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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
we annex brief extract from Daniel Webster
an Constitutional Currency ~

we annex b DI1tl cXuuCs itVn D""'SA
on Constitutional Currency
But what 10 meant by the constitutional currency
ahout winch 40 much IA said What species or forms OF
currency does the Constitution allow and what does IL
ford II Is plain enough that this depends on what we
understand By currency Currency in large, aud per-
haps in Just sense. includes not only GOLD and silver ana
bank notes but bills Of exchange also. II may INCLUDE
all that adjusts exchanges and settles balances In the
operatIons OF trade and business But zoe undersd~d
bv currency TIE legal money OF TIC country ana m wh'e"
co.si,,.tex A LAWFUL TENDER FOR DEBTS, and -
THE STATUTE MEASURE OF VALUE, them nndoubf-
.d,v noLhiuo 10 included bat GOLD AND SILVER
Most Internationally there Is no legal tender ana there
can be no legal tender in this country under the author
itv of this Government any other, but gold ana
silver either the coinage Of own mnts or foreign
coins at rates regulated by Congress- This Is consu
tuonal principle perfectly plain and OF the very hsn
est Importance. The States are expressly prohbiteo
from making anything but gold and silver tender IN
payment Of debts and although no such express prom
bition Ia applied to Congress- yet as Congress mas no
power granted In this respect hut to coin money ana
10 regulate the value OF foreign coins 1t clearly has no
power to substitute paper, or anything ese' Tor CON- as
A tender in payment Of debs. and In discharge OF con-
troets Congress has exercised this power y I'D ooth
ia branches 1t las coined money, ard still coins II; IL
la. reruatcd the value OF foreign CONS and still reg
,ates their value Tho legal tender therefore, the con-
itutona standard OF value Is established, ana cannot
he oyerthrown. To overthrow 1t would shake tho whole
systam-lspcech on the Specie Circular delivered In the
senate Dec u, 1886. Works, Vol. ", p. 27l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
New.l)ors Daily Gribala'e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
TUESDAY. AUGUST 8, 1875.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

VoerIGN.-There were several engagements be-
tween the Turks and the insurgents Ill Herzegovina
where the instruction was spreading. 60 Col.
Raker was found guilty of indecent assault and sen
teuced to Imprisonment for ~ months and 1000
fine - new Ministry was formed In Uruguay.
- The German Federal Rifle Meeting at Munich
Legun. - Brazil and the Argentine Republic were
coming to terms ON the Paraguayan treaties. -
The bombartmcnt of the Citadel of SEQ de Ursel
continued
DoMEs1I.-The public debt decreased during
JuIv 81 .294.ss7. - Gov. Tilden directed the At
torney General to sue canal contractors Den
isop. Beldeu &, Co. to recover moneys over
,aid them. - Bishop Nottingham was
acquitted by the Court of Inquiry. -
Uora,io Seymour was elected PRESIDENT
of the Saratoga Monument Association and it was
resolved TO celebrate the battles centenary. -
The Amy and Navy ordered to fire saiutes and
minute guns to-day and pace their flags at half
mast in memory Of ex-Presidcnt johnson. - The
rivers of Ohio Indiana. Illinois, and Missouri are
overaowng from heavy rains; great damage has
hoe, done TO crops q storm wrought mischief at
Long Branch and Ocean Grove Camp. - Rufus
Hatch challenged Gen. Butler to race their yachts
six DAYS in the week for six weeks for $1,000 day.
- The mcagcr returns as to the Kentucky cleo
ton indicated the same Democratic majority as last
year.
Ct1y.-The new Democratic Comfy Committee
representing opponents of Tammany Hall. organ
led - Mr. TiltOn's attorneys gave notice of
new suit against Mr. Beecher. Mr.. Beecher, with
largo party of friends. went to the White Mountains
- 1t was stated that arrangements were
nearly completed for securing holders OF
Duncan. Sherman g. Co.'s letters Of ere lit
- The sale of tine Northern Pacific Railroad was
postponed at the request of bOndhoders - The
trial Of Capt Burden before the Police Commission
ems was continued. witnesses giving testimony
against the character Of the aecuser, Martinez.
g. Two policemen were committed, charged with
an atrocious assault young girl. = Gold.
1924, 1127s 1928 Gold value of the legal-tender
dollar at the close, $500 cents.
The WEArHER.-The Government report predicts
light rains followed by cloudy weather. - In
this city yesterday cool weather with heavy rains
prevailed. - Thermometer. go, $50, $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
THE CONS1ITCTION.1L DOLLAR.
We have received the following note from
the Hon. Vim. ID. Kelley:

the Hon. WIN. ID. Kelley
70 the EdttOr OF The Tribune
SIR In your article o. yesterday under the caption OF
The AssJn0 Project In when my appears, YOU say
The reputation element In the proposed system IL
less obvious. II proposes 10 do away, once Tor all
with the only dollar recognized by the Constitution Of
the United STATES viz, % s. grain Of gold OF standard
fneness certified To purity and weight by the stamp
OF the Mint. Tuat relic OF baIbaIIsn lie ~ DO utterly
abolished and suppressed.
Ny copy Of the Constitution does not contain the art
Gle or section providing for dollar Of the weight You
designate. II NAV lie with those belonging TO other
Of the readers Of uE Tribune. VIII not therefore
please pubs the date VI the edition and tbe article aud
section iD winch it may De- found AMI obgc who is
constant der OF TpE TNRrSr and yours very truly,
Ihiladsiyhia July ~, 1875 WI u. KELLEY.
We have mailed to judge Kcllcy's address
copy Of THE TRrpUNE ALMANAC for 1874,
containing the Coinage Act of 1873, ond the
Constitution Of the United States. Section IA
of the Coinage Act specifies the weight Of the
dollar, and Section 8, subdivision ., of the
first article of the Constitution cOnicis on Con-
gress the power TO establish aud com the said
dollar For the further benefit of the Judge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
Drsinsss Notices.

Has written $4,000 Accident l'oilces, ;,, TIC
T,p T. ,cGrST CIRCULATION AMONG THE BEST
prortITHr TRD, has it, The fact ls aemos1 ay
49,. figures aud LONGER Iretends 10 uclp
~ in die orders OF the American News company VI
The New York News Company Of the Union news u, ~.
ana ali the other heavy dealers; In the q. NV
advertising are e. aud in the Official report OF @ ., t news
- a. ~ To the Postmaster General The orders o
S,rnanis that DAILY circulation Is eIea
than the combined daily ccuations OF both WOfd anu
lille IT, MIX n Is than the combined W W.
ali it's city rvas Advertiser so want lnithr
an these ponts have ouy Ia cad at TIE klh ~
once or sce the article of Interest to AdVeiusefs "o"s
tIe special Notices OIL the next page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
Ofloe Of late and distrust In the decisions Of TIE
Office has become as general as it is lamentablo.

An Anonymous correspondent, who sends on asti.
clio abusive Of Duncan. Sherman & Co., expresses
the hope that we will have the courage TO publish
it even though it is anonymous. 1t would doubtless
be impossible to make this person. who prates Of
age, understand that the writing of an anonymous
letter IL evidence Of the very grossest cowardice.
He sends no facts worthy Of consideration. and the
best evidence Of the worthlessness Of his opinions 10
that he declines TO DO responsible for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

II. as recent dispatches have indicated there Is
likely to be another change in the Patent Office il is
earnestly TO be hop,d that the l'r,s,dont may for
once succeed in getting in that important post man
of character aud capacity. who will be above the ill.,
iucnce of favored patent agents, and beyond tho
suspicion of b,ng tempered with. There Is a wide
spread belief that this could bot 10 said of the Fat M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

A new move in the Bcecher trial comes
from the plaintiffs side. Notice of new
trial was served yesterday on Mr.. Beech
er's attorneys Fortunately for tho public
Judge Morris expresses the hope that the new
proceedings will only occupy eight or ton days.
More than that would be uncomfortable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

A variety of incidents in Summer life on the
southern shore of Massachusetts furnishes mate
rial for another letter from Mr.. Bayard Taylor,
which we print to-day. The strange exercises
o. Second Adventist camp-meetng are 80
faithfully portrayed that its grotesquc features
do not obscure It's earnest sOlomnity. The faith
that is urged by such direct and personal ap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

pcals evidently makes up in fervor what it
lacks in form, and perhaps arouses religious
sentiment in class of hearers with whom
more refined methods would faA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

