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Year: 1875

We suggest to the members Of the Repub-
Gcan party, and especially to those who may
be selected as delegates to the County Con-
vention, the propriety Of a general and unan-
imous indorsemeut Of the reelection of
Judge GARE. TIE substantial, respectable
people Of ali par ties are united in urging the
reelection Of Judge who has borne himself
n Office with such credit In the case Of the
sacancy on tho Circuit Bench, the Opposition
aave nominated Judge McA111srER. There
>an be no objection made to him On personal
Or professional grounds. We suggest, there
fore. that the question be well and deliber-
ately considered whether it be advisable OF
not under the circumstances to nominate an
opposing candidate for that Office. To do 80
ray ha7e the effect Of causing his friends to
put forth strong efforts to secure his election,
anain 50 doing may greatly help the whole Dew
1-Fish ticket. When the Opposition have SGT
an example Of ignoring party on the Judge
ship, would it not be the best policy for the
Republican Convention to do likewise? We
throw out this suggestion for what it is
worth.
Year: 1875

importance for every day. It is too often
made so only on one day. The churches are
kept closed, as rule, from Sunday to sun
day and opened on the first day of the week
only for few hours. Opening them every
day would entail only little more expense,
especially in summer. The devils houses
are open every day; should not Gods houses
be open too? There is an atmosphere OF de-
yotion about great church, especially when
few people are in it, which inclines the heart
to prayer and praise. The Catholic churches
abroad and in Canada are open all the while.
No visitor to the famous Bone secours Market
in Quebec can have forgotten the little
church close by, in which the countrywomen
who come into the city with their loads Of
fresh fruits and vegetables stop and pray in
the early morning. The tendency is to do
them good and CAUSE them to give honest
measure, heaping over. If our churches
were open on weekdays would it not bring
many men inside them for few minutes de-
votion at least, and that nearly every day


The adoption of this idea might counteract
the possible sad effects from tho exclusion Of
Bible-reading in the public schools. Nearly
opposite one Of our large schools, on South
Side avenue, is one Of the most beautiful
churches in town. It is rich in stone-work,
and glowing glass, and carved wood 1t DIFF
fers from most Of it's class in having steeple,
but unfortunately resembles them in possess
ing-or being possessed by-a mortgage. If
this edifce were open every morning between
$50 and 9, and some simple service were
given during ten minutes Of that time,
would not the pupils who came Of their own
accord, or who were sent to school half an
hour earlier, be likely to gather there? And
if they did, would there not be more real de-
votion in the service than in the mechanical
reading Of the Bible by whole school?
Year: 1875

Ihe average church has O mortgage In addl-
ton to a steep1e. The mortgage is nearly


As ornamental and useful as the sseep1e; but


the latter weighs only on the stona founda-


tions Of the church, while the former weighs


On the real foundations the pocket-books


of the brethren. The holder Of the mort


gage, after few brief years, learns to be


agreeably surprised when the inte rest is paid,


and to regard the payment OF any part of the


principal as remote possibility, not to be


seriously considered rs even likely to occur.


