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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
URGING TRUST IN LIFE INSURANCE.


SIR: There seems to be manlfesting itself
OF confidence in savings banks as shown by
their deposits Certainly good citizen should re-
Joice at this Notwithstanding all the losses through
mismanagement, these banks have been OF nealeuaoe
benefit the laborng classes, encouraging them as they
have done In habiis OF economy
Now allow inquire 10 whether there Is any
increase OF confidence that twin brother Of the saw
ngs bank life insurance am not In the insurance bust
ness and have not dollars interest in life insurance
beyond tho surrender value Of my own policies but
should be very glad that people who have been
led to give up their policies IN these companies, through
reports Of failures and mismanagement, are taking
more sober aud sensible view Of things. Life insurance
is as essential the thrift OF the American people as
the savings banks and either TO be prosperous, must
possess the confidence OF the public From my point Of
view can why people should not now In
sure their lives readily as they did a few years ago.
The assets OF the principal companies now dong bust
ness amount 10 $I1I 356s60 There have been losses
through failures and mismanagement IL is true, but the
entire amount lost Is vastly exceeded by mer-
camille failures In this country since the LIST
OF last January This certainly does not show badly for
the life companies. especially when it il remembered
that they have hardly lost per cent OF their total
ceipts Ia the manner referred TO-
IL 10 that there Is not sufficient cause for
the existing prejudice and that IL the public would ex-
the facts 10 the ease that ate easily obtannbe,
confidence would soon be restored. To the men who
toll early aud late their families the life policy is
absolute necessity few years since advised we'll
known Journalist OF tins city TO insure his life, aud he
did So No doubt he would have preferred To live and
nay his premiums but 10 WIS ordered that he SHOULD
die and when his affairs settled up the policy
was all that was LETT the family. With II the mother
bought home for herself and ehdren-a home that has
afforded shelter these This Is an Illus
tratIOn OF what life insurance does, aud only one oX-
ample OF many thousands OF similar character. It
seems to that tie press ought to take an Interest IN
the welfare Institution that thus the family
from degradation and want certainly it Is entitled 10
the farest treatment at tue hauds Of the press.
take the liberty OF sendius you TINS e9mmuheauon,
believing that TIE TRIBUNE would be graiied il IL could
record an Increase OF confidence in lite insurance.
Nelc- York. July IL, 1873 CHARLES ID. LAKEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA.

To fhe EdlF0r OF INC IFsONHe
SIR: | noticed an article in your issue OF
to-day, taken from The PiasoTv Chronicle, headed
Curious Astronomical Phenomenon" ~ seen on tne
evening Of the 11th inst similar phenomenon was
witnessed by the writer the evening OF the ION INST
NJ o3O which he took TO be one OF the satellites OF Ju
pter. The object had the appearance OF q "periecs
globe" very dark, with the outline sharply dehneu'
travelling westward IL appeared just below the pei''
and had entered the western limb. IL excited my cna
osity account OF the recent transit OF MerC
which was interesting. LYMAN WHITE.
Waterbury, Conn, July 90, 1878.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

the peope should understand their virtues These single
editorials will no doubt be the Of providing an
inheritance for mary poor widow. and will be tue
cause that produced tho shield OF protection for many
orphans who otherwise would be parentess. homeless
aud penn less. j. b IL
Keic- York, July 10. 1878.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
Johnny drew up Che tape reins with which

he had been driving two chairs tandem and called out
in loud, coarse whisper " Get up-whoai" But at
length finding little pleasure In this suppressed
Inent he threw down his rcns and laying hts hands on
his breast said with long breath 20. mother IT'S full
OF noise IN here, and II hurts me so to keep IL IMP
party OF olergymen were dining with a
brother in neighboring city. and the evening
on 1t was noticed that the generous gycr OF the feast
considerably overcome by his own wine The atten
ton witty brother having been called 10 the TACT lac
rreyerenty remarked that It might be spoken Of tho
81 elevation OF the host"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
SOUND LIFE INSURANCE.

