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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-22
ALRASY, n Y Get 81, 1870.

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Obige yours. GEO. W. HOXSIE.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-22
New York Market.

New York, Get. %.
FINANCIAL.
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WATCH BUYERS ATTENTION

: directs the after
the purchase Of
Watches to the su-
periority OF the
Nickel Movement
Watches. made by
the Messrs. PoBEL
& CoTRvoIsTER, of
Switzerland. Gents
and Ladies' sizes
in Stem aad Key
Winders.
Those Watches
have Equilibrium
Escapem'ts. Chro-
nometer balance,
Ruby Pallet, tenn
pered and harde--
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
snorf 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.


Elerenta Pa0e-4rh. oh. and 9th coiumns
RASKING AND FINASCiAL-Ienh Fage-lst coiuu p. "a
RASKiSS HOUSES AND BANKERs-Ienh fa0e-ou
column. o,.rd lth oo,urops
BusINFsS NOTICEs-SLrih Pdoe-lst column.
ORANGES FOR BUSINESS MES-FUth Pdge-6th coiumn'
CORPoRATIoy NoTICEs-Ienh FageTo,n co ,h ni,,,n
COPARTNERsHIP NOIICES-Eterenh fage-fsn SoiuA"'
CREAM-Elepenh Page 5th column
DAScIse ACADEMIEs-Eighh Pace 9th column
DIyIpEsD NOTiCEs-Tsnh Pd0e-3t column:
DRY GoOps-Fifh Pdge-4th h, ana 6th Columns
EUROPEAN ADvERusENENTs-Tenh Po0e-4th, 6th ana
9Th columns. -, .,..
EUROPEAN HorELs-Tenh Paae-4th and 9Th columns
FISASCIAL,-IeniR IaOe-3i column.
FURNITURE-Fiih Pdge-6th column.
HELP WANTED. MALEs-Bercnpt Pdoe-6th column.
HOUSES AND FARMS WANTED-Eiepeih Pdge-21 column
HORSES CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &c'-1'gnW Eoge-o'u
column.
HOTEIs-Elepsnh P1oe-4th column.
INSTRUCTION Eighh Pd9e-6th column.
LECTURES AND MEETINGs-EkrentI Iaas-o'n coiunn'
LEGAL NOTICES. Tenth PIGe-3l column.
MARBLE AND SLATE MASTELS-Ieah Pdge-6'n coluinu'
MARRIAGES AND DRATHs--Seuenth Pd0c-6th column.
MIscELL ANEoUs-FQlh Pdoe-6.h column 1"eV" T"9e
--4tD bru, AM 9th columns.
liUsIcsL INSTRUMENTS Eleotnh Page 9th column.
NEW PUBLICATIONS - Eighth FdGe-si, Attn, and eth
RELIGIOUS NOTICES FIN Page-oth column; Ninth
Page och lam .
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - CITY - Elepenh Pdge-1st
cOluma BROOkLYN-EteUenMP dGe-lst column; NEW
jersey - EcceRM PAGE - LIST column; COUNTRY
EieDeniA PdGe-l~t ana II columns AUCTIoN-hNpe""
Pdge--2d column.
SALES BY AUcTIoS-Fi1, Paoe-6th column.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-SepeHh PdTe-6tn column.
bITUATIuSs WANTED MALEs-EtepenthP dQc-5th column;
FEMALLs-Eiepenh PdQe-6tn and 6h columns. 80,
STEAMBOATS, AND RAuEoADs-Einh Pd2e-5th and 9th
columns.
STEAMERS. OCEAN-Tenh Page-4th and 9th columns
SEACHERs-EiJah Pdge-6tn column.
10 WHOM 1T NAY CoNcERS-Ienh I'dgs-31 column.
80 LET. CITY PRoPERTY-Ftrsnm PdGe-2l and 81
columns; BROOKLYN ElepeRM Pdge-3d column
CoUNTRY-Elepenh Page-3i column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