It is true that church-mortgage are rarely


foreclosed, but this is due, not to any pune


tuality in their discharge, but to the natural


reluctance Of man to own church. What


can he do with it He would be slow to


eject the congregation and stop their


worshiping. If he did so, ho could
not well afford to use the build
ing for private chapel. He cannot
sell it to any other congregation without TAX
ing another mortgage for most Of the pur-
chase-monoy and repeating his painful ex-
perience- Finally, he cannot turn it into
houses or stores, unless he makes billiard
hall or concert-saloon Of it; and to this
there are obvious objections. In a word, the
man who should foreclose mortgage On one
Of our stone churches would find himself bur-
dened with white elephant. And so the ser
vices go on, and the debt goes on, too, rolling
up like ball, until the disheartened congre-
cation slips away and the dispi1ited minister
ceases to ssdraw," and at last the church col
lapses. There is at least one sect which re-
fuses to consecrate mortgaged buildings. It
is sect in which the higher members OF the
hierarchy exercise a good deal Of power,
and it is pity that they cannot forbid
the construction, 81 well as the conse-
Grafton, of such edifces. If the debt
were incurred solely from a devout wish to
glorify God and help on the work of con-
verting souls to belief in Him, more could be
said in defense Of it. But the real reason
for borrowing SO much money is apt to be
vanity, "A desire to excel some rival cougre-
cation or sect in grandeur Of construction
and gorgeousness Of furnishing. Would not
the cause Of religion be as well subserved by
spending money to save stained souls instead
Of to buy stained glass to bring the impure
to rest in the hereafter, instead of to provide
perfectly restfu1 pews for the pure at pres
ent? to do good to sinners instead OF to
please the aesthetic tastes Of saints? It is
not honest in the highest degree for church
to fail to pay its debts, but how often this
banefu1 thing happens The best way for
the churches to begin to pay their debts to
just God is to pay their just debts to men.


There is another great field for church effort |
that Is lett singularly uncazed for. Religion !
Is supposed to b. something Of tbs Mehsst |
Year: 1875


basil avenue has given to that street. Is o.
ready apparent. As soon as it was known
that the avenue would be paved, new build
ings were begun and landlords began putting
their old houses in order. The imp. tssable
condition Of the street had rendered it as
quiet as .cow-path in deserted village.
Notwithstanding some individual opposition
to the laying of horse-railroad track, there
ara few now who will deny that tho horse
railroad is decided advantage to the street,
as well as 9 great accommodation to the gen.
eral public. The Company il putting on this
street better class Of carr than
it has been running elsewhere, and
promises to provide large, commodi-
Gus two-horse cars, with conductors, as
rapidly as they can be procured It also
claims that it has subscribed $4,000 to the
paving of the street over and above what it
was required to pay. We presume this means
that it has paved the full 16 feet, including
both tracks and the space lying between
them. They have done everything they
could to hasten the improvement Of the
street.





rapid progress Of Wabash avenue in bt1si-
ness way, and one lack in its assured condi-
ton of the main thoroughfare of the South
Division. This is the refusal Of some of the
property Owners along the line to improve
that portion Of the street in front of their
places There are in nearly every block one,
two, or three spaces of from Is to so feet
which are left unpaved- They are not mere
II offensive to the eye, but serious
obstacle in the wny Of travel. As
the street has been widened, and the curb
stones moved back or feet on each side,
the curbs along the unpaved portions are
now out in the street, and will probably
cause some serious accidents if they are not
removed. In such case, the property -owners
should be made liable for damages. The few
people who are so mean or penulious as to
refuse the small sum necessary fer the paw
ing in front of their property should be con-
strained to do it by the force of public
opinion and the individual pressure Of ten
ants, since they cannot be reached by law
within couple of years. Every one Of
them must have profound sense Of his own
meanness in refusing to pay couple of dol
lars foot, and thereby running the looks
and usefulness of the entire street. The ex-
pendituro for paving in each individual case
will be got back tenfold within q year in the
increased value Of the property, and will re-
turn every year in increased rental. These
blotches should be promptly etfaced-
Year: 1875

MINISTER SCHENCK To KEllhb'
A CHANGE CONTEMPLATED IN THE MISSION 10


ENGIANp-MR. scnENCK's SUCCESSOR NOT YET


sK,EfyrEp LITTLE PROSPECT OF TIE PLACE


RErNG TAKEN BY SECRETARY PIsH.


