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New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
CHALLENGE OK A CONUNDRUM.

- tie razor or me ITtO"He'
SIR: None of your readers can more fully
appreciate than 10 the great aoiy and completeness
of yoy reports fires in the dry goods dis
tric, They are excelsior. In yOut paper OF Tuesday
The a-cnt Of tue Royal Insurance Company correctly
rcpYred says: "Tne cutting Of rates is owing mainly
70 te anxiety of small companies to secure business
OF course the iOreign companies do not propose
70 sit siil ami they afford well as Others to do
l ness az loss" viii you allow NE to ASK on behalf
Of me nit companies for information 0pol the follow
t minis in answer to above remarks. Let large COM
PAM. answer none other:
VINO first reduced the rates on dwellinShouses TO 10
or - cent'l
WHO first wrote floating policies covering Z" all
creation ~
VINO first wrote policies covering three to five millions
q! properly in "A single policy and who continue that
same kInd of liberal underwriting n0wl
N1o trst wrote term policies Oi uVe years Iof the
Who irst comb ned life and fire insurance under
combined usaS" without separate amount seculeu 10
eacn class of policy hO.derSl
VINO first reduced rates and violated the rules OF
thg Board by Wrlting p1ii iilciHat"u poHcieT
Vino first 0uguatcd aud passed what is known as the
SAFETY Fmd law, whereby moneys are Withheld from
the insured (by the company IN an tAtraordhad{{ {
cnergeucy by fires like Boston anu Chicago ana such
we'd money held To continue the business OF suCh
company although 1t mas not paid its losses IN iul to
who alycrses millions Of subscribed capital noi paid
l wien The sOchhOd rs are alleged 20 be liable 10
w. aiycrvcs Timbuctoo, Up-a-stump. II gh ride ana
~. 'Scr bonds aud htocKs Ike lhe wildcat shllpLds-
L.I- 90 uturr Gays, security ana dSSctsf
Who irs, deed our laws and refused To pay taxes IN
tbs country, buJ were compelled 10 pay ~ ON COurtst
VINO take millions OF Insurance, ana Whth "A loss
cutu,, claim to nave most OF II rcnsntedf
VINO get, The profit OF TINS reinsurance ana VINO rom
,urg ll,,e imfiicns, corporations who lean upon the
nttle companies Tor helpf
I,4u lrst took down ron gded glass windows the
Millions pa AIDED a. assets when our law made II Ph-
ally to pubsa anything but tie tuth and 10"
snow smaller figures
VINO parade large numbers Of millions as assets in
Nc"-Jcney and jersey CIV agencies ana au'er'i,r l
me u.s. and IN New York City aud state pat tne smaller
Dut actual figures OF assets because the Now-lUfA Ia"
cni.lrls tine truth TO be tod :
VINO AXE more III single policy In amount than ther
cOmoiuCd show III cdsn or nard pan DOuds
Mll tTcmDled when tle Bank of Glasgow iallcdf
when the large companies answer these questions.
Ser.aum without lodging they mag fhd fe| more II
thn in sort that will proposed by what tnev Term
utshc EMAIL NohiANiES'
.Nsie- O,E Jan. II, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
JNCENDLARISM As 4 fR4DE.
now MONEY Is MADE By BURNING HousEs-THE
EFFECT OF PRARLsTRIN's CONVICTION

now MONEY Is MADE By BURNING HOUsEs-THE
EFFECT OF PEARsrIIN's CONVICTION.
The facts brought to light during the trial
OF Pcarsten ior arson disclosing the existence OF
band of professional incendIaries III NeW-lork have
excited general surprise and indignation. 1t has
long been remarked by those wnOse attention was
directed 20 subject that fires occur win greater
frequency in Winter any Otner season; and 1t
A, been usua to farther for the cause Of this
than in the fact tDat fires kept burning continually
in most every during that season and careless
ness in attending to them frequently results IN disaster
That IL Is not sole has been the belief of per
SONS connected with the Fire Department. aud the facts
disclosed at tnis trial confirmed their opinion that PAID
Is OF large proportion OF the
Winter hres
FIRE Marsnal Sheldon gave this his opinion to "a
TRIBUNE reporter recently. When asked whether he
knew OF other professional 1ucen1 aries he SAID: We
have 10 alb. knowledge such would justify us IN
making arrests or we would act at once However.
there are other persons under suspicion whom We are
watching closely. IL is likely that will be able
10 surround them with chain OF testimony similar 10
that which We had in the Pearlslein case"
Have tires decreased the districts where Pearlsein
operated since his arrestp
The difference has been very marked. Since Pearl
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01

