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, 1879-03-18
Tho Advance In Iron-An Indication OF I5st-
tor TtnNa,
I4tfthura Cnnn1stcful G,nrtttx.

Ftfyaurg Cun1susfcfut Gasttff
A leading gtrOn-,nNnutacturer saia this 10 rc-
porter: "The market here IL irm; more than
that the trade ID lrist aud thrrp see,ns to bo
lers at the prices now ruling, bur there IL no
per ccut Htlyanee; VIC would only be too glad to
learn that the report is true. However, thrru ID
slight advance Of ~ cents per- 100, which
bagatellt. P!g-1roD has advanced lu Tho East
1ton $a to $a.b0, u,l Is now quoted at SIC 10
S17 per tom You can scarcely call this an ad-
vance, however, Us the first cost Ut the metal at
tha furnaces is fully that, 1t IL merely rccoy.
cry OF the market from where It hna been forced
to. II ID III Indication, though, OF what may be
looked ior.-bcttur prices iu all branches Of tbs
trade. Tho mills arc running full, and eau
readily dispose OF tho production At present Ag-
uEes.n
, 1879-03-18

b,s debt. Tho only remaining question then
was 10 to whether Cnsc, by vntIlg lDr The com-
poa'tion Of Nicekcr II ca, tnlcnseG Jlinckley
if1n' his oblgatinn to Eav tic halance nf tho
led hccn expressly decided tint, although a
comp0sition might rclrnsc the Debtor, II would
nat tis surctlcs or cd-oDlignra. A tllachntEe Of
tlebtur under a composition was a d'actarKo
nlTccir1. II sttot,.tneetlng was called,
the surety WINS not discharged. wctlmr thu
creditor attended nMl Yt,tcd t,r was nh.cnt.
Tiers was, therefore, no doubt but tlInt {lfhck-
ies. liz @ amount ' ,.aae m by wy liz n aplicoon Of tic
colatcra,s nht thu nnutnt received from
MccGcr Il Co. Judgment was accordingly en-
tered for $l,B03.22D
, 1879-03-18

To afford immediate relief In asthms,. try DR..
coming tho spasmod!e contraction Of The wind
tubes, and BY. causing tho ejection of the mucus
which clogs them. For MhoouiuR. cough, Group,
aud hoataeneAs. this medicine Ia equally beneficial;
whllo for al pulmonary aud bronchial disorders It
IN hoih palliative and curative, and : sure and
, 1879-03-18

--...-...., PERSONAL
IN thts rnlam" thrte fines 'ttf, - cents psr In
tsrttot. Edrh additional tlrr, ~ cents.
1)ERsnSAt-p; ": DAviTa GLrSS, LLAs.
! Eetlhn south WR.es, son will Ind MI OH fr1eni
y inuurInK foriOilN LlOiD. 1t clifton House.
I)EissyNAI.-1r Mis-. MAl,v,yA wooi,, LATELY
10 t'a cy aud wIo wns In spi InyFcld ILL.,. letp1
y nav III caau. Will tfe rease address ,tF rousIu,
N. ]. tstcur1 Hlt.ltrst II 70 Tfltlrne uiijcr '"'
, 1879-03-18
TIE COUNCIL.
Alderman Tu.oy Fixes Things In the In
terest of tile Democracy.
Tho Mayor Vetoes the Appropriation 1}ill
because It Is Too Largc.
The Joo1tey Club Allowed to Erect
: Threa Hundrcd Sheds.

