State. nro wholly unprotected Tho
amendment VIC hnve quoted, If made the law
Of tlie stnto, would give lilo public tho right
trnment ur corrupt el,nsu Of government.
trl,c existence Of such n remedy wOull
operate ns y honltlly restraint upon tho now
irresponsible authority which rulcH tho city.
It would deser many 4 thievisl, act, md e'-
able tho taxpayers to bring to Disgrace and
punishment niany n t}liev'ng official.
, 1875-01-04

Every effort to repeal the usury laws Of
New York Statc, which are coniesHedly tho
most barbarous enforced by any Christian
community, Inns failed through the opposition
of tile farmers Of the State. They cling, rs tho
agricultural class generally Inns dono, with
singular tenacity to these medinval devices
to protect borrowers, who can best protect
themselves, and who aro denlonstrab1y in
jured by this interference in their behalf.
The attempt to abrogate these 1nws is to 10
renewed in tho coming session Of tho New
York Legislature, and, in tho opinion
Of observers on tho ground, with
moro prospect of SUCCESS thnn heretofore.
It is not strange TINT tho ngitation should
10 renewed annually, for New York goes be-
yon.l even the Ntallommetian law, Entl, in a1-
dition to the forfeiture Of principal and ill.,
tercst, makes the Insurer liablo to inlprison-
ment. The vitality of usury laws is one of
the most singular chapters in tito history Of
human attachment to delusion. 1t ia nearly
two centuries SINCE tho absuri1ity Of these en-
actments was shown by JoHa LocKE, and fifty
years since 3Esr11AM's celebrated defense
of Usury" closed the argument. Usury laws
have been extinct in Great Britain for twenty
years, having been repealed in 1854. Still
they nro adhered BY largo majority of the
States Of the Union, md Georgia, which two
years ago abolished all restrictions on inter-
est, il now tho scene Of d reactionary agita~
tiou for their re-enactment. The following
table shows how tho laws Of tho States stand
on this subject:
, 1875-01-04

upons rail mud water communicate on
with Georgian Bay, besides makint: shot
connections with Oswego, Rome, 10; .t..t:.,
Syracuse, and Fairhaven, on I.nko C:s'.::,,.
1. 4 lranch Of 10 miles. conrcetlt :. viz.
I.nlse Erio Mt lsutfalo. eusl, hy ,ncans nf f..
Dnl{hlo & jamestown l.na,l, with TIM II u.
Lie L. Grent Western Knad nnt1 tlso "il l.,
Biolls. Thu ustinlntesl cost Of the nj in lin9
anil their four branches is stated as 'lnws:
Main tine {ssc Iinr No. giail, Ut
N:henectady Hranth .................. 'ial,f'i
G.ns,4n Ea t1,taEd hfa,T rtr,,c I r
buhslo braaen''.'' '.'''...'..'....'....''.' !'n''''1
Iohl.. ...t.,...u.....-s...,SEl} l}Hfi.F
1nnsnuch ~ Tie cost Of tho Eohter L t',''i-
cnyo lsoas1 is onc-thr,l Less thnn that Vi Ii,
shorter line from New York City. {, t.o:o
lines aro watercd up, and tito 1iBtaa~o ic~a
md rs the formers dividends nre limited hy
law to per cent, and the people Ero o'i:.
rayeos'sly taxed to pny the dividends Il
tho Inter OIL their watered stock, tl.a=e mol
only seems to bo no reason why Now En-.
gland will not secure her full share of tbs
Western trade, notwithstanding the inevitable
howl which will be raised by tho New York
stock gamblers, but 10 good roascn wig
this new road should not rcg1lase
freight charges and crush ont tho rraGeu.
despotism Of railroad monopoly. The ill
will undoubtly pass the Legislature, as it L
clearly in tho interests Of al1 New EaS!n'!'1,
aud the State will receive ample cor,pon:a.
ton for the intcrest it has in tho Troy 4
Greenfield aud tho Southern Vermont
Roads. Not tho least important font;:re ii
the new plan would be tho practical sc'tic'
ment Of the Hoosao- Tunnel question. Which
is sort Of whito elephant on tho hnnls q
tho State.
, 1875-01-04

