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New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
SUICIDE OF AN INSURANCE AGENT

Frederick W. Brewster, an insurance agent. resd-
ing at No. "A lrying-place, committed suicide yes
terday morning bv cutting his throat. His death
was reported at the Coroner's office as resulting
from pneumonia. porter IN the house entered
the room early in the morning. wondering why he
had not come down 10 breakfast. and found him
dead and cold. lhe bcd-clothes were covered with
blood, and razor lay 10y. Ihe man was sub
1ect TO fits of insanity.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
THE CITY APPROPRIATIONS.

PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
ACTION OF THE BOARD or ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TroNMENT WARM DISPUTES BETWEEN IHE
MAYOR AND THE CONTROLLER.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment yes
terday passed the provisional estimates Tor the
various departments of the City Government Tor
1880. Mayor Cooper and Controller Kelly engaged
in many lively controversies The Mayor failed 10
get the estimate for the Financial Department. re-
duced. He charged the Building Department Win
being corruptly managed. There Is large increase
in the budget as passed for 1880 compared WIN
that for 1879 The total amonnt allowed Tor 1851
is 800 90. .O72 13, reduction of Sl,2oo,393 of
from the total amount asked for by the depart
mente
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
FIr ZEN OCEAN STEAMERS OVERDUE.

There are no less than fifteen steamships from
European ports which in ordinary Summer weather
would bc considered overdue but owing To the pre-
yailIng noIthwert winds OF tie asttwo weeks the
vessels cannot really De considered overdue. Among
the fifteen are three passenger 1t samers which by
schedule should have arrived yesterday. lac others
are freight steamers but they may not arrive for a
day or two yet. he agents say there Is as Yet no
cause for apprehension
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT.
RrfrnLlcANs WISER THAN DEMOCRATS.

REPUBLICANS WISER THAN DEMOCRATS
AN ACTUAL REDUCTION IN THE ORDINARY kA-
PiNsEs OF THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS
DURING AND AFTER THE wAR-wHAI THF FACTS
ARR WHEN 1HR COST OF THE RENDITION Is
TAKEN OUT OF TIIE RECKONING.
The following article has been prepared to
show the fallacy of the time-honored Demo-
cratic argument of corruption and e1trav-
agance IN the ordinary expenses of the Ma
tiopal Government under Republican admin
,straiions. Expenses which were due to the
Rebellion are properly eliminated in making
comparison with the period anterior to 1861.
Ii Is shown that from 1861 to 1870 the
yearly per capita expenses on gold OASIS
were only 50 33 against So 81 for the pre-
yious decade, moreover that in the nine years
Just passed they were only 81 80. Ii Is also
pointed out that the cost of the Government
has been largely increased since 1861 by the
creation of new branches of service, all OF
which have added 10 the wealth and conve-
nence of the people, and that Ill spite Oh
these the actual expenses per capita ha'e
been kept below those which prevailed when
the Democrats were in power. Another show
ing is that the losses by defalcatiOns, etc, on
each 81 900 collected by the Government
averaged for the period 1S61-1S75 only 81
against 80 II for the time previous to 1851.
The documents from which these facts were
derived are oiiicial.
FIGURES THAT TELL THEIR OWN STORY
a COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES FOR EVERY
DECADE SINCE 1791 WITH RESULTS WHICH
DFNoCRATC STUMP SPEAKERS SHOULD MAKE A
NOTE or.
Favorite themes with Democratic speakers and
writers are what they fond of styling " the un-
parailelod extravaganza and corruption of the Re
publican party in it's administration of the National
Government. "Tray. Blanche and Sweetheart" take
up the cry on every stump and the halls of Congress
reScho H. It has been dlnued into the eas OF the
people so long that il has gained sort Of cuIiency
inst "a any he well stuck 10 is 40 good as the
truth" Now the truth of these charges can he
tested only by comparing the expenditures of the
Government for different periods with each other,
and by separating AS far practicable, the losses
by defalcations Of officials from the proper and
necessary expenditures of each period and cOmDar-
ing them with each other. 1t is easy enough 10
make the first comparison suggested, fIom the be-
ginning OF the Government down TO the outbreakof
The Rebellion. The following table gives compar-
alive statement of the net ordinary expenses (which
include all expenditures except those account of
public debt and INTEREST," of the Government by
decades Ii shows (l) the average population of the
United States, excluding slaves, for each decade ;
C2 the average yearly expenditures for each decade
and l3l the average expenses per capita Tor each
decade. IL has been thought proper 10 eliminate
the slave population. because for tie purposes of
taxation slaves were regarded as property only
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
ARRESTED on A CHARGE OF ARSON.

