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THE GRAPHIC COMPANY.
stormy Meeting of the stockholders OF n
Costly Illustrated journal.

MONTREAL April 1S.-The adjourned meet
ing OF the Graphic Company was held yester-
day. for the purpose Of hearing report from
Mr.. james Stewart. who was sent to New York
to examine the affairs of the company.
number Of shareholders wcrc present.
among whom were DR.. Kingston Sir f. Hincks.
Mcssrs Rankin. Rcckic. Simpson. Prentis. q.
stephen. J. l.. Morris. and others.
Dr. Kingston suggested that Mr. james Stew
arts report be read.
This having boon agreed to. Mr.. Stewart made
his report which is clear statement Of the af-
fairs Of the company. and commenced at the
year 1S74-one Of tho best ycars-showing a
gross revenue from the newspaper and manu-
featuring department rs the Job printing Office
was called. Of s325.2s0. against expenses
amounting to 1853. 955. n deficit Of s2S.G75. He
then rcnd the details OF expenditure for 1874.
also showing that the salary ofthr management
was not included in the figures above. The re-
port continued to show "a deficit in zach year
thereafter but showed that n saving had been
effected of some 100000 more u ycnr since 1874 !;
held that still greater saving could bc effected !;
that the manufacturing or job Office had been
run ut II loss, for which only the most cxtrava-
giant expenditure and gross mismanngcment
were accountable thnt the books were kept in
very cumbrous manner, requiring three srpn-
rate lcdGers for the entry Of cash received: that
II boy would be ashamed of such q system OF
bookkeeping; that the machinery and plant of
the establishment were In n really excellent
condition: and that with proper management
the whole establishment should yield hand
some return TO the directors and shareholders.
Mr.. Prentis took Sir Francis lIncks to task
for having attempted to rob the shareholders by
proposing the sale ~ such n property as the
Grdphic concern for $4,000 in cash and s25.UW
in paid-up stock also to having asked the
shareholders 70 sell the newspaper and Keep
formed them had never paid u cent. The di-
rcctors had. on the contrary. informed them
thnt the newspaper was the losing concern.
MIR. Morris thought the shareholders owed
Mr.. Prentis and himself vote of thanks for
having placed an injunction. on the property
and restraining the directors from selling II.
such sale on the part Of the directors.
Mr.. Prentis-Nobody Is accusing you. and
why should you defend yourselfY But am
determined that your attempt 10 swindle the
shareholders shah go forth to the world
Mr.. Stewart said thut instead Of so many man
sufficient Tho expenses could DO cut down
$2O. 900 per nnnum.
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opportunity for fraud when characters like
these two men are in collision.
The chief responsibility for the Union tax
steal rests with Mr.. GEORGE LEAR, the At
torncy-Gcncral of the State. At every stage
of the operation his signature and favorable
opinion came in to facilitate the swindle.
His grab Of Sj.O0 was utterly without war
rant in law or dcconcy. LEAR isa candi-
date for nomination to Congress in HART
EANFr's home district, but the exposure of
his share in the OLMsrED- BAYAED job ought
to break him down
II j. folly TO hope for an honest admins
tration Of State affairs in Pennsylvania
until the people wake up to the true charac-
ter Ot the men who have been forced ON
them for years by the corporation Rings
and the CAMERON family. The only cffcctual
check to systclnati" rnscality in the cxccu-
tive departments lies in an honest and indie
pendent Legislature. So long a. the tax
payers suffer Ton ScoTT and the CAMERoNs
and their liCutcnants, to run primaries in
their own interests and TO their own advan-
tagc, 50 long will the taxpayers be swindlcd
at Harrisburg. There is power enough in
Pennsylvania to'upsct the whole Ring sys-
tenn that curses the State and plumbers the
people.
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There is little probability that the odious
income tax, which the Committee Of Ways
and Means propose to revive, Will pass Con-
gres-. When the experiment was tried
before, il signally failed as financial
measure and rs an acceptable mode OF OBJ
tanning revenue our people arc opposed
to amy system which requires inquisitoral
process as an element Of success, and neccs-
sarily leads 10 fraudulent evasion, perjury,
and other immoral devices to escape the
penalties OF an Offensive aud uncOnstitu-
tional law.