1t cost the State of Massachusetts S29250 ~
to Senator Sumner. II cost S than thu 4" turf
Carr enter ana Cnandler q incinnati En- nirer Den
What is the difference between Baxter the
inventor, and Tllden the Governors Gave lt up I'M
former has introduced steam on the canals Hnd 10
latter has put the canal contractors into hot watr-
(Albany Journal (Rep)
Unless the President is occupied. with the
third term onspiracy, IA his tine 10 take breath
the seals the rocks OF the Golden Calcium
cinnau Commercial (lnd)
This frantic zeal for indorsing" the past
seems rather misplaced n the action OF tue Pesdens
was good 10 will stand criticism without being De-
spattered with Senatorial praise by resolution coz
cucted IN and carried only by partsan votes II
IL was bad, amount OF =" indorsr menu can make ~
any better.-lCnicago Tribune (Rp)
A third Presidential term is not adyiSaDlei
II would DO disregard OF precedents, and bad r"eto"
to Introduce but IL Is not treason nor Imperialism bos
Cesarism nor any thing OF the sort. Further II 10 10
tangible form for the Quilted States Senate 10 nA,
notice OF, nor would t be subject for the senate
had tangible existence-tCiaciDnat Gisete (HepJ
There seems to be an insane idea IN tns
minds OF some people tha Ia order 10 form new Psv
II only necessary 10 publish call, hold co1yebtVn.
and then pay some attention 10 the cons rucuou VI
ponents OF prevailing aud absorbing views on 80 -.
questions before tae country They must be na~uv On
the principal issues before the people, Mh"auA'
Sentinel (Rep)
We do not question that, as soon as tno
Democratic party snail otain control OF tho uo'et,
ment 1t will DO forced by It's Southern leaders ino a.
tempting many things which dare not be avowed III a.
vance but have not tho least doubt thar. wnen -
does attempt ono " dozen more hixn-nsnuo.S
reverssls OF the decisions OF the war; tue American
pie will promptly place quetus upon that party "a
reduce Ii t0 a minority as hopeless ~ Is uAA uWiu1 w.
war.-lChicaxo Tribune (Rspl ..l.s-.. .-.'a-.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
CONFLICTS AGAIN.

The tables of canal contracts which we pub
lsh this morning are of two kinds. First we
have the figures of completed transactions, OF
the same general character as those we exhib-
tied befOre,-contracts showing the shrinbage
of miles of wall into q few rods, the trans
formation of oak into hcmlOck. the disappear
ance of solid rock, the mysterious growth Of
reservoir beds, and the indefinite expansion of
an earth embankment. The celebrated Henry
ID. Denison again makes an impressive figure
in the story. He bid for rock excavation at a
double price, and it was astonishing how much
rock he found in that particular stretch of
canal. The 800 cubic yards mentioned in the
contract became 1892 cubic yards in the final
account, and the stipulated cost of 5000 in
creased to $4,000. Charles j. Degraw agreed
to furnish 10000 feet of pine at 80 per cent
more than its value, and it is singular cir
cumstance that instead of 10000 feet he found
it absolutely necessary to use 100000, and the
cost instead of being $500 was nearly 10000.
The tables of the second kind exhibit the
typical canal contract in its chrysalis state.
These are the bids which have recently been
accepted The work is not yet done, or not
yet paid for, and we can only judge from
past experience what the cost will be if things
90 on in the usual way. In every instance it
will be seen that the sum total of the bids is
very much below the engineers estimate Of
the cost, and as the State is always required
to pay IN the end for great deal more than
the estimates, it is evident that the bids are
merely arranged with intent to deceive. Col
fusion is so clearly indicated here that the
least experienced can perceive it, and it is in
conceivable that honest or decently competent
officials should go on approving such contracts
year after year without word of public re-
nnc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

his claim to impartiality. But it will be
remembered that his conduct was nevertheless
very severely criticised by the press and
people. Had he for any reason espoused the
Kellogg side in the discussion in the Senate,
he never could have convinced any one that
he had not been bribed by retainer. Even
as it was his influence was very materially IN
jured by the exposure Of his correspondence
with Kellogg as attorney.
1t is hardly necessary to instance Mr.. Butler
as an illustration of the extent to which the
business of taking fees and retainers has been
and may be carried. His connection with the
Sanborn contracts, the Credit Mobilier invea-
legations, and many other similar cases, are so
fresh in the public mind that his name at
once suggests itself in any discussion of the
proprety and morality of Members OF Con-
gress uniting the practice of law with the
function of legislation. 1t is no answer to say.
when the tendency and effect of these loose
practices are called in question, that other
Senator'S and Representatives of the highest
character and the purest fame have done it..
These transactions have q quality OF their
own by which they are to be judged. They
are to be judged in the light of to-day by
what we know of their effect upon public
morals already, and by their nnmistakable
tendency. A Senator Of the United States
should make it his first care to maintain the
judicial dignity of his high Office and avoid
the slightest color of reproach. He should
not only be stainless, but should be with
out the appearance Of possibility of STAIN
And when he allows himself to appear
in the capacity of an attorney, particularly
when, as in these two cases in which Mr.
Conkling figures, it is so obvious that it is
his official position and influence and not his
legal ability that make his services desirable
he not only sacrifices his own dignity and
self-respect, but he furnishes an example and
precedent that may be full OF future demOral-
zation and mischief.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
THE LORD FAMILY on TIE CANALS