The slender reports from the Kentucky cleo
ton indicate a Democratic majority similar to
that of 1871. Success of tie Republicans Oh
the State ticket could only have been due to
an Ovtrsurning of which 10 signs were per-
ceptible during the canvass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

Readers tearing town for the Summer can hare
THE DAILY TRIBUNE mailed to them at any
address, aud the address changed as often as
desired, postpaid, for 81 per month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

The Democratic opponents of Tammany Hall
organized their County Committee last even
ing. and speeches were made by the Hon.
Robert b. Roosevelt, Thomas J. Crcamer, and
Joseph X. Flanders. An address to the Democ-
racy was adopted which is peppery with abuse
of the despotism of John Kelly and Tammany
Hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

THE TRIWJNE's MONTHLY CALENDAR.
IN, ,oroe 6cre indicate days Of The mOnth-t s'ndu ones
NV 'S' DAYS Of ne year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

Fighting continues in the Herzegovina with
encouraging results for the insurgents, who 1t
is reported recently captured the cannon OF the
Turks. The people appear to be thoroughly
dlsaffectcd, and are likely to receive aid from
Servia and Montenegro. In the former prlnci-
pality subscriptions have already been opened
tn assist them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03

The heavy sentence of twelve months i'm
prisonment and $500 fine passed on Col.
Valentine Baker yesterday at Croydon Will in
crease the respect for the administration of
British Justice. 1t shows that his high social
position. and reputation as the best strategist
in the British army, have not been allowed to
screen him from the consequences of his mis-
conduct.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30
NUMBER u.

cigars, hosicrys stlrapcry:gcnt's:m :md la ics
clothing, fancy goods, drugs, plate, fur $
stationery and jcwclry, books and mus ic
household turnitur"; in fact, everything
iii the way Of ncccsSaries and luxurics.
| The price list for the quarter ending
the. 3lst of August, 1875, showed Il re-
duction Of from, ) to % per cent. on the
prevailing rates. When YOU reflect tllat'
this organization Is not patronzcd alone
by the poorer CLASSES, but is really sup
ported by persons i'll the very best cir.
cumstanccs, and includes, as learn, very
many Of the nobility, you will sec ut once,
not only how useful it is, but how ncces-
sary integrity is essential to lis manage
ment. Attirst there was Il decided pro-
test against it among old establishments,
but now it has become so powerful that
it includes thousands Of cooperative
stores, and, of course, compcls bv the
very nature of its competition reasonable
prices among those who arc not connected
with it. During the christmas HOLIDAYS
some of these civil service stores received
over their counters rs much as 5000. 600
in Il single day, and ii is Il noteworthy
fact, as illustrated, ;or instance, by Mr..
Forster, NJ. P., in his speech on the odd
fellows. which is in England a kind Of
mutual relief organization. tha, the CO.
operative system as applied to working
people has been a triumphant success
IOu,iD)l Letter.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30
a DOUBLE HARVEST

~ farmer sat at his kitchen door,
Smoking his MONDAY pipe,
And over the fields his eyes were ast,
Where the grain so golden ripe,
Nodded away
Through the summer day.
With shadows and sunshine hard Il: play.
Down by the gate The farmer saw
(And lie chucklcd low in giec
Two, who whispered together there.
'So!' said the farmer. " see
If guess alright,
And their skies are bright
Ihcrc'll he harvesting soon with main and might
The weeks went by. and the old barn groancd
With the might of harvest store
But The farmer laughed. inr well
There remained one iiuryJS, mere
Since Cupid had sown,
With grain of his own,
~ crop that love must harvest alone
The iarmerSat ut his kitchen door
When the evening meal WIS done
And he lai'l kiss on his daughters brow
And welcomed his ncw-found son;
And the harvest time,
With wedding bells chime
Sang its days into merry rhyme.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30
Whence This Power.

