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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-01
RAIIRoAus.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
! RAILROAD

CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
DOUBLE DAILY H1nh9RtTF22h h5iuoH TRAINS
will depart from. and arrive at the Caliope
street depot from November Is. 1877, as follows
Express No. 1s.oo pm. Express No'a 10 40 am
Nos. and . run daily. and daily except
'0p PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
through to Louisville Cinci9nat! and Chicago.
without, change az, and for st. Louis sleeper IL
through without leaving the train.
Only one change to New York and Eastern
Friday evenings train makes no connection
Accommod atlon trains between New Orleans
''i Leave New Orleans s:4s D. m. Saturday. and
xr r at New Orleans at $40 a. m. and 1890
This Is the only line running double daily
through trains to md from all points North and
Tickets for sale and Information given at2
T. ouAppLHR as snF Fsas &ss T'ek't Agent mt
THE NEE K6 9H bASs, AN \ }l MOBILE RAIL
THE GREAT R1sT TR FDRTH ms h9 WIFI TO THE
VI" L9gfEyRfS W A FhE rra y NAIL Il Louis
Trains arrive End depart from Depot. foot Of
DEPART. A ARRIVE
Express, Sun Express. go. 1885 a. m.
day only. -. 7:55 q. m. Express, Sun
Express ..... 500 p. IN. day only $50 D. m.
Passenger. OK Passenger ex-
paRli3an falaee Oars daily 70 SIneinna Il.
Louisville. Nashville. st. Louis, Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, without change
and only one change TO New York and Eastern
cities.
Ticket Office. corner Of Camp and Common
''''' WV B. >. ROBINSON. superintendent.
mh2t If J. w. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent.
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STEAMSHIPS.
BREMEN.
BREMEN.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW Or
LEANS. VIA HAvRE. SOUTH
AMPTON AND HAVANA.

AmIION AMI HAVANA
FSfsx The steamships Of the North Ger
man Lloyd will resume their Regular Tripe.
as follows:
From Bremen. From New Orleans.
NUREMBERG. Nov. 81 about Jan. s.
BRAUNSCHWEIG. Dec. II about Jan. ~.
HANOVER. Jan. 16 about Feb. IT,
These steamers touch outward at Havre and
Havana. and on their home trip at Havana and
Southampton.
PRICES OF PASSAGE:
From Bremen. Southampton or Havre to Ha-
age. $36 tgold).
;, From New Orleans to Southampton. Havre OF
BEemen-Cabin, $3.50 (gold); Steerage, $45 tgold)
From New Orleans to Havana-Cabin. $36
(goldl; Storage. SIS (gold).
Children under ten years. half price: chill
dren under one year, Free
The company reserves the right to change the
route of the steamers. their advertised days OF
departure and the prices of passage.
Passage tickets from Bremen, Southampton
or Havre to New Orleans issued by the under
signed.
ED. F. STOCKMEYER d CO., Agents,
aust " ~ Union street
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW oRLxArs DEMOCRAT,
January /. 1878


syteauship Aransas Benson. for Rooport and Corpus
Christi 4 A Whitney &c0
steamahip Alabama, Carroll. for Penssoola-
Master
BARK EJott Ritchie Hutchinson, for BoAton-
A X Miller &co
= 4. 70 John Frericbs
rar,t harI I,onito Frazer far Hreme,-- Deoan co
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Exports.

BREMTN----psr bark Bonito--lGl bales cotton
10 900 bushels corn In bulk .,
PENsACOi A--per steamship Aabaina-2l6 bbls
flour 7 tos lard p70 sacks ar6 sacks bran si bos
beef and pork y 70 pkgs suDdri'a -
ROCKPORT AND CORPUS CHRlSTl-~Per
stsansbip Atansas-- q 30 pkae mdse
HAVRE--P.r bark Livipgstone--l6is bales cotton
al0n pos slaves
BJSToN~Per bark Elliott Rtchie-2;2l bales cot
ton 1900 pos slaves
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Arrived.

Steamship Lone star, Forbes from New YORK. sso
inst, 10 q A Whitney &oo--Alkiers :,
Nor bark Imperator Jenseu from Hnll. to Joseph Ii
Frerichs--3d oil, 81 ....,,. 4. &,
Hohr Texana Larsisa - days from Miha''e'ah' !" o
Fernandez a. SVn--pio Tier
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THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
PASSENGER ROUTES TO ALL POINTS
NORTH AND EAST.

