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, 1881-08-07
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Ares,t1 Ilunsy>s SHOULD lr fl,e rrl1nnro
uf the physiciz II. NIL tns' c,seS nf debility in
which prompt itnrra:rHIlt nj tho general 1nts
is imperative. k..ny*s il Tho iuiueSt nau ln.,ss
easily A"c-ie'l fn,Hl, and us SUCH tho best n.,11r-
isent itr II weak stcsIcn Il: tltt s,inte time.
thrn!lgti the prhceSS If fermentation which
kuEisss MMlerasrI, 'he,iici!t::l qualities dr.
sttnpea which We s:ttUr i,uS fer In MAlrri.a
iHtsiicA. In ttn,isn, vomiting. Cxtrs'le cta>@ nf
tlySpcY@!n. kunys% uctS lli;t' charm. prnptiy
relieving MI the distressing symptoms 1T such
cnSr$. When thu stnsM:rh rejects all ELSE,
kHmyss Is retained ami usSi1'ilntrA, Mi,trtli,,x
tt.t I;ttirllt nnurishcnt. Mrc,i1ih. and t.tCrt.
nnS lt'EItti consequence trvt'iSnfSsr4 r4,.a-5
ami refr.sh!t:.: s!tet, t.ws. Il. scarlet, ,interti;-
tent. gastric. Mrd tylh"i'l :tvrr. hunys. is tho
ln-t 'tlrt. 1t s3t:stsi'@ thirst Nud hunger AMI aays
The fever. kutHxS@ hats s4lStsf:rAaly tho AL
enh!n.,. over tlru=s, In that it Ervtr r.ln .iu
Il Ill nlsSuFtlr which ,io n;rlli.rEt phy*lrtn:1
attempts III 1liS t1ay. hut nat nny III "Str,'1n.
sns's SbtI ku1Iy5s fn. rts;.rtrI To: 1t ahu1hi le
the chief rtlh"tiy fur Il weak $tulIteh nftlev NIL
circumstances. The .,y-;tp;;r train worker
VITA i lew glsscS IT H4ilE'SSS,i lhy will Improve
hiH 'lig"siur ati his nerve f.'.cc Ladies wtuhl
hc less H'r.bla, MIR" vigorous. HIj b:4i.htrr-
hu: i5 il they wu.ii.! a.A to their ,ty diet Il
few 'El,>s.s III ktlmyss.'
Srt,.l fr treatise .,ll I,,!nyss- Etwurc or isni-
taiills
Airuds knn,ySs Is not soI,. tn the trade, bGt
to consumers only.
4. :tr"n. chemist. corner Madison street and
Fifth avenue.
S1:3 tn &2j.OsD ti>e&l tuG7rIun4ly In
gt1. lenling ,ici'is ar.r rr.,itts. Fnrp:,EnPalrt
uild electric pm rtti'fts write tn ". r. Suue 4
ch.. nrnatrs, Ett Lit *:sf!:'-st.. thi'1gu.
, 1881-08-07
POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION,

The following order wls Issued to the Police
Captains by Superintendent McGarigic last
evening:
CAPTAIN: Many recent instances where tho
families Of decrslSct' police officers nrc left III
destitute circumstances ind the late alarming
mortality i'll the Department. prompt nit to iuI-
press upon uIl members Gs the force WIN do not
belong IT, tho pulIcemcn's lic:n:ucHt As@ociA-
uun and who have not Ualtl their :sEi1luuI dues
i1tn tho Police uEd FiTcIncn'S Relief Fund, the
Necessity and prudence Ut their beginning uict1l-
hers nf both ui said associations rs early Us pus
siblc.
There need be no ncrcss;ty for appealing to
tho generosity ut the public i'll such eases. il
llcn Gers If the fhrG: will hnty avail themselves
yf the facilities ol?crcl tor providing tnr their
families III case OF death pr disability. iuu will
tncrctur1, convey this suggestion t. your ct,ln-
,nsnd. with tho as*uraIce thIt it would hc
Gratifying to me to learn that cach und every
incalor 0f tho Department has b,cn:l,c II ,ne,n-
her Of 10th :lasCciatiOus which have been cstub
lisacs and exist fur tho special benefit Of them
AIT! their fnnIlics.
Tuen: will br II meeting or the Hoarl Of
Trustees Ut tho rOlicculCn's Benevolent As
soeletton OIL Tuesday. .Ang. III, 1T which applica-
tions fur membership will he received, 1ntl tho
Treasurer Ut III. Police ind Fircnen's Relief
Fund will receive annual dues from any person
Wishing to ply the same at the city ContFoIler's
office durir. business hours Of Iy working day.
Iuu will plc2sc forward to this office list Of
, 1881-08-07