THE LORD FAMILY on TIE CANALS.
Mr.. Jarvis Lord, who declares that if he has
belonged to the Canal Ring be is proud of it.,
pleads that contractors are bound to do as
"much and as little as they are directed"
Thereby he means, we presume, to throw the
responsibility for exorbitant expenditures en-
tirely upon the Engineers, the Canal Board,
or the Legislature. All which, considering the
complicated transactions of the Lord family
In canal work, will strike those best &c
ouainted with Albany affairs as uncommonly
amusing. A few years ago Mr.. George ID.
Lord held contract To keep In repair Section
IA of the Erie Canal, at price which
we may presume paid him fairly for
his labor, since he is not the kind of man to
work without compensation. Mr. Lord was
not quite clear in his mind about contrac-
tor "dong as much as he was directed" even
when the work was distinctly specified in the
contract, for we find him going to Albany for
extra pay, and the following section was
accordingly added by Mr.. Tweed's Legislature
to the Canal Supply bill, passed in May, 1870 !:
"To pay the repair contractor on section
"number fourteen of the Erie Canal the damages
"occasoned to said section between Erie Street
bridge in the city OF Buffalo ana CONSTRUCTION
"sectionnumber 1856 inclusive by gales and high
" waters in Lake Erie in the Fall of 1869 and
"1870 the sum of $4,000, the said sum to be
"paid to the repair contractor when said dam
cages are repaired to the satisfaction OF the
"Canal Commissioner in charge of the West
"ern DIVISION" Now there are several curl
Gus things about this appropriation. In the
first place the work was already covered by
the contract, 80 that Mr. Lord was paid for
it twice. In the second place. part of it APP
pears to be for prospective damages in the
Fall of 1870, the bill being passed in May of
that year. And finally, there was no investi-
CATION as to the amount of damage; however
little it may have been, the Commissioner
was required" to pay. for it the whole
$4,000. Which of course he did.
The same supply bill contains clause
requiring" the Canal Commissioners ito
change the sum named for removing leo
and snow, and for pumping, bailing. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
PERSONAL.

Secretary Bristow has returned to Washington.
Ex-Gov Hale of New Hampshire is recover
ing from his illness.
The Rev. T.. III. Capen has been formally
elec cd President Of Tufts College, and has accepted.
Congressman elect Jones of New-HampshiYo
has given 5000 for tho establishment Of High School
Ia BdrriDgton his native town.
Mr.. Frederick Harrison has about completed
two exhaustive political works One Is translaton Of
part Of the works OF Augu.te Come, with prefatory
essay tho other is series OF essays on politics ana
political economy.
The birthday Of Raphael will be celebrated
April by the Royal Raflielo Academy at Urbno,
when u euOgstic discourse written for the OCCASION
will be delivered IN morning BY tho Professor Com
mcDdatOre Augusta Cont. and IN the evening grand
gwen, and the CASA RafIeilO aud It's nexhbor
hood illuminated.
The st. Louis banquet to Capt. j. b. Eads
was given on Tuesday evening last, and was great
The ladies presented the guest OF the evening
with miniature model In flowers OF the bridge at 81.
L)ni4 and speeches were made by Gen. Sherman. Gov.
Bevefidee, Capt. Eads and others Gen. Sherman very
highly cOuphnented great engn, saying. among
other things he hope1 the Captains he might %
spared the Great Eastern come mp tue Nissl,-
sipp 10 New Orleans and carry back $4,000 tons Of st.
LOUIS -four to Sheerness
An addition is soon to be made to tho
Literature OF horrors The Memoirs OF SAMSON, the
hereditary F.ehch oxecutOoer who ofl3atoi at the
decapilaion OF LOUIS XVI have been dslnterred, and
will soon be published 1t 10 said that sanson's son.
who was also the scafOd the memorable Jan. q.
had at the Restoration secret interview Win Louis
XVIII recoInted minutely the death OF ne
las French King. Tue Memoirs have become very ra .
even IN France. Tney written IN the tareld aud
vulgary sentimental style OF a pnilantnropist whom
face has condemned Oiicate the Ruiilofine Before
he died SAMSON founded q prrpetual anniversary mass
for the repose OF the soul Of Louis XVI
WASHINGTON March 26.-The President will
leave here next for brief visit TO Now-YorA with
members VI his family.
WASHINGTON, March 2G-Mr. George b. Nc
Caree Chief Of the Bureau Of EIgravng aud Printn!
of the Treasury Department has rendered his ressna
ton and A. Aed for Its immediate acceptance.
WASHINGTON, March 26-On the recommen-
dalton OF President Barnard Of Columbia College New
York tho Secretary OF the Interior has appointed
Walter JeDuey geOlogist for the exploration OF tho
Black III country. Mr. Jenney has accepted, ami VIII
enter upJu MS work immediately a. to mako report
upOn the alleged VI that region at tue earnest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