without making any deduction for Tie debts a..,.
tho owner. There would DO little d,rie,lt
the practical working OF such . law The q u
fId all Tie lanis. goods aad cb,,,.,
in their town or city rs readily As toe sheriff win
an ,ecniiOn in his hands now had. them. law 80,
be framed that u would be entirely prlci abb -, 40
certain the bonds, mortgages, aDd other I a. ~
brIOngng to all residents. In ease of tht death =, 'I
person there IL no practical difcu ~ IN m,ti,a " a
inventory and valuation of al II PrOu.ry Crks, ~
yeutO. l. made without reference 10 Tie debts of ~
deceased except such may be matters OF se, az
Why Is II not Just practicable for fh i'I.n 10 ns
n ike iBventO and ysuatIon o. his oNu pt oDprty sns
furnish the same To The assrssOrs It DDa ne ,
the Empire state did OF iwo Things. yZ either aii
the owner " real estate 10 d"ddct rom yaue ~
mortgages and other debts which nc may owe or ,s ls
90 permit the OF personal PROPERTY In ~
du,t MA debts from tic valuation of such properly W
NrIc- York. Inn. 2G. 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
Tile REFORM CONGRESS.

To the razor OF The IrtOHhe
SIR: Ever since our present Economy. Re-
tr.ncnmcnt and Reform Congress began s great work
Of saving the dear peoples money and tightening noir
taxes been learning the real value OF their pro-
fesslon. OF for the poor the capaOppresscd ana
the down roddeu by the privileged classes First they
stopped all the public works possible at the North,
throwing thousands OF poor lborers ont Of employ and
cIowding vet the glutted labor markets. And In
many cases all thus saved (D doubly required in
deficiency bills make good the losses and waste. OF
such untincy stoppages. Then they put forth their
9Ocent dollar knowing that the poor, who are obliged
10 take for wages tHey get, must sufr most
by depreciaied and fuctuating currency. But their
greatest love for the poor has been eynced time and
AGAIN. IN legslatng On Government salaries and wages.
In all cases OF nome rercnchnent is the laborer
messenger or clerk who Is made the beginning,
the middle, ana the end OF their economical
Efforts. The watchmpn, or porter. or sweeper
who /, paid only S75, $50, $50 month. IL cut
down 20 or 80 per cent but the Senator or Congress
mans salary Of thousands, for four or i've months or
(hen not engrOssed Jy his law business, or
O,id or silver mImpg land and stock speculduOnsl-
o n would ba cruel curtail his receipts! SO tncy
All go uutUucnrd unshOrn. Inc poor CtfA, VINO re-
we'd during entire rebellion ON what be received
before II inflated the prices OF every necessary OF me
only what be receives nOw-he - cnt down; but the
heads OF and COngro sSmen. who nave Lad
ILrir SALARIES increased since lSOO-hey left undls
turicd b, Reductions. on, what impartial dealers
In iusce ana eQualt what lovers OF the poor man, what
ardent economists of the dear peoples taxes are these
sayrfs at the spgpt and wastcrs at the bunghOe 80
aduous their IahOrs IN reform and economy that
j. time they should retire 10 the shades OF private life
for long rest 20 recruit ter weary Drains ana ENJOY
Their tllngs G'
BdsaiHgtoH d. e.. JAN %, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
M-STICk 10 VETERANS.