Augustus Snlmacker lives at No. 2i7 Tenth-ave..
which IS three-story and basement brick house,
the lower part being occupied by Stilmackcr as Il
shoe store and the upper part by several families
At quarter past o'clock yesterday morning
Officer Madden discovered fire in the store. and at
once alarmed the Fire Department. Without losing
time he broke open the door to the dwelling portion
of the house. and ran upstairs. awaking the occu-
pants as he went. On the upper floor he
met Shllmacker already dressed, who asked
HIM what was the matter, to which the
officer replied that the store was on fire.
Stlmacker appeared to give no further heed to the
matter, but went into his room and closed the
DOOR The fremen soon exiingulshed the flames.
Stllmackcr, 1t appears, remained in his room until
the fire had been extlnguished when he came down
stairs, and stood looking with apparent unconcern,
into the store. An examination of the store showed
that some goods had been saturated with turpen-
tine, and that fires had been kindled In about
dozen places. Stlllmacker. when asked where his
family WAS said that his wife and another woman
went to Elizabeth, n. j., Thursday. and that he
was alone in the house. He said that the store be-
longed TO Mr.. CTuger of No. 1i2 Bowery, and that
he (StllmackerJ was managing 1t. AT first he said
the place was not insured, but subsequently stated
that there a policy of 81 600 on the store, held
by Mr.. Cruger, but in what company he did not
know. Stillmacker was arrested, and the matter Is
still under examination.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01

acquitted he ground Of insanity they shall be sen
fenced confinement IN the asylum until dis
charged thersrom cured Tnis action VIII PROBABLY
he iakon fO-nlOrrOw
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01

Total expenditures
(Onlinaryf yf..-----.
Expenditures cau'd
b. Rebellion .----
TOtal net ordinary
expenses. less wal
exneusi .........
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01

i'm the South, to comr.ete the work of reconstruc-
tion This is proved by the fact that the expendi-
tnres on account of the War Department. when
amounted to $123, 3,246.64S currency for that
year, dwndled to SIS, ,501 900 the following year.
second item which has been charged to the Rebellion
is the difference between the yearly expenditures
under the head of "Navy" for the years 1857
'6G, aud the expenditures under the same head III
the year ended June 80, 1861. The third item Is
the amount paid for pensions on account Of military
service in the Rebellion from 1864 to 1870 In
each of these it should be observed that the
yearly deduction has been made on a currency
basis while the expenditure for the year 1861 was
on a gold basis. An advantage varying from IL to
so per cent has therefore been given TO the
period preceding the advent of the RepublI-
can party to power. which advantage is
more than enough to offset any normal
growth of expenditures which might have taken
place during the decade under consideration.
IL will also he observed that no part of the expendi
lures under the head of miscellaneous" has been
charged TO the Rebellion although 1t has been
shown that after the War of 1912 miscellaneous
expenses increased 73 per cent In four years while
in the five years following the war with Mexico
the ssme class of expenditures increased 2O9 per
cent, and in ten years 367 per cent IL is a fact
that the miscellaneous expenses for the year lsoO,
the last full year of Democratic control were more
than half million dollars greater than in the year
1868, year of Republican administration; III
1850 the amount was $27, ,97797S lgold). while in
1865 it was only $27 ,335.2s0 (godl. In the first
five years after the Rebellion, the miscellaneous ex-
penscs of the Government increased fraction over
90 per cent In the first FIVE years after the Mexl-
can War they increased 200 per cent. Again,
between 1850 and 1860. that halcyon period OF
pro-slavery Democratic rule, miscellaneous ex-
penses ran up "A per cents from 1850 TO lso
the Increase was only 60 per cent. notwithstanding
the fact that the latter was period, while the
former was not.
REBELLION ITEMS.
1t is plain that il frsm the miscellaneous eXpendi-
lures from 1862 to 1870 all items chargeable to
the Rebellion were deducted, the per capita ex-
,~o,,.o. ,rorI, ha .till furtber reiuccd A mere
New-York tribune., 1879-11-01