| sent pehra0ns, MCSuruey, WGttcrcr, n1ul J)nly.
On u,o,,on ~. Aid ana,o,, H.. c,,",. " n.nar .,'
VI '''ut'"" u. ta'o' scaton Tue Cha'f t'enof-
! ing parEancntar; custom) appointed tlc fol.
t,n ~. III, ,n.,,, a".sss "s'4 ~. 40
LOT t''e CITY erection; snndcfs, McNilrney, ac-
Gailrey, smyth' and seuton. Ths gives the
.,...s" ~ y. " ""' Po"s' ae .''' eo'.t'.
In.1tee Is u!hdc un Of three members Of that
wI,I AZ co,Irsc Ina th", thctr fr,on,,s asn ~
M,". y. eo".se' .c' nut 'l'e'r 'faends arc LILO
moro ;aycFsr To m ps 'e'9s,0n' n' xr7o,n
Tim ,,.,.; r.., n',n ~. 'E."Mm tan',,aa
\ A. i.t 'o'o"'';' 'e'o 'hessaso ~as 3eeeHedlFom
| return you herewith without ,uv annrny,1 ihc
Annual Aparsptston urd'nanee ,or thes !a.sai ycat
| l,nvc hccn comocllcd tn rcto thc cn,,,c h,
owing IL thu facl In. this IL tic uMlY Surso Ieft
adorl nv suvrrs,,o,is t1uei,inr VIII 7 consi1cp
an upeee*sary nrrcnsc "f scvcsa " IN ,,n,s ~
s1gtsnfiSigS;: @ A. e|!a;'sf ofoss. i1s! 'e eIty
ysar uass In. an,sl nnton1la, " ota'nsncn ~ ncai
and thnt no further nppronrin Ion siai be n,dn at
my oiiar t!no win saeh tcai a' yeai. t; Ulss
sn % ysS Without p'ss Il. ,so,,; 'f aySF v oo r.
~ Item; @ q sSstons A. = Nil
eonse1 e1s.s.r Ss,y rcn ~ ra, M On me nG
r. my ,sn St M n Tint III, enns
several necessary Items If nppfupfat1nr an,i. ~
YET" @ Ss syvss
10 stand ~ pas.r II VII, to cntyro tten mi
r rauueiT Should ia ta pa.s il s,rr tic veto @ IN.
can BE- n,n.u for tl,at nlE,,usu dnr,nt, thc trnr.
have ihcrciors eicCtch 10 yc thr nn,ir. iii anI
ansges. ny @ to s s, wh'; do not
slider III, Sns,ru s,,n;cc naitrr' nn +" yw ~ nv
pugges,uns, nnko silch ehunces in tu cmtlrc nrdt.
nrint,nt,s ,,n"c M ~ tis n,Imnucn ~ ~ r,,s3 H..
iaxa.on fo"t M .3,f1, iIS Ii; md ti,c total N
, 1879-03-18

statement Of facts 10 show cal,sc ol action.
The Government could not proceed In rem, thD
vessel being III a Canadian port, but there waa
IL" doubt OF tie right Of the Government TO suo
thu parties at common law.
Thu judge held the form Of action proper, md
orcrruled the exceptions, requiring the defend
ants TO answer IN tch days.
GENERAL.
The objections to tho batch OF exchanges OF
real estate for bank-books recently made By
the Receiver Of the Fidelity Savings Bank
wero argued Yesterday morning At Sumo length
before Judge Moorc. The cllcf objections l,ayo
ull been published heretofore, ai,d the glst of
them Is ttnt the exchanges ore not equitable,
hut benefit sumo depositors ut the expense Of
tile otlera. Al tho conclusion OF the arguments
tic Judge took the matter uudcr alvsemuut.
DIVORCES.
Stephen 8. Davis begun suit yesterday Ect
q divorce from bis wife Harriet, because shc
saw 1T to leave him just two years and acvcn
days ago.
Judge Farwcll granted n divorce yesterday to
JullaHla c. Tyson from John X. Tyson on the
ground OF desrrtton.
Tic Standardization case was up before
Judge Faswc!l yesterday mornny on some mo
tluns to settle tho pleadtngs. After tnlulgin.
in general discussion for hnlG an hour without
.'t, M % H. ..tn - y . ~ ~, ar."' '"J ".'es0
r., III, t,o IN ~ IL" Gcrm,, Entinr,l p,r1, ,,,
pona,nor + II EIo,enr tin, - ,,oti.t n, .st.. !.'e
ny. ,'s. .,,,- -. H. ,o NV ~ p es.tk
n5 tn. .rs t ei aG MssGts u ~ u! tse eA "G'o I'VE
Judgments loF So,tAo;4 20 aea,nst t!tt j. +. WAR
rGn Cafnpany, u. r. warren, Allfl Henry D. LAS
vol, on which, however, $500 llad been paid on
execution. The defendants offer to cn1npro-
mise by pnytuy Sl7iO, ntul The Rcceiyor thfnlts
tic nfYcr the best tint car, be- gotten,
Jrd1c Rnrcrs IA 1,carin,r ~. ,sso ~ rr,rdt
,,s I:"iiun + roahn,i" ,yb,nt .vns ,,, n'.'.
~ H. oa.."r ~ S"uu3t T',,3t "nHM "ao Licu s9ulg
lnu aso ge!o1o 5.ueu a4eAilstee, .'nu rcsulte9
~ ln'or u t!.t ttalutlll. AIo 10 now Up sccoha
Judge McAlllster will not bo In court Until to-
morrow, betnE confined ut hpme by q srycro
, 1879-03-18
MISSING.