To the EditOr or The Irtbune.
SIR. In the Washington dispatches in yOm
SEMI-WEEKLY of January II, notice an item headed
LiOeraty Veterans, stating that the senate Lad
passed the House bill granting S2O.OOoUOO arrears Of
peusions / would be glad 10 another item headed
Justice to Veterans and stating that tie Government
had at last determined to extent SIMPLE justice 30 Il sc
veterans who volunteered 1861 and were unfortunate
enough to receive commissions during their first two
yeaIs OF service.
To make this matter plain 10 you I VIII state ror.
ton OF my own military history | volunteered
in October. 1861. The Government was then
Offering bounty of 500 fof volunteers.
was promoted successfully 10 be sergeant
regimenta quarterma- ter sergeant, sorgeautmjoF
second-lieutenant aud hrst-lieucnant my h'ai con-
mission beng dated June 1G. 1853. tTen y0ne months
after NV enlistment. ! was then discharged a. an en-
listed man by order from the general headquarters 20
enable 10 accept a conmisSloL. ID diSchifse -.
mere iOTmality, ana DO not thihk tIat under II an
enlisted man could demand ms taH statement ana
leave the service With the discharge ana commission
| went from reCImental 10 division headquarters, was
mustered III as sccOndeGtCnaut ana reported uaeh lot
duty, the whole taking about two hour ALitr
received an honorable discharge, and upoh the
settlement of my accounts at "hShlhs o. q,
War Department. the 800 bounty was not allowed, as
had nor served two years an enlisted man. That Is
if bad been 4 noodle ana not won promotion Go1a
have hal the bounty; but having by sOldegIy Gui es
gained advancement, could not have II. thouEh da
not lose days duty Dy the discharge Volunteers ID
the ast OF the war received enormous ponhues
wnle under this ruling there Is large class oi sky
ouers who received cent. The comm >,on was
compensation as us added fesposiD'l'y HdS noie
than equal 10 IT'S emOlumentS aud honor. had
Younger brother whose record the same as my own
only before the war was over pore MN from b9oB
Ged Ina Virginia 10 his last rtStlug-part aho2 the Is
Of old Chautauqua In justice We were ana are emf
tied 10 thai enlistment bounty, ana the "tLno,Ilg u
on mere technical pea Is disgrace Whcl luc pPdrl-
men, ana Government should no longer bear yours
Y
Dyq9. T9ira Jan. o. 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
BOARD OF OFFICIAL REFEREES.

SIR: Shall we have for this city another 90,
of ring" referees and shall each Jtdre II be- sutr,
Superior, Common Pleas and Marine Court have nj,
"Gratz" reiereel Thls Is seroHs qnStion, and ons
we have now 10 meet and ratner the I4pis,
has answer bill just Introduced into The Assemble
provides for the appointment by the four presdin,
Judges Of those four Courts Of Board OF Official
Referees TO be composed OF twenty persons Of ths
degree OF counseors at law 1t Is hot difficult think
for familiar with this matter Of the appointment o,
referees by some Of judges and has witnessed the
avdlty with which they hold to that right to distribute
patronage correctly TO point out the secret source
frcIn which this project "manates.
1t is notorious fact that some Judges have hereto
fore used tnat power 20 reward friends and TO maze
TO themselves friends OF the mammOn OF uurghteous.
ness and it is strongly suspected that some stl follow
that practice. BE that suspicion Just unjust as tc
present incumbents we all do know tms-that they
have frequently appointed 10 that position persons
utterly unfit for IT, and that. too, in spite Of
the mutual wishes and requests OF the respective parties
their counsel the Indeed the tudges m our
Supreme and Common Pleas Courts Will not permit the
parties fexcept when the law cOmpels tHem to have
referee whom al parties and their counsel agree and
their patronage" Whiie II is true that IN certain
ca-esdlvorce, etc.,the law Goes not permit t1e ap
pOIntmcnt OF a rJferee named by either party,
thi. Uill Oi Mr.. LIngbcin proposes TO give tus
matter INTO the control Of the judges entirely, and Ia
here is an aggregate Of judges IN the four
courts named. Tn Dill proposes u create Board of
twenty "ofcal referees" Who does not see that the
real object IA 10 elve each judge oppOr TO baVe
pIrtcu friend in that BoardF IL Is tus or It
died 90 give to tue four prcsdn judges the patron
age " blch ~ now the common property ~ all. Ger.
any this would be unjust TO the oiber sixteen their
assOcia e. Tac idea of judges having patronage 10 dis
peuse to fayOutesI Judicial patronage! II smells of
corruption ia aud OF us' Can n he thal the Bar 0f
this city will sit supine and e' tHs bill pass by default
Will not their respect induce them pose Il
their interest for the common veal unite them In thar
ooposIiinn1 OLD PRACTITIONER
Ntlc- Ork, Jan. 81, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
TAXATION OF SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS

To me Edttor Of The TrtbUne.
SIR: Should deposits in savings banks be
taxed2 Under laws all real estate with small eA'
cepton4 Is taxable 81 its full value aud all personal
property except articles exempt from execution, etc.
staxed 10 ITS value and above the debts owing Ny
the owner As most every owner OF personal properly
claims TO owe all that IL is worth nearly all ofitekce
that owned by corporations-esrapes taxation On 'ho
st day OF January 1873 there on deposit IN tno
savings banks of the state 1912 100000 The money ID
these banks Is called the savings" OF depostors aho'
as generally the case II Is surplus over and above 90
his debts after applying his other property toward 'he"
paymcnt. II so, such deposits, even under ehisuus
laws are clearly taxable against the depositor outy
escape taxation because the assessors have no meshs
knowing 10 whom tho deposits belong. Under lnes'
circumstances why tax these deposits against ''
bank ard allow It to deduct the tax from the depos
or,' dividends 10 may be well TO bear III mind tna Wv
greater snare OF the deposits in these banks oeons
Other than poor men-to ho have no fair ,
usc OF these charitable Institutions. In oo.Ins 80
the Report OF savings Banks Tor the year 1871 "A
deposit By one per son 1f $4,000, Dy nv" o,a rx0
SoA 400 and upward esSh cht Otnefs ~ FaAp.h
and upvari each, by Gluttit iS of others SoUv 49,,
taxes " sss s.s.ngs banks 90 sn Ss
deposts q Of p,r o"pi, ani derives thercltvn
Al 900 600 Annually Did - 10 ike thh, II W."
Hr9ducr annually over - 100000
Aelr- York, JaA. ~, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
THE NEW COLLECTOR or PROVIDENCE

10 Inc Z dITVT OF INt IT
SIR: You mistake the situation. Mr.. Cyrus
Harris Is respectable hut very Old ecutlenian who Will
pr badly aot be able TO spend much time III his new
Office lie IN distant relative ~ senator Anthony. In
mrsse his business partner He has had bad luca nan
cially ana he has always been of Mr.. AutnOuy's
most Ioya workers. The present occupant, General
James smw. IT,. was probably the only United states
officer iu this slate who Distinctly declined 10 disgrace
his pusun by political actions sucn ~ the Presidents
fstnus yil Service prohlbed IL s fOr TINS rra
.n thai no incurred tl-Nf senator Anthony and
failed ~ reappOintmeni. Mr.. Harms IL Senator An
tnonys choice chief for the office
i'm ms prr.onal relations astuie Senator. Tho
--r-,as of Cyu service Reform In knode Island are
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
TAX ALL PROPERTY.

10 me ditOr OF Ihe IrIOHRf.
SIR: 1t il to be hoped that the present
LEGISLATURE viii amend the State Assessment laws, now
~ unfair Justice requires that all property within the
domain of the state shoud be taxed All property Is
protected by the state aud Their fore each item should
pny it, proper share expense Of such protection
The laws should be amended that all the goods and
chattels IN store factory shop. or on tho iarm all
bonds. mortgages and other rights IN action. as well as
nil real estate should taxed at their fair value. and
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
FlrZ GREENE HALLECK As PROHIBIT.
TO the EditOr Of The IrI6H"e.
SIR: Fitz Greene Ilallcck must have had a

prophct'. vision when ne wrote hfly years ago:
There a. % silence and a sadness
Within tue marble ndusiOn 10"
Some wild eyes tIat look lht madness,
Some talk OF kicSing up q row.
IL was but yesterday they stood
Alex oftcIol-greai and good.
Where are they nOwl With shapes Uf air
The caravans al tnings that were,
,InuFneNIng t. tliriT ndiIcItSS nome
Like Alccca'- pilgrims from her tomb
The lines are from " The CrOakelS. 4
Netc- York, Jan. "A, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
BAYARD TAYLOR'S NAME.