geological surveys and reports, as exhibited in the
explorations and researches of Raymond, King,
Hayden, Powell. Wheeler and Others has been the
work OF the Republican party. And since that
party came into power every department of scien-
tifc investigation proper for the Govern
ment to undertake has been administered
with tboroughness before unknown. The
administration Of the Patent Office since
1861 has been placed on basis of efficiency
never before known The reproduction of patent
specifications and drawings. and the making of
them accessible to all at slight expense has stimu-
lated invention in unexampled degree, and
without cost to the people The Bureau of Educa-
tion established since the war, has nationalized
knowledge regarding varied school systems and
stimulated the growth of education in many dlrec-
tions. The Department of Agriculture is another
creation of the Republican party, and has gained
enough consideration so that no party could now
afford to advocate It's abolition. The special inyes
tipations relating 10 the cotton and the Rocky
Mountain loousts are other examples of the heed
paid by the Republican party to the agricultural
interests of the country. The work of the Fish
Commission. though recently begun, has already
proved its utility and value.
This list of additions and improvem in the
administration of National affairs since the Repub-
lican party came into power in 1901 is far from
publican party is party of progress well as of
economy. The people receive vastly more than
they ever did under a Democratic administration.
and they pay considerably less for 1t than they did
for Inferior facilities and advantages under the adj
mnistration Of Madison. Monroe Pierce or Bu-
chanan
LOSSES BY CoRRUPTIoNn
Now few words as to the corruption of the
Republican as compared with the Democratic party.
In 1876 official statement was prepared from
the books of the Treasury. which showed the
amount of defalcations by Government officers from
the organ iEatIon Of the Government down 10 June
80. 1878. This statement gave details which
showed the loss each 81 900 collected and each
81 900 dis ursed by each department of the Gov
eminent. The statement also showed the percent
age Of defacahons during each administration
The following is a recapItustion of the statement
showing the amount OF public money handled ire
oe,pts and disbursementsl by officials in each adj
Daily globe., 1879-06-06

how we'll his classmates knew their man
when they put it into his hands. For home.
for country, for God, was the motto he laid
down for the guidance and government of
his classmates in their battle Of life.
Seibert's orchestra, during the three hours
and half, gave some excellent classical Sc
lections which were splendidly rendered, the
most worthy of note being Album Leaves
(Bauer), Bohemian Girl (Balfe), and Ro-
mama from La Favorite DonizettD.
The conferring of degrees was next pro-
ceeded With. The graduates of each college
were called up separately, in the order of
arts, science, literature and mechanic arts.
After the presentation of diplomas by
President Folwell, the Rev. Mr.. Rollit pro-
nounced the benediction.
Immediately after the benediction the i'm
mense concourse of people began to dis
perse and friends pressed around the new
hedged bachelors, and hand shaking, con-
gratulations and bouquets we're In order.
Many of the fair ''bachelors'' were loaded
down with floral souvenirs.
1t was nearly 3 o'clock before the gradu-
ates, their friends, relatives, wives and
sweethearts, the faculty, the regents and the
invited guests took their seats at the groaning
tables of the banquet room at the Nicollet
hotel. There were some $50 persons who
dined together, while the Great Western or
chestra filled tho hall with sweet sounds.
The banquet was sumptuous one, and did
credit to the hosts, Messrs. Gilson and their
retinue of helpers. After the removal of the
cloth, commenced the usual routine of speech
making, which space precludes reporting.
In the evening, the reception at President
Folwell's was we'll attended, and his residence
was literally besieged, the threatening weather
not deterring the lovers of an immense crush.
Thus ended the most successful commence
ment day in the history of the university,
! and commencement day of '79 will be remem-
bered for years to come for the best and larg-
est class that ever graduated.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06
Harry Held, Cohen.

