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New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
YUE JHREE WITNESSES.

1t is said that one Of the first operations Of
the cipher subcommittee in New-YOrk will
be TO call to the stand Messrs. Marble, PeltOn,
and Weed This would be the natural and
regular course !; but the Committee has varied
so often and so far from the natural and reg
ular course during the many uneventful
DAYS of its protractcd and unproductive
preliminary laLors that we shall not be sur
prised to find it starting off any morning upon
some novel excursion, only to come back after
a long hunt with empty game-bags and ruff
fled tcmpers. Still the trio of cOparCcncrs
must be called, sooner or later. and it VIII
be in the power of the subcommittee, if it
goes about the work in the right way, to OBJ
tain from them great deal of entertaining
and instructive information.
There having been, to all appearances. an
agreement among the chiefs of the conspiracy
that they cannot carry Colonel Pelton any
longer, the public will watch that bad young
mans demeanOr in the witnesS-bOx with par
ticular curiosity. Is he a voluntary sacrifice {?
Has he consented to be goat for this occasion,
TO stand still while the sins of all the tribe
are strapped upon his back. and then to run
into the wilderness with meek alacnty7 How
does he like the play9 And if he has ac
cepted the part, is he going to tell the public
that besides trying to swindle three or four
Returning Boards, College OF Electors, a
State Legislature and n Supreme Court IN
posing upon Smith VI. Weed, usurping COM
mand over Mant0n Marble. and taking fOrcl-
ble and unwarranted possession of the Demo
cratic National Committee, he also hood
winked and abused his ingenious uncle Is
hc going to tell us that he made up all this
affair out of his own head If he does, are
we going to believe him
If Colonel Pclton assures rs that lc be-
gulled everybody with whom he had 10 do in
this matter, load Of innocence will he thrust
upon Mr.. Smith NJ. Weed at which that fresh
politician will be very much amazed indeed.
Mr.. Weed in the character of victim of Colo
mel Pcton's confidence game Will be Il spccta-
Gle of such extraordinary innocence that We
hope nothing will be allowed to interfere with
its speedy production. II Will be necessary
however. for the unSOphisticatcd Mr.. Weed to
explain some curious incidents in his Southern
excursion, and the public will listen with open
ears 10 the fail and frank narrative OF his Bal
tim0rc visit, which he will 10 doubt submit at
the earliest possible moment.
And then we are to see Mr.. Marble at last in
the keen bright sunlight of publicity. II is
doubtful whether he can tell uS much about the
ciphcrs which we do not know already. He
put into his remarkable dispatches all that IN
his great mind-his planshis wishes, his doubts,
his fears, his antipathies, and his rescntmcnts
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
NET E1RNINGS.

In what manner the "net earnings of Il
large enterprise are to be computed is a ques-
tion managers of business affairs have often
TO meet. The Pacific Railroad Company's
case. inst decided in the United States supreme
Court presents il in connection with condition
in the company's land grant In 1862, early
IN the history of the road, Congress made a
large grant of lands and loan of bonds to the
company to aid the construction; but the
statute contained a condition that, after the
road should be completed, at least per
cent of the net earnings OF the iOad
should be applied toward paying the bonds.
OF late wears the income has consisted partly
in fares and freights from individuals, parity
in Government payments for carrying mails,
troops and supplies, and partly in receipts for
lands sold. And its expenses have included
the cost of Keeping up the land department.
with its surveys. Offices, negotiations ana ac-
counts, aud also payments OF interest on the
company's debt, as well as the ordinary DIS
bur,rnrnts in the trdrc. Tie company
seems TO have claimed the right to deduct all
these kinds of expenditure III computing the
net earnings. But the court decides dll-
ferently. The land department must he imd
out of view on both sides. The earnings IN
clude the fares and freights and government
payments, but not moneys from lands; ana
IN computing net earnings there should be
deducted the expenses Of operating the road
and making ordinary improvements anu
repairs, but not expenditures OF the land de-
partment OF interest on the debt
The Erie Railway was involved few years
ago in the same question. To increase the
capital for the purposes of the road the hold
ers of stock and bonds united III an agree
mcnt that some new preferred shares should
be issued, which should draw preferred divl-
drnds ont of the "net earnings of the road.
The company shortly atterwlrd leased some
auxiliary roads, and by operating these III
connection with the main line, Increased
the receipts. Then the question arose whether
these leased roads were To be included III
making up the net earnings for the new stock
holders; or whether their receipts went to the
old ones. The decision was that the road
must be taken as a whole. auxilaries, branches
and all. The receipts of the entire business
rs the road existed from time to time OF all
the traffic of the company through the year,
on trunk or branches, must be tho basis.
Then deducting the cost of carrying on the
business would leave the net earnings
PENNSYLVANIA has had some similar decisions.
The law there has long required corporations
TO pay taxes on net earnings on income. Ia
one case a petroleum oil company. and i'll
another a coal company, aycrred that the de-
plcciat0n Of the mine by taking away so
much oil or coal every year must be appraised
ond deductad from fine income before the
company need pay tax. But the court held
otherwise; only the current cost OF conducting
the company's business was to be deducted.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
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Netu.2lork Dailu GribamG
FOUNDED BY HORACE oREELE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1879.
THE NEGS rms MOANING.

