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tatet1, treatcs much anxiety amona tho diya's
numerous admirers IN tiis city.
THIS morning Grnyh;c reporter called on
Mr.. Maurice strakofcis, lhc wcl1.knoun tmpre-
who Is stopping at the Everett House. Mr..
strakoset said that he Ind read the Al!p, but
vas ptrntet! to tay Tint ho slt1 not hrlieve
wont Il contained. Why" said he. "tt Mme.
nature would certainly hare hccn Informed III
it, either By lcrsclf IT by my wife, who Is in Eu.
rope. Dcsules," he adslctt. ~ l,are received
Information TINT stmc pat,ihaa left Berlin, mud
ihis 10 my mind Is evidence that any Injury. II
one exists, IL but triyfnl Thr w1,o1c matter,
however, Will he definitely settled by thc arrival
ol the next mali from Europe. am not IN tho
least niarme1."
, 1879-01-14

10 tht EuAt1F " AH1 4ltoaAes
CHICAGO, jan. l3.-IN your paper Of this
morning It appears that somebody wants scn.
atos Dash's bill ull foreclosng mortgages to b..
come law ut upco, On thv suppoaitIun, ure-
sun,s, that tho passage Of the bill would affect
mortgages already existing, anl thcrcby par
TALLY elablo debtors to repud!2te debta alreuly
contracted.
Unfortunately for people Of that kind Of
morality, there il clauso In tho Constitution
OF tho United STATES f0rbidulng Statc4 pasalng
nny laws which will Impair the ohllsation of
contracts. II thu proposed law docs uot Impair
tue obligation Ut his tontralct 20 ~ g stss nl'n
aa advantage not anticipated ly lts creditor
when the debt waA contracted. why Is alT.
nehtaE, alias Equity" 50 anxious that tho blll
shalt bcconc = law "without deluy"f
At the OetobeT term, 1877, of the Supreme
Court Ut ttIu U0ttcu Statcs, IN the easc u Ed-
wurtis VI, Kearxy, 1t was held "that The rclucIy
sansfattng tn Stats when atid where u cuntract
u !nade aud IL to bo performed u . part OF fts
obligation. and any *uasoYat"t taw Of tnc State
which ailetts that remedy A. substantially to
impair al.d es4en ,t.u value OF tho contract Ia
forbidden by !hr Constitution, aud y therefore
void" Zee Vol. !, Days lu, OF TIE Chicago Lan
Carolina had paascd 6tay aaw. in effect ex.
tending then existing CONTRACTS.
rha effect OF Senator Bash's bill would be to
extend sIEstinG eontracts or coerec creditors to
bidding !noEc than .ti'sy would otherwise under
threat VI TWO years' slay VI proceeding. Does
any oue suppose HAT such . law, II 1t could be
sustained, would mt stIact tho yaluu OF every
existing cuntract in tbs State, rendering It less
valuable than befutst
As,du IRON its covert repudlatiou Of present
obligations, such law would bu niisrhlevous iu
other Tssperts, for It would prevent any oue
but tho creditor from, attendiug and hidaiuk a
the sale. 4 stranger who had bio OIL
the property At less than tue
| debt could not control the subsequent
avlion Of the creditor, and euuld not, thrretore,
for years b. certain when he would bccoine The
| owner Of the property to uso and Improve rs hi.
| own sud tu caseuf Improved property he would
not even be entitied ~ possessiou aud the renta
| tn the meantime. Such law, while 1t would
iplure thc creditor, would uo& i reality help the
debtor. ~ tho creditor, dnulng hlnssH the sole
, 1879-01-14
uAi''TlSTS.