There is an old gentleman in Hartford who gets a
great deal OF good out of our verbatim reports Of
the Beecher trial, but at considerable cost to the
temper of his fellow-men He has been suffering
with insomnia for some years, and it requires the
very highest order Of forensic eloquence to put him
to sleep. He has discovered that he can only get
just the thing he wants in the Beecher trial. and of
only get the trial in THE TRIBUNE. After
a sleepless night he goes early to the Young Mems
Institute of that city and watches for THE TRIBUNE
to be placed on the file. He then seizes it, reads q
little at random. mods over Morris, smiles over
Eyarts. and, when he strikes loveetter, drops his
head on the paper and sleeps the sleep of the just
until tho hour comes for closing the room. Around
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

draining" in certain contracts for deepen
ing parts Of tho Erie and Gcpesee Valley
Canals in the one case to $13,50o, and in the
other to $4,000 These contracts are not just
now at hand, and wo cannot give the original
figures. nor are we able to state with GER
tainty that they were both held by Jarvis Lord,
as we have been assured that they were. The
work of deepening is done in Winter, and tho
removal of ice and water, &C.. is necessary
part OF it which always appears as distinct
item in the contract. This work, therefore,
had either been paid for already, or the con-
tractor had agreed to do 1t ut nominal
figure for the sake of reducing the apparent
total of his bids, and enabling him to charge
an outrageous price on something else. In
either case the increased allowance was nothing
but plumber, allotted by Tweed to one of his
useful followers.
If contractors are merely the irresponsible
servants of the Commissioners and the Leg
islaturc, VIC wish Mr. Lord would explain the
written agreement which he made with
Charles f. Branan in April, 1869, relative to
q repair contract on Section of the Eric
Canal Branan being the lowest bidder, had
been awarded the contract, and Lord bound
himself to pay him 5000 not to execute it /;
but if, after Branan's withdrawing, Lord failed
to get the job then Lord guaranteed" that
Branan should have it on his bid as it then
stood--which it seems to us argues on Lords
part sublime confidence in his influence over
the Board The two Lords we dare say-there
seems to be close community of interests IS
well Us similarity of character between father
and son-can also give the Legislature, if they
are so disposed, somo agreeable information
about the two suits brought against them and
others by Attorney General Barlow on account
of the notorious auction sale of canal con-
tracts in 1866. The suits, we understand, are
still pending, and they are sure to be enter
tanning, if we can trust the sworn complaints
which are now before us. Pray speak up, SEN
ator. Your address on Thursday by no means
exhausted your knowledge of the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
THE TRIBUNE's MONTHLY CALENDAR.
n, large figures dtak the days OF N, month The small ons the
OF
Nen,.2losk Daily GribM,ss.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1875.
T RIPPLE SH Il E T .

Twenty Communists reported to have escaped
from New Caledonia under the leadership OF Dr. Rastou
The State Senate yesterday adopted Senator JacObss
resolution for the appointment by the Governor of a
Commission to investigate the Canal Frauds The Gov
errors Canal message warmly discussed, and the
subject was made special order for Monday evening
r. The Costgsn bill made the special order for
Tuesday morning in the Senate. - The Governor Of
South Carolina has vetoed the bill to declare the intent
OF the Funding bill.
Good Friday was observed in tho Episcopal and
Roman Catholic Churches and great preparations have
been made for the celebration OF Easter. 60 The
conflict between the Railroads rate reductions con-
tinues. - Mrs. Woodruff denies the statements Of
the coiored witnesses Mr. Beecher In regard to the
alleged conspiracy between her and Mr.. Ton to pub
lsh the Scandal 60 Thermometer, $50, Eo, 4oo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
Amusemenis ano alertiras.