Rcorganized for the summer Of 1877.
Working out Of New Orleans via tho N o. and
NJ. II. H., and presenting the following attractive
lines to tho attention OF all North bound Tour.
lists and Travellers:
Route No. 1-All Rail.
Via mon'soWRi1p mn eR,n9eb don Augusta
6z Hours. New Orleans 90 New York.
The same time always as by any other line.
Pullman Sleeping Cara to opelika.
Solid Day Trains, thence TO Augusta. WITH
Pullman Sleeping Cars attached at Macon for
Through train. Wilmington to Richmond ard
New York, with Elegant Parior Oars attached TO
Observation-Disclosures Pullman Sleeping Oars to
AL AZ CHANGES AT sEAsoNABLg Houm
AND INTO CLEAN AND PROPERLY
VENTILATED CARS.
Route NO. Ebay Limo.
Over tho same lines TO Wilmington as by Route
No. l., Thence by Special Parlor Cars to Ports.
BAY LINE to BALTIMORE Thence By Now YORK.
Express. arriving in New York at 2:o5 p. m.
excess OF all rail time. with the advantage Of 40
undisturbed nights rest and superior accom-.
modations upon the Chesapeake Bay.
Route No. 8-The Ola Dominion Line.
The same Lines &c, Wilmington and Ports.
az oues and z S on bn
mngnifcent eidewheel steamships Of the OLD
DOMINION COMPANY. which invariably arrive
at their New York wharves at 0 p. m.
through run OF rs hours combining the
essential elements OF Cheapness. Speed and
Comfort.
Passengers should leave New Orleans Satur.
days. Mondays and Thursdays to connect close.
ly with this Line.
For Tickets &c ea o en- a n
leans and Mobile Railroad.
A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
], H. WHITE, Southern Passenger Agent.
l.. l.. MoCLESKEY. Southwestern Agent. cor.
ner st. Charles and Common SITS. mol 3m
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Southern Shoe Factory
OF JOHN HANSEN
N and b Canal street. New Orleans.
no ALI. an1THERN HrIZENa

10 ALL 6OU IuElbN VxIlNGNSs
lam Of the same opinion hild as yourselves any
turing interest Of our native State In order to
help the laboring classes and keep the money,
which would otherwise go to the North. at home.
using the best material and payins my hands
promptly, have been enabled to extend my
business and support 500 women and children
order still to increase my Factory, ! would
earnestly call upon the merchants. not only OF
the city. but of the whole country. TO give me
their aid and euooura0emenk. Come and see me.
da141y SNO. HANbEA
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MORGAN LINE U. q


4t1& EUR '"''""'"' VIA >"''s''""-
Htenmers leaving Morgan City SUNDAY.
TUESDAY. THURSDAY. connect ut Galveston
Transforming there to Steamer CITY OF NOR.
FOLK both freight and passengers.
Through bills ladng signed to Houston and
to all points beyond on the Houston and Texas
Central and q. II. and s, A. r. r., International
and Great Northern Railroad. and New Orleans
and Texas Railroad. via Clinton. and the Texas
Transportation Company.
Freight charged ae per new card rates.
San Antonio freights received and forwarded
via Clinton and Galveston. Houston and Bah
Antonio Railway.
1fn For "r"1"' Santiago
The iron steamer
I. G. HARRIS
VIII leave on
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No corn received without orders.
Lighterage at Brazos, Santiago mt risk and Oh.
pense Of consignses.
Freight received for and bills lading signed
only to Brownsville, via Bio Grande Railroad
az per new tariff. less 39h per cent.
Freight payable In gold.
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N-Psr sohr Texana-lse cedar logs
10 j j Fetnandez Son
NEW yoRK-Per steamship Lone Star---Asstd
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JAMES LINGAN.

JAMES LINGAN.
ATTORNEY AND ouuNsELLoR AT LAW
mys Gravier street..
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FACTORS AND TRADERy
INSURANCE COMPANY,

H.. .Car0ndeIet street.
Paid up Capital, 81 900, 600.
Assets April 30, 1877, S1,282, 0OS 68.
ISSUES POLICIES COVERING FIRE. RIVER
AND MARINE RISKS
LOWEST TARIFF RATES.
ED. A. PALFHEY, President.
JNO. CHAFFE. Vice President
THOB. y. WALKER. Secretary
John l. Noble. r. Lytt. Lyon.
John Ohaffe. Samuel II. Boyd.
Richard Miliken. Joseph McElroy.
J. 1. Warren. Vim. J. Behan
II. T. Buckner, j. u. Eschleman,
Bam1 Friedlander. Vim. O. Black.
A. A. Yates. Chas. Chaffe.
John l. Adams. L. O. Jurey.
Jsaac Beherek, VIM. Hartwen,
X. M. Walmsley. Oh. Leeds,
A. II. May. a. 7. Janin.
3. II. Bnowden. JOS. Bowling.
A. M. Blckham. sol
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL SOUTHERN s. s. LINE.