TO ne EatFoF OF i"c IF'VhHes
SIR As a reader of The TRIBUNE, | de-
sire TO express my thanks for recent intelligent and
Trustworthy articles on Life Insurance" Your edi-
torias contain fses and s facts that the people want
No man lives who not his faults ana lie insurance
companies human institutions they necessarily have
theirs While exposing their faults Il Is only right that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
ARREST FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.

SAN Francisco, July 26.-A Portland, Ore
gon, dispatch says William Taylor there
to-day by Sheriff Bolton Of Iowa County, Iowa. upon
requiston. Taylor was under heavy bonds 20 answer
the charge Of ebezzcnent Of county funds, when he
left Iowa about year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

As win be seen from the above map the line OF the
central eclipse narrow strip along which the eclipse
VIII I've total starts in North Eastern Asia, crosses Beh-
rings strait into Aaska passes through British Amer
lea near its Pacide coast line and finally strikes the
northern boundary Of United states. between the
meridans Of 39o and 42o west from Washington From
this point the track which is about 116 miles wde runs
In a southeastery direction through Wyoming, Colorado
the Indian Territory and Texas and passes into the Gulf
OF Mexico between Galveston and New-0rleans, at
short distance east Of the former When 1t crosses the
49th parallel the duration Of the totaty viii be M
OF sec but this period gradually grows less as the path
runs south. Thus the Yellowstone Park 1t IS M AT
Rawlings on the Union Pacific Railway, 2 m, 81 tee
at Denver, n. 81 Sec; at Fort Lyon, M, 40 sec
at Fort Worth, m, 81 sec and near Galveston
en- "a sec The middle Of the eclipse ends OF sun
set at point just south Of Hayt In the West Indies
Among the points and places crossed by the moons
shadow IN the United states Helena, Virginia CITY,
Fort Ellis Union Peak FremODts Peak, Camp Brown'
Camp Siambaugh Rawlings Creston, Fort Hacek Lara
ME CITY, Greeley, Denver, Central City Georgetown,
Perryville Canon City Pixies Peak, Pueblo, Kit Car
son, Fort Lyon, Las Anmas, Camp Nichols. Fort
Elliott Fort Belknap Fort Richards DeeStur, Benton
Palestine Homer, Marion Orange and Sabine CITY.
To the east aud west of this line the eclipse viii be only
partial tie proportion Of tie suns disk cut of by the
moon dpendng upon the distance OF the place from the
line of totalty The 70 this central line the
larger viii be the eclipse.
Here arc two cuts showing the appearance OF the
ecnse as seen at its greatest phase. at St. Louis and
New-Vork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
BROTHERS ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

WLKEsBARRE, Penn, July 26.-Thomas and
Charles Edwards, brothers, of Plymouth. yester
day arrested and lodged in prison here. They are
charged with the murder OF Charles Richards Pitts
ton Bridge, IN March, 1873 These arrests based
upon the testimony OF an accOmpiice named Timms,
who has turned States evidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

The schemes of Beaconsfld at variance with thu
whole later Colonial policy, 20 old ID as OF
territorial aggrnHdIzrireit and very much lac that
French Sc Min enf" width Nelson fought 40 the Nile.
rupted The sharp OF us prot ~ viii presently be
echoed II there are Iii the H0use of Commons
to be his followers. X.
Neb- J0rk, July "a, 1873
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

The FIRST column OF figures tells when the nrst contact
Of the moons disk with the takes place. and the
sd eclnmn indicates az what part Of the sun to look
Tor 1T Aperpendeular ne supposed 70 pass through
she sum The top Of this line Il tho yetex. or highest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

GREATEST PHASE ST. LOUIS. GREATEST PHASE EEw-YoRK'
IL will be noticed that at st. Louis, which Is nearer the
line Of totay thar Eewl larger part of the suus
face is hidden than this city. The direction OF the
arrow IN each indicates the path Of the moon
across the
WHEN THE ECLIPSE TAKES PLACE.
According latest and most careful calculations
the eclipse wiz at the following places at the local
mean times named
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
TIE pRrArIER,s NAME.