The Baptist ministers met at tho usunl hour
In tllclr rooms at NJ. II Randolph street ycstcr.
dny morning.
Tho Kcv. Samuel j. Baker, Jr., outlined his
sermon prcarkcd the day before on tho subject
"llcap Not to Yourselves R!chcs," md TIC
Rev. Dr.. Ives gave MI nbatrart OF his Discourse
OH "Elavc Faith In God" Tic Rev. Galusha
Anderson, d. L.. rcaH MI elaborate essay Eiy-
Ing l's views OH the doctrine Of prc-rnii)cnnlal-
prophecies, Allowing that tho ptrass '.last
days tnynr,nbly rrfcrrctl to tu era nf prophecy
Itself. liz brought ont or array of facts md
arguments against this doctrine, addt,cins pas.
hts position. After tho reading ot the essay,
wlis1t was long and exhaustive, nnd was recetrcd
with great attention, the usual llacussioh was
omitted, mud tho 1iceting nd tonrle1.
, 1879-01-14


The ANNUAL meeting OF the Third Unitarian
Church s,ricty was l,chl Inst evening IN the
lccture-room " the church, corner Of Monroe
and Latin streets. Ms. George n. Jackson was
chosen to preside. Ms. j. n. Wanzcr, of tho
Board Of Trustees, male brief report of tho
financial contlitsu Of the aoctety, from Which IL
appeared that its Immediate t!oat!ng indebted
nrss wns some $50, which wnul,, accrue
to the Society Feb. !. In otl,er woF''s,
there wns sufficient In nay all expenses
TN to May. and The Society was actually out of
debt, rs lar IA futing Indebtedness wns con-
ecr''ed. The only otner linblli,y va: the % iatsr'
of Boston. whit, tho Society le,l wcn alum
tluutly able to ntrrt whenever It tell due. The
rcpn.t wns received. Mttsrs. Wtlium l.oln-
ir,rl, ]. a. stu,ldar1, mud II. ". iliarock wcrc
ase. ssf r,tSe' ~ s pa N ce H. {, 's ffsS sees s
reelected Treasurer, mil Ms. 1ttrvey ". Booth
Secretary. Resolutions were n,loptrd rtr0gnlz-
inr the gcneEunis MD anil valuable services vi
The Kcy. Mr. Farhush, tho Rev. ltobcTt Collycr,
anl the lscv. I'rooko I!ertort1, expressing tho
wns at present nblo to make Was its sincere
thanks fur their kindness, an declaring that tho
failure 10 cstahllsh anu maintain Unitarian
Church on thu West Sido Wns not becstiso u In
aboyc.naned ,lnscIfsh nnd earnest 1aborcrs, hut
wns rather due to the fact that there were
not 1nrger number WIN could duly appreciate
their uifurts, md tho Importance Of unfolding
the stntEatl of Untsnrianism in thu West III
visior. Sumo talk fulowe.l tho atloptlon OF tho
sccu1c the lsev llobcrt Ct'lyar. tho 1lev. Brookc
Itcrsor,l, the Rev. Mr. Forbuslf, and tho Rev.
James kay Applcbce. to preach alternate eun.
DAYS until May l, at lcasti anu. OH motion. tllt
Trustees, With Instructions to SEQ what could be
done,
, 1879-01-14