III the winter Of 1873, A Congressional Com
mittco Of Investigation unearthed the most
startling fraud that had ever been practiced
On the American people, which, under tho
name Of " Credit Mobiier," robbed the pub
lie OF untold millions. So base was this
fraud TINT VIC know Of but ono public man
who Ind the hnrdihood to lcfend it. That
man was MATTHEW II. CARPENTER, now a
candidate for recollection to the United States
Senate. Called to account for his de}inquen.
oy by bis constituents in Rock County on tho
2Gth Juno, 1873, he delivered speech at
GAINESVILLE wherein he defended In the broad
est terms the salary grab md Credit-sIobiler
corruption. In speaking Of the last he said /;
know Of nothing more likely To exelts mtrth than
the osolit-Nobilier inyestIgauon. -. Now, II IL
Will not hks your blood cold aud your Lair atan
Gu end, will tau you jpat what thu Credit Moblier
HRs, mud show you that Il haa t4kcn dollAE
from tbs Treasury, dstEauds1 the Goscrpcnt Of
one cent, mud that tbs rRna which h4A thrown nifty
millions OF peo?ts into conruls!ons IL all about no'h.
1ug At al. hut yon aak, Did not tia Credit
Mobilier cheat tic Railroad Company answer,
don't know, md don't care. II the Railroad Company
has Any complaint sganst the Credit Mobiucs, let /.
make its complaint aud keek it, remedy Ths Govern.
1pent haa cauas Of complaint agxinst the Credit
aobll!er. becsuso tbs Government had anything
10 DO With that corpasston, damned by it, ysts1tous
name.
But It Atr. CARPENTER did not caro- 1t the
railroad was robbed. tho people Of tho United
States, who held second mortgage on tax
road for $G4 900, 900, do care very much chou
1t, es this Credit~Mobilier robbery renders i
| pretty certain that tho Government will BUS
tain u total loss Of ita advances.
, 1875-01-04
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

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ohicn address In in1I Including stata and tnnnty.
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OtGeo order, or in registered utscrs. at enr risk,
7rnxa To rl1Y ruRscniBERs.
Isf., delivered. SUNDAY taccp:es1, vi eonta per- woek
uA3ly, delivered, Sunday included, 81 rents per wcsk
AIdress THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Corner Madison and Dearborn. Btt., Chicago, Til.
, 1875-01-04

OHHANIZAT1DH 0F THE LEGI1LLTUE3s
Tho Legislature Of tho stnto Of 1llinoia
will meet on Wednesday. For the first time
in many yearR thoro will bo solno trouble in
the organization. Neither Democrats nor
Republicans have majority in either House.
Those elected as Independents aro sufficiently
strong to prevent either party organizing
either House. Nevertheless, tho whole NUM-
Der Of thoso elected Ms Independents is conf
parative]y small, too small to support any
pretenso Of constituting n third party, There
is no occasion, nor is there any principle in-
volyed, nor issue at stake, to justify men who
havo been Republicans or Democrats all their
lives to set themselves up as IN independent
party- 10 DO 10, will bo only to delay tic
organization OF tho Legislature.
1t is Likely, however, that tho gentlemen
who have been elected as independents will
afllliate with tho two parties according ia
their previous sympathies and predictions
Those who have been Bourbons will act with
the Bourbons, md those who have boon Ro'
publcans will act with tho Republicans
There havo been so far no canyass OF candi'
dates for tho speakership Of either House.
The Lieutenant-Governor being now thu
| acting Governor, tho Senate will have ta
| choose presiding officer to serve for twd
years. For this Office Senator J. G. HAtsEs,
Of Cook County, has been urged This gen.
t1eman, though nominated by the Demo"
ctats and Independents, received nearly aa
nany Republean votes as ho did o.
the Opposition. Ho has been q Republican
al1 his lie, and will unquestionably oct with
! *hnt o11 ho
, 1875-01-04

1awu ns much as says TINT Roach is per-
Adious knava. The books Of tho Pacific Mnil
Company. 1nwrs says, ought to show TINT
RoAoH'a contracts for the new ships were
1nade conditional upon the passage Of the
subsidy bill. Now, if it should provo to be
the caso that Roach also is capable Of such
things, where arc the people going to look
for unadulterated patriotism It has always
appeared heretofore that Roach built thosa
ahips because ho loved his country.
, 1875-01-04