TO Ms Editor OF rae frtbans.
SIR: Would you inform me whether the nrss
cr - hask SUBSCRIBER.
Hetc York. June 30, 1878.
tIt h short, ~ In beck. '--Ed.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
NATIONAL BANKS AND BANKERS.

TO tne razor OF INc
SIR: Can you furnish me with copies of
THE TRIBUNE that give the quarterly statement OF the
Government deDs the years 1870 TO 1873 inclusive
VIII you also answer In your columns. stating what
limit, IL any, there to the formation of National
banks, and the issue OF National bapk-notesf Yours,
HENRY C. DAVIS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 90 1873.
Ansco.-1. No. We print 313 copies of THE TRIB-
UNE in one year. To supply such an order rs you
suggest we should have to keep on hand and for
sale separate sets of 100 distinct papersfor any
single one of the old dates Of which there might
probably be a single demand in half-a-dozen years.
We take the pains to explain this because
every now and then some intelligent person calmly
sends us an order for series Of papers five or six
years old, and Is greatly surprised at finding that
we do not keep them at hand so as to
furnish them on any casual order just as
readily as we could to-days issue. People
who wish to consult back numbers of THE TRIB-
UNE should always look for them in the nearest
large public library. In most considerable institu
tons of that kind 1t is always carefully filed.
2. There is now no limit to the formation OF
National banks, or to the increase OF
circulation by banks already formed, excepting
that such banks must be organized under the Ma
tional Banking Act, and must deposit with the
United States Treasurer the bonds required as
security for cireulation.-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
FREE TRADE IT'S OWN DESTRUCTION.


SIR: The Free Trade League of the United
States, with headquarters in NewYork, has been
usually active unusually exercised during the past few
weeks, thinking that the distressed condition OF the
country would the people TO follow the lead for any
change. matter what, however likely to produce
greater disaster. long II change. In common
with their ally, the Democratic party, they believe the
foolish people ready to y to evils they know not
of" rather suffer the present want of prosperity.
New books and pamphlets. essays and dsqustions
without number in circulation for pay or gratis as
circumstances require. The farmers are flooded with
carefuyworded, carefully cOmpied figures and high
sounding conclusions; the French COMMISSIONERS made
the text for magazine articles and for letters and
speeches IN favor Of "dear friendship" Of country
which did much for in " the time Of the Reyolu-
ton" and which, liae ourselves, is a republican
ton" and "may be trusted 70 have interests at
heart"
Ia fortunate that these two parties have united and
that they have chosen the as the time to demon
srate the value OF their doctrines for was tere
a time when every mans common sense would enable
him so completely to every statement they put
forth IN favor Of free trade It is fortunate these
two parties have united, for never win there again
the opportunity TO destroy them both at once as
now. The only fear Is that the Democrats will not con-
tnue the alliance, that they viii see the enect and re-
fuse % continue the Tree trade plank as the great pfh
Every farmer knows that his produce low enough in
price nOw and that II the shops near MIN are smut up
because there Il a low tariff and goods are
imported instead OF made, the mechanics viii have
no money buy his produce with, and besides that
thousands OF mechanics Will have 20 TO farming, ard
that with Increased production OF provisions prices viii
still lower. It IL also well known that for every one
Of the farmers who persuaded to vote Tor free trade
because it may possibly enable him to buy some luxury
cheaper there will be hundred mechanics waO will be
persuaded TO vote against Tree trade Hs u DESTROYS e
employment by destroying the profit upon the manuiac-
lures they producing
We're IL not that temporarily the evil might De great
the country could afford walt and let this free trade
Democratic party their full length In their schemes
of wholesale destruction to the Industries OF the cOun-
try It would be only few years before power would
arise which would sweep the whole of the face OF
the earth and enact tariff which would prohibit the
Importation OF anything which our people could them
sclves nrodurc. B.
Ner- York. July 10, 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
WHAT MR. KEYsER SAID.
ia th. EdlIor ne rrtbnne.