rey TELEGRAPH THE TRBUNEl


WASHINGTON March 9.-The removal OF Minister
Scbenck from London. said to have been SO long
under discussion by the Administration would seem
at last to have been decided upon. There appears to
be little doubt that his official life will soon be
ended, but whether his successor will be chosen
during the present extra session of the Senate can
not now be known. A change has certainly been
determined, but who is to succeed Gen. Schenck
is question for the future. When that gentleman
was appointed it will be remembered, the Office
went begging for long time; to fill the position at
this time creditably it is by no means an easy task
II has been quietly reported that MIR. Fish would
close his honorable official career by two years
service al the Court Of st. James, but 1t Is now
understood that he positively declines to consider
the subject. When Gen. Grant was first elected
President Mr.. Fish was bis first choice for the
English mission, but Mr.. Fish declined the 0iier
then as he has declined it several times since. Ii he
retiIes from the Cabinet at ALL matter about which
there is doubt even in his own mind, 1t Will DO 70
return 10 private life.
Year: 1875

soon as their agent returned and announced the
failure of his mission, began to oppose the ratica-
ton of the treaty. The representatives OF the
Hawaiian Government now in Washington, have
copies in blank of the proposed contract.


An amendment to the treaty has been agreed TO
by the representatives of the Hawaiian Govern
ment and our State Department, and it will be sent
to the Senate at once. 1t provides that during the
continuance of this treaty in forco the Hawaiian
Government shall not cede or lease to any other
government or power any bay, harbor, port, or sta
ton. or grant to any other government or power
any rights or privileges not now granted.
Year: 1875

OPPOSITION TO The HAWAIIAN TREATY.
pIssATIsFAcIIOS AMONG THE CALIFORNIA SUGAR


REFINERs-A SCHEME TO CONTROL THE SAND


wiCH PRODUCT AN AMENDMENT To THE


TREATY.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.l


WASHINGTON. March 9.-The ratification of the
Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty is likely to meet with
more opposition than its friends anticipated when it
was first submitted 90 the Senate. This opposition
comes chiefly from the sugar refiners of the Pacific
Coast. Some of the higher grades of Sandwich
Island sugars are as light in color of the low
grades of sugars and the introduction of the
former free Of duty will therefore seriously inter
fere with the sale Of the latter in the States and
Territories of the Pacific Coast After
reciprocity treaty was proposed the re-
6ners sent an agent to the Sandwich
Islands with proposition that they should have
control of the expectation Of sugars to this country
that shonld be sent to the Pacific coast except
passed through their hands. and that all other
sngars which they did not buy should be sent TO
other countries. In other words, they desired TO
Keep out OF the country all Sandwich Island sugar
Which they did not purchase themselves. This
geDsdtise wA, - asoaptsd aod The ps6nsrh -
Year: 1875

A WASHINGTON despatch to the Boston
Advertiser says it is conceded that the late


letter of General Pope and the accompanying
reports of army officers has placed the ques-
tion of the supplies furnished 10 the Indians
in such shape that the interior department
must meet it squarely or stand convicted at
least of inefficiencv and neglect There seems
to be no disposition on the part of the war
department to raise any issue with the in
terror department, but there is no room for
doubt that the officers on the frontier have at
last reached a point where they no longer in
tend to keep silence while the Indian agents


or contractors are constantly so abusing the


Indians as to make outbreaks probable, in


which the army alone suffers. A letter has


been received at Washington from an officer


at post on the plains, the tone of which in
dicates that the feelings already mentioned
are widespread among officers. The Presi-
dent would be glad, if it were not for an act
which it is believed stands in the way, inn
medately to turn over issaing all Indian sup
plies to the quartermaster's department, and
the payment of the annuities to the paymas-
tiers. In the meantime, after consultation


with the President and other officials, Sena-
tor Boutwelrs committee on the reorganiza.
tion of the departments has taken hold of the
question of turning the Indian bureau over to
the war department. This committee is al


so considering the expediency OF recommend
Year: 1875

ing that the pension Office be also transferred
to the war department, under the belief that
paymasters of the army could easily make the
quarterly payments of pensions. Members Of
the committee are inclined to the belief that
placing these two bureaus in the war depart
ineht would effect very great saving, and
break up by far the largest part of the thiev-
ing connected with the present administra-
ton of Indian affairs. Nearly the entire
present force of Indian agents and pension
agents could be dispensed with if the changes
were made, without any increase of army Of
ficers.
Year: 1875

No sooner is one railroad war over than
rumors are rife of the breaking out OF
another. 1t is said that Messrs. Garrett and
Scott have patched up an alliance for the pur-
pose of making an attack on the New York
roads, and that Erie and Central have got to
come down in their rates.
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and ,cet-
fare of our State, inspire wth the firm reSolve 10
spare effort and to consider other consequences
in the endearor to faithlIy discharge the duties that
acit be incumbent me if your choice shall prore
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for aoho you act in that eUent, honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

Mr.. LOcal:-Your remarks relative
to the wood market are Ill proper time.
and place, and no doubt will meet the
approval of III any of our citIZe ).