After the vote on Wednesday, which was
an Indirect test ON the Tarl BILL it may
well be doubted il that or any other like
scheme can be carried at this session. In
deed, the policy Of so great and sudden II
change in the existing revenue laws, with
ont fuller notice and deliberatiun, may he
questioned The monopolics, gross incquali-
tics. favoritism. and loose methods of the
present tariff will not be- disputed. They
require the knife, and it should he UNI
spalngly applied. But it must not he
forgotten that there are tens of mil
lion, of dollars invested in variety of
Industries to hc seriously affected by
the proposed legislation, which II GER
tuhly not oxtr mo. and labors under the
difficulty of being i patchwork of compro-
misc. To ho effective, any revision ought To
be- made with care and only after a period of
preparation for the changes that are to fol-
low it. More than this the probable opera
tion of the new tariff, both on the revenue
ami ON the interests at stake, should he
studied IN all it, phases.
II is no sufficient answer to the demand
for reasonable delay, to say that If errors
are discovered, they can easily be- cor
lectod in the future The best bill that
could hc devised must be open to the
correction Of experience. But the wise
legislator in proposing TO substitute one
system of revenue for another, should
seek, in attaining the most good, to DO
the least harm. Therefore, II Mr.. WOODS
bill should be thrown over until the next
! session. more time would be given " gather
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Setting thief To catch thief * a device
80 familiar as TO have become provcrbal.
But setting u Fraud 60 judge of fraud has
never till now been held wise
This last. however, is what the Senate
Judiciary Committee propose to do In
their bill contrivng Il method oi distrb-
ntng the awards Of the Mexican Claims
Commission. they have provided that. as to
The disputed eases of WE'LL and the Lat Abra
Company, involving we believe, something
like third of the whole amount awarded.
MIR. Il. Il. HAYES shall bc requested to deter
mine, within the next six months. whether
there Is probable cause to believe that ." the
honor of the United States or considerations
OF justice and equity require these awards. or
either of them. TO be set aside, or n new trial
OF them to he had. When it is remembered
that the only reason. alleged for rcopcning
those two awards is that they were founded
on perjury aud fraud, the prodigious alb
surdty Of selecting Mr.. r. Il. HAYES TO sit
IN Judgment on the business is apparent.
Again, Mr.. EvARTs. HAYEs's right hand
man, has already taken emphatic ground
against allowing the claims Of Ben
JAMIN WE'LL and the mining company to be
disputed. No sooner was this suggestion If
possible fraud made in Congress. and re-
fcrred to committee for examination.
than Mr.. EvARrs precipitatcly hurried a
strenuous written appeal before the commit
tee, urging them not TO open the question at
all. In the course Of that letter il became
clear that he had officially refused to sane
ton any examination into the alleged fraud,
which was why Congress had been resortcd
IT, for redress. 1t Is fair to presume that
master and man had put their heads to-
gethcr ON this delicate question Of reopen
ing the award OF commission ON the plea
of fraud. In other words, HAYES has pre-
Judged the present case and the committee
Invite forcgone conclusion.
We admit, however, that there are con-
siderations on the other side II IL true
that HAYES assumes Il stern and Roman
virtue toward frauds and people accused of
frauds-cXcept one fraud. II required thir-
teen months for HAYES TO recognize the Off
cial existence Of President DIAz. whereas
man oflcss scnsitivcncsS regarding merely
de fdcto Presidents might not have needed
one month. So in the WE'LL and la Abra
cases, IL may be that Mr.. Il. b. IINYEss cX-
treme scrupulousnoss whore charges OF
fraud are alleged may give him an
amount of zeal to expose it which will
bDde i'll for the claimants. But. be TIN, IL
II MAJ. it Is enough that the ground on
which Mr.. EvARrs uusuccessfuly urged
Congress TO accept all the Commissions
awards without question. was that to exam
inc the charges Of fraud would be receiving
evidence dlituldc; and on that view HAYES
will never 20 back TN he is compelled.