c. +. McDoSA1.', General Superintendent
Of the Money Order Department, has drawn up
q scheme 10: 4 c!1cup money order system,
which it is thought would WORK Successfully md
be great convenience to the people. The Oh
jec is II provide 4 cheap and expeditions plnn
Tor forwarding sums IF money under - through,
the mail. Mr. NcDnnald's schcuie con1e,.lplntes
the issuing OF carl something like Il sleeping
car conductors check, having 1nrsc and small
numerals arranged in columns. These cuul,l DC
punched out IL represent tho exact value Of tho
card. For S4.sss, for example. the Postmaster
woulu punch ont the i'll the dollnr column tho
S i'll the tens, aud tho i'll the uuIts column.
For E., the three clpherS would lie punched uut
the card being gs'tui for create: sim. Tho
cards would he invalid thrrc 1nunths from the
date Of issue. duplicates could be obtained only
On certificate from The receiving office That tho
original had not been presented fur payment,
and new ice would bc charged for the second
Issue.
, 1881-08-07
THE BRIDGEPORT PUMPS.
The Hercules sron- Works EHtcrH II
Vigorous Protest Against the Kate
Award for the Erection OF tlac p.t:alr-

Tie Hercules Works Enters II
Vigorous Protest Against the kate
Award for t!ae Erection OF tlac Pli:alr-
in@-1sorKs.
Commissioner Waller received i con,nunEca-
tiou yesterday fronl the proprietor Of tho Her.
c,1lcs Iron Worxs of this city. which was one OF
the bidders for tho erection oi the bridgeport
Pumping Works, the amount OF its proposal bc-
ing $t:S.,UA). Tkc communication cNprcsscs sir
prise ut n statement m;ttlc by Mr.. Waller, that
tho probable length oi time for which
the uso uf these works would be
required WAS harlly more than four
years, nnd that the eComruissioncr canrot exceed
the .sln Of sis5,Ut, inasmneh rs that WIS the
extent OF the appropriation Initi1n by The Council
up to the end of tho last fiscal year. II is sub-
nittcd thut 1t wis never ntls!trjtt"h or intended
by tho Co,llci! TO Elnkc tnAt s,1tn the lmit tor
these works. nor wills it claimed by Mr.. Waller
or thc City Ensinec1<that the works could hc
done FOR less thnn s;::''m' Therefore, tho fact
cccds tho amount appropriated, ought mt
To bur that concern from the awnr,l,
since, IL the work were let 10 II lower bidder.
further appropriation would still have
TO he made in ortltr to co:up.rtc tho work. X
protest il entered uE:tist the awarding uf the
conflict !" thu lu4ntn'd Company, whose Iii!
is Sts3,Vsl. for II u,I'nLcr oE rcAsuns, Que u;
which is that the difference in
THE GUST OF COA1.
between tho two systems, and I'm favnr Of the
Hercules Iron~ Works, Is *1U1IU. The con,-
"As IN time is limited in your Invitation fur
prGts,5a!s fnr the erection oil tllusc works. and
n.:ii earnest of my faith In my plans t'cus rs
claim, the cheapest. safest. simplest, and ninst
cu1upctc,tt Vi all lis we'll ,.o matter Ut justtet:
To the tity Ut Chicago, desire to make thi,
proposition: That | will nut up MI rs!Gal,v aud
boiler Within thirty days. III suitable ptuce,
to h&: selected by yni1, and enter inu bnnds to
hold the CRY ut Chicago free and clear oF all
Ic"sc therefor; and shcn let each Of the l.ts.lers
attach pump thereto ot nlc-tli,r'l tho diameter
proposed IN their Respective plans. and. l.: the
presence Of yourself anl nther competent
Judges u.ke practical test OF tho r''lat.ve
l:ltlty Of the st>crnt pumps. ! nlkc this in
geh, faith, aud Will not ask ly uppAlesat1 tn ~,
/" tue expcnsc Of II boil AMI engine, bur shall
permit thcm IL take charge ut and run uline
free :,,ll clear 1T I'll! ex;,c:l-c to thcln.'
III conclusion. the writer snys:
" u 1t had for Il lnhtntNt tcen understood that
TIC lowest bidder would receive Ito nwar,l. re-
Ears!iess oi the 'lually or durability ul the Inn
chilcry, the cot Ut running. or the guaranty uf
duty (which should be carefully cnn,lered in
saltil ,nat:rs, then s.uiild he GLAD. anu Will
nurcc to PIT up tlo-, works lur Ein,hs' e,~ thaa
the Qn:tnrd CotnPany's hid, ant3 'lo III tht wnrx
EcYu1rea! hy the invitation tor proposals lnu
Guaranteed bf the nHHtartl COMPANY. ~
, 1881-08-07