AS regards the measurement OF wood,
we are all aware, that We do not get IL
full cord when we buy it. We are
prone to carelessness IN many respects,
ard trust entirely TOO much to the par
ties who have the wood, us TO whether
We get honest measure, and III many
instances u mutual understanding Is
had between the seller and the dTey
man, that cord of wood must hold
out five l1ada, Consequently, it being
some what to Ills advantages, as well
to the selIer. The idea advanced i'll
regard q small tax on each cord OF
wood, is G most excellent one, especi-
ally as the amount would ne bestowed
TO such a iuudaOle purp 'se, ''distribu
ton to the poor" Many of us will
pass the cold dreary winter beside II
biuzing FIRE, and few thoughts will pass
through our mind as to whether the
poor have any fire at all. Should We
not make some cf1Ult to alleviate their
sutferings. The laying OF small TAX
on each cord of wood, say five ceiits,
would amount to n handsome sum.
la answer to your suggestions, L will
make IL rough estimate OF the amount
that would De desired. Our city is
said to contain not less than sixteen
thousand persons, suppose we average
four persons tn family, there will be
.our thousand families, / will allow
one cord of wood to each family per
month, we then have a CONSUMPTION
of four thousand cords per month, we
will base our estimate on six months
in the year, that is, when the poor
us, wood the most. Say from the
first of September to the first of April.
We then hnva a consumption of twenty
four thousand cords of wood, a tax OF
five cents on each cord would amount
to the nice sum of twelve thousand dol
lars. Now in connection with what is
consumed in the families, We find, that
the dl6tlllerles, steamboats, and YES
sels will consume one-third more up
on which the same tax could be cullec-
ted. The sum that could be realized
would amount to about six
teen hundred dollars. Now With these
figures before us, / hope you will agi-
tate the matter to such ali extent that
our liberal minded citizens will agree
with us, as [ do, that the Board OF
Alderman would be bestowing charity
to the poor by taking some action IN
the matter, and when the mon.y is
turned over to the President of the L


E. Association, she, with her heart full
of goodness can bestow the blessings
upon the needy, and many prayers will
ascend to the Father that giveth all
Things, and hath told us, "He that Civ
eth to the poor leudeth to the Lord


DASH
Year: 1875

The Missus came forward and cried
for them to surrender and to give up
the mates, as we didn't know what had
become OF them; but they wouldn't
answer us, but kept firing things at is.
II they nal got tue Captains wife |
think they would have thrown her
overheard. i saw Smith stoop down to
pick up piece of board, and I shot at
him and hit him in the fingers I
thought he was dead, because he trm-
bied over. but he didn't halo. I saw
klue dOdglug on the outlook, and
fired at him. He was laughing at me.
When I had fred all my charges I
would go III the galley and load again.
! bis kind Of fighting kept up all the
day. klue laughed at me good many
times, and I said. "By God, ! will hit
ycu yet before I get through with you p
the Captain commenced to fire quite
lively, aud his wife would go in and
out o. the cabin and watch for her hus-
baud: but she didn 'tknow how to load.
| forgot to say shat the French boy had
been gagged and tied; brt he got away
and came aft. lie had revolver, but
lie didn't init any of them The revolver
was no good. During the shooting
last Int KIue in the muscle of the
arm. and think the Captain hit Smith
in the wrist. Miller then rushed for
ward with piece of iron from the
stove and struck the Captiun in the
face md cut him, and he was bleeding.
Then he went aft and clewed down the
topsails. Jacob was aft with us, but
be didn't do any fighting. He was at
the wheel most of the time. Some
times he left it and the schooner
would drift a good deal. She was
also taking water, and we would go
out and work the pumps for awhile,
and then we would have some more
tighting.' Towards night of the first
day after the mates were murdered the
Captains wife came forward and beg
ged of them to t5ll her where the
"bOys were-that is, the mates-and
spoke to Smith, but they wouldn't an
swer her. We had bread and little
water and some cold salt beef, but we
couldn't cook. We would do a little
fighting and then we would eat little.
I believe I fred forty to sixty shots at
them. The boy was too frightened to
do anything. The second night we had
to watch ali night, and we kept our
selves in the cabin ..and kept good
look out, and we could see Miller and
Klue hnd Smith walking up and down
to and fro.
Year: 1875