FoRUlGN.-Nlne new cases Of the plague arc re-
ported at Astrakhan; the Gar has ordered infected
villages, with their contents, to be burned
20 far as may he thought necessary, to prevent
the spread OF the disease. - II. Dufaure
persist, IN his resignation from the French
Cabinet. and q new Cabinet will be formed by NJ.
Naddinglon. == The Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
was burned Yesterday - The directors of tie
City of Glasgow Bank were sentenced Oh Satur-
day to imprisonment. - II is reported that
Prussia Is about 20 purchase Hegoland The
British advance INTO the Zulu country began
Januar, II. One report says that only feeble re-
distance Is to be expected; another, that fighting
has begun.
DoMEstGC.--Mr. Mcmahon declines to be chair
man Of the subcommittee TO VISIT Ncw-lork to in-
Ycsticatc the cipher kilograms, and this makes de-
lay =-- 1t is thought now that Congress Will
purpo~cly neglect to appropriate money to carry
out the Pension ArIcaragcs bill. -= Secretary
Evarts gave tie first official lirner of the season
at Washington on Saturday. == The testimony
In the Biodgctt Investigation on Saturday showed
that a grand jury investigated crimes without the
assistance Of the DIstrlct-Atorney, who atterward
failed to bring indicted persons to trial.
CONGEros.--lu the Senate on Saturday, Mr..
bIorgan of Alabama, continued his argument
against the political resolutions of Mr. Edlnuuds.
Senator McCreery made report in favor Of tine
transfer of the Indian bureau, and Senator Iloar
made a report in favor Of NNIth amendment in
behalf of woman suffrage - In the House, Mr..
Singleton Nh Mills. Mr.. Hooker, and Mr. Chalmers
made speeches attacking Mr. Bragg for his late
remark, on war claims; the Army Reorganization
bill was taken up and discussed The bill went
over without action.
CIIY AND SUBUEBAN.-The Rev. DR.. j. ID. Fulton
preached on " The Beast OF Prophecy" denouncng
the Roman Catholic Church; Mr.. Tamage eX-
planned his methods of paying his church debt. and
the Rev. Dr. EggestOn III prelude to his sermon,
spoke on leading newspaper topics. - In the
kid-glove reappraisement the reports of the three
appraisers have been made, all advancing invoice
values they will be submitted TO the Collector in
a few days - The CITY of Elizabeth, y. j.,
is in default for interest on its debt
about SO 900; this is said TO be due mainly
70 extravaganza i'll street improvements. 60
The trial of Mrs. Jennie H. Smith and Covert
u. Bennett, for tho murder Of Policeman Smith,
of jersey City, begins to-day. == Eight
small fires occurred on Saturday night. -
Gold value of the legal-euder silver dollar (4l2l2
grains, S426 cents. === Stocks less active but
tuctuating, aud after opening steady closed weak
TnE WEATHBR.-TRIBUNK local observations IN
dicatc warmer and clear or partly cloudy weather
Thermometer yesterday, 17o, 270, 25'.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
omusemenis ano Aaertngs 60 Might.