Controller Of the Treasury De1>art,n<nt-s1n: Un-
der the authority of the act uf Jan. H. lhs} CON
cerning the disbursement oI public mouey. pcr-
mission is hereby granted that nced[ul advances
Of ,lplry may be na,lc tn tIisurslry officers in
the Civil Service or tho Government ,.h, NM
Luye gwen l"h'tls required ly iuw II, s,1t.b
military and naval officers may Ly luv Uc u
1huriAt1 to di>,ufss. the same. nni to tile bank
ers Of the llitrl States in London MS reurstt,,
In your letter Of the - inst. Very Respectfully.
L. S. CHANT.
The following Is Secretary Winio,n's order.
based upn1l tic above Executive order:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. Aug. !, lsel-T,,e
death Ut the Hon, John Z. Erct1. Scfrefart IF
the senate nj the t'uitcl Statts blyi11 l,tt i;nt
o.lirc without Il ds:'ursins oslics:r tcrs. viii I,c
advanced lrt'iai u' IT. Lime III the r,,a sitt,.r ,f
The tnitcd Sta:cs from tho p:r,p.r :,puroprin- :
tlols, III nccoluAncc with the foregoing tlr,Irr
such amounts as nly be necessary to the tnj.
tiil1,ieHt ~ tue public engagements with r.yrr-
tncc 70 salaries Of Senators Of the Unit ri stntrs
and Officers. clerks. and employees Of tie Senute
aud its committees.
WILLIAM WINDOW. Secretary
WILLIAM LAWRENCE. First Controller
This order having been transmitted tt Trc,s.
urcF GIlan tllat officer will, until the y:cancv
il t'll'4i. draw the required amour, or 1nuney
and authorize Dlsburslug- -O:liccr Nixon to make
checks against it.
, 1881-08-07
AN 0O0R0uS TRAFFIC,

Isanc Cohn. IL pctid!cr frequcntins tho "es.
Randolph street market, wls yesterday nheo -
l,y Justice Walsh fur having no number OH us
wagon, ard ior traticking in rotten cfEs. IL
upDeared from the evidence that conn III s>'ne
way procured large quantities o1 pau .ss.'
which he cur,c.l out into the country, ana tnero
"ansir,,ed tno,n i'll smaller quantities 70 farmers
boul,d for the city market iie would n rep5cu Pre-,
sent to them that be h.a not tmS @ 10 E~ tn, 'o y
foM fo;r nnrrentars ne W f they would dispose q the
c@s az! IT market prices All went eF.y ttll .as e
uas S.i ,.,i in cuurt Yesterday. Lutlls "ollIsr.
ans a,other ees pe.idler of the sus stripe was also
,,net1 S; ft,- having no number on his "a9on'
, 1881-08-07

r1Sc11 gives the following parody Of
Ednitt's soiloQuy fur the sole benefit apparent
lyoE the Fourteenth Ward OF the City of Chi
caxo:
To vaccinafc or not. that is the question.
Whether tis better fnr Il tuan to suffer
The painful pauys and lustlng marks of small
fiuN,
Or to hare arms t,cfore the surgeons lancet.
And by bet1.. vaccinntcd. end them. Yes.
To feel the Tiny point. and say we rtd
The chance Of many thousand awful scars
That flesh is ueIr to. II Is Il cOEsuMulAtiOu
Deyou1ly I" be wi<hcd-.Ah: soft ynI' new,
The yaccis:ltnr: Sir, upon thy r.>und5
BE mi: y,uur arms remembered:
, 1881-08-07

The FIRST sceuc in II divorce suit WIS cuactcl
ut the West madison Street Stallion yesterday.
Elrly In the suoru'ng !ine-uppcuring youn:
wo:lan appeared t" cntrcat tho a,sfstancc Ut
tic police in 1onkfn9- up her husband, whit Lah
fl a tit Of rage, knocked hcr down, taken all
the money In the hnuSc. ind left for parls un-
known. Officers Geek and Uuvis succce.l:'!
during the tay tn arrest.n9 the recaicirrant.
III, with Il woman nf tho town nau.ett Mary Non
day. living on Randolph street, wnon, b: pat In
, 1881-08-07