To fh& lsANOf 0{ Inc 1fiO4nes
CHICAGO, jan, l8,-in your Issue Of to-tlny
not,co an ealtorto] which conta,ns somo yrry
osse ~. t ,,'' t..', ~ T.,..t.a
1ust REMARKS concerning puslnesS III 'us''ce
Courts. In this matter there Is plenty OF op-
p0rtiuity for reform, atll It may be successfully
inn,,1,,ra.cd. The .Justscrs need not Issue writs
~. ra,,,.t,a, ~, ~. q, tho b,htt ~ .to,nv
w eonstapscs W. ~ ~ tnu Aa"., ~, ~ uu"k
"cfooReu WORK. Rha especlully Ill tue WhttcF
OF yehEc for turfes should they be very part1ca-
,ar to whom thcy ats viyel,. There aru Conata-
h,.s win ..,,,,5 r,t unark . ;urv. !, hut thr
,'se Wv I, ....,,
'usl'ces ~ oot eo'e " 1eta1o s"o a''o'"vS
who ealls for ycnsra tho privilege OF employ
tnC the Constable le prefers. Nluc-tenths OF nll
Nm ;urirs cnt,ctl in .,stice Courts nre called be-
",,:. ,haro Ia ~, ro.s1htlitv ~ v,nninv tn co,,
e..ues ."''e % ~ pfee'e.' ~ "'- ~ ~ 80.
tried boiofe tlsc Jastleoi TUG province u tue
jury tt,rrefnrc, Is TO decide In favor Of tho party
nsk!nr tho 1ufv, Thcru IL class Of sOuA3Ict1 At-
,,,rrov, tat .t1o, In nnv mans IL yir ,bcir ra,c
sn;. !. ti,"ir T"rnrto Nm, n.t, thcv knnw what
tn n.,oh,e Hat ~ cm,,lov ~ s1v ti,c ysnrp: II s
..s :" , 10 1,s,,c. NV r.fua" h., va y.
i.o ~ ~" Tnn.sahien ri t,,ar srit..tInt, In wnnl1
~ H.. ~. ~ h,,s:,4.,
'''G ~, ,hJ hris,ctor nj .,,,t. In ou,.,7c +orns
., nnH III .o,rn "i"xa ~ - .ttnrnnv.
wv Wv ~ - hin,,, s If,,"iI si,.sn o,tnrmos
~ .,n,'i,.I wi., sn,,,,ns sonsi h, Wank.
..it,b thn" a1l "nt n, th"ir nlo.s ,i,rn ,hrv
hsw, ,I,ir Ton.fohirs th.t wtli s.rvr them.
.isn INV ~" +a,,,r,, -, ,ha attnrnrv t..1,fn,1
thn,,, W., .no ,rst Enn,vi"jv" tn" I'M Ina
tne, amu s n,ss ts'Ss ~ vhcm ~ NJ n,rra
t ."~s 's,,. ,hn .,,,rn,,s hsfnr,, ..ht" Innn1 J;
.Ms r,.. ah.,, ~ 81. ANN,
@ ,nn,,a T il n.srS rct',rnc,l. Wills tic dcirnJant
Hsoha - "esss sI-"s"-sat U""o w "t's"'s
, 1879-01-14
HJ1t'TIl1Ib1STS.

The regular weekly meeting oE the Methodist
minister's was held yrsttnlay morning tu thels
rooms 81 Washington strcst1 Presiding. Elder
Willing in the chair.
Theru was soms di4cussiou over circular
sent to psstora by A!4s F. z. Willard Telattys to
hume protection IN temperance work. The ro-
cent decision VI the United Htatcs Supreme
CURT III regard to Morlnoulsm was also talked
over.
An exegcsis OF the eighth chaptes Of Romans
wss iheu read by the Rev. 5lr, Bristol. tho
nvcstsity Of prayer brtug ths ecuttsl thought.
A lung aud somewbat hilarious lLcusslun VI tho
matter tllsn eusucd, tn WHICH the iteral uuswvr-
Ing of PRAYER. WIS considered. DR.. Hatfield
cleutc1 considerable luvsritnyut by sulne Apt
, 1879-01-14
1Icir the Poor.
IA fAs Editor Of T1e TrJbNnA

~. Efi3nr YAs 1r{h,,nA
- +c .,.. - .,,,
tHtcA"o' jan. lS'-some "eeh" a9o ."e
writer tuok thu liberty OF calling the attention
of tho public to the fact that. owing to tho un-
ns,,at severity n thu v,ntrr. Tim Inability Of
vnrt,r1tn.n - aht.t,, .,,,,,orn,n,. ,,,, tbctr
wo's'"Raen ~ oo'a'l. e.np,o; 1'e'i' ~" '"...
previous long compulsory 'alehchf, thcso was
nnh would be great aufIcrlnG among tho poorer
classes Of this ctty, At The eau,e ttmc l,c prD-
noscd md n1voc,tea In Inn rnIumps of ruB
!T...... Re- ""N .IA,s-L :, S,.,s., r,,,
A"lnusH p'an Wthen' IL ptopets eass'eu ~
would ba rrcveutivu Of unfold suttcringf anu TO
provo to tho most skcp!cal that his proposition
was nat t,asc,l mn nnv ftnprncttcnl,Io theory, he
tr.tor.c t,,o s,c,a..,f q, Tni,r,,. Gnii,l NJ New
r.s,1 w., s ~, ~ ..,.o., t,,ot
toFk, astl tho 'nest,fnanle amount III 1oo' lhat
llas been accomplished lAy tht generous enco,ir'
ugetnent ani support Tint Institution las re-.
cc,vctl frn,n Tim cttgxrns of thc mctropo]Is.
A,1 .,a, 49,, ~, ,.,r,,n, ,l,u i,r1r,. With
4'l" n""' ""eu s".a e'l"a ea' ,".m. ~
It reports thtollE' tho press OIL 1aal'y hitcF
family being fountl on the verge OF starvation,
lie bcus leave OF, behalf Of the freezing, starving
,,o,r ~ Chi,aon n ornc.1 once moro 10 those
~ eo ~, aPps ',ss.h,i"., @ ~ ,s,,1trn -,
apunoant'y ao'e' ahu oo"o.!ess ~" "',ina, W
takO Bninc action In tic masser' anu aaont t'tc
psn1 slRgcstcd. or sotlic otler' wnefc9y tnhcly
ant! snrcty-tlcctfcd Md can bc ntfotled 10 thosc
, 1879-01-14
voadaFbll4's Evasion Of Personal Taxation