RRoAuwAV THTATRB-" King Lear,
RoEIRY TIigATRK--" Nathan Haze,
- avtNVV IUF ATRE--" Dr. CLYDE
\ ycrtW TIrATRE--" II. NJ. &. pindOfe'
htsin's d aEpFN-" a. Slocu'u.'
pIRT I'M aTRH- Solon Stlugtr ,,
So EFtxtIsCo MINsTREIS OrERA hoIsf,
sr,>nSkn TUT ARR II. NJ. 3 Plnai"rc: ,,,,..,,,r, ',
f'<,o~ S"rIKk IBEATRE--" The Bankers D"uSd''h
NulA,k's THRATRk-" ours
.o,-.,y, or DFzFeN-water Coler Exhibition
,S,ci,., N.TrTITr-B Billiard Mstch
Nns,pT a. AEDKN BROOkLNN- -PodeStrlahNm'
NtU Nttk AvIAWIUN-D3V ana Evening.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

doing what that Court did. for IL informed the beneV
olent jurymen that it had no further occasion for
their services. This reminds one of tho story OF
Mr.. Rufus Choate-h0w he could procure tho ac-
quittal of thief though the money was found IN
his boots. "What shall do with the pork" said
pig thief TO his lawyer after similar lindlng
Eat it, you foolp responded the sagacious at
torncy; "the jury says you didn't steal it,"
II is sad 10 read that tho Legislature OF Masss-
chusetts which has not boen long in session, has
already received great number Of petitions asking
that laws may be enacted for the better protection
of wives from the cruelty Of their husbands. inns
would seem to indicate n brutality inconsistent
with civilization. WIfe-beating has usually been
regarded IA a habit of savages and so it u.s. though
the sayages may live in a Christian ana enlightened
land. In England the evil is so great that II has
attracted the attention Of the Parliament. what
complexities the difficulty Is that cruel husbands,
after conviction and Imprisonment. usually return
home bent upon rcyenging themselves by still more
outrageous conduct Another difficulty IL, that Ill
treated wives. often the only witnesses, refuse to
testify against their husbands, or do so IN way
to save them fro prison. Society for the Pro-
lection of Wives has been sgested.
The genius which devised the cipher You must
deposit two Indian agents." surely akin TO that
which invented tie famous message 10 senator Bar
mum, "YOu NAV bUy seven more muios." But after
elaborate and hcad-racEuC cryptoTams of this sort
have been translated there remains to be cOnsld-
ercd In estimating their significance. tn element OF
time. MIR. Tyner called for money before the cleo
ton and Senator Barnun's " mules were for. nse
when the canvass was all over. It's proper enough
TO ralse campaign funds for the ordlu2ry campaign
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

Last week the Democrats thought they were
after Republican grizzly, aud they grew uu
common fond of the sport; now that they
know it's the other kind of Il grizzly, they
begin to think the trail Is disagreeaby warm.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

General Sherman has been once more at
Atlanta, but this time mot with the roll
of the stirring drum, nor the trumpet which
sings of fame. 1t was like Wollngton's visit
to his own famous field, but with a
difference. The Doors Of Waterloo cared nothing
for the Duke, and as little for the Emperor, and
only knew that the British and French blood mixed
had gwen them good crops for many year after
the famous victory. The citizens of Atlanta had
good enough reason to wish that they had never
seen soldier whether Federal or Confederate; but
if they really believed that General Sherman
"burned Atlanta they manifested a snguary
forgIying disposition. The way in which
they came out to welcome the veteran is
about the most cheering sign of IA forgiy-
ing disposition which we have lately OBJ
served. 1t is particularly noticed that the crowd
which gathered at the station to welcome General
sherman was white one that there DO
perccptbc indignation, no feeling of prejudice;'
and that warm Jokes were dying to and fro" as
the train containing the General and his party rolled
in All manner Of cOnrteScs enSued; and
If there was any lingering feeling of en-
mity il was kept well under The best of all was
the admiration expressed by the General at the en-
ergy exhibited by Atlanta and the lndisputablc
way IN winch she had proved herself to be phG lX
The general thrift of the city was the only sub
iect upon which the hero would talk; ho made
little excursions to the old battletields, and
attended a ball at the barracks but he fought
very shy of reporters. and reDuscd all attempts TO
interview him with stately dignity. We mark the
"good humor" of the occasion with pleasure; the
Union is not only political institution, more so
now than ever, but it is also great and generous
sentiment; and the good sense and good feeling ex
hiblted by the people of Atlanta shows how surely.
if slowly, We are getting back to all that was best
in The good old times.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