If the Canadians can coniiscate enough
old uaii-baE5 from tho States, they may yet
have IL Post Office Department There is virtue
left in the old bugs after they cross the border
1t can't be true that tho American contractors
for furnishing mal-bags encourage the Cana-
dian pilfcriur.
, 1881-08-07

TIE German etymola Eists could not rest
until they had found derivation for tho new
American word "Staiwart." The Nation tells
what the result Of their labors was:
Some of yuur readers will lie interested in
lelrninx the ingenious manner tn which Strass-
burg juurn,st has solved the ''StAlwMrt Puz-
xte, According IT, this saTint fw1U Is not jest
tn:1 "Stnl" .<tIit. and "sart - HH1frn r':;lel-
len-warter ~ c.. those who are awaiting Gov
ernluent appointment:
, 1881-08-07

ApN1EA1. PORTER has been "1ear "-Ad-
mIral only in tgurativc sense for q good many
years lie is Il full Admiral now His rank dies
with him. There Is besides Vice Admiral. anu
lower still come eight 1fcar-Admtra1s. Incre
arc enough officers In tho American navy 10
furnish every s1aworthy ship with Il full crew
Of sca1ncu-uot very blc-bodicu to be sure, but
able bodied enough.
, 1881-08-07

THE English Lords may succeed i'll post
pouiny the evil day, but they will have to ray
te interest on the 1and-reform measure when
1t does come The bill will be more 'drastc,
rs the press agent is fond Of saying, tho longer
is paSsaCn Is nut OIL.
, 1881-08-07

GEN. GRANTS letter to Gen. Scllofic!d, rs
the st Louis f;lole Uehnocrdt rc,nnrks, Is mot
much Of vindicaiiou.'' 1t yindicatcs Schntielsl
ouIy us against accusations that he hnl. during
the Nashville catnpaix1i. sent teleKra1ns to WASH
tnyiou criticising Gen. Thomas Tn tho niAin
suatcct-the claim made by Schotcld to the
credit for planning tho battles of Franklin and
NnShyilIe-it Is silent.
, 1881-08-07

THE penny subscription Of the Cincinnati
Commercial for the benefit Of the man who
wha'ed the person that wished to Go'l
President Garfield would die "sprtdily reached
S1ju. The fine was $40 and costs S:.e3:. Another
subscription ought to be taken up to buy n
leather medal for Squire Gillespie, who imposed
the fine on Cook for slnppins Morrisons niouth,
and refused to fine Morrison for drawing re-
rUlyer which he had no right to cnrry.
, 1881-08-07
ICED COFFEE ALA nFl M0NEcn

The finest Summer beverage ever offered
the public IL BE- obtained only ut the Central
Cafe. Nos. 81 and is State street, 1T Boarst oi
Trade lunch-roo1n. Nos. 1l9 and III In S,le
street, aud Common Sense luncll-roonl, Nos,
IS anil To Randolph street.
, 1881-08-07

GSf'LE Rrr1-S II Tr1r s~cs t,,e ,nod t;,,,
rapidly coming. ar,d aIrt,.,st here, wpt, m Jnuv
s;N 10 15u,u0 stock gamblers, mostly fools. "
told you EO' ~'
, 1881-08-07

:" S1lOESTE1NG': CHALMERS Is announced
as the Greenbnck candidate for Governor ol
Mississippi. lie is Il confirmed poiitlca! 'tn"u'
The Republicans should let him severely aloLe'
No Bourbon can be worse than he is
, 1881-08-07
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

70 the EdntoJ The Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--Will you I,leusc answor the
following III your daily edition? Who arc Gov
ernurs IF tho following States: Louisnnn, Mary
land, South Carolina, and Texas. li1d OhliEe
\ SEIJSCRINEN.
[They are Louis i. Wiltz, william, r. iulnil-
ton, Juhpson liasuod. and q. II. liubcrts.1
, 1881-08-07

tlncly-f,irnished lodgings at No. 1?o West NadI-
son street. She too WIS arrested, and then tho
injured wife was sent for to take Il loux ut tho
pair behind the hass. The martial difficulties 1t
Sllas ~ kinr. pas.ercr. are likely to bc heard
OF .nurc Ut 1eu:tu il, he ..;htrts.
, 1881-08-07