vuataFbll4's Evasion Of Personal Taxation.
hEw YoHK, 3au. p..1ha G,4pAk, Of this
e!ty print, tac snils q sn 1tih'9ytt male to
10 bis pes.o,sl property. It Wa assessed at
tt,O0A000, T!n affidavit IL - follows:
l.APAtL e, l313.-I hercby swcar that my
personal property, subject to taxation, does not
excceu S0. Sly Iebt4 exceed all taxable per-
sonal property"
Al Vanderbilt u known 10 own milI!ons OF
dollars worth Of rsirond md Telegraph stocks,
this extraordinary EVASION 81 personal taxsllop,
IOeNt.
, 1879-01-14
Wen,an's Temperance Isaliot-rho National
EnIHn IlUfa FAy0r 1t.

Cnlan NUfa EAyOr 1t.
TO thr E.lttor Of The Tribune. ..-
CHICAGO, Jan. l3.-ln view Of the Official
statements which Mrs. Wittenmyer mud Mrs.
Burt, President and Corresponding Secretary Of
the Wo,nuu's National Christian Temperance
Union, Ilavo scnt out, tho following facts arc
submitted to tho publte' In 1875, At Cincinnati,
Mrs. tioy. Wallace, If Indiana, Offered ttsolu-
tiun asking the bulot for women on The qles~
ton VI legaltzlug tho sale OF ntox!catIng drinks,
nnd It was adopted with hardly . ltsschttn9
yuIco by the Woman's National Christian Tcn,-
peranee uulus,. ln 1875, at Newark. N. j., tho
Ilu,ur- Protection petition wAs unanimously
utluptc.l by the sum- 8ueicty. asking that before
q saloon could bc opent,! In any 1Wallty U ma
Jorlty Of wulncu's sIgna nrus, Us well u thnso
1t yut,.rs, should ba reaulre4 tu petition cir
eNlutcd bY those Wishing to open saloon. IN
1t77 u resolution waa Adopted vt Chicago ask.
!n,. the tallnt Oil tho question 0f lccNse,-it&
meaning buiug clearly explained By Mrs. Foster,
Ut luwu, wlu drew VI, Ill presented 1t. ln 1878,
ut tho BALTIMORE Convention, II was, "After q
iul md lrce tliscus,t,n." unanimously voted To
gsn Vi thu Won,n.l's Nationul Christian Tenn.
peranee tnIon) to all the platforms aud
methods Of work Of all tl,e oIate ". T. 4. U.'s
with full understanding that i've states llati
ottlcialy lntlorscu The AoInc.ptotectio1 aaca Ut
their c'nven.loMsl. hut ~ BaltunoEe Is II most
conservative city, and delegates from conserya'
tive New Jersey, New York, anI Pennsylvania
were out III larger numbers than delegates froni
Moeu dlstant and progressive btates tie sesolu.
tiu3I Ask Ing tho tclnpcTAuet ballot WAA voted
down by about twentY-lye Iualurity.
Tho tart ought, howcycr, to lc stated that ID
tnis yotc Pcuns, lsnnia, which WAS almost solid
agu!ust Iiona Protection, hal twenty.seycn
votes, while sho has oyGaulxel 1n al tlIese yoarl
but twenty ". Z. 7. UEiuns, While Massachn
setta lno-Pr1te ectIon Statel, which has III W
G. T. Unlous, had ouly twelve Yotcs. This se
suited from the method vi representation
wh!rh IL by Congressional Distr!els.) II tht
work accomplished by W. c. T. Unions III cacl
! HtuGo could te detailed 1t would be ft.uud thai
| the s1atcs must favorable to lloIue Projection
luvv bcen fully aA acttye IN tie GosNl work
| aud ns hclptul lu tho National Union lu plan
n!nI: and executing methods ~ those States q
q less aggressive tp!r,t. Thu Statu ". C. I. U
Vt Maine has just wheeled into flnc, having u
ths late Convention, bv unanimous yutc, uskc4
! for the temperance ballot, 1hu new E4ccutly.
Committee Ut the National W. q. T. U. has
clea1 ulstoFity foE Homu Protection ueaytug uu
V!tr-P Presdrass for such Southern States u
laya never organized, aud who arc appointe.
yrar after ycar, but do not aet). IL ls alst
perfectly falr tu that Mrs Wittenu,rcr, by 20
ing ~ Washington in February last u Chair
mau Ut the GotauItttev WIN presented tile Home
! Protection petition agreed " 81 Newark. Ssf
, 1879-01-14