THAT boundary-line dispute be
tween Maryland aud Virginia, was in
definitely postponed by the death Of
Governor Graham, who was one of til e
arbitrators. All the testimony in the
case had been submitted, and part of
the argument was finished, when Coy
ernor Graham's illness put stop to
further proceedings. Nothing can
now be done until the vacancy is filled
by Legislative action and this of course
necessitates new submission of tes-
timony and more wind work.
Year: 1875

TERRIBLE Saturday morning
last, Frank Chambers was fearfnlly mash-
ell and bruised by a Saw log which caught
him in its fall, knocking him down and roll
ing on him. As near as we could learn
them, the facts are these a large fir had
been sawed nearly in two, at the logging
camp on Rainwater's place opposite this
city, when Frank took his AK and went on
the lower side of the hill to cut the log
through on the under side. The log was
much nearer i'm two than lie thought for,
and he gave the log but one blow when it
fell, throwing him down aud rolling on 10
him. He lay beneath the terrible weight
OF that log for half an flonr, with leg brok-
en- and hip crushed, tefore sufficient assfs-
tance could be obtained to lift the log. DR..
d. bf. Jones was called, who rendered all
the assistance III his power. Young Cham
bers viii hardly get well.
Year: 1875

and freely. Butt was angry at his
trailing me-angered. that he thought
he could swindle me, and / grabbed at
him and inquired g


"Boy, what is your name ~


He leaped back, and standing where
the furious stofm almost buried him
from sight, he answered ):


"Gil."


81 know you STRIP I shouted, and
he moved slowly away without uttering
another word.


MAY the Lord forgive me for that
nights work but you.might have acted
the same When morning came, after
a night SO bitter that policemen were
frozen on their BEATS ] opened the door
to find that boy dead on the steps
frozen to death !! knew, as the dead
white face looked up at me through the
snow, that | had wronged him with my
suspicious, but it was too late then
the angels had opened to him a gate
leading to where the human heart and
its unworthy thoughts can never enter.
Poor Gil /! A warm meal or shilling
would have saved his life, and I drove
him out to his death.


This is why | give when I am asked
how. know that l sometimes give to
the unworthy, thinking that it would be
better to give all / possessed to an i'm
postor than to have another homeless
waif creep back &c die on the spot where
had unjustly accused him.
Year: 1875

THE WooLEN MIIL.-This is certainly
an enterprise that commends itself to every
body. Every man in the city, who can pos
sibly do so, should subscribe for stock, so
that the enterprise rlay at once be set upon
its feet. Every one who takes hand in
helping to secure this enterprise to Albany
will have done an act which he will re-
member with pleasure ever after.
Year: 1875

Harry Webber, the young man who was
some time ago arrested in Albany and
t:iken to The Dalles to be tried for horse
stealing, has been entirely exonerated from
the charge, the grand jury having failed to
find an indictment against him. And
what is better, another party was convicted
of tie offense, which completely clears mp
any suspicion which might rest upon young
Webber in regard to the matter.
Year: 1875

An executive order will soon be is
sued reserying for the benefit of Cali
itornia Mission Indians, small remaining
tracks of unoccupied public land in the
vicinity of their recent home, and twill
be recommended that Congress make
COED by purchase, their loss of title to
the rest OF the lands heretofore occupied
by them.