II anything can excuse Senator Dawes Tor
not being Il Civ-Service reformer tis hss long
residence near Springfield, sinss.' "hcfe tho
prigg:sh young Mr.. Dowlcs edits u very queer
type Of t.rtfurnl - ncWsp2peF.
, 1881-08-07

Miss KATE FIELD, President OF the CO.
operative Dress Association. has already 81
cured capital Of $.l0,0o for the en1erpsise -,
She bus energy, sagacity- and plucs' anu "14t
make II succeed if anybody can.
, 1881-08-07

Jol1S sw1SroS is abusing HIT Nheh
Hit gets ready to operate On John s"1nto'' w
will Simply give him free ride on uote
nent excursion steamer. That never 1aA' ~
1etch American Sihifists.
, 1881-08-07

1t is always easy to tell when Hamilton IS
On deck. The bulletins then read Inc f1es'@
dent slept swcctiy.' When A;yne" IS there 1nes
read: The President slept well" F." s"eetls
Il too utter
, 1881-08-07

THERE are hundreds uf slrk pprsn;,s in
this city, and it is positively cruel Of ur. Ham
n"n to refuse to prescribe for the:u in tho
Herald.
, 1881-08-07

nrst week, aud 100 tnore will l,e thrown oncu
eaen Succeeding week until tho whole IS in
ofuer' The expense of keeping the hotel closed
hus been <GGW per wcck
, 1881-08-07

Is MAYOR HARRISON gping tn n njcnic tn
day: II so, he should say II good word fur Ken
lucky sour-uush. The whtsky-stllers nrc
jealous,
, 1881-08-07

ONE heavy rain is wortl, 1000 strret-clca,l-
e:s. So the hitter seem IL think, and they wait
for the moisture.
, 1881-08-07

NE. DAWES has "sworn off, rs Rip I'm.
" ''1'e dld. and 1T will swear on ayuiu, like Rip,
whcn tho couyrncn. acason curnes
, 1881-08-07

The big Kockaway Beach Hotel near NeW
York was opened yesterday by Cen hns1eo: tne
new EcceIyer. Ouly 800 roolns will be used the
, 1881-08-07

Wfnci1e<srr-~ fk;Pop:,a>o.,,t>~
Will cuF: consumption, cutyn., weak lunxa,
bronchitis, and guntr:tl debility. Established
twenty one years.
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! What I Little Girl Old.

AWAY back in the widest part Of this
county, among the mountains and forest, OF
the sparsely settled town Of H,ricnburg, q
place 1t takes a week to communicate with,
not far from the little hamlet of Inyerwood,
and nearthe place where Rev. j. C. Beccher.
. brother Of Rev. Henry Ward Bcechcr.
breaches, lives little Nellie Osborn, child of
six years. Her father and mother were both
suddenly stricken with fever, being unable
to leave their beds. Living in an isolated
place, far from neighbOrs, and being
scantIly supplied with the necessaries of
life at this severe and Indictment season.
with snow lying three or four feet dcep
everywhere. the situation may be imagined,
Little Nellie did all she could to alleviate
the stidcrings of her parents in every way, II
was bitter cold, their rude little house offered
poor resistance 70 the winds, the bed.ccvc Ing
was not abundant, and the supply of fire-wood
finally gave Out. The little girl took her
wooden playthin4s and tried to keep the firc
going with them. Then, she kneclcd BY the
couch OF her sick mother and prayed: Please
dear Lord, send big, good man to help u.s."
Help came in the person of James McGavi,t
IumbcrInan Of the mountains, who found
the famfIy in the condition stated, and afforded
prompt relief. Little Nellie became sick with
the fever aftcrward. assistance has now
Ocen offered by Il charitable lady VI lryjnyton.
whose sympathy was excited by the chid's
sacrifice OF her toys -iIi,9tslnt IA. T., Letter.
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Tii{ien on Jefferson.