TO he Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Will you kindly inform me IN oa'ul,
DAYS TRIBUNE how Bsyard Taylor pronounced n'' n'
nnne
Nete York. Jan. 81. 1879.
Mr. Taylor pronounced his name as IL II "''
spelled ByaId.-Ed.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
LESS BUSINESS AND LARGER EXPENSES.


TO thc EdttOr Of Ihe TrtbUne.
SIX: Will you please publish the following
ful inquiry IN hope may BRING out sati,
fartorv EXPLANATION: Last month the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's earnings fe1 OF S23GO96 and the ex
penscs increased S3l,j7I; making total dehclt
in one month OF S267 G70-oYer a quarter OF
m,ll,n OF dollars Now how II II thar
with such "a great decrease or business tue
e1prn-es Of doing are largely increased L. this tho
co1c r your m ruad companies WHOSE stock appears
To- br dVouci:s daily la value, why Is there such
difference bet wcen the Pennsy wanna Railroad Company
and Other raj road companies sfoChhOLpER.
IbU,sigItbiG. Ian. 20, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-01

deeply paned 10 know not that Senator Anthony has
once more deserted them but that the President mas
acted uDadyisedy. OBsbhfhh
FTOridenee H. L., Jan. 90 1879
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06

"THE SOLDIERS TRUST" by the
Combination of that name gave per-
formance last night in the Grand Opera
House, to moderately sized, but appre-
ciative audience. The piece was put up
on the stage in good style, every mem
Der ofthe company rendering thier part in
an effective manner. But the leading
character. Corporal Antoine, by Mr..
Geo. c.. Boniface, was rendered in a
mastery manner, reminding one of
Forest in his best days in some of his
great leading characters more than any
other actor. In s'Corporal Antoine''
and such like characters it is doubtful
if Mr.. Boniface has now superior. if an
equal on the stage. "Lllcien," by G. G.
Boniface, ,Jr. was exceedingly well rem
dered and it is gratifying to observe that
this actor gives great promise of future
eminence. The piece give the greatest
satisfaction, was vociferbusly applauded
and Mr.. Boniface was twice called to
appear before the curtain.
The same company will perform again
this evening, giving two comedies. Mr..
Boniface will appear for the first time in
this city as "Garrick," Micawber' and
'Daniel Peggotty." There should be a
full house, as those WHO desire amuse-
ment will rarely find an opportunity to
witness these two pieces rendered by a
company so talented and well able to
make them entertaining. o tDt..,. oil.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
Condensed TeIegrams ..