H. Lebanon, July 81, 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27

Lieutenant I. W. Very, and Dr. Z. ,. Hastings IDey
will 10 into the southwest Of Denver search
for planets investigate the structure Of the corona note
contacts and make polariscopic observations.
In addition to the there will also be several pr
vate expeditions Professor Henry Draper, OF this city,
Will Wow the eclipse from Rawlings. wyoming. His
party consists Of Professor and Mrs Draper Professor
Barker OF the University OF Pennsylvania. Professor
Morton president Stevens Institute OF Technology
and Mr. Edison the electrician. Professor Draper has
taken Of the telescopes from his observatory at
Hastngs-on Hudson, and also phoo-teespectrosc0pe
of six inches aperture The main part OF the work OF this
party will be 70 make Photographic spectroscopic and
thermoeleetric observations. Mr.. Edison will expert
ment with his tasmeter heat measurer to determine
II possible whether the SUMS corona gives forth heat TO
any extent and TO discover and the heat
truiu which observers believe to exist In the
treme rays OF the solar spectrum Tests made with the
new instrument shown that measures accurately
the 10000 part OF degree Of FahrenheIts thermom
eter and Mr. Edison thinks that with an increase Of
electric power the aid OF nicely adjusted gayano
meter it VIII be possible TO measure the 100000 part
of n degree.
Professor c. A. Young, of Princeton College, n. j. will
observe the eclipse from Camp Nassau, near Denver.
HIS party consists Of Professor r. Bracket and Pro-
fessor A. Young, 10 Joint charge. Mrs. c. f. Bracket
Professor c. @. Redwood william Libbey, Jr., w. W.
Mcdonald, G. II. Galley. Messrs Mcneil, II. s. 8.
Smith, c. d. Bennett and @. j. Young, Anderson and
Kretznger All Of them are connected with Prince
ton College, or are graduates. The members Of
the party will devote themselves almost exclusively TO
spectrOscoplc wOrk-visual, Photographic aud thermo
scopic For visible spectrum ordinary spectroscope
and uoreseent eyepieces win be used The ultra violet
end OF the spectrum be attacked by photography
and the part below the red end by the thermopo and
by Edlsons new tasimeter. Tue party has also in
strument for photographng the corona, but does not
lay much stress upon that part Of the work Mr. niger
SOIL OF Columbia College, and Miss Mitchell from Vas
sar are also ut Camp Nassau.
Professor p Langley, Of the Allegheny Observatory
Pennsylvania will be stationed at Pixies Peak, with
General Myers and Professor Cleveland Able, OF the
Signal Service Office. Their work win also be mainly
spectroseOpic, aud Professor Langley will specially
study structure OF the Mr.. L. TrOuvelot OF
Cambridge, Mass, skilful artist. accompanied
by his son. will go 70 Rawlings, Wyoming, TO make
drawing OF the corona. Dir. @. w. HILL Of the Nautical
Almanac Office, viii be stationed of tho
ains In Colorado 10 make drawings OF the Pro
fessOr 0rmond stone Of Cincinnati, Mr.. Winslow
Upton, Cambridge will observe the eclipse from the
lofty peaks Of Colorado Ar D. p Todd o. Washington.
win to Texas aud make arrangements for observing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

THE Indianapolis Journal wisely
remarks: "If the Republicans hold
the districts which they now have
and carry fourteen districts now rep.
resented by Democrats, they will
have majority Of one in the next
House of Representatives" We be-
lieve they will do this and better.
The country is getting very tired Of
the Democracy. 1t is medicine of
which little goes great way.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

The United States Senate has I'M
animously passed concerrent reso-
luton for the final adjournment of
Congress on the 10th of June. The
responsibility Of extending this i'm
profitable and mischievous session Of
this non account Congress beyond
that date therefore depend upon the
Confederate House." The only
matter of regret is that the adjourn
ment cannot be month earlier than
the date proposed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

Mr.. BLAINE introduced in the
Senate Monday q brace Of resolu-
tons, declaring that any change in
the present Tariff laws would be
inopportune and damaging to the
business interests of the country,
and that tariff for revenue should be
maintained so as to afford adequate
protection to American industry.
The Senate should promptly pass
these resolutions, and thus "nip" in
the bud the mischievous scheme in
volved in Fernando Woods misnam-
ed "Tariff bill' now pending in the
House and exciting the apprehen-
sions of many Of the manufacturing
and mercantile interests of the coun-
try at large.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24
WHAT rs THE TROUBLE ?