IEe. The steamship
&l4GAkN FIRE QUEEN,
Williams, Commander,
will sail on or about January s. 1877. from he'll
wharf foot of Caliope street.
Will receive cotton and sign through bills
lading for the Continent. between Havre and
Cronstadt.
These steamships. being Of light draft. wi
without detention.
For freight apply to
DECAN d CO.,
del 1y 43 Carondelet street.
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VIII leave Algiers on
TUESDAY. January /.
Lighterage to Corpus Christi III any, mt risk
and expense Of consRnees.
Freight for Bt. Mary's and Fulton landed at
Roekport.
Freight for NIL the above points received at the
Depot Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
foot OF Lafayette street. daily. until D. m.
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JAMES d. EDWARDS,
tsuccessor to Daniel and J. D. EdwardsJ
STEAMBOAT, RAILROAD AND ENGIN.
EERs' SUPPLIES,
Manufacturer of the most improved
STEAM TRAINS FOR MAKING SUGAR.
And every description OF
Copper, Brass and Sheet-Iron Work.
Dealer In Iron Pipe and Fittings for Steam.
Water or Gas; Brass and Iron Valves Cocks |.
Oil Globes Steam and Water Gauges; Boiler
Tubes; Bolts and Nuts; Punched Nuts: Log
Screws; Washers; Rivets; Cstern,, Well and
Der. Lubricating and Hemp Packing; Rub
Linssed end Headieht Oils; White Lead; Got Got,
Stocks and Dies; Pipe Cutters; Ton,gs;
Brushes Flue Bcrapers. etc. NO''O'
Agent for the
CAMERON SPECIAL STEAM PUMP
For
PUMPING JUICE AND SUPPLYING BOILERS,
Send for Price List.
JAMES d. EDWARDS,
a. "A. 90 and % Front and a. %. rs and ~ Delta
street New Orleans. je21 TT 1y
GREAT REDUCTION
PRICES
SINGER SEWING MACHINE.
BEWARE OF WORTHLESS IMITATION
| MACHINES.
THE singer
WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
SEND FOB CIRCULAR AND CASH PRICES
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
So CANAL STREET.
se1s tmh1
Southern Shoe Factory
OF JOHN HANSEN
n ana b Canal street. New Orleans.
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SIERRA LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN
NEW ORLEANS AND LIVERPOOL.
DIEGO: 1884 tons. Capt. GasanaRa.
GUILLERMO. ..1225 tons. Capt. Echevarrta.
FEDERICO. ...1423 tons. Capt Bidchea.
PEDRO. :........ ges tons. Capt. Mungict.
CAROLINA $3.50. 1874 tons. Capt Riestra
GRACIA 80. 9Os tons. Capt. Arizuma.
RITA. ....... s59 tons. Capt. Gartez.
JUANA: ........ 1877 tons. Capt. Gastanago;
The above powerfully built steamships will
Ing the coming fall. Will receive cotton and
sign through bills of lading to any ports Of the
Continent of Europe.
HEh The steamship
RITA,
Capt. Gartez.
will sail from her wharf SATURDAY, Nov. n.
For freight and first class passage apply to
RANGER. FATMAN d Co, Agentg
4 oc41y Is Carondelet street.
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SUN MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY.
Paid UP Capital, Ss0e.oO0.
FROM THE TWENTY-FIRST AN IUAI
STATEMENT FOB 1879.
Paid UP Capital, $500. 90

Net annual earned pre-
miums and Discounts
and Interest. -..---..-.--.
Losses, Expenses, Taxes.
oe--....ss~ss .~sssss.-..s-.s
Reserved fund so, 900. and
Dividend On capital 10
per cent.
Net Profit ..-~........-...
Assets OF the company e.
tfmated at their cash
market value:
Stocks, Bonds. Loans and
Bills Receivable.
Cash on hand and preni-
ums In course OF collee-
f1nn ~
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.<FERk For CorpsM Christi, Fulton and
AAlsN2GSt. Marys, via Roc kport-The iron
steamer ARKANSAS,
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TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL BTATEMENT
Or THE-
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$J6S, 10 n
mum. and on participating policies twenty pee
cent. payable In casn. Z
cies on Fire. River and Marine risks On fhe nnose
favorable terms. All losses promrsly adiuefed
and settled upon liberal terms at heir Oflts.
81 Camp street. JANIS + DAY,
President
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Thos. A. Adams.
Sam'I B. Newman.
Sam'l FL. Kennedy.
John Phelps,
Adam Thomson.
Henry Abraham.
Victor Meyer,
Edward J. Gay.
Joseph Bowling.
Simon Hernsheim,
Simon Forcheimer.
Jos. B. Wolff.
X. 3. Post,
Ed. Pilsbury,
Jno. K. King.
Reuben G. Bush,
my22 ~
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Fred'k Camerden
j. L. Harris.
Andrew Stewart
Joseph Stone,
George Martin.
Alfred Moulton.
L. G. Jurey,
Edward Male,
Geo. w. Sentell.
A. Levi,
VIM. II. Matthews.
Paul e. Mortimer.
John v. Moore,
w. B. Conger.
Henry M. Preston.
]. J. Irby.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
England and the Conference.