THE TlkB53Uff: HFSANCI7 OFf'tGk.S.
TN OnDEt: tt, ACCOMMODATE 0U,t Si;MErOtjS
l. raruns throughout thc cify, have established
I'tansG t',esa ~ ttG !,yl,a,s =. .e;gn.sd
price charged At Tie MAin ,cc aud viii lie received
until hOcocxr +. M. durin: the week. shd untilo ?.
~. & il. s1MMs. booksellers and slattoncrs, 1es
Twenty ssccnnd.rt.
4, Ii. WALDES. Ecw.dealer. stattoaer, etc., 1ooo
INl1IEHT TfjECMsTNS. WEst.E!dH News Dcnot, l
H1ne !sinnd.sy. corner nf 1tatstcdst.
u. g. ME!tt;ICI, .Icwr!er, Newsdcaler, and Fancy
(inIlA, TN f.Ikr.tt, corner LlDCQtt.
, 1879-03-18

A JURTsD1C"rlUEAL QUESTION.
A novel question MS to the Jurisdiction Of the
United stntcs Circuit Court WIS raitc1 yoster-
day morning before Judge BlodEelt. 4 few
weeks ago the District Attorney flied an III
formation against George G. Flnncy Rlul
Chnrlcs Harding, owners OF The schooner t}ala.
LIN, claiming lint they OF the 23l Of Novcnbcr
Inst, By carelcsnly managed Their vcHsel that sho
'an Into beacon belonging 10 the United
States md damaged II 10 The extent OF $1,000,
to recover which flc Information was fled.
The defendants, by Rne Il Mitchell, filed c1;
ccI,ssonB, On the ground flat the law did not
provide for the prosecution Of my sncl, nctlou.
The statutes provided that tllG Untct 3tates
Ciscutt Court should hive Jurisdiction at all
cases at eoHlna,i law, aleo t'of all suits OF law
Or In equity arising unlor the act providing for
revenue. oSccpt civil cases. Of adniralty ani
maritime Jurisdiction. The. question wns
whether thc Information filed by the United
brought by citizen, It woud be auci, n suit 0fn
civil nHtuse nt colnmon law that the limited
5tateh Circuit Court coitiu take Jurisdiction hf
Il. Also whether the Circuit Cour. had i,lrls-
one of admiralty, then the jurisdiction was
taken aWay. WIS the suit ono "af civil
nature Mt commoit law within Tho meaning Ut
the sthtutcf There WAS no precedent to bu
l3uuu III tI]E ucclSUHH Ill iJ1E CuuFIb Ill kUla
country where such suit had been maintained
Mt cUInrnDu lnw. II the auit was Vuns.critniual,
then tllc Circuit Court lind no jirls,lctiun; II
not criminal, It wns equitable, mid cUulMon law
Ind no ,jurisdlcttou.
The counsel for tho Government claimed the
difficulty was only Ms to thu form oi mellon.
The proceeding was III thu natnre Df II quo wnr-
ranto neither criminal or penal, but In most
right. There was undoubtedly sufficient
statement OF facts 10 show a cal,se ol action.
The Government could not proceed In rem, ,hD
vessel being III Canadian port, but there was
Il" doubt Of tic right Of tho Government to s,io
thu parties at common law.
Thu Judge held the form Of action proper, md
orcrruled the exceptions, requiring the defend
nnts TO answer III tcn days.
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
An Interview with General Rice.