talnly eountcnnnccd tho Idea of wosnnnfa tnnu:
ence being brought to bcnr upon the legal
status Of tho snloon.
In y!cw OF alt those facts, which sro matters
ol record, ahunJAntly proved bY documentary
evidence, many Of our leading warnen officially
connected with tho Wuman'f National Christian
Temperance Union feel tnat Injustice Is tlonc by
tho oncsidcd {oytu II ''oflIrtal ~ announcement
put tUrtli by conservative President anu Corrc-
spotl.'tnE eccretnry without consulting tic Ex-
c>,tfyc Committee.
Therefore, that tho public NAV not receive nm
inc'rrect itnpresston, tho foregoing statements
have been madc by
A MEMBER or rHE Ex. Con-.
WomAn's National Christian Temperance Union.
, 1879-01-14

--------- 7tsU 1NVE EFILXlE, =
The paragraph from Gdl0adA1's .Nkssen9er Of
Dee. ~, extensively rupled In thla country, aud
anhvuntlux that Niue. AJeltua Patti A4d fsav-
1u,eu ,Ier knee-eao Wnjtg tu Berlin, pud that the
Injured lint would posa.bly IAss to be aiupu-
, 1879-01-14

TFna It T.oEnnee
To The Editor Of Ihe Tribune.

70 The EHEtGF o. TIT Tribune.
srnlHar1ELp, H., Jan. 1l.-Who was the
Senator that, when hc Hantcd to master tic
iiuaaeo question III two weeks, went to book
Rtoro and bought work on "Nuntsmnttca " I
Weren't The inittuls Of his front nun,e John a.
Logan' w.
, 1879-01-14