Mr.. j. II. Brown, better known as the
+" mind reader" is in the city, and on
last Saturday gave q most extraordinary
test of his powers. Quite party o!
gentlemen, including number of news
paper attaches, met him at the fremont
house, with 4 view of experimenting
with the strange force of which he is
possessed. 1t having been reported that
he could read the mind Of person at
some distance, if properly connected
with him by means of wire, it was de-
tcrmined to experiment in that direction
by means Of the wire connecting the Tire.
mont house with the operating room o
the Western Union telegraph Office, dis
tancc of nearly four blocks. Having re-
cicvcd their instructions as TO the ma...
ncr OF procedure, II part of the expert
mcntcrs repaired to the Western Union
office, while others remained with Mr.
Brown in the telegraph office of tho
fremont. Arrived at the main office
one of the gentlemen took ont a cold pcn
ell, wrote on a slip of paper in a spirit o
jocoscness, Glow is this for high .
wrapped the pencil in the paper write,
upon, and deposited both in a drawer
Word was then sent to fremont, Cal
ready" Quickly at either end of In,
circuit the wires were detached, taken il
hand at one end by Mr.. Brown, at tIit
other by the party who was to transmi
the message, and this position was main
taincd for several minutes. The gentle
man sending the message kept his mint
intently on the fact that he had placed
gold pencil ana paper written upon in
drawer, and in about minute after Mr.
Brown had taken hold Of the wire viii
one hand, he began to write with tn
other: Gold pencil wrapped III paper
with something written on it, in a draw
cr. The writing is, GLOW is this io
for high ?''
Who can explain this phenomenon an
what is mind, that in ''sold form" rs !
were, the intelligence evolved from i
can be passed along common wire
Verify the study--not to say SCIENCE
psychoiogS is III lis infancy. Ghimg
! TINES.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30
COOPERATION IN ENGLAND.
The Civil Service supply Association and
Isa WASlIsY.Sa.

This institution, little heard of in the
United States, is one of the pcculiaritics
Of the British capital. The object is to
supply families with articles for consump-
ton and general use ut the lowest possible
prices. 1t originated in Il combination
among persons holding subordinate posi-
tions under the government, municipal
and NATIONAL; hence the title. With their
comparative small salaries, and their anx-
iety to live respectfully, they found it
impossible to pay the high charges for the
various neccssaries of life, and so they
adopted a cooperative system, little
Ike that attempted by the oranges or the
patrons of lus1andry in some parts of
America, or, in other words, something
like the old-fashiOncd plan Of orders
adopted in many Of the manufacturing
towns i'll our own country, the difference
here being that cash must be paid for
everything On the spot. The institution
issues $500 shares to its members, each
of whom pay f5 orS25 per annum, which,
besides securing the benefit Of the society,
entities the holder to take part in the
meetings of the association and to nave 4
voice in the management. Tickets may
be sold to others on the. payment Of half
la crown (G2i cents), which tickets secure
the purchasing Of goods at the stores and
from the firms connected with The as5o,
citation, but they cannot attend the meet
ings or take part in the management
Tickets may also he obtained by the wild
ows of civil servants upon the payment
Of halfa crown yearly, and by the widows
Of members without payment. Wien
you are told that this organization con
sists of hundreds of thousands of persons
and that the supplies arc furnished b,
! thousands of establishments, and that nc
su Ii thing rs pectiniary loss has cvcl
,:app~.., j, or anythin" like dishonesty il
aly one of the branches you realize how
successful it has hc.n And this fact i.
more apparent as you examine the price.
paid by those who enjoy the benefits o.
the system. In looking over the list o
articles furnished, perceive that il in
cludcs literally everything groceries
wines and spirits, provisions, tobacco and
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30