Some announcements were made yester-
day in the English House Of Commons and
in the House of Lords which declare au-
thentically certain points as to Englands
position in regard to the Conference or Con-
gress proposed for the present month. One
point stated by Sir Stafford Northcote is
that England will probably be represented
by Lord Lyons. This puts an end to the
silly story that Lord Beaconsfeld would be
the British plenipotentiary-a story given
to the public by an English provincial jour-
nal whose news has been notoriously untrust-
worthy for some time past. Her Majesty's
government has, it appears, been in COM
munication with other governments as to the
bases on which the Conference should pro-
ceed, and there is plainly not clear unan-
nifty of views on this difficult point
Austria is specified as the Pow wer to which the
government has given the larger share OF its
attention in regard to this subject, a fact from
which it seems natural to infer that the want
most poignantly felt at the present moment
is the confidence derived from the knowl-
edge that another Power present at the Con-
ference is fully in sympathy with England's
objections to the settlement. even though it
hesitates to declare these objections. In
fact, England and Austria seem very likely
to repeat in the Conference the farce that
both have played before Europe all sum-
mer. They are like two soldiers in pan
tomime, each OF whom wants to get behind
the other England would like to support
Austria and Austria would like to support
England in objection to Russia's game but
neither will take the lead, simply because
it believes it may turn around at
any moment and find that the other has run
away. There is no Power in Europe that
has more consistently pursued selfish
policy than Austria, save England, and the
troubles Of the two now are consequent
upon the thorough understanding that each
has of the others motives. Some illusion
is necessary to make alliances practicable,
and in view OF the history of Europe Eng
land can entertain none as to what Austria
would do if her views of advantage sud-
denly changed, nor can Austria be in doubt
as to Englands devotion exclusively
to her own '.interests." The endeavor
of British diplomacy just now is to
secure the admission that mot merely
part, but the whole of the treaty" shall be
submitted for the condemnation or approval
OF the Powers. If this point were insisted
upon the project for conference would fall
through, and England would have no op-
portunity even to declare her dissent from
the less agreeable features; but her demand
will not 60 to that extreme. Shewill 60 to the
influence in Europe evidently mean to make
the most of her presence there by exhibiting
how very little there is in the treaty to
which she has not in principle already
actually assented.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
Count sclopis.

Our dispatches report the death Of this
distinguished Italian author, jurist and Dip
lomat Count Sclopis is best known to
Americans as member Of the famous Ge-
neva Tribunal, having been appointed by the
King Of Italy under the request which the
Treaty of Washington provided should be
made. 1t was great honor done him by
his sovereign, for the tribunal was deli
cate and important experiment. in the sue
cess of which it might be said the whole
civilized world had an interest, and that
success was dependent on the talent
and learning, no less than on the
diplomatic tact, of the men who
might compose the body. Count
Sclopis was chosen president, and the sue
cessiul and harmonious conduct of the de-
liberations of the tribunal were in great
degree due to the rare combination of quail
tiles that SO admirably fitted him for that
post. His vote determined several decisions
of the tribunal in favor OF the United States.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
omcer Menrids,. Flos..m .na yssssm m

Omcer McBride's Flotsam and Jetsam.
Eighteen persons are about to petition
Congress to vote gold medal to Oficer
Mcbride, of the police of this city, as
recognition of his devotion and courage In
having rescued from death by drowning
thirty persons 1t is peculiar and charac-
teristic feature of the case that the eighteen
petitioners are themselves portion Of this
singular group of thirty saved all at
different times by the exertions Of
single man. These thirty certainly
present in themselves remarkable evidence
of the humanitarian impulses and skill as a
swimmer of one man, to say nothing Of the
testimony they unconsciously give Of this
mans habit of being on the spot whenever
anybody jumps into the river. Congress
has voted many medals to persons who de-
serve them less than this very practical
philanthropist-thi this policeman who is one
of the rare individuals of his species who
have made record by being where they
ought to be at critical moments. But il the
petitioners get their medal they should not
stop there They owe further duty 10
their noble selves This is an ago Of socie-
ties-a period when people band them
selves together in organizations, in
virtue of any fact that they have
in common between themselves and
exclusively as against the rest Of man.
kind. There are societies Of people who
have the hay fever, societies of people who
hate to SEQ other people enjoying their
pineapple rum, societies, in fact. for many
minor and inconsiderable reasons. Why
should there not be q society of people
picked out of the river by Officer Mcbride
AS there are thirty to start with there would
be enough by and by to send the officer
to Congress. His fotsam and jetsam should
consider this.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09