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The story Of the tax swindle at Harris
burg j. somewhat complicated in it. details,
hut the general character Of the transaction
and the position OF the officials concerned in
IL may bc readily understood. corpora
ton owes the State S1O00o1 in taxes and il,
according to the sworn declaration of its
President willing and prepared to pay up
Us soon as asked for the money. The
ADVERTISEMENTS office il informed of the
corporations liability. but the clerk who
officially receives the notification files it
away without acting upon it, and treasures
up the fact in his memory for future use to
his own profit After he has gone out of
Office, he returns 10 the department as an
outsider. and declares himself possessed of
important information mot in the posses
sion ~ any official ot the State" which he
differs 10 employ in recovering money, for II
zen per cont. commission on the sum rqcOv-
cred. The knowledge which he sells 20 the
state is the States own knowledge. Through
trick, devised by his confederate and Sue
,essor in office, the approval of one high
State official i, obtained, while another high
Official, specially retained To guard the ill.,
tercsts Of the Commonwealth, tumhlc- over
his own feet in his haste to consent To- the
fraud Then the cX-clerk simply commune
Gates the name of n corporation whose La
tity was already known or ought TO have
been known to all parties concerned. the
Auditor-Gcncral Office collect, the tax
without difficulty, rcmiitng penalty and in
tercst, and the bogus iniurmcr claims and
gets fee Of 200 for his share in the bust
less.
or course, a job Of this character could be-
carried out only where the guardians of
the State Treasury were inbcciles or ras-
'as. This particular job wa, accomplished
by enllsting the aid of both. TEMPLE, the
Auditor-Gcnera who j. officially response
Ole for the swindlng that went on under his
oose and eyes, is q weak old man, who goes
ont of Office on the Isl of May. There II no
evidence that fixes anything worse than
gross incompotcucy carelc-snc-- on him
individually. The minor officials Of his Of
ilce- hi- chief clerk, WAKDEA. and BAYARD,
hi, clork and sun-in-law were guilty Of
something mora than carolessness BAY
ARDS share in the business should introduce
him to the criminal courts rather thun to
whtewashing legislative committees
Ii is instructive TO learn that the corpora
ton interests are forcing this man BAYARD
on Col. MOVES, the State Treasurer elect, for
appointment as cashier of the treasury
BAYAHDs appointment to this Office has
already been announced, although not di-
rcctly on NoYLos authority. If the re-
ported selection Of such man for sGch an
office has really been made 10y the Demo-
cratic Treasurer elect, IL Enthusiastically in
dicatcs that under the now administration
the iIpu1ul'v will r,tnn1n i'm fine hands al
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Mr.. Beecher's Inst Chance.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: Beecher
has no fear OF God. because he thinks OF Him
only as Of human father He has no fear Of
hell. because he does not believe there is one.
But he is intensely sensitive to the opinion Of
Just men. He knows that in the judgment OF
all such there Is no doubt of his crimlnalty.
He knows. too that they have been withheld
from dcnouncing him only>bccause Of the ter
riblc necessity tovcn at the cost OF his souls
salvation) OF defending the fair fame Of the
woman he betrayed.
But now that she has released him from that
bond OF manliness II he persists In his lying he
will utterly forfeit that remnant Of respect
which has hitherto sustained him. He may 20
on fora little while. but he will ultimately have
to stop down and out
His only chance OF having q tear shed on his
grave. and saving his name from the scorn and
contempt Of the world. is to confess now.
THE Sun Is pitful vol as just. Let its
bright rays Of truth shine on the conscience Of
that heart-broken man. Tell him to 60 before
his people next Sunday and own thetruth. IL
Is his last chance. CHARITY.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-SW: In to-
days newspapers is printed account OF the death OF
MIR. Joseph Hartmann. In consequence OF eating pork
infested with trlchinc. which, II il mac 20 appear
bought at my store hope YOU will allow me 10 show in
very lew words how 1t Is impossible, 'or such TO have
been the
some few years the French GOvernie.. appointed
two famous chemi sts-Proi- pelpech amt Hcsnel-io
report upon the and effects Ut the tichna They
found that both II and its arN1 were Completely de-
IriNed at life hN temperature ct 1879 Fab Mrs. Hart
mann herself declares that the pork WHICH Is said to
have caused her husbands death was boiled A. most
az Yah. ~ that tins pork was subjected to
heat Of - degrees higher than
der It perfectly harmless Now 1t Is proved that the
deceased and his family IN the habit OF
eaung sausages. that taking fact
with the other. II Is perfectly clear that death
did not result from eating boiled pork, hut
IRON eating sausagcs. never knowingly allow a
piece vi tainted meat TO leave premises but even It
were the testimony of all scientific proves that
boiled pork cannot possibly ntroncr irchine into the
human system WILLIAM II tLTNtLANn.
Nav NORK, April 10 ~ and 81 First street
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in useful information, and to prepare the
public mind for transition.