General Rice chairman of the Committee on Pen
sons of the last Congress lost leg at the battle of
Kenesaw Mountain, and now hobbies about on
wooden substitute He understands what soldier
ing means and what soldiers are entitled to- From
a recent interview had with him, at his residence
Ottawa, Ohio by correspondent Of Cincinnati
paper, we extract the following:
There seems to be misapprehension in regard to the
intention of this law, said he 1t is merely the fulfill
ment of contract made between the Government and the
soldier at the time OF his enlistment 1t has been the po
icy OF the Government since foundation to pension ali
OF its soldiers who incurred disability of any kind while
in service. This pension was not gratuitv or charity
but part of the and that he who gave
his limbs health the Government should.
not be turned out to when he could serve no long
er Subsequent TO the making of this contract and with
out consultation with the soldier Congress- by the enact
ment OF certain laws placed a certain limitation on the
me III winch the soldier disabled should make his APP
pcatlon Tor this payment and if for any reason he did
not make this application within five years from his dis
charge from the service then he should have pension
only from the date Of filing the proofs in support of his
claim BY this thousands of men, as well as the
widows and orphans of soldiers were deprived of their
just rights under the contract made at the time the soldier
entered the service The intention of this law to fulfill
the contract to give to these heroes and their widows and
orphans the pension from the date Of their discharge from
the service The Government has kept contract with
those VINO loaned money out Of their abundance
gave that which valuable as the blood of the
soldier ana so particular it 10 keep faith with them
that IL has by subsequent legislation paid them not only
the money they loaned, but has paid it a currency of
which every dollar worth of those the Government
received In all conscience should the Govern
ment keep faith with those who gave their lives and blood
that it might be sayed?
Does this law give any additional pension to any per-
son who would have been entitled to pension before
the passage of the law
by no means. 1t simply fulfls the promise made to
the soldier at the time of his enlistment and event
Oh ms disability 1t is just much his right the monthly
stipend he received during the time he in actual ser
VICE IT is the most sacred debt the nation owes-a debt
OF blood and suffering and incurred for the benefit of
Lose Dy whose yaor and endurance the integrity of the
Government was preserved. These made the fulfill
ment OF the contract with the bondhoders possible and
no paot VIII be so nggardy to refuse the payment of
this just debit
seeing that the general with travel left
nm leeng as all eXs0lders must that he deserves well
at the hands of his fellow citizens Of Ohio
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
Paying the Arrearages or Pensions.

The Commissioner Of Pensions has commenced
paying the arrears. The long-delayed work began
in the latter part of April and the claims will be
paid at the rate Of ST. 600 per month and at this
rate Sl8,000,00O in the course of the wear The
entire amount of the claims involve the sum Of
Sal 100000, the greater part of which according TO
the Commissioner Of Pensions, can be prepared and
presented for payment during the next year But
II the other claims upon the Treasury month bv
month are regarded the statement from the
Treasury would seem to Indicate these claims will
be held back and payments covering only the
monthly allowance Of 81 5000 be allowed After
July interest will cease on all the called bonds and
the annual saving of interest effected bv the subst
tuition OF four per cent interest for the six per cent
on the large amount of bonds that have been re-
funded will amount to $l3, 900 1t will be per-
celyed that the surplus revenue will be increased
every month by about 81 1873, 600. Unless some
large appropriations made during the present
Congress all this can be applied to the payment Of
the pension claims
This is Commissioners Bentleys and John Sber
mans plan, but as it is dilatory and causeIessv
80, obiging thousands Of soldiers to wait perbans
Tor gears, for what might readily be paid in months
we hope that Congress now in session will order
without delay the payment Of this money out Of that
already in the Treasury
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
The Sixty Surgeon Monster.