We have read most of the news
papers and speeches which have
criticized the Presidents policy, but
have failed to discover what portion
of the creed, or what principle an
nounced in he Cincinnati platform
he has violated or threatened to
violate. He has made some appoint.
ments which do not suit everybody
but these are matters Of discretion
and not in violation Of any avewed
principle. AS to his Southern policy,
Senator Morton, who was as good a
Republican as any Of the present
opponents of the President, said the
President was right. Gen. Grant
said TIE same thing, and that he
would have acted in the same man
ner had he continued in office. So
much as to the past. Now what
does the President propose to do in
the future that is anti-Republican 7
We know of nothing excepting that
he intends to exercise the power
given him by the constitution as
lie thinks will be foe the good of the
country, without dictation from those
having no such power, but with the
consent and advice of the Senate. Is
this contrary to any principle of the
Republican party! If so, in what
platform is such principle laid down.
Members of Congress as we'll as all
members of the Republican party
may believe if they choose that some
of the acts of the President as well
as some of his appointments are un-
wise, but that is no reason for dis
rupting the party. Just as soon as
open war is declared on the President,
Just AS soon will large portion OF
the party stand by him,-whe.her a
majority or not, makes no difference.
The result will be that the party will
be divided and the success Of the
Democracy assured. No true dis
interested Republican can favor such
a course without being accessory to
the result.-Oshkosh Northeastern.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

INAsMUCH asMcC oskrey and Beech
er and tho two women implicated
with them are but four of the 10000
600 OF inhabitants of the United
States, and inasmuch as it is fair and
reasonable presumption that very
large majority of the rest of the 49,
00o, 0O0 are people wi b more or less
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24
Tax Notice.


Ovadky d Iowa.
Nosice 10 hereby glvee. Nat -
much d each part o. parcel ofland.
City or Village lot, described In The
following list, - may b necessary
for that purpose, will, on the second
Tuesday, being the Fourteenth day
Of May. 4. D. 1878, and the next
succeeding dayS thereafter, b sold
BY me, 1T public auction, q ny
once, In the Court House, IN the
village Of Dodgeville, In said coun-
ty and state Aforesaid. for the pay.
ment OF Delinquent Taxes !or the
year A. d. 1877, which have been
returned 70 this Office delinquent
priof to this date, by the freasur-
err Of the several towns and the
Treasurer Of the City Of Mineral
Point, County Of Iowu, and State
Of Wisconsis.
Given under my hand, at the ONCE
Of the County Treasurer OF Iowa
County, and State Of Wisconsin,
in the village Of Dodgevllle, on
the first day Of April. A. D. 1878.
CHRISTIAN KEsSLER,
County Treasurer. Iowa Co.. Wis,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

regard . peIs1Gl O. mosal honor,
purity and'dcsssy W submit wheth-
er It Il : fair o. descent thing for the
newspaper press Of tho country to
treat those four 'soiled doves" IS ii
they were indeed the embodiment OF
American human nature, or even
fair average representatives ofAmer-
lean manhood or womanhood? And
is it fair to presume that the average
reader Of American newspaper, man
or woman, dsvours the details OF
such revolving scandals on the part
Of exceptional men and women, with
. relish as eager Is is the zeal and
industry with which those publish
ing them dish them upa Those
guilty of such "transgression" de-
serve exposure, but should the pub
lie mind be fed upon and serfeited
with such abominable stuff for days
at time, without intermission