bidder under the circumstances, would be tcnpt-
cd TO- bill lover than lie would othcrEis lcav-
Ing the debtor larger Judgment debt to pay,
Nht!c tho debtor would t,u less able to borrow
thnn nnw, because mortgage securities would
lc less desirable, mid money to be loaned would
sock more 1sosptsnbfc elin:cs.
eucll law would enhance the value of stocks
for Investment ami t1cprctH tint of rcal estate:
II the Constitution prohibits Tic enactment or
such ftnttltc tu nlfcct present contracts, the
tnnkers Of tho Constitution nloFo art to Glnmc,
because, through tho trtalsana blckcr!nna Of our
Ike t bcst poi poliey.'' '' ~ j.
nntnnz of tho birmingham rnbie Library.
n Tho Editor of The Tribune,
CHICAGO. Jan. t3.-THa TRIBUNE this n,orr-
ing prints tho following cablcgram:
IoxnoX: Jan. 1.-THE library Of tho ntrmtnR-
ham anil Midland Institute at HtmInahnn!, con-
taFnInR ia, 600 Volumes, burned eaturlnJ. ii con.
In thr wotd. Numbering n 900 volumes. Compaf.
atIvoly few hooks wcre saved.
Tho Free Public LEbrnry Of Birmingham, with
IT, $1,000 volumes, WAS doubtless tho library
buried Of, Saturday, as It occupies the same
building with tho Midland Institute. Tho 1nsti-
tutc has no considerable library, 1t bc!nR sci
cnti1c Institution and school Of instruction In
mechanics, sncta!1urgy, mining. etc. Tho
Shakespeare Memorial Library belonged TO the
reference department Of tho Public Library.
lnl6 culIcG4luu HAH COtHInEHcCu ApE1 ~, AG1%t
tho tcrrcntenary Of Shakepcarc's b1rttl,-nnd
the Shakespeare room was completed and opened
April -, 1868. Contributions were made to it
BY afr. Charles Knight, Alr. j. o. 11aliwcll, and
ncnrly all tho shakspcarcan editors and schol-
ass Of England and tho world, Birmingham be-
Ing The principal town In WnrwtckshfEF, whcFc
tho poet wins burn, lived, nnl died. THO cnta.
loElic Of tho collection, Of 5l5 pages, tho last
part issued !n 1915. IL hcf0ro mo. 1t contains
moro editions OF the writings of Shakespeare
than were ever before brought together. Il lit
tlu lnosc than year ago spent several hours
In this room examining these houas.
Tho Public Library, OF Birmingham was opcn-
Cd, under shc frce-hbrary art ot raslalncmt, t
eucecssful oE that cuss Ut libraries III England.
I Its ANIMAL report Ut 1877 states thai It Ind
81 0S7 volumes, 1906 l}ook-borrowcrt, and au
| annual circulation Of 07D,954 vuumcs. II had
four brnncll libraries containing 34.n9 volumes,
which, Ut coursc, were saved. The resercnce
department, containing the most valuable books,
with thu ehakspcarrnn collecttoht wns at tho
rcutfnf librafy, atHl was burned. The reference
library contained also very largo and. pcstaps,
llnIgue collection Of all the editions Ut Ccrvantes
| In oil languages, and works nhont Ccrvantes
| made and presented to the 1.ibrnry by w.
| HrngKc, Ea1. Dt Don Quixotc It Ind Hfty.tou +
Hpar,lsh ct.itona. 4 complete set OF Tho british
patents, tile blrtlIug Of which cost $4,000, was
| IN tic reference library.
Is tllcru mt moral In tho destruction Of the
Birmingham I'ublic Library by iiro Which may
tnllueucu uur City Fathers Ia provide tre-prouf
quarters for tho Chicago pablc Lloraryl
, 1879-01-14
What Hamilton Thought OF Taxation.

40 LIS EAH0f " 1H$ lFt09R&
CHICAGO, Jan. lA-Doubtlcss local telf.goy.
crnneut IL nu cs4cntal feature OF our FREQ tustl-
tuttons, and that the concentration Ut all power
A. the seat Of great Empire like the american
Uulou, or even great State like Illinois. would
b. au untnit!gased evil. Yet thcte are souu I'm.
portant public Interests, other than those relat-
lug to foreign a1airs, to tho Territories, aud tho
like, which can bs oest cared for by tha Ccutral
GoYcrpmeut. Thia truth IL be9nuIug 70 be
Recognized by the Southern rhalnoions oi 6tatts'
Kghta, a. Is evineea By the hearty support they
gayo the Reagan bill for the regulation Of rait-
road frclglts.
Experience 5000 taught the people Of Ameriea,
whEle they were yet tistnx III Tho thirteen iula-
penlcnt States, uHler the nominal headsh1p Vi
the Articles at Confederation. that thclr prep
ertv, - well - their ability to maintain free
dona aud self.gosrrnmcnt, Required tlat thcy
should soncede to tho General UovxFnueut tho
power 10 levy aud collect unI1uftn uutes on for
rfgu merchandise. Uuder thv Articles eact
1T ate hAd tariff Of it, Own, and the result Wal
, 1879-01-14
FEVER AND AGUE.