Nothing can be imagined more frlghttul than fire
in a crowded lunatIc asylum The unfortunate in
mates, utterly incapable in many Instances OF act
ing intelligenty, are m'dc perhaps less capable
than usual by fright f. read. therefore. Of the to-
tai destruction by fire Of the Missouri State Lunatic
Asylum. and OF the escape of all the inmates 300
in number. alive and uninjured, is to be
reminded ol the doctrine Of Il special providence
Su,h miracle, according to any known theory of
chances could scarcely occur aga.n. Precautions
against ire in crowded public buildings can hardly
be too numerous but in iunatic asylum there are
usually few patients suffering from pyrumania,
aud many others whose carclrssncsS j., of
course, entirely irresponsible. hospital for the
insane shOnld be constructed aud managed upon
:hr suppOaltOu that II may at any time be- set on
fire and that the Rescue Of the patients will always
hr difficult IL is reasonable to suppose that mat
ler- were particularly well mauagedat ST. Joseph
and IA assigning some credit to the officers and
servants we can hardly be mistaken.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

there ia no evidence in it of personal feeling
Mr.. Talmage himself, in opening his sermon
referred to another phase of the same sub
ipct.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03

II ,om"body who has leisure aud know ledge Tor
the work would write book about curiou. ycrd,cts.
the puplic might be sure of an entertaining volume.
OF the vnsaric, ot juric4 there is no end. over ia
Passalc County y. j., the other day, they tried
voung woman, OF by no means doubtful reputation,
for the larceny, among other things, OF 4 pair of
gait"r boots. They were seen upon her feet and
identified. There was plenty of evidence for the
state and the prisoner had no witnesses at all.
FIRST the sagacious jury disagreed. Bcing sent ont
once more. they came in with nmIable verdict of
"Not guilty. 4 Court may be- easily justified h
New-York tribune., 1879-02-03


common fond of the sport; now that they
know it's the other kind of Il grizzly. they
begin to think the trail Is disagreeabiy warm.
What if Nevy PeltOn should make mp his
mind that he doesn't want to be that kind of
q goat and after getting loaded up with i'm
putcd sin should frt his tail toward the
wilderness, and start in to do some vigorous
rcactionary butting among the cOparcenerS!
The advocates of Woman Suffrage have
cured favorable report from three members of
the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tiOns-Mr. Hoar Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin,
and Mr. Mitchell. They favor sixteenth
amendment; but there Is an amendment bear
ing upon the subject Of Southern claims which
may bc said 10 have higher claim to that
number
There was the old familiar sound Of the
slayeholdcrs whip in the House on Saturday,
when Nj. Chalmers tainted Northern Demo
Gratis with the remark that this was
the first time anybody had ever heard OF
"minorjty undertaking to turn Out the major
"ity Of a party" The South rules the DenOc-
racy, as it did before, and proposes to have
that fact quite as well understood as 1t was
in the old days.
The Rev. Dr. Egglcston has adopted Joseph
Cook, habit of "preudes,' and spoke yester-
day upon three topics Of current discussion.
What hc had to say upon the cipher dispatches
will not attract 80 much attention as bis sharp
criticism upon Mr.. 1almage's method OF help
ing the payment Of his church'o dcbt-a ciitl-
gism which Las all the koencr edge because
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.
sENsATIoNAL RECONCILIATION.