This is question which should be kept
out Of partisan politics and the elections
this fall. Both parties have their share OF So
called nrotcctonists and free traders, and
they will divide without regard TO being
called Democrats or Republicans We hope
to see the tariff properly revised and in II
way that will bring TO the experiment that
degree Of public confidence without which
no legislation can hope to succeed in this
country But if the income tax is TO he On
grated ON the SYSTEM IL must be defeated.
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Mr.. Severn u. Moulton. father of Frank Moul-
tom died in this city Yesterday. amer long and useful
lih. Mr. Moulton identified himself with the educational
interests the city when there many resi-
dents in the First ward there pupils III Ward
School No / lie associated IN reform work with many
influential citizens. and earnest member Of the
committee uf seventy IN investigating the Ring frauds
lie hrst elected ~ the legislature IN li5 and after
ward IN ls72. lie active and upright legislator
aud has lett "a record without blot
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ernc rt~su rnstlt.te--lisruun's Citea.. Matinee
hroadx%a, Ihcntr~--IIiH f,Ilcs. u .line..
E"~ers sh"nt,--bp, Detective. Matinee
ua"th'~ Ihrnt,c-Esilcs. Matinee.
ifth Ns~ru~ Ih"nti---rnolc tnms Cabin. Matinee
tutAs avenue tisit-rt,.tlis .t.iiot. Matinee
Ir"nd Op"ss House o.. Matinee.
Giin,or"'s s.nrd.n- poshfu ms London chcn. Matinee.
Nttio"nt Theatre Van wuke Matinee.
New Work Aquarium -i'io.lWay AMI s,tl st.
Nibto'~ ssrd-n -i.eah. Matinee.
Park rhentre. Nid,rmtn.
staadar, ri Iis-utr--r,ar 81 savoy Matinee.
sao Er.ncisco and syth st. Matinee
Theatre soniq"- Variety. Matinee.
Tony PASTORS Opera uo">~ Variety
tnio. sqanrc Ih-atr~-A Celeit.ied Case. Matinee
NsiiacL's rhentr--D diplomacy. Matinee.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN->r; ! supposed
the Mr. Batchelor could aor To back him for
slopl now plainly his socaled acceptance nj my
challenge merely trick 20 advertise his pronrctors
show No knows l,tcr than Batchclur himself I'M
les be his employers that he cannot attempt To ZAP
with Ny Sl.url challenge TO the world remains
. ood aud prepared at all time, 10 defend the ute
have earned OF champion leaper oi the world.
FRANK OAtDfNiR, London Circus
NV YngK. Anrll L. ls1S.
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Piucky Mis- smiths Lecture.

FTON III WITIWHNTIf JVHFlIuT.
The lecture Of Miss Julia +. Smith before the
farmcrs Clul on IIesiay evening llcd t. overflow.
inl the Little church Around the Corner. and was the
mnst successful financially, Of any yet given by the CLUB
Miss Smiths subject Taxation without Re pre- senta
uon and the lecture consisted "A graphic rehearsal
Ut hesras Of herself amt sister ia resisting the en
taxes in the town at glastonbury Miss smith Is %
years old, and remarkably smart Old lady
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a Question Of Conscience

II Matthews. in these fraudulent DAYS
l. conscience keeper To Brother Hayes,
Then Matthews has this consolation,
That his is an easy occupation.
And hc might AS well lie down and sleep,
50 very little Is there to keep.
hut Matthew's finds this task So lisht
That he has other work In sight.
And like his principal he spends
Ills time On aNaricious ends
In railroads he invests his brains,
Aud hopes ~ pocket splendid gains
When he rcures, rs soon he must.
Aud Hayes Is laid away 10 rust,
They may, in looking all things over,
some scrap Of conscience then discover,
some relic oi the ill'uscd past.
To prick and gall them at the last.
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might be killed or passed in fifteen minutes.
could 1t be got before the Senate. II passed. the
Governor could veto It. and there would remain
time enough for fair bill. such rs Mr.. HALL
DAY introduced. 10 be pushed through. 1t is
the Legislatures FOREMOST duty to make an
honest reapporionmcft
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1t is computed that not less than ono hun
drcd thousand Roman Catholics were pilgrims
to the shrines Of the host in the churches Of
this city yesterday At one part OF the day cor
tain streets were thronged with them. Many Of
them were not content with prayer at one shrine
but continued the pilgrimage to others. The
turning out Of so vast number Of people. for
such purpose. seems 20 show that the skepti-
cism of the age has not made any formidable
conqucsts nmong Thorn.