FEVER AND AuUE cured feI my cents. Thercl !.
not remedial aptnt In this w that will cure Ftsft
ani Axuv, and III othrt EaIAyIols, ltllios Scarlet.
Typhoid. yeltnw. and other FeyEn (aidsd ~ RMlTAtt
Fllls}. quickly "a RA4WA1'H MEAal NELlGF
Fifty EGUt2 pef kyttlE,
The daily gazette., 1879-07-09

TIE Republican is fearful that re
duetion Of the tariff on the materials
that are required to build ships and
shsapen their construction and rigging
and equipment, will shut up the ship
yards Of Wilmington. We do not think
%. On the contrary, we believe the
ship build rs of Wilmington would then
- able to build ships that are needed ft r
foreign ocean traffic, Of which this city
now builds none. In the next year 1t is
anticipated that our exports of grain
and other farm produce will exceed the
pest year, and it has been said by some
n our commercial contemporaries that
The daily gazette., 1879-07-09
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
NEARLY 100000 WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED IN CLEVELAND.

NEARLY $1OO, 600 WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, O., July Sat half-past
7 this evening q fire broke out in the
upper story Of Denham's planning mill,
Scranton avenue, and spread rapidly, de-
stroying the Variety Iron Works, the
Atlantic and Great Western Freight
Depot, the two-story building, occupied
by Rush, King & Clint, lumber dealers,
and large quantity of rough and finish
ed lumber belonging to different yards.
A brisk wind was blowing, and only by
great exertion was the fire gotten under
control. At one time it bid fair to burn
both sides of Scranton avenue, from
Swing Bridge to the Atlantic passenger
depot. Loss on the Variety Iron Works
S35, 900 to $40, 600; insured $4,000; j
T. Denham, planning mill, loss, $50, 900
insured for 5000; Wood, Perry Il Co.
loss on lumber, 1900 to $40, 900; full,
insured.
The loss of freight In the Atlanti
depot was light. All the loaded car
were pulled out, and 5000 will cover tn
loss OF small freight. The loss OIL tn
building is about $4,000.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-09
EXPLORING THE POLAR SEAS.

THE JEANETTE SAILS FROM SAN FRAN
CISCO ON HEB VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
SAN Francisco, July S.-The Arc
tic exploring yacht Jeanette sailed this
afternoon. Long before the hour fixed
for departure the pier-heads and ships
along the city trout and hill-tops were
crowded with spectators and the bay " As
lively with yachts and steamers. Some
delay occurred and II was not until +.
M. that the order to weigh adchor was
given. Conveyed by the steam tugs Mil
len, Griffith and RabbOn and the city fire
tug Governor Irwin, and attended by the
Yacht squadron, all bearing full loads OF
spectators, the jeanette steamed slowly
down the harbor, amid the dipping Of
flags, screaming OF steam whistles and
saiutes of ten guns from Fort Point.
The Jeanette 10 deeply laden with coal
and stores, and her progress was SO SLOW
that it was not until hAlf-past six tina
sbe got outside the Heads. Here sh'
stopDed q few minutes while the wife o
Lieutenant DeLong was transferred L
the Yacht Frolic. Steamers and yacht
ia abundance then p assed under the ster
of the Jeanette, the crowds cheerin
Lieu enant DeLong and the expedition
, The Jeanette's engines again starte'
and. In company with the schooner Far
ME A. Hyde, which goes to Behring
7 Sea rs q coal and provision tender, 81
steamed seaward.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-09

Z. B. Frazer, Esq, Clerk Of the City
Council. has addressed card to the
GAZETTE, In which he shows that the
City Council has paid the clerk annually
for the last ten years from $500 to $500
for copying the city assessme II from the
books Of the Assessor, and for copying
the school assessment from the records
II New Castle. He was, therefore, voted
no more pay than was voted to his pre-
ascessor, while there was much more
work to be performed. We call atten-
,ion to the clerks card. 1t twas certainly
expected when he took the office that he
would be paid the same amount that
sth~rs had been paid. We do not un-
derstand Mr.. Frazer as undertaking any
defence of himself, for there is none
required. He did the same service and
the Council voted him the usual pay
without regard to politics, about as many
Republicans voting as Democrats. The
present clerk Is very efficient one, ant
competent to discharge every duty, ant
does do so promptly. He asks nothin
but what he claims to be fairly right
and he certainly is entitled to as full pa
- others received.