A tailor is the ninth part of man, it is
said. Harry Held is tailor, but thinks he
possesses trifle over the usual modecum of
manhood allotted to him by general consent.
Sam. Cohen is tailor, but Harry thinks he
does not possess the legendary ninth. SAM,
it seems, had been speaking disparagingly
of Held's better half-the eight-ninths that
go to make up the unity-and Held held
him to account for what he said. He found
that Cohen had, in barber shop gossiping,
DETAINED many women, and boasted of his
own adultery with Held's wife. Yesterday
afternoon Held left the shop of his employ
or, Mr.. Gallagher, and proceeded to that of
MIR. Horan, where Cohen was at work. Held
was naturally mad, and having previously
armed himself with revolver, rushed upon
the cowardly maligner of womanhood. His
excitement was so great that he forgot the
pistol and dropped it. But he got his work
we'll in with his naked fists and pounded
Cohen upon his proboscis till that marked
feature of his race became more marked
and prominent than before. His black eyes
became more black from contact with Held's
horny fist. In fact, Cohen was completely
pounded up and Held found himself in th e
police station. He was not held long, how
ever, as he was released on his own recog-
nizance to appear this morning before Judge
Cooley.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06

they will find none to sympathize with them.
There is yet a chance, however, that their
candidate for governor may withdraw from
the field in Gen. Ewing's favor. Such
course might do good, but it cannot wholly
repair the mischief that has already been
done.
The GLOBE does not care to be censorious,
especially towards party which it esteems
to be honest. Many of its principles, too,
meet our hearty approval. Nevertheless we
would like to see little common sense in
jected into the viens of the leaders of the
party. That commodity is wofully deficient
in the organization. A few grains would
greatly increase its efficiency and its strength.
AS long as it continues to be governed by q
set Of men who cannot see their own best
interests it can never expect to attain
supremacy. 1t will be regarded throughout
the world as proper laughing stock-the
butt of ridicule for all sensible mon.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06

The fact that there are any tramps in
Minnesota to-day is a proof of the incor-
risibility of the gang who follow it as a call
ing. There is no excuse for any man being
tramp in Minnesota this summer. No less
than six railroads are in process OF construo-
ton, and probably not less than i've thou
sand mon arc employed to-day IN Minnesota
and Dakota by the contractors. The
nav is not extravagant, but It IS talr.
and certainly the man WHO VIII
not accent the offer rather than be tramp
is the possessor of quantity OF laziness and
yiciousness which bodies no good to the COM
munity. The police should be douoly
watchful and the judge doubly severe with
tho vaoabonds who now infest the city.
There have been times when tramps were
entitled to sympathy owing to enforced idle
ness. That time is passed and they are now
entitled to the severest punishment.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06
PRIZE DOITC

The Greenbackers of Ohio have shown
less sense than we gave them credit for. For
years past Gen. Ewing has been tho chief
apostle of the financial doctrines they seek
to advance. When it was esteemed a dis
grace to advocate the honoring of the green
back alike with gold, and when it was unpop-
ular to ask that the national banks be abol-
lshed, Gen. Ewing stood boldly forth,
Jeopardlz'ng his own political success, and
avowed these views, defending them against
all comers. He was the choice of the party
for United States Senator, and would un-
doubtedly have been elected if they had had
control of the legislature. And yet, when
they had the chance on Wednesday to nom
mate him for governor of the State with the
certainty that their endorsement would result
in his election, they chose another man. For
downright stupidity this act is without
parallel in political history. 1t is an act of
deliberate suicide
Single-handed the Greenbackers can &C.
complish absolutely nothing in Ohio. They
will scarcely carry single school district.
Out of nearly three-quarters Of million of
votes, they can command at the outside
about thirty thousand. These votes, while
impotent to elect are often potent to defeat
candidates. At the last election this diver
sion resulted in defeating several Demo-
cratic candidates fvz 57s:;s.s5s, who were in
tull accord with the Greenback idea, and
electlng like number of Republican candi-
oates who were opposed to that idea. It
would seem that such an experiences would
,eaen wisdom. Such does not seem to have
oeen 1ne case, for those who control the
pas!y p!s IN Ohio have apparently lost. the ca
eaol'y OF learning anything if they ever Dos
sssseo It, The opportunity presented TO the
ore7noaokers on Wednesday will never o.
cur again. They had the CHOICE ~ -
endorsing the nomination Of Gen. Ew;na
with the certainty of elect1ne a man in
full accord with themselves on fnancia,
issues, or of nominating an independent
ticket with the surety of defeat. They chose
the latter, and in the day of their mourning
Daily globe., 1879-06-06
RESULT or Il roc.
Col. Lees Train Runs Over a Freight With
out Much Serious Damage.