SENSATIONAL RECONC1LlAT1ON.
National Associated Press to the Star
NEW York, April 1S.--A very sensational
reconciliation has taken place between
Talmage and Hathaway, and yesterday
each read q penitent letter before the Pres
bytery, expressing their fraternal feelings
for each other and regretting that the
mistaken public had ever supposed they
were enemies. The Presbytery, however,
the fourth specification of falsehood on that
showing.
FOUR PER CENTS sNATCHED UP.
A syndicate composed of nineteen banks
and banking firms of this city and Boston
subscribed TO $3.50, 900, 900 OF the per cent
bonds, and $40 coo, 900 funding which closes
the 1910 loan certificates. This is the larg-
est single subscription ever made 10
Government funded loan in this or any
other country.
STANLEY COURT MARTIAL.
A large gathering of military men was
present at the court marshal of Col. David
Stanley to-day. They include among 9TH
ers Gen. Schofield, Gen. Phil Sheridan, his
brother, Congressman and Gen. McCook
and Col. Van Rensselaer,. Gen. Wm. r.
Sherman was also present, and was cordial
ly greeted. Gen. Wood was recalled and
examined at great length.
GYPSY Is GOBBLED.
The brig GYPSY, to have sailed yesterday
for Venezuela to recover 81, 0000 900 of treas
ure lost i'll the gale from the Spanish ship
OF war fifty years ago, has been seized by
the U. S. Marshal at the suit OF creditors.
ANOTHER SAD HISTORY.
There is another mystery about a stran-
ger, young and beautiful woman, name
unknown, who has just been taken to the
Morgue. She had been an invalid for
weeks at the house Of Mrs. Leith, Twenty
fourth street. That she was woman who
had been tcndcrly nurtured and well edu.
Gated there could he little doubt from her
appearance and behavior. She kept her
secret, however. through weeks of sickness,
and her dying request was that no efforts
should be made to discover who she was or
what was the particular nature of her sad
history
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THE OLD COMMONWEALTH.
Pithy Points Picked Up Here and
There in Kentucky.
Specials TO the Star.

Specials to the Star.
NIcHoLAsvILLE, April ia colored man
snatched bag containing $50. from viii
Wheeler last evening and made off with it.
He was captured two miles from town.
CYNrHIANA, April 1S.-Arguments in the
Magee murder case are now in progress, and
the case will probably go TO the jury to-
night.
WINCHESTER, April ls.-Marshal Hurst,
of Shelbyville, yesterday arrested house
painter here who is charged with stealing
horses and other valuable property in Shell
byyille.
STANFORD, KY, April lS.-It is reported
here that Grove Kennedy, the man who
killed E. D. Kennedy, at Lancaster, KY,
some time since, has left for the Far West,
and will thus leave his bondsmen to pay
&c. 900 bail. Grove is a brother TO Bill, who
has also left for parts unknown, being un-
der indictment for murder, committed fif-
teen years ago.
LEBANON, April 1s.-George Roberts was
yesterday taken to the Penitentiary from
Clinton County for burning up batch of
indictments which had been found against
him.
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Fourth Edition.
THE LATEST.
In Brief.

National Associated Press to the Star.
LONDON, April lS.-The Chlian fleet in
Peruvian waters has seized several British
ships
PHILADELPHIA, April 1S.-John I. Elliott,
veteran policeman, committed suicide
yesterday.
CHICAGO, April 1S.--The burglar shot by
an officer last night proves to not be Tommy
Smith. He has n5t been identified.
WELLS, Me, April 18.-Thc town farm
buildings burned last night Geo. Dyke
man, keeper, and pauper perished.
PrsTH, April 1S. The rivers Moroso and
Koros have again broken their dams. Ter
end is destroyed, and Arad endangered.
New YoEK, April l8.-Thc Governor has
removed Police Commissioners Smith and
Nichols, on the charges preferred by Mayor
Cooper.
WAsuINGToN, April 1S.-At the Cabinet
meeting this afternoon Secretary Sherman
was complimented OH his success with the
four per cents.
NEW YORK, April 1s.-A Tribune special
gays that patent medicine firm in which
Samuel j. Tilden is interested, has been de-
lected in extensive evasions Of the revenue
laws.
PoTTsvrLLE, PENN, April 1s.-By an ex-
plosion in the Otto collicry, near Branch
dale, eight miners were burned, some seri-
Dusly. The mine was much damaged by
The fire.
WASHINGTON, April 1s.--It was decided
At the Cabinet meeting to-day to reject the
subscription of forty millions Of ten-dollar
four per cent certificates. This, it is under
stood will be perfectly satisfactory to the
subscribers.