Lord Harris and bis party OF English
cricketeis are at Niagara Falls en- route
to England from Australia. .r....
The 'longshoremen's strike in New
York still continues. Steamers are I'M
able TO take in cargoes, and are detained
in port In consequence.
Lewis Coons, of Taghtanick, Colum-
bia county, New York, in fit of jeal-
ousy cut his wife's throat, killing her,
and then cut his own. Coons will sur
vive. u.
Rev. DIR. Armitage Fulton having ex-
pressed pentinence for his recent action
toward the New York Baptist Pastors
Conference, that body yesterday restored
him to good standing therein. .a .lI
Kat-Koo, the Chilicat Indian, was ex-
ecuted in the Jail yard at Portland, Ore
gon, yesterday, by United States Mar.
shal Waters, for the murder Of Thomas
j. Brown, near Sitka, last January.
A partial vote was taken by the Pres
bytery in the Talmage case yesterday.
1t stood II for acquittal, 3 guilty and 8
undecided. The discussion will be re-
newed to-day and decisive vote will
follow. ...I w.. ......
The score in the walking match at
Gilmore's Garden, New York, at 10 P.
NJ, was: Guyon, 103 miles Faber, 90
| Tyrne, 03; Washington, IS; Krohne,
81; Campana, 70. The others are al
most out of the race.
A dispatch from Hampstead, Texas
says "As the congregation were leaving
the Methodist church Yesterday Colone
Jared f. Kirby shot and killed join
Steele who, in quarrel fourteen year;
ago, killed Kirby's father" =I.' .
At noon yesterday number of meI
employed on the Elevated Railroad now
being built on Fifth avenue, New Yolk
were sitting beside large pile of bricks
when suddenly the whole pile fell, ant
several men were seriously injured.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
Kellogg Contested Seat.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The debate on
Senator Saulsbury's resolution in the
Kellogg-Spoffard case will probably be-
gin in the Senate tomorrow. The reso-
luton simply authorizes the committee
to take testimony in the case. This
would seem to indicate that the majority
of the committee is of the opinion that
the case is not res dJudictd, and though
no formal decision to that effect has been
made it is known that the Democratic
members of the committee at least are
ready to so decide, especially in the
event that Judge Spofford's promised
newly discovered evidence of bribery is
produced This they say they want to
hear before making their final decision
In the question of law involved. The
debate tomorrow will be confined to
members of the committee on the Demo-
cratic side. On the Republican side
there will be several speeches.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06

NOT SATISFIED WITH THE UNION
After expending four thousand millions
in fighting to get the eleven seeded States
reconstructed according to their own we'll
matured method, the Republicans still
are not satisfied with the Union. They
invited the States to go out-some of
their newspapers went So far as to say
they could not be kicked out--then they
fought them back, and now we find the
croakers complaining still, las in the case of
ID the following, which we cut from the
Press .t'- q d. I'
"The indianapolis Journal directs at
tention to .he fact that under Democrat
ic rule, as it now exists, the States which
q adhered to the Union, and which during
the last fiscal year, paid 1921 ,O00, 900 into
the United States Treasury for the sup
port OF the Government, are controlled
and governed by the Representatives in
Congress from the eleven States which
made war upon the Union, and which
during the last year paid into the Trea.
. sury only S13,000,000. If these clever
States could not have everything theil
own way they would complain that theil
rights were being tramrled upon"
So they are not satisfied with the Union
now. 1t is just as they proposed to have
It but because some of the men who
voted with the Fepublicans at the late
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06

REPUBLICANS DIVIDED. Wash,
ington correspondent of the NJ Y. Herald,
Rep, says :--"The action Of the republic
cans in joint caucus tonight in deciding
to oppose the bill introduced In the
House to-day by Mr.. Ladd does not
meet with the entire sanction Of the par
ty. The proceedings were harmonious
on the surface, but there are many re-
publicans who think it will do no good
to oppose the bill, and that the demo-
Gratis can gain no advantage by such ane::
masculated measure; but as the democrats
threaten to do nothing with the Approp-
ration bills until this bill is signed, and
as Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the Approp-
riations Committee, has gone away on a
ten days leave of absence, the republi-
cans think there can be no harm in at
least turning the bill over and inspecting
it in general debate. As one OF
them said tonight, The democrats may
be offering us wooden horse in this
measure, and something dangerous
might step out of it,"
The daily gazette., 1879-05-06
omething with Merit In II.

NJ OTlCE,-J. H. Primrose has taken the
IN management OF the old and reliable
sewing machine c0mpany-the Wheeler Il
Wilson. 7 his machiue has been lately
improved, and is an enSirely new IN achine,
Wilson. II Is the nnest made locl-stitct
sewing machine now In use, and has nd
vantages superior TO any other.
We hope our friends will give US a call
and net buy until they have examined this
new machine.
Our territery embraces Delaware and
Chester counties, Pa, and Delaware and
the Eastern shore OF Maryland.
Our ONCE, at present, will be found at
72s Market street. After the 25th Of March
next we will be found at our old stand, the
Garrett building, No. 11s N srket street.
a0AGENTS WANTED.
feb6 dtf j. H, PRIMROSE