Col. Lees Train Runs Over Freight With
out Much Serious Damage.
Col. Lee, A. @. NJ, U. S. A., and his party
which left this city Wednesday afternoon en-
route by special train on the Northern Pa
citic railroad for the Milk river country for
the purpose of building the new military
post of Fort Assinniboine, met with an un-
pleasant experience at o'clock Yesterday
morning. At that hour the train was Just
drawing up to the station at Detroit. A
dense fog prevailed, so that the engineer did
not discover the signals of freight train,
delayed by the fog, standing on the main
track. The consequence was the special ran
into the rear of the freight. Thanks
to the fact that the special was
slowing up to stop at the station, the collis-
ion was comparatively slight, though severe
enough to wreck the caboose of the freight
knock off some of the trimmings of the en-
gine and partially wreck three of the bag
gage and freight cars of the special. No
one of the railroad employees or of Col. Lee 8
party was injured, or was the baggage or
freight of the party in any way damaged.
The accident caused delay of few hours,
but intelligence received late last evening
was that the party had again started forward
and was making such headway as would
insure their arrival in Bismarck at o'clock
this morning, SO that no real delay resulted.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

County commissioners meeting this morn
ing:
"Pinafore'' Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
The Knight Templars drilled at Snyder's
Hall last night.
DR.. Emery will address the Reform club
at their meeting this evening.
The Sisterhood of Bethany will hold
their regular monthly meeting this afternoon
at o'clock.
A young boy named Garntz, about II
years old, was brought to the police station
last night, his mother stating that she could
not control him.
The members of the choir being organized
by the Reform club, under the management
of Prof. Rhys, will meet at Harrison's hall
this evening at 7:3O o'clock.
About 500 persons went to Minnetonka
yesterday, 275 being picnic of the Social
Band of Jordan, and the balance being mem
bers of the Centenary church. A irst-class
| time was passed and nothing occurred to
mar the pleasure.
A deed made by Alexander T. Ankeny and
j. K. Side, executors of the estate of W.
P. Ankeny, to Loren Fletcher, William Cahill
and William Loring, as Cahill, Fletcher &
! Co., was filed in the registers Office yester-
day. The deed conveys to the above com
pany the site of the Galaxy mill, togethe,
with the right to use the mill power, for the
sum of $14, 500.
George Hodgdon, of Beaver Falls, was
sentenced by Judge Vanderburgh to pay {
fine of $3.50, or to be confined in the count,
Jail for three months. He refused to pay
his fine although he had the money, and hal
been in Jail for the last seven weeks. Yes
terday he considered the matter and came t,
the conclusion that it would be healthie
outside, and accordingly paid the fine o
$3.50, and $17 extra for board.
Daily globe., 1879-06-06
Nu7rO1U .ESc0De.

One of the narrowest escapes from most
frightful accident that it has ever been our
lot to record was witnessed en- Chestnut
street, yesterday. The heavy team attached
to Riener's ice wagon came out of the alley
east of Bron'ley's livery stable, on dead
run. Rock Hersey's platform spri g wagon,
containing his two children, Mrs. Ed. Her
sey and the driver, was passing up Chestnut
street just opposite the alley. The runaways,
turning in the same direction, ran into
and completely upset the carriage, passing
over it with their heavy wagon and throwing
tue occupants on to the sidewalk, Mrs. Her
sey striking her head against the same. The
little boy was slightly hurt, though probably
more frightened. Mrs. Hersey, though de-
claring herself uninjured, will probably feel
the effects Of the accident for few days.
The other occupants were all right. Mr..
Hersey's team, a spirited pair of blacks, were
quite tractable, and thus prevented more
serious mishap. The carriage was sadly d.
lapidatcd. It is considered the luckiest of
escapes.