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WAsHINGToN, April ~, In the Committee Of
Mal' ana Mrans To lal motion wa, made 10 reconsiic
the vote upnslW uniform tlN Of two cent an all
comes above r1un with view to Substitute graded
taA. The bill viii be completed and passed upon to.mor
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The American Navy.

FI0l nc fhniV0 Infi
ltouing hulks. worn out and dilnpldated
wrecks. upon which millions ut dollars have been rrck
lrs~y expended with lew vessels that Of service
comprise the present American navy.
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smueh better To take proper Of cough cold
rom rs ihelmtncy by using promptly DR. Jayne's EX
pectorant An To run any risk VI developing fatal pull
nohary Affection. This wellknown curative Is equally
and broRehts-AdG
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WAsHINGroN, April 10.-The Department Of
STATE has received Information lrom Minister Foster that
the 9Th inst he recognized the DiaZ Government A
private letter the recognition received with gen,
eTal delight by the citizens VI Mexico
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We're members of the Assembly bribed to
vote for the lIoLAiIAN ENcso hll? That is
what legislative committee II to try to find out
at to-day's session in this city. The inquiry
was started by SKINNER. the member from JEFF
ferson county. where in half the towns they will
not LICENSE even Il drug store. When SkINNEH' $
name was called it looked rs though the bill
was sure to pass. Rising to explain his vote, he
accused the lioLAHAN men of bribng members.
Mr.. BROOKS instantly moved an investigation,
SKINNER began to hedge 10y saying that he
meant lobbyists were working for the bill but
the Assembly ordered an inquiry after mem
bcrs had limited that SKINNER's accusations
were intended as arguments against the meas
IRE rather than MS n rcbukc. New YORK liquor
sellers are summoned TO tell the committee
whether they have sent money 10 Albany 10 pass
the bin. Even If the committee does not obtain
much information from these Witnesses. it will
have good time staying here over Sunday at
the States expense.
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Under the lead of Mr.. FERNANDO WOOD

Under the lead of Mr.. FERNANDO WOOD
the House put Off action on tho Sonates ad-
lournmcnt resolutonto May lj-hye Democrats
voting no with the Republican minority. and
colored Mr. RAINEY Of South Carolina voting
yes with the majority. The House invited the
Senate to Join It in raising Cen SHIELDss pen
sion 10 800 II month"; gave its consent TO Lieut.
j. b. VI. MASON Of the navy taking the medal
which King MBERro Of Italy has offered him {;
voted 5000 600 more of the peoples money to
the Public Printing Onlce, where there is de-
ilcicncy; received adverse reports from its Ma
val Committee on the claims Of robson
friends, SEcoR 4 Co. and the McKAls; re-
cciyed also Il communication from JoHN SHEER
MAN on the tariff, and an invitation to II sharp
shooters festival; wasted II couple of hours in
illibuslerlng over the William and Mary College
hill and devoted the evening to the affairs Of
the District Of Columbia.
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The report on the Magenta explosion 10y
the United States Boiler Inspectors Is II weak
rttcmpt to whitewash the negligent Inspector
BLAKE. He neglected plain duty in accepting
the statements Of the agent Of the line instead
Of examining the steam chimney himself After
this negligence he gave certificate, rs if he
had done his plain duty. John ShLEMAN had
hritnr insueci his lnsnncinrs.
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Ex-senator CRAGIS of New Hampshire Is
earning his ten dollars day AS one Of the Com
missioncrs of the Hot Springs reservation in
Arkansas, hy lobbying in Washington for an in
crease OF pay. The Senate recently passed u
bill, under the manipulation of carpct-bagger
DoGsEY. extending tho life If this commission
and giving the Commissioners five thousand
dollars n year salary besides injecting Il section
to grant n monopoly Of supplying water To the
town Ia "a corporation OF spectators created
only day before the hill was passed.
The House, after being informed of the trick
10 smuggln In the Hot Springs Mountain
Water Work Company reported adversely on
the bill. and then Dorsey offered resolution
in the Senate to recall II, rs il 10 make virtue
OF "A necessity. And now CEAGIN is concerned
about the pay IL himself and his associates and
other matters which they would like to handle.
and therefore has turned ny at the capital. in
stead of being at the place whore the law sup
poses him TO be present and ut work Last
summer he passed most OF the time in New
Hampshire. but never failed to draw every
cent Of the per diem. IL ii he had been rcgu-
lary on duty.