been completely destroyed, and even the
Garth in gravcyarls has been so dissolved
by the water that collins have floated
away. There is still much distress, but
liberal subscriptions are being taken up
| in Paris and other cities.
CHARLES FRASCls ADAMS, in his able
report as railroad commissioner of Mas
sachusctts, expresses the opinion that the
only course to pursue toward railroad
corporations is to bring to bear upon
them the power OF public opinion, and
suggests that this be done by the appoint
mcnt Of a board of arbitrators, like the
one that has proven so efficient in Mas
sachusetts. The duty Of this board he
says, IS to hear complaints, and if they
prove just, to suggest to the officers Of
the corporation the propicty Of correct
ing them. If they refuse, an appeal fol
lows to the board ofdircctors, and should
their response provcfavorablcun'th the mat
ter is reported to the next legislature
Tor such action as it may deem proper to
take. Thus far this plan, Mr.. Adams
states, has worked we'll; the board of
directors have complied with the sug
gestions i'll Il frank and liberal spirit.
FIe admits, however, that in NIassachu-
sctts the railways are owned by the COM
munity, and'that popular opinion there
would be prompt to sustain the commits
sioncrs. But it is limited that the popu-
lar opinion of Massachusetts would have
no effect OH railways outside the limits of
| that state.
AT the recent meeting of the Social
Science association in Bristol, Professor
Jevons returned to the subject of cx-
haustion of the coal-liclds, and very fully
supported the views that have been re-
peatcdly urged on that important topic.
lie showed that the annual rate of i'll
crease OF consumption, so far from having
been overratcd in his previous calcutta
tons. was not actually in excess of those
calculations; and that the actual increase
OF consumption is at the rate of 81 pcr
cent per &nnum, not III arithmcticaI but
III gcometrical progression The total
produce of 1873 is estimated ut 12S, ,GSO-
l3O tons, according to the rcpo, ,.
inspectors OF mines. The quantity con
umed for domestic purposes was cst-
mated at one ton per head per annum of
the whole population, or between thirty
and forty millions of tons. The total
exports Of coal arc only from twelve to,
fourteen millions of tons per annum.
Thus some eighty millions of tons repre-
sent the motive and manufacturing power
of the country. The waste in consump-
ton, whether for manufacturing or do
mcstic purposes, is no doubt, enormous
1t was lamentcd by the president in his
address, and admitted by all the speakers.
The most economical compound engines
only obtain onc-clcvcnth part of the
theoretic value Of coal, measured in foot
pounds. at the same time, when we
consider what is the result of the com.
bustion, in round numbers, Of a auartcrI
of million tons of coal per working-d day
throughout the year in the production of
mechanical power, we can form some
faint idea of the service rendered bv the
steam engine to the country.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30

been completely destroyed, and even the
Garth III gravcyarts has been so dissolved
by the water that collins have noatcd
away. There is still much distress. but
liberal subscriptions are being taken up
in Paris and other cities.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30

TIE foods which desolated Toulouse
and itA ncighborhood last spring, after
the melting of the winter SHOWS, have
been cqualcd, if not surpassed by those
which followed eight days of rain last
months a correspondent of the New
York Herald estimates the loss in the
valley of the Allies at 100000 francs,
and that in Hcroult, the Gard and the
Lozerc, at $4,000, ,000-a total of nearly
shooO,O0O in American money. Four
hundred houses have been demolished
q ana one hundred lives lost. The flood
Dt'fsc ON the Abbey of Fontfroid while
'1Ae MONKS e,at We're at prayer. One of them
was killed, and aaoeher lost an eye. The
damage to the abbey will reach SIC. 600.
In various ncighhorhocIs yhe crops have
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
NUMBER %.
Through Tunnels.

Charles Warren 6toddard writes ::
There are forty tunnels between Pisa and
Genoa the railroad threads the coast so
closely that but for Its fortunate eleva-
ti0n above high water-mark it would in
crust with the salt crystals that plunge
shoreward in the spray of many a gale.
So frequent are these tunnels between
Pisa and Genoa and 80 long the galleries
which are, in other words, tunnels
with rows of large windows or arches
hewn Oft Of the wall against the sea-
that it seems almost as if this picturesque
and stupendous chiseling were the work
of the sea and the storm. The coast is
vefy abrupt; cliff after cliff just out over
the water like the wings in theater, all
looking very much alike, and a half
dozen of them usually being visible at
one tii.ie, The cliffs are hung with creep
ing vines and dscked with ferns and
aloes. They are each one picture, and
from each got some pleasant little SUR
prises, for as the train emerged from the
tunnel was sure to find a kind of toy
city, exceeding small but complete in
ITSELF clinging to the bluff ahead of us,
and not very many rods distant. In
some cases we had scarcely time to get
used to the daylight blazing all along the
coast before we were dragged into the
pitchy blackness of the next tunnel.
Sometimes we stopped in the midst of
tunnel or gallery and were amazed to
find passengers alightirg~-at least was,
for it was all novelty to me-and when
l looked out of the car-window / found
that the bluff above us was split in two,
and through the chasm very narrow and
very steep stairs cut in the rock led up
to the summit where edges of the houses
were visible, with their blank walls
glowing in the sunshine. The next
moment we were rushing on from cliff to
cliff, above smooth stretches of sea-sand
as yellow as gold, and below long slope
of the hills inland, sprinkled, where the
clouds leaned heavily and threatened
rain.