Born in a brick palace on Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington d c., its sire Hatred. begotten by
Dlsloyaltg, and its dam cheat begotten bv cold
Bug this horrible creature still breathes. Taken
by its (proud p father to the Senate Chamber of the
United States for exhibition it was so savagey at
tackled there by General Shields and other soldiers.
that it only rescued with but little life. bv it's
creator But wonderful unaccountablc infatuation.
this wretched being is looked upon with affection bv
its father and he is now diligently feeding and car
ing for 1t prior to his effort to again introduce it
Many of the soldiers of the land have never heard
of this monster, and as his existence or rather
death, is to them q matter of supreme moment. it
becomes to seek to furnish them as far as pract
cable. with his description. He has the head of
snake with mildly beaming eyes, and an apparent
honest benevolent look, such as doubtless the SER
pent possessed IN Eden but poison exudes continu-
ously from his mouth and creates pestiferous at
mosphere around This appearance resembles some
Of those creatures referred to by John the Divine
on Patmos, though his appearance is not unfamiliar
to John, the human, in Washington His BODY is
green and shiny and strty feet are attached thereto
extending his entire length though there are spaces
for almost an indefinite number of feet Over his
AAN'AN ''''NiN
that ecer i5red on land and fms protrude outward
from between these scales He is at present cured
up in one Of the apartments of the Pension Office,
and his length cannot therefore be positively deter
mined We feel some degree of assurance in saving
that this monster must speedily die, and God grant
that he may for without he secures a Dqrtlcular
character ot food he is certain ere long to breathe
his last The sustenance he naturally Graves is the
soldiers their acldo10s and orphans For these he
has special appetite and of a most ravenous char
acter. Should he live and start out to roam over
the land, these 1c5lt be hjs sole prey His mission
will be double-that of deUourjag and 1otSoa5nq
The prayers Of the soldiers and the cries of their
widows and orphans will be of no oua1I for when
the dragon has been loosed, he will fulfil the inten-
tion of his creation. We have thus given YOU
brief description of this monster and it becomes YOU
to appeal at to the proper authorities at Wash
ngton, that he should be exermnated ere he starts
on the path Of destruction to probably more than
halt Of the Union soldiers Of the land and their
ao5d0aos and orphans
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
Payment of Arrears of Pensions.

In the Senate, on the 18th of May, the Committee
on Appropriations proposed to strike out of the gen
eral appropriation bill the following
In order to provide for the speedy payment of the ar
reaages of pensions the Secretary of the Treasury here
oy authorized and directed to issue immediately i'm pay
ment thereof SOO00000 in legal tender currency now in
the treasury kept as special fund for the redemption
fractional currency
After debate, this proposition rejected by the
decisive vote of ayes 25; nays 81 Such action
indicates that the Senate is favorable to the plan of
using said 900 600 to meet the arrears payments
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Public Lands.

Hon james A. Williamson is Commissioner of
the General Landohice, and soldiers proposing to
locate on the public lands and desirous TO inquire in
relation thereto should address him a pamphlet
containing much information win probably be sent
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
Soldiers, Attention /!

You, who are acquainted with Senators and Rep
resentatives write to them, what your wishes are,
about the passage of the Equalization Bounty Bill
whether they are at their homes or attending Con-
greSS
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
Subscriptions

Must now begin in May All previous numbers
are exhausted. Remember atls.
The National tribune., 1879-05-01
Invalid Pensions Committees.

The following are the members of the Committees
on Invalid Pensions, appointed for the new Con
gress, which met, at extra session. March 49,
SENATE.
K. 5 Withers, of Virginia; j. r. Mcpherson, of
New Jersey; j. B Groome of Maryland; w Call
of Florida; j. T Farley, of California; j. J. In
gals, of Kansas; ". p Kellogg of Louisiana, and
O. H. Pratt of Connecticut
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A. K. Co6roth of Pennsylvania b. b. Lewis
of Alabama j. w Caldwell of Kentucky; A. J.
Hostetter, of Indiana; H. Persons, of Georgia; w
H. Hatch, of Missouri; r. L. Taylor. of Tennessee; :;
A. H. Smith of Pennsylvania G. G Hazelton, of
Wisconsin; G. r. Davis, of Illinois, and j. 7 Up
degraf of Ohio
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
cells when he is being drowned" a.ked