On the goth of January the HERALD urged
that "steps should be taken at once to have
q meeting early in May, open to all Ameri-
can amateurs, the winners to be declared the
champions in their respective lines There
should be three races one for singles, one
for pairs and one for fours." In response
the famous Watkins Regatta Association
comes calamity forward, opens the very
races called for and munifcently offers not
only to send the seven winners to Europe,
but to send tour substitutes besides, to take
part in the English and French races. No
such chance ever came before, and all lovers
OF fair play are naturally glad that so papa-
bly, fair and conclusive test of our anna
teur oarsmanship is to be had and to be so
handsomely rewarded.
The regatta will no doubt be q brilliant
success. 1t affords just the opportunity so
much desired by all to bring together the
amateur crews and scullers of the country,
and the crack oarsmen will be we'll pleased
with the certainty that the liberal induce
ments offered by the Watkins Regatta Asso-
citation will bring them in contact with 'foe-
men worthy OF their steel from all parts of
the United States. Among the singles will
doubtless be found Lee, OF Newark Ken
nedy and Livingston, of Yale; Curtis, of
the Northwesterns Yates, Mills and Rob-
inson. The pairs will bring to the starting
points crews with such records as the Ata-
lantas, with Eustis and Downs the North
westerns, with Killorin and Smith; the
Nautilus, with Walsh and Levien the Ar
gonautas, with Smith and Eldred the New
York, with Bacon and Ellison, and other
pairs from tho West, South and East.
Among the fours will appear the Yale
crew, with Bob Cook in the boat
the splendid Watkins crew; Cornell Uni
versity, the Sho-wa-cae-mettes, the Ataan-
tas, the Northwesterns, Columbia Col
lege, the Emeralds, the Duchesnes, the
Buffalo Club and the Eurekas. There will
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
Violation of the Insurance Law.


The Superintendent Of the Insurance
Department is now on trial before the State
Senate on charges preferred against him by
the Governor. The allegations are that the
Superintendent has repeatedly and wilfully
disregarded the provisions of law requiring
that no charges for the examination of an
insurance company shall be made by any
officer, clerk, attorney or appraiser of the
Insurance Department except in the form
of an itemized bill, which is to be audited
by the uperintendent. approved by the
Comptroller and paid by the State Treasurer
on a regular warrant the treasury being
reimbursed by the company examined 1t
does not appear that any act of personal
corruption or dishonesty is charged against
the Superintendent, and it is not denied
that unaudited bills have been paid by in
surance companies in contravention of the
law. One witness, an officer of an in
surance company, who testified yester-
day, stated that he had been furnished
by the Superintendent with legal
opinion adverse to the constitutionality of
the law of 1873 requiring the Comptroller's
audit to bills embracing charges for exam
ination. Of course no such opinion justi-
fies violation of the law, which, even if
unconstitutional, must be obeyed until set
aside by judicial decision. The principal
point on which the defence seems to rely is
indeed, the assertion that the duties Of the
department could not be efficiently per-
formed without departure from the re-
strictions of the law Of 1873. The Senate
must determine whether it is prepared to
allow to public officer the dangerous lati-
tude taken by the Superintendent, and to
pronounce palpable violation of law not
sufficient cause for removal from office.
But if Superintendent Smyth has been
guilty of violating the law the offence has
been shared by the examining attorneys and
appraisers, and by the insurance companies,
who have respectively presented and paid
unaudited bills, the law expressly declaring
all alike responsible. Justice will not be
fully done if the Superintendent should be
dismissed and the active agents in the
offence in which he is only indirectly in
volved should escape prosecution. The
law of 1873 appears TO be salutary one. 1t
| is designed not alone to protect the sound
insurance companies from terrorism on the
part of the department, but to prevent a
collusion between less secure companies and
the State officers. There is no suspicion
that the Office would have been corruptly
administered by Mr. Smyth with or without
the law of 1873, and if that law has been dis
regarded by him it has doubtless been
through disposition to have his own way,
and not from dishonest motives. But the
law is not made for any particular incum-