Hon. Samuel j. Tildcn has been
elected the first honorary member Of
the Jefferson Club of New York. In
reply to q letter of the President.
ChaunccyF +. Black. Esq. informing hin
OF his election, Governor Tilden writes
as follows: b.
. New York, January q. 1887.
My DEAR SIR: have received your letter
Notifying me OF my unanimous election as the
first homo airy menbf Of the jefferson Demo
cratic Association OF Kew YO.k. accept the
distinction thus conferred in order to testify
my approval and Communications f the Oblects
OF your ASSOCIATION. Thomas Jefe' son has
title to the esteem and gratitude Of the Amer
lcan people even greater than that when nc
derived from being the author OF the l'echra'
tiOn "f Independence. and from being the au'
StateOf Virginia. During all the bloody cnn.
fiic:s of he American revolution, and thee civil
struggles ont of which our system Of r'e'n'
mcnt emerged. and the controversies through
watch WAS impressed upon it the char.
actcr OF the Government "bv the ,pco..
pie, for the people," he was the apostle OF
human freedom and the greatest leader OK
that bcneicent philosophy which was en-
bodied IN our institutions Alta time when
powerful tendencies are at work to subvert
the Orjgina. character of our Government; TO
break down the limitations OF power estab'
liShed by the Constitutions: to centralize tho
action and influence Of Otficial Authorities; 70
create governing class. using the machinery
OF Government as a corrupt balance OF power
in the elections and then shaping legislation
and administration in the interests Of the lew
against the many: the precepts and example
of such II man u Mr.. Jefferson cannot DC TOO
often invoked. The formation of societ'es
which can act as cencrs OF disc usSion anu a.
agencies for the propagation Of the true prli,'
ciples of the Fathers of the Republic is
measure capable Of great service to the people
and 10 maukini.
With assurance OF sympathy and esteem~
to the members OF your association and %
yourself, have the honor To be. your 1eiIOW
citizen, SAMUEL J. TILDES.
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force the Maine law in the W hite Bou..:
yet he does not want to a\;enets ~
temperance people by abolishinr ~ y
there. He would be glad to cow,ra ~
mise, but compromise is imposa;hio
The temperance people arc as stsi
wart' in this matter as the other stsi
warts are in regard to the Southerr
policy OF the new Administration Tbau
insist that the table and sideboard rnis
OF lS7!-sl shall be adopted in 1Ss1.s
and that not a drop Of the iuice 81
grape, corn or rye Shall be allowed e ".
ccpt for medicinal purposes.
So the case stands at present NJ
Garfield has not fully decided what h.
will DO. and is sorcly perpIexed in com nv
ing toa decision. Cabinet constructs; o
is easy compared to it. for if one n;aoo
OF timber does not suit he can nut in
another; but it must be total abstineuo -
or nothing. II the former. he viii d;s
please himself and three our,hs Of thoso
whom he cntertains, and if the )attor
he is sure to provoke a storm Of an,;
alcoholic wrath. From the best oh
tainable information on this jnte, est;n.
and important subject the protah;);t;aSs
are that the rule of lS77-sl will be sns
pended on and after the 18th prox :: a.
least for al dinners to which comn,r -,
is invited. At any rate it is r,moroa
that Mr. Garfield iaans tnv.,r1
spirituous regime, and that while still,
open to conviction, it will REQUIRE !.
prompt and vigorous advance of tho
temperance army to hold the fort 60
gallantly held by the Hayses.-S!. LouH
Republican.
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The reputation of the railroad debt Of
Minnesota, is, as the New York tribune
shows. a totally indefensible act. What
ever the original excuse for it may have
been, the State is now abundantly able
to pay, and could better afford to liqui-
date the bonds twice over than to have
its good name disgraced and it's credit
impaired. The amount Of bonds, when
issued, in 1858. was S2,275,Oo0. With
accumulated interest the whole debt
now amounts to about S6,OO0,OOO. But
the assessed valuation OF property in
the State is 1888, O55, 543, and the real
value not less than $500, OO0, OOO Hence
the debt. with past-due interest, is not
more than three fourths of Que per
cent. OF the property in the State. The
tax levy is very low, being only one
dollar on the $1,000, on a third Of
the actual value of property, or
ten cents on the 800. and only
twenty-eight cents on the 500 ID
taxes OF all kinds. THE who.e debt
could probably be paid by disposing Of
the public lands OF the State. There is
no valid excuse for the refusal Of Min.
nesota, which had quadrupled in popu.
latiou and multiplied its property BY
eight since 1860. to pay its honest debts.
There can be no dispute about the le'
gality of the debt Minnesota's re.
pudiation was cool and calculating, and
ettect,,a|ly Offsets full; hall Of the South
ern regulations, over which the Re.
publican journals have wasted so many
moral homilies. The Southern State
debts were mostly the work of the car
pet.baggers. The only thing that lent
the ghost OF a moral obligation to the
bonds representing these debts wasthe
fact that some of them found their way
into innocent hands. Till Minnesota
purges herself the Republican party
should remain DUMB on the subject Of
Reputation. -Uevsland Haindealer.