RoorBs THEArER-At 2and s: "HHnrv ""
DAYS FIFTH AVENUE THEATGR.-At 1880 ana s; "ihe
Big Bonanza"
n, yurrc THHArER-At and s: Variety Entertainments
Yvc,ru Tu,ArER-At 1870: " Marie Autoinette." Ris-
tori.
PARK THgArER-At and 8: "Dlvy Crockett"
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.-At and s; Birch anu
wsmbod. -
rx,oS sou,yp Tur,rER.-At1:9O and 6: "Tbo Two Or
phsns." a,.
wAI..ACK's TuBATER.-At l:So ana 81 ino o"""e
raun." Dion BoucieAuit
,t,rnopo,,r.x Musyux OF ARr.-Paintings. staiuary,
etc ,,.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

O,cing TO the constanty-inereassng circulation
Of THE DAILY TRIBUNE zoe find 1t more diff
cult than usual, and indeed generally impossible
to furnish back numbers. Readers whO do not
rant to lose any Of the proceedings Of tie Beecher
Trial can hare THE DAILY sent BY mail post
oQe paid for 81 month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
Brsine5s Solltes.
LEGAL CALENDAR FOR TOMORROW IN LATEST
Irrrtn m lIAlrY

LEGAL CALENDAR FOR TOMORROW IN LATEST
EDITION OF DAILY WITNss ONE CKST.
STAMMtUING CURED by BATEs'S patent ap-
psuo- description &c sd SIMPSON CO.. Boz 1910 T.
BEST PLAN IN LIFE Insurance The all
tas plan Of the TKAvgLERs INSURANCE CosPASI
THE FURNACE CHARGING SCALE, now so ex-
enaveiy by REHLs BROS Of the Philadelphia Scale
md NADINE Works.
DYEING AND CLEANING.-Take your Dyeing
and Csnos to the NKwYoRE DYsSG AyD PRSrNG bIAski:a
MINT 752 DOsdwsy aad 6lO Sxbsve.. New YORK,
l66 sad lGS Perepoht. BoOklYB Established 90
To THE CONSUMPTIYE.-Let those who lam
suisb M Of climate through pulmonary
decided consumption By
The safe and remedy hand aud easily tired
"wuBoRs COP LIVER OH LINE" without pos
sesng the nussBs nVor o. the oil heretofore used Is en-
healing
Remarkable Testimonials Of its mcse1 can he
exhibited To those WHO dee them Sol1 By a. b. WLBoR
Chemist, Bo ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

him sit dozens of est,. rable citizens waiting for
their turn with tho paper, and scornfully refusing
all Others until despair comes - on the scene, and
they sorrowfully and specifically taNe up the ieasor
journals, in which they put no trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27

A mOmentary interest in the Costigan bill
will be revived by the announcement that it
has been made special order in the Senate
for next Tuesday morning. But it will be
remembered that its death warrant was signed
last week in the Committee on Cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-27
present management seem to have been en-
tirely fulfilled.


tirely fulfilled.
The long mooted question as to the powers
of the State over sreet-Opening proceedings
is the subject of review in the opinion OF the
| United States Supreme Court printed on the
ninth page of to-day's TRIBUNE. The case
involved was that of Mr.. J. Watts De Peyster,
which is well known to all persons interested
in the proceedings under the Broadway Wild
ening Act of 1869. The decision declares the
constitutionalty of the act of February, 1871,
as to appeals from the report of Commission
ers. While this opinion pertains directly
only to an award it affects the validity of the
assessments under the second Commission, OF
which about 100000 are still unpaid and
with the decision of the Court of Appeals it
disposes of all questions growing out Of the
existence of the first Commission.
| Forty thousand coal miners of Pennsylvania
have suspended labor during the last three
months rather than yield to a reduction OF
wages proposed by their employers. The
spirit of the contending parties and the pros
poets of the trade in consequence OF the pres
| ent aspects of the strike are described In the
| letter of special correspondent printed on
our fourth page. There seems to be little
probability of compromise being effected so
| long as the striking miners shall be able to
draw slender pecuniary supplies from the
associations by which these labor movements
are directed. Another correspondent on the
same page gives an interesting account OF
| the state of manufacturing interests in Phila-
delphia, showing general cutting down of
production in factories of all kinds, and in
creasing suffering among the poor people
thrown out of employment
The Senate must be congratulated upon
prompt work in furtherance Of the Canal
| Reform now imperatively demanded by
the people. The session of yesterday resulted
in the adoption of resolution authorizing
the Governor to appoint with the concurrence
of the Senate Commission empowered to in
vestgate all the evils which have grown out
of mismanagement of the canals. aThis Com
mission is not to report until the opening of
the next session, so that ample time
Will be allowed for thorough investigation.
| A somewhat similar resolution was adopted
by the Assembly on Thursday. There will
doubtless he no difficulty in the passage of
either the Assembly or Senate resolution by
both Houses and either of them is likely to effect
the desired object, while the joint legislative
committee will find an important work fall
ing within its own particular sphere. The
prospect for Canal Reform is increasingly
bright, but much yet remains to be done If
honest management is to be secured.