eels when he is being drowned, a.ked
the captain. 81 had feeling that
some awful sea or maelstrom was swal-
lowing me down. Then came the SEN
salion of being forced through the wa
ter as if had been discharged from a
cannon, and when | could hold my
breath no longer opened my mouth,
and found | was at the surface with
floating things about me. | found a
board six feet long, ana counted the
five boats in the distance, and l could
see them because they were painted
white For an hour the tide carried
me rapidly toward the German Ocean.
Then | saw the light Of a steamer COM
ing directly towards me, but almost at
the same time | was taken with cramp
in the legs, and thought for second
I time that | must surely die. Yet the
steamer cGme nearer, | shouted, saw
the steamer stop, saw a light 60 down
the side, and heard the dip of oars and
the boatswain saying Don't strike that
man on the head" Then hand
grasped me and tainted. The next
thing remember was seeing ball OF
| light before me, surrounded by dark
rainbow, which kept growing brighter
and brighter. Then prickly feeling
beginning at my feet went up my whole
body, my eyes opened, and found my
| self looking at lamp burning on the
deck of the City Of Amsterdam, which
carried me into Rotterdam, where | lay
sick for three days"
II want to say a word" concluded
Capt. Schwensen, =" for the crew Of the
Pommerania. A great deal has been
SAID against them on this side. The
facts that the ship sank inside of twenty
minutes and that five boats were sue
cessiullv launched in darkness and con-
fusion, and 172 lives saved out of 227-
thirty-seven passengers and eighteen oil
the crew being lost-are proof, 1t seems
to me, that the crew acted accord
! ing to discipline. 1t was so dark that Mr.
| Poppenhusen says when they were
taken on board the Gengarry the res
cued passengers could tell who had
been in same boat only by repeating and
comparing about what was said in the
! boat. Faces could not be recognized. p
| Capt. SChwensen is a short, thlck-sei
man with a genial, ruddy face. His
hair and side-whiskers have grown gray
preceptibly since the disaster, He went
out as mate in the Deutschland in 1913
the first sailing vessel sent to New York
by the Hamburg Packet company and
since 1857 has commanded the steam
| ships Hammonia, Borussia, Germania,
Westphalia, Scythia, Pommerania, CHM
| bra, and Sllesia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
4 Warming to Western Farmers.

The CoiOrado Farmer counsels the ag-
rlculturists of his state to stick to their
farms, and not be induced to leave their
comfortable homes for the mining re-
gions, where so much discomfort and
uncertainty are in store for them.
We are told, says the editor, that far
mers are quitting their farms or are
letting their fields lie idle to rush to
Leadvile, or to haul freight from the
railroad termini to the mining camps.
We have not word of fault to find
with them for striving to earn money,
for all know how bravely they have
struggled through two years of the To-
Gust plague, and two years of low
prices. But at this time to abandon
their farms or fields to weeds and idle
ness, is suicidal.
There are pouring into Colorado 800
people every day, and this number will
be increased twofold in less than a
month, and will be kept up we'll into
the summer. AT least 10000 people
will be added to the population of the
state. These people must be fed, and
the bread and meat to feed them should
be supplied by our farmers. 70 do so
will take much mole breadstutis and
feed than all our farmers can, under
the most favorable circumstances, sup
ply. Raise as much as you may, it
will all bring fair price, even if Kan
sas and other western states raise as
large crop as last year, which we do
not expect them to do.
More money can be made this sum-
mer on Colorado farms than has been
in any one year for the past six, and it
is the height OF folly to quit certainty
for the very, very great uncertainty OF
mining.
Farmers of Colorado, stick to your
farms; don't let the igais .tottDus of min
ing camps lead you from the solid
ground OF your farms to the oogs and
quagmires that are In and through and
all around the camps and cities that
are created by the excited crowd in the
rush and struggle for wealth that is got
by accident or luck.