such remarkable extent. His clcarncss Of
Judgment mud wonderful executive power,
which enabled him to grasp every detail of
his business operations, were s'tcll TINT 1le
rnrcly missed his calculations. III lis n1nil-
nyenrns ct MI ir'l or ht~cl hill or furnace.
l,c lail nut The .lesa;ls will. snri rarn tlnt In
scltlnm made Il mistako III it's biifdng htl,l
operation, or III tinlinr II market for liz lr,'-
duets. It YVES nwing to this control Of his
business, nna tho knowledge If whit In was
doing, that tho pnnic, which proH-
trated tho iron business more completely
pcrhnrs tl,nn nny other business in tho coun-
try, Affected him 1esa than nl1y other IRON
master. His cal'aeity st this respect wns MI
tho moro remarkable from Tho fact that llo
WIS operating ut the snluc tms llalf n dozen
lnrgc iron mud steel establishments mud cx-
tensye glass anil silver interests Ills src-
cialty, however, WIS in iron md steel, nnl
his policy was to multiply mud enlarge these
establishments, atd IN doing this lo always
secured SUCCESS where succoss was possible,
A N political economist, Cnpt. WARD WIS
q higi-tarifT nnn, mud tho panio rendered him
All iuaationst Of tho most exaggerated char
meter. During the past few yeara, in fact,
he has made the l,igh.tariff policy
his hobby, and has pushed and advocated it
with all the pcrtinncity and vigor Of whichhe
was capable, his idea Of his interests being to
increase the thrift anil sell Oh tho rising mar
kct as tho only wny Of escape from tho press
uro brought about by the pailic. Ono Of the
Inst nets of his life was tho preparation Of an
open letter to tho President in which he adyo.
cated, as tho s,,rost plan OF restoring "good
times in business Ito I. .. WAnp). an in
crenso of tho thrift every thirty or sixty days,
| and watering tho grcenbacks every time the
| tariff was increased. As The incraaso Of
tho tariff would add to tho price Of goods
Oh hand, and tho increase Of gTeenbnck6
would nldke their value more and more ur'
certain. people would keep them moving aa
lively aa if they wero handling hot Goals, and
| we should hove q flush times" After realiz-
| ing upon his stock on hand, then another
money and stocks would be kept kitiug until
| the former exploded like M oyer-in1iated
balloon, and the people revolted against tile
excessive cost Of projected goods, and brokt
the monstrous dutios down, But a|
the Tina tho initiation Of tho cur
roncy and increase of tho tariff was
stopped, Capt. Wand would have unloadet
himself and been in frst-class trim to meo
the inevitable crash. In tho direction Of tar
IFS and imitation Lo was wild and reckless
aud he pursued his theories in a persona
way which might have saved himself bu
brought ruin terrible upon tho country, ant
, 1875-01-04
BosTON AND CHICAGO.

The Boston G!ode of the 1st inst, prints the
details Of proposed gigantic enterprise H.
tended to bring Boston and Chicago into
closer and more intimate communication, to
develop the business interests OF New En-
gland moro thoroughly, md to secure to Bos-
ton a fairer share Of tho transportation Of
Western products. The enterprise hns been
inaugurnted by tho Massachusetts Transporta-
ton League, and has taken the shape Of
bill, which will be presented at the forthcon1.
ing session Of the Legislature, for the incor-
poration Of tho Boston & Chicago Railway
Trust Company. Tho bill is 30 drafted that
tho people will lnve a direct voice in
tho arrangement, so that the oorpora-
ton cunnot be managed for She ben
cit Of ring Of speculating stockholders
ut the expense Of the people. Il provides for
the establishment Of sinking-fund from the
earnings, to ba placed In the hands Of the
State Treasurer, who shall continue investing
1t in the stock Of tbs corporation until au the
stock will be- talsen up, and the road Gun than
be nanagea ut the cost Of maintenance.
Tho details OF the plan embrace two gen.
eral measures, the first ct whloh Ia the secur-
ing Of terminal accommodations by mixing
consolidated line from Boston to the New
York State limo. For this purpose tho cor
porators oak the authority. to acquire md
control the Southern Vermont, the Troy t.
Greenfield and Hoosao Tunnel, tho Maasaohu.
aetts Central, the Boston i Lowell, the Yer
mont l. Massachusetts, and the Fitchburg
Roads, which they estimate will cost AZ fol
lows:
Southern Vermont, uoosac Tunnel, and
Troy Grsanaeid nailsoRd. ,oo9 5oo 9n
MastAchusetts Gentzki' 4Iet,30! ~
Ysriaont !: M.ssaehu.ast., s,tss %
Total. tx, All, SEQ
The eeoond measure IL the construction Of
the main line, the Boston l. Chicago Rail-
way, vim the Nagara River, the distances and
coat at which ara given Is folowss
1hle.;
NfaaArh A!Tez 10 Chicago, vi* csnaaa soathee' ~
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. es9
Cost, including double tracking with steel
| rails, to Niagara River:
state line to Niagara MTeE.. lo e0o Gtl
Cauad4 6outhsFu, ,,-..s..-...++...t...s'. % ootVO
Estimated eluipmsnt.''.' aaoo,o ,oo'
| Total. ....."--...... .$aS.ell.boa
Tho total cost from Boston to tho State line
includes the compilation Of tho Massachusetts
Central and Vermont 4. Massachusetts Roads,
which adds IS, COO 10 the amount first
stated. In addition to the main line, the o..
Inmates are given for four branches, Tho
first of these is branch Of 10 milos from
Troy, making connection with TIE Eric Canal
at schenectady, which will shorten the dis.
tances from Boston to Dinghamton, Utica,
Saratoga, and the coal mines Of the Delaware
aud Hudson Canal Companies. 2. A brunch
Of 60 miles to Clayton furnishes connection
With tho Grand Trunk aud Georgian Boy.
| 8. A branch Of 10 mtss makos the shortest
1outs to tho east end Of Laks ontario, aud
, 1875-01-04

Tho now Finance bill is likely to pass tho
House next week without much trouble,
though some Of tho New Englaud members
will ight it to the last. It comes up as tho
specid order Oh Jan. Z. a Republican eau
Gus ia called for Wednesday next for the pur-
pose Of